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US 2024/0192706 A1Published application
Transport Facility
AssigneeDaifuku Co., Ltd.
InventorsShuei Seno, Hiroki Omoto
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Abstract
An automated guided vehicle has a coupler configured to be coupled to a body of a carriage in such a manner that the coupler is restricted from rotating about an up-down axis relative to the body, and the automated guided vehicle drives a drive wheel with a drive source to move the carriage, while the coupler is coupled to the body at a position outward of a supporter in a width direction, the supporter being configured to support an object to be transported.
Claims7
A transport facility comprising:
- a carriage configured to support an object to be transported;
- and
- an automated guided vehicle configured to be coupled to the carriage and self-propelled to move the carriage on a floor surface, and
- wherein:
- the automated guided vehicle comprises:
- a coupler configured to be coupled to the carriage;
- a drive wheel configured to roll on the floor surface;
- and
- a drive source configured to drive the drive wheel,
- the carriage comprises:
- a supporter configured to support the object to be transported;
- a plurality of wheels configured to roll on the floor surface;
- and
- a body to which the supporter and the plurality of wheels are attached,
- a travel direction is a direction in which the carriage travels, and a width direction is a direction orthogonal to the travel direction as viewed in an up-down direction,
- the coupler is configured to be coupled to the body in such a manner that the coupler is restricted from rotating about an up-down axis relative to the body, and
- the automated guided vehicle drives the drive wheel with the drive source to move the carriage, while the coupler is coupled to the body at a position outward of the supporter in the width direction.
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