Autonomous mobile robot conveyor system
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLaura Marcela Gonzales, Joshua Lee Solomon, Jesse Heidrich, Joel S. Hooton, Kevin K. Parkila, Allan L. Watson
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Abstract
A conveyor system, including a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, a ground surface extending between the first end and the second end, and one or more inverted autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) positioned between the first end and the second end, comprising a body, a platform coupled to and supporting the body, a first track coupled to the body, and a second track coupled to the body and spaced from the first track.
Claims20
A conveyor system, comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end spaced from the first end;
- a ground surface extending between the first end and the second end;
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- one or more inverted autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) positioned between the first end and the second end, comprising:
- a body,
- a platform coupled to and supporting the body,
- a first track coupled to the body, and
- a second track coupled to the body and spaced from the first track.
A conveyor system, comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end spaced from the first end;
- a ground surface extending between the first end and the second end;
- one or more cradles arranged on the ground surface between the first end and the second end;
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- one or more inverted autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) each positioned in one of the one or more cradles between the first end and the second end, comprising:
- a body, comprising:
- a first side,
- a second side spaced from the first side with respect to a longitudinal axis,
- a first end, and
- a second end spaced from the first end with respect to a lateral axis that is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis,
- a platform coupled to and supporting the body,
- a first track coupled to the body, and
- a second track coupled to the body.
A conveyor system for manufacturing a vehicle comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end spaced from the first end;
- a ground surface extending between the first end and the second end;
- one or more first segments including one or more inverted autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) coupled to the ground surface;
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- one or more second segments including one or more non-inverted AMRs movable about the ground surface and communicatively coupled to the one or more inverted (AMRs).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.