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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Nidec-shimpo Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Masahiro Akamatsu, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroki Akamatsu, Kyoto, JP;
Norio Deguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Syunta Sato, Kyoto, JP;
Hitoshi Inoue, Kyoto, JP;
NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An automatic guided vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention moves a trolley including a trolley body, wheels attached to the trolley body, and a section to be connected which is provided on the lower surface of the trolley body. The automatic guided vehicle is provided with: a vehicle body; drive wheels attached to the vehicle body; and a connection mechanism which is connected to the trolley, wherein the connection mechanism includes a connecting section disposed on an upper side of the upper surface of the vehicle body so as to be movable horizontally in a first direction, and includes a drive apparatus which moves the connecting section in the first direction and connects the connecting section to the section to be connected.