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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); B60W 2030/082 (2013.01); B60W 2300/121 (2013.01); B60W 2422/90 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
In embodiments, an automatic guided vehicle includes a vehicle, a lift unit, a bumper, an extension detector, and a bumper controller. The vehicle is movable in at least a first direction. The lift unit is provided in the vehicle and lifts an object from below the object. The bumper is provided in the vehicle and is extendable and contractible in the first direction. The extension detector detects that the bumper has extended outward from the object in the first direction. The bumper controller controls a state of the bumper according to a conveyance state of the object by the vehicle.