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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
May. 31, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Toshiki Kitajima, Mishima, JP;
Norinao Watanabe, Susono, JP;
Yutaka Nakamura, Susono, JP;
Naoya Kajita, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Nakano, Toyota, JP;
Takafumi Sannomiya, Okazaki, JP;
Yasutada Shimizu, Okazaki, JP;
Kohei Yasuda, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A carrier body of a lift carrier includes: a pair of wheel support mechanisms that supports a first wheel of a vehicle to be transported; a frame-shaped structure connected to the wheel support mechanisms; and one or more lifting units that lift or lower the pair of wheel support mechanisms. The frame-shaped structure includes a frame portion and an upper plate and is open on a lower side of the carrier body. Each of the lifting units includes a wheel support and an air spring. The air spring is interposed between the wheel support and an upper plate. As the air spring expands, the wheel support is rotated about one end of the wheel support rotatably supported by the frame portion, and is deployed out of the frame-shaped structure.