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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Junya Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Yamamoto, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Takafumi Sonoura, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Tokura, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/065 (2013.01); B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 11/008 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0216 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an object to be transported by an automatic guided transportation vehicle includes: a housing having an entry route through which the automatic guided transportation vehicle enters; a marker that can be recognized by a sensor provided in the automatic guided transportation vehicle; and a marker holder configured to hold the marker retractably at an initial position where the marker contacts with the automatic guided transportation vehicle in the entry route.