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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Kazutoshi Nishii, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 3/04 (2006.01); B62B 3/10 (2006.01); B65G 67/02 (2006.01); B65G 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 3/04 (2013.01); B62B 3/10 (2013.01); B65G 67/02 (2013.01); B65G 69/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyance system and a conveyance method capable of efficiently delivering/receiving containers between an AGV and a cart are provided. A conveyance system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an AGV configured to convey a plurality of containers, a cart configured to support the containers, and two platforms each of which includes a ramp on which the cart travels. The cart is further configured to, by a force applied from the AGV, climb up the ramp, and lift and support the containers placed on the AGV.