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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Junya Ota, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiro Iwamoto, Nagakute, JP;
Yuta Itozawa, Nagoya, JP;
Hirotaka Komura, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaro Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Nakamoto, Nisshin, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0435 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport system includes a transport robot configured to transport an item picked up from a shelving unit or to be stored into the shelving unit, wherein: the transport robot includes a placing table on which the item is to be placed, and a lifting mechanism configured to lift and lower the placing table; and the placing table includes an engaging portion configured to engage with the shelving unit.