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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
John F. Daly, Frisco, TX (US);
Adrian Lombard, Saline, MI (US);
Satoshi Nagashima, New York, NY (US);
Trinell Ball, Stamford, CT (US);
Brent Bowen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Vic Hoffman, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are apparatus for a system includes a main vehicle and a secondary vehicle configured to couple to the main vehicle. The secondary vehicle includes a wheel configured to move the secondary vehicle and a body coupled to the wheel. The body includes a first set of retractable bars. The first set of retractable bars are configured to extend into receivers of the main vehicle in a deactivated state. The first set of retractable bars are further configured to be disposed in the body in a retracted state. The first set of retractable bars are further configured to extend into a pod and lift the pod in an attached state.