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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2024
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Mitsuaki Oshima, Kyoto, JP;
Takuya Takahama, Osaka, JP;
Fumio Muramatsu, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuaki Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Aoyama, Osaka, JP;
Gaku Sasaki, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A delivery device that travels along rails and delivers a package is provided. The rails include at least first and second rails. The delivery device includes: a main body; a connector that is configured to be connected to the rails, with the main body hanging from the connector, and with the rails being spaced apart from a ground surface; at least one actuator that drives the connector; a lift motor that is capable of taking up a wire for unloading the package; and a control circuit. When the delivery device is slidably hung from the first rail, the control circuit: switches from the first rail to the second rail by controlling the actuator; and lets out the wire and lowers the package by controlling the lift motor.