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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Murata Machinery, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Shimizu, Ise, JP;
Seiji Yamagami, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/00 (2026.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 13/48 (2006.01); H10P 72/30 (2026.01); H10P 72/50 (2026.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/53 (2026.01); B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 13/48 (2013.01); H10P 72/3206 (2026.01); H10P 72/3221 (2026.01); B66C 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An overhead transport vehicle includes: a holding unit that is provided to be liftable and lowerable and configured to hold an article; a three-dimensional ranging sensor that has a detection range to include surroundings of a lower space formed directly below the article held by the holding unit; and a control device that is configured to determine presence or absence of an obstacle based on a detection result of the three-dimensional ranging sensor.
Shimizu, Yuji. (2026). Overhead transport vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12588468). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12588468
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