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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2023
Lincoln Global, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Ryan Manzo, Macomb, MI (US);
Calvin Shaw, Waterford, MI (US);
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Abstract
A charging contact cleaner for an automated guided vehicle (AGV) includes a charging contact cleaning station located along a travel path of one or more AGVs. The charging contact cleaning station has at least one cleaning brush, and an actuator operatively connected to the at least one cleaning brush. The at least one cleaning brush simultaneously engages first and second charging contacts deployed from the AGV at the charging contact cleaning station. The at least one cleaning brush is automatically moved by the actuator relative to the first and second charging contacts for a predetermined cleaning duration to clean respective surfaces of the first and second charging contacts.