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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ronald Scott Friend, Jeffersonville, KY (US);

Brian Mcelroy, Winchester, KY (US);

Robert Aaron Allex, Ewing, KY (US);

David A. Britton, Florence, KY (US);

Billy D. Dooley, Irvine, KY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/00 (2006.01); B60P 1/64 (2006.01); B60P 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/003 (2013.01); B60P 1/6418 (2013.01); B60P 3/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

A docking plate apparatus is provided for motorized floor conveyor vehicles, such as conveyance tuggers, that is particularly structured to provide tactile feedback at a determined stop position for improved docking and/or stopping placement. The docking plate apparatus has a structure and dimensions to ensure that the motorized floor conveyor vehicle is docked exactly in a determined stop position that is deemed most optimal for interaction with a delivery system. The docking plate apparatus can comprise body, which is a flat panel structure, and a docking aperture that is structured in a portion of the body. The docking aperture receiving at least one wheel of a motorized floor conveyor vehicle to dock the motorized vehicle in a determined stop position for interaction with the delivery system.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Friend, Ronald. (2026). Tugger docking plate for one touch delivery (U.S. Patent No. 12741833). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12741833

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