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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Kanai, Tokyo, JP;
Masatsugu Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoko Ichinose, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiko Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An autonomous moving apparatus and an autonomous movement system has a configuration which prevents disabled autonomous moving apparatuses from traveling unexpectedly during collection. An autonomous moving apparatusincludes a wheel locking unitwhich locks the wheels at the time of stop, a manipulation unitwhich is provided at a location where manipulation thereof is enabled from the outside of the autonomous moving apparatus, and a wheel lock releasing unitwhich releases the lock of the wheels when the manipulation unitis manipulated by force from the outside. In addition, the wheel lock releasing unitreleases the lock of the wheels when force equal to or more than a predetermined value is applied to the manipulation unitand maintains the lock of the wheels when the force applied to the manipulation unitis less than the predetermined value.