AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An automated guided vehicle (AGV), comprising:
- a support structure;
a drive mechanism being attached to the support structure, the drive mechanism moves the AGV along the ground; and
a stabilization system being attached to the support structure and having an extension member, wherein the extension member extends away from the AGV and engages the ground or an assembly installed in the ground to help stabilize the AGV when the drive mechanism is not moving the AGV along the ground.
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Abstract
An automated guided vehicle is equipped with a stabilization system for precisely locating, leveling, or otherwise positioning the AGV and its payload with respect to a. work piece. The stabilization system includes one or more extension members that extend away from the AGV to engage the ground or a locating assembly installed in the ground. Each extension member may be part of a locating assembly or a leveling assembly. The locating assembly extension member may extend at least partially into an opening of another locating assembly to align the two locating assemblies. The locating assembly may also be configured to provide a leveling function.
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30 Claims
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1. An automated guided vehicle (AGV), comprising:
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a support structure; a drive mechanism being attached to the support structure, the drive mechanism moves the AGV along the ground; and a stabilization system being attached to the support structure and having an extension member, wherein the extension member extends away from the AGV and engages the ground or an assembly installed in the ground to help stabilize the AGV when the drive mechanism is not moving the AGV along the ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A stabilization system for an automated guided vehicle (AGV), comprising:
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an upper locating assembly being attached to the AGV; a lower locating assembly being installed in the ground at a known location; and an extension member being part of either the upper or lower locating assembly and extending towards the other of the upper or lower locating assembly, wherein the extension member causes the upper and lower locating assemblies to be in a locked engagement when the AGV is at the known location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of using an automated guided vehicle (AGV), comprising the steps of:
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(a) moving the AGV to a predetermined location along the ground; (b) extending an extension member from the AGV toward the ground; (c) causing the extension member to engage the ground or a locating assembly installed in the ground; and (d) stabilizing the AGV at the predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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