×

Transport vehicle for the transport of load shelves with partially autonomous operation and method for operating said transport vehicle

  • US 9,823,662 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2014
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A transport vehicle for transporting storage shelves by partially autonomous operation and without interference in factory buildings, the transport vehicle comprising:

  • a) a vehicle body (9) having a support plate (4) adapted for receiving and transporting a storage shelf (1) having transported goods (2), having two separately driven drive wheels (5) on both sides of one in each case individually mounted rotation axle (32) in a center region of the vehicle body (9),b) wherein in each case at least one support wheel (8) is provided on a front side and on a rear side of the vehicle body (9),c) a transverse link (13) which connects the drive wheels (5) which are in each case by way of an angular lever (31) pivotable about the rotation axle (32) such that said drive wheels (5) are configured to execute mutually independent vertical movements,d) a centrally disposed control member (17), which by way of a lift-and-rotate lever (38) and by way of a push rod (35) connected to the lift-and-rotate lever (38), move two front lifting rods (40) by way of lifting rod levers (37) and two rear lifting rods (26) by way of lifting rods (11), for lifting or lowering the support plate (4),e) an installation space (16) for electric batteries or tanks for storing other energy sources is provided in the vehicle body (9),f) at least one laser scanner (3) and at least one light-field sensor (6) in a front region of the vehicle body (9), andg) a processor comprising a program for controlling the transport vehicle, wherein the processor is in communication with the at least one laser scanner (3) and the at least one light-field sensor (6).

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×