UNMANNED OPERATION VEHICLE

• US 20180317384A1
• Filed: 07/16/2018
• Published: 11/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Yamanaka, Makoto, Hirose, Yoshihisa
• Granted Patent: US 10,653,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 2101/00 Lawn-mowers
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/001 Accessories not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/008 for automated or remotely controlled operation
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/64 mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle A01D34/695 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/81 Casings; Housings A01D34/71 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/828 Safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0246 using a video camera in combination with image processing means

Abstract

An unmanned operation vehicle includes a housing, a wheel provided in the housing, and an operation unit provided under the housing. The housing includes a camera unit, a stop switch configured to stop driving of the wheel and the operation unit when actuated, and a stop switch actuating member configured to actuate the stop switch. The camera unit is arranged substantially at a center of an upper surface of the housing in a plan view, and the stop switch actuating member is arranged immediately above an upper surface of the camera unit.

Claims

1. An unmanned operation vehicle comprising a housing, a self-propelled wheel provided in the housing, and an operation unit provided under the housing,

wherein the housing includes a camera unit, a stop switch configured to stop driving of the self-propelled wheel and the operation unit when actuated, and a stop switch actuating member configured to actuate the stop switch,

the camera unit is arranged substantially at a center of an upper surface of the housing in a plan view, and

the stop switch actuating member is arranged immediately above an upper surface of the camera unit.

2. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the stop switch actuating member is configured to displace in a vertical direction with respect to the camera unit, and

the stop switch is configured to be actuated according to lowering of the stop switch actuating member, and is arranged under the camera unit or inside the camera unit.

3. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the stop switch actuating member is provided integrally with an upper surface of the camera unit,

the camera unit is provided on the housing to displace in a vertical direction together with the stop switch actuating member, and

the stop switch is configured to be actuated according to lowering of the camera unit, and is arranged under the camera unit.

4. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of an externally visible portion of the stop switch actuating member is tinted a red-like color.

5. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1, wherein when the unmanned operation vehicle is viewed from an upper side, a contour of an upper surface of the stop switch actuating member is equal to or larger than a contour of an upper surface of the camera unit.

6. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a main body portion, and a lid portion configured to open/close an opening portion provided in the main body portion, and

at least the camera unit and the stop switch actuating member are arranged on the lid portion.