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Mobile platform bumper incorporating a ramp structure

US11422065B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. · US

Inventors

Matthew Amacker · San Jose, US
Joseph Taylor · Overland Park, US
Gregory J. Klein · Newport, US
Jonathan Yao · San Jose, US
Andrew Custer · Oakland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2019/186
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bumper for a mobile platform of a guided test platform includes a first end, a second end residing opposite the first end, a first surface extending between the first and second ends, and a second surface extending between the first and second ends and residing opposite the first surface. The bumper defines a ramp structure extending between the bumper first end and the bumper second end. The ramp structure is structured to guide a wheel of a vehicle in a direction away from the first surface as the wheel moves along the second surface in a direction from the bumper first end toward the bumper second end.

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