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Forklift-type automated guided vehicle

US11891286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2020
Grant dateFeb 6, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/80
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A forklift-type automated guided vehicle includes a body and a control circuit unit received in the body, both a first fork arm and a second fork arm parallel to each other and formed on a front end of the body to forklift cargo, each of the first fork arm, the second fork arm and a bottom end of the body including at least one two-wheel differential driving assembly rotatably connected to the first and second fork arms, and the body, respectively, and electrically connected to the control circuit unit. The two-wheel differential driving assembly includes a left driving wheel and a right driving wheel formed opposite to each other which can be independently driven to realize differential rotation. The present disclosure not only can forklift cargo with a small turning radius, but also can realize left-to-right sideways movements and an in-place rotation and a U-turn movement.

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