Autonomous mobile vehicle
US12296470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40298
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous mobile vehicle includes an automatic guided vehicle (AGV), a platform assembly coupled to the AGV, and a collaborative manipulator mounted to a support plate of the platform assembly. A safety sensor is coupled to the collaborative manipulator and includes a first proximity sensor fixed relative to the support plate and a second proximity sensor coupled to the collaborative manipulator proximate to a gripper of the collaborative manipulator and movable with an arm of the collaborative manipulator. The safety sensor determines when the gripper is located at a home position proximate to the support plate by detecting the second proximity sensor in proximity to the first proximity sensor.
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