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Cargo device

US12391294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Lea Thomas SMITH · Severna Park, US
Jochen Kohlhofer · Altfraunhofen, DE
Dhananjay Ingale · Pune, IN
Brian D. Phillips · Almont, US
Anthony Mollica · Royal Oak, US
Michael Lee Currie · Winnipeg, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2022
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 6, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G67/02
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cargo device, cargo management system and method of managing cargo are provided. A cargo device includes a platform having a top side configured to support cargo thereon; a cassette attached to the platform, the cassette configured to engage with at least one corresponding rail in a surface, and electrically communicate with the at least one corresponding rail to receive power and/or data related to the cargo from a controller to actuate the wheels, the cassette, or both; and wheels attached to the platform, the cassette, or both, the wheels being configured to move the platform along the surface. One or both of the cassette and the wheels are retractable based on the data such that the cassettes are moved between an engaged position with the corresponding rail and a disengaged position with the corresponding rail.

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