Patent · US Expired

Driverless guided vehicle

US4515235A · kind A · utility

33Cited by
8References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 25, 1982
Grant dateMay 7, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0265
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A driverless guided vehicle movable along a guide path includes a wheel support device for supporting a wheel disposed in rolling engagement with a floor. The wheel support device is resiliently mounted on a body of the guided vehicle for vertical movement relative thereto. A detecting means for detecting the guide path and sensible markings along the guide path is fixedly secured to the wheel support device.

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