Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous moving apparatus and autonomous movement system
- Patent Title (中): 自动移动装置和自动运动系统
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Application No.: US14420773Application Date: 2012-09-28
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Publication No.: US09586563B2Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Masaki Kanai , Masatsugu Arai , Ryoko Ichinose , Yukihiko Ono
- Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Mattingly & Malur, PC
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/075187 WO 20120928
- International Announcement: WO2014/049856 WO 20140403
- Main IPC: B60T7/12
- IPC: B60T7/12 ; B60T7/08 ; B60T8/00 ; B60T7/18 ; B60T8/17 ; G05D1/02 ; G08G1/16

Abstract:
An autonomous moving apparatus and an autonomous movement system has a configuration which prevents disabled autonomous moving apparatuses from traveling unexpectedly during collection. An autonomous moving apparatus 1 includes a wheel locking unit 116 which locks the wheels at the time of stop, a manipulation unit 119 which is provided at a location where manipulation thereof is enabled from the outside of the autonomous moving apparatus 1, and a wheel lock releasing unit 118 which releases the lock of the wheels when the manipulation unit 119 is manipulated by force from the outside. In addition, the wheel lock releasing unit 118 releases the lock of the wheels when force equal to or more than a predetermined value is applied to the manipulation unit 119 and maintains the lock of the wheels when the force applied to the manipulation unit 119 is less than the predetermined value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150239436A1 AUTONOMOUS MOVING APPARATUS AND AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-08-27
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