Title:
DRIVE WHEEL UNIT AND AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/159532
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This drive wheel unit is attached to and drives an automated guided vehicle provided with a vehicle body and a plurality of casters which support the vehicle body from below. The drive wheel unit comprises drive wheels, a drive mechanism which turns the drive wheels around a horizontally-oriented drive axis, and a steering mechanism which changes the orientation of the drive wheels around a vertically-oriented steering axis. At least part of the steering mechanism is located between the top edge and the bottom edge of the drive wheels in the vertical direction. With the drive wheel unit attached to the vehicle body, the entire steering mechanism is located below the top surface of the vehicle body.
Inventors:
INOUE HITOSHI (JP)
OKAMURA KIKUO (JP)
OKAMURA KIKUO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/006968
Publication Date:
September 07, 2018
Filing Date:
February 26, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIDEC SHIMPO CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B62D7/04; B62D7/02; B62D7/14
Foreign References:
| JPS5967165A | 1984-04-16 | |||
| JP2014000832A | 2014-01-09 | |||
| JP2011148330A | 2011-08-04 | |||
| JP2008238959A | 2008-10-09 | |||
| JP2001315645A | 2001-11-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOHO IP LAW (JP)
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