IP Library Granted Patent US 12686601
Granted Patent B2
US 12686601 · App. 18/403,032 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Conveyance system

Inventors: Hirotaka Komura (Nagakute, JP); Kunihiro Iwamoto (Nagakute, JP); Yutaro Takagi (Nagakute, JP); Yuta Itozawa (Nagakute, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B66F9/18B66F9/063
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12686601
App. No.
18/403,032
Filed
Jan 3, 2024
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3652
USPC
414/592
Abstract

A conveyance system capable of reducing the risk of damage to a connector provided in a conveyance vehicle is provided. A conveyance system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a conveyance vehicle including a first connector, and a cargo bed including a second connector complementary to the first connector. The first connector is disposed on an upper surface of the conveyance vehicle with its connector surface facing downward. The second connector is disposed on a lower surface of the cargo bed with its connector surface facing upward.

Claims (8)

1 . A conveyance system comprising a conveyance vehicle comprising a first connector, and a cargo bed comprising a second connector complementary to the first connector, wherein

the first connector is disposed on an upper surface of the conveyance vehicle with its connector surface facing downward,

the second connector is disposed on a lower surface of the cargo bed with its connector surface facing upward,

the second connector includes two terminal patterns arranged on the same plane,

one of the terminal patterns is disposed in point symmetry with the other terminal pattern with respect to a center point on the plane,

rollers are provided on both sides of the first connector, and

inclinations for guiding rollers are provided in the second connector so that the first connector is connected to one of the terminal patterns or the other terminal pattern depending on a direction in which the conveyance vehicle moves into space under the cargo bed.

2 . The conveyance system according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector is a pin-type connector and the second connector is a socket-type connector, or the first connector is a socket-type connector, and the second connector is a pin-type connector.