IP Library Granted Patent US 10,909,648
Granted Patent B2
US 10,909,648 · App. 15/576,732 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Delivery system

Inventor: Takaya Ibe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: V-Sync Co., Ltd.
G06Q50/28B65G61/00G06Q10/08355A47G29/141A47G2029/144A47G2029/149
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Patent No.
US 10,909,648
App. No.
15/576,732
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A delivery system comprises a delivery vehicle configured to carry a delivery box to be delivered to a delivery destination thereon; and a carrier vehicle configured to carry the delivery vehicle thereon. The carrier vehicle performs exit control to get the delivery car carrying the delivery box to be delivered to the delivery destination out of the carrier vehicle at a relay point on a traveling route to the delivery destination, and the delivery vehicle performs traveling control on the traveling route from the relay point to the delivery destination, and fixes the delivery box to a delivery box fixture located at the delivery destination.

Claims (28)

1. A delivery system comprising:

a delivery vehicle configured to carry a delivery box to be delivered to a delivery destination thereon; and

a carrier vehicle configured to carry the delivery vehicle thereon, wherein:

the carrier vehicle performs exit control to get the delivery vehicle carrying the delivery box to be delivered to the delivery destination out of the carrier vehicle at a relay point on a traveling route to the delivery destination;

the delivery vehicle performs traveling control on the traveling route from the relay point to the delivery destination, and engages the delivery box with a delivery box fixture located at the delivery destination so that the delivery box is fixed to the delivery box fixture to prevent the delivery box from being removed from the delivery box fixture;

the delivery box includes at least one protrusion configured to be able to engage with the delivery box fixture;

the delivery vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect at least one slot of the delivery box fixture which corresponds to the at least one protrusion; and

the at least one slot detected by the sensor engages with the at least one protrusion of the delivery box to fix the delivery box to the delivery box fixture.

2. The delivery system according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery vehicle is configured:

to store map information containing the delivery destination;

to search the traveling route of the delivery vehicle by using the map information; and

to perform the traveling control based on the searched traveling route.

3. The delivery system according to claim 2 , wherein:

the delivery vehicle searches the traveling route from the relay point to the delivery destination by using the map information; and

the delivery vehicle performs the traveling control from the relay point to the delivery destination, based on the searched traveling route to the delivery destination.

4. The delivery system according to claim 2 , wherein:

the delivery vehicle searches the traveling route from the delivery destination to a return point designated by communicating with the carrier vehicle, after fixing the delivery box to the delivery box fixture; and

the delivery vehicle performs the traveling control from the delivery destination to the return point, based on the searched traveling route to the return point.

5. A delivery system for delivering a delivery box to a delivery destination, comprising:

a delivery vehicle configured to carry the delivery box to be delivered to the delivery destination thereon; and

a carrier vehicle configured to carry the delivery vehicle thereon, wherein:

a delivery box fixture configured to be able to fix the delivery box is located at the delivery destination;

the delivery box is carried on the delivery vehicle at a predetermined position;

the delivery vehicle includes an arm configured to move the delivery box from the predetermined position to the delivery box fixture;

the delivery vehicle engages the delivery box to the delivery box fixture located at the delivery destination by using the arm so that the delivery box is fixed to the delivery box fixture to prevent the delivery box from being removed from the delivery box fixture, after the delivery vehicle gets out of the carrier vehicle and travels to the delivery destination;

the delivery box includes at least one protrusion configured to be able to engage with the delivery box fixture;

the delivery vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect at least one slot of the delivery box fixture which corresponds to the at least one protrusion; and

the at least one slot detected by the sensor engages with the at least one protrusion of the delivery box to fix the delivery box to the delivery box fixture.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2017
From: IBE, TAKAYA
To: V-SYNC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044205/0636 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2016-026100 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
JP 2016-026101 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
JP 2016-026102 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
JP 2016-026103 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
JP 2016-026104 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180165782A1 · Jun 14, 2018
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