IP Library Granted Patent US 11,472,499
Granted Patent B2
US 11,472,499 · App. 17/278,911 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Chassis of automatic guided vehicle and automatic guided vehicle

Inventors: Hui Jiang (Zhejiang, CN); Chao Wu (Zhejiang, CN); Wangbiao Lv (Zhejiang, CN); Wentao Yu (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: Hangzhou Hikrobot Technology Co., Ltd.
B62D61/10B62D21/18B62D63/04
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Patent No.
US 11,472,499
App. No.
17/278,911
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a chassis of an automated guided vehicle and an automated guided vehicle. The chassis includes a front frame ( 1 ) and a rear frame ( 2 ) that are engaged with each other in a hinged joint manner, so as to allow a relative folding between the rear frame ( 2 ) and the front frame ( 1 ). The relative folding enables the driving wheels and the driven wheels to touch the ground on a sunken road at the same time to prevent that only the driven wheels ( 10 ) touch the ground while the driving wheels ( 9 ) slip, and increases the approach angle of the chassis on a convex road to prevent the front end of the chassis from touching any obstacle, which improve the safety of the vehicle. Moreover, the damping device ( 3 ) restricts the folding angle of the front frame ( 1 ) and the rear frame ( 2 ) to prevent that the relative folding angle of the front frame ( 1 ) and the rear frame ( 2 ) is too large to realize the transport function, and damps the folding angle for reducing vibration.

Claims (27)

1. A chassis of an automated guided vehicle, comprising:

a front frame ( 1 );

a rear frame ( 2 ), wherein the rear frame ( 2 ) engages with the front frame ( 1 ) in a hinge joint manner to allow relative folding between the rear frame ( 2 ) and the front frame ( 1 ); and

a damping device ( 3 ) that is arranged between the front frame ( 1 ) and the rear frame ( 2 ) for generating a damping restraining force against the relative folding;

wherein an overlap area is provided in a position at which the front frame ( 1 ) engages with the rear frame ( 2 ), and a folding space (D) is reserved in the overlap area for realizing the relative folding; and

wherein the damping device ( 3 ) is located in the overlap area.

2. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the relative folding comprises upwarping or downwarping of the front frame ( 1 ) relative to the rear frame ( 2 ).

3. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the front frame ( 1 ) hinges with the rear frame ( 2 ) in a towed manner.

4. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the front frame ( 1 ) is provided with one of a damping mounting boss ( 7 ) and a damping mounting arm ( 8 ), and the rear frame ( 2 ) is provided with the other one of the damping mounting boss ( 7 ) and the damping mounting arm ( 8 );

the damping mounting arm ( 8 ) overlaps with the damping mounting boss ( 7 ), and the folding space (D) is located between the damping mounting arm ( 8 ) and the damping mounting boss ( 7 ); and

one end of the damping device ( 3 ) is fixed on the damping mounting arm ( 8 ), and the other end of the damping device ( 3 ) is fixed on the damping mounting boss ( 7 ).

5. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the damping device ( 3 ) comprises:

a limit shaft ( 301 ) that penetrates the damping mounting arm ( 8 ) and is threadedly connected with a threaded hole ( 701 ) of the damping mounting boss ( 7 ), and is fixed on the damping mounting boss ( 7 ) by means of a backing plate ( 302 ); and

cushions ( 303 ), comprising a first cushion ( 303 a ) and a second cushion ( 303 b );

wherein, the first cushion ( 303 a ) is located between the backing plate ( 302 ) and the damping mounting arm ( 8 ), and the second cushion ( 303 b ) is located between the damping mounting arm ( 8 ) and the damping mounting boss ( 7 ).

6. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the limit shaft ( 301 ) comprises:

a threaded portion ( 301 a ), that is threadedly connected with the threaded hole ( 701 ) of the damping mounting boss ( 7 );

a limiting boss ( 301 b ), that is located between the damping mounting arm ( 8 ) and the damping mounting boss ( 7 ), and provides a placement plane ( 301 c ) for the second cushion ( 303 b ); and

a connecting portion ( 301 d ), that penetrates the damping mounting arm ( 8 ), and is fixed on the damping mounting arm ( 8 ) by means of the backing plate ( 302 );

wherein, the connecting portion ( 301 d ) is provided with a threaded blind hole ( 301 e ) that extends in an axial direction of the threaded blind hole ( 301 e ) and is used for mounting a locking screw ( 304 ).

7. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a circular hollow (A) is formed at the position at which the front frame ( 1 ) engages with the rear frame ( 2 ).

8. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the front frame ( 1 ) hinges with the rear frame ( 2 ) by a pin shaft ( 6 ).

9. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the front frame ( 1 ) is provided with one of an engaging block ( 4 ) and an engaging groove ( 5 ), and the rear frame ( 2 ) is provided with the other one of the engaging block ( 4 ) and the engaging groove ( 5 );

the engaging block ( 4 ) is embedded in the engaging groove ( 5 ); and

the pin shaft ( 6 ) penetrates a coaxial hole (B) of the engaging block ( 4 ) and the engaging groove ( 5 ).

10. The chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the pin shaft ( 6 ) has a pin ( 601 ) and a connecting piece ( 602 ) located at the end of the pin ( 601 ), wherein the pin ( 601 ) penetrates the coaxial hole (B) of the engaging block ( 4 ) and the engaging groove ( 5 ), and the connecting piece ( 602 ) is fixed to the front frame ( 1 ) or the rear frame ( 2 ).

11. An automated guided vehicle, comprising the chassis of an automated guided vehicle according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2022
From: HANGZHOU HIKROBOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: HANGZHOU HIKROBOT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061364/0271 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2021
From: JIANG, HUI; WU, CHAO; LV, WANGBIAO; YU, WENTAO
To: HANGZHOU HIKROBOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055751/0635 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201821611921.1 · Sep 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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