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Granted Patent B2
US 10,653,058 · App. 16/035,832 · Granted May 19, 2020

Unmanned operation vehicle

Inventors: Makoto Yamanaka (Wako, JP); Yoshihisa Hirose (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
A01D34/008A01D34/001A01D34/64A01D34/81A01D34/828G05D1/0246A01D2101/00G05D2201/0208
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Patent No.
US 10,653,058
App. No.
16/035,832
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An unmanned operation vehicle includes a housing, a wheel provided in the housing, and an operation unit provided under the housing. The housing includes a camera unit, a stop switch configured to stop driving of the wheel and the operation unit when actuated, and a stop switch actuating member configured to actuate the stop switch. The camera unit is arranged substantially at a center of an upper surface of the housing in a plan view, and the stop switch actuating member is arranged immediately above an upper surface of the camera unit.

Claims (15)

1. An unmanned operation vehicle comprising a housing, a self-propelled wheel provided in the housing, and an operation unit provided under the housing,

wherein the housing includes a camera unit, a stop switch configured to stop driving of the self-propelled wheel and the operation unit when actuated, and a stop switch actuating member configured to actuate the stop switch,

the camera unit is arranged substantially at a center of an upper surface of the housing in a plan view and protrudes upward from the upper surface of the housing, and

the stop switch actuating member is arranged immediately above an upper surface of the camera unit.

2. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the stop switch actuating member is configured to displace in a vertical direction with respect to the camera unit, and

the stop switch is configured to be actuated according to lowering of the stop switch actuating member, and is arranged under the camera unit or inside the camera unit.

3. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the stop switch actuating member is provided integrally with an upper surface of the camera unit,

the camera unit is provided on the housing to displace in a vertical direction together with the stop switch actuating member, and

the stop switch is configured to be actuated according to lowering of the camera unit, and is arranged under the camera unit.

4. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of an externally visible portion of the stop switch actuating member is tinted a red color.

5. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein when the unmanned operation vehicle is viewed from an upper side, a contour of an upper surface of the stop switch actuating member is equal to or larger than a contour of an upper surface of the camera unit.

6. The unmanned operation vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes a main body portion, and a lid portion configured to open/close an opening portion provided in the main body portion, and

at least the camera unit and the stop switch actuating member are arranged on the lid portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2018
From: YAMANAKA, MAKOTO; HIROSE, YOSHIHISA
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 046357/0782 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016058550 · Mar 17, 2016
Related Publication 20180317384A1 · Nov 8, 2018
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