Granted Patent B2

US 12,617,445 · App. 18/465,107 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Katsuaki Sakurada (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Masahiro Yasuno (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Katsuya Takeda (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Hachirou Sawada (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Reiji Sugikami (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Tomonori Sugiyama (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Hiroki Takeda (Saitama Saitama, JP); Takahiro Okazaki (Bunkyo Tokyo, JP); Ryoichi Yamamoto (Bunkyo Tokyo, JP); Tomoyuki Kitada (Bunkyo Tokyo, JP)

Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha; ENAX, Inc.

B62B3/1416B62B3/1424B62B5/0096

Abstract

Claims (30)

1 . A shopping cart configured to be nested in a front-rear direction, comprising:

a cart body;

a battery configured to supply power to an electronic device attached to the cart body for displaying commodity information read by a reading device;

a power receiving portion provided on a front side of the cart body and electrically connectable to an external power supply; and

a power transmitting portion provided on a rear surface side of the power receiving portion and configured to supply power to a power receiving portion of another shopping cart nested in the shopping cart, wherein

each of the power receiving portion and the power transmitting portion is provided with a magnet for holding a relative position, and

the power transmitting portion is movable between a retraction position and a protrusion position and is biased toward a side of the protrusion position by a biasing device.

2 . The shopping cart according to claim 1 ,

wherein the power transmitting portion has right and left connection portions separately protruding rearward, and

a wiring connection terminal is provided on a tip surface of each of the right and left connection portions.

3 . The shopping cart according to claim 2 ,

wherein the right and left connection portions are integrally formed by a connection member coupling the right and left connection portions, and

the connection member is biased rearward by right and left biasing members constituting the biasing device.

4 . The shopping cart according to claim 3 ,

wherein power supply from the power transmitting portion to the power receiving portion is started based on establishment of a predetermined connection condition.

5 . The shopping cart according to claim 2 ,

wherein power supply from the power transmitting portion to the power receiving portion is started based on establishment of a predetermined connection condition.

6 . The shopping cart according to claim 1 ,

wherein a wiring connection terminal extends in a vertical direction on each of the power receiving portion and the power transmitting portion.

7 . The shopping cart according to claim 6 ,

wherein power supply from the power transmitting portion to the power receiving portion is started based on establishment of a predetermined connection condition.

8 . The shopping cart according to claim 1 ,

wherein power supply from the power transmitting portion to the power receiving portion is started based on establishment of a predetermined connection condition.

9 . A shopping cart configured to be nested in a front-rear direction, comprising:

a cart body;

a battery configured to supply power to an electronic device attached to the cart body for displaying commodity information read by a reading device;

a power receiving portion provided on a front side of the cart body and electrically connectable to an external power supply; and

a power transmitting portion provided on a rear surface side of the power receiving portion and configured to supply power to a power receiving portion of another shopping cart nested in the shopping cart, wherein

each of the power receiving portion and the power transmitting portion is provided with a magnet configured for holding a relative position, and

a wiring connection terminal extends in a vertical direction on each of the power receiving portion and the power transmitting portion.

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