AUTONOMOUS TRUCK LOADER AND UNLOADER

摘要

An autonomous device for loading and unloading trucks comprises a mobile body, a robot arm and a body conveyor system to convey cartons during loading and unloading. A manipulator attaches to a moveable end of the robot arm and is maneuverable within the tight confines of the truck. The manipulator picks up a row of articles at a first location and places the row of articles down at a second location. The manipulator is reconfigurable to match to both locations.

主权项

1. An autonomous device for loading and unloading trucks, the autonomous device comprising:
a mobile body; a robot arm coupled to the mobile body to load and unload articles; a body conveyor system attached to the mobile body for conveying cartons, the conveyor movable in a first direction to feed articles to the robot arm for loading, and movable in a second direction to move articles unloaded thereon out of the truck, and a manipulator attached to a moveable end of the robot arm and maneuverable within the confines of the truck, the manipulator for picking up a row of articles at a first location and for placing the row of articles on a second location, wherein the manipulator can be configured to match the orientation of the articles at the first location and can be reconfigured to match the orientation of the row of articles to the second location.