3810results about "Transportation items" patented technology

A modular cargo management system for a flatbed vehicle includes a flatbed of a vehicle, at least one accessory assembly, and an attachment system that secures the at least one accessory assembly to the flatbed. The attachment system has feet that are each received within an aperture when the accessory assembly is secured to the flatbed.

A filtration system for a dry bulk tank trailer includes a filter canister containing a filter media in the interior volume of the filter canister. The filter media divides the interior volume of the filter canister into a dusty air side and a clean air side of the interior volume on opposite sides of the filter media. A dusty air line operatively communicates the dusty air side of the interior volume with the dry bulk tank. A fitting operatively communicates with the clean air side of the interior volume. The fitting is operable to selectively communicate a vacuum pressure and a positive pressure to the clean air side of the interior volume.

An adjustable base plate system includes a first track structure configured to extend along one side of a vehicle cargo area and a second track structure configured to extend along an opposite side of a vehicle cargo area. At least one base plate has a first edge and a second edge opposite of the first edge, wherein the first edge is supported by the first track structure and the second edge is supported by the second track structure. The first track structure and the second track structure each comprise at least a first tier track and a second tier track such that a distance between a bottom surface of the at least one base plate and a support surface of the vehicle cargo area can be adjusted.

When a customer places an order for a first item and a second item, delivery systems utilize an aerial vehicle to transport the first item from a first source of the first item to a second source of the second item. At the second source, the first item and the second item are transferred into a carrier vehicle and transported toward a destination of the order. Once the carrier vehicle arrives within a vicinity of the destination, an autonomous ground vehicle departs the carrier vehicle with the first item and the second item, and delivers the first item and the second item to the destination. The delivery systems effectively expand the capacity of sources of items, and simplify processes for delivering orders for items, by enabling items from multiple sources to be combined at a single source prior to delivery, and transported to a destination from the single source.

A removable rack system for a pick-up truck bed has a bored panel (such as pegboard) to which retractable pin securements may be joined for lashing cargo to the panel. Footers on the panel keep the panel spaced off the truck bed. Sets of locking wedges brace the panel within the truck bed. The locking wedges at one end contact side edge of the panel and at the opposite end contact the truck bed sidewall. The lengths of the locking wedges are adjustable to force fit the panel within the truck bed without need for fasteners or fixtures that penetrate into the truck bed floor or truck bed sidewalls. The opposite ends of the locking wedges may be configured for joinder to a projection (such as a D-ring) extending from the truck bed sidewall.

A rack system for a vehicle and method of operating same includes an upright support bracket and a stability bracket. The upright support bracket has upper and lower portions with the upper portion having a bracket body and a bracket channel, and the lower portion configured to removably attach to the vehicle. The stability bracket has a shelf projection and a bracket base. The shelf projection extends from the bracket base and has a shelf bottom. The bracket base of the stability bracket is configured to be removably secure to the bracket body of the upright support bracket within the bracket channel of the upright support bracket in a predetermined position such that the shelf bottom is configured to support a mounting bar thereon.

In one embodiment, a removable section of a fixed rail for a cot loading and unloading system, the removable section includes a first side, a second side, wherein each of the first side and the second side define a track for wheels of a carriage operable to translate on the fixed rail and the removable section, and at least one fastening mechanism for removably attaching the removable section to an end roller support section of the fixed rail.

A low floor electric bus includes a frame extending longitudinally from a front end to a rear end, the frame having two sidepieces and a plurality of crossmembers extending between and coupled to the sidepieces, wherein the frame has a central section positioned at a lower height relative to the front and / or rear sections. The bus further includes a battery pack mounted to the central section of the frame; a powertrain having an electric motor and a driveshaft, wherein the electric motor is mounted to the rear section of the frame behind a rear axle coupled to the frame and the driveshaft extends from the electric motor to the rear axle; and a cradle coupled to the front section of the frame. A mixed-material cabin is also provided. The cabin includes a passenger cabin with a floor, sidewalls, and ceiling having steel, ceramic, and composite components.

Methods of performing a dispatched logistics operation for delivery / pickup of items using a modular autonomous bot apparatus assembly (with a modular autonomy module, cargo storage system, auxiliary power module, and mobility base) and a dispatch server. The modular autonomy control module receives a dispatch command from the dispatch server and authenticates that each of the modular components in the assembly are compatible with the particular dispatched logistics operation. The bot assembly receives the transported item, autonomously moves from an origin location to a destination per the dispatch command using the mobility base autonomously controlled by the modular autonomy control module, receives authentication input that at least correlates to authentication information in the dispatch comment to allow selective access to the modular cargo storage system of the bot assembly, and then autonomously returns to the origin after the item is detected removed from the cargo storage system.

The invention discloses a docking mechanism for an AGV trolley carrying goods shelf, and relates to the technical field of logistics storage equipment. The storage rack comprises a storage rack body and an AGV trolley body, positioning carrying holes are formed in a butt joint frame on the surface of the storage rack body, a rotating assembly is arranged in a circular groove in the top of the AGV trolley body, and a mounting frame is fixedly mounted on the top surface of a rotating part of the rotating assembly. According to the goods shelf, by arranging the buffer contact plate, the damping rod, the buffer spring and the buffer rubber sleeve, multiple buffer protection is provided for the butt joint process, during butt joint, the buffer contact plate makes contact with the goods shelf body firstly and then slides down along the positioning pin to compress the damping rod and the buffer spring, and meanwhile the buffer rubber sleeve also plays an elastic buffer role; by means of the structure, impact force in the butt joint process is effectively buffered, impact on the goods shelf body and the AGV body is reduced, the structural integrity of equipment is protected, the stability and reliability of butt joint are improved, and the service life of the equipment is prolonged.

The present invention relates to self-propelled airside dollies (100), and particularly but not exclusively to airside baggage dollies and airside cargo dollies, and autonomous airside dollies. The self-propelled airside dolly comprises a cargo portion (104) configured to hold baggage or cargo, a drive system (108) for driving the self-propelled airside dolly (100), a controller (114) configured to control the drive system (108) in response to control signals and a processor (116) configured to provide the control signals to the controller (114).

A multipurpose strap system is provided. The multipurpose strap system includes an elongated main strap with first and second fasteners affixed at respective ends. The first and second fasteners form closed loops on the first side of the elongated main strap, allowing versatile applications for coupling items, securing to itself, or other similar straps. The system further includes an extension attachment, providing adaptability. The strap system lacks hooks to improve safety and ease of use. The fasteners include two components, with one fastener component being permanently secured to the main strap on one side and the other fastener component being secured on the other side, such that it extends past a distal end of the main strap. The closure of the fastener components allows for the formation of a closed loop that secures items or other straps to the multipurpose strap system.

A retractable storage system for pickup trucks that includes at least one drawer, one or more wheels, a deck adapted to cover the cargo area of a pickup truck, at least one main rail; one or more auxiliary rails; one or more fixing brackets attached to the opposing first and second walls of the cargo area that are configured to provide support to the deck, in which the at least one drawer is suspended from the at least one main rail and the one or more auxiliary rails.

A safety tensioning device for automobile comprises a winding assembly disposed on the base and driven by a main shaft, the winding assembly and a coil spring; a stop plate and a pressing plate disposed respectively at the front end and the rear end of the base; a driving pawl is rotatably connected to the handle. The handle is pivoted to the base and is capable of rotating about the main shaft; the base has three operating regions on the top of the base: a tensioning region, a working region and a release region, the three operating regions cooperate with the limiting block of the driving pawl. The present invention can automatically wind the first bundling strap when the first bundling strap is loose due to jolts in the operating state, so that the first bundling strap is always kept in the tensioned state, thereby preventing unhooking and greatly improving the use safety.

An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a vehicle. The baseplate is configured to engage with an accessory to secure the accessory to the vehicle. The baseplate and the accessory are configured to engage each other through an attachment system having feet that are each received within an apertures when engaged.

The invention discloses a face recognition and encryption verification multi-grid article distribution control method and a distribution vehicle, and relates to the technical field of recognition and verification safety, and the method comprises the steps: fusing three-dimensional environment information through employing a vehicle-mounted edge calculation terminal and a navigation positioning terminal, and constructing a dynamic safety response strategy; the warehouse is analyzed through the vehicle-mounted warehouse control unified management terminal and the dynamic safety response strategy, and an edge intelligent control mechanism is obtained; processing based on a vehicle control and monitoring terminal and an edge intelligent control mechanism to obtain a real-time state; a vehicle interaction terminal and an intelligent operation terminal are utilized to obtain a face image and a visual dynamic feature, and a multi-modal detection strategy is utilized to analyze the face image and the visual dynamic feature to obtain a final authorized face image and a final authorized visual dynamic feature; and a dual-mode intelligent redundant unlocking technology is constructed, and face recognition and encryption verification are performed on the distribution vehicle based on the dual-mode intelligent redundant unlocking technology. According to the invention, compliance, high-efficiency and safe distribution of high-value materials is realized in an unmanned environment.

The utility model discloses an intellectualized safety control take-up straining device, including handle subassembly, base subassembly and long braid, handle subassembly includes handle and ratchet wheel, base subassembly includes base, handle and base are pivoted and rotatingly connected through take-up shaft, ratchet wheel is fixed on take-up shaft, and the winding drum is fixed between the ratchet wheel, and the long braid is fixed on the base. The ratchet wheel, the winding drum and the tape winding shaft rotate synchronously, the winding drum is sleeved outside the tape winding shaft and is coaxially arranged, an opening for the long braid to pass through is arranged on one side of the winding drum, one end of the long braid is sleeved on the tape winding shaft and is led out from one end of the base through the opening on the winding drum, one end of the tape winding shaft is connected with the coil spring assembly, and the coil spring assembly comprises a coil spring, a coil spring box and a coil spring box cover. The coil spring box is covered with the coil spring box, a brake assembly is further arranged in the coil spring box, and one end of the tape winding shaft can be provided with a C-shaped opening, an eccentric shaft or a concentric screw hole according to the structure of the brake assembly. According to the utility model, the long braid can be prevented from swinging to hurt an operator, and the personal safety of the operator is guaranteed.

A system includes a first rail extendable along a first side wall defining a cargo area and a second rail extendable along a second side wall defining the cargo area. The first rail and the second rail each include at least one mount interface to attach to a respective one of the first side wall and the second side wall. One or more accessories are selectively mountable to at least one of the first rail and the second rail. At least one protector is associated with the first rail and the second rail, wherein the at least one protector is moveable between an accessible position and a non-accessible position. When in the accessible position, each mount interface is accessible to remove or attach the first rail and the second rail, or each of the first rail and second rail are accessible to remove or attach the one or more accessories. When in the non-accessible position, each mount interface is inaccessible to remove or attach the first rail and the second rail, or each of the first rail and second rail are inaccessible to remove or attach the one or more accessories.

The invention provides an unmanned connection system and an unmanned connection method, and relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The unmanned connection system comprises a container, an aircraft and an unmanned vehicle, the container is used for loading goods; the aircraft comprises a flying body, and the bottom end of the flying body can be detachably connected with the top end of the container; the top end of the unmanned vehicle can be detachably connected with the bottom end of the container. The aircraft and the unmanned vehicle are separately connected with the top end and the bottom end of the container, and an automatic connection link with cooperation between the air and the ground is constructed. Moreover, visible light emitting devices are arranged on the two sides of one of the unmanned vehicle and the flying body in the width direction, cameras are arranged on the two sides of the other one, visible light is used as a positioning reference, the cameras can accurately capture and analyze visible light information, and therefore real-time and dynamic position guidance is provided for the unmanned vehicle to drive into the containing space. And the docking precision and reliability of the unmanned vehicle and the aircraft are improved.

The present disclosure relates to a dump truck, and belongs to the technical field of means of transport. The dump truck includes a chassis frame, a truck bed and rotating frames, where first hinge points exist between the rotating frames and the chassis frame, second hinge points exist between the rotating frames and the truck bed, in a flipping and dumping process of the truck bed relative to the chassis frame, the truck bed can sequentially flip around the first hinge points and the second hinge points, in a flipping process of the truck bed, the truck bed can flip to different states by using a small force depending on dumping completeness of materials, so as to completely dump the materials, a structure is novel, and flexibility is high.

A locking assembly includes a horizontal locking structure movable between a first position, in which the horizontal locking structure is arranged to protrude into a horizontal portion opening of a corner mount to restrict movement of the corner mount in a horizontal direction, and a second position to release the corresponding horizontal movement restriction. The locking assembly also includes a vertical locking structure mechanically connected to the horizontal locking structure, the vertical locking structure being movable between a third position, wherein a portion of the vertical locking structure is arranged in an opening of a vertical side of the corner mount to restrict movement of the corner mount in a vertical direction, and a fourth position to release the corresponding vertical movement restriction. An actuator member is structured to control the positions of both the horizontal locking structure and the vertical locking structure by a linear movement.

The invention relates to the field of water pump sorting unmanned vehicles, in particular to full-automatic sorting unmanned vehicle equipment which comprises an unmanned vehicle body, and the upper end of the unmanned vehicle body is fixedly connected with a sorting frame; the automatic sorting mechanism comprises a rotating shaft rotationally connected to the side wall of the sorting frame, a swing rod is fixedly connected to the side wall of the rotating shaft, a sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the swing rod, a sliding block is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove, a pin shaft is fixedly connected to the side wall of the sliding block, and a grabbing rod is rotationally connected to the side wall of the pin shaft; the lower end of the grabbing rod is fixedly connected with an electric suction cup, a groove is formed in the side wall of the sorting frame, the inner wall of the groove is slidably connected with a U-shaped block, and the side wall of the grabbing rod is slidably connected with the inner wall of the U-shaped block. Goods can be quickly sorted and placed on the unmanned vehicle body, the whole process is automatic, manual interference is not needed, the sorting efficiency is higher, manpower is saved, the adopted mechanical structure is low in failure rate and low in manufacturing cost, and the unmanned vehicle is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

A vehicle for package delivery is provided. The vehicle includes one or more processors; a tile floor system connected to the one or more processors, the tile floor system comprising a plurality of tiles with actuators that individually move containers thereon, and in a first arrangement a first tile is associated with a first container; at least one imaging device; and a memory. The processors determine an identifier for a package, receive first image data associated with the package from the imaging device, determine a first association of the package with the first container based on the first image data, determine a first delivery route that includes a first stop associated with the identifier for the package, and rearrange the containers by the tile floor system into a second arrangement based on the first delivery route prior to the first stop of the first delivery route.

A spreader tailgate removal, storage, and reinstallation apparatus and method are disclosed for safety and efficiency of changing and storing replacement spreader tailgates. The apparatus includes a prop for holding the spreader tailgate away from a dump body and a cart to receive, hold, or stage the spreader tailgate for removal, storage, or reinstallation respectively.

An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a support surface. The baseplate is configured to engage with at least one accessory via the attachment interface to secure the accessory to the support surface. The attachment interface provides a plurality of different mounting positions for the at least one accessory. At least one mounting foot is associated with the at least one accessory and is configured to be selectively coupled to the attachment interface to provide a desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions. The at least one mounting foot includes an adjustment feature to account for any warpage of the support surface when the at least one accessory is mounted in the desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions.

An accessory base including a frame adapted to be attached to at least a portion of an accessory, the frame having a first end defined at a first end portion of the frame and a second end defined at a second end portion of the frame; a tongue attached to the frame at the first end portion of the frame, the tongue extending outward from the first end of the frame in a direction away from the second end, the tongue adapted for insertion into a fastener aperture; an anchor attached at the second end portion of the frame opposite the first end portion, the anchor having an anchor base and an anchor lock extending from the anchor base, the anchor lock being rotatable relative to the anchor base about an axis perpendicular to the anchor base between a locked position and an unlocked position.

The present invention relates to a twistlock assembly for securing a cargo member to a cargo receiving arrangement. The twistlock assembly comprises a twistlock and a base member. The twistlock is adapted to be at least partially inserted into an opening of a cargo member. The twistlock is adapted to assume each one of an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the cargo member is prevented from being disconnected from the base member when the twistlock assumes the locked position.

A ratchet-type tensioning device comprises a base, wherein the base is provided with a accommodating area for accommodating a webbing, and the accommodating area is provided with a winding and winding and unwinding mechanism which is used for winding and unwinding the webbing; the winding and winding and unwinding mechanism comprises a ratchet wheel with gear teeth, and the accommodating area is further provided with an operating mechanism, and the winding and winding and unwinding mechanism can be selectively locked or unlocked by the operating mechanism.

A truck bed mounted carrier system includes a frame assembly installable in a truck bed with lateral supports and outer main supports, inner supports that slide within the outer main supports, a center outer support, and a second inner support that slides within the center outer support. A carrier frame coupled to the frame assembly extends from and retracts into the truck bed, supported by radius supports that provide structural integrity when extended. The system features a pulley assist mechanism with gas springs that creates a counterbalance force, a mechanical drive assembly with sprocket and roller chain for movement control, and deployable transport stands for ground support during loading operations. Adjustable bed rail struts with locking mechanisms secure the system to the truck bed without permanent modification. Low-friction materials and strategically positioned slides ensure smooth operation throughout the extension and retraction cycles.

The invention discloses a robot dog delivery system and a delivery method thereof, the robot dog delivery system comprises a loading and unloading robot dog, the loading and unloading robot dog comprises a loading and unloading mechanism arranged on the robot dog, the loading and unloading mechanism comprises a mounting base arranged on the back of the robot dog, and the mounting base is provided with a receiving table for receiving goods; the pair of loading and unloading clamping plates is arranged on the two sides of the mounting base in a driving mode through opening and closing driving assemblies. The loading and unloading clamping plate comprises an opening and closing seat connected with the opening and closing driving assembly, an opening and closing clamping plate capable of being opened and closed relative to the bearing table is connected to the opening and closing seat, and a pressing guide plate capable of being opened and closed relative to the bearing table is connected to the opening and closing clamping plate. According to the robot dog delivery system and the delivery method disclosed by the invention, endpoint delivery can be realized in combination with the robot dog, the flexibility and the replicability of logistics delivery are improved, the delivery efficiency is improved, the delivery error is reduced, and the labor cost is reduced.