Industrial truck with turntable and conveyor

The unmanned industrial truck with a rotatable conveyor system addresses the challenge of complex interfaces by enabling flexible and efficient goods transfer, reducing the need for additional equipment and space, and expanding its range of applications.

DE102024138477A1Inactive Publication Date: 2026-06-18MARTINMECHANIC FRIEDRICH MARTIN GMBH & CO KG
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Application Number
DE102024138477
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-18
Publication Date
2026-06-18
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing industrial trucks face challenges in efficiently transporting goods between two positions due to the need for complex and space-consuming interfaces that adapt to the truck's orientation, requiring additional equipment like robots or transfer portals, which increases design complexity and space requirements.

Method used

An unmanned industrial truck with a turntable and conveyor system that allows for independent rotation of the conveyor relative to the carriage, providing additional degrees of freedom for flexible and safe transfer of goods, regardless of the truck's orientation.

Benefits of technology

Enables flexible and efficient transfer of goods at simple interfaces, reducing the need for complex maneuvers and space, and allowing the truck to access multiple interfaces without changing its orientation, thus enhancing operational reliability and versatility.

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Abstract

An automated guided vehicle (AGV) (10) comprises a carriage (14) with a drive unit (16), a turntable (34) mounted on the carriage (14) with a rotary drive unit (36), and a conveyor (40). The carriage (14) has a front (18) and a rear (20). Between the front (18) and the rear (20), the carriage (14) has a longitudinal extension (82) in a longitudinal direction (22) and a transverse extension (84) in a transverse direction (24) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (22). The conveyor (40) is mounted on the turntable (34) and is designed for receiving and transferring conveyed goods (54). The transfer includes receiving or discharging conveyed goods (54). The conveyor (40) is rotatable by the turntable (34) about a vertically oriented axis of rotation (42) relative to the carriage (14).
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