A mobile drive unit comprising: a front chassis unit including a pair of mid-chassis drive wheel assemblies and a front caster wheel mounted on a front chassis base; a rear chassis unit including a rear caster assembly mounted on the rear chassis base; a pivotal connection between the rear chassis base and the front chassis base; a front support structure mounted on the front chassis base; a rear support structure pivotally mounted on the rear chassis base; a payload housing pivotally mounted on the front support structure and the rear support structure; a conveyor belt assembly mounted on the payload housing, the conveyor belt assembly comprising a conveyor belt powered by a conveyor motor; a payload detection sensor mounted on the payload housing; a controller communicatively coupled to the payload detection sensor; memory storing instructions that cause the controller to effectuate operations, the operations comprising: detecting that a package on the conveyor belt assembly is within a threshold distance from an edge of the conveyor belt; and operating the conveyor motor to cause the conveyor belt to move the package away from the edge of the conveyor belt.

    Une unité d'entraînement mobile comprend un pivot entre l'unité de châssis avant et l'unité de châssis arrière, qui supportent une structure de support supportant de manière pivotante un boîtier de charge utile.


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    Title :

    MOBILE DRIVE UNIT HAVING A CONVEYOR MODULE


    Additional title:

    UNITÉ D'ENTRAÎNEMENT MOBILE AYANT UN MODULE DE TRANSPORT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-10-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen



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