An auto guide vehicle (20) that conveys a cart (10), wherein the auto guide vehicle (20) is provided with: a fluid pressure cylinder (22) that is able to be extended and retracted vertically, and that applies an upward pressing force to the floor surface of the cart (10); a fluid pressure supply device (70) that supplies a fluid to the fluid pressure cylinder (22); pressure regulating means (50) that regulates the fluid pressure of the fluid supplied from the fluid pressure supply device (70) to the fluid pressure cylinder (22); a control board (40) that outputs a fluid pressure command value to the pressure regulating means (50); and a pressure sensor (100) that detects the fluid pressure of the fluid supplied to the fluid pressure cylinder (22); wherein the control board (40) computes derivatives of the fluid pressure detected by the pressure sensor (100), estimates a timing at which the cart begins to leave the ground based on a pattern of the computed derivatives, and computes the command value by multiplying a coefficient less than one by the fluid pressure detected by the pressure sensor (100) at the estimated timing.

The present invention is a removable storage system for use in a vehicle which allows a storage cart to be rolled into and out of the vehicle and secured within the vehicle. The storage system includes a support assembly adapted to be mounted within a vehicle. The support system has at least one horizontal member extending along the longitudinal side of the vehicle. The movable cart has at least one surface for supporting items, and a locking mechanism for locking the cart to the support system. The horizontal member includes at least one retention member to resist movement of the moveable cart in the longitudinal direction. The locking mechanism engages the horizontal member to lock the cart to the horizontal member to resist movement of the moveable cart in the lateral direction.

An attachment device for lifting and removing build plates and additive manufactured parts built on the build plates from an additive manufacturing machine. The attachment device may fit onto a lift trolley to cooperatively engage with and lift the build plate upward off of a surface of the additive manufacturing machine. The attachment device may include a support bar, two lifting arms, and a mounting bracket. The support bar may have a slider track formed therethrough, so that the lifting arms can be adjusted to correspond with a width of the build plate. The lifting arms may each having a channel formed along a length thereof and an interfacing portion slidably located within the slider track. The channels may be sized and shaped to engage with a bottom surface and/or opposing edges of the build plates. The mounting bracket may attach to a lifting device of the lift trolley.

A motorcycle transport assembly includes a lift that may be removably coupled to a hitch on a vehicle. A rack is removably coupled to the lift and the lift selectively lifts and lowers the rack. Thus, the rack may be selectively lowered onto and lifted upwardly from a support surface. The rack may support a motorcycle thereby facilitating the vehicle to transport the motorcycle when the rack is lifted upwardly from the support surface.

A motorcycle transport assembly includes a lift that may be removably coupled to a hitch on a vehicle. A rack is removably coupled to the lift and the lift selectively lifts and lowers the rack. Thus, the rack may be selectively lowered onto and lifted upwardly from a support surface. The rack may support a motorcycle thereby facilitating the vehicle to transport the motorcycle when the rack is lifted upwardly from the support surface.

The present invention relates in general to the field of livestock trailers, and more specifically, to a livestock trailer that utilizes an enclosed elevator platform for loading and unloading animals. The elevator platform is located within an elevator shaft inside the frame of the livestock trailer. The elevator platform is configured to protect and confine the livestock as it traverses through the elevator shaft during loading and unloading operations. The livestock trailer may further comprise a ventilation system, a sprinkler system and/or a watering system to help assist in the well-being, health, and safety of the livestock while being transported. The purpose of the invention is to provide a livestock trailer and method of loading and unloading livestock onto the livestock trailer that minimizes risk of serious injury to both animal and handler during loading, unloading and transportation operations.

The garbage box includes an opening-closing unit on a predetermined surface, and the garbage box is installed such that the opening-closing unit faces a base surface with a predetermined interval from the base surface, the base surface being a floor surface or a ground surface. The garbage box opens the opening-closing unit when the garbage box detects that an autonomous mobile robot has come to a predetermined position in a vicinity of an installation position of the garbage box.

Lift frames for a vehicle in this disclosure may include a frame body on a top portion of a frame, the frame body extending from a first end to a second end; a lift mechanism moveable with respect to the first end of the frame body, the lift mechanism comprising: a lift body having a first end and a second end, a lifting surface on the first end of the lift body and the second end of the lift body being positioned so as to be movable with respect to the first end of the frame body, wherein the lifting surface is positioned to engage an underside of a cargo container when placed on an upper side of the frame body; and an inflatable air bag having an upper side and a lower side and mounted on the lower side to a platform positioned on the frame beneath the lift body, wherein the inflatable air bag is connected on the upper side thereof to a mounting surface attached to the lift body; and a source of compressed air in fluid communication with the inflatable air bag. Such lift frames may include one or more such lift mechanisms associated with the compressed air source and the lift frames may be used to load and unload cargo containers locked and supported by the lift frames in transit and unlocked and detached from the lift frames when delivered in an easy and safe manner.

Lift frames for a vehicle in this disclosure may include a frame body on a top portion of a frame, the frame body extending from a first end to a second end; a lift mechanism moveable with respect to the first end of the frame body, the lift mechanism comprising: a lift body having a first end and a second end, a lifting surface on the first end of the lift body and the second end of the lift body being positioned so as to be movable with respect to the first end of the frame body, wherein the lifting surface is positioned to engage an underside of a cargo container when placed on an upper side of the frame body; and an inflatable air bag having an upper side and a lower side and mounted on the lower side to a platform positioned on the frame beneath the lift body, wherein the inflatable air bag is connected on the upper side thereof to a mounting surface attached to the lift body; and a source of compressed air in fluid communication with the inflatable air bag. Such lift frames may include one or more such lift mechanisms associated with the compressed air source and the lift frames may be used to load and unload cargo containers locked and supported by the lift frames in transit and unlocked and detached from the lift frames when delivered in an easy and safe manner.

A hydraulic drop frame trailer for a tow vehicle, the hydraulic drop frame trailer including a trailer frame having two sides and a hitch, a pair of wheels, a first and second frame bracket, a trailer bed mounted over the trailer frame, a first and second pivoting hydraulic cylinder, a plurality of hydraulic hoses, a first and second pivoting arm, an operating station connected to a power supply, a first and second axle-less wheel mount with independent suspension mechanism mounted to the first and second pivoting arm, and a plurality of safety locks, each securing an arm to the trailer frame for locking each rotating arm to the trailer bed during transport.