Article transport vehicle

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11981511
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17041737

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An article transport vehicle (200) has: a carrier base (202) configured for movement along a guideway and a pair of gripping arms (216), each gripping arm (216) having a first end (216a) connected to the carrier base (202) and a second end (216b) protruding from the carrier base (202). The pair of gripping arms (216) is movable between a closed position configured for holding an article (302) and an open position configured for releasing the article (302). The article transport vehicle (200) further has a closure mechanism (238) for moving the pair of gripping arms (216) between the closed position and the open position. The closure mechanism (238) is configured for biasing the pair of gripping arms (216) to the closed position and moving the pair of gripping arms (216) to the open position when the carrier base (202) is positioned at a predetermined portion of the guideway.

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TRANSITIONS OPTICAL LTDTUAM CO GALWAY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beamer, Willard Palmetto, US 6 18
Jones, Douglas B Kilcahill, IE 10 130
Minor, Lawrence M McKinney, US 5 10
Snow, Jared L Fort Lorenzo, IE 3 5
Stitt, Joseph C Craughwell, IE 3 3

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