Patent ID: 11945096
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A product conveyance robot comprising:
a travel portion configured to travel on a road surface;
a holding portion provided above the travel portion and configured to hold a product, the holding portion being provided rotatably around a lateral turn axis extending in a height direction of the holding portion; and
a controller configured to control driving of the travel portion and a rotation angle of the holding portion around the lateral turn axis, wherein:
a width-direction dimension of the holding portion is larger than a front-rear-direction dimension of the holding portion;
a takeout opening via which the product is put in and out of the holding portion is provided on at least a front face of the holding portion;
the controller controls the rotation angle of the holding portion around the lateral turn axis such that both side faces of the holding portion face a front-rear direction of the product conveyance robot during traveling, and the front face of the holding portion faces forward from the product conveyance robot when the product is put in or out of the holding portion, and
a side display on which an image is displayed is provided on at least one of the side faces of the holding portion.