Patent ID: 11969887
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to perform a transportation method for a transportation robot that comprises a traveling unit main body and an accommodation unit for accommodating an article, the traveling unit main body and the accommodation unit being configured to be coupled to each other, wherein:
the accommodation unit comprises an accommodation area, a door, wheels, and a leg part extending from a base of the accommodation area;
the traveling unit main body and the accommodation unit are adapted to be uncoupled and re-coupled;
the traveling unit main body comprises an elevating mechanism and an extendable and retractable arm configured to perform at least one of operations of taking out or storing the article from or in the accommodation unit and transporting the article taken out from the accommodation unit, the method comprising causing the traveling unit main body to perform at least one of the operations of taking out, storing, and transporting the article using the elevating mechanism or the extendable and retractable arm in a state in which the traveling unit main body and the accommodation unit are uncoupled; and
the elevating mechanism is configured to raise the accommodation unit such that the leg part is in a levitated state in which the leg part may be housed in the accommodation unit, and after the elevating mechanism lowers the accommodation unit, the extendable and retractable arm is configured to pull the accommodation unit to the traveling unit main body to couple the traveling unit main body and the accommodation unit.