US 12,110,059 B2
Autonomously navigating vehicle
Masashi Takeichi, Saitama (JP); Kohei Matsuzawa, Saitama (JP); Takahide Konchi, Saitama (JP); and Kenji Iseki, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/537,497.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166796 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 24/04 (2006.01); B60G 99/00 (2010.01); B62D 27/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 24/04 (2013.01) [B60G 99/002 (2013.01); B62D 27/04 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); B60G 2204/128 (2013.01); B60G 2204/16 (2013.01); B60G 2300/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An autonomously navigating vehicle, equipped with a chassis, a cover, and a suspension mechanism interposed between the chassis and the cover through a lock member at one end, and having at least an attachment shaft attached to the chassis at other end, which vehicle runs on drive wheels attached to the chassis, wherein the suspension mechanism of the autonomously navigating vehicle comprises:
a tube member that is movably attached to the attachment shaft;
a first attachment shaft retaining member provided on the chassis to swingably retain the attachment shaft with the tube member;
a shaft lower end portion provided at lowermost part of the attachment shaft; and
a second attachment shaft retaining member provided on the chassis below the first attachment shaft retaining member to retain the attachment shaft;
wherein the second attachment shaft retaining member includes a vertex equivalent section and an inner surface defined as a portion of a vertical cross section that passes through the vertex equivalent section is formed in an arc shape,
the inner surface includes a curve equivalent section continuous with the vertex equivalent section, and
the second attachment shaft retaining member retains the attachment shaft with the shaft lower end portion abutted onto at least one of the vertex equivalent section and the curve equivalent section.