US Patent Application 18140148. VEHICLE FOR PARCEL DELIVERY simplified abstract

VEHICLE FOR PARCEL DELIVERY

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Hiroaki Kiyokami of Nisshin-shi Aichi-ken (JP)

Masao Tajima of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP)

VEHICLE FOR PARCEL DELIVERY - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18140148 titled 'VEHICLE FOR PARCEL DELIVERY

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application describes a parcel delivery vehicle with a door opening on the left side. - Inside the vehicle, there is a parcel storage compartment to store parcels. - The vehicle also has a parcel handling device that can move parcels between two delivery reception positions. - The parcel handling device can take parcels from the storage compartment at the first delivery reception position and transfer them to a worker or unmanned transport device at the second delivery reception position. - The parcel storage compartment is located on the front and/or rear side of the parcel handling device. - The parcel handling device is positioned near the right side of the vehicle and faces the door opening. - The second delivery reception position is set between the parcel handling device and the door opening.

Original Abstract Submitted

A parcel delivery vehicle includes a door opening provided in a left side part of a vehicle, a parcel storage compartment provided inside the vehicle to store a parcel, and a parcel handling device configured to convey the parcel between a first delivery reception position and a second delivery reception position and receive the parcel from the parcel storage compartment at the first delivery reception position and transfer the parcel to a worker or an unmanned transport device at the second delivery reception position. The parcel storage compartment is provided on a front side and/or a rear side of the parcel handling device in the vehicle. The parcel handling device is provided in a vicinity of a right side part and at a position facing the door opening in a vehicle width direction, and the second delivery reception position is set between the parcel handling device and the door opening.