B66F17/003

Attachments for industrial material handling equipment

Attachment assemblies for industrial material handling equipment are shown and disclosed. In some embodiments, the attachment assembly includes a carriage assembly having a carriage, wherein the carriage is mountable to industrial material handling equipment. The attachment assembly additionally includes a frame assembly connected to the carriage. The attachment assembly further includes a faceplate assembly fixedly attached to the frame assembly. The faceplate assembly is configured to receive one or more support members for supporting a load. The faceplate assembly includes one or more load cells configured to measure horizontal and vertical forces applied to the one or more support members.

Motion activated warehouse safety light

Provided herein are LED warning lights and related methods for detecting oncoming traffic around corners, including in a warehouse. The warning lights have: a LED light module and an external motion sensor operably connected to the LED light module. The device is self-contained with respect to power, communication and alerts in that no other components are required, so that the warning lights are portable and readily positioned as desired and are immediately operable.

ENGINE-TYPE INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE
20220185171 · 2022-06-16 · ·

An engine-type industrial vehicle includes a power transmission; a main controller; an object detector configured to detect a position of an object; a predicted trajectory calculator configured to derive a predicted trajectory followed by a vehicle body; and a vehicle-speed upper-limit setter configured to impose a vehicle speed limitation on the vehicle body by setting a vehicle-speed upper-limit value when the detected object is positioned on the predicted trajectory and a traveling direction of the vehicle body is a direction toward the object. The main controller is configured to prevent a vehicle speed of the vehicle body from exceeding the vehicle-speed upper-limit value by performing at least one of a control so that a force acts in a direction in which movement of the vehicle body is prevented or a control so that a driving force to the driving wheel is cut off.

Method for the operation of an autonomous industrial truck and intra-logistics system with an autonomous industrial truck
11360478 · 2022-06-14 · ·

A method for the operation of an autonomous industrial truck that can move independently in an operating environment as well as an intralogistics system with at least one autonomous truck with a vehicle control device that can move independently in an operating environment. Information on the path of movement of the industrial truck is transmitted to at least one signaling unit located outside the industrial truck, in which signaling unit signals are generated that signal the path of movement of the industrial truck in the operating environment of the industrial truck.

Retracting carriage attachment

A retractable pallet fork carriage assembly is provided that enhances the safe operation of a lift vehicle, such as a loader or telehandler. A carriage assembly is coupled to a fork tyne assembly through scissor links that expand and retract the tynes relative to the carriage assembly. When the scissor links are closed, the fork tynes extend through the carriage assembly to receive a payload (e.g., a pallet). When an operator wants to remove the payload, the fork tynes retract while the payload is supported against the carriage assembly. In this way, the load remains in one stationary position while pallet fork tynes are retracted under the payload to release the payload. Various sensors generate and/or send signals to limit the operation of the boom lift, boom, and/or retractable attachment when a distance or load is out of a threshold range.

System and method for controlling a maximum vehicle speed for an industrial vehicle based on a calculated load

Controlling a maximum vehicle speed for an industrial vehicle includes determining, by a processor of the industrial vehicle, a torque applied to the traction wheel of the industrial vehicle; converting the torque to an equivalent force value; and determining an acceleration of the industrial vehicle while the torque is applied to the traction wheel. Additional steps include calculating a load being moved by the industrial vehicle, based at least in part on the acceleration and the equivalent force value; and controlling the maximum speed of the industrial vehicle based on the calculated load being moved by the industrial vehicle.

Carrier for a Lifting Device, Lifting Device Provided Therewith and Method Therefor

The invention relates to a carrier for a load, such as a fork, a fork board and/or lifting device provided therewith and method for displacing goods. The carrier according to the invention comprises: coupling means configured to couple the carrier to the lifting device; a carrier part for carrying loads, wherein the carrier part is provided with a bend sensor extending over a measurement distance and configured to measure a continuous progression of the bending and/or bending angle occurring substantially over the measurement distance.

HANDLING MACHINE HAVING AN ARM AND CORRESPONDING ALERT METHOD
20230271818 · 2023-08-31 ·

The invention relates to a rolling handling machine (1) having an arm. The machine comprises an alert system comprising a memory in which are stored a plurality of alert rules for triggering at least one action from among transmitting data relating to the determined values of said parameters to a remote server (31); and emitting a visual, and/or sound, and/or vibration signal to alert the machine's driver. The triggering of an action occurs according to the speed of movement of the machine and the angular position of the arm. The invention also relates to an alert method and to a corresponding program product.

Cargo vehicle
11739925 · 2023-08-29 · ·

A forklift 1 as a cargo vehicle includes: a vehicle body 1A which an operator M gets on; and an image projection device 31, projecting an image related to vehicle information in a direction (left) in which the operator M alights to display the image on a road surface G. In addition, the forklift 1 further includes an alighting sensor that detects an alighting operation when the operator M alights. The image projection device 31 projects the image when the alighting sensor detects the alighting operation.

OBSTACLE DETECTOR AND OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD
20230264938 · 2023-08-24 · ·

An obstacle detector is installed on a forklift. The obstacle detector includes a stereo camera for detecting an obstacle, and a position detector for detecting the position of the obstacle from a detection result of the stereo camera. In a detectable area, non-detection areas are preset. The non-detection areas are set at positions where a counterweight of the forklift is located. The position detector determines that an obstacle is not present in the non-detection areas. The position detector detects the position of an obstacle in a detection area that is a different area from the non-detection areas in the detectable area