Industrial truck, in particular a tri-lateral sideloader, comprising

a chassis (6),
a mast (8) arranged on the chassis (6),
a cab (12),
a support structure (9) supporting the cab (12), which can be moved up and down on the mast (8) together with the cab (12) and has at least one cantilever arrangement (24; 124) projecting from the mast (8), which arrangement extends underneath the cab (12) and supports a load-carrying assembly (36) arranged in front of the cab (12),
and a device for reducing vibrations having vibration components transverse to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck, which device allows vibration-reducing movements of the load-carrying assembly (36) relative to the mast (8),
characterised in that
the cantilever arrangement (24; 124) has a division, having a first cantilever portion (50a; 150a), which is coupled to the mast (8) and guided thereon in a height-adjustable manner, as a first part, and having a second cantilever portion (50b; 150b), which supports the load-carrying assembly (36) and is connected to the first cantilever portion (50a; 150a), as the other part, such that, together with the load-carrying assembly (36), it can perform vibration-reducing movements relative to said first cantilever portion, in particular having movement components transverse to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck.

An operation unit includes a lever shaft having an operating lever at one end thereof and orthogonal to the operating lever, a plate with a flange having a bearing of the lever shaft, the other end-side of the lever shaft being arranged with penetrating the plate with a flange from a front surface thereof, a rotation restraint part for the lever shaft fixed to the lever shaft behind the plate with a flange and having a self-return function of forward and reverse rotations of the lever shaft, a cover with a flange covered on a backside of the plate with a flange in a form of sandwiching the rotation restraint part, a tip end-side of the lever shaft penetrating the cover with a flange via a bearing, and a potentiometer provided on a backside of the cover with a flange, rotation of the lever shaft being transmitted to the potentiometer.

The invention relates to an industrial truck, in particular a tri-lateral stacker, comprising a mast (8), a lateral push frame (34) that can move up and down on the mast (8), a lateral pusher (38) that is mounted on the lateral push frame (34) so as to be laterally movable transversely to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck, so that said pusher has a degree of freedom of movement along the lateral push frame (34) that is oriented laterally, transversely to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck, a load-supporting apparatus (36) that is arranged on the lateral pusher (38) and can move laterally, together with the lateral pusher (38), transversely to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck using its degree of freedom of movement, a lateral push drive device (52) that can be controlled by a control device of the industrial truck for moving the lateral pusher (38) and the load-supporting apparatus (36) together along the lateral push frame (34), and comprising a device for reducing transverse vibrations, in particular vibrations having vibration components that are transverse to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial track, wherein the industrial truck is characterised in that, in a vibration-damping operating mode, the lateral push drive device (52) can be operated as a component of the device for reducing vibrations, wherein, in the vibration-damping operating mode, said device allows the lateral pusher (38) to move relative to the lateral push frame (34) so as to reduce vibrations.

The invention relates to an industrial truck, in particular a tri-lateral stacker, comprising a mast (8), a lateral push frame (34) that can move up and down on the mast (8), a lateral pusher (38) that is mounted on the lateral push frame (34) so as to be laterally movable transversely to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck, so that said pusher has a degree of freedom of movement along the lateral push frame (34) that is oriented laterally, transversely to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck, a load-supporting apparatus (36) that is arranged on the lateral pusher (38) and can move laterally, together with the lateral pusher (38), transversely to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial truck using its degree of freedom of movement, a lateral push drive device (52) that can be controlled by a control device of the industrial truck for moving the lateral pusher (38) and the load-supporting apparatus (36) together along the lateral push frame (34), and comprising a device for reducing transverse vibrations, in particular vibrations having vibration components that are transverse to the main direction of travel (G) of the industrial track, wherein the industrial truck is characterised in that, in a vibration-damping operating mode, the lateral push drive device (52) can be operated as a component of the device for reducing vibrations, wherein, in the vibration-damping operating mode, said device allows the lateral pusher (38) to move relative to the lateral push frame (34) so as to reduce vibrations.

A control lever device of an industrial vehicle includes a control lever that is tiltable forward and rearward relative to a vehicle body of the industrial vehicle and that includes a control knob, a switch button that is provided on the control knob and adapted to be pushable while the control lever is operated. The switch button has a movement axis indicating a movable direction of the switch button. The movement axis is inclined forward relative to a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the control knob so that a pushing direction of the switch button is directed rearward from the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the control knob.

Systems and methods for material handling vehicle simulation are provided. In one aspect, a material handling vehicle simulation system includes a material handling vehicle having a plurality of controls operable to manipulate the material handling vehicle to perform a desired operation, and a vehicle controller configured to selectively transition between a standard mode where the vehicle controller is configured to instruct the vehicle to perform standard operating tasks and a simulation mode. The material handling simulation system further includes a simulation kit having a simulation display, and a simulation controller in communication with the plurality of controls and the simulation display. When the vehicle controller is in the simulation mode, the simulation controller is configured to simulate operation of the material handling vehicle on the simulation display in response to manipulation of at least one of the plurality of controls.

A pallet sled includes a lower frame and a plurality of wheels supporting the lower frame. An upper frame is configured to support a pallet thereon. A ratchet is configured to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame. A handle is configured to operate the ratchet to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame. The handle may be pivotable relative to the lower frame. The ratchet may include a gear and a pawl. The ratchet may also be configured to selectively lower the upper frame. As another option, one or more of the handle, the upper frame or the plurality of wheels are reconfigurable between an extended position and a retracted position.

A pallet sled includes a lower frame and a plurality of wheels supporting the lower frame. An upper frame is configured to support a pallet thereon. A ratchet is configured to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame. A handle is configured to operate the ratchet to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame. The handle may be pivotable relative to the lower frame. The ratchet may include a gear and a pawl. The ratchet may also be configured to selectively lower the upper frame. As another option, one or more of the handle, the upper frame or the plurality of wheels are reconfigurable between an extended position and a retracted position.

Distance measurements are performed by a fork pocket detection sensor at a position at which the fork pocket detection sensor faces one of fork pockets and at a position at which the fork pocket detection sensor faces the central position in the horizontal direction between the fork pockets on a pallet side face, and information obtained by combining pieces of distance-measurement information acquired by the distance measurements is compared with information of predefined shapes of the fork pockets, so as to specify the positions of the fork pockets. Hereby, it is possible to accurately detect the positions of the fork pockets without causing a decrease of conveyance efficiency.

Distance measurements are performed by a fork pocket detection sensor at a position at which the fork pocket detection sensor faces one of fork pockets and at a position at which the fork pocket detection sensor faces the central position in the horizontal direction between the fork pockets on a pallet side face, and information obtained by combining pieces of distance-measurement information acquired by the distance measurements is compared with information of predefined shapes of the fork pockets, so as to specify the positions of the fork pockets. Hereby, it is possible to accurately detect the positions of the fork pockets without causing a decrease of conveyance efficiency.