A materials handling vehicle is provided having: a power unit comprising at least one wheel; a mast assembly coupled to the power unit comprising at least one mast weldment; and a platform assembly. The platform assembly comprising: a floorboard upon which an operator may stand; a support wall connected to the floorboard and positioned adjacent to the mast assembly, the floorboard and the support wall defining an operator compartment of the platform assembly; at least one operator control assembly positioned to allow for operation by an operator located within the operator compartment; and a non-horizontal viewing window provided in the support wall.

A control system and a control method for a forklift are provided. The control system includes a lifting mechanism, a driving device, a sensing device and a control device. The driving device drives the lifting mechanism. The sensing device senses a displacement amount of the lifting mechanism. The control device obtains a displacement speed of the lifting mechanism according to the displacement amount, and judges whether the lifting mechanism is overloaded or not according to the displacement speed. When the control device judges that overloading occurs, the control device controls the driving device to stop driving the lifting mechanism so as to improve the use safety of the forklift.

A control system and a control method for a forklift are provided. The control system includes a lifting mechanism, a driving device, a sensing device and a control device. The driving device drives the lifting mechanism. The sensing device senses a displacement amount of the lifting mechanism. The control device obtains a displacement speed of the lifting mechanism according to the displacement amount, and judges whether the lifting mechanism is overloaded or not according to the displacement speed. When the control device judges that overloading occurs, the control device controls the driving device to stop driving the lifting mechanism so as to improve the use safety of the forklift.

A system for parasitic power generation and control of a load-handler configured to be coupled to a lift truck, with a parasitic energy convertor mounted on the load-handler and coupled via a hydraulic feed line to a hydraulic pump on the lift truck. The parasitic energy convertor configured to generate electrical power for components of the load-handler, including a load-side control transceiver. The load-side control transceiver is configured for controlling control valves based on commands received wirelessly from a truck-side control transceiver. The load-side control transceiver configured for monitoring and control of the load-handler including event logging and notification of maintenance needed.

An adjustable load handler configured to be mounted on lift trucks with different standard type carriages. The handler comprising a frame assembly, a top hook assembly with a securing mechanism for securing the top hook assembly to the frame assembly in a plurality of positions A center manifold is coupled to the underside of the side shift actuator, with hydraulic connections directly into the side shift actuator. Hydraulic lines coupled to the center manifold and to one or more hydraulic components of the loader have sufficient slack so the top hook assembly can be moved between positions without disconnecting any of these hydraulic lines.

An industrial truck comprising a driver display and at least one manually actuable operating element, which is assigned a plurality of function keys. A toggle key is provided for the function keys, whereupon actuation of the toggle key, a second function is assigned to at least one of the function keys. The second function is a function that can be selected in a driver-specific manner.

An industrial truck comprising a driver display and at least one manually actuable operating element, which is assigned a plurality of function keys. A toggle key is provided for the function keys, whereupon actuation of the toggle key, a second function is assigned to at least one of the function keys. The second function is a function that can be selected in a driver-specific manner.

A materials handling vehicle includes a camera, odometry module, processor, and drive mechanism. The camera captures images of an identifier for a racking system aisle and a rack leg portion in the aisle. The processor uses the identifier to generate information indicative of an initial rack leg position and rack leg spacing in the aisle, generate an initial vehicle position using the initial rack leg position, generate a vehicle odometry-based position using odometry data and the initial vehicle position, detect a subsequent rack leg using a captured image, correlate the detected subsequent rack leg with an expected vehicle position using rack leg spacing, generate an odometry error signal based on a difference between the positions, and update the vehicle odometry-based position using the odometry error signal and/or generated mast sway compensation to use for end of aisle protection and/or in/out of aisle localization.

A materials handling vehicle includes a camera, odometry module, processor, and drive mechanism. The camera captures images of an identifier for a racking system aisle and a rack leg portion in the aisle. The processor uses the identifier to generate information indicative of an initial rack leg position and rack leg spacing in the aisle, generate an initial vehicle position using the initial rack leg position, generate a vehicle odometry-based position using odometry data and the initial vehicle position, detect a subsequent rack leg using a captured image, correlate the detected subsequent rack leg with an expected vehicle position using rack leg spacing, generate an odometry error signal based on a difference between the positions, and update the vehicle odometry-based position using the odometry error signal and/or generated mast sway compensation to use for end of aisle protection and/or in/out of aisle localization.

A handle head of an electric transport vehicle includes a first body and a second body, with the second body being releasably connected to the first body. The second body conveniently may be disassembled from the first body when the vehicle is going to be shipped, and then reassembled for use of the vehicle. Disassembly of the second body from the first reduces the length of the handle and the volume of the handle head that otherwise need to be accommodated during shipping.