An automatic guided vehicle for the handling of shuttles and/or loading units in automatic warehouses. A telescopic upright integral with a vehicle frame bears a fork holder plate provided with a pair of forks and connected to the telescopic upright with an equipment. The equipment includes actuators and sensors for controlling and commanding the movements of the forks. An actuator controls the global lateral translation of the fork holder plate. A pair of actuators moves the forks closer to and away from each other. A pair of actuators rotates the fork holder plate with respect to a central axis of the equipment. The equipment also includes a pair of fork side sensors, to check the alignment of the fork holder plate to the front side of a rack and fork alignment sensors to check the alignment of the forks with respect to the lateral guides of the tunnel.

Disclosed embodiments include backscreens, backscreen accessories for implements of power machines, and implements including the same. In the backscreens or backscreen accessories, a first backscreen portion is attached to a frame of the implement, for example by welding. The first backscreen portion includes at least one first portion interface feature. A second backscreen portion has at least one second portion interface feature. The at least one first portion interface feature and the at least one second portion interface feature are configured to engage one another to removably couple the second backscreen portion to the first backscreen portion.

A slide-bearing assembly capable of enabling sliding of a load-carrying surface relative to a load-supporting structure, such that the slide-bearing assembly may include a first arrangement of at least one substantially nonmetallic elongate bearing element capable of extending along a first load-carrying surface and a second arrangement of at least two substantially nonmetallic elongate bearing elements capable of extending longitudinally in series along a second load-carrying surface parallel to the first load-carrying surface such that the second load-carrying surface is in non-coextensive supportive relationship with the first load-carrying surface.

An image obtaining section obtains a taken image from an imaging device. A pallet type identification section has a learning model for combinations of images of a plurality of types of pallets and types of the pallets, and identifies a type of a target pallet by inputting, to the learning model, the taken image of the target pallet, which is obtained by the image obtaining section. A pallet position/shape obtaining section obtains position/shape data of the target pallet from a distance measuring device for measuring a distance to the target pallet. A pallet deviation detection section previously stores position/shape data of the pallets and performs comparison between the stored position/shape data corresponding to the identified type of the target pallet and the position/shape data of the target pallet.

A cargo handling system in which an industrial vehicle performs cargo handling operation for a transport vehicle includes the industrial vehicle, a work site where the industrial vehicle perform cargo handling operation, a monitoring unit provided at a position in the work site different from the industrial vehicle, and configured to monitor a state of the work site, a pallet on which a cargo is placed, an identification information provider provided in the pallet and providing identification information for identifying at least one of the cargo and the pallet, and a reading unit configured to read the identification information provider. The industrial vehicle performs the cargo handling operation based on the identification information read by the reading unit.

Cargo loading systems for use with a cargo storage area of a vehicle are described. In one form, the cargo loading system has a mast frame and a carriage assembly supported by the mast frame. The carriage assembly has lifting forks, and a fork lateral control mechanism configured to control lateral movement of the lifting forks across the carriage assembly. A carriage pivot control mechanism controls pivotal movement of the carriage assembly relative to the mast frame about a first vertical axis. A fork pivot control mechanism controls pivotal movement of the lifting forks relative to the carriage assembly about a second vertical axis, between a first position in which the lifting forks extend away from the carriage assembly and a second position in which the lifting forks extend along carriage assembly. A carriage vertical control assembly controls raising and lowering of the carriage assembly relative to the mast frame, and a mast frame actuating assembly controls lateral movement of the mast frame relative to an open end of the cargo storage area of the vehicle.

A mobile stacking apparatus for stacking an article array includes a stacker unit having a pair of stacker arms for containing at least one article array therebetween, each stacker arm includes a plurality of supports for supporting the at least one article array, the plurality of supports are configured to move in and out of the stacker arm caused by a movement of a movable handle attached on the stacker arm, and a vertical frame containing a lifting arrangement, the lifting arrangement includes at least a motor to move the stacker unit in a vertical direction.

A mobile stacking apparatus for stacking an article array includes a stacker unit having a pair of stacker arms for containing at least one article array therebetween, each stacker arm includes a plurality of supports for supporting the at least one article array, the plurality of supports are configured to move in and out of the stacker arm caused by a movement of a movable handle attached on the stacker arm, and a vertical frame containing a lifting arrangement, the lifting arrangement includes at least a motor to move the stacker unit in a vertical direction.

A transfer system includes a tray configured to accommodate an object, the tray including a first guide comprising a first base surface, a first side surface, and a first curved chamfered surface between the first base surface and the first side surface, a station including at least one second guide including a second base surface, a second side surface, and a second curved chamfered surface between the second base surface and the second side surface, and a mobile apparatus configured to provide the tray to the station, the mobile apparatus including a holder configured to hold the tray, and a gripper configured to engage with the holder.

Disclosed are an aligning method, a controller, and material handling equipment. A major technical solution includes: acquiring target data of a first stacking object and a second stacking object by using a first sensor; extracting, from the target data, first target data of the first stacking object and second target data of the second stacked object; calculating a relative pose of the first stacking object relative to the second stacking object based on the first target data and the second target data; and controlling, based on the relative pose, material handling equipment to move, to align the first stacking object with the second stacking object. In the present disclosure, a relative pose between two stacking objects is corrected by simultaneously acquiring and processing target data of the two stacking objects, thereby significantly improving accuracy and efficiency of a stacking operation.