APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE

A materials handling vehicle (10) comprising, a power unit (14), a load handling assembly (12) coupled to said power unit (14), at least one first obstacle detector (76, 76A, 76B) mounted at a first location on said power unit (14) to detect an object located along a path of travel of said power uni...

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Main Authors SCHLOEMER, James F, SIEFRING, Vernon W, GREEN, Matthew M, SNODGRASS, Ryan M, PULSKAMP, Steven, R, HORVATH, Eugene P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 14.12.2016
Subjects
CONTROLLING
HAULING
HOISTING
HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCEDIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A materials handling vehicle (10) comprising, a power unit (14), a load handling assembly (12) coupled to said power unit (14), at least one first obstacle detector (76, 76A, 76B) mounted at a first location on said power unit (14) to detect an object located along a path of travel of said power unit (14) beyond a dead zone (DZ) of said first detector (76, 76A, 76B), and at least one second obstacle detector (76, 76A, 76B) mounted at a second location on said power unit (14), spaced from said power unit first location, and capable of detecting an object in said dead zone (DZ) of said first obstacle detector (76, 76A, 76B).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20090804108