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 obstacle detector (76, 76A, 76B) mounted to said power unit (14) to detect an object located along a path of travel of said power unit (14), said detector (76,...

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Main Authors GREEN, MATTHEW M, WERSHING, JESSE, SIEFRING, VERNON W, DUES, JEFFRY D, SCHLOEMER, JAMES F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 12.12.2012
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 obstacle detector (76, 76A, 76B) mounted to said power unit (14) to detect an object located along a path of travel of said power unit (14), said detector (76, 76A, 76B) generating a distance signal upon detecting an object corresponding to a distance between the detected object and said power unit (14), a load sensor (LS) to generate a weight signal indicative of a weight of a load on said load handling assembly (12), and a controller (103) receiving said distance signal and said weight signal and generating a corresponding vehicle stop or maximum allowable speed signal based on said distance and weight signals.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120183585