Abstract: A load handling module for a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle including a vehicle body, a mast, a tower, and at least one fork extending from a load backrest to a tip end, the tower extending upwardly from the load backrest, and the at least one fork being selectively movable relative to the vehicle body and configured to support a load, the load handling module comprising: a first camera secured to the load backrest and positioned proximate a top surface of the at least one fork, the first camera being configured to determine a position of an object in a first camera field of view; a second camera secured to the tower so that it is positioned above the first camera, the second camera being configured to determine the position of an object in a second camera field of view; a fork tip sensor secured to the at least one fork proximate a tip end, the fork tip sensor being configured to detect a presence of an object within a fork sensor field of view extending in front of the tip end; and a controller in communication with the first camera, the second camera, and the fork tip sensor, the controller being configured to autonomously control movement of the at least one fork. . . /-112 o 0a 70/ -60 -78 - - H 142-- - 4 8 -84 1880 82 14 2874 80
LOAD HANDLING MODULE FOR A MATERIAL HANDLING VEHICLE
22.10.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |