AU5640490A - Apparatus and method for controllably positioning forks of a material handling vehicle - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for controllably positioning forks of a material handling vehicle

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Publication number
AU5640490A
AU5640490A AU56404/90A AU5640490A AU5640490A AU 5640490 A AU5640490 A AU 5640490A AU 56404/90 A AU56404/90 A AU 56404/90A AU 5640490 A AU5640490 A AU 5640490A AU 5640490 A AU5640490 A AU 5640490A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
material handling
handling vehicle
controllably positioning
positioning forks
forks
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU56404/90A
Inventor
Andrew P Blau
Paul D. Grohsmeyer
Joseph J Harding
Darren L Krahn
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Caterpillar Industrial Inc
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Caterpillar Industrial Inc
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Application filed by Caterpillar Industrial Inc filed Critical Caterpillar Industrial Inc
Publication of AU5640490A publication Critical patent/AU5640490A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • 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
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
    • B66F9/12—Platforms; Forks; Other load supporting or gripping members
    • B66F9/14—Platforms; Forks; Other load supporting or gripping members laterally movable, e.g. swingable, for slewing or transverse movements
    • B66F9/142—Movements of forks either individually or relative to each other
    • B66F9/144—Movements of forks relative to each other - independent
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • 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
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/063—Automatically guided
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • 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
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
    • B66F9/0755—Position control; Position detectors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)
AU56404/90A 1989-12-04 1990-02-20 Apparatus and method for controllably positioning forks of a material handling vehicle Abandoned AU5640490A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US44521489A 1989-12-04 1989-12-04
US445214 1989-12-04

Publications (1)

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AU5640490A true AU5640490A (en) 1991-06-26

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AU56404/90A Abandoned AU5640490A (en) 1989-12-04 1990-02-20 Apparatus and method for controllably positioning forks of a material handling vehicle

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0456769B1 (en)
AU (1) AU5640490A (en)
DE (1) DE69028093T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1991008164A1 (en)

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EP0456769A1 (en) 1991-11-21
DE69028093T2 (en) 1997-03-20
WO1991008164A1 (en) 1991-06-13
EP0456769B1 (en) 1996-08-14
DE69028093D1 (en) 1996-09-19
EP0456769A4 (en) 1992-05-06

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