Crown Equipment Corporation

James V Kraimer

Christoph Babel

Christian Molnar

Markus Graf

Jay G Pollack

Alexander Quednau

Timothy A Wellman

Michael P Gallagher

Peter Paul Adelsperger

Rainer Bernhard Teufel

Ryan R Berger

Craig J Rekow

Adam M Ruppert

Thornton K Lothrop

Luying Sun

Kurt Dykema

Philip W Swift

Lewis Henry Manci

Eric L Jensen

Paul C Duckworth

Sebastian Theos

Vernon W Siefring

Anthony T Castaneda

Todd A Zeilinger

Mark E Schumacher

Monty L Crabill

Matthew M Green

James Caleb Meyer

Robert J Henshaw

Philip D Palermo

Benjamin John Purrenhage

Peter M Bartlett

Stefan Hannemann

Franz Pöschl

Sultan Masoud Karimi

Paul Duckworth

Marc Voelke

Michael Hoiss

Monty Crabill

Eric Jensen

A materials handling vehicle including a power unit supported on wheels, and a mast assembly supported on the power unit. The mast assembly includes four or more telescoping sections defined by pairs of laterally spaced rails. An operator compartment is supported on the mast assembly for vertical movement relative to the mast assembly and includes a front wall defining a side of the operator compartment adjacent to the mast assembly. The laterally spaced rails have a height that is generally equal to the height of the front wall. A dash is located adjacent to the operator compartment.

Order picker materials handling vehicle with improved downward visibility when driving elevated

A vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction system introduces an operational concept to a vehicle operator via a machine-initiated interaction. Thereafter, interaction is initiated by the industrial vehicle according to a cadence that provides a gap between interactions so that the operator can demonstrate the behavior associated with the introduced concept. Industrial vehicle data associated with the content of the interaction(s) is analyzed and evaluated against pre-defined operational criteria to determine whether the operator is demonstrating the appropriate skill/behavior associated with the interaction(s). Responsive to the operator's demonstrated ability, the system can modify operation of the vehicle to tune the industrial vehicle to the operator. The system can also extend to the operating environment, by interacting with electronic devices, vehicles, machines, etc., in the operating environment to tune the environment to the operator.

Vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction

Manlift control panel

Manlift features

Manlift shelf

Manlift side windows

A vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction system introduces an operational concept to a vehicle operator via a machine-initiated interaction. Thereafter, interaction is initiated by the industrial vehicle according to a cadence that provides a gap between interactions so that the operator can demonstrate the behavior associated with the introduced concept. The vehicle controller actively analyzes industrial vehicle data associated with the content of the interaction(s), and evaluates the data against pre-defined operational criteria to determine whether the operator is demonstrating the appropriate skill/behavior associated with the interaction(s). Responsive to the operator's demonstrated ability, the system can modify operation of the vehicle to tune the industrial vehicle to the operator. The system can also extend to the operating environment, by interacting with electronic devices, vehicles, machines, etc., in the operating environment to tune the environment to the operator.

A materials handling vehicle including a mast assembly supported on a power unit. The mast assembly includes plural telescoping sections defined by pairs of laterally spaced rails. An operator compartment is supported on the mast assembly for vertical movement, and a dash is located forward of the operator compartment and includes a substantially horizontal support surface for packages. At least one control device is associated with the dash for operation by an operator standing on the operator compartment. A transparent window defines a portion of the horizontal support surface and provides the operator with a view of a floor surface when the operator compartment is in an elevated position such that the operator does not need to move his head outside the perimeter of the vehicle when looking down. When the mast assembly is in a collapsed position the mast assembly is no higher than the horizontal support surface.

Manlift overhead guard

Mounting bar assembly

A mounting bar assembly mounted to a materials handling vehicle includes a mounting bar extending from a body portion of the materials handling vehicle, a housing mounted to the mounting bar and supporting at least one electronic device, and cabling that extends to the housing through a hollow interior portion defined within the mounting bar. The mounting bar assembly further includes cabling for providing communication between the at least one electronic device and control structure of the vehicle. The housing is mounted to the mounting bar such that the housing can be situated in a plurality of positions along at least a portion of the length of the mounting bar while the cabling is maintained within the hollow interior portion.

Mounting bar assembly for a materials handling vehicle

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Haimhausen, Germany

James V Kraimer