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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);
James V. Kraimer, Haimhausen, DE;
Jay G. Pollack, Dayton, OH (US);
Timothy A. Wellman, Coldwater, OH (US);
Lewis H. Manci, New Bremen, OH (US);
Vernon W. Siefring, Covington, OH (US);
Mark E. Schumacher, New Knoxville, OH (US);
Matthew M. Green, Celina, OH (US);
Anthony T. Castaneda, Troy, OH (US);
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);
Abstract
A materials handling vehicle includes an operator platform from which an operator can drive the vehicle; a traction control system for advancing the vehicle across a floor surface; at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of an object located at a position proximate to the vehicle; and a controller communicably coupled to the at least one sensor and the traction control system. The controller is responsive to the output of the at least one sensor to stop or slow down the vehicle if an object is detected proximate to the vehicle and the vehicle is traveling in response to a remote travel request. However, the controller does not slow down or stop the vehicle if an object is proximate to the vehicle while the operator is driving the vehicle on the operator platform.