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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
The Raymond Corporation, Greene, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Andrew Weiss, Greene, NY (US);
Robert Paterson, Binghamton, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Raymond Corporation, Greene, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/07 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B62B 5/00 (2006.01); B62B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); B62B 3/06 (2013.01); B62B 5/0073 (2013.01); B62B 5/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for sensing the presence of a load carried by a material handling vehicle are provided. The material handling vehicle includes a vehicle body, and a load supporting member configured to support the load. The material handling vehicle further includes a load sensor configured to determine the presence of the load within a defined range of the load supporting member.