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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:

Konecranes Global Corporation, Hyvinkää, FI;

Inventors:

Ville Mannari, Vantaa, FI;

Thomas Gylling, Helsinki, FI;

Teemu Paasikivi, Tervakoski, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 15/06 (2006.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/48 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); B65G 63/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 13/16 (2013.01); B66C 13/48 (2013.01); B66C 15/065 (2013.01); B66C 19/007 (2013.01); G01S 7/481 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); B65G 63/045 (2013.01);
Abstract

Load handling equipment comprises vertical support structures between which transport means are mounted to be moved along a horizontal support structure between the vertical support structures to move a load relative to the support structures, and a distance-measuring device capable of generating distance measurement data is mounted in at least one of said support structures. The distance-measuring device is arranged to generate distance measurement data on at least two of the following objects relative to their mounting position, the objects comprising: a vehicle positioned beneath or on a side of the load handling equipment, the door of a vehicle, a person, a load, a reflector and transport means for moving a load.


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