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Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Toyota Material Handling, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Inventors:

Joseph Major, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Kevin Partridge, Columbus, IN (US);

Assignee:

Toyota Material Handling, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/001 (2013.01); B62D 5/008 (2013.01); B62D 5/0427 (2013.01); B62D 5/0448 (2013.01); B62D 5/046 (2013.01); B62D 5/0469 (2013.01); B62D 15/0225 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); B66F 9/07568 (2013.01); B66F 9/07572 (2013.01);
Abstract

A steer-by-wire control system adapted for use with a material handling vehicle such as a forklift includes a controller programmed to receive input indicative of a desired direction of travel of the material handling vehicle and to control an actuator coupled with the steered wheels of the material handling vehicle to change the direction of travel of the vehicle and synchronize the direction of travel with a position of a steering wheel of the material handling vehicle.


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Major, Joseph. (2025). Synchronized steering control systems for forklifts (U.S. Patent No. 12371093). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12371093

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