EP 2123596 B1 20121017 - Arrangement and method for controlling the position of the forks of an industrial truck
Title (en)
Arrangement and method for controlling the position of the forks of an industrial truck
Title (de)
Anordnung und Verfahren zur Steuerung der Gabelposition eines Flurförderzeugs
Title (fr)
Agencement et procédé pour contrôler la position des fourches d'un camion industriel
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 08156534 A 20080520
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2123596A1] An industrial fork lift truck (1) including an arrangement (14) for controlling the position of the forks of the truck wherein the arrangement (14) comprise sensors (18) and (21) for detecting the height and the angular position of the forks on the mast (8), a shelf selector, a storage in which shelf height positions are stored and a control unit (17) wherein the control unit (17) is arranged to control the adjustment of the height position of the forks on the mast to pre-defined height positions corresponding to a selected shelf. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the position of the forks on the mast of an industrial truck including an arrangement (14), wherein a shelf position is selected; wherein the control unit (17) is configured with one or several pre-defined fork height positions corresponding to shelf position; wherein the control unit (17) controls the adjustment of the position of the forks to the pre-defined fork height positions corresponding to the selected shelf position.
IPC 8 full level
B66F 9/08 (2006.01); B66F 9/20 (2006.01); B66F 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B66F 9/082 (2013.01); B66F 9/20 (2013.01); B66F 17/003 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08156534 A 20080520