(19)
(11) EP 3 228 582 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/41

(21) Application number: 17163943.8

(22) Date of filing: 30.03.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B66F 17/00(2006.01)
B66F 9/075(2006.01)
 B66F 11/04(2006.01)
G01S 15/93(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 08.04.2016 US 201615094286

(71) Applicant: JLG Industries, Inc.
McConnellsburg, PA 17233 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PUSZKIEWICZ, Ignacy
    McConnellsburg, PA Pennsylvania 17233 (US)
  • GILBRIDE, Matthew I.
    McConnellsburg, PA Pennsylvania 17233 (US)
  • LOMBARDO, David W.
    McConnellsburg, PA Pennsylvania 17233 (US)
  • MOHLMAN, Brian K.
    McConnellsburg, PA Pennsylvania 17233 (US)

(74) Representative: Boakes, Jason Carrington 
Secerna LLP The Catalyst Baird Lane Heslington East
York YO10 5GA
York YO10 5GA (GB)

   


(54) OPTO-ELECTRIC SYSTEM OF ENHANCED OPERATOR CONTROL STATION PROTECTION


(57) A system for protecting an operator on an aerial work platform (10; 110) from a crushing hazard includes a sensor (e.g.: 402), such as opto-electric sensor, positionable adjacent the control panel area (e.g.: 124). A control system (12) is programmed to control operation of the driving components based on signals from the sensor.







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