Systems and methods for material handling vehicle
AssigneeThe Raymond Corporation
InventorsDavid A. King, Adam Pehowski, Nathan C. Mortenson, Aaron R. Pasker
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Abstract
A material handling vehicle that comprises a power section supported by a vehicle frame, a platform, and an operator compartment between the power section and the platform. The material handling vehicle also comprises a post assembly attached to the platform and a clamping assembly secured with the post assembly. The post assembly comprises one or more vertical posts and one or more horizontal posts. The clamping assembly comprises two space apart actuators connected with a clamping bar. The clamping bar comprises a plurality of clamps. The clamping bar is configured to move relative to the post assembly between a first state and a second state.
Claims12
A method for loading a material handling vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing the material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle comprising a platform and a post assembly attached with a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprising a clamping bar and two spaced apart actuators, the clamping bar is configured to move relative to the post assembly between a first state and a second state;
- loading a plurality of carts on the platform of the material handling vehicle;
- determining an end of the loading step;
- moving the clamping bar from the second state to the first state after the end of the loading step has been determined;
- and
- moving the platform from a down position to an up position after the clamping bar has moved from the second state to the first state.
A method for loading and unloading a material handling vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing the material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle comprising a control unit, a platform, and a post assembly attached with a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprising a clamping bar that is configured to move relative to the post assembly between a first state and a second state;
- loading a plurality of carts on the platform of the material handling vehicle;
- determining an end of the loading step;
- moving the clamping bar from the second state to the first state after the end of the loading step has been determined;
- moving the platform from a down position to an up position after the clamping bar has moved from the second state to the first state;
- moving the material handling vehicle;
- engaging an unloading step;
- simultaneously moving the platform from the up position to the down position and moving the clamping bar from the first state to the second state after the unloading step has been engaged;
- and
- unloading the plurality of carts from the platform of the material handling vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.