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US 7,350,613 B2Granted
Transport with rotatable load and safety bumper
AssigneeJervis B. Webb Company
InventorNoel F. Dehne
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Abstract
A vehicle having (i) a rotatable platform for securing a load thereto, and (ii) an object detection system for detecting an object in the vehicle's path of travel. The sensitivity of the object detection system is variable so that it can be varied based on the rotated position of the load.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a drive frame, said drive frame being capable of propelling said vehicle in response to at least one drive control signal;
- a load platform operatively coupled with said drive frame for carrying a load, wherein said load platform is capable of being rotated in relation to said drive frame;
- a controller, said controller operatively coupled to said drive frame and being capable of generating said at least one drive control signal;
- an object detector, said object detector being operatively coupled to said controller, wherein said object detector communicates with said controller when said object detector senses an object within a predetermined distance of said vehicle, wherein said predetermined distance is automatically adjusted based on a rotated position of said swivel;
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- a swivel disposed between said load platform to said drive frame.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a drive frame, said drive frame being capable of propelling said vehicle in response to at least one drive control signal;
- a load platform operatively coupled with said drive frame for carrying a load, wherein said load platform is capable of being rotated in relation to said drive frame;
- a controller, said controller operatively coupled to said drive frame and being capable of generating said at least one drive control signal;
- an object detector, said object detector being operatively coupled to said controller, wherein said object detector communicates with said controller when said object detector senses an object within a predetermined distance of said vehicle;
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- a swivel disposed between said load platform to said drive frame, wherein said object detector further comprises at least one distance sensor, said distance sensor being capable of determining a distance from said object detector to said load, whereby said predetermined distance is automatically adjusted based on said distance.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a drive frame, said drive frame being capable of propelling said vehicle in response to at least one drive control signal;
- a load platform operatively coupled with said drive frame for carrying a load, wherein said load platform is capable of being rotated in relation to said drive frame;
- a controller, said controller operatively coupled to said drive frame and being capable of generating said at least one drive control signal;
- an object detector, said object detector being operatively coupled to said controller, wherein said object detector communicates with said controller when said object detector senses an object within a predetermined distance of said vehicle;
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- a swivel disposed between said load platform to said drive frame, wherein said controller communicates with said object detector and a rotated position of said swivel to determine a bank length.
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