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US 8,985,649 B2Granted
Laminate bumper for material handling vehicles
AssigneeThe Raymond Corporation
InventorsKurt Richard Lutz, Brian Matthew Warner
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Abstract
A material handling vehicle includes a laminated bumper that provides both durability and reduced energy transmissibility. The laminated bumper includes at least a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer, such that at least one of the first bumper layer and second bumper layer of the laminate bumper are allowed to translate upon bumper contact with an object.
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A bumper for a material handling vehicle, the bumper comprising:
- a lug secured to a frame of the material handling vehicle;
- a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer, the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer movably secured to the frame to form a vehicle bumper, at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer includes an elongated slot for the lug to extend through;
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- at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer is allowed to translate substantially parallel to the frame of the material handling vehicle and the elongated slot upon the vehicle bumper contact with an object to reduce energy transmissibility through the frame.
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A laminate bumper for a material handling vehicle, the laminate bumper comprising:
- a lug secured to a frame of the material handling vehicle;
- a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer, the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer positioned relative to the frame to form a bumper, such that at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer is allowed to translate substantially parallel to the frame of the material handling vehicle upon the bumper contact with an object to reduce energy transmissibility through the frame;
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- at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer includes an elongated slot for the lug to allow the at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer to translate substantially parallel to the frame upon the bumper contact with the object.
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A material handling vehicle comprising:
- a frame, and a vertically movable platform mounted relative to the frame, the platform being vertically movable between an upper position and a lower position;
- a lug secured to the frame, the lug to position a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer relative to the frame to form a bumper;
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- wherein the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer are movably secured to the frame by the lug, such that at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer is allowed to translate a predefined amount upon the bumper contact with an object to reduce energy transmissibility through the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.