Selectively enabling faster reverse driving of a materials-handling vehicle
US12209001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/0759
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method controls the reverse speed of a materials-handling vehicle having a forward-facing operator seat, a front end, a back end, a reverse-consent sensor, and a controller. The method detects, via the reverse-consent sensor, whether an operator of the vehicle is in a position to view a path of the vehicle when the vehicle is driven in a reverse direction; limits, via the controller, the reverse speed of the vehicle to a first maximum reverse speed when the operator is not detected to be in such a position when the vehicle is driven in a reverse direction; and limits, via the controller, the reverse speed of the vehicle to a second maximum reverse speed when the operator is detected to be in such a position. The first maximum reverse speed of the vehicle may be lower than the second maximum reverse speed of the vehicle.
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