Lighting floor on sides of material handling vehicle to indicate limited or non-limited area

US12221330B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Crown Equipment Corporation · US

Inventors

• Sebastian Theos · Vaterstetten, DE
• Andreas Simon · Munich, DE
• Juergen Buchmann · Pliening, DE
• René Konzack · Isen, DE
• Christian Molnar · Forstinning, DE
• Alfonso Costas · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 17, 2021
• Grant date: Feb 11, 2025
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2554/4049
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method is provided for controlling a light source device associated with a materials handling vehicle, wherein the materials handling vehicle includes one or more sensing devices, comprising: sensing via the one or more sensing devices a first distance from a left side of the vehicle to a first boundary object and a second distance from a right side of the vehicle to a second boundary object; controlling the light source device to designate a first area to the left side of the vehicle as either a limited operation area or a non-limited operation area and to designate a second area to the right side of the vehicle as either a limited operation area or a non-limited operation area.