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Camera lifting apparatus and cargo handling operation aiding apparatus in industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle

US7320385B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2002
Grant dateJan 22, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66F9/24
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A camera lifting apparatus is used in an industrial vehicle equipped with a cargo handling apparatus for lifting a cargo carrying carriage up and down along a mast provided on a vehicle body. The carriage has a cargo carrying apparatus. The camera lifting apparatus comprises a camera unit attached to the cargo carrying apparatus. The camera unit has a camera for picking up an image of a work area of the cargo carrying apparatus. A moving mechanism moves the camera unit relatively to the cargo carrying apparatus. An actuator drives the moving mechanism.

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