| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414592000 | ELEVATOR OR HOIST AND LOADING OR UNLOADING MEANS THEREFOR | 88 |
| 20090047110 | Hoist system for flat screen televisions and heavy objects - A hoist system hoists a flat screen television or a heavy object in a room for attachment to a wall mounted attachment fixture. The hoist system has a wheel-supported base, and a central pillar with a raising and lowering element. The central pillar has a counter weight projection arm with a plurality of notches for carrying a counterbalance weight. A projection arm extends from the movable element in the direction opposite to the counterbalance weight arm with a downward pointing extension that carries a plurality of adjustable L-shaped brackets. The hoist system is brought close to a television or heavy weight at ground level and the L-shaped brackets are inserted therebelow. Weight balance is checked and a counterweight is placed on an appropriate notch in the counterbalance weight arm. The flat screen television or heavy object is then lifted to the correct height for wall attachment. Even though the load produced by the flat screen television or heavy weight being carried overhangs, delivery thereof to a point closely proximate a wall of a room can be reliably and safely accomplished by a single person. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090279993 | MAGNETIC COVER REMOVER - A cover removal apparatus includes a frame, an electromagnet and a power source, which is electrically coupled to the electromagnet for selectively energizing the electromagnet. The removal apparatus may further include means for positioning the electromagnet relative to a cover and/or means for loosening the cover. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090067969 | Rider Lift Truck - A rider lift truck with a drive portion, in which is arranged a travelling drive featuring at least one electric travelling motor for at least one steered driving wheel, with a steering device for the driving wheel, a load portion featuring a mast, an electric control unit for the travelling drive and operational controls for the travelling drive and the steering device and with a standing platform, wherein a horizontally arranged travelling motor is provided below the flatly built standing platform as a wheel hub drive for the driving wheel, and a steering motor is arranged below the standing platform alongside to the travelling motor, which is coupled with a fifth wheel for the driving wheel via a steering gear. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090035115 | Apparatus for removing and reinstalling the hardtop of an automobile - An apparatus for removing and reinstalling the detachable hardtop of an automobile; the hardtop comprising a pair of opposite side panels, each panel comprising a downwardly extending pin at its bottom. The apparatus comprises a bracket for engaging the pins, an overhead winch for elevating and lowering the hardtop about the bracket, and adjustable straps for balancing the hardtop such that the hardtop is maintained in the same horizontal position as on the automobile when elevated and/or lowered. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110070058 | Magnetic Lifting Assembly - A magnetic lifting assembly for a fork lift vehicle auxiliary implement, the vehicle having a pair of laterally spaced lift tines, the magnetic lifting assembly comprising a cross beam; lateral tine receiving means fixedly attached to the cross beam's lateral end, the lateral tine receiving means being adapted for receiving one of the fork lift vehicle's lift tines; oppositely lateral tine receiving means fixedly attached to the cross beam's oppositely lateral end, the oppositely lateral tine receiving means being adapted for receiving the fork lift vehicle's other lift tine; a permanent magnet fixedly attached to the cross beam, the permanent magnet emanating a magnetic field downwardly from the cross beam; and magnetic strength varying means connected operatively to the permanent magnet, the magnetic strength varying means being adapted for alternatively increasing and decreasing the strength of the downwardly emanated magnetic field. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20090324376 | TROUGH HOIST APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A trough hoist apparatus that raises, dumps and lowers dough troughs includes a column assembly comprising a first column and a second column spaced laterally from the first column. A first externally threaded screw is mounted within the first column such that the first threaded screw extends vertically along a height of the first column. A second externally threaded screw is mounted within the second column such that the second threaded screw extends vertically along a height of the second column. A first drive assembly includes a first internally threaded drive nut internally receiving the first threaded screw. The first drive assembly is configured to rotate the first drive nut relative to the first threaded screw to move the first drive assembly vertically along the first threaded screw. A second drive assembly includes a second internally threaded drive nut internally receiving the second threaded screw. The second drive assembly is configured to rotate the second drive nut relative to the second threaded screw to move the second drive assembly vertically along the second threaded screw. A trough carriage assembly is located between the first column and the second column. The trough carriage assembly is mounted to the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly for vertical movement therewith. The trough carriage is configured to receive a dough trough. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120201638 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MOVING A HEAVY LOAD - Method for moving a heavy load, in which method the heavy load is lifted or lowered with an elevator including an elevator car and a hoisting machine, which hoisting machine is arranged to move the elevator car from one level to another in the normal operation of the elevator, in which method the heavy load is moved to be supported by the elevator car and the elevator car is moved until the load is at the desired height, and the load is removed from the support of the elevator car. In the method a hoist that does not belong to the hoisting machine is temporarily connected to the elevator car for the purpose of moving the load, and the elevator car, which supports the load, is moved by the hoist until the load is at the desired height, and the load is removed from the support of the elevator car. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120063872 | Attachment for handling bales of hay - An attachment for handling hay bales comprising a fork member having a bottom portion including a plurality of tines, and a back portion attached to the bottom portion and extending perpendicularly upwards therefrom. A hydraulically operated push frame member having a shape and size that is similar to the back portion. An articulated frame attached between the back portion and the push frame that is adapted to push the push frame linearly from one end of the tines adjacent the back portion to a distal end of the tines, the articulated frame including an elongated rod member rotatably attached to the back portion, a piston adapter member attached to the rod member and adapted to be pivotally attached to a hydraulic cylinder for rotating the rod member when the hydraulic cylinder is actuated. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20090060698 | Pile Transfer Device and Method - In a mail processing system, a support element has a flat floor with elements spaced from each other so that a comb-type or fork-type structure is produced, wherein the elements have front section extending upwards. A first transport device has a number of bands equipped with sectional separators, which are spaced from one another. To transfer piled postal items from the support element to the first transport device the floor is aligned with the transport device, and the floor and the transport device are interlocked, so that at least a part of one of the bands extends between the elements. | 03-05-2009 |
| 414595000 | Inclined track | 4 |
| 20090074550 | CARRIAGE POSITIONING MECHANISM AND CARRIAGE FOR COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS - Cam followers are rotatably provided in the periphery of a horizontal shaft of a feeder base corresponding to a positioning object portion of a carriage. Cam members are provided on the side of a component mounting apparatus and respectively include ascending slope surfaces coming into contact with the cam followers at a position close to the carriage and horizontal positioning surfaces continuously formed with the ascending slope surfaces. After the cam followers are brought into contact with the ascending slope surfaces of the cam members, the feeder base is pressed upward toward the component mounting apparatus by an air-pressure cylinder provided in the component mounting apparatus so that the cam followers roll from the ascending slope surfaces to the positioning surfaces of the cam members and the feeder base is placed on the positioning surfaces. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100239403 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING BY PALLET TRUCK - An apparatus for transferring a load between a pallet truck and a load wrapping surface may include an angled ramp surface configured to support at least a portion of the pallet truck. The apparatus may also include an angled conveyor surface extending alongside at least a portion of the angled ramp surface. The angled conveyor surface may be configured to convey the load between the load wrapping surface and the angled ramp surface. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20080253873 | Article elevator - The present invention relates to an article elevator for moving lightweight open ended containers from a first level to a second level vertically spaced from the first level. The article elevator includes an input section at the first level for receiving container bodies. An elevator section is positioned for receiving container bodies from the input section. A discharge section is located at the second level for receiving container bodies from the elevator section. A plurality of arms is movably mounted above the input section, the elevator section, and the discharge section. Each of the arms moves a group of container bodies from the input section over the elevator section to the discharge section so that successive groups of container bodies are moved to the discharge section from the input section. | 10-16-2008 |
| 414598000 | Tilting carrier | 1 |
| 20100104410 | SAFETY MECHANISM FOR A PAPER STACK CART SYSTEM - A safety feature prevents a two wheeled electric paper lift from raising a paper tray on uneven ground that includes a tilt switch positioned in parallel with an upper limit switch that controls the height in a vertical direction of the paper tray. When a tilt angle of the paper lift is greater than 50 the tilt switch will prevent the paper tray from being raised and thereby prevent the load on the paper tray from shifting or tipping over and causing injury to an operator. | 04-29-2010 |
| 414607000 | Convertible attachment | 7 |
| 20090067970 | Attachment for a Forklift - An accessory for a forklift vehicle is described herein. The accessory is designed to attach to the forklift vehicle using the original forks of the forklift vehicle. The accessory provides additional forks, attached to a base bar that is wider than the width of the forklift vehicle and the original forks of the forklift vehicle. The wider forks of the accessory exist on a plane parallel to but lower than the original forks, wherein the original forks are used solely for the connection of the attachment to the forklift vehicle, and will not be in direct contact with the lifted load when the accessory is used. Only the additional forks provided by the accessory are in direct contact with the load lifted by the forklift vehicle. The wider forks provided by the forklift accessory allow the forklift to handle wider loads with ease. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110170999 | FORKLIFT TINE ATTACHMENT - A forklift tine attachment comprising a lower portion which slides over the tines of the forklift and an upper portion which comprises two generally horizontal load-carrying surfaces which extend laterally beyond the width of the tine to provide greater stability, such that one load can be carried on each load-carrying surface. The lower sleeve is attached securely to the forklift by fastening a bolt through the sleeve behind the vertically-oriented portion of the tine, and the two sleeves may also be connected with a telescopically adjustable connector to provide additional stability of the load-carrying surfaces. The attachment may also include features to facilitate proper positioning and stable transport such as lead-in edges, pallet backstops, raised lateral edges on the load-carrying surface or pallet positioners. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20090041571 | Tarping system for flatbed trailers - An assembly including a frame is attached to the fork carrier of a forklift. The assembly picks up a tarp to cover the cargo on a flatbed trailer or picks up a plurality of straps to position the straps over the cargo. The tarp or straps are secured under the frame on the assembly and the forklift elevates the frame and tarp or straps above the cargo and drapes the tarp or straps over the cargo by firstly driving along side the trailer and secondly lowering the frame. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090041570 | Fork Lift Truck With Elastically Fastened Drive Axle And Lift Mast Tiltably Mounted Thereon - A fork lift truck drive axle ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20080279668 | Utility truck combined with hoist, lift or crane elements - A utility truck is specially modified in order to accommodate a lift, hoist or crane unit. Portions of the utility truck elongated lateral tool boxes and compartments are cut out and shelving is provided to support the lower portions of the lift or crane. The design allows a load such as a large electrical or telephone box to be transported and unloaded by a single operator. The design enables protection from the harsher winter conditions of colder parts of the earth such as the north U.S. and Canada. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080199292 | Automated guided vehicle with an improved mutiple-pallet lifting group - An automatic guided vehicle ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20110171000 | WALKIE-RIDER TINE ATTACHMENT - A walkie-rider pallet truck tine attachment comprising a lower portion which attaches to the tines of the pallet truck and is secured with set screws, and an upper portion which comprises two generally horizontal load-carrying surfaces which extend laterally beyond the width of the tine to provide greater stability, such that one load can be carried on each load-carrying surface. The attachment may include a telescopically adjustable connector between the load-carrying surfaces to provide them with additional stability. The attachment includes several features designed to facilitate proper positioning and stable transport such as lead in edges, pallet backstops, raised lateral edges of the load-carrying surface or pallet positioners. | 07-14-2011 |
| 414609000 | With external cooperating movable feeding or discharging means | 2 |
| 20100129187 | Conveyance Device Using Carriage - A conveyance device suitable for an automobile final assembly facility has an elevating table for supporting an object to be conveyed in a conveyance carriage which travels along a conveyance path. The elevating table has a table bearing base removably mounted on a table main body for supporting a bottom portion of the object to be conveyed. The table main body has a top surface flush with a flat work floor on the conveyance carriage when the table main body is at a lowering limit position. On the conveyance carriage, a strut bearing base formed of a pair of left and right strut members located on left and right sides of the object to be conveyed, when viewed in plan, and a bearing portion, provided for the strut member, for supporting left and right edges of the object to be conveyed is mounted removably in a state in which the pair of left and right strut members are positioned at both left and right sides of the elevating table. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20090110528 | LIFT MECHANISM - A lifting mechanism having a first frame and a second frame. The second frame is movable relative to the first frame. A pulley is rotatably attached to one of the frames and a means for rotating the pulley is provided. A cordage is attached at one end to the pulley and another end of the cordage is attached to one of the frames. As the pulley is rotated the second frame is moved relative to the first frame. | 04-30-2009 |
| 414618000 | Grab | 19 |
| 20090317221 | PICK AND PLACE HANDLING DEVICE - A pick and place device for picking up and re-positioning an article ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120155998 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING, PARTICULARLY STACKING, PROFILE PARTS - Method and device for handling, particularly stacking, profile parts. Device for handling profile parts extending in a longitudinal direction and defining an axis parallel to said longitudinal direction, said device comprising means for linearly and/or axially positioning said parts perpendicularly to said longitudinal direction and for conveying said parts and/or for stacking said parts, said device comprising at least one supporting member arranged parallel to said longitudinal direction and provided for supporting means for picking up said parts, characterised in that said means for picking up and said means for linearly and/or axially positioning being formed by at least four arms each having a first end and a second end located at a distance from each other, which arms are each pivotably mounted with their first end to said supporting member, each of said arms comprising at their second end means for grabbing said parts and rotating said parts about said axis, each of said arms further comprising means for varying said distance, said at least four arms being provided to operate in at least two sets of arms, wherein each of said set of arms comprises at least two of said at least four arms. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120263562 | CARRIER TRANSFER FACILITATING DEVICE - A carrier transfer facilitating device does not require, for example, renewal (replacement) of an existing load port. Specifically, a carrier transfer facilitating device is provided for a load port on which a FOUP is placed. The carrier transfer facilitating device includes a temporary table on which the FOUP is temporarily placed, a carrier transferring carriage that travels above a carrier table of the load port and the temporary table in the horizontal direction and that lifts and transfers the FOUP between the carrier table and the temporary table, a supporting member that supports the temporary table and the carrier transferring carriage, and a controller that controls the movement of the carrier transferring carriage so as to avoid contact of the carrier transferring carriage with the FOUP while the FOUP is transferred between the hoop supporting table or the temporary table and an OHT. | 10-18-2012 |
| 414619000 | Cantilevered type (e.g., industrial truck, etc.) | 9 |
| 20110182707 | Equipment for Handling Packs of Tires - A handling device intended to grasp and to carry a pack (k) formed by a stack of tires maintained in compression by a continuous, substantially airtight band covering the entire surface of the pack (k) and wound under tension around the pack (k) so as to constitute a unit of which the vertical faces are generally devoid of roughness and which can be grasped by the handling device, comprising an inclinable carriage ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120263563 | CLAMPING APPARATUS - A clamping apparatus has a frame and a plurality of clamping arms mounted on the frame for grasping and releasing a load. The frame defines an opening through which a load grasped by the clamping arms can pass to above the frame. | 10-18-2012 |
| 414620000 | Movable about horizontal axis | 1 |
| 20110274527 | METHOD FOR MOVING A REEL OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FROM A STORAGE STATION TO A SUPPLY STATION OF A PACKAGING UNIT FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCT, AND CLAMPING UNIT FOR CLAMPING SUCH REEL - A method for moving a reel of packaging material from a storage station to a supply station of a packaging unit involves clamping a peripheral edge of reel by using a pair of clamping elements of a clamping unit, rotating clamping elements relative to the reel, and supporting the reel on the pair of clamping elements by interacting with a portion of reel radially inner with respect to circumferential edge. | 11-10-2011 |
| 414621000 | Movable rigid jaw clamping type | 6 |
| 20130071211 | MULTI-AXIS LOAD GRIPPING ARM - A gripping arm for a clamping attachment for a forklift has a load engaging inner arm including portions defining a load face. The inner arm is pivotal about a first axis parallel to the load face and pivots about a second axis normal to the first axis to engage and secure a load. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130058746 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR LOAD-CARRYING VEHICLE - A clamping assembly for a load-carrying vehicle capable of exerting an adjustable clamping force, comprises first and second clamp arms, and first and second clamp arm sensing elements. The first and second clamp arms are movable towards and away from each other to contact and exert a clamping force on a load sufficient for lifting the load and transporting the load. The first clamp arm sensing elements are positioned at spaced apart locations on the first clamp arm. The second clamp arm sensing elements are positioned at spaced apart locations on the second clamp arm. The first clamp arm sensing elements and the second clamp arm sensing elements are configured sense and feed back forces exerted by the first and second clamp arms, respectively, in engaging the load such that the clamp arms can be moved relative to each other to adjust the clamping force applied to the load. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20110280701 | METHOD FOR FEEDING A SUPPLY STATION OF A PACKAGING UNIT WITH A NEW REEL OF SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL, SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL HOLDER AND LIFT TRUCK - A method for feeding a supply station of a packaging unit with a new reel of sheet packaging material comprises releasably connecting a sheet packaging material holder to a support structure; coupling an end portion of new reel with holder connected, in turn, to support structure; carrying out on end portion at least an operation, which is preliminary for joining of end portion to a first edge of a terminated reel previously connected to packaging unit; moving new reel together with holder from support structure towards supply station; and releasably connecting a fixed part of supply station to holder together with new reel. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120034059 | ARTICLE HANDLING APPARATUS - An article handling apparatus for gripping and moving an article such as a large tire or other vehicular component of a mining, earthmoving or like vehicle. The article handling apparatus includes a base frame for movement of the apparatus over a substrate surface, and a handling frame for gripping the article, such as a tire. The apparatus has a pair of moveable arm members on the base frame, and a pair of moveable arm members on the handling frame. The apparatus can be compactly stored by contraction of the arms, can be manipulated through tight spaces, and is extremely stable while handling large and heavy articles. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20090263224 | Clamping apparatus - A clamping apparatus includes a frame and a pair of opposing clamping arms mounted on the frame for movement towards and away from each other to grasp or release a load. In one embodiment, each clamping arm is guided for movement with respect to the frame by an adjustable bushing which can be rotated to adjust the position of the bushing with respect to the clamping arm. In another embodiment, each clamping arm defines a four-bar linkage which controls the angle with respect to the vertical of a contact portion of the clamping arm. The clamping apparatus may be mounted on a lift truck or other support member by a connector which permits the angle of the clamping apparatus with respect to the horizontal to be adjusted and which enables the clamping apparatus to pivot about an axis between a position in which it is disposed outboard of the axis and a position in which is it disposed forward of the axis. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20120087769 | Apparatus for Sidewalk Removal and Transport - An apparatus such as an attachment for a skid steer used to remove and transport sidewalk segments may include a plurality of translating forks configured to drive into the ground surrounding the segment. The apparatus also may include a plurality of bearing surfaces for contacting and applying an upwardly directed force to the underside of the segment. Each of the forks may be tapered to slide into the ground more easily, and each bearing surface may be removably attached to the apparatus for easy repair or replacement. By limiting the amount of the apparatus that penetrates the ground to the plurality of forks, the apparatus provides a method of removing sidewalk segments that is quick and efficient, resulting in minimal disturbance to the ground and easier preparation for pouring a new sidewalk segment. | 04-12-2012 |
| 414626000 | Suspended | 3 |
| 20090252583 | ACTUATABLE LOADPORT SYSTEM - A system adapted to exchange wafer carriers between an overhead transport mechanism and a platform is provided. The system employs a wafer carrier having at least one handle extending therefrom, an overhead transfer mechanism, a transporter coupled to the overhead transfer mechanism and adapted to move therealong and having a wafer carrier coupling mechanism adapted to couple to the at least one wafer carrier handle, a platform positioned below the overhead transfer mechanism such that wafer carriers traveling along the overhead transfer mechanism travel over the platform, and an actuator coupled to the platform and adapted so as to elevate the platform to an elevation wherein the loading platform may contact the bottom of a wafer carrier coupled to the overhead transfer mechanism. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110286827 | LOAD SENSING DEVICE FOR MANIPULATORS AND BALANCERS - In a first aspect, the invention is directed to a load handling system that includes a load movement assembly, a lift cylinder, a load holding member, a release control member, a load movement assembly control device and a load sensing device. The load movement assembly is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. The load holding member is connected to the load movement assembly and controllable to hold a load and to release the load. The lift cylinder is operatively connected to the load movement assembly and movable to raise and lower the load. The release control member is operatively connected to the load holding member to control release of the load. The load movement assembly control device is actuatable between a first state wherein the load movement assembly control device connects the lift cylinder to a source of fluid at a first pressure, and a second state wherein the load movement assembly control device connects the lift cylinder to a source of fluid at a second pressure. The first pressure is selectable so that the lift cylinder at least partially supports the weight of the load movement assembly and the load. The second pressure is less than the first pressure and is selectable to be sufficient for the lift cylinder to at least partially supports the weight of load movement assembly without the load and to be insufficient for the lift cylinder to support the weight of load movement assembly with the load. The load sensing device includes a housing having a first port and a second port, and a piston movable between the first and second ports. The first port is fluidly connectable to the lift cylinder. The second port is fluidly connectable to a source of fluid at a third pressure. The piston is operatively connected to the release control member. When the lift cylinder is at the second pressure the piston is driven to a first position which permits the release control member to be actuated to release the load, and wherein when the lift cylinder is at the first pressure the piston is driven to a second position which prevents the release control member to be actuated to release the load. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120177469 | Transport Device For Media Roll Used With Grand Format Printer - One transport device for media rolls used with grand format printers includes a base having opposed ends, means for coupling the base to a forklift tine, and two arms respectively adjacent the base ends. Each arm is coupled to the base for rotatable and lateral movement. A first hook extends from a first cable having an upper end coupled to one arm's distal end. The first hook has a receiving area configured to receive a shaft extending generally along the media roll's center axis, and position the shaft along a generally vertical line extending through the first cable upper end. A second hook extends from a second cable having an upper end coupled to the other arm's distal end. The second hook has a receiving area configured to receive the mounting shaft and position the mounting shaft along a generally vertical line extending through the second cable upper end. | 07-12-2012 |
| 414627000 | Suction gripper type | 4 |
| 20090097953 | DEVICE FOR MOVING PACKAGES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A device for operating on a package includes a housing having a portion adapted to be coupled to the package, and a fan coupled to the housing for generating a vacuum within the housing to selectively retain or release the package relative to the housing. A method of operating on the package includes decreasing a distance between the housing and the package, actuating the fan coupled to the housing to generate a vacuum therein, retaining the package relative to the housing using the vacuum generated by the fan, and releasing the vacuum in the housing to release the package relative to the housing. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100183415 | Compact Vacuum Material Handler - An improved vacuum material handler having an onboard drive engine powering a vacuum pump and a hydraulic pump. The vacuum material handler also having a frame with integrated forklift lugs. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20080247856 | Method For Controlling Vacuum-Operated Hoists and Load Protection Device For Vacuum-Operated Hoists - In a method for operating vacuum-operated hoists ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100316476 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SINGULATING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - The present invention relates to a method and a device for singulating ophthalmic lenses, particularly contact lenses. The method and the device are suitable for integration into an automated production of ophthalmic lenses, particularly contact lenses. | 12-16-2010 |
| 414628000 | Elevator wherein means comprises guide mounted for relative movement, and tiltable carrier thereon | 4 |
| 414629000 | Portable (e.g., vehicle-mounted, etc.) elevator | 4 |
| 20100021278 | PORTABLE CRANE SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS - A portable crane assembly for servicing a wind turbine. The crane assembly includes a first primary support member and a second primary support member being rotatably attached to one another. The first primary support member is configured to attach to a wind turbine component. The second primary support is coaxially rotatable with respect to the first primary support member. The crane assembly further includes a boom member pivotably attached to an end of the second primary support member. The portable crane assembly is disassemblable into components that can be manually carried. A wind turbine servicing system and a method for servicing a wind turbine are also disclosed. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20130084153 | FORKLIFT TRUCK - A forklift truck includes a truck body, a fork, a mast, tilting and lifting mechanisms, tilt and lift levers, tilting and lifting operation detectors, an auxiliary switch, a tilt angle detector and a controller. The tilt and lift levers are adapted to operate the tilting and lifting mechanisms, respectively. The auxiliary switch is disposed on the lift lever at a position where the auxiliary switch and the lift lever are operable by the same operator's hand. The controller is adapted to control the tilting and lifting mechanisms based on signals from the tilting and lifting operation detectors and the auxiliary switch. When the auxiliary switch is in operative position and the lifting operation detector detects that the lift lever is in operative position, the controller controls the tilting mechanism so as to tilt the fork to have a predetermined tilt angle based on a signal from the tilt angle detector. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20090169350 | PAPER ROLL TRANSPORT CART - A three wheeled cart for transporting heavy rolls of paper to and from unwinders and reminders. The operator stands at the rear end where he can start and stop the cart, steer it, and control the carriage at the front end for lifting the paper roll from the floor and/or into a processing machine. The steerable rear wheel is driven electrically from a twist type throttle on a steering handle that can be moved from an active position to a stowed position. In the stowed position the cart is secured by the same motor-brake that drives the single rear wheel. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100303598 | UNLOADING VEHICLE AND COMBINATION OF AN UNLOADING VEHICLE WITH A CONTAINER - An unloading vehicle for the rotary unloading of a container, able to be covered by a fixed cover, which has a container base with two fork pockets, with a frame on which a carrier, provided with a pair of fork prongs, is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis running horizontally and parallel to the fork prongs. In order to be able to handle not only the container but also its cover by an unloading vehicle, a further carrier is provided above the rotatably arranged carrier, which is provided with a receiving arrangement for taking hold of the cover of the container, and is vertically adjustable and/or able to be swiveled up and down with respect to the framed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 414630000 | Elevator wherein means comprises guide mounted for relative movement | 7 |
| 20100068022 | Storage and retrieval machine - Storage and retrieval machine with a mast ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 414631000 | Portable (e.g., vehicle-mounted, etc.) elevator | 6 |
| 20090035116 | LOAD LIFTING APPARATUS - A device for loading and unloading objects onto a truck including two support members and a rigid substantially L-shaped support. The support members and rigid substantially L-shaped member are subject to force from at least 3 actuators. The operation of actuators maintains the horizontal portion of the rigid L-shaped member in substantially horizontal orientation during the flexion and extension of the joints connecting the members, and the joint connecting the device to the truck. | 02-05-2009 |
| 414632000 | Having one or more axes of pivotable movement | 5 |
| 414633000 | Including vertical axis | 1 |
| 20110262254 | ARTICULATED VEHICLE - An articulated vehicle has front and rear sections that are connected via a vertically pivot, and the front section has one or more front wheels that pivot a horizontal plane. A first sprocket is mounted on a vertical axis, for movement with the front section, the axis of the first sprocket is offset from the axis of the pivot between the front and rear sections, a shaft transmit angular movement at a ratio of 1:1 and in the same direction from the front wheel or wheels to the first sprocket, and a second sprocket is mounted on the rear section of the vehicle coaxially of the axis of the pivot between the front and rear sections. The second sprocket is drivingly connected to a rotary sensor, the first and second sprockets are drivingly connected by way of a chain, and the first and second sprockets having a drive ratio of 1:1. | 10-27-2011 |
| 414634000 | Single axis, horizontal and fixed | 4 |
| 20120201639 | LIFT TRUCK, IN PARTICULAR FOR LIFTING AND STACKING BOATS - A lift truck, in particular for stacking boats, comprises a self-propelled main frame with wheels which supports at its rear end a pivotable telescopic boom pivotably supporting a lift assembly made of lift forks bound to a telescopic frame. The truck has an operator cab which can be transversally shifted and lifted, longitudinally extensible stabilizers and wheels which can be independently steered up to 90°. The truck of the invention has a better loading capacity and it allows stacking boats in very narrow storage facilities and it is not bulky, lighter and more versatile with regard to trucks of the background art. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20110091305 | DEVICE, ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR PICKING UP AND PUTTING DOWN OBJECTS CAPABLE OF BEING PICKED UP - The present invention relates to a device for picking up and setting down objects capable of being picked up, such as plant pots, from or onto a surface for the objects. The device comprises a movable frame such as a forklift truck, a guide on the frame, a fork and a drive with at least one spacer which during use defines a minimal space between the fork and the surface. The invention also relates to an assembly. This comprises a fork which is at least connectable to a guide on a movable frame and which is adapted to carry at least one of the objects, and at least one spacer which during use defines a space between the fork and the surface. The invention also relates to a method for picking up objects from a surface with a fork on a movable frame. | 04-21-2011 |
| 414635000 | With fluid drive for movement thereabout | 2 |
| 20080232943 | Electric Fork-Lift Truck and Process for Manufacturing the Same - The fork-lift truck comprises a body ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 414636000 | And means for limiting the movement | 1 |
| 20090142174 | Tilting mechanism for a lifting structure of an industrial truck, and method for transporting an industrial truck - The invention relates to a tilting mechanism for a lifting structure ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 414639000 | Tilting carrier | 6 |
| 20110206489 | Load transport system and method - A motorized means of transporting loads includes a fork lift mechanism that features a set of anchored chains fitted to a set of lifting forks for lifting and lowering a load. With a combination electrical/hydraulic system, the lifting and lowering functions can be efficiently obtained. Two load supporting outriggers are provided which can be extended or retracted while transporting a load to aid in navigating constricted spaces. A tilting mast and fork assembly allows for a manipulation of the center of gravity while transporting loads. A joystick function controls the forward, turning, reverse, lifting, and extending and retracting the outriggers. A battery enabled transport provides for flash charging of the onboard batteries to extend useful life. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110243699 | DAMPING OR PREVENTION OF VIBRATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS - An industrial truck is shown with a lifting frame, on which a load-receiving section is arranged so as to be movable vertically. The load-receiving section has at least one degree of movement freedom with respect to the lifting frame, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the main direction of travel of the industrial truck and has at least one horizontal component. In addition, a vibration control system is provided for damping or preventing vibrations in the relative position of load-receiving section and lifting frame. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120039696 | Control System For A Load Handling Apparatus - A control system for a machine which includes a load handling apparatus, the load is moveable relative to a body of the machine by the load handling apparatus. The machine including a pivot about which a tipping moment is produced by the load. The load handling apparatus including an actuator and is capable of moving the load to a position at which the tipping moment is at a predetermined threshold value. The control system includes a sensor which senses the tipping moment and in use, provides an input to a controller. The controller is responsive to the input to influence operation of the actuator so that in the event that the sensor senses that the value of the tipping moment is approaching the threshold value, the speed of movement of the load is progressively reduced. | 02-16-2012 |
| 414640000 | With operator-controlled tilting means | 3 |
| 20090081017 | ADJUSTABLE HAND CONTROLS FOR SMALL LOADER - A control system for a walk behind loader which includes a control plate that is mounted to a shaft about an upright axis, wherein pivoting the control plate about the upright axis provides a steering input to the loader. A control handle is pivotally mounted about a generally horizontal axis and movable to provide for a direction and speed control input coupling through a control link. The control handle is mounted onto a handle mounting section section, that in turn is pivotally mounted to a support about an axis that is substantially coincident with the an axis coupling the handle to the control link, so that the control handle can be moved as the handle mounting section pivots between a raised and lowered position without causing a change in the position of controls controlled by the handle. The loader is capable of being operated by an operator walking on the ground when the control handle is in the lowered position, and by an operator standing on a platform attached to the loader, when the control handle is in the raised position. | 03-26-2009 |
| 414641000 | Portable (e.g., vehicle-mounted, etc.) elevator | 2 |
| 414642000 | Tiltable about axis perpendicular to direction of travel of portable elevator (e.g., forwardly tiltable, etc.) | 2 |
| 20130039729 | HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM FOR FORKLIFT TRUCKS - A hydraulic steering actuator system for a forklift with front and rear sections includes a hydraulic steering motor. The forklift front section includes a mast mounting a pair of fork blades and a pair of wheels. The forklift rear section mounts a pair of drive wheels. The forklift front and rear sections are connected by an articulated connection with a vertical rotational axis. The steering actuator motor driveshaft extends along the vertical rotational axis. First and second actuator mounting brackets are connected to the forklift front and rear sections respectively. One of the mounting brackets includes upper and lower locking assemblies locking the hydraulic steering motor driveshaft whereby torque applied to the steering motor is transmitted to the articulated connection for turning the forklift front section relative to the forklift rear section. The range of motion is preferably 180°-205° for accommodating side-loading operations from relatively high storage shelves. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130089399 | FORKLIFT ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - An engine control device for a forklift that suppresses an increase in fuel consumption amount and noise by limiting an engine rotation speed when the forklift is driven without the need to increase the engine speed according to the accelerator operation even when the accelerator is depressed hard. Determining means in a controller determines whether all of the following conditions are satisfied: a neutral position of the traveling direction instructing means; a lift raising switch and first, second and third attachment switches are turned off. When all of the above conditions are satisfied, it is determined whether the forklift is driven in any of a plurality of states. An engine control means generates and outputs a control command to obtain the engine speed based on the accelerator pedal depression with the upper limit value of the engine speed set as an upper limit value of the engine speed. | 04-11-2013 |
| 414659000 | Comprising device on carrier to move or carry load laterally thereto or therefrom | 9 |
| 20090162176 | Stacker crane and method for operating a stacker crane - The invention relates to a stacker crane ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110027055 | CURTAIN DOOR INSTALLATION SYSTEM - A cradle for supporting and installing a rolled curtain door comprises rollers configured to support, and permit rolling, of a rolled curtain door thereon. Extensions with rollers permit the cradle to support rolled curtain doors of varying length. A motor may be connected to the rollers to assist in rotating the door. The cradle may be mounted on the tines of a fork on a lifting device. A lift assembly having a tower and base may be attached to the cradle for manually positioning, and mechanically elevating the cradle and door when installing the door. The tower is extended by a piston-and-cylinder unit. A winch motor and cable, or a boom hoist attached to the tower may be used to load a door onto the cradle. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20100322752 | Article Transporting Apparatus - An article transporting apparatus includes a traveling carriage adapted to run along a travel rail, a pair of front and rear lift guide masts mounted on the traveling carriage to be spaced apart from each other and connected to each other at upper ends thereof by an upper frame, a lift adapted to vertically move along the pair of front and rear lift guide masts, and an article transfer device provided in the lift, wherein one of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts includes a plurality of posts mounted upright to be spaced apart from each other and a plurality of diagonal members for connecting the adjacent posts to each other, the one of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts having a horizontal section area greater than that of the other of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110318152 | ELEVATING CONVEYANCE DEVICE - An elevating conveyance device with improved versatility which can be utilized for transferring an automobile body in an automobile assembly line, etc., and according to a first aspect of the invention, the elevating conveyance device includes a multistage extensible column, a transfer means, and an extending and contracting drive mechanism, where the multistage extensible column includes a fixed column portion, one or more mid-stage elevating column portions, and a final-stage elevating portion, the transfer means is provided on the final-stage elevating portion, and the extending and contracting drive mechanism includes a counter weight supported on the fixed column portion movably vertically in a range of the height of the fixed column portion, a winding transmission tool which applies the gravity of the counter weight upward to the next mid-stage elevating column portion, an elevating drive means which drives and elevates the next mid-stage elevating column portion with respect to the fixed column portion, and winding transmission tools which convert an upward movement of the mid-stage elevating column portion into an upward movement of the next mid-stage elevating column portion or final-stage elevating portion. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20100172728 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL MACHINE - A mast extends downward of the upper surface of a lower frame, guide portions that are capable of moving by sliding on a wall surface of the mast are plurally arranged in the elevating/lowering direction of the elevating/lowering portion, a lower frame is provided with a guide portion movement region A that enables movement of the lowermost guide portion among the guide portions to move downward of the upper surface of the lower frame. According to the present invention, it is possible to space apart the guide portions without lowering the storage efficiency of cargoes in an automated warehouse. | 07-08-2010 |
| 414660000 | Device raises load relative to carrier prior to moving it laterally | 1 |
| 20080279669 | Storage Rack With a Multiplicity of Rack Units - A storage rack with a multiplicity of rack units ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 414661000 | Push-pull device | 3 |
| 20090010747 | PULL AND LIFT SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ROOFING MATERIALS - The pull and lift system of the present invention transfers roofing materials from the pullbar extended position | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090028682 | GRIPPING APPARATUS FOR A FORK OF A FORK LIFT - A gripping apparatus for a fork of a fork lift includes a gripping portion and at least one mounting portion for removably securing the gripping apparatus to the fork. Openings are formed between the at least one mounting portion and the gripping portion for receiving the fork therethrough. The gripping apparatus is constructed of a high friction material. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20110268547 | Robot gripper and manipulating robot - A robot gripper for grasping, transporting, and depositing goods in transit including a gripper base having a coupling device for attachment to a robot arm, a carrying device and a displacement device. The carrying device extends in the longitudinal direction of the gripper and a carrying surface serves to carry the object being transported and extends substantially in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the gripper. The displacement device is disposed above the carrying device in an upward vertical direction of the gripper and serves to apply force, in the longitudinal direction of the gripper, to the object being transported. The displacement device and the carrying device are each capable of being moved relative to the gripper base in the longitudinal direction of the gripper and of being moved concurrently and in opposite directions relative to the gripper base. | 11-03-2011 |
| 414662000 | Comprising means enabling additional movement of carrier or portion thereof relative to its support | 19 |
| 20090104010 | Device for receiving and for transporting an article - Device for receiving and for transporting an article, which device has receiving means which can be slid under the article by a sliding unit, characterized in that the receiving means are formed by rollers ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 414663000 | On portable (e.g., vehicle-mounted, etc.) elevator | 18 |
| 20100068023 | FORK CARRIAGE APPARATUS FOR A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE - A materials handling vehicle is provided including a vehicle power unit, a monomast coupled to the vehicle power unit, and a fork carriage apparatus supported on the monomast. The fork carriage apparatus includes a mast carriage assembly directly coupled to the monomast for vertical movement, a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted, and a reach mechanism coupled to the mast carriage assembly and to the fork carriage mechanism for actuating the fork carriage mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20120275892 | Industrial truck with a height-adjustable load support - An industrial truck with a load support which is adjustable in its height along a lifting frame and whose taken load is detected by a load sensor, wherein a control unit is provided in which one or several load gravity centres can be selected and which determines an admissible lifting height for the one or several selected load gravity centres on the basis of the detected load. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120321422 | SELF-MOVING OPERATING MACHINE WITH INTEGRATED LATERAL MOVEMENT AND LEVELING DEVICE - A self-moving operating machine with an integrated lateral movement and leveling device, including a chassis having a front part and a rear part, to which a fore axle and a rear axle, both provided with wheels, are constrained, respectively, and including an operating arm having one of its ends constrained to the rear part. The front part and the rear part are articulated to each other by a spherical coupling including two linear actuators, consisting of hydraulic cylinders aimed at operating in mostly vertical directions. A third actuator is rod-wise connected to the front and rear parts, and is aimed at operating according to mostly horizontal directions. The actuators are operated independently. There are provided means designed to measure loads weighing on at least one of the two wheels and to control locking of the rear axle to the rear part upon reaching predetermined limits. | 12-20-2012 |
| 414664000 | Carrier comprises spaced, elongated, horizontally coplanar, load-supporting members, at least one being movable | 15 |
| 20120141242 | ARM FOR A FORKLIFT FORK AND A FORKLIFT FORK - An arm of a forklift fork including a substantially horizontal arm having a supporting surface for supporting and carrying a load. The arm may include a carriage that also includes a supporting surface for supporting and carrying a load, wherein the carriage is arranged to move in parallel to the arm in relation to the supporting surface of the arm. The carriage may include a caterpillar track for moving. The arm may include two adjacent arm parts fastened to each other, between which parts the carriage is located. The arm may include several separate units, each containing members which make the load capable of rolling in parallel to the arm. Each unit is also arranged to remain in its place. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120171004 | MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE HAVING A MANIFOLD LOCATED ON A POWER UNIT FOR MAINTAINING FLUID PRESSURE AT AN OUTPUT PORT AT A COMMANDED PRESSURE CORRESPONDING TO AN AUXILLARY DEVICE OPERATING PRESSURE - A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising: a power unit; a work assembly coupled to the power unit comprising a first auxiliary device; and a fluid supply system. The fluid supply system may comprise: pump structure for supplying a fluid; a first manifold apparatus located on the power unit; a second manifold apparatus located on the work assembly; and fluid supply line structure coupled between the first and second manifolds. The first manifold may receive fluid from the pump structure and comprise valve structure for maintaining fluid pressure at an output port of the first manifold apparatus at a commanded pressure substantially equal to or greater than an operating pressure of the first auxiliary device. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120263564 | HEAVY OBJECT CASSETTE TRANSFERRING APPARATUS AND A TRANSFERRING METHOD THEREOF - It is intended to provide a transferring apparatus for a heavy object cassette as well as a transferring method for the heavy object cassette, which is mainly operable mechanically without using hydraulic pressure, by which it is easy to load the heavy object cassette and an operation speed is improved. The transferring apparatus is provided with a heavy object cassette which is a heavy object contained in a cassette integrally, a common steel plate | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120321423 | Dynamic Storage and Transfer System Integrated with Autonomous Guided/Roving Vehicle - A workpiece container storage and handling system includes a base, a number of wheels connected to the base, and a container handling system connected to the base. The wheels provide for movement of the base. The container handling system is defined to hold at least two containers in a vertically overlying orientation relative to each other. The container handling system is defined to provide for controlled vertical travel of the at least two containers in unison relative to the base. Also, the container handling system is defined to provide for controlled and independent horizontal travel of each of the at least two containers relative to the base. | 12-20-2012 |
| 414665000 | Pivotable in horizontal plane | 1 |
| 20100284773 | SELF PROPELLED LIFT TRUCKS - A self propelled lift truck has a traction unit with a pair of rear ground engaging wheels, one rear wheel being mounted on each side of the traction unit, at least one ground engaging drive wheel being mounted on to the traction unit, a lift mechanism being mounted to the traction unit for pivotal movement about a vertical axis, the lift mechanism having a pair of foot members extending forwardly of the lift mechanism in spaced apart relationship, a front ground engaging wheel being mounted on each of the foot members for rotation about a transverse horizontal axis adjacent the front end of the foot member, a steering mechanism being provided by which the lift mechanism may be pivoted relative to the traction unit in order to steer the lift truck and one or more stability wheels being mounted adjacent the rear of the lift mechanism, the or each stability wheel being mounted for rotation about a fixed transverse horizontal axis, the stability wheels being clear of the ground when the lift mechanism is in a straight ahead position and the lift truck is on flat ground, the center of gravity of the lift truck being positioned inside the line joining the points of contact of the outside rear wheel and the or one of the stability wheels, whenever the lift mechanism is pivoted relative to the traction unit. | 11-11-2010 |
| 414667000 | Shiftable in horizontal plane perpendicularly to axis of elongation | 10 |
| 20100104411 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING THE SAME - An industrial robot may include an arm unit equipped with a hand structured to place a workpiece on the hand, a column structured to support the arm unit so as to enable the arm unit to move in a vertical direction, a hinge provided at an intermediate position in the vertical direction structured to section and fold the column into a base column and an upper column, supporting members placed on each of the base column and the upper column, screw support members placed on each of the supporting members, a screw shaft that is screwed into the screw support members, a base column side and an upper column side of the screw shaft being threaded reversely to each other, and a screw shaft turning means for turning the screw shaft. The industrial robot carries out transfer work of the workpiece at a predetermined working space. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20130084154 | ADJUSTABLE-WIDTH PALLET AND PRODUCT PROTECTOR - An adjustable width pallet and product protector for a lift truck having a first outer L-shaped fork, a first inner L-shaped fork, a second outer L-shaped fork, and a second inner L-shaped fork. The protector can include a first horizontally elongated plate, a second horizontally elongated plate disposed rearwardly of the first horizontally elongated plate, a first outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate, a first inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate, a second outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate, and a second inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20090252584 | Tool for Handling of Loads - An implement for manipulating and loading containers. A lifting carriage has a total width smaller than a door opening of a container to be loaded. A guide surface extends over the total width of the lifting carriage. Two fork arms are movable and supported by the guide surface. The fork arms have a narrow position for the manipulation of loads, in which a total width of the arms is smaller than the total width of the lifting carriage. Two bearings move the arms. Each bearing is provided between each arm and the guide surface. The fork arms also have a wide position for manipulating containers and for fork pockets of a container, in which the total width of the arms is greater than the total width of the lifting carriage. In another example, two transfer carriages are provided, which are coupled to the lifting carriage and are movable and supported by the guide surface. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20120107077 | Industrial Truck, Method And Computer Program For Controlling An Industrial Truck - The invention relates to an industrial truck ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20080232944 | Automatic Folding Fork Device for Forklift Trucks - Disclosed herein is an automatic folding fork device for forklift trucks. The folding fork device is operated so that forks are rotated upwards and folded by the rotation of a hydraulic motor when a driver driving in a forklift truck easily manipulates a lever or switch, thus allowing the forklift truck to move safely, with the forks in a folded state. Further, this invention is constructed so that external threaded parts, having threads formed in opposite directions, are provided on both sides of the outer circumferential surface of a shaft, and coupling pipes having internal threaded parts corresponding to the external threaded parts are provided, thus allowing an interval between the forks mounted to the coupling pipes to be adjusted, according to the rotating direction of the hydraulic motor. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20110318153 | REDUCED LOAD OFFSET LOSS INTEGRATED LIFT TRUCK ATTACHMENT - A lift truck attachment for attaching a device, such as a scale to the lift truck includes an upper carriage support, a lower carriage support spaced from and opposing the upper carriage support and a device attachment region disposed between and essentially flush with the upper and lower carriage supports. The device is attached between the upper and lower carriage supports and nests with the upper and lower carriage supports to reduce the effective distance between the lift truck mast and the load carrying members, such as the loading forks. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110091306 | FREE LIFT MAST FOR TRUCK MOUNTED FORKLIFT - A multi-lift mast for a forklift has hydraulic circuitry that provides free lift and negative lift capabilities for the forklift. The mast comprises a stationary member, at least one extensible member slideable on the stationary member and a carriage slideable on an extensible member. The extensible mast members are raised and lowered by double acting hydraulic actuators extending between the stationary member and an extensible member. The carriage is raised and lowered by a positively connected double acting carriage hydraulic actuator extending between an extensible mast and the carriage. The circuitry employs identical pairs of counterbalance valves controlling the supply and exit of hydraulic fluid for the bore and rod ends of the actuators, set to cause the carriage to fully extend before the extensible mast members extend, providing free lift, and set to cause the extensible mast members to fully lower before the carriage lowers. The hydraulic circuitry prevents the extensible masts from rising when forks of an elevated carriage are inserted in receivers on a hauling vehicle and the circuitry is operated as if to lower the carriage, causing the carriage to pull up the extensible mast and so lift the forklift off the ground (negative lift) for piggybacking on the hauling vehicle. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20090116945 | LOAD-LIFTING MEMBER WITH BOLTED JOINT - Improved bolted joint designs are used for a joint between a bolt-on load-lifting member such as a fork or clamp arm and a carriage or carrier associated with a material handling device. In various embodiments, an elongate rear vertical shank of one or the other of the load-lifting member or the carrier may have a plurality of mounting bolt holes spaced longitudinally along its length, each mounting bolt hole extending from a respective recessed area formed in one or both of the joined surfaces. Each bolt hole has a respective bolt-hole width dimension transverse to the elongate member, and each recessed area has a recess width dimension parallel to and greater than the bolt-hole width dimension. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20120076627 | LOAD-HANDLING APPARATUS ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON AN ELEVATABLE LIFT CARRIAGE OF A LIFT TRUCK AS WELL AS A LIFT TRUCK COMPRISING SUCH A LOAD-HANDLING APPARATUS - A load-handling apparatus mountable on a lift carriage of a lift truck including at least four parallel guides making up first and second pairs of parallel abutting guides, and at least two oppositely directed hydraulic actuated piston cylinders, wherein at least two load-handling arms are connectable to the cylinders for moving the arms with respect to the guides, wherein each of the arms is moveably supported by a guide, and wherein the first and second pairs of guides are spaced by connection elements. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120263565 | LINKAGE SYSTEM FOR A FORKLIFT TRUCK - Forklift truck ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 414673000 | Return, buffer, or counterweight feature | 2 |
| 20100278622 | Automated Materials Handling System Having Multiple Categories of Overhead Buffers - An automated materials handling system comprises a plurality of overhead hoist buffers (OHBs) for receiving a plurality of semiconductor wafer carriers. Each OHB is assigned to a respective one of a plurality of categories. Each wafer carrier is associated with one or more of the plurality of categories. Each respective category is associated with at least one of a plurality of event trigger types. An overhead transport (OHT) if provided for transporting each of the plurality of wafer carriers to a respective one of the OHBs in response to a respective trigger event. Each trigger event has one of the plurality of event trigger types. Each wafer carrier is stored in a respective one of the plurality of OHBs assigned to a respective one of the categories associated with the respective event trigger type of the trigger event causing that wafer carrier to be transported and stored. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20090129907 | Weight Ballast for a Counterweight Device and Method of Making thereof - A weight ballast having a reduced cost of manufacture includes a housing filled with a filling. The housing includes a bottom side, two lateral sides, with the two lateral sides, two terminal sides and bottom side defining a compartment as well as an opening to allow the filling being poured into the housing. The housing further including two lugs extending longitudinally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing from the two terminal sides respectively, and with each of the two lugs including a cavity connected to and in communication with the compartment. The filling is a mixture of cement and scum with a predetermined specific weight. | 05-21-2009 |
