The disclosure relates to a work vehicle comprising a lifting arm and a steering control system. The steering control system is configured to receive a turning request signal and an orientation parameter of the lifting arm and to generate a turning setpoint signal representative of a turning angle of the steering wheels and intended to drive a turning actuator. The steering control system comprises a filtering module configured to determine a first rate-of-variation cap as a function of the orientation parameter of the lifting arm and to generate the turning setpoint signal as a function of the turning request signal such that a rate of variation of the turning setpoint signal does not exceed the first rate-of-variation cap.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a work machine (1) comprising an electrical power supply system (20), the electrical power supply system (20) comprising an electrical energy storage unit (29), two input sockets (31, 32), and two chargers (41, 42) for recharging the electrical energy storage unit (29) from the input sockets (31, 32). The input sockets (31, 32) are each intended to be connected to a single-phase electrical power supply network (400) and to a voltage source, in particular a generator (74; 740) of an on-board generator set (70). A control unit (50) is configured, in response to detecting the powered state of the first charger (41) and concomitantly detecting the powered state of the second charger (42), to disable at least one of the first charger (41) and the second charger (42).
B60L 1/00 - Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles
B60L 3/04 - Cutting-off the power supply under fault conditions
B60L 50/61 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
B60L 53/22 - Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
B60L 53/62 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
B60L 53/63 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to network capacity
B60L 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
B60W 10/26 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
B60W 10/04 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units
B60K 6/20 - Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines the prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines, e.g. HEVs
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a telescopic lifting arm and a handling device that pivots between an emptying position and a digging position; a processing unit and a control device (16) comprising a control body (160) that is manually operable to generate a control signal for pivoting the arm by pivoting the control body about a first axis (A1). A control member (17) that is operable using the thumb of the hand of the operator is located on one side of the control body and is mounted so as to pivot or slide about or along a second pivot or slide axis (A2) to generate a control signal for controlling the sliding of the second segment of the arm. The control member is also movably mounted so as to pivot or slide about or along a third pivot or slide axis (A3) to control the pivoting of the handling device.
B66F 9/20 - Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle comprising an undercarriage, a motor (3), two handling systems (4, 5) each comprising a hydraulic actuator (6), a member for controlling the operation of each actuator (6) of the handling systems (4, 5), a control unit for controlling the handling systems (4, 5) according to the control member and, for each handling system (4, 5), a fluid supply device (9) comprising a pump (10), a circuit (11) for connecting the pump (10) to the actuator (6) and a member (12) for opening/closing the connecting circuit (11). The pumps (10) of the fluid supply devices (9) of the handling systems (4, 5) are separate, and the vehicle comprises a member (13) for establishing communication between the connecting circuits (11) that connect these two handling systems (4, 5), the communication member (13) being mounted so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
A handling machine is provided. The handling machine includes a chassis, a front wheel shaft, a rear wheel shaft, two front wheels, two rear wheels, a load handling device, a driving cab, and at least one tank. The front wheel shaft and the rear wheel shaft extend transversely and are respectively fitted with the two front wheels and the two rear wheels. The load handling device is mounted on the front of the chassis. The driving cab is fastened to the chassis and is fitted with a seat. The driving cab includes a cab structure including two lateral arches, each lateral arch including a front upright and a rear upright connected to one another. The at least one tank is configured to contain pressurized gas, fastened to the chassis, and positioned between the rear upright of one of the lateral arches and one of the rear wheels.
The disclosure relates to an aerial lift including a platform having a control console equipped with controls for a device for driving the height-wise movement of the platform, an anchor point that can be occupied by an anchoring device for anchoring safety equipment, a detection system detecting whether the anchor point is occupied or unoccupied, and a device for emitting a warning signal. A control unit is configured to control the device for emitting a warning signal according to whether the anchor point is occupied or unoccupied and according to the position of the lifting structure, the control unit being configured so that when the anchor point is unoccupied the control unit commands the emitting of a luminous or acoustic warning signal the intensity and/or frequency and/or tonality of which varies according to the position of the lifting structure.
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
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HANDLING MACHINE CAPABLE OF BEING STOWED ON BOARD A CARRIER VEHICLE
The invention relates to a handling vehicle (1) that can be stowed on board a carrier vehicle (30), the handling vehicle comprising a mobile chassis (2), a load handling system (4) carried by the chassis (2), an operator's cab (5) provided with at least one member (6) for controlling the load handling system (4), a remote control (7) for remotely controlling the load handling system (4), a presence detection device (11) for detecting the presence of an operator in the cab (5) and a control unit (12) configured to prevent the handling system (4) from being controlled by the remote control (7) if the presence detection device (11) detects a presence in the cab (5). The remote control (7) is wired and comprises an emergency stop member (14) and a safety member referred to as the "dead-man's" safety member, and the control unit (12) is configured to allow the handling system (4) to be controlled by the remote control (7) at least when the "dead-man's" member is in the actuated state and the emergency stop member (14) is in the non-actuated state.
The invention relates to a scissor lift which comprises a platform, a hydraulic cylinder system (6) configured to actuate a structure for raising the platform of the lift, a pressure sensor system (7) arranged to measure the pressure in the cylinder system, and a control unit (10) configured, at least when the lift is in a working position and when the measured pressure value (P7m) is lower than a minimum threshold value (P7s) defined for the height (H4) at which the platform is located, to prevent the platform from descending, the rising movement of the platform remaining controllable. The invention also relates to a method for preventing descent and to a corresponding method for authorising descent.
B66F 7/06 - Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehiclesPlatform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement
B66F 7/08 - Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehiclesPlatform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement hydraulically or pneumatically operated
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
A machine (1) for handling a load or a person, comprising: —a wheeled chassis (2) having a first part (4) and a second part (5) and two lateral sides connecting the first and second parts, —a handling system (7) borne by the chassis (2) and comprising a rotary turret surmounted by a pivoting arm (9) mounted so as to pivot on the turret (8) between a lower position and an upper position, —and at least one driver's compartment (11) of the machine that is borne by the chassis (2) and delimits a location for an operator, —at least one member (15) for controlling the members (3) for movement on the ground, and —at least one system (12) for controlling the handling system (7), the or one of the control systems (12) being configured to allow the handling system (7) of the machine to be controlled at least outside of the driver's compartment(s) (11) of the machine (1). The or at least one of the driver's compartments (11) of the machine (1) is in at least two parts and comprises a lower part (13) secured to the chassis (2) and arranged along one lateral side of the chassis (2), and an upper part (14) coupled in movement to the turret (8).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
10.
HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a hydraulic steering circuit (3), a first hydraulic control circuit (100), provided with a manual steering device (4), which allows steering cylinders (31-34) of the hydraulic steering circuit (3) to be supplied with power, and a second hydraulic control circuit (200) which is used to control at least one hydraulic actuation cylinder (5) for actuating a handling member of the machine. The second circuit (200) comprises a hydraulic directional control valve (210), a hydraulic connection circuit (600) which is connected to the steering circuit, and a diverter valve (220) to which the connection circuit (600), the hydraulic actuation cylinder (5) and the hydraulic directional control valve (210) are connected. The diverter valve (220) is electrically controllable by a control unit (10) to selectively control the hydraulic actuation cylinder (5) and the same steering cylinders as those which are controllable by the first control circuit (100).
The invention relates to a vehicle comprising front and rear axles, one steering mechanism (6) per axle, comprising a cylinder (7) having a body and two pistons, each associated with a rod and dividing the body into a central chamber extending between the pistons and two end chambers, said vehicle comprising a first configuration wherein the wheels (4, 5) of a single axle extend in parallel planes, and a second O-shaped configuration wherein the wheels (4, 5) are arranged on a circle, and a configuration selector. The vehicle comprises, for fluid connection of the cylinders (7) of the steering mechanisms (6) to the source or sources (17, 18) of pressurised fluid, a first circuit (15) of fluid active in the first configuration, and a second circuit (16) of fluid active in the second configuration, the second circuit (16) being, for the cylinder (7) of each steering mechanism (6), configured so that when the central chamber of said cylinder forms an inlet chamber, the end chambers of said cylinder form exhaust chambers, and vice versa, this second circuit (16) of fluid being equipped with a flow divider (25).
B62D 7/14 - Steering linkageStub axles or their mountings for individually-pivoted wheels, e.g. on king-pins the pivotal axes being situated in more than one plane transverse to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle, e.g. all-wheel steering
B62D 5/06 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering fluid, i.e. using a pressurised fluid for most or all the force required for steering a vehicle
B62D 5/18 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering fluid, i.e. using a pressurised fluid for most or all the force required for steering a vehicle characterised by power transmitting means
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to handling equipment (1) comprising:
a chassis (2) having a median longitudinal axis (X);
a load-handling device (3) which is mounted such as to be able to move on the chassis (2);
an electric motor (11, 12, 13) which is configured to move the handling equipment (1) or to actuate the load-handling device (3);
a fuel cell (17) which is configured to generate electrical energy intended to power the electric motor (11, 12, 13);
a tank (16, 32) intended to contain hydrogen and connected to the fuel cell (17) in order to supply same with hydrogen;
a driver's cab (22) which is fixed to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a first side of the chassis (2) with respect to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2);
a casing (23) which is fixed to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a second side of the chassis (2) which is the opposite to the first side, with respect to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2);
of the fuel cell (17) and the tank (16, 32) at least one being housed inside said casing (23).
The invention relates to a method for controlling a handling machine (1) comprising a chassis (2), a lifting arm (5) mounted pivotingly, a lifting ram (6) arranged to pivot the lifting arm (5), a tool (8) intended to receive a load and mounted pivotingly on the lifting arm (5), a tilt ram (9) arranged to pivot the tool (8), a second sensor (10) that is configured to deliver a measurement signal S2 relating to the travel of the tilt ram (9), the method including the following steps:
receiving a request to actuate the tilt ram (9), and
in response to receipt of a request to actuate the lifting ram, activating a compensation mode, the compensation mode including the steps of generating a setpoint Lc relating to the travel of the tilt ram (9) as a function of a measurement signal S1 representing the position of the lifting arm (5) and providing closed-loop control of the travel of the tilt ram as a function of said setpoint Lc relating to the travel of the tilt ram (9) and of the measurement signal S2 relating to the travel of the tilt ram (9).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
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SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE WITH WHEEL ROTATION REVERSAL
The invention relates to a vehicle (1) comprising a front axle (2), a rear axle (3), a motor (4) common to both axles (2, 3), each axle (2, 3) comprising a rotary input shaft (5), two aligned driven output shaft sections (61, 62) each engaged with a wheel (7) of the vehicle (1), a differential (8) comprising at least one planet gear (9) that meshes with two mounted sun gears (101, 102), one (101) of which rotates as one with the first output shaft section (61) and the other of which is free to rotate on the second output shaft section (62). Each output shaft section (61, 62) carries, in a freely rotatable manner, a rotary part (111, 112) that rotates as one with the input shaft (5), the parts (111, 112) being counter-rotating, the rotary part (111) forming a driving element for rotating the sun gear (101, 102)/planet gear (9) assembly of the differential (8). The first section (61) and the second section (62) of the output shaft each carry a clutch member (221, 13) that rotates as one with, and is axially movable on, the associated output shaft section in order to allow, when the clutch members (221, 13) are in the first position, the wheels (7) to be rotated in the same direction and, when the clutch members (221, 13) are in the second position, the wheels (7) to be rotated in an opposite direction.
B62D 7/15 - Steering linkageStub axles or their mountings for individually-pivoted wheels, e.g. on king-pins the pivotal axes being situated in more than one plane transverse to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle, e.g. all-wheel steering characterised by means varying the ratio between the steering angles of the steered wheels
B60K 17/16 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing of differential gearing
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
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PLATFORM, IN PARTICULAR ELEVATING PLATFORM FOR WORK AT HEIGHT
A platform (1) comprising: —a self-propelled carrier (2) equipped with a drive system (3) for movement on the ground; a deck (4); —a drive device (6) for moving the deck (4) between raised and lowered positions; —at least one technical box (7) that is mounted so as to be movable between a position in which it is retracted into the carrier (2) and a position in which it is at least partially extended out of the carrier (2); —a device for manually controlling the drive device (6) for moving the deck (4) and the drive system (3) for moving the carrier (2) on the ground; —a control unit configured to control the device (6) and the system (3) according to data from the manual control device. The platform (1) comprises, for each box (7), a sensor (10) for detecting the retracted or extended position of the box (7) and the control unit is configured to control the drive system (3) for moving the carrier (2) on the ground according to data provided by the sensor (10) for detecting the position of the box (7), and to prevent the drive system (3) for moving the carrier (2) on the ground from operating when the box (7) is in an at least partially extended position.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
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HANDLING MACHINE WITH AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE POSITIONED UNDER THE DRIVER'S CAB
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: - a chassis (2) having a median longitudinal axis (X); - a driver's cab (11) attached to the chassis (2) and positioned on a first side of the chassis (2) with respect to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2); - a support device (20) configured to support an energy storage device (16, 19) and attach it to the chassis (2) or to the driver's cab (11); wherein the support device (20) has deformable connections (22, 26, 33, 34) and a frame (21) inside which the energy storage device (16, 19) is attached.
B66C 23/46 - Mobile jib cranes with non-slewable jibs
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a main body, a handling arm mounted on the main body and rotatably movable about a horizontal axis of rotation, an actuator configured to raise and lower the handling arm, an actuating member configured to emit a request for the speed of movement of the handling arm, a tilting detector configured to produce a signal relating to a tilting moment applied to the main body about a tilting axis of the handling machine, a speed-detection device configured to determine a speed of movement of the handling arm, and a control unit configured to receive the signals from the tilting detector, from the actuating member and from the speed-detection device, and to determine a maximum speed setpoint (802) as a function of a speed of variation of the signal relating to the tilting moment and the speed of movement of the handling arm, and, when the request for the speed of movement is greater than the maximum speed setpoint, to control the actuator in such a way that the speed of movement of the handling arm does not exceed the maximum speed setpoint (802).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
A handling machine (1) comprising: —a wheeled chassis (2), —a system (3) for handling a load and/or a person, —a control console (5) for controlling the members (4) for driving on the ground and for controlling the handling system (3) of the machine (1), —a control unit (6). The control console (5) has at least three selectively activatable use configurations. The first and second use configurations are use configurations in which the control console (5) is carried directly or indirectly by the chassis (2) of the machine (1). The third use configuration is a configuration in which the control console (5) is able to operate away from the chassis (2) and from the handling system (3) of the machine (1). The control unit (6) comprises a system (7) for determining the use configuration of the control console (5) and is configured to control the machine (1) according to the determined use configuration.
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising a main body (2), a handling arm (6) mounted on the main body (2) and movable relative to the main body (2) so as to rotate between a raised position and a lowered position, an actuating device (8) configured to raise and lower the handling arm (6), a tilting detector (11) configured to produce a signal, referred to as instability signal relating to a tilting moment applied to the main body (2) about a tilting axis of the handling machine, and a control unit (10) configured to control the actuating device (8). The control unit (10) is configured to determine the speed of variation of the value of the instability signal, and to generate a signal for stopping or slowing a movement of the handling arm (6), as a function of the speed of variation of the instability value and of a threshold value of the speed of variation of the instability. The invention further relates to a corresponding control method.
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66C 23/90 - Devices for indicating or limiting lifting movement
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HANDLING MACHINE WITH A GAS STORAGE TANK POSITIONED UNDER THE CAB
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: - a chassis (2) having a median longitudinal axis (X); - a lifting arm (3) pivotably mounted on the chassis (2); - a driver's cab (11) attached to the chassis (2) and positioned on a first side of the chassis (2) with respect to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2); - a compartment (15) positioned under the driver's cab (11); and - at least one hydrogen storage tank (16) accommodated in the compartment (15).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B60H 1/00 - Heating, cooling or ventilating devices
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B66C 23/46 - Mobile jib cranes with non-slewable jibs
B60L 58/30 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling fuel cells
22.
WORK MACHINE COMPRISING A REMOVABLE POWER SUPPLY UNIT
The invention relates to a work machine (101) comprising a power supply unit (30), which comprises: - an electric propulsion motor (50); - an electric actuation motor (60) separate from the propulsion motor (50); - a frame (40), the propulsion motor (50) and the actuation motor (60) being fastened to the frame (40). The frame (40) is configured so as to be able to be removably fastened to the chassis (2) of the work machine (101) in a fastening position. The power supply unit (30) in the fastening position is accessible from an outer side (A, B) of the chassis (2) so that it can be brought into the fastening position and removed from the fastening position from the outer side (A, B) of the chassis (2).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B60K 1/02 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units comprising more than one electric motor
H02K 7/00 - Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
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HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A REMOVABLE CONTROL CONSOLE AND CORRESPONDING MACHINE CONTROL METHOD
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a control console (12) that is removable from a receiving support (212) present in a control station, and a processing unit configured to authorise the operation of the machine in a nominal mode (M1) when the presence of the driver on the seat (2021), the fastened state of the belt (2022) and the positioned state of the control console in or on the receiving support are detected, and to limit the operation of the machine to a degraded operating mode (M2) when the removed state of the console from the receiving support (212), the absence of the driver on the seat or the unfastened state of the belt are detected. In the positioned state in or on the receiving support, the control console is pivotably mounted so as to form a steering control member. The invention also relates to a corresponding machine control method.
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
The invention relates to a lifting machine (1) comprising: a main body (2), a handling arm (3), a hydraulic actuator configured to move the handling arm, a hydraulic power supply device, and; a control system comprising: a control unit (7) configured to receive a movement request signal and to control the hydraulic power supply device in response to the movement request signal and a position sensor (13, 14, 15) configured to transmit a position signal representative of a position of the hydraulic actuator to the control unit, wherein the control unit is further configured to detect an end-of-travel stop position of the hydraulic actuator according to the position signal and to control the hydraulic power supply device so as to stop the supply of pressure to the hydraulic actuator in response to the detection of the end-of-travel stop position.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Load-handling vehicle (I) comprising a chassis (2), a handling system (4) comprising a lifting arm (5) mounted so as to move between a high and a low position and a driver's cab (3) comprising a floor (6), a ceiling (7), a front face (8), an opposite rear face (9) and two side faces (IO, II), one (IO) of the side faces (IO, II) being provided with an opening (12) for accessing the cab (3), and the other side face (II) being adjoined by the lifting arm (5) at least in the low position of the arm (5), the cab (3) being provided with a seat (13) and having at least one seat index point (SIP) established and defined in accordance with international standard ISO 5353: 1995. The cab (3) has a minimum interior height, measured between the floor (6) and the ceiling (7), that is greater than 1705 mm, and a distance between the floor (6) and the ground that is less than 800 mm, and the distance between the seat index point and the floor (6) of the cabin (3) is at least equal to 650 mm.
The invention relates to an aerial lift (1) comprising a self-propelled chassis (3), a basket (2) with a manual control (7) for driving the movement of the chassis (3) along the ground, an arm (4) for lifting the basket (2), a sensor (5) for sensing the position of the arm (4), a device (8) for emitting a warning signal, a control unit (6), and a working configuration operating mode and a transport configuration operating mode each defined by a maximum speed of movement of the chassis (3) and each selectively activatable depending on the position of the arm (4). The aerial lift (1) comprises a shake sensor (9) and a so-called anti-roll sensor (10). The control unit (6) is configured such that, in the working configuration operating mode, it controls an inactivation of the controls (7) for moving the chassis along the ground according to the data supplied by the anti-roll sensor (10). The control unit (6) is configured such that, in the transport configuration operating mode, it controls the device (8) for emitting a warning signal according to the data provided by the shake sensor (9), and the shake sensor (9) and the anti-roll sensor (10) are formed by one and the same three-axis accelerometer arranged on the chassis (3).
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
The invention relates to equipment (1) for working at height comprising a bottom portion (2), a lifting structure (3), a basket (4) carried by the lifting structure (3) and a unit (5) for controlling the movement of the lifting structure (3) between at least a lower position and an upper position of the basket (4), the basket (4) comprising at least one platform (6) and a guardrail structure in the form of a frame (7) surrounding the platform (6). The basket (4) comprises a carriage (8), and a path (9) for guiding the carriage (8) along which the carriage (8) is movably mounted. The carriage (8) comprises at least one anchoring member and the unit (5) for controlling the movement of the lifting structure (3) is configured to control the movement of the lifting structure (3) as a function of the position of the carriage (8) along the guide path (9).
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnessesSimilar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
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Working machine and assembly comprising such a machine
A working machine (1) includes a mobile chassis (2) that can move on a surface of the ground, a lifting arm (3) mounted on the chassis (2) to pivot about a horizontal axis (4) for a raising and lowering movement of the arm (3), and an accessory coupler (5) that can be secured to the free end of the arm (3) by a pivot link (6) with axis parallel to the axis (4) for pivoting the arm (3) with respect to the chassis (2). The coupler (5) has a plate (7) having a rear face (8) facing the arm (3) equipped with said pivot link (6) of the coupler (5) to the arm (3) and an opposite front face (9). The plate (7) is provided with a through-opening (10) and at least one part (61) of the pivot link (6) connecting the coupler (5) to the arm (3) is arranged facing the opening (10).
The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle (1) comprising members (3) for driving on the ground, a chassis (2), a control cabin (4) other than a platform cage, a load-handling system (5) and a device (6) for controlling the handling system (5) and/or the members for driving on the ground, the control cabin (4) comprising a floor (7), a roof (8), a front face, an opposing rear face (9) and two side faces. The control device (6) operates independently of the control cabin (4). The roof (8) is integrally mobile with a portion of the rear face (9) of the control cabin (4) to form a protective assembly (13). The assembly (13) has a first configuration in which the roof (8) is in a high position and a second configuration in which the roof (8) is in a low position. The assembly (13) is mounted so as to be pivotable about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the chassis (2) and is configured to move from the first configuration to the second by pivoting towards the front of the chassis; the vehicle (1) also comprises a locking mechanism for locking the assembly (13) in each of the configurations.
B66F 9/06 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling a load and/or a person, comprising a chassis (2) provided with front wheels (3) and rear wheels (4) for moving over the ground, a system (5) for handling a load and/or a person carried by the chassis (2), a controller (6) for driving the movement of the chassis (2), which can be positioned remotely from the chassis (2), the chassis (2) comprising, on at least one side wall (7) of its side walls, taken in relation to the front/rear direction of the chassis (2), at least one technical compartment and a bonnet (9) for closing the technical compartment, mounted so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The machine (1) comprises a lighting device (10) mounted on the bonnet (9) for closing the technical compartment, and the lighting device (10) is configured so that, in the closed position of the bonnet (9), it illuminates part of the space (11) located behind the front wheels (3), taken in relation to the front/rear direction of the chassis (2), and, in the open position, it illuminates the inside of the technical compartment.
B66F 9/06 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
32.
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE WITH A LATERAL CAB AND A BATTERY MODULE FASTENED BENEATH THE CAB
The invention relates to a construction vehicle (1).
The invention relates to a construction vehicle (1).
A battery module (40; 240; 340) is provided to supply electricity to at least one electric motor (80, 87) of the construction vehicle (1).
The invention relates to a construction vehicle (1).
A battery module (40; 240; 340) is provided to supply electricity to at least one electric motor (80, 87) of the construction vehicle (1).
A fastening structure (70; 270) of the battery module (40; 240; 340) is designed to be removably fastened to a first longitudinal member (10-1), in a fastening position located beneath the cab (29) in the vertical direction (C-C) of the construction vehicle (1), and the battery module (40; 240; 340) in the fastening position is accessible from an outer side of the construction vehicle (1) so that said module can be brought into or out of the fastening position from the outer side of the construction vehicle (1).
A handling machine with a telescopic arm, which comprises a hydraulic actuator system carried by a second section of the arm mounted so as to slide inside a first section, and a hydraulic control circuit which comprises a pipe system that extends at least partly inside the arm and which is connected to the hydraulic actuator system in order to supply said hydraulic actuator system. The pipe system comprises at least one flexible hydraulic pipe that extends inside the arm and which has a first portion fixedly mounted with respect to the first section; a second portion fixedly mounted with respect to the second section; and a U-shaped third portion which connects the first portion and the second portion to one another. The concave side of the U-shaped third portion is oriented towards the end of the first section that is opposite the end of the first section.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: - a rotatable chassis; - a lifting arm (7); - a first assembly comprising an electrical energy storage device (9); - a second assembly comprising a fuel cell (10) connected to the electrical energy storage device (9) by a connection circuit (35); and - a third assembly comprising at least one tank (11); one among the first, the second and the third assemblies is fastened to one of the lower and upper structures (2, 3) and the other two of the first, second and third assemblies are fastened to the other of the lower and upper structures (2, 3).
B66C 23/40 - Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory or swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib cranes, derricks or tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular locations or for particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehiclesManually-movable jib cranes for use in workshopsFloating cranes with a single prime mover for both crane and vehicle
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 9/20 - Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks
The invention relates to a drive system (100) for a mobile work machine, the drive system (100) comprising a hydrostatic displacement module comprising at least one hydrostatic pump (101) connected to at least one hydrostatic motor (102), the hydrostatic motor (102) being coupled to at least one drive wheel (5a) of the mobile work machine in order to rotate the at least one drive wheel (5a), and at least two electric motors (105, 106) for driving the hydrostatic pump (101), the two electric motors (105, 106) and the hydrostatic pump (101) being mounted in series on a common main shaft (104) for the synchronous rotation thereof.
B60K 17/10 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing of fluid gearing
B60K 1/00 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
B66F 9/06 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
B60K 17/356 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels
B60K 7/00 - Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel
B60K 1/02 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units comprising more than one electric motor
36.
HANDLING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BATTERY CHARGE
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a battery for powering a variator control system; a processing unit for controlling the variator control system; a voltage converter; a battery cut-off device, and a start-up device, and an electrical charger. The handling machine further comprises an opening and closing device that can be controlled by the processing unit, which is connected to the battery and to the voltage converter in order to allow, in the closed state of the device, controllable opening and closing, a power supply of the processing unit by means of the voltage converter, even when the start-up device and/or the battery cut-off device is open. The invention also relates to a method for charge management of a battery of such a machine.
B60R 16/033 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided forArrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries
B60W 10/24 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of energy storage means
B60W 10/30 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps
37.
BLOCKING DEVICE FOR A CYLINDER AND HANDLING MACHINE WITH LIFTING ARM COMPRISING THE BLOCKING DEVICE
The invention relates to a blocking device (20) for a lifting cylinder (6) and to a handling machine (1) with lifting arm (5). The blocking device (20) comprises two blocking elements (30, 40). The two blocking elements (30, 40) are configured to be assembled to one another in an assembled configuration in which the two blocking elements (30, 40) together delimit a central space through which the rod (62) of the lifting cylinder (6) passes. The blocking device (20) blocks a movement of the lifting arm (5) towards its lowered position.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
F15B 15/14 - Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to anotherGearing associated therewith characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type
The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle (1) comprising a chassis equipped with members (3) for moving it over the ground and a longitudinal axis considered in the front/rear direction of the chassis (2), a turret mounted on the chassis (2), a lifting arm supported by the turret and mounted with the ability to pivot between a raised position and a lowered position, two stabilizing devices (7) positioned respectively at the front and at the rear of the chassis (2), each stabilizing device (7) comprising two assemblies (8). The assemblies (8) of the one same stabilizing device (7) extend in the one same plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the chassis (2) and can be positioned symmetrically one on each side of a plane of symmetry (P) referred to as vertical and passing through the longitudinal axis of the chassis (2) and the axis of rotation of the turret. The assemblies (8) each comprise a telescopic arm (9) which between them form a V shape widening towards the ground. The free end (91) of each arm (9) is equipped with a lifting ram (10) that couples to said arm (9) a soleplate (11) that can be raised and lowered.
The invention relates to a work machine (1) having a first axle (3), a transfer gearbox (6; 406) that is rigidly attached to the first axle (3) and configured to drive the first axle (3) and at least one electric motor (10; 101, 102; 401, 402) for driving the transfer gearbox (6; 406), wherein the electric motor (10; 101, 102; 401, 402) drives the transfer gearbox (6) via a reduction gear (9), the reduction gear (9) having an output shaft and the transfer gearbox (6; 406) having an input shaft, the output shaft being coupled to the input shaft via a transmission shaft (8), an axis of rotation of the transmission shaft (8) and an axis of rotation of the input shaft being non-parallel and intersecting, and the transmission shaft (8) and the input shaft being coupled by means of a first universal joint (7; 71; 717; 747).
B60K 17/22 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location, or type of main drive shafting, e.g. cardan shaft
B60K 17/344 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having a transfer gear
B60K 1/00 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
B60K 1/02 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units comprising more than one electric motor
B60K 17/24 - Arrangement of mountings for shafting
B60K 17/356 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels
B60K 17/08 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing of change-speed gearing of mechanical type
40.
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL CELL OF A WORK MACHINE
The invention relates to a method for controlling a fuel cell (18) of a work machine (1), the method comprising the following steps: - determining an operating mode of the work machine (1) from at least two operating modes according to at least one variable chosen from: a "driver presence" variable (V2); a "motor speed" variable; a "machine speed" variable (V3); a "load mode activity" variable (V4); a "stabiliser" variable (V5); a "charging" variable (V6); a "control activity" variable (V1); - determining a state of charge of the energy storage unit (10); and - controlling the fuel cell (18) with a predetermined setpoint according to the thus determined state of charge of the energy storage unit (10) and the thus determined operating mode of the work machine.
B60L 58/40 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for controlling a combination of batteries and fuel cells
Disclosed is a lifting machine (I) comprising a work platform (2), a mechanism (6) for lifting the work platform (2), and a control console (7) for controlling at least the lifting mechanism (6), the work platform (2) comprising a floor (3) and a guardrail (4) forming the longitudinal (41) and transverse (42) walls of an enclosure surrounding at least a part of the floor (3), the guardrail (4) comprising at least one top rail (5), referred to as a handrail, and the control console (7) comprising an attachment device (8) for removably coupling the control console (7) to the top rail (5). The top rail (5) is a rail with non-circular cross-section, and the control console (7) can be coupled to the top rail (5) by snap-fastening.
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
42.
WORK MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT
111; and - activate a rescue mode (500) in which operation of the propulsion structure is permitted when an authorization signal is sent by an authentication device (17) and when the mode in which movement is prohibited is active.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
43.
WORK MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT
The invention relates to a work machine comprising a frame, a propulsion structure, a load-handling apparatus, an electrical energy storage unit (10), a device (16) for evaluating state of charge configured to determine a value V representative of the state of charge of said electrical energy storage unit (10), and a control unit (14) that is configured to: - compare the value V to a threshold V1; - activate a mode (400) in which handling and movement operations are prohibited when the value V is lower than or equal to the threshold V1; and - activate a rescue mode (500) in which operation of the propulsion structure is permitted when an authorization signal is sent by an authentication device (17) and when the mode in which movement is prohibited is active.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
44.
METHOD FOR LOADING A CHERRY PICKER ONTO A TRAILER OR A TRANSPORT PLATFORM, AND CHERRY PICKER ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD
The invention relates to a method for loading a cherry picker (1) onto a trailer (20), said cherry picker (1) comprising a travelling chassis, a basket (4), a lifting structure (7), a remote control (10) and a control unit (11) configured to control a movement of the lifting structure (7), the basket (4) and the travelling chassis (2) on the basis of data provided by the remote control (10), said lifting structure (7) comprising a raising arm (8) and a rocking arm (9) for coupling the basket (4) to the raising arm (8). Said cherry picker (1) has, in addition to a working position, a loading position and a compact folded transport position, in which the rocking arm (9) is folded under the raising arm (9). The method comprises, for loading said cherry picker (1) onto a trailer (20), a step of controlling a movement of the lifting structure (7) and the basket (4) into said loading position, and a step of controlling, by means of the remote control (10), a movement of the chassis (2) for positioning the cherry picker (1), which is in the loading position, on the trailer (20).
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
45.
HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A MANUALLY OPERABLE CONTROL DEVICE
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a telescopic lifting arm and a handling device that pivots between an emptying position and a digging position; a processing unit and a control device (16) comprising a control body (160) that is manually operable to generate a control signal for pivoting the arm by pivoting the control body about a first axis (A1). A control member (17) that is operable using the thumb of the hand of the operator is located on one side of the control body and is mounted so as to pivot or slide about or along a second pivot or slide axis (A2) to generate a control signal for controlling the sliding of the second segment of the arm. The control member is also movably mounted so as to pivot or slide about or along a third pivot or slide axis (A3) to control the pivoting of the handling device.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 9/20 - Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
46.
HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A TANK INTENDED TO CONTAIN HYDROGEN
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: - a chassis (2) having a median longitudinal axis (X) and comprising two longitudinal side rail members (6, 7) extending one on each side of the median longitudinal axis (X); - a load-handling device which is mounted with the ability to move on the chassis (2); - a driving cab (11) which is fixed to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a first side of the chassis (2) relative to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2); and - at least one tank (9, 53, 54, 55, 56) intended to contain hydrogen and housed in the chassis (2) between the two longitudinal side rail members (6, 7).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Load-handling vehicle comprising: a load-handling member, a jack (4) for lifting the load-handling member, comprising a lifting chamber (5) and a lowering chamber (6), a fluid source (7), a first fluid connection (8) from the lifting chamber (5) to the source (7), a second fluid connection (9) from the lowering chamber (6) to the source (7), the first connection (8) comprising a safety valve (10) that is open in the direction of the fluid source (7) towards the lifting chamber (5), and that is normally closed in the direction of the lifting chamber (5) towards the fluid source (7). A valve (11) arranged on the second link (9) is sensitive to the pressure of the portion of the first link (8) extending between the valve (10) and the source (7), and a unidirectional fluid circulation line (12), which can be closed according to the pressure weighing on the portion of the second fluid connection (9) between the valve (11) and the source (7), connects the first and second connections (8, 9).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a rolling handling machine (1) having an arm. The machine comprises an alert system comprising a memory in which are stored a plurality of alert rules for triggering at least one action from among transmitting data relating to the determined values of said parameters to a remote server (31); and emitting a visual, and/or sound, and/or vibration signal to alert the machine's driver. The triggering of an action occurs according to the speed of movement of the machine and the angular position of the arm. The invention also relates to an alert method and to a corresponding program product.
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a wheeled work vehicle comprising a lifting arm and a steering control system. The steering control system is configured to receive a turn request signal and a parameter for orienting the lifting arm, and to generate a turn instruction signal (D, E) that is representative of a turning angle of the steering wheels and is intended to control a turn actuator. The steering control system comprises a filter module (103) configured to determine a first rate-of-change limit on the basis of the parameter for orienting the lifting arm and to generate the turn instruction signal (D, E) on the basis of the turn request signal such that a rate of change of the turn instruction signal does not exceed the first rate-of-change limit.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a method for controlling a handling machine (1) comprising a frame (2), a pivotally mounted lifting arm (5), a lift cylinder (6) arranged to pivot the lifting arm (5), a tool (8) intended for receiving a load and pivotally mounted on the lifting arm (5), a tilt cylinder (9) arranged to pivot the tool (8), a second sensor (10), which is configured to supply a measurement signal S2 relating to the path of the tilt cylinder (9), the method comprising the following steps: - receiving a request to actuate the tilt cylinder (9); and - in response to receiving a request to actuate the lift cylinder, activating a compensation mode, the compensation mode comprising the steps of generating a setpoint Le relating to the path of the tilt cylinder (9) on the basis of a measurement signal S1 representative of the position of the lifting arm (5) and of controlling the path of the tilt cylinder, in a closed loop, on the basis of said setpoint Le relating to the path of the tilt cylinder (9) and of the measurement signal S2 relating to the path of the tilt cylinder (9).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a bucket (1) comprising: - a platform (7) equipped with a control console; - a system (2) for moving the platform (7); - a member for activating/deactivating at least one control (4) of the system (2) for moving the platform (7); - a control unit (5); - a communication device (6) managing a closable two-way communication channel between two transceivers (61, 62), one (61) of which is arranged on the platform (7); and - a pressure-sensitive anti-crushing safety device positioned in front of the control console (3). The control unit (5) is configured to control the opening and closing of the communication channel and to prevent the system (2) for moving the platform (7) from being controlled from the platform (7) when the duration and/or the value of the pressure exerted on the safety device are/is greater than a first threshold value. The control unit (5) is configured to control, for each active or inactive state of the activating/deactivating member, the opening of the communication channel (63) at least according to the pressure exerted on the safety device.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
The invention relates to an aerial lift (1) comprising: - a basket (2) comprising a control station (3) and a platform (4) on top of which lies a place (5) for receiving an operator, - a self-propelled chassis (6), - an arm (91) for driving the basket (2), which arm is capable of moving between a low end position and a high end position, - a device (8) for determining the angular position of the arm (91), and - said aerial lift (1) having a working configuration operating mode and a transport configuration operating mode which can be selectively activated, and the control unit (10) being configured to control the activation of the transport configuration operating mode when the arm (91) is in the low end position. Each of the operating modes is defined by a maximum travelling speed of the chassis (6). The aerial lift (1) comprises a device (11) for damping the oscillatory motions of the platform (4) of the basket (2), which device is disposed between the place (5) for receiving an operator of the basket (2) and the upper end of the arm (91), this damping device (11) being capable of being activated/deactivated on the basis of the data provided by the device (8) for determining the angular position of the arm (91).
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
53.
HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a hydraulic steering circuit (3), a first hydraulic control circuit (100), provided with a manual steering device (4), which allows steering cylinders (31- 34) of the hydraulic steering circuit (3) to be supplied with power, and a second hydraulic control circuit (200) which is used to control at least one hydraulic actuation cylinder (5) for actuating a handling member of the machine. The second circuit (200) comprises a hydraulic directional control valve (210), a hydraulic connection circuit (600) which is connected to the steering circuit, and a diverter valve (220) to which the connection circuit (600), the hydraulic actuation cylinder (5) and the hydraulic directional control valve (210) are connected. The diverter valve (220) is electrically controllable by a control unit (10) to selectively control the hydraulic actuation cylinder (5) and the same steering cylinders as those which are controllable by the first control circuit (100).
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: - a chassis (2); - a front wheel shaft (3) and a rear wheel shaft (4) extending transversely and being respectively equipped with two front wheels (5, 6) and with two rear wheels (7, 8); - a load-handling device (9) which is mounted at the front of the chassis (2); - a control cab (10) fastened to the chassis (2) and equipped with a seat (11), the control cab (10) comprising a cab structure comprising two lateral hoops (13, 14), each lateral hoop (13, 14) comprising a front upright (16) and a rear upright (15) which are connected to one another; and - at least one tank (21) containing pressurized gas that is fastened to the chassis (2) and is positioned, at least in part, between the rear upright (15) of one of the lateral hoops (13, 14) and one of the rear wheels (7, 8).
The invention relates to a vehicle comprising front and rear axles, one steering mechanism (6) per axle, comprising a cylinder (7) having a body and two pistons, each associated with a rod and dividing the body into a central chamber extending between the pistons and two end chambers, said vehicle comprising a first configuration wherein the wheels (4, 5) of a single axle extend in parallel planes, and a second O-shaped configuration wherein the wheels (4, 5) are arranged on a circle, and a configuration selector. The vehicle comprises, for fluid connection of the cylinders (7) of the steering mechanisms (6) to the source or sources (17, 18) of pressurised fluid, a first circuit (15) of fluid active in the first configuration, and a second circuit (16) of fluid active in the second configuration, the second circuit (16) being, for the cylinder (7) of each steering mechanism (6), configured so that when the central chamber of said cylinder forms an inlet chamber, the end chambers of said cylinder form exhaust chambers, and vice versa, this second circuit (16) of fluid being equipped with a flow divider (25).
B62D 7/15 - Steering linkageStub axles or their mountings for individually-pivoted wheels, e.g. on king-pins the pivotal axes being situated in more than one plane transverse to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle, e.g. all-wheel steering characterised by means varying the ratio between the steering angles of the steered wheels
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: - a chassis (2) having a central longitudinal axis (X); - a load-handling device (3) which is movably mounted on the chassis (2); - an electric motor (11, 12, 13) which is configured to move the handling machine (1) or to operate the load-handling device (3); - a fuel cell (17) which is configured to generate electrical energy for supplying the electric motor (11, 12, 13); - a tank (16, 32) for holding hydrogen, the tank being connected to the fuel cell (17) in order to supply hydrogen thereto; - a driver's cab (22) which is attached to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a first side of the chassis (2) with respect to the central longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2); and - a protective housing (23) which is attached to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a second side of the chassis (2), opposite the first side, with respect to the central longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2), at least one of the fuel cell (17) and the tank (16, 32) being housed in said protective housing (23).
B66C 23/36 - Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory or swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib cranes, derricks or tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular locations or for particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehiclesManually-movable jib cranes for use in workshopsFloating cranes
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising: a chassis (2) and a telescopic lifting arm (6) carried by the chassis (2), the lifting arm comprising a plurality of sections including at least a first section (61) and a second section (62) that is slidably movable with respect to the first section (61); a handling device (14) mounted at one end of the lifting arm (6); and a control device (12) which is suitable for one-handed operation by an operator and which comprises a base (120) that is stationary with respect to the chassis (2) and a control member (121) mounted so as to be movable with respect to the base (120), said control member (121) having at least a sliding mobility for generating a control signal for pivoting the arm and/or for sliding the second section (62) of the lifting arm, so as to control in a combined manner the pivoting of the lifting arm (6) and the sliding of the second section (62) of the lifting arm, depending on the control signal generated, in order to obtain a horizontal or vertical movement of the handling device (14).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
B66F 9/20 - Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks
58.
PLATFORM, IN PARTICULAR ELEVATING PLATFORM FOR WORK AT HEIGHT
A platform (1) comprising: - a self-propelled carrier (2) equipped with a drive system (3) for movement on the ground; a deck (4); - a drive device (6) for moving the deck (4) between raised and lowered positions; - at least one technical box (7) that is mounted so as to be movable between a position in which it is retracted into the carrier (2) and a position in which it is at least partially extended out of the carrier (2); - a device for manually controlling the drive device (6) for moving the deck (4) and the drive system (3) for moving the carrier (2) on the ground; - a control unit configured to control the device (6) and the system (3) according to data from the manual control device. The platform (1) comprises, for each box (7), a sensor (10) for detecting the retracted or extended position of the box (7) and the control unit is configured to control the drive system (3) for moving the carrier (2) on the ground according to data provided by the sensor (10) for detecting the position of the box (7), and to prevent the drive system (3) for moving the carrier (2) on the ground from operating when the box (7) is in an at least partially extended position.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
A machine (1) for handling a load or a person, comprising: - a wheeled chassis (2) having a first part (4) and a second part (5) and two lateral sides connecting the first and second parts, - a handling system (7) borne by the chassis (2) and comprising a rotary turret surmounted by a pivoting arm (9) mounted so as to pivot on the turret (8) between a lower position and an upper position, - and at least one driver's compartment (11) of the machine that is borne by the chassis (2) and delimits a location for an operator, - at least one member (15) for controlling the members (3) for movement on the ground, and - at least one system (12) for controlling the handling system (7), the or one of the control systems (12) being configured to allow the handling system (7) of the machine to be controlled at least outside of the driver's compartment(s) (11) of the machine (1). The or at least one of the driver's compartments (11) of the machine (1) is in at least two parts and comprises a lower part (13) secured to the chassis (2) and arranged along one lateral side of the chassis (2), and an upper part (14) coupled in movement to the turret (8).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
A handling machine (1) comprising: - a wheeled chassis (2), - a system (3) for handling a load and/or a person, - a control console (5) for controlling the members (4) for driving on the ground and for controlling the handling system (3) of the machine (1), - a control unit (6). The control console (5) has at least three selectively activatable use configurations. The first and second use configurations are use configurations in which the control console (5) is carried directly or indirectly by the chassis (2) of the machine (1). The third use configuration is a configuration in which the control console (5) is able to operate away from the chassis (2) and from the handling system (3) of the machine (1). The control unit (6) comprises a system (7) for determining the use configuration of the control console (5) and is configured to control the machine (1) according to the determined use configuration.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Load-handling vehicle (18) comprising a chassis (2), a pivoting lifting arm (3), a device (13) for measuring the inclination angle (Y) of the arm (3), an accessory (5) which can be positioned at the end of the arm (3), and at least one actuator (61, 62) which is coupled to the chassis (2) and to the arm (3), respectively. The vehicle (I) comprises:—a device (12) for measuring the load (R) exerted by the arm (3) on the pivot pin (4) of the arm (3), —a device (71, 72) for establishing the inclination angle (a; P) of each actuator (61, 62), a device (81, 82) for measuring the load (L; C) exerted by the actuators (61, 62) on the arm (3), —a weighing system (9) which can be activated/deactivated in accordance with the inclination angle (Y) of the arm (3) and comprises a data-processing unit (10) configured, in accordance with the data (R; L; C; Y, α; β,) supplied and the non-loaded weight of the assembly comprising the arm (3) and accessory (5), to establish the weight of the load (18) when the vehicle is loaded.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
62.
AERIAL LIFT FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT, CONTROL METHOD AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH AN AERIAL LIFT
The invention relates to an aerial lift (1) comprising a platform (3) comprising a control console (8) equipped with controls (9) for a device (5) for driving the height-wise movement of the platform (3), an anchor point that can be occupied by an anchoring device for anchoring safety equipment (21), a detection system detecting whether the anchor point is occupied or unoccupied, and a device for emitting a warning signal. The aerial lift (1) comprises a system (13) for determining the position of the lifting structure (6) used for raising the platform (3). A control unit (7) is configured to control the device for emitting a warning signal according to whether the anchor point is occupied or unoccupied and according to the position of the lifting structure (6), the control unit (7) being configured so that when the anchor point is unoccupied the unit commands the emitting of a luminous or acoustic warning signal the intensity and/or frequency and/or tonality of which varies according to the position of the lifting structure (6).
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
The invention relates to an on-site vehicle (1) comprising: - a movable chassis (2) which can be moved over the surface of the ground, the chassis (2) comprising two side rails (10) which are parallel to one another and extend in parallel with a longitudinal direction (A-A) of the vehicle (1); - a lifting arm (20) extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction (A-A) of the vehicle (1), the lifting arm (20) being articulated to the two side rails (10) between the two side rails so as to be pivotably movable with respect to the two side rails (10); - battery elements (60); and - at least one electric motor (80, 380, 89, 389) for propelling the chassis (2) and for actuating the lifting arm (20), the battery elements being electrically connected to said at least one electric motor in order to supply power to said at least one electric motor; wherein the battery elements are arranged between the two side rails (10).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Load-handling vehicle (1) comprising: —a heat engine (2), —an accelerator pedal (3), —a pedal position sensor (4), a system (5) for driving the machine (1), which system is engaged with the heat engine (2), —a handling system (6) comprising at least one handling member (61), a pump (62) rotationally driven by the heat engine (2), at least one actuator (631, 632, 633) of the handling member (61), —a system (7) for controlling the actuators (631, 632, 633), and —a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine: —according to data provided by the control system (7), a pump flow rate setpoint (62), and —according to the pump flow rate setpoint (62) and the position data provided by the pedal position sensor (4), a rotation speed setpoint of the heat engine (2).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Basket (1) comprising: a platform (7), a drive system (2) for moving the platform (7), a control desk (3) equipped with controls (4) of the system (2), a flexible safety link (5), two retaining systems (6) for keeping the link (5) in a position in which the link (5) extends across the platform (7), a detection device for detecting deformation of the link (5), having a detection member configured so that, under the effect of deformation of the link (5), it passes from a state referred to as inactive, in which operation of the controls (4) of the drive system (2) for moving the platform (7) is not disabled to a state referred to as active, in which said operation is disabled, one of the retaining systems (6) comprising a rotary member for winding the link (5) equipped with a return member for returning said rotary member in the direction of winding of the link (5) around said rotary member.
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
Load-handling vehicle (1) comprising a chassis (2), a handling system (4) comprising a lifting arm (5) mounted so as to move between a high and a low position and a driver's cab (3) comprising a floor (6), a ceiling (7), a front face (8), an opposite rear face (9) and two side faces (10, 11), one (10) of the side faces (10, 11) being provided with an opening (12) for accessing the cab (3), and the other side face (11) being adjoined by the lifting arm (5) at least in the low position of the arm (5), the cab (3) being provided with a seat (13) and having at least one seat index point (SIP) established and defined in accordance with international standard ISO 5353:1995. The cab (3) has a minimum interior height, measured between the floor (6) and the ceiling (7), that is greater than 1705 mm, and a distance between the floor (6) and the ground that is less than 800 mm, and the distance between the seat index point and the floor (6) of the cabin (3) is at least equal to 650 mm.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
E02F 9/16 - Cabins, platforms, or the like for the driver
Forklift truck (1) mounted on a carrier vehicle and comprising a frame (16), forks (2), a lifting cylinder (4) for relatively moving the forks (2) and the frame (16) so as to allow, in a handling mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are mounted so as to move freely upwards and downwards relative to the ground, the forks (2) to be lifted, and in a carrying mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are in the high position and immobilised so that they do not move upwards and downwards relative to the ground, to allow the frame to be lifted (16), each chamber (7, 8) of the cylinder (4) being provided with a connecting fluid duct which connects the chamber (7; 8) to a hydraulic source. In the handling mode of operation, the forks (2) form an element which is used to actuate the lifting cylinder (4) in the direction in which the forks (2) are lowered, the fluid ducts of the chambers (7, 8) of the lifting cylinder (4) being connected to one other by a fluid connection provided with a closing member in the closed position at least in the carrying mode of operation when the frame (16) is being driven in the direction in which the frame (16) is lifted.
The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: —a wheeled chassis (2), —a drive system (3) for moving the wheeled chassis (2), —a load handling system (4) carried by the chassis (2), —a control unit (5), a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4) that can be manually actuated by an operator, the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6). The handling machine (1) comprises a sensor (8) of a parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1), and the control unit (5) is configured to allow the control of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) as a function of at least the parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B60K 28/04 - Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver responsive to presence or absence of the driver, e.g. to weight or lack thereof
The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: —a frame (2) equipped with a driving station (15), —a load handling system (4) carried by the frame, a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4), wherein this control device (6) that can be manually actuated by an operator comprises a manual part (61) configured to be manually grasped, —a control unit (5), the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), —a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6), wherein the control unit (5), in the actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to authorize the control of the handling system (4) as a function of at least the control signals received from the control device (6), characterized in that the driving station (15) is equipped with a detection system (16) for detecting a presence or absence of the operator at said station (15), this detection system (16) comprising at least one presence sensor (17) distinct from the control device (6), and characterized in that the control unit (5), in the non-actuated state of the activating member (7) and after passing from the actuated state to the non-actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to prevent or authorize the control at least of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) at least as a function of the absence or presence status of the operator detected by the system (16) for detecting a presence of the operator at said station (15).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle (1) comprising a wheeled chassis (2) and, supported by said chassis (2),—an internal combustion engine (4),—a mechanism (5) for transmitting power from the internal combustion engine (4) to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2),—a bucket (7),—a system for moving said bucket (7),—a control unit (9),—an accelerator pedal (10),—a control member (11) which can be manually actuated by the driver of the vehicle,—a system (12) for detecting movements of the bucket (7). The power transmission mechanism (5) is configured so that a reduction in the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine (4) results in a reduction in the torque supplied to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2) and the vehicle (1) comprises at least one operating mode in which the control unit (9) is configured, in accordance with the data provided by the system (12) for detecting the movements of the bucket (7) and the control instructions of the system for moving the bucket (7), to reduce the rotational speed of the engine (4) to a value lower than the set value for speed control corresponding to the position of the accelerator pedal (10).
The invention relates to a handling machine with a telescopic arm, which comprises a hydraulic actuator system (6) carried by a second section (22) of the arm mounted so as to slide inside a first section, and a hydraulic control circuit which comprises a pipe system that extends at least partly inside the arm and which is connected to the hydraulic actuator system (6) in order to supply said hydraulic actuator system (6). The pipe system comprises at least one flexible hydraulic pipe (4, 4') that extends inside the arm and which has a first portion (41) fixedly mounted with respect to the first section (21); a second portion (42) fixedly mounted with respect to the second section (22); and a U-shaped third portion (43) which connects the first portion (41) and the second portion (42) to one another. The concave side of the U-shaped third portion (43) is oriented towards the end of the first section (21) that is opposite the end of the first section (21) which defines the opening inside which the second section (22) extends.
B66C 23/70 - Jibs assembled from separate sections to form jibs of various discrete lengths
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
72.
HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM FOR A WHEELED MACHINE AND WHEELED MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A STEERING SYSTEM
Disclosed is a hydraulic steering system (1) for a rolling machine (20) comprising - a rotary steering control member (2), - a hydraulic actuating device (3) for controlling the orientation of the wheels (21) of the machine (20), - a member (7) for determining a movement of the steering control member (2), - a control unit (11), - at least two circuits for supplying the actuating device (3) with fluid, and a steering unit (6) arranged in the first circuit (4), the actuating device (3) comprising an actuator (31) in fluid communication with the first and second circuits (4, 5). The system (1) comprises, arranged in the second circuit (5), an electrical pump unit (9) comprising a variable-speed pump (91) coupled to an electric motor (92) and the control unit (11) is configured to control the speed of rotation of the pump of the electrical pump unit (9) according to data provided by the member (7). The steering unit (6) comprises a fixed-displacement pump (61) and a distributor (62), the pump (61) and the distributor (62) are configured to continuously supply the actuating device (3) with fluid, in the rotationally driven state of the steering control member (2).
B62D 5/09 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering fluid, i.e. using a pressurised fluid for most or all the force required for steering a vehicle characterised by means for actuating valves
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a battery (1) for powering said variator control system (7); a processing unit (5) for controlling the variator control system (7); a voltage converter (4); a battery cut-off device (2), and a start-up device (3), and an electrical charger (8). The handling machine further comprises an opening and closing device (6) that can be controlled by the processing unit (5), which is connected to the battery (1) and to the voltage converter (4) in order to allow, in the closed state of the device (6), controllable opening and closing, a power supply of the processing unit (5) by means of the voltage converter (4), even when the start-up device (3) and/or the battery cut-off device (2) is open. The invention also relates to a method for charge management of a battery (1) of such a machine.
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising a battery (1) for powering said variator control system (7); a processing unit (5) for controlling the variator control system (7); a voltage converter (4); a battery cut-off device (2), and a start-up device (3), and an electrical charger (8). The handling machine further comprises an opening and closing device (6) that can be controlled by the processing unit (5), which is connected to the battery (1) and to the voltage converter (4) in order to allow, in the closed state of the device (6), controllable opening and closing, a power supply of the processing unit (5) by means of the voltage converter (4), even when the start-up device (3) and/or the battery cut-off device (2) is open. The invention also relates to a method for charge management of a battery (1) of such a machine.
Disclosed is a lifting machine (1) comprising a work platform (2), a mechanism (6) for lifting the work platform (2), and a control console (7) for controlling at least the lifting mechanism (6), the work platform (2) comprising a floor (3) and a guardrail (4) forming the longitudinal (41) and transverse (42) walls of an enclosure surrounding at least a part of the floor (3), the guardrail (4) comprising at least one top rail (5), referred to as a handrail, and the control console (7) comprising an attachment device (8) for removably coupling the control console (7) to the top rail (5). The top rail (5) is a rail with non-circular cross-section, and the control console (7) can be coupled to the top rail (5) by snap-fastening.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
76.
LIFTING MACHINE, SUCH AS AN AERIAL LIFT, FOR LIFTING PERSONS AND OPTIONALLY LOADS
Disclosed is a lifting machine (1) comprising a work platform (2), a mechanism (6) for lifting the work platform (2), and a control console (7) for controlling at least the lifting mechanism (6), the work platform (2) comprising a floor (3) and a guardrail (4) forming the longitudinal (41) and transverse (42) walls of an enclosure surrounding at least a part of the floor (3), the guardrail (4) comprising at least one top rail (5), referred to as a handrail, and the control console (7) comprising an attachment device (8) for removably coupling the control console (7) to the top rail (5). The top rail (5) is a rail with non-circular cross-section, and the control console (7) can be coupled to the top rail (5) by snap-fastening.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
77.
HANDLING MACHINE HAVING AN ARM AND CORRESPONDING ALERT METHOD
The invention relates to a rolling handling machine (1) having an arm. The machine comprises an alert system comprising a memory in which are stored a plurality of alert rules for triggering at least one action from among transmitting data relating to the determined values of said parameters to a remote server (31); and emitting a visual, and/or sound, and/or vibration signal to alert the machine's driver. The triggering of an action occurs according to the speed of movement of the machine and the angular position of the arm. The invention also relates to an alert method and to a corresponding program product.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
Load-handling vehicle comprising: - a load-handling member, - a jack (4) for lifting the load-handling member, comprising a lifting chamber (5) and a lowering chamber (6), - a fluid source (7), - a first fluid connection (8) from the lifting chamber (5) to the source (7), - a second fluid connection (9) from the lowering chamber (6) to the source (7), - the first connection (8) comprising a safety valve (10) that is open in the direction of the fluid source (7) towards the lifting chamber (5), and that is normally closed in the direction of the lifting chamber (5) towards the fluid source (7). A valve (11) arranged on the second link (9) is sensitive to the pressure of the portion of the first link (8) extending between the valve (10) and the source (7), and a unidirectional fluid circulation line (12), which can be closed according to the pressure weighing on the portion of the second fluid connection (9) between the valve (11) and the source (7), connects the first and second connections (8, 9).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
Goods & Services
Construction equipment leasing; Rental of self-propelled spades and mechanical spades for use in construction; Rental of tractors and excavators; Rental of lifting apparatus for use in construction; Rental of machines for the construction and repair of roads Rental of fork-lift trucks; Rental of vehicles, in particular vehicles used in construction, industry and agriculture, and for lawns and gardens; Rental of machines for the transport of foodstuffs for animals
Load-handling vehicle (18) comprising a chassis (2), a pivoting lifting arm (3), a device (13) for measuring the inclination angle (Y) of the arm (3), an accessory (5) which can be positioned at the end of the arm (3), and at least one actuator (61, 62) which is coupled to the chassis (2) and to the arm (3), respectively. The vehicle (1) comprises: - a device (12) for measuring the load (R) exerted by the arm (3) on the pivot pin (4) of the arm (3), - a device (71, 72) for establishing the inclination angle (α; β) of each actuator (61, 62), a device (81, 82) for measuring the load (L; C) exerted by the actuators (61, 62) on the arm (3), - a weighing system (9) which can be activated/deactivated in accordance with the inclination angle (Y) of the arm (3) and comprises a data-processing unit (10) configured, in accordance with the data (R;L;C;Y,α; β,) supplied and the non-loaded weight of the assembly comprising the arm (3) and accessory (5), to establish the weight of the load (18) when the vehicle is loaded.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a wheeled vehicle (1) comprising: a chassis (2) carrying an engine (4), a starter (5) of the engine and a device for actuating said starter (5), a control unit, and an activatable/deactivatable device for energising the control unit, said vehicle (1) having an economical operating mode in which, in the activated state of the energising device, the control unit is designed to allow the motor (4) to be stopped without actuation of the energising device, said stoppage being called energised stoppage of the engine (4). The vehicle (1) comprises a memory for storing data relating to the number of starts of the engine (4) and the control unit is designed to allow or prohibit the energised stoppage of the engine (4), in the economical operating mode, according to said stored data.
F02N 11/08 - Circuits specially adapted for starting of engines
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
F02B 63/04 - Adaptations of engines for driving pumps, hand-held tools or electric generatorsPortable combinations of engines with engine-driven devices for electric generators
The invention relates to a lifting machine (1) comprising a lifting arm (3), a rolling chassis (2) equipped with at least one front axle (5) and one rear axle (6), and a sensor for measuring the tilt of the lifting arm (3) in relation to the chassis (2), the rear axle (6) being pivotably mounted around an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine (1). The rear pivoting axle (6) is mounted to freely pivot inside an angular range defined by two abutments supported by said chassis (2), the front axle (5) is coupled to the chassis (2) by a pivoting connection with an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine (1) and is equipped with an activatable/deactivatable suspension (9) in order to allow the relative pivoting between the front axle (5) and the chassis (2) to be damped, said suspension (9) being deactivated at least when the angle value measured by sensor (4) for measuring the tilt of the lifting arm (3) is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
B60G 9/02 - Resilient suspensions for a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels the axle or housing being pivotally mounted on the vehicle
B60G 13/08 - Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or type of vibration-dampers having dampers dissipating energy, e.g. frictionally of fluid type hydraulic
B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
B60G 17/016 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by their responsiveness, when the vehicle is travelling, to specific motion, a specific condition, or driver input
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
F15B 15/08 - Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to anotherGearing associated therewith characterised by the construction of the motor unit
B60G 13/14 - Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or type of vibration-dampers having dampers accumulating utilisable energy, e.g. compressing air
83.
WORKING MACHINE AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A MACHINE
The invention concerns a working machine (1) comprising a mobile chassis (2) that can move on a surface of the ground, a lifting arm (3) mounted on the chassis (2) to pivot about a horizontal axis (4) for a raising and lowering movement of the arm (3), and an accessory coupler (5) that can be secured to the free end of the arm (3) by a pivot link (6) with axis parallel to the axis (4) for pivoting the arm (3) with respect to the chassis (2). The coupler (5) comprises a plate (7) having a rear face (8) facing the arm (3) equipped with said pivot link (6) of the coupler (5) to the arm (3) and an opposite front face (9). The plate (7) is provided with a through-opening (10) and at least one part (61) of the pivot link (6) connecting the coupler (5) to the arm (3) is arranged facing said opening (10).
Load-handling vehicle (1) comprising: - a heat engine (2), - an accelerator pedal (3), - a pedal position sensor (4), - a system (5) for driving the machine (1), which system is engaged with the heat engine (2), - a handling system (6) comprising at least one handling member (61), a pump (62) rotationally driven by the heat engine (2), at least one actuator (631, 632, 633) of the handling member (61), - a system (7) for controlling the actuators (631, 632, 633), and - a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine: - according to data provided by the control system (7), a pump flow rate setpoint (62), and - according to the pump flow rate setpoint (62) and the position data provided by the pedal position sensor (4), a rotation speed setpoint of the heat engine (2).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Wheeled vehicle (1) comprising a stabilising device (2) which comprises at least one leg (3) and a cylinder for actuating the leg (3) between an active position in which the leg is supported on the ground and an inactive position, the cylinder comprising a first chamber connected to a fluid source through a first connecting circuit and a second chamber connected to a fluid source through a second connecting circuit to allow, when the first chamber is supplied with fluid, actuation of the cylinder in the direction of travel of the leg (3) to the active position for stabilising the leg (3) and, when the second chamber is supplied with fluid, actuation of the cylinder in the direction of travel of the leg (3) to the inactive position of the leg (3), the leg (3) being configured to allow, under the effect of its own weight, actuation of the cylinder in the direction of travel of the leg (3) to the active stabilising position, and the first and second circuits each being provided with a device for at least partially closing the associated circuit. The shut-off member of the closing device in the second circuit is configured to move into a closed position depending on the pressure acting on the first circuit between the device for at least partially closing the first circuit and the first chamber of the cylinder.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
Bucket (1) comprising: - a platform (7); - a system (2) for driving the platform (7) in displacement; - a control console (3) equipped with controls (4) of the system (2); - a flexible safety link (5); - two systems (6) for keeping the link (5) in a position in which the link (5) extends through the platform (7); - a device for detecting a deformation of the link (5) with a detection member configured to, under the effect of a deformation of the link (5), go from a so-called inactive state, in which the operation of the controls (4) of the system (2) for driving the platform (7) in displacement is deactivated, to a so-called active state in which said operation is activated; one of the maintenance systems (6) comprises a rotary member for winding the link (5), equipped with a return member of said rotary member, in the direction of the winding of the link (5) around said rotary member.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
Basket (1) comprising: a platform (7), a drive system (2) for moving the platform (7), a control desk (3) equipped with controls (4) of the system (2), a flexible safety link (5), two retaining systems (6) for keeping the link (5) in a position in which the link (5) extends across the platform (7), a detection device for detecting deformation of the link (5), having a detection member configured so that, under the effect of deformation of the link (5), it passes from a state referred to as inactive, in which operation of the controls (4) of the drive system (2) for moving the platform (7) is not disabled to a state referred to as active, in which said operation is disabled, one of the retaining systems (6) comprising a rotary member for winding the link (5) equipped with a return member for returning said rotary member in the direction of winding of the link (5) around said rotary member.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
88.
Cherry picker for elevating persons and allowing said persons to work in an elevated position
Disclosed is a cherry picker (1) comprising a chassis (2), a heat engine (4), a starter (5) and a starter actuator (62) for said engine (4), a platform (8), means (9) for lifting the platform (8) that include a lifting arm (91), a control console (10) that includes a control unit (26) for the lifting means (9), a drive unit configured to control at least the arm (91) according to the data input into the control console (10), a member for powering the drive unit (11), a member (12) for activating/deactivating the control unit (26) for the lifting means (9), said member (12) being mounted to as to be movable between an inactive position, in which the control unit (9) for the lifting means (9) is deactivated, and an active position. In the working configuration, which corresponds to the raised position of the arm (91), the cherry picker (1) has an operating mode in which, when the heat engine (4) is in a stopped state while being powered, the drive unit (11) is configured to control the start of the heat engine (4) by means of the activating/deactivating member (12) without the actuator (62) for the starter (5) being actuated.
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle (1) comprising a wheeled chassis (2) and, supported by said chassis (2), - an internal combustion engine (4), - a mechanism (5) for transmitting power from the internal combustion engine (4) to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2), - a bucket (7), - a system for moving said bucket (7), - a control unit (9), - an accelerator pedal (10), - a control member (11) which can be manually actuated by the driver of the vehicle, - a system (12) for detecting movements of the bucket (7). The power transmission mechanism (5) is configured so that a reduction in the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine (4) results in a reduction in the torque supplied to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2) and the vehicle (1) comprises at least one operating mode in which the control unit (9) is configured, in accordance with the data provided by the system (12) for detecting the movements of the bucket (7) and the control instructions of the system for moving the bucket (7), to reduce the rotational speed of the engine (4) to a value lower than the set value for speed control corresponding to the position of the accelerator pedal (10).
"The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: - a wheeled chassis (2), - a drive system (3) for moving the wheeled chassis (2), - a load handling system (4) carried by the chassis (2), - a control unit (5), a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4) that can be manually actuated by an operator, the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6). The handling machine (1) comprises a sensor (8) of a parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1), and the control unit (5) is configured to allow the control of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) as a function of at least the parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1)."
Machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: - a frame (2) equipped with a driving station (15), - a load handling system (4) carried by the frame, a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4), wherein this control device (6) that can be manually actuated by an operator comprises a manual part (61) configured to be manually grasped, - a control unit (5), the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), - a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6), wherein the control unit (5), in the actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to authorize the control of the handling system (4) as a function of at least the control signals received from the control device (6), characterized in that the driving station (15) is equipped with a detection system (16) for detecting a presence or absence of the operator at said station (15), this detection system (16) comprising at least one presence sensor (17) distinct from the control device (6), and characterized in that the control unit (5), in the non-actuated state of the activating member (7) and after passing from the actuated state to the non-actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to prevent or authorize the control at least of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) at least as a function of the absence or presence status of the operator detected by the system (16) for detecting a presence of the operator at said station (15).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle (1) comprising a wheeled chassis (2) and, supported by said chassis (2), - an internal combustion engine (4), - a mechanism (5) for transmitting power from the internal combustion engine (4) to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2), - a bucket (7), - a system for moving said bucket (7), - a control unit (9), - an accelerator pedal (10), - a control member (11) which can be manually actuated by the driver of the vehicle, - a system (12) for detecting movements of the bucket (7). The power transmission mechanism (5) is configured so that a reduction in the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine (4) results in a reduction in the torque supplied to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2) and the vehicle (1) comprises at least one operating mode in which the control unit (9) is configured, in accordance with the data provided by the system (12) for detecting the movements of the bucket (7) and the control instructions of the system for moving the bucket (7), to reduce the rotational speed of the engine (4) to a value lower than the set value for speed control corresponding to the position of the accelerator pedal (10).
The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: - a frame (2) equipped with a driving station (15), - a load handling system (4) carried by the frame, a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4), wherein this control device (6) that can be manually actuated by an operator comprises a manual part (61) configured to be manually grasped, - a control unit (5), the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), - a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6), wherein the control unit (5), in the actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to authorize the control of the handling system (4) as a function of at least the control signals received from the control device (6), characterized in that the driving station (15) is equipped with a detection system (16) for detecting a presence or absence of the operator at said station (15), this detection system (16) comprising at least one presence sensor (17) distinct from the control device (6), and characterized in that the control unit (5), in the non-actuated state of the activating member (7) and after passing from the actuated state to the non-actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to prevent or authorize the control at least of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) at least as a function of the absence or presence status of the operator detected by the system (16) for detecting a presence of the operator at said station (15).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
94.
LOAD HANDLING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOAD HANDLING MACHINE
The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: - a wheeled chassis (2), - a drive system (3) for moving the wheeled chassis (2), - a load handling system (4) carried by the chassis (2), - a control unit (5), a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4) that can be manually actuated by an operator, the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6). The handling machine (1) comprises a sensor (8) of a parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1), and the control unit (5) is configured to allow the control of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) as a function of at least the parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1).
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
The invention relates to a handling machine comprising: a tilt detector configured to produce a signal relating to a tilting moment applied to the main body with respect to a tilting axis of said machine, displacement detectors configured to produce a signal relating to the movements of the handling arm relative to the main body, and a control unit configured to: prevent or stop the movement of the handling arm if the signal representative of the tilting moment is greater than an effective threshold; assign a value of a lowering threshold to said effective threshold in response to a determination of lowering movement of the handling arm; assign a value of an extension threshold to said effective threshold in response to a determination of an extension movement of the handling arm.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: a tilt sensor (11) configured to produce a signal relating to a tilting moment applied to the main body about a tilting axis; displacement sensors (18) configured to produce a signal relating to movements of the handling arm relative to the main body; and a control unit (10) configured to: prevent or stop the movement of the handling arm if the signal representative of the tilting moment is greater than an effective threshold; assign a lowering threshold value to the effective threshold in response to a handling arm lowering movement being determined; and assign an extension threshold value to the effective threshold in response to a handling arm extension movement being determined.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
Forklift truck (1) mounted on a carrier vehicle and comprising a frame (16), forks (2), a lifting cylinder (4) for relatively moving the forks (2) and the frame (16) so as to allow, in a handling mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are mounted so as to move freely upwards and downwards relative to the ground, the forks (2) to be lifted, and in a carrying mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are in the high position and immobilised so that they do not move upwards and downwards relative to the ground, to allow the frame to be lifted (16), each chamber (7, 8) of the cylinder (4) being provided with a connecting fluid duct which connects the chamber (7; 8) to a hydraulic source. In the handling mode of operation, the forks (2) form an element which is used to actuate the lifting cylinder (4) in the direction in which the forks (2) are lowered, the fluid ducts of the chambers (7, 8) of the lifting cylinder (4) being connected to one other by a fluid connection provided with a closing member in the closed position at least in the carrying mode of operation when the frame (16) is being driven in the direction in which the frame (16) is lifted.
The invention relates to a control method for controlling an actuating device (8) in a handling machine (1) comprising a main movable body (2) and a handling arm (6) intended to receive a load that is to be moved, the actuating device being configured to perform a movement of the handling arm in relation to the main body, the method comprising: measuring a parameter indicative of a tilting force applied to the main body in relation to a tilting axis, and stopping or hindering a movement of the handling arm performed or requested when a stopping condition is met, the stopping condition being dependent on the parameter indicative of the measured tilting force, and, in which, when a reinforced operating mode is selected, the stopping condition is also dependent on a parameter representative of the speed of the movement of the handling arm.
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
The invention relates to a control method for controlling an actuating device in a handling machine, comprising: comparing (24) a magnitude representative of the movement speed executed or to be executed in response to a movement request signal to a threshold representative of a maximum authorised speed and controlling an actuating device according to the result of said comparison, so as to: execute or sustain (25) the movement of a handling arm as long as the magnitude representative of the speed of the movement executed or to be executed is less than said threshold, and prevent or stop (26) the movement of the handling arm as soon as the magnitude representative of the speed of movement executed or to be executed is greater than said threshold.
The invention relates to a lifting machine (1) comprising a lifting arm (3), a rolling chassis (2) equipped with at least one front axle (5) and one rear axle (6), and a sensor for measuring the tilt of the lifting arm (3) in relation to the chassis (2), the rear axle (6) being pivotably mounted around an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine (1). The rear pivoting axle (6) is mounted to freely pivot inside an angular range defined by two abutments supported by said chassis (2), the front axle (5) is coupled to the chassis (2) by a pivoting connection with an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine (1) and is equipped with an activatable/deactivatable suspension (9) in order to allow the relative pivoting between the front axle (5) and the chassis (2) to be damped, said suspension (9) being deactivated at least when the angle value measured by sensor (4) for measuring the tilt of the lifting arm (3) is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
B66F 9/065 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
B66F 17/00 - Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
B60G 9/02 - Resilient suspensions for a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels the axle or housing being pivotally mounted on the vehicle
