Forklift Height Indicator
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1. A forklift, comprising:
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forks being substantially perpendicular to the mast;
a load backrest adjacent to the mast, the load backrest and the forks being coupled and moveable along a longitudinal direction of the mast; and
a height measuring component determining a location of the forks relative to the mast.
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Abstract
A forklift may include (a) a mast; (b) forks which are substantially perpendicular to the mast; (c) a load backrest adjacent to the mast, the load backrest and the forks are coupled and moveable along a longitudinal direction of the mast; and (d) a height measuring component determining a location of the forks relative to the mast.
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20 Claims
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1. A forklift, comprising:
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a mast; forks being substantially perpendicular to the mast; a load backrest adjacent to the mast, the load backrest and the forks being coupled and moveable along a longitudinal direction of the mast; and a height measuring component determining a location of the forks relative to the mast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An arrangement, comprising:
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a reader adapted to be disposed on one of forks and a load backrest of a forklift, the one of the forks and the load backrest moveable along a longitudinal direction of a mast of the forklift; and a plurality of tags adapted to be disposed in predetermined locations along the longitudinal direction of the mast, wherein, when the reader reads one of the plurality of tags, a location of the forks relative to the mast is determined. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An arrangement, comprising:
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a transmitter disposed on a bottom side of forks of a forklift, the forks coupled to a load backrest, the coupling being movable along a longitudinal direction of a mast that is perpendicular to a floor, the transmitter transmitting a sound toward the floor; and a sensor disposed on the bottom side of the forks of the forklift, the sensor receiving an echo of the sound to determine a height of the forks. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A forklift, comprising:
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a mast; forks being substantially perpendicular to the mast; a load backrest adjacent to the mast, the load backrest and the forks being coupled and moveable along a longitudinal direction of the mast; and a height measuring means for determining a location of the forks relative to the mast.
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