CPC B66F 9/0755 (2013.01) [B66F 9/07504 (2013.01); B66F 9/07 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of load detection for a material handling vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving a load on a fork carriage of the material handling vehicle, the fork carriage including a first fork and a second fork laterally separated from the first fork;
actuating one or more actuation plates of two or more load detection assemblies mounted to the material handling vehicle, via the load, from a first, extended, position to a second, compressed, position; and,
determining whether the load on the fork carriage is properly aligned based on the position of the actuation plates of the load detection assemblies;
wherein the position of the actuation plates corresponds to a status of a proximity sensor within each of the two or more load detection assemblies; and
wherein the status of the proximity sensor includes an unblocked state and a blocked state.
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