US 12,187,591 B2
Pallet clamp apparatus
Woong Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to DOOSAN BOBCAT KOREA CO., LTD., Incheon (KR)
Filed by DOOSAN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE CO., LTD., Incheon (KR)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,577.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0075848 (KR), filed on Jun. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396460 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B66F 9/12 (2006.01); B25B 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/12 (2013.01) [B25B 5/06 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pallet clamp apparatus for clamping a pallet to a pair of forks provided in a forklift, comprising:
a housing disposed adjacent to each of the pair of forks;
a locking member, at least a portion of the locking member protruding to the outside of the housing to fix the pallet;
a spring member configured to elastically press the locking member toward an inner side of the fork in a lateral direction; and
a release member configured to release fixing of the locking member by pressing the spring member,
wherein the locking member comprises:
a pair of main plates spaced apart in a vertical direction and disposed parallel to each other;
a support plate disposed at an outer end of the main plate; and
a first stopper disposed on an inner end of the main plate
wherein a guide protrusion configured to guide lateral movement of the locking member is formed on the main plate, and
wherein an inner surface of the support plate is in contact with the release member and a socket ring configured to fix an outer end of the spring member is disposed on an outer surface of the support plate.