US 12,466,713 B1
Industrial materials handling vehicle comprising a sensor accommodating bumper mount
Chad M. Lefeld, Coldwater, OH (US); Adam Homan, Minster, OH (US); and Patrick Wenning, Sidney, OH (US)
Assigned to Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed by Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/940,247.
Int. Cl. B66F 9/075 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/07568 (2013.01) [B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); B66F 9/07586 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An industrial materials handling vehicle comprising a vehicle body supported by a steer wheel assembly and a plurality of wheel assemblies, a bumper coupled to the vehicle body, and a sensor accommodating bumper mount mounted to the vehicle body, the bumper, or both, wherein the vehicle body and the bumper cooperate to define a steer wheel access opening and the sensor accommodating bumper mount comprises:
a bumper mount housing comprising a complementary steer wheel access opening;
a sensor assembly mount removably mounted to the bumper, the bumper mount housing, or both; and
a sensor assembly mounted to the sensor assembly mount, wherein the sensor assembly and the sensor assembly mount at least partially obstruct the steer wheel access opening and the complementary steer wheel access opening when the sensor assembly mount is mounted to the bumper, the bumper mount housing, or both, and provide at least partial access to the steer wheel assembly through the steer wheel access opening and the complementary steer wheel access opening when the sensor assembly mount is unmounted.