Patent ID: 11858795
Assignee: THE RAYMOND CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method of load detection for a material handling vehicle, the method comprising:
monitoring, via a controller, a status of one or more proximity sensors at least partially held within a body of two or more load detection assemblies mounted to the material handling vehicle;
actuating one or more actuation plates of the load detection assemblies mounted to the material handling vehicle via the load, wherein the actuation plates include one or more tabs coupled to the actuation plate and extending towards the body of the load detection assembly;
displacing the actuation plate relative to the body via non-pivotal displacement of the actuation plate to transition the proximity sensor between an unblocked state, where the proximity sensor is unblocked by the tab and a blocked state where the sensor is at least partially blocked by the tab; and,
determining whether the load is properly aligned based on the status of the one or more proximity sensors.