Patent ID: 6241453
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65G,B66F

Abstract:
A satellite vehicle for moving pallet units in and out of storage with transport vehicles, having a motor-driven lift truck with a plurality of parallel, adjacent fork arms that can be adjusted in height and changed in position relative to the pallet, characterized in thatat least two fork arms (2) are seated on the lift truck (1) to travel laterally, transversely to their longitudinal direction;all of the fork arms (2) are provided with pallet-receiving elements (3) that float transversely to the longitudinal direction of the forks; andthe lift truck (1) and the fork arms (2) are provided with ultrasound sensors (17, 18) for measuring and correcting the direction of travel, and the lift truck (1) is provided with a rotation-rate sensor (19) for angular measurement, and with a cable reel (5) with a power and signal cable (6) for supplying current to the drive and for exchanging signals, as well as for measuring distance.