CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT
The integration of detection systems and control units with timers and speed sensors in load handling equipment addresses accidental operation risks, enhancing operator safety and comfort by ensuring presence detection and controlled activation states.
BR112021022608B1Active Publication Date: 2026-07-14MANITOU BF SA
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- BR · BR
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MANITOU BF SA
- Filing Date
- 2020-06-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
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Abstract
load handling equipment, mechanical backhoe, wheel loader with bucket or other and method of controlling load handling equipment. The present invention relates to load handling equipment (1) (24): chassis (2) equipped with driver's seat (15); load handling system (4) carried by the chassis; load handling system (4) control device (6), operable by an operator with a manual part (61); control unit (5) configured to receive control signals from said device (6);activation organ (7) of the device (6), the control unit (5) configured to, in the activated state of the activation organ (7), allow the control of the handling system (4) based at least on the control signals received from the device (6), focused on the driving position (15) equipped with a system (16) that allows detecting the presence of the operator in said position (15), with at least a presence sensor (17) distinct from the device (6) and that the unit (5) prevents or allows the control of at least the handling system (4) with the device (6) at least based on the absence or presence state of the operator detected by the system (16) for detecting the presence of the operator in said position (15).
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