HEIGHT SUPPORT SENSOR ASSEMBLY MOBILELY ATTACHED TO AN INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL HANDLING VEHICLE

Abstract

An industrial material handling vehicle comprising a vehicle body supported by a steering wheel and wheel assemblies, a bumper attached to the body, and a bumper bracket housing a sensor mounted on the vehicle body and / or the bumper, the body and bumper cooperating to define an access opening to the steering wheel. The bumper bracket housing the sensor comprises a bumper bracket housing with a complementary steering wheel access opening, a sensor assembly bracket removably mounted on a body panel of the vehicle body and / or in the bumper bracket housing, and a sensor assembly movably mounted in the sensor assembly bracket.The sensor assembly and sensor assembly bracket are positioned above the steering wheel access opening and the complementary opening with respect to a horizontal operating plane defined by the vehicle when the sensor assembly bracket is mounted on the body panel and / or bumper support housing to provide unobstructed access to the steering wheel assembly through the steering wheel access opening and the complementary steering wheel access opening.