OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001997

Auxiliary rollers for a fork of a forked materials-handling vehicle

Published: 2026-09-15T19:10:04.845524Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001997
Categories: Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation > Lift Tables and Positioners

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ABSTRACT

A fork assembly for a forked materials-handling vehicle with a chassis is
configured to simultaneously lift at least two inline pallets, each pallet
comprising a plurality of bottom boards. The fork assembly comprises a
plurality of elongated forks and a plurality of auxiliary rollers. The
plurality of elongated forks includes a first fork and a second fork, where
each fork has a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis and
the proximal end of each fork is attached to the chassis. Each fork includes a
load wheel connected to the fork, and each fork has a length sufficient to
lift at least two pallets arranged in an inline configuration. The plurality
of auxiliary rollers are rotatably coupled to one or more of the plurality of
forks, where the plurality of auxiliary rollers are positioned longitudinally
along the length of the fork assembly such that at least one of the auxiliary
rollers is on at least one bottom board of a proximal pallet of the at least
two pallets when the load wheel has entered the proximal pallet and contacts a
bottom board of the at least two pallets.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001997
Published 2026-09-15T19:10:04.845524Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001997