---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002330"
title: "Side shift control device for forklift truck"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:12:17.411165Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002330"
categories:
  - "lifting-positioning-manipulation/lift-tables-and-positioners"
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  - "b66f9/0755"
  - "b66f9/0755"
  - "b66f9/146"
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  - "b66f9/0755"
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---

# Side shift control device for forklift truck

## Abstract

A side shift control device for a forklift truck, which is configured to cause a side shift unit to move a pair of forks holding a pallet in a right-left direction so that the pallet comes in contact with an object when the pallet is placed beside the object, includes: a side shift control unit configured to control the side shift unit so that the pair of forks begin to move toward the object after the pair of forks are inserted into a pair of fork holes formed in the pallet; a detecting unit configured to detect a movement of the pallet with the forks inserted in the fork holes; and a determining unit configured to determine, based on the movement of the pallet detected by the detecting unit, whether the pallet is in contact with the object.