OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002963

Materials handling vehicle having tilting fork carriage assembly with telescopic forks

Published: 2026-09-15T19:16:25.625607Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002963
Categories: Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation > Lift Tables and Positioners

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ABSTRACT

A materials handling vehicle (10) including a load handling assembly (40)
having a mast assembly (28), and a fork carriage assembly (60) including a
fork support (64) and at least one fork assembly (160, 162), the at least one
fork assembly including a first fork member (160A, 162A), which is fixed to
the fork support, and a second fork member (160B, 162B). The vehicle includes
a tilt assembly (90) that tilts the fork support relative to the mast assembly
such that a central axis of the at least one fork assembly is positionable in
a plurality of different positions relative to a horizontal direction. The
vehicle includes a fork extension/retraction assembly (106a, 106b) that moves
the second fork member relative to the first fork member in a first direction
that is parallel to the central axis such that the fork extension/retraction
assembly selectively moves the second fork member toward or away from the fork
support in the first direction.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002963
Published 2026-09-15T19:16:25.625607Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002963