Abstract: A handling machine with a telescopic arm including a hydraulic actuator system carried by a second section of the arm mounted so as to slide inside a first section, and a hydraulic control circuit that includes a pipe system that extends at least partly inside the arm and is connected to the hydraulic actuator system in order to supply the hydraulic actuator system. The pipe system includes at least one flexible hydraulic pipe that extends inside the arm and has a first portion fixedly mounted to the first section; a second portion fixedly mounted to the second section; and a U-shaped third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion to one another. The concave side of the U-shaped third portion is oriented towards the end of the first section that is opposite the end of the first section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a construction vehicle (1). A battery module (40; 240; 340) is provided to supply electricity to at least one electric motor (80, 87) of the construction vehicle (1). A fastening structure (70; 270) of the battery module (40; 240; 340) is designed to be removably fastened to a first longitudinal member (10-1), in a fastening position located beneath the cab (29) in the vertical direction (C-C) of the construction vehicle (1), and the battery module (40; 240; 340) in the fastening position is accessible from an outer side of the construction vehicle (1) so that said module can be brought into or out of the fastening position from the outer side of the construction vehicle (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: —a frame (2) equipped with a driving station (15), —a load handling system (4) carried by the frame, a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4), wherein this control device (6) that can be manually actuated by an operator comprises a manual part (61) configured to be manually grasped, —a control unit (5), the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), —a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6), wherein the control unit (5), in the actuated state of the activating member (7), is configured to authorize the control of the handling system (4) as a function of at least the control signals received from the control device (6), characterized in that the driving station (15) is equipped with a detection system (16) for detecting a presence or absence of the operator at said station (15), this detection system (16) comprising at least one presence sens

Abstract: A load-handling vehicle comprising a load-handling member, a jack for lifting the load-handling member, and a fluid source is provided. The jack may include a lifting chamber and a lowering chamber. The fluid source may be coupled to the lifting chamber and the lowering chamber at a first fluid connection and a second fluid connection, respectively. The first fluid connection may comprise a safety valve normally open in a direction of the flow from the fluid source toward the lifting chamber and normally closed in a direction of flow from the lifting chamber toward the fluid source. A pressure-sensitive valve arranged on the second fluid connection may be controlled in response to the pressure between the safety valve and the fluid source. Additionally, a unidirectional fluid circulation line may fluidly couple the first fluid connection and the second fluid connection.

Abstract: Forklift truck (1) mounted on a carrier vehicle and comprising a frame (16), forks (2), a lifting cylinder (4) for relatively moving the forks (2) and the frame (16) so as to allow, in a handling mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are mounted so as to move freely upwards and downwards relative to the ground, the forks (2) to be lifted, and in a carrying mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are in the high position and immobilised so that they do not move upwards and downwards relative to the ground, to allow the frame to be lifted (16), each chamber (7, 8) of the cylinder (4) being provided with a connecting fluid duct which connects the chamber (7; 8) to a hydraulic source.

Abstract: Basket (1) comprising: a platform (7), a drive system (2) for moving the platform (7), a control desk (3) equipped with controls (4) of the system (2), a flexible safety link (5), two retaining systems (6) for keeping the link (5) in a position in which the link (5) extends across the platform (7), a detection device for detecting deformation of the link (5), having a detection member configured so that, under the effect of deformation of the link (5), it passes from a state referred to as inactive, in which operation of the controls (4) of the drive system (2) for moving the platform (7) is not disabled to a state referred to as active, in which said operation is disabled, one of the retaining systems (6) comprising a rotary member for winding the link (5) equipped with a return member for returning said rotary member in the direction of winding of the link (5) around said rotary member.

Abstract: A handling machine is disclosed. The handling machine includes a battery for powering a variator control system, a processing unit for controlling the variator control system, a voltage converter, a battery cut-off device, a start-up device, and an electrical charger. The handling machine further includes an opening and closing device controllable by the processing unit. The processing unit is connected to the battery and to the voltage converter. The controllable opening and closing device is connected to the battery and to the voltage converter. When the controllable opening and closing device is in a closed state and one or more of the start-up device and the battery cut-off device are in an open state, the processing unit is powered via the voltage converter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle (1) comprising a wheeled chassis (2) and, supported by said chassis (2),—an internal combustion engine (4),—a mechanism (5) for transmitting power from the internal combustion engine (4) to the wheels (3) of the chassis (2),—a bucket (7),—a system for moving said bucket (7),—a control unit (9),—an accelerator pedal (10),—a control member (11) which can be manually actuated by the driver of the vehicle,—a system (12) for detecting movements of the bucket (7).

Abstract: Load-handling vehicle (18) comprising a chassis (2), a pivoting lifting arm (3), a device (13) for measuring the inclination angle (Y) of the arm (3), an accessory (5) which can be positioned at the end of the arm (3), and at least one actuator (61, 62) which is coupled to the chassis (2) and to the arm (3), respectively. The vehicle (I) comprises:—a device (12) for measuring the load (R) exerted by the arm (3) on the pivot pin (4) of the arm (3), —a device (71, 72) for establishing the inclination angle (a; P) of each actuator (61, 62), a device (81, 82) for measuring the load (L; C) exerted by the actuators (61, 62) on the arm (3), —a weighing system (9) which can be activated/deactivated in accordance with the inclination angle (Y) of the arm (3) and comprises a data-processing unit (10) configured, in accordance with the data (R; L; C; Y, ?; ?,) supplied and the non-loaded weight of the assembly comprising the arm (3) and accessory (5), to establish the weight of the load (18) when the vehicle is loaded.

Abstract: A working machine (1) includes a mobile chassis (2) that can move on a surface of the ground, a lifting arm (3) mounted on the chassis (2) to pivot about a horizontal axis (4) for a raising and lowering movement of the arm (3), and an accessory coupler (5) that can be secured to the free end of the arm (3) by a pivot link (6) with axis parallel to the axis (4) for pivoting the arm (3) with respect to the chassis (2). The coupler (5) has a plate (7) having a rear face (8) facing the arm (3) equipped with said pivot link (6) of the coupler (5) to the arm (3) and an opposite front face (9). The plate (7) is provided with a through-opening (10) and at least one part (61) of the pivot link (6) connecting the coupler (5) to the arm (3) is arranged facing the opening (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine (1) for handling loads (24), comprising: —a wheeled chassis (2), —a drive system (3) for moving the wheeled chassis (2), —a load handling system (4) carried by the chassis (2), —a control unit (5), a device (6) for controlling the load handling system (4) that can be manually actuated by an operator, the control unit (5) being configured to receive control signals from said control device (6), a member (7) for activating the manually actuatable control device (6). The handling machine (1) comprises a sensor (8) of a parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1), and the control unit (5) is configured to allow the control of the handling system (4) with the control device (6) as a function of at least the parameter representative of a movement of the machine (1).

Abstract: Load-handling vehicle (1) comprising: —a heat engine (2), —an accelerator pedal (3), —a pedal position sensor (4), a system (5) for driving the machine (1), which system is engaged with the heat engine (2), —a handling system (6) comprising at least one handling member (61), a pump (62) rotationally driven by the heat engine (2), at least one actuator (631, 632, 633) of the handling member (61), —a system (7) for controlling the actuators (631, 632, 633), and —a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine: —according to data provided by the control system (7), a pump flow rate setpoint (62), and —according to the pump flow rate setpoint (62) and the position data provided by the pedal position sensor (4), a rotation speed setpoint of the heat engine (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: a tilt sensor (11) configured to produce a signal relating to a tilting moment applied to the main body about a tilting axis; displacement sensors (18) configured to produce a signal relating to movements of the handling arm relative to the main body; and a control unit (10) configured to: prevent or stop the movement of the handling arm if the signal representative of the tilting moment is greater than an effective threshold; assign a lowering threshold value to the effective threshold in response to a handling arm lowering movement being determined; and assign an extension threshold value to the effective threshold in response to a handling arm extension movement being determined.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting machine (1) comprising a lifting arm (3), a rolling chassis (2) equipped with at least one front axle (5) and one rear axle (6), and a sensor for measuring the tilt of the lifting arm (3) in relation to the chassis (2), the rear axle (6) being pivotably mounted around an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine (1). The rear pivoting axle (6) is mounted to freely pivot inside an angular range defined by two abutments supported by said chassis (2), the front axle (5) is coupled to the chassis (2) by a pivoting connection with an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine (1) and is equipped with an activatable/deactivatable suspension (9) in order to allow the relative pivoting between the front axle (5) and the chassis (2) to be damped, said suspension (9) being deactivated at least when the angle value measured by sensor (4) for measuring the tilt of the lifting arm (3) is greater than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control method for controlling an actuating device in a handling machine, comprising: comparing (24) a magnitude representative of the movement speed executed or to be executed in response to a movement request signal to a threshold representative of a maximum authorised speed and controlling an actuating device according to the result of said comparison, so as to: execute or sustain (25) the movement of a handling arm as long as the magnitude representative of the speed of the movement executed or to be executed is less than said threshold, and prevent or stop (26) the movement of the handling arm as soon as the magnitude representative of the speed of movement executed or to be executed is greater than said threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control method for controlling an actuating device (8) in a handling machine (1) comprising a main movable body (2) and a handling arm (6) intended to receive a load that is to be moved, the actuating device being configured to perform a movement of the handling arm in relation to the main body, the method comprising: measuring a parameter indicative of a tilting force applied to the main body in relation to a tilting axis, and stopping or hindering a movement of the handling arm performed or requested when a stopping condition is met, the stopping condition being dependent on the parameter indicative of the measured tilting force, and, in which, when a reinforced operating mode is selected, the stopping condition is also dependent on a parameter representative of the speed of the movement of the handling arm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wheeled vehicle (1) comprising: a chassis (2) carrying an engine (4), a starter (5) of the engine and a device for actuating said starter (5), a control unit, and an activatable/deactivatable device for energising the control unit, said vehicle (1) having an economical operating mode in which, in the activated state of the energising device, the control unit is designed to allow the motor (4) to be stopped without actuation of the energising device, said stoppage being called energised stoppage of the engine (4). The vehicle (1) comprises a memory for storing data relating to the number of starts of the engine (4) and the control unit is designed to allow or prohibit the energised stoppage of the engine (4), in the economical operating mode, according to said stored data.