公开(公告)号：US11535466B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16289894

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Inventor： Brandon B. L. Parsons

IPC: B65G69/00 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60R1/00

Abstract: A loading dock having a sensing device to determine proximity of a vehicle to the loading dock is disclosed. The loading dock includes a loading bay. The loading dock also includes a driving platform that receives a vehicle approaching the loading dock. The driving platform is positioned beneath the loading bay. The loading dock include a loading platform extending from the loading bay. The loading dock is equipped with a sensing device attached to the loading platform. The sensing device determines and monitors a distance between the vehicle and the loading platform. The loading dock also includes an indicating device that generates a signal when the distance between the vehicle and the loading platform is less than a threshold distance.