Rite-Hite Holding Corporation

Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods to detect and respond to drive belt failures in vertically translating doors are disclosed. An example apparatus comprising: a bracket mountable adjacent to a drive belt of a vertically translating door, and a roller to be coupled to the bracket in a position to be in contact with the drive belt. The roller pivots about a first axis relative to the bracket. The roller rotates about a second axis relative to the bracket as the drive belt moves against the roller. The example apparatus further includes a sensor to sense movement of the roller about the first axis in response to a loss of tension in the drive belt.

Curtain assemblies having improved insulating characteristics and related methods are disclosed. An example panel for a curtain assembly includes an insulation layer and a cover to encase the insulation layer. The cover has a first face, a second face, a first side edge and a second side edge. A first flexible connector extends away from the first side edge of the panel adjacent at least one of the first face or the second face and a second flexible connector extends away from the second side edge of the panel adjacent at least one of the first face or the second face. The cover includes a first surface connector positioned adjacent the first side edge and a second surface connector positioned adjacent the second side edge.

Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one processor circuit to: aggregate dock data associated with a plurality of docks of the material handling facility, the dock data including (1) an indication of operational states of equipment associated with the plurality of docks, (2) an indication of activity of personnel in proximity of the plurality of docks based on feedback from sensors associated with the plurality of docks, and (3) load information associated with trailers to be at least one of loaded or unloaded at ones of the plurality of docks; cause rendering of a plurality of dock icons corresponding to the plurality of docks; and cause rendering of a menu of options for a user to select, the options presented in the menu to be dynamically updated based on the dock data.

Example dock leveler apparatuses are disclosed. A dock leveler apparatus includes a curtain assembly that includes an upper curtain section and a lower curtain section. The curtain assembly is movable between a folded configuration and a pendant configuration. The curtain assembly having a longer length in the pendant configuration than in the folded configuration. A connector couples to the upper curtain section to a deck pivotally coupled to a base frame of a dock leveler. A releasable coupling between the upper curtain section and the lower curtain section. The releasable coupling is to removably couple the lower curtain section and the upper curtain section.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.

Maneuverable ergonomic trailer stands are disclosed. An example portable trailer stand includes: an elongate upper ledge, a post coupled to the upper ledge, an extendible leg telescopically coupled to the post, the upper ledge being vertically movable to selectively engage and disengage an underside of a trailer based on movement of the extendible leg relative to the post, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the post, the post to maintain the plurality of wheels at a substantially fixed distance from the upper ledge as the upper ledge is vertically moved, each of the plurality of wheels to be equidistant from a vertical axis traversing through a center of the upper ledge.

Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading dock operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sensor feedback analyzer to analyze feedback from sensors associated with a dock at a material handling facility to determine durations for completion of tasks in a sequence of operations associated with loading or unloading of a trailer at the dock based on the feedback. The apparatus also includes an efficiency analyzer to compare the durations to target thresholds associated with the tasks. The apparatus further includes a user interface generator to generate a user interface indicating at least one of the durations or the target thresholds.

Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to: monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state.

Example bulkheads for enclosed cargo transporters (e.g., trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes a first panel and a second panel adjoining the first panel to define a partition that includes a first lateral edge along the first panel and a second lateral edge along the second panel. The partition has a partition width extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A harness is structured to extend beyond the partition width. The harness includes a breakaway fastener assembly that renders the bulkhead in an operative configuration and a restorable breakaway configuration. The breakaway fastener assembly is to couple to the partition when the bulkhead is in the operative configuration, and the breakaway fastener assembly to decouple from the partition when the bulkhead is in the restorable breakaway configuration.