Charging station for a container transport vehicle, container transport vehicle, and system comprising same

US11338687B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Konecranes Global Corporation · FI

Inventors

• Armin Wieschemann · Oberhausen, DE
• Heiko Schulz · Leverkusen, DE
• Jan-Philipp Schmidt-Ewig · Essen, DE
• Stefan Aldejohann · Langenfeld, DE
• Heinz Eichner · Ratingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 14, 2018
• Grant date: May 24, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A charging station for a container transport vehicle includes a charging device and a contacting unit connected thereto, to establish a connection between the charging station and contacts of a rechargeable battery of a container transport vehicle for battery charging process. The charging station, including the contacting unit and the charging device, is designed as a mobile unit. The contacting unit and the charging device are arranged in a housing, and the housing has an opening through which the contacting unit can be moved for a charging process. Optionally, battery contacts and a funnel-shaped guide are provided, and the contacts are arranged near the guide such that a contacting unit of the charging station can be guided to the battery contacts, by the guide, for a battery charging process. The disclosure also relates to a system including a charging station and a container transport vehicle.