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Battery retention blocks for a battery receiving space of a materials handling vehicle, and materials handling vehicles incorporating the same

US11996577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 2022
Grant dateMay 28, 2024
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M50/256
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A materials handling vehicle including a battery receiving space, and a removable battery assembly, wherein: the removable battery assembly includes lateral battery faces, each including a longitudinal guide structure; the battery receiving space includes opposing retention blocks, each arranged on opposite sides of the battery receiving space, and each comprising a retention lever including a fixed end and a distal end; and the longitudinal guide structure of each lateral battery face includes a lever-receiving detent that is configured to receive the distal end of one of the retention levers.

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