Battery guide pins for a battery receiving space of a materials handling vehicle, and materials handling vehicles incorporating the same
US12391107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01M2220/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A materials handling vehicle including a battery receiving space, and a removable battery assembly, wherein: the battery receiving space includes opposing pairs of battery guide pins, each opposing pair arranged on opposite sides of the battery receiving space, and each opposing pair includes a latching pin and a guiding pin; the removable battery assembly includes a battery locking mechanism; the battery locking mechanism includes spring-loaded locking pins that are spring-biased in extended positions and are movable from the extended positions to respective retracted positions; the latching pin of each opposing pair of battery guide pins includes a recess forming a battery latch that is positioned to receive a leading portion of one of the spring-loaded locking pins in the extended position.
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