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Operating apparatus for electrically driven vehicles

US3936707A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1974
Grant dateFeb 3, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/72
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An operating apparatus for electrically driven vehicle, for example a fork lift truck, of the type that has an electric motor connected to a DC source via a chopper circuit. The apparatus includes a relay for supplying DC power to said motor, a switching element for operating the relay and a transistorized detector circuit pararelly connected to said switching element which sense the normal operation of the chopper circuit, and makes the switching element non-conductive in the event of malfunctioning. Further, the apparatus includes a chopper control circuit for controlling the chopper circuit effectively and a overcurrent detector circuit for control chopper current by detecting the overcurrent.

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