Industrial vehicle with shaped battery

US7374004B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Crown Equipment Corporation · US

Inventors

• James V. Kraimer · Haimhausen, DE
• Adam M. Ruppert · Wapakoneta, US
• Peter Adelsperger · Erding, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 2005
• Grant date: May 20, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Y2200/15
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An industrial vehicle includes a battery that is shaped to expand or otherwise modify the space available within an operator's compartment. As a result, operator accommodations may be satisfied within the space requirements of the vehicle. The present invention further provides an industrial vehicle having an adjustable feature, such as a repositionable operator's seat and/or repositionable control element or operator control surface, and a shaped battery that enables or otherwise corresponds with the repositioning capability of the adjustable feature.