Industrial truck with a camera device

US7629996B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• STILL GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Frank Rademacher · Vero Beach, US
• Rainer Bavendiek · Bargteheide, DE
• Wolfgang Buchholz · Bad Oldesloe, DE
• Franz-Josef Arping · Hamburg, DE
• Oliver Jandke · Hamburg, DE
• Patrick Arand · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2001
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2009
• Expiry date: Jul 25, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66F17/003
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An industrial truck, in particular a fork lift truck, has a driver's seat that is oriented in the forward direction, at least one screen that is located in the vicinity of the driver's seat, a first camera pointing toward the rear of the industrial truck and at least one additional camera that is directed toward the rear. The first camera is provided to view a distant area and the additional camera is provided to view a near area behind the industrial truck. The image taken with the first camera and/or the image taken with the additional camera can be displayed on the screen. There are advantageously two additional cameras to view the near area.