Industrial truck with exchangeable battery block

US8191688B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Jungheinrich AG · DE

Inventors

• Rolf Bogelein · Crailsheim, DE
• Franz Hatzl · Rottenburg a. d. Laaber, DE
• Oleg Plastinin · Landshut, DE
• Ralf Werner · Hilden, DE
• Christoph Zeidler · Landshut, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 7, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Industrial truck, in particular fork lift, having an exchangeable battery block (13) and a battery case (3) which accommodates the battery block (13), with the battery case (3) having a lateral access opening (7) to slide the battery block (13) with a first end first into the battery case (3) and pull the battery block (13) with its first end last out of the battery case (3), with the battery block (13) accommodated in the battery case (3) being supported near its first end with at least one independent roller (25) on the battery case bottom (5), characterized in that that on the battery block (13) accommodated in the battery case (3), a projection (21) at the first end opposite the second end of said battery block, which projects over a front edge section (29) of the battery case bottom (5) near the access opening (7) and over the underside of the battery case bottom (5) downward, is provided as lifting abutment for a battery transport device (33), in particular a fork lift device to lift the battery block (13) and pull said battery block out of the battery case (3).