Industrial truck, in particular a counterweighted fork lift truck

US8196690B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Linde Material Handling GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Joachim Kunkel · Stuttgart, DE
• Udo Herrmann · Dormagen, DE
• Arne Eckhoff · Aschaffenburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 9, 2009
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/12
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An industrial truck (1) has a compartment for an energy supply unit (5) having a lateral opening (6). A retaining apparatus (15) is provided for fixing the energy supply unit (5) in position in the lateral direction and a contacting apparatus (20) is provided for the electrical connection of the energy supply unit (5) with the industrial truck. The retaining apparatus (15) can pivot between a retaining position and a removal position, and a vehicle-side coupling element (20b) of the contacting apparatus (20) is located on the retaining apparatus (15). In the retaining position of the retaining apparatus (15), the vehicle-side coupling element (20b) is above the energy supply unit (5) and in the removal position the retaining apparatus (15) with the vehicle-side coupling element (20b) is outside the range of motion of the energy supply unit (5).