Fork lift truck with a laterally removable battery block

• US 20040135358A1
• Filed: 10/15/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: STILL GmbH (KION GROUP AG)
• Original Assignee: STILL GmbH (KION GROUP AG)
• Inventors: Szymanski, Marek
• Granted Patent: US 7,128,179 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/781
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/0754 Battery removal arrangements

Abstract

A fork lift truck has a chassis and a battery block located inside the chassis. The chassis has a lateral opening for the removal of the battery block essentially in the horizontal direction. The chassis has a beam (5) to which a bending load can be applied and which is located on the upper side of the opening in the chassis. The beam can have an at least approximately T-shaped section.

Claims

1. A fork lift truck, comprising:

a chassis; and

a battery block configured to be located inside the chassis,

wherein the chassis has a lateral opening for removal of the battery block in a substantially lateral direction, and wherein the chassis includes a beam to which a bending load can be applied and which beam is located on an upper side of the opening in the chassis.

2. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam is shaped so that it extends to a front side of the opening in the chassis.

3. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam is shaped so that it extends to a rear side of the opening in the chassis.

4. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chassis is at least partly open on the bottom in a vicinity of the battery block.

5. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein in a forward portion, the beam is rigidly connected with a receptacle for a front axle of the fork lift truck.

6. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam in its rear portion is rigidly connected with a rear counterweight of the fork lift truck.

7. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam has an at least approximately T-shaped section.

8. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam includes at least one hollow section.

9. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 2, wherein the beam is shaped so that it extends to a rear side of the opening in the chassis.

10. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 2, wherein the chassis is at least partly open on the bottom in a vicinity of the battery block.

11. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 3, wherein the chassis is at least partly open on the bottom in a vicinity of the battery block.

12. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 2, wherein in a forward portion, the beam is rigidly connected with a receptacle for a front axle of the fork lift truck.

13. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 3, wherein in a forward portion, the beam is rigidly connected with a receptacle for a front axle of the fork lift truck.

14. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 4, wherein in a forward portion, the beam is rigidly connected with a receptacle for a front axle of the fork lift truck.

15. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 2, wherein the beam in its rear portion is rigidly connected with a rear counterweight of the fork lift truck.

16. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 3, wherein the beam in its rear portion is rigidly connected with a rear counterweight of the fork lift truck.

17. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 4, wherein the beam in its rear portion is rigidly connected with a rear counterweight of the fork lift truck.

18. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 5, wherein the beam in its rear portion is rigidly connected with a rear counterweight of the fork lift truck.

19. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 2, wherein the beam has an at least approximately T-shaped section.

20. The fork lift truck as claimed in claim 2, wherein the beam includes at least one hollow section.