Industrial truck with a multi-function lever

• US 20060283280A1
• Filed: 04/24/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Still Gesellschaft Mit Beschrã¤Nkter Haftung (Superlift Holding SARL)
• Original Assignee: Still Gesellschaft Mit Beschrã¤Nkter Haftung (Superlift Holding SARL)
• Inventors: Szymanski, Marek, Tiedemann, Roland
• Application Number:
  US11/409,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20060283280A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 74/473.130
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/20 Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks power take-off from vehicle transmissions, combined with vehicle propulsion systems B60K
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04762 Force transducer, e.g. strain gauge
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20037 Occupant propelled vehicle

Abstract

An industrial truck has a multi-function lever for control of the movement of a load handling attachment (4) of the industrial truck. The multi-function lever has a handle element (12). The handle element (12) is essentially immobile and at least one sensor is associated with the handle element (12) for measurement of an actuation force that is exerted on the handle element (12) and/or of an actuation moment that is exerted on the handle element (12). The sensor is effectively connected with an electrical control device of the industrial truck. The control device is realized so that the speed of the movement of the load handling attachment (4) is set as a function of the magnitude of the actuation force and/or of the magnitude of the actuation moment.

Claims

1. An industrial truck, comprising:

a multi-function lever for control of movement of a load handling attachment of an industrial truck, the multi-function lever comprising a handle element, wherein the handle element is essentially immobile and at least one sensor is associated with the handle element for measurement of an actuation force that is exerted on the handle element and/or of an actuation moment that is exerted on the handle element, and wherein the sensor is effectively connected with an electrical control device of the industrial truck.

2. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is realized so that a speed of the movement of the load handling attachment is set as a function of the magnitude of the actuation force and/or the magnitude of the actuation moment.

3. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is located in the vicinity of a fastening point of the handle element on a base body of the multi-function lever.

4. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is located in an area of the handle element where an operator'"'"'s hand touches the surface of the handle element.

5. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of a vertical actuation force and the electrical control device is realized so that a movement of the load handling attachment in the vertical direction is actuated as a function of an output signal of the sensor for the measurement of the vertical actuation force.

6. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of a horizontal actuation force in a transverse direction (y) of the industrial truck, and the electrical control device is realized so that a movement of the load handling attachment in the transverse direction (y) of the industrial truck is actuated as a function of an output signal of the sensor for the measurement of an actuation force in the transverse direction (y) of the industrial truck.

7. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein a steering device of the industrial truck is also controlled by the handle element, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of a horizontal actuation force in the transverse direction (y) of the industrial truck and the electrical control device is realized so that a steering device of the industrial truck is actuated as a function of the output signal of the sensor for measurement of an actuation force in the transverse direction (y) of the industrial truck.

8. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of a horizontal actuation force in the longitudinal direction (x) of the industrial truck and the electrical control device is realized so that a movement of the load handling attachment in the longitudinal direction (x) of the industrial truck is actuated as a function of an output signal of the sensor for measurement of the actuation force.

9. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle element controls a direction of travel and/or a speed of travel of the industrial truck, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of a horizontal actuation force in the longitudinal direction (x) of the industrial truck, and the electrical control device is realized so that the direction of travel and/or the speed of travel of the industrial truck is controlled as a function of an output signal of the sensor for measurement of the actuation force in the longitudinal direction (x) of the industrial truck.

10. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of an actuation torque around the transverse axis (y) of the industrial truck and the electrical control device is realized so that a movement of the load handling attachment around a transverse axis (y) of the industrial truck is actuated as a function of an output signal of the sensor for measurement of the actuation torque around the transverse axis (y) of the industrial truck.

11. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handle element has a sensor for measurement of an actuation torque around a longitudinal axis (x) of the industrial truck, and the electrical control device is realized so that a movement of the load handling attachment around a longitudinal axis (x) of the industrial truck is actuated as a function of an output signal of the sensor for measurement of the actuation torque around the longitudinal axis (x) of the industrial truck.