GROUND CONVEYOR WITH A LABEL

• US 20080136601A1
• Filed: 12/07/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
• Original Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
• Inventors: Allerding, Uwe, Oestman, Carsten, Matthias, Eiko
• Granted Patent: US 8,028,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.5
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/0755 Position control; Position detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/24 Electrical devices or systems

Abstract

Ground conveyor, which is provided with one or more labels and/or documentation, which contain information on the use and/or safety of the ground conveyor, wherein at least one label or documentation is provided with an RFID transponder, in which data is saved.

Claims

1. Ground conveyor (10), which is provided with one or more labels (20, 22) and/or documentation, which contain information on the use and/or safety of the ground conveyor, characterized in that at least one label or documentation is provided with an RFID transponder, in which data is saved.

2. Ground conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that a read device is provided on the ground conveyor, in particular its vehicle body (12) or its lifting frame (14), which can read out data from the RFID transponder.

3. Ground conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that a control unit is provided, which controls the read device, in order to read out the content of the label.

4. Ground conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that a control unit is provided, which can control a mobile or stationary read device via a data connection and can receive read-out data.

5. Ground conveyor according to claim 3, characterized in that the control unit compares the read-out data with saved reference data.

6. Ground conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that individual components of the ground conveyor are provided with an RFID transponder, in which data with information on the component is saved.

7. Ground conveyor according to claim 6, characterized in that the control unit generates reference data from the data with information on the individual components in the ground conveyor and compares it with the data for the content of the label and/or documentation.

8. Ground conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that a smart label is provided as the RFID transponder.

9. Ground conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that the control unit generates the corresponding function assignment for the control element in a vehicle controller from the read data of a label for a control element.