SYSTEM FOR REPLACING A BATTERY OF A GROUND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY OF AN UNMANNED HEAVY-DUTY TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FOR ISO CONTAINERS
First Claim
1. A battery changing system for use in changing a battery of a ground transport vehicle, said system comprising:
- storage areas for batteries;
at least one ground transport vehicle with a receiving area for a replaceable lead battery having a weight of at least 6 tons, wherein said transport vehicle is a heavy-duty automated guided vehicle for ISO-containers;
a changing area for supporting the at least one ground transport vehicle;
at least one loading and unloading device for transporting the batteries between the storage areas and the receiving area of the at least one transport vehicle supported on the changing area, wherein the loading and unloading device is configured to move the batteries in a lifting and lowering direction for mounting or dismounting the batteries in the storage areas or in the receiving area;
centering elements positioned in either of the storage area and the receiving area, the centering elements configured to orient the battery relative to the storage area or the receiving area in response to the lowering movement of the loading and unloading device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for replacing a battery of a ground transportation vehicle, particularly of an unmanned heavy-duty transportation vehicle for ISO containers. The system includes storage spaces for batteries, at least one ground transportation vehicle having a receiving space for a replaceable battery, and at least one loading and unloading device for transporting batteries between the storage spaces and the receiving space of the transport vehicle in a replacement area. The storage space and the receiving space may include respective centering elements such that the battery is aligned relative to the storage space or the receiving space in response to the loading motion of the loading and unloading device.
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1. A battery changing system for use in changing a battery of a ground transport vehicle, said system comprising:
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storage areas for batteries; at least one ground transport vehicle with a receiving area for a replaceable lead battery having a weight of at least 6 tons, wherein said transport vehicle is a heavy-duty automated guided vehicle for ISO-containers; a changing area for supporting the at least one ground transport vehicle; at least one loading and unloading device for transporting the batteries between the storage areas and the receiving area of the at least one transport vehicle supported on the changing area, wherein the loading and unloading device is configured to move the batteries in a lifting and lowering direction for mounting or dismounting the batteries in the storage areas or in the receiving area; centering elements positioned in either of the storage area and the receiving area, the centering elements configured to orient the battery relative to the storage area or the receiving area in response to the lowering movement of the loading and unloading device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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