Heavy-duty ground transportation vehicle, in particular an unmanned heavy-duty transportation vehicle for ISO containers
First Claim
1. A heavy-duty automated guided ground transport vehicle for ISO-containers, the transport vehicle comprising:
- a travelling drive;
a lead battery for providing power to the travelling drive, the battery weighing between about 6 tons and 10 tons, and the battery being disposed in and releasably connected to the heavy-duty transport vehicle to permit changing the battery and recharging the battery outside the heavy-duty transport vehicle, whereby the battery can be moved into and out of the heavy-duty transport vehicle transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle;
a vehicle frame defining an installation space for the battery, the installation space being open at the bottom and at both sides of the heavy-duty transport vehiclecarrier rails disposed at front and rear edges of the installation space as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle, the carrier rails extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle, and wherein the battery is supported on the carrier rails; and
wherein the heavy-duty transport vehicle has a permissible total weight of at least about 40 tons.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a heavy-duty ground transportation vehicle, in particular an unmanned guided heavy-duty transportation vehicle for ISO containers, which is environmentally friendly. This is achieved by arranging a battery in the heavy-duty transportation vehicle to supply power to a travelling drive of the vehicle. The battery is typically a lead battery of considerable weight, and is releasably connected to the transport vehicle in a manner that permits changing the battery (e.g., exchanging a depleted battery for a fresh battery) and recharging the depleted battery at a location outside the vehicle. The battery can be moved into and out of transport vehicle transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A heavy-duty automated guided ground transport vehicle for ISO-containers, the transport vehicle comprising:
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a travelling drive; a lead battery for providing power to the travelling drive, the battery weighing between about 6 tons and 10 tons, and the battery being disposed in and releasably connected to the heavy-duty transport vehicle to permit changing the battery and recharging the battery outside the heavy-duty transport vehicle, whereby the battery can be moved into and out of the heavy-duty transport vehicle transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle; a vehicle frame defining an installation space for the battery, the installation space being open at the bottom and at both sides of the heavy-duty transport vehicle carrier rails disposed at front and rear edges of the installation space as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle, the carrier rails extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle, and wherein the battery is supported on the carrier rails; and wherein the heavy-duty transport vehicle has a permissible total weight of at least about 40 tons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A heavy-duty automated guided ground transport vehicle for ISO-containers, the transport vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle frame defining an installation space for a battery, the installation space being open at the bottom and at both sides of the heavy-duty transport vehicle a travelling drive coupled to said vehicle frame; a lead battery for providing power to the travelling drive, the battery being disposed in and releasably connected to the heavy-duty transport vehicle to permit changing the battery and recharging the battery outside the heavy-duty transport vehicle, whereby the battery can be moved into and out of the heavy-duty transport vehicle transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle; carrier rails disposed at respective front and rear edges of the installation space as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle, the carrier rails extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heavy-duty transport vehicle; respective brackets extending downwardly from said vehicle frame and coupling respective ones of the carrier rails to the vehicle frame, wherein the carrier rails are spaced below the vehicle frame by the brackets; and wherein the battery is supported on the carrier rails. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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