Industrial truck with an electrical control unit

• US 20070007080A1
• Filed: 05/30/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• 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: Todter, Joachim, Manthey, Maik
• Application Number:
  US11/443,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20070007080A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/224
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/0755 Position control; Position detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/24 Electrical devices or systems

Abstract

An industrial truck includes at least one electronic control unit for traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck and at least one communications device for data transfer with object identification means, such as with RFID transponders. Connections can be provided for the transmission of data between the communications device and the electronic control system for traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck.

Claims

1. An industrial truck, comprising:

at least one electronic control unit for traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck;

at least one communications device for data transfer with object identification means; and

means for the transmission of data between the communications device and the electronic control system for the traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck.

2. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communications device for the data transfer with fixed devices is suitable for the transmission of position-related information.

3. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for data transmission comprise at least one cable connection.

4. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for data transmission comprise at least one optical connection.

5. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for data transmission comprise means for wireless transmission.

6. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for data transmission are suitable for the use of a standardized transmission protocol.

7. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, including means for at least one of activation and deactivation of the communications device as a function of operating parameters of the industrial truck.

8. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, including means to influence vehicle functions as a function of information from the communications device.

9. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, including means for comparison of information received by the communications device and information received by the electronic control system for traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck.

10. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the object identification means comprise RFID transponders.

11. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 4, wherein the optical connection comprises glass fibers.

12. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 5, wherein the wireless transmission is via radio waves.

13. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 6, wherein the means for data transmission include a CAN bus system.

14. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 7, wherein the operating parameters include at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of the speed of travel, acceleration, the inclination of the mast, the weight of the load, the lifting height, and the position of the vehicle.

15. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 8, wherein the vehicle functions include at least one function selected from the group consisting of the speed of travel and/or acceleration and/or the lifting height and/or the inclination of the mast.