Industrial truck having an interface for diagnostic data

• US 7,089,098 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2002
• Issued: 08/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
• Original Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
• Inventors: Rogg, Andreas, Mänken, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CUONG H
• Application Number:
  US10/268,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20030074118A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,398 Days
• Field of Search: 701/31, 701/36, 701/1, 701/29, 701/50, 701/51, 701/35, 701/33, 340/438, 340/425.5, 340/431, 340/439, 600/300
• US Class Current: 701/31
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/084 Supervisory systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/086 Redundant systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/021 Means for detecting failure or malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0292 Fail-safe or redundant systems, e.g. limp-home or backup systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/00 Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0428 Safety, monitoring G05B19/0423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

An industrial truck having a first and a second controller, each of which has an apparatus for a self-diagnosis of sensors and actuators of the controller, including one or more data lines between the first and the second controller for a transmission of operating and diagnostic data of the controllers wherein the operating and diagnostic data are transmitted on one or more interfaces with a common protocol, and a translation device for diagnostic data of the first controller for an interface of the second controller to which the diagnostic data of the second controller is applied, wherein the translation device translates the diagnostic data of the first controller into the same protocol in which the diagnostic data of the second controller is applied to the interface and both the interface and protocol are suited for exchanging diagnostic and operating data to communicate with additional controllers.

Claims

1. An industrial truck having a first and a second controller (10, 18) each of which has a device for a self-diagnosis (16, 30) of sensors (12, 20) and actuators (14, 22) of the controller, the second controller being provided with a first, a second, and a third interface (27, 29, 32) said industrial truck comprising:

a first and a second data line (26, 28) between the first and the second controller, the first data line (26) opens into said first interface (27) of said second controller, the second data line opens into said second interface (29) of said second controller designed as a rapid-action bus system, wherein the first data line is provided for diagnostic and control commands and the second data line is provided for operating data of the vehicle,

wherein both controllers use a different protocol for its diagnostic data, and the second controller comprises a translation device to which the diagnostic data of the first controller via the first interface (27) are applied,

said translation device translates the diagnostic data of the first controller into the protocol of the second controller and applies the translated data to said third interface (32) of the second controller,

the diagnostic data of a self-diagnosis of the second controller are also applied to said third interface (32), and

the third interface (32) is provided to be connected to a separate diagnostic apparatus reading diagnostic data from the first and the second controllers according to the protocol of the second controller.

2. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) is a CAN interface.

3. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the translation device (30) has a processor which takes into account diagnostic data of the first controller in determining a setpoint for the first controller and translates them into error codes for the interface (32) of the second controller.

4. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the translation device (30) has a processor which takes into account diagnostic data of the first controller in determining a setpoint for the first controller and translates them into error codes for the interface (32) of the second controller.

5. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that additional controllers are provided which are in communication with the interface of the second controller via data lines and which exchange operating and diagnostic data wherein an additional translation device is provided for each additional controller to translate the diagnostic data of the additional controllers for the interface of the second controller.

6. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that additional controllers are provided which are in communication with the interface of the second controller via data lines and which exchange operating and diagnostic data wherein an additional translation device is provided for each additional controller to translate the diagnostic data of the additional controllers for the interface of the second controller.

7. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that additional controllers are provided which are in communication with the interface of the second controller via data lines and which exchange operating and diagnostic data wherein an additional translation device is provided for each additional controller to translate the diagnostic data of the additional controllers for the interface of the second controller.

8. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller is designed to read in and output data for the first and additional controllers and the translation device translates the data into a protocol which is provided for the interface of the additional controller.

9. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller is designed to read in and output data for the first and additional controllers and the translation device translates the data into a protocol which is provided for the interface of the additional controller.

10. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller is designed to read in and output data for the first and additional controllers and the translation device translates the data into a protocol which is provided for the interface of the additional controller.

11. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller is designed to read in and output data for the first and additional controllers and the translation device translates the data into a protocol which is provided for the interface of the additional controller.

12. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

13. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

14. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

15. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

16. The industrial truck as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

17. A diagnostic system for an industrial truck of the type having a first and a second controller (10, 18) each of which has a device for a self-diagnosis (16, 30) of sensors (12, 20) and actuators (14, 22) of the controller, the second controller being provided with a first, a second, and a third interface (27, 29, 32), the diagnostic system comprising:

a first and a second data line (26, 28) between the first and the second controller, the first data line (26) opens into said first interface (27) of said second controller, the second data line opens into said second interface (29) of said second controller designed as a rapid-action bus system, wherein the first data line is provided for diagnostic and control commands and the second data line is provided for operating data of the vehicle,

wherein both controllers use a different protocol for its diagnostic data and the second controller includes a translation device to which the diagnostic data of the first controller via the first interface (27) are applied,

wherein the translation device (30) translates the diagnostic data of the first controller (10) into the same protocol in which the diagnostic data (24) of the second controller is applied to the interface (32) and both the interface and protocol provide diagnostic and operating data suitable to communicate with additional controllers, and a separate diagnostic apparatus reads out the diagnostic data of all controllers via the interface (32) of the second controller (18).

18. The diagnostic system for an industrial truck as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) is a CAN interface.

19. The diagnostic system for an industrial truck as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that the translation device (30) has a processor which takes into account diagnostic data of the first controller in determining a setpoint for the first controller and translates them into error codes for the interface (32) of the second controller.

20. The diagnostic system for an industrial truck as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that additional controllers are provided which are in communication with the interface of the second controller via data lines and which exchange operating and diagnostic data where n an additional translation device is provided for each additional controller to translate tin diagnostic data of the additional controllers for the interface of the second controller.

21. The diagnostic system for an industrial truck as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller is designed to read in and output data for the first and additional controllers and the translation device translates the data into a protocol which is provided for the interface of the additional controller.

22. The diagnostic system for an industrial truck as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

23. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a transmission and receipt on unit connected to a data line.

24. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) is a CAN interface.

25. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that the translation device (30) has a processor which takes into account diagnostic data of the first controller in determining a setpoint for the first controller and translates them into error codes for the interface (32) of the second controller.

26. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that additional controllers are provided which are in communication with the interface of the second controller via data lines and which exchange operating and diagnostic data wherein an additional translation device is provided for each additional controller to translate the diagnostic data of the additional controllers for the interface of the second controller.

27. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller is designed to read in and output data for the first and additional controllers and the translation device translates the data into a protocol which is provided for the interface of the additional controller.

28. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that the interface (32) of the second controller (18) has coupled thereto a transmission and reception unit (42).

29. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that additional controllers are provided which are in communication with the interface of the second controller via data lines and which exchange operating and diagnostic data wherein an additional translation device is provided for each additional controller to translate the diagnostic data of the additional controllers for the interface of the second controller.