Industrial truck with an interchangeable battery block

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9663339-B2
Application number	US-201615006644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	Jan 26, 2015
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

An industrial truck with an interchangeable battery block and a battery compartment receiving the battery block, wherein the battery compartment has a floor with roller receivers, each of which can mount a roller module, wherein the roller receivers each have a central cut-out and two opposite-lying bearing sections for the roller module, wherein each of the bearing sections has a trough-shaped half shell, the base of which borders the central cut-out between the bearing sections.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery compartment for an industrial truck for receiving an interchangeable battery block, the battery compartment comprising:
a floor comprising roller receivers, each of which is configured to mount a roller module,
wherein the roller receivers each comprise a central cut-out and two bearing sections for the roller module and one or more transverse stops are configured to protrude transversely into the central cut-out, and wherein each bearing section is positioned opposite each other and is formed as one piece in the floor;
wherein each bearing sections comprises a trough-shaped half shell, wherein a base of each of the bearing sections borders the central cut-out between the bearing sections;
wherein the roller module comprises a roller sleeve rotatably mounted on a pin and configured to contact at least one of the transverse stops in response to a transverse force, wherein contact with the at least one transverse stop prevents rotational movement of the roller sleeve, and wherein two pin ends protrude from the roller sleeve laterally and in an inserted state of the roller module, the pin ends are arranged entirely between a base of each of the roller receivers and the floor.

2. The battery compartment of claim 1 , wherein each of the bearing sections comprises a transition area, which extends from a plane of the floor at an angle of inclination to the base of the bearing section, wherein the angle of inclination is less than 90° with respect to the floor.

3. The battery compartment of claim 1 , wherein the base of each of the bearing sections is designed to mount a pin end.

4. The battery compartment of claim 3 , wherein the base of each of the bearing sections comprises a projection, which extends into the central cut-out along a connection line between the bearing sections.

5. The battery compartment of claim 1 , wherein the transverse stops protrude into the central cut-out transversely to a connection line of the bearing sections.

6. The battery compartment of claim 5 , wherein the transverse stops progress in a planar manner with respect to the floor in the battery compartment.

7. The battery compartment of claim 1 , wherein, in the inserted state of the roller module, the roller sleeve progresses between the base of each of the bearing sections of the roller receiver and the base of the floor.

8. A battery compartment for an industrial truck for receiving an interchangeable battery block, the battery compartment comprising:
a floor extending along a plane and comprising a plurality of roller receivers, the roller receivers each comprising,
a central cut-out having traverse stops, the transverse stops configured to protrude transversely into the central cut-out to a connection line of two bearing sections,
the two bearing sections opposing each other and each having a base, wherein the two bearing sections are formed as one piece in the floor, and
one or more transition sections arranged in the bearing sections, the one or more transition sections configured to extend from the plane of the floor at an angle of inclination to the base, wherein the angle of inclination relative to the plane of the floor is less than 90°,

a plurality of roller modules each configured to mount within one of the plurality of roller receivers, each of the plurality of roller modules comprising,
a pin having a first end and a second end, wherein each of the first end and the second end are configured to mount within the bearing sections, and
a roller sleeve rotatably mounted on a portion of the pin, the roller sleeve configured to contact at least one of the transverse stops in response to a transverse force, wherein contact with the at least one transverse stop prevents rotational movement of the roller sleeve.

9. The battery compartment of claim 8 , wherein the bearing sections are integral to the floor.

10. The battery compartment of claim 8 , wherein alternating roller receivers are arranged in an offset manner.

Assignees

• Jungheinrich Ag

Inventors

• Schuler Michael

Classifications

• B66F9/0754

  Battery removal arrangements · CPC title

• B60K2001/0411

  Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K2001/0494

  with arrangements for sliding · CPC title

• B66F9/07531 Primary

  Battery compartments · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title