US 2012/0073889 A1 · HEAVY-DUTY GROUND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR AN UNMANNED HEAVY-DUTY TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FOR ISO CONTAINERS

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.

Claims23

Dependent claims

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;
and
wherein the heavy-duty transport vehicle has a permissible total weight of at least about 40 tons.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/375,364Filed 8 Jun 2010

Priority

DE 102009025051.4-2210 Jun 2009

Published

29 Mar 2012

Term ends

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Classification24 codes

B66F 9/063
Movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks: automatically guided
B60K 1/04
Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units: of the electric storage means for propulsion
B60L 15/38
Control or regulation of multiple-unit electrically-propelled vehicles: with automatic control
B60L 50/60
Using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells: using power supplied by batteries

Heavy-duty ground transportation vehicle, in particular an unmanned heavy-duty transportation vehicle for iso containers

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Heavy-duty ground transportation vehicle, in particular an unmanned heavy-duty transportation vehicle for iso containers

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Abstract

Claims23