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US 2022/0009760 A1Published application
Forklift and self-charging apparatus therefor
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorMyeong Nam WOO
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a forklift and a self-charging apparatus therefor. A forklift includes a guide disposed in a forklift body, a feeder that moves together with a forklift fork along the guide, a power generator coupled to one of the guide or the feeder to make contact with a remaining of the guide or the feeder, and that produces electricity through rotation thereof due to the contact during relative movement between the guide and the feeder, and a battery that stores the electricity produced by the power generator.
Claims15
A forklift comprising:
- a guide disposed in a forklift body;
- a feeder configured to move together with a forklift fork along the guide;
- a power generator coupled to one of the guide or the feeder to make contact with a remaining one of the guide or the feeder, and configured to produce electricity through rotation thereof due to the contact during relative movement between the guide and the feeder;
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- a battery configured to store the electricity produced by the power generator.
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A self-charging apparatus comprising:
- a guide extending in an upward or downward direction;
- a feeder configured such that an upward or downward movement thereof is guided by the guide, configured such that an article is seated on an upper side of the feeder, configured to move upwards with a hydraulic pump, and configured to move downwards by a load of the article and a self-weight thereof;
- a rotor coupled to one of the guide or the feeder to make contact with a remaining one of the guide or the feeder, and configured to rotate forwardly or reversely with a frictional force generated due to the contact;
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- a generator configured to produce electricity due to rotation of a rotary shaft that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.