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US 7,023,174 B2Granted
Industrial truck with integrated vehicle control and battery charging system
AssigneeSTILL GmbH
InventorsGeorg Fromme, Ansgar Bergmann, Marc Wede
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Abstract
A battery-operated vehicle, in particular to an industrial truck, includes an electronic control unit (2) and an on-board charging function. Instead of a separate charging unit, the invention teaches that the control unit (2) also regulates the charging function.
Claims12
A battery-operated vehicle having an integrated vehicle control and battery charging system, comprising:
- an electronic control unit;
- and
- a charging unit integrated with the control unit;
- wherein components of the control unit required for operational use of the vehicle are also used by the charging unit to charge vehicle batteries, and wherein shared components of the control unit and charging unit comprise at least one component selected from the group consisting of a microprocessor, a current measurement device, and a power supply.
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An industrial truck, comprising:
- a tow bar;
- a battery;
- and
- a control unit having an integrated charging unit, comprising:
- an AC to DC voltage transformer;
- a microprocessor
- a power inverter unit connected to the transformer;
- and
- a power connection connectable to a power outlet,
- wherein the battery is connected to the power inverter unit, and
- wherein the control unit and integrated charging unit share the same microprocessor.
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A battery-operated vehicle having an integrated vehicle control and battery charging system, comprising:
- an electronic control unit;
- and
- a charging unit integrated with the control unit,
- wherein components of the control unit required for operational use of the vehicle are also used by the charging unit to charge vehicle batteries, wherein the shared components comprise a microprocessor, a current measurement device, and a power supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.