Combination battery and battery charger construct for electric industrial trucks
A combination battery and battery charger construct for a vehicle such as an industrial truck. The battery comprises a battery charger construct that is attached to the battery so that the battery charger construct is resident on the battery. The battery charger construct comprises a battery chargers or battery chargers. A socket communicates with the battery charger(s) of the battery charger construct, and provides an electrical current input to the battery charger construct. The device is used with batteries for industrial vehicles that have an output of 90 volts or less.
1 . A combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck, comprising:
a battery for an industrial truck, a battery charger construct resident on the battery, wherein the battery charger construct comprises a battery charger and a socket that communicates with the battery charger of the battery charger construct, and wherein the socket is constructed and arranged to receive an electrical vehicle service equipment cable comprising a plug constructed according to SAE J1772, and the electrical vehicle service equipment cable comprises a plug constructed according to SAE J1772, and wherein a vehicle control interface module manages SAE J1772 communication protocol to energize the battery via the battery charger construct.
2 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery charger construct further comprises a mounting plate, and wherein a plurality of battery chargers is attached to the mounting plate, and wherein the mounting plate is attached to the battery.
3 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery charger construct further comprises a mounting plate, and wherein a plurality of battery chargers is attached to the mounting plate, and wherein the mounting plate is attached to the battery, and wherein the battery charging construct is attached to an exterior surface of the battery.
4 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery charger construct is attached to an interior of a housing of the industrial truck.
5 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the socket is positioned behind a door located on an industrial truck, and when the door is in position for access to the socket from an exterior of the industrial truck, the industrial truck is disabled.
6 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery is a battery having a capacity of 4 KWh to 86 KWh.
7 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery is located in an industrial truck, and the industrial truck comprises a storage compartment for the electrical vehicle service cable, the storage compartment comprising an access door, and when the access door is in position for access to the storage compartment from the exterior of the industrial truck, the industrial truck is disabled.
8 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery is positioned in an industrial truck, and the industrial truck is a forklift.
9 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 8 , wherein the battery and battery charger construct are positioned in the forklift to provide power for the industrial truck and to provide counterbalance for the forklift.
10 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the charge time for a 90V battery with 208V/240V alternating current input to the battery charger construct is eight hours or less.
11 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery is positioned in an industrial truck that is a type of construction equipment.
12 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery is positioned in an industrial truck that is a type of agricultural equipment.
13 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the socket is positioned within a footprint of the battery charger construct that is resident on the battery, and wherein the battery has an output of 90 volts or less and the battery charging construct charges the battery with an input of 110 volts to 120 volts alternating current received by the electrical service equipment cable.
14 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the electrical service equipment cable receives alternating current, and the charging construct comprises an alternating current to direct current converter that rectifies the alternating current from the electrical service equipment cable, and wherein the converter communicates via SAE J1772 protocol.
15 . The combination battery and battery charger construct for an industrial truck described in claim 1 , wherein the battery has an output of 90 volts or less and the battery charging construct charges the battery with an input of 110 volts to 120 volts alternating current received from the electrical service equipment cable.