IP Library Granted Patent US 7,249,645
Granted Patent B2
US 7,249,645 · App. 10/941,642 · Granted Jul 31, 2007

Industrial truck with a lateral frame opening and a door with a double hinge

Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
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Patent No.
US 7,249,645
App. No.
10/941,642
Granted
Jul 31, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An industrial truck has a vehicle frame ( 1 ) with a frame portion ( 2 ) having a lateral frame opening ( 2 b ) for receiving a battery block. A door ( 3 ) covers the frame opening ( 2 b ) and may be pivoted outwardly about a substantially vertical axis of rotation (A 1 ). To allow the door ( 3 ) to be opened approximately 180°, the door ( 3 ) is connected to the vehicle frame ( 1 ) by a double hinge ( 5 ). A second axis of rotation (A 2 ) is set apart and parallel to the first axis of rotation (A 1 ) and is alterable in its position when the door ( 3 ) pivots about the first axis of rotation (A 1 ). A device for obstructing a rotational motion of the door ( 3 ) about the second axis of rotation (A 2 ) can be provided, which device can be active in the pivoting range between the closed position and an open position that is approximately at right angles.

Claims (13)

1. An industrial truck, comprising:

a vehicle frame comprising a frame portion with a lateral frame opening configured for receiving a battery block; and

a door for covering the frame opening, the door pivotable outwardly about a substantially vertical axis of rotation,

wherein the door is connected to the vehicle frame by a double hinge having first and second axes of rotation, with the second axis of rotation being set apart and parallel to the first axis of rotation and being alterable in its position when the door pivots about the first axis of rotation,

wherein the first axis of rotation is arranged within a vehicle contour, wherein the door pivots about the first axis of rotation up to a first open position that is approximately at a right angle to a closed position, and wherein the door pivots around the second axis of rotation located outside the vehicle contour from the first open position to a second open position in which the door is at an angle approximately parallel with respect to the closed positions,

wherein the double hinge includes an upper hinge element and a lower hinge element, each comprising an outer hinge frame, an inner hinge frame, a first hinge pin, and a second hinge pin, and

wherein the first axis of rotation extends through the first hinge pin of the upper hinge element and the lower hinge element and the second axis of rotation extends through the second hinge pin of the upper hinge element and the lower hinge element.

2. The industrial truck according to claim 1 , including means for obstructing a rotational motion of the door about the second axis of rotation, which means are active in a pivoting range between a closed position and the first open position that is approximately at the right angle to the closed position.

3. The industrial truck according to claim 2 , wherein the means for obstructing the rotational motion about the second axis of rotation comprise a locking rod, by means of which a rigid connection is made between the door and a portion of the double hinge that is delimited by the two axes of rotation, and

wherein the locking rod penetrates a vertical brace of the door in a horizontal direction and a vertical brace which connects the inner hinge frame of the upper and lower hinge elements.

4. The industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the door and the double hinge are constructed so as to reinforce the frame and can be locked in the closed position by a force-transmitting locking unit.

5. The industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein viewed in a direction of travel, the door is attached to a back of the vehicle frame.

6. The industrial truck according to claim 1 , including delimiters for locking a battery block in a lateral direction on the vehicle frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2007
From: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH
Reel/Frame 019688/0911 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2004
From: HERRMANN, UDO; HORN, JURGEN
To: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 016108/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 103 42 659 · Sep 16, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050093337A1 · May 5, 2005