Granted Patent B2

US 12,545,178 · App. 18/242,720 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Inventors: Christian Wegner (Moorrege, DE); Clemens Albrecht (Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE)

Assignee: Jungheinrich AG

B60Q1/543B60L1/14B66F9/075B60L53/00B60L2200/42B60L2200/44

Abstract

Claims (60)

1 . An industrial truck comprising:

at least one vehicle light; and

a controller comprising hardware configured to actuate the at least one vehicle light, wherein the controller is configured to capture at least one vehicle state parameter and to actuate the at least one vehicle light in a pattern based on the at least one vehicle state parameter;

wherein the controller is further configured to capture a proximity signal and, in response to a successful capturing of the proximity signal, to activate an actuation of the at least one vehicle light;

the vehicle state parameter is linked to multiple authorization categories and the proximity signal comprises an item of information relating to an authorization category, and

the controller is further configured, in response to a successful capturing of the proximity signal, to compare the authorization category of the vehicle state parameter and the authorization category of the proximity signal and to actuate the at least one vehicle light as a function of the comparison.

2 . The industrial truck according to claim 1 , further comprising a body, wherein the at least one vehicle light is arranged in one of a top half, a top third or a top quarter of the body.

3 . The industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one vehicle light is a part of the vehicle lighting of the industrial truck.

4 . The industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle state parameter is one or more of an equipment feature of the industrial truck, a state of charge of a traction battery of the industrial truck, an operational readiness of the industrial truck and a service requirement of the industrial truck.

5 . The industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle state parameter is an internal vehicle state parameter and the pattern characterizes a value of the vehicle state parameter.

6 . The industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle state parameter is an internal vehicle state parameter and the controller is further configured to capture the internal vehicle state parameter and at least one vehicle state parameter of at least one further industrial truck as at least one external vehicle state parameter, to compare the at least one internal state parameter and the at least one external vehicle state parameter with one another and to actuate the at least one vehicle light in a pattern based on the comparison.

7 . A logistics system comprising:

at least one charging unit; and

an electrically driven industrial truck comprising:

at least one vehicle light; and

a controller comprising hardware configured to actuate the at least one vehicle light, wherein the controller is configured to capture at least one state parameter of the charging unit and to actuate the at least one vehicle light in a pattern based on the at least one state parameter of the charging unit.

8 . A logistics system comprising:

a comparison controller;

a first industrial truck comprising:

at least one first vehicle light; and

a first controller comprising hardware configured to actuate the at least one first vehicle light, wherein the first controller is configured to capture at least one first internal vehicle state parameter and to actuate the at least one first vehicle light in a first pattern based on the at least one first internal vehicle state parameter; and

a second industrial truck comprising:

at least one second vehicle light; and

a second controller comprising hardware configured to actuate the at least one second vehicle light, wherein the second controller is configured to capture at least one second internal vehicle state parameter and to actuate the at least one second vehicle light in a second pattern based on the at least one second internal vehicle state parameter;

wherein the first controller is configured to transmit the at least one first internal vehicle state parameter to the comparison controller and the second controller is configured to transmit the at least one second internal vehicle state parameter to the comparison controller,

the comparison controller is configured to compare the at least one first internal vehicle state parameter and the at least one second internal vehicle state parameter with one another, to produce a comparison result and to generate a first control signal and a second control signal,

the first control signal characterizes a ratio of the at least one first internal vehicle state parameter to the comparison result and the second control signal characterizes a ratio of the at least one second internal vehicle state parameter to the comparison result,

the comparison controller is further configured to transmit the first control signal to the first controller and to transmit the second control signal to the second controller unit, and

the first controller unit is configured to actuate the at least one first vehicle light in the first pattern based on the first control signal and the second controller is configured to actuate the at least one second vehicle light in the second pattern based on the second control signal.

9 . The logistics system according to claim 8 , wherein the comparison controller comprises a central computer, wherein the central computer is coupled by data technology to the first industrial truck and to the second industrial truck.

10 . The logistics system according to claim 8 , wherein the comparison controller is arranged in one of the first industrial truck or the second industrial truck and the first industrial truck and the second industrial truck are directly coupled by data technology to one another.

11 . The logistics system according to claim 8 , further comprising a first charging unit for charging a first traction battery of the first industrial truck connected to the first industrial truck and a second charging unit for charging a second traction battery of the second industrial truck connected to the second industrial truck,

wherein the comparison controller is arranged in one of the first charging unit or the second charging unit, and

the first charging unit and the second charging unit, the first charging unit and the first industrial truck and the second charging unit and the second industrial truck are coupled by data technology to one another.

12 . A method for operating the logistics system according claim 10 , the method comprising:

capturing the first internal vehicle state parameter and;

capturing the second internal vehicle state parameter;

comparing the first internal vehicle state parameter and the second internal vehicle state parameter with one another to produce a comparison result;

generating a first control signal and a second control signal, wherein the first control signal characterizes a ratio of the first internal vehicle state parameter to the comparison result and the second control signal characterizes a ratio of the second internal vehicle state parameter to the comparison result, and

actuating the at least one first vehicle light in the first pattern based on the first control signal and actuating the at least one second vehicle light in the second pattern based on the second control signal.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the logistics system comprises a first charging unit and a second charging unit, wherein the method further comprises:

the first charging unit charging a first traction battery of the first industrial truck;

the second charging unit charging a second traction battery of the second industrial truck,

arranging the comparison controller in one of the first charging unit or the second charging unit, and

connecting the first charging unit and the second charging unit, the first charging unit and the first industrial truck and the second charging unit and the second industrial truck with one another by data technology.

14 . A method for operating a lighting device of an industrial truck, the method comprising:

capturing at least one vehicle state parameter; and

actuating the at least one vehicle light of the industrial truck in a pattern based on the at least one vehicle state parameter;

wherein the vehicle state parameter is an internal vehicle state parameter and the method further comprises:

capturing the internal vehicle state parameter and at least one vehicle state parameter of at least one further industrial truck as at least one external vehicle state parameter,

comparing the internal vehicle state parameter and the at least one external vehicle state parameter with one another; and

actuating the at least one vehicle light in a pattern based on the comparison.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the internal vehicle state parameter is one or more of an equipment feature of the industrial truck, a state of charge of a traction battery of the industrial truck, an operational readiness of the industrial truck and a service requirement of the industrial truck.

16 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

capturing a proximity signal and,

in response to a successful capturing of the proximity signal, activating an actuation of the at least one vehicle light.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the internal vehicle state parameter is linked to multiple authorization categories and the proximity signal comprises an item of information relating to an authorization category, and wherein, in response to a successful capturing of the proximity signal,

the method further comprising comparing the authorization category of the vehicle state parameter and the authorization category of the proximity signal; and

actuating the at least one vehicle light as a function of the comparison.

18 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the pattern characterizes a value of the internal vehicle state parameter.

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