Global Patent Index - EP 2008961 B1

EP 2008961 B1 20130327 - Control unit, method and computer program product for controlling a lift mechanism

Title (en)

Control unit, method and computer program product for controlling a lift mechanism

Title (de)

Steuereinheit, Verfahren und Computerprogrammprodukt zur Steuerung eines Hebemechanismus

Title (fr)

Unité de commande, procédé et produit de programme informatique pour le contrôle d'un mécanisme de levage

Publication

EP 2008961 B1 20130327 (EN)

Application

EP 07111422 A 20070629

Priority

EP 07111422 A 20070629

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2008961A1] A control unit (20) for controlling a lift mechanism of an industrial truck arranged to receive an indication from an operator of the industrial truck, wherein the control unit (20) is further arranged to analyse the indication and to determine one of at least two modes of operation of the industrial truck based on the indication, wherein the at least two modes are a first normal mode and a second slow mode, arranged to run the lift mechanism at two different velocities, and the control unit is arranged to generate and transmit a control command indicating the determined mode.

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/20 (2006.01); B66F 9/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/20 (2013.01); B66F 9/24 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2008961 A1 20081231; EP 2008961 B1 20130327; WO 2009003833 A1 20090108

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07111422 A 20070629; EP 2008057556 W 20080616