Global Patent Index - EP 2226288 B1

EP 2226288 B1 20130529 - Industrial truck with presence indication

Title (en)

Industrial truck with presence indication

Title (de)

Flurförderzeug mit Präsenzanzeige

Title (fr)

Chariot de manutention avec indication de présence

Publication

EP 2226288 B1 20130529 (EN)

Application

EP 10155329 A 20100303

Priority

SE 0950132 A 20090306

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2226288A2] The present invention relates to an industrial truck (1) comprising a driver's compartment (7) provided with controls (10) for steering of the truck and operation of lifting means (8) of the truck and security means (12,13,14 and 15,9,16) for preventing operation of truck and lifting means if a driver is not present in the driver's compartment, said security means comprises a floor plate (13) in the driver's compartment, which plate is movable between an upper and an lower position, a sensor (14) for sensing the position of the floor plate, said sensor emitting a signal indicating the position of the floor plate to a control unit (11) in the truck, and a door element (9) which is movable between an open and a closed state. According to the invention there is provided a sensor (16) for sensing the state of the door element (9), which sensor emits a signal to the control unit (11) indicative of the state of the door element. Furthermore, the control unit is arranged to only allow operation of the truck (1) and lifting means (8) when the door element (9) is in closed state and arranged to only allow activation of the truck (1) when the floor plate (13) is in the lower position and the door element is in closed state.

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/24 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP SE)

B66F 9/07545 (2013.01 - EP); B66F 9/0759 (2013.01 - SE); B66F 9/24 (2013.01 - EP SE); B66F 17/003 (2013.01 - EP SE)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2226288 A2 20100908; EP 2226288 A3 20111123; EP 2226288 B1 20130529; SE 0950132 A1 20100907; SE 534459 C2 20110830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10155329 A 20100303; SE 0950132 A 20090306