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EP 2518000 B1 20140115 - Driverless industrial truck

Title (en)

Driverless industrial truck

Title (de)

Fahrerlos betreibbares Flurförderzeug

Title (fr)

Chariot de manutention pouvant fonctionner sans conducteur

Publication

EP 2518000 B1 20140115 (DE)

Application

EP 12158803 A 20120309

Priority

DE 102011018813 A 20110427

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2518000A1] The industrial truck (1) has drive unit (2) and load portion (3) which is lifted with respect to drive unit. The truck is automatically operable and controlled by an operator without driver. An external display for displaying vehicle information is provided on the outer contour of the drive unit in a state observable from the surrounding.

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/063 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2518000 A1 20121031; EP 2518000 B1 20140115; EP 2518000 B2 20180207; DE 102011018813 A1 20121031

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12158803 A 20120309; DE 102011018813 A 20110427