Global Patent Index - EP 2617676 A1

EP 2617676 A1 20130724 - Industrial truck comprising a control unit

Title (en)

Industrial truck comprising a control unit

Title (de)

Flurförderzeug, umfassend eine Steuereinheit

Title (fr)

Camion industriel comportant une unité de commande

Publication

EP 2617676 A1 20130724 (EN)

Application

EP 12151600 A 20120118

Priority

EP 12151600 A 20120118

Abstract (en)

An industrial truck (3) comprising a control unit (1) for controlling a drive control (5) of the industrial truck (3), the control unit (1) being arranged to receive an indication (m) from a human machine interface (4) of the industrial truck (3), the control unit (1) is arranged to determine a corresponding desired rotation speed of a drive motor (2) of the industrial truck (3), based on the indication (m), the control unit (1) is arranged to determine if a condition Z is satisfied wherein Z is satisfied if the said indication (m1) is of a larger magnitude than any previous indication since the last time an indication was received by the control unit (1) indicating the desired rotational speed to zero, and when Z is satisfied the desired rotational speed is determined based on a curve A, and if condition Z is not fulfilled the control unit (1) is arranged to follow a different curve B when determining the desired rotational speed of the drive motor of the industrial truck (3). Further is comprised a method implemented by the industrial truck and a computer program implementing the method. The preferred industrial truck is a forklift truck.

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/24 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 3818291 A 19740618 - MIYAKE H

Citation (search report)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2617676 A1 20130724; EP 2617676 B1 20141015

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12151600 A 20120118