Global Patent Index - EP 4279438 A1

EP 4279438 A1 20231122 - SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD CARRIER

Title (en)

SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD CARRIER

Title (de)

SELBSTFAHRENDES FAHRZEUG ZUM TRANSPORT EINES LASTTRÄGERS

Title (fr)

VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE POUR LE TRANSPORT D'UN PORTE-CHARGE

Publication

EP 4279438 A1 20231122 (EN)

Application

EP 23172726 A 20230511

Priority

NL 2031891 A 20220517

Abstract (en)

A self-propelled vehicle (1) for transporting a load carrier such as a pallet is described. The vehicle comprises two elongated fork bodies (2a, 2b). Each fork body comprises- an individual elongated chassis part (4a, 4b),- at least two running wheels (13, 14), at least one of which is connected to the chassis part, swivellably about a steering shaft (15a, 15b, 16a, 16b),- a drive unit for rotating at least two running wheels,- an individual loading body with an individual elongated load surface (8a, 8b) for supporting a load carrier thereon, and- a lifting unit for the vertical displacement of the individual loading body relative to the individual chassis part between a lower position and an upper position.The chassis parts of the two fork bodies are connected together swivellably about a swivel axis extending in the horizontal direction and perpendicular to the respective longitudinal directions of the fork bodies.

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/07586 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

EP 3426593 B1 20200603 - MELKUS MECHATRONIC GMBH [AT]

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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4279438 A1 20231122; NL 2031891 B1 20231124

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23172726 A 20230511; NL 2031891 A 20220517