Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft

Hinrich Meyer

Ralf Hak

Dennis Flottran

Konstantin Zizer

Joscha Bassanello

Gunnar Jahn

Jan Rieckmann

An industrial truck () with a jaw coupling () that includes a coupling body () and a coupling pin (), a system including such an industrial truck and a trailer (), and a method for coupling the trailer to the industrial truck. The industrial truck includes a control unit (), at least one locking sensor () and a locking actuator (). The locking sensor is configured to recognize whether a coupling eye () of a drawbar () of a trailer is located in a locking position within the coupling body. The control unit is configured to receive and evaluate signals from the locking sensor and, when the locking sensor recognizes that the coupling eye is located in or near the locking position, the control unit is configured to control the locking actuator so that it actuates the coupling pin such that the coupling pin is shoved through the coupling eye.

Industrial truck with a jaw coupling, a system including an industrial truck and a trailer, and a method for coupling a trailer to an industrial truck

A method for controlling at least one industrial truck comprising determining a driving job using a superordinate control unit and sending the driving job from the superordinate control unit to a transceiver of the at least one industrial truck. The driving job is transmitted from the transceiver to a vehicle controller. A position of the at least one industrial truck within a previously known route to be driven is determined via the superordinate control unit. An upcoming driving situation is identified using the superordinate control unit and is based on the position of the at least one industrial truck and the driving job. A protective field is generated with a collision protection apparatus, wherein the protective field is monitored by the at least one industrial truck based on the upcoming driving situation even before the at least one industrial truck reaches the driving situation.

Method for controlling an industrial truck as well as a system comprising a superordinate control unit and an industrial truck

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Barnstedt, Germany

Hinrich Meyer