Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Peter Streipardt

Hubert Remmlinger

Wolf-Dieter Gruhle

Dirk Bald

Josef Schwarz

Matthias Habel

Stephan Scharfenberg

Peter Feulner

A drive unit () for an industrial truck comprises a drive motor (), an electronic steering mechanism () being arranged at the periphery thereof. In this way, the drive unit () is configured such that it is simpler to assemble and more reliable to operate due to less wiring.

Drive unit for an industrial truck

A steering and driving system () for an industrial truck with a driving engine (), a driving transmission (), a steering engine () and a steering transmission (), through that one rotor () arranged on a wheel hub () could be driven and is swivelable at a vertical axis (V). For the realization of the compact design form as well as lesser manufacturing costs for this steering and driving system is considered, that the driving engine (), the steering engine () and the steering transmission () are arranged co-axially to each other.

Steering and driving system for an industrial truck

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Waltershausen, Germany

Peter Streipardt