Crown Equipment Corporation

Crown Equipment Corporaton

Stefan Hannemann

Florian Trautner

Kevin Anthony Gilliland

Adam Wietholter

Robert Shearrer

Dominik Hartinger

James V Kraimer

Craig J Rekow

Christoph Babel

Peter Paul Adelsperger

Leszek Galek

A materials handling vehicle including a vehicle-side charging contact assembly coupled to a battery, a steerable drive wheel defining a drive wheel track width W, and a pair of load wheels defining a load wheel gap G between the pair of load wheels that is larger than the drive wheel track width W. A charging station includes a pair of floor-side charging contacts configured to transfer charging current to the vehicle-side charging contact assembly. The pair of floor-side charging contacts define an inner contact spacing Sthat is larger than the drive wheel track width W, and an outer contact spacing Sthat is larger than the inner contact spacing Sand smaller than the load wheel gap G to permit passage of the steerable drive wheel between the floor-side charging contacts, followed by passage of the pair of load wheels outside of the floor-side charging contacts.

Materials handling vehicle charging system comprising a floor-mounted charging plate

An electrically operated steering system () is provided for a vehicle () with a rack () for attaching the steering system () to a frame of the vehicle (), two steerable wheels () that are pivotably attached to the rack (), a rod element () arranged on the rack (), which is slidable in its longitudinal direction in relation to the rack (), a kinematic unit (), which is coupled to the rod element () and which transforms a movement of the rod element () into a steering rotation of the wheels (), an electric machine (), which is mechanically connected to the rod element () for effecting the movement of the rod element (), and a lateral force absorbing mechanism (), which is configured for absorbing a lateral force produced by the kinematic unit () in relation to the rod element ().

Electrically operated steering system for a vehicle

The invention relates to an electrically operated steering system () for a vehicle () with a rack () for attaching the steering system () to a vehicle frame of the vehicle (), two steerable wheels () that are pivotably attached to the rack (), a rod element () arranged on the rack (), which is slidable in its longitudinal direction in relation to the rack (), a kinematic unit () which is coupled to the rod element () and which transforms a movement of the rod element () into a steering rotation of the wheels (), an electric machine (), which is mechanically connected to the rod element () for effecting the movement of the rod element (), and a lateral force absorbing mechanism () which is configured for absorbing a lateral force produced by the kinematic unit () in relation to the rod element (). The invention further relates to a vehicle () comprising such a steering system ().

A lift truck includes a frame defining a main structural component of the lift truck, a mast assembly secured to the frame, first and second lower forks, first and second upper forks, and first and second pallet stops. The lower forks are secured to the frame and are provided for supporting a lower load carried by the lift truck. The upper forks are located above the lower forks and are provided for supporting an upper load carried by the lift truck. The upper forks are movable with respect to the lower forks along the mast assembly. The pallet stops position the lower load on the lower forks and are secured in place between the mast assembly and the frame at laterally spaced apart locations. Each pallet stops includes a surface for contacting the lower load and for maintaining the lower load at a desired axial position.

Pallet stops for lift trucks

Reach lift truck

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Munich, Germany

Stefan Hannemann