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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuo Ishikawa, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/102 ;
Abstract
A parking brake for maintaining an industrial vehicle in a stationary position is kept engaged by a holding mechanism. The parking brake is disengaged by a releasing mechanism. Whether the vehicle speed is equal to greater than a predetermined value is determined based on a detection signal from a speed detector. If the vehicle speed is less than the predetermined value, the releasing mechanism is controlled such that the parking brake is automatically engaged.