The present invention provides a travel control device and a travel control method, which can simplify control and provide an improved operating experience. As a travel control device for an industrial vehicle, the travel control device is provided with: an instruction rotation speed calculating unit 12 which calculates an instruction rotation speed of a traveling motor; a target rotation speed calculating unit which calculates a target rotation speed of the traveling motor and performs a ramping process for bringing the target rotation speed close to the instruction rotation speed in a stepwise manner; and a motor control unit 15 which controls the traveling motor according to the target rotation speed. The target rotation speed calculating unit is provided with: a first processing unit 13 which calculates the target rotation speed while changing the gain of the ramping process in a stepwise manner according to the relationship between the target rotation speed and the instruction rotation speed; and a second processing unit 14 which sets the degree to which the target rotation speed changes when the gain is changed one step.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
Provided is an automated guided vehicle which can be used in a clean environment and with which it is possible to suppress increases in the scale of a vehicle body. An automated guided vehicle 1 provided with a fall prevention device for preventing the vehicle body 2 from falling over, wherein the fall prevention device is provided with a control unit 13, a first electric actuator 11 attached to the vehicle body 2 above a first drive unit 4, and a second electric actuator 12 attached to the vehicle body 2 above a second drive unit 5. The first electric actuator 11 prevents the vehicle body 2 from falling over toward one side by bringing a first head into contact with a drive linkage 10, and the second electric actuator 12 prevents the vehicle body 2 from falling over toward the other side by bringing a second head into contact with the drive linkage 10.
An object is to provide an industrial vehicle whereby it is possible to arrange an exhaust purifying apparatus in an efficient layout, and to achieve a high purifying performance. An industrial vehicle includes: a cargo loading device disposed on a front part of a vehicle; a counter weight disposed on a rear part of the vehicle; an engine housed in an engine room formed in front of the counter weight inside the vehicle; and an exhaust purifying device disposed inside the engine room and configured to purify exhaust gas of the engine.
B60K 13/04 - Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units concerning exhaust
F01N 3/021 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
F01N 1/08 - Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
Provided is an axle for an industrial vehicle, which allows a parking brake to be easily maintained. A parking brake 5 is provided outside an axle housing 1 at a position adjacent to a power transmitting device 3. The parking brake 5 is provided with: a brake housing 50; a brake shaft 54 supported by the brake housing 50 so as to be rotatable about an axis; a brake gear 55 provided on the brake shaft 54 and meshing with the transmission gear 36 of the power transmitting device 3; a plurality of first brake plates 56A provided on the brake shaft 54; second brake plates 56B provided to the brake housing 50 and arranged alternately with respect to the first brake plates 56A; and a brake piston 57 disposed within the brake housing 50 so as to move toward and away from the plates 56A, 56B and bringing the plates 56A, 56B into pressure-contact with each other.
F16D 55/40 - Brakes with a plurality of rotating discs all lying side by side actuated by a fluid-pressure device arranged in or on the brake
B60K 17/04 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing
B60T 1/06 - Arrangements of braking elements, i.e. of those parts where braking effect occurs acting by retarding wheels acting otherwise than on tread, e.g. employing rim, drum, disc, or transmission
The present invention addresses the problem of housing an engine exhaust system in a counterweight unit while minimizing alteration of the existing arrangement of the engine, a radiator, a radiator fan, and the counterweight unit. A work apparatus is provided in a front section of a vehicle body (1) and a counterweight unit is provided in a rear section of the vehicle body. The inside of the counterweight unit (3) has an air passage (5). A step (14) is formed between the bottom surface (6a) of a front portion (6) and the bottom surface of a rear portion (7) of the air passage (5). An exhaust gas purification device (12) and a muffler (13), which each have a tubular frame, are arranged, vertically in sequence, in the rear portion (7) of the air passage (5), such that the exhaust gas purification device (12) is placed over the muffler (13). A flange is used to connect pipes (11d and 11e) that project straight toward each other from the peripheral surface (12d) of an edge portion of the exhaust gas purification device (12) and the peripheral surface (13d) of an edge portion of the muffler (13).
This industrial vehicle is provided with a work apparatus in a front section of a vehicle body (1) and a counterweight unit (3) in a rear section of the vehicle body. The inside of the counterweight unit has an air passage (5). A step (14) is formed between the bottom surface (6a) of a front portion (6) and the bottom surface of a rear portion (7) of the air passage. An exhaust gas purification device (12) and a muffler (13) are arranged, vertically in sequence, in the rear portion of the air passage, such that the exhaust gas purification device is placed over the muffler. Also, an upper portion of the exhaust gas purification device projects upward relative to the position of the bottom surface of the front portion of the air passage. A heat-insulating wind shield plate (15) is disposed in front of the exhaust gas purification device, such that the wind shield plate faces the exhaust gas purification device.
This industrial vehicle is provided with a work apparatus in a front section of a vehicle body (1) and a counterweight unit (3) in a rear section of the vehicle body. The inside of the counterweight unit has an air passage (5). A step (14) is formed between the bottom surface (6a) of a front portion (6) and the bottom surface of a rear portion (7) of the air passage. The bottom surface of the rear portion of the air passage is positioned lower than the bottom surface of the front portion. An exhaust gas purification device (12) and a muffler (13) are arranged, vertically in sequence, in the rear portion of the air passage, such that the exhaust gas purification device is placed below the muffler. Also, the exhaust gas purification device is positioned lower than the bottom surface of the front portion of the air passage.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a head guard for a forklift, the head guard being capable of being manufactured at reduced cost. The head guard is provided with a roof having: a top plate section (51) having a rectangular shape in a plan view, the top plate section (51) being provided at the center of a plate-like body (50) which is flat and has a uniform thickness; a left and right pair of side plate sections (52) provided at both side edges of the plate-like body (50) and bent at right angle to the upper surface of the top plate section (51); a front plate section (53) provided at the front edge of the plate-like body (50), the front plate section (53) being bent in the same direction as the side plate sections (52) relative to the top plate section (51) and being joined to the side plate sections (52); and a rear plate section (54) provided at the rear edge of the plate-like body (50), the rear plate section (54) being bent in the same direction as the side plate sections (52) relative to the top plate section (51) and being joined to the left and right pair of side plate sections (52).
The present invention has the purpose of providing a brake system and brake control method capable of efficiently supplying negative pressure by an electric vacuum pump and prolonging the pump life span. The brake system is provided with an electric vacuum pump (7) for supplying negative pressure to a brake booster (3), and stops the electric vacuum pump when the level of vacuum in the brake booster exceeds a preset upper limit, or when the continuous operating time of the electric vacuum pump becomes longer than a preset time period, whichever occurs earlier. As a result, the negative pressure supply efficiency of the electric vacuum pump can be raised and the pump life span can be prolonged.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an industrial vehicle in which an exhaust gas purifier can be installed with an efficient arrangement layout, and with which excellent purification performance can be attained. This industrial vehicle is characterized in that: a cargo handling device and a counterweight are each present in the front and the rear of the vehicle; an exhaust pipe of an engine is equipped with an exhaust gas purifier that purifies exhaust gas; and the exhaust gas purifier is disposed inside an engine room for storing the engine.
F01N 3/021 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
A terminal connecting-and-fixing structure capable of ensuring the connection between the terminal and the bus bar even in the case of loose of the bolt and suppressing increase in the contact resistance, thereby preventing poorness of the conduction, is provided. A terminal connecting-and-fixing structure comprises a bus bar 10 having a plate-like shape, a bolt 30 penetrating the bus bar 10, and a nut 40 tightened by the bolt 30, and a terminal 20 mounted on the bolt 30, wherein the terminal 20 and the bus bar 10 is connected and fixed by fastening the nut 40 to the bolt 30, and wherein the bus bar 10 has a concave portion 12, and the terminal 20 and the bus bar 10 is connected and fixed by fastening the nut 40 to the bolt 30 while an end portion of the terminal 20 is press-fitted in the concave portion 12.
H01R 4/30 - Clamped connectionsSpring connections using a screw or nut clamping member
H01R 4/00 - Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one anotherMeans for effecting or maintaining such contactElectrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
H01R 4/32 - Conductive members located in slot or hole in screw
A hybrid industrial vehicle (1) has as a main configuration: an engine (2); a cargo handling generator motor (3) used for cargo handling; a cargo handling apparatus (4) that can be driven by power received from both the engine (2) and the cargo handling generator motor (3); and a hybrid control system (8). The hybrid control system (8) suppresses an output of the cargo handling generator motor (3) according to a temperature of the cargo handling generator motor (3) during powering of the cargo handling generator motor (3), and suppresses a regeneration amount of the cargo handling generator motor (3) according to the temperature of the cargo handling generator motor (3) during regeneration of the cargo handling generator motor (3).
H02H 7/085 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions for dynamo-electric motors against excessive load
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60W 10/30 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps
B60W 20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
H02H 7/08 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions for dynamo-electric motors
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
B60W 10/18 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of braking systems
B60W 30/184 - Preventing damage resulting from overload or excessive wear of the driveline
The purpose of the present application is to provide a counterbalance-type low-floor cargo vehicle comprising a compact vehicle body. The floor level of the operating space (5) being 350mm or lower, this low-floor cargo vehicle (1) is provided with a vehicle body (2) inside of which the operating space (5) is defined, a lifting device (4) which includes a mast (12) attached forwards of the front wheel center (22a) of the vehicle body (2) and a load holding mechanism (14) which can lift along the mast (12), and a counterweight (8) which, at the rearmost portion on the vehicle body (2), extends at least above the floor (9) of the operating space (5). Further, the width (B1) of the counterweight (8) is formed to a width greater than the tread width (B2) of the front wheel of the vehicle body (2) (B1>B2).
[Problem] To provide a cargo vehicle with excellent forward visibility for the operator. [Solution] This cargo vehicle (1) is provided with a vehicle body (2), a body-side power source (14) mounted on the vehicle body, a mast (4) attached to the vehicle body, a lift bracket (6) configured to allow lifting along the mast, electric devices (16, 17) mounted on the lift bracket, a lift bracket-side power source (20) mounted on the lift bracket for supplying power to the electric devices, and a connection means (40) for setting the body-side power source and the lift bracket-side power source to an electrically connectable state.
A forklift includes a forklift body having a front wheel and a rear wheel, a fork supported to the front of the forklift body so as to be capable of moving vertically via a mast, a lift cylinder capable of moving the fork up and down, a hydraulic pressure supply line capable of supplying hydraulic pressure to a head-side chamber in the lift cylinder, a hydraulic pressure exhaust line capable of exhausting hydraulic pressure from a rod-side chamber in the lift cylinder, and a changeover valve provided on the hydraulic pressure exhaust line, wherein a control device changes a pressure balance between hydraulic pressure on the head-side chamber and hydraulic pressure on the rod-side chamber in the lift cylinder by the changeover valve to restrict the operation of the lift cylinder, when a weight of a load on the fork exceeds a limit load weight.
[Problem] To provide an integrated forklift footboard/liquid-tank structure wherein a liquid tank and a footboard are formed as a single unit and the numbers of man-hours required to fabricate and attach said structure are reduced, reducing cost. [Solution] This integrated forklift footboard/liquid-tank structure is characterized by the provision of a first liquid-tank member (62), a second liquid-tank member (63), and a footboard member (61a). The first liquid-tank member (62) forms an approximate U shape in a planar view and extends outwards from the front and rear edges of a first wall surface (62a) that extends in a front-rear direction on the outside of a side frame (21). The second liquid-tank member (63) has the following: a fourth wall surface (63a) that closes a top open part of the aforementioned approximate U shape; a fifth wall surface (b) that has a first extension part (63e) that extends in front of a second wall surface (62b) and closes an outer open part; and a sixth wall surface (63c) that has a second extension part (63f) that extends in front of the second wall surface (62b) and closes a bottom open part. The footboard member (61a) is joined in a substantially horizontal fashion to a front-wheel fender (21a), the second wall surface (62b), and the top edge of a notch (S) cut out above the vertical center of the first extension part (63e).
B62D 21/18 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted characterised by the vehicle type and not provided for in groups
B62D 25/22 - Running-boards, steps, or the like, as superstructure sub-unit
[Problem] To provide a forklift head-guard attachment structure that absorbs deformation caused by welding, ensuring stability with respect to quality and making it easy to mount a head guard to a forklift body. [Solution] This forklift head-guard attachment structure is characterized by the provision of a head guard (5) that has the following: a left/right pair of front support columns (51) that are provided, at a distance from each other in the width direction of the forklift (1), at the front of the body (2) of said forklift (1); a left/right pair of rear support columns (52) that are provided, at a distance from each other in the width direction of the forklift (1), at the rear of the forklift body (2); and a roof section (53) provided between the front support columns and the rear support columns. This forklift head-guard attachment structure is further characterized in that either a set of bolts (22a) that fasten the front support columns (51) to the forklift body (2) or a set of bolts (22a) that fasten the rear support columns (52) to the forklift body (2) is fastened in the width direction of the forklift body (2) and the other of said sets of bolts (22a) is fastened in the front/rear direction of the forklift body (2).
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical-component attachment structure for a forklift whereby electrical components provided around an engine are concentrated in one place, an electrical harness is prevented from coming into contact with the engine, and the electrical components are easy to maintain and inspect. This electrical-component attachment structure for a forklift is characterized by the provision of the following: a left/right pair of side covers (26) that protrude from the top surfaces of a pair of side frames (21) at positions at which said side covers (26) face an engine and various other forklift mechanisms placed between said side frames (21); a front cover (25) that is removably mounted to the side frames (21) and closes off the front-end side of the side covers (26); and an engine hood (24) that covers the top end of an engine compartment (ER) enclosed by the side covers (26) and the front cover (25). This electrical-component attachment structure for a forklift is further characterized in that a plurality of types of electronic components (R) for operating the forklift (1) are attached on the engine-compartment (ER) side of the front cover (25).
[Problem] To provide a forklift head-guard structure that prevents the operator from getting directly rained on and makes it possible to directly see the tip of a load-carrying fork at a maximum-height position. [Solution] This forklift head-guard structure is characterized by the provision of the following: a left/right pair of front support columns (51) attached to the front of a vehicle body (21); a left/right pair of rear support columns (52) attached to the rear of the vehicle body (21); a left/right pair of vertical frames (55) that connect the top ends of the front support columns (51) and the rear support columns (52); a front horizontal frame (54) that connects the top ends of the left/right pair of front support columns (51); a roof panel (56) that extends between the left/right pair of vertical frames (55), the front edge of said roof panel (56) having a front flange surface (56b) that is positioned centrally in the front/rear direction of the vertical frames (55) and bends downward; and a plurality of rod members (57) that are provided at intervals in the width direction of the vehicle and are affixed to the front horizontal frame (54) and the front flange surface (56b).
POWER CHARGING AND SUPPLYING DEVICE, POWER CHARGING AND SUPPLYING MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND POWER CHARGING AND SUPPLYING MANAGEMENT METHOD
An industrial vehicle power charging and supplying management device manages the charging and supplying of power to a plurality of industrial vehicles (10 (10A, 10B)) on which secondary batteries (11) are mounted. The power charging and supplying management device comprises: an information acquiring unit (52) for acquiring industrial vehicle information including the identification information, current battery states, and next operation schedule times of the industrial vehicles (10) connected to a charging and discharging device (20); a schedule creating unit (53) for, based on the industrial vehicle information, creating the power charging and supplying schedules of the industrial vehicles; and a charging and discharging control unit (27) for, according to the power charging and supplying schedules, controlling the charging or discharging of the secondary batteries (11) mounted on the industrial vehicles (10). The schedule creating unit (53) has: a time acquiring means (53) for acquiring current time; a charging and discharging determination means (54) for, based on the current time, the operation schedule times, and the current battery states, selecting the charging, discharging, or standby of the industrial vehicles; and a start-time determination means (55) for determining the charging and discharging start times of the industrial vehicles.
In a vehicle and a method of controlling the same, a controller determines whether an idle-stop condition is satisfied or not when an engine is driven, and stops idling of the engine when it is determined that the idle-stop condition is satisfied. In addition, while the idling of the engine is stopped, when an operation order given to a fork driving cylinder by manipulation of a cargo handling lever is received, the controller starts the engine, and switches an oil pump for cargo handling of the fork driving cylinder to an on-load state before an engine revolution number reaches an idling revolution number region.
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
B60W 10/30 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps
F02D 29/02 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving vehiclesControlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving variable-pitch propellers
F02D 29/04 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving pumps
F02N 11/08 - Circuits specially adapted for starting of engines
B60W 30/00 - Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
The purpose is to provide a terminal securing connection structure (1) for ensuring a connection between a terminal (20) and a bus bar (10) even in the event of loosening of a bolt (30), and for minimizing increase in contact resistance, so that electrical discontinuity can be avoided. The terminal secured connection structure (1) is provided with a plate-shaped bus bar (10), a bolt (30) passed through the bus bar (10), a nut (40) tightened onto the bolt (30), and a terminal (20) harnessed by the bolt (30), securing the connection between the terminal (20) and the bus bar (10) by tightening the nut (40) onto the bolt (30). A recessed portion (12) is formed in the bus bar (10), and with one end (22) of the terminal (20) pressure fit into the recessed portion (12), the nut (40) is tightened onto the bolt (30), thereby securing a connection between the terminal (20) and the bus bar (10).
H01R 4/18 - Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one anotherMeans for effecting or maintaining such contactElectrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
H01R 4/34 - Conductive members located under head of screw
A forklift (1) according to the present invention includes: an engine (7); a hydraulically-operated device for cargo handling (2); a pump for cargo handling (5) that is driven by the engine (7); hydraulic piping for cargo handling (8) that connects the pump for cargo handling (5) and the hydraulically-operated device for cargo handling (2); discharge piping (110) that branches from the hydraulic piping for cargo handling (8) and is connected to a tank (4); a switching valve (111) capable of switching the opening and closing of the discharge piping (110); a control device (13) that closes the discharge piping (110) when the rotation speed of the engine (7) is larger than a predetermined value, and opens the discharge piping (110) when the rotation speed of the engine (7) is less than or equal to a predetermined value; and a sub-relief valve (112) that adjusts the flow rate of hydraulic oil that is discharged from the discharge piping (110) to the tank (4), on the bases of the pressure or the flow rate of the hydraulic oil.
F16D 31/02 - Fluid couplings or clutches with pumping sets of the volumetric type, i.e. in the case of liquid passing a predetermined volume per revolution using pumps with pistons or plungers working in cylinders
A forklift is provided with: a forklift body (11) having front wheels (12) and rear wheels (13); a fork (15) supported at the front of the forklift body (11) through a mast (14) so as to be capable of moving vertically; a lift cylinder (17) capable of vertically moving the fork (15); a hydraulic pressure supply line (31) capable of supplying hydraulic pressure to the head-side chamber (R1) of the lift cylinder (17); a hydraulic pressure discharge line (34) capable of discharging hydraulic pressure from the rod-side chamber (R2) of the lift cylinder (17); and a switching valve (35) provided in the hydraulic pressure discharge line (34). When a cargo load on the fork (15) exceeds a load weight limit, a control device (26) causes the switching valve (35) to change the balance between the hydraulic pressure in the head-side chamber (R1) of the lift cylinder (17) and the hydraulic pressure in the rod-side chamber (R2) thereof. This limits the operation of the lift cylinder (17) to reduce pressure loss in the hydraulic pressure supply line, thereby preventing the deterioration of fuel consumption.
An accumulated use time for cargo handling vehicles is accurately displayed by a time measuring device even if the time measuring device fails and is replaced. Units such as a display unit and a control unit of the cargo handling vehicle each include a time measuring device and a storage device. The device may perform in a synchronization mode in which the difference between the accumulated use times of both devices is made the same and a synchronization inhibition mode in which the accumulated use times are not changed. The accumulated use times are communicated between the function units, and the accumulated use time of the cargo handling vehicle and the absolute value of the difference between the accumulated use times of both measuring devices are taken into consideration. The appropriate mode is selected and the time measurement is carried out in the selected mode.
A hydraulic piston is housed in a cylinder chamber that is provided in a cover plate of a transmission case and that opens toward a pressing arm so that the hydraulic piston is capable of rotating the pressing arm by abutting against a rearward arm portion of the pressing arm, and a hydraulic pipe supplying pressure oil to the cylinder chamber is connected to the cover plate.
F16D 55/40 - Brakes with a plurality of rotating discs all lying side by side actuated by a fluid-pressure device arranged in or on the brake
B60T 1/06 - Arrangements of braking elements, i.e. of those parts where braking effect occurs acting by retarding wheels acting otherwise than on tread, e.g. employing rim, drum, disc, or transmission
In the present invention, a hybrid industrial vehicle (1) comprises, as primary structural components, an engine (2), a cargo handling generator-motor (3) used for cargo, a cargo handling device (4) that can be driven by a power feed from both the engine (2) and the cargo handling generator-motor (3), and a hybrid control system (8). The hybrid control system (8) suppresses the output of the cargo handling generator-motor (3) according to the temperature of the cargo handling generator-motor (3) when the cargo handling generator-motor (3) is in working mode, and suppresses the amount of regeneration by the cargo handling generator-motor (3) according to the temperature of the cargo handling generator-motor (3) when the cargo handling generator-motor (3) is in regenerating mode.
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
B60W 10/18 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of braking systems
B60W 20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
A component sales system sells, a plurality of components that constitutes each of a plurality of mechanisms constituting a machine at an electronic store. The component sales system includes an electronic store providing device that provides the electronic store through a communication line to a customer terminal used by a customer. The electronic store providing device includes a selected component data receiving unit, a maintenance type specifying unit, a dismounted component specifying unit, a replacement component specifying unit, a sales page generating unit, and a web page transmitting unit.
The electric-vehicle control device is used in an electric vehicle which is provided with a vehicle body having a driving tire and an axle shaft and with a driving motor which imparts torque to the driving tire. The electric-vehicle control device issues a motor control command to the driving motor. The electric-vehicle control device is provided with a control unit, and the control unit gives feedback control to the driving motor by vibration parameters indicating vertical vibration of the electric vehicle at the center of the axle shaft.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
H02P 29/00 - Arrangements for regulating or controlling electric motors, appropriate for both AC and DC motors
According to a vehicle and a method for controlling the same, a controller (20) determines whether or not an idling stop condition has been met when an engine (12) is driving. If determining that the idling stop condition has been met, the controller (20) stops the engine (12) from idling. Further, if the controller (20) receives an operation command to a fork driving cylinder (41) operated by a cargo handling lever (17) when the engine (12) stops idling, the controller (20) starts the engine (12) and brings a cargo handling oil pump (32) of the fork driving cylinder (41) into a loaded state before the number of revolutions of the engine reaches a range of the number of revolutions of idling.
F02D 29/02 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving vehiclesControlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving variable-pitch propellers
F02D 29/04 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving pumps
An accumulated use time measuring method for cargo handling vehicles and a cargo handling vehicle both enable accurate continuation of the use time till a display unit containing a time measuring device is replaced even if the time measuring device fails and prevention of false alteration after shipping while infallibly resetting the time measuring device to zero when the time measure device is shipped from the factory. The function units such as a display unit and a control unit of the cargo handling vehicle each include a time measuring device and a storage device. A synchronization mode in which the difference between the accumulated use times of both devices is made the same and a synchronization inhibition mode in which the accumulated use times are not changed and the time measurement is continued are provided. The accumulated use times are communicated between the function units, and the accumulated use time of the cargo handling vehicle and the absolute value of the difference between the accumulated use times of both measuring devices of the function units are taken into consideration. The corresponding mode is selected from the two modes, and thereby the time measurement using the accumulated use time stored in the storage device is carried out in the selected mode.
G06F 7/60 - Methods or arrangements for performing computations using a digital non-denominational number representation, i.e. number representation without radixComputing devices using combinations of denominational and non-denominational quantity representations
G06G 7/48 - Analogue computers for specific processes, systems, or devices, e.g. simulators
A torque limiting device includes: a clutch disc clamp plate 17 having a surface area 13 where the surface and the outer area surface of the flywheel press or come in contact with each other, and is provided with an opening 16 at the center middle part of the clutch disc clamp plate 17 so that a concave space 14 is formed between the clutch disc clamp plate 17 and the fly wheel 2 when the clutch disc clamp plate 17 is fastened to the fly wheel 2; a clutch disc 18 fitted in the concave space, and connected to the driven apparatus; a clutch pressing plate 22 fitted between the clutch disc 18 and the fly wheel 2; and, at least one pressing means fitted to and in the flywheel 2 and presses the clutch pressing plate 22 in a surface contact condition.
F16D 7/02 - Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock of the friction type
F16D 43/21 - Internally controlled automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically controlled by torque, e.g. overload-release clutches, slip-clutches with means by which torque varies the clutching pressure with friction members
1 and the detected accelerator opening is equal to or less than a preset accelerator opening when a target deceleration is selected by the deceleration selecting means 4 and 5, the selection of the deceleration is validated, a deceleration table 12 corresponding to the deceleration selected by the deceleration selecting means is read, and the braking means is actuated on the basis of braking parameters specified in the table, thereby executing deceleration control to provide the selected deceleration.
G06F 7/70 - Methods or arrangements for performing computations using a digital non-denominational number representation, i.e. number representation without radixComputing devices using combinations of denominational and non-denominational quantity representations using stochastic pulse trains, i.e. randomly occurring pulses the average pulse rates of which represent numbers
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Vehicle control unit and vehicle equipped with the same
G06F 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
H02P 17/00 - Arrangements for controlling dynamo-electric gears
B60W 10/00 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function
F16H 61/16 - Inhibiting shift during unfavourable conditions
B60W 10/188 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of braking systems with wheel brakes hydraulic brakes
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
A forklift is provided with a front axle (1) for front wheels, a rear axle for rear wheels, an engine (2) for generating driving force of the front axle, a transmission (3) for transmitting power from the engine to the front axle, a radiator (4) mounted behind the engine, a hydraulic pipe insertion plate (5) provided below the radiator and having formed therein a through-hole for a hydraulic pipe, and a shroud-equipped air delivery fan (6) provided in front of the radiator and sending air to the radiator. A flow regulating member (10) is provided on the front surface side of the hydraulic pipe insertion plate, and the flow regulating member is mounted so as not to interfere with the hydraulic pipe and causes air which flows rearward of the vehicle body when the engine is operated to flow toward the shroud-equipped air delivery fan.
a) of the brake hub and the inner peripheral surface of the recess, the bearing (43) interposed between a support member (11E) surrounding a top end portion of the brake hub and the top end portion of the brake hub. The transfer further comprises a disc pressing pin (50) inserted through a hole (11D-4) in the support member, a pressing plate (51) disposed on the outer side of the support member, and plate pressing means. The plate pressing means presses the pressing plate, the pressing plate presses the disc pressing pin, and the disc pressing pin presses a press brake disc (35C).
An object of the present invention is to provide a battery cooling structure of a hybrid industrial vehicle such as a hybrid forklift, the battery cooling structure being capable of sufficiently cooling a battery and also of eliminating the possibility that the battery receives heat from its peripheral devices. To achieve the object, a second cooling air flow passage (35) for battery is provided separately from a first cooling air flow passage (31) in which a radiator (32) is disposed. A battery pack 26 or a battery is disposed in the second cooling air flow passage (35). The second cooling air flow passage (35) is connected to the first cooling air flow passage (31) at a position upstream of a cooling fan (33) disposed in the first cooling air flow passage (31), so that the cooling fan (33) sucks cooling air in the first cooling air flow passage (31) and also sucks cooling air in the second cooling air flow passage (35).
The use time till a display unit including an hour meter (a time measuring device) is replaced can be continued even if the time measuring device fails, and false alteration after shipping can be prevented while infallibly resetting the hour meter to zero when the vehicle equipped with the hour meter is shipped from the factory. The cargo handling vehicle includes a first storage device for accumulatively storing the vehicle use time measured by a first time measuring device provided in a display unit of the vehicle and a second storage device for accumulatively storing the vehicle use time measured by a second time measuring device provided in a control device. The control device allows the first and second storage devices to communicate the accumulated use times stored therein when the electric power of the vehicle is turned on. The control device compares the accumulated use times and writes the longer accumulated use time in the storage device storing the shorter one.
G01R 29/033 - Indicating that a pulse characteristic is either above or below a predetermined value or within or beyond a predetermined range of values giving an indication of the number of times this occurs
A hybrid industrial vehicle performs steering operation and the like during idling stop, without using a complicated mechanism. The hybrid industrial vehicle configured to transmit power of a first electric motor (23) and power of an engine (21) to a drive wheel (34) through a first gear train (32) comprises: a second electric motor (24) actuated when supplied with electric power from a battery (22); a first hydraulic pump (26) supplying pressure oil to a cargo handling hydraulic system; a second gear train (28) interposed among the engine and the second electric motor and the first hydraulic pump and capable of mutual power transmission among the engine, the second electric motor and the first hydraulic pump; a second hydraulic pump (27) supplying pressure oil to a steering hydraulic system; and a third electric motor (25) actuated to drive the second hydraulic pump when supplied with electric power from the battery.
B60K 6/20 - Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines the prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines, e.g. HEVs
A steering control device obtains a command steering reactive force according to a wheel angle based on a wheel angle and table data representing the correlation between the wheel angle and the command steering reactive force, and which controls an electric-control brake to make the steering reactive force equal to the command steering reactive force. The steering control device: obtains a correction coefficient according to vehicle state amounts based on the vehicle state amounts other than the wheel angle, which are detected by vehicle state amount detecting means, and table data representing the correlation between the vehicle state amounts and the correction coefficients; corrects the table data by using the correction coefficients; obtains a command steering reactive force according to the wheel angle based on the table data and the wheel angle; and controls the electric-control brake to make the steering reactive force equal to the command steering reactive force.
In a vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle based on a detection signal obtained from a shift range detecting unit that detects a shift range selected by a shift operating unit, a vehicle speed detecting unit that detects a vehicle speed, and an engine rpm detecting unit that detects an engine rpm, when the detected vehicle speed is less than a reference vehicle speed, the shift range detecting unit detects that a shift switching operation is carried out from a neutral to a forward range or a reverse range, and the engine rpm detecting unit detects that the engine rpm is not less than a predetermined value until a time not less than a predetermined time is elapsed from when the shift switching operation is detected, a control for prohibiting a shift change of a transmission in accordance with the shift switching operation is carried out.
A control device 10 of an industrial vehicle which performs the control of actuating a parking brake 7 during operator's absence in an industrial vehicle includes a seat switch 1, a vehicle speed sensor 2, and the parking brake 7 controlled by a parking brake solenoid 6, and a counter 11 which counts the elapsed time after the seat switch 1 detects the operator's absence. The control device sets the time corresponding to the time until the operator leaves the vehicle after the operator leaves the seat as a preset absence time. When the seat switch 1 has detected absence, a control signal which validates the parking brake 7 is output to the parking brake solenoid 6, thereby actuating the parking brake 7 if the vehicle speed shows a vehicle stopped state, and the elapsed time becomes equal to or more than the set absence time.
B60T 8/32 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration
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Fuel tank mounting device and an industrial use vehicle therewith
A fuel tank mounting mechanism which enhances backward visibility of an operator and performs the loading/unloading work of a fuel tank by a single motion to improve replacement workability. In the mechanism for mounting a fuel tank (30) on a counterweight (8) provided in the rear of an industrial vehicle, the front upper surface of the counterweight (8) is dented to form a recess (9) for receiving the fuel tank (30) in the width direction of the body. The recess (9) is provided with an arm (14) having a member (15) for fixing the fuel tank (30), and the arm (14) is supported rotatably for the body fixing portion through an arm rotating shaft (13) and arranged to rotate about the shaft (13) as the center of rotation to the right or left side in a vertical plane. The arm (14) hangs down from the body side when it rotates.
A vehicle for cargo handling is equipped with a storage unit for storing a password, a password input unit, and a control unit for controlling selection of a normal operating mode with no restrictions on travel capability or cargo handling capability, an emergency operating mode where at least the travel capability of the vehicle is restricted, and a travel prohibited mode where neither the normal operating mode nor the emergency operating mode is selected. The control unit determines whether password entry is required when the vehicle is powered on and controls selection of the normal operating mode when password entry is required or when a correct password is entered, the emergency operating mode when emergency operation is indicated, or the travel prohibited mode when the normal and emergency operating modes are not selected within a predetermined specific amount of time or within a specific number of times of operation.
G06F 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
G08B 29/00 - Checking or monitoring of signalling or alarm systemsPrevention or correction of operating errors, e.g. preventing unauthorised operation
H04B 1/00 - Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
The issue is to show displayed items on a display device of a cargo-handling vehicle, where only a display device having a small display space can be used, so that operations accompanying the operating sequence of the cargo-handling vehicle can be performed. The device has a tilt angle sensor, which detects forward tilt or backward tilt by a mast provided at the front of the cargo handling vehicle, a hydraulic pressure sensor, which measures the supply hydraulic pressure to a lift cylinder that is provided on the mast and raises and lowers a fork, and a calculation unit, which converts the cylinder supply hydraulic pressure detected by said hydraulic pressure sensor to the weight of the cargo loaded on the aforementioned fork. A selection display area is also provided, which selectively displays the tilt angle and the weight in the same location outside of the vehicle speed display area. When the vehicle's power is turned on and the tilt angle sensor detects forward tilt or backward tilt continuing for a predetermined period of time when the aforementioned mast is tilting forward or tilting backward, the tilt angle is displayed. When the application of pressure in a direction to raise the fork is detected, continuing for a predetermined period of time, the weight of the loaded cargo calculated by the calculation unit is displayed, with priority given to display of the tilt angle.
An alarm device for a clutch that issues an alarm indicating a lifetime expiration of the clutch that selectively connects and disconnects an input shaft to and from an output shaft, includes: a slip heat release threshold setting unit 104 that establishes a threshold criteria as to a clutch damage or the clutch lifetime, in a form of a relation between a heat release generated in a clutch slip operation and a frequency of the heat release occurrences; and a slip heat release calculator 105 that calculates the heat release during the clutch operation, based on a hydraulic oil pressure in an actual clutch operation and a relative circumferential speed between input and output shafts, the alarm device 11 issues the alarm based on the calculation result through the slip heat release calculating means 105 and the slip heat release threshold setting means 104.
There is provided a stopper structure for a tilt type cabin mounted on an industrial vehicle, which is capable of preventing a cabin from lowering during a working so as to enhance the safety. The stopper structure 1 for a tilt type cabin incorporated in an industrial vehicle 31 in which the cabin 33 is pivotally supported to a vehicle body 33 so as to be tiltable, comprises a rod 33 connected at its one end to the cabin 33, a casing 2 attached to one end to the vehicle body 31, the casing 2 having a guide groove 5 in which a stopper pin 11 secured to the rod 10 is slidably fitted, and which defines an upper locking part 7 on the upper side of the gravitational center of the cabin 33 as a criterion with respect to the vehicle body 31, and a lower locking part 6 on the lower side thereof, an urging spring 18 for urging the rod 10 toward the locking parts 6, 7, and a release lever 15 for pressing the rod 10 toward the side remote from the urging spring 18 so as to release the lock of the rod 10 from the locking parts 6, 7.
B62D 33/07 - Drivers' cabs movable from one position into at least one other position, e.g. tiltable, pivotable about a vertical axis, displaceable from one side of the vehicle to the other tiltable characterised by the device for locking the cab in the tilted or in the driving position
In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, a piston sleeve 61 is slidably provided between an inner-peripheral surface of a hydraulic piston hole 57 accommodating a piston 55 and an outer-peripheral surface of the piston 55, and has a sliding resistance to move together with the piston 55. A return plate 67 is capable of coming into contact with only the sleeve 61 and of moving by a predetermined distance together with the sleeve 61. When a hydraulic pressure is supplied to an oil chamber 59, the piston 55 and the sleeve 61 move together by a predetermined distance C against a returning force of the return plate 67, and then only the piston 55 slides until coming into contact with a brake plate so that a positional relationship between the piston 55 and the sleeve 61 is constantly maintained and a stroke of the piston 55 is constantly maintained.
A control method for an industrial vehicle can appropriately set a charge amount for a battery, and an industrial vehicle are provided. The control method includes an estimation step that estimates the charge rate of a battery by calculating the current that is charged to the battery and the current that is discharged from the battery; a charge amount determining step that determines the charge amount of the battery based on the estimated charge rate; a correction amount determining step that determines the charge power that is necessary for motors to generate the determined charge amount as a correction amount for the power that is supplied by the engine; and an addition step that adds the charge power to the supplied power of the engine that has been determined based on the state of the traveling and load-handling.
B60L 9/00 - Electric propulsion with power supply external to the vehicle
B60L 11/00 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle (B60L 8/00, B60L 13/00 take precedence;arrangements or mounting of prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/20)
G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
A system for detecting actual position of a material handling vehicle in a warehouse in which a plurality of racks composed of upright frame members and lateral frame members connecting the upright members are installed so that material handling vehicles can travel along the passageway between the racks so that current position of the material handling vehicle in the warehouse can be detected with increased reliability even if some of the reflections fail to be received by the sensors. Reflector plates are attached to each of the upright frame members and the lateral frame members along longitudinal direction thereof, sensors are attached to the vehicle, and a controller is installed on the vehicle to estimate current location of the vehicle based on combination of the number of reflections actually received by the reflector plates and counted by the controller.
A hybrid forklift truck is provided with an engine, a battery-driven motor generator, and a battery control device that prevents excessive exhaustion or charging of the battery. The state of charge (SOC) of the battery is determined from the battery voltage and SOC when battery current is zero for at least a predetermined time period and from the battery voltage, current and SOC when discharge current is constant for at least a predetermined time period. SOC is revised whenever battery current is zero or constant for at least the predetermined time period, and SOC at any point of time in operation of the forklift truck is estimated by integrating battery current from the SOC revision and subtracting the integrated current from the revised SOC. Drive power of the engine and motor generator are allocated according to a relationship between permissible discharge and charge current and SOC of the battery.
H02J 7/14 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
H02J 7/04 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage
H02J 7/16 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage by variation of field
H02J 7/24 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage by variation of field using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices
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Electric vehicle, and device and method of controlling slip thereof
A slip control device, a slip control method, and a vehicle provided with such a slip control device are provided, with which the vehicle can travel stably even on a slippery road surface while maintaining good road holding. The device has torque directive control means (23) for calculating torque directives for the motors respectively based on accelerator pedal depressions (24) and steering angles (26) and outputting them to each of motor control sections (21, 22) of the motors, first reference speed calculation means (48) for calculating a first reference speed of one of the pair of left and right motors to be controlled based on rotation speed of the other motor, and restriction applying means (20) for applying restriction to each of the torque directives based on a permissible speed range determined for each of the motors by applying prescribed permissible speed deviation to each of the calculated reference speeds.
An object is to provide a work vehicle whose drive portion can be downsized. An engine having an engine output shaft, an electric motor driven by a battery which is attached integrally to the engine output shaft so as to drive the engine output shaft, a traveling drive portion having a transmission connected to the engine output shaft and a traveling drive shaft which is rotated by the transmission and which moves the traveling wheels, a work drive portion selectively performing work by means of power from the engine output shaft, a generator charging the battery, a traveling regeneration portion transmitting regenerative energy of the traveling drive portion to the generator, a work regeneration portion transmitting regenerative energy of a fork drive portion to the generator, and a one-way clutch for traveling and a one-way clutch for work provided, respectively, to the traveling regeneration portion and the work regeneration portion, which suppress transmission of motive power from the generator, are included.
An industrial vehicle having a hybrid system controls a distribution of power generated by an engine and power generated by an electric motor. The vehicle includes an engine for supplying power to one of a running unit and a loading-and-unloading unit; a first motor for supplying power to one of the running unit and the loading-and-unloading unit; a second motor for supplying power to the running unit; a required-power calculating unit for calculating running power, and loading-and-unloading power; a clutch unit for controlling the power transmitted from the engine to the running unit; and a power-distribution calculating unit for selecting a destination to be supplied with power from the engine and the first motor based on the control status of the clutch unit, and for calculating a distribution of power which the engine, the first motor, and the second motor supply based on the calculating running power and loading-and-unloading power.
B66F 9/06 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
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Energy recovering method and system in hydraulic lift device of battery operated industrial trucks
An energy recovering system in a hydraulic lift device of a battery operated industrial truck. With the system, working oil can be supplied to other hydraulic actuators while energy recovering operation is performed by the hydraulic lift device, occurrence of pressure pulsation in the working oil can be prevented, and energy recovering efficiency is increased. The hydraulic lift device comprises a lift cylinder (1) for lifting a fork F, an electric motor (4) rotated by power supply from a battery (5), a hydraulic pump (3) for supplying pressurized oil to the lift cylinder (1), a control valve (14) disposed in a pressurized oil supply path (23), and a controller (17). The controller (17) controls the opening of the control valve (14) and rotation speed of the electric motor (4) which functions as an electric generator driven by the hydraulic pump (3) rotated by the action of the pressurized oil returning from the lift cylinder (1) when a load is lowered so that the generated electricity charges the battery (5) to recover the potential energy of the load.
F16D 31/02 - Fluid couplings or clutches with pumping sets of the volumetric type, i.e. in the case of liquid passing a predetermined volume per revolution using pumps with pistons or plungers working in cylinders
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Energy recovering system of hydraulic lift device for battery operated industrial trucks
An energy recovering system of a hydraulic lift device for a battery operated industrial truck. With the system, working oil can be supplied to other hydraulic actuators while energy recovering operation is performed by the hydraulic lift device, and energy recovering efficiency is increased. A hydraulic motor (6) is disposed in a fluid path for recovering pressurized working fluid from a lift cylinder (1) via a control valve (10) to a working fluid reservoir tank (8) so that the hydraulic motor (6) is driven by the pressurized working fluid returning from the lift cylinder (1). The hydraulic motor (6) is connected to an electric motor (4) for driving a hydraulic pump (3), which supplies pressurized fluid to the lift cylinder (1), by means of a one-way clutch (7) which performs torque transmission only from the hydraulic motor (6) to the electric motor (4).
F16D 31/02 - Fluid couplings or clutches with pumping sets of the volumetric type, i.e. in the case of liquid passing a predetermined volume per revolution using pumps with pistons or plungers working in cylinders
Hardware of each of controllers (11, 12, 13) for controlling a plurality of instruments to be controlled, which are provided in a reach stacker as a heavy duty industrial vehicle, for example, a vehicle body (3), a spreader (9), and a cabin (10), is rendered common. The configuration of driver software for performing basic control is also rendered common. Only the configuration of minimum required application software is constructed to be suitable for the instrument to be controlled. Because of these features, the software of the controllers (11, 12, 13) can be easily changed. Regardless of the instrument to be controlled, as a subject of control, the controllers can be easily used for any instruments to be controlled.
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
An inverter apparatus is composed of an insulated metal substrate, a conductive stud, a printed circuit board, a conductive spacer, and a bus bar. An inverter output stage is mounted on the insulated metal substrate. The conductive stud is coupled to a main surface of the insulated metal substrate, and electrically connected with the inverter output stage. The printed circuit board is supported by the stud. The stud is coupled on the rear surface of the printed circuit board. Provided on the main surface of the printed circuit board is a circuit connected to the inverter output stage. The conductive spacer is coupled on the main surface of the printed circuit board, and electrically connected with the stud. The bus bar is coupled to the spacer.
H01R 9/00 - Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocksTerminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a caseBases therefor
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