Patents Assigned to Still GmbH
  • Patent number: 11953030
    Abstract: A hydraulic system (1) for an industrial truck, in particular an electrically operated, battery-powered industrial truck, includes a lift drive (2) to raise and lower a load handling device. The hydraulic system (1) has a first hydraulic pump (5) which is configured to supply the lift drive (2) with hydraulic fluid, and a second hydraulic pump (6) which can be switched on by means of a valve device (7) for the supply of the lift drive (2). The first hydraulic pump (5) and the second hydraulic pump (6) are configured as a hydraulic double pump unit (1) and the valve device (7) is integrated into the hydraulic double pump unit (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schwab
  • Patent number: 11833693
    Abstract: A method for the protection of a work area of a mobile logistics robot in changing work environments, the method including controlling the mobile logistics robot using a control system, scanning the current work environment using a sensor system, monitoring the current work environment using a safety system, in which the control system autonomously defines a planned safe work area in a new work environment, and the safety system autonomously verifies and monitors the defined work area as a clear protection zone, and in the event of a breach of the clear protection zone by the entry of an object into the clear protection zone, the mobile logistics robot is automatically placed in a safe status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Schuthe, Abel Bengt, Ralf Koenig
  • Patent number: 11360478
    Abstract: A method for the operation of an autonomous industrial truck that can move independently in an operating environment as well as an intralogistics system with at least one autonomous truck with a vehicle control device that can move independently in an operating environment. Information on the path of movement of the industrial truck is transmitted to at least one signaling unit located outside the industrial truck, in which signaling unit signals are generated that signal the path of movement of the industrial truck in the operating environment of the industrial truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Ansgar Howey
  • Patent number: 10941026
    Abstract: An autonomous industrial truck, in particular an order-picking industrial truck, including an undercarriage to support the industrial truck on a roadway. The undercarriage is located on an undercarriage chassis and the industrial truck has a supporting chassis that is provided with supporting means. The supporting chassis can be adjusted relative to the undercarriage chassis between a raised position in which the supporting means are raised from the roadway and a lowered position in which the supporting means are lowered onto the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: Linde Material Handling GmbH, STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wirth, Caspar Tügel, Peter Krumbholz, Dennis Hieke, Udo Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10061310
    Abstract: A method for the control of an industrial truck during order picking by an industrial truck with at least one environment sensor for the detection of the relative position of an operator in the environment of the industrial truck. The method includes moving the industrial truck using a control system. As the position of the operator changes, and when the operator stops, the industrial truck is stopped at a freely selectable distance specified in advance in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a reference point of a load handling device of the industrial truck and the position of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Viereck, Tino Krüger-Basjmeleh, Thomas Wittmann, Christian Fischer
  • Patent number: 8763759
    Abstract: An industrial truck has a lifting mast and vertically movable load handling device located on the lifting mast. The lifting mast has a lifting height measurement system having a light emitter that emits a light beam, a receiving element, an optical alignment element, a target element, and a measurement path located between them, the length of which measurements path varies with the lifting height. The alignment element and/or the light emitter has a beam-forming optical system, in particular a beam-expanding optical system, so that at the maximum lifting height the reflecting target is inside the expanded light beam of the light emitter in all positions of the allowable maximum bending of the lifting mast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Viereck, Tino Krüger
  • Patent number: 8701925
    Abstract: A mobile machine, in particular a counterweighted fork lift truck, has at least one pressurized tank, in particular to carry fuel that is in a gaseous state under normal conditions. The tank has an at least approximately rectangular external contour in at least one cross-sectional plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Dietmar Kubusch
  • Publication number: 20130182237
    Abstract: An industrial truck has a lifting mast and vertically movable load handling device located on the lifting mast. The lifting mast has a lifting height measurement system having a light emitter that emits a light beam, a receiving element, an optical alignment element, a target element, and a measurement path located between them, the length of which measurements path varies with the lifting height. The alignment element and/or the light emitter has a beam-forming optical system, in particular a beam-expanding optical system, so that at the maximum lifting height the reflecting target is inside the expanded light beam of the light emitter in all positions of the allowable maximum bending of the lifting mast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: STILL GMBH
    Inventors: Volker VIERECK, Tino Krüger
  • Publication number: 20120290106
    Abstract: In a method for the management of industrial trucks, the industrial truck has a control computer which transmits data via a data transmission system to a central service computer. The following steps are carried out: detection of malfunctions of the industrial truck by the control computer, generation of fault codes by the control computer corresponding to the malfunctions, transmission of the fault codes via the data transmission system to the central service computer, and generation by the central service computer of instructions and/or information about required replacement parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Ulrich HALT
  • Patent number: 7629996
    Abstract: An industrial truck, in particular a fork lift truck, has a driver's seat that is oriented in the forward direction, at least one screen that is located in the vicinity of the driver's seat, a first camera pointing toward the rear of the industrial truck and at least one additional camera that is directed toward the rear. The first camera is provided to view a distant area and the additional camera is provided to view a near area behind the industrial truck. The image taken with the first camera and/or the image taken with the additional camera can be displayed on the screen. There are advantageously two additional cameras to view the near area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Still GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Rademacher, Rainer Bavendiek, Wolfgang Buchholz, Franz-Josef Arping, Oliver Jandke, Patrick Arand
  • Patent number: 7530414
    Abstract: An industrial tow truck (1) includes an electrical traction drive system. At least one fuel cell unit (9) is used as the energy supply for the electrical traction drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Still GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Kubusch, Torsten Leifert
  • Patent number: 7338248
    Abstract: A battery changing system is provided to change the battery in an industrial truck, such as a fork lift truck, with a battery block that can be moved in the horizontal direction by a roller conveyor relative to a battery compartment of the industrial truck. The invention teaches that the battery in the industrial truck can be changed easily and economically by providing an external roller conveyor (5) that can be moved in the vertical direction. To change the battery, the roller conveyor (5) can be placed underneath a battery compartment (2) in the industrial truck that contains the battery (1) and then the roller conveyor (5) can be raised. A floor (7) of the battery compartment (2) of the industrial truck can be provided with at least one opening (8; 9) for receiving one or more rollers of the roller conveyor (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Buchmann, Udo Neumann
  • Patent number: 7284627
    Abstract: An industrial truck, such as a fork-lift truck, has an electrical drive system and an energy supply based on gaseous media. At least one pressure vessel for the storage of at least one gaseous medium is installed in a mounting device which can be easily replaced together with the pressure vessel in the lower portion of the industrial truck (5) between the axles (7). Devices necessary for the generation of electrical energy from the gaseous medium can be advantageously installed in the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Leifert
  • Patent number: 7252166
    Abstract: An industrial truck (1) is provided that includes an electrical drive and a fuel cell system (8). A method for the operation of an industrial truck (1) with an electrical drive and a fuel cell system (8) is also provided. On the industrial truck (1) with an electrical drive and a fuel cell system (8) there can be at least one easily replaceable fuel reservoir (11). The method teaches that at least one easily replaceable fuel reservoir (11) can be kept on hand at the operating location of the industrial truck (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Still GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Kubusch, Torsten Leifert
  • Publication number: 20070062894
    Abstract: A mobile machine, in particular an industrial truck (1), includes at least one pressurized tank (3), in particular to carry fuel that is in a gaseous state under normal conditions. At least one molding (10, 15, 19, 21) that is adapted to significant portions of the external contour of the tank (3) is provided, and which is made of a high density material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Dietmar Kubusch
  • Publication number: 20070056976
    Abstract: A mobile machine, in particular a counterweighted fork lift truck, has at least one pressurized tank, in particular to carry fuel that is in a gaseous state under normal conditions. The tank has an at least approximately rectangular external contour in at least one cross-sectional plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: STILL GmbH
    Inventor: Dietmar Kubusch
  • Patent number: 7175379
    Abstract: A handling device is provided for a battery block (1) of an industrial truck having a lateral battery extraction opening. The handling device includes a pallet truck (3) and a battery receptacle (4) mountable on the pallet truck (3). The battery receptacle (4) on the pallet truck (3) can be inserted underneath a battery block (1) that is located in the industrial truck, whereupon the battery block (1) can be lifted and removed from the industrial truck. The battery receptacle (4) has a load-bearing frame by means of which the weight of the battery block (1) can be supported on the tines of the fork of the pallet truck (3). In one development, the handling device includes a battery tray on which the battery block (1) can be set down by the battery receptacle (4) that is located on the pallet truck (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Still GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Sellhorn, Christof-Walter Funk
  • Patent number: 7163088
    Abstract: A lift truck (6) for the transport of a battery block (1) of an industrial truck, such as a fork-lift truck. The lift truck (6) includes at least one electrical unit. The electrical unit can be connected with the battery block (1) to be transported for supplying electrical energy to the lift truck (6). The lift truck (6) may not have its own battery. The electrical unit can be an electrical traction drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Claus-Peter Jahns, Frank Rademacher
  • Publication number: 20070007080
    Abstract: An industrial truck includes at least one electronic control unit for traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck and at least one communications device for data transfer with object identification means, such as with RFID transponders. Connections can be provided for the transmission of data between the communications device and the electronic control system for traction functions and/or lifting functions of the industrial truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: STILL GmbH
    Inventors: Maik Manthey, Joachim Todter
  • Patent number: D741565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Still GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schweig, Helmar Roth