Patent ID: 6212449
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B66F,G01R

Abstract:
A method for diagnosing faults within a materials handling vehicle by providing information on time to a repair person, said method comprising the steps of:providing diagnostic information for a plurality of possible faults within said vehicle, said plurality of possible faults being identified by a corresponding plurality of event codes with each of said plurality of event codes being within one of at least two series of event codes, each series of event codes identifying a system of said vehicle to enable a repair person to prepare for diagnosis of faults within an identified system corresponding to an event code's series;locating pictorial depictions of portions of said vehicle on corresponding portions of said vehicle to facilitate location and identification of components at said portions of said vehicle by reference to said pictorial depictions;detecting a fault within a materials handling vehicle;generating one event code of said plurality of event codes representative of said detected fault;accessing said diagnostic information using said one event code, said diagnostic information identifying a portion of said vehicle within which said detected fault occurred and identifying one or more components at said portion of said vehicle capable of causing said detected fault thereby directing said repair person to said portion of said vehicle and said one or more components;accessing a pictorial depiction of said portion of said vehicle within which said fault has been detected, said pictorial depiction being located at said portion of said vehicle for ready access by said repair person to facilitate location and identification of said one or more components; anddiagnosing said one or more components utilizing said diagnostic information.