Patent AU-2013202926-B2 (AU)
Title: Warm up cycle for a materials handling vehicle
Inventor: DAMMEYER KARL L
IPC: F01K25/00
Filed: 2013-01-04
Granted: 2015-02-12
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/106245 A1 18 July 2013 (18.07.2013) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: 45885 (US). IHLE, Darrin, R. [US/US]; 10435 Scott Rd, B66F 9/22 (2006.01) F15B 21/04 (2006.01) Sidney, OH 45365 (US). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agents: SHOWALTER, Robert, L. et al.; Stevens & PCT/US2013/020253 Showalter Llp, 7019 Corporate Way, Dayton, OH 45459 (22) International Filing Date: (US). 4 January 2013 (04.01.2013) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (25) Filing Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (26) Publication Language: English BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (30) Priority Data: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 61/586,440 13 January 2012 (13.01.2012) US KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): CROWN ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, EQUIPMENT CORPORATION [US/US]; A Corpora- NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, tion Of The State Of Ohio, 40 South Washington Street, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, New Bremen, OH 45869 (US). TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants (for US only): DAMMEYER, Karl, L. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every [US/US]; 02645 Dowty Road, St. Marys, OH 45885 (US). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, THOBE, Nicholas, D. [US/US]; P.O. Box 158, 79 S. GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, Roosevelt Street, Chickasaw, OH 45826 (US). OBRING- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, ER, David, J. [US/US]; 00590 Heitkamp Road, Minster, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, OH 45865 (US). STEINBRUNNER, Cole, T. [US/US]; 9 EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Eastmoor Ct., New Bremen, OH 45869 (US). MCCLAIN, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, M2cTR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Marc, A. [US/US]; 224 Candlewood Place, St. Marys, OH ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] (54) Title: WARM UP CYCLE FOR A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE b 170 | ------ 102b ---------- -11 1721 5 | |I 174-------------------------- ------ -------- L- - - 5 945 ~00 :100 (57) Abstract: A method for operating a materials handling vehicle includes activating the materials handling vehicle and perform 0 ing a warm up cycle. During the warm up cycle, energy is provided to at least one valve within the materials handling vehicle so as to energize the valve without providing a working fluid to the valve. Providing energy to the at least one valve effects a heating of oil Located within the at least one valve. W O 20 13/106245 A 1l II |IIll||VIIlllllII|||||I |||||||I||DID||||||||I|DI||I|II|||||||||||||||||||I| Published: - with international search report (Art. 21(3))