Patent ID: 7258184

Claim:
A battery replacement system for an industrial truck comprises the following features: an industrial truck having an electrical propulsion drive; the industrial truck including at least one battery compartment for holding a battery block; the battery block movable in a horizontal direction into the battery compartment or out of the battery compartment; and an external holding apparatus, which is independent of the industrial truck, and provided for the battery block, wherein the industrial truck is maneuverable over the holding apparatus such that the holding apparatus can be positioned beneath the battery compartment, wherein the battery block, when located within the battery compartment, can be lifted by means of the holding apparatus, wherein a force required to lift the battery block can be produced by the electrical propulsion drive of the industrial truck, and wherein the holding apparatus has an inclined path arranged such that the path makes contact with the battery block during relative movement of the industrial truck with respect to the holding apparatus such that the path lifts the battery block as a consequence of the propulsion movement of the industrial truck.