Patent ID: 7591334

Claim:
An industrial truck, comprising: a lateral maintenance opening located on a single side surface of bodywork of the industrial truck, wherein at least the following components are accessible through the same maintenance opening: at least three electric connectors; a hydraulic tank for level monitoring and/or for topping up hydraulic fluid; and electrical fuses, wherein the lateral maintenance opening is closed with a single door hingedly movable about a substantially vertical axis, wherein a first electric connector, which is accessible through the lateral maintenance opening, is arranged on a battery block located in the industrial truck and connects the battery block to a power electronics unit that drives a traction drive and a lifting drive, wherein a second electric connector, which is accessible through the maintenance opening, is connected to the power electronics unit of the industrial truck, wherein a third electric connector, which is accessible through the maintenance opening, is arranged to connect the industrial truck to an external voltage source, and wherein the third electric connector is connected to a fourth electric connector, the fourth electric connector being arranged with respect to the lateral maintenance opening and the door such that the fourth electric connector is accessible when the door is closed and inaccessible when the door is open and the fourth electric connector being adapted to connect to an external voltage source via a fifth electric connector when the door is closed.