A dump truck (1), being a transport vehicle with a current collector, includes: a dump bed (5) for carrying loads; a 5 pantograph (7) which extends to receive power from an overhead line (8), and retracts so as to be separated from the overhead line (8); a vehicle body (3) upon which the dump bed (5) is mounted, and which had drive wheels (32) that are rotationally driven by power from the pantograph (7) and/or a self-propelling 10 drive source; a pantograph position detector (91) for detecting the relative position between the pantograph (7) and the overhead line (8); and a control device (4) for controlling the direction of travel of the vehicle body (3) so as to be in a position where the pantograph (7) and the overhead line (8) are 15 connected, or for issuing information that enables the direction in which the vehicle body (3) should be operating to be recognized.
Transport vehicle with current collector
2017-03-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |
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