Industrial vehicle with shaped battery
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1. An industrial vehicle comprising:
- a load handling assembly;
a power unit comprising an operator'"'"'s compartment;
an operator'"'"'s seat within said operator'"'"'s compartment, said operator'"'"'s seat having at least one adjustable feature; and
a battery positioned within said power unit at least partially between said operator'"'"'s seat and said load handling assembly, said battery having a non-rectangular shape that corresponds to said adjustable feature of said operator'"'"'s seat.
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Abstract
An industrial vehicle includes a battery that is shaped to expand or otherwise modify the space available within an operator'"'"'s compartment. As a result, operator accommodations may be satisfied within the space requirements of the vehicle. The present invention further provides an industrial vehicle having an adjustable feature, such as a repositionable operator'"'"'s seat and/or repositionable control element or operator control surface, and a shaped battery that enables or otherwise corresponds with the repositioning capability of the adjustable feature.
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23 Claims
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1. An industrial vehicle comprising:
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a load handling assembly;
a power unit comprising an operator'"'"'s compartment;
an operator'"'"'s seat within said operator'"'"'s compartment, said operator'"'"'s seat having at least one adjustable feature; and
a battery positioned within said power unit at least partially between said operator'"'"'s seat and said load handling assembly, said battery having a non-rectangular shape that corresponds to said adjustable feature of said operator'"'"'s seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An industrial vehicle comprising:
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a load handling assembly;
a power unit comprising an operator'"'"'s compartment;
an operator'"'"'s seat within said operator'"'"'s compartment; and
a battery positioned and shaped so as to extend partially behind said operator'"'"'s seat and partially between said operator'"'"'s seat and said load handling assembly;
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A industrial vehicle comprising:
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an operator'"'"'s compartment;
an operator'"'"'s seat positioned within said operator'"'"'s compartment, said operator'"'"'s seat configured to be adjustable at least from a first position to a second position; and
a battery container for housing a battery having a nonrectangular shape, said battery container positioned at least partially within said operator'"'"'s compartment and having at least one area of reduced dimension that maintains a predetermined clearance from said operator'"'"'s seat regardless of whether said seat is in said first or second positions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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