Sideloader with improved visual operability
First Claim
1. An electrically powered forklift vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis defining a rack side edge, a cab side edge opposite to said rack side edge, a front end edge, and a rear end edge opposite to said front end edge;
a plurality of wheels supporting said chassis from a ground surface;
a forklift mechanism oriented to load and unload elongated articles across said rack side edge of said forklift vehicle;
an operator'"'"'s cab located along said cab side edge and said rear end edge of said forklift vehicle;
at least one battery sized to power the movement of said forklift vehicle, said battery elongated along an arrangement line parallel to said cab side edge and having a cab side face located at a distance from said cab side edge whereby an operator within said operator'"'"'s cab has a clear line of vision to a corner of said chassis defined by said cab side edge and said front end edge.
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Abstract
A sideloader forklift vehicle has a chassis supported on a plurality of wheels, a forklift mechanism supported on the chassis, an operator'"'"'s cab supported on the chassis, and a battery cabinet supported on the chassis for electrically powering the sideloader forklift vehicle. The battery cabinet is elongated along a line parallel to the cab side edge of the chassis and has a cab side face located at a distance from the cab side edge whereby an operator within the operator'"'"'s cab has a clear line of vision to a corner of the chassis defined by the cab side edge and the front end edge of the chassis. A side cabinet is provided between the cab side face of the battery cabinet and the cab side edge of the chassis, tapered in height from the cab to the front end edge of the vehicle chassis.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrically powered forklift vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis defining a rack side edge, a cab side edge opposite to said rack side edge, a front end edge, and a rear end edge opposite to said front end edge; a plurality of wheels supporting said chassis from a ground surface; a forklift mechanism oriented to load and unload elongated articles across said rack side edge of said forklift vehicle; an operator'"'"'s cab located along said cab side edge and said rear end edge of said forklift vehicle; at least one battery sized to power the movement of said forklift vehicle, said battery elongated along an arrangement line parallel to said cab side edge and having a cab side face located at a distance from said cab side edge whereby an operator within said operator'"'"'s cab has a clear line of vision to a corner of said chassis defined by said cab side edge and said front end edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A forklift vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis defining a rack side edge, a cab side edge opposite to said rack side edge, a front end edge, and a rear end edge opposite to said front end edge; a plurality of wheels supporting said chassis from a ground surface; a forklift mechanism oriented to load and unload elongated articles across said rack side edge of said forklift vehicle; an operator'"'"'s cab located along said cab side edge and said rear end edge of said forklift vehicle; comprising an equipment cabinet located along said cab side edge, said equipment cabinet having a tapered height toward said front end edge, whereby an operator within said operator'"'"'s cab has a clear line of vision to a corner of said chassis defined by said cab side edge and said front end edge. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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