Electric lift truck body construction
First Claim
1. In an electric lift truck of the sit-down rider type having rear steer wheels and a transverse steering axle, a battery compartment, an operator'"'"'s station located forwardly of said battery compartment, and first and second main power source batteries located in forward and rearward portions of said compartment, said compartment including a substantially horizontal and longitudinally extending battery support platform and substantially horizontal and longitudinally extending counterweight means located and supported upon the rear portion of said platform, said first battery being located and supported upon the forward portion of said platform at a relatively low elevation in said compartment and said second battery being located and supported upon said counterweight means at an elevation higher than said first battery means.
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Abstract
A battery powered lift truck of the sit-down type in which two main power source batteries are located in a stepped compartment so that the forward battery is supported at a lower elevation than the rear battery. The lower elevation of the forward battery enables relatively increased stability by lowering the center of gravity of the lift truck, while the higher elevation of the rear battery is effected by locating a horizontal counterweight in an elevated position above the rear steer axle and linkage and using it as the rear battery platform, whereby to effect a relatively short length truck with adequate stability and a relatively short turning radius. An overhead guard is relatively short in length which enables the direct installation and removal of both batteries without detaching or dismounting the guard from the truck.
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13 Claims
- 1. In an electric lift truck of the sit-down rider type having rear steer wheels and a transverse steering axle, a battery compartment, an operator'"'"'s station located forwardly of said battery compartment, and first and second main power source batteries located in forward and rearward portions of said compartment, said compartment including a substantially horizontal and longitudinally extending battery support platform and substantially horizontal and longitudinally extending counterweight means located and supported upon the rear portion of said platform, said first battery being located and supported upon the forward portion of said platform at a relatively low elevation in said compartment and said second battery being located and supported upon said counterweight means at an elevation higher than said first battery means.
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