Pivoted valve and hood for lift truck
First Claim
1. In a lift truck having an operator'"'"'s station and a pivoted hood which normally covers a vehicle drive component of the truck such as a battery means and on which is mounted an operator'"'"'s seat, said hood being pivotable rearwardly of the truck to a position in which said drive component is exposed, operator control means for operating one or more lift truck components supported from a position adjacent the front side of said drive component and having at least a portion thereof which normally overlies in a horizontal direction a portion of said drive component, and an opening in said hood registrable with said control means which extends upwardly through said opening for operation by the operator when said control means is in said latter position and the hood is pivoted to its normally down position, said control means being pivotable forwardly on the support thereof to a position outside the projected area of said drive component in a vertical direction when said hood is pivoted rearwardly out of registry with said control means.
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Abstract
A lift truck in which a hood on which is mounted an operator'"'"'s seat normally covers a compartment housing a vehicle drive component, such as a battery. The hood has an opening registrable with a valve block, the hood being pivotable rearwardly of the truck to expose the drive component, the valve block being pivotable forwardly of the drive component compartment when the hood is open so as to enable the drive component to be elevated from the truck without interference from the hood or valve control. The valve block is pivotably mounted on an angle member which extends over a portion of the drive component when in operative position and which may swing forwardly from a pivot located at the lower end of a vertical leg thereof to an inoperative position when the hood is raised.
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10 Claims
- 1. In a lift truck having an operator'"'"'s station and a pivoted hood which normally covers a vehicle drive component of the truck such as a battery means and on which is mounted an operator'"'"'s seat, said hood being pivotable rearwardly of the truck to a position in which said drive component is exposed, operator control means for operating one or more lift truck components supported from a position adjacent the front side of said drive component and having at least a portion thereof which normally overlies in a horizontal direction a portion of said drive component, and an opening in said hood registrable with said control means which extends upwardly through said opening for operation by the operator when said control means is in said latter position and the hood is pivoted to its normally down position, said control means being pivotable forwardly on the support thereof to a position outside the projected area of said drive component in a vertical direction when said hood is pivoted rearwardly out of registry with said control means.
- 9. In a sit-down rider type electric lift truck having a generally centrally located drive battery and a hood assembly having an operator'"'"'s seat mounted on the top thereof pivotably connected to the truck at the rear end portion thereof adapted to cover the drive battery in operative position and pivotable rearwardly of the truck to uncover the drive battery in inoperative position, an opening in said hood, hydraulic valve control means for operating hydraulic components of the truck mounted from a position adjacent the front side of said drive battery in such a manner that the valve control means can be pivoted forwardly from a position which extends rearwardly over a portion of said drive battery to a position outside of the projected area of said drive battery in a vertical direction, said valve control means when in a retracted operative position being registrable with said hood opening.
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