Industrial truck

• US 4,362,220 A
• Filed: 05/30/1980
• Issued: 12/07/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Coventry Climax Limited Widdrington Road Coventry Warwickshire
• Original Assignee: Coventry Climax Limited
• Inventors: Baston, Eric W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weaver, Ross
• Application Number:
  US06/154,606
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 180/68.5, 280/756, 414/914, 296/102, 296/190
• US Class Current: 180/68.5
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/07545 Overhead guards

Abstract

An industrial truck has an overhead guard made in two parts 7,8. The rear part 8 of the overhead guard is pivotable about the rear end of the truck to provide access to the vehicle battery box 4 from above so that the battery box can be lifted out from above via lifting eyes 14 to enable the batteries to be recharged. The battery 4 has a cover 5 which must also be pivoted to permit removal of the battery box. The battery box 4 is located against horizontal movement in the truck. In accordance with the invention, the battery box 4 has a projecting lug (not shown) which co-operates with the rear part of the overhead guard such as to prevent vertical movement of the battery box when the overhead guard is closed. Consequently, when the overhead guard is operative (that is, in its closed position), the battery box is positively located against movement relative to the truck in all directions and cannot fall out if the truck overturns.

Claims

1. An industrial truck of the type including a battery box fixedly mounted against horizontal movement relative to the remainder of said truck but normally free for vertical movement, and an overhead guard for a truck operator;

said truck being improved by said overhead guard including a part having a pivotal mounting for facilitating movement of said overhead guard part to an out of the way position relative to said battery box, and cooperating means on said overhead guard part and said battery box for locating said battery box against vertical movement when said overhead guard part is in an operative operator-guarding position and releasing said battery box when said overhead guard part is in said out of the way position, said battery box having a cover which is pivotally mounted at one end thereof on said overhead guard part and which can be pivoted out of an operative position in which said battery box is closed.

2. An industrial truck as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover is provided with catches for engaging the battery box at the other end of the cover.

3. An industrial truck as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the pivotable part of the overhead guard includes side arms which extend along the sides of the truck and a cross-piece joining the arms which extends along the said end of the truck.

4. An industrial truck as claimed in claim 3, wherein said cooperating means includes the cross-piece and a lug projecting from the battery box and engaged by said cross-piece.