Industrial vehicle equipped with electrically powered power steering system
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1. A steerable industrial vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
- an electrically powered power steering system mounted in said vehicle body and including an electric motor which produces power for amplifying torque applied to a steering wheel;
a cargo-handling motor mounted in said vehicle body at a position near the power steering electric motor, said cargo-handling motor producing power for handling a cargo;
a box structure mounted in said vehicle body and housing therein said cargo-handling motor, said box structure including an inboard side wall facing said power steering electric motor, an outboard open side facing the outside of the vehicle and a lower wall securedly mounted on the vehicle body; and
means for detachably connecting said cargo-handling motor to said lower wall of said boxwherein the inboard side wall of the box structure is formed with an opening therein, said opening being so sized as to permit manual labor for changing a given part of said power steering electric motor.
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Abstract
Herein disclosed is a steerable industrial vehicle equipped with an electrically powered power steering system. A cargo-handling motor is housed in a box which is positioned near an electric motor of the electrically powered power steering system. The box is formed at its inboard side wall with a rectangular opening through which the electric motor is viewed from the outside of the vehicle. With the provision of the rectangular opening, checking and/or replacement of brushes of the electric motor can be easily carried out.
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1. A steerable industrial vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:
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an electrically powered power steering system mounted in said vehicle body and including an electric motor which produces power for amplifying torque applied to a steering wheel; a cargo-handling motor mounted in said vehicle body at a position near the power steering electric motor, said cargo-handling motor producing power for handling a cargo; a box structure mounted in said vehicle body and housing therein said cargo-handling motor, said box structure including an inboard side wall facing said power steering electric motor, an outboard open side facing the outside of the vehicle and a lower wall securedly mounted on the vehicle body; and means for detachably connecting said cargo-handling motor to said lower wall of said box wherein the inboard side wall of the box structure is formed with an opening therein, said opening being so sized as to permit manual labor for changing a given part of said power steering electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power steering system for an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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a box structure enclosing a power steering electric motor, said box structure mounted on a vehicle support member and including an inboard side wall attached to the support member, a lower wall and an outboard open side, said inboard side wall having an opening formed therein, said opening being so sized as to permit manual labor for changing a given part of said power steering electric motor; electric motor means mounted in said box structure for producing power for amplifying torque applied to an associated steering wheel; a cargo-handling motor mounted in said box structure at a position near the electric motor means, said cargo-handling motor producing power for handling cargo; and means for detachably connecting said cargo-handling motor to said lower wall of said box structure.
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