Industrial truck for picking up a laterally disposed load

• US 4,998,858 A
• Filed: 12/05/1988
• Issued: 03/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jungheinrich Unternehmensverwaltung GmbH
• Original Assignee: Jungheinrich Unternehmensverwaltung KG
• Inventors: Magens, Ernst-Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Spar, Robert J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VandenBosche, John
• Application Number:
  US07/280,132
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 414/282, 414/284, 414/495, 414/498, 414/659, 414/660, 414/662, 414/663, 414/500, 414/608, 414/631
• US Class Current: 414/495
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/10 movable in a horizontal direction relative to truck
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/122 longitudinally movable

Abstract

An industrial truck for picking up a laterally disposed load from the ground or from racks comprises at least one chassis beam, which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the track, an extending and retracting drive for laterally moving a load carrier subassembly including load carrier arms. A lifting drive is provided for vertically moving the load carrier subassembly relative to at least chassis beam. The load carrier arms of the forked load carrier or corresponding roller-carrying arms, which are transversely movable, are provided with downwardly extensible load-supporting rollers, which are adapted to support the load during a transverse movement of the load carrier.

Claims

1. An industrial truck having a laterally extending contour and arranged for picking up a laterally disposed load, comprising

a chassis including two transversely extending chassis beams (6, 7) and a longitudinally extending beam (14), which connects the transversely extending chassis beams (6, 7),

wheels (15 to 17), which are disposed under the chassis beams (6, 7) and at least one (17) is driven and steerable,

a laterally extensible and retractable load carrier subassembly (8) comprising a forked load carrier including at least one load carrier arm (21, 22;

109),

guiding means, which are provided on confronting sides of the chassis beams and adapted to guide the load-carrier subassembly on both sides in a lateral direction,

an extending drive for laterally extending and retracting the load carrier subassembly beyond the laterally extending contour of the truck,

stop means for limiting the extending and retracting of said load carrier subassembly,

a lifting drive (37) for vertically moving the load carrier subassembly (8) relative to at least one said chassis beam,

downwardly extensible load-supporting rollers (23, 24;

45,

     46) adapted to be supported on the ground under the truck,

which load-supporting rollers (23, 24;

45,

     46) for supporting the load carrier arms (21,

     22) are mounted on said load carrier arms (21,

     22) and included in the load carrier subassembly,

drive means for downwardly extending the load-supporting rollers (23, 24;

45,

     46),

guide tracks (18, 35,

     36) on said chassis beams, and guide rollers (33,

     34) for guiding said load carrier arms on said tracks and said guide rollers being upwardly displaceable from said guide tracks, said lifting drive (37) comprises a double-acting cylinder-piston device connected at one end to a fork crosspiece housing (11) which is included in said load carrier and carries said load carrier arms and at the other end to beam means extending through said housing and comprising a crossbar (30) and a transverse rod,

said beam means carrying said guide rollers (33,

     34) adapted to be supported on and to be lifted from said guide tracks (35,

     36),

slotted cam plates (40,

     41) are carried by said beam means,

pivoted arms for adjusting an adjusting linkage are guided in cam slots formed in said slotted cam plates and are connected to said drive for extending said load-supporting rollers (23,

     24), and

said fork crosspiece housing (11) is vertically movable relative to said beam means.

2. An industrial truck according to claim 1, comprising:

a lifting frame, which is mounted on the laterally extensible load carrier subassembly,

a fork crosspiece housing, which is included in the load carrier and carries said load carrier arms,

a carriage, which carries the fork crosspiece housing and which is vertically movable on the lifting frame along guide means,

carriage drive means for vertically moving the carriage relative to the lifting frame, wherein

said load carrier comprises said roller-carrying arms (110,

     111), and

said load-supporting rollers are mounted on the roller-carrying arms and are downwardly extensible independently of the lifting movement of the load carrier.

3. An industrial truck according to claim 1, wherein:

said chassis is provided with suspension means (19) for suspending the load carrier subassembly (8) in a retracted position,

said forked load carrier including a fork cross-piece housing (11) carrying said load carrier arms and bearing means (20) for cooperating with the suspension means (19) provided on the chassis to provide a suspension gear, which in response to a vertical movement of the retracted load carrier subassembly is engageable with suspension means provided on the load carrier.

4. An industrial truck according to claim 3, wherein said forked load carrier (21, 22) comprises roller-carrying arms and load carrier arms (109) adapted to be supported by said roller-carrying arms.

5. An industrial truck according to claim 1, wherein:

said truck is provided along at least side edges of said chassis beams with load supports (48, 49;

76 to

     78), which define recesses between them and are adapted to support loads which have been retracted by said load carrier into said industrial truck and

said load-supporting rollers (23, 24;

45,

     46) are arranged to be movable in said recesses.

6. An industrial truck according to claim 1,

wherein said lifting drive (37) for the load carrier subassembly is operatively connected to a mechanism (40, 41;

58, 60,

     61) for extending and detracting the load-supporting rollers (23,

     24) in such a manner an operation of said lifting drive (37) to move the load carrier subassembly in an upward direction will cause the mechanism (40, 41;

58, 60,

     63) for extending the load-supporting rollers (23,

     24) to downwardly extend said load-supporting rollers.

7. An industrial truck according to claim 1, wherein said load-supporting rollers (23, 24) are mounted on a support, which is provided with a limit stop for limiting the retracting movement of the load carrier and for defining for the double-acting cylinder-piston device (37) an end position in which said guide rollers (33, 34) are lifted from said tracks (35, 36).

8. An industrial truck according to claim 1, wherein said load carrier includes a fork crosspiece housing carrying said load carrier arms (21, 22),

guiding means (80, 81) are provided on said chassis beams (6, 7),

a roller guide is provided between said load carrier subassembly (8) and said guide means (80, 81) and is arranged to guide said fork crosspiece housing with said load carrier arms in a horizontal orientation, and

a separate extending and retracting drive (98) is provided for extending and retracting said extensible load-supporting rollers (23, 24;

45,

     46).

9. An industrial truck according to claim 8, wherein:

said roller guide comprises at least two roller guide rollers (84,

     85),

said roller guide rollers are mounted on a swivel mount that is pivoted to said fork crosspiece housing (11), and

springs (92,

     93) are connected to the roller guide rollers and tend to maintain the roller guide in a position in which said roller guide is parallel to said load carrier arms.

10. An industrial truck according to claim 9, wherein:

stops (94,

     95) are provided for limiting the pivotal movement of the two roller guide rollers (84,

     85),

said guide means comprise channel bars (82), which are disposed on opposite sides of and open toward said fork crosspiece housing (11) and

said roller guide rollers (84,

     85) are received by and movable in and along said channel bars.

11. An industrial truck according to claim 8, wherein:

said roller guide comprises guide means (80,

     81) including two solid beams (83) and a carriage (99) associated with each of said solid beams (83) and connected to said fork crosspiece housing (11), and

said guide means further comprising guide rollers (86,

     87), which are mounted on said carriage and adapted to run on said solid beams, and a spring-loaded back pressure roller (101), which is mounted on said carriage (99) and applies pressure to the underside of said solid beam (83).