Forklift truck

• US 6,125,971 A
• Filed: 04/27/1998
• Issued: 10/03/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
• Original Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
• Inventors: Schmohl, Hans-Peter, Niebuhr, Michael, Schalmath, Heinz
• Primary Examiner(s): Olszewski, Robert P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, THUY VAN
• Application Number:
  US09/029,183
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 187/222, 187/226, 187/227, 187/231, 187/414, 180/19.1, 180/213, 180/214, 40/513, 40/514, 40/517, 40/308, 40/299.01, D34/34
• US Class Current: 187/231
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/07504 Accessories, e.g. for towing, charging, locking
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/07531 Battery compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/08 Masts; Guides; Chains
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/087 Monomasts
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/20 Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks power take-off from vehicle transmissions, combined with vehicle propulsion systems B60K

Abstract

A forklift truck which includes a chassis (10) and a housing (12). Two parallel spaced wheel arms are attached to the chassis. The housing includes a battery-operated driving motor as well as a hydraulic lift. A pole (16) including control means for the control of said motor and said hydraulic lift is connected to a stand (203), the stand being rotatably mounted about a vertical axis and connected to a driving wheel (202). A monomast (20) is arranged centrally between the wheel arms and integral with the housing, the monomast have front and back sides, the back side facing the pole. A carriage (22) for a load fork is attached to the hydraulic lift. A box-shaped cover is attached to the back side of the monomast, and the pole is arranged asymmetrically with respect to the monomast.

Claims

1. A forklift truck comprising:

a chassis (10) including a housing (12);

two parallel spaced wheel arms attached to said chassis, said housing including a battery-operated driving motor as well as a hydraulic lift;

a pole (16) including control means for the control of said motor and said hydraulic lift;

a driving wheel (202) supported in a stand (203), said stand being rotatably supported about a vertical axis, said stand supporting said motor and said pole being linked to said stand;

a monomast (20) arranged centrally between said wheel arms integrally with said housing, the monomast have front and back sides, the back side facing the pole;

a cargo carriage (22) to be moved by said hydraulic lift along said monomast;

a box-shaped cover attached to the back side of the monomast;

the pole being arranged asymmetrically with respect to said monomast.

2. The forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that an advertising medium comprises at least part of said hydraulic lift.

3. The forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that said monomast (20) is integrated into the housing (12) of chassis (10) and only slightly projects beyond an outer contour of the housing.