Industrial vehicle with shaped battery
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1. An industrial vehicle comprising:
- a load handling assembly;
a power unit comprising an operator'"'"'s compartment;
an operator'"'"'s seat within said operator'"'"'s compartment, said operator'"'"'s seat having an armrest having a multifunction control handle positioned thereon and at least one adjustable feature; and
a battery positioned at least partially between said operator'"'"'s seat and said load handling assembly, said battery having a non-rectangular shape that corresponds to said adjustable feature of said operator'"'"'s seat wherein;
said battery includes at least one portion of reduced dimension that maintains a predetermined amount of leg room for an operator seated in said operator'"'"'s seat as said operator'"'"'s seat is adjusted from a first position to a second position and said multifunction control handle extends over said battery container when said operator'"'"'s seat is adjusted to at least said second position.
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Abstract
An industrial vehicle includes a battery that is shaped to expand or otherwise modify the space available within an operator'"'"'s compartment. As a result, operator accommodations may be satisfied within the space requirements of the vehicle. The present invention further provides an industrial vehicle having an adjustable feature, such as a repositionable operator'"'"'s seat and/or repositionable control element or operator control surface, and a shaped battery that enables or otherwise corresponds with the repositioning capability of the adjustable feature.
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21 Claims
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1. An industrial vehicle comprising:
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a load handling assembly; a power unit comprising an operator'"'"'s compartment; an operator'"'"'s seat within said operator'"'"'s compartment, said operator'"'"'s seat having an armrest having a multifunction control handle positioned thereon and at least one adjustable feature; and a battery positioned at least partially between said operator'"'"'s seat and said load handling assembly, said battery having a non-rectangular shape that corresponds to said adjustable feature of said operator'"'"'s seat wherein; said battery includes at least one portion of reduced dimension that maintains a predetermined amount of leg room for an operator seated in said operator'"'"'s seat as said operator'"'"'s seat is adjusted from a first position to a second position and said multifunction control handle extends over said battery container when said operator'"'"'s seat is adjusted to at least said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An industrial vehicle comprising:
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a load handling assembly; a power unit comprising an operator'"'"'s compartment; an operator'"'"'s seat within said operator'"'"'s compartment that is rotatable from a first position to a second position; and a battery positioned and shaped so as to extend at least partially between said operator'"'"'s seat and said load handling assembly, said battery further having a shape including an area of reduced dimension so that when said battery is suitably positioned within said vehicle, said area of reduced dimension provides space to accommodate an operator seated in said operator'"'"'s seat in either of said first or second positions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A industrial vehicle comprising:
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an operator'"'"'s compartment; an operator'"'"'s seat positioned within said operator'"'"'s compartment, said operator'"'"'s seat configured to be adjustable at least from a first position to a second position, said operator'"'"'s seat further including an armrest having at least one control element thereon, said armrest configured to adjust in position as said operator'"'"'s seat is adjusted from said first position to said second position; and a battery container having a nonrectangular shape for housing a battery, said battery container positioned at least partially within said operator'"'"'s compartment and having at least one area of reduced dimension that maintains a predetermined clearance from said operator'"'"'s seat regardless of whether said seat is in said first or second positions, wherein said armrest is positioned at least partially over said battery container when said operator'"'"'s seat is in at least one of said first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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