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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 1998
Date of Patent:
October 3, 2000
Assignee:
Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Michael Niebuhr, Hans-Peter Schmohl, Heinz Schalmath
Inventors:
Thomas Bidwell, Michael P Gallagher, Kevin A. Gilliland, Joseph H Knapschaefer, Donald E Luebrecht, John F McClusky, Leif A Norland, Steven R Pulskamp, Harold A Stammen, Robert J Stauffer, Ronald A Grisez
Inventors:
Thomas Bidwell, Michael P Gallagher, Kevin A. Gilliland, Joseph H Knapschaefer, Donald E Luebrecht, John F McClusky, Leif A Norland, Steven R Pulskamp, Harold A Stammen, Robert J Stauffer, Ronald A Grisez