Load tilting attachment for an industrial truck
US4095714A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/125
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A load tilting attachment for an industrial truck having an upstanding mast and a carriage vertically movable on the mast, said attachment including: a vertically disposed stationary plate secured to the carriage, the plate having a bearing for supporting a load on the carriage through the plate, and load reaction members radially spaced from the bearing; a vertically disposed body aligned with the plate, the body having secured to one face thereof a pivot spindle projecting from the body into and pivotable on the bearing, and second load reaction members on said one face radially disposed from said spindle movable on and cooperating with the plate reaction members; a piston-cylinder assembly connecting the plate and body for pivoting the spindle on the bearing and moving the body reaction members relative to the plate reaction members to tilt the body on the plate; and a load supporting member on the body. The attachment may also include a hydraulically actuated clamp on the body for manipulating the load supporting member to grasp a load.
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