Patent · US Expired

Steerable axle assembly for a floor-type industrial vehicle

US4184561A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Linde GmbH · DE

Inventors

Theodor Abels · Aschaffenburg, DE
Guenther Honecker · Klein-Welzheim, DE
Bernhard Goetz · Eppingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 1977
Grant date	Jan 22, 1980
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 1997

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D7/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steerable axle assembly for a floor-type industrial vehicle, preferably a fork-lift truck, comprises an elongated axle body in the form of a housing having a box-shaped profile within which the tie bars and other important parts of the steering mechanism, e.g. a hydraulic cylinder for operating same, are provided. The axle housing is open to one side, preferably forwardly or rearwardly.

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