Patent · US Expired

Forklift truck with a lifting device

US6595329B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 2000
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66F9/205
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A forklift truck includes two driven front wheels, a lifting device, and at least one elevatable component. A flexible hydraulic line is wound up on a drum of the forklift truck. The hydraulic line connects the elevatable component with a non-elevatable component of the forklift truck. The drum is preferably located at least partly between the front wheels of the forklift truck. The front wheels are each driven by respective wheel motors.

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