Mounting bar assembly for a materials handling vehicle

A mounting bar assembly mounted to a materials handling vehicle comprising:

• a mounting bar comprising:
• a first side arm extending from a body portion of the materials handling vehicle;
• a second side arm extending from the body portion of the materials handling vehicle;
• and
• a top member spanning between the first side arm and the second side arm;
• a housing mounted to the top member, the housing supporting at least one electronic device;
• and
• cabling that extends to the housing through a hollow interior portion defined within the top member and at least one of the first side arm and the second side arm, the cabling providing communication between the at least one electronic device and control structure of the vehicle;
• wherein the housing is mounted to the top member such that the housing can be situated in a plurality of horizontal positions along the top member while the cabling is maintained within the hollow interior portion.

A materials handling vehicle comprising:

• a main body portion including a power unit and an operator station;
• a load handling assembly;
• a mounting bar extending from the main body portion of the materials handling vehicle;
• a housing mounted to the mounting bar, the housing supporting at least one electronic device;
• and
• cabling that extends to the housing through a hollow interior portion defined within the mounting bar, the cabling providing communication between the at least one electronic device and control structure of the vehicle;
• wherein the housing is mounted to the mounting bar such that the housing can be situated in a plurality of positions along at least a portion of the length of the mounting bar while the cabling is maintained within the hollow interior portion.