Systems and methods for a material handling vehicle with a floor suspension
AssigneeThe Raymond Corporation
InventorAdam Wayne Standard
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Abstract
A floor suspension system for a material handling vehicle is provided. The floor suspension system includes one or more coupling assemblies to couple a battery compartment and an operator compartment of the material handling vehicle to a fork frame of the material handling vehicle. The one or more coupling assemblies each include a first pivot arm to pivotally couple the battery compartment to the fork frame, a second pivot arm to pivotally couple the operator compartment to the fork frame, and a coupling arm to couple the first pivot arm to the second pivot arm. The floor suspension system further includes a spring assembly having a spring pack pivotally coupled to the fork frame and the battery compartment.
Claims23
A floor suspension system for a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle including a battery compartment to receive a battery, an operator compartment, and a fork frame from which a pair of forks extend, the floor suspension system comprising:
- one or more coupling assemblies coupling the battery compartment and the operator compartment to the fork frame, the one or more coupling assemblies each including a first pivot arm pivotally coupling the battery compartment to the fork frame, a second pivot arm pivotally coupling the operator compartment to the fork frame, and a coupling rod coupling the first pivot arm to the second pivot arm;
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- a spring assembly including a spring pack pivotally coupled to the fork frame and the battery compartment.
A material handling vehicle comprising:
- a battery compartment to receive a battery;
- an operator compartment;
- a fork frame from which a pair of forks extend;
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- a floor suspension system including:
- one or more coupling assemblies to couple the battery compartment and the operator compartment to the fork frame, the one or more coupling assemblies each including a first pivot arm to pivotally couple the battery compartment to the fork frame, a second pivot arm to pivotally couple the operator compartment to the fork frame, and a coupling rod to couple the first pivot arm to the second pivot arm, and
- a spring assembly including a spring pack pivotally coupled to the fork frame and the battery compartment.
A floor suspension system for a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle including a battery compartment to receive a battery, an operator compartment, and a fork frame from which a pair of forks extend, the floor suspension system comprising:
- a first coupling assembly coupling the battery compartment and the operator compartment to a first outer surface of the fork frame;
- a second coupling assembly coupling the battery compartment and the operator compartment to a second outer surface of the fork frame, wherein the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly each include a first pivot arm pivotally coupling the battery compartment to the fork frame, a second pivot arm pivotally coupling the operator compartment to the fork frame, and a coupling rod coupling the first pivot arm to the second pivot arm;
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- a spring assembly including a spring pack pivotally coupled to the fork frame and the battery compartment, wherein pivotal coupling of the battery compartment and the operator compartment via the first and second coupling assemblies enable the weight of the battery to counterbalance the operator compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.