Clamping device for a forklift and a forklift having such a clamping device
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Abstract
The invention relates to a clamping device (5) for a forklift (1). The clamping device (5) comprises a body (6) connectable to the forklift (1) at a loading area thereof, a clamping arm (7) connected to the body (6), the clamping arm (7) being moveable in relation to the body (6), and a drive unit arranged to move the clamping arm (7) between an idle position, in which the clamping arm (7) is located outside of the loading area, and a working position, in which the clamping arm (7) has been moved into the loading area to secure a load (2) carried by the forklift (1). The invention also relates to a forklift (1) for transporting a load (2).
Claims10
A clamping device for a forklift, comprising
- a body connectable to the forklift at a loading area thereof,
- a clamping arm connected to the body, the clamping arm being moveable in relation to the body, and
- a drive unit arranged to move the clamping arm between an idle position, in which the clamping arm is located outside of the loading area, and a working position, in which the clamping arm has been moved into the loading area to secure a load carried by the forklift,
- wherein a first portion of the clamping arm is movable in relation to the body in a vertical direction and a second portion of the clamping arm is pivotable in the horizontal plane, the second portion of the clamping arm being pivotably arranged to the first portion of the clamping arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.