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US 5,857,747 AGranted
Driver's seat for a machine
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRudolf Mundkowski
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Abstract
A driver's seat for a machine, in particular for an industrial truck, has a seat surface which is inclined forward, a knee rest and a back rest. In one embodiment, the driver's seat swivels and the seat also includes a heel rest and a toe rest. Control elements can be located on the swivelling driver's seat in the vicinity of the knee rest, the heel rest and/or the toe rest.
Claims10
An industrial truck comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a frame supported on said wheels;
- a driver's cab supported on said frame, wherein a driver is positioned within said driver's cab for operating said truck;
- and
- a driver's seat in said driver's cab, said driver's seat including;
- a seat surface inclined forward, wherein in use, the driver's thighs are inclined forward and down, and
- at least one knee rest located in a vicinity of said seat surface, wherein said knee rest is fastened to said frame of said industrial truck.
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An industrial truck comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a frame supported on said wheels;
- a driver's cab supported on said frame, wherein a driver is adapted to be positioned within said driver's cab for operating said truck;
- a driver's seat in said driver's cab, said driver's seat including;
- a seat surface inclined forward, wherein in use the driver's thighs are inclined forward and down;
- at least one knee rest located in a vicinity of said seat surface and spaced from said seat surface;
- and
- a mounting attached to said frame of said industrial truck, said mounting pivotally supporting said seat surface and said at least one knee rest for pivotable movement about a vertical axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.