Driver restraint device for an industrial truck
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTheodor Abels, Hermann Meiller, Josef Kohl
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Abstract
A driver restraint device for an industrial truck with a driver's seat has at least one restraining guard, for which an inoperative position and a restraining position are provided. During operation of the industrial truck, the restraining guard is in the restraining position, whereby it can be moved toward an inoperative position against a bias force. The restraining guard can be locked in position by a tripping device which detects a tipping of the industrial truck.
Claims20
A driver restraint device for an industrial truck having a seat for a driver, the restraint device comprising:
- a restraining guard positionable in a restraining position to restrain a driver in the seat during operation of the industrial truck;
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- a tripping device, wherein:
- the restraining guard is movable toward an inoperative position against a bias force;
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- the tripping device locks in place the restraining guard in response to detecting forces lateral to a longitudinal axis of the industrial truck.
A driver restraint device for an industrial truck, the restraint device comprising:
- a restraining guard movable between an inoperative position and a restraining position adjacent a seat of the industrial truck;
- means for biasing the restraining guard to the restraining position;
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- means for locking the restraining guard in position in response to tipping of the industrial truck, wherein the restraining guard is movable towards the inoperative position against the bias force in the absence of the restraining guard being locked in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.