Enhanced visibility rider reach fork lift truck
AssigneeCrown Equipment Corporation
InventorsPatrick A. Tebbe, Robert J. Henshaw, Daniel C. Magoto
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Abstract
A fork lift truck is provided comprising: a power unit including an operator's compartment and at least one equipment compartment; a pair of forks; a fork carriage assembly coupled to the forks; and a mast assembly. The mast assembly is coupled to the fork carriage assembly and the power unit for vertically moving the fork carriage assembly including the forks relative to the power unit. A hydraulic pump system is also provided. It has at least one hydraulic motor/pump assembly mounted in the at least one equipment compartment and at least one fluid reservoir located laterally of the mast assembly.
Claims18
A fork lift truck comprising:
- a power unit including an operator's compartment and at least one equipment compartment;
- a pair of forks;
- a fork carriage assembly coupled to said forks;
- a mast assembly coupled to said fork carriage assembly and said power unit for vertically moving said fork carriage assembly including said forks relative to said power unit;
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- a hydraulic pump system having at least one hydraulic motor/pump assembly mounted in said at least one equipment compartment and at least one fluid reservoir located laterally of said mast assembly.
A fork lift truck comprising:
- a power unit including an operator's compartment, at least one equipment compartment, and a battery compartment housing a battery located forward of said operator's compartment, said height of at least a portion of said power unit being limited to approximately the height of said battery compartment;
- a pair of forks;
- a fork carriage assembly coupled to said forks;
- a mast assembly coupled to said fork carriage assembly and said power unit for vertically moving said fork carriage assembly including said forks relative to said power unit;
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- a hydraulic pump system having at least one hydraulic motor/pump assembly mounted in said at least one equipment compartment, at least one fluid reservoir, and a manifold, said at least one fluid reservoir being located laterally of said mast assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.