A counterweight lift truck for providing a truck operator a field of view in the driving direction (F) which is substantially unobstructed by the truck, the truck (1) comprising:
- a chassis (2) with, as seen by the operator in the driving direction (F), front and rear driving wheels (3-6),
- a rearward mounted counterweight device (7),
- at least one driving motor (8),
- a lifting device (11) mounted on a said truck, and an operator's cabin (9) with an operator's seat (10) on which the operator sits during driving of the truck (1) and during operation of the lifting device (11),
- the lifting device (11) including a frame (12) fixedly mounted on the chassis (2), a vertically movable frame (13) mounted to the fixedly mounted frame (12) and a vertically movable lifting carriage mounted to the movable frame (13) the lifting carriage having one or more lifting means (15) for lifting goods, the fixed and movable frames (12 and 13) including substantially vertically mounted frame beams (16, 17 and 19, 20 respectively) and upper frame beams (18 and 21 respectively) located in a transverse direction to the vertically mounted frame beams and which connect together the substantially vertically mounted frame beams (16, 17 and 19, 20 respectively) at a distance above the operator's cabin (9),
- a lifting unit (22, 23) mounted on the fixed frame (12) for lifting the movable frame (13),
- the movable frame (13) being located within the fixed frame (12) such that the vertical frame beams (19, 20) of said movable frame (13) are located close to and within the vertical frame beams (16, 17) of said fixed frame (12), and
- first support devices (26) located on a level beneath said upper frame beams (18 and 21 respectively) such that the fixed frame (12) provides support for the movable frame (13) for moving in a direction transverse to the driving direction (F), and
- second support devices (27) located on a level beneath said upper frame beams (18 and/or 21) such that the movable frame (13) provides support for the lifting carriage (14) for lifting in said direction transverse to the driving direction (F),
- the fixed and the movable frames (12, 13), when viewed in the driving direction (F) of the truck (1), are located in or behind a vertical plane (A) which is transverse relative to the driving direction (F) and in which axes of rotation (36) for the front wheels (3,4) are situated,
- the fixed frame (12) as well as the movable frame (13) beneath their transverse upper frame beams (18 and 21 respectively) lack such transverse beams which can limit the operator's field of view in the driving direction (F),
- at least substantial parts of the operator's cabin (9), when viewed in the driving direction (F) of the truck (1), are provided just behind the frames (12, 13) so that the seat (10) in the operator's cabin (9), in the driving direction, is situated adjacent said frames (12, 13),
- the vertical frame beams (16, 17) of the fixed frame (12) have open sides (24) facing inwards and include vertical grooves (32) with support surfaces (33, 34),
- at least one of said first support devices (26) is provided between each vertically mounted frame beam (16, 17) of the fixed frame (12) and a vertically mounted frame beam (19, 20) of the movable frame (13) within said frame beam (16, 17),
- said at least one of said first support devices including brackets (31), which
- a) are provided on the vertical frame beams (19, 20) of the movable frame (13),
- b) extend through the open sides (24) of the vertical frame beams (16, 17) of the fixed frame (12) and into the vertical grooves (32), and
- c) have support rolls (28, 29) which cooperate with the support surfaces (33, 34) on the vertical grooves (32) of the fixed frame (12),
- the vertical frame beams (19, 20) of the movable frame (13) have open sides (25) facing inwards and include vertical grooves (35) with support surfaces (33, 34),
- at least one of said second support devices (27) is provided between the lifting carriage (14) and each vertically mounted frame beam (19, 20) of the movable frame (13), and
- said at least one of said second support devices (27) including brackets (31), which
- a) are provided on the lifting carriage (14),
- b) extend through the open sides (25) of the vertical frame beams (19, 20) of the movable frame (13) and into vertical grooves (35), and
- c) have support rolls (28, 29) which cooperate with support surfaces (33, 34) on the vertical grooves (35) of the movable frame (13).