Title:
INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005002948
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
An industrial vehicle where steering and on-the-spot turning can be performed by one steering cylinder and a rotating force can be transmitted with sufficient strength secured. On the left and right end portions of an axle body (30) are pivotably provided knuckles (38) with vertical shaft bodies (35) in between, and steering wheels (4) are installed on the knuckles (38). A steering cylinder (45) installed on the axle body (30) with a piston rod (45c) projected to both left and right sides is placed such that at least the piston rod (45c) is above the vertical shaft bodies (35). Each end of the piston rod (45c) and a knuckle (38) are relatively pivotably connected, with links (48) and connection pins (49, 50) located between the piston rod and the knuckle. The piston rod can be advanced and retreated by moving, above the vertical bodies, the links and the connection pins without being interfered by the vertical shaft bodies, and the one steering cylinder enables steering by a small angle and on-the-spot turning by a large angles. Linear links, which can provide sufficient strength, can be readily used as the links, and a rotating force can be transmitted to the knuckles with sufficient strength secured.
Inventors:
KOZAI TOHRU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/009173
Publication Date:
March 17, 2005
Filing Date:
June 30, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TCM CORP (JP)
KOZAI TOHRU (JP)
KOZAI TOHRU (JP)
International Classes:
B62D5/26; B62D7/08; B62D7/20; B66F9/075; (IPC1-7): B62D7/08
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