A mast 200 for a load lifting vehicle such as a forklift comprises two opposed rails (201 figure 2) connected by a base 403, a carriage 203 configured to move along the rails, a mast cross member 302 configured to move along the rails, a first hydraulic cylinder 301 and second hydraulic cylinders 401 connected to the mast cross member 302, wherein the first cylinder 301 is configured to move the carriage 203 with respect to the mast cross member 302 and the second cylinders 401 are configured to move the mast cross member 302, the first cylinder 301 and carriage 203 with respect to the base 403. In an alternative arrangement two first cylinders may be configured to move the carriage with respect to the mast cross member and a single second cylinder may be configured to move the mast cross member, the first cylinders and carriage with respect to the base. A piston rod 304 of the first cylinder 301 may be connected to a carriage cross member 305 and a head of the first cylinder 301 may be mounted to the mast cross member 302.
MAST FOR A LOAD LIFTING VEHICLE
2023-05-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Vehicle-mounted wheel type lifting mast automatic leveling device
European Patent Office | 2023
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