IP Library Patent Application 11039361
Patent Application
App. No. 11/039,361

Tiller-guided industrial truck

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App. No.
11/039,361
Abstract

The invention relates to a tiller-guided industrial truck. At least one device ( 12 ) is provided to adjust the vertical position of a horizontal pivot pin ( 7 ) of the tiller ( 4 ).

Claims (16)

1 . A tiller-guided industrial truck, comprising:

a tiller movable round a horizontal pivot pin; and

at least one device configured to adjust a vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller.

2 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein an adjustment path for the vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller is between 50 mm and 200 mm.

3 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 2 , wherein the adjustment path for the vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller is between 80 mm and 140 mm.

4 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the device for adjusting the vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller can be manually actuated by an operator without a tool.

5 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the device for adjusting the vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller includes at least one drive device.

6 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller can be non-positively locked.

7 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical position of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller can be locked in an interlocking manner.

8 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the device for height adjustment of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller includes a toothed rack device.

9 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one spring element configured to assist movement of the horizontal pivot pin in at least one direction.

10 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the tiller is adjustable.

11 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 1 , wherein the device for height adjustment of the horizontal pivot pin of the tiller is arranged inside at least one drive housing of the industrial truck.

12 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 5 , wherein the drive device comprises an electric drive device and/or a hydraulic drive device.

13 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 6 , wherein the vertical position is locked by at least one screw-actuated clamping device.

14 . The tiller-guided industrial truck according to claim 7 , wherein the vertical position is locked by at least one resiliently mounted plug-in element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2007
From: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH
Reel/Frame 019688/0911 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2005
From: GÖTZ, BERNHARD
To: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 015970/0338 →