AXLE FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE

摘要

Provided is an axle for an industrial vehicle, which allows a parking brake to be easily maintained. A parking brake 5 is provided outside an axle housing 1 at a position adjacent to a power transmitting device 3. The parking brake 5 is provided with: a brake housing 50; a brake shaft 54 supported by the brake housing 50 so as to be rotatable about an axis; a brake gear 55 provided on the brake shaft 54 and meshing with the transmission gear 36 of the power transmitting device 3; a plurality of first brake plates 56A provided on the brake shaft 54; second brake plates 56B provided to the brake housing 50 and arranged alternately with respect to the first brake plates 56A; and a brake piston 57 disposed within the brake housing 50 so as to move toward and away from the plates 56A, 56B and bringing the plates 56A, 56B into pressure-contact with each other.