Suspended Floorboard

摘要

A materials handling vehicle comprising: a frame; a set of wheels supported on said frame to allow said materials handling vehicle to move across a floor surface; and an 5 operator support assembly comprising a suspended floorboard upon which an operator may stand and an energy absorbing structure coupled to said frame and said suspended floorboard for absorbing and dissipating at least a portion of energy resulting from disturbances encountered by the vehicle as it moves across the floor surface prior to said energy portion reaching the operator standing on said suspended 0 floorboard, said energy absorbing structure including a damping element for effecting a damping function, the damping element comprising a valve. 3702393_2 (GHMatters) P74534.AU.1