FORK CARRIAGE APPARATUS FOR A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE

摘要

A materials handling vehicle is provided including a vehicle power unit, a monomast coupled to the vehicle power unit, and a fork carriage apparatus supported on the monomast. The fork carriage apparatus includes a mast carriage assembly directly coupled to the monomast for vertical movement, a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted, and a reach mechanism coupled to the mast carriage assembly and to the fork carriage mechanism for actuating the fork carriage mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position.

主权项

1. A materials handling vehicle comprising:
a vehicle power unit; a monomast coupled to said vehicle power unit; and a fork carriage apparatus supported on said monomast; said fork carriage apparatus comprising:
a mast carriage assembly including first and second side members movably coupled to said monomast, said mast carriage assembly including upper and lower elements connected to and extending between said side members at vertically opposing upper and lower ends of said side members, and at least one carriage frame member having opposing ends attached at an engagement location on each of said side members and extending laterally across a front side of said monomast and located in vertically spaced relation between said upper and lower ends;a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted; anda reach mechanism coupled to and supported on said side members of said mast carriage assembly, and said reach mechanism coupled to said fork carriage mechanism for effecting movement of said fork carriage mechanism between an extended position and a retracted position, said reach mechanism including at least one laterally extending cross member which is located in vertically spaced relation and intersecting a common vertical plane with said carriage frame member, said vertical plane extending in front of and generally parallel to said monomast when said fork carriage mechanism is in said retracted position.