| 摘要 |
A forklift apparatus with improved all-wheel steering includes: a chassis; a plurality of wheels; at least one motor; a plurality of idler pulleys; a plurality a traction belts; and a plurality of actuators. The plurality of wheels supports the chassis from a ground surface and steer the chassis on the ground surface. The at least one motor is operatively connected to at least one of the wheels to rotate the wheel about a horizontal axis. Each wheel is rotationally mounted to the chassis about a vertical axis. Each wheel has a drive pulley oriented horizontally above the wheel and centered on the axis and connected to rotate with the wheel about the vertical axis. Each idler pulley is rotationally mounted to the chassis about a vertical axis and spaced from one of the drive pulleys. Each traction belt is wrapped around one pair comprising an idler pulley and a drive pulley. Each actuator includes a drive element and is connected to one of the traction belts, wherein movement of the drive element in a first direction causes circulation of the traction belt in a first circulating direction, and movement of the drive element in a second, opposite direction causes circulation of the traction belt in a second, opposite circulating direction.
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