| 摘要 |
<p>A side-loading all-terrain fork lift vehicle (10) for handling heavy loads which are long relative to their width, e.g., junked cars (104), and are stored in multi-level racks (102) separated by narrow aisles and having restricted vertical clearance between levels. The vehicle body (11), which is about 8.5 m long, has a longitudinal, low-slung, load-carrying frame section (16) in front of an operator's cab (35) and at its front and rear ends is mounted by hydraulic piston and cylinder units (40) on front and rear ground wheels (12-15) which can be independently driven and steered in forward or reverse through a full 180° arc for straight ahead and sideways movements, for radius turning movement, and for crabwise movement. The mast (67) is mounted on a trolley (66) guided for reciprocal movement along a pair of transverse beams (21, 22) in the mid-region of the frame section (16) which can be lowered by the hydraulic (40) units so as to rest on the ground during on-loading and off-loading for maximum stability of the vehicle. Interlocks prevent vehicle movement when the frame section (16) is down or the mast (67) is up. The mast (67) can be tilted slightly forward to facilitate on-loading and off-loading and slightly back for safety during load transfer when the mast is up, and can also be shifted slightly to either side if the fork arms (69) are not properly aligned with the rack.</p> |
