摘要 |
<p>A fork unit mountable on the fixed front plate member (11) of a lift truck comprises a movable frame (10) to which the forks (17) of the said fork unit are restrained by means of respective shanks (18) lying in the same plane that contains the said frame (10). Between the upper and lower edges of the said plate (11) and the said frame (10), provision is made for reciprocal coupling and guide means, and a hydraulic cylinder for translating the frame (10) with respect to the plate (11) acts between the said plate (11) and frame (10). The concept of side-shift device with fork-bearing plate is thus eliminated and this brings the advantage of a minimal overhang of the load moved by the lift truck.</p> |