Straddle-type lift truck with a apparatus for handling loads at the front and sides thereof

摘要

A high density, high lift storage loader having facilities for sideloading, floor loading and front loading a standard beam-type pallet rack and also having a capability of providing means for order picking adjacent the operation. The arrangement provides a straddle-type high-lift apparatus provided with straddles which are located at the height of the first shelve of the storage structure. The load is carried on a chain-type mechanism and is rotatably mounted to the lifting carriage of the machine by a drive ring. The drive ring is movable longitudinally along the carriage support arms and is coordinated with locating and reaching movements. An operator carriage moves with the load carrier so that the operator controls the apparatus at all times with the load in view. Floor loading is accomplished without the necessity of a counterbalance.