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EP 0189139 B1 19880601 - FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ARTICULATED FORK LIFT TRUCK

Title (en)

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ARTICULATED FORK LIFT TRUCK

Publication

EP 0189139 B1 19880601 (DE)

Application

EP 86100583 A 19860117

Priority

DE 3502001 A 19850122

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0189139A1] 1. Articulated fork lift truck with, seen in longitudinal direction of the vehicle, central articulated bearing (28) between rear carriage (26) and front carriage (20), which latter is provided with a lift mast (22) and a rearwardly pointing counterweight (14), characterized in that the articulated bearing (28) is arranged midway between rear carriage (26) and front carriage (20) and in that the counterweight (14) is arranged above the articulated bearing, covering the latter and partially covering the rear carriage.

IPC 1-7

B66F 9/075

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/075 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/07554 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0189139 A1 19860730; EP 0189139 B1 19880601; AT E34723 T1 19880615; DE 3502001 C1 19860717

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86100583 A 19860117; AT 86100583 T 19860117; DE 3502001 A 19850122