Patent ID: 11932524
Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A base frame for a reach truck, wherein the reach truck has a lifting frame displaceably guided between two wheel arms, the base frame comprising:
a wheel arm subassembly comprising two wheel arms each having a front end and a rear end; and
a counterweight positioned at the front end of the two wheel arms and coupled to the wheel arm subassembly by a plurality of screw connections, wherein the plurality of screw connections comprise a first portion of screw connections extending along a first direction and a second portion of screw connections extending along a second direction that is different than the first direction,
wherein, when the reach truck is positioned on a horizontal surface, the first direction extends horizontally and the second direction extends vertically wherein the counterweight is comprised of cast iron and configured to provide torsional stability for the reach truck.