Patent ID: 9533863
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60G,B66F

Claim:
1. An industrial truck defining a longitudinal center axis, said industrial truck comprising: a drive part having a frame and at least one steerable drive wheel and at least one support wheel; said drive part including a full-floating axle; said full-floating axle having a first arm and a second arm and having a rotational joint interconnecting and supporting said first and second arms with said first arm being shorter than said second arm; said first arm carrying said steerable drive wheel and said second arm carrying said support wheel; a first resilient damping element coupling said first arm to said frame of said drive part; a second resilient damping element coupling said second arm to said frame of said drive part; said single rotational joint being arranged off-center in said full-floating axle with respect to said drive wheel and said support wheel as well as with respect to said longitudinal center axis of said industrial truck; and, each of said first and second resilient damping elements having a hard stop for limiting a movement of the arm corresponding thereto toward said frame.