Patent ID: 9580075
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B60W,B66F,F16H

Claim:
1. A forklift including a variable displacement traveling hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic motor that forms a closed circuit with the traveling hydraulic pump therebetween and is driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the traveling hydraulic pump, and driving wheels driven by the hydraulic motor, the forklift comprising: an engine speed sensor configured to detect a rotational speed or an engine speed of the engine; a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed of the forklift; an accelerator operation unit configured to perform operation for increasing or decreasing an amount of fuel supplied to the engine; an accelerator opening sensor configured to detect an accelerator opening that is an operation amount of the accelerator operation unit; and a control device configured to calculate a target absorption torque or a target swash plate tilting angle of the traveling hydraulic pump based on the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator opening sensor to control the traveling hydraulic pump, wherein the control device includes