Patent ID: 7757798
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. Fork lift truck comprising a drive unit and a load unit raised and lowered relative to the drive unit, the drive unit having a fixed operator's platform accessed via a rear entrance, from where steering and controlling of a drive motor and actuating of the load unit operated, the operator's platform being defined by side walls and being fastened to a frame of the drive unit, wherein on the frame ( 12 ), a lower wall portion ( 14 , 16 ) of the side walls is configured, which is formed integrally with the frame ( 12 ) or is welded to the frame ( 12 ) and an upper wall portion ( 34 , 36 ) is formed with its lower edge ( 38 ) which is complementary to an upper edge ( 28 ) of the lower wall portion ( 14 , 16 ) and releasably connected by means of screw connections to the frame ( 12 ) and/or the lower wall portions ( 14 , 16 ), wherein the operator's platform ( 22 ) is attached to the frame ( 12 ) and/or to the lower wall portions ( 14 , 16 ), using the screw connections, and steps ( 30 ) are arranged to the side on the operator's platform ( 22 ), on which a base portion ( 40 ) of the upper wall portions ( 34 , 36 ) stands vertically and is fastened, and wherein the steps ( 30 ) are formed from separate sheet metal blanks which are fixedly connected to the frame ( 12 ) and/or the lower side wall portions ( 14 , 16 ).