Patent ID: 6079937
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B66F

Abstract:
A material handling vehicle including a structure, having ground engageable propulsion means, a loader arm pivotally mounted towards the rear of the vehicle about a horizontal axis for up and down swinging movement, the longitudinal axis of the loader arm extending forwardly in or parallel to a vertical plane containing a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, an operator's cab, disposed to one side of the loader arm, an engine having an output to provide power for said movement of the loader arm and propulsion of the vehicle and drive to connect the output to the ground engageable propulsion means to propel the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a rear axle and the engine is mounted on the structure rearwardly of said rear axle, the output of the engine being kinematically connected over said rear axle to an input of a change speed gearbox an output of which is kinematically connected to said ground engageable propulsion means wherein the engine extends below said rear axle and the output of the engine is kinematically connected to an input of a transfer mechanism which has an output, disposed higher than said input, which is kinematically connected to said input of said gearbox.