Patent ID: 7234561
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B60N,B66F

Abstract:
1. An industrial truck having dual pedal control, comprising: a first stationary pedal for forward travel and a second stationary pedal for reverse travel; and a driver's seat which can be swivelled about an approximately vertical axis of rotation, wherein the driver's seat is capable of swivelling in a clockwise direction from a normal position associated with a forward travel direction by an amount in the range of at most 15 to 25 degrees into an oblique position associated with a reverse travel direction, wherein the first and second pedals are located in a foot space of the truck, with the first pedal located to the right of the second pedal with respect to the normal position, wherein arranged between the driver's seat and a mounting surface provided for vertical support of the driver's seat is an adapter unit, the adapter unit comprising: a bearing plate connected to the driver's seat; and a supporting plate connected to the mounting surface, wherein the bearing plate includes at least two curved ball channels, the center of whose curvature coincides with the axis of rotation of the driver's seat and in which in the channels a row of balls is retained on the underside of the bearing plate and bears against the supporting plate.