Patent ID: 6193015
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A structure for a forklift truck comprising:a pair of right-hand and left-hand first masts,a pair of right-hand and left-hand second masts vertically displaceably mounted adjacent to the the pair of first masts;a cargo-handling tool disposed forward of, and vertically displaceable with respect to, the second masts;a pair of cargo-handling-tool lift cylinders, one of each being disposed adjacent to, and rearward of, the respective one of the second masts, the cargo-handling-tool lift cylinders vertically displacing the cargo-handling tool;a connecting member connecting the pair of the second masts to each other in a rear portion of the forklift truck, the connecting member being formed with joining recesses, each of the joining recess having inclined side surfaces; anda pair of brackets, each being mounted to the respective one of the cargo-handling-tool lift cylinders and having a joining projection and a flange, the joining projection being coupled to the joining recess of the respective connecting member at a joint and having inclined projects side surfaces corresponding to the inclined side surfaces of the respective joining recess, and the flange being connected to the connecting member with a bolt,wherein each joint is formed directly forward of the cargo-handling-tool lift cylinder,wherein gaps are formed between the corresponding inclined side surfaces of the joining recesses and the inclined projection side surfaces of the joining projections, andwherein, when each flange is connected to the connecting member with the bolt, one of the gaps is substantially eliminated reduced.