Patent ID: 6699002
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A telescopic lifting vehicle comprising:a support frame having a central longitudinal axis of development and defining a housing accessible at least from above, and extending over the entire length of the frame along said central longitudinal axis; a control cab mounted on the frame laterally relative to the housing; an engine mounted on the frame on the opposite side of the housing relative to said cab; a telescopic arm pivotally engaged to a rear portion of said frame according to a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, able to be inserted at least partially in said housing, and having an operative end able to be connected to an operative tool; said telescopic arm being movable between a non-operative position in which is inserted at least partially in said housing, and an operative position in which it is inclined upwards; a lifting cylinder for actuating said telescopic arm between said operative and non-operative positions, and having a first end pivotally engaged to said frame below the housing, and a second end pivotally engaged to said telescopic arm; said lifting cylinder being positioned below said telescopic arm, and a bottom part of said housing presenting a vertical opening extending downward towards the outside; when the telescopic arm is in the operative position the lifting cylinder extending through said vertical opening, and when the telescopic arm is in the non-operative position said lifting cylinder being substantially located outside of said vertical opening, below the frame.