Patent ID: 6082742
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60G,B66F

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling the tilt of an axle, the axle being supported by a body frame of an industrial vehicle to be tiltable in a vertical direction, wherein the vehicle has a front wheel and a rear wheel that are spaced apart by a predetermined distance in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, a carrier for carrying an object and a locking mechanism for locking the axle against the tilt, wherein the front wheel or the rear wheel is supported by the axle, and wherein one of the front wheel and the rear wheel is a drive wheel that transmits driving force to a road surface, the apparatus comprising:means for detecting the location of the center of gravity in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle; andwherein the means for detecting includes a controller for controlling the locking mechanism based on the location of the center of gravity detected by the means for detecting.