Patent ID: 6488297
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B60G,B66F

Abstract:
A suspension device for an industrial vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a driving wheel and a coasting wheel, the driving wheel and the coasting wheel being laterally spaced apart, wherein the suspension device suspends the driving wheel and the coasting wheel relative to a vehicle body, and wherein a cab is located at a side of the vehicle body and above the coasting wheel, the suspension device comprising:a coasting wheel support, wherein the coasting wheel support supports the coasting wheel such that the coasting wheel moves upward and downward relative to the vehicle body; a drive unit to which the driving wheel is attached; a drive unit support, wherein the drive unit support supports the drive unit such that the drive unit moves upward and downward relative to the vehicle body; and a coupler located in the vehicle body, wherein the drive unit support is coupled to the coupler such that the drive unit support moves relative to the vehicle body, wherein the coupler is located at a position other than a position that is lateral of the drive unit.