Patent ID: 6382899
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B60K,B66F

Abstract:
A material handling vehicle including a structure having ground engageable propulsion means, a loader arm mounted on the structure for up and down swinging movement and, on opposite sides of the loader arm, an operator's cab and an engine having an output to provide power for said movement of the loader arm, and for propulsion of the vehicle and a drive to connect the output of the engine to the ground engageable propulsion means to propel the vehicle, wherein the drive includes an angle drive and a change speed gear train, the output of the engine is kinematically connected to an input of the angle drive and an output of the angle drive is kinematically connected to an input of the change speed gear train, and an output of the change speed gear train is kinematically connected to the ground engageable propulsion means wherein the output of the engine and the input of the angle drive are disposed longitudinally of the vehicle whilst the output of the angle drive is disposed transversely of the vehicle.