Patent ID: 6641152
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B60G,B60P

Abstract:
A swing suppressing device for suppressing a swing motion of an axle that is mounted swingably up and down on a vehicle body of an industrial vehicle powered by a battery that is disposed above the axle, said swing suppressing device comprising:an axle that supports both rear wheels; one damper disposed below the battery, between the axle and the vehicle body, said damper having an expansion/retraction direction that is substantially horizontal, said damper pivotally attached to the vehicle body at a first end, said damper can be switched over between an expansion/retraction enable condition and an expansion/retraction disable condition; and a link mechanism pivotally coupled with a second end of said damper and with the axle, said link mechanism thereby converting a swing motion of the axle to a substantially horizontal motion transmitted to said damper.