Patent ID: 7963178
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B60T,B66F

Abstract:
1. A fork lift truck, comprising: a rear-end axle provided with a measuring device to determine an axle load, wherein at least one shearing force detector in the form of a structural component and arranged in a force flux is integrated into the axle, wherein at least one shearing force detector is integrated into a centre axle body of the axle mounted on a vehicle frame, wherein the shearing force detector comprises a supporting body with two integrally formed coaxial pendulum journals which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and which are provided for the suspension of the axle on the vehicle frame, the supporting body fixedly mounted to the centre axle body and restricted from movement relative to the centre axle body, and wherein adjacent each pendulum journal a respective measuring cell recess is incorporated in the supporting body.