Patent ID: 6022182
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B62D,B66F

Abstract:
A sidelift truck, comprising:a main body providing a load platform and having a mounting surface;a lifting assembly attached to the main body and constructed to lift loads to and from the load platform and to be extendable and retractable laterally to the truck, the lifting assembly including a lifting driver to actuate lifting the loads and extending and retracting the lifting assembly;a cab mounted to the mounting surface of the main body and rotatable about a substantially vertical axis;a cab rotating device by which the cab is mounted to the mounting surface, the cab rotating device being capable of rotating the cab about the vertical axis; anda sensor located on the truck and in communication with the cab rotating device, whereby the sensor detects a lateral position of the lifting assembly and actuates the cab rotating device to rotate the cab based on the detected lateral position of the lifting assembly.