Patent ID: 6940415
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A reach type forklift truck, comprising: a truck main body; a pair of straddle arms provided on and extended forwardly from the truck main body; a mast movably mounted on the straddle arms so as to move back and forth, the mast having rollers; a load wheel shaft fixed to the front portion of the straddle arm, the load wheel shaft having a guide groove; a load wheel rotatably disposed on the load wheel shaft; a rotation sensor for detecting the rotation of the load wheel; a signal line for transmitting a detected signal of the rotation sensor to the truck main body side; and a pair of reach rails in which the rollers are rollably fitted, the reach rails being provided on the mutually opposed sides of the straddle arms, wherein the rotation sensor is disposed between the load wheel and the load wheel shaft, the guide groove extends from the neighboring portion of the rotation sensor to the reach rail side, the signal line is inserted in the guide groove.