Patent ID: 7980364

Claim:
A drive unit for a battery forklift, which is provided in a drive case with a first gear fitted on a motor shaft of a drive motor and a second gear in mesh with the first gear whereby power generated by the drive motor is transmitted via the first and second gears to a carrier, wherein the second gear disposed in the drive case is formed inside with a space in which a wet type brake section is disposed, said wet type brake section comprising: an inner disk whose entire inner periphery is attached to the second gear so as to be rotatable with second gear, the inner disk having a frictional material adhered on its surfaces, an outer disk which lies opposite to the inner disk and whose entire outer periphery is attached to a side of the drive case, and a pressure plate for pressing together the inner and outer disks lying opposite to each other, and wherein the second gear includes a disk mounting section formed on an inner peripheral side, the inner disks being attached to the disk mounting section.