Patent ID: 7153235

Claim:
A running control device for an industrial vehicle comprising: an engine; an operation amount detection sensor which detects an operation amount of accelerator means for controlling engine revolutions; a transmission which has a forward clutch and reverse clutch that respectively switch a direction of travel of the vehicle to a forward direction and reverse direction, and which transmits a driving torque of the engine to driving wheels via the forward clutch or reverse clutch; a brake which applies braking to the vehicle; and a controller which controls an engaging force of the forward clutch and reverse clutch and a braking force of the brake during the running of the vehicle, and which controls the engine revolutions on the basis of the operation amount detected by the operation amount detection sensor; wherein the controller simultaneously controls the engine revolutions, the engaging force of the forward clutch and reverse clutch and the braking force of the brake, on the basis of the operation amount detected by the operation amount detection sensor, and wherein when the operation amount detected by the operation amount detection sensor exceeds a specified operation amount, the braking force of the brake is gradually decreased and the engaging force of the clutch and the engine revolutions are gradually increased, in accordance with the detected operation amount.