Patent ID: 7861831

Claim:
A front wheel braking device for forklifts for use in applying brake to a front wheel attached to opposite lateral bottom sides of a mast assembly, comprising: a support bracket provided at the opposite lateral bottom sides of the mast assembly; a brake housing fixed to the support bracket at a first end and received within the front wheel at a second end; a wheel hub fixedly secured to the front wheel, the wheel hub having a shaft portion extending toward the brake housing; an axle shaft rotatably provided within the brake housing and engaged with the shaft portion of the wheel hub for unitary rotation with the front wheel; a plurality of brake discs axially movably fitted to an outer circumference of the axle shaft in a spaced-apart relationship with one another for unitary rotation with the axle shaft; a plurality of friction plates alternately arranged between the brake discs and fitted to an inner circumference of the brake housing for movement in an axial direction of the axle shaft; and a piston provided within the brake housing for, when operated, pressing the friction plates against the brake discs, wherein the brake housing has a size and the wheel has an inner size, the size of the brake housing surrounding the wheel hub is smaller than the inner size of the wheel so that the brake housing can be disposed inside the wheel.