Patent ID: 7398848

Claim:
A battery stopper for stopping a battery, the battery being a drive source of a forklift truck, from slipping off the forklift truck, comprising: a frame for forming a part of the forklift truck; a battery compartment provided in the frame, the battery compartment being located under a driver's cab of the forklift truck; a side opening provided in the battery compartment by opening a side face of the frame, wherein the side opening enables the battery to be taken in and out of the battery compartment in a lateral direction of the forklift truck; a stopper member for stopping the battery from moving in the lateral direction of the vehicle through the side opening, wherein the stopper member is pivotally supported by a pair of fitting members that are located on both sides of the side opening in a traveling direction of the vehicle, and the stopper member also connects both of the fitting members, wherein when the stopper member is in a closing position where the stopper member crosses the side opening, the stopper member stops the battery from moving in the lateral direction of the forklift truck, and wherein when the stopper member is in an open position where the side opening is no longer crossed by the stopper member in the lateral direction of the forklift truck, the side opening enables the battery to move in the lateral direction of the forklift truck; a locating pin provided in one member of each frame-side fixed member and the stopper member so as to be movable in an axial direction thereof; a pair of engaging portions provided in the other member for enabling the locating pin to engage with the stopper member selectively in one position of the open position and the closing position; and a resilient member for urging the locating pin in a direction in which the locating pin is engaged with each engaging portion.