Patent ID: 7152564

Claim:
An air intake system for supplying air to an engine of a forklift, comprising: a tower provided on a top surface of a body frame, said tower having an interior space; a pillar mounted on said tower, said pillar having an interior passageway; an air intake port provided in said pillar, said air intake port communicating with said passageway, and said passageway and said interior space of said tower being connected together; an expansion silencer connected to said interior space of said tower; and an air cleaner connected to said expansion silencer; wherein a working oil tank is provided in a side portion of said body frame, a top surface of said working oil tank being lower in height than an upper end of a side plate forming a sidewall of said working oil tank, whereby a space is formed above said top surface of said working oil tank, and said expansion silencer is provided in said space.