Nippon Yusoki Co., Ltd.

Kazumasa Kokura

Yasunobu Tomiyama

Tutomu Fujita

Separately from a normal running mode, there is provided a turning mode in which a body () is allowed to turn. In the turning mode, road wheels () and a driving wheel () are set such that the wheels are oriented so as to follow along a circumference Rto Rthat would be formed about a distal end (B) of a fork arm (). As a result of this, the body () is allowed to turn about the distal end (B) of the fork arm (), whereby the body () can simply be positioned so as to confront the front of a pallet ().

Cargo handling vehicle

There is provided a forklift in which a mast upstands in front of the body of the forklift, a lift bracket is mounted on the mast in a vertically movable manner, and a fork is engaged with the lift bracket, wherein a laser light source which illuminates an area in front of the fork is attached to the lift bracket or the fork, and a light beam emitted from the laser light source is formed into a shape which laterally elongates, via a lens.

Forklift having a light source and lens combination that provides a shaped light beam

A forklift having a pallet lock device. On an upper face of a top end of a lock bar to lock a pallet, a tapered portion is disposed. When a fork is inserted into the pallet, the tapered portion comes into contact with an end face of the pallet and the lock bar rotates downward. When a landing sensor is turned on by a magnet disposed on the lock bar, the lock bar is immediately driven and the locking operation is started. Then, the top end of the lock bar pushes or comes into pressure contact with an upper face of a lower deck board of the pallet, and the pallet is locked.

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Osaka, Japan

Kazumasa Kokura