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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2006
Hirohito Hayashi, Kariya, JP;
Hirohito Hayashi, Kariya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A lift device for an industrial vehicle includes a hydraulic cylinder provided substantially upright between masts and having a piston rod, a pulley provided on a lateral side of an upper end portion of the piston rod, a lift bracket connected to a chain wound around the pulley and movable up and down through the chain by extension and retraction of the piston rod, a hose provided for supplying hydraulic fluid to an attachment installed on the lift bracket, and a guide mechanism provided on a top end of the piston rod for guiding the hose. The guide mechanism includes a plurality of rollers, a support member rotatably supporting the plurality of rollers, and an endless band fitted around the plurality of rollers so as to form an arc-shaped guide surface for supporting the hose. The endless band travels around the plurality of rollers with movement of the hose.