Suspended floorboard

A materials handling vehicle (10) is provided comprising: a frame (14) ; a set of wheels (16, 18) supported on the frame to allow the materials handling vehicle to move across a floor surface; a rider compartment located within the frame for receiving an operator; and an operator support assembly (1...

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Main Authors LAMBERT, BRIAN, M, BRUNS, EUGENE, G, SCHLOEMER, JAMES, F, MANCI, LEWIS, H, WETTERER, GEORGE, R, JONES, WILLIAM, C., JR, MAY, GARY, J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 17.09.2014
Subjects
HAULING
HOISTING
HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCEDIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
LIFTING
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A materials handling vehicle (10) is provided comprising: a frame (14) ; a set of wheels (16, 18) supported on the frame to allow the materials handling vehicle to move across a floor surface; a rider compartment located within the frame for receiving an operator; and an operator support assembly (100). The operator support assembly comprises a suspended floorboard (110) upon which the operator may stand when located within the rider compartment and an energy absorbing structure coupled to the frame and the suspended floorboard for absorbing and dissipating at least a portion of energy resulting from disturbances encountered by the vehicle as it moves across the floor surface prior to the energy portion reaching the operator standing on the suspended floorboard, the energy absorbing structure including a damping element (144, 244, 344, 444, 544, 650, 740, 944) for effecting a damping function.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130182534