An engine exhaust system is accommodated in a counterweight portion while minimizing a change in an existing arrangement of an engine, a radiator, a radiator fan, and the counterweight portion. A body has a work device provided at the front and the counterweight portion at the rear. A ventilation path provided in the counterweight portion includes an elevated part formed between a bottom of a front portion and a bottom of a rear portion. An exhaust gas purification device and a muffler, both having a tube-like outer shape, are disposed in the rear portion of the ventilation path so as to be positioned one above the other with the purification device lying above the muffler. Pipes, which extend straight respectively from an end circumferential surface of the purification device and an end circumferential surface of the muffler toward each other, are connected via flanges.

An independent electronic steering axle includes: a swing axle, where the swing axle is rotatably connected to a vehicle body; wheel frames, where the wheel frames are respectively arranged at two ends of the swing axle, an upper part of the wheel frame is rotatably connected to an end of the swing axle through a rotary support member, and a lower part of the wheel frame is mounted with a steering wheel; steering motors, where the steering motors are respectively arranged at the two ends of the swing axle; and feedback assemblies, where the feedback assemblies are respectively arranged at the two ends of the swing axle. The independent electronic steering axle is applied on the four-fulcrum counterbalance forklift, which realizes a steering function of the forklift, provides an accurate steering control progress, greatly improves a steering response speed, and reduces an energy consumption of the forklift and noise.

The present invention provides a configurable and variable counterweight system for a material handling machine comprising one or more planar paths, said planar paths containing any one or combinations of straight, curved or angled portions between at least a first and second end, said planar path having transferable counterweights, said planar path or counterweights communicating with a control device and system, said control device and system comprising one or more drive unit and optionally one or more sensors, said counterweights being able to move along any curved, angled or straight portions of said planar path.

An industrial vehicle includes a frame, a counterweight that is connected to a rear part of the frame and a drive device that drives rear wheels. The drive device includes a drive device body and a pair of damping members that is mounted to the counterweight on right and left sides of the drive device body and allows relative motion between the counterweight and the rear wheels. The counterweight has a left mounting portion and a right mounting portion that are formed by machining. The left mounting portion and the right mounting portion have a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole, respectively, through which the respective damping members are mounted to the left mounting portion and the right mounting portion. The first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are formed coaxially with each other.

An apparatus for installing and removing glass panels and methods of using the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a base portion, a back support structure secured to the base portion, and a glass adjustment system moveably coupled to the back support structure. Methods for using the apparatus to install and remove glass panels from, for example, ice rink boards, are also disclosed.

An object is to provide an industrial vehicle whereby it is possible to arrange an exhaust purifying apparatus in an efficient layout, and to achieve a high purifying performance. An industrial vehicle includes: a cargo loading device disposed on a front part of a vehicle; a counter weight disposed on a rear part of the vehicle; an engine housed in an engine room formed in front of the counter weight inside the vehicle; and an exhaust purifying device disposed inside the engine room and configured to purify exhaust gas of the engine.

There is provided an industrial vehicle including a frame and a counterweight connected to a rear part of the frame. The frame includes a frame body and an upright wall that extends upward from the frame body. The counterweight is fastened to the upright wall by a bolt. The counterweight has an engaging portion to cover part of the upright wall and engage with the upright wall.

Disclosed herein is an engine intake device for a forklift. The engine intake device for a forklift includes an intake flow path passing through a counterweight of the forklift, and an intake pipe connected to the intake flow path to provide intake air to an engine of the forklift.

The invention relates to a cargo handling vehicle for handling cargo within narrow aisles. The cargo handling vehicle comprises means for autonomous navigation, a chassis having at least two pairs of ground engaging means, a lifting boom. The lifting boom having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is arranged to the chassis and the second end is provided with a lifting unit. The first end of the lifting boom is attached to the chassis enabling movement of the second end in a vertical and horizontal direction, and the lifting unit is arranged rotatably in a horizontal plane. Each of the ground engaging means are independently steerable and individually driven by a respective driving means. Further, the invention also relates to a method in a cargo handling vehicle.

A work equipment battery case that stores a battery cell for driving a battery powered work equipment, the battery case includes: a plate-like bottom on which the battery cell is placed; and a plate-like side formed to project from the bottom, and arranged at an outside of the battery cell placed on the bottom, wherein a mass of a part of the side is larger than a mass of the other part of the side.