A materials handling vehicle including a battery receiving space, and a removable battery assembly, wherein: the removable battery assembly includes lateral battery faces, each including a longitudinal guide structure; the battery receiving space includes opposing guide blocks, each arranged on opposite sides of the battery receiving space, and each including a securement portion and a replaceable portion; the replaceable portion of each guide block including a friction-inducing surface and a guiding surface; each friction-inducing surface facing an opposing one of the lateral battery faces; and each guiding surface facing an opposing surface of the longitudinal guide structure, with the removable battery assembly seated in the battery receiving space.

A water bottle lifting and rotating device includes a base supporting a pair of rolling wheels and forwardly extending supports. The base further supports a vertically extending mast upon which a bottle clasp is lifted and lowered by a cable arrangement. A drive motor also supported on the base is operative in combination with the pulley and cable arrangement to raise and lower the bottle clasp and thereby raise and lower a captive water bottle. The bottle clasp supporting a water bottle is automatically rotated to an inverted position by a gear and gear rack arrangement operative between the mast and the bottle clasp.

An industrial truck with a multi-part vehicle frame comprises a base portion comprising a front wall, a back wall disposed opposite the front wall, and at least one side wall connecting the front wall with the back wall. The front wall, the back wall and the at least one side wall defining a battery compartment. A front portion is configured to couple with the front wall of the base portion and a rear portion is configured to connect with the back wall of the base portion, wherein the base portion is cast as a single component.

The disclosure provides a pallet truck load lift portion, including a fork frame, a roof plate, and two upright columns. Each of the two upright columns includes two column plates and a column connection plate extending between and connected to the two column plates. This provides a simple but high strength structure, and an open and accessible space between the fork frame and upright columns that can be used for positioning a battery or other components.

The invention relates to handling equipment (1) comprising: a chassis (2) having a median longitudinal axis (X); a load-handling device (3) which is mounted such as to be able to move on the chassis (2); an electric motor (11, 12, 13) which is configured to move the handling equipment (1) or to actuate the load-handling device (3); a fuel cell (17) which is configured to generate electrical energy intended to power the electric motor (11, 12, 13); a tank (16, 32) intended to contain hydrogen and connected to the fuel cell (17) in order to supply same with hydrogen; a driver's cab (22) which is fixed to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a first side of the chassis (2) with respect to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2); a casing (23) which is fixed to the chassis (2) and is positioned on a second side of the chassis (2) which is the opposite to the first side, with respect to the median longitudinal axis (X) of the chassis (2); of the fuel cell (17) and the tank (16, 32) at least one being housed inside said casing (23).

A kit for assembling a forklift capable of being either electrically-powered or powered by an internal-combustion source. The kit includes a forklift shell including a chassis and a hydraulic system. The kit further includes an internal-combustion (IC) powertrain including an IC engine, a transmission coupled to the IC engine, a drivetrain coupled with the transmission, and an IC hydraulics pump powered by the IC engine and configured to be coupled with the hydraulic system. The kit further includes an electric powertrain including a battery assembly, an electric motor powered by the battery assembly, a drivetrain coupled with the electric motor, and an electric hydraulics pump powered by the battery assembly and configured to be coupled with the hydraulics system. Where one of the IC powertrain and the electric powertrain is configured to be coupled with the chassis and the hydraulics system for powering operation of the forklift.

A vehicle with a lateral lifting device, comprising at least a first axle carrier and a second axle carrier, wherein the two axle carriers are coupled with one another by means of a connecting structure arranged laterally off-center and wherein the lifting device is arranged in a free space between the two axle carriers. Furthermore, a power supply module with an energy carrier is configured to supply drive power, wherein a power supply module receiving means is configured which serves to receive the power supply module, wherein the power supply module is arranged changeably on the power supply module receiving means. The power supply module receiving means is configured to receive various types of power supply modules with different energy carriers.

A materials handling vehicle including a battery receiving space, and a removable battery assembly, wherein: the removable battery assembly includes lateral battery faces, each including a longitudinal guide structure; the battery receiving space includes opposing guide blocks, each arranged on opposite sides of the battery receiving space, and each including a securement portion and a replaceable portion; the replaceable portion of each guide block including a friction-inducing surface and a guiding surface; each friction-inducing surface facing an opposing one of the lateral battery faces; and each guiding surface facing an opposing surface of the longitudinal guide structure, with the removable battery assembly seated in the battery receiving space.

A floor suspension system for a material handling vehicle is provided. The floor suspension system includes one or more coupling assemblies to couple a battery compartment and an operator compartment of the material handling vehicle to a fork frame of the material handling vehicle. The one or more coupling assemblies each include a first pivot arm to pivotally couple the battery compartment to the fork frame, a second pivot arm to pivotally couple the operator compartment to the fork frame, and a coupling arm to couple the first pivot arm to the second pivot arm. The floor suspension system further includes a spring assembly having a spring pack pivotally coupled to the fork frame and the battery compartment.

An industrial truck with an interchangeable battery block and a battery compartment receiving the battery block, wherein the battery compartment has a floor with roller receivers, each of which can mount a roller module, wherein the roller receivers each have a central cut-out and two opposite-lying bearing sections for the roller module, wherein each of the bearing sections has a trough-shaped half shell, the base of which borders the central cut-out between the bearing sections.