CN219652620U - Fork truck - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a forklift truck, which comprises a forklift body, a lifting assembly and a cargo bearing assembly, wherein the forklift body comprises a girder, a base, supporting legs and a first connecting piece, the base is arranged at the bottom of the girder, the supporting legs are detachably connected with the base, the bottom of the base is rotatably provided with a first rotating wheel, the bottom of the supporting legs is rotatably provided with a second rotating wheel, the first connecting piece is used for penetrating through the supporting legs and the base to realize the detachable connection of the supporting legs and the base, the lifting assembly is arranged on the girder, the cargo bearing assembly is arranged on the lifting assembly, the lifting assembly is used for driving the cargo bearing assembly to lift along the axial direction of the girder, if a forklift truck is required to be transported and transferred, the first connecting piece is taken down from the supporting legs and the base, and then the supporting legs are detached from the base, so that the occupied space of the forklift truck is reduced, the package of the forklift truck is reduced, and the transportation and the forklift truck are more convenient.

Description

Fork truck

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cargo transportation, in particular to a forklift.

Background

Fork truck is the important equipment of enterprise's material handling, and the medium-sized goods transport of wide application in port pier, open-air goods yard promotes and container work.

In the existing forklift, the base and the bottom of the supporting leg fixedly connected with the base are respectively provided with the rotating wheels, so that the forklift is convenient to transfer, but the forklift is large in size and needs to be packaged greatly, so that when the forklift needs to be transported, the forklift occupies a large space, and the forklift is inconvenient to transport.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on this, a main object of the present utility model is to provide a forklift that can reduce the occupied space, thereby facilitating transportation.

To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a forklift, comprising:

the vehicle body comprises a main beam, a base, supporting legs and a first connecting piece, wherein the base is arranged at the bottom of the main beam, the supporting legs are detachably connected with the base, a first rotating wheel is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the base, a second rotating wheel is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the supporting legs, and the first connecting piece is used for penetrating through the supporting legs and the base so as to realize the detachable connection of the supporting legs and the base;

the lifting assembly is arranged on the main beam; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The cargo bearing assembly is arranged on the lifting assembly and used for driving the cargo bearing assembly to lift along the axial direction of the main beam.

Preferably, the number of the supporting legs is two, two supporting legs are arranged on the base at intervals, the two supporting legs are located on the same side of the base, the number of the first connecting pieces is the same as that of the supporting legs, and the first connecting pieces are in one-to-one correspondence with the supporting legs.

Preferably, the first connecting piece is a D-shaped pin, the D-shaped pin comprises a pin shaft and a U-shaped body, the pin shaft sequentially penetrates through the support leg and the base, one end of the U-shaped body is hinged with the rear end of the pin shaft, and the other end of the U-shaped body is used for being sleeved at the front end of the pin shaft.

Preferably, the main beam is detachably connected with the base.

Preferably, the cargo carrying assembly comprises a fork, a pallet and a second connecting piece, wherein the fork is arranged on the lifting assembly, the lifting assembly is used for driving the fork to lift along the axial direction of the main beam, the pallet is placed on the fork, and the second connecting piece is used for penetrating through the fork and the pallet so as to realize detachable connection of the fork and the pallet.

Preferably, the fork is detachably arranged on the lifting assembly, and the forklift further comprises a third connecting piece, wherein the third connecting piece is used for penetrating through the fork and the lifting assembly so as to realize detachable connection of the fork and the lifting assembly.

Preferably, the fork comprises a mounting piece, two fork legs and two fourth connecting pieces, wherein the two fork legs and the two fourth connecting pieces are arranged on the mounting piece at intervals, the fork legs are in one-to-one correspondence with the fourth connecting pieces, and the fourth connecting pieces are used for penetrating through the mounting piece and the fork legs corresponding to the fourth connecting pieces so as to realize detachable connection of the fork legs and the mounting piece; the third connecting piece is used for penetrating through the mounting piece and the lifting assembly so as to realize detachable connection of the mounting piece and the lifting assembly.

Preferably, the lifting assembly comprises a lifting plate, a traction rope, a rotating shaft and a supporting plate, wherein the supporting plate is arranged on the main beam, the rotating shaft is rotationally arranged on the supporting plate, one end of the traction rope is connected to the rotating shaft, the other end of the traction rope is connected to the lifting plate, the mounting piece is detachably arranged on the lifting plate through a third connecting piece, and the rotating shaft is driven to rotate, so that the length of the traction rope wound on the rotating shaft is increased or reduced, and the lifting plate and the fork are driven to synchronously lift or descend along the axial direction of the main beam.

Preferably, the hauling rope is a polymer flexible rope.

Preferably, the forklift further comprises a locking piece, wherein the locking piece is used for locking the lifting plate relative to the main girder.

The technical scheme of the utility model has the advantages that: when the goods need be carried and lifted, the goods are placed on the goods bearing component, the goods are transported to the required position by the vehicle body, the goods are lifted to the required height by the lifting component, if a transport and transfer forklift is needed, the first connecting piece is taken down from the supporting feet and the base, and then the supporting feet are detached from the base, so that the occupied space of the forklift is reduced, the package of the forklift is reduced, and further the transport and transfer of the forklift are more convenient.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions of the prior art, the drawings which are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained from the devices shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a forklift in an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view at A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a first connecting member according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the mating of a pallet fork, a pallet and a first connector according to an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooperation of a fork and a lifting plate according to an embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a lifting assembly according to an embodiment;

fig. 7 is an enlarged view at B of fig. 6.

Wherein, 100, the automobile body; 110. a main beam; 120. a base; 121. a first wheel; 130. a support leg; 131. a second wheel; 140. a first connector; 141. a pin shaft; 1411. a shaft seat; 142. a U-shaped body; 143. a first latch hook; 144. a second latch hook; 200. a lifting assembly; 210. a lifting plate; 220. a traction rope; 230. a rotating shaft; 240. a support plate; 250. a fixed pulley; 260. a handle; 261. a rotation shaft; 270. a first gear; 280. a second gear; 300. a cargo carrying assembly; 310. a fork; 311. a mounting member; 312. fork legs; 313. a fourth connecting member; 320. a pallet; 330. a second connector; 400. a third connecting member; 500. push-pull armrests.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly. Furthermore, the description of "first," "second," etc. in this disclosure is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, "and/or" throughout this document includes three schemes, taking a and/or B as an example, including a technical scheme, a technical scheme B, and a technical scheme that both a and B satisfy; in addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present utility model provides a forklift truck, which includes a truck body 100, a lifting assembly 200 and a cargo carrying assembly 300, wherein the truck body 100 includes a main beam 110, a base 120, a support leg 130 and a first connecting member 140, the base 120 is disposed at the bottom of the main beam 110, the support leg 130 is detachably connected with the base 120, a first rotating wheel 121 is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the base 120, a second rotating wheel 131 is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the support leg 130, the first connecting member 140 is used for penetrating through the support leg 130 and the base 120 to realize the detachable connection of the support leg and the base, the lifting assembly 200 is disposed on the main beam 110, the cargo carrying assembly 300 is disposed on the lifting assembly 200, and the lifting assembly 200 is used for driving the cargo carrying assembly 300 to lift along the axial direction of the main beam 110.

When the lifted goods need to be carried, the goods are placed on the goods carrying assembly 300, the car body 100 is pushed to transport the goods to the required position, the goods are lifted to the required height through the lifting assembly, if a transport and transfer forklift is required, the first connecting piece 140 is taken down from the supporting feet 130 and the base 120, and then the supporting feet 130 are detached from the base 120, so that the occupied space of the forklift is reduced, the package of the forklift is reduced, and further, the transport and transfer of the forklift are more convenient.

In this embodiment, the second rotating wheel 131 is disposed at an end of the leg 130 not connected to the base 120. The number of the first rotating wheels 121 is two, and the two first rotating wheels 121 are rotatably arranged on two opposite sides of the base 120.

Referring to fig. 1, the number of the legs 130 is two, the two legs 130 are disposed on the base 120 at intervals, and the two legs 130 are located on the same side of the base 120, the number of the first connectors 140 is the same as the number of the legs 130, and the first connectors 140 are in one-to-one correspondence with the legs 130. Specifically, the two legs 130 are detachably connected to the base 120 through the corresponding first connectors 140. The number of the second rotating wheels 131 is two, and the two supporting legs 130 are in one-to-one correspondence, and the bottoms of the ends of the two supporting legs 130, which are not connected with the base 120, are respectively provided with the second rotating wheels 131.

Referring to fig. 3, the first connection member 140 is a D-shaped pin, the D-shaped pin includes a pin shaft 141 and a U-shaped body 142, the pin shaft 141 sequentially passes through the leg 130 to be hinged with the base 120, one end of the U-shaped body 142 is hinged with the rear end of the pin shaft 141, and the other end of the U-shaped body 142 is sleeved at the front end of the pin shaft 141. In this embodiment, the U-shaped body 142 has a certain elasticity and toughness, so that the bending degree of the U-shaped body 142 can be changed by snapping the U-shaped body 142, so that the U-shaped body 142 can be sleeved at the front end of the pin shaft 141.

Specifically, rapid disassembly and assembly of the foot 130 relative to the base 120 can be achieved by the D-shaped pin structure. When the foot 130 needs to be detached from the base 120, the U-shaped body 142 is broken, so that the opening degree of the U-shaped body 142 is increased, one end of the U-shaped body 142, which is far away from the rear end of the pin shaft 141, is gradually far away from the pin shaft 141 until the U-shaped body is detached from the front end of the pin shaft 141, then the front end of the pin shaft 141 can be withdrawn from the support leg 130 and the base 120, the support leg 130 can be directly detached from the base 120 without the blocking of the D-shaped pin; when the support leg 130 is required to be mounted on the base 120, the U-shaped body 142 is broken, so that the opening degree of the U-shaped body 142 is increased, one end of the U-shaped body 142, which is far away from the rear end of the pin shaft 141, is taken off from the front end of the pin shaft 141, then the front end of the pin shaft 141 sequentially penetrates through the support leg 130 and the base 120, the U-shaped body 142 is not broken, the opening degree is reduced, one end of the U-shaped body 142, which is far away from the rear end of the pin shaft 141, is sleeved on the front end of the pin shaft 141 again, the U-shaped body 142 is blocked, and the pin shaft 141 cannot fall off from the support leg 130 and the base 120, so that the support leg 130 is mounted on the base 120.

Referring to fig. 3, the u-shaped body 142 is provided at both ends thereof with a first latch hook 143 and a second latch hook 144, the first latch hook 143 is hinged to the rear end of the pin 141, and the second latch hook 144 is sleeved on the front end of the pin 141.

Specifically, when the support leg 130 needs to be detached from the base 120, the U-shaped body 142 is broken, so that the opening of the U-shaped body 142 is increased, the second latch hook 144 is gradually far away from the pin shaft 141 until the second latch hook is detached from the front end of the pin shaft 141, then the front end of the pin shaft 141 can be withdrawn from the support leg 130 and the base 120, the barrier of the D-shaped pin is avoided, and the support leg 130 can be directly detached from the base 120; when the support leg 130 is required to be mounted on the base 120, the U-shaped body 142 is broken, so that the opening degree of the U-shaped body 142 is increased, the second lock hook 144 is taken off from the front end of the pin shaft 141, then the front end of the pin shaft 141 sequentially penetrates through the support leg 130 and the base 120, the U-shaped body 142 is not broken, the U-shaped body 142 is retracted, the opening degree is reduced, the second lock hook 144 is sleeved on the front end of the pin shaft 141 again, the front end of the pin shaft 141 is clamped in the second lock hook 144, and the pin shaft 141 cannot fall off from the support leg 130 and the base 120.

In the present embodiment, the first latch hook 143 and the second latch hook 144 are triangular in shape.

Referring to fig. 3, the rear end of the pin shaft 141 has a shaft seat 1411, and the first latch hook 143 is hinged to the shaft seat 1411.

Further, the main beam 110 is detachably connected to the base 120. Specifically, when the forklift needs to be transported, the base 120 can be detached from the main beam 110, thereby further reducing the occupied space of the forklift.

The cargo carrying assembly 300 comprises a fork 310, a pallet 320 and a second connecting piece 330, wherein the fork 310 is arranged on the lifting assembly 200, the lifting assembly 200 is used for driving the fork 310 to lift along the axial direction of the main beam 110, the pallet 320 is placed on the fork 310, and the second connecting piece 330 is used for penetrating through the fork 310 and the pallet 320 so as to realize detachable connection of the fork 310 and the pallet 320.

Specifically, when the lifted cargo is transported, if the cargo is a cargo such as a container, which is convenient for the fork 310 to fork, the second connector 330 is opened, the pallet 320 is detached from the fork 310, and then the cargo is fork-lifted by the fork 310, the vehicle body 100 is pushed to transport the cargo to a desired position, and the fork 310 is driven to lift by the lifting assembly 200, so as to lift the cargo to a desired height; when the goods to be carried are placed at a higher position, the fork 310 can be driven to ascend by the lifting assembly 200, so that the goods with corresponding height can be carried; if the volume of the cargo is smaller, when the cargo fork 310 cannot be forked, the cargo pallet 320 is arranged on the cargo fork 310 through the second connecting piece 330, then the cargo is placed on the cargo pallet 320, the vehicle body 100 is pushed to transport the cargo to a required position, and the cargo pallet 320 cannot drop from the cargo fork 310 in the process of transporting the cargo due to the existence of the second connecting piece 330.

Referring to fig. 4, the number of the second connectors 330 is plural, and the plurality of second connectors 330 makes the detachable connection between the fork 310 and the pallet 320 more reliable and stable. In this embodiment, the number of second connectors 330 is two, and two second connectors 330 are disposed on opposite sides of the pallet 320.

Referring to fig. 4, the pallet 320 has downwardly extending protrusions on opposite sides thereof, and the second coupling members 330 are in one-to-one correspondence with the protrusions, and the second coupling members 330 pass through the protrusions and the forks 310 once to detachably couple the forks 310 with the pallet 320.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, the fork 310 is detachably disposed on the lifting assembly 200, and the forklift further includes a third connecting member 400, wherein the third connecting member 400 is used to penetrate through the fork 310 and the lifting assembly 200, so as to realize detachable connection of the fork 310 and the lifting assembly 200. Specifically, when a forklift is needed, the fork 310 can be detached from the lifting assembly 200, thereby further reducing the space occupied by the forklift.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the pallet fork 310 includes a mounting member 311, two fork legs 312 and two fourth connecting members 313, wherein the two fork legs 312 and the two fourth connecting members 313 are arranged on the mounting member 311 at intervals, the fork legs 312 and the fourth connecting members 313 are in one-to-one correspondence, and the fourth connecting members 313 are used for penetrating through the fork legs 312 corresponding to the mounting member 311 and the fourth connecting members 313 so as to realize detachable connection of the fork legs 312 and the mounting member 311; the third connecting member 400 is used to pass through the mounting member 311 and the lifting assembly 200 to realize detachable connection of the mounting member 311 and the lifting assembly 200. Specifically, when the forklift needs to be transported, the fork legs 312 can be detached from the mounting piece 311, so that the occupied space of the forklift is further reduced.

Further, the number of the mounting pieces 311 is two, the two mounting pieces 311 are disposed on opposite sides of the lifting assembly 200, the number of the third connecting pieces 400 is the same as that of the mounting pieces 311, and the third connecting pieces 400 are in one-to-one correspondence with the mounting pieces 311, so that the two third connecting pieces 400 respectively mount the respective corresponding mounting pieces 311 on the lifting assembly 200.

Specifically, the mounting member 311 has a hollow structure with two open ends, the fork legs 312 are inserted into the corresponding mounting member 311, and then the fourth connecting member 313 passes through the mounting member 311 and the fork legs 312 to detachably connect the mounting member 311 and the fork legs 312.

The second connecting member 330, the third connecting member 400 and the fourth connecting member 313 are D-shaped pins, and the structures of the second connecting member 330, the third connecting member 400 and the fourth connecting member 313 are the same as those of the first connecting member 140.

In this embodiment, the third connecting member 400 and the fourth connecting member 313 sequentially pass through the mounting member 311, the fork leg 312 and the lifting assembly 200, so as to realize detachable connection of the mounting member 311, the fork leg 312 and the lifting assembly 200.

Referring to fig. 1, 6 and 7, the lifting assembly 200 includes a lifting plate 210, a traction rope 220, a rotating shaft 230 and a supporting plate 240, the supporting plate 240 is disposed on the main beam 110, the rotating shaft 230 is rotatably disposed on the supporting plate 240, one end of the traction rope 220 is connected to the rotating shaft 230, the other end of the traction rope 220 is connected to the lifting plate 210, the mounting member 311 is detachably disposed on the lifting plate 210 through a third connecting member 400, and the rotating shaft 230 is driven to rotate, so that the length of the traction rope 220 wound on the rotating shaft 230 is increased or reduced, and the lifting plate 210 and the fork 310 are driven to synchronously lift or descend along the axial direction of the main beam.

Referring to fig. 6, the lifting assembly 200 further includes a fixed pulley 250, the fixed pulley 250 is disposed at the top end of the main beam 110, one end of the traction rope 220 is connected to the rotation shaft 230, and the other end of the traction rope 220 is connected to the lifting plate 210 after bypassing the fixed pulley 250.

Referring to fig. 7, the lifting assembly 200 further includes a handle 260, wherein the handle 260 is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft 230, and the rotating handle 260 can drive the rotating shaft 230 to rotate.

Referring to fig. 7, the lifting assembly 200 further includes a first gear 270 and a second gear 280 engaged with each other, the handle 260 has a rotation shaft 261, the first gear 270 is fixedly sleeved on the rotation shaft 261, the second gear 280 is fixedly sleeved on the rotation shaft 230, the handle 260 is rotated to rotate the first gear 270 through the rotation shaft 261, and then the second gear 280 is driven to rotate, the second gear 280 drives the rotation shaft 230 to rotate, so that the length of the traction rope 220 wound on the rotation shaft 230 is increased or reduced, and the lifting plate 210 and the fork 310 are driven to synchronously rise or fall.

In this embodiment, the pull cord 220 is a polymer flexible cord. The traction rope 220 does not use a steel wire rope, so that the hand is prevented from being pricked after the steel wire is broken. And the high-molecular flexible rope has lighter weight.

The truck also includes a locking member for locking the lifter plate 210 relative to the main beam 110.

The locking piece is a screw or a bolt, a threaded hole matched with the locking piece is formed in the lifting plate 210, the locking piece penetrates through the lifting plate 210 through the threaded hole, and the locking piece is rotated, so that the locking piece gradually approaches to and abuts against the main beam 110 or the locking piece gradually gets far away from the main beam 110, and locking or unlocking of the lifting plate 210 relative to the vehicle body 100 is achieved. Specifically, the lifting plate 210 and the fork 310 can be locked at a desired height by the locking member; in addition, when the forklift is carried on a lying basis, the lifting plate 210 can be locked by the locking member, so that the lifting plate 210 is prevented from moving during carrying. The locking piece is a hand screw or a hand screw bolt.

The number of locking members is plural to achieve reliable locking of the lifting plate 210 relative to the main beam 110, in this embodiment, the number of locking members is two, and two locking members are disposed on opposite sidewalls of the lifting plate 210.

Referring to fig. 1, the forklift further includes a push-pull armrest 800, and the push-pull armrest 800 is disposed on the main beam 110.

Specifically, the vehicle body 100 is a split assembly structure, and can be disassembled when storage and transportation are required, so that the packaging volume is reduced, and the storage and transportation are convenient. In addition, the lift assembly 200, the forks 310 and the pallet 320 of the present utility model are all removable, thereby enabling further reduction in packaging volume when storage and transportation are required.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model, but rather as utilizing equivalent device variations from the description and drawings of the present utility model or directly/indirectly utilizing the same in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A forklift truck, comprising:

the vehicle body comprises a main beam, a base, supporting legs and a first connecting piece, wherein the base is arranged at the bottom of the main beam, the supporting legs are detachably connected with the base, a first rotating wheel is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the base, a second rotating wheel is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the supporting legs, and the first connecting piece is used for penetrating through the supporting legs and the base so as to realize the detachable connection of the supporting legs and the base;

the lifting assembly is arranged on the main beam; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The cargo bearing assembly is arranged on the lifting assembly and used for driving the cargo bearing assembly to lift along the axial direction of the main beam.

2. The forklift of claim 1, wherein the number of said legs is two, two of said legs are disposed on said base at intervals, and two of said legs are disposed on the same side of said base, the number of said first connectors is the same as the number of said legs, and said first connectors are in one-to-one correspondence with said legs.

3. The forklift of claim 1, wherein said first connecting member is a D-shaped pin, said D-shaped pin comprising a pin shaft and a U-shaped body, said pin shaft passing through said leg and said base in sequence, one end of said U-shaped body being hinged to a rear end of said pin shaft, and the other end of said U-shaped body being adapted to be sleeved on a front end of said pin shaft.

4. The forklift of claim 1, wherein said main beam is detachably connected to said base.

5. The forklift of claim 1, wherein said cargo carrying assembly comprises a fork, a pallet and a second connector, said fork being disposed on said lifting assembly, said lifting assembly being adapted to drive said fork to lift along an axis of said main beam, said pallet being disposed on said fork, said second connector being adapted to pass through said fork and said pallet to effect a detachable connection of said fork and said pallet.

6. The forklift of claim 5, wherein said fork is removably disposed on said lifting assembly, said forklift further comprising a third connector for passing through said fork and said lifting assembly to effect removable connection of said fork and said lifting assembly.

7. The forklift of claim 6, wherein said fork comprises a mounting member, two fork legs and two fourth connecting members disposed on said mounting member at intervals, said fork legs being in one-to-one correspondence with said fourth connecting members, said fourth connecting members being adapted to pass through said mounting member and said fork legs corresponding to said fourth connecting members themselves to effect detachable connection of said fork legs to said mounting member; the third connecting piece is used for penetrating through the mounting piece and the lifting assembly so as to realize detachable connection of the mounting piece and the lifting assembly.

8. The forklift of claim 7, wherein said lifting assembly comprises a lifting plate, a traction rope, a rotating shaft and a supporting plate, said supporting plate is disposed on said main beam, said rotating shaft is rotatably disposed on said supporting plate, one end of said traction rope is connected to said rotating shaft, the other end of said traction rope is connected to said lifting plate, said mounting member is detachably disposed on said lifting plate via said third connecting member, said rotating shaft is driven to rotate, so that the length of said traction rope wound on said rotating shaft is increased or decreased, thereby driving said lifting plate and said fork to synchronously rise or fall along said main beam axis.

9. The lift truck of claim 8, wherein the haulage rope is a polymeric flexible rope.

10. The forklift of claim 8, further comprising a locking member for effecting locking of said lifter plate relative to said main beam.