US3487893A - Nested mast sections with rollers and means permitting assembly and disassembly - Google Patents
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- FIG. 1 is a side view of a lift truck incorporating the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged top view of the mast of the truck of FIG. 1 with parts broken away;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the mast shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and illustrating the inner mast section in its extended position;
- FIG. 4 is an isometric view showing parts of the inner and outer mast sections being disassembled.
- the present invention is incorporated in a lift truck 11 having a pair of drive wheels 3,487,893 Patented Jan. 6, 1970 12 at its forward end and a pair of steerable wheels 13 at its rear end.
- the lift truck 11 is provided with an operators station 14 at which a conventional steering wheel 16 is located.
- a mast 17 is mounted on the forward end of the lift truck 11 and reciprocally carries the load carriage 18 to which a pair of forks 19 are attached.
- the mast is comprised of a primary or outer section 21, which includes a pair of uprights 22, 23, and a secondary or inner mast section 26 having a pair of uprights 27, 28.
- the outer mast section 21 includes a transverse cross brace 31 made up of a hollow cylindrical portion 32 rigidly secured, as by welding, to a pair of brackets 33, 34 which are in turn welded to the rear sides of flanges 36, 37 of uprights 22, 23.
- the uprights 22, 23 are channel-like in shape having channels 38, 39 in inwardly facing relation to one another.
- Such channels 38, 39 are defined by flanges 36, 41 interconnected by a web 42 and flnages 37, 43 interconnected by a web 44.
- Appropriate means, not shown, are employed to brace the primary uprights 22, 23 at their lower ends.
- the uprights 27, 28 of the inner mast section 26 are also channel-like in shape with their channels 46, 47 facing inwardly toward one another.
- the upright 27 includes a pair of inwardly extending flanges 51, 52 interconnected by a web 53 and a laterally outward extending flange 54 which is disposed within the channel 38 of outer upright 22.
- inner upright 28 includes inwardly extending flanges 56, 57 interconnected by a web 58 and an outer flange 59 which extends into the channel 39 of outer upright 23.
- a pair of rollers 61, 62 are mounted on the bottom ends of the inner uprights 27, 28, respectively, at the laterally outer sides thereof. These rollers are disposed within the channels 38, 39 where they make rolling load bearing contact with flanges 36, 37, respectively.
- a pair of upper rollers 66, 67 are swingably supported on the upper end of the outer mast section by a pair of links 68, 69, respectively. As shown in the drawings, the rollers 66, 67 are rotatably connected to the free ends of the links 68, 69; and the links, in turn, are pivotally connected to the transverse brace 31 through a shaft 71 extending through cross brace 32.
- the shaft 71 has its opposite ends fixed to the rear end of the links 68, 69 by appropriate pins 72, 73.
- the upper rollers 66, 67 on links as illustrated, the load to which they are subjected, through their rolling load carrying contact with the outwardly extending flanges 54, 59 of the inner mast uprights, is carried by the cross brace 31 rather than by the webs 42, 44 of the outer mast uprights.
- the primary uprights 22, 23 have been freed of forces which heretofore have caused detrimental distortion of the primary uprights.
- abutments in the form of stops 81, 82 secured to the inner uprights 27, 28 by cap screws 83, will contact abutments in the form of surface 86, 87 on brackets 33, 34, respectively.
- the abutments limit the extension of the inner mast section during operation of the lift truck. If it is desired to disassemble the mast sections, the abutments 81, 82 are removed, and the inner mast section is then moved to its fully extended position illustrated in FIG. 4 wherein cutaway portions 91, 92 of flanges 54, 59 register with rollers 66, 67 to permit the passing of rollers 66, 67 therethrough.
- a pair of side thrust rollers 101 are provided for rolling contact with the webs 42, 44 of the outer uprights. Only one of the rollers 101 is illustrated; however, it should be understood that the other roller is similarly constructed.
- FIG. 4 is also illustrative of the position of the uprights at the time they are being assembled.
- a lift truck mast comprising:
- a first mast section including an upright having a web and flanges defining a channel
- a second mast section including an upright having a web and a flange extending into said channel, said flange having a cutaway portion at its lower end,
- releasable fastening means securing one of said abutments to one of said mast sections, said second mast section being movable to its fully extended position when said one abutment is removed.
- said first mast section includes a cross brace at its upper end and wherein said link is pivotally connected at its said one end to said cross brace.
- mast sections each have a pair of channel-shaped uprights with the channels of each upright pair facing one another and wherein said second section uprights each have an outwardly extending flange.
- said first mast section includes a transverse cross brace rigidly interconnecting its pair of uprights at their upper ends, wherein a pair of links have their corresponding ends connected to said cross brace and wherein rollers are mounted on the free ends of said links in rolling contact with said outwardly extending flanges.
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US3780831A (en) * | 1972-04-12 | 1973-12-25 | Anchor Hocking Corp | Mast stabilizer for lift trucks |
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US2936047A (en) * | 1957-10-16 | 1960-05-10 | Yale & Towne Mfg Co | Lift truck |
US3231047A (en) * | 1963-11-29 | 1966-01-25 | Yale & Towne Inc | Lift truck |
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US2936047A (en) * | 1957-10-16 | 1960-05-10 | Yale & Towne Mfg Co | Lift truck |
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US3780831A (en) * | 1972-04-12 | 1973-12-25 | Anchor Hocking Corp | Mast stabilizer for lift trucks |
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Owner name: WOODS KATHLEEN D., AS TRUSTEE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION A DE CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004149/0001 Effective date: 19830329 Owner name: CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK THE, A NATIONAL BANKING Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION A DE CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004149/0001 Effective date: 19830329 |
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Owner name: AC MATERIAL HANDLING CORPORATION, 777 MANOR PARK D Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE.;REEL/FRAME:004615/0183 |
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Owner name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, THE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AC MATERIAL HANDLING CORPORATION, AN OH CORP;REEL/FRAME:004648/0689 Effective date: 19860731 |
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Owner name: ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION,WISCONSIN Free format text: RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK, THE;REEL/FRAME:004686/0798 Effective date: 19860719 Owner name: ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION, BOX 512, MILWAUKEE, WI Free format text: RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK, THE;REEL/FRAME:004686/0798 Effective date: 19860719 Owner name: ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION, BOX 512, MILWAUKEE, WI Free format text: RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:CONNECTICU NATIONAL BANK, THE;REEL/FRAME:004680/0807 Effective date: 19860714 |