Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B66Lifting technology B66FHOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

B66F9/00Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes

B66F9/02Stationary loaders or unloaders B66F9/04hydraulically actuated or controlled B66F9/06movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like B66F9/061characterised by having a lifting jib B66F9/063Automatically guided B66F9/065non-masted B66F9/0655with a telescopic boom B66F9/07Floor-to-roof stacking devices B66F9/072Travelling gear therefor B66F9/075Constructional features or details B66F9/07504Accessories B66F9/07509Braking B66F9/07513Details concerning the chassis B66F9/07518Fuel or oil tank arrangements B66F9/07522Variable length or width chassis B66F9/07527Covers for B66F9/07531Battery compartments B66F9/07536Battery stoppers B66F9/0754Battery removal arrangements B66F9/07545Overhead guards B66F9/0755Position control; Position detectors B66F9/07554Counterweights B66F9/07559Stabilizing means B66F9/07563Fork-lift trucks adapted to be carried by transport vehicles B66F9/07568Steering arrangements B66F9/07572Propulsion arrangements B66F9/07577not supported by wheels B66F9/07581Remote controls B66F9/07586Suspension or mounting of wheels on chassis B66F9/0759Details of operating station B66F9/07595Cooling arrangements for device or operator B66F9/08Masts Guides Chains B66F9/082inclinable B66F9/085Multiple forks B66F9/087Monomasts B66F9/10movable in a horizontal direction relative to truck B66F9/105Articulated B66F9/12Platforms Forks Other load supporting or gripping members B66F9/122longitudinally movable B66F9/125rotatable about a longitudinal axis B66F9/127Working platforms B66F9/14laterally movable B66F9/141with shuttle-type movement B66F9/142Movements of forks either individually or relative to each other B66F9/143Movements of forks relative to each other - symmetric B66F9/144Movements of forks relative to each other - independent B66F9/145Rotation of fork around vertical axis B66F9/146Side shift B66F9/147Whole unit including fork support moves relative to mast B66F9/148Whole unit including fork support moves sideways B66F9/149Whole unit including fork support rotates B66F9/16inclinable relative to mast B66F9/165Foldable forks B66F9/18Load gripping or retaining means B66F9/181by suction means B66F9/182by magnetic means B66F9/183Coplanar side clamps B66F9/184Roll clamps B66F9/185by internally expanding grippers B66F9/186Container lifting frames B66F9/187Drum lifting devices B66F9/188Stacked-bricks lifting devices B66F9/19Additional means for facilitating unloading B66F9/195for pushing the load B66F9/20Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks B66F9/205Arrangements for transmitting pneumatic, hydraulic or electric power to movable parts or devices B66F9/22Hydraulic devices or systems B66F9/24Electrical devices or systems