US 12,252,381 B2
Tiller head
Susanne Kuffner, Feldkirchen (DE); Jim Kraimer, Feldkirchen (DE); Roland Müller, Feldkirchen (DE); Luying Sun, Jiangsu (CN); and Christoph Babel, Feldkirchen (DE)
Assigned to Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed by CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,183.
Application 17/673,183 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/088760, filed on Apr. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340402 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B66F 9/075 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/0759 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An industrial truck comprising a tiller head configured for controlling the industrial truck, the tiller head comprising:
a central portion;
a left handle portion that is attached to a left side of the central portion and a right handle portion that is attached to a right side of the central portion, which is opposite to its left side; and
an actuating element,
wherein the handle portions and the central portion define a front side of the tiller head and a back side of the tiller head, which is opposite to its front side,
wherein the front side of the tiller head and the back side of the tiller head extend transverse to the left side of the central portion and the right side of the central portion,
wherein the actuating element has an operable front surface and an operable back surface, and
wherein the actuating element is mounted on a front side of the central portion.