STEERING DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE

A steering device 100A for an industrial vehicle comprises: a hydraulic pump 31; a steering cylinder 32; a manual steering circuit 40 which feeds the steering cylinder 32 with hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 31 via a PS valve 41 that opens and closes in response to the operation of a steering wheel 33; an automatic steering circuit 50 which feeds the steering cylinder 32 with the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 31 via an electromagnetic proportional valve 51 that opens and closes according to a calculation result of automatic operation control; and a priority valve 60 which is disposed between the hydraulic pump 31 and both the PS valve 41 and electromagnetic proportional valve 51 so as to split the hydraulic oil into the manual steering circuit 40 and the automatic steering circuit 50, and which preferentially feeds the manual steering circuit 40 with the hydraulic oil at a designed flow rate that is equal to or greater than a prescribed flow rate for activating the steering cylinder 32.