JP2001072395A - Vehicle having forward and reverse movement integrated type pedal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a forward and reverse movement integrated type pedal capable of lessening a driver's fatigue and improving the running stability of a vehicle. SOLUTION: A forward and reverse movement integrated type pedal 1 integrally includes a forward pedal 11 for operating a vehicle to run forward and a reverse pedal 12 for operating the vehicle to run backward. In a vehicle where the above pedal is fitted to a car body 99 to be turned on a pedal supporting point 2 provided between the forward pedal 11 and the reverse pedal 12, a footrest 3 for supporting a driver's foot 8 is disposed above the pedal supporting point 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle having a forward and backward integrated pedal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some vehicles that travel at a relatively low speed, such as some industrial vehicles, are configured to operate forward traveling and reverse traveling with a single forward and backward integrated pedal. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a forward / reverse integrated pedal 9 provided in a conventional vehicle integrally includes a forward pedal 91 for operating the vehicle traveling forward and a reverse pedal 92 for operating the backward traveling. Be prepared.

[0003] The integrated forward and backward pedal 9 is provided with a pedal fulcrum 9 provided between a forward pedal 91 and a reverse pedal 92.
3 is attached to the vehicle body 99 so as to be pivotable. Then, using the driver's foot 8, the forward pedal 91
Is depressed downward (in the direction of arrow A), the vehicle moves forward. By depressing the reverse pedal 92 downward (in the direction of arrow B), the vehicle moves backward. Further, the forward-reverse integrated pedal 9 is urged to return to the home position in the natural state where the foot 8 is released. The vehicle is configured such that a braking force is generated by bringing the forward / reverse integrated pedal 9 into a fixed position, and the vehicle stops.

[0004]

However, a vehicle having the above-described conventional forward / reverse integrated pedal has the following problems. That is, when operating the above-mentioned integrated pedal for forward and backward movement with a foot, it is not possible to perform the operation with the heel of the foot attached to the floor surface, and the foot must always be in a state of floating in the air. Therefore, the operation of the forward-reverse integrated pedal leads to driver fatigue. In addition, since there is no fixed portion at the contact portion with the foot and there is no fixed portion, vibration of the running vehicle or the like is directly affected, and the forward / reverse integrated pedal may be moved regardless of the driver's intention. In this case, the running stability of the vehicle decreases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle having an integrated forward / reverse pedal capable of reducing driver fatigue and improving running stability of the vehicle. Is what you do.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a forward / reverse integrated pedal integrally provided with a forward pedal for operating a forward travel of a vehicle and a reverse pedal for operating a reverse travel. A footrest for supporting a driver's foot is disposed above the pedal fulcrum in a vehicle that is rotatably mounted on the vehicle body about a pedal fulcrum provided between the vehicle and the reverse pedal. A vehicle having an integrated pedal for forward and backward movement.

What is most notable in the present invention is that the footrest is disposed above the pedal fulcrum.

Next, the function and effect of the present invention will be described.
The vehicle of the present invention has the footrest above a pedal fulcrum of the forward-reverse integrated pedal. Therefore, the driver can place the foot for operating the forward / reverse integrated pedal on the footrest and operate the forward / backward integrated pedal in that state. More specifically, the forward pedal of the forward / reverse integrated pedal can be depressed by rotating the toe forward and downward with the footrest as a fulcrum. On the other hand, by rotating the heel of the foot backward and downward with the footrest as a fulcrum, the backward pedal of the forward / backward integrated pedal can be depressed.

That is, by providing the footrest, the driver can support the foot with the footrest in a fixed state, thereby eliminating the conventional feeling that the foot floats in the air. Can significantly reduce fatigue. Further, even when there is a vibration or the like during the running of the vehicle, the foot can be supported by the fixed footrest, so that it is hardly affected by the vibration and the like. Therefore, the running stability of the vehicle can be easily maintained. Therefore, the vehicle of the present invention can reduce driver fatigue and improve running stability by providing the footrest.

Next, it is preferable that the footrest is made of a round material having a circular cross section. That is, the footrest is preferably, for example, cylindrical or cylindrical. In this case, when the driver's foot on the footrest is turned back and forth while maintaining the contact state between the two, the turning operation can be performed smoothly with almost no resistance. The same operation and effect can be obtained even when only the upper surface of the footrest has a circular cross section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the forward-reverse integrated pedal has a recess recessed downward between the forward pedal and the reverse pedal, and the recess is provided in the recess of the recess. It is preferable that the footrest is arranged so that at least a part of the footrest is located. In this case, the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the footrest in the height direction can be increased by the presence of the recess, and the height position of the footrest with respect to the forward pedal and the reverse pedal is set to an optimum height suitable for pedal operation. can do.

Further, as in the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a lateral length of the footrest is larger than a lateral width of the forward / reverse integrated pedal. In this case, even if the position of the foot for operating the pedal is slightly shifted, the foot can be reliably placed on the footrest, and the operability can be further improved. Here, the lateral direction is a direction corresponding to the lateral direction of the vehicle.

It is preferable that a second footrest having a larger width in the front-rear direction than the footrest is provided at one end of the footrest. In this case, the driver's fatigue can be further reduced by moving the foot on the second footrest to further increase the stability of the foot when the vehicle is not running. In addition, by providing the second footrest at one end of the footrest, the foot on the footrest can be very easily moved on the second footrest by sliding the foot on the lateral direction.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment A vehicle having an integrated forward / reverse pedal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The vehicle according to the present embodiment has a forward pedal 11 for operating the vehicle to travel forward.
The forward / reverse integrated pedal 1 integrally provided with a reverse pedal 12 for operating the reverse travel
And a pedal fulcrum 2 provided between the reverse pedal 12
Is mounted so as to be rotatable around the vehicle body. A footrest 3 for supporting a driver's foot 8 is disposed above the pedal fulcrum 2.

The forward-reverse integrated pedal 1 of this embodiment is provided on a forklift, which is an industrial vehicle.
As shown in FIG. 3, it is disposed on the right side of the center protruding portion 7 on the floor of the driver's seat of the vehicle body 99. The forward-reverse integrated pedal 1 is rotatably held by inserting the pedal fulcrum 2 into a pedal shaft 75 extending rightward from the central projection 7. In addition, the forward and backward integrated pedal 1
Is biased by a spring (not shown) to be at the neutral position S (FIG. 1), and is configured to rotate against the spring when the forward pedal 11 or the reverse pedal 12 is depressed. ing.

Also, the above-mentioned forward / reverse integrated pedal 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a V-shaped concave portion 15 which is recessed downward is provided between the forward pedal 11 and the reverse pedal 12. The pedal fulcrum 2 is provided at the lowest point in the recess 15. Further, the footrest 3 is disposed in a state where a part of the footrest 3 is made to enter into the recess of the recess 15. This gives
The footrest 3 is disposed at an appropriate position slightly higher than the height of the forward pedal 11 and the reverse pedal 12.

The footrest 3 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the central projection 7 extends rightward from the right wall. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the footrest 3 is made of a round material having a circular cross section, that is, a round pipe. As shown in FIG. 1, the width of the footrest 3 in the front-rear direction, that is, the diameter of the round pipe, is sufficiently smaller than the length of the forward-reverse integrated pedal 1, so that the foot 8 on the footrest can easily move forward and backward. 12
It was sized so that it could touch. Also, as shown in FIG.
The lateral length L of the footrest 3 is greater than the lateral width W of the forward / rearward-integrated pedal 1.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described. The vehicle of this embodiment has a footrest 3 above a pedal fulcrum 2 of a forward-reverse integrated pedal 1. Therefore, the driver can place the foot 8 for operating the forward / reverse integrated pedal 1 on the footrest 3 and operate the forward / backward integrated pedal 1 in that state. That is, when it is desired to move forward, the forward pedal of the forward / rearward-integrated pedal 1 can be depressed by rotating the toe forward (in the direction of arrow A) with the footrest 3 as a fulcrum. On the other hand, by turning the heel of the foot backward and downward (in the direction of arrow B) using the footrest 3 as a fulcrum, the reversing pedal 12 of the integrated forward-reverse pedal 1 can be depressed. Furthermore, in this example, since the footrest 3 has a circular cross section, the rotation of the foot 8 can be performed very smoothly.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the foot 8 of the driver can be supported by the fixed footrest 3 by providing the footrest 3 above the forward-reverse integrated pedal 1. As a result, the feeling that the foot 8 floats in the air can be eliminated, and the driver's fatigue can be greatly reduced. Further, even when there is a vibration or the like during the running of the vehicle, the foot 8 can be supported by the fixed footrest 3, so that the foot 8 is hardly affected by the vibration and the like. Therefore, the running stability of the vehicle can be easily maintained.

Embodiment 2 In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the footrest 3 in Embodiment 1 is further extended and a second end having a larger front-rear width than the footrest 3 is provided at one end of the extension.
This is an example in which a footrest 4 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the second footrest 4 includes a front part 41 and a rear part 42, which are disposed so as to sandwich the extension 35 of the footrest 3.

Each of the front part 41 and the rear part 42 has a column 411, 421 which is erected from the floor of the vehicle body.
It is composed of upper plate portions 412 and 422. And
A footrest is formed by the two upper plate portions 412 and 422. Each of the upper plate portions 412 and 422 is provided at a height higher than that of the forward-reverse integrated pedal 1 and slightly lower than that of the footrest 3.

In this case, when it is not necessary to operate the forward / reverse integrated pedal 1 as in the case where the vehicle is stopped and working, for example, the foot 8 is shifted rightward along the footrest 3, and By placing the foot on the second footrest 4, the entire foot can be kept in a stable state. Therefore, the driver's fatigue can be further reduced. Otherwise, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the case of an industrial vehicle has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to any other vehicle such as a low-speed vehicle, a vehicle as a playground equipment, or the like, which operates forward and backward by one integrated pedal. It goes without saying that the invention can be applied.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle having a forward-reverse integrated pedal capable of reducing driver fatigue and improving running stability of the vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a front-rearward integrated pedal portion in a first embodiment viewed from the side.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the forward-rearward-integrated pedal portion in Embodiment 1 as viewed from above (in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 1).

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a forward-reverse integrated pedal portion in the first embodiment as viewed from the rear (in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 1).

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a front-rear integrated pedal portion according to a second embodiment as viewed from the side.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a forward-reverse integrated pedal portion according to the second embodiment as viewed from above (in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 4).

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a forward-reverse integrated pedal portion according to the second embodiment as viewed from the rear (in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 4).

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a forward-reverse integrated pedal portion in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. . . 10. Integrated forward and backward pedal, . . Forward pedal, 12. . . 14. Reverse pedal, . . Recess, 2. . . 2. pedal fulcrum, . . Footrest, 4 . . 7. second footrest, . . Foot, 99. . . Car body,

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A forward / reverse integrated pedal integrally provided with a forward pedal for operating forward travel of a vehicle and a reverse pedal for operating reverse travel is provided between the forward pedal and the reverse pedal. In a vehicle which is rotatably mounted on a vehicle body around a provided pedal fulcrum, a footrest for supporting a driver's foot is disposed above the pedal fulcrum. A vehicle that has a forward-reverse integrated pedal. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the footrest is made of a round material having a circular cross section. 3. The pedal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the forward-reverse integrated pedal has a recess recessed downward between the forward pedal and the reverse pedal, and the footrest of the footrest is accommodated in the recess of the recess. A vehicle having an integrated forward and backward pedal, wherein the footrest is disposed so as to be at least partially located. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
A vehicle having an integrated forward and backward pedal, wherein a lateral length of the footrest is larger than a lateral width of the integrated forward and backward pedal. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
A vehicle having an integrated forward and backward pedal, wherein a second footrest having a larger width in the front-rear direction than the footrest is provided at one end of the footrest.