JP2003104695A - Waterproof cover for fork lift truck - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waterproof cover for a fork lift truck enabling a driver to secure a wide view and to smoothly perform load handling work and driving operation by reducing the spray of rainwater splashing the driver's face and eyes and moreover carried out at a low cost. SOLUTION: In this waterproof cover for preventing the infiltration of rainwater into a driver's seat of the fork lift truck, a front cover 2 integrally formed of transparent resin is mounted covering the front face of a head guard 1 provided at a vehicle body, and the left and right side edge parts 2a, 2b of the front cover 2 are folded onto the front side of the vehicle body to form trough parts 2c, 2d.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waterproof cover for preventing rainwater from entering the driver's seat of a forklift truck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a forklift truck, a head guard is usually provided to cover a driver's seat in order to prevent a driver from being injured by dropping a load or the like. Also, if the rainwater splashes directly on the driver's face or eyes during operation in rainy weather, it will be difficult to carry out the unloading work and the driving operation.
If necessary, a waterproof cover may be used to prevent rainwater from entering the driver's seat.

An example of such a conventional waterproof cover is a head guard 1 as shown in FIGS.
Of FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, and in addition to this front cover 20, an upper cover 30 is attached to cover the ceiling portion 1e of the head guard 1 as shown in FIGS. There are different configurations.

The front cover 20 has a frame 21 made of metal such as iron fixed to the left and right columns 1a and 1b on the front side of the head guard 1 with bolts 22 and the like, and glass or acrylic resin is provided inside the frame 21. Transparent partition plate 2 made of
3 is attached via a joint material 24 made of H-type rubber or the like. In this case, the left and right ends 21a and 21b of the frame 21 forming the front cover 20 are fixed to the head guard 1 without rattling, as shown in FIG. The columns 1a and 1b are respectively bent toward the side surfaces.

On the other hand, the upper cover 30 is integrally formed of acrylic resin or the like so as to cover the ceiling portion 1e of the head guard 1, and a gutter portion 30a is formed on the peripheral edge thereof. It has a slight inclination toward the rear of the vehicle. Then, the upper cover 30 is attached to the cross rail of the ceiling portion 1e by a Velcro tape (not shown) or the like. In addition, one of the left and right columns 1c and 1d on the rear side of the head guard 1
Rainwater that has dropped onto the upper cover 30 is in the gutter 30a.
A vinyl hose 31 communicating with the trough portion 30a is attached so as to be drained to the lower side of the vehicle body via the.

[0006]

By the way, such a conventional waterproof cover has the following defects as described below.

(1) In the case of the conventional structure of the front cover 20, since the partition plate 23 is attached to the inside of the frame 21 attached to the columns 1a and 1b of the head guard 1 via the joint material 24, the driver The field of view is narrowed by the frame 21 and the joint material 24, which hinders cargo handling work and the like. In addition, the front cover 20 is the frame 2
Since it is configured by combining a plurality of parts such as 1, the joint material 24, and the partition plate 23, it takes a lot of assembling steps and is expensive.

(2) The left and right end portions 21a and 21b of the frame 21 of the front cover 20 are provided on the left and right columns 1 of the head guard 1.
Since it is simply bent toward the side surfaces of a and 1b, a part of rainwater that hits the front surface of the front cover 20 and droops during rainy weather operation has left and right side end portions 21a and 2a of the frame 21.
Since it splashes around from 1b to the driver's seat side and the splashes hit the face and eyes of the driver, there are still cases where it is difficult to carry out the unloading work and the driving operation.

As a countermeasure against this, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, a modified pipe is used as the columns 1a and 1b on the front side of the vehicle body of the head guard 1, and the frame 21 is fixed to the modified pipe via packing 25 or the like. It is conceivable that the configuration is made.

In the case of such a structure, since the rainwater is prevented from flowing around to the driver's seat by the stepped portion of the odd-shaped pipe, the splash is less likely to hit the driver's face or eyes, but the irregular shape The pipe is special and expensive, and high accuracy is required for the entire head guard and the step portion. If this is insufficient, a gap is created.
Moreover, as pointed out in (1) above, the problem that the driver narrows the field of view by the frame 21 and the joint material 24 has not been solved at all.

(3) Further, since the upper cover 30 is simply attached to the ceiling portion 1e of the head guard 1 with a velcro or the like, the upper end portion 21c of the frame 21 of the front cover 20 and the front end portion 30b of the upper cover 30. A gap is likely to occur between For this reason, rainwater may enter the driver's seat side through the gap between the two 21c and 30b, and the splashes may hit the driver's face or eyes, which may make it difficult to carry out the loading operation or the driving operation.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to secure a wide field of view for the driver, and it is possible to prevent rainwater droplets from hitting the driver's face or eyes. An object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof cover for a forklift truck, which can smoothly carry out the loading operation and the driving operation and can be carried out at low cost.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a waterproof cover for preventing rainwater from entering the driver's seat of a forklift as follows.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the front cover is attached to cover the front surface of the head guard provided on the vehicle body, and the left and right side end portions of the front cover are provided with the gutters. It is characterized by that. Accordingly, even if rainwater that hits the front surface of the front cover and spills around to the left and right side ends, the rainwater is blocked by the gutters, so that splashes are prevented from hitting the driver's face or eyes.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, an upper cover is attached to cover the upper surface of the head guard, and the front end of the upper cover is the upper end of the front cover. It is characterized in that it is arranged so as to overlap on the part. This prevents rainwater from entering the driver's seat side through the gap between the front cover and the upper cover and splashing the liquid onto the driver's face or eyes.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, an upper cover is attached to cover the upper surface of the head guard, and the upper cover is formed integrally with the front cover. It is characterized by that. This eliminates the seam between the front cover and the upper cover, and further prevents rainwater from entering the driver's seat side and splashing water to hit the driver's face or eyes.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the structure of the second or third aspect of the invention, a gutter portion connected to the gutter portion of the front cover is formed at a peripheral portion of the upper cover. It is characterized by being. As a result, rainwater in the gutter portion of the upper cover is drained to the lower part of the vehicle body through the gutter portion of the front cover.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, at least one of the front cover and the upper cover has a central portion that is closer to the peripheral portion than the peripheral portion. Is also formed as a convex surface that bulges outward. As a result, the rainwater that has dropped onto each cover quickly flows out into each gutter, and drainage performance is improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the structure of the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a drainage treatment section is provided at the lower end of the gutter section of the front cover. It is characterized by that. As a result, rainwater is more smoothly discharged outside the vehicle body.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, at least one of the front cover and the upper cover is made of a transparent resin. It is characterized by being. As a result, a wide field of view can be secured for the driver, and it is not necessary to use a special head guard column, and the front cover does not need to be configured by combining a plurality of parts. The number of assembling steps is small, and the cost can be reduced.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a waterproof cover of a forklift truck according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

In the forklift waterproof cover of the first embodiment, a front cover 2 is fixed by bolts 4 or the like to left and right columns 1a and 1b on the front side of a head guard 1 provided on a vehicle body. The front cover 2 is formed of a transparent resin having strength and durability such as polycarbonate.

The left and right side end portions 2a and 2b of the front cover 2 are bent toward the side surfaces of the columns 1a and 1b, respectively, and then folded back toward the front of the vehicle body. Portions 2c and 2d are formed. Further, the upper end portion 2e of the front cover 2 is bent toward the ceiling portion 1e of the head guard 1, while the lower end portion of the front cover 2 is folded back upward to provide a gutter portion 2f as a wastewater treatment portion. Has been. This gutter part 2f is the above-mentioned left and right gutter parts 2c, 2d.
And has a slight inclination toward the left side of the vehicle body. Then, a vinyl hose 31 communicating with the gutter portion 2f is attached.

As described above, in the first embodiment,
Since the front cover 2 is made of transparent resin, it does not use the frame 21 and the joint material 24 as in the conventional case.
A wide field of view can be ensured for the driver, and it is not necessary to use special posts 1a and 1b of the head guard 1, and a plurality of parts 2 can be provided as in the conventional case.
Since it is not necessary to combine 1, 23 and 24, it is possible to reduce the number of assembling steps and reduce the cost.

Further, even if rainwater that hits the front surface of the front cover 2 and spills around to the left and right side ends 2a and 2b, the rainwater is dammed up by the gutters 2c and 2d, so that splashes of the driver can be prevented. It is prevented from hitting the face and eyes. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly carry out the work of picking up and driving.
Further, the lower end portion of the front cover 2 has left and right side end portions 2a and 2b.
Since the gutter part 2f communicating with the gutter part 2f is provided, rainwater that hits the front surface of the front cover 1 and drips downward is
After passing through c, 2d, and 2f, the vinyl hose 31 smoothly discharges the vehicle.

In the first embodiment, the front cover 2
The left and right gutters 2c, 2 and the lower gutter 2f are both formed by folding back the ends of the front cover 2. Instead of folding the ends in this way, a groove is formed. It is also possible to use it as Hiebe. Further, in the first embodiment, the front cover 2 is entirely made of transparent resin, but rainwater that hits the front surface of the front cover 2 and drips from the left and right side ends is prevented from flowing into the driver's seat. If only for the purpose of doing so, it is possible to adopt a structure in which a gutter portion is formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the metal frame 21 similar to the conventional one. In that case, glass can be used instead of resin as the material of the front cover.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows the second embodiment.
4 is a perspective view showing the waterproof cover of the forklift according to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3.

The characteristics of the waterproof cover of the second embodiment are as follows.
In addition to the front cover 2, the upper cover 3 is further attached to cover the upper surface 1e of the head guard 1.
Since the structure of the front cover 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

Like the front cover 2, the upper cover 3 is made of a transparent resin having strength and durability, such as polycarbonate, and the left and right and rear portions of its peripheral portion are The gutter part 3a is formed by being folded back upward. In addition, the gutter part 3a in this case is formed so that it may incline slightly toward the vehicle body front side. When the upper cover 3 is attached to the upper surface 1e of the head guard 1, the front end portion 3b of the upper cover 3 is located at the upper end portion 2 of the front cover 2.
e and overlaps with the gutter part 3 of the upper cover 3
The a is connected to the left and right gutter portions 2c and 2d of the front cover 2.

As described above, in the second embodiment,
The gutters 3a of the upper cover 3 are the left and right gutters 2 of the front cover 2.
Since it is connected to c and 2d, the gutter part 3a of the upper cover 3
The rainwater accumulated in the water passes through the gutters 2c, 2d, 2f of the front cover 2 and is quickly drained to the outside of the vehicle by the vinyl hose 31. Further, since the front end portion 3b of the upper cover 3 is arranged so as to overlap the upper end portion 2e of the front cover 2, rainwater enters the driver's seat side through the gap between the front cover 2 and the upper cover 3. Droplets are prevented from hitting the driver's face or eyes.

In the first and second embodiments described above,
Although both the front cover 2 and the upper cover 3 have a center portion formed in a flat shape, the front cover 2 and the upper cover 3 have a center portion that is slightly outward from the peripheral portion. If it is formed as a convex surface that bulges out, the rainwater that drops onto the covers 2 and 3 will promptly flow into the respective gutters 2c, 2d, 2f,
It is more preferable because it drains to 3a to improve drainage.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the transparent resin forming the front cover 2 and the upper cover 3 may be colored as long as it has a degree of transparency that does not obstruct the visual field excessively. . As a result, the sunshade can also function as a sunshade. Further, although the case where the front cover 2 and the upper cover 3 are formed separately in the second embodiment has been described, if the front cover 2 and the upper cover 3 are formed integrally, There is no seam with the upper cover,
Rainwater is prevented from invading the driver's side and splashing water from hitting the driver's face or eyes.

Further, the forklifts in the first and second embodiments are not limited to the counterbalance type forklifts, but can be applied to other forklifts having a head guard such as a picking forklift.

[0034]

The waterproof cover for a forklift according to the present invention has the following effects. In the invention according to claim 1, at the left and right side end portions of the front cover attached to cover the front portion of the head guard provided on the vehicle body, a gutter portion that is folded back toward the front of the vehicle body is formed. Therefore, even if rainwater that hits the front surface of the front cover and spills around to the left and right side ends, the rainwater is blocked by the gutters. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the splashes from hitting the driver's face or eyes, and it is possible to always carry out the unloading work and the driving operation smoothly.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the front end portion of the upper cover attached to cover the upper portion of the head guard overlaps the upper end portion of the front cover. Therefore, rainwater can be prevented from entering the driver's seat side through the gap between the front cover and the upper cover, and splashes hitting the driver's face or eyes.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, since the upper cover for covering the upper surface of the head guard is formed integrally with the front cover, the front cover and the upper cover are formed. There is no seam, and rainwater can be further prevented from entering the driver's seat side and splashing water to hit the driver's face or eyes.

In the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 2, since the gutter part connected to the gutter part of the front cover is formed in the peripheral part of the upper cover, Rainwater in the gutter of the cover passes smoothly through the gutter of the front cover and is discharged to the lower part of the vehicle body.

According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, at least one of the front cover and the upper cover has a central portion at a peripheral portion. Since it is formed as a convex surface that bulges outwardly, the rainwater that has dropped onto each cover will quickly flow out into each trough, improving drainage performance.

According to the invention of claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, a drainage treatment portion is provided at the lower end of the gutter portion of the front cover. Therefore, rainwater is discharged more smoothly from the outside of the vehicle body.

According to the invention of claim 7, in addition to the effects of the inventions of claims 1 to 6, at least one of the front cover and the upper cover is made of transparent resin. It is not necessary to combine a plurality of parts to form a wide field of view for the driver. Moreover, it is not necessary to use a special column for the head guard, and the number of assembling steps is reduced, so that the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a waterproof cover of a forklift truck according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a waterproof cover of a forklift truck according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a part of the waterproof cover of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a waterproof cover of a conventional forklift.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another waterproof cover of the conventional forklift.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the waterproof cover of FIG. 7 with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a part of still another waterproof cover of the conventional forklift.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 head guard 1a-1d prop 1e Ceiling 2 front cover 2a, 2b side end 2c, 2d gutter 2e Upper end 2f gutter part (waste water treatment part) 3 Top cover 3a Hibe 3b front end

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof cover for preventing rainwater from entering the driver's seat of a forklift truck, the front cover being attached to cover the front surface of a head guard provided on the vehicle body, and the left and right end portions of the front cover are attached to the front cover. Is a waterproof cover for a forklift, which has a gutter. 2. An upper cover is attached to cover an upper surface of the head guard, and a front end portion of the upper cover is arranged so as to overlap an upper end portion of the front cover. The waterproof cover for a forklift according to claim 1. 3. The waterproof cover according to claim 1, wherein an upper cover is attached to cover an upper surface of the head guard, and the upper cover is formed integrally with the front cover. 4. The waterproof cover for a forklift according to claim 2, wherein a gutter portion connected to the gutter portion of the front cover is formed on a peripheral portion of the upper cover. 5. At least one of the front cover and the upper cover has a central portion formed as a convex surface that bulges outward more than a peripheral portion. The waterproof cover for a forklift according to item 1. 6. The waterproof cover for a forklift according to claim 1, wherein a drainage treatment portion is provided at a lower end of the gutter portion of the front cover. 7. The waterproof cover for a forklift according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the front cover and the upper cover is made of transparent resin.