JP2003291852A - Hood of industrial vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hood of an industrial vehicle, enabling reduction of cost and facilitating opening and closing. <P>SOLUTION: A substantially U-shaped pipe member 921 is fitted extending from the front of the peripheral edge of a top plate 92 to both side parts on the back of the top plate 92 of the hood 9 by welding or the like. The front right and left corner parts 9c of the top plate 92 are provided with cutout holes 922 shaped to enable a worker to insert and draw the hand. The pipe member 921 and the cutout holes 922 constitute a holding part A of the hood 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hood for an industrial vehicle such as an industrial vehicle such as a forklift that covers a storage part such as an engine and a battery and has a seat installation part on the upper surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, there is a hood of an industrial vehicle such as a forklift truck, which has a box shape to cover a storage portion such as an engine and a battery and which is provided with a seat installation portion on its upper surface. Such a hood is usually attached to the rear portion of the vehicle body of a forklift truck so as to be openable and closable, and is opened and closed at the time of maintenance of the engine, the battery, or the like or replacement of the battery. However, in general, the hood is not provided with a handle for opening and closing, and the operator holds the hood along the edge of the hood to open and close the hood. Even if a handle was provided, it was either a retrofit handle or one that simply had a cutout hole in the hood.

[0003]

In the conventional structure as described above, since the operator does not have a handle, the hood is difficult to open and close, and even when the handle is provided, the handle is a separate part. Therefore, there are problems that the cost of the hood as a whole is high, and that the notch hole is simply used as a handle, it is difficult to grip, it is difficult to open and close the hood, and it is difficult to use as a gripping tool for getting on and off. In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a hood for an industrial vehicle that is low in cost and easy to open and close.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the invention of claim 1, there is provided a hood for opening and closing a storage part such as an engine and a battery, and an upper plate constituting an upper surface of the hood. The gist of the present invention is that a sheet setting portion is provided and a grip portion is formed on a part of the peripheral edge of the upper plate.

According to the present invention, the operator can easily open and close the hood or get on and off the seat provided on the upper part of the hood by gripping the grip provided on a part of the peripheral edge of the hood upper plate. Further, according to the present invention, only a part of the peripheral edge of the upper plate is formed as the grip portion, and the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the handle is provided as a separate component.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is a gist that the gripping portion is formed by a notch hole provided in a part of the upper plate, into which a hand can be inserted and removed.

According to the present invention, the operator can more reliably and easily grasp the grasping portion by inserting / removing the hand into / from the cutout hole.

According to a third aspect of the invention, the gist of the invention is that the grip portion is formed of a pipe member.

According to the present invention, the grip portion is composed of a pipe member, and the pipe member is easily grasped by an operator and easily recognized as a handle when opening / closing or getting on / off the vehicle.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the grip portion has a notch hole provided in a part of the upper plate and into which a hand can be inserted / removed.
The gist is that it is composed of a pipe member.

According to the present invention, the combined operation and effect of claims 2 and 3 can be obtained, and a gripping portion that can be easily gripped is realized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the hood is attached to the rear part of the vehicle body of the industrial vehicle so as to be openable and closable, and the grip part is appropriately provided between the front part of the upper plate of the hood and the front parts of both side parts. The main point is to be provided in the place.

According to the present invention, since a heavy seat is generally installed on the front portion of the hood, it can be said that it is necessary and sufficient if the grip portion is provided on the front portion of the hood in order to increase the strength of the hood. Also, as the position of the handle,
It is easier to open and close the hood if it is provided on the front side.

In a sixth aspect of the present invention, the gist is that the grip portion is formed at least at a front corner portion of the upper plate peripheral edge.

According to this invention, the operator can easily open and close the hood, since the operator can easily grab the grip provided on the corner of the hood from the side of the industrial vehicle.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, it is a gist that the grip portion is disposed at a position near the step for getting on and off the vehicle formed on the upper plate.

According to the present invention, since the grip portion is provided at a position near the step for getting on and off, which is a position where an operator can easily grasp as a handle when getting on and off, safety at the time of getting on and off is further improved.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
2 and FIG. 2. The forklift as an industrial vehicle shown in FIG. 1 is a counterbalance type battery vehicle. The forklift is provided with a mast device 4 in the front part of the vehicle body 2 and a counterbalance weight 3 in the rear part, and in the central part, a driver's seat 7 and a toeboard 6 forming the floor of the driver's seat 7, and their lower parts. A storage portion 8 for storing a battery case (not shown) is arranged inside the vehicle body 2 (between the side frames). A box-shaped hood 9 is rotatably attached to the rear part 2a of the vehicle body at the rear of the toe board 6 of the driver's seat 7, and the hood 9 is installed so as to openably and closably cover the storage part 8 by this rotation. Has been done. The seat 5 is installed on the upper surface of the hood 9. A step portion 10 for getting on and off the operator is formed on the front side of one side of the vehicle body 2 (on the side where the steering wheel 11 is arranged).

Next, the hood 9 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the hood 9 includes a toe board 6 and a lower plate 91 that covers the storage section 8 from above and a seat setting section 9a.
It is composed of an upper plate 92 having an upper surface thereof, a plate 93 and a front plate 94 that connect the plates 91, 92 together, and is generally box-shaped.

The lower plate 91 is placed on the upper portion (top surface of the side frame) of the vehicle body 2 and a part thereof covers the storage portion 8. Left and right side plates 93 are erected on both sides of the upper surface of the lower plate 91, and the front side plate 9 is provided on the front side of the left and right side plates 93.
4 is attached to the rear side of the end of the lower plate 91. The upper plate 92 is provided at the upper ends of the front plate 94 and the left and right side plates 93.
Is installed. The upper end portion of the front side plate 94 is attached to the rear side of the front end position of the upper plate 92, so that the front side portion of the hood 9 is formed in a substantially U shape when viewed from the side.

The upper plate 92 is composed of a plate member 920 and a pipe member 921.
On the back surface of 0, a pipe member 921 is attached by welding or the like in a substantially U shape from at least the front portion to both side portions of the peripheral edge. The left and right front corners 9c of the plate member 920 of the upper plate 92 are provided with cutout holes 922 each having a shape that allows an operator to insert and remove his / her hand, and the pipe member 921 and the cutout holes 922 are provided. The grip A is configured. The corner portion 9c is located in the vicinity of the step portion 10 where the worker gets on and off. Further, a seat setting portion 9a is provided in the vicinity of the front side of the center of the plate member 920.

Forklift 1 constructed as described above
In the hood 9, the operator puts his / her hand into the cutout holes 922 provided in the corner portions 9c of the left and right hoods 9 and grips the pipe member 921 to use the hood 9 as a handle to open / close the hood 9. Further, it is also used as a handle when an operator gets on and off the seat 5.

This embodiment has the following effects.

(1) The worker uses the pipe member 9 of the hood 9
By opening and closing the hood 9 or holding the hood 9.
It becomes easy to get on and off the seat 5 provided at the upper part. The pipe member 921 is also suitable as a strength member, and the strength of the upper plate 92 is enhanced by providing the pipe member 921 on the peripheral edge of the upper plate 92, which leads to weight reduction of the hood 9.

(2) The operator can more reliably and easily grip the pipe member 921 by inserting / removing his / her hand into / from the cutout hole 922.

(3) The pipe member 921 is easily grasped by an operator and is easily recognized as a handle when opening / closing or getting on / off the vehicle. Further, the pipe member 921 serves as an accent in the design of the hood 9 and is excellent in the hood design.

(4) Since the seat 5 is generally installed on the front side portion of the upper plate 92 of the hood 9, in order to increase the strength of the upper plate 92, the pipe member 921 is provided on the front side portion of the upper plate 92. If so, it can be said that it is necessary and sufficient. Also, regarding the position of the handle, it is better to have the hood 9b on the front side.
It is easy to open and close.

(5) Since the pipe member 921 and the cutout hole 922 provided in the corner portion 9c of the upper plate 92 are located at positions where it is easy for the operator to grab from the side of the forklift 1, the opening and closing of the hood 9 and the seat 5 are performed. It is easy to get on and off the bus.

(6) Pipe member 921 and cutout hole 92
2 is provided near the step section 10 for getting on and off,
It is easy for workers to get on and off.

The above embodiment may be modified and implemented as follows.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the hood 9 of the counter type battery type forklift 1, but the present invention can also be applied to an engine type forklift hood. Further, the hood is not limited to a forklift, and may be any hood for an industrial vehicle, such as a hood for a construction vehicle or a sweeper.

In the above embodiment, the gripping portion A is composed of the pipe member 921 and the notch hole 922, but it is sufficient if it can be gripped, and only one of them,
It can be configured as the grip portion A.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the grip portion A is constituted by the pipe member 921, but it may be implemented by a square bar, for example.

In the above embodiment, the pipe member 9
The shape of 21 is a substantially U shape in a plan view, and the corner portion 9c of the upper plate 92 has an arcuate shape by providing the shape, so that the operator can easily grip it, and the operator can easily move up and down. The effect of being less likely to get caught in clothes can be considered. However, the pipe member 921 may be provided on the peripheral edge of the upper plate 92, and the shape thereof is not limited to this.

In the above embodiment, the pipe member 9
The portion provided with 21 is from the front portion 920a to the side portion 920b of the peripheral edge of the plate member 920, but is not limited to this portion. For example, the pipe member 921
Is provided on the entire periphery of the plate member 920, the strength of the entire upper plate 92 can be increased.

In the above embodiment, the notch hole 9
22 are formed on the front side corner portion 9c of the upper plate 92 at one place on each of the left and right sides, but may be formed on one side or at multiple places. The location where the cutout hole 922 is formed does not necessarily have to be the corner portion 9c, and may be the side surface side of the upper plate, for example, as long as the location is suitable for the operator to open and close the hood and get in and out.

In the above embodiment, the pipe member 92
1 and the cutout hole 922 are provided at the front corner portion 9c of the upper plate 92 near the boarding / alighting step 10, but the position is not necessarily limited to this position. For example,
If optimal for opening and closing the hood 9, it is also possible to provide a pipe member 921 and a cutout hole 922 in the front center portion of the upper plate 92 that is away from the boarding / alighting step 10.

[0038]

According to the present invention, an operator can easily open and close the hood and get on and off the seat provided on the upper surface of the hood by gripping the grip provided on a part of the upper edge of the hood. Become. In addition, the present invention can be constructed at a lower cost than when the handle is installed as a separate component on the hood.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a counterbalance type forklift embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hood portion of the forklift of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 car body 2a Rear of vehicle body 5 sheets 7 driver's seat 8 Storage 9 hood 9a Seat setting section 9c corner part Steps for getting on and off 92 Upper plate 921 Pipe member as gripping part 922 A cutout hole as a grip portion.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A hood that covers a storage part such as an engine and a battery so as to be openable and closable, and a seat installation part is provided on an upper plate constituting an upper surface of the hood, and a gripping part is provided at a part of a peripheral edge of the upper plate. A hood for an industrial vehicle, characterized in that 2. The hood of an industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion of the upper plate is formed by a notch hole provided in a part of the upper plate and capable of being inserted and removed by a hand. . 3. The hood of an industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion is made of a pipe member. 4. The industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes a notch hole provided in a part of the upper plate and into which a hand can be inserted and removed, and a pipe member. Hood. 5. The hood is attached to a rear portion of a vehicle body of an industrial vehicle so as to be openable and closable, and the grip portion is provided at an appropriate position between a front portion of a top plate of the hood and front portions of both side portions. The hood of an industrial vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hood is an industrial vehicle. 6. The hood for an industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion is formed at least at a front corner portion of the upper plate peripheral edge. 7. The industry according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the grip portion is disposed at a position near the step for getting on and off the vehicle formed on the vehicle body of the upper plate. Vehicle hood.