JP2006007929A - Cab and working machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cab equipped with a reinforcing structure body capable of preventing the deformation of a cab body with respect to lateral load. <P>SOLUTION: The cab 14 is equipped with a cab body 21 and a head guard 22 mounted on the upper part of the cab body 21 as the reinforcing structure. The cab body 21 is equipped with frame members 23 provided on both right and left side parts from the front part toward the upper part, and a front header part 31 provided between the upper part of these frame members and the front part. The head guard 22 is equipped with side members 41 of both right and left side parts fixed to the upper part of the frame members 23 of both right and left side parts of the cab body 21 respectively, and a cross member 43 integrally provided between these side members 41. The cross members 43 are fixed to the front header part 31 of the cab body 21 through the header part reinforcing member 36 at a plurality of places. The cross member 43 of the head guard 22 is disposed within a range of a dead angle by the front header part 31 of the cab body 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cab having a reinforcing structure that prevents deformation of a cab body and a work machine using the cab.

  The cab of the work machine, that is, the cab includes a first side structure provided with a door that can be opened and closed, a second side structure disposed at a position adjacent to the work device, and a structure between the two side structures. Provided with a front surface portion, a roof portion, and a rear surface portion, the substantially entire surface being a front window.

  In such a cab, in order to prevent deformation due to the overturning load when the aircraft falls, a horizontal rail is provided at the upper position of the front window so as to span between the first and second side structures, There is one provided with a reinforcing member for reinforcing the horizontal rail (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6A, some cabs 1 of construction machines have a head guard 3 provided on a roof portion 2r of the cab body 2. The coupling structure of the cab body 2 and the head guard 3 is such that the four corners of the head guard 3 are coupled to the four corners of the roof portion 2r via bosses or brackets 4.

  In such a cab 1, a structure in which the front window installed in the front opening 5 can be stored in the ceiling is adopted, and a skylight 6 that can be opened and closed is also installed on the front side of the ceiling so as to ensure an upward view. The front header portion 7 provided between the opening 5 and the skylight 6 needs to be as thin as possible to minimize the blind spot. In addition, the front header portion 7 of the cab body 2 is not fastened to the head guard 3 in order to ensure an upward view.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6B, when a lateral load is applied to the cab body 2 such as when the aircraft falls, the thin front header portion 7 is deformed, and the frame member 2a on one side enters the living space. There can be situations where

In this case, even if the head guard 3 is attached, if the fastening with the cab body 2 is performed by the boss or the bracket 4, the mounting surface of the boss or the bracket 4 is deformed. As a result, the head guard 3 does not work as a reinforcing member for the front header portion 7 with respect to the lateral load. This situation is the same in the reinforcing member for reinforcing the cross rail shown in Patent Document 1.
JP 2001-279721 A (page 4-5, FIG. 3-5)

  Thus, the fastening structure of the conventional cab body 2 and the head guard 3 directly attached to the cab body 2 is based on bosses or brackets 4 installed at four points on the roof portion 2r of the cab body 2. Therefore, when a lateral load is applied, such as when the aircraft falls, it is difficult to play a role of suppressing deformation of the cab body 2.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the frame member 2b of the cab body 2 located on the working device 8 side can contact the working device 8 and thus has high rigidity, while the frame on the side on which the lateral load acts. The member 2a is easily moved to the working device 8 side with the deformation of the boss or the bracket 4, and the front header portion 7 therebetween is greatly deformed, but the head guard 3 is compared with the mounting boss or the bracket 4 in comparison with that. Is easily deformed and no stress is generated. That is, the head guard 3 has a structure that does not function to suppress deformation of the cab body 2.

  This invention is made in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the working machine using the cab provided with the reinforcement structure which can prevent the deformation | transformation of the cab main body with respect to a lateral load, and the cab. is there.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cab body in which a front header portion is provided between a front opening and an upper opening between frame members on both sides disposed on one side and the other side, and an upper portion of the cab body. The reinforcing structure is attached to the one side part and the other side part of the cab body, and the side members are fixed to the upper part of the frame member of the other side part. And a cross member that is integrally provided between the side members of the cab body and fixed to the front header portion of the cab body, and the side members on one side and the other side of the reinforcing structure are attached to the cab body. The cross member fixed to the upper part of the frame member on one side and the other side and integrally provided between the side members of the reinforcing structure is fixed to the front header portion of the cab body. Of the body The reinforcing structure which is integrated with the front header part not only the frame members of the side and the other side, to improve the rigidity of the cab body, to prevent deformation of the cab body against lateral load.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cross member of the reinforcing structure in the cab according to the first aspect is disposed within a blind spot by the front header portion of the cab body, and the reinforcing structure is strong in strength. Even if the necessary cross member is provided, the cross member is disposed in the blind spot of the front header portion of the cab body, so that the cross member does not enter the field of view of the operator in the cab body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cab according to the first or second aspect, side members of one side and the other side of the reinforcing structure are extended downward from the cross member so that one side and the other side of the cab body are extended. Each of the frame members has an extension portion with a tip fixed to the front portion, and includes a cross member reinforcing member provided between the joint portions of the extension portions of the side members and the cross member, And since the extension part of the side member of a reinforcement structure and the junction part of a cross member were reinforced with the cross member reinforcement member, since the extension part of the side member was fixed to the frame member of the cab main body, the frame member of a cab main body As the side member is firmly fixed to the side member, the rigidity of the cab body is further improved through a strong cross member reinforced in the bonding strength to the side member. To.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cab according to any one of the first to third aspects, a header portion reinforcing member provided integrally with a front header portion of the cab body, and a reinforcing structure for the header portion reinforcing member. Fastening means for detachably fastening the cross member of the cab body, and the front header portion of the cab body is reinforced by the header portion reinforcing member, and the fastening portion is used for the header portion reinforcing member. The rigidity of the cab body is further improved by fastening the cross member of the reinforcement structure and adding a reinforcement structure according to the magnitude of the lateral load expected to act on the cab body.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the fastening means in the cab according to the fourth aspect includes a back nut welded to the inside of the header portion reinforcing member of the cab body, and a cross member of the reinforcing structure by screwing with the back nut. And a bolt for fastening to the header portion reinforcing member, and a cross of the reinforcing structure against the header portion reinforcing member by a bolt screwed to a back nut welded to the inside of the header portion reinforcing member. Fasten the members easily.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing structure in the cab according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is a head guard that entirely protects the upper portion of the cab main body, and the cab main body is formed by the head guard. The head guard integrated with the front header part as well as the frame members on one side and the other side of the cab body to improve the rigidity of the cab body and protect the cab against lateral loads Prevent deformation of the body.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing structure in the cab according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is provided between the frame members on one side and the other side along the front header portion of the cab body. It is a reinforcement body, and the front reinforcement part provided between the frame members on one side and the other side along the front header part of the cab body improves the rigidity of the front header part of the cab body. The front header is prevented from being deformed by a lateral load.

  The invention according to claim 8 is a work machine comprising the airframe, the cab according to any one of claims 1 to 7 mounted on the airframe, and the work device mounted on the airframe, and the overturn of the airframe. When a lateral load is applied to the cab body from the opposite side of the work device, the magnitude of the lateral load varies depending on the weight of the aircraft. Depending on the weight of the aircraft, one side and the other side of the cab body By adding a reinforcing structure that is integrated with not only the frame member but also the front header part, the rigidity of the cab body is improved, and deformation of the cab body due to a lateral load is prevented.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the side members of the one side portion and the other side portion of the reinforcing structure are respectively fixed to the upper portions of the frame members of the one side portion and the other side portion of the cab body, and the reinforcing structure body. Since the cross member provided integrally between the side members of the cab body is fixed to the front header portion of the cab body, it is integrated with the front header portion as well as the frame members on one side and the other side of the cab body. The rigidity of the cab body can be improved by the reinforcing structure, and the cab body can be prevented from being deformed by a lateral load.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the reinforcing structure is provided with a cross member necessary for strength, the cross member is disposed in the blind spot of the front header portion of the cab body. A good field of view can be secured without entering the field of view of the operator in the cab body.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the joint between the extension portion of the side member and the cross member of the reinforcing structure is reinforced by the cross member reinforcement member, and the extension portion of the side member is fixed to the frame member of the cab body. Therefore, the side member can be firmly fixed to the frame member of the cab main body, and the rigidity of the cab main body can be further improved through the strong cross member whose bonding strength to the side member is reinforced.

  According to the invention of claim 4, after reinforcing the front header portion of the cab body with the header portion reinforcing member, the cross member of the reinforcing structure is fastened to the header portion reinforcing member using the fastening means. The rigidity of the cab body can be further improved by adding a reinforcing structure according to the magnitude of the lateral load expected to act on the cab body.

  According to invention of Claim 5, the cross member of the reinforcement structure with respect to a header part reinforcement member can be easily fastened with the volt | bolt screwed by the back nut welded inside the header part reinforcement member.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, the head guard protects the upper part of the cab body from falling rocks and the like, and is integrated with the front header part as well as the frame members on one side and the other side of the cab body. The guard can improve the rigidity of the cab body, and can prevent the cab body from being deformed by a lateral load.

  According to the invention described in claim 7, the rigidity of the front header portion of the cab body is improved by the front reinforcing body provided between the frame members of the one side portion and the other side portion along the front header portion of the cab body. It is possible to prevent deformation of the front header portion due to lateral load.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when a lateral load is applied to the cab body from the side opposite to the work device due to the aircraft falling or the like, the magnitude of the lateral load varies depending on the weight of the aircraft. Accordingly, the rigidity of the cab body can be improved by adding a reinforcing structure that is integrated with the front header part as well as the frame members on one side and the other side of the cab body. Can prevent deformation of the cab body.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to one embodiment shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 5 shows a hydraulic excavator as a work machine or a construction machine. The hydraulic excavator includes a crawler-type lower traveling body 12 and an upper revolving body in which the lower traveling body 12 is turnable with respect to the lower traveling body 12. A cab 14 that forms an operator's cab and a work device 15 for excavation work are mounted on the upper turning body 13 of the machine body 11.

  In this working device 15, a boom 16 that is rotated in the vertical direction by a boom cylinder 16c is pivotally supported on the upper swing body 13, and an arm 17 that is pivoted by an arm cylinder 17c is pivotally supported at the tip of the boom 16. The bucket 18 pivoted by the bucket cylinder 18c is pivotally supported at the tip of the arm 17.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cab 14 includes a cab main body 21 and a head guard 22 as a reinforcing structure attached to the upper portion of the cab main body 21. This head guard 22 is a structure that protects the upper part of the cab body 21 as a whole.The cab body 21 is composed of a frame member 23 provided in a series of deformed steel pipes from the front to the upper part on both the left and right sides, and left and right A box-shaped main frame structure is formed by the frame member 24 provided at the rear portion on both sides and the lower frame member 25. A door frame 26 is attached to a frame member 23, 24, 25 on one side by a hinge 27 so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, a ceiling portion 28 is provided between the upper portions of the frame members 23 on both the left and right side portions.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front header portion 31 is provided between the upper portion and the front portion of the frame members 23 on both the left and right side portions, and a front opening 32 formed on the lower side through the front header portion 31. And an upper opening 33 formed in the rear ceiling 28 is partitioned.

  The front opening 32 is provided with a front window (not shown) that can move to the lower side of the ceiling portion 28 along the rail 34 provided on the inner side of the frame member 23 on both the left and right sides. Is provided with a skylight 35 formed of a transparent material such as polycarbonate so that it can be opened and closed with a hinge (not shown) at the rear end as a fulcrum.

  A header portion reinforcing member 36 is integrally provided on the front header portion 31 of the cab main body 21 by welding or the like from the frame member 23 on one side to the frame member 23 on the other side. The header portion reinforcing member 36 is integrally formed with leg portions 37 that are integrated with the frame members 23 on both the left and right sides.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the head guard 22 is provided between the side members 41 on both the left and right sides fastened to the upper portions of the frame members 23 on the left and right sides of the cab body 21, and between the center portions of these side members 41. In addition, a plurality of cross members 42 provided integrally between the rear portions and a cross member 43 provided integrally between the front portions of the side members 41 on the left and right side portions are provided.

  A guard plate 44 is stretched on the cross member 42 between the central part and the rear part, and a guard lattice 45 is attached to the cross member 43 between the cross member 42 between the central part and the front part. The guard lattice 45 is formed by connecting a plurality of fin-shaped vertical plates 45a arranged in parallel to each other by a plurality of horizontal bars 45b and a horizontal plate 45c provided between the vertical plates 45a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, of the side members 41 on the left and right side portions of the head guard 22, the portion corresponding to the front from the front upper corner of the cab body 21 is formed into the shape of the frame member 23 of the cab body 21. The front header 31 of the cab body 21 and the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 can be fastened by forming a cross member 43 between the bent forming portions 46 so that the front member 31 is bent downward. .

  That is, the front cross member 43 is disposed below the center and rear cross members 42, and the vertical plates 45a of the guard lattice 45 are arranged so that the center cross member 42 and the front cross member 43 from the front end portion. Is formed over.

  As shown in FIG. 3, mounting bosses 47 are formed on the lower surface of the side members 41 on both the left and right sides of the head guard 22, so that these mounting bosses 47 are connected to the side of the cab body 21 shown in FIG. And is fastened and fixed with bolts.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cross member 43 between the front portions of the head guard 22 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 51, and these mounting holes 51 are used as shown in FIG. The cross member 43 between the front portions is fastened and fixed to the front header portion 31 of the cab main body 21 via a header portion reinforcing member 36 at a plurality of two or more locations.

  At the same time, the side members 41 on both the left and right sides of the head guard 22 have extension portions 52 that extend downward from the cross member 43, and are provided at the front portions of the frame members 23 on the left and right sides of the cab body 21, respectively. The distal end portions of the extension portions 52 of these side members 41 are fastened and fixed to the mounting seat portion 52a via mounting bosses 52b.

  A gusset 53 as a triangular cross member reinforcing member is attached between the joint portions of the extension portions 52 of the side members 41 and the cross members 43 by welding or the like to reinforce the joint portions.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21 is obtained by integrating a front header inner member 31 a and a front header outer member 31 b by welding or the like. The header reinforcing member 36 is integrally attached to the member 31b by welding or the like, and the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 is detachably fastened to the header reinforcing member 36 by a plurality of fastening means 54.

  The fastening means 54 includes a back nut 55 welded to the inside of the header portion reinforcing member 36 of the cab main body 21, and the back member 55 screwed to the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 to the header portion reinforcing member 36. And a bolt 56 to be fastened. Inside the cross member 43, a sleeve 57 for inserting and guiding the bolt 56 is integrated by welding.

  As described above, the front header portion 31 and the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 may be directly fastened. However, after adding a header portion reinforcing member 36 having a back nut 55 for fastening, Further rigidity can be maintained if fastened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 is disposed within the range of the blind spot formed by the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21.

  Next, functions and effects of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described.

  The head guard 22 is mounted by fastening and fixing the mounting bosses 47 of the side members 41 on the left and right sides of the head guard 22 to the mounting seats 48 on the upper side of the frame member 23 on the left and right sides of the cab body 21, respectively. The cross member 43 integrally provided between the side members 41 on both the left and right side portions of the 22 is fastened and fixed to the header portion reinforcing member 36 of the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21 by the fastening means 54, and the left and right sides of the head guard 22 are fixed. The attachment bosses 52b of the extension portions 52 on both sides are fastened and fixed to the attachment seat portions 52a of the frame members 23 on the left and right sides of the cab body 21.

  The head guard 22 protects the upper part of the cab body 21 from falling rocks and the like, and the head guard 22 integrated by the fastening means 54 with the front header part 31 as well as the frame members 23 on both the left and right sides of the cab body 21 The rigidity of the cab body 21 can be improved, and deformation of the cab body 21 with respect to a lateral load can be prevented.

  For example, when a lateral load acts on the cab body 21 from the side opposite to the work device 15 due to the body 11 falling or the like, the magnitude of the lateral load varies depending on the weight of the aircraft 11, so according to the weight of the aircraft 11, By adding the head guard 22 integrated by a plurality of fastening means 54 with the front header 31 as well as the frame members 23 on the left and right sides of the cab main body 21, the rigidity of the cab main body 21 can be improved. The deformation of the cab body 21 due to a lateral load can be prevented.

  That is, the front header 31 of the cab 14 and the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 are directly fastened by the fastening means 54 without using a deforming member such as a boss or a bracket, so that the rigid head guard 22 can be It becomes possible to suppress the deformation of the header portion 31. In particular, the fastening by the plurality of fastening means 54 improves the rigidity of the front header portion 31.

  At this time, after the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21 is reinforced by the header portion reinforcing member 36, the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 is fastened to the header portion reinforcing member 36 by using the fastening means 54. The rigidity of the cab body 21 can be further improved by adding the head guard 22 corresponding to the magnitude of the lateral load expected to act on the body 21.

  Further, the joint between the extension 52 of the side member 41 of the head guard 22 and the cross member 43 is reinforced by a triangular gusset 53, and the extension 52 of the side member 41 is attached to the frame member 23 of the cab body 21. Since the side member 41 is fastened and fixed to the frame member 23 of the cab main body 21 by fastening, the cab main body is connected to the side member 41 via the strong cross member 43 reinforced by the gusset 53. 21 rigidity can be further improved.

  The fastening means 54 can easily fasten the cross member 43 of the head guard 22 with respect to the header portion reinforcing member 36 by a bolt 56 screwed into a back nut 55 welded inside the header portion reinforcing member 36.

  Even if the cross member 43 necessary for strength is provided on the head guard 22, the cross member 43 is disposed in the blind spot of the front header portion 31 of the cab main body 21, so that the cross member 43 is connected to the cab main body 21. A good field of view can be secured without entering the field of view of the operator.

  The reinforcing structure may be a front reinforcing body (not shown) provided between the frame members 23 on both the left and right sides along the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21. That is, when the H-shaped front reinforcing body is set along the front header portion 31 like the reinforcing member of the horizontal rail shown in Patent Document 1 instead of the head guard that covers the entire ceiling portion of the cab body 21. The front reinforcing body is fastened and fixed to the front header portion 31 by a plurality of fastening means.

  The rigidity of the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21 can also be improved by the front reinforcement provided between the frame members 23 on both the left and right sides along the front header portion 31 of the cab body 21. Deformation of the front header portion 31 with respect to the load can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cab according to the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which isolate | separated the reinforcement structure of the cab same as the above. It is the perspective view which looked at the reinforcement structure of the cab same as the above from diagonally lower side. It is sectional drawing of the part which fastened the reinforcement structure of the cab same as the above. It is a side view which shows one Embodiment of the working machine carrying the cab which concerns on this invention. (A) is a front view which shows the conventional cab, (b) is a front view which shows a deformation | transformation state when a lateral load is added to the cab.

Explanation of symbols

11 Airframe
14 cab
15 Work equipment
21 Cab body
22 Head guard as a reinforcing structure
23 Frame member
31 Front header
32 Front opening
33 Top opening
36 Header reinforcement
41 Side member
43 Cross member
52 Extension
53 Gusset as cross member reinforcement
54 Fastening means
55 Back nut
56 volts

Claims (8)

A cab body provided with a front header portion between a front opening and an upper opening between frame members on both sides arranged on one side and the other side;
A reinforcing structure attached to the upper part of the cab body,
The reinforcement structure
A side member on one side and the other side fixed to the upper part of the frame member on one side and the other side of the cab body,
A cab comprising a cross member integrally provided between the side members and fixed to a front header portion of the cab body. The cross member of the reinforcing structure
The cab according to claim 1, wherein the cab is arranged within a range of a blind spot formed by a front header portion of the cab body. The side members of the one side and the other side of the reinforcing structure are extended downward from the cross member, and extended portions with the tip fixed to the front of the frame member on the one side and the other side of the cab body, respectively. Have
The cab according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a cross member reinforcing member provided between a joint portion between the extension portion of the side member and the cross member. A header portion reinforcing member provided integrally with the front header portion of the cab body;
The cab according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising fastening means for detachably fastening the cross member of the reinforcing structure to the header portion reinforcing member. The fastening means is
A back nut welded inside the header reinforcement member of the cab body,
The cab according to claim 4, further comprising: a bolt that is screwed to the back nut and fastens the cross member of the reinforcing structure to the header portion reinforcing member. The cab according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reinforcing structure is a head guard that entirely protects an upper portion of the cab body. The cab according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reinforcing structure is a front reinforcing body provided between the frame members on one side and the other side along the front header portion of the cab body. . The aircraft,
The cab according to any one of claims 1 to 7 mounted on an airframe,
A work machine comprising: a work device mounted on a machine body.

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