JP2007063876A - Electric component storing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric component storing device of a construction machine having excellence in the waterproofing property of an electric component, having a low price and having also excellence in the inspection property of the electric component in a storing state. <P>SOLUTION: A storing space is formed in a part surrounded by a horizontal panel 2c of a front seat base 2, side panels 2a and 2b and a vertical panel 13a of a rear seat base 13, an electric component built-up body 30 is provided in the storing space, and an opening and closing cover 17 is provided at a front opening of the storing space. The electric component built-up body 30 is covered with a plastic sheet cover 37 having pliability. The electric components such as a fuse box 34 and a relay 35 or the like are mounted on the front of the electric component built-up body 30, and the front side of the plastic sheet cover 37 is pulled out to be lifted up to the above to easily inspect the fuse box 34 and the rely 35, etc. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrical component storage device for a construction machine such as a hydraulic excavator.

  Construction machines such as hydraulic excavators have been increasingly digitized in recent years, and with such digitization, there is a tendency for electrical components such as controllers, fuse boxes, relays, and harnesses to increase. In such a construction machine, the storage place for electrical components is one of the problems. In particular, in a small construction machine such as a mini excavator, it is necessary to effectively use the machine space and secure the operator space in order to improve the comfortability of the operator.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-96609 proposes that a storage box is provided on a seat base that supports a seat of a driver's seat as a storage place for electrical components in such a construction machine, and electrical components are stored in the storage box. ing. In this case, the opening of the storage box is closed with a cover and bolted.

JP 2000-96609 A

  When installing electrical components, it is necessary to consider waterproofing measures. In addition, maintenance is required for a fuse box, a relay having a mechanical component, and the like, and improvement of maintainability is also an issue.

  There is a seat base portion as a place that is relatively excellent in waterproofness and easy to maintain, and a storage box is provided on the seat base as described in JP 2000-96609 A, and electrical components are stored in the storage box. By performing sealing on the opening / closing part of the cover, it is possible to achieve a sufficient waterproof function if it is a normal rain water or a car wash with a hose.

  However, in recent years, with an increase in the rental ratio, there are an increasing number of cases where the vehicle body is cleaned by high-pressure jet cleaning. When such a high-pressure car wash is performed, even if sealing is applied to the cover opening and closing part, water droplets enter from the small gaps in the opening and closing part, and the water droplets splash around inside the seat base, short circuiting electrical components or rusting. There is a possibility of attaching.

  In order to protect the electrical component from water droplets that have entered from the gap between the opening and closing parts, it is conceivable to store the electrical component in a waterproof sealed container. However, in this case, there is a problem that not only the cost increases, but also the inspection of the electrical components in the housed state (especially the inspection of the fuse box) cannot be easily performed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical equipment storage device for a construction machine that is excellent in waterproofness and inexpensiveness of electrical equipment, and also excellent in inspection of electrical equipment in a stored state.

  (1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrical equipment storage device for a construction machine including a seat base that supports a driver's seat, wherein a storage space having a front opening is formed in the seat base, It is assumed that an electrical component assembly is disposed in the storage space, an open / close cover is provided at the front opening of the storage space, and the electrical component assembly is covered with a flexible plastic sheet cover.

  In the present invention configured as described above, when the electrical component assembly is stored in the seat base storage space, the storage space is not only closed by the opening / closing cover, but the electrical component assembly is covered by the plastic sheet cover. Therefore, even if water droplets enter through a slight gap in the opening / closing part of the opening / closing cover when the vehicle body is cleaned by high-pressure jet cleaning, the water droplets are blocked by the plastic sheet cover, so the invading water droplets are Is not short-circuited or rusted. Further, since the electrical component assembly is simply covered with a plastic sheet cover except that a storage space including an opening / closing cover is provided, it is extremely inexpensive.

  Also, when checking the electrical components of the electrical component assembly in the stowed state, the electrical components can be inspected simply by opening the open / close cover and then opening the plastic sheet cover. Are better.

  (2) In the above (1), preferably, the plastic sheet cover is screwed to the upper part of the electrical component assembly and from the upper side to the lower front side so as to cover the front surface of the electrical component assembly. And droops.

  Accordingly, the electrical component can be inspected in the housed state by simply pulling out the front portion of the plastic sheet cover and raising it upward.

  (3) Further, in the above (1), preferably, the electrical component assembly includes a plurality of electrical components including a fuse box on a front surface thereof, and at least a cover portion of the plastic sheet cover covering the fuse box can be opened and closed. And

  Thereby, the inspection of the fuse box can be easily performed in the housed state.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is excellent in the waterproofness of an electrical component, and it is cheap, Furthermore, the electrical component storage apparatus excellent also in the checkability of the electrical component in the accommodation state can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a swing type hydraulic excavator that is an example of a construction machine provided with an electrical component storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a hydraulic excavator includes a lower traveling body 101, an upper revolving body 102 that is turnably mounted on the lower traveling body 101, and a top and bottom and left and right sides of the upper revolving body 102 via a swing post 103. And a front work machine 104 that is rotatably connected in the direction. The lower traveling body 101 is of a crawler type, and a blade 106 for earth removal is provided on the front side of the track frame 105 so as to be movable up and down. The upper swivel body 102 is located on a swivel base 107 including a swivel frame, a rear cover 108 that forms a machine room that houses an engine and the like, and is located on the front side of the rear cover 108 on the swivel base 107. A driver's seat unit 109 and a canopy 110 that covers the upper side of the driver's seat unit 109 in an eave shape are provided.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the driver seat unit 109, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a base portion obtained by removing an upper part such as a driver seat from the driver seat unit 109. FIG.

  2 and 3, the driver seat unit 109 includes a floor panel structure 1 assembled by welding a plurality of steel plates, a front seat base 2, a driver seat 3, left and right electric lever units 4, 5, and a side console. It consists of upper parts such as a box 6 and a front console box 7.

  The floor panel structure 1 includes a floor panel portion 11 and a rear panel portion 12 that rises from a rear edge portion of the floor panel portion 11. The floor panel portion 11 is bolted to the swivel frame of the swivel base 107 (FIG. 1) and constitutes the floor portion of the driver's seat. The rear panel portion 12 is screwed to the rear cover 108 (FIG. 1) and forms a machine room together with the rear cover 108.

  The rear panel portion 12 is roughly divided into a rear seat base portion 13 and a portion 14 other than the rear seat base portion 13. The rear seat base portion 13 includes a vertical panel portion 13a that rises at a right angle from a rear edge portion of the floor panel portion 11, and a vertical panel portion 13a. It has a horizontal panel portion 13b that is bent at a right angle from the upper end portion and extends rearward, and an inclined panel portion 13c that extends obliquely upward from the rear end portion of the horizontal panel portion 13b.

  The front seat base 2 includes left and right side panel portions 2a and 2b and a horizontal panel portion 2c connecting the upper ends of the side panel portions 2a and 2b. The right side panel portion 2a in the drawing extends to the floor panel portion 11. The lower side panel is screwed to the floor panel portion 11, and the side panel portion 2 b on the left side of the figure terminates in the middle of reaching the floor panel portion 11 and is screwed to the vertical panel portion 13 b of the rear seat base portion 13.

  The front seat base 2 and the rear seat base portion 13 are combined so that their horizontal panel portions 2c and 13b are flush with each other, and constitute a seat base 15 that supports the driver's seat 1 together.

  The driver's seat 3 includes a seat portion 3a and a back portion 3b, and the seat portion 3a is mounted on the horizontal panel portions 2c and 13b. The electric lever units 4 and 5 are located on both sides of the seat portion 3a, the side console box 6 is further outside and slightly behind the electric lever unit 5 on the left side of the figure, and the front console box 7 is The rear panel portion 12 is mounted on the floor panel portion 11 so as to cover the opening on the left side of the front seat base 2 in the rising portion. A rubber sheet 16 is laid on the floor portion of the driver's seat.

  The electrical component storage device of the present invention is provided in the seat base 15 portion of the floor panel structure 1 configured as described above. Details of the configuration will be described below.

  The seat base 15 forms a storage space having a front opening in a portion surrounded by the horizontal panel portion 2c and side panel portions 2a and 2b of the front seat base 2 and the vertical panel portion 13a of the rear seat base portion 13. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a side beam 21 is stretched over the lower ends of the front edges of the side panel portions 2a and 2b of the front seat base 2, and the side beam 21 has a door shape via butterfly plates 22a and 22b. The lower edge portion of the opening / closing cover 17 is attached, and the front opening of the storage space is closed by the door-type opening / closing cover 17. A holding fitting 23 for holding the opening / closing cover 17 in the closed position is attached to the upper center portion of the opening / closing cover 17.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where the opening / closing cover 17 of the driver's seat unit is opened. An electrical component assembly 30 is installed in the storage space, and the electrical component assembly 30 is covered with a flexible plastic sheet cover 37. Further, a male screw portion 23a of the holding metal fitting 23 projects from the upper center portion of the back surface of the opening / closing cover 17, and the male screw of the holding metal fitting 23 is attached to the holding metal fitting 24 that hangs down from the front edge central portion of the horizontal panel portion 2c of the front seat base 2. A screw hole for engaging the portion 23a is provided, and by engaging the male screw portion 23a of the holding fitting 23 with the screw hole of the holding fitting 24, the open / close cover 17 is held in the closed position as shown in FIG. By manually operating the holding bracket 23 to disengage them, the open / close cover 17 can be opened as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of the electrical component assembly 30 arranged in the storage space of the seat base 15. The electrical component assembly 30 has an L-shaped mounting bracket 31, and electrical components such as a main controller 32, a sub-controller 33, a fuse box 34, and a relay 35 are mounted on a front plate 31 a of the mounting bracket 31. Mounting flanges 31c and 31d are provided at the base edge portion of the side plate 31b of the mounting bracket 31 and the side edge portion of the front plate 31a, and the mounting portion 31c is screwed to the vertical panel portion 13a of the rear seat base portion 13 to attach the mounting portion. The mounting bracket 31 is detachably attached to the seat base 15 by screwing 31d to the side panel portion 2b of the front seat base 2. A harness, wiring, etc. (not shown) are connected to electrical components such as the main controller 32, the sub controller 33, the fuse box 34, and the relay 35. These harnesses and wirings are routed to the outside through a space between the lower end of the side panel portion 2b and the floor panel portion 11 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing a state where the electrical component assembly 30 is covered with the plastic sheet cover 37 in the storage space of the seat base 15, and FIG. 7 is a view of the storage space portion where the electrical component assembly 30 is arranged. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional perspective view, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the front side portion of the plastic sheet cover 37 is pulled out from the state shown in FIG.

  The flexible plastic sheet cover 37 that covers the electrical component assembly 30 has a generally rectangular shape that is slightly longer than the width of the electrical component assembly 30 in the left-right direction (the length of the front plate 31), and is preferably transparent or semi-transparent. A plastic sheet made of a transparent vinyl chloride film or the like is mounted so as to cover the front side and the rear side from the upper side of the electrical component assembly 30, and the upper central portion covers the upper side portion of the electrical component assembly 30, and the front side The part hangs down from the upper side to the lower front side so as to cover the front part of the electrical component assembly 30, and the rear part hangs down from the upper side of the electrical assembly 30 to the lower side on the back side. The central portion of the plastic sheet is screwed to the upper portion of the electrical component assembly 30, for example, the top of the main controller 32 by two screws 38 a and 38 b. The front portion of the plastic sheet covers electrical components mounted on the front side of the mounting bracket 31, such as the fuse box 34 and the relay 35 of the electrical component assembly 30. The front side portion of the plastic sheet has a side edge portion on the right side in FIG. 6 that protrudes outward from the side plate 31 b of the mounting bracket 31 in order to make the covering of the fuse box 34 and the relay 35 more complete. It is wide. The front portion of the plastic sheet can be opened and closed by pulling it out from the rear side of the side beam 21 and pulling it upward as shown in FIG.

  Note that a small hole 39a (see FIG. 8) is formed at an appropriate position of the front plate 31a of the mounting bracket 31 (for example, the lower left and right sides of the front plate 31a), and a rubber or soft plastic fastener 39b that can be inserted into the small hole 39a. (See FIG. 4), the front side portion of the plastic sheet may be simply fixed to the front plate 31a by fitting the fastener 39b into the small hole 39a from the upper side of the plastic sheet.

  The electrical component assembly 30 is attached in the following order. First, after assembling an electrical component assembly 30 as shown in FIG. 5, the electrical component assembly 30 is wrapped with a plastic sheet cover 37 as shown in FIG. 6, and the upper central portion thereof is connected to the main controller by screws 38a and 38b. It fixes to the upper end surface of 32. Next, the electrical component assembly 30 with the plastic seat cover is placed in the storage space of the seat base 15, and the mounting flange 31c of the side plate 31b and the mounting flange 31d of the front plate 31a are connected to the vertical panel portion of the rear seat base portion 13 and the front seat. The electrical component assembly 30 is attached to the seat base 15 by screwing to the side panel portion 2 b of the base 2. At this time, the front lower portion of the plastic sheet cover 37 is turned to the rear side of the side beam 21 to which the opening / closing cover 17 is attached as shown in FIG. Next, the open / close cover 17 is closed, and the holding bracket 23 is operated to hold the open / close cover 17 in the closed position.

  During maintenance of the main controller 32 and the like of the electrical component assembly 30, the electrical component assembly 30 may be taken out of the storage space of the seat base 15 in the reverse order and the plastic sheet cover 37 may be removed.

  Also, when inspecting electrical components mounted on the front side of the mounting bracket 31 such as the fuse box 34, the relay 35, etc., the open / close cover 17 is opened, and when a simple fastener 39a is used, the fastener 39a is pulled out. 8, the front portion of the plastic seat cover 37 is pulled out from the rear side of the side beam 21 and raised upward, and an appropriate object such as a book is placed on the seat portion 3 a of the driver seat 3 and held. Thus, the fuse box 34, the relay 35, etc. can be easily inspected.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, in the state where the electrical component assembly 30 is stored in the storage space of the seat base 15, the storage space is not only closed by the opening / closing cover 17, but also the electrical component assembly. Since the three-dimensional body 30 is covered with the plastic sheet cover 37, even if water droplets enter from a slight gap in the opening / closing portion of the opening / closing cover 17 when the vehicle body is washed by high-pressure jet cleaning, the water droplets are not removed from the plastic sheet cover 37. The electric component assembly 30 is not reached. For this reason, the invading water droplets do not short circuit or rust the electrical components. In particular, when a simple fastener 39a is used, the waterproof performance is good.

  Further, since the electrical component assembly 30 is simply covered with the plastic sheet cover 37 except that a storage space including the opening / closing cover 17 is provided, it is extremely inexpensive.

  Further, when inspecting electrical components mounted on the front surface of the mounting bracket 31, such as the fuse box 34 and the relay 35 of the electrical component assembly 30, the opening / closing cover 17 is opened as shown in FIG. In the case of using 39a, the fastener 39a is pulled out, and the front part of the plastic sheet cover 37 is pulled out from the rear side of the side beam 21 and raised upward as shown in FIG. Since the electrical components can be accessed, they can be easily checked in the stored state.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the swing-type hydraulic excavator which is an example of the construction machine provided with the electrical equipment storage apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged detailed view of a driver's seat unit portion. It is a figure which shows the base part which removed the upper parts, such as a driver's seat, from the driver's seat unit. It is a figure which shows the state which opened the opening / closing cover of the driver's seat unit. It is a figure which shows the detail of an electrical equipment assembly. It is a figure which shows the state by which the electrical component assembly is covered with the plastic cover in the storage space of a sheet base. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the storage space part which shows the arrangement | positioning state of an electrical component assembly, and the attachment state of a plastic sheet cover. It is a figure which shows the state which extracted and opened the front part of the plastic sheet cover from the state of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor panel structure 2 Front seat base 2a, 2b Left and right side panel part 2c Horizontal panel part 3 Driver's seat 4,5 Electric lever unit 6 Side console box 7 Front console box 11 Floor panel part 12 Rear panel part 13 Rear seat base part 13a Vertical panel portion 13b Horizontal panel portion 13c Inclined panel portion 14 Other portions 15 Seat base 17 Opening / closing cover 21 Side beams 22a, 22b Butterfly plate 23 Holding bracket 23a Male thread portion 24 Holding bracket 30 Electrical assembly 31 L-shaped Mounting bracket 31
31a Front plate 31b Side plates 31c, 31d Mounting flange 32 Main controller 33 Sub controller 34 Fuse box 35 Relay 37 Plastic seat cover 38a, 38b Screw 39a Small hole 39b Fastener 101 Lower traveling body 102 Upper swing body 103 Swing post 104 Front work Machine 105 Track frame 106 Blade 107 Swivel base 108 Rear cover 109 Driver's seat unit 110 Canopy

Claims (3)

In the electrical equipment storage device of a construction machine with a seat base that supports the driver's seat,
Forming a storage space having a front opening in the seat base;
An electrical component assembly is disposed in the storage space,
An opening / closing cover is provided at the front opening of the storage space,
An electrical component storage device, wherein the electrical component assembly is covered with a flexible plastic sheet cover. In the electrical equipment storage device of the construction machine according to claim 1,
The plastic sheet cover is screwed to the upper part of the electrical component assembly and is suspended from the upper side to the lower front side so as to cover the front surface of the electrical component assembly. In the electrical equipment storage device of the construction machine according to claim 1,
The electrical component assembly includes a plurality of electrical components including a fuse box on a front surface thereof, and at least a cover portion of the plastic sheet cover covering the fuse box can be opened and closed.

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