JP2008285316A - Garbage throw-in box for garbage collection truck - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage throw-in box for a garbage collection truck comprising structure capable of easily performing the work for checking wiring of lamps in safer posture. <P>SOLUTION: A garbage throw-in box 3 connected to a rear part of a garbage housing box 2 is provided with a garbage throw-in opening in the rear surface from a nearly intermediate part to a rear end thereof. A roof cover 7 is provided in a position covering a part higher than the garbage throw-in opening, and a brake lamp 11, at-work display lamp 12 and other lamps are fitted to the roof cover 7, and wiring of these lamps is arranged on the lower surface side of the roof cover 7. A front edge of the roof cover 7 is fitted to the garbage throw-in box 3 near the top thereof through a hinge 21, and a rear edge side of the roof cover 7 is supported freely to turn in the vertical direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dust collection box of a dust collection vehicle, and more particularly to a dust collection box of a garbage collection vehicle provided with a roof cover for attaching lamps such as a brake lamp and a work indicator light to an upper portion of the dust collection box.

  A dust storage box for storing the collected dust is mounted on the frame of the garbage collection vehicle. The dust is accommodated in the dust container through a dust input box connected to the rear part of the dust container. A dust input port for supplying dust is provided on the rear surface of the dust input box. The dust inlet is provided with an open / close door for preventing dust and sewage in the dust box from scattering during traveling. The open / close door mechanism is disclosed in, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 and the like.

  When carrying out the work of throwing dust into the dust inlet, it is necessary to alert the passersby and vehicles from behind by reporting that the garbage truck is stopped and working. Therefore, a brake lamp, a hazard lamp, a work indicator lamp, and the like are provided on the rear surface of the dust box. In addition, optional parts such as a back-eye camera may be attached to the rear surface of the dust input box so that the work situation near the dust input port can be confirmed from the driver's seat of the dust collector. These lamps and optional parts are desirably provided at a position where visibility is not affected by the open / close state of the door. In addition, it is necessary to consider that there is no problem with the lamps or wiring due to vibration or the like when opening and closing the door.

Therefore, in Patent Document 3, the open / close door is slid along guide rails provided on the left and right side walls of the dust inlet, and when the door is opened, the open / close door is accommodated in the upper part inside the dust input box and above the dust inlet. Proposed a configuration in which a fixed surface is provided so as to cover the upper surface of the guide rail support plate, and optional parts such as lamps and a back-eye camera are attached to the fixed surface. In the configuration described in the document, the wiring of the lamps is attached to the back side of the fixed surface. For inspection of the wiring, an opening is formed from the middle part to the front part of the fixed surface, and a thin plate-like cover member is attached to the opening. A cover member is hold | maintained through the hinge provided in the front edge part so that the rear edge side can be opened and closed in an up-down direction.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-53511 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-8313 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-314061

  According to the configuration described in Patent Document 3, the wiring of the lamps can be inspected from the opening by opening the cover member and opening the opening of the fixed surface. However, in order to actually perform the inspection work, the inspection worker must climb up to the upper part of the dust box and look into the inside of the opening from above. Such work is never easy, and there is room for improvement in terms of safety.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and it is a solution to provide a dust box having a structure capable of easily performing inspection work of wiring of lamps in a safer posture. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the dust input box of the dust collection vehicle of the present invention is connected to the rear part of the dust storage box mounted on the frame of the dust collection vehicle, and is provided with a dust input port on the rear surface. In the box, a roof cover is provided at a position covering the upper part of the dust inlet, and a brake lamp and other lamps are attached to the roof cover, and wiring of these lamps is arranged on the lower surface side of the roof cover. In addition, the front edge portion of the roof cover is attached to the vicinity of the top portion of the dust throwing box via a connecting member, and the rear edge side of the roof cover is rotatably held in the vertical direction.

  In the above invention, it is preferable that an urging means for pushing the rear edge side of the roof cover upward is provided in the vicinity of the connecting member.

  Further, a rear monitoring device, a working indicator lamp, or the like may be attached near the rear edge of the roof cover.

  Further, it is desirable that a water stop member is attached at a position close to the front edge of the roof cover.

  Further, it is desirable that the stopper rod that is supported with the rear edge of the roof cover opened is provided so as to be retractable when not in use.

  In the refuse collection box of the garbage truck according to the present invention configured as described above, the front edge of the roof cover is attached to the vicinity of the top of the dust collection box via the connecting member, so that the rear edge side of the roof cover is attached. When pushed upward, the lower surface side of the roof cover is opened downward. Therefore, even if the inspection operator does not climb up to the upper part of the dust input box, the wiring of the lamps arranged on the lower side of the roof cover can be easily inspected from the bottom. This also improves safety during work.

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

  1 to 3 show an overall configuration of a garbage collection vehicle equipped with a garbage input box according to an embodiment of the present invention. On the frame of the garbage truck 1, a dust container 2 is mounted. The dust container 2 is held so that it can be tilted backward via a dump cylinder (not shown) attached on the vehicle frame. A dust input box 3 is connected to the rear part of the dust container 2. The dust box 3 is connected to the top of the rear end of the dust container 2 via the pivot 4 and is held so as to be able to rotate in the vertical direction.

  The rear surface of the dust input box 3 is provided with a dust input port from its substantially middle portion to the rear end portion. An open / close door 5 is attached to the dust inlet. The open / close door 5 slides in the vertical direction along a pair of left and right guide rails 6 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) provided on the left and right side walls of the dust inlet, and is housed in the upper part of the dust input box 3 when opened. . The dust thrown in from the dust throwing opening is pushed into the interior of the dust containing box 2 by a loading device (not shown) provided inside the dust throwing box 3.

  The main part of the present invention is the roof cover 7 attached so as to cover the upper half of the dust box 3. 4 and 5 show a schematic structure of the roof cover 7. The roof cover 7 is formed by lining a reinforcing frame formed by combining a metal plate 9 and a pipe 10 on the peripheral surface of the lower surface of a cover member 8 made of a resin molded product. The cover member 8 is integrally screwed to the reinforcing frame. The lower surface of the roof cover 7 has a curved shape along the upper half of the dust box 3. In the cover member 8, left and right extension brake lamps 11 and extension hazard lamps 12 are integrally incorporated. Further, a back eye camera 13 and a working indicator lamp 15 as a rear monitoring device are attached near the rear edge of the cover member 8. Wirings (not shown) for the lamps, the back eye camera 13 and the like are arranged on the lower surface side of the roof cover 7 and are bundled by a plurality of wiring holders 14 attached at appropriate positions on the reinforcing frame. .

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 6, the front edge portion of the roof cover 7 is attached to an upper frame 22 constructed on the top of the dust box 3 via a hinge-shaped hinge 21 as a connecting member. . Thereby, the rear edge side of the roof cover 7 rotates in the up-down direction. A plurality of hinges 21 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the vehicle width direction, and are attached to the upper frame 22 via bolts and nuts 23. Further, a water stop member 24 made of a rubber material is attached to the upper surface of the upper frame 22 along the front edge portion of the roof cover 7. The water stop member 24 allows rainwater to enter the lower side of the roof cover 7 during rainy weather, and wets the hydraulic device and other devices, switches, wiring connections, and the like provided in the dust bin 3. It is a member that prevents rainwater from flowing out on both sides.

  The roof cover 7 is urged by an urging member in a direction of pushing the rear edge side upward. In the illustrated embodiment, the torsion bar 26 is used as the biasing member. The base end side of the torsion bar 26 is restrained along the upper frame 22 of the dust box 3. FIG. 7 shows details of a portion that restrains the torsion bar 26. The base end of the torsion bar 26 bent in an L shape is restrained by a presser fitting 27. The presser fitting 27 is fixed to a stay 29 attached to the upper frame 22 via bolts and nuts 28.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the free end side of the torsion bar 26 extends to the rear end side of the roof cover 7 along the reinforcing frame, and from below to the engaging member 30 attached to the pipe 10. Engage and urge the pipe 10 upward.

  The roof cover 7 is normally covered with the dust input box 3 and a bolt 32 with a knob attached near the rear edge of the roof cover 7 is attached to a nut member 34 provided on the middle frame 33 of the dust input box 3. By being screwed together, it is fixed in a closed state. When the knob-equipped bolt 32 is loosened and removed from the nut member 34, the roof cover 7 is opened upward by the urging force of the torsion bar 26, and the wiring and the like can be inspected from below. At the time of inspection, in order to prevent the roof cover 7 from being inadvertently closed, the stopper rod 36 is raised to support the rear edge of the roof cover 7.

  FIG. 8 is a detailed view showing the attachment structure of the stopper rod 36. A shaft attachment member 37 combining a washer, a pin, and the like is attached near the center of the middle frame 33, and the base end portion of the stopper rod 36 is pivotally supported by the shaft attachment member 37. A rod holder 38 is attached to the side of the middle frame 33. When the roof cover 7 is closed, the stopper rod 36 is laid sideways and the tip end side is fitted into the rod holder 38 so that the stopper rod 36 is accommodated along the middle frame 33.

  In this way, the roof cover 7 integrated with the lamps is attached to a position covering the upper portion of the dust box 3, and the rear edge side of the roof cover 7 can be opened and closed, so that the roof cover 7 is disposed on the lower surface side of the roof cover 7. The wiring of the installed lamps can be easily checked. At the time of inspection, it is no longer necessary to climb to the upper part of the dust box 3, so that the safety during work is also improved. Further, since the lamps are integrally incorporated in the roof cover 7, the appearance design is also improved.

  In addition, about embodiment of this invention, it can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the main point of invention. The detailed shape and reinforcing structure of each component are not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

It is a side view of the refuse collection vehicle equipped with the dust input box which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view of the refuse collection vehicle shown in FIG. It is a rear part top view of the refuse collection vehicle shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the structure of a roof cover. It is the partial top view which showed the internal structure of the roof cover in the state which excluded the cover member. It is the figure which expanded the AA cross section in FIG. 5, and showed the structure of the front edge part vicinity of a roof cover. (A) is the figure which expanded the BB cross section in FIG. 5, and showed the restraint state of the base end side of a torsion bar, (b) is the figure which looked at the said part from the vehicle rear side. . (A) is the figure which expanded the CC cross section in FIG. 5, and showed the base end part of the stopper rod, (b) is the figure which looked at the said part from the vehicle front side. (C) is the figure which expanded the DD cross section in FIG. 5, and showed the rod holder.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dust collection truck 2 Dust storage box 3 Dust input box 5 Opening door 7 Roof cover 11 Brake lamp 12 Hazard lamp 13 Back eye camera (rear monitoring device)
15 Work indicator lamp 21 Hinge (connecting member)
24 Water stop member 26 Torsion bar (biasing means)
36 Stopper rod

Claims (6)

In the dust box which is connected to the rear part of the dust container mounted on the frame of the garbage collector and has a dust inlet on the rear surface,
A roof cover is provided at a position covering an upper part of the dust inlet, and a brake lamp and other lamps are attached to the roof cover, and wiring of the lamps is disposed on the lower surface side of the roof cover. ,
A dust collecting vehicle garbage truck characterized in that a front edge portion of the roof cover is attached to a vicinity of a top portion of the dust container box via a connecting member, and a rear edge side of the roof cover is rotatably held in the vertical direction. Input box.   2. A dust input box for a dust collection vehicle according to claim 1, wherein biasing means for pushing up the rear edge side of the roof cover upward is provided in the vicinity of the connecting member.   3. A dust input box for a dust collection vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rear monitoring device is attached in the vicinity of the rear edge of the roof cover.   The dust input box of the garbage truck according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a working indicator lamp is attached in the vicinity of the rear edge of the roof cover.   5. A dust collection box for a dust collection vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a water stop member is attached to a position close to the front edge of the roof cover.   6. A dust collecting box for a dust collecting vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a stopper rod that is supported with the rear edge of the roof cover being opened is storable when not in use.

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