JP2535676Y2 - Engine hood for industrial vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a front portion of an engine hood in an industrial vehicle such as a forklift, in particular, an industrial vehicle equipped with an air conditioner unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, it has been required to provide air conditioning equipment for industrial vehicles such as forklifts. As shown in FIG. 5, this type of air conditioner type forklift has an air conditioner unit 91 disposed beside a driver's seat 94. The air conditioner unit 91 has a housing 910, and a cooler unit (not shown), a heater unit (not shown),
An air cleaner 92 and the like are stored.

[0003] The air cleaner 92 has a cap 922 detachably attached to a front portion thereof. The cap 92
2 is detached when the element 920 in the air cleaner 92 is replaced. An opening 91 is provided on the front surface of the housing 910 at a position corresponding to the cap 922.
4 are provided. The opening 914 is for attaching and detaching the cap 922. An air cleaner cover 913 is inserted into the opening 914 by a clip 916.
Is detachably attached. The air cleaner cover 9
13 is for protecting the front part of the air cleaner 92 in the housing 910.

On the other hand, an engine hood 93 is provided below the driver's seat 94. The engine hood 93
Is for covering the engine room 930. The engine hood 93 is provided with a forklift frame 90.
Are mounted to be openable and closable by hinges (not shown). The engine room 930 is provided with the air cleaner 9.
2, the inside of the housing 910 and the engine room 930 communicate with each other. That is, the housing 910 and the engine hood 93 have a structure in which the facing side surfaces are opened. Thus, the tightening band (see FIG. 4) of the air cleaner 92 in the housing 910 can be detached from the engine room 930 side.

As described above, the engine hood 93
The engine hood 93 is provided with a reinforcing plate (not shown) to reinforce the engine hood 93 because it has a structure in which a side surface is opened. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 911 denotes an operation switch of the air conditioner unit 91, reference numeral 912 denotes an air outlet of conditioned air, reference numeral 931 denotes a hook for locking the engine hood 93 in a closed state, and reference numeral 95 denotes a pillar of a head guard. .

[0006]

However, in the conventional industrial vehicle, it is troublesome to replace the element of the air cleaner. In addition, the cost of the air cleaner protection member such as the air cleaner cover has been high. in this regard,
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Conventional engine hood 9
3 is separate from the air cleaner cover 913. Therefore, inspection work in engine room 930,
The operation of replacing the element of the air cleaner 92 is performed by another operation.

To replace the element 920 of the air cleaner 92, it is necessary to first loosen the clip 916 and remove the air cleaner cover 913 from the front of the housing 910. Next, the cap 9 of the air cleaner 92 is
22 needs to be removed. Thus, the element 920 in the air cleaner 92 can be taken out. As described above, conventionally, the air cleaner cover 913 has to be attached and detached, and the replacement operation of the element of the air cleaner is troublesome. Further, when a tightening band is used, the band must be removed after the engine hood 93 is opened, and the element replacement work becomes more troublesome.

Conventionally, the air cleaner cover 9
13 had to be manufactured separately from the engine hood 93. Furthermore, in order to attach and detach the air cleaner cover 913, it was necessary to produce the clip 916. Also,
The air cleaner cover 913 is provided with a through hole 917 through which the clip 916 is inserted.
Has an engagement hole 918 for fitting the clip 916.
It was necessary to provide. Therefore, in a conventional industrial vehicle, the cost of the air cleaner protection member such as the air cleaner cover 913 is high. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an engine hood for an industrial vehicle that can smoothly perform element replacement work and reduce the cost of an air cleaner protection member.

[0009]

A solving means The present invention includes a air conditioning unit, an air cleaner provided in said air-conditioning unit, a cap for replacing the element provided in the front portion of the air cleaner, the upper
In an industrial vehicle having an engine room located beside the air cleaner, the above-mentioned element replacement cap is used.
The air cleaner protection that covers the front of the
The engine room protection part that covers the
In the engine hood industrial vehicle, characterized in Rukoto such is provided an openable engine hood. Most notably in the present invention it is, in the engine hood, engine Lou
Lies in the arrangement so as to also serve the unprotected portion and the air cleaner protection unit. That is, the conventional engine room protection unit
The engine hood has a portion corresponding to an air cleaner protection member (hereinafter referred to as an "air cleaner protection portion") integrally formed.

The air cleaner protection portion of the engine hood is formed so as to cover the front of the cap. It is desirable that the air cleaner protection portion is formed so as to be flush with another portion (engine room protection portion) of the engine hood (see FIG. 1). This makes it possible to obtain an engine hood having excellent appearance. Further, it is desirable to provide a reinforcing portion in the air cleaner protection portion (see FIG. 1). As a result, it is not necessary to separately provide a reinforcing plate in the engine hood as in the related art, and the cost can be reduced.

[0011]

[Operation and Effect] In the present invention, the engine hood is provided with an air cleaner protection portion covering the front of the air cleaner cap and an engine room protection portion covering the engine room.
It is integrally formed at the door. Therefore, the cost is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional case where the air cleaner protection member is formed separately from the engine hood. When the engine hood is closed, the engine hood is
The front of the cap of the air cleaner and the engine room are integrally covered. Therefore, the front of the air cleaner and the engine room can be protected by the engine hood.

When the engine hood is opened, the engine room is exposed and the cap of the air cleaner is exposed. Therefore, it is possible to remove the cap and replace the element of the air cleaner. Simultaneous maintenance of the engine room
Can also be performed. Therefore, according to the present invention, the element replacement work can be performed smoothly and the cost of the air cleaner protection member can be reduced.
It is possible to provide an engine hood for an industrial vehicle.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An engine hood of an industrial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example,
This is applied to an engine hood of a forklift as an industrial vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the forklift of this embodiment includes an air conditioner unit 91, an air cleaner 2 provided on the air conditioner unit 91, a cap 22 for replacing an element provided on a front surface of the air cleaner 2, and a side of the air cleaner 2. The engine room 930 is disposed on the side of the vehicle, and the openable and closable engine hood 1 covering the engine room 930 is provided. The engine hood 1 is
The air cleaner 2 is configured to integrally cover the front of the cap 22.

As shown in FIG. 1, the engine hood 1 includes an engine room protection section 11 for covering the engine room 930 and an air cleaner protection section 12 for covering the front of the cap 22 of the air cleaner 2. The engine room protection unit 11 and the air cleaner protection unit 12
It is formed integrally and flush. A reinforcing portion 1 is provided on the side and the upper surface of the air cleaner protection portion 12.
20 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the air cleaner 2 includes a main body case 21 formed in a cylindrical shape,
It comprises an element 23 housed in the main body case 21, the cap 22 detachably attached to the open end of the main body case 21, and a tightening band 26.

The main body case 21 has an outlet 25. The air cleaner 2 and a duct (not shown) in the air conditioner unit 91 are connected via the outlet 25. Others are the same as the conventional example. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 932 denotes a lock fitting that engages with the hook 931 described above, and reference numeral 96 denotes an engine, which are the same as those in the related art. 3 and 4, reference numeral 24 denotes a set screw for attaching / detaching the element, and reference numeral 27 denotes a set screw for attaching / detaching the band.

Since the engine hood of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects are obtained. That is, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the engine hood 1 has an air cleaner 2
The air cleaner protection portion 12 for covering the front of the cap 22 is integrally formed. Therefore, as compared with the conventional case where the air cleaner protection member is manufactured separately from the engine hood, the number of steps is reduced, and the cost can be significantly reduced.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the engine hood 1 is closed, the engine hood 1 is placed in front of the cap 22 of the air cleaner 2 and in the engine room 93.
0 is integrally covered. Therefore, the protection of the engine room 930 and the protection of the front part of the air cleaner 2 can be simultaneously performed by the engine hood 1. The front part of the engine hood 1 is flush. for that reason,
Even if the air cleaner protection portion 12 is provided as described above, the appearance of the entire engine hood is not impaired.

When the engine hood 1 is closed, the reinforcing portion 120 of the air cleaner protection portion 12 is
The front right end portion of the engine hood 1 is supported. Therefore, unlike the related art, there is no need to separately provide a reinforcing plate in the engine hood 1, and the cost can be reduced. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, when the engagement state between the hook 931 and the lock fitting 932 is released and the engine hood 1 is opened, the engine 96 in the engine room 930 and the air cleaner 2 in the housing 910 of the air conditioner unit 91 are opened. Is exposed. Therefore, by simply opening the engine hood 1, repair and inspection in the engine room 930 and replacement of the element 23 of the air cleaner 2 can be performed at the same time.

When replacing the element 23 of the air cleaner 2, first, the set screw 27 is loosened, and the tightening band 26 (FIG. 4) is removed from the engine room 930 side.
Next, the cap 22 of the air cleaner 2 is removed from the opening 914 of the housing 910 forward. Thereafter, the set screw 24 (FIG. 4) is loosened and the element 23 is replaced. Thus, according to this example, the element replacement operation can be performed smoothly. Further, the cost of the air cleaner protection member and the like can be reduced. Further, the engine hood of this example is also excellent in appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a forklift provided with an engine hood according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which an engine hood of the embodiment is opened and a cap of an air cleaner is removed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional front view of a main part near an air cleaner in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the air cleaner according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part near a conventional engine hood.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. . . Engine hood, 2. . . Air cleaner, 22. . . Cap, 23. . . Element, 91. . . Air conditioning unit, 930. . . engine room,

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] And 1. A air conditioning unit, an air cleaner provided in said air-conditioning unit, a cap for replacing the element provided in the front portion of the air cleaner, the industrial vehicle having an engine compartment disposed on a side of the air cleaner, Air filter covering the front of the element replacement cap
And the engine room that covers the engine room.
Openable and closable engine hood with integral
The engine hood of the industrial vehicle and wherein the Rukoto such by providing a de.