JP2541384Y2 - Forklift floor equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention relates to floor devices of industrial vehicles such as forklift trucks and shovel loaders, and particularly to open steps (steps in which the upper portion of a frame is cut off to facilitate getting on and off). It is suitable for use in a vehicle having

(Prior Art) An open step used for a forklift truck or the like has the above-mentioned shape to facilitate the getting on and off, and generally the one shown in FIG. 5 is used.

That is, in the drawing, a is an open step, b is a frame, c is a handle, d is a pedal, e is a floor plate, and f is an operator seat.

Since such an open step has higher visibility and higher safety than the hole-type step a 'shown in FIG. 6, it has recently been used in small forklifts.

In FIG. 6, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are indicated by the same reference numerals with dashes.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the open step in which both sides or one side of the floor is lowered by one step has a stair-like floor, so that it is easy to get on and off, and especially for users who frequently get on and off, greatly reduce fatigue. It is helpful.

However, since the open step is formed by cutting off the upper surface of the frame as described above, the flat plate area in the vehicle width direction of the floor plate is narrowed, and there is no place for the operator's feet. However, there is a problem that the feet are cramped when sitting in the driver's seat and performing various operations and driving, and this is a major problem particularly in a small forklift having a small vehicle width.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problems.

(Means and Actions for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made to achieve the above-mentioned problems, and has been developed in a forklift having an open step and a detachable floor plate mounted on a floor portion. The floor area is increased by forming the floor plate into a shape consisting of a flat wide portion and a flat narrow portion extending in the vehicle width direction so as to partially cover the upper part of the open step. Open step function is added.

The shape of the flat wide portion extending from the floor plate in the vehicle width direction may be rectangular, and the shape of the flat wide portion extending from the floor plate in the vehicle width direction may be trapezoidal.

Therefore, it is possible to simultaneously respond to the demands of both the user who places importance on the getting on and off of the operator and the user who places importance on the comfort of getting on without changing the structure of the frame itself.

(Example) Next, an example of this invention is described based on a drawing.

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing an example of an industrial vehicle to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, reference numerals 1, 1 denote left and right open steps, 2 denotes a floor plate mounting surface, and 3 denotes a driver's seat.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a frame, 11 denotes a dashboard, 12 denotes a cylinder, and 13 denotes a cylinder mounting bracket.

2 (a) and 2 (b) are an enlarged schematic plan view and a side view of an open step portion of the industrial vehicle shown in FIG. 1, and reference numeral 4 denotes a floor plate. It is installed.

The floor plate 4 is formed in a rectangular flat plate having a length 1 in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 2 (a), and is formed on the floor plate mounting surface 2 as shown in FIG. 2 (b). Open steps are formed on both outer ends of the floor plate 4 in the vehicle width direction as indicated by 1,1.

 Reference numerals 5 and 5 denote petals.

2 (a) and 2 (b) show a floor plate in a so-called open step structure.

According to the present invention, the floor plate 4 of the forklift at the time of the open step structure (FIGS. 2A and 2B)
3), a convex flat floor plate 6 can be mounted on the floor plate mounting surface 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c).

That is, the floor plate 6 is a rectangular flat plate-shaped narrow portion 6A.
And the wide portion 6B of a rectangular flat plate shape have a generally convex shape as a whole, and both outer end sides of the wide portion 6B cover a part of the open steps 1, 1 on both sides from above. A floor plate 6 is mounted on the floor plate mounting surface 2.

Therefore, since the upper part of the open step is covered by both outer end sides of the wide portion 6B as described above, the open step is the second step as shown in FIGS.
Although it is smaller than the open steps 1 and 1 shown in the figure, the floor area is large, so that a large foot space can be obtained for the operator.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the floor plate of the present invention. The floor plate 7 is composed of a rectangular flat narrow portion 7A (length l in the vehicle width direction) and a trapezoid flat wide portion 7B. Both ends of the wide portion 7B are inclined as shown by 8,8,
The maximum length in the vehicle width direction is larger than the length 1 of the narrow portion 7A in the vehicle width direction.

 1B and 1B indicate open steps.

This floor plate 7 is a portion where the operator's feet are likely to be placed (the wider portion is closer to the front of the vehicle).
Is particularly wide, and the part where the foot is unlikely to be placed (the part closer to the rear of the vehicle in the wide part) has a reduced width. This makes it possible to simultaneously achieve a higher level of livability improvement at the time of riding.

Therefore, for a user who places importance on getting on and off and a user who places importance on comfort when riding, a wide floor plate 6 as shown in FIG. 3 or a floor plate 7 as shown in FIG. It is possible to widen the feet of the operator while maintaining the inherent getting on and off properties, thereby reducing the operator's fatigue due to crampedness.

(Effects of the Invention) This invention is as described above, and is applied to an industrial vehicle such as a floor plate having an open step structure which is detachably mounted on a floor plate and has open steps formed on both outer sides of the floor plate. The floor plate is formed of a flat wide portion and a rectangular flat narrow portion such that a portion covering the upper part of the open step becomes wide, and is formed so as to be substantially convex lithographic. The convex flat floor plate was mounted on the floor mounting surface to increase the floor area, so the frame structure itself was not changed and the emphasis was placed on the ease of getting on and off the operator. Can be used at the same time for both users who value the ease of getting on and off Can be handled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a forklift having an open step to which the present invention is applied, and FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are enlarged plan views showing a portion of the open step in FIG. FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b), and 3 (c) show a floor plate with an open step structure in the figures and side views.
(C) is a plan view, a side view, and a CC cross-sectional view of a floor plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a plan view of another embodiment, FIG. 5 shows an industrial vehicle having a conventional open step, and FIG. 6 shows a conventional vehicle having a hole-type step. 1, 1A, 1B Open step 2 Floor plate mounting surface 4, 6, 7 Floor plate 6A, 7A Narrow part 6B, 7B Wide part

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A forklift having an open step (1) and a detachable floor plate (4) mounted on a floor portion (2), a portion above the left and right open steps (1), (1). Wide part (6B or 6B) extending the floor plate (4) in the vehicle width direction to cover
7B) and a narrow portion (6A or 6B) (6 or 7) to increase the floor area and simultaneously function as left and right open steps (1A, 1B). Forklift floor equipment. 2. The forklift floor device according to claim 1, wherein the flat wide portion (6B) formed by extending the floor plate (4) in the vehicle width direction has a rectangular shape. 3. A forklift floor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flat plate-shaped wide portion extending from the floor plate in the vehicle width direction has a trapezoidal shape.