JP3381672B2 - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a hinge cap mounted on a hinge for fixing a side cover to a frame of a forklift.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hinge for fixing a side cover to a frame of a forklift truck so as to be openable and closable is fixed to the frame and the side cover from the back side and is not visible from the outside of the vehicle body from the viewpoint of improving the design. Often located in.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved] However, depending on the layout of various parts housed inside the forklift, the hinge may have to be fixed to the front side of the frame. In this case, the hinge is partially exposed to the outside of the vehicle body, which causes a problem in appearance. Therefore, it is conceivable to attach a cap to the exposed part of the hinge and cover it, but if the cap is attached using a bolt or the like, the bolt or the like will be visible in the end, so the appearance problem cannot be solved. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can be surely mounted on a hinge for fixing a side cover in a forklift truck without using bolts and the like, and after mounting, The present invention aims to provide a hinge cap having excellent appearance.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hinge cap mounted on a hinge for fixing a side cover to a frame of a forklift in an openable / closable manner, the hinge being provided on a front side surface of the frame. A fixed plate to be fixed, a movable plate fixed to the side cover, and a link component connecting the two, and the hinge cap includes a front wall portion facing the front surface of the fixed plate, and the front wall. A pair of left and right claw portions that have a side wall portion extending from the outer edge of the portion and an opening surrounded by the side wall portion, and are formed to project from the left side portion and the right side portion of the side wall portion to the inside with their toes pointed inward. And a front retainer portion projecting from the front wall portion or the side wall portion toward the opening portion side, and an upper retainer portion protruding downward from the upper side portion of the side wall portion, and ，
In the hinge cap, the fixing plate is sandwiched between the pair of claw portions, the toe of the claw portion is on the back side surface of the fixing plate, the front pressing portion is on the front side surface of the fixing plate, and the upper pressing portion is. The hinge cap is characterized in that it is configured to be attached to the fixed plate in a state in which the parts are brought into contact with the upper end of the fixed plate, respectively.

Most notable in the present invention is that the side wall of the hinge cap is provided with the pair of left and right claws and the upper pressing portion, and the front wall or side wall of the hinge cap has the front portion. That is, the holding section is provided.

Next, the function and effect of the present invention will be described.
In mounting the hinge cap of the present invention on the hinge, first, the opening of the hinge cap is directed toward the fixed plate of the hinge, and the front wall of the hinge cap is faced to the front surface of the fixed plate. Then, the hinge cap is pushed in so that the front wall portion approaches the fixing plate side. Then, the fixing plate enters into the opening of the hinge cap, and the pair of claws provided on the side wall of the hinge cap are spread slightly left and right by the fixing plate.

Then, when the hinge cap is further pushed in and the toes of the claw portion are inserted further back than the fixing plate, the state before the claw portion is expanded is restored, and the fixing plate is sandwiched between the left and right claw portions. . At this time, the toe of the claw portion is in contact with the back side surface of the fixing plate, and the front pressing portion of the hinge cap is in contact with the front side surface of the fixing plate. Also, with this,
The upper holding part of the hinge cap is in contact with the upper end of the fixing plate. As a result, the hinge cap is attached to the fixing plate, and the attachment of the hinge cap is completed. Then, most of the fixing plate is covered with the front wall portion and the side wall portion of the hinge cap.

In the present invention, the pair of claw portions can prevent the hinge cap from swinging in the left-right direction, and the tip of the claw portion and the front pressing portion can prevent the hinge cap from swinging in the front direction. Therefore, the hinge cap that is hooked on the fixing plate by the upper presser can be attached to the fixing plate while suppressing rattling. Therefore, the hinge cap can be securely attached to the hinge without using bolts or the like. Further, since the hinge cap attached to the fixed plate can cover most of the fixed plate, the appearance can be improved.

Next, as in the invention of claim 2, the left end portion of the fixed plate is formed in an upwardly tapered shape, and the right end portion of the fixed plate is formed in an upwardly tapered shape. The left side portion and the right side portion of the side wall portion are preferably formed in a tapered shape corresponding to the left end portion and the right end portion of the fixing plate, respectively. In this case,
Not only the swinging of the hinge cap in the front-rear direction but also the swinging of the hinge cap in the vertical direction can be prevented by the left and right side portions of the side wall and the upper pressing portion of the hinge cap. Therefore, the hinge cap can be attached to the fixing plate with the rattling minimized.

Next, as in the third aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a pair of cut portions are provided above and below the claw portion in the side wall portion so as to make the claw portion a free end.
In this case, it is easy to push the claw part to the left and right,
The hinge cap can be easily attached to the fixed plate.

Next, as in the invention of claim 4, it is preferable that the upper pressing portion is provided with a return portion for contacting the back side surface of the fixing plate. In this case, not only the pair of claw portions can be brought into contact with the back side surface of the fixed plate from the left and right sides thereof, but also the return portion can be brought into contact with the fixed plate from above. Therefore, swinging the hinge cap in the front direction
It can be prevented more reliably.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1 A hinge cap according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Hinge cap 1 of this example
Is the frame 7 of the forklift 7 as shown in FIG.
1 is attached to the hinge 8 for fixing the side cover 72 to be openable and closable, so the hinge 8 will be described first. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hinge 8 is attached to the front surface 711 of the frame 71 via the boss 79 and the bolt 8.
4 and a movable plate 82 fixed to the back side surface 722 of the side cover 72 with bolts (not shown).
And a link component 83 connecting the two.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the left end 813 of the fixed plate 81 is formed in an upwardly tapered shape and the right end 814 of the fixed plate 81 is formed in an upwardly tapered shape. Further, the fixing plate 81 is provided with through holes 818 for inserting bolts on the left and right. Similarly, the movable plate 82 is also provided with through holes 828 for inserting bolts on the left and right. Link parts 83
Are plates 831 and 832 in which three plates are alternately arranged.
And a pin 833 arranged so as to pass through the middle portion of both plates, and a pin 8 attached to the end portion of each plate.
34 to 837.

As shown in FIG. 4A, one end of the plate 831 is pivotally attached to the central bent portion 812 of the fixed plate 81. That is, the central bent portion 812 having a U-shaped cross section.
The plate 831 is rotatably connected to the fixed plate 81 by disposing one end of the plate 831 in the hollow portion of FIG. 5B and disposing the pin 834 so as to penetrate these.

On the other hand, the other end of the plate 831 has a movable plate 8
A pivot point is slidably connected to the second bent portion 822. That is, the other end of the plate 831 is arranged in the hollow portion of the central bent portion 822 having a U-shaped cross section, and the pin 835 is arranged so as to penetrate the plate 831 and to insert the elongated hole 820 of the central bent portion 822. By doing so, the plate 831 is rotatably connected to the movable plate 82. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the pin 835 is provided so as to be slidable with respect to the central bent portion 822 of the movable plate 82 due to the existence of the elongated hole 820.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4A, one end of the plate 832 is pivotally attached to the central bent portion 822 of the movable plate 82 by a pin 836. Also, the plate 832
The other end is connected by a pin 837 to the central bent portion 812 of the fixed plate 81 so that the pivot point can be slid. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the pin 837 is provided so as to be slidable with respect to the central bent portion 812 of the fixed plate 81 due to the existence of the elongated hole 810.

As described above, the hinge 8 has the structure shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the link component 83
The plates 831 and 832 in FIG.
The movable plate 82 can be rotated about 180 degrees with respect to the fixed plate 81 by rotating the movable plate 82 about 90 degrees while being restrained as described above by 7.

Next, the hinge cap 1 mounted on the hinge 8 will be described. The hinge cap 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a front wall portion 11 facing the front surface of the fixed plate 81 of the hinge 8, a side wall portion 12 extending from an outer edge of the front wall portion 11, and an opening portion 10 surrounded by the side wall portion 12. Have. Further, the hinge cap 1 is provided with a cutout portion 100 from the side wall portion 12 to the front wall portion 11 so as to communicate with the opening portion 10. The notch 100 is formed to be larger than the rotation range of the link component 83 of the hinge 8 (FIG. 4 (b)). Further, the left side portion 123 and the right side portion 124 of the side wall portion 12 are respectively the left end portion 813 of the fixed plate 81.
And a taper shape corresponding to the right end portion 814 (FIG. 5A).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the hinge cap 1 has a pair of right and left claw portions 4, a front pressing portion 5, and an upper pressing portion 6. In this example, since the hinge cap 1 is formed by integrally molding synthetic resin, the hinge cap 1 includes the front wall portion 11, the side wall portion 12, the claw portion 4, the front pressing portion 5, and The upper pressing portion 6 is integrally provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the claw portion 4 is formed so as to project from the left side portion 123 and the right side portion 124 of the side wall portion 12 toward the inside with the tip 41 of the toe. The claw 4 is
It has a tapered lateral guide surface 48. In addition, the side wall 12
A pair of notches 120 for making the claws 4 free ends are provided above and below the claws 4 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front pressing portion 5 is provided between the front wall portion 11 and the left and right claw portions 4, one by one,
As shown in FIG. 3A, each is formed so as to project from the side wall portion 12 toward the opening 10 and has a stepped notch 51 at the lower end of the tip thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper presser portions 6 are arranged one by one on the left and right so as to face each other with the cutout portion 100 interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. It is formed so as to project downward from 125. The lower edge 52 of the lower end of the front pressing portion 5 is formed at substantially the same height as the lower edge 62 of the upper pressing portion 6.

The hinge cap 1 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing plate 81 is sandwiched between the pair of claw portions 4 and 4, the toe 41 of the claw portion 4 is placed on the back side surface 812 of the fixing plate 81, and the stepped notch 51 of the front pressing portion 5 is fixed to the fixing plate. In the state in which the lower edge 62 of the upper pressing portion 6 is brought into contact with the upper end portion 815 of the fixed plate 81 on the front side surface 811 of the fixed plate 81,
Is configured to be attached to. 1 and 2
Reference numeral 14 in the figure is a window necessary for forming the mold into a simple front and rear divided structure when the hinge cap 1 is integrally molded with synthetic resin.

Next, the function and effect of this example will be described. In mounting the hinge cap 1 of the present example on the hinge 8, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the opening 10 of the hinge cap 1 is directed toward the fixed plate 81 of the hinge 8 and the hinge cap 1 is placed in front of the fixed plate 81. The front wall part 11 of is faced. Next, the hinge cap 1 is pushed in so that the front wall portion 11 approaches the fixed plate 8 side. Then, the fixing plate 81 enters the opening 10 of the hinge cap 1, and the pair of claws 4 and 4 provided on the side wall 12 are slightly spread left and right by the left end 813 and the right end 814 of the fixing plate 81. .

Then, when the hinge cap 1 is further pushed in and the toe 41 of the claw portion 4 is inserted further back than the fixing plate 81, the state before the claw portion 4 is expanded is returned to the state shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the fixing plate 81 is sandwiched between the left and right claw portions 4 and 4. At this time, the toe 41 of the claw portion 4 is brought into contact with the back side surface 812 of the fixed plate 81 as shown in FIG. In addition, the stepped notch portion 5 of the front pressing portion 5
As shown in FIG. 3A, the reference numeral 1 indicates the front side surface 8 of the fixed plate 81.
11 is brought into contact with. Along with this, the lower edge 62 of the upper pressing portion 6 is brought into contact with the upper end portion 815 of the fixed plate 81 as shown in FIG. 3B.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the hinge cap 1 is attached to the fixed plate 81, and the hinge cap 1
Installation is completed. Then, most of the fixed plate 81 is covered with the front wall portion 11 and the side wall portion 12 of the hinge cap 1.

In this embodiment, since the fixed plate 81 is sandwiched from the left and right by the pair of claw portions 4 and 4, the hinge cap 1 can be prevented from swinging in the left-right direction with respect to the fixed plate 81. At the same time, since the fixed plate 81 is sandwiched between the front and rear by the toe 41 of the claw portion 4 and the front pressing portion 5, the hinge cap 1 is prevented from swinging in the front direction (front-back direction) with respect to the fixed plate 81. it can.

Further, the left end portion 813 and the right end portion 814 of the fixing plate 81 are formed in a taper shape which becomes narrower as it goes downward, and the left side portion 123 and the right side portion 124 of the side wall portion 12 are tapered so as to correspond to them. Is formed. Therefore, the left side portion 123 and the right side portion 1 of the side wall portion 12
Since the fixing plate 81 is sandwiched from above and below by the 24 and the upper pressing portion 6, not only the swinging of the hinge cap 1 in the front-rear direction but also the swinging of the hinge cap 1 in the vertical direction can be prevented.

Therefore, the hinge cap 1 hooked on the fixed plate 81 by the upper presser 6 can be attached to the fixed plate 81 in a state where rattling is minimized. Therefore,
The hinge cap 1 can be securely attached to the hinge 8 without using bolts or the like. In addition, since the hinge cap 1 can be attached to the fixed plate 81 by just pushing in as described above without using a tool for tightening bolts,
Its mounting is easy.

The hinge cap 1 attached to the fixed plate 81 can cover most of the fixed plate 81. Also,
Bolts 84 for fixing the fixing plate 81 to the frame 71
Can also be coated. Therefore, it is possible to reduce these exposed portions and improve the appearance.

Further, above and below the claw portion 4 on the side wall portion 12, a pair of notches 12 for making the claw portion 4 a free end are formed.
0 is provided. Therefore, the claw portion 4 can be easily pushed to the left and right, and the hinge cap 1 can be easily attached to the fixed plate 81. Since the claw portion 4 has the tapered lateral guide surface 48, when the hinge cap 1 is attached to the fixed plate 81, the fixed plate 81 is inserted along the lateral guide surface 48 into the opening 10 of the hinge cap 1. enter. Therefore, the hinge cap 1 can be smoothly attached to the hinge 8.

Further, since the hinge cap 1 can be formed by integrally molding synthetic resin, its manufacture is easy. The front wall portion 11 and the side wall portion 12 may be formed in a flat surface or a curved surface. Further, the boundary between the two can be formed in a horn shape or can be formed gently.

Embodiment 2 In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the front pressing portion 5 and the upper pressing portion 6 of the hinge cap 1 are respectively provided with return portions 55 for contacting the back side surface 812 of the fixing plate 81. This is an example in which 65 is provided. The return portions 55 and 65 have tapered vertical guide surfaces 558 and 658, respectively. Otherwise, Embodiment 1
Is the same as.

In this example, the back side 81 of the fixed plate 81
Not only can the pair of claw portions 4 and 4 be brought into contact with the left and right sides of the member 2, but also the return portions 55 and 65 can be brought into contact with the upper portion thereof. Therefore, swinging of the hinge cap 1 in the front direction can be prevented more reliably. The return section 55,
Since 65 has the tapered vertical guide surfaces 558 and 658, the hinge cap 1 can be smoothly attached to the hinge 8. In addition, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to securely mount the hinge for fixing the side cover on the forklift without using a bolt or the like.
Further, it is possible to provide a hinge cap having excellent appearance after mounting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hinge cap seen from an opening side according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a rear view showing a claw portion of a hinge cap according to the first embodiment, and FIG. (C) The enlarged view of (b).

3A is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along the line BB.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the hinge when the side cover is closed, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional explanatory view when the side cover is opened in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a front explanatory view of the hinge cap attached to the hinge in the first embodiment, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory view taken along the line CC in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a forklift according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view (corresponding to a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. 7) showing the return portion of the front pressing portion in the second embodiment.
(B) A longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a return portion of the upper presser portion (a view corresponding to a cross section taken along the line BB).

[Explanation of symbols]

1. ． ． Hinge cap, 10. ． ． Aperture, 11. ． ． Front wall, 12. ． ． Side wall, 4. ． ． Claw, 41. ． ． Toes, 5. ． ． Front presser part, 6. ． ． Upper presser part, 7. ． ． forklift, 71. ． ． flame, 72. ． ． Side cover, 8. ． ． Hinge, 81. ． ． Fixed plate, 82. ． ． Movable plate, 83. ． ． Link parts,

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hinge cap attached to a hinge for fixing a side cover to a frame of a forklift in an openable and closable manner, wherein the hinge is a fixing plate fixed to a front surface of the frame, and the side cover. A hinge plate having a movable plate fixed to the fixed plate and a link part connecting the movable plate and the front wall part facing the front surface of the fixed plate, and a side wall part extending from an outer edge of the front wall part. A pair of left and right claw portions that have an opening surrounded by the side wall portion and project from the left side portion and the right side portion of the side wall portion toward the inner side of the toe, and the front wall portion or the side wall portion Has a front pressing portion projecting from the opening toward the opening and an upper pressing portion projecting downward from the upper side of the side wall, and the hinge cap includes the pair of claws. Above the solid between the parts While sandwiching the fixed plate, the toes of the claws were brought into contact with the back side of the fixed plate, the front pressing part with the front side of the fixed plate, and the upper pressing part with the upper end of the fixed plate. A hinge cap, which is configured to be attached to the fixed plate in the state. 2. The fixing plate according to claim 1, wherein a left end portion of the fixing plate is formed in an upwardly rising taper shape, a right end portion of the fixing plate is formed in an upwardly rising taper shape, and the left side portion of the side wall portion is formed. The hinge cap, wherein the portion and the right side portion are formed in a tapered shape corresponding to the left end portion and the right end portion of the fixing plate, respectively. 3. The hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pair of notches are provided above and below the claw portion on the side wall portion so that the claw portion is a free end. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
A hinge cap, wherein the upper pressing portion is provided with a return portion for contacting a back side surface of the fixing plate.