JP3464142B2 - Turning work machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a swing working machine, and more particularly to a swing working machine suitable for a small backhoe or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known as a turning work machine called an ultra-small turning type backhoe, and in this backhoe, a turning base is supported on a traveling device so as to be turnable about a vertical axis. The driver's seat is provided on the left side of the swivel on the center side in the front-rear direction, and on the right side of the swivel, the boom is attached to the side of the driver's seat so that the base of the boom is swingable around the left and right axes. There are a pair of left and right brackets for use. A hydraulic oil tank for storing hydraulic oil for each hydraulic device is provided on the right front part of the bracket of the swivel base, and a fuel tank for storing fuel for the engine is arranged behind the hydraulic oil tank.

Further, in the backhoe, there are many control valves for controlling a hydraulic cylinder for rocking a boom, a bucket, an arm, a dozer, etc., a hydraulic motor for turning a swivel base, a hydraulic motor for traveling, etc. These control valves are direct-acting spool-type changeover valves.These control valves are arranged in the direction orthogonal to the spool and integrated to form a valve unit, which is located under the driver's seat. Are arranged so that the arrangement direction is the front-back direction.

[0004]

In the prior art, since the valve unit is arranged under the driver's seat, the temperature around the driver's seat becomes high due to the heat generated from each control valve. The hydraulic noise emitted from each control valve made the environment around the driver's seat worse and the maintainability was not so good. Also, the valve unit may be installed away from the driver's seat, but the engine is mounted on the rear part of the swivel and the hydraulic oil tank, hydraulic oil tank, etc. are located on the right side of the swivel (opposite the driver's seat). Since it is arranged, it is difficult to install it in a small backhoe away from the driver's seat.

Further, in the ultra-small turn type backhoe, the bucket may be located on the upper side of the driver's seat, that is, above the hydraulic oil tank and the fuel tank. On top of this, soil may spill out of the bucket.Therefore, the cover member is formed so as to be inclined downward so as to move forward, and the soil spilled out of the bucket is removed from the cover member. However, it is difficult to secure the capacity of the hydraulic oil tank in order to maintain the shape of the cover member.

In view of the above problems, therefore, the present invention mainly provides a turning working machine intended to improve the environment around the driver's seat, improve the maintainability of the control valve, and secure the capacity of the hydraulic oil tank. To aim.

[0007]

The technical means taken by the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned object is to be rotatable about an axis in the vertical direction, and the left and right widths thereof gradually increase from the center of rotation toward the front and rear. Equipped with a swivel base formed to be narrow,
A valve unit that has a driver's seat on one side in the left-right direction of this swivel and a pair of left-right brackets that support the base of the boom on the other side, and has a number of control valves for controlling hydraulic equipment arranged in one direction. In a revolving work machine including a hydraulic oil tank for storing hydraulic oil of a hydraulic device, and a fuel tank for storing fuel of an engine, the valve unit and the hydraulic oil tank are operated by the pair of brackets. A fuel tank is arranged on one side in the left-right direction and a hydraulic oil tank is arranged on the other side in the left-right direction with the center of turning interposed between them, and the valve unit is arranged on the side opposite to the seat.
The front side of the hydraulic oil tank is located inward of the outer side surface of the hydraulic oil tank in the left-right direction, so that the arrangement direction of the control valves is the vertical direction and the operation direction of the spool of the control valve is the front-back direction. And a mounting member for mounting the valve unit to the bracket on the other side in the left-right direction , and the upper part of the hydraulic oil tank is connected to this mounting member.
While connecting, on the rear side of the valve unit of the mounting member ,
An interlocking mechanism for interlockingly connecting the spool of the control valve and an operating system for operating the spool is provided.

Another technical means is one side of the swivel in the left-right direction.
Is equipped with a driver's seat and supports the base of the boom on the other side.
It has a pair of left and right brackets to control hydraulic equipment.
Valve unit consisting of multiple control valves arranged in one direction
Equipped with a hydraulic oil tank that stores hydraulic oil for hydraulic equipment.
In the revolving work machine, the valve unit and hydraulic oil
The tank and the pair of brackets opposite the driver's seat
The hydraulic oil tank in the front-back direction.
It is located in the center and the valve unit is the hydraulic oil tank.
In front of, and arranged so that the arrangement direction is the vertical direction, the mounting member for mounting the valve unit to the bracket provided, characterized in that connecting the top of the hydraulic oil tank to the mounting member.

Another technical means is to provide a driver's seat on one side in the left-right direction of the swivel and a pair of left and right brackets for supporting the base of the boom on the other side, and to provide a control valve for controlling hydraulic equipment. In a revolving work machine having a plurality of valve units arranged in one direction and having a hydraulic oil tank for storing hydraulic oil of a hydraulic device, the valve unit and the hydraulic oil tank are operated by the pair of brackets. While arranging on the side opposite to the seat, the valve unit,
Mounting member for mounting to the bracket on the other side in the left-right direction
And the hydraulic oil tank is arranged in the approximate center of the front-rear direction,
While connecting the upper part of the hydraulic oil tank to the mounting member,
The left and right inner sides of the front wall of the hydraulic oil tank are formed in an inclined shape that moves rearward as they go inward in the left and right direction, and the valve unit is installed in front of the inclined portion of the front wall of the hydraulic oil tank. The arrangement is such that the arrangement direction is the vertical direction and the spool operating direction of the control valve is the front-back direction.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1, 2 and 3, 1
Is a small backhoe called a super-small turning type, which is illustrated as a turning working machine. The backhoe 1 is mainly composed of an upper swing body 2 and a lower traveling body 3. The traveling body 3 includes a pair of left and right traveling devices 4 of a rubber crawler type, and the left and right traveling devices 4 are supported by a traveling frame 5. The crawler tracks of the left and right traveling devices 4 are driven in the forward and reverse directions by a hydraulic motor M1. It is configured to be circulated. Further, a dozer 6 is provided at the front portion of the traveling body 3 so as to be vertically swingable, and the dozer 6 is vertically swung by a hydraulic cylinder interposed between the dozer 6 and the traveling frame 5. Is configured.

The revolving structure 2 includes a revolving base 7 supported by the traveling structure 3, an excavating device (working device) 8 supported in front of the revolving base 7, and a driver's seat 9 provided on the revolving base 7. , Engine 10, fuel tank 11, radiator 12, hydraulic pump 1
3, hydraulic oil tank 14, valve unit BU, battery 15, oil cooler 16, swing motor (hydraulic motor)
It is configured to include an M2, a control stand 17, a canopy (sunshade device) 18, engine peripheral devices, and the like. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 to 9 and 12, the swivel base 7 is mounted on a base member 21 made of a thick plate material forming a bottom portion.
A bracket, a stay, etc. for mounting and supporting various devices mounted on the upper part are welded and fixed, and a weight 22 constituting the rear part of the swivel base 7 is mounted and fixed to the rear part so as to adjust the weight balance with the excavator 8 and the like. It is mainly configured as described above, and appropriate portions of the front surface, side surfaces, and upper surface are covered with a cover member made of a resin plate, a metal plate, or the like.

The swivel base 7 has a substantially circular shape in a plan view, and its center is a vertical swivel axis O, and the base member 21 is mounted on the traveling frame 5 via a bearing 23 and the swivel axis O. It is supported so that it can be turned around. Driver's seat 9
One side (left side) of the swivel base 7 in the front-rear direction is located above the swivel base 7, and in front of the driver's seat 9, a control platform 17 is disposed. Operating levers 19 and 20 for operating the device 4 and the excavating device 8 are provided.

An excavator mounting portion 24 located on the right side of the driver's seat 9 is provided at the front portion on the other side (right side) in the left-right direction of the swivel base 7. In this excavator mounting portion 24,
A pair of left and right brackets 25L and 25R made of thick plates are provided facing each other at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction,
The left and right brackets 25L and 25R are the base member 2
It is welded and fixed to 1. Further, in particular, as shown in FIG. 12, between these left and right brackets 25L, 25R,
A connecting plate 26 that connects the left and right brackets 25L and 25R is provided in an inclined shape so as to move downward as it goes forward. Before and after the connecting plate 26, the connecting plate 26 and the base member 21 are connected to each other, and the front and rear reinforcing plates 27F and 25R connecting the left and right brackets 25L and 25R are connected.
27R is provided.

A boom mounting hole 28 is formed above the connecting plate 26 at the upper part of the center of the left and right brackets 25L and 25R in the front-rear direction.
In the front part between R, a pair of left and right cylinder brackets 2 made of thick plates and arranged to face each other with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.
9 are arranged and welded and fixed on the connecting plate 26, and support holes 30 are formed in these cylinder brackets 29. In addition, below the left and right brackets 25L and 25R, the reinforcing plates 27F and 27 on the lower side of the connecting plate 26 and on the front and rear sides.
Between R, a through hole 31 that is a relatively large opening for passing hydraulic pipes such as hydraulic pipes and hydraulic hoses and an operation cable is formed in a laterally penetrating shape.

The excavator 8 is mainly composed of a boom 33, an arm 34 and a bucket 35. The boom 33 includes a first boom portion 33A, a second boom portion 33B and a third boom portion 33C.
It consists of and. The first boom portion 33A is supported at its base end side via the support shaft 36 in the boom mounting holes 28 of the left and right brackets 25L and 25R so as to be swingable about the axial center in the left-right direction. The boom cylinder 37, which is interposed between the first boom 33A and the cylinder bracket 29 of the excavator mounting portion 24, is expanded and contracted to swing.

The second boom portion 33B is swingably supported on the base end side around a shaft center in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction via a support shaft, and the third boom portion 33C is provided on the tip end side of the support shaft. It is swingably supported around an axis parallel to the heart.
The boom part 33B and the third boom part 33C form a parallel four link link 39 with the second boom part 33B.
Are connected by. In addition, the second boom portion 33B includes the first boom portion 33B.
The offset cylinder 40 interposed between the tip end side of the boom part 33A and the midway part of the second boom part 33B is moved in parallel to the left and right.

The arm 34 is supported at its base end side via a support shaft 41 so as to be swingable around a horizontal axis, and the arm 34 is
Is rocked by the expansion and contraction of an arm cylinder 42 interposed between the base end side of the arm 34 and the third boom portion 33C. The bucket 35 is supported on the tip end side of the arm 34 via a support shaft 43 and a link mechanism 44 so as to be able to be scraped and discharged, and the bucket 35 is interposed between the base end side of the arm 34 and the link mechanism 44. Mounted bucket cylinder 45
It is rocked by. The boom cylinder 37, the offset cylinder 40, the arm cylinder 42, and the bucket cylinder 45 are hydraulic cylinders.

The valve unit BU includes a backhoe 1
It controls various hydraulic equipment installed in
As shown in FIG. 8, a large number of control valves B1 to B12, which are direct-acting spool type switching valves, are arranged and connected in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (the spool operating direction),
It is integrated. This valve unit BU has a pair of brackets 25L, 25R on the side opposite to the driver's seat 9, that is, on the right side of the bracket 25R on the right side, and on the front part of the swivel base 7, the arrangement direction of the control valves B1 to B12 is set. The hydraulic oil supply / discharge ports P are arranged so as to coincide with each other in the vertical direction and face rightward. The lower part of the valve unit BU is the upper surface of the swivel base 7 (step upper surface,
It is housed below the floor surface, and therefore the upper part is projected upward from the upper surface of the swivel base 7.

Each control valve B1 to B1 of the valve unit BU
12, B1 is a bucket control valve for controlling the bucket cylinder 45, and B2 is a boom control valve for controlling the boom cylinder 37.
Reference numeral 3 is a control valve for the right side traveling which controls the hydraulic motor M1 of the right side traveling apparatus 4, B4 is a connection valve which connects the delivery hose of the hydraulic pump 13, and B5 controls the hydraulic motor M1 of the left side traveling apparatus 4. B6 is an arm control valve for controlling the arm cylinder 42, B7 is an SP control valve for controlling a hydraulic attachment mounted in place of the bucket 35, and B8 is an unloading control valve. A communication valve connected to the valve, B9 is a control valve for a dozer that controls a hydraulic cylinder that rocks the dozer 6, and B10 is a control valve for an offset that controls the offset cylinder 40, and B11
Is a turning control valve for controlling the hydraulic motor M2 for turning the turning base 7, and B12 is a connection valve for connecting the delivery hose of the hydraulic pump 13.

The spools S3, S5, S7, S9 of the right-side traveling control valve B3, the left-side traveling control valve B5, the SP control valve B7 and the dozer control valve B9 are projected rearward so that links, cables, etc. It is interlockingly connected to the operating means via Further, a bucket control valve B1, a boom control valve B2, an arm control valve B6, an offset control valve B10, and a turning control valve B11.
Is operated by pilot pressure, and each control valve B1,
The hydraulic hoses that form the pilot oil passages for operation of B2, B6, B10, and B11 include the left and right brackets 25L, 25.
It is arranged on the left side of the swivel base 7 through the through hole 31 of R, and has a bucket control valve B1 and a boom control valve B.
2, arm control valve B6, and swing control valve B
The hydraulic hose from 11 is connected to a pilot valve provided in the control stand 17, and an offset control valve B10
The hydraulic hose from is connected to a pilot valve provided on the floor of the swivel base 7 on the right side of the control stand 17.

The pilot valve provided on the control base 17 is operated by an operation lever 19 provided on the control base 17, and the pilot valve provided on the right side of the control base 17 is operated by a pedal. The valve unit BU is mounted and fixed to the outer surface of the right bracket 25R by a mounting member 46. The mounting member 46 is made of a plate material, and is composed of an intermediate main plate 46A and upper and lower plates 46B and 46C that are welded and fixed to the upper and lower sides of the main plate 46A. Bolt insertion holes 47 formed in the mounting member 46. The right bracket 25R by a bolt that is inserted into the screw hole and is screwed into a screw hole formed in the right bracket 25R.
It is attached and fixed to. A pair of front and rear mounting holes 48 are formed in the upper and lower plates 46B and 46C.
The valve unit BU is attached and fixed to the attachment member 46 by means of bolts and nuts via.

The rear portion of the main plate 46A extends rearward of the valve unit BU, and the right side traveling control valve B3, the left side traveling control valve B5, the SP control valve B7 and Control valve B for dozer
9, a support bracket 49 for supporting the operation cables K1 to K4, the cables K1 to 4 and the control valves B.
3, B5, B7, B9 spools S3, S5, S7, S
An interlocking mechanism 50 that interlocks with 9 is provided.
This portion is located above the through hole 31 so as not to close the through hole 31 of the bracket 25R.

The support bracket 49 is welded and fixed to a pair of upper and lower stays 51 which are welded and fixed to the rear end side of the main plate 46A so as to project leftward, and the cables K1 to K4 are fixed to the front end side.
Four U-shaped notches 52 for attaching and fixing one end side of are formed in the vertical direction. The cables K1 to 4 are arranged on the left side of the swivel base 7 through the through holes 31 of the left and right brackets 25L and 25R, and the traveling control valve B
The operation cables K1 and K2 of B3 and B5 are interlocked with the pair of left and right operation levers 19 of the control stand 17, and the operation cables K of the SP control valve B7 and the dozer control valve B9.
Reference numerals 3 and 4 are interlocked with operating means such as levers and pedals around the driver's seat 9.

The interlocking mechanism 50 is a tubular body 5 which is rotatably fitted around an axial center of a vertical support shaft 55 supported between a pair of upper and lower stays 54 welded and fixed to the main plate 46A.
Each of the cylinders 56 is provided with a first link 57 projecting rearward and a second link 58 projecting outwardly. The first link 57 is pivotally attached to a joint 59 fixed to the ends of the cables K1 to 4, and the second link 58 is connected to the spools S3, S5 of the control valves B3, B5, B7, B9 via the third link 60. It is connected to S7 and S9.

Therefore, one end of each of the cables K1 to 4 (inner cables) is pushed and pulled in the left-right direction, whereby the spools S3, S5, S are moved through the interlocking mechanism 50.
7, S9 can be slid back and forth. An L-shaped tank bracket 53 that supports the upper portion of the hydraulic oil tank 14 is fixed to the upper stay 51. As shown in FIGS. 7, 12 and 13, the connecting plate 26
At the upper side of the cylinder bracket 29, a horizontally long first hose insertion hole 61 is formed, and at the right side of the cylinder bracket 29, a vertically elongated second hose insertion hole 62 is formed.

A hydraulic hose 6 for supplying and returning pressure oil for operating the offset cylinder 40, the arm cylinder 42, and the bucket cylinder 45 is provided in the first hose insertion hole 61.
3 is inserted from the control valves B1, B5, B10 through the through hole 31 of the bracket 25R on the right side, and the hydraulic hose 63 is passed through the hose insertion space provided at the base of the first boom part 33A to It is arranged on the back surface of the boom portion 33A. In the second hose insertion hole 62, a hydraulic hose 64 for supplying and returning pressure oil for operating the boom cylinder 37 is provided on the right side bracket 25R from the control valve B2.
It is inserted through the through hole 31 of.

A hose clamp 65 is provided above the first hose insertion hole 61. The hose clamp 65 includes a holding member 67 having a hose insertion hole 66 for inserting the hydraulic hose 63, and the holding member 67.
Is mainly composed of a supporting member 68 for supporting the connecting plate 26 on the connecting plate 26, and an attaching member 69 for attaching the holding member 67 to the supporting member 68. The support member 68 is formed of a plate material, and is attached to the upper surface of the connecting plate 26 by a bolt that is fixed to the upper surface of the first hose insertion hole 61 in the direction of inclination thereof.
a and a supporting portion 68b that rises upward from the lower end side of the mounting portion 68a, and has a length L of the supporting member 68.
1 is formed longer than the length L2 of the first hose insertion hole 61, and by this support member 68, the mud falling from above the connecting plate 26 along the connecting plate 26 is the first hose. It is prevented and prevented from falling down from the insertion hole 61.

The attachment member 69 is attached to the support portion 68b by a bolt, and the holding member 67 is attached to the attachment member 69.
And the support member 68b are sandwiched and held. Further, the holding member 67 is divided into two by a dividing surface passing through the center of the hose insertion hole 66. Further, the hydraulic hoses for supplying and returning the pressure oil for operating the hydraulic cylinders for swinging the motor M1 and the dozer 6 of the traveling device 4 are the traveling control valve B.
3, B5 through the through holes 31 of the left and right brackets 25L, 25R, and is connected to a swivel joint arranged on the left side of the swivel base 7 and located at the swivel center. From the swivel joint, the motor M1 of the traveling device 4 and the dozer are connected. Pressure oil is supplied to the hydraulic cylinder that swings 6 or is returned to the swivel joint.

The hydraulic hoses for supplying and returning the pressure oil for operating the turning hydraulic motor M2 pass through the through holes 31 of the left and right brackets 25L and 25R from the turning control valve B11 to the turning base 7. It is arranged on the left side and connected to the hydraulic motor M2. The hydraulic hose for supplying and returning the pressure oil from the SP control valve B7 passes through the through hole 31 of the right bracket 25R, the opening 70 provided at the rear portion of the connecting plate 26, and the first boom portion 33A. Is provided on the side surface of the arm 34 and further on the tip side of the arm 34 along the side surface of the arm 34. The opening 70 is closed by a cover plate.

The other hydraulic hoses are also arranged through the through holes 31 of the left and right brackets 25L and 25R. The hydraulic oil tank 14 is arranged at the rear of the valve unit BU, and the engine 10 is horizontally arranged behind the driver's seat 9 at the rear of the swivel base 7 (arranged so that the axis of the crankshaft faces the left-right direction). The hydraulic pump 13 is mounted on the right side of the engine 10 via a pump housing 71. This hydraulic pump 13 is located behind the hydraulic oil tank 14, and therefore the valve unit B
The hydraulic system including the U, the hydraulic oil tank 14 and the hydraulic pump 13 is centrally arranged on the right side of the swivel base 7 to improve the maintainability.

The lower ends of the hydraulic oil tank 14 and the engine 10 are mounted and fixed on the base member 21 of the swivel base 7 via mounting members, and the upper parts thereof project upward from the upper surface of the swivel base 7. The valve unit BU and the hydraulic oil tank 14 are covered with an openable / closable tank cover 72, and the engine 10, the valve unit BU, the hydraulic oil tank 14 and the right side of the hydraulic pump 13 are fixed to the base member 21. The rear side of the engine 10, which is covered by the bonnet right 73, can be opened and closed freely
Covered by 4.

The tank cover 72 is formed in an inclined shape that moves downward as it goes forward, and is formed in an inclined shape that moves downward as it goes outward in the left-right direction. This is this type of backhoe 1
In this case, the bucket 35 may be located above the tank cover 72 with the soil scooped, and the soil spilled from the backhoe 35 and dropped on the tank cover 72 swirls along the upper surface of the tank cover 72. It is intended to fall to the front side or the right side of the table 7. The hydraulic oil tank 14 is arranged in the center part in the front-rear direction on the right side of the swivel base 7 (in other words, it is arranged in the front-rear direction with respect to the revolving axis O, that is, in a position (or in the vicinity) which is substantially coincident in a side view, The cover 72 is arranged at a high position on the rear side of the cover 72, whereby the height of the hydraulic oil tank 14 is sufficiently increased to secure a necessary and sufficient capacity.

When arranging the valve unit BU in front of the hydraulic oil tank 14, it is necessary to make the vertical length of the valve unit BU as small as possible in order to ensure the above-mentioned function of the tank cover 72. However, in the present embodiment, the one in which the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump 13 is set higher and the pressure resistance of each control valve is set higher than that of the conventional one is adopted.
The vertical width of each control valve is reduced, and the vertical length of the valve unit BU is reduced as a whole.

The hydraulic oil tank 14 is formed of a metal plate, and the inner side of the front wall 14a in the left-right direction is inclined so as to move rearward as it goes inward in the left-right direction. The front wall 1 is constructed so as not to block the through hole 31 while avoiding interference with the front wall 1.
A block member 78 having a screw hole is fixed to the upper outer surface of the inclined portion of 4a, and the tank bracket 53 is bolted to the block member 78. When the height of the hydraulic oil tank 14 is increased, the mounting portion on the lower end side of the hydraulic oil tank 14 is likely to be damaged due to the action of inertial force during turning, but the upper portion of the hydraulic oil tank 14 is supported. By doing so, the mounting portion on the lower end side of the hydraulic oil tank 14 can be prevented from being damaged, and since the stay 51 for fixing the support bracket 49 is used, the structure does not become complicated. Also, the tank bracket 53
The bolt insertion hole formed in is made a ridiculous hole, and it is taken into consideration so that stress during assembly due to variations in manufacturing does not occur.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, an inlet pipe 75 is provided on the upper surface side of the hydraulic oil tank 14 for introducing return oil of pressure oil into the tank.
5, a return hose 76 is connected, and the return hose 76 passes above the tank bracket 53,
The tank bracket 53 and the right bracket 25R are arranged so as to face downward and are connected to the return pipe 79. The return pipe 79 is formed in an L shape from a vertical direction portion 79a and a horizontal direction portion 79b, and the horizontal direction portion 79b crosses the left and right brackets 25L and 25R at a position above the through holes 31 of the left and right brackets 25L and 25R. Thus, the vertically oriented portion 79a is piped so as to rise upward from the right end side of the laterally oriented portion 79b along the right bracket 25R.

A mounting stay 80 is provided on the vertical portion 79a.
Is fixed to the return pipe 7 by bolting the mounting stay 80 to the bracket 25R on the right side.
9 is attached. In this way, the return pipe 79 is attached so as to float above the base member 21 of the swivel base 7, so that interference with other members existing on the base member 21 can be avoided, and the return pipe 79 can be easily assembled. In addition, by fixing the bracket 25R first, the assembly can be facilitated.

A return hose from the oil cooler 16 is connected to the connection port 81 on the left end side of the return pipe 79, and a return hose from each hydraulic device is connected to the connection port 82. A pressure oil discharge port 83 is formed in the lower portion of the rear wall of the hydraulic oil tank 14, and the discharge port 83 and the suction port of the hydraulic pump 13 are connected by a suction hose 84. Since the hydraulic pump 13 is located immediately behind the hydraulic oil tank 14, the suction hose 84 can be formed short, the suction resistance can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

The hydraulic pump 13 is composed of three pump parts for discharging pressure oil for operating the hydraulic equipment and one pump part for discharging pressure oil for the pilot, which are combined to operate the hydraulic equipment. Delivery hose 85, 86,
87 is arranged so as to reach the valve unit BU through the vertical middle part of the right side surface of the hydraulic oil tank 14, and the delivery hose 88 for pilot is also arranged in the vertical middle part of the right side surface of the hydraulic oil tank 14. Through hydraulic oil tank 1
4 is connected to the switching valve attached to the upper part,
A hose clamp 89, which is disposed on the left side of the swivel base 7 through the through hole 31 from the switching valve and supports the hoses 85, 86, 87, 88, is provided on the right side wall of the hydraulic oil tank 14.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the hose clamp 89 is made of a plate material, and the vertical center portions 90a are opposed to each other at intervals in the horizontal direction, and both end portions in the vertical direction are formed. It is composed of a pair of right and left sandwiching members 90 configured so that 90b are in close contact with each other, and a holding member 91 made of a rubber-like elastic body sandwiched between central portions 90a of these sandwiching members 90. Left holding member 9
0 is welded and fixed to the right side wall of the hydraulic oil tank 14, and
A nut member 92 is welded and fixed to the outer surface side of the upper and lower end portions 90b of the left holding member 90.

The holding member 91 includes the hoses 85, 86,
Insertion holes 93, 94, 95, 96 for inserting 87, 88 therethrough
Is formed in the up-down direction, and is divided into two left and right by a dividing surface that passes through the center of each insertion hole 93. In addition, a groove 97 is formed on the outer periphery of the holding member 91 to prevent the nipping member 90 from being sunk, and the inner side surface 97a of the groove 97 is expanded outward from the groove bottom so that welding can escape. It is inclined so that To clamp the hoses 85, 86, 87, 88 with this hose clamp 89, first,
The hoses 85, 86, 87, 88 are sandwiched by the left and right constituent members of the holding member 91 so that the hoses 85, 86, 87, 88 are inserted into the respective insertion holes 93, 94, 95, 96 of the holding member 91, and then the holding member 91 is held by the left and right holding members 90. Sandwich. Next, the left and right holding members 90
The hoses 85, 86, 87 and 88 are clamped by penetrating the upper and lower ends 90b of the bolt 90 from the outside in the left-right direction and screwing the bolt 98 into the nut member 92. At this time, the head 98a of the bolt 98 fits within the left-right width of the left-right holding member 90 (or may slightly protrude).
Therefore, even if the horizontal width H of the hose clamp 89 becomes thin and the distance between the bonnet right 73 and the hydraulic oil tank 14 is narrow,
The hoses 85, 86, 87, 88 can be clamped well.

The radiator 12 is arranged on the left side of the engine 10, the radiator 12 is arranged so as to project upward from the upper surface of the swivel base 7, and an oil cooler 16 is attached to the left side surface of the radiator 12. Has been. A fuel tank 11 for storing the fuel of the engine 10 is arranged in front of the radiator 12 and the oil cooler 16, and a battery 15 is arranged in front of the fuel tank 11. Most of the fuel tank 11 is housed in the swivel base 7 below the driver's seat 9, and the battery 15 is also housed in the swivel base 7.
The habitability around the driver's seat 9 is ensured.

A part of the fuel tank 11 is provided in the driver's seat 9
On the left side of, the upper surface of the swivel base 7 is projected upward, and the fuel supply port 11A is provided in the protruding portion to facilitate fuel supply. The engine 10,
The radiator 12, the oil cooler 16, and the upper, front, and left sides of the upward projecting portion of the fuel tank 11 are covered with a bonnet left 99 fixed to the swivel 7, and the bonnet left 99 is connected to the oil cooler 16. An air intake port having a large number of holes is formed in the facing portion, and the radiator fan 100 provided on the left side of the engine 10 is configured to take in outside air from the left side to the right side into the hood left 99. There is.

Further, in the above-mentioned structure, the engine 10 is arranged laterally behind the driver's seat 9 (rear part of the swivel base 7), and the hydraulic pump 13 is arranged on the right side of the engine 10.
Is provided in front of the hydraulic pump 13, the hydraulic oil tank 14 is provided in front of the hydraulic oil tank 14, and the valve unit BU is vertically arranged in front of the hydraulic oil tank 14. The radiator 1 is provided on the left side of the engine 10.
2 and an oil cooler 16 are provided, a fuel tank 11 is provided in front of the radiator 12, and a battery 15 is provided in front of the fuel tank 11. These are arranged in a U shape in plan view so as to surround the turning axis O. Therefore, even a small backhoe 1 can be compactly housed within an arc centered on the turning axis O.

The hydraulic oil tank 14 is provided on the right side of the swivel base 7.
Is located on the left side of the swivel base 7, and the fuel tanks 11 are located on substantially the same position in the front-rear direction.

[0045]

According to the present invention, a driver's seat is provided on one side in the left-right direction of the swivel base, and a pair of left and right brackets for supporting the base of the boom are provided on the other side, and a large number of control valves for controlling hydraulic equipment are provided. In a revolving work machine having valve units arranged in one direction, a hydraulic oil tank for storing hydraulic oil of hydraulic equipment, and a fuel tank for storing fuel of an engine, the valve unit and the hydraulic oil tank. And the pair of brackets are arranged laterally on the side opposite to the driver's seat, the hydraulic oil tank is arranged substantially in the center in the front-rear direction, and the valve unit is arranged in front of the hydraulic oil tank in the arrangement direction. The fuel tank is placed on one side in the left-right direction of the swivel so that the valve unit is separated from the driver's seat by the bracket that supports the boom. , Thermal and hydraulic noise is hardly transmitted to the driver's seat from the control valves, the better is the driver's seat around the environment. Further, since the valve unit is vertically oriented, it can be compactly arranged in the horizontal direction, and even if the valve unit is provided with a pair of left and right brackets that support the base of the boom on the side of the driver's seat, The valve unit is compactly housed in a narrow space on the opposite side. Further, the maintainability of the valve unit is also good.

Further, by disposing the fuel tank on one side in the left-right direction of the swivel base, the hydraulic oil tank can be arranged in the substantially central part in the front-rear direction on the other side in the left-right direction of the swivel base, and the valve unit of the pair of brackets. Since it can be arranged on the side opposite to the driver's seat and the hydraulic oil tank is arranged at a high position of the cover member covering the hydraulic oil tank in the substantially central portion in the front-rear direction, the height of the hydraulic oil tank can be increased. Therefore, the capacity of the hydraulic oil tank can be sufficiently secured. Further, since the mounting member for mounting the valve unit to the bracket is provided and the upper portion of the hydraulic oil tank is connected to this mounting member, the mounting structure of the valve unit and the supporting structure of the hydraulic oil tank can be simplified.

Further, a hydraulic pump is provided at the rear of the hydraulic oil tank, and a delivery hose arranged from the hydraulic pump to the valve unit is arranged laterally outside the hydraulic oil tank. Since it is supported by the tank, the delivery hose arranged from the hydraulic pump to the valve unit can be easily supported.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement structure of devices on a swivel base.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of a backhoe.

FIG. 3 is an overall side view of a backhoe.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the swivel base seen from the right.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the valve unit seen from the right.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a valve unit and a hydraulic oil tank.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the right side of the swivel base.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the support member of the valve unit as viewed from the right.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of a hydraulic oil tank and a bracket.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the hose clamp.

11 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the boom mounting portion as viewed from the left.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a hose clamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 swivel base 9 driver's seat 11 Fuel tank 13 hydraulic pump 14 Hydraulic oil tank 25L bracket 25R bracket BU valve unit

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-47305 (JP, A) JP-A-10-18347 (JP, A) JP-A-7-180178 (JP, A) Actual Kaihei 6- 30248 (JP, U) Actual development 3-54849 (JP, U) Actual development 5-49852 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E02F 9/00 E02F 9 / 16

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A swivel base which is rotatable about an axis in the vertical direction and whose width in the left-right direction becomes gradually narrower as it goes back and forth from the center of rotation, and one side in the left-right direction of the swivel base. In addition to the driver's seat on the other side, a pair of left and right brackets that support the base of the boom on the other side, and a valve unit in which a number of control valves for controlling hydraulic equipment are arranged in one direction In a revolving work machine having a fuel tank for storing fuel of an engine, the valve unit and the hydraulic oil tank are provided on a side of the pair of brackets opposite to a driver's seat. And the fuel tank on one side in the left-right direction across the center of rotation.
Arrange the hydraulic oil tank on the other side in the left-right direction, and position the valve unit vertically in front of the hydraulic oil tank and inward of the lateral outer surface of the hydraulic oil tank in the left-right direction. So that the spool of the control valve operates in the front-back direction, a mounting member for mounting the valve unit to the bracket on the other side in the left-right direction is provided, and this mounting member has a hydraulic oil tank.
The swivel working machine is characterized in that an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the spool of the control valve and an operation system for operating the spool is provided on the rear side of the valve unit of the mounting member while connecting the upper part of the . 2. A driver's seat is provided on one side of the swivel base in the left-right direction, and a pair of left-right brackets for supporting the base of the boom is provided on the other side, and a large number of control valves for controlling hydraulic devices are arranged in one direction. In a revolving work machine including a hydraulic oil tank for storing hydraulic oil of a hydraulic device, the valve unit and the hydraulic oil tank are provided on a side of the pair of brackets opposite to a driver seat. And the hydraulic oil tank in the front-rear direction substantially in the center, and
The valve unit is arranged in front of the hydraulic oil tank so that the arrangement direction is the vertical direction, a mounting member for mounting the valve unit to the bracket is provided, and the upper part of the hydraulic oil tank is connected to this mounting member. A characteristic turning machine. 3. A driver's seat is provided on one side of the swivel base in the left-right direction, and a pair of left-right brackets for supporting the base of the boom is provided on the other side, and a number of control valves for controlling hydraulic equipment are arranged in one direction. In a revolving work machine including a hydraulic oil tank for storing hydraulic oil of a hydraulic device, the valve unit and the hydraulic oil tank are provided on a side of the pair of brackets opposite to a driver seat. The valve unit to the bracket on the other side in the left-right direction.
Install a mounting member for mounting and place the hydraulic oil tank in the approximate center of the front-rear direction .
In addition to connecting the upper part, the left and right inner side of the front wall of the hydraulic oil tank is formed into an inclined shape that moves rearward as it goes inward in the left and right direction, and the valve unit of the inclined portion of the front wall of the hydraulic oil tank is formed. A swivel work machine characterized in that the control valves are arranged in the front so that the arrangement direction of the control valves is the vertical direction and the operating direction of the spool of the control valves is the front-back direction.