JP7018209B2 - Tilt plate elevating device - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law 2019 JK Idea Exhibition, held on November 25, 1st year of Reiwa

The present invention relates to a tilt plate elevating device that raises and lowers a side tilt plate and a rear tilt plate deployed on a loading platform of a vehicle such as a truck.

As a general vehicle in the past, on a truck called a flat body, side tilt plates are hinged to the left and right sides of the loading platform, and the rear tilting plate is hinged to the rear side of the loading platform. It is pivotally supported. In this case, when loading and unloading luggage from the left and right of the loading platform, the side tilt plate is turned outward to the left and right to open the left and right sides of the loading platform, and when loading and unloading the load from behind the loading platform, the rear tilt plate is rotated backward. The rear side of the loading platform is opened. Since this flat body truck requires space for deploying the tilt plate on the left and right sides and behind the loading platform when loading and unloading, it is difficult to load and unload in a narrow space, and it interferes with the passage of other vehicles, bicycles or people. There was a problem that it was easy.

Therefore, a conventional tilting plate elevating device as described in Patent Document 1 below has been proposed. In this tilt plate elevating device, a front guide mechanism that guides the front ends of the side tilt plates deployed on the left and right sides of the vehicle carrier so as to be able to move up and down is erected at the front corner of the carrier, and the rear end of the side tilt plates. A rear guide mechanism that guides the left and right ends of the rear tilt plate up and down freely is installed at the rear corner of the loading platform, and the left and right side tilt plates and the rear tilt plate are raised and lowered by the drive of the plate elevating drive unit. It is designed to let you.

Jitsukaisho 59-149575A Gazette

By the way, in the tilting plate elevating device described in the above document, even if the side tilting plate and the rear tilting plate are lowered to their respective lowest positions, the rear side guide mechanism remains standing on the loading platform, so that the loading platform can be used. On the other hand, when loading and unloading cargo, there was a problem that the rear guide mechanism interfered with the work and the loading and unloading operation by the forklift could not be performed smoothly. In addition, if the user lowers the side tilt plate or the rear tilt plate without noticing the existence of the obstacle below the side tilt plate or the rear tilt plate, each tilt plate comes into contact with the obstacle and causes damage. There was also a fear. On the other hand, when the rear tilt plate is lowered, the hazard lamp at the rear of the vehicle is hidden by the rear tilt plate, so that the blinking light radiated from the hazard lamp becomes weak light leaking from the side of the rear tilt plate. Therefore, there is also a problem that it is not possible to firmly inform other vehicles and bicycles coming from behind that the vehicle is stopped.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is capable of easily loading and unloading cargo on a loading platform when both the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are lowered. The purpose is to provide an elevating device.

In order to achieve the above object, in the tilt plate elevating device according to the present invention, the front side guide mechanism for guiding the front end portion of the side tilt plate provided on the side side of the loading platform of the vehicle so as to be vertically up and down is the front angle of the loading platform. A rear guide mechanism that is deployed in the vicinity of the part and guides the left and right ends of the rear tilt plate and the rear end of the side tilt plate that are deployed on the rear side of the loading platform can be moved up and down in the vicinity of the rear corner of the loading platform. In the tilt plate elevating device having a side plate elevating drive unit for raising and lowering the side tilt plate and a rear plate elevating drive unit for raising and lowering the rear tilt plate, the front side guide mechanism is provided at the front corner of the loading platform. A first guide member that is fixedly deployed in the vicinity and extends in the vertical direction, and a first accommodation space that is provided at the front end of the side tilt plate and is provided with a gap so that the first guide member can slide up and down. The first connecting strip, which is composed of the second guide member and is connected to the first guide member and extends vertically, is formed vertically along the second guide member and has a groove width narrower than that of the first guide member. The first guide groove formed is accommodated with a gap and is guided in the vertical direction, and a rear guide mechanism is provided at the rear end of the side tilt plate and extends in the vertical direction. A fourth guide member that is slidably mounted up and down with a gap in the second accommodation space provided in the left and right ends of the rear tilt plate and formed in the third guide member of the side tilt plate. It is composed of a guide member, and the fourth guide member is connected to the left and right ends of the rear tilt plate via a second connecting strip extending vertically, and the second connecting strip is formed along the top and bottom of the third guide member. At the same time, the second guide groove formed to have a groove width narrower than that of the fourth guide member is accommodated with a gap and guided in the vertical direction. It is characterized in that when both the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate move below the loading platform due to the drive of the unit, the rear side guiding mechanism also moves below the loading platform. The above-mentioned "moving below the loading platform" means that the upper surface of each of the side tilting plate, the rear tilting plate, or the rear side guide mechanism is lowered to a position lower than the upper surface of the loading platform, and the upper surface of the loading platform is used. It also includes being flush with each other.

Further, in the above configuration, the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit include a motor and an electric cylinder interposed between the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate and the motor. It is a feature.

Then, in each of the above-described configurations, the drive control unit that controls the drive of the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit, the receiving unit that is provided in the drive control unit and receives the control command radio signal, and the receiving unit It is characterized by being provided with a remote input unit that emits a control command radio signal toward the user.

Further, in each of the above configurations, an obstacle sensor that detects an obstacle located below the side tilt plate and / or the rear tilt plate, and a side plate elevating drive unit and / or when the obstacle sensor detects an obstacle. It is characterized by including a descent stop control unit that controls the rear plate elevating drive unit to stop the descent of the side tilt plate and / or the rear tilt plate.

Further, in the above configuration, the hanging plate portions are vertically installed on the side sides and the rear side of the loading platform, respectively, and the hanging plate portions of the loading platform are freely engaged with the lower sides of the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate. It is characterized in that a locking claw portion for suppressing the separation of the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate from the side and rear sides of the loading platform is provided .

According to the tilt plate elevating device according to the present invention, when both the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are lowered by the drive of the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit and are sunk from the loading platform, the third guide member and the fourth guide member and the fourth The guide member also descends along with the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate and moves below the loading platform. That is, the rear guide mechanism near the rear corner of the cargo bed moves below the cargo bed. Therefore, in a state where the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are lowered to their respective lowest positions, the vehicle described in the publication. Since the rear guidance mechanism does not remain standing on the loading platform as in the case, it does not interfere with the work when loading and unloading cargo on the loading platform, and the loading and unloading operation by the forklift is smooth. Can be done. Of course, since the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate move up and down to open and close the circumference of the loading platform, the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate do not expand to the side and the rear unlike the conventional vehicle. No extra deployment space is required on the front and back.

Further, if the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit include a motor, the side tilt plate, and an electric cylinder interposed between the rear tilt plate and the motor, a general-purpose electric motor is used. When the motor rotation stops due to the action of the ball screw and ball screw nut provided in the cylinder, the piston pin of the electric cylinder stops and does not move at that position, so the side tilt plate and rear tilt plate stop and fix at the height position at that time. Will be done. That is, there is an effect that parts and jigs for fixing the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are not required separately.

In each of the above configurations, in the case where the drive control unit, the reception unit, and the remote input unit are provided, the reception unit receives the control command radio signal emitted from the remote input unit, and the received control is received. Based on the content of the command radio signal, the drive control unit controls the drive of the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit. Therefore, the raising / lowering operation, the height position adjustment, and the stopping operation of the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate can be performed conveniently and quickly from a remote position without danger.

Further, in each of the above-described configurations, in the case where the obstacle sensor and the descent stop control unit are provided, when the obstacle sensor detects an obstacle below the tilt plate, the descent stop control unit controls the plate elevating drive unit. Since the lowering of the tilting plate is stopped, it is possible to prevent the user from noticing the existence of the obstacle and lowering the side tilting plate or the rear tilting plate to damage the obstacle.

Further, in the case of a device having a hanging plate portion suspended on the side and rear sides of the loading platform and a locking claw portion provided on the lower side of each of the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate, the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are provided. When the tilt plate is raised to the uppermost position, the locking claw portion engages with the hanging plate portion of the loading platform. Therefore, when there is a lot of cargo on the loading platform or when the cargo is heavy, even if the inner surface of the side tilt plate or the rear tilt plate is pressed to move the cargo outward, the side tilt plate due to the role of the locking claw portion. In addition, the rear tilt plate does not separate from the side and rear sides of the cargo bed, preventing damage to the side tilt plate and rear tilt plate due to lateral movement of the cargo, and preventing the cargo from collapsing .

It is a side view which shows the vehicle which installed the tilting plate elevating device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the vehicle, (a) is a rear view, (b) is a rear view which shows the state which all the left and right side tilt plates and the rear tilt plates are lowered to the lowest position. It is a partially broken plan view which shows the vehicle schematically. It is a figure which showed the side tilting plate, (a) is a side view, (b) is the AA line arrow view in (a). It is a figure which showed the rear tilting plate, (a) is a rear view, (b) is the BB line arrow view in (a). It is a partial side view which shows one of the side plate elevating drive part for the side tilt plate. It is a figure which shows the operation of the side tilt plate by the side plate elevating drive part, (a) is a partial side view when the side tilt plate is in the uppermost position, (b) is a figure when the side tilt plate is in the lowest position. It is a partial side view of. It is a figure which shows the operation of the rear tilting plate by the rear tilting drive part for the rear tilting plate, (a) is the partial side view when the rear tilting plate is in the uppermost position, (b) is the rear tilting plate. It is a partial side view when it is in the lowest position. It is a partial perspective view which shows a part of the said rear plate elevating drive part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the locking claw part provided at the lower end of the side tilt plate or the rear tilt plate. It is a block block diagram which shows the main control system of the said tilt plate elevating apparatus. It is a perspective explanatory view which shows the operation of the vehicle by the tilt plate elevating device which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are merely examples that embody the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a side view showing a vehicle to which a tilting plate elevating device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed, FIG. 2 is a view showing the vehicle, and FIG. 2A is a rear view, (b). ) Is a rear view showing a state in which all of the left and right side tilt plates and the rear tilt plate are lowered to the lowest position, FIG. 3 is a partially broken plan view schematically showing the vehicle, and FIG. 4 is the side tilt plate. It is a figure which showed the plate, (a) is a side view, (b) is a view of arrow AA in (a), FIG. 5 is a figure which showed the said rear tilting plate, (a). Is a rear view, and (b) is a view taken along the line BB in (a).
In each figure, the tilt plate elevating device 1 according to this embodiment is applied to a vehicle T such as a so-called flat body truck in which an open and horizontal loading platform 3 is provided behind a driver's seat 2. Such a vehicle T is arranged on the left and right side sides 3C and 3C of the loading platform 3 to open and close the sides of the loading platform 3, and the side tilt plates 5 and 5 and arranged on the rear side 3D of the loading platform 3 to form the loading platform 3. It is provided with a rear tilt plate 6 that opens and closes the rear, and the loading platform 3 is installed on the upper surface of the vehicle base 32.

The torii portion 4 is erected in the vicinity of the left and right front corner portions 3A and 3A of the loading platform 3. A control device 10 which is a control main body of the tilt plate elevating device 1 and a wired input unit 11 composed of a keyboard or the like for manually inputting a control command signal are attached to one pillar portion of the torii portion 4. Has been done. Further, front side guide mechanisms 7 and 7 for vertically and vertically guiding the front end portions 5C and 5C of the side tilt plate 5 are provided on the left and right pillar portions of the torii portion 4. In the vicinity of the left and right rear corners 3B and 3B of the loading platform 3, the left end 6C and the right end 6D of the rear tilt plate 6 and the rear end 5D and 5D of the side tilt plates 5 and 5 can be moved up and down (arrow U direction). ) Are provided with rear guidance mechanisms 8 and 8. The vehicle T has side plate elevating drive units 9, 9, 9, 9 for elevating and driving the side tilt plates 5, 5, and rear plate elevating drive units 18, 18 for elevating and driving the rear tilt plate 6. ing.

The left and right front guide mechanisms 7 and 7 described above are connected and fixed to the left and right pillars of the torii portion 4 via connecting strips 24 and 24, and are first guide members 23 and 23 having a square shape in a plan view extending in the vertical direction. And the second guide member 20 having accommodation spaces 22 and 22 fixed to the front end portions 5c and 5c of the side tilt plates 5 and 5 and to which the first guide members 23 and 2 3 are vertically slidably mounted. , 20 and are configured. The connecting strip 24 connected to each first guide member 23 is accommodated in a guide groove 21 formed along the upper and lower sides of the second guide member 20 on the side tilt plate 5 side, and is guided in the vertical direction.

The rear side guide mechanisms 8 and 8 described above are the third guide members 25 and 25 fixed to the rear end portions 5D and 5D of the side tilt plates 5 and 5 and extending in the vertical direction, and the left end portion of the rear tilt plate 6. A square fourth guide member in a plan view, which is fixed to 6C and the right end portion 6D and is slidably mounted in the accommodation spaces 27, 27 of the third guide members 25, 25 of the side tilt plates 5, 5. It is configured to include 28 and 28. The individual fourth guide member 28 is connected to the ends 6C and 6D of the rear tilt plate 6 via the connecting strip 29 extending vertically, and the connecting strip 29 is vertically connected to the third guide member 25 on the side tilt plate 5 side. It is accommodated in a guide groove 26 formed along the guide groove 26 and guided in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, a laser irradiator 13 that emits a laser beam B in the front-rear horizontal direction and a laser irradiation are provided in the vicinity of the lower ends of the second guide member 20 and the third guide member 25 at a position below the side tilt plate 5. An obstacle sensor 14 for detecting the laser beam B from the vessel 13 and an obstacle sensor 14 are deployed. The obstacle sensor 14 is communicated and connected to the input side of the drive control unit 76, which will be described in detail later. The function of the drive control unit 76 is to detect the presence of the obstacle R when the obstacle R located below the side tilt plate 5 blocks the laser beam B from the laser irradiator 13. ..

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a laser irradiator 30 that emits a laser beam B in the left-right horizontal direction and a laser irradiation are provided near the lower ends of the left and right third guide members 25, 25 at a position below the rear tilt plate 6. An obstacle sensor 31 that detects the laser beam B from the vessel 30 is provided. The obstacle sensor 31 is also communicatively connected to the input side of the drive control unit 76. Similarly to the above, the function of the drive control unit 76 also detects the presence of the obstacle R when the obstacle R located below the rear tilt plate 6 blocks the laser beam B from the laser irradiator 31. Is what you do. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in the rear tilt plate 6, the through hole 17 through which the blinking light E radiated from the hazard lamp 16 at the rear of the vehicle T passes moves downward from the upper surface of the loading platform 3. It is formed at the facing position of the hazard lamp 16 on the rear tilt plate 6 when it is in the position where it is set.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the side plate elevating drive units 9 and 9 described above are arranged in pairs in the front and rear of the lower positions of the left and right side tilt plates 5. In each side plate elevating drive unit 9, the fixing plate 36 is fixed to the fixing rod 35 vertically fixed to the lower surface 32A of the vehicle base 32, and the connecting rod 37 moves up and down via the pivot 38 to the fixing plate 36. It is swingably supported. One end of the crank rod 39 is connected to the connecting rod 37 so as to be swingable up and down, and the connecting rod 40 is connected to the other end of the crank rod 39. A crank mechanism 34 is connected to the connecting rod 40. The crank mechanism 34 is composed of an arm 42 connected to the connecting rod 40 so as to swing up and down via the pivot 41, and an arm 44 connected to the arm 42 so as to swing up and down via the pivot 43. There is. The arm 44 is attached to a base portion 46 fixed to the lower side 5B of the side tilt plate 5 via a fixing portion 45.

Further, a fixing plate 47 is fixedly mounted on the upper portion of the fixing rod 35, and the connecting rod 37 is pivotally supported on the fixing plate 47 via a pivot 38 so as to be vertically swingable. The fixing plate 48 fixed to the power transmission mechanism 50 is connected to the fixing plate 47 so as to swing up and down via the pivot 49. The power transmission mechanism 50 is composed of a gear train or the like, and is interposed between the motor 51 and the electric cylinder 52 to adjust the rotational driving force of the motor 51 and transmit power to the electric cylinder 52. The electric cylinder 52 has a general-purpose configuration, and is attached to, for example, a ball screw rotatably deployed in the cylinder casing, a ball screw nut deployed in the cylinder casing and screwed with the ball screw to move toward the casing core, and a ball screw nut. It is composed of a piston pin 53 that is formed and appears and disappears from the cylinder casing. The tip of the piston pin 53 is connected to a fixing plate 55 fixed in the middle of the crank rod 39 via a pivot shaft 54 so as to be swingable up and down.

In the side plate elevating drive unit 9, for example, when the motor 51 is driven in the forward rotation, the forward rotation drive is transmitted to the electric cylinder 52 to advance the piston pin 53 from the cylinder casing. As a result, the piston pin 53 pushes down the crank rod 39 as shown by the arrow L (FIG. 7 (b)) and lowers the side tilt plate 5 (in the direction of the arrow U1). On the contrary, when the side tilt plate 5 is raised (in the direction of arrow U2 (see FIG. 10)), the motor 51 is driven in reverse. As a result, the piston pin 53 is retracted into the cylinder casing, and the crank rod 39 is pulled up to raise the side tilt plate 5.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rear plate elevating drive units 18 described above are arranged in pairs on the left and right at the lower position of the rear tilt plate 6. The pair of rear plate elevating drive units 18 and 18 is used in order to stably support the rear tilt plate 6 ascending and descending, and if the rear tilt plate 6 is not unstable, one rear plate elevating drive unit is used. It doesn't matter if it is 18. In each rear plate elevating drive unit 18, the fixing plate 57 is fixed to the lower portion of the fixing rod 56 which is vertically fixed to the lower surface 32A of the vehicle base 32, and the connecting rod 58 connects the pivot rod 59 to the fixing plate 57. It is pivotally supported so that it can swing up and down. One end of the crank rod 60 is connected to the connecting rod 58 so as to swing up and down, and the connecting rod 61 is connected to the other end of the crank rod 60. A crank mechanism 67 is connected to the connecting rod 61. The crank mechanism 67 is composed of an arm 63 connected to the rod 61 so as to swing up and down via the pivot 62, and an arm 65 connected to the arm 63 so as to swing up and down via the pivot 64. There is. The arm 65 is attached to the lower side 6B of the rear tilt plate 6 via the fixing portion 66.

Further, a fixing plate 68 is fixedly installed in the middle of the fixing rod 56. The fixing plate 69 fixed to the power transmission mechanism 50 having the same configuration as the side plate elevating drive unit 9 described above is connected to the fixing plate 68 so as to be swingable up and down via the pivot 70. The power transmission mechanism 50 is integrally configured with the motor 51 and the electric cylinder 52 having the same configuration as described above. The tip of the piston pin 53 of the electric cylinder 52 is connected to a fixing plate 72 fixed in the middle of the crank rod 60 so as to be swingable up and down via a pivot 71. The crank rods 60 and 60 of the pair of rear plate elevating drive units 18 and 18 are connected by a connecting rod 73 (see FIG. 9) to make the same movement.
Similar to the side plate elevating drive unit 9 described above, the rear plate elevating drive unit 18 pushes down the crank rod 60 by the forward rotation drive of the motor 51 as shown by the arrow K (FIG. 8B), and the rear tilt plate 6 Is lowered (in the direction of arrow U1), or the crank rod 60 is pulled up by the reverse drive of the motor 51 to raise the side tilt plate 5 (in the direction of arrow U2).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, hanging plate portions 74 are vertically installed on the lower surface 32A of the vehicle base 32 located below the side side 3C and the rear side 3D of the loading platform 3, respectively. A plurality of locking claws 15 that are detachably engaged with the hanging plate portion 74 of the loading platform 3 are fixedly fixed to the lower side 5B of the side tilt plate 5 and the lower side 6B of the rear tilt plate 6. These locking claws 15, 15, 15, ... Are formed in a substantially J-shaped hook shape when viewed from the side, and the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 rise to their respective uppermost positions (arrows). Since it engages with the hanging plate portion 74 of the loading platform 3 in the U2 direction), the side tilting plate 5 and the rear tilting plate 6 are on the side of the loading platform 3 even if an outward force from the cargo is applied as shown by the arrow N. It is designed to prevent separation from the side 3C and the rear side 3D.

Then, in this tilt plate elevating device 1, as shown in FIG. 11, the control device 10 has a configuration of a drive control unit 76 that controls the drive of the side plate elevating drive units 9 and 9 and the rear plate elevating drive units 18 and 18. Includes. The drive control unit 76 is realized by, for example, a general-purpose microcomputer, and the microcomputer includes a central processing unit CPU, a memory M for temporarily storing detection data and calculation data, and a memory M for storing control program data in advance. It is composed of a data bus DB for inputting / outputting detection data and output drive data. The input port IP of the data bus DB includes a wired input unit 11, a receiving unit 77 for receiving a control command radio signal from the remote input unit 12, left and right obstacle sensors 14 and 14, and a rear obstacle sensor 31. And are connected so that data communication is possible. The output port OP of the data bus DB includes drivers D1 to D6 for rotationally driving the motors 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51 of the side plate elevating drive unit 9 and the rear plate elevating drive unit 18, and a laser irradiator 13. , 13 and 30 are driven by drivers D7 to D9, and drivers D10 for blinking the hazard lamp 16 by manual input from the wired input unit 11 and the remote input unit 12 are connected by communication.

The operation of the tilt plate elevating device 1 configured as described above will be described below. The description starts from the time when both the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 of the vehicle T are at the uppermost positions as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a). For example, when it is desired to lower the side tilt plate 5 on the left side of the vehicle, the user presses the lower button for the left side plate in the keyboard of the wired input unit 11 or the remote input unit 12. Then, the control command signal related to the descent is taken into the data bus DB of the drive control unit 76 and processed by the central processing unit CPU. Then, the central processing unit CPU operates the drivers D1 and D2 to drive the motors 51 and 51 of the left side plate elevating drive units 9 and 9 in the forward rotation. As a result, the side tilt plate 5 descends as shown by the arrow U1 and automatically stops at the preset lowest position. At this time, the upper surface 5A of the side tilt plate 5 moves below the upper surface of the loading platform 3, and the left side of the loading platform 3 is opened (see FIG. 7B). At the same time, the upper surfaces of the second guide member 20 and the third guide member 25 also move below the upper surface of the loading platform 3. In this case, if the desired operation is wirelessly input using the remote input unit 12, there is no danger in moving the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 up and down, adjusting the height position, stopping, and the like from a remote position. It is convenient and can be done quickly.

In this way, since the side tilt plate 5 is not deployed laterally unlike the side tilt plate of the conventional vehicle, no extra deployment space is required on the left and right sides of the loading platform 3, and a narrow loading / unloading area is not required. Even so, it is unlikely to cause any trouble, and the vehicle T can be stopped as close as possible to the delivery table. If there is an obstacle R directly under the side tilt plate 5 when the side tilt plate 5 is lowered, the laser beam B from the laser irradiator 13 operated by the driver D7 activated after the power is turned on will be an obstacle. Since it hits R and does not reach the obstacle sensor 14 on the left side, the presence of the obstacle R is detected. As a result, the function of the descent stop control unit 75 of the central processing unit CPU causes the side plate elevating drive units 9 and 9 to stop urgently. The function of the descent stop control unit 75 also has a function of urgently stopping the rear plate elevating drive units 18 and 18 by the obstacle sensor 31 on the rear tilt plate 6 side, and is stored in advance in the memory M as program data, for example. Has been done.

If the user wants to continue to lower the rear tilting plate 6, the user presses the lowering button for the rear plate in the keyboard of the wired input unit 11 or the remote input unit 12. Then, the control command signal related to the descent is processed by the central processing unit CPU. Then, the central processing unit CPU operates the drivers D5 and D6 to drive the motors 51 and 51 of the rear plate elevating drive units 18 and 18 in the forward rotation. As a result, the rear tilt plate 6 descends as shown by the arrow U1 and automatically stops at the preset lowest position. At this time, the upper surface 6A of the rear tilt plate 6 is moved below the upper surface of the loading platform 3, and the rear surface of the loading platform 3 is opened (see FIGS. 2 (b) and 8 (b)). At the same time, the upper surfaces of the left and right fourth guide members 28, 28 also move downward from the upper surface of the loading platform 3 along with the rear tilt plate 6. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the rear guide mechanism 8 on the left rear side of the vehicle T moves below the upper surface of the loading platform 3. Such a characteristic operation is performed in the same manner as the rear guide mechanism 8 on the left side even when both the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 on the right side of the vehicle are lowered to their respective lowest positions. That is, the rear guide mechanism 8 at the rear right side of the vehicle T also moves below the upper surface of the loading platform 3.

In this case, since the through holes 17 and 17 of the rear tilt plate 6 at the lowest position are located at the facing positions of the hazard lamps 16 and 16, the blinking light E emitted from the hazard lamps 16 and 16 is the through holes 17 and 17. It passes directly through and is emitted backward. The blinking light E can surely notify other vehicles and bicycles coming from behind that the bicycle is stopped even though the rear tilt plate 6 is lowered.

As described above, according to the tilt plate elevating device 1 of this embodiment, when both the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 are lowered by the drive of the side plate elevating drive unit 9 and the rear plate elevating drive unit 18, the third The guide member 25 and the fourth guide member 28 also descend along with the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 and move below the upper surface of the loading platform 3. That is, the rear guide mechanism 8 in the vicinity of the rear corner portion 3B of the cargo bed 3 moves below the upper surface of the cargo bed 3. Therefore, the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are lowered to their respective lowest positions. In this state, unlike the vehicles described in the Gazette, the rear guidance mechanism does not remain standing on the loading platform, so it does not interfere with the work when loading and unloading the cargo on the loading platform 3, and it uses a forklift. The loading and unloading operation can also be performed smoothly.

Further, when the rotation of the motor 51 is stopped by the action of the ball screw and the ball screw nut provided in the electric cylinder 52, the piston pin 53 of the electric cylinder 52 stops at that position and does not move. Therefore, the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 Is stopped and fixed at the height position at that time. That is, no separate parts or jigs are required to fix the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6.

Then, when the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 are raised to the uppermost position, the locking claw portion 15 engages with the hanging plate portion 74 of the loading platform 3, so that the side is used when there is a large amount of cargo on the loading platform 3. Even if the cargo presses on the inner surface of the tilt plate 5 or the rear tilt plate 6, the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 may be separated from the side side 3C and the rear side 3D of the loading platform 3 due to the role of the locking claw portion 15. This has the effect of preventing damage to the side tilt plate 5 and the rear tilt plate 6 due to lateral movement of the cargo, and preventing the cargo from collapsing.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which both the left and right side tilt plates are configured to be vertically elevated and the side plate elevating drive units are provided on each of the left and right sides, but the tilt plate elevating device of the present invention is limited thereto. Not a thing. For example, the present invention also includes a configuration in which only the left side tilt plate or only the right side tilt plate is configured to be vertically elevated and raised, and is added to the rear tilt plate up and down configuration. Even in such a configuration, if both the one side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate are lowered, the rear guide mechanism between them can be moved below the upper surface of the loading platform.

Further, in the above embodiment, columnar members are used as the first guide member and the fourth guide member, and cylindrical members are used as the second guide member and the third guide member, but the present invention is limited thereto. I can't. For example, the present invention also includes a member in which a cylindrical member is used as the first guide member and the fourth guide member, and a columnar member is used as the second guide member and the third guide member. In that case, as the columnar object and the cylindrical object, a quadrangular shape in a plan view is exemplified, but in a plan view, for example, a polygonal shape other than a quadrangular shape, a star shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like can also be used. ..

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and deviates from the gist of the present invention including various modifications and modifications that can be conceived by a person having ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention. Of course, even if there is a design change to the extent that it does not occur, it is included in the present invention.

1 tilt plate lifting device 3 loading platform 3A front corner 3B rear corner 3C side side 3D rear side 5 side tilt plate 5B lower side 5C front end 5D rear end 6 rear tilt plate 6B lower side 6C left end 6D right end 7 front guide mechanism 8 Rear guidance mechanism 9 Side plate elevating drive unit 12 Remote input unit 14 Obstacle sensor 15 Locking claw part
18 Rear plate elevating drive unit 20 Second guide member
21 Guide groove (1st guide groove)
22 Containment space (first accommodation space)
23 1st guide member
24 Consolidation Article (1st Consolidation Article)
25 Third guide member
26 Guide groove (second guide groove)
27 Containment space (second accommodation space)
28 4th guide member
29 Consolidation Article (2nd Consolidation Article)
31 Obstacle sensor 51 Motor 52 Electric cylinder 53 Piston pin 74 Hanging plate 75 Descent stop control unit 76 Drive control unit 77 Receiver E Flashing light N Arrow R Obstacle T Vehicle U, U1, U2 Arrow

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After the front side guidance mechanism that guides the front end of the side tilt plate deployed on the side of the vehicle carrier so as to be able to move up and down is deployed near the front corner of the carrier and is deployed on the rear side of the carrier. A rear guide mechanism that guides the left and right ends of the tilt plate and the rear end of the side tilt plate up and down freely is deployed near the rear corner of the loading platform, and the side plate that raises and lowers the side tilt plate. In the tilt plate elevating device having the elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit for elevating and lowering the rear tilt plate.
The front guide mechanism is fixedly arranged in the vicinity of the front corner portion of the loading platform and extends in the vertical direction, and the first guide member is provided at the front end portion of the side tilt plate so that the first guide member slides up and down. It is composed of a second guide member having a first accommodation space that is freely mounted with a gap .
The first connecting strip that is connected to the first guide member and extends vertically is formed on the second guide member along the upper and lower sides and has a groove width narrower than that of the first guide member. It is accommodated with a gap in the space and is guided in the vertical direction.
The rear guide mechanism is provided at the rear end of the side tilt plate and extends in the vertical direction, and the third guide of the side tilt plate provided at the left and right ends of the rear tilt plate. It is composed of a fourth guide member that is slidably mounted up and down with a gap in the second accommodation space formed in the member.
The fourth guide member is connected to the left and right ends of the rear tilt plate via a second connecting strip extending vertically, and the second connecting strip is formed on the third guide member along the top and bottom. The second guide groove formed with a groove width narrower than that of the fourth guide member is accommodated with a gap and is guided in the vertical direction.
When both the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate move below the loading platform due to the drive of the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive section, the rear side guide mechanism also moves below the loading platform. A tilting plate elevating device characterized by being moving. A claim comprising the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit including a motor, the side tilt plate, and an electric cylinder interposed between the rear tilt plate and the motor. Item 1. The tilting plate elevating device according to Item 1. A drive control unit that controls the drive of the side plate elevating drive unit and the rear plate elevating drive unit, a receiving unit provided in the drive control unit that receives a control command radio signal, and the control toward the receiving unit. The tilting plate elevating device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a remote input unit that emits a command radio signal. An obstacle sensor that detects an obstacle below the side tilt plate and / or the rear tilt plate, and the side plate elevating drive unit and / or the rear when the obstacle sensor detects the obstacle. Any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a descent stop control unit that controls the plate elevating drive unit to stop the descent of the side tilt plate and / or the rear tilt plate. The tilting plate elevating device described in the section. The hanging plate portions are vertically installed on the side sides and the rear side of the loading platform, and the hanging plate portions of the loading platform are freely engaged with the lower sides of the side tilting plate and the rear tilting plate, respectively. The tilt according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a locking claw portion for suppressing the separation of the side tilt plate and the rear tilt plate from the side side and the rear side is provided. Board lifting device.

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