JPH06938U - Rearview mirror mounting device for industrial vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a rear-view mirror mounting device capable of obtaining a wide rear-view field without hindering an operator's front-field field of view and making the curvature radius of a rear-view mirror too small. [Configuration] Front gutter 4 rear wall 7 of headgart ceiling 1
The rearview mirror 6 integrated with the bracket 8 is attached by bolting or the rearview mirror is attached to the rear wall 7 by using an adhesive or a double-sided tape over almost the entire width along the rear surface.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a head guard device for an industrial vehicle, and more particularly to a rear-view mirror mounting device used by mounting on a head guard.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, industrial vehicles such as forklifts and shovel loaders are provided with a head guard ceiling portion as shown in b above the operator seat a as shown in FIG. 1 in order to ensure the safety of the operator. Reference characters c and c denote two head guard front legs, and back mirrors are attached to the left and right sides of the head guard front legs c and c as shown in d and d. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rearview mirror d may be attached to the front center of the head guard ceiling portion b. Reference numeral e represents a lattice, and f represents a cover plate.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the former rearview mirrors d and d mounted on the left and right sides of the front leg c, c of the head guard, the left and right rearview mirrors are used when the operator confirms the left rear, because the mirrors are mounted separately on the left and right. When looking at the rear of the right side, the operator must look at the rear-view mirrors on the right side. There is a problem that you can not do it. If you want to see a wide area, it is possible to reduce the radius of curvature of the rearview mirror, but there is a problem in that it is difficult to understand the perspective. If you do not want to reduce the radius of curvature, you can consider increasing the size of the back mirror, but if you increase the size of the rearview mirror, it will obstruct your view forward, and if the protrusion from the vehicle body increases, it will be damaged by contact. There is a fear.

Next, when the mirror d is attached to the front side of the head guard ceiling portion b as shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to confirm the rear of both left and right sides at once. However, if the radius of curvature of the mirror is reduced, there is a problem that the perspective is different from the actual one as described in the case of FIG. 1, and if the rearview mirror is enlarged, it hinders the forward view. Especially in forklifts and shovel loaders, the field of view at the upper front is extremely important for the operator, and the rearview mirror cannot be enlarged. The object of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and problems.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, this invention has a rearview mirror installed along the rear surface of the front gutter of the head guard ceiling along the rear surface of the front gutter over almost the entire width.

[0006]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, the front view of the operator is not obstructed, and a wide field of view can be obtained without reducing the radius of curvature of the back mirror, which makes it easy to check the rear and facilitates the rearview mirror with a simple structure. It is possible to attach it to.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a head guard ceiling of a forklift truck, which is an example of an industrial vehicle to which the present invention is applied, in which 1 is a head guard and 2 is a front half of the head guard 1. A lattice portion is shown, and a portion of the head guard cover made of a material such as a transparent vinyl sheet (not shown) is covered on the lattice portion 2. 3 is punching metal, 4 and 5 are front and rear gutters, respectively. The structure described above is not substantially different from the structure previously proposed by the applicant as Japanese Patent Application No. 3-64226.

The present invention is characterized in that a rear-view mirror is attached so as to extend over almost the entire left and right along the rear surface of the rear wall of the front rain gutter 4 and not to hinder the operator's front view. Is. That is, FIG. 4 is a top view of the ceiling portion of the head guard viewed from above, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. In these figures, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. 6 is a rear-view mirror, and along the rear surface of the rear wall 7 of the front rain gutter, brackets 8 are attached over substantially the entire width on the left and right, and the rear-view mirror 6 is attached to the brackets 8 using an adhesive or the like. Then, the bracket 8 is fixed to the rear surface of the rear wall 7 of the rain gutter 4 using a plurality of mounting bolts 9. The rearview mirror 6 has a slight curvature in the left-right direction, so that a wider rear view can be obtained. It is clear from FIG. 5 that such an attachment does not obstruct the operator's forward field of view.

In the one shown in FIG. 5, the one in which the rearview mirror 6 and the bracket 8 are integrated is attached to the rain gutter of the head guard, but as in another embodiment shown in FIG. The rearview mirror 6 may be directly attached to the head guard rain gutter with an adhesive or the like. In FIG. 6, the rearview mirror 6 has a substantially flat rectangular shape, and is attached to the rear surface of the rear wall of the front rain gutter 4 with an adhesive or It is attached using the double-sided tape 10.

[0010]

[Effect of device]

 This invention is made as described above in detail, and the rear view mirrors are attached over almost the entire width on the left and right along the front rain gutter surface provided on the ceiling part of the head guard, so that the front view of the operator is not obstructed. Moreover, since a wide field of view can be obtained without reducing the radius of curvature of the rearview mirror, it is easy to check backward, operator fatigue is reduced, and work efficiency is improved. Also, using the flat surface of the front side of the head gutter on the rear side of the rain gutter, you can attach the one with the rearview mirror and the bracket by bolting, or use the adhesive or double-sided tape to attach the rearview mirror directly to the headguard. Since it is mounted on the rain gutter, the rearview mirror can be mounted very easily. Therefore, a rearview mirror device having a simple structure and easy to attach can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view showing the vicinity of a driver's cab of a conventional industrial vehicle, showing a mounting structure of a rearview mirror with respect to a head guard.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing another example of a conventional rearview mirror mounting structure for an industrial vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a head guard ceiling portion of a forklift truck that is an example of an industrial vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 5, showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Head guard ceiling 4 Front rain gutter 6 Rearview mirror 7 Rear wall

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rear-view mirror mounting device for an industrial vehicle, wherein rear-view mirrors 6 are mounted along the rear surface of a rear wall 7 of a rain gutter 4 of a ceiling part 1 over substantially the entire left and right width. 2. The head guard device for an industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a bracket 8 integrated with said rearview mirror 6 is attached to said rear wall 7 of said rain gutter 4 by bolting. 3. The head guard device for an industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the rear-view mirror 6 is directly attached to the rear wall 7 of the rain gutter 4 of the head guard using an adhesive or a double-sided tape.