JPH0723299Y2 - Front protector cover for industrial vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an industrial vehicle such as a forklift, and more particularly to an improvement of a front grill part.

(Prior Art) FIG. 3 illustrates a front grill portion of a general forklift truck. As shown in the figure, in front of the driver's seat, a front protector 2 is installed above the front end of the vehicle body frame 1. The front protector 2 covers at least the front surface and both left and right side surfaces, and the upper surface of the front protector 2 is covered. The instrument panel 3 is fastened with bolts 4. That is, the lower part of the steering post 5, pedals such as the clutch pedal 6 and the brake pedal 7, members related to vehicle operation such as the shift lever 8 or the tilt cylinder 9, the cargo handling lever 10, the control valve 11, the piping 12, etc. The members and the like related to are covered by the front protector 2 and the instrument panel 3.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, as is apparent from the drawings, pedals such as the clutch pedal 6 and the brake pedal 7, which are arranged below the instrument panel 3, the control valve 11 and its piping 12 or Each member such as the tilt cylinder 9
It has a structure that is completely exposed from the driver's seat side, so the appearance is very poor, and
Noise such as engine noise and torque converter noise
There is a problem in that the noise leaks from the gap between the front protector 2 and the front protector 2 and the noise level around the driver's ears is high and annoying.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a front protector cover for an industrial vehicle that can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, an industrial vehicle front protector cover according to the present invention is a substantially box-shaped front protector having three open surfaces, an upper surface, a lower surface and a rear surface. Is formed into a substantially box shape capable of covering at least the upper surface and the rear surface and both the left and right side surfaces.The upper surface plate also serves as an instrument panel, and a meter box is attached to the upper surface plate and the rear surface plate. The gist of the present invention is that it is provided with notches or holes through which levers or pedals can be inserted, and that it can be fastened to a toe board, a front protector, or a vehicle body frame.

(Operation) The front protector cover configured as described above can entirely cover most of the members including the front protector and arranged in the front grill portion except the operation member.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front protector cover (hereinafter, simply referred to as a cover).
As shown in the figure, the cover 16 has a substantially box-shaped integrated structure with its front and bottom surfaces opened. That is, the cover 16 has four surfaces, that is, the upper surface plate 16a, the rear surface plate 16b, and the left and right side surface plates 16c, and the inner dimension thereof is set so as to cover the front protector 2. The top plate 16a of the cover 16 also serves as an instrument panel, and for mounting the meter box 14 in which necessary instruments such as a speedometer and a crystal meter are assembled in the substantially central portion, and for fitting the steering post 5 17 is formed on the left side, a square hole 18 through which the parking brake operation lever 15 penetrates, and a right side loading lever on the right side.
A plurality of square holes 19 through which the 10 penetrates are formed. And
Rubber seals 20 and 21 with notches in the square holes and 18 and 19.
Is attached from the back side with an adhesive or the like.

Further, the rear plate 16b of the cover 16 has a notch continuous with the notch 17 for fitting the steering post formed in the upper plate 16a.
17a are formed, and cutouts or square holes 22 through which the arm portions of the clutch pedal 6 and the brake pedal 7 pass are formed in the lower portions of both sides of the cutout 17a. The cutouts or the square holes 22 are made of notched rubber seals. 23 is attached from the back surface with an adhesive or the like. Further, the left and right sides of the rear plate 16b are bulged rearward so as to cover the left and right tilt cylinders 9 shown in FIG. Further, mounting holes 24 for inserting bolts are provided at a position near the front of the upper surface plate 16a of the cover 16, under the bulging portion of the rear surface plate 16b, and under the side surface 16c.

Therefore, the cover 16 configured as described above has the parking brake operation lever 15 and the cargo handling lever 10 as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the rubber seals 20 and 21 of the square holes 18 and 19, and the notches 17a are fitted to the steering post 5, and the arm portions of the clutch pedal 6 and the brake pedal 7 are made of rubber of the corresponding notches 22. The front protector 2 is covered with the seal 23 so as to cover both side plates thereof. Then, the front protector 2, the vehicle body frame (front fender portion) 1 and the brackets 25 provided on the toe board 13 are fixed by bolts 26. The meter box 14 is preferably attached to the cover 16 prior to attaching the cover 16 to the vehicle body.

The cover 16 attached in this manner can cover all of the front grill and the members existing around the undercarriage, leaving the operating member. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the tilt cylinder 9, the control valve 11, the piping, the wiring 12, the link mechanism of the parking brake operation lever 15, the mounting portion of the pedals, etc., which are conventionally exposed, are entirely exposed. Is covered to improve the appearance. The levers, pedals, etc., which are operation members, are exposed on the surface in the minimum necessary range, and their operability is not impaired. Further, the cover 16 prevents noise such as engine sound and torque converter sound leaking from the gap between the toe board 13 and the front protector 2 from leaking out of the machine, and helps reduce the noise around the driver's ears. Further, from this point of view, the cover 16 is adjusted so that the upper surface of the front protector, the upper surface of the frame, and the contact surface with the upper surface of the toe board are closely attached to each other.

In this embodiment, the shape of the cover 16 or the positions of the notches 17 and the square holes 18 and 19 are set for a standard-use forklift, but various arrangements or shapes of the respective operating members are used. Of course it will be changed. Also,
The cover 16 may have a front plate capable of covering the front surface of the front protector 2 as well.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the front protector cover of the present invention, it is possible to improve the appearance of the front grill part by covering the front grill part entirely except for the necessary parts. Moreover, the front protector cover can prevent the engine sound and torque converter sound leaking from the gap between the front protector and the toe board from leaking out of the machine, reducing the noise around the driver's ears and improving the working environment. To help. Also, since the front protector cover has a box-shaped structure, it works effectively in improving the strength of the front grill part, and the top plate also serves as the instrument panel, which makes the assembly itself particularly difficult. It does not accompany, and does not impair the freedom in design.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a front protector cover of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front protector cover is attached, and FIG. 3 is a front protector cover. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional front grill part which is not. 1 …… Body frame 2 …… Front protector 13 …… Toe board 16 …… Front protector cover

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A substantially box-shaped front protector having three open surfaces, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a rear surface, formed in a substantially box shape capable of covering at least the upper surface, the rear surface, and the left and right side surfaces of the three open surfaces. A meter box is attached to the upper surface plate also as an instrument panel, and the upper surface plate and the rear surface plate are provided with notches or holes through which steering posts, levers or pedals can be inserted,
A front protector cover for industrial vehicles that can be fastened to the toe board, front protector or body frame.