JPH0738086U - Car maintenance lift - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The removed tires can be easily placed on the tire receiver near the axle, and when not in use, the tire receiver is stored in a position that does not interfere with maintenance work. [Configuration] A vehicle body support member 2 is horizontally provided on an upper end of a column 1. Sliders 3 are slidably arranged at both ends of the vehicle body supporting member 2 so that the total length of the vehicle body supporting member 2 can be adjusted according to the length of the vehicle body B. A tire receiver 4 on which the tire W removed from the vehicle body B is placed on each slider 3 is supported so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the outside of the slider 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle maintenance lift, and more particularly to a lift having a tire receiver for mounting tires removed from the vehicle body.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as this type of lift, for example, the techniques disclosed in JP-A-4-368261 and JP-A-57-24161 are known. In the former lift, the tire receiver is provided so as to be able to swing up and down while protruding from the side surface of the vehicle body supporting member. Further, in the latter lift, the tire receiver is provided on the outer side of the column so as to be vertically foldable, and is moved up and down together with the vehicle body supporting member.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, according to the former car maintenance lift, there is a problem that the tire receiver cannot store the tire receiver, so that the tire receiver occupies a part of the floor surface especially when the lift is lowered, which is an obstacle to the maintenance work. On the other hand, the latter lift has the advantage that the tire bridge can be folded upward when not in use, but since the tire bridge is located far away from the axle, the transportation distance of the removed tire is long. There was a difficulty that

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile maintenance lift capable of easily mounting the removed tire on a tire receiver near the axle and storing the tire receiver at a position where it does not interfere with maintenance work when not in use. To do.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle maintenance lift of this invention is provided with a vehicle body support member at the upper end of a column that is driven up and down, and sliders for adjusting the length of the support member are provided at both ends of this support member. Then, the tire receiver for mounting the tire removed from the vehicle body on the slider is supported outside the slider so as to be freely inserted and removed.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, since the tire receiver is disposed at both ends of the vehicle body supporting member, that is, in the vicinity of the axle, the tire can be easily placed on the tire receiver by slightly moving the removed tire. Further, since the tire receiver is provided on the slider, the tire receiver can always be arranged near the axle by adjusting the position of the slider according to the length of the vehicle body. When not in use, the tire receiver can be stored inside the slider so that the maintenance work can be smoothly performed without being disturbed by the tire receiver.

[0007]

【Example】

An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a low floor type slide lift will be described below with reference to the drawings. Example 1 As is well known, the low floor slide type lift includes two columns that are lifted and lowered by a hydraulic drive mechanism under the floor. As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle body support member 2 that supports the vehicle body B from below is horizontally provided on the upper ends of the columns 1. Sliders 3 are slidably arranged at both ends of the vehicle body support member 2 so that the total length of the vehicle body support member 2 can be adjusted according to the length of the vehicle body B. A tire receiver 4 on which the tire W removed from the vehicle body B is placed is supported by each slider 3 so that the tire receiver 4 can be inserted into and removed from the outside of the vehicle body B.

The construction of the tire receiver 4 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the tire receiver 4 of the present embodiment includes a sliding rod 5, a rotating rod 6, and a side rod 7 in a U-shape. Constitutes the frame body of. The sliding rod 5 is slidably inserted in the axle direction through a guide tube 8 welded to the back surface of the slider 3. The rotary rod 6 is supported by a bracket 9 welded to the side surface of the slider 3 via a pin 10 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. One end of the side rod 7 is welded to the sliding rod 5, and the other end of the side rod 7 is provided with a U-shaped metal fitting 11 and a stopper 12 for fitting and locking the tip end of the rotating rod 6. Further, the tire receiver 4 is configured so that it can be freely put in and taken out from a use position shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 and a non-use position shown by a chain line. The stopper 12 contacts the side surface of the slider 3 in the non-use position.

In the vehicle maintenance lift configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the tire receiver 4 is pulled out from the slider 3 to the outside of the vehicle body B, and the tire receiver 4 is removed from the vehicle body B on the tire receiver 4. Put the tire W At this time, since the tire receiver 4 is arranged at both ends of the vehicle body supporting member 2, that is, in the vicinity of the axle, the tire W can be easily placed on the tire receiver 4 by slightly moving the removed tire W. Further, since the tire receiver 4 is provided on the slider 3, the tire receiver 4 can always be arranged near the axle by adjusting the position of the slider 3 according to the length of the vehicle body B, and as a result, the vehicle type has changed. Even in this case, the tire W can be easily transferred at the shortest distance. On the other hand, when the tire receiver 4 is not used, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the rotating rod 6 is rotated to the slider 3 side, and then the side rod 7 is pushed in the same direction. By doing so, the sliding rod 5 slides along the guide tube 8, and the tire receiver 4 is housed inside the slider 3 as shown in FIG. Therefore, in this state, the operator can smoothly perform the maintenance work without being disturbed by the tire receiver 4.

In the above embodiment, the tire receiver 4 is provided with the turning rod 6, but a fixed rod is used in this portion, and the vehicle body supporting member 2 is provided with a plurality of holes into which the fixed rod is inserted. The fixed rod may be configured to lock the slider 3 at a plurality of adjustment positions when the tire receiver 4 is stored. Besides, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the shapes and configurations of the respective parts can be appropriately modified and embodied without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Embodiment 2 In the above-mentioned Embodiment 1, the tire is supported by projecting most of it from the upper surface of the slider, but an embodiment in which the tire is supported at a lower position will be described below. In the tire receiver shown in FIG. 6, the sliding rod 5 having a groove 5a provided in the longitudinal direction can slide into the slider 3 through the through hole 14 of the swing rod 13 arranged on the side surface of the slider 3. When the groove 5a and the protrusion 14a of the through hole 14 are aligned with each other, the swing rod 13 rotates integrally with the sliding rod 5. Further, in the guide tube 8 which guides the sliding rod 5, grooves 8b and 8b are horizontally provided continuously on the left and right of the through hole 8a over the entire length of the pipe, and on one side of the sliding rod 5, convex portions 5b and 5b are provided. By protruding the projections 5b, 5b of the sliding rod 5 into the grooves 8b, 8b, the sliding rod 5 is supported horizontally in the state of being inserted into the guide tube 8, and the sliding rod 5 The side rod 7 and the swing rod 13 which are integrated with the same are also horizontal. Further, when the sliding rod 5 is fully pulled out from the slider 3, it is detachable from the guide tube 8 and rotatable, but one of the convex portions 5b and 5b comes into contact with the upper wall of the slider 3 to rotate. When the movement is restricted and the guide tube 8 is pulled out, the free end side (the right end in FIG. 6) is supported together with the side rod 7 and the swing rod 13 in a state of being inclined downward. Note that the swing rod 13 does not move to the side even if the sliding rod 5 is pulled out by the regulating plate 3a provided on the side surface of the slider 3, and the position thereof is always regulated to the side of the slider 3. Next, reference numeral 15 is a pedestal provided by the rings 16 and 16 so as to be rotatable with respect to the side rod 7 and slidable in the axial direction, and as shown in FIG. The pedestal 15 is vertically supported by the side rod 7 by being locked to the locking projections 7 a of the rod 7.

In the tire bridge 4 thus configured, as shown in FIG. 6, the tire bridge 4 is pulled out from the slider 3, the sliding rod 5 is pulled out from the guide tube 8, and the rotary rod 6 is formed into a U-shape. When the metal fitting 11 is engaged, the tire support 4 is supported in a state of being inclined downward with the sliding rod 5 as an axis as shown in FIG. 7, so that the tire W is held lower than in the first embodiment. To be done. On the other hand, when the tire receiver 4 is not used, the pivot rod 6 is pivoted to the slider 3 side to be housed in the rocking rod 13 side, and the side rod 7 is gripped so that the sliding rod 5 and the rocking rod 13 are connected. Both are rotated horizontally and pushed into the slider 3 side as it is. Then, the sliding rod 5 is guided by the through hole 8a and the groove portions 8b, 8b of the guide tube 8 and is accommodated horizontally. Further, when the notch 16a, 16a is locked to the locking projections 7a, 7a in the state where the tire receiver 4 is fully pulled out and the notch 16a, 16a is made to stand upright on the side rod 7, the tire W will not stop falling. When the sliding rod 5 is pulled out partway inside the guide tube 8 without holding the tire, the tire receiver 4 is supported horizontally. In that case, the notch 16a and the locking projection 7a When the pedestal 15 is laid down and the tip of the pedestal 15 is placed on the oscillating rod 13, it becomes a horizontal pedestal and can be used as a component pedestal.

The structure of the guide tube 8 and the sliding rod 5 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the guide tube may be a block body divided into upper and lower halves, or the slide rod 5 may be used as a rotation stopper to prevent the sliding rod 5 from rotating inside the slider. It is possible to appropriately change the design, for example, by providing a protrusion such as a pin on the side wall so that the protrusion 5b abuts. Of course, it is also possible to set the inclination of the sliding rod 5 to a larger value and hold the tire completely below the slider.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the tire receiver is put in and out of the slider and is supported by itself, so that the removed tire can be easily placed on the tire receiver near the axle, and the tire receiver is not used. It has the excellent effect that it can be stored in a position that does not interfere with maintenance work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle maintenance lift according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a tire receiver of the lift shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a tire receiver.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a method of storing a tire receiver.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a method of housing the tire receiver as well.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a tire receiver according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a method of housing a tire receiver according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Struts 2, Car body support members 3, Sliders, 4
..Tires, 5..Sliding rods, 6 ... Rotating rods, 7 ... Side rods, 8 ... Guide pipes, 9 ... Brackets, 11..U-shaped brackets, 12 ..・ Swing rod, 15 ・ ・ Cradle, 16 ・ ・ Ring, B ・ ・ Car body, W ・ ・ Tire

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Shonan Yoshikawa 3-26-9 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Inside Iyasaka Co., Ltd. (72) Koji Yanagita 3-26-9 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Stockholders Inside the company

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A tire receiver in which a vehicle body support member is provided at an upper end of a column that is driven to move up and down, sliders for adjusting the length of the support member are provided at both ends of the support member, and a tire removed from the vehicle body is placed on the slider. A lift for automobile maintenance, characterized in that the lift is supported to and from the outside of the slider. 2. The vehicle maintenance lift according to claim 1, wherein the tire receiver is supported in an inclined state when the tire receiver is pulled out to the outside of the slider.