JPH0796749A - Rain sealing device of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a fork-lift truck that can make a driver workable without getting wet with rain. CONSTITUTION:A winding shaft 14 given turning force in the winding direction is attached to a rear part on top of a protective frame 8 installed on a car body. In addition, a bar 17 is attached to a tip of a waterproof screen 15 wound on this winding shaft 14, and each engager 21 is attached to both ends of this bar 17. In succession, this engager 21 is engaged with a engaging receiver 24 attached to a mast bracket 6 and the screen 15 is kept in a state of being drawn out, an upper opening part of the protective frame 8 is covered with the screen 15, whereby a driver is prevented from getting wet with rain.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rain shelter for a vehicle such as a forklift for lifting and unloading cargo.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a forklift truck that has a fork that can be raised and lowered and lifts and lowers the fork and moves the vehicle body, a rectangular protective frame surrounding the driver's seat is usually provided on the vehicle body. It is attached to prevent the driver from being injured by falling objects.

[0003]

By the way, since the above-mentioned protective frame for ensuring the safety is open at the upper and left and right sides,
If the forklift is used outdoors, it will wet the driver if it rains.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rain shelter for a vehicle which prevents a driver of a vehicle having a protective frame from getting wet with rain and can be comfortably operated even in the case of rain.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a vehicle rain shelter having a rectangular protective frame surrounding a driver's seat on a vehicle body is rotated in a winding direction. A roll screen having a winding shaft to which force is applied and a waterproof screen wound by the winding shaft is attached so that the open portion of the protective frame is opened and closed by the screen. Of.

Here, the open / close position by the roll screen may be only the upper opening of the protective frame, or
The front and rear and left and right open portions including the upper open portion may be used.

[0007]

With the above-mentioned structure, the opening of the protective frame can be covered with the screen drawn from the winding shaft, so that the driver can be prevented from getting wet with rain.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, taking a forklift truck as an example of the vehicle, the forklift truck 1 is provided with a pair of left and right masts 3 at the front of a vehicle body 2 and a fork along the masts 3. 4 is movably supported.

The mast 3 is tilted back and forth by the operation of the cylinder 5. Mast bracket 6 on top of mast 3
And a pair of holes 7 for suspending the lift shown in FIG. 3 are provided at both ends of the bracket 6.

On the vehicle body 2, a rectangular protective frame 8 surrounding the driver's seat is provided. The protective frame 8 includes a head guard 9 provided above the driver's seat, a pair of left and right front columns 10 and a pair of left and right rear columns 1 that support the head guard 9.
It consists of 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the head guard 9 is provided with a vertical bar 9b and a horizontal bar 9c in a rectangular peripheral frame 9a. An opening portion between the vertical rail 9b and the horizontal rail 9c of the head guard 9 is opened and closed by a roll screen 12.

The roll screen 12 is a storage case 13.
And a waterproof screen 15 wound on the take-up shaft 14 and a take-up shaft 14 incorporated in the storage case 13 and having a rotational force applied in the take-up direction by a spring. 15 storage case 13 opening 16
A bar 17 is attached to the tip pulled out from the.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bar 17 is formed with a guide groove 18 extending in the longitudinal direction. The groove width of the guide groove 18 is narrower than that of the bottom portion. A slider 19 slidably incorporated in the guide groove 18 has a screw hole 20, and the engaging tool 2 is inserted into the screw hole 20.
The screw shaft 22 provided at the rear end portion of the screw 1 is screwed in.

The slider 19 is fixed by the action of the tip of the screw shaft 22 pressing the guide groove 18. Therefore, by loosening the screw shaft 22, the slider 19 can be moved along the guide groove 18, and the engagement tool 21 can be moved.
Can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the bar 17.

The roll screen 12 having the above structure
The storage case 13 is attached to the rear portion of the upper surface of the head guard 9.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a screw rod 23 is inserted into the hole 7 of the mast bracket 6, and the upper end of the screw rod 23 is engaged with the engaging member 21 in a ring shape. A receiver 24 is provided.

A pair of nuts 25 are screwed into the screw rod 23 so as to sandwich the mast bracket 6, and a seat plate 26 is assembled between each nut 25 and the mast bracket 6. The screw rod 23 is fixed to the mast bracket 6 by tightening the nut 25, and the screw rod 23 can be moved in the axial direction by loosening the nut 25, so that the height of the engagement receiving member 24 can be adjusted. ing.

Now, from the storage case 13 to the screen 15
And the pair of engaging members 21 attached to both ends of the bar 17 are engaged with the pair of engaging receiving members 24 attached to the mast bracket 6, so that the screen 15 is pulled out as shown in FIG. In this state, the screen 15 can cover the head guard 9 and the upper part between the pair of front support columns 10 to prevent the driver from getting wet with rain.

When the mast 3 is tilted forward while the screen 15 is pulled out as described above, the screen 15 is pulled and unwound from the winding shaft 14. Also,
When the mast 3 is tilted rearward, slack is generated in the screen 15, and the winding shaft 14 rotates in the winding direction to absorb the slack in the screen 15.

Therefore, the screen 15 is always maintained in a constant tension state even if the mast 3 tilts, and the tilting of the mast 3 does not cause any inconvenience such as tearing of the screen 15 or sagging.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the threaded rod 23 is attached to the mast bracket 6 and the engagement tool 21 is engaged with and disengaged from the engagement receiver 24 provided at the upper end of the threaded bar 23. , Omitting the screw rod 23, as shown in FIG.
The engagement receiving member 24 may be attached to the mast bracket 6 by the tightening belt 27 inserted through the hole 7 of the mast bracket 6, and the engaging member 21 may be engaged with and disengaged from the engagement receiving member 24.

Further, the storage case 13 may be attached to the mast bracket 6, the engagement receiving member 24 may be attached to the rear portion of the upper surface of the head guard 9, and the upper opening of the protective frame 8 may be opened and closed by the screen 15.

Further, the storage case 13 of the roll screen 12 may be attached to a lower portion between the pair of front columns 10 so that the front opening of the protective frame 8 can be opened and closed by the screen 15 drawn out from the storage case 13. . In this case, the screen 15 is made of a transparent material so as not to interfere with the operation.

6 and 7 show the roll screen 12
Another example of In the roll screen 12, the storage case 13 is mounted between the upper parts of the pair of left and right vertical frames 31, and the lower frame 32 is mounted between the lower parts of the vertical frames 31, so that a return torque in the winding direction is imparted to the storage case 13. The winding shaft 14 thus wound is incorporated, and the projections 33 having flexibility are provided on both side edges of the screen 15 wound by the winding shaft 14.

Further, a bar 17 whose both ends are guided by a vertical frame 31 is attached to the lower end of the screen 15, and an inner rail 34 for guiding the movement of both side edges of the screen 15 is incorporated inside the vertical frame 31, The inner rail 34 is pressed outward by the elastic body 35 to apply a tension in the width direction to the screen 15 so that the screen 15 can be stopped and held at an arbitrary position where the screen 15 is pulled out.

The roll screen 12 as described above is shown in FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 2, by mounting between the front support column 10 and the rear support column 11 and between the pair of rear support columns 11, the screen 15 pulled out from the winding shaft 14 supports the support column 1.
Since the space between 0 and 11 can be shielded, it is possible to almost certainly prevent the driver from getting wet with rain.

In the embodiment, the forklift is shown as the vehicle having the protective frame 8, but the vehicle is not limited to this.
For example, it may be a construction machine such as a bulltozer.

[0029]

As described above, in the vehicle rain shelter according to the present invention, the opening of the protective frame surrounding the driver's seat is opened and closed by the screen of the roll screen.
It can prevent the driver from getting wet with rain, and can work comfortably outdoors even when it rains.

Further, since the opening portion of the protective frame is opened by the roll screen which winds the screen by the winding shaft to which the rotational force in the winding direction is applied, the sheet is attached to the protective frame to open the opening portion. Compared to opening and closing
The opening and closing operation of the opening part is easy, and a compact storage state can be obtained when not in use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a vehicle rain shelter according to the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Rear view of the above

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main part of the above.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an engagement tool and an engagement receiver of the above.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting portion of the engaging tool of the above.

FIG. 6 is a front view in which a part of the rain protection device is omitted.

7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of attachment of the engagement receiver of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 vehicle body 8 protective frame 12 roll screen 14 winding shaft 15 screen

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rain shelter for a vehicle, wherein a rectangular protective frame surrounding a driver's seat is provided on a vehicle body, and a winding shaft to which a rotational force is applied in a winding direction, and the winding shaft is wound by the winding shaft. A rain protection device for a vehicle, characterized in that a roll screen having a waterproof screen is attached so that an opening portion of the protection frame is opened and closed by the screen.