JPH0948457A - Oil tank cap cover of fork lift - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a glove compartment which a right-handed driver can easily utilize and rainwater can be easily removed if it stays. SOLUTION: An oil tank cap cover 24 is provided on an instrument panel 21 of a fork lift on a right side facing a front of a vehicle, while a glove compartment 29 is formed on the oil tank cap cover 24. The oil tank cap cover 24 can be easily removed from the instrument panel 21 by rotating a lever 27.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an oil tank cap cover for a forklift truck, and more particularly to an oil tank cap cover provided on an instrument panel of a battery-type reach type forklift truck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 shows the vicinity of a driver's seat of a conventional battery-type reach type forklift. This forklift is a standing seat type, and an instrument panel 3 is provided above the vehicle body 1 and facing the driver's seat 2. An arm pad 4 on which the driver's elbow is placed is attached to the right side of the instrument panel 3 toward the front of the vehicle, and various operation levers 5 for traveling, cargo handling, etc. are arranged in the central portion. Below the instrument panel 3, a battery 7 is housed at the base of the reach leg 6.

Between the battery 7 and the instrument panel 3, a control valve 8 which operates based on the operation of the operation lever 5 is arranged immediately below the operation lever 5, and the controller 9 is adjacent to the control valve 8. Is provided. The controller 9 is a traveling motor (not shown) arranged below the steering wheel 10.
Drive control and other electric control based on the operation of the operation lever 5, and is arranged on the left side of the control valve 8 near the traveling motor. On the other hand, on the right side of the control valve 8, that is, below the arm pad 4, an oil tank 11 for storing oil used in a hydraulic device for performing work such as cargo handling is arranged.

Contrary to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 shows an instrument panel 3 as seen obliquely from the front of the vehicle. Arm pad 4
An oil tank cap cover 12 is detachably attached to the front side of the oil tank. By removing the oil tank cap cover 12, the oil in the oil tank 11 can be replaced or replenished.

Further, the instrument panel 3 is provided with an accessory case 13 having a concave shape. The accessory case 13 accommodates, for example, a writing instrument so that the driver can describe necessary items on a slip or other documents or check the operation result during the cargo handling work.

[0006]

However, since the instrument panel 3 is provided with the arm pad 4 on the right side when facing the front of the vehicle and the operation lever 5 in the central portion, the accessory case 13 is provided with the operation lever 5. It was formed on the left side. That is, since the accessory case 13 is located on the left hand side of the driver, many drivers who have the right hand as the dominant hand take out a pen or the like from the accessory case 13 with their left hand, change the pen to the right hand, and write on the document . Alternatively, the right hand has to be carried to the left side of the operation lever 5 and the pen or the like has to be taken out from the accessory case 13, which is unsatisfactory. Further, since the accessory case 13 is formed in a concave shape on the upper surface of the instrument panel 3, if rainwater or the like is accumulated in the accessory case 13, there is a problem that it cannot be easily removed.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an accessory case is formed which can be easily used by a driver having a right-handed hand and which can be easily removed even when rainwater is accumulated. It is intended to provide a forklift oil tank cap cover.

[0008]

An oil tank cap cover for a forklift according to the present invention is an oil tank cap cover provided on an instrument panel of a forklift detachably on the right side toward the front of a vehicle. The case is formed.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel of a battery-type reach type forklift truck equipped with an oil tank cap cover according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen obliquely from the front of the vehicle. An instrument panel 21 has an arm pad 22 on the right side facing the front of the vehicle on which a driver's elbow can be placed, and an operation lever 23 for performing various operations such as traveling and cargo handling in the center. .

Further, an oil tank cap cover 24 is detachably attached to the instrument panel 21 on the front side of the arm pad 22. The oil tank cap cover 24 is used for the instrument panel 2
1 has a substantially horizontal plane portion 25 corresponding to the upper surface and a bent portion 26 connected to this flat portion 25. By rotating a lever 27 provided on the bent portion 26, the instrument panel 21 can be easily moved. It can be removed or attached to the instrument panel 21. The flat portion 25 of the oil tank cap cover 24 is provided with a small-sized container 29 for accommodating the pen 28 and the like.

By rotating the lever 27 and removing the oil tank cap cover 24 from the instrument panel 21, the oil in the oil tank 30 arranged below the instrument panel 24 can be replaced or replenished. .

In operation, a forklift driver places his right elbow on the arm pad 22 and operates the operating lever 23 with his right hand, while operating the steering wheel (not shown) with his left hand to drive and load the vehicle. Do the work.
At this time, the oil tank cap cover 24 is provided on the front side of the arm pad 22, that is, on the right side toward the front of the vehicle.
Since the accessory case 29 is located, the driver can extend the right hand with the elbow on the arm pad 22 forward as it is, take out the pen 28 from the accessory case 29, and write on the slip or other documents. . Therefore, it becomes easier for the driver with the right hand to handle the pen 28.

In addition, the pen 2 described above is placed in the accessory case 29.
Not only 8, but also chalk for blackboard, gum tape, and other small articles are appropriately stored as needed.

Further, since the accessory case 29 has a concave shape whose upper part is open, rain water and the like may collect. In that case, the lever 27 may be turned to remove the oil tank cap cover 24 from the instrument panel 21, and the water in the accessory case 29 may be discarded, and then attached to the instrument panel 21 again. In this way, the water in the accessory case 29 can be easily removed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel of a forklift truck equipped with an oil tank cap cover according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen obliquely from the front of the vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a driver's seat of a conventional battery-type reach type forklift truck as seen obliquely from the rear of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an instrument panel of a conventional forklift truck as seen obliquely from the front of the vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 instrument panel 22 arm pad 23 operation lever 24 oil tank cap cover 27 lever 28 pen 29 accessory case 30 oil tank

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Office reference number FI Technical display area F16N 19/00 F16N 19/00

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An oil tank cap cover detachably mounted on the instrument panel of a forklift truck on the right side toward the front of the vehicle, in which an accessory case is formed. .