JPH10194694A - Standing operation type forklift - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To operate a brake in an easy posture regardless of an operation attitude in a forklift. SOLUTION: In a standing operation type forklift, in which a substantially box-shaped driver seat 5 whose rear side serves as an entrance 4 is provided on the right side of a vehicle body rear part, a brake pedal 10 is arranged in the left front corner position in the driver seat 5, while the brake pedal 10 is formed so as to be provided with a fan-shape, which is spread by substantially equal distances from the corner part of the driver seat 5 toward the center side, in a plan view. A rotary shaft 11 arranged in the base part of the brake pedal 10 is tilted in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a standing forklift having a substantially box-shaped driver's seat at the rear of a vehicle body, and more particularly, to a structure of a brake pedal disposed on the driver's seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a conventional standing operation type reach-type battery forklift. As shown, a frame 21 and a backrest 22 are provided on one side of a rear portion of the vehicle body.
A driver's seat 24 having a substantially box shape is formed with the rear side surrounded by the entrance and exit 23 as an entrance / exit 23, and a driver who gets into the driver's seat 24 has a steering wheel 25 disposed beside the driver's seat 24, The traveling lever 26 and the cargo handling lever 27 disposed in front of the vehicle, the brake pedal 29 formed of a substantially rectangular plate disposed on the floor surface 28, and the like are operated in a standing posture. In the case of a standing operation type forklift, a deadman type brake is used in which a brake is operated when a brake pedal 29 is released and a brake is released when the brake pedal 29 is depressed.

[0003]

In the case of the above-described conventional standing-operation type forklift, the position of the brake pedal 29 is set so as to correspond to a standard operating posture (forward). Therefore, when the driver drives the vehicle in a sideways posture or an oblique posture for the sake of operational convenience, the position of the brake pedal 29 becomes far from the foot and it is difficult to step on the brake pedal. There was a problem that a large tread force was required due to stepping on the base of the 29 rotating shaft.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a standing operation type forklift capable of operating a brake pedal in a comfortable position regardless of the driving position. Is to do.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, a first aspect of the present invention is a stand-alone forklift having a driver's seat at a rear portion of a vehicle body, wherein a brake pedal is disposed at one corner of the driver's seat, and the brake pedal is formed in a substantially fan-shaped plane. Is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the brake pedal projects from the corner of the driver's seat toward the center of the driver's seat at a substantially equal length, it is of course possible to operate the vehicle in the forward posture. This means that the brake pedal can be depressed in a comfortable position even when driving in a sideways or oblique position, and because the brake pedal is arranged with the pivot axis tilted, It is possible to obtain an operation feeling that is comfortable even when stepped on.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing a brake pedal according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a mounting portion of the brake pedal, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a standing operation type reach forklift. As shown in FIG. 4, on the right side of the rear part of the vehicle body, a substantially box-shaped standing operation type driver's seat 5 having a rear entrance surrounded by frames 1, 2 and a backrest 3 is provided.

A frame 1 provided on the left side of the driver's seat 5
Is formed in a box shape to accommodate a drive unit and a steering device (not shown), and a steering wheel 6 is disposed on an upper surface thereof. The frame 2 provided on the front side of the driver's seat 5 houses a traveling controller, a hydraulic unit and the like (not shown), and a traveling lever 7 and a cargo handling lever 8 are arranged on the upper surface thereof.

The reach type forklift is provided with, for example, a deadman type brake device (not shown) for applying a brake to the tire of the drive unit, and a brake pedal 10 for operating the brake device is provided with a floor plate 9 in the driver's seat 5. It is located at the upper left corner. As shown in FIG. 1, the brake pedal 10 is formed in a substantially fan-shaped plane with a base corresponding to the left front corner of the driver's seat 5 as a base.
It protrudes from the corner of the driver's seat 5 toward the center by a substantially equal length.

The pivot shaft 11 of the brake pedal 10 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 3, they are horizontally arranged at an inclination of, for example, approximately 45 degrees with respect to the front-back direction of the vehicle. That is,
Near the floor plate 9 of the driver's seat 5, a cylindrical pipe 12 is horizontally penetrated below the frame 1 constituting the left wall surface of the driver's seat 5 at an inclination of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The rotation shaft 11 is rotatably penetrated through the pipe 12 by welding. At one end of the rotating shaft 11, a mounting portion 10a provided at the base of the brake pedal 10 is fixed, and at the other end, a brake link 1 as a terminal member of a linkage connecting the brake pedal 10 and the brake device.
3 is fixed.

The present embodiment is configured as described above. When the brake pedal 10 is not depressed,
The brake device is operated, and the brake pedal 10 is returned to the initial position by a return spring (not shown). When the driver depresses the brake pedal 10, the operation is transmitted to the brake device via the linkage, and the brake is released.

In this case, since the brake pedal 10 is formed in a substantially sector shape in a plane and projects from the rotation shaft 11 to the arc-shaped tip with substantially equal lengths, as shown in FIG. Regardless, the brake pedal 10 can be depressed in a comfortable posture. That is, FIG. 1A shows the positions of the feet in the forward posture and the lateral posture, which are the standard postures, and FIG. 1B shows the positions of the feet in the oblique posture. . As can be seen, the brake pedal 10 is held in a natural posture that is reasonable in any driving posture.
Can be stepped on. In the case of the oblique posture,
The same can be done with either left or right foot.

Further, since the rotating shaft 11 of the brake pedal 10 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the projecting length from the rotating shaft 11 to the arc-shaped tip is substantially equal. Thus, even if any part of the tip side of the brake pedal 10 is depressed, the same pedaling force is applied to the brake pedal 10, and a smooth operation feeling without a sense of discomfort can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the entrance 4 is set on the rear side, but may be set on the side of the vehicle. Also, the driver's seat 5 may be set on the left side of the rear part of the vehicle body, in which case,
The brake pedal 10 is disposed at a right front corner position. Also,
The arrangement position of the brake pedal 10 can be appropriately changed.

[0015]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
The brake pedal can be operated in a comfortable posture regardless of the driving posture, and an operation feeling without a sense of incongruity can be obtained, which is effective in reducing the fatigue of the driver.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B are plan views showing a brake pedal according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A shows a foot position in a forward posture and a lateral posture, which are standard postures, and FIG. The position of the foot at the time is shown.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a mounting structure of a brake pedal.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a standing operation type reach-type forklift.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a conventional standing operation type reach-type forklift.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2, frame 3, backrest 5, driver's seat 10, brake pedal 11, rotating shaft 12, pipe

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a standing operation type forklift having a driver's seat at a rear part of a vehicle body, a brake pedal is disposed at one corner of the driver's seat, and the brake pedal is formed in a substantially fan shape in a plane. Standing-type forklift with a tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.