JPH1121096A - Engine hood of vehicle for industrial purpose - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily open an engine hood of a design having no part to put a hand on by building a pushing-up mechanism to push the engine hood upward when unlocked, and generate a clearance in a lower part in a locking mechanism. SOLUTION: In an opening operation of an engine hood 4, when a locking mechanism release lever is operated, a cable 5 is pulled, a hook 2 is turned against the tension of a spring 6 to release the locking of the hook 2 to a locking body 3. An engagement part 1a of a push-up member 1 is abutted on a lower part of the locking body 3. The release lever is further pulled and the hook 2 is further turned, the push-up member 1 is operated to lift the locking body 3, and a clearance is made between a vehicle body 9 and the engine hood 4. Even if no part to put a hand on is provided on the engine hood 4, a clearance is generated in a lower part of the engine hood when unlocked, and the engine hood can be easily opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an engine hood for an industrial vehicle, and more particularly, to an improvement in an engine hood locking mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the case of a forklift, which is one of the industrial vehicles, an engine hood 4 is provided below a driver's seat as shown in FIG. It can be opened. The engine hood of such an industrial vehicle has a lock mechanism including a hook 12 provided on the vehicle body 9 side and a locking body 3 provided on the engine hood 4 side as shown in FIG. And the hook 12 is locked.
The operation of opening the engine hood 4 is performed by the hook 12
By operating the cable 5 provided at the lower end of the hook, the hook 12 is turned around the turning shaft 12a, the engagement with the locking body 3 is released, and the hood is lifted by hand. .

[0003]

In the engine hood of the industrial vehicle described above, the gap such as the open portion is usually sealed with a band-like rubber body 11 or the like, and the surface is smooth in appearance and has a rounded design. Since it is often used, there is no portion to catch a hand, and even when the lock is released, no gap is generated due to the weight of the engine hood 14 and the like, so that opening work is troublesome. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an engine hood of an industrial vehicle that can be easily opened without changing the external appearance even with such an engine hood having a design that is smooth and has no parts to handle. is there.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an industrial vehicle having an engine hood, wherein the engine hood is locked by a lock mechanism provided between the engine hood and the vehicle body. In the engine hood, a push-up mechanism that pushes up the engine hood when the lock is released is incorporated in the lock mechanism.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the engine hood for an industrial vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lock mechanism pivots on the locking body provided on the engine hood and the locking body while being pivotally supported on the vehicle body. And a push-up mechanism integrally formed on the hook so as to press the lock from below when the hook is rotated to release engagement with the lock. It is composed of a push-up member.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a lock mechanism 10 as a main part of an engine hood of an industrial vehicle of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an operation mechanism when the lock mechanism 10 is applied to a forklift.

As shown in the figure, a lock mechanism 10 comprises a hook 2 and a locking body 3 and has the same structure as that of the above-mentioned prior art. To be more specific, the hook 2 has a locking recess 2b at the top. Is connected to a cable 5 whose lower end is connected to a release lever 7 provided at the lower part of a steering wheel (not shown). . Reference numeral 6 denotes a spring, one end of which is locked to the lower end of the hook 2, and the other end of which is locked to the vehicle body 9. It is being rushed. The locking body 3 is a rod-shaped body extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and both ends are fixed to the engine hood 4 by bolts. Reference numeral 1 denotes a push-up member protruding from the hook 2, which is formed such that the engaging portion 1 a comes into contact with the locking body 3 from below when the lock is released. The same members as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Next, the opening operation of the engine hood having the above structure will be described. First, when the release lever 7 is operated (pulled to the driver's seat side), the cable 5 is pulled, the hook 2 pivots against the tension of the spring 6, and the hook 2 is disengaged from the locking body 3. . At this time, the engaging portion 1 a of the push-up member 1 comes into contact with the lower portion of the locking body 3. When the release lever 7 is further pulled and the hook is further rotated, the push-up member 1 operates to lift the locking body 3, and a gap is generated between the vehicle body 9 and the engine hood 4.

[0009] Therefore, even if there is no part to catch the hand on the engine hood, the operation of opening the engine hood can be easily performed by inserting the hand into the gap. This operation may be performed, for example, by operating the release lever 7 with the left hand and lifting the engine hood with the right hand.

As described above, even when the surface of the engine hood is smooth and there is no part to be caught, a gap is generated at the lower portion of the engine hood when the unlocking operation is performed.
Can be easily opened. Furthermore, since it is a simple configuration in which the push-up member protrudes from the hook, it can be implemented at low cost.

In the above embodiment, the push-up member protruding from the hook comes into contact with the locking member to which the hook locks to create a gap. It does not have to be a stationary body, but may be in contact with the engine cover such that a gap is generated between the engine cover and the vehicle body. In addition, the shape and configuration of each part can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0012]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a clearance is generated at the lower portion of the engine hood when the unlock operation is performed, so that the engine hood has a design that does not have a portion to be caught by a hand. The opening operation can be easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, since it has a simple configuration in which only the lifting member is provided on the hook, it can be implemented at a low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention, and is an explanatory view of a lock mechanism which is a main part of an engine hood of an industrial vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation mechanism when the lock mechanism of FIG. 1 is applied to a forklift.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a forklift showing opening and closing of an engine hood.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a lock mechanism of an engine hood of a conventional industrial vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Push-up member, 1a.
2a: rotating shaft, 3: locking body, 4: engine hood, 9: vehicle body, 10: locking mechanism.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An engine hood for an industrial vehicle locked by a lock mechanism provided between an engine hood and a vehicle body, wherein a push-up mechanism for pushing up the engine hood when the lock is released is incorporated in the lock mechanism. Engine hood for industrial vehicles. 2. The locking mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking member provided on an engine hood and a hook pivotally supported by the vehicle body and rotatably locked to the locking member. The engine hood of an industrial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the hood is a push-up member formed integrally with the hook so as to press the locking body from below when the engagement body is disengaged from the locking body.