JPH1135295A - Forklift - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picking forklift in which number of parts of the outer packings is few, and the forming regulation of the outer packings is easy. SOLUTION: To the rear part of the vehicle frame 11 of a forklift, a hood 21 to partition the upper part, the rear part, and both side parts of a function item room 13 integrally is installed allowable to connect and disconnect through a journal part 22. The side surfaces of the hood 21 are to cover the respective outer surfaces of a pair of battery cases 24 partially when the hood 21 is closed, and at the parts of the battery cases 24 not covered by the side surface of the hood 21, an outer packing fitted to the hood 21 is not provided, and such a part is exposed even though the hood 21 is closed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a forklift having a functional product room at a rear portion of a vehicle, and more particularly to an openable hood for dividing the functional product room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional picking forklift. Driver's seat 1 provided at the front of the vehicle
Is supported by a pair of left and right mast members 2 so as to be able to move up and down. A fork 3 is fixed to a front portion of the driver's seat 1, and the driver's seat 1 and the fork 3 move up and down integrally. At the rear of the vehicle, there is provided a functional product room 4 for storing functional products such as a drive unit and a battery (not shown). Exterior parts such as a hood 5 and a pair of rear doors 6 are attached to the upper part and both side parts of the functional part room 4 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be openable and closable.

As the maintenance of the picking forklift, there are routine inspections such as inspection and replenishment of battery fluid, and periodic inspections such as checking of the wear of each part of the functional product. These inspections are shown in FIG. As described above, the exterior parts such as the hood 5 and the pair of rear doors 6 are opened.

[0004]

In such a picking forklift, one hood 5 and two rear doors 6 are provided as exterior parts so that an opening having a sufficient size can be obtained during maintenance work. Furthermore, hinges corresponding to the respective components are provided, and there is a problem that the number of parts increases.

When assembling the hood 5 and the pair of rear doors 6, it is necessary to adjust the erection so that the hood 5 and the pair of rear doors fit together when they are closed. It has to be performed for each of the rear doors 6 and is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a picking forklift which has a small number of parts of an exterior component and can easily adjust the setting of the exterior component. And

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a forklift having a functional product room for accommodating a functional product such as a drive unit at a rear portion of a vehicle. It is characterized by comprising a hood integrally defining a rear portion, and a shaft support portion provided at a rear end of the vehicle and supporting the hood so as to be openable and closable by rotating the hood around an axis in a width direction of the vehicle.

A pair of batteries may be separately mounted on the left and right sides in the functional product room, and the outer surfaces of the pair of batteries may be exposed when the hood is closed. In addition, the hood may be detachably attached to the vehicle via a shaft support. Further, hood fixing means for fixing the hood in a closed state may be provided.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a picking forklift according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a picking forklift. Picking forklift is mounted on the vehicle frame 1
1, a vertically movable driver's seat 12 provided at the front of the vehicle frame 11, a functional product room 13 formed at the rear of the vehicle frame 11, and a driver's seat 12 and the functional product room 13. It mainly comprises a mast device 14 disposed therebetween.

The fork 15 is fixed to the front of the driver's seat 12 and moves up and down together with the driver's seat 12. On the left side of the driver's seat 12, an instrument panel 16 provided with a steering handle and the like is provided. A pair of pillars 17 are provided at the rear of the driver's seat 12.
Are provided upright, and a head guard 18 is provided above the pillars 17. A pair of pillars 17
A rear wall 19 that partitions the rear surface of the driver's seat 12 is provided therebetween. A mast device 14 composed of a pair of left and right mast members 20 is disposed behind the driver's seat 12, and the driver's seat 12 moves up and down along the pair of left and right mast members 20.

At the rear end of the vehicle frame 11, a hood 21 formed by pressing a sheet metal material is mounted via a shaft support 22. The hood 21 includes a pivot 22
, Which opens and closes by rotating about an axis in the width direction of the vehicle, and is formed so as to integrally define an upper portion, a rear portion, and both side portions of the functional product chamber 13 as shown by dotted lines in the figure when closed. I have. As described above, in the present embodiment, since only the hood 21 is the exterior component that partitions the upper, rear, and both side portions of the functional component room 13, the number of components is smaller than that of the above-described conventional forklift, and Adjustment is easy.

The functional product chamber 13 has a pair of batteries 23 separately disposed outside a pair of left and right mast members 20, and a pair of battery cases corresponding to the respective batteries so as to accommodate the pair of batteries 23. 24, and a drive unit and peripheral devices (not shown) are provided.

Each side of the hood 21 is notched, and when the hood 21 is closed, a pair of battery cases 2
4 are partially covered. And, on the outer surface of each of the pair of battery cases 24 that is not covered by the side surface of the hood 21 as described above, there is no exterior component to be fitted with the hood 21 when closed. Is exposed even when the hood 21 is closed. For this reason, when assembling the hood 21, there is no need to worry about the alignment of the exterior components, and the assembling of the hood 21 is simple.

At the front of the upper surface of the hood 21, a pair of screws 2
5 are provided. On the other hand, a hood receiver 27 having a screw hole 26 corresponding to the pair of screws 25 on an upper surface is provided upright behind the pair of mast members 20. The screw 25 and the hood receiver 27 function as hood fixing means for fixing the hood 21 in a closed state. Thus, the hood 21 is fixed to the hood receiver 27 by the screw 25 in the closed state, thereby preventing the hood 21 from being opened by mistake.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of hinges 22 connecting the hood 21 and the vehicle frame 11 are provided at a lower end of the hood 21 in a vehicle width direction, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 28, and a pair of hooks 29 provided at the rear end of the vehicle frame 11 and combined with the pair of hinges 28. A pin 30 extending in the vehicle width direction is formed at each end of the pair of hinges 28,
These pins 30 are rotatably supported by the hooks 29 and detachably supported from the rear of the hooks 29. As a result, the hood 21 can be attached to and detached from the vehicle frame 11, and it is possible to remove the hood 21 from the vehicle frame 11 in a case where it is difficult to work even when the hood 21 is opened during maintenance. .

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be specifically modified and implemented as follows. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hood fixing means constituted by a screw 25 and a hood receiver 27 having a screw hole 26 corresponding thereto is generally used for a door of an automobile. A lock mechanism can be employed as the hood fixing means. For example, as shown in FIG.
A handle 31 is provided on the hood 21, and the handle 3
The hook 32 hooked to the hook 1 may be provided on the hood receiver 33.

Further, a hood formed from a resin material may be used instead of the hood 21 formed by pressing from a sheet metal material. In this case, the hood is reduced in weight, so that the hood can be opened and closed. And the detachment operation becomes easy.

Further, the present invention is not limited to a picking forklift, and can be implemented with a forklift of a type in which a driver's seat does not go up and down. Further, the driver's seat does not necessarily have to be at the front of the vehicle frame. As such an example, FIGS. 4A and 4B show an embodiment directed to a standing type forklift. In this forklift, a standing driver's seat 34 is fixedly provided at the center in the front-rear direction of a vehicle frame 35, and a mast device 36 and a fork 37 are provided in front of the driver's seat 34. Back battery 3
8 and a functional product room 40 containing a drive unit 39 and the like.
Are formed. A hood 41 is attached to the rear end of the vehicle frame 35 so as to be rotatable around an axis in the width direction of the vehicle. Also in this embodiment, since only the hood 41 is the exterior component that partitions the upper, rear, and both side portions of the functional component room 40, the number of components is small, and the adjustment of installation is easy. Further, since a pair of screws 42 provided at the front of the upper surface of the hood 41 and a screw hole 43 formed near the rear wall of the driver's seat constitute the hood fixing means, the hood 41 may be opened by mistake. Has been prevented.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The forklift is provided at a rear end of the vehicle with a hood that integrally partitions at least an upper portion and a rear portion of the functional product room,
Since the hood is provided with a pivoting portion for supporting the hood by opening and closing by rotating the hood about an axis in the width direction of the vehicle, the number of components related to the exterior component is small, and the exterior component can be easily assembled.

Further, a pair of batteries are separately mounted on the left and right sides in the functional product room, and the outer surfaces of the pair of batteries are exposed when the hood is closed.
When assembling the hood, there is no need to worry about the alignment of the exterior components, and the hood can be easily assembled.

Further, since the hood is detachably attached to the vehicle by the shaft support, if the hood is obstructed during maintenance, the hood can be removed from the vehicle frame.

Further, since the hood fixing means for fixing the hood in a closed state is provided, the hood is prevented from being opened by mistake.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a picking forklift according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the periphery of a shaft support of the picking forklift according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification of the hood fixing means of the picking forklift according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a standing type forklift according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional picking forklift.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 35 Vehicle frame 13, 40 Functional product room 21, 41 Hood 22 Shaft support 23, 38 Battery 24 Battery case 25, 42 Screw 26, 43 Screw hole 27, 33 Hood receiver 31 Handle-like member 32 Hook

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A forklift having a functional product room for accommodating functional products such as a drive unit at a rear portion of a vehicle, a hood integrally defining at least an upper portion and a rear portion of the functional product room, and a hood at a rear end of the vehicle. A forklift, wherein the forklift is provided with a supporting portion that is provided to open and close by rotating the hood around an axis in a width direction of the vehicle. 2. A pair of batteries are separately mounted on the left and right sides in the functional product chamber, and the outer surfaces of the pair of batteries are exposed when the hood is closed. The forklift according to claim 1, wherein 3. The forklift according to claim 1, wherein the hood is detachably attached to the vehicle via the pivot portion. 4. The forklift according to claim 1, further comprising hood fixing means for fixing the hood in a closed state.