JPS62279177A - Maintenance vehicle for golf course - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the weight balance further to easily perform repair work for a green, by providing dead space in both right and left sides between a steered wheel and driving wheels. CONSTITUTION:A pair of supporting stays 20, extending in a car width direction, are fixed to a main pipe 3. These supporting stays 20 are provided longitudinally separating between a steered wheel 7 and driving wheels 11. The stay 20 derives its both end parts in an equal distance to both right and left sides of a car body 1, and these right and left derived parts 21 mount frame members 27 through a longitudinally extending reinforcing material 28. And an upper plate 24 is mounted to the upper surface of said frame member 27, consequently a load bed 26, on which a squared case-shaped container 25 is placed, is formed in front of the driving wheel 11. In this way, good weight balance is obtained, further a vehicle, which loads many containers, can be moved on a green.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a three-wheeled maintenance vehicle used when repairing the greens of a golf course.

[Prior art]

Golf course greens are often littered with depressions that have been gouged out during shots, and in the past, workers walked around the green with buckets of repair soil or grass to fill in all four areas. was.

However, when walking around a vast green,
The work efficiency was very poor, and the work required a great deal of time and effort.

Therefore, in order to improve this workability, it is conceivable that a vehicle such as a three-wheeled golf cart, which does not cause much damage to the turf, is loaded with containers containing soil and turf for repair and moved over the green.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In this case, in order to carry out repair work efficiently, a vehicle that can load a large number of containers and that can easily take out repair feed is required, but since the golf cart mentioned above is originally intended for carrying caddy bags. , it was impossible to satisfy the above requirements.

[Means for solving the two problems] Therefore, in the present invention, one steering wheel is provided at the front of the vehicle body, and two left and right drive wheels are provided at the rear, so that the driver can move between the drive wheels. Assuming that the maintenance vehicle is equipped with a riding space for passengers to ride in an upright position, and a handle for steering the steering wheels in front of this riding space, the left and right drive wheels are installed on both the left and right sides of the vehicle body. A loading platform is provided at the front for placing a plurality of containers containing soil, grass, etc. for repair, and a support platform is provided near the grip portion of the handle for placing the containers taken out from the loading platform. It is characterized by:

[Effect]

According to this configuration, the dead space existing on both left and right sides between the steering wheels and the driving wheels can be effectively used as a container storage area. For this reason, not only is the weight balance good, but many containers can be loaded at once and moved around the green, making it possible to carry out efficient repair work.

Furthermore, in addition to the containers stocked on the loading platform, the driver can also place a container on hand, so there is no need to get out of the vehicle each time to take out a pot of soil or grass, and even when getting on and off the vehicle, there is no need to get off the vehicle. You can easily get on and off the green without having to step over it, making it easier to repair the green.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be explained below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 in the figure is a vehicle body made of vibrator material, and the Hera Vib 2 at the front end has a pair of left and right main vibrators 3, 3.
are connected. These main vibes 3, 3 are spaced apart from each other and extend rearward, and a cross member 4 is horizontally suspended between the rear portions.

A front fork 6 equipped with a single steering wheel 7 is supported on the head vibe 2, and the upper part of the front fork 6 is connected to a bar handle 9 for steering via a steering shaft 8 that stands upward diagonally rearward. They are connected.

Further, a pair of left and right drive wheels 11.11 are supported on the cross member 4 via an axle 10.
11 is rotationally driven by a motor or engine (not shown) installed in the center of the vehicle body 1.

A riding space 12 for the driver A is formed between the drive wheels 11 and 11. This riding space 12 is located behind the bar handle 9 and is open to the rear, and the main vibe 3 is located inside the drive wheels H, 11.
, 3 is attached with a step plate 13 on which the driver A rides in an upright position.

A pair of left and right steering supports 14 , 14 are connected to both left and right ends of the cross member 4 and extend forward and diagonally upward to support the upper end of the steering shaft 8 . The upper end portions of this steering support L4.14 extend horizontally toward the front and are connected to each other in a U-shape, forming a front carrier 15 in front of the bar handle 9. .

The vehicle body 1 is covered with a body panel 16 made of FRP, and a fender portion 17 that covers the steering wheels 7 and drive wheels 11, 11 from above is integrally formed on this body panel 16.

By the way, a pair of support stays 20.20 extending in the vehicle width direction are fixed to the main pipes 3, 3, and these support stays 20.20 are connected to the steering wheel 7 and the driving wheel 11.1.
1 and are spaced apart from each other in the front and rear. Both end portions of the support stays 20.20 extend equidistantly to both left and right sides of the vehicle body l, and a frame body 23 is attached to the left and right lead-out portions 21 via reinforcing members 22 extending back and forth.

A top plate 24 is attached to the upper surface of this frame 23, so that a loading platform 26 on which a rectangular box-shaped container 25 can be planted is formed in front of the drive wheel opening and IL. The containers 25 contain earth, sand and grass for repair, and are stacked on the loading platform 26 in a plurality of containers.

A support wall 27 is provided on the upper surface of the loading platform 26 to support the front and rear surfaces of the lowest container 25, and a belt 28 is provided to press the stacked containers 25 onto the loading platform 28. There is.

Further, on the outside of the right steering support 14, a support stand 30 is provided on which the container 25 taken out from the loading platform 26 can be grown. This support base 30 has a rectangular frame shape, and in this embodiment, its negative side is fastened to the steering support 14 via U bolts 31, and a stay 32 extending downward from the front is bolted to the top surface of the loading platform 2B. When tightened, it is placed directly below the right grip 9a of the bar handle 9.

Further, in this embodiment, a support stand 33 on which the container 25 is placed is also bolted to the upper surface of the front carrier 15, and this support stand 33 is tilted downward toward the rear.

A brake lever 34 and an accelerator lever 35 are attached to the left grip 9b of the bar handle 9.

According to this configuration, the loading platform 28.28 on which the container 25 containing soil and grass for repair is placed is provided in front of the left and right drive wheels 11.11, so that the container 25 can be placed on the vehicle body 1.
A large number of vehicles can be loaded using the dead space on both the left and right sides of the vehicle.

Therefore, not only the weight balance is good, but also many containers 25 can be carried onto the green at once, and repair work can be carried out efficiently.

At the same time, since a support base 30 on which the container 25 is placed is provided directly below the right grip portion 9a of the bar handle 9,
The container 25 can be placed at the driver A's hand, and there is no need to get off the vehicle each time to take out dirt or grass, and even when getting on and off, the container 25 can be placed in the passenger space 1 of the driver A.
2 is located between the driving wheels 11 and 11 and is open to the rear, so it is possible to easily get on and off the vehicle without having to step over it. Therefore, workability is good and green repair work can be easily performed.

In particular, in this embodiment, the brake lever 33 and the accelerator lever 34 are concentratedly attached to the left grip portion 9b on the opposite side of the support base 30, so while the vehicle is operated with the left hand, the right hand is used for repair work. It is also possible to scatter soil on the green, which has the advantage of contributing to improved workability.

In addition, since the container 25 is located in front of the driving wheels 11, 11, only the container 25 does not protrude to the side of the vehicle body. Therefore, when driving, it is easy to recognize the feeling of the vehicle in the width direction of the vehicle, and the driving operation can be performed easily. It also becomes easier.

In the above embodiment, the steering handle is bar-shaped; however, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, wheel-shaped.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention described in detail above, a large number of containers can be loaded at once and moved on the green, making it possible to carry out efficient repair work.

In addition, since the container can be placed close to the driver, dirt and grass can be taken out while the driver is in the vehicle, and there is no need to step over the vehicle to get on and off the vehicle, making it easy to get on and off, making green repair work easier. can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view of the vehicle, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a rear view, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vehicle body. ■...Vehicle body, 7...Steering wheel, 9...Handle (parts 1 handle), 9a...Grip portion, 11...Drive wheel, 12...Ride space, 25... container,
2B...Cargo platform, 30...Support platform.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A single steering wheel is provided at the front of the vehicle body, and two left and right drive wheels are provided at the rear, and a riding space is provided between the drive wheels for the driver to ride in a standing position. A golf course maintenance vehicle is provided with a handle for steering the steering wheels in front of the riding space, and a repair vehicle is provided on both left and right sides of the vehicle body, in front of the left and right driving wheels. A golf course characterized in that a loading platform is provided on which a plurality of containers containing earth, sand, grass, etc. are placed, and a support platform is provided near the grip portion of the handle on which the containers taken out from the loading platform are placed. Maintenance vehicle.