WO2012096090A1 - 建設機械のステアリング装置 - Google Patents
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
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- the present invention relates to a steering apparatus for a construction machine configured to perform steering by steering wheel operation, such as a wheel loader or a wheel type hydraulic shovel.
- a wheel type construction machine known as a wheel loader or a wheel type hydraulic shovel is equipped with a steering device for steering a steering column disposed on the front side of a driver's seat from a steering wheel.
- the steering apparatus of this type of prior art construction machine is provided with a mechanism for tilting the steering column forward and backward so that the steering wheel does not get in the way when the operator gets on and off the driver's seat.
- This mechanism is called, for example, a tilt angle adjustment mechanism, and adjusts the tilt angle of the steering column by tilting the steering column in a direction to approach the driver's seat and in a direction away from the driver's seat.
- a column length adjusting mechanism for adjusting the column length of the steering column in the upper and lower directions. The operator seated on the driver's seat can adjust the position of the steering wheel variably according to preference by manually operating the tilt angle adjustment mechanism and the column length adjustment mechanism (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2000-165118 and 2001-298118).
- the tilt angle is adjusted by the tilt angle adjusting mechanism, and the column length is adjusted by the column length adjusting mechanism.
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism and the column length adjustment mechanism are locked together. Further, when the manual lever is operated in the other direction, the tilt angle adjustment mechanism and the column length adjustment mechanism are simultaneously released from the locked state.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a jumping mechanism for the steering column separately from the tilt angle adjustment mechanism for the steering column and the column length adjustment mechanism.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a steering apparatus for a construction machine which can be easily put on / off to a seat and can simplify an adjustment operation of a tilt angle and an adjustment operation of a column length.
- a steering column disposed on the front side of a driver's seat of a construction machine and steered by a steering wheel, a tilt angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tilt angle of the steering column, and the steering column
- a steering device for a construction machine comprising a column length adjusting mechanism for adjusting a column length of the vehicle, wherein the steering column and the steering wheel are separated from the driver's seat with respect to an operating position close to the driver's seat.
- a lifting mechanism is provided for lifting to the lifting position, the lifting mechanism being provided independently of the tilt angle adjusting mechanism and the column length adjusting mechanism, the lifting mechanism being configured to adjust the tilt angle
- the steering column is moved up while holding the adjustment position of the column length. That.
- the tilt angle adjustment of the steering column is performed by the tilt angle adjustment mechanism, and the column Once adjustment of the column length is performed by the length adjustment mechanism, each adjustment position can be maintained thereafter.
- the operator who gets in and out of the driver's seat can jump the steering column together with the steering wheel in the direction away from the driver's seat only by operating the jump mechanism.
- the tilt angle and column length Can be held in a pre-adjusted position. Therefore, when the driver's seat is next entered, there is no need to perform the adjustment operation of the tilt angle and the column length again, and the workability at the time of getting on and off can be greatly improved.
- the tilt angle adjustment is performed with this operator returning the steering column together with the steering wheel from the jumping up position to the driving position.
- the position of the steering wheel can be adjusted according to its own physique and preferences.
- the steering column can be tilted to the jumping position and the driving position simply by operating the jumping mechanism, and the jumping operation can be repeated while holding the previous adjustment position.
- the jumping mechanism includes a pedal operated by an operator seated in the driver's seat, and is configured to jump up the steering column from the driving position to the jumping position according to the operation of the pedal.
- the jump-up mechanism when the operator seated in the driver's seat operates the pedal, the jump-up mechanism jumps the steering column together with the steering wheel to the jump-up position away from the driver's seat for the driving position close to the driver's seat. You can raise it.
- the steering wheel is provided at the upper end of the steering column, and the jumping mechanism causes the steering column to move from the jumping position to the driving position by the operator pulling the steering wheel toward the front. It is configured to allow return.
- the jumping mechanism when the operator pulls the steering wheel provided at the upper end of the steering column toward the front, the jumping mechanism can allow the steering column to return from the jumping position to the driving position.
- the steering column is fixed to the floor side of the driver's seat at the lower end side, and houses a lower shaft for steering which extends upward and downward, and a front and a rear at the upper side of the lower column.
- An upper column containing an upper shaft for steering which is movably mounted in a direction and an upper direction and a lower direction and accommodates an upper and a lower extending steering shaft, and a steering operation of the steering wheel provided between the lower shaft and the upper shaft
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism adjusts the tilt angle by tilting the upper column forward and backward with respect to the lower column, and the column length is adjusted.
- the adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust the column length by moving the upper column upward and downward with respect to the lower column.
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism and the column length adjustment mechanism can be manually operated.
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism can adjust the tilt angle of the steering column by tilting the upper column forward and backward with respect to the lower column.
- the column length adjusting mechanism can adjust the column length of the steering column by moving the upper column upward and downward with respect to the lower column.
- a jumping member extending up and down between the two and constituting a part of the jumping mechanism, and the jumping member And a pivoting portion located at the middle in the length direction and pivotally attached to the lower column, and a tilt disposed above the pivoting portion and the upper column being adjustably connected to the upper column
- a long hole for adjusting an angle is provided, and the tilt angle adjusting mechanism is provided on the upper column, and fastens the upper column to the long hole of the jump-up member to hold the adjustment position of the tilt angle.
- the tilting member releases the fastening state of the fastening member by a turning operation from the outside so that the upper column can move relative to the long hole of the jump-up member when adjusting the tilt angle with the fastening member.
- the fastening member when the tilt lever of the tilt angle adjustment mechanism is operated, the fastening member can be rotated from the outside by this to release the fastening state, and in this state, the long hole portion of the upper column jumps up Can move relative to each other.
- the upper column can be tilted forward and backward with respect to the lower column within the range of the elongated hole portion, and the tilt angle of the steering column can be adjusted.
- the fastening member After adjusting the tilt angle, by operating the tilt lever in the reverse direction, the fastening member can be turned from the outside to put the upper column in the engaged state, and the tilt angle is held at the adjustment position. Can.
- the column length adjusting mechanism has a length adjusting portion formed on the upper column and extending upward and downward, and the length adjusting portion clamps the fastening member by the tilt lever.
- the upper column When releasing the state, the upper column is allowed to move up and down with respect to the lower column, and when the fastening member is returned to the engaged state by the tilt lever, the upper portion is fixed to the lower column The movement of the column upward and downward is restricted, and the length of the column is held at an arbitrary adjustment position.
- the length adjustment unit can move the upper column upward and downward with respect to the lower column by operating the tilt lever to release the fastening state of the fastening member. You can adjust the column length of the column. Thereafter, the relative movement of the upper column relative to the lower column can be restricted by operating the tilt lever in the reverse direction to return the fastening member to the closed state, and the column length is held at an arbitrary adjustment position. be able to.
- the lower end side of the steering column is fixed to the floor side of the driver's seat and the lower column extends upward and downward, and the upper side of the lower column is provided with respect to the lower column.
- an upper column which is jumped up by the jumping mechanism, the jumping mechanism is disposed to extend upward and downward between the lower column and the upper column, and an intermediate portion in a length direction is disposed.
- a jump-up member rotatably attached to the lower column and having an upper side fastened to the upper column, and vertically and downwardly displaceably provided on the lower column side, normally engaging with the jump-up member
- a lock pin for positioning the upper column in the operating position, and the jump-up of the upper column when the lock pin is disengaged from the jump-up member provided between the jump-up member and the lower column It is constituted by a spring member to increase recoil with member.
- a biasing member is provided between the lower column and the lock pin, which always biases the lock pin toward the jump-up member.
- the lock pin can be biased toward the jump-up member by the biasing member, and the jump-up operation of the jump-up member can be restricted by the lock pin to keep the upper column locked in the operating position.
- the jump-up member is provided with an engagement hole in which the lock pin is engaged, and the lock pin is formed to have a tapered portion for engaging with the engagement hole.
- the jump-up mechanism includes a pedal provided on the lower column side and turned by an operator seated on the driver's seat, and the lock pin holds the pedal until the operator operates the pedal.
- the jump-up member is engaged, and when the pedal is operated, the engagement with the jump-up member is released.
- the lower column is fixedly provided with a pin holder positioned below the jump-up member to displaceably hold the lock pin, and between the pin holder and the lock pin.
- a biasing member for always biasing the lock pin toward the jump-up member is provided. According to this configuration, the lock pin can be displaceably held at a position opposed to the jump-up member in the upper and lower directions by the pin holder provided on the lower column.
- the pin holding body is provided with a pin operating member that displaces the lock pin upward and downward against the biasing member, and the pin operating member is seated on the driver's seat The proximal end side of the pedal whose distal end side is stepped by the operator is connected, and the engagement between the jump-up member and the lock pin is released against the biasing member by operating the pin operating member using the pedal Is configured to
- the lock pin can be displaced upward and downward against the biasing member in the pin holding body, thereby causing the jump
- the engagement and disengagement of the lock pin with the engagement hole of the member can be performed by the pin operating member.
- FIG. 1 is a front view showing a wheel loader on which a steering device according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the steering device in FIG. It is a front view of the steering device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a left side view of the steering device shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view enlarging a tilt lever, a jump-up member and the like of the steering device from the arrow VV direction in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view enlarging the jumping mechanism, the tilt angle adjusting mechanism, the column length adjusting mechanism, and the like from the direction of the arrow VI-VI in FIG. 4 with the steering device in the driving position by the jumping mechanism.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the jump mechanism, the tilt angle adjustment mechanism, the column length adjustment mechanism and the like from the same position as FIG. 6 in a state where the steering device is at the jump position by the jump mechanism.
- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper column, a lower column, a flip-up mechanism, a tilt angle adjustment mechanism, a column length adjustment mechanism, and the like of the steering device.
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the swing plate and the bending plate in FIG. 8 assembled as a flip-up member. It is an exploded perspective view showing a lower column of a steering device, a flip-up mechanism, etc.
- the wheel loader 1 is a wheel loader as a construction machine adopted in the present embodiment.
- the wheel loader 1 has a vehicle body 2 which can be self-propelled by front wheels 5 and rear wheels 6 described later.
- the vehicle body 2 of the wheel loader 1 is composed of a rear vehicle body 3 and a front vehicle body 4 connected to the front side of the rear vehicle body 3.
- the front vehicle body 4 is swung in the left and right directions with respect to the rear vehicle body 3, whereby the traveling direction is steered.
- the front vehicle body 4 is provided with left and right front wheels 5, and the rear vehicle body 3 is provided with left and right rear wheels 6.
- the front wheels 5 and the rear wheels 6 constitute the wheels of the wheel loader 1 and are four-wheel driven by a traveling hydraulic motor (not shown) using, for example, a hydraulic closed circuit (HST).
- HST hydraulic closed circuit
- the wheel loader 1 as a construction machine employed in the present invention is not limited to a four-wheel drive vehicle, and may be a vehicle configured to drive only the front wheel 5 or the rear wheel 6, for example.
- the work device 7 is provided on the front side of the vehicle body 2.
- the work device 7 includes a boom 7A attached to the front vehicle body 4 so as to be capable of raising and lowering, a loader bucket 7B rotatably attached to the tip end side of the boom 7A, and a drive for raising and lowering the boom 7A.
- the work device 7 performs, for example, earth and sand digging work and scooping work using the loader bucket 7B.
- the floor plate 8 is provided on the front side of the rear vehicle 3, and the floor plate 8 constitutes a floor surface on which the driver's seat 9 is installed. Above the floor plate 8, a canopy 10 covering the driver's seat 9 from above is provided. On the upper surface side of the floor plate 8, a steering device 11 described later, which is located on the front side of the driver's seat 9, is provided, and a travel pedal and an operation lever (both not shown) are provided.
- the operator sitting on the driver's seat 9 controls the traveling direction of the vehicle body 2 by steering the steering wheel 12 described later and swinging the front vehicle body 4 in the left and right directions.
- an engine serving as a prime mover of the wheel loader 1 is mounted together with a hydraulic pump (not shown).
- the steering apparatus 11 is a steering apparatus adopted in the present embodiment, and the steering apparatus 11 includes a steering column 13, a jump-up mechanism 25, a tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33, and a column length adjustment mechanism 37 which are steered by the steering wheel 12 described later. It is comprised including.
- Reference numeral 13 denotes a steering column located on the floor plate 8 and disposed in front of the driver's seat 9.
- the steering column 13 is mounted on the lower column 14 whose lower end is fixed on the floor plate 8 in front of the driver's seat 9 and movable on the upper side of the lower column 14 forward, backward, upward and downward. And an upper column 16 described later.
- the steering column 13 is tilted between an operating position shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 and a jump position shown by a two-dot chain line. That is, the upper column 16 of the steering column 13 is oscillated with respect to the lower column 14 in the front and rear directions of the vehicle (in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 in the jumping position direction A and driving position direction B). .
- an installation plate 14 ⁇ / b> A detachably mounted on the floor plate 8 is provided.
- the lower column 14 is erected on the floor plate 8 via the mounting plate 14A, and constitutes a fixed stand.
- a pair of left and right shaft support portions 14B formed of cylindrical bushes are provided on the upper end side of the lower column 14.
- An upper column 16 is rotatably connected to the shaft support portions 14B by support shafts 31, 32 described later via jump-up members 26 in the front and rear directions of the vehicle.
- the lower column 14 is provided with a notch hole 14C located below the shaft support portion 14B, and a jump spring 47 described later is inserted into the notch hole 14C as shown in FIG. Ru.
- the notch hole 14C is provided on one side of the left and right sides of the lower column 14. (For example, it is arranged on one side to the left).
- the lower shaft 15 is rotatably provided in the lower column 14.
- the lower shaft 15 is coupled to an upper shaft 21 described later via a joint member 22 in order to transmit the steering operation of the steering wheel 12 to a steering cylinder (not shown) formed of a hydraulic cylinder.
- the steering operation of the steering wheel 12 is transmitted from the upper shaft 21 to the lower shaft 15 via the joint member 22.
- the upper column 16 is provided on the upper side of the lower column 14.
- the upper column 16 is tilted with respect to the lower column 14 with a support shaft 31, 32 as a rotation center, which will be described later, between an operation position shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 and a jump position shown by a two-dot chain line.
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 described later the tilt angle of the upper column 16 with respect to the lower column 14 (that is, the inclination angle in the jump position direction A and the operation position direction B in FIGS. 2 and 3) is adjusted. Be done.
- the column length adjustment mechanism 37 described later the height position of the upper column 16 with respect to the lower column 14 is upward and downward (that is, the column length is the upper and lower position direction C in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). Adjusted.
- the upper column 16 includes the lower column frame 17, the mounting post 18 mounted on the upper side of the column frame 17, and the lever support 23 described later. Is composed including.
- An upper shaft 21 described later is rotatably accommodated inside the upper column 16.
- the column frame 17 is configured as a rectangular frame by the front plate portion 17A, the rear plate portion 17B, the left side plate portion 17C, and the right side plate portion 17D. Inside the column frame 17, a space 17E is formed in which the upper shaft 21 is inserted upward and downward with a gap.
- the left side plate portion 17C and the right side plate portion 17D face each other in the left and right directions with the space portion 17E interposed therebetween, and are formed as leg portions extending upward and downward from the front plate portion 17A and the rear plate portion 17B. .
- the left side plate portion 17C and the right side plate portion 17D are formed with U-shaped slits 17C1 and 17D1 which extend upward and downward and the lower end is opened.
- an I-shaped slit 17C2 is formed spaced apart above the U-shaped slit 17C1. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, this I-shaped slit 17C2 is arranged on the same straight line as the U-shaped slit 17C1 with the same slit width.
- a fastening bolt 34 described later is inserted through the I-shaped slit 17C2 of the left side plate portion 17C.
- Support shafts 31 and 32 described later are inserted through the U-shaped slits 17C1 and 17D1 of the side plate portions 17C and 17D.
- a U-shaped slit 17C1 and an I-shaped slit 17C2 formed in the left side plate portion 17C of the column frame 17 and a U-shaped slit 17D1 formed in the right side plate portion 17D are the lengths of the column length adjusting mechanism 37 described later. It constitutes the height adjustment unit.
- a fixing plate 18A is provided so as to hang downward, and the fixing plate 18A is fixed to the front plate portion 17A of the column frame 17 using a plurality of bolts 19.
- the mounting post 18 is integrated in a state of being mounted on the upper side of the column frame 17.
- an upper shaft 21 is rotatably mounted on the inside of the mounting post 18 via a bearing 20.
- a cylindrical cap 18B for sealing between the mounting shaft 18 and the upper shaft 21 described later is detachably provided.
- the steering upper shaft 21 constitutes a part of the upper column 16.
- the upper shaft 21 is inserted into the space 17E of the column frame 17 from the lower side, and is disposed to pass through the inside of the mounting post 18 in the upper and lower directions.
- the upper end side of the upper shaft 21 is a protrusion 21A that protrudes upward from the mounting post 18, and the handle 12 is attached to the protrusion 21A (see FIG. 2).
- a fitting hole 21B is formed in the axial direction, and in this fitting hole 21B, a shaft 22B of a joint member 22 described later is fixed by serrations 22C. It is inserted in the state.
- the joint member 22 is provided between the lower shaft 15 and the upper shaft 21.
- the joint member 22 includes a joint portion 22A attached to the upper end side of the lower shaft 15, and an axially extending shaft portion 22B pivotally connected to the joint portion 22A in the forward, backward, left, and right directions. And consists of The joint member 22 is configured as a universal joint that transmits the rotation of the shaft portion 22B to the lower shaft 15 via the joint portion 22A.
- a serration 22C is formed on the upper side of the shaft portion 22B with a predetermined length.
- the serrations 22C restrict relative rotation between the fitting hole 21B of the upper shaft 21 and the shaft 22B of the joint member 22 and allow relative displacement in the axial direction.
- the serration 22C has the upper shaft 21 in the axial direction with respect to the shaft 22B. It is possible to compensate for relative displacement.
- the lever support 23 is attached to the left side plate portion 17C of the column frame 17.
- the lever support 23 has a substantially rectangular support plate 23A hanging downward, and a cylindrical nut 24 is attached to the support plate 23A via a fastening bolt 34 described later.
- the tubular nut 24 constitutes a fastening member together with the fastening bolt 34, and a tilt lever 35 described later is fixed to the tip end side of the tubular nut 24.
- the cylindrical nut 24 is rotated relative to the fastening bolt 34, and fastening or releasing of the cylindrical nut 24 and the fastening bolt 34 is performed.
- Reference numeral 25 denotes a jumping mechanism adopted in the present embodiment, and the jumping mechanism 25 is provided extending upward and downward between the lower column 14 and the upper column 16, and the upper column 16 is connected to the lower column 14.
- the jumping mechanism 25 comprises a jump-up member 26, a pin holder 38 described later, a lock pin 40, a lock spring 41, a pin operating member 42, a pedal 44 and a jump-up spring 47.
- the jump-up member 26 extends upward and downward between the side plate portion 17C of the column frame 17 and the lever support 23 and has a flat swing plate 27 whose lower end is inserted into the lower column 14;
- the bending plate 29 fixed to the moving plate 27 with a plurality of bolts 28 and the lower end side of the rocking plate 27 and in the upper and lower directions in the lower column 14 with respect to the pin holder 38 and the lock pin 40 described later It is comprised by the cam board 30 which opposes.
- the swing plate 27 extending upward and downward is provided with a pivoting portion 27A at an intermediate portion in the length direction, and the pivoting portion 27A is connected to a shaft support portion 14B of the lower column 14 via a support shaft 31 described later. Can be attached rotatably.
- a long hole 27B for tilt angle adjustment is bored in the swing plate 27 at a position above the pivoting part 27A, and the long hole 27B is centered on the pivoting part 27A. It is formed as an elongated hole extending in an arc shape in the front and back directions.
- the upper side of the swing plate 27 (the peripheral portion of the elongated hole 27B) is fastened to the column frame 17 of the upper column 16 until the fastening state of the cylindrical nut 24 and the fastening bolt 34 is released by the tilt lever 35 described later. It is placed in a fixed state via the bolt 34. As a result, the entire lifting member 26 is fixed to the upper column 16.
- a pair of projections 27C are provided on the front and back sides so as to project left and right, and each projection 27C has respective spring springs described later 47 is suspended.
- the bending plate 29 has a left turn bent portion 29A and a right turn bent portion 29B.
- the left turn bending portion 29A is fixed between the pivoting portion 27A of the swing plate 27 and the long hole portion 27B by means of bolts 28.
- the right bending portion 29B is provided with another pivoting portion 29C at a position facing the pivoting portion 27A of the rocking plate 27 in the left and right directions.
- the pivoting portion 29C is rotatably attached to the shaft support portion 14B of the lower column 14 via a support shaft 32 described later.
- the jump-up member 26 is disposed so as to sandwich the side plate portions 17C and 17D of the column frame 17 from the left and right directions between the swing plate 27 and the bent portion 29B of the bending plate 29.
- the pivoting portions 27A and 29C of the jump-up member 26 are connected by the support shafts 31 and 32 to the U-shaped slits 17C1 and 17D1 of the column frame 17 and the shaft supports 14B of the lower column 14, respectively. (See Figure 5).
- the support shafts 31 and 32 constitute a pivot point of the lifting mechanism 25 and are disposed at the same height position while facing each other in the left and right directions.
- the support shaft 31 is inserted into the U-shaped slit 17C1 of the column frame 17, the pivoting portion 27A of the swing plate 27 and the shaft support portion 14B on the left side of the lower column 14.
- a nut 31A is screwed on the tip end side of the support shaft 31 projecting from the shaft support portion 14B.
- the support shaft 32 is inserted into the U-shaped slit 17D1 of the column frame 17, the pivoting portion 29C of the bending plate 29, and the shaft support portion 14B on the right side of the lower column 14.
- a nut 32A is screwed on the tip end side of the support shaft 32 projecting from the shaft support portion 14B.
- a tapered engagement hole 30A is bored in the cam plate 30 provided on the lower end side of the swing plate 27, and a lock pin to be described later is formed in the engagement hole 30A.
- the 40 taper portions 40A are engaged with each other so as to be movable back and forth.
- an inclined surface 30B is formed on the lower surface side of the cam plate 30, on the lower surface side of the cam plate 30, an inclined surface 30B is formed.
- the inclined surface 30B smoothly guides the front end surface of the lock pin 40, which will be described later, from the disengaged position shown in FIG. 7 to the engaged position shown in FIG.
- Reference numeral 33 denotes a tilt angle adjustment mechanism adopted in the present embodiment.
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 is provided for the tilt angle adjustment long hole portion 27B formed in the swing plate 27 and the long hole portion 27B.
- a fastening bolt 34 for fastening the column frame 17 of the upper column 16 to the lever support 23 and holding the adjusted position of the tilt angle, and a manual operation for releasing the fastening state of the fastening bolt 34 by an external turning operation.
- a tilt lever 35 as a lever.
- the cylindrical nut 24 and the fastening bolt 34 are detachably provided on the lever support 23 of the upper column 16 and constitute a fastening member of the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33.
- the tilt lever 35 is fixed to the distal end side of the cylindrical nut 24 using a bolt 35A, and rotates the cylindrical nut 24 in the forward and reverse directions with respect to the fastening bolt 34. Thereby, the cylindrical nut 24 is selectively rotated in the tightening direction and the loosening direction with respect to the fastening bolt 34.
- a pair of chamfered portions 34A is formed on the base end side, and the respective chamfered portions 34A are engaged with the I-shaped slits 17C2 of the column frame 17.
- the fastening bolt 34 is attached to the side plate portion 17C of the column frame 17 in a hooked state.
- the tip end side of the fastening bolt 34 is inserted through the washer 36 into the long hole 27B of the rocking plate 27 and screwed to the cylindrical nut 24 from the back side of the support plate 23A.
- the column frame 17 of the upper column 16 can be moved relative to the lever support 23 and the fastening bolt 34 along the long hole 27B of the swing plate 27 and the upper column relative to the lower column 14
- the tilt angle of 16 can be adjusted in the front and back direction.
- the upper column 16 is tilted with respect to the lower column 14 centering on the support shafts 31 and 32, and the adjustment of the tilt angle is performed within the arc range of the long hole 27B.
- the column length adjusting mechanism 37 is a column length adjusting mechanism adopted in the present embodiment, and the column length adjusting mechanism 37 is a U-shaped slit 17C1 and I as a length adjusting portion formed in the left side plate portion 17C of the column frame 17.
- a character slit 17C2, a U-shaped slit 17D1 as a length adjustment portion similarly formed in the right side plate portion 17D, a cylindrical nut 24, a fastening bolt 34 and a tilt lever 35 are included.
- the column length adjustment mechanism 37 sets the height of the upper column 16 relative to the lower column 14 to the upper side in FIGS. 5 and 6 in a state where the tightening state of the cylindrical nut 24 and the fastening bolt 34 is released by the tilt lever 35. It adjusts in the lower position direction C.
- the height position of the upper column 16 with respect to the lower column 14 is determined along the length direction of the U-shaped slits 17C1 and 17D1 and the I-shaped slit 17C2 together with the upper column 16 in the upper and lower direction. Adjust by moving to.
- the pin holder 38 is fixed to the lower column 14 via a plurality of bolts 39.
- the pin holder 38 is formed in a hollow box shape, and cylindrical pin guides 38A and 38B are provided on the upper and lower sides thereof (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
- a lock pin 40 which will be described later, is slidably held by the pin holder 38 so as to be located between the pin guides 38A and 38B.
- the pin holder 38 is provided with a mounting cylindrical portion 38C at a position on the rear side of the lower column 14 relative to the pin guides 38A and 38B.
- the mounting cylindrical portion 38C is a bar mounting portion of a pedal 44 described later. 44B is inserted.
- the pin holder 38 is located below the swing plate 27 and is one of the left and right sides of the lower column 14 (for example, the left side viewed from the rear side of the vehicle) It is arranged in one side. That is, the pin holder 38 is fixedly provided in the lower column 14 at a position radially outward of the lower shaft 15 to avoid contact with or interference with the lower shaft 15 accommodated in the lower column 14. It is done.
- the tapered lock pin 40 constitutes a part of the jump-up mechanism 25. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lock pin 40 is slidably provided in a pin holder 38 via pin guides 38A and 38B. One longitudinal side of the lock pin 40 is formed as a tapered portion 40A, and the tapered portion 40A is slidably supported by a pin guide 38A. The other longitudinal side of the lock pin 40 is formed as a parallel pin having the same outer diameter, and is slidably supported by a pin guide 38B.
- An annular spring receiving portion 40B which is formed larger in diameter than the inner diameter of the pin guides 38A and 38B, in the longitudinal direction intermediate portion of the lock pin 40, and protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the spring receiving portion 40B.
- a pair of protruding portions 40C are provided.
- the pair of protrusions 40C are disposed at positions facing each other in the radial direction of the spring receiving portion 40B.
- Respective grips 42A of a pin operation member 42 described later are detachably engaged with the pair of projections 40C so as to be sandwiched from above and below.
- the lock spring 41 as a biasing member is located inside the pin holder 38 and provided on the outer peripheral side of the lock pin 40.
- This lock spring 41 is between the spring receiving portion 40B of the lock pin 40 and the pin guide 38B.
- the lock spring 41 is configured as a compression spring, and always urges the tapered portion 40A of the lock pin 40 in a direction in which it protrudes outward from the pin guide 38A.
- the tapered portion 40 ⁇ / b> A of the lock pin 40 is engaged with the engagement hole 30 ⁇ / b> A of the cam plate 30 so as to be movable back and forth.
- the pin operating member 42 operates the lock pin 40 against the lock spring 41.
- the pin operating member 42 has a pair of grips 42A formed to be separated in the left and right directions from the outer diameter of the spring receiving portion 40B of the lock pin 40.
- the grips 42A grip the protrusions 40C of the lock pin 40 from above and below.
- the pin operating member 42 is connected and fixed to a bar attaching portion 44B of a pedal 44 described later using a bolt 43 in a state of being inserted from the rear into the pin holder 38.
- the pin operating member 42 is assembled so as to pivot upward and downward around the position of the mounting cylinder 38C in the pin holder 38.
- the pedal 44 is a pedal for stepping on the step-up mechanism 25; As shown in FIG. 10, the pedal 44 can be pivoted into a mounting bar 38C of a pin holder 38 provided on the base end side of the pedal bar 44A which is formed by bending in a U-shape and the pedal bar 44A. And a foot plate 44C provided on the tip end side of the pedal bar 44A and operated by the operator.
- the pedal bar 44A of the pedal 44 extends diagonally downward from the position of the pin holder 38 to the left of the lower column 14.
- the step board 44 ⁇ / b> C is disposed at a position near the foot of the operator sitting on the driver's seat 9.
- the spring receiving member 45 is detachably fixed to the front side of the lower column 14 by a bolt 46.
- the spring receiving member 45 has pin portions 45A extending in the left and right directions as shown in FIG. 10, and these pin portions 45A are disposed at positions corresponding to the notch holes 14C of the lower column 14.
- a jumping spring 47 described later is latched on each pin portion 45A of the spring bearing member 45.
- the two jump springs 47 as spring members are used as tension springs and constitute a part of the jump mechanism 25. As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 10, one side of each jump spring 47 is hooked to each pin portion 45A of the spring receiving member 45 and the other side is each projection of the rocking plate 27. It is hooked to the part 27C.
- the flip-up spring 47 biases the swing plate 27 of the flip-up member 26 pivotable about the support shafts 31 and 32 toward the front side of the lower column 14 (that is, the flip-up position direction A). .
- two cushion members 48 are attached to the front side of the lower column 14.
- the cushion member 48 is disposed at a position facing the cam plate 30 of the jump-up member 26 in the front and rear directions, and cushions the collision of the cam plate 30 with the front side of the lower column 14. That is, when the upper column 16 is jumped to the jumping position, the cushion member 48 abuts on the cam plate 30 of the jumping member 26 and is elastically deformed. Thereby, the movement of the rocking plate 27 in the direction of jump A is restricted.
- the steering device 11 of the wheel loader 1 has the configuration as described above, and its operation will be described next.
- the steering column 13 is jumped up together with the steering wheel 12 to a jumping up position (a position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3). Therefore, a relatively large space can be formed between the driver's seat 9 and the steering wheel 12 so that the steering wheel 12 gets in the way on the front side of the driver's seat 9 for the operator getting in the driver's seat 9 It can prevent.
- the operator seated in the driver's seat 9 pulls the steering wheel 12 to the front.
- the steering column 13 can be moved in the driving position direction B close to the driver's seat 9. That is, the upper column 16 can be manually tilted with respect to the lower column 14 from the jump position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 to the operation position shown by the solid line.
- the operator grips the handle 12 and moves it in the forward and backward directions, for example, to move the column frame 17 of the upper column 16 along the elongated hole 27 B of the swing plate 27 to the lever support 23 and the fastening bolt 34. It will move relative with it.
- the tilt angle of the upper column 16 with respect to the lower column 14 is variably adjusted in the front and rear directions of the vehicle, that is, in the jumping position direction A and the driving position direction B in FIGS. Can.
- the jump-up member 26 including the swing plate 27, the bending plate 29, and the cam plate 30 is fixed to the lower column 14 via the lock pin 40. Therefore, the upper column 16 can be moved relative to the swing plate 27 of the jump-up member 26 within the arc range of the long hole 27B by the manual operation of the operator, and the support shafts 31, 32 relative to the lower column 14 Can be tilted in the forward and backward directions. That is, the adjustment of the tilt angle is performed within the arc range of the long hole 27B.
- the operator manually operates the column length adjusting mechanism 37 by holding the handle 12 and moving it up and down. That is, as described above, the upper column 16 is moved upward and downward together with the handle 12 in a state where the fastening state between the cylindrical nut 24 and the fastening bolt 34 is released by the tilt lever 35.
- the height position of the upper column 16 with respect to the lower column 14 is upward and downward along the length direction of the U-shaped slits 17C1 and 17D1 and the I-shaped slit 17C2 (that is, in FIGS. 5 and 6).
- the column length can be adjusted appropriately in the upper and lower position direction C).
- the operator rotates the tilt lever 35 downward, so that the cylindrical nut 24 is rotated together with the tilt lever 35 in the tightening direction of the fastening bolt 34.
- the swinging plate 27 of the jump-up member 26 is put in the fastened state again between the fastening bolt 34 and the cylindrical nut 24 together with the support plate 23A.
- the upper column 16 is held at the adjustment position where the tilt angle and the column length are adjusted with respect to the lower column 14, and this state is fixed.
- the tilt angle adjustment and column length adjustment of the steering column 13 may be performed selectively at the discretion of the operator.
- the operation force at this time is transmitted from the upper shaft 21 to the lower shaft 15 via the joint member 22.
- the lower shaft 15 transmits the steering operation of the steering wheel 12 to a steering cylinder (not shown) formed of a hydraulic cylinder.
- the front vehicle body 4 is swung in the left and right directions with respect to the rear vehicle 3 and the traveling direction is steered.
- the steering wheel 12 is located near the knee of the operator sitting on the driver's seat 9, The handle 12 may be in the way when trying to stand up and away from the car.
- the pin operation member 42 is pivoted about the position of the mounting cylinder 38C by the foot operation of the pedal 44.
- the lock pin 40 provided on the pin holder 38 is slidingly displaced downward with respect to the pin guides 38A and 38B by the grips 42A of the pin operating member 42 against the lock spring 41.
- the lock pin 40 is engaged with the engagement hole 30A of the cam plate 30 by being moved from the engaged position shown in FIG. 6 to the disengaged position shown in FIG. The state is released. Therefore, the swinging plate 27 of the jump-up member 26 is biased in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 7 by the jump-up spring 47 around the support shafts 31 and 32, and the upper column 16 with respect to the lower column 14. It is jumped up to a jump position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
- the steering column 13 is jumped up together with the steering wheel 12 to the jumping position in advance, so that the operator can be in the driver's seat 9 without being disturbed by the steering wheel 12. It can be seated with ease.
- the operator pulls the steering wheel 12 toward the driver's seat 9 to move the upper column 16 and the jump-up member 26 together, centering on the positions of the support shafts 31 and 32, the operating position It can pivot in direction B.
- the inclined surface 30B of the cam plate 30 can smoothly guide the tip end surface of the lock pin 40 from the disengaged position shown in FIG. 7 to the engaged position shown in FIG. Can be engaged with the engagement holes 30A of the cam plate 30.
- the upper column 16 of the steering column 13 can be returned from the jump position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 to the operation position shown by a solid line. It can be locked.
- the spring-up mechanism 25 extends upward and downward between the lower column 14 and the upper column 16 so that the axial middle portion in the longitudinal direction is the shaft support portion 14B of the lower column 14.
- a jump-up member 26 rotatably mounted, the upper side of which is fixed to the column frame 17 of the upper column 16 via a fastening bolt 34, and movably provided on the lower column 14 side.
- the upper column 16 is constituted by the jump-up spring 47 which jumps up together with the jump-up member 26.
- the lock pin 40 can be biased toward the cam plate 30 side of the jump-up member 26 by the lock spring 41, and the upper column 16 is restricted by the jump-up operation of the jump-up member 26 by the lock pin 40. It can keep locking in the driving position.
- the upper column 16 of the steering column 13 together with the steering wheel 12 can be operated simply by stepping on the pedal 44 of the jumping mechanism 25 It is possible to easily jump up to the jumping position away from the driver's seat 9, and the operation at the time of getting on and off can be greatly improved.
- the lock pin 40 can be displaced to the position where it is opposed to the cam plate 30 of the jump-up member 26 in the upper and lower direction by the pin holder 38 provided in the lower column 14 Can be held in As a result, by the lock spring 41 provided between the pin holder 38 and the lock pin 40, the lock pin 40 can always be urged toward the cam plate 30 of the jump-up member 26.
- the lifting mechanism 25 for lifting the upper column 16 of the steering column 13 from the driving position to the lifting position is independent of the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 and the column length adjustment mechanism 37. And Therefore, if the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 adjusts the tilt angle of the steering column 13 and the column length adjustment mechanism 37 once adjusts the column length, the adjustment positions can be maintained thereafter.
- the operator who gets on and off the driver's seat 9 can jump the steering column 13 together with the steering wheel 12 in the direction away from the driver's seat 9 simply by operating the pedal 44 of the jump-up mechanism 25.
- the tilt angle and the column length are held at positions adjusted in advance. For this reason, when the same operator gets into the driver's seat 9 next time, there is no need to perform the adjustment operation of the tilt angle and the column length again, and the operation at the time of getting on and off can be greatly improved.
- the tilt lever 35 may be pivoted upward.
- the fastening state of the jump-up member 26 to the swing plate 27 by the support plate 23A, the cylindrical nut 24 and the fastening bolt 34 can be released, and the lock between the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 and the column length adjustment mechanism 37 State can be released manually.
- the operator can operate the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 and the column length adjustment mechanism 37 together by manually moving the handle 12, and the position of the handle 12 is adjusted according to his / her physical size and preference. It can be adjusted.
- the pedal 44 of the jumping mechanism 25 the steering column 13 can be tilted to the jumping position and the driving position with a comfortable posture for the operator. In this case, the jumping operation can be repeated while maintaining the adjustment position of the previous tilt angle and column length.
- the tilt angle adjustment mechanism 33 rotates the cylindrical nut 24 relative to the fastening bolt 34 in the loosening direction from the outside to release the fastening state of the both.
- the operator can move the upper column 16 relative to the long hole 27B of the flip-up member 26 (the swing plate 27) by moving the handle 12 forward and backward.
- the upper column 16 can be tilted forward and backward with respect to the lower column 14 within the arc range of the elongated hole 27B, and the tilt angle of the steering column 13 can be finely adjusted.
- the handle 12 is moved up and down to move the upper column 16 up and down relative to the lower column 14 Move in the direction. Therefore, the operator can manually adjust the column length of the steering column 13 manually.
- the fastening bolt 34 is rotated from the outside with respect to the cylindrical nut 24 by operating the tilt lever 35 in the reverse direction, and the upper column 16 Can be brought into a fastened state, and the tilt angle and the column length can be held at an adjusted position.
- the jump-up member 26 is configured by the swing plate 27, the plurality of bolts 28, the bending plate 29, and the cam plate 30 has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the jump-up member 26 may be formed in advance as a single member.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a spring member made of a gas spring or another elastic body may be used to jump the upper column together with the jump-up member.
- the case where the upper column 16 of the steering column 13 is jumped up by stepping on the pedal 44 has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the upper column 16 may be jumped by manually operating a manual lever or a push button other than the tilt lever 35.
- the wheel loader 1 in which the canopy 10 is provided above the driver's seat 9 has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a construction machine such as a wheel loader, a wheeled hydraulic shovel, or a crane having a cab that defines a cab inside.
- the wheel loader 1 has been described as an example of a construction machine provided with the steering device 11.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and can be widely applied to, for example, construction machines such as hydraulic shovels, hawk lifts, and cranes equipped with a wheel type traveling body.
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2 車体
7 作業装置
8 床板(床面)
9 運転席
11 ステアリング装置
12 ハンドル
13 ステアリングコラム
14 下部コラム
14B 軸支持部
15 下部シャフト
16 上部コラム
17 コラム枠体
17C,17D 側板部
17C1 、17D1 U字状スリット(長さ調整部)
17C2 I字状スリット(長さ調整部)
18 搭載ポスト
21 上部シャフト
22 継手部材
23 レバー支持体
23A 支持板
24 筒状ナット(締結部材)
25 跳上げ機構
26 跳上げ部材
27 揺動プレート
27A,29C 枢着部
27B 長穴部
29 折曲プレート
30 カム板
30A 係合穴
30B 傾斜面
31,32 支持軸
33 チルト角調整機構
34 締結ボルト(締結部材)
35 チルトレバー
37 コラム長さ調整機構
38 ピン保持体
38A,38B ピンガイド
38C 取付筒部
40 ロックピン
40A テーパ部
41 ロックスプリング(付勢部材)
42 ピン操作部材
42A 把持部
44 ペダル
45 ばね受部材
47 跳上げスプリング(ばね部材)
48 クッション部材
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- 建設機械(1)の運転席(9)の前側に配置されハンドル(12)により舵取り操作されるステアリングコラム(13)と、前記ステアリングコラム(13)のチルト角を調整するチルト角調整機構(33)と、前記ステアリングコラム(13)のコラム長さを調整するコラム長さ調整機構(37)とを備えてなる建設機械のステアリング装置において、
前記ステアリングコラム(13)を前記ハンドル(12)と一緒に前記運転席(9)に近い運転位置に対して前記運転席(9)から離れた跳上げ位置へと跳上げる跳上げ機構(25)を設け、
前記跳上げ機構(25)は、前記チルト角調整機構(33)およびコラム長さ調整機構(37)とは独立して設けられ、
前記跳上げ機構(25)は、前記チルト角の調整位置および前記コラム長さの調整位置を保持した状態で前記ステアリングコラム(13)の跳上げ操作を行う構成としたことを特徴とする建設機械のステアリング装置。 - 前記跳上げ機構(25)は、前記運転席(9)に着座したオペレータによって操作されるペダル(44)を備え、該ペダル(44)の操作に従って前記ステアリングコラム(13)を前記運転位置から跳上げ位置へと跳上げる構成としてなる請求項1に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
- 前記ハンドル(12)は前記ステアリングコラム(13)の上端に設けられ、前記跳上げ機構(25)は、前記ハンドル(12)をオペレータが手前に引く操作を行うことにより、前記ステアリングコラム(13)が前記跳上げ位置から前記運転位置に復帰するのを許す構成としてなる請求項1に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
- 前記ステアリングコラム(13)は、下端側が前記運転席(9)の床面(8)側に固定され上,下方向に延びるステアリング用の下部シャフト(15)を収容した下部コラム(14)と、該下部コラム(14)の上部側に前,後方向と上,下方向とに移動可能に取付けられ上,下方向に延びるステアリング用の上部シャフト(21)を収容した上部コラム(16)と、前記下部シャフト(15)と上部シャフト(21)との間に設けられ前記ハンドル(12)の舵取り操作を前記シャフト(15),(21)間で伝える継手部材(22)とにより構成し、
前記チルト角調整機構(33)は、前記下部コラム(14)に対して前記上部コラム(16)を前,後方向に傾転させることにより前記チルト角の調整を行い、
前記コラム長さ調整機構(37)は、前記下部コラム(14)に対して前記上部コラム(16)を上,下方向に移動させることにより前記コラム長さの調整を行う構成としてなる請求項1に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。 - 前記ステアリングコラム(13)の下部コラム(14)と上部コラム(16)との間には、両者の間を上,下方向に延び前記跳上げ機構(25)の一部を構成する跳上げ部材(26)を設け、
該跳上げ部材(26)には、長さ方向の中間に位置し前記下部コラム(14)に回動可能に取付けられる枢着部(27A),(29C)と、該枢着部(27A),(29C)よりも上側に配置され前記上部コラム(16)がチルト角を調整可能に連結されるチルト角調整用の長穴部(27B)とを設け、
前記チルト角調整機構(33)は、前記上部コラム(16)に設けられ前記跳上げ部材(26)の長穴部(27B)に対して前記上部コラム(16)を締結し前記チルト角の調整位置を保持する締結部材(24),(34)と、前記チルト角の調整を行うときに前記上部コラム(16)が跳上げ部材(26)の長穴部(27B)に沿って相対移動できるように、外側からの回動操作により該締結部材(24),(34)の締結状態を解除するチルトレバー(35)とを含んで構成してなる請求項4に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。 - 前記コラム長さ調整機構(37)は、前記上部コラム(16)に形成され上,下方向に延びた長さ調整部(17C1 ),(17C2 ),(17D1 )を有し、
該長さ調整部(17C1 ),(17C2 ),(17D1 )は、前記チルトレバー(35)により前記締結部材(24),(34)の締結状態を解除したときに前記上部コラム(16)が前記下部コラム(14)に対して上,下方向に移動するのを許し、前記チルトレバー(35)により前記締結部材(24),(34)を締結状態に戻したときには、前記下部コラム(14)に対して前記上部コラム(16)が上,下方向に移動するのを規制し前記コラム長さを任意の調整位置に保持する構成としてなる請求項5に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。 - 前記ステアリングコラム(13)は、下端側が前記運転席(9)の床面(8)側に固定され上,下方向に延びた下部コラム(14)と、該下部コラム(14)の上部側に設けられ該下部コラム(14)に対して前記跳上げ機構(25)により跳上げられる上部コラム(16)とを含んで構成し、
前記跳上げ機構(25)は、
前記下部コラム(14)と上部コラム(16)との間を上,下方向に延びて配置され長さ方向の中間部が前記下部コラム(14)に回動可能に取付けられ、上部側が前記上部コラム(16)に締結される跳上げ部材(26)と、
前記下部コラム(14)側に上,下方向に変位可能に設けられ常時は前記跳上げ部材(26)に係合して前記上部コラム(16)を前記運転位置に位置決めするロックピン(40)と、
前記跳上げ部材(26)と下部コラム(14)との間に設けられ前記跳上げ部材(26)に対する前記ロックピン(40)の係合を解除したときに前記上部コラム(16)を前記跳上げ部材(26)と一緒に跳上げるばね部材(47)とにより構成してなる請求項1に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。 - 前記下部コラム(14)と前記ロックピン(40)との間には、該ロックピン(40)を前記跳上げ部材(26)に向けて常時付勢する付勢部材(41)を設けてなる請求項7に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
- 前記跳上げ部材(26)には前記ロックピン(40)が係合される係合穴(30A)を設け、前記ロックピン(40)は該係合穴(30A)に係合する部位をテーパ状に形成してなる請求項7に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
- 前記跳上げ機構(25)は、前記下部コラム(14)側に設けられ前記運転席(9)に着座したオペレータによって回動操作されるペダル(44)を備え、前記ロックピン(40)は、オペレータが該ペダル(44)を操作するまでは前記跳上げ部材(26)に係合し、前記ペダル(44)を操作したときには前記跳上げ部材(26)に対する係合が解除される構成としてなる請求項7に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
- 前記下部コラム(14)には、前記跳上げ部材(26)の下側に位置して前記ロックピン(40)を変位可能に保持するピン保持体(38)を固着して設け、該ピン保持体(38)と前記ロックピン(40)との間には、該ロックピン(40)を前記跳上げ部材(26)に向けて常時付勢する付勢部材(41)を設けてなる請求項7に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
- 前記ピン保持体(38)内には、前記付勢部材(41)に抗して前記ロックピン(40)を上,下方向に変位させるピン操作部材(42)を設け、該ピン操作部材(42)には、前記運転席(9)に着座したオペレータによって先端側が踏込み操作されるペダル(44)の基端側を連結し、前記ペダル(44)によって前記ピン操作部材(42)を操作することにより、前記跳上げ部材(26)と前記ロックピン(40)との係合を前記付勢部材(41)に抗して解除する構成としてなる請求項11に記載の建設機械のステアリング装置。
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