JP3097465B2 - Instrument panels in industrial vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an industrial vehicle, for example, a forklift or a construction machine, which is different from the standard operation lever next to a standard operation lever projecting substantially in parallel from a panel surface. Also, the present invention relates to an instrument panel (hereinafter, simply referred to as a panel) of an industrial vehicle in which an additional operation lever is considered.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A panel of an industrial vehicle is provided with various operation levers. Some of these operation levers are provided as standard equipment, and some are additionally provided as an option. Conventionally, these operation levers are conventionally mounted on the upper surface of the control box 2 as illustrated in FIG. 6 in the case of, for example, a reach type forklift in order to enable the devices housed in the control box to be operated from outside the control box. A type in which an opening window 8 is provided in front of the lower portion of the panel 1, and a standard operation lever 19 (including an additional operation lever 21) is bent so as to pass through the opening window 8 and protrude above the panel 1; As illustrated in FIG. 7, there is a type in which a bone-shaped cutout hole 23 is formed in the panel 1, and the standard operation lever 19 and the additional operation lever 21 are directly projected upward from the bone-shaped cutout hole 23. In the former case, the lower front part of the panel is covered with, for example, a comb-shaped cover. In the latter case, in a model equipped with only the standard operation lever 19, as shown in FIG.
Unnecessary part in the bone-shaped cutout hole 23 is
4,24.

[0003]

According to the former structure,
When the operating lever is pulled, the bends tend to bend toward the front, so there is no involvement of work clothes, but a sense of oppression is felt. In the latter case, the additional operation lever has a larger inclination to the side than the standard operation lever, so in order to make all the levers protrude from the panel, secure a margin appropriate for the amount of inclination to the side. However, if the additional operation lever is not equipped, it is closed by combining a plurality of blind lids of different shapes in order to cover the unnecessary part, so the work of closing is complicated. Not only that, but the beauty is remarkably inferior. Although limit switches are provided at the base end of the operation lever, water cannot be used in these switches, but the conventional structures have insufficient measures against raindrop intrusion.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a panel surface is provided.
Each of the standard operation lever protruding slots is provided, and an opening window having a drain wall is formed in a section provided with an additional operation lever adjacent to the slot group, and the opening window is formed on the drain wall. The cover is formed so as to be closed by a cover formed with a fitting concave portion to be covered, and the cover is formed in a plurality of patterns in which elongated holes for projecting additional levers according to the number and form of the additional operation levers are formed or not formed. There is a panel that can be selected from.

[0005] The opening window may be provided with a concave groove along the outside of the drain wall, and the cover is mounted so that the surface is slightly raised from the instrument panel surface. It is desirable to form the elongated hole forming section for projecting the standard operation lever in the above-described embodiment into a shape continuous with the raised surface formed by attaching the cover. The drain wall may not only be provided continuously but also intermittently or partially omitted.

[0006]

[Function] Since the opening window can be widened, the standard operating lever
The additional lever can be easily protruded from the opening window even though it protrudes into the independent standard operation lever protruding slot, and after attaching the panel with the standard operation lever protruded to the control box, By selecting a cover that matches the number and form and closing the opening window, unnecessary long holes and unnecessary escape grooves do not appear in the cover. In addition, the drain wall prevents raindrops from entering, and if a groove is formed along the outside of the drain wall, waterproofing will be perfect, and the cover and the slot for forming the standard operation lever protruding slot will be a continuous raised surface. By forming the additional operation lever and the standard operation lever, it is also good.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example in which an instrument panel in an industrial vehicle according to the present invention is implemented by a reach type forklift will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a panel for covering an upper surface of a control box 2 described later. The panel 1 is integrally formed with an armrest 3, a display frame 4 and a plate. The hole 5, the independent operation lever projecting slots 6, 7 for the lift and the tilt, and the opening window 8 for projecting the option setting lever are formed by a cut corresponding to half of the reach operation lever projecting slot. It is cut out and formed integrally with the notch 9a.

The opening window 8 is closed by a cover 10 formed with a cutout 9b corresponding to the remaining half of the reach lever projecting slot so that the reach operating lever projecting slot 9 is formed. Is done. Further, in addition to the standard operation lever, a shift operation lever of a side shift fork, a rotation operation lever of a roll clamp, and a clamp operation lever may be additionally provided as options.
Therefore, as the cover, a cover 10 ′ in which the first additional operation lever projecting long hole 11 is formed, the first additional operation lever projecting long hole 11, and the second additional operation lever projecting long hole 12 are provided. A formed cover 10 "is separately provided. These covers 10 'and 10" are provided with operation lever protruding slots 11 and 12, respectively, from the center of the operation lever protruding slots 11 and 12, respectively. An escape groove 13 is formed in the orthogonal direction.

On the panel surface, a drain wall 14 is formed along the outer edge of the opening window 8 and a groove 1 is formed outside the drain wall 14.
5 around which the cover 10 (1
0 ′, 10 ″) are formed on the back surface with fitting recesses 16 that match the outer periphery of the drain wall 11, and engaging claws 17, 17. The fitting recess 16 is fitted to the drain wall 14 and pressed by aligning the fitting recess 16 with the drain wall 14, and the engaging claw 17 is engaged with the peripheral back surface of the opening window 8. (See FIG. 2), and the cover 10 is provided with a standard operation lever projecting slot (6, 7, 9) forming section in the panel 1. Surface and continuous raised part 1 by mounting
8 are formed.

The panel 1 formed in this manner is provided with lift and tilt operation levers 19 which are standard operation levers.
a and 19b are respectively inserted into the corresponding elongated holes 6 for projecting the operation lever.
7 and attached to the control box 2. At this time, the throttle lever 20 is protruded from the slot 5 for projecting the throttle lever, and the reach operation lever 19 is reached.
c protrudes from the notch 9a (FIG. 3). In a model in which no option is set and only the standard operation lever is provided, the opening window 8 is closed by a cover 10 having a cutout 9b corresponding to half of the reach lever projecting long hole. In the model in which the additional operation lever is set, the model is closed by a cover 10 ′ or 10 ″ corresponding to the number and form of the additional operation lever. In the drawing, a roll clamp setting model fully equipped with the operation lever is illustrated. The rotary operation lever 21a and the clamp operation lever 21b protrude from the first additional operation lever projecting elongated hole 11 and the second additional operation lever projecting elongated hole 12, respectively.

The cover 10 (1) attached to the opening window 8
0 ′, 10 ″) is continuous with the raised portion 18 formed on the panel 1, and it is as if the cover 10 (10 ′, 10 ″) and the raised portion 1 were formed.
8 has an integrated appearance. Finally, rubber boots 22, 22,... Are attached to the respective slots to complete the operation. After the standard operation lever is protruded from the operation lever protruding long hole formed on the panel, only the additional operation lever is protruded from the operation lever protruding long hole formed on the cover. The clearance groove is formed only between the operation lever protruding slots, and the selected cover has only the necessary operation lever protruding slots. Not shown (FIG. 4). The opening window 8 closed by the cover is reliably prevented from entering rainwater by fitting the draining wall 14 and the fitting concave portion 16, and each long hole and the operation lever are covered with the boot 22. When attaching the cover, not only the engaging claw is engaged with the peripheral back surface of the opening window, but also the engaging claw formed on the inner surface of the fitting concave portion is fitted into the concave groove formed on the outer surface of the drain wall. It can be engaged or screwed.

In this embodiment, the center of the projecting long hole of the reach operation lever is defined as the boundary between the cover and the protruding portion, and the drain wall at that portion is omitted, but the boundary between the cover and the protruding portion is long. It is possible to change the position so that it does not catch on the hole and form the drain wall on the entire circumference. Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the waterproof effect can be expected even if only the drain wall 14 is formed in the opening window. Further, a stepped portion may be provided around the opening window, and the cover surface may be dropped and mounted so that the cover surface is flush with the panel surface to eliminate the raised portion. The present invention is not limited to reach type forklifts, but is applied to other industrial machines. The number of standard operation levers and additional operation levers, the number of slots formed on the panel side, and the like are appropriately changed depending on the model.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a highly reliable industrial vehicle can be provided by a panel which is easy to assemble, has excellent aesthetics, and has an excellent waterproof effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the vicinity of a lever mounting portion of a panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory sectional view of an opening window closed by a cover.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a panel mounting process.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state where the panel has been mounted.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of an opening window closed by a cover in a modified example.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Panel, 2. Control box, 3. Armrest, 4. Display frame, 5. Slot for projecting throttle lever, 6. Slot for projecting lift operation lever, 7. Projection for tilt operation lever Slot for opening, 8 ··· Opening window, 9 ··· Long for projecting reach operation lever, 9a, 9b ·
・ Cut, 10, 10 ', 10 "・ ・ Cover, 11 ・
A first additional operation lever projecting long hole, 12, a second additional operation lever projecting long hole, 13, an escape groove, 14, a drain wall, 15, a concave groove, 16, a fitting concave portion. , 17 ... engaging claw, 18 ... raised part, 19 ... standard operation lever, 19
a ·· lift operation lever, 19b ·· tilt operation lever, 19c ·· reach operation lever, 20 ·· throttle lever, 21 ··· additional operation lever, 21a ·· rotation operation lever, 21b ·· clamp operation lever, 22 · -Boots, 23-Cutout holes, 24-Blind lid.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An instrument panel for an industrial vehicle in which an additional operation lever whose projection direction is different from those of the standard operation lever is provided next to a standard operation lever projecting substantially in parallel from the panel surface. On the panel surface, each of the standard operation lever projecting long holes is provided, and an additional operation lever adjacent section adjacent to the long hole group is formed with an opening window around which a drain wall is provided, and the opening window is formed. The cover is formed so as to be closed by a cover formed with a fitting recess that covers the draining wall, and the cover is formed with or formed with an elongated hole for projecting an additional lever according to the number and form of the additional operation lever. Instrument panel for industrial vehicles that can be selected from multiple patterns. 2. The instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein a concave groove is provided along the outside of the drain wall. 3. The cover is mounted so that a surface thereof is slightly raised from an instrument panel surface, and a slot forming section for projecting a standard operation lever in the instrument panel is formed in a continuous shape with a raised surface formed by mounting the cover. The instrument panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the instrument panel is formed as follows.