JP3423637B2 - End-of-life equipment for used vehicles - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for overturning a used automobile when the lower part of the automobile is disassembled.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When disassembling a lower portion of a used automobile, the used automobile is laid down sideways so that the lower face of the automobile is placed substantially vertically, and an operator faces the lower face of the automobile in a substantially vertical state.
Various devices such as engines and transmissions attached to the bottom of automobiles are removed or separated from the vehicle body.

A forklift truck is used when a used vehicle is to be laid down sideways, but it takes a lot of time and effort to place the vehicle in a fixed dismantling work position in a sideways state.

Therefore, a side-over device has been developed in which a mounting frame for mounting and fixing a used automobile is provided so as to be able to move up and down and rotate.

In the case of using this side-down device, a used automobile is mounted and fixed on a horizontal mounting frame that has descended to a low position near the floor surface, and the mounting frame does not collide with the floor surface during rotation. To the position and rotate about 90 degrees at that high position,
Put the car on its side.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned device for overturning a used automobile is a large-scale device because it lifts and rotates a mounting frame for mounting and fixing a heavy automobile. Get expensive.

Further, it takes a lot of time and effort to mount and fix a used automobile on the mounting frame and to raise and rotate the mounting frame.

Therefore, the dismantling work of the lower part of a used automobile cannot be efficiently performed with inexpensive and simple equipment.

After all, the cost of dismantling the lower part of a used automobile becomes high.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems] 1) Providing a supporting column to be arranged on the rear side of a dismantling work position of a used automobile, and connecting a tip to a side face opposite to the supporting column side of the automobile arranged on the front side of the supporting column. A guide part through which the tow rope passes is provided on the upper part of the strut part, and a tow device for towing the tow line through the guide part on the upper part of the strut part is provided. The floor part to hit is provided on the front lower side of the pillar part, and the abutting part to which the upper surface of the car hits is provided on the rear upper side of the floor part to the front side of the pillar part, and on the side opposite to the pillar part side of the car placed on the front side of the floor part. When the tip of the tow cable is connected to the side surface and the towing device is towed, the lower end of the side of the car strut side hits the front end of the floor, the side opposite the strut side of the car is lifted, and the car rolls over. The top surface hits the contact part, the side of the car's pillar side touches the floor, and the car Fallen down device of used automobiles, characterized in that the arrangement of sideways over.

2) In the above-mentioned used car overturning device, when the center of gravity of the car lying on the floor is located on the front side of the floor and the traction device is returned and actuated, the car falls over under its own weight. It is characterized in that it is configured to roll over in the opposite direction, return to the normal posture, and be positioned on the front side of the floor.

3) In the above-mentioned used vehicle overturning device, a suspending portion projecting forward from the upper part of the supporting column is provided, and the suspending rope is suspended from the drum around which the suspending rope is wound at the front of the suspending portion. It is characterized in that a balancer that gives a hoisting force that is in balance with a lowering load is hung, the tip side portion of the tow rope is connected to the suspension rope of the balancer, and the tip of the tow rope is hung below the front part of the hanging portion. .

[0013]

1) A used automobile is arranged on the front side of the floor so that one side of the used automobile faces the strut, and the tip of the tow line is connected to the side of the automobile opposite to the strut to pull the tow. When the device is towed, the lower end of the side surface of the car strut side hits the front end of the floor, the side opposite to the strut side of the car is lifted and the car rolls over, and the top surface of the car is the contact part and the strut part side of the car. The side hits the floor and the car falls on its side.

With the used car lying down,
The worker faces the lower surface of the vehicle in a substantially vertical state and removes or separates the device attached to the lower portion of the vehicle from the vehicle body.

In the sideways device of a used automobile, the side face of the automobile opposite to the column side is pulled to the guide part side of the upper part of the column, and the lower end of the side face of the automobile column is applied to the front end of the floor. Since the vehicle rolls over, it does not become a large-scale device like the conventional overturning device. It will be cheaper.

Further, the operation of pulling the pulling device by connecting the tip of the pulling line to the side surface of the automobile does not require much labor.

Therefore, the dismantling work of the lower part of the used automobile can be efficiently performed with inexpensive and simple equipment.

As a result, the dismantling cost of the lower part of the used automobile becomes low.

2) After the dismantling work, when the traction device is returned and actuated, the vehicle falls down due to its own weight and rolls over in the direction opposite to that at the time of returning to the normal posture and is positioned on the front side of the floor. Remove the tip of the tow line from the vehicle in the normal position that has returned to the front position on the floor.

The operation of returning the towing device to remove the tip of the tow line from the automobile does not require much labor.

3) The tip of the tow line can be placed at a height that is easy for an operator to grasp.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [Structure] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a sideways device for a used automobile is arranged such that the square rods 1 are arranged in the front-rear direction and the two square rods 1 are arranged side by side. Then, the base portion 1 is configured.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, columns 2 are respectively established on the intermediate portions of the square rods 1 of the base portion, and beams 3 are laid over the columns 2 on the left and right to be fixed. ing. On the base part 1, gate-shaped support parts 2 and 3 are formed.

1 and 2 are provided on the central portion of the beam 3 of the supporting column.
As shown in, the chain wheel 4 is rotatably attached. A guide portion of the chain wheel 4 through which the chain 5 passes in the front-rear direction is formed above the support columns 2 and 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the chain 5 of the tow line has a hook 6 connected to the tip thereof, and the tip side portion of the chain 5,
3, the center part is wound around the upper part of the chain wheel 4 of the guide part, and the base end side part is arranged behind the column parts 2, 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, short vertical members 7 are fixed on the rear ends of the square rods 1 of the base, and the horizontal members 8 are respectively placed on the left and right vertical members 7. The rear ends are fixed, the front ends of the left and right lateral members 8 are fixed to the rear surface of the front pillar 2, respectively, and the mounting plate 9 is fixed over the rear parts of the left and right lateral members 8. . Attaching parts 7 to 9 of the traction device are formed on the rear side of the support columns 2 and 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a motor 10 with a speed reducer and a braking device is mounted on the mounting plate 9 of the mounting portion, and the chain wheel 11 is fixed to the rotary shaft of the motor 10 to drive the motor. The chain wheel 11 for use is arranged at a lower rear position of the chain wheel 4 of the guide portion. Further, on the mounting plate 9 of the mounting portion, in proximity to the front lower side of the drive chain wheel 11, the chain wheel 1 for preventing the chain from falling off is attached.
2 is rotatably attached.

As shown in FIG. 1, the base end portion of the chain 5 is wound around the rear lower portion of the drive chain wheel 11 and passed through between the drive chain wheel 11 and the chain drop prevention chain wheel 12 to form a chain. It is wound around the upper front part of the fall prevention chain wheel 12 and hangs downward.

Although not shown, an electric circuit for rotating the motor 10 in the forward direction, the reverse direction, or stopping the braking is provided.

That is, the motor 10, the electric circuit thereof, the drive chain wheel 11, and the chain drop prevention chain wheel 12 constitute the traction devices 10 to 12 of the chain 5.

1 to 3 are provided on the front side of the square rod 1 of the base portion.
As shown in FIG. 2, rectangular floor plates 13 are arranged along the left-right direction, and the rear ends of the floor plates 13 long in the left-right direction and the front ends of the square rods 1 are respectively separably connected by connecting members 14. A floor 13 is formed on the lower front side of the columns 2 and 3. The floor portion 13 is separated from the base portion 1 during transportation of the overturning device.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, vertical members 15 are fixed on the front ends of the square rods 1 of the base portion, and the front ends of the horizontal members 16 are placed on the left and right vertical members 15, respectively. Fix the rear ends of both the left and right cross members 16, respectively, to the rear support 2
Fixed to the front of. In front of the left and right vertical members 15,
Two mounting rods 17 are laid over and fixed in the vertical position, and a large number of short mounting pieces 18 are provided on the front surface of the mounting rod 17 at the upper position, and a large number of long mounting pieces 19 are provided on the front surface of the mounting rod 17 at the lower position. ,
They are fixed at intervals. On the front side of the support columns 2 and 3, mounting portions 15 to 19 of the contact portion are configured.

As shown in FIG. 1, on the front surfaces of the mounting piece 18 at the upper position and the mounting piece 19 at the lower position of the mounting portion, as shown in FIG.
Fix the rectangular backing plate 20 and extend it horizontally to the left and right.
0 is arranged in an inclined state slightly inclined rearward. Floor 1
An abutting portion 20 is formed on the rear upper side of the column 3 and on the front side of the columns 2 and 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base ends of the suspension rods 21 are attached to the upper front surfaces of the left and right columns 2, respectively, and the left and right suspension rods 21 are attached to the upper front side of the columns 2. Of the wire rope hanging string 2 projecting to the central position of the
3 is stretched. An elongated mounting plate 24 is fixed to the front end of each of the suspension bars 21, the guide rail 25 is arranged below the mounting plate 24, and the front end and the rear end of the guide rail 25 are fixed to the mounting plate 24. The ring 26 fitted to the guide rail 25 which is lowered frontward is movable along the guide rail 25. Suspending parts 21 to 26 projecting from the upper parts of the pillar parts 2 and 3 to the central position on the upper front side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ring 26 located at the front end of the guide rail 25 of the suspending portion is provided with a balancer 27 for applying a hoisting force with a spring to the drum around which the suspending rope is wound so as to balance with the suspension load of the suspending rope. (For example, "Spring Balancer EW-22" manufactured by Endo Industry Co., Ltd.) is suspended, the lower end of the suspension line 28 of the balancer 27 is connected to the tip side portion of the chain 5, and the hook 6 at the tip of the chain 5 is connected to the guide rail 2.
It is hung below the front end of 5 and placed at a height that is easy for a worker to grasp.

[How to use and function] When using the lying-down device for a used automobile, the floor 13 is placed at the dismantling work position, and the columns 2 and 3 are arranged behind the dismantling work position. Install. On the front side of the floor portion 13, as shown by the chain line in FIGS. 1 and 2, a used automobile 31 is arranged along the left-right direction with one side surface thereof facing the support columns 2 and 3 or the pad portion 20. , The vehicle 31 is positioned below the hook 6 at the tip of the tow rope 5.

After installing the automobile 31, the worker grasps the hook 6 on the automobile 31 and pulls the hook 6 to the side opposite to the columns 2 and 3, and rewinds the suspension line 28 of the balancer 27, as shown in FIG. Then, the hook 6 is hooked on the upper part of the glass window frame on the side opposite to the columns 2 and 3 of the automobile 31, and the tip of the tow line 5 is connected to the side of the automobile 31 opposite to the columns 2 and 3. .

Then, the hook 6 is held in the hooked position by the balancer 27, and the state in which the tip of the tow line 5 is connected to the side surface of the automobile 31 opposite to the column portions 2 and 3 is maintained.

Next, the motor 10 is rotated in the forward direction to pull the tip end side portion of the tow cable 5 toward the guide portion 4 side above the support columns 2 and 3,
The towing devices 10 to 12 are towed.

Then, the automobile 31 is dragged to the floor 13 side, and the lower ends of the side portions of the automobile 31 on the side of the columns 2 and 3 are located on the floor 1.
As shown in FIG. 5, the front end of the vehicle 3 is hit and the side of the automobile 31 opposite to the columns 2 and 3 is lifted. At that time, the balancer 27 is pulled rearward and moved to the rear end side of the guide rail 25 due to the retracting of the connecting portion of the tow rope 5 to the guide portion 4 side.

As shown in FIG. 6, the automobile 31 having one side lifted up is overturned due to the subsequent backward movement of the hook 6 at the tip of the tow rope 5, and the upper surface of the automobile 31 rests on the contact portion 20 and the pillar portions 2, 3 of the automobile 31. The side surface hits the floor portion 13, and the automobile 31 falls sideways on the floor portion 13. At that time, tow rope 5
Due to the subsequent retreat of the connecting part of the suspension line 28 of the balancer 27
The hanging rope 28 is pulled backward and rewound.

When the vehicle 31 has rotated about 90 to 100 degrees and the lower surface of the vehicle 31 has become almost vertical, the motor 10 is stopped by braking and the vehicle 31 on the floor 13 in the dismantling work position is in the sideways state. Hold on.

In a state where the automobile 31 is maintained in the dismantling work position in a sideways state, the worker faces the lower surface of the automobile 31 in a substantially vertical state and mounts a small device attached to the lower portion of the automobile 31 on the vehicle body. Or remove large equipment from the car body.

After the dismantling work of the lower part of the automobile 31, the motor 1
0 is rotated in the reverse direction to pull out the tow rope 5, and the tow devices 10 to 1
Return 2 to operate.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the center of gravity 32 of the automobile 31 lying on the floor 13 is located on the floor 13.
Since it is on the front side of the vehicle, the vehicle 31 in the sideways state is overturned by its own weight as the tow line 5 is extended, and is overturned in the direction opposite to that at the time of
As shown in FIG. 7, the automobile 31 returns to the normal posture and is located on the front side of the floor portion 13. At that time, the suspension line 28 of the balancer 27 is wound up by the forward movement of the suspension line 28 connection portion of the tow line 5, and the balancer 27 is pulled forward to guide the rail 2.
Move to the front end side of 5.

When the automobile 31 returns to the normal posture,
The motor 10 is braked to stop the feeding of the tow line 5.

After that, the hook 6 is removed from the glass window frame on the side surface of the disassembled automobile 31 that has returned to the front position of the floor portion 13, and the connection between the tip of the tow line 5 and the side face of the automobile 31 is released. The hook 6 removed from the automobile 31 is placed at a height that is easy for an operator to grip when the next use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a used vehicle overturning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the laying device.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the hook of the same overturning device is hooked on the side surface of the used vehicle opposite to the column side.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the side opposite to the column side of a used automobile is lifted in the same inverting device.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a used automobile is laid down on the floor portion in the laying device.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the used vehicle has been returned to a normal posture in the same overturning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

A few columns 4 Chain wheel, guide 5 chains, tow lines 10-12 Traction device 13 Floor board, floor 20 Patch plate, patch 21-26 Hanging part 27 Balancer 28 hanging rope 31 used car 32 Center of gravity

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support column is provided at a rear side of a dismantling work position of a used automobile, and a tow cable for connecting a tip is provided on a side surface opposite to a support column side of a vehicle disposed at a front side of the support column, A guide part through which the tow line passes is provided above the column part, and a traction device that pulls the tow line through the guide part at the upper part of the column part is provided. The floor part where the lower end of the side face side of the automobile hits the front end is the column part. The front part of the tow cable is placed on the front lower side of the car, and the abutment against the top surface of the car is provided on the rear upper side of the floor on the front side of the strut, and on the side opposite to the strut side of the car placed on the front side of the floor. , And pulling the towing device,
The lower end of the side of the car's strut side hits the front end of the floor, the side opposite to the strut side of the car lifts up, and the car rolls over.
A lying-down device for a used automobile, characterized in that the upper surface of the automobile hits the contact portion and the side surface of the automobile on the side of the supporting column hits the floor portion so that the automobile falls on the floor portion. 2. The center of gravity of the vehicle lying on the floor is located on the front side of the floor, and when the traction device is returned and actuated, the vehicle falls by its own weight in the direction opposite to that at the time of returning to the normal posture. The sideways device for a used automobile according to claim 1, wherein the device is located on the front side of the floor. 3. A balancer which is provided with a suspending portion projecting forward from the upper portion of the support column, and a balancer for imparting a hoisting force to the drum around which the suspending rope is wound, in order to balance the suspending load of the suspending rope, to the front of the suspending portion. The used vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the leading end portion of the tow rope is connected to the hanging rope of the balancer, and the tip of the tow rope is hung below the front portion of the hanging portion. Overturning device.