JP5031468B2 - Canopy fixing device for vehicle packing box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device for fixing a vehicle cargo box canopy on a vehicle cargo box in a closed position.

  Conventionally, what is indicated by patent documents 1 is known as a canopy fixing device of a vehicular packing box. This vehicle canopy fixing device is fixed (locked) on the vehicle cargo box so that the canopy is not easily opened when the canopy opened and closed in the vehicle width direction by the canopy opening and closing device is in the closed position. It is.

The vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device includes a securing hole provided at the left front portion of the canopy, a rod member that is detachably engaged with the securing hole, and the rod member that is engaged with the securing hole. It is mainly composed of a cylinder driven in the disengagement direction. When the rod member is engaged with the securing hole by driving the cylinder, the canopy is fixed on the vehicle cargo box in the closed position.
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  However, in the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the cylinder and the rod member need to be arranged in series in the vehicle front-rear direction, the canopy is installed in order to install the canopy fixing device. There was a problem that a lot of space had to be secured in front of.

  Further, the above-mentioned vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device has a problem that when the actuator (cylinder) fails, the canopy cannot even be fixed on the vehicle cargo box in the closed position.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device that saves space in the front-rear direction of the installation space. It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device that can fix the canopy on the vehicle cargo box in the closed position even if the actuator fails.

As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device of the present invention is configured as follows. That is, the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device of the present invention is a vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device that fixes a canopy that opens and closes in the vehicle width direction on the vehicle cargo box in a closed position, and the canopy opening and closing movement The engaged part provided in the interlocking canopy interlocking part and the base end part are fixed to the rotating support shaft supported by the vehicle cargo box, and the distal end part rotates around the rotating support shaft to An engaging portion provided to be engaged with and disengaged from the engaged portion; urging means for urging the engaging portion from the disengagement position side to the engagement position side; Engagement part rotation range restricting means for restricting rotation of the joint part to the engagement position side so as not to exceed the engagement position, and the engagement part is rotated from the engagement position side to the engagement release position side is characterized in that it comprises a rotary solenoid you want to rotate. the rotation support shafts in the direction of, the.

  According to the canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box having such a configuration, the engagement portion is engaged with and disengaged from the engaged portion by the rotary drive type rotary solenoid and the urging means, and the canopy is fixed in the closed position. You can cancel it. Therefore, space saving in the front-rear direction of the installation space can be achieved in comparison with the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device described in the conventional example requiring a large installation space in the front-rear direction.

  Moreover, the canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box according to the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, wherein a hook-like portion protruding toward the engaged portion side is formed at the distal end portion of the engaging portion. When the portion is in the engagement position, an inclined portion is formed on the rotation outer diameter side of the bowl-shaped portion so that the engagement portion is pressed and rotated toward the engagement release position by the canopy interlocking portion that moves to close. It may be.

  According to the canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box having such a configuration, the engaging portion at the engaging position is temporarily attached to the disengagement position side by the canopy interlocking portion that is closed and moved again. It is returned to the engagement position by the biasing means and engages with the engaged portion provided in the canopy interlocking portion. Therefore, according to the present invention, the canopy can be fixed on the vehicle cargo box in the closed position even if the rotary solenoid is out of order.

  Also, in the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device according to the present invention, in any of the above-described configurations, the rotation drive shaft of the rotary solenoid and the rotation support shaft are engaged with each other in the rotation direction. The connection is established by a radially extending convexity formed at the end of one shaft and a concave groove fitted to the convexity formed at the end of the other shaft. The convex muscle and the concave groove may be extended in the moving direction of the engaged portion when the engaging portion is in the engaging position.

  According to the canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box having such a configuration, vibrations of the canopy, the canopy interlocking portion, and the like are not easily transmitted to the rotary drive shaft of the rotary solenoid, so that the rotary drive shaft of the rotary solenoid is protected from the influence of running vibration. The

  According to the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device of the present invention, the installation space can be saved in the front-rear direction. Even if the rotary solenoid breaks down, the canopy can be fixed on the vehicle cargo box in the closed position.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the vehicle cargo box 1 is for transporting, for example, earth and sand, and the unloading device 3 mounted on the vehicle 2 is a vehicle cargo box 1 ( 1 (state of FIG. 1) can be lowered to the ground (state of FIG. 2), and the vehicle cargo box 1 (state of FIG. 2) on the ground can be loaded on the vehicle 2 (state of FIG. 1). Furthermore, the unloading device 3 can also dump the vehicle cargo box 1 on the vehicle 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3-6, the opening part 1a formed above the vehicle cargo box 1 is closed by a pair of left and right canopies 5R and 5L. A canopy opening / closing device that opens and closes the pair of left and right canopies 5R, 5L is a canopy opening / closing arm 6 that opens and closes both canopies 5R, 5L in opposite directions while tilting with respect to the vehicle width direction by rotating in the forward and reverse directions. ..., a canopy drive means 7 for outputting a driving force for rotating the canopy opening / closing arm 6, a driving force transmitting means for transmitting the driving force of the canopy driving means 7 to the canopy opening / closing arm 6, and the canopies 5R, 5L that are opened and closed. Slide support means 9 for slidingly supporting the lower surface,..., Lock means 10 for restricting vertical movement by sandwiching the front end and rear end of the outer edge of the canopy 5R, 5L in the closed position from above and below, ... and so on.

  Both the canopies 5R and 5L are formed in the same rectangular shape, and when they are in the closed position, they are gently inclined upward toward the inside and the opening of the vehicle luggage box 1 in a state where the inner edges are close to each other. It arrange | positions so that the part 1a may be obstruct | occluded. The inner edges of the canopies 5R and 5L have packings 11 for preventing rainwater and the like from entering through the gap between the canopies 5R and 5L when the canopies 5R and 5L are in the closed position. It is fixed.

  A flat upper wall 1b is formed from the rear part of the periphery of the opening 1a of the vehicle packing box 1 to the rear wall 1B of the vehicle packing box 1, and from the front and rear parts of the periphery of the opening 1a of the vehicle packing box 1, respectively. Mountain-shaped support walls 1c and 1c are formed when viewed in the front-rear direction rising upward.

  The canopy opening / closing arm 6,... Is connected to the base bracket 12 fixed to the support wall 1c of the vehicle cargo box 1 at its base end so as to be rotatable around a support shaft 13 extending in the front-rear direction. On the other hand, the tip end portions are rotatably connected to the inner end portions of the front and rear end surfaces of the canopies 5R and 5L.

  The canopy driving means 7 outputs a driving force for rotating the canopy opening / closing arm 6. In the present embodiment, an electric motor 7 is taken as an example of the canopy drive means 7.

The driving force transmitting means is provided on both the left and right sides of the vehicle cargo box 1 and transmits the driving force of the left and right electric motors 7 to the canopy opening / closing arm 6 installed on the left and right and front and rear. In the present embodiment, the driving force transmitting means is connected to the speed reducer 14 connected to the electric motor 7 and the output side of the speed reducer 14 and extends in the front-rear direction along the side walls 1R, 1L of the vehicle cargo box 1. Mashimashi rotatably bracket 20 through the side wall 1R, a driving force transmission shaft 15 supported in 1L, the driving force transmission shaft 15 of the front and the drive sprocket fixed to the rear 16, 16, the support shaft 13 And driven sprockets 19 and 19 wound around the same endless chain 17 together with the drive sprockets 16 and 16, respectively.

  The slide support means 9 slides and supports the lower surfaces of the canopies 5R and 5L that open and close in the vehicle width direction. It is composed of rollers 9 arranged at appropriate intervals. The roller 9 is installed on the left and right side walls 1 </ b> R, 1 </ b> L of the vehicle cargo box 1 via a bracket 20. The bracket 20 includes a bearing for the driving force transmission shaft 15.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the canopy 5R, 5L is in the closed position, the locking means 10 is connected to the roller 9 supporting the lower surface of the canopy 5R, 5L and the front end and the rear of the outer edge of the canopy 5R, 5L. The end (the front end is not shown in FIG. 6) is clamped from the top and bottom to restrict vertical movement, and the outer edge of the canopy is prevented from swinging up and down due to running vibration, running wind, etc. To do.

  The locking means 10 includes a swing arm 21 that is rotatably connected to the driving force transmission shaft 15, a sandwiching roller 22 that is rotatably supported on the tip side of the swing arm 21, a canopy 5R, The outer side of the canopy 5R, 5L is brought into contact with the swing arm 21 from the outside in the vehicle width direction and tilts the swing arm 21 in the vehicle width direction as the 5L slides toward the closed side (in the vehicle width direction). And an abutment rod 23 fixed to the front and rear end portions of the edge portion with the longitudinal direction arranged in the front and rear direction.

  When the canopy 5R, 5L starts to slide from the closed position side to the open position side (that is, when the canopy 5R slides to the right in FIG. 6), the canopy 5R, 5L is in the vehicle width direction. Since it is inclined downward toward the outside, the tip end side of the swing arm 21 is rotated outward in the vehicle width direction (clockwise in FIG. 6) by the canopies 5R and 5L. Then, the sandwiching roller 22 is separated upward from the upper surface of the canopy 5R, 5L, and the sandwiching of the canopy 5R, 5L by the sandwiching roller 22 and the roller 9 is released.

  On the contrary, when the canopies 5R and 5L slide from the open position to the closed position (when the canopy 5R slides to the left in FIG. 6), the contact rod 23 fixed to the canopies 5R and 5L is covered with the canopy 5R. In order to move inward in the vehicle width direction together with 5L, the contact rod 23 rotates the swing arm 21 from the outer side in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 6). The front end portion and the rear end portion of the outer edge portion of the canopy 5R, 5L are sandwiched from above and below by the sandwiching roller 22 and the roller 9, and the vertical movement thereof is restricted.

  Thus, when the canopy 5R, 5L is in the closed position, the lock means 10 restricts the front end and the rear end of the outer edge of the canopy 5R, 5L from swinging up and down due to running vibration of the vehicle 2 or the like. However, the above-described canopy opening / closing device further includes a configuration for preventing the vertical swing due to the traveling vibration of the vehicle 2 at the intermediate portion of the outer edge of the canopy 5R, 5L. In other words, the canopy opening / closing device has, in addition to the above-described configuration, the intermediate portion as a side wall of the vehicle cargo box 1 so as to restrict the upward movement of the intermediate portion of the outer edge portion of the canopy 5R, 5L in the closed position. There are provided locking means 30 for locking to 1R, 1L.

  The locking means 30 is provided at a plurality of locations at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. The locking means 30 is composed of, for example, inelastic string-like bodies 31 whose both ends are fixed to the middle part of the outer edge of the canopy 5R, 5L and the side walls 1R, 1L of the vehicle cargo box 1, respectively. The non-elastic string-like body 31 is an inelastic body and is easily bent like a string. As the inelastic string-like body 31, for example, a rope made of metal, resin, fiber, or a wire, or the like can be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the non-elastic string-like body 31 is fixed using one ring-shaped portion having ring-shaped portions 31 a and 31 a at both ends as shown in FIG. 5. 31a is fixed to a substantially U-shaped fastener 32 fixed to the middle part of the outer edge of the canopy 5R, 5L, and the other ring-shaped part 31a is fixed to the side walls 1R, 1L of the vehicle cargo box 1. It is fixed to the exposed part of the bar 33.

  The bar member 33 is fixed to the side walls 1R and 1L by welding so as to penetrate the ridges of the convex portions of the side walls 1R and 1L formed in a concavo-convex shape in the vehicle front-rear direction and not to be removed.

  The length of the inelastic string 31 is set such that the inelastic string 31 does not loosen when the canopies 5R and 5L are in the closed position. In order to prevent it from slackening, the upward movement of the intermediate portion of the outer edge portion of the canopy 5R, 5L is surely restricted, and the intermediate portion swings up and down due to traveling vibration, traveling wind, etc. This is to prevent this.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 is installed for each canopy opening / closing arm 6. The left and right canopy fixing devices 40, 40 are installed in a symmetrical direction, and the front and rear canopy fixing devices 40, 40 are installed in the same direction.

  A vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 fixes a pair of left and right canopies 5R and 5L on the vehicle cargo box 1 at a closed position. It comprises an engaging portion 42 that rotates about a supported rotation shaft 41 and engages and disengages with the engaged portion 6a, a rotary solenoid 43 that rotates the rotation shaft 41, and the like. .

  The engaged hole 6a is provided in the canopy opening / closing arm 6 which is a canopy interlocking portion that interlocks with the opening / closing movement of both canopies 5R, 5L. The engaged hole 6a is opened in the canopy opening / closing arm 6 in the front-rear direction.

  The engaging portion 42 has a base end portion fixed to a rotating support shaft 41 supported on the vehicle cargo box 1 via a bracket 45 having a bearing 45 a, and a distal end portion around the rotating support shaft 41. And is engaged with and disengaged from the engaged hole 6a by rotating between the engagement position and the engagement release position. The bracket 45 is fastened to the base bracket 12 fixed to the vehicle cargo box 1 by fasteners 45b, 45b inserted in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a hook-like portion 42 a that protrudes toward the engaged hole 6 a side is formed at the distal end portion of the engaging portion 42 so as to be reliably engaged with the engaged hole 6 a. . Further, when the engagement portion 42 is in the engagement position, the engagement portion 42 is pressed and rotated from the engagement position side to the engagement release position side by the lower edge portion of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 that is closed. As described above, an inclined portion 42b that is inclined obliquely downward toward the protruding side of the hook-shaped portion 42a is formed on the rotating outer diameter side of the hook-shaped portion 42a.

  The vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 includes an engaging portion rotation range restricting means for restricting the engagement portion 42 from rotating to the engagement position side so that the engagement portion 42 does not exceed the engagement position. I have. This means is that the protrusion 42c projecting in the outer diameter direction from the arcuate portion having a constant diameter centered on the rotation support shaft 41 on the proximal end side of the engagement portion 42 and the rotation of the engagement portion 42 are engaged. When the engagement position is reached from the release position side, a restriction member 48 (for example, a pin, a bolt, or the like) fixed to the bracket 45 that locks the protrusion 42c is configured.

  One end of a coil spring 49 is engaged with the protrusion 42c of the engaging portion 42 via a bolt 42d extending from the protrusion 42c in the same direction as the rotation support shaft 41. The other end of 49 is engaged with a bolt 42e that protrudes in parallel with the bolt 42d on the surface of the bracket 45 on the protrusion 42c side. The coil spring 49 functions as a biasing unit that biases the engaging portion 42 from the disengagement position side toward the engagement position side. In addition, it is an example of the urging means for urging the coil spring 49 and the engaging portion 42 from the disengagement position side to the engagement position side, and the urging means is other than the coil spring 49 or the like. It may be configured.

  The rotary solenoid 43 is fixed to the bracket 45 via the motor casing 53, and the distal end portion of the rotation drive shaft 44 is connected to the end portion of the rotation support shaft 41. For this reason, when the rotary solenoid 43 rotates by a predetermined angle in one direction, the engaging portion 42 is rotated back and forth via the rotation support shaft 41 to be arranged from the engagement position to the engagement release position.

  The rotation drive shaft 44 and the rotation support shaft 41 of the rotary solenoid 43 are coupled so that their end portions engage in the rotation direction. Specifically, a convex bar 41 a extending in the radial direction is formed at the end of the rotary support shaft 41 on the rotary solenoid 43 side, while the rotary support shaft of the rotary drive shaft 44 of the rotary solenoid 43 is formed. A concave groove 44a fitted to the convex muscle 41a is formed at the end portion on the 41 side. The convex muscle 41a and the concave groove 44a are set so as to extend in the moving direction of the engaged hole 6a, that is, in the vertical direction when the engaging portion 42 is in the engaging position. A convex streak may be formed at the end of the rotary drive shaft 44 of the rotary solenoid 43 and a concave groove may be formed at the end of the rotation support shaft 41.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 when the pair of left and right canopies 5R and 5L are opened and closed by the vehicle cargo box canopy opening and closing device will be described.

  The pair of left and right canopies 5R and 5L are juxtaposed horizontally so as to cover the opening 1a of the vehicle cargo box 1 when in the closed position. At this time, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 9, the engaging portion 42 is engaged with the engaged hole 6a, and movement of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 and the canopies 5R, 5L in the opening direction is restricted. .

  Further, when the vehicle 2 travels in this state, the canopies 5R and 5L and the canopy opening / closing arm 6 vibrate due to traveling vibration of the vehicle 2, and the engaging portion 42 engaged with the engaged hole 6a of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 is engaged. The rotation support shaft 41 to which the engagement portion 42 is fixed is also shaken in the vertical direction within the range of play between the rotation support shaft 41 and the bearing 45a. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the convex portion 41a at the end of the rotation support shaft 41 and the end concave groove 44a of the rotation drive shaft 44 of the rotary solenoid 43 are in the engagement position of the engagement portion 42. Sometimes, the engaging portion 42 and the rotation support shaft 41 are shaken in the vertical direction, which is the vibration direction of the canopy opening / closing arm 6, so that the vibration of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 is vibrated. It is difficult to transmit to the rotary drive shaft 44 of the rotary solenoid 43. That is, the rotary solenoid 43 is protected from the influence of running vibration by the above connecting structure.

  When an operation for opening the pair of left and right canopies 5R and 5L is performed in an operation unit (not shown), the rotary solenoid 43 is energized to rotate in the positive direction of the maximum turning angle (for example, 25 °), and the two-dot chain line in FIG. As shown by, the engaging portion 42 is rotated to the disengaged position, and the engagement of the engaging portion 42 with the engaged hole 6a is released. As a result, the restriction in the opening direction of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 and the canopies 5R, 5L is released.

  Thereafter, when the electric motor 7 is rotationally driven in the forward direction in order to open the pair of left and right canopies 5R and 5L, the rotational driving force is reduced, the driving force transmission shaft 15, the driving sprocket 16, the endless chain. 17, The support shaft 13 is rotated in the forward direction through the driven sprocket 19 in order. Further, the canopy opening / closing arm 6 fixed to the support shaft 13 rotates about the support shaft 13 toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the canopies 5R, 5L connected to the tip of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 are on the roller 9. Is supported by the lower surface of the vehicle, and slides outward in the vehicle width direction and tilts downward toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and is finally disposed vertically along the outer sides of the side walls 1R and 1L of the vehicle cargo box 1 ( The positions of the canopies 5R and 5L at this time are referred to as “open positions”). Note that the holding of the canopies 5R and 5L by the lock means 10 is released simultaneously with the start of the sliding movement and rotation of the canopies 5R and 5L to the outside in the vehicle width direction.

  Thereafter, when both the canopies 5R and 5L are moved from the open position to the closed position by the canopy opening / closing device of the vehicle cargo box, first, the energization of the rotary solenoid 43 is cut off. Then, the engaging portion 42 is rotated from the disengagement position to the engagement position by the biasing force of the coil spring 49.

  Next, the electric motor 7 is rotationally driven in the reverse direction, and the rotational driving force is passed through the support shaft 13 in the reverse direction through the speed reducer 14, the driving force transmission shaft 15, the driving sprocket 16, the endless chain 17, and the driven sprocket 19. Rotating drive. Then, the canopy opening / closing arm 6 fixed to the support shaft 13 rotates about the support shaft 13 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the canopies 5R, 5L connected to the front end of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 tilt down. On the other hand, the roller 9 slides inward in the vehicle width direction while being supported on the lower surface thereof, and is disposed at the closed position. At the same time as the canopies 5R and 5L are disposed in the closed position, as shown in FIG. 6, the front end and the rear end of the outer edges of the canopies 5R and 5L (the canopy 5L is not shown) are locked by the locking means 10. And the vertical movement of the part is restricted.

  When the canopies 5R and 5L are arranged in the closed position, in the canopy fixing device 40 of the vehicle cargo box, the lower end portion of the descending canopy opening / closing arm 6 is in the engagement position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 9). Abutting on the inclined portion 42b of the joint portion 42, the engaging portion 42 is pressed and rotated toward the disengagement position side against the biasing force of the coil spring 49, and is temporarily excluded from the course. When the engaged hole 6a reaches the hook-shaped portion 42a of the engaging portion 42, the engaging portion 42 is rotated to the engaging position by the biasing force of the coil spring 49, and the hook-shaped portion 42a is engaged. Engaged with the hole 6a, the canopies 5R and 5L are fixed on the vehicle cargo box 1 in the closed position.

  In the above description, the canopy 5R, 5L is closed while the energization of the rotary solenoid 43 is interrupted, and the inclined portion 42b of the engaging portion 42 and the lower end portion of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 are brought into contact with each other. The engagement portion 42 is temporarily rotated from the engagement position side to the engagement release position side to secure the path of the canopy opening / closing arm 6, but when the rotary solenoid 43 is energized, the engagement portion 42 is energized. Is rotated from the engagement position side to the engagement release position side, and after the lowering operation of the canopy opening / closing arm 6 is completed, the energization of the rotary solenoid 43 is interrupted to engage the engagement portion 42 with the engaged hole 6a. You may make it make it. When the canopies 5R and 5L are closed in such a procedure, the inclined portion 42b of the engaging portion 42 can be omitted.

  As is clear from the above description, according to the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the canopy 5R, 5L of the vehicle cargo box is closed by using the rotary solenoid that is rotationally driven. Compared with the conventional vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device according to the prior art, space saving in the vehicle front-rear direction can be achieved, and the remaining space can be effectively used for other purposes. it can. For example, it is possible to increase the load capacity of the vehicle cargo box without shortening the overall length of the vehicle or extending the overall length of the vehicle.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure similar to the said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated below.

  In the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40A according to the other embodiment 1, an engaged member (canopy interlocking portion) 50 made of, for example, a thin plate is placed in the canopy 5R, 5L (canopy 5R is a canopy 5R). (Not shown), and is fixed in a state of hanging downward, and the engaged hole 50a is formed in the engaged member 50 and the engaged hole 50a opens in the vehicle width direction. This is different from the above-described vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40.

  As the engaged hole 50a opens in the vehicle width direction, the rotary solenoid 43, the rotation drive shaft 44, the rotation support shaft 41, the bracket 45, and the engagement portion 42 are connected to the rotation drive shaft 44 and the rotation shaft. It is installed so that the axis of the moving support shaft 41 is directed in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the rotary solenoid 43 is on the support wall 1c side. The bracket 45 is fixed on a shelf 51 fixed to the support wall 1c.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure similar to the said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated below.

  In the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40B according to the second embodiment, the cover 5R, 5L (canopy 5R is not shown) is formed with a thin plate material, for example, in the middle of the frame F that forms the front and rear edges of the canopy 5R. The engaging member (canopy interlocking portion) 60 is fixed to the canopies 5R and 5L so as to hang downward. The engaged member 60 has an engaged hole 60a and the engaged hole 60a. This is different from the above-described vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40 in that it opens in the vehicle width direction.

  As the engaged hole 60a opens in the vehicle width direction, the rotary solenoid 43, the rotation drive shaft 44, the rotation support shaft 41, the bracket 45, and the engagement portion 42 are connected to the rotation drive shaft 44 and the rotation shaft. The moving support shaft 41 is installed such that its axis is directed in the vehicle front-rear direction and the rotary solenoid 43 is on the side opposite to the support wall 1c. The bracket 45 is fixed on a shelf 52 fixed to the support wall 1c.

  The applicable range of the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing devices 40, 40A, 40B according to the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described canopies 5R, 5L, but can be any canopy that opens and closes in the vehicle width direction. Applicable.

  Examples of the canopy that opens and closes in the vehicle width direction include the following canopies in addition to the canopies 5R and 5L described above. That is, like the driving force transmission shaft 15, the rotational drive shaft disposed in the front-rear direction along the upper end portions of the left and right side walls 1R, 1L of the vehicle cargo box and the outer edge portion of the canopy are connected, and this rotation If the canopy can be rotated around the rotation drive shaft and opened and closed in the vehicle width direction by rotating the drive shaft in the forward and reverse directions, it can be engaged at the midway position of the frame that forms the front and rear edges of the canopy. The member 60 is fixed, and the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device 40B according to the second embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device that fixes a vehicle cargo box canopy on the vehicle cargo box in a closed position.

It is a side view of the vehicle carrying a vehicle cargo box. It is a side view of a vehicle in the state where a vehicle packing box is wholesaled on the ground. It is a top view of the vehicle cargo box provided with the canopy fixing device of the vehicle cargo box concerning an embodiment of the invention. 1 is a side view of a vehicle cargo box provided with a canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a part of a front view of a vehicle cargo box provided with a canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a drive motor and a speed reducer are omitted. It is a part of rear view of the vehicle cargo box provided with the canopy fixing device for the vehicle cargo box according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which looked at the canopy fixing apparatus of the vehicle cargo box which concerns on embodiment of this invention mounted in the left rear part of the vehicle cargo box from back. FIG. 8 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 7. FIG. 8 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 7. The cross section of the canopy opening / closing arm is indicated by hatching, and a part of the bracket is omitted. Engagement portions indicated by solid lines indicate engagement positions, and engagement portions indicated by two-dot chain lines indicate engagement release positions. It is the figure which looked at the canopy fixing apparatus of the vehicle cargo box which concerns on other Embodiment 1 of this invention mounted in the left rear part of the vehicle cargo box from back. It is a side view corresponding to FIG. The cross section of the canopy opening / closing arm is hatched. It is the figure which looked at the canopy fixing apparatus of the vehicle cargo box which concerns on other Embodiment 2 of this invention mounted in the left rear part of the vehicle cargo box from back. FIG. 13 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 12.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle packing box 5R, 5L Canopy 6, 50, 60 Canopy interlocking | linkage part 6a, 50a, 60a Engagement hole (engaged part)
40, 40A, 40B Canopy fixing device for vehicle cargo box 41 Rotating support shaft 42 Engaging portion 43 Rotary solenoid 41a Convex bar 42c Protruding portion (engaging portion rotating range regulating means)
48 restricting member (engagement part turning range restricting means)
44 Rotation drive shaft 44a Concave groove 49 Coil spring (biasing means)

Claims (3)

A vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device for fixing a canopy that opens and closes in the vehicle width direction on a vehicle cargo box in a closed position, and an engaged portion provided in a canopy interlocking portion that is interlocked with the opening and closing movement of the canopy. The base end portion is fixed to a rotation support shaft supported by the vehicle cargo box, and the tip end portion rotates around the rotation support shaft so as to be engaged with and disengaged from the engaged portion. An engagement portion, an urging means for urging the engagement portion from the disengagement position side to the engagement position side, and rotation of the engagement portion provided on the vehicle cargo box toward the engagement position side and the engaging portion rotating range regulating means for regulating such that the position does not exceed, rotary solenoid which the engagement portion is Ru rotates the rotating shaft from the engagement position side in the direction of rotation to the disengaged position side And a canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box. In the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device according to claim 1,
A hook-like portion protruding toward the engaged portion side is formed at the distal end portion of the engaging portion,
When the engaging portion is in the engaging position, the inclined portion is formed on the rotating outer diameter side of the bowl-shaped portion so that the engaging portion is pressed and rotated toward the disengagement position by the canopy interlocking portion that moves to close. A canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box, wherein: In the vehicle cargo box canopy fixing device according to claim 1 or 2,
The rotary drive shaft of the rotary solenoid and the rotation support shaft are connected so that their end portions engage in the rotation direction, and the connection is a radial direction formed at the end portion of one shaft. And a concave groove fitted to the convex line formed at the end of the other shaft, and
The canopy fixing device for a vehicle cargo box, wherein the convex muscle and the concave groove extend in a moving direction of the engaged portion when the engaging portion is in the engaging position.

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