Safety protection device for forklift driver

By designing foldable protective components and extension mechanisms, the problems of large space occupation and complex installation of forklift protective frames have been solved, enabling flexible protective adjustments and driver safety support, thereby improving the ease of use and safety of forklifts.

CN223522260UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07HEFEI SHINNY INSTR CONTROL TECH
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423207925.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-25
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-25

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Technical Problem

Existing forklift guard frames lack folding functionality, occupy a large space, are complex to install, and have no adjustable protection range, impacting warehouse storage efficiency and flexibility.

Method used

The design incorporates foldable protective components, combined with extension and handrail components. The protective frame can be folded and expanded through multiple T-joints and diagonal braces. It is equipped with a telescopic protective cover and a DSM camera for real-time monitoring, providing stable support and safety.

Benefits of technology

It enables easy disassembly and unfolding of the protective frame, improving space utilization and enhancing the forklift's flexibility as well as the driver's safety and comfort.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a safety protection device for a forklift driver and a foldable protection assembly, the safety protection device comprises two groups of vertical frames which are symmetrically arranged, the outer sides and the tops of the vertical frames are respectively and fixedly provided with a first two-way connecting piece and a first three-way connecting piece, and a cross beam is rotatably arranged in the first three-way connecting piece; a second three-way connecting piece is rotationally arranged on the side, close to the first three-way connecting piece, of the cross beam. According to the forklift protection frame, the problems of convenience, space utilization and protection effect of an existing forklift protection frame are effectively solved, the arranged vertical frames are formed by connecting the outer frame stand columns and a forklift, and the cross beams and the reinforcing columns are spliced through the multiple three-way connecting pieces; the inclined supporting columns are connected between the third three-way connecting piece and the first two-way connecting piece in a clamped mode, then the protective cover assembly is matched, the protective effect can be achieved, and the folding type folding tent can be folded only by pulling out the inclined supporting columns in the disassembling process.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of protective equipment, especially to the safety protection device of forklift driver. BACKGROUND

[0002] The forklift is an industrial handling vehicle, refers to all kinds of wheel handling vehicles for loading and unloading, stacking and short-distance transporting of the tray goods, commonly used for transporting large objects in warehouse, usually using fuel engine or battery driving, the forklift is widely used in port, station, airport, freight yard, factory workshop, warehouse, circulation center and distribution center etc., carries out the loading and unloading, handling operation of tray goods in cabin, carriage and container, is the essential equipment in tray transportation, container transportation.

[0003] The protective frame of the forklift in the current market generally adopts fixed structure, this structure can provide necessary protection for the driver to a certain extent, but there are several obvious shortcomings, first, since the fixed protective frame does not have folding function, when needing to disassemble, it will occupy larger space, this not only influences the storage efficiency of warehouse, but also can cause the congestion of site, second, in the installation process, the complexity of fixed protective frame makes the installation process become tedious, increases the difficulty of maintenance and management, finally, since the protection range is not adjustable, thereby limiting its flexibility and adaptability in practical application, therefore, the existing forklift protective frame needs to be improved in convenience, space utilization and protection effect. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] One purpose of the utility model is to propose the safety protection device of forklift driver, the utility model is to solve the problem that since the fixed protective frame does not have folding function, when needing to disassemble, it will occupy larger space, this not only influences the storage efficiency of warehouse, but also can cause the congestion of site, second, in the installation process, the complexity of fixed protective frame makes the installation process become tedious, increases the difficulty of maintenance and management, finally, since the protection range is not adjustable, thereby limiting its flexibility and adaptability in practical application.

[0005] The safety protection device of forklift driver according to the utility model embodiment, comprising:

[0006] A foldable protective assembly includes a frame, with two sets of frames symmetrically arranged. A first two-way connector and a first three-way connector are fixedly installed on the outer side and top of the frame, respectively. A crossbeam is rotatably installed inside the first three-way connector. A second three-way connector is rotatably installed on the side of the crossbeam near the first three-way connector, and a third three-way connector is rotatably installed on the other side of the crossbeam near the other second three-way connector. A first reinforcing column is engaged between the two second three-way connectors, and a diagonal brace is engaged between the first two-way connector and the third three-way connector.

[0007] An extension component is installed at both ends of the crossbeam in the foldable protective component to increase the protective area. The extension mechanism includes a movable rod and a rotating seat. A fourth tee connector is fixedly installed at one end of the movable rod, and a second reinforcing column is fixedly installed between the two fourth tee connectors. The rotating seat is fixedly installed on the outer side of the end of the crossbeam, and a gear rod is rotatably installed between the two rotating seats. The bottom of the movable rod is provided with a toothed groove.

[0008] The handrail assembly, installed between the two uprights in the foldable protective assembly, serves to support the forklift driver;

[0009] The protective shield assembly, mounted on top of the foldable protective assembly and the extension assembly, is used to provide safety protection.

[0010] Preferably, the movable rod is located inside the crossbeam and is movably positioned.

[0011] Preferably, a handle is fixedly provided on the outer side of the gear rod.

[0012] Preferably, the gear rod is fixed to the rotating seat by a threaded locking knob.

[0013] Preferably, the gear rod and the tooth groove are meshed.

[0014] Preferably, the handrail assembly includes a positioning sleeve and a limiting sleeve, which are respectively fixedly disposed on the outside of each of the uprights of the chain. A universal ball seat is movably disposed inside the positioning sleeve, and a handrail is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the universal ball seat. A limiting post is fixedly disposed on the handrail near the bottom of the positioning sleeve.

[0015] Preferably, the handrail is adapted to the limiting sleeve and is engaged, and the limiting post is located inside the positioning sleeve and is movable.

[0016] Preferably, the protective cover assembly comprises a fixed protective plate, both ends of the fixed protective plate movably provided with a movable protective plate, one end of the movable protective plate fixedly provided with a front baffle, the bottom of the movable protective plate fixedly provided with a connecting column, the connecting column is clamped with a fourth three-way connector, the inner side of the front baffle is symmetrically fixedly provided with a DSM camera

[0017] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is:

[0018] The utility model discloses a folding protection component, effectively solve the problem of existing fork truck protection frame in convenience, space utilization and protection effect, the setting of the stand is connected with the fork truck for the outer frame stand column, and the horizontal beam is spliced with the reinforcing column by using a plurality of three-way connectors, the diagonal bracing column is clamped and connected between the third three-way connector and the second two-way connector, and then the protection component is matched, so that the protection effect can be achieved, when disassembling, only the diagonal bracing column can be folded by pulling out, and when adjusting the supporting area, only the handle needs to be rotated, so that the gear rod is rotated, the gear slot at the bottom of the movable rod is engaged with the gear rod, so that the movable rod can be pushed forward by rotating the handle, the protection component is of telescopic structure, can be adjusted according to the unfolded dough, the locking knob can fix the unfolded length, so that the device can be easily folded and unfolded, the protection component can be quickly folded when not in use, the space is greatly saved, the expansion component is added, the protection area can be adjusted according to actual requirements, the flexibility and adaptability of the fork truck in practical application are improved.

[0019] The handrail assembly provides stable support for the driver through the design of the positioning sleeve, universal ball seat and handrail rod, and only needs to be rotated during use, and then clamped in the limiting sleeve, so that the driver can maintain a stable posture during driving, reduce fatigue and improve driving safety, and the DSM camera arranged in the protection component can monitor the surrounding environment of the driver in real time, further guaranteeing the safety of the driver, which improves the safety of the driver and improves the driving comfort. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the utility model, and constitute a part of the specification, and are used together with the embodiments of the utility model to explain the utility model, and do not constitute the limitation to the utility model.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the safety protection device of the fork truck driver provided by the utility model on one side;

[0022] Figure 2The structure diagram of the safety protection device for the forklift driver is provided in the utility model.

[0023] Figure 3 The structure diagram of the safety protection device for the forklift driver is provided in the utility model.

[0024] Figure 4 The structure diagram of the safety protection device for the forklift driver is provided in the utility model.

[0025] Figure 5 The structure diagram of the safety protection device for the forklift driver is provided in the utility model.

[0026] In the figure: 1, foldable protection assembly; 101, stand; 102, first two-way connecting piece; 103, first three-way connecting piece; 104, cross beam; 105, second three-way connecting piece; 106, third three-way connecting piece; 107, first reinforcing column; 108, inclined bracing column; 2, expansion assembly; 201, movable rod; 202, fourth three-way connecting piece; 203, second reinforcing column; 204, rotating seat; 205, gear rod; 206, handle; 207, locking knob; 208, gear slot; 3, handrail assembly; 301, positioning sleeve; 302, limiting sleeve; 303, universal ball seat; 304, handrail rod; 305, limiting column; 4, protection cover assembly; 401, fixed protection plate; 402, movable protection plate; 403, front baffle; 404, connecting column; 405, DSM camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The utility model will be explained in further detail in combination with the drawings. These drawings are all simplified schematic diagrams, and only illustrate the basic structure of the utility model in a schematic way, so it only shows the relevant structure of the utility model.

[0028] Reference Figures 1-5 The safety protection device for the forklift driver comprises:

[0029] The foldable protection assembly 1 comprises two groups of stands 101, the outer side and top of the stand 101 are respectively fixedly provided with a first two-way connector 102 and a first three-way connector 103, the inside of the first three-way connector 103 is rotatably provided with a cross beam 104, the side of the cross beam 104 close to the first three-way connector 103 is rotatably provided with a second three-way connector 105, the side of the other side of the cross beam 104 close to the second three-way connector 105 is rotatably provided with a third three-way connector 106, the first reinforcing column 107 is clamped between the two second three-way connectors 105, the inclined support column is clamped between the first two-way connector 102 and the third three-way connector 106, the stand is connected with the forklift through the outer frame column, the cross beam is spliced with the reinforcing column through the plurality of three-way connectors, the inclined support column is clamped between the third three-way connector and the first two-way connector, and then the protection cover assembly is matched, so that the protection effect can be achieved, and when disassembled, the inclined support column can be folded by pulling out the inclined support column;

[0030] The expansion assembly 2 is installed at both ends of the cross beam 104 in the foldable protection assembly 1, and is used to increase the protection area, wherein the expansion mechanism comprises a movable rod 201 and a rotating seat 204, one end of the movable rod 201 is fixedly provided with a fourth three-way connector 202, the second reinforcing column 203 is fixedly arranged between the two fourth three-way connectors 202, the rotating seat 204 is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the end of the cross beam 104, the gear rod 205 is rotatably arranged between the two rotating seats 204, the bottom of the movable rod 201 is provided with a tooth groove 208, the gear rod is rotated by rotating the handle, and since the tooth groove at the bottom of the movable rod is meshed and connected with the gear rod, the movable rod is pushed forward by rotating the handle. The protection cover assembly is of a telescopic structure, can be adjusted according to the unfolded area, and the locking knob can fix the unfolded length;

[0031] The handrail assembly 3 is installed between the two stands 101 in the foldable protection assembly 1, and is used to support the forklift driver, the handrail assembly 3 comprises a positioning sleeve 301 and a limiting sleeve 302, the positioning sleeve 301 and the limiting sleeve 302 are respectively fixedly arranged on the outer side of each stand 101, the inside of the positioning sleeve 301 is movably provided with a universal ball seat 303, the bottom of the universal ball seat 303 is fixedly provided with a handrail rod 304, and the bottom of the handrail rod 304 close to the positioning sleeve 301 is fixedly provided with a limiting column 305;

[0032] The guard cover assembly 4 is installed at the top of the foldable guard assembly 1 and the expansion assembly 2, and is used to realize safety protection. The guard cover assembly 4 comprises a fixed guard plate 401, both ends of the fixed guard plate 401 movably provided with a movable guard plate 402, one end of the movable guard plate 402 fixedly provided with a front baffle 403, and the bottom of the movable guard plate 402 fixedly provided with a connecting column 404. The connecting column 404 is clamped with the fourth three-way connecting piece 202. The guard cover assembly is of a telescopic structure, can be adjusted according to the unfolded area, the inner side of the front baffle 403 is symmetrically fixedly provided with a DSM camera 405. The DSM camera can monitor the surrounding environment of the driver in real time, and further guarantees the safety of the driver.

[0033] In embodiment 1, the movable rod 201 is movably arranged inside the cross beam 104, can be freely adjusted according to the required supporting area, the outer side of the gear rod 205 is fixedly provided with a handle 206, which is convenient for the driver to hold, the gear rod 205 is fixedly arranged with the rotating seat 204 through the thread setting locking knob 207, the gear rod 205 and the gear slot 208 are meshingly arranged, and the length of the expansion area is fixed by using the locking screw.

[0034] In embodiment 2, the handrail rod 304 is matched with the limiting sleeve 302 and is clamped, which is convenient for the driver to keep a stable posture and reduce fatigue. The limiting column 305 is movably arranged inside the positioning sleeve 301.

[0035] Working principle: the device mainly includes foldable protection assembly 1, expansion assembly 2, handrail assembly 3 and protection cover assembly 4, foldable protection assembly 1 realizes the stability and folding function of structure through two groups of stands 101 and a plurality of connecting pieces (102, 103, 105, 106), crossbeam 104 is connected with stand 101 through internally rotating second three-way connecting piece 105 and third three-way connecting piece 106, and diagonal bracing is clamped between first two-way connecting piece 102 and third three-way connecting piece 106, forming a firm protection frame, when disassembling, only need to pull out the diagonal bracing to fold, expansion assembly 2 is installed at both ends of crossbeam 104, and the adjustment of protection area is realized through movable rod 201 and rotating seat 204, gear rod 205 is engaged with tooth groove 208 at the bottom of movable rod 201, rotating handle 206 makes gear rod 205 rotate, and then pushes movable rod 201 forward, realizing the expansion and contraction of protection cover assembly 4, locking knob 207 is used for fixing the length of expansion, handrail assembly 3 is located between two stands 101, providing support for the driver, universal ball seat 303 is arranged in positioning sleeve 301, bottom fixed handrail rod 304, limiting column 305 is located in the inside of positioning sleeve 301, ensuring that handrail rod 304 is stably clamped with limiting sleeve 302, supporting the driver to maintain a stable posture, protection cover assembly 4 is installed at the top of protection assembly 1 and expansion assembly 2, movable protection plate 402 at both ends of fixed protection plate 401 can be adjusted according to the need, bottom connecting column 404 is clamped with fourth three-way connecting piece 202, DSM camera 405 inside front baffle 403 monitors the surrounding environment of the driver in real time, improving the safety.

[0036] In summary, the device realizes the free adjustment of protection area, convenient disassembly and assembly, and the safety support of the driver through the foldable design, expansion mechanism and stable handrail assembly, effectively improves the operation safety and comfort of the forklift driver.

[0037] The above is only the preferred specific implementation method of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the application concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A safety guard for a forklift driver, characterized in that The utility model relates to a foldable protection assembly (1) which comprises two sets of vertical supports (101) arranged symmetrically, a first two-way connector (102) and a first three-way connector (103) are fixedly arranged on the outer side and top of the vertical support (101) respectively, a crossbeam (104) is rotatably arranged inside the first three-way connector (103), a second three-way connector (105) is rotatably arranged on one side of the crossbeam (104) close to the first three-way connector (103), a third three-way connector (106) is rotatably arranged on the other side of the crossbeam (104) close to the second three-way connector (105), a first reinforcing column (107) is clamped between the two second three-way connectors (105), and an inclined support rod is clamped between the first two-way connector (102) and the third three-way connector (106). An extension assembly (2) is installed at the two ends of the crossbeam (104) of the foldable protection assembly (1) to increase the protection area, wherein the extension assembly comprises a movable rod (201) and a rotating seat (204), one end of the movable rod (201) is fixedly provided with a fourth three-way connector (202), a second reinforcing column (203) is fixedly arranged between the two fourth three-way connectors (202), the rotating seat (204) is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the end of the crossbeam (104), a gear rod (205) is rotatably arranged between the two rotating seats (204), and a tooth groove (208) is formed in the bottom of the movable rod (201). A handrail assembly (3) is installed between the two vertical supports (101) of the foldable protection assembly (1) to support the forklift driver. A protective cover assembly (4) is installed on the top of the foldable protection assembly (1) and the extension assembly (2) to realize safety protection. The movable rod (201) is movably arranged inside the crossbeam (104).

2. The safety shield for a forklift driver according to claim 1, characterized in that A handle (206) is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the gear rod (205).

3. The safety shield for a forklift driver of claim 1, wherein, The gear rod (205) is fixedly arranged with the rotating seat (204) through a threadedly arranged locking knob (207).

4. The safety shield for a forklift driver of claim 1, wherein, The gear rod (205) and the tooth groove (208) are in meshing arrangement.

5. The safety shield for a forklift driver of claim 1, wherein, The handrail assembly (3) comprises a positioning sleeve (301) and a limiting sleeve (302), the positioning sleeve (301) and the limiting sleeve (302) are fixedly arranged on the outer side of each vertical support (101), a universal ball seat (303) is movably arranged in the positioning sleeve (301), a handrail rod (304) is fixedly arranged on the bottom of the universal ball seat (303), and a limiting column (305) is fixedly arranged on the bottom of the handrail rod (304) close to the positioning sleeve (301).

6. The safety shield for a forklift driver of claim 1, wherein, The handrail rod (304) is adapted to the limiting sleeve (302) and is in clamping arrangement, and the limiting column (305) is movably arranged inside the positioning sleeve (301).

7. The safety shield for a forklift driver of claim 6, wherein, ​ 8. The safety shield for a forklift driver of claim 1, wherein, The protective cover assembly (4) comprises a fixed protective plate (401), both ends of the fixed protective plate (401) movably provided with a movable protective plate (402), one end of the movable protective plate (402) fixedly provided with a front baffle (403), the bottom of the movable protective plate (402) fixedly provided with a connecting column (404), the connecting column (404) is clamped with the fourth three-way connecting piece (202), and the inner side of the front baffle (403) is fixedly provided with a DSM camera (405) in symmetry.