Forklift truck with a driver protection roof

Abstract

Industrial truck (1) with a driver protection roof (10) and a driver's workstation (F) arranged within the driver protection roof (10) for an operator of the industrial truck (1) and at least one component (30, 31) arranged in the driver's workstation (F), wherein a groove profile rail (20) is arranged in the front area of ​​the driver's workstation (F) which is provided with at least one groove (21a; 21b; 21c; 21d), wherein the component (30, 31) is attached to the groove profile rail (20) by means of a fastening means inserted into the groove (21a; 21b; 21c; 21d), characterized in that the groove profile rail (20) has a groove (21a; 21b; 21c; 21d) on at least two outer sides.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to an industrial truck with a driver's overhead guard and a driver's workplace arranged within the driver's overhead guard for an operator of the industrial truck and at least one component arranged in the driver's workplace, wherein a grooved profile rail is arranged in the front area of ​​the driver's workplace, which is provided with at least one groove, wherein the component is fastened to the grooved profile rail by means of a fastening means inserted into the groove.

[0002] On industrial trucks with a driver's workstation located within the overhead guard, the front area of ​​the driver's workstation forms a dashboard or a so-called cockpit, where the components required for the operator to operate the truck are located. On conventional industrial trucks, the front area of ​​the driver's workstation is designed so that each component is permanently located in a specific, defined position. The components are usually integrated into the dashboard or a cockpit panel. This means that components cannot be retrofitted, or can only be partially retrofitted.

[0003] The disadvantage here is that the operator is tied to the fixed arrangement of the components in the front area of ​​the driver's workplace and is therefore bound to the structure predetermined by the dashboard or cockpit of the driver's workplace. Retrofitting further or additional components is often problematic and complex because existing industrial trucks do not have defined interfaces in the driver's workplace at which components can be attached and arranged. Furthermore, on existing industrial trucks the driver's workplace cannot be individually adapted to the operator's wishes regarding the arrangement of the components and thus to the operator. A further disadvantage of integral installation of the components in the dashboard or cockpit paneling is that a defective component often cannot be replaced individually.

[0004] From DE 10 2015 105 689 A1 a generic industrial truck with the features of the preamble of patent claim 1 is known.

[0005] DE 10 2011 016 840 A1 discloses an industrial truck designed as an order-picking truck with a liftable operator's platform, wherein a guide rail is provided in the operator's platform, on which a carriage, to which an operating panel is attached, is arranged so as to be longitudinally displaceable along the guide rail in order to enable improved order-picking operations by laterally displacing the operating panel.

[0006] The present invention is based on the object of providing an industrial truck of the type mentioned above, in which the components can be individually positioned in the driver's workplace according to the wishes of an operator, components can be easily retrofitted and defective components can be easily replaced.

[0007] This object is achieved according to the invention in that the grooved profile rail has a groove on at least two outer sides. According to the invention, a grooved profile rail provided with at least one groove is thus arranged in the front area of ​​the driver's workplace on the industrial truck. Components can be fastened to the grooved profile rail using fastening means, in particular a sliding block or a snap-in clip or a snap-in hook, which can be threaded into the at least one groove of the grooved profile rail and are held in an undercut manner in the groove of the grooved profile rail. Such a grooved profile rail makes it possible for one or more components to be positioned and fastened as desired along the groove. The grooved profile rail provided with the at least one groove thus forms a standardized interface to which a large number of components can be easily fastened and positioned as desired.The fastening of components in the groove of the groove profile rail using appropriate fastening devices, for example T-nuts, enables easy conversion and retrofitting of components, individual positioning of the components adapted to the wishes of the operator and thus a driver-specific design of the driver's workplace, favorable ergonomics through ergonomically favorable arrangement and adaptation of the components to the respective operator, easy replacement of defective components, high flexibility and a high degree of design freedom with regard to the arrangement of the components and easy implementation of customer requests.

[0008] The grooved profile rail, which has a groove on at least two outer sides, offers further advantages in terms of flexible and variable arrangement of components along the grooves of the grooved profile rail. Furthermore, with multiple grooves on the grooved profile rail, a large number of components can be attached and positioned.

[0009] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the grooved profile rail is arranged essentially horizontally and extends across the entire width of the overhead guard. This allows one or more components to be arranged along the grooved profile rail across the entire width of the overhead guard in the front area of ​​the driver's workstation.

[0010] Advantageously, the groove profile rail is arranged between a left and a right vertical overhead guard strut.

[0011] If the grooved profile rail is attached to the left and right vertical overhead guard struts, it can be easily secured in the front area of ​​the driver's workstation. The grooved profile rail is preferably attached to the left and right vertical overhead guard struts using screw connections or welded joints.

[0012] According to an advantageous development of the invention, the groove profile rail can be designed as a cross strut of the driver's protective roof and thus as a supporting structure of the driver's protective roof.

[0013] According to an advantageous development of the invention, the grooved profile rail is arranged directly above a dashboard or is designed as a component of the dashboard. If the grooved profile rail is designed as a component of the dashboard, further advantages arise because the grooved profile rail can take over the function of the dashboard for attaching components, thus eliminating the need for a separate dashboard for attaching and arranging components in the front area of ​​the driver's workstation.

[0014] Alternatively or additionally, the groove profile rail can be arranged in the roof area of ​​the driver's protective roof.

[0015] According to an advantageous development of the invention, the overhead guard is formed at least partially from grooved profile rails. This allows for the simple and flexible attachment of corresponding components at other locations on the overhead guard using appropriate fastening means, such as slotted nuts, which can be threaded into the grooves of the grooved profile rails forming the overhead guard.

[0016] The at least one component is advantageously formed by a holder of a display or a holder of a display and operating unit or a holder of a terminal, for example a logistics terminal or a goods management system, or a mobile phone holder or a tool holder or a storage compartment or a reading lamp or a lighting device of the industrial truck, for example an indicator or a work light, or a handle or a cup holder or a beverage holder or an ashtray or a mirror, for example a rear-view mirror, or a sun visor.

[0017] According to an advantageous further development, an interior panel of the driver's workplace can be fastened to the groove profile rail, for example by means of corresponding holders which are fastened to the groove profile rail via fastening means, for example sliding blocks, inserted into the groove of the groove profile rail.

[0018] If the overhead guard is provided with a pane, for example a windscreen, further advantages arise if, according to an advantageous development of the invention, the pane of the overhead guard is fastened to the grooved profile rail, for example by means of corresponding holders which are fastened to the grooved profile rail via fastening means, for example sliding blocks, inserted into the groove of the grooved profile rail.

[0019] The industrial truck is advantageously designed as a counterbalance forklift truck or as a tractor or as a platform truck.

[0020] Further advantages and details of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the schematic figures. Fig. 1 an industrial truck according to the invention designed as a tractor or platform truck in a side view, Fig. 2 a section of the front area of ​​the driver's workplace of the Fig. 1 in a perspective view, Fig. 3 a section of the Fig. 3 in an enlarged view, Fig. 4 the Fig. 2 in a view from above, Fig. 5a to 5c show various embodiments of a groove profile rail according to the invention and Fig. 6 a further development of an industrial truck according to the invention.

[0021] In the Fig. 1 shows a side view of an industrial truck 1 according to the invention designed as a tractor or platform truck.

[0022] The industrial truck 1 has a vehicle frame 2 on which front wheels 3 and rear wheels 4 are arranged. A battery compartment 4, in which an electric traction battery is located, is arranged between the front wheels 3 and the rear wheels 4.

[0023] The industrial truck 1 is provided with a driver's overhead guard 10 in the front area, within which a driver's workplace F is designed for an operator of the industrial truck 1. The driver's workplace F can include a driver's seat 11 on which the operator sits during operation of the industrial truck 1.

[0024] Longitudinally behind the overhead guard 10, the industrial truck is equipped with a loading platform 6 on which loads can be transported. In the illustrated embodiment, the industrial truck is equipped with a trailer coupling 7 in the rear area, to which trailers can be coupled.

[0025] The overhead guard 10 consists of a front left overhead guard strut 10a, a front right overhead guard strut 10b, and at least one rear overhead guard strut 10c. The overhead guard struts 10a, 10b, 10c are arranged essentially vertically and are connected to one another in the upper roof area of ​​the overhead guard 10 by means of horizontally extending longitudinal struts 10d. Additionally, cross struts are provided between the left overhead guard strut 10a and the right overhead guard strut 10b.

[0026] As in the Fig. As can be seen in more detail in Figures 2 to 4, a dashboard 15 and a steering wheel 16 are arranged in the front area of ​​the driver's workplace F within the driver's protective roof 10.

[0027] According to the invention - as described in the Fig. 2 to 4 - a grooved profile rail 20 is arranged in the driver's workplace 10, which is provided with grooves 21a, 21b. In the embodiment of the Fig. 2 to 4, the grooved profile rail 20 is arranged in the front area of ​​the driver's workplace 10, ie in the area in front of an operator sitting in a normal sitting position on the driver's seat 11. One component 30 or several components 30, 31 can be fastened to the grooved profile rail 20 by means of fastening means not shown in detail, for example sliding blocks, which can be threaded into the groove 21a or the groove 21b. The grooves 21a, 21b are each designed as longitudinal grooves which extend in the longitudinal direction of the grooved profile rail 20. In the Fig. 2 to 4, the groove profile rail 20 has a quadrangular cross-section, wherein the groove 21a is arranged on an outer side facing the interior of the driver's protective roof 10 and the groove 21b is arranged on the outer side of the groove profile rail 20 forming the upper side.

[0028] In the embodiment of the Fig. 2 to 4, the grooved profile rail 20 is arranged substantially horizontally and extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle over the entire width of the overhead guard 10 or the industrial truck 1. The grooved profile rail 20 is preferably arranged between the front left overhead guard strut 10a and the front right overhead guard strut 10b. The grooved profile rail 20 is in the illustrated embodiment of the Fig. 2 to 4 are attached to the front left overhead guard strut 10a and the front right overhead guard strut 10b. For this purpose, the grooved profile rail 20 is provided with brackets 22a, 22b at the front ends or is attached to brackets 22a, 22b, with bracket 22a being attached to the left overhead guard strut 10a and bracket 22b being attached to the right overhead guard strut 10b. For this purpose, the brackets 22a, 22b can be attached to the overhead guard struts 10a, 10b by means of a screw connection or a welded connection.

[0029] In the example of Fig. 2 to 4, the grooved profile rail 20 is arranged directly above the dashboard 16. It is understood that the grooved profile rail 20 can also be arranged in the roof area of ​​the overhead guard 10 in the region of the upper ends of the vertical overhead guard struts 10a, 10b.

[0030] In the example of Fig. 2 to 4, the groove profile rail 20 is designed as a horizontal cross strut of the driver's protection roof 10 running in the transverse direction of the vehicle due to the attachment to the two driver's protection roof struts 10a, 10b.

[0031] The component 30, which is fastened to the groove profile rail 20 by means of a fastening means arranged in the groove 21a, for example a sliding block, is designed in the illustrated embodiment as a holder 32 to which a display or a display and control unit or a terminal or a mobile phone can be fastened. The component 31, which is fastened to the groove profile rail 20 by means of a fastening means arranged in the groove 21a, for example a sliding block, is designed in the illustrated embodiment as a storage compartment 33 or as a cup holder 34 or as a beverage holder 35 or as an ashtray 36. It is understood that further components, for example a reading lamp, can be fastened to the groove profile rail 20 by means of corresponding fastening means, for example corresponding sliding blocks arranged in the groove 21a or 21b.

[0032] It is understood that an interior paneling of the driver's workplace F can also be attached to the groove profile rail 20 via corresponding fastening means arranged in the grooves 21a or 21b, for example sliding blocks.

[0033] In addition, a pane 40, for example a windscreen, of the driver's overhead guard 10 can be attached to the grooved profile rail 20. For example, using appropriate fastening means arranged in the grooves 21a or 21b, such as sliding blocks, or by inserting the pane 40 directly into a groove 21a, 21b.

[0034] It is further understood that the groove profile rail 20 can be designed as the only component carrier in the driver's workplace F, to which the components arranged on the dashboard 16, for example a storage compartment 50 and nozzles 51 of a ventilation and heating device of the driver's workplace F, can also be fastened, so that a separate dashboard 16 can be omitted.

[0035] In the Fig. 5a to 5c show cross sections of various grooved profile rails 20 which can be used in an industrial truck 1 according to the invention for fastening components 30, 31. The grooved profile rails 20 of the Fig. 5a, Fig. 5b have a square cross-section and have a groove 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d on each of the four outer sides, into which fastening means, such as slot nuts, can be threaded for fastening components. The groove profile rail 20 of the Fig. 5c has a substantially triangular cross-section with two straight sides and one rounded side, wherein the two straight sides are each provided with a groove 21a, 21b into which fastening means, for example sliding blocks, can be threaded for fastening components.

[0036] In the Fig. 6 shows a further development of the invention, according to which the driver's protection roof 10 is formed partially or completely from grooved profile rails 20. In the embodiment of the Fig. 6, the vertical front overhead guard struts 10a, 10b, the vertical rear overhead guard struts 10c, and the horizontally extending longitudinal struts 10d are each formed from grooved profile rails 20 with at least one groove 21. In addition, horizontal cross struts connecting the right and left overhead guard struts 10a, 10b can be formed from grooved profile rails 20 with at least one groove 21.

[0037] The invention has a number of advantages: The grooved profile rail 20 forms a standardized interface to which a wide variety of components 30, 31 can be attached using fastening elements, for example, designed as sliding blocks, which can be threaded into the grooves 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d of the grooved profile rail 20. The corresponding components 30, 31 can be individually arranged and positioned along the respective grooves 21a-21d according to the operator's wishes in the driver's workstation F.

[0038] The fastening of corresponding components 30, 31 in the grooves 21a-21d of the grooved profile rail 20 using corresponding fastening means, for example T-nuts, enables simple fastening and fixing of the corresponding components 30, 31 as well as individual adjustability and individual arrangement of the components 30, 31 according to the wishes of the operator, so that the grooved profile rail 20 allows the operator to individually design the arrangement of the components 30, 31 in the driver's workplace F. In addition, the grooved profile rail 20 enables an ergonomically favorable arrangement of the components for each operator. The grooved profile rail 20 also allows a high degree of flexibility and a high degree of design freedom with regard to the arrangement of the components 30, 31. In addition, the grooved profile rail 20 enables easy implementation of customer requests.Furthermore, the groove profile rail 20 enables easy replacement of defective components 30, 31 as well as easy conversion and retrofitting of components 30, 31.

Claims

[1] Industrial truck (1) with a driver's overhead guard (10) and a driver's workplace (F) arranged within the driver's overhead guard (10) for an operator of the industrial truck (1) and at least one component (30, 31) arranged in the driver's workplace (F), wherein a grooved profile rail (20) is arranged in the front area of ​​the driver's workplace (F), which is provided with at least one groove (21a; 21b; 21c; 21d), wherein the component (30, 31) is fastened to the grooved profile rail (20) by means of a fastening means inserted into the groove (21a; 21b; 21c; 21d), characterized by that the groove profile rail (20) has a groove (21a; 21b; 21c; 21d) on at least two outer sides. [2] Industrial truck (1) according to claim 1, characterized by that the groove profile rail (20) is arranged substantially horizontally and extends over the entire width of the driver's protective roof (10). [3] Industrial truck (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized bythat the groove profile rail (20) is arranged between a left vertical driver's protection roof strut (10a) and a right vertical driver's protection roof strut (10b). [4] Industrial truck (1) according to claim 3, characterized by that the groove profile rail (20) is attached to the left vertical overhead guard strut (10a) and to the right vertical overhead guard strut (10b). [5] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the groove profile rail (20) is designed as a cross strut of the driver's protective roof (10). [6] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by that the groove profile rail (20) is arranged directly above a dashboard (16) or is designed as a component of the dashboard (16). [7] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by that the groove profile rail (20) is arranged in the roof area of ​​the driver's protective roof (10). [8] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by that the driver's protective roof (10) is at least partially formed from grooved profile rails (20). [9] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by that the component (30; 31) is formed by a holder (32) of a display or a holder (32) of a display and operating unit or a holder (32) of a terminal or a mobile phone holder (32) or a tool holder or a storage compartment (33) or a reading lamp or a lighting device of the industrial truck or a handle or a cup holder (34) or a beverage holder (35) or an ashtray (36) or a mirror or a sun visor. [10] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by that an interior panel of the driver's workplace (F) is attached to the groove profile rail (20). [11] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by that a disc (40) of the driver's protective roof (10) is attached to the groove profile rail (20). [12] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized by that the industrial truck (1) is designed as a counterbalance forklift truck or as a tractor or as a platform truck. [13] Industrial truck (1) according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by that the fastening element is a slot nut or snap-in clip or snap-in hook.

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