SAFETY DEVICE FOR FORKLIFT

• Main Authors: MORITA KOICHI, MAWATARI ATSUSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 28.12.2016
• Subjects: HAULING; HOISTING; HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCEDIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD; LIFTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety device for forklift capable of surely promoting awareness to an operator and environment in reverse travel of the forklift.SOLUTION: A safety device for forklift is equipped with a red flasher for alarming, a yellow flasher for calling attention, a backlight illuminating vehicle rear, a back buzzer sounding in reverse travel and a back lamp lighting when a change gear enters reverse. The device further comprises: a horn sounding once or several times prior to reverse when a shift lever is operated and the change gear enters reverse; a speaker for subsequently drawing a driver's attention by a voice to check the vehicle rear; and the LED stroboscopic lights provided at both sides of the upper rear of a driver seat frame and emitting light toward the rear of the vehicle with a prescribed cycle as long as the change gear enters reverse by the operated shift lever.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】フォークリフトの後進時、周囲と運転者に確実に注意を喚起できるフォークリフト安全装置を提供する。【解決手段】危険を知らせる赤色回転灯、注意を促す黄色回転灯、車両後方を照らすバックライト、後進時に音を出すバックブザー、及び変速ギアがリアに入ると点灯するバックランプ、が設けられたフォークリフト安全装置において、シフトレバーが操作されて変速ギアがリアに入ると、後進に先立って１回または複数回鳴動させるホーンと、続いて、音声にて運転者に車両後方を確認するよう注意を促すスピーカと、運転席フレームの上部後方の両側に設けられ、シフトレバーが操作されて変速ギアがリアに入っている間、所定の周期で車両の後方に向けて発光するＬＥＤストロボライトと、がさらに備えられる。【選択図】図１