CN109778936A - Driver's cabin dismounts alternative system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention announces a kind of driver's cabin dismounting alternative system, belongs to loading machine technical field.Including the loading railcar body after dismounting driver's cabin；Floor pan assembly is fixed with for installing the position of driver's cabin on loading railcar body；Seat and the transfer on front side of seat are installed, transfer two sides are equipped with gas pedal, brake pedal on floor pan assembly；The seat side is equipped with electrical appliance kit and armrest box；On to be equipped with armrest box include control handle, guide's lockup switch, key switch and parking switch；Controller, fuse and multiple relays are installed in electrical appliance kit.The present invention is by the way that component to be transferred on floor pan assembly, again by the way that the connection of the electrical components such as handle will be controlled, related harness is all integrated at plug-in unit, with the existing integrated form plug-in unit of complete machine to slotting, make complete machine that there is the basic sexual function such as simple advance, retrogressing, steering and audible and visible alarm, the convenience of complete machine transhipment is greatly promoted, cost of wheeling is reduced, improves transfer efficiency.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to loading machine technical field, specifically a kind of driver's cabin dismounts alternative system.
Background technique
The market demand of large-tonnage loading machine is higher and higher at present, is limited to the requirement of laws and regulations, present large-tonnage dress
Remain unchanged superelevation after carrier aircraft, especially super-tonnage loading machine detaching tyre, is unable to satisfy vehicle transport requirement, so, it is existing general
It is that integral demounting is carried out to driver's cabin all over way, to meet provisions of laws and regulations.
But after removing driver's cabin, complete machine can not start, and complete machine dispatches a car, unload to port and trnasshipment engine route can only lead to
The mode for crossing lifting carries out, and not only creates high lifting expense, simultaneously as main screw lift is larger, it is hidden to there is very big safety
Suffer from；
Furthermore in low developed area, hanging device shortcoming carrys out larger limitation to complete machine conveyer belt, influences complete machine transport and transhipment
Efficiency constrains the marketing of product to influence the sales volume of product.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above existing problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a kind of driver's cabins to dismount alternative system；
After driver's cabin is removed, which dismounts alternative system, is carried out using existing complete machine driver's cabin mechanism for installing
Installation, while some functional original parts being installed in above-mentioned foundation structure, with realize complete machine have starting, advance, retreat with
And brake function, simple operations still can be carried out under the premise of driver's cabin is removed convenient for complete machine, transports and turns convenient for complete machine
Fortune saves a large amount of lifting expenses for complete system plant, improves complete machine transport and transfer efficiency.
To achieve the goals above, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is that: a kind of driver's cabin dismounts alternative system, including tears open
Except the loading railcar body after driver's cabin, the loading railcar body includes front frame, Rear frame, wheel, equipment and for controlling
The electric control multi-way valve of equipment processed；Floor pan assembly is fixed with for installing the position of driver's cabin on the loading railcar body；
Seat and the transfer on front side of seat are installed, transfer two sides are equipped with gas pedal, system on the floor pan assembly
Dynamic pedal；The seat side is equipped with electrical appliance kit and armrest box；It includes control handle, Xian Daosuo that armrest box is equipped on described
Only switch, key switch and parking switch；Controller, fuse and multiple relays are installed in the electrical appliance kit；Institute
It states control handle, guide's lockup switch, key switch and connects the controller, controller connects the electric control multi-way valve；Institute
State be equipped in electrical appliance kit integrated steering device, gas pedal, brake pedal, controller, control handle, guide's lockup switch,
The plug-in unit of the interface of key switch and parking switch, plug-in unit and the complete machine plug-in unit for loading railcar body are to slotting.
It is further: headlight bracket is equipped in the front frame, headlight bracket bottom is fixed with loudspeaker；The rear car
Hood is installed, hood tail portion is equipped with tri coloured lantern and back buzzer on frame；The transfer includes steering column and direction
Disk is equipped with turning indicator control in steering column side, is equipped with horn switch on steering wheel；The turning indicator control passes through plug-in unit
With the complete machine plug-in unit of loading railcar body to inserting, it is connected to tri coloured lantern；The horn switch is by plug-in unit and loads railcar body
Complete machine plug-in unit to insert, be connected to loudspeaker.
The steering column side is equipped with the GSS Gear Select Switch for controlling vehicle advance, retrogressing and gear switch,
GSS Gear Select Switch is by plug-in unit and the complete machine plug-in unit for loading railcar body to slotting.
The GSS Gear Select Switch, to inserting, is connected in tri coloured lantern by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit and loading railcar body
Back-up lamp；GSS Gear Select Switch, to inserting, is connected to back buzzer by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit and loading railcar body.
The brake pedal is by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit and loading railcar body to slotting, the braking being connected in tri coloured lantern
Lamp.
The relay includes corresponding connected with turning indicator control, horn switch, parking switch, GSS Gear Select Switch
Flashing relay, electric horn breaker point unit, stopping brake relay, reverse gear relay.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: by by cabin interior steering column, seat, braking with
And the components such as gas pedal are transferred on floor pan assembly, then by that will control handle, GSS Gear Select Switch, key switch, control
The connection of the electrical components such as device and fuse, related harness is all integrated at plug-in unit, with the existing integrated form plug-in unit of complete machine to inserting,
To reach complete machine under the premise of driver's cabin overall pulling down, make complete machine that there is simple advance, retrogressing, steering and audible and visible alarm
Deng basic sexual function, to greatly promote the convenience of complete machine transhipment on the basis of meeting complete machine shipping height requirement, reduce
Cost of wheeling improves transfer efficiency.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram (the first visual angle) of insole board assembly of the present invention；
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram (the second visual angle) of insole board assembly of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram (third visual angle) of insole board assembly of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is the electronic schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the circuit diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.
In figure: 1, floor pan assembly, 2, front frame, 3, electric control multi-way valve, 4, equipment, 5, loudspeaker, 6, headlight bracket, 7,
Rear frame, 8, hood, 9, tri coloured lantern, 10, back buzzer, 11, transfer, 12, seat, 13, armrest box, 14, electrical appliance kit,
15, gas pedal, 16, brake pedal, 17, GSS Gear Select Switch, 18, controller, 19, fuse, 20, relay, 21, insert
Part, 22, turning indicator control, 23, parking switch, 24, guide's lockup switch, 25, key switch, 26, control handle, 27, loudspeaker
Switch.
Specific embodiment
The invention patent is further described with reference to the accompanying drawing.Following embodiment is only used for clearly illustrating this
The technical solution of patent of invention, and cannot be used as a limitation limitation the scope of protection of the patent of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of driver's cabin dismounts alternative system, including the loading railcar body after dismounting driver's cabin: loading machine
Car body includes running gear and the control equipment 4(scraper bowl assembly that is mounted on running gear)；Running gear includes front truck
Frame 2, Rear frame 7, wheel, front frame 2, Rear frame 7 are linked together by respective linkwork；Electric control multi-way valve 3 is installed
Inside front frame 2, for controlling equipment 4.Floor pan assembly 1 borrows existing driver's cabin installation fixed point, is fixed on rear car
On frame 7；Loudspeaker 5 are fixed on 6 bottom of headlight bracket, and headlight bracket 6 is mounted in front frame 2；Tri coloured lantern 9 and back buzzer 10
It is mounted on 8 tail portion of hood, hood 8 is installed in Rear frame 7.
In conjunction with shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 6, seat 12 is mounted on 1 middle position of floor pan assembly, and 11 mounting base of transfer is total
At 1 front end, transfer 11 includes the steering wheel of direction column assembly and end mounted thereto.The control connection of transfer 11 loads
The running gear of railcar body controls the go to action of running gear.Armrest box 13 is mounted on 12 right side of seat, with seat 12
Dynamic, electrical appliance kit 14 is fixed on 12 right lateral side of seat.The plug-in unit 21 of integrated form is installed, the integrated institute of plug-in unit 21 is wired in electrical appliance kit 14
Beam is realized the functions such as advance, retrogressing, steering and audible and visible alarm, is had a detailed description below with complete machine plug-in unit to inserting.
Gas pedal 15 is mounted on 1 front end of floor pan assembly, steering column right side；Before brake pedal 16 is mounted on floor pan assembly 1
End, steering column left side.Horn switch 27 is integrated on the steering wheel, is located at steering wheel hub；GSS Gear Select Switch 17, which is located at, to be turned to
11 left side of column, for controlling vehicle advance, retrogressing and gear switch；Turning indicator control 22 is located at 11 right side of steering column, is used for
Control turn signal flashing in tri coloured lantern 9.Horn switch 27, GSS Gear Select Switch 17, turning indicator control 22 by plug-in unit 21 with
The complete machine plug-in unit of railcar body is loaded to inserting, and then is correspondingly connected to loudspeaker 5, running gear, tri coloured lantern 9.
Control handle 26, guide's lockup switch 24, key switch 25 and parking switch 23 are installed on armrest box 13.
It is equipped in electrical appliance kit 14 other than plug-in unit 21 is installed, is also equipped with controller 18, fuse 19 and multiple relays 20.Control
Handle 26, guide's lockup switch 24, key switch 25 and parking switch 23 processed connect controller 18, and controller 18 is by inserting
The complete machine plug-in unit of part 21 and loading railcar body is to slotting.Control handle 26 is installed to 13 front end of armrest box, is connected to by plug-in unit 21
Electric control multi-way valve 3 finally controls transfer 11.Parking switch 23 is mounted on 13 tail portion of armrest box, by plug-in unit 21 with
The complete machine plug-in unit of railcar body is loaded to inserting, final connection loads the parking brake of railcar body, hand braking for releasing.Guide's lock
Only switch 24 is located at 23 front side of parking switch, and for preventing control handle 26, accidentally touching moves equipment 4.Key switch 25
It is mounted on 13 middle part of armrest box, for controlling complete machine starting.
Relay 20 in electrical appliance kit 14 share it is multiple, including with turning indicator control 22, horn switch 27, parking switch
23, flashing relay corresponding to GSS Gear Select Switch 17, electric horn breaker point unit, stopping brake relay, reverse gear relay.It protects
Dangerous silk 19 plays the function of protecting entire electrical system, prevents electrical system current overload；Controller 18 receives control handle 26
Signal outputs signal to electric control multi-way valve 3, realizes the function that equipment 4 moves.
In addition, GSS Gear Select Switch 17 passes through plug-in unit 21 with the complete machine plug-in unit of loading railcar body to inserting, it is connected to three colors
Back-up lamp in lamp 9；When realizing reversing, back-up lamp is always on.GSS Gear Select Switch 17 passes through plug-in unit 21 and loads the whole of railcar body
Machine transplanting of rice part to insert, be additionally coupled to back buzzer 10；When realizing reversing, buzzer work is formed together acousto-optic with tri coloured lantern 9
Alarm function improves reversing safety coefficient.Brake pedal 16, to inserting, is connected by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit 21 and loading railcar body
The Brake lamp being connected in tri coloured lantern 9；When realizing brake, Brake lamp is always on.
The present embodiment is newly set by being transferred to the components such as cabin interior steering column, seat, braking and gas pedal
On the floor pan assembly of meter, then it is electrical by the way that handle, GSS Gear Select Switch, key switch, controller and fuse etc. will be controlled
Element connection, related harness are all integrated at plug-in unit, with the existing integrated form plug-in unit of complete machine to inserting, to reach complete machine in driver's cabin
Under the premise of overall pulling down, make complete machine that there is the basic sexual function such as simple advance, retrogressing, steering and audible and visible alarm, simultaneously
Most of component of entire substitution dress system is that driver's cabin is included, additional cost is reduced to greatest extent, thus meeting complete machine
On the basis of shipping height requires, the convenience of complete machine transhipment is greatly promoted, reduces cost of wheeling, improves transfer efficiency.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the invention patent, it is noted that for the common skill of the art
For art personnel, under the premise of not departing from the invention patent technical principle, several improvements and modifications can also be made, these change
It also should be regarded as the scope of protection of the patent of the present invention into modification.
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1. a kind of driver's cabin dismounts alternative system, including the loading railcar body after dismounting driver's cabin, the loading railcar body includes
Front frame (2), Rear frame (7), wheel, equipment (4) and the electric control multi-way valve (3) for controlling equipment (4)；It is special
Sign is:
Floor pan assembly (1) is fixed with for installing the position of driver's cabin on the loading railcar body；
The transfer (11) for being equipped with seat (12) on the floor pan assembly (1) and being located on front side of seat (12), transfer
(11) two sides are equipped with gas pedal (15), brake pedal (16)；
Seat (12) side is equipped with electrical appliance kit (14) and armrest box (13)；It includes control that armrest box (13) are equipped on described
Handle (26), guide's lockup switch (24), key switch (25) and parking switch (23) processed；Peace in the electrical appliance kit (14)
Equipped with controller (18), fuse (19) and multiple relays (20)；The control handle (26), guide's lockup switch (24),
Key switch (25) connects the controller (18), and controller (18) connects the electric control multi-way valve (3)；
Integrated steering device (11), gas pedal (15), brake pedal (16), controller are installed in the electrical appliance kit (14)
(18), the plug-in unit of the interface of handle (26), guide's lockup switch (24), key switch (25) and parking switch (23) is controlled
(21), plug-in unit (21) and the complete machine plug-in unit for loading railcar body are to slotting.
2. a kind of driver's cabin according to claim 1 dismounts alternative system, it is characterised in that: pacify on the front frame (2)
Equipped with headlight bracket (6), headlight bracket (6) bottom is fixed with loudspeaker (5)；Hood (8), machine are installed on the Rear frame (7)
Cover (8) tail portion is equipped with tri coloured lantern (9) and back buzzer (10)；The transfer (11) includes steering column and steering wheel,
It is equipped with turning indicator control (22) in steering column side, horn switch (27) is installed on steering wheel；The turning indicator control
(22) tri coloured lantern (9) are connected to inserting by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit (21) and loading railcar body；The horn switch (27)
By the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit (21) and loading railcar body to inserting, it is connected to loudspeaker (5).
3. a kind of driver's cabin according to claim 2 dismounts alternative system, it is characterised in that: the steering column side installation
There is the GSS Gear Select Switch (17) for controlling vehicle advance, retrogressing and gear switch, GSS Gear Select Switch (17) is by inserting
Part (21) and the complete machine plug-in unit for loading railcar body are to slotting.
4. a kind of driver's cabin according to claim 3 dismounts alternative system, it is characterised in that: the GSS Gear Select Switch
(17) by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit (21) and loading railcar body to slotting, the back-up lamp being connected in tri coloured lantern (9)；Gear choosing
Switch (17) are selected by the complete machine plug-in unit of plug-in unit (21) and loading railcar body to inserting, are connected to back buzzer (10).
5. a kind of driver's cabin according to claim 3 dismounts alternative system, it is characterised in that: the brake pedal (16) is logical
Plug-in unit (21) are crossed with the complete machine plug-in unit of loading railcar body to slotting, the Brake lamp being connected in tri coloured lantern (9).
6. a kind of driver's cabin according to claim 3 dismounts alternative system, it is characterised in that: the relay (20) includes
Connected flash of light corresponding with turning indicator control (22), horn switch (27), parking switch (23), GSS Gear Select Switch (17) after
Electric appliance, electric horn breaker point unit, stopping brake relay, reverse gear relay.
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