FR3106542A1 - BOX VEHICLE WITH SUPPORT PANEL WITH ELEVATION PROTUBERANCES - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle (V) comprises a box (CV) delimited on two longitudinal sides (CL) by two trim panels (PA) each comprising intermediate (BAI) and front (BAV) support stops defined at the same vertical level , and a support panel (PS) having a low position and comprising two longitudinal edges (BL) each having a lower face (FI) resting in a high position on the intermediate (BAI) and front (BAV) support stops ) of the corresponding trim panel (PA). Each lower face (FI) comprises in an intermediate zone (ZI) a protuberance (PD) intended, during the placement of the support panel (PS) in its high position, to rest temporarily on the intermediate support stop (BAI ) corresponding by raising its longitudinal edge (BL) so that a front part of the latter is placed above the vertical level of the corresponding front support stop (BAV). Figure to be published with the abstract: Fig. 3

Description

TRUNK VEHICLE WITH RAISING PROPTURES SUPPORT PANEL

Technical field of the invention

The invention relates to vehicles comprising a trunk equipped with a support panel that can be placed in a high position or a low position.

State of the art

Certain vehicles, generally of the automobile type, comprise a trunk delimited on two longitudinal sides by two trim panels each comprising intermediate and front support stops defined at the same vertical level. The front stops are defined in the front part of the trunk which is oriented towards the front of the vehicle (while the rear part of the trunk is the one which is closest to the rear end of the vehicle).

These intermediate and front support stops are intended to participate in the support in a high position of a support panel defining a false boot floor and which can also be placed in a low position. In the low position, the support panel can, for example, be placed just above a spare wheel, possibly with the interposition of a boot carpet. In the high position, the support panel is spaced (vertically) from any boot carpet in order to delimit with the latter a concealed storage space.

Currently, when you want to put the support panel in its high position while it is placed in its low position, you have to do the following. First of all, you have to start by straightening the back part of the support panel , then pull the latter towards the rear (and therefore towards the outside of the boot) until its front transverse end is placed sufficiently behind the two intermediate support stops. Then, straighten the front part of the support panel so that its front transverse end is placed above the level of the two intermediate support stops. Then, the support panel must be moved towards the front of the boot, keeping its front transverse edge above the level of the two front support stops, until it comes to a stop at the front and each of its two longitudinal edges rests on the corresponding intermediate and front support stops.

The very last phase (described in the last sentence) is the one that frequently causes a problem and results in the impossibility of positioning the support panel correctly in its upper position. Indeed, it often happens that the person who holds the support panel presses the front part of the support panel on the two intermediate support stops while it is tilted with its front part lower than its rear part. , in order to reduce the effort caused. As a result, when moving the support panel towards the front of the boot, its front transverse edge is placed below the level of the two front support stops and therefore its two longitudinal edges are blocked just before the latter, making it impossible to end the positioning and therefore requiring new annoying manipulations. This annoyance most often occurs when the person uses only one hand to place the support panel in the up position, but it can also occur when handling the support panel with both hands when the person's concentration it's not enough.

Apart from the inconvenience caused, which can be perceived as a problem of vehicle ergonomics, the blocking of the two longitudinal edges can, when repeated, damage not only the front transverse ends of the latter but also the front parts of the panels. cladding (in particular at the edges defining the two front support stops).

The aim of the invention is therefore in particular to improve the situation.

Presentation of the invention

It proposes in particular for this purpose a vehicle comprising, on the one hand, a trunk delimited on two longitudinal sides by two trim panels each comprising intermediate and front support stops defined at the same vertical level, and, on the other hand, a support panel having a low position and comprising two longitudinal edges each having a lower face resting in a high position on the intermediate and front support stops of the corresponding trim panel.

This vehicle is characterized in that each lower face of a longitudinal edge comprises in an intermediate zone a protrusion intended, during placement of the support panel in its high position, to rest temporarily on the corresponding intermediate support stop by raising its longitudinal edge so that a front part of the latter is placed above the vertical level of the corresponding front abutment.

Thanks to this cooperation between the protrusions and the intermediate support stops, the placement of the support panel in its high position is significantly facilitated while being ergonomic for the user.

The land vehicle according to the invention may comprise other characteristics which may be taken separately or in combination, and in particular:

- each protrusion may comprise a front face inclined from front to rear and from top to bottom with respect to a remaining part of the lower face of its longitudinal edge, so as to gradually raise the latter during its movement towards the front while placing the support panel in its raised position;

- each protuberance can be defined in a front half of its longitudinal edge so as to be placed between the intermediate and front support stops of the corresponding covering panel, once the support panel has been placed in its high position;

- In a first embodiment, each protuberance can form an integral part of its longitudinal edge;

- in a second embodiment, each protrusion can be made by overmolding a plastic material;

- In a third embodiment, each protrusion can be a part which is attached by gluing or screwing;

- each trim panel may include a protruding part delimited in a front part by an edge defining its front abutment;

- each longitudinal edge can be interrupted before a front transverse edge of the support panel and can end, after its protuberance, by a front transverse end abutting against part of the edge of the protruding part when placing the support panel in its high position;

- its support panel can be made by molding a plastic material;

- it can be of the automotive type.

Brief description of figures

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent on examination of the detailed description below, and of the appended drawings (obtained in CAD/DAO (“Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Drawing”), from which gray levels), on which:

schematically illustrates, in a perspective view, part of the rear trunk of a vehicle according to the invention, with its support panel placed in its low position,

schematically illustrates, in a perspective view, part of the rear trunk of Figure 1 with the support panel placed in its high position,

schematically illustrates, in a front view, the right trim panel of the trunk of Figures 1 and 2, with the lower right protrusion of the right longitudinal edge of the support panel being supported on its right intermediate support stop during the placement of the support panel in its high position,

schematically illustrates, in a sectional view in an XZ plane, the right trim panel of the trunk of Figure 3, with the front transverse end of the right longitudinal edge of the support panel at the start of its support on the abutment of front right support thanks to the elevation caused by the support of the lower right protuberance on the right intermediate support stop, and

schematically illustrates, in a sectional view in the XZ plane, the right trim panel of the trunk of Figure 3, with the support panel placed in its high position.

Detailed description of the invention

The object of the invention is in particular to propose a vehicle V comprising a trunk CV equipped with a support panel PS which can be placed in a low position or in a high position more easily and ergonomically.

In what follows, it is considered, by way of non-limiting example, that the vehicle V is of the automobile type. This is for example a car as illustrated very partially and not exhaustively in Figures 1 and 2. But the invention is not limited to this type of vehicle. Indeed, the invention relates to any vehicle comprising at least one trunk provided with a support panel with two positions (low and high). Thus, the invention relates to all vehicles (land, sea (or river), and air).

In FIGS. 1 to 5, the direction X is the longitudinal direction of the vehicle V, which is substantially parallel to the lateral (or longitudinal) sides comprising the side doors, the direction Y is the transverse direction of the vehicle V, which is perpendicular to the direction longitudinal X, and the Z direction is the vertical direction of the vehicle V, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal X and transverse Y directions.

A part of a rear trunk CV of a vehicle V according to the invention has been schematically illustrated in FIG. This trunk CV is in particular delimited on two longitudinal sides (right and left) by two trim panels PA fixedly secured to the structure of the vehicle V. These two trim panels PA extend globally and substantially in planes XZ. Furthermore, the front part of the boot CV is delimited here by the backrest of a rear bench seat SV installed in a passenger compartment H of the vehicle V, but this is not compulsory. Indeed, this front part of the CV boot could be delimited by a fixed or removable partition, for example placed behind the seat backs or the back of a bench seat. In addition, the lower part of the CV box is partially delimited by a rigid PS support panel, defining a false floor and which can be placed, as required, in a low position (shown in Figure 1) or in a high position ( shown in Figures 2 and 5). It will be noted, as illustrated without limitation in FIGS. 1 and 2, that a boot carpet TC, preferably rigid, can be provided under the support panel PS. In this case, in its low position the support panel PS rests on this boot carpet TC, while in its high position the support panel PS and the boot carpet TC together delimit a hidden storage space.

In the following and the foregoing, a front part is a part of an area or an equipment which is oriented towards the front of the vehicle V, a rear part is a part of an area or an equipment which is opposite to its front part and oriented towards the rear end of the vehicle V, and an intermediate part is a part of an area or equipment which is comprised between its front and rear parts.

Furthermore, in what follows and above, an upper face is a face of an item of equipment which is oriented towards the ceiling (or roof) of the vehicle V (and therefore towards the sky), and a lower face is a face of a piece of equipment which is opposite its upper face and therefore oriented towards the floor of the vehicle V.

The support panel PS comprises two longitudinal edges BL (right and left) parallel to each other and connected to each other by a front transverse edge BTV and a rear transverse edge BTR. The longitudinal edges BL are substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction X, and the front transverse edges BTV and rear BTR are substantially parallel to the transverse direction Y. In addition, this support panel PS comprises an opposite lower face FI and an upper face FS to each other. As illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower face FI of each longitudinal edge BL comprises in an intermediate zone (between front and rear zones) a protuberance PD to which we will return later.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3 to 5 each panel PA includes an intermediate support stop BAI and a front support stop BAV which are defined at the same vertical level, but offset in the longitudinal direction X ( the front support stop BAV being placed in front of the intermediate support stop BAI with a distance typically separating them of a few tens of centimeters).

When the support panel PS is correctly placed in its high position, the lower face FI of its right longitudinal edge BL rests on the intermediate support stops BAI and front BAV of the right (and therefore corresponding) trim panel PA, and the lower face FI of its left longitudinal edge BL rests on the intermediate support stops BAI and front BAV of the left (and therefore corresponding) trim panel PA.

The protuberance PD that comprises the lower face FI of each longitudinal edge BL facilitates the placement of the support panel PS in its high position. In fact, and as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, each protuberance PD is intended, during the placement of the support panel PS in its high position, to rest temporarily on the corresponding intermediate support stop BAI by raising its own longitudinal edge BL so that the front part of the latter (BL) is placed above the vertical level of the corresponding front support stop BAV.

It will indeed be understood that when the user moves the support panel PS towards the front of the trunk CV, he must maintain his front transverse edge BTV above the level of the two intermediate support stops BAI, until 'it (BTV) is supported by its lower face FI on the latter (BAI), then it continues to slide the lower face FI of the support panel PS on the two intermediate support stops BAI. When the protrusions PD of the two longitudinal edges BL of the support panel PS come into contact respectively with the two intermediate support stops BAI, they cause a gradual straightening of the front part PV of the support panel PS, and therefore the front transverse edge BTV of the latter (PS) finally finds itself placed above the level of the two BAV front support stops just before it reaches them. Consequently, when the user continues to move the support panel PS towards the front of the trunk CV, the front transverse edge BTV can slide on the two front support stops BAV without the risk of being blocked, until that it reaches a final front position in which the protuberances PD are placed between the corresponding intermediate support stops BAI and front BAV. The user then only has to let the rear part PR of the support panel PS reach, by a slight downward rotation, a final rear position in which the rear transverse edge BTR rests on a rear support stop BAR and the longitudinal edges BL rest respectively on the corresponding intermediate support stops BAI and front BAV (see FIG. 5).

Thus, thanks to the cooperation between the protuberances PD and the intermediate support stops BAI, the placement of the support panel PS in its high position is notably facilitated while being ergonomic for the user, including when the latter does not use than one of his hands to manipulate the PS support panel. In addition, since there is no longer any risk of blocking the two longitudinal edges BL, the user no longer risks being annoyed and the front transverse ends AND of the latter (BL) like the front parts of the panels of PA skins are no longer at risk of being damaged.

It will be noted, as illustrated without limitation in FIGS. 3 to 5, that each protuberance PD can advantageously comprise a front face FV which is inclined from front to rear and from top to bottom with respect to the remaining part of the underside FI of its longitudinal edge BL. This makes it possible to gradually raise this longitudinal edge BL (and in particular its front transverse end ET) during its movement forwards during the placement of the support panel PS in its high position. This inclination can be linear and constant or increasing. This results in an even greater ease of sliding of the support panel PS on the intermediate support stops BAI during its movement forwards to reach its high position.

In a similar way, and as illustrated without limitation in FIGS. 3 to 5, each protrusion PD can advantageously comprise a rear face (opposite to its front face FV) which is inclined from the rear towards the front and from the top towards the bottom relative to the remaining part of the lower face FI of its longitudinal edge BL. This makes it possible to gradually raise this longitudinal edge BL during its rearward movement during the withdrawal of the support panel PS from its high position. This inclination can be linear and constant or increasing. This results in an even greater ease of sliding of the support panel PS on the intermediate support stops BAI during its movement backwards to leave its high position.

It will also be noted, as illustrated without limitation in FIGS. 3 to 5, that each protuberance PD can be defined in a front half of its longitudinal edge BL so as to be placed between the intermediate support stops BAI and front BAV of the panel d corresponding PA covering, once the PS support panel has been placed in its high position. Thus, in the high position, the protrusions PD do not interfere with the corresponding intermediate BAI and front BAV support stops.

At least three embodiments of the protrusions PD can be envisaged.

In a first embodiment, each protrusion PD can form an integral part of its longitudinal edge BL. Thus, the support panel PS is in one piece and therefore can be made entirely by molding, for example of a plastic material (possibly by an injection process).

In a second embodiment, each protuberance PD can be made by overmolding a plastic material. Thus, the support panel PS is also finally made in one piece, after having been produced by molding (apart from its protuberances PD), then by overmolding the latter (PD), possibly during two phases spaced out over time. The material (possibly plastic) in which the support panel PS is molded is not necessarily identical to that (plastic) in which the protuberances PD are overmoulded.

In a third embodiment, each protuberance PD can be a part which is attached by gluing or screwing onto the internal faces FI of the longitudinal edges BL. In this case, the support panel PS can also be made by molding a plastic material.

It will also be noted, as illustrated without limitation in FIGS. 1 to 5, that each trim panel PA may comprise a protruding (or advanced) part RP which is delimited in a front part by an edge BP defining its front abutment BAV.

In the presence of this last option, each longitudinal edge BL can be interrupted before the front transverse edge BTV of the support panel PS and can end, after its protuberance PD, by a front transverse end ET which abuts against part of the edge BP of the protruding part RP when placing the support panel PS in its high position. It will be understood that it is when the front transverse ends ET abut against the edges BR of the projecting parts RP of the two trim panels PA that the front transverse edge BTV of the support panel PS finds itself in its final front position.

It will also be noted, as illustrated without limitation in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, that each cladding panel PA may also include another protrusion PP defined before its protruding (or advanced) part RP and defining by an upper face its abutment d intermediary support BAI.

It will be understood that the projecting part RP and the other protuberance PP of each trim panel PA can be produced at the same time as the latter (PA) by molding a plastic material (possibly by an injection process).

Claims (10)

Vehicle (V) comprising i) a trunk (CV) delimited on two longitudinal sides (CL) by two trim panels (PA) each comprising intermediate (BAI) and front (BAV) support stops defined at the same level vertical, and ii) a support panel (PS) having a low position and comprising two longitudinal edges (BL) each having a lower face (FI) resting in a high position on said intermediate support stops (BAI) and front (BAV) of the corresponding trim panel (PA), characterized in that each lower face (FI) of a longitudinal edge (BL) comprises in an intermediate zone (ZI) a protrusion (PD) intended, during placement said support panel (PS) in its high position, to lean temporarily on said corresponding intermediate support stop (BAI) by raising its longitudinal edge (BL) so that a front part of the latter (BL) is placed above said vertical level of the corresponding front abutment (BAV). Vehicle according to Claim 1, characterized in that each protrusion (PD) comprises a front face (FV) inclined from front to rear and from top to bottom with respect to a remaining part of the lower face (FI) of its longitudinal edge (BL), so as to gradually raise the latter (BL) during its forward movement during said placement of the support panel (PS) in its high position. Vehicle according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each protrusion (PD) is defined in a front half of its longitudinal edge (BL) so as to be placed between the said intermediate (BAI) and front (BAV) support stops. of the covering panel (PA) corresponding, once said support panel (PS) placed in its high position. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each protuberance (PD) forms an integral part of its longitudinal edge (BL). Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each protrusion (PD) is produced by overmoulding of a plastic material. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each protrusion (PD) is a part added by gluing or screwing. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that each trim panel (PA) comprises a projecting part (RP) delimited in a front part by an edge (BP) defining its front abutment (BAV ). Vehicle according to Claim 7, characterized in that each longitudinal edge (BL) is interrupted before a front transverse edge (BTV) of said support panel (PS) and ends, after its protuberance (PD), in a front transverse end ( AND) abutting against a part of said edge (BP) of the projecting part (RP) during said placing of the support panel (PS) in its high position. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the said support panel (PS) is made by molding a plastic material. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it is of the automobile type.