JP2000085485A - On-vehicle tool storing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle tool storing structure that can reduce the number of part items, also make the floor face of the cargo chamber on a spare tire board, improve the visibility of on-vehicle tools and facilitate the manufacture of spare tire boards to be manufactured so as to conform to the width of each tire. SOLUTION: A spare tire board 5 to cover the upper opening of a spare tire containing recessed section is made of resin moldings, and recessed sections 12 and 16, which have a shape conforming to the shapes of on-vehicle tools (such as jack handles 9 and hole wrenches 10) are integrally formed on the back face side of the spare tire board 5 comprising the resin moldings. In this case, the on-vehicle tools 9 and 10 are fitted in these recessed sections 12 and 16 to be stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage structure for a vehicle-mounted tool applied to a four-wheeled vehicle or the like, and more particularly, to a jack handle or a wheel wrench on a spare tire board covering an upper opening of a spare tire storage recess. And the like for fixing a vehicle-mounted tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has been conventionally known that a concave portion is provided in a part of a rear floor of a four-wheeled vehicle and the concave portion is used as a concave portion for storing a spare tire so as to effectively utilize a rear space of a vehicle body. I have. In this type of four-wheeled motor vehicle, a spare tire board composed of a hard board (hard board) is usually used as a cover member for the spare tire storage recess, and the spare tire board is used to cover the upper opening of the spare tire storage recess. So that the rear floor is flush and the upper part of the spare tire board can be used as a luggage compartment.

[0003] By the way, there is a case in which a vehicle-mounted tool such as a jack handle or a wheel wrench is stored in the above-mentioned spare tire board or spare tire storage recess by assembling it for convenience of storage. . In such a case, a storage structure as shown in FIGS. 13 to 15 has been conventionally employed. First, in the case of FIG. 13, the iron clip 31 is swaged to the hard board 30 constituting the spare tire board with the caulking pin 32, whereby the hook portion 31 a of the iron clip 31 attached to the hard board 30 and the hard board 30 are connected. An in-vehicle tool (a jack handle or the like) 33 is fitted and fixed therebetween. In the case of FIG. 14, a resin clip 34 is mounted on the hard board 30, and the vehicle-mounted tool 33 is fitted and fixed in the engaging portion 34 a of the resin clip 34. In the case of FIG. 15, the floor panel 35
And a spare tire 37 stored in the spare tire storage recess 36.
And the vehicle-mounted tool 33 is interposed therebetween and fixed. Further, although not shown, a concave portion is formed on the back side (lower side) of the resin-made spare tire board, and the vehicle-mounted tool is stored in the concave portion so that the vehicle-mounted tool is placed above the spare tire board. There has also been proposed a structure that is fixed in a state of being mounted (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-63).
997).

[0004]

However, the above-described conventional storage structure for a vehicle-mounted tool has the following problems. That is, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, when the vehicle-mounted tool 33 is fixed to the hard board 30 using the iron clip 31 or the resin clip 34, the number of parts is reduced by the iron clip 31 or the resin clip 34. There is a problem that increases. In addition, since a part of the iron clip 31 and the resin clip 34 is disposed so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the hard board 30, the upper surface of the hard board 30 does not become flat. There is a problem that a flat luggage floor cannot be obtained. In order to make the floor of the luggage compartment flat, the in-vehicle tool 33 may be stored on the back side of the hard board 30 or, as shown in FIG.
It is conceivable to store the vehicle-mounted tool 33 under the spare tire 37. However, if such a storage structure is adopted, it is difficult to immediately find the vehicle-mounted tool 33 in an emergency (emergency) or the like. The storage location of the tool 33 and the presence or absence of the storage of the tool 33 cannot be immediately visually recognized. Also,
If the in-vehicle tool is inserted into the recess of the spare tire board and stored above the spare tire board as described above, remove the spare tire board when replacing the spare tire and turn the backside out. There is a problem that it is difficult to immediately find the on-vehicle tool 33 in this state, and the visibility is lacking.

The present invention has been made in view of such various problems, and has as its object to reduce the number of parts and to make the floor of the luggage compartment on a spare tire board flat. In addition, the spare tire boards corresponding to the respective spare tire widths can be easily resin-molded with one common molding die. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage structure of a vehicle-mounted tool that can simplify the manufacture of a board.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a spare tire board which covers an upper opening of a spare tire storage recess is formed as a resin molded product, and the spare tire board comprising the resin molded product is provided. The spare tire board has a shape corresponding to the shape of the vehicle-mounted tool, and a recessed concave portion is integrally formed on the back side of the spare tire board, and the vehicle-mounted tool is fitted and stored in the recessed portion. . Further, in the present invention, an engaging projection for fixing the vehicle-mounted tool is provided in the concave portion in the concave portion,
An opening is formed in a portion of the concave portion corresponding to a location where the engagement protrusion is provided. Further, in the present invention, a cutout portion or a dent portion into which one end of the vehicle-mounted tool can be inserted is provided at one end portion of the concave portion, and one end of the vehicle-mounted tool is fixed to the cutout portion or the dent portion. In addition, the other end portion of the vehicle-mounted tool is fixed by the engagement protrusion. Further, in the present invention, a spare tire board having a leg for holding a spare tire and a spare tire board having no leg for holding a spare tire are resin-molded by a nesting mold.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a rear portion of a floor panel 1 of a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a storage structure for a vehicle-mounted tool according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. The panel (1a) is provided with a concave portion (recess for storing a spare tire) 3 for storing the spare tire 2 therein. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the spare tire storage recess 3 is formed by a recess formed by lowering the rear portion 1 a of the floor panel 1 on the rear side of the rear seat 11 one step lower than the basic surface and dropping it downward. The upper opening 4 of the spare tire storage recess 3 is
The flat surface of the rear part 1a of the floor panel 1 is flattened by covering with the carpet 6 (FIG. 8).
And the like, and the upper space thereof can be used as a luggage room. In the present embodiment,
Spare tire board 5 is configured to be removable,
At the time of replacement of a spare tire or the like, the cover is opened as shown in FIG. When the spare tire board 5 is closed, that is, when the spare tire board 5 covers the upper opening 4 of the spare tire storage recess 3, a pair of engagement holes 20 a provided in the rear end edge of the spare tire board 5 are provided. , 20
The projection of the tail member trim (not shown) is inserted into the b (see FIG. 2), so that the spare tire board 5 is prevented from rattling.

The above-mentioned spare tire board 5 is made of an integrally molded product made of resin. The spare tire board 5 is provided with storage portions 7 and 8 for storing on-vehicle tools as shown in FIGS. ing. In the present embodiment, a jack handle 9, which is a kind of in-vehicle tool, is
And a wheel wrench 10, which is a kind of vehicle-mounted tool, is stored in the storage unit 8. The above-described jack handle 9 and wheel wrench 10
Is a type used as a set of two, and as shown in FIG. 3, the jack handle 9 is inserted into the through hole of the wheel wrench 10 and the Rotating work is performed.

Here, the storage units 7 and 8 will be described in detail as follows. First, the storage portion 7 will be described. The storage portion 7 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the jack handle 9 to be stored when the spare tire board 5 is molded with resin, and is formed on the back side of the spare tire board 5. A concave portion 12 having a concave shape is formed in the shape (see FIGS. 2, 4 and 5). Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, in the concave portion 12 and at an intermediate position (two positions) in the longitudinal direction of the concave portion 12,
Two pairs of engagement projections 13a and 13b for sandwiching and fixing the rod-shaped operation portion 9a of the jack handle 9 are integrally formed, and the engagement projections 13 of the concave portion 12 are integrally formed.
Openings 14a and 14b are formed in portions corresponding to the locations of the a and 13b, respectively, and these portions are open on both front and back surfaces. The end of the concave portion 12 opposite to the end of the concave portion 12 in which the hook portion 9b of the jack handle 9 is accommodated includes the end of the concave portion 12 and the main body 5a of the spare tire board 5. Between the main body 5a of the spare tire board 5 and the concave portion 12 as a space for jack handle insertion into which the tip 9c of the rod-shaped operation portion 9a of the jack handle 9 can be inserted.
Are formed at different levels from each other.

On the other hand, the wheel wrench 10 to be stored when the spare tire board 5 is molded with resin is stored in the storage portion 8.
Spare tire board 5 having a shape corresponding to the shape of
A concave portion 16 which is concavely curved is formed on the back side of the substrate. Then, an intermediate portion (2) in the concave portion 16 and in the longitudinal direction of the concave portion 16 is formed.
), Two pairs of engagement projections 17a and 17b for sandwiching and fixing the rod-shaped operation portion 10a of the wheel wrench 10
Are integrally formed in the same manner as the engagement protrusions 13a and 13b described above, and the engagement protrusion 17
The opening 18 is provided at a portion corresponding to the location where
a, 18b are formed, and this portion is opened on both front and back surfaces (see FIG. 2). Also, wheel wrench 10
An opening 18c is formed in an end portion of the concave portion 16 in which the engaging operation portion 10b is accommodated, and this opening is opened. An end portion opposite to the end portion has: Between the end of the concave portion 16 and the main body of the spare tire board 5, a jack handle insertion space into which the tip 10c of the rod-shaped operation portion 10a of the wheel wrench 10 can be inserted is the same as the bite cut portion 15 Is provided with a notch 19 (see FIG. 2).

The hook 9b of the jack handle 9
The dimensions of the end portion (concave portion) 12a of the concave portion 12 of the storage portion 7 in which the opening portion 18c of the storage portion 8 in which the engagement operation portion 10b of the wheel wrench 10 is stored are the same as those of the hook. When the operator's finger moves between the end portion 12a and the end face of the opening 18c and the hook portion 9b and the engagement operating portion 10b in a state in which the portion 9b and the engagement operating portion 10b are housed and arranged therein. It is set so that it can be inserted into the space.

When the jack handle 9 is stored in the spare tire board 5, as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 5, the tip end portion 9 c of the rod-shaped operation portion 9 a of the jack handle 9 is inserted into the cutout portion 15 of the storage portion 7. Is inserted obliquely and placed at the lower position of the main body 5a of the spare tire board 5, and under this state, the hook 9b of the jack handle 9 is rotated in the direction of the arrow α about the fulcrum P to jack the jack. By passing the rod-shaped operating portion 9a of the handle 9 downward at two locations between the engagement projections 13a and 13b against these elastic forces, the rod-shaped operation portion 9a is formed in a concave shape with the engagement projections 13a and 13b. The click engagement is made with the portion 12. Along with this, the tip 9c of the jack handle 9 is sandwiched between the main body 5a of the spare tire board 5 and the concave portion 12 at the position of the bite portion 15, so that this sandwiching action and the above-described operation are performed. The jack handle 9 is firmly fixed in the storage section 7 by two types of locking effects such as click engagement. Thus,
The hook portion 9b of the jack handle 9 is accommodated and disposed in the end portion 12a of the concave portion 12, and the jack handle 9 is stored (fixed) in the storage portion 7 without projecting on the surface of the spare tire board 5. You.

When the wheel wrench 10 is stored in the spare tire board 5, the tip 10 c of the rod-shaped operating portion 10 a of the wheel wrench 10 is bitten by the storage unit 8 in the same manner as in the case of storing the jack handle 9 described above. The rod-shaped operation portion 10a is click-engaged between the engagement protrusions 17a, 17b and the concave portion 16 at two places by inserting the cut-out portion 19 and rotating the wheel wrench 10. Accordingly, the tip 10 of the wheel wrench 10
c is sandwiched between the main body portion 5a of the spare tire board 5 and the concave portion 16 at the location of the bite-off portion 19, so that the clamping action and the click engagement described above
The wheel wrench 10 is firmly fixed in the storage part 8 by various kinds of locking effects. Thus, wheel wrench 1
The zero engaging operation portion 10b is accommodated and disposed in the opening 18c, and the wheel wrench 10 is stored (fixed) in the storage portion 8 without projecting on the surface of the spare tire board 5.

On the other hand, when removing the jack handle 9 from the storage portion 7, a finger is inserted into the end portion 12a of the concave portion 12 and the hook portion 9b of the jack handle 9 is moved in the direction of arrow β in FIG. ), The rod-shaped operation portion 9a of the jack handle 9 and the engagement projection 1 are rotated.
What is necessary is just to make it disengage the engagement state with 3a, 13b, and to pull out the front-end | tip part 9c of the rod-shaped operation part 9a from the bite-off part 15. Further, when removing the wheel wrench 10 from the storage section 8, a finger is inserted into the opening 18c and the engagement operation section 10a of the wheel wrench 10 is rotated in the arrow γ direction (upward direction) in FIG. Then, the engagement state between the rod-shaped operation portion 10a of the wheel wrench 10 and the engagement protrusions 17a, 17b may be released, and the tip portion 10c of the rod-shaped operation portion 10a may be pulled out from the cutout portion 19.

According to the storage structure of the on-vehicle tool having such a configuration, as described above, the synergistic effect of the two types of fixing structures formed by the cutout portions 15 and 19 and the engagement protrusions 13a, 13b and 17a, 17b is achieved. Thus, the jack handle 9 and the wheel wrench 10 can be firmly fixed to the storage portions 7 and 8, respectively. And since it is not necessary to use iron clips, resin clips, etc., which were conventionally used,
The floor of the luggage compartment on the spare tire board can be made flat.

In addition, under the condition that the jack handle 9 and the wheel wrench 10 are stored in the storage portions 7 and 8, respectively, the presence or absence of these in-vehicle tools from both sides of the spare tire board 5, and It is possible to immediately and surely visually recognize the disposition location. That is, when the front side of the spare tire board 5 is viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow M in FIG. 8 in a closed state in which the upper opening 4 of the spare tire storage recess 3 is covered with the spare tire board 5, Jack handle 9 as shown in FIG.
In addition, the portion of the wheel wrench 10 excluding the tip portions 9c and 10c of the rod-shaped operation portions 9a and 10a can be visually recognized. When the back surface of the spare tire board 5 in the open state is viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow N in FIG.
The openings 14a, 14b and 18a, 18b, 1 as shown in FIG.
The rod-shaped operating portions 9a and 10a of the jack handle 9 and the wheel wrench 10 can be partially visually recognized through the respective holes 8c. 9 and FIG.
A plurality of locations indicated by are visible portions.

Further, in this embodiment, engagement projections 13a, 13b and 17 are formed in the concave portions 12 and 16 to securely fix the jack handle 9 and the wheel wrench 10.
a and 17b are integrally formed. in this case,
By providing the engagement projections 13a, 13b and 17a, 17b,
The concave portion 1 as a bottom wall for receiving the vehicle-mounted tool as described above.
If the spare tire board 5 is provided on the main body 5a of the spare tire board 5, the resin molding of the spare tire board 5 must be performed in a slide-type structure. 13a, 13b
Are defined as openings (holes) 14a, 14b and openings (holes) 18a, 18b of the concave portion 16 corresponding to the engagement projections 17a, 17b. It is sufficient to use an inexpensive resin molding die having a simple structure without using a resin molding die having a slide-type structure, so that the cost of the spare tire board 5 can be reduced.

Since the spare tire 2 has various dimensions, it is necessary to manufacture the spare tire board 5 according to the width (spare tire width) of the spare tire 2 housed in the spare tire housing recess 3. There is. Specifically, when the width of the spare tire is narrow, the legs 21 for holding the spare tire are provided on the main body 5a of the spare tire board 5 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 12A, it is necessary to prevent the legs 21 as indicated by the alternate long and short dash lines from being provided on the main body 5 a of the spare tire board 5. Therefore, it is required to prepare a dedicated mold for each spare tire width and perform resin molding of the spare tire board 5, but in the present embodiment, a nested mold (a mold using a nest) is used. 22), the spare tire board 5 is resin-molded, so that one common molding die 22 is used for resin molding various spare tire boards 5 corresponding to various spare tire widths.

When the spare tire board 5 having the legs 21 is molded with a resin, the upper mold 22a and the lower mold 2 constituting the nesting mold 22 as shown in FIG.
Resin molding of the spare tire board 5 may be performed by fitting nests 24a, 24b having a shape corresponding to the legs 21 into the molding recesses 23a, 23b of the 2b and fixing them by bolting or the like. . When the spare tire board 5 without the legs 21 is molded with resin, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the concave portions 2 of the upper mold 22a and the lower mold 22b
What is necessary is just to fix it by bolting etc. in the state which filled 3a, 23b with the inserts 25a, 25b, and to perform resin molding. By using a nest corresponding to the height of the legs 21, it is possible to resin mold the spare tire board 5 having the legs 21 of various heights.

By using such a nesting mold 22, spare tire boards 5 respectively corresponding to spare tires 2 having different spare tire widths can be easily manufactured by one common nesting mold 22. The production cost of the spare tire board 5 can be reduced.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
Various modifications and changes are possible based on the technical concept of the present invention. For example, the number of the engagement projections and the openings provided corresponding thereto can be arbitrarily set as necessary.
In addition, various in-vehicle tools (such as a driver and a spanner) other than the jack handle 9 and the hole wrench 10 can be configured to be stored in the spare tire board 5. Also, instead of the above-described bite-off portions 15, 19, the jack handle 9 and the tip portions 9c, 1 of the hole wrench 10 are provided.
You may make it provide the recessed part which can insert 0c, respectively.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a spare tire board that covers an upper opening of a spare tire storage recess is formed as a resin molded product, and the spare tire board made of the resin molded product is formed into a shape of a vehicle-mounted tool. It has a corresponding shape and is integrally formed with a concave portion recessed on the back side of the spare tire board, and the in-vehicle tool is fitted and stored in this concave portion, so that the in-vehicle tool This eliminates the need for a separate component such as an iron clip or a resin clip for attachment, and thus reduces the number of components. Further, since it is not necessary to use an iron clip or a resin clip, the floor of the luggage compartment on the spare tire board can be made flat.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an engaging projection for fixing a vehicle-mounted tool is provided in the concave portion of the spare tire board, and the engaging projection is provided. Since the opening is formed in the concave portion corresponding to the location, the on-board tool stored in the concave portion of the spare tire board can be visually recognized from the front side of the spare tire board, and the spare tire board The in-vehicle tool in the stored state can be visually recognized from the back side of the vehicle through the opening. Therefore, no matter what condition the spare tire board is placed in, the presence or absence of the on-board tools stored in the spare tire board and the storage location of the on-board tools can be found immediately, The visibility of the tool can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a cut-out portion or a recessed portion into which one end of a vehicle-mounted tool can be inserted is provided at one end of the concave portion of the spare tire board. Since the one end of the vehicle-mounted tool is fixed to the recess, and the other end of the vehicle-mounted tool is fixed by the engagement protrusion, the fixing action by the cutout or the recess is achieved. By the synergistic effect of the fixing action by the engagement projection, the vehicle-mounted tool can be firmly fixed in the concave portion of the spare tire board.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a spare tire board having legs for holding a spare tire and a spare tire board having no legs for holding a spare tire are resin-molded by a nesting mold. Thus, the spare tire boards respectively corresponding to the respective spare tire widths can be easily resin-molded with one common molding die, and the production of the spare tire boards can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a rear part of a floor panel of a four-wheeled vehicle provided with a storage structure for a vehicle-mounted tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a spare tire board used for the storage structure of the vehicle-mounted tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a jack handle and a hole wrench are used in combination with each other.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which a jack handle is stored in a concave portion of the spare tire board.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an operation when the jack handle is stored in the concave portion of the spare tire board.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hook portion of the jack handle for explaining an operation at the time of removing the jack handle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an engaging operation portion of the hole wrench for explaining an operation at the time of removing the hole wrench.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the rear part of the vehicle compartment showing a state where a spare tire board is opened.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a spare tire board in which a jack handle and a hole wrench are stored, as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the spare tire board in a state where the jack handle and the hole wrench are stored, as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 11A is a sectional view of a main part of a spare tire board having legs for holding a spare tire, and FIG.
(B) is a sectional view showing a nesting mold for resin-molding the spare tire board.

FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a spare tire board having no legs for holding a spare tire, and FIG.
(B) is a sectional view showing a nesting mold for resin-molding the spare tire board.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional structure for storing a vehicle-mounted tool, and showing a conventional example in which the vehicle-mounted tool is attached to a spare tire board via an iron clip.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing another conventional vehicle-mounted tool storage structure in which a vehicle-mounted tool is attached to a spare tire board via a resin clip.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing still another conventional vehicle-mounted tool storage structure, in which a vehicle-mounted tool is fixed between a spare tire storage recess and a spare tire. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor panel 2 Spare tire 3 Spare tire storage recess 4 Upper opening 5 Spare tire board 7, 8 Storage section 9 Jack handle 10 Wheel wrench 12 Concave section 13a, 13b, 17a, 17b Engagement projection 14a, 14b, 18a, 18b , 18c Openings 15, 19 Bites 21 Spare Tire Holding Legs 22 Nesting Molds 24a, 24b, 25a, 25b Nesting R Visible Part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A spare tire board covering an upper opening of a spare tire storage recess is made of a resin molded product, and the spare tire board made of the resin molded product has a shape corresponding to the shape of a vehicle-mounted tool and the spare tire. A storage structure for an in-vehicle tool, wherein a recessed concave portion is integrally formed on the back side of the board, and the in-vehicle tool is fitted and stored in the concave portion. 2. An engaging projection for fixing the in-vehicle tool in the concave portion is provided in the concave portion, and an opening is formed in a portion of the concave portion corresponding to a location where the engaging projection is provided. The storage structure for a vehicle-mounted tool according to claim 1, wherein a portion is formed. 3. An indented portion or a recessed portion into which one end of the in-vehicle tool can be inserted at one end of the concave portion, and one end of the in-vehicle tool is fixed to the indented portion or the recessed portion. 3. The storage structure of a vehicle-mounted tool according to claim 2, wherein the other end portion of the vehicle-mounted tool is fixed by the engagement protrusion. 4. A spare tire board having a foot for holding a spare tire and a spare tire board having no foot for holding a spare tire are resin-molded by a nesting mold. The storage structure of the vehicle-mounted tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3.