JP2000108791A - Trunk board for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arrange a washable tank to effectively utilize a space without increasing the number of part items and a cost. SOLUTION: A trunk board 3 for an automobile is formed into a hollow shape by blow-molding, a reverse side wall part 33 is projected to a side of a surface side wall part 31 to contact air-tightly each other, and a tank part 51 is composed thereby of a board body 30 formed partitionedly, an injection port 43 opened in the surface side wall part 31 constituting the tank part 51, and a cap 45. A pump 55 for forcibly feeding a washer liquid 63 is provided neighboring on the tank part 51.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trunk board for an automobile, which is mounted so as to seal an upper opening of a storage formed so as to be concave on a floor surface of a rear luggage compartment of the automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, as this kind of trunk board for automobiles, there has been known a trunk board formed in a hollow shape by a blow molding method (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-78145 or Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. -83850). Such an automobile trunk board is used as a lid for sealing an opening of a storage for storing, for example, spare tires, which is formed so as to be concave in a floor surface of a rear luggage compartment of the automobile. In addition, such a trunk board for an automobile is formed by a blow molding method and is formed in a hollow shape to reduce the weight.

[0003]

Incidentally, there is an automobile in which a wiper and a washer mechanism are attached to a rear window. In such an automobile, it is necessary to arrange a tank for storing a washer liquid in a luggage compartment.

However, when the above-mentioned tank is to be provided, an installation space is required, the number of parts increases, the manufacturing cost increases, and the cost associated with an increase in the number of assembly steps increases. There is an inconvenience.

On the other hand, an automobile trunk board formed in a hollow shape by a blow molding method like the above-mentioned conventional automobile trunk board has an internal space left as an unused space.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tank for storing a washer liquid in an unused space without increasing the number of parts and cost. It is to arrange by using effectively.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an opening of a storage box formed to be concave on a floor surface or a side surface of a rear luggage compartment of an automobile is sealed. It is premised on an automobile trunk board that is arranged to stop. In this device, the front side wall portion, the back side wall portion, and the side wall portion are formed in a hollow shape by a blow molding method, and a part of the internal space is formed by projecting the back side wall portion toward the front side wall portion side. It is configured to include a board main body in which a tank section is formed by being brought into close contact with each other, an inlet opening in a wall constituting the tank section, and a cap for opening and closing the inlet.

In the case of the above construction, a part of the internal space of the automobile trunk board formed in a hollow shape by blow molding projects the back side wall portion toward the front side wall portion and closely adheres to each other to form a tank portion. By doing so, it is possible to effectively use the internal space of the board body, which is usually unused space. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the tank portion is manufactured as a separate member, and the number of parts is reduced, so that the number of assembly steps is reduced, and as a result, the cost is reduced. Thus, the tank can be provided.

Further, the tank portion can be formed so as to protrude from the back side wall portion as long as it does not interfere with the storage items (for example, spare tires and the like) stored in the storage, and the tank capacity is provided. Can be set freely.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a pump mounting portion for mounting a pump for pumping a liquid stored in the tank portion to a portion to be sprayed through a hose is provided adjacent to the tank portion. And formed on the back side wall.

In the case of the above configuration, the pump mounting portion is formed on the back side wall portion and the pump is integrally attached to the board body, so that the pump can be easily assembled. In addition, since the pump is exposed when the board body is turned over, maintenance of the pump can be easily performed. In this case, for example, a concave portion is formed by making the rear side wall portion concave toward the front side wall portion, and a pump is provided in this concave portion, thereby saving space in disposing the pump.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a rear luggage compartment 13 of an automobile 1 in which an automobile trunk board according to an embodiment of the present invention is arranged. This automobile 1 is configured as a so-called hatchback type vehicle, An outlet 25 from which a washer liquid is blown is attached to the rear window 23 as a part. And the above-mentioned car trunk board 3
As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, it is used as a lid for sealing an opening of a storage 19 of a spare tire 17 formed to be concave on the floor surface 15 of the rear luggage compartment 13. The floor mat 21 is arranged on the automobile trunk board 3.

FIG. 3 shows the front side of the trunk board 3 for an automobile, and FIG. 4 shows the back side thereof. The trunk board 3 for the automobile is formed by a blow molding method as shown in FIG. 31, the back wall 33, and the side wall 37 are formed to be hollow and have an internal space 35. The trunk board 3 for an automobile includes a board main body 30 in which a tank portion 51 described later is formed, and a pump 55 for pumping the washer liquid in the tank portion 51 to the rear window 23.

The front side wall portion 31 of the board body 30 includes:
A substantially circular concave portion 41 is formed, and an injection port 43 is formed at a substantially central position of the concave portion 41 so as to project upward and open (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 5). The inlet 43 is provided with a cap 45 which is detachably attached and opens and closes the inlet 43. The height of the inlet 43 is such that the upper surface of the cap 45 has the upper surface 31a. Is set to be flush with.

On the other hand, the back side wall 33 of the board body 30
Has a substantially rectangular tank portion 51 protruding therefrom.
The tank portion 51 is configured such that the rear side wall portion 33 is connected to the front side wall portion 3.
A part of the internal space 35 is defined and formed by projecting toward one side and closely contacting each other (see FIG. 4 or FIG. 5). The tank 51 has a depression 5
The depression 53 is formed by protruding the back side wall 33 toward the front side wall 31 and closely contacting the same. Due to the formation of the depression 53,
The strength of the tank 51 is improved.

The pump 55 is provided adjacent to the tank 51 (see FIG. 4 or FIG. 5). The pump 55 is formed in the tank 51 so as to be concave. It is housed in the mounting portion 71. The pump mounting portion 71 is constituted by a side wall 73 of the tank portion 51 and a support piece 57 which is formed opposite to the side wall 73 so as to protrude to the rear side. The pump 55 is provided with the side wall 73 and the support piece 57. It is to be sandwiched between. The support piece 57 has a protruding portion 5 that protrudes toward the tank portion 51 so that the distance between the tip end thereof and the side wall of the tank portion 51 is smaller than the width of the pump 55.
9 are formed. The mounting of the pump 55 is performed as follows. That is, when the pump 55 is inserted from above to below as shown in FIG. 4 between the tank portion 51 and the support piece 57, the projecting portion 59 is elastically deformed to the side away from the tank portion 51. The pump 55 is connected to the support piece 57 and the tank 51.
The pump 55 is inserted between the side wall 73 of the tank portion 51 and the support piece 57 in the pump mounting portion 71, and is prevented from falling by the protrusion 59. (See FIG. 5). The inflow port 61 of the pump 55 is configured to be inserted into the inside of the tank section 51 from the side wall 73 of the tank section 51. The pressure is fed to the rear window 23 (see FIG. 4).

Next, the operation and effect of the above embodiment will be described.

The rear wall portion 33 of the automobile trunk board 3 formed by blow molding protrudes toward the front wall portion 31 and is brought into close contact with each other to form the tank portion 51 so as to partition the tank portion 51, usually in an unused space. A part of a certain internal space 35 can be effectively used as the tank 51. Further, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the tank portion 51 is manufactured as a separate member. Furthermore, since the number of parts is reduced, the number of assembly steps is reduced,
As a result, the tank 51 can be provided at a reduced cost.

Further, the tank 51 is provided with the storage 19
As long as it does not interfere with the spare tire 17 housed in the vehicle, it can be formed so as to protrude from the rear side wall portion 33, and the tank capacity can be set freely.

In addition, the pump 55 can be easily assembled by integrally attaching the pump 55 to the board body. In addition, since the pump 55 is exposed when the board body is turned over, the pump 55 is exposed.
5 can be easily performed.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes various other embodiments. That is, in the above embodiment,
The car trunk board 3 is supposed to be mounted as a lid of the storage 19 formed on the floor surface 15, but is not limited to this, and is provided to be concave on the side wall of the luggage compartment, for example. An automobile trunk board formed as a lid of a storage for storing tools may be formed in a hollow shape by a blow molding method, and a tank portion may be formed in the trunk board.

In the above embodiment, the inlet 43 is formed so as to open to the front side wall 31 constituting the tank portion 51. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inlet 43 may be formed so as to open to the back side wall 33. Alternatively, it may be formed on the side wall of the tank 51.

In the above embodiment, the pump 55 is provided so as to be integral with the board main body 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pump is provided at a position close to the washer fluid outlet of the rear window 23. You may make it.

In the above-described embodiment, the floor mat 21 is arranged on the trunk board 3 for the automobile. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the floor mat 21 is arranged so that the floor mat becomes the skin of the trunk board for the automobile. A unit formed integrally with the floor mat may be used.

In the above embodiment, the front side wall 31 is flattened and the back side wall 33 is projected toward the front side wall 31 so that the front side wall 31 and the back side wall 33 are brought into close contact with each other. Although the tank portion 51 is formed by partitioning, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front side wall portion 31 and the back side wall portion 33 are formed by projecting the front side wall portion 31 toward the back side wall portion 33. The tank portion may be defined by closely contacting each other, or the tank portion may be defined by projecting both the front side wall portion 31 and the rear side wall portion 33 to opposing sides and closely contacting each other. Good.

[0027]

As described above, according to the automobile trunk board according to the first aspect of the present invention, a part of the internal space of the automobile trunk board formed into a hollow shape by the blow molding method has a back wall portion. The inner space, which is usually an unused space, can be effectively used by projecting the outer side wall portion and bringing the tank portion into close contact with each other to form the tank portion. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the tank portion is manufactured as a separate member, and the number of parts is reduced, so that the number of assembly steps can be reduced, and as a result, the cost can be reduced. Thus, the above-mentioned tank portion can be provided.

Further, the tank portion can be formed so as to protrude from the back side wall portion as long as it does not interfere with the storage items stored in the storage, and the tank capacity can be freely set. it can.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, the pump mounting portion is formed on the back side wall portion and the pump is integrally attached to the board body. The pump can be easily assembled. Further, since the pump is exposed when the board body is turned over, maintenance of the pump can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rear luggage compartment of an automobile in which an automobile trunk board of the present invention is disposed.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an AA section in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a front side of a trunk board for an automobile.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the back side of the automobile trunk board.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a BB section of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automobile 3 Automobile trunk board 13 Rear luggage compartment 15 Floor surface 19 Storage room 23 Rear window (sprayed part) 30 Board body 31 Front side wall part 33 Back side wall part 35 Internal space 37 Side wall part 43 Inlet 45 Cap 51 Tank part 55 Pump 63 Washer liquid (liquid) 65 Washer hose (hose) 71 Pump mounting part

Claims (2)

[Claims] An automobile trunk board disposed to seal an opening of a storage box formed so as to be concave on a floor surface or a side surface of a rear luggage compartment of an automobile, wherein a front side wall is formed by a blow molding method. The tank portion is defined by forming a hollow shape with the portion, the back side wall portion, and the side wall portion, and a part of the internal space in which the back side wall portion protrudes toward the front side wall portion and closely adheres to each other. An automobile trunk board, comprising: a board body; an inlet opening in a wall constituting the tank portion; and a cap for opening and closing the inlet. 2. The pump mounting part according to claim 1, wherein a pump mounting part for mounting a pump for pumping the liquid stored in the tank part to the part to be sprayed through a hose is formed on the back side wall part adjacent to the tank part. An automobile trunk board characterized by the above-mentioned.