JP2000185670A - Body structure of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body structure for an automobile in which a luggage room 3 is easily changeable between a condition provided with waterproofing performance and security performance as in a sedan type, and a condition where a high luggage can be loaded as in a pickup type. SOLUTION: A luggage panel 4 to partition and form an upper part of a luggage room provided at a rear part of a car body is detachably provided to be rotatable about a luggage hinge 13. The luggage panel 4 is formed flat on the side to constitute an inner surface in a condition where it is disposed at such a position as to partition and form the luggage room 3. The luggage panel 4 is formed to be disposed at a specified position in the luggage room 3 with above inner surface upward when disposed at a specified position to cover a rear floor panel 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure, and more particularly to a vehicle body structure that can be used in various ways according to the purpose of a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a passenger car has a sedan type in which an engine room, a living room, and a luggage room are independently configured.
Some are classified into a pickup type and a wagon type in which a living room and a luggage room are integrated. The sedan type automobile SV is useful in terms of waterproofing and security of luggage, and the pickup type automobile PV is useful in loading high luggage.

[0003] As a body structure of an automobile, for example, the one shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) is disclosed in JP-A-6-191436.
No. 6,009,045. The body structure of this car is
A luggage room 22 is provided behind the living room 21, and the living room 21 and the luggage room 22 are partitioned by a partition plate 23. This luggage room 2
Above 2, a rear roof 24 is provided to be freely opened and closed. A back door 25 is provided at a rear portion of the luggage room 22, and a back window glass 26 is provided on the back door 25 so as to be freely opened and closed. Rear roof 24,
If the back window 26 and the rear side window glass 27 are opened, and the roof end bar 28 is removed from the vehicle body and stored in the storage box 29, it can be used as a pickup type. When the vehicle is used as a wagon-type vehicle by connecting the living room 21 and the luggage room 22 with each other, the partition plate 23 is stored in the storage box 29.

[0004]

However, in the sedan type or pickup type or the like in which the appearance of the body is fixed as described above, the loading and carrying function of the luggage and the like are limited, and the user is required to handle the situation according to the situation. It was inconvenient to use it for multiple purposes. Further, in the vehicle body structure disclosed in JP-A-6-191436, various usages are possible according to the purpose of the user.
Opening / closing of the back window glass 26 and the rear side window glass 27 and attachment / detachment of the roof end bar 28 become very complicated, which is inconvenient for the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sedan type having waterproof and security properties and a high pickup type luggage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle body structure in which a luggage room can be easily changed depending on a state, and both types can be easily used.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to claim 1 is to rotate a luggage panel which defines an upper part of a luggage space provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body around a hinge portion. Movably and detachably provided, the luggage panel is provided with a flat surface constituting a floor portion when the luggage panel removed from the position forming the luggage space is disposed at a predetermined position covering the rear floor panel, and A luggage panel is formed so that it can be arranged at a predetermined position in the luggage space with the flat surface facing upward.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the luggage panel is formed so as to be able to be arranged at a predetermined position with the outer surface facing downward when the luggage space is defined.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the luggage panel is formed so as to be able to be disposed at a predetermined position with a portion located on the front side of the vehicle body at a position where the luggage space is defined and formed on the rear side.

According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, when the luggage space is used in a state where the luggage panel is attached to a partition position where the luggage space is formed, the luggage space is waterproof and secure. on the other hand,
When the luggage panel is removed from the partitioning position and is arranged at a predetermined position covering the rear floor panel, the luggage space is opened at an upper portion, so that a high height load can be loaded.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the surface that becomes the outer surface at the partition position is located at the predetermined position with the lower side, the luggage loaded in the luggage space can be placed on the outer surface of the luggage panel. , And the outer surface can be prevented from being damaged by the load.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the luggage panel is arranged at the predetermined position with the rear side at the partition position being the front side. Even if a shape wider than the width is adopted, it is possible to dispose it at the predetermined position without interfering with the tire house.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a sedan type automobile will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Has a luggage room 3 and a luggage room 3 as a luggage space. The luggage room 3 includes a luggage panel 4, a tailgate panel assembly 5, a rear floor panel 6, a rear floor side panel 7, a quarter panel 8, and a partition plate 9.

The bottom of the luggage room 3 is constituted by a rear floor side panel 7 and a rear floor panel 6. The rear floor side panels 7 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the vehicle body 1, and as shown in FIG. 2, the inner end in the vehicle width direction is bent downward in a stepwise manner to form two steps. Both ends of the rear floor panel 6 are fixed to the lower end of the rear floor side panel 7. A step portion 7b, which is one step lower than the upper surface 7a of the rear floor side panel 7, is formed in a shape in which the luggage panel 4 can be placed. When the luggage panel 4 is placed on the step portion 7b, the top surface of the luggage panel 4 It is formed so as to be almost the same height as the upper surface 7a of the side panel 7.

As shown in FIG. 3, the luggage panel 4 is designed so that the luggage panel 4 is positioned at a partition position (hereinafter, referred to as a normal position) that defines the luggage room 3 (the upper side in FIG. 3). Is formed wider than the portion located on the rear side. As shown in FIG. 4, the rear floor side panel 7 allows the luggage panel 4 to be placed on the stepped portion 7b so as not to interfere with the tire house of the rear wheel of the vehicle. From the rear to the rear side. Upper surface 7a of both rear floor side panels 7 and step 7
The connection surface with the b serves as a positioning portion when the luggage panel 4 is placed on the step 7b.

The partition plate 9 serves to partition the living room 2 and the luggage room 3, is formed so as to extend substantially perpendicular to the rear floor panel 6, and a portion above the lower end of the back window glass 10 is a part of the vehicle body 1. It is formed so as to extend toward the front side.

The quarter panel 8 is formed symmetrically.
The upper part is formed so as to be bent toward the center of the vehicle width and extend horizontally, and a luggage weather strip 11 is provided at the end thereof. The rear part of the quarter panel 8 is also bent toward the center of the vehicle width.

The tailgate panel assembly 5 includes a hinge 1 provided between a lower portion thereof and a rear floor panel 6.
It is supported rotatably in the vertical direction with respect to the rear floor panel 6 via the second, and is configured to be held in a horizontal position when rotated downward. The tailgate panel assembly 5 has a luggage weather strip 1 on the top.
1. A luggage lock 13 is provided. The tailgate panel assembly 5 is formed such that both ends thereof are in contact with the end of the rear bent portion of the quarter panel 8 when arranged in the closed position.

The luggage panel 4 is rotatably and detachably supported on the lower side of the back window glass 10 via a luggage hinge 14 with respect to the partition plate 9. As shown in FIG. 5A, a pair of luggage hinges 14 are provided, a support portion 15 protruding from the partition plate 9, a bearing portion 16 integrally formed at the base end of the luggage panel 4, and a support portion 15. And a support shaft 17 inserted into the bearing portion 16. The bearing portion 16 is provided on the inner surface side of the luggage panel 4 and has an arc portion 16b which is partially cut out and is continuous with the hole 16a, as shown in FIG. 5B. The luggage panel 4 is formed with a concave portion 18 adjacent to the bearing portion 16 for accommodating the support portion 15 and allowing the support shaft 17 to move out of the hole 16a of the bearing portion 16. The support shaft 17 is supported in a state of being fitted into the fitting hole of the support portion 15, and the luggage panel 4 is supported via the bearing portion 16.
Is rotatably supported. The support shaft 17 includes the support portion 15 and the support shaft 1.
7 are prevented from coming off by split pins (neither is shown) which is inserted into the hole formed in 7. Luggage panel 4
Is provided with a luggage weather strip 11 extending in the vehicle width direction on the rear side of the vehicle body from the support portion 15. Note that the upper surface of the luggage panel 4 attached to the partition plate 9 is an outer surface, and the lower surface is an inner surface.

A luggage striker 19 is provided at the center of the inner surface of the luggage panel 4 on the front end side. The luggage striker 19 employs a known configuration in which the luggage striker 19 is automatically locked when the luggage panel 4 is closed in cooperation with the luggage lock 13. The luggage lock 13 is unlocked by an external key.
When the lock 3 is unlocked, the tip of the luggage panel 4 is pushed up to a position convenient for the user to handle with a lift mechanism (not shown).

The luggage panel 4 is made of resin and has an outer surface curved by blow molding and an inner surface formed flat.
It is hollow for weight reduction. In the closed position, the luggage panel 4 is formed such that the peripheral edge thereof comes into contact with the luggage weather strip 11 of the tailgate panel assembly 5, the quarter panel 8 and the partition plate 9. In this state, the luggage panel 4 covers the upper opening of the luggage room 3 and is kept locked by the luggage lock 13. The periphery of the luggage panel 4 comes into contact with the luggage weather strip 11, so that water, dust and the like do not enter the luggage room 3. Therefore, a trunk room having excellent waterproofing and security performance is formed at the rear portion of the vehicle body 1 like a conventional sedan type automobile.

Next, the operation of the body structure of the automobile configured as described above will be described. As shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, the luggage panel 4 is normally arranged at the closed position of A. When the locked state of the luggage lock 13 is released by a key, the rear portion of the luggage panel 4 is raised by an amount suitable for hanging. Then, when the rear part of the luggage panel 4 is lifted, the luggage panel 4 is pivoted upward about the support shaft 17 of the luggage hinge 14 and is disposed at a position B at the time of the upward opening indicated by a chain line in FIG. When a tall load is to be loaded in the luggage room 3, the luggage panel 4 is removed and placed in a state indicated by a chain line C in FIG.

In order to remove the luggage panel 4, the cotter pin is attached to the support shaft 1 in the state B when the luggage panel 4 is opened upward.
Then, the support shaft 17 is moved to a position where the support shaft 17 is separated from the hole 16a of the bearing portion 16 of the luggage panel 4. In this state, the luggage panel 4 is the arc portion 1 of the bearing portion 16.
6b, and the luggage panel 4 becomes detachable from the vehicle body 1 side. The removed luggage panel 4 is placed on the step portion 7b of the rear floor side panel 7 in a state where it is turned upside down and upside down.
The luggage panel 4 is positioned by a connection surface between the upper surface 7a of the rear floor side panel 7 and the step 7b. The inner surface of the luggage panel 4 is formed in a flat shape, and the upper surface of the luggage panel 4 is arranged at the same height as the upper surface 7a of the rear floor side panel 7 when the deck is stored C, so that the rear deck portion has a flat wide floor. Surface.

When attaching the luggage panel 4 disposed at a predetermined position covering the rear floor panel 6 to the partition plate 9, the luggage panel 4 placed on the rear floor side panel 7 is lifted. Next, the luggage panel 4 is turned upside down and upside down, and the arc portion 16 b of the bearing portion 16 is arranged at a position where it engages with the support shaft 17 protruding from the support portion 15. Next, the support shaft 17 is moved until it is inserted into the hole 16a of the bearing portion 16, and the split pin is inserted into the support portion 15 and the hole of the support shaft 17. Next, when the luggage panel 4 is rotated downward, and the luggage panel 4 is strongly pressed while the luggage striker 19 is in contact with the luggage lock 13, the luggage lock 13 is locked and the entire luggage room 3 is locked. .

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The luggage panel 4 is rotatably mounted around the luggage hinge 14 and is detachably attached thereto. The removed luggage panel 4 is disposed at a predetermined position covering the rear floor panel 6 to form a flat surface. It has become. Therefore, it is possible to select and use an advantageous use of the luggage space of the sedan type vehicle and the pickup type vehicle. That is, the luggage room 3 can be used in various ways according to the purpose of the user.

(2) When the luggage panel 4 is arranged on the step 7b of the rear floor side panel 7, the outer surface of the luggage panel 4 in the normal state A is arranged downward.
The outer surface of the luggage panel 4 can be prevented from being damaged by luggage loaded in the luggage room 3. The inner surface of the luggage panel 4 is a rear floor side panel 7.
Since it is arranged at the same height as the upper surface 7a of the vehicle and has a flat floor surface, the luggage can be easily placed.

(3) When the luggage panel 4 is arranged on the stepped portion 7b, the rear portion of the luggage panel 4 in the normal state A is located on the front side of the vehicle body 1, and the front base end side of the luggage panel 4 is located on the rear side of the vehicle body 1. The luggage panel 4 can be stored in a predetermined position in the luggage room 3 without being affected by the tire house even if the base end side of the luggage panel 4 is formed wide in design.

(4) Tailgate panel assembly 5
Is provided so as to be rotatable up and down via a hinge 12. Therefore, for example, if the tailgate panel assembly 5 is fixed in a state where it is horizontal with respect to the rear floor panel 6, loading of luggage in the luggage room 3 becomes easy, and a person can sit down.

(5) Since the luggage panel 4 is made of resin and is formed in a hollow, it becomes light and the luggage panel 4 can be easily removed. Also, mounting can be easily performed. (6) Since the luggage panel 4 is formed by blow molding, it can be easily formed into a shape having a hollow portion.

(7) Since the connecting surface between the upper portion 7a and the step portion 7b of the pair of rear floor side panels 7 functions as a positioning surface, the luggage panel 4 can be easily positioned at a predetermined position.

(8) The bearing 16 provided on the luggage panel 4 to form the luggage hinge 14 is a support shaft 1 supported by a support 15 provided on the partition plate 9 side.
7 has a circular arc portion 16b. Therefore, when removing the luggage panel 4 from the vehicle body 1,
Can be easily removed from the state in which is moved to a position where it is engaged with the arc portion 16b.

The embodiments are not limited to those described above, and may be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention as follows. In the above embodiment, the present invention is embodied as a sedan type vehicle, but may be applied to another type of vehicle, for example, a hatchback type vehicle. In this case, the partition plate 9 is disposed obliquely as shown in FIG.

When the luggage panel 4 is arranged on the rear floor side panel 7, for example, if the outer surface of the luggage panel 4 in a normal state A is made flat and made of a material that is not easily damaged, the front and back surfaces of the luggage panel 4 can be formed. Need not be reversed.

The shape of the luggage panel 4 is not limited to a wide shape at the base end, but may be changed as appropriate such as a shape with a narrow base end and a shape with a constant width. When the base end is a luggage panel 4 having a narrow width or a fixed width, it does not have to be turned back and forth when the deck is stored.

The upper surface of the luggage panel 4 may not be the same as the upper surface 7a of the rear floor side panel 7 when the deck is stored. ○ Steps for mounting the luggage panel 4 on both sides of the rear floor panel 6 are formed without forming the rear floor panel 6 and the rear floor side panel 7 separately, and the rear floor panel 6 is directly connected to the quarter panel 8. It may be fixed.

When removing the luggage panel 4 without providing the circular arc portion 16b on the bearing portion 16, the support shaft 17 may be completely removed from the bearing portion 16. The luggage panel 4 is formed by resin blow molding, but may be formed by a molding method other than blow molding, or may be formed by a metal plate or a composite material. Further, the shape may be a shape in which a large number of plate-shaped or honeycomb-shaped partitions are formed instead of hollow.

The positioning aid for the luggage panel 4 may be used without providing the positioning part for the luggage panel 4 on the rear floor side panel 7. For example, the movement of the luggage panel 4 is restricted by interposing a spacer as an auxiliary tool between the luggage panel 4 and the rear floor side panel 7. In this case, it is not necessary to form the step of the rear floor side panel 7 so as to exactly correspond to the shape of the luggage panel 4.

The support portion 15 constituting the luggage hinge 14 may be provided on the luggage panel 4 side, the bearing portion 16 may be provided on the partition plate 9 side, and the support shaft 17 may be removed together with the luggage panel 4.

When the luggage panel 4 is placed at a predetermined position covering the rear floor panel 6 with the outer surface facing downward, a cushion material such as rubber, sponge or the like may be provided at a position in contact with the outer surface. In this case, the outer surface is less likely to be damaged.

The luggage room 3 may have a configuration in which the rear portion is not opened, that is, a configuration in which the tailgate panel assembly 5 cannot rotate. A technical idea grasped from the embodiment and not described in the claims,
The effects are described below.

(1) In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the pair of rear floor side panels are formed such that inner ends in the vehicle width direction are bent stepwise.
The luggage panel is formed so as to be mountable on the rear floor side panel while being positioned at the step of the rear floor side panel. In this case, the positioning of the luggage panel can be easily performed.

(2) In the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the hinge portion is provided on one of the vehicle body side and the luggage panel side, and the bearing is provided on the other side. Part, and a support shaft inserted into the support part and the bearing part. The support part is supported by a support shaft detached from the hole of the bearing part with the luggage panel disposed at the open position. Arc portion. In this case, attachment and detachment of the luggage panel from the vehicle body are simplified.

[0043]

As described in detail above, according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, a sedan type waterproof and security state and a pickup type high load can be loaded. The luggage room can be easily changed to a suitable state, and both types can be easily used properly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the luggage panel is disposed at a predetermined position with the outer surface of the luggage panel facing downward in a normal state, so that the outer surface of the luggage panel is not damaged by luggage mounted in the luggage room. Can be prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the rear part of the luggage panel in the normal state is disposed so as to be on the front side of the vehicle body, the luggage panel is formed by design so that the rear side of the normal state is sandwiched in width. Can also be easily arranged at predetermined positions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial schematic side sectional view of an automobile.

FIG. 2 is a partially broken schematic perspective view showing a luggage room.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the shape of a luggage panel.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the shape of a rear floor side panel.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing a luggage hinge,
(B) is a schematic perspective view of the bearing part of the luggage hinge.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view of another embodiment.

FIG. 7A is a side view of a conventional sedan type vehicle,
(B) is a side view of the pickup vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body, 3 ... Luggage room as luggage space, 4 ... Luggage panel, 6 ... Rear floor panel, 13 ... Luggage hinge as hinge part.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A luggage panel, which defines an upper part of a luggage space provided at a rear part of a vehicle body, is provided so as to be rotatable around a hinge and can be detached, and the luggage panel defines the luggage space. When the luggage panel removed from the position is arranged at a predetermined position covering the rear floor panel, a flat surface constituting a floor portion is provided, and the luggage panel can be arranged at a predetermined position in the luggage space with the flat surface facing up. The body structure of the car being formed. 2. The body structure of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein said luggage panel is formed so as to be able to be arranged at said predetermined position with a surface to be an outer surface facing down when a luggage space is defined. . 3. The luggage panel according to claim 1, wherein the luggage panel is disposed at the predetermined position with a portion located on the front side of the vehicle body at a position defining the luggage space on the rear side. 3. The body structure of a vehicle according to claim 1.