JP2000272551A - Spare tire supporting structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a riding space and a cargo-loading space from becoming narrow remarkably in a width-direction of a cabin by a spare tire, when a trim board is provided to cover an inner wall from a cabin side in the case where the spare tire is supported on the inner wall of the cabin from the cabin side. SOLUTION: An inner wall 12 of a cabin 8 is provided with an inner wall main body part 18 for constituting an upper part thereof, and a wheel house inner panel 16 for constituting a lower part of the inner wall 12 to be expanded toward the inside of the cabin 8. A supporting means 24 is provided to support removably a spare tire 22 from the cabin 8 side with respect to the inner wall main body part 18. A trim board 34 is provided to cover the inner wall 12 from the cabin 8 side. A through hole 38 penetrated in the lateral direction of a body 1 is formed in a portion of the trim board 34 opposed to the wheel house inner panel 16. One portion 39 of a lower part of the spare tire 22 is fitted into the through hole 38.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spare tire for an automobile in which an inner surface of a vehicle compartment is formed and a spare tire is detachably supported on an inner wall of a vehicle body having a wheel house inner panel at a lower portion thereof. It relates to a support structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional structure for supporting a spare tire in an automobile is disclosed in JP-A-8-40318.

According to the above publication, the interior space of the vehicle body is defined as a vehicle interior, and the internal wall of the vehicle body forming the side surface of the vehicle interior forms an upper portion thereof and extends substantially in the vertical direction. And a wheel house inner panel which constitutes a lower portion of the inner wall and bulges toward the inside of the vehicle compartment. Support means for detachably supporting the spare tire from the passenger compartment side with respect to the inner wall main body portion is provided, and the spare tire is arranged such that the wheel house inner panel and the lower portion of the spare tire overlap with each other in a side view of the vehicle body. Has been established.

[0004] Conventionally, in order to improve the appearance of the cabin, there is a type in which a resin trim board is provided to cover the inner wall from the cabin side.

[0005]

However, if a trim board is simply provided so as to cover the inner wall of the vehicle compartment as in the above-mentioned prior art, the disposition of the spare tire supported by the inner wall main body is provided. The position will be closer to the center in the width direction of the cabin because it avoids interference with the trim board,
This undesirably narrows the boarding space and the cargo space in the width direction of the passenger compartment.

On the other hand, the trim board is supported by the vehicle body such as the inner side wall. However, the trim board has a large area and low strength and rigidity. There is.

[0007] As described above, the spare tire is firmly supported by the inner wall main body by the support means. However, since the spare tire is heavy, the spare tire is also loose due to the vibration of the vehicle body. There is a risk.

In order to prevent rattling of the spare tire, as disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art publication,
When the spare tire is supported by the supporting means, a part of the spare tire may be pressed against the inner wall. However, if a part of the tire is pressed in this way, and if this state lasts for a long time, the color of the pressed part and the other part may differ from each other due to discoloration of the tire surface over time. Therefore, there is a possibility that the appearance when using this spare tire is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is intended for a case in which a spare tire is supported on the inner side wall of a vehicle compartment from the passenger compartment side. It is an object of the present invention to prevent a riding space and a loading space in the width direction of a vehicle compartment from being greatly reduced by the spare tire even when a covering trim board is provided.

[0010] Further, the trim board and the spare tire are prevented from rattling due to the vibration of the vehicle body during running of the car, and further, as described above, the support of the spare tire on the inner wall is for a long time. Another object of the present invention is to keep the appearance of the spare tire good.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a support structure for a spare tire in an automobile according to the present invention comprises
It is as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inner wall 12 of the vehicle body 1 forming the side surface of the cabin 8 constitutes an upper portion thereof and extends substantially vertically, and a lower portion of the inner wall 12 is formed. And a wheel house inner panel 16 swelling toward the inside of the cabin 8, and supporting means 24 for detachably supporting the spare tire 22 from the cabin 8 side with respect to the inner wall main body 18. The spare tire 22 is disposed so that the wheel house inner panel 16 and the lower part of the spare tire 22 overlap each other when the vehicle body 1 is viewed from the side, and the trim board 3 covers the inner wall 12 from the vehicle interior 8 side.
In the car provided with 4,

A through hole 38 is formed in a portion of the trim board 34 facing the wheel house inner panel 16 so as to penetrate in the width direction of the vehicle body 1, and a lower part 39 of the spare tire 22 is formed in the through hole 38. It is fitted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the trim board 34 is joined to the wheel house inner panel 16 via an elastic body 41.
A part 3 of the lower part of the spare tire 22 is attached to the elastic body 41.
9 is pressed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, the lower part 39 of the spare tire 22 is a part of a rim 29 constituting the spare tire 22.

[0016]

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body of an automobile. The vehicle body 1 is supported on a traveling road surface 3 by front and rear wheels 2. An arrow Fr indicates the front of the vehicle.

The vehicle body 1 constitutes a lower part thereof and extends substantially horizontally in the front-rear and width directions (left and right directions). The floor panel 5 is made of sheet metal. 5 includes sheet metal side walls 6 and 6 extending upward from respective left and right side ends thereof, and a roof panel 7 which forms an upper portion of the vehicle body 1 and is erected at each upper end of the side walls 6 and 6. The interior space of the vehicle body 1 surrounded by the floor panel 5, the side wall 6, and the roof panel 7 is a vehicle interior 8.

The side wall 6 has an outer side wall 11 and an inner side wall 12 which face each other at a distance from each other in the width direction of the vehicle body 1.

At the lower part of each of the left and right sides of the vehicle body 1, there is formed a sheet metal wheel house 14 which covers the upper part of each of the wheels 2 from above. The wheel house 14 is composed of a wheel house outer panel 15 having an outer part of the body 1 forming a wedge, and a wheel house inner panel 16 having an inner part of the body 1 forming a wrinkle. Each of the inner panels 16 has a three-dimensional arc shape along the outer surface of the upper portion of the wheel 2 and has sufficient strength and rigidity.

The inner wall 12 forms a side surface of the cabin 8, and forms an upper part thereof and has an inner wall main body portion 18 extending substantially in the vertical direction. And the wheel house inner panel 1 formed so as to swell toward the inside of the cabin 8.
6. The lower end of the inner wall main body 18 and the upper end of the wheel house inner panel 16 are connected to each other, and the outer end of the floor panel 5 and the lower end of the wheel house inner panel 16 are also connected to each other. I have.

The outer wall 11 and the inner wall body 18
The wheel house outer panel 15 is erected at each lower end of the vehicle and is connected to each other. Note that, in the figure, the crosses indicate spot welding for each of the above-mentioned joints.

A pair of left and right seats 19, 19 are disposed in the vehicle compartment 8 adjacent to the wheel house 14 in the width direction of the vehicle body 1, and each of the seats 19 is supported by the floor panel 5. Therefore, a plurality of (two) occupants can be seated.

A spare tire 22 is installed in the cabin 8. The spare tire 22 has a longitudinal position in which its axis 23 extends in the width direction of the vehicle body 1, and the spare tire 22 in this position is firmly supported on the inner wall main body 18 in a detachable manner from the cabin 8 side. Support means 24 is provided. In this case, the spare tire 22 is disposed in the vicinity of the inner wall main body portion 18, and a rear upper portion of the wheel house inner panel 16 and a lower portion of the spare tire 22 overlap with each other in a side view of the vehicle body 1. The spare tire 22 is arranged as described above.

The spare tire 22 includes a sheet metal wheel 26 located on an axis 23 thereof, and an elastic rubber tire 27 removably fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the wheel 26.
The wheel 26 includes a disk 28 located on the axis 23 and an annular rim 29 integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the disk 28 and fixing the tire 27 thereon.

The support means 24 includes a sheet metal bracket 31 projecting from the inner wall main body portion 18 toward the inside of the vehicle compartment 8 above the wheel house inner panel 16 of the wheel house 14, and the shaft And a fastener 32 for removably fastening the wheel 26 of the spare tire 22 to the protruding end of the bracket 31 on the center 23.

An elastic trim board 34 made of resin for covering the inner side wall 12 from the side of the cabin 8 and improving the appearance of the cabin 8 is provided. The trim board 34 is disposed between the inner wall 12 and the spare tire 22 supported by the support means 24 in the width direction of the vehicle body 1, and each part thereof is supported by the vehicle body 1 such as the inner wall 12. The support means 24 penetrates a part of the trim board 34. The trim board 34 constitutes an upper part thereof and extends substantially vertically and a trim board body 35 and a lower part of the trim board 34 in the front-rear direction toward the inside of the passenger compartment 8. And a bulging portion 36 formed to bulge.

The trim board main body 35 extends in the vicinity of the inner wall main body 18 along the surface (surface) of the inner wall main body 18 on the vehicle cabin 8 side. In addition, the bulging portion 36
Also in the vicinity of the wheel house inner panel 16, the surface (front surface) of the wheel house inner panel 16 on the side of the cabin 8.
The trim board body 35 and the bulging portion 3
6 are integrally formed with each other.

An elongated through hole 38 penetrating in the width direction of the vehicle body 1 and extending long in the front-rear direction is formed in the bulging portion 36 of the trim board 34 facing the wheel house inner panel 16. A lower portion 39 of the spare tire 22 is fitted into the through hole 38.

Here, as described above, the inner wall 1 of the cabin 8 is
2, a trim board 34 is provided along the inner wall 12 along the inner wall 12 so as to cover the inner wall 12 from the vehicle cabin 8 side, and the arrangement position of the spare tire 22 supported by the inner wall main body 18 is as described above. As a result of avoiding interference with the trim board 34, it tends to lean toward the center in the width direction of the vehicle compartment 8, but as described above, a part 39 of the spare tire 22 is inserted into the through hole 38 formed in the trim board 34. Is prevented from moving toward the center of the vehicle compartment 8.

Therefore, as described above, the trim tire 34 is provided on the inner side wall 12 of the vehicle interior 8 so as to support the spare tire 22 from the vehicle interior 8 side and to cover the inner side wall 12 from the vehicle interior 8 side. Even in the case where the spare tire 22 is used, it is possible to prevent the riding space and the loading space of the cabin 8 adjacent to the wheel house inner panel 16 of the wheel house 14 in the width direction of the cabin 8 from being greatly reduced. The chamber 8 is effectively used for disposing the seat 19 and the like.

The wheel house inner panel 1
The portion of the trim board 34 is press-bonded to the portion 6 via an elastic body 41, and the lower part 39 of the spare tire 22 is pressed against the elastic body 41.
In this case, the elastic body 41 is fixed to the surface of the wheel house inner panel 16 by sticking.

Here, the trim board 34 is made of resin, is a plate material having a large area, and has a lower rigidity than the inner side wall 12, and is thus easily bent. As described above, since the bulging portion 36 of the trim board 34 is joined to the wheel house inner panel 16 having high strength and rigidity via the elastic body 41 in a press-contact manner, the bulging portion 36 is protected from vibration of the vehicle body 1 during running of the vehicle. Accordingly, rattling of the bulging portion 36 of the trim board 34 is prevented.

As described above, the spare tire 22
Is firmly supported by the inner wall main body portion 18 by the support means 24. However, since the spare tire 22 is heavy, the spare tire 22 may be loosened due to the vibration of the vehicle body 1. As described above, since a part 39 of the spare tire 22 is directly pressed into contact with the elastic body 41 through the through hole 38, vibration is buffered by the elastic body 41, and the free end side of the spare tire 22 is By being firmly supported by the wheel house inner panel 16 via the elastic body 41, the rattling of the spare tire 22 is more reliably prevented.

The lower part 39 of the spare tire 22 is composed of only a part of the rim 29 constituting the spare tire 22. At this time, a part of the side surface of the tire 27 is Lightly pressed against the surface of
They are facing each other with a small gap.

Here, since the rim 29 needs to support the tire 27 and has high strength and rigidity, according to the above-described configuration, the spare tire 22 is connected to the wheel house inner via the elastic body 41. Since the spare tire 22 is more firmly supported by the panel 16, it is more reliably prevented that the spare tire 22 rattles.

The wheel house inner panel 1
A part of the rim 29 pressed against the 6 side has a smaller area than a part of the tire 27 when a part of the tire 27 is temporarily pressed. The area of the through hole 38 can be small.

As described above, since the area of the through hole 38 is small, the bulging portion 36 of the trim board 34 is reduced.
, And the appearance of the trim board 34 is kept good.

Moreover, the rim 29 of the spare tire 22
The pressure of the tire 27 against the bulging portion 36 by the pressure of the tire 27 against the wheel house inner panel 16 is reduced in terms of pressure and area.

Therefore, if the spare tire 22 is supported for a long time, even if the part of the tire 27 of the spare tire 22 is pressed against the bulging portion 36 of the trim board 34 for a long time, the surface of the tire 27 may be Is made more evenly over time, so that the appearance when the spare tire 22 is used is kept good.

[0041]

The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inner wall of the vehicle body forming the side surface of the cabin constitutes an upper part thereof and an inner wall main body extending substantially vertically and a lower part of the inner wall constitutes the vehicle. A wheel house inner panel that bulges toward the inside of the vehicle, and a supporting means for detachably supporting the spare tire from the vehicle room side with respect to the inner wall main body is provided. In a vehicle provided with a trim board for arranging the spare tire so that the inner panel and the lower portion of the spare tire overlap with each other and covering the inner side wall from the passenger compartment side,

A through hole is formed in a portion of the trim board facing the wheel house inner panel in a width direction of the vehicle body, and a part of a lower portion of the spare tire is fitted into the through hole. The effect occurs.

That is, when the trim board is provided so as to cover the inner wall of the vehicle compartment as described above, the arrangement position of the spare tire supported by the inner wall main body portion is sufficient to avoid interference with the trim board. As described above, since the spare tire is partially fitted into the through-hole formed in the trim board, the wheels are shifted toward the center of the vehicle compartment. Is prevented.

Therefore, as described above, the spare tire is supported on the inner side wall of the passenger compartment from the passenger compartment side, and
Even when a trim board is provided to cover the inner side wall from the cabin side, the riding space and loading space of the cabin adjacent to the wheel house inner panel in the width direction of the cabin may be greatly reduced by the spare tire. Is prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the trim board portion is joined to the wheel house inner panel via an elastic body, and a part of a lower portion of the spare tire is pressed against the elastic body.

Here, the trim board is a plate material having a large area and a low rigidity, and thus is easy to be bent. However, as described above, the trim board portion is interposed through an elastic body. Since the trim board is joined to the wheel house inner panel having high strength and rigidity, it is possible to prevent the trim board from rattling due to vibration of the vehicle body during running of the automobile.

As described above, the spare tire is supported by the inner wall main body by the support means. However, since the spare tire is heavy, the spare tire may be loosened due to the vibration of the vehicle body. However, as described above, since a part of the spare tire was directly pressed into contact with the elastic body through the through hole, vibration was buffered by the elastic body, and the free end side of the spare tire was , And is firmly supported by the wheel house inner panel, so that the rattling of the spare tire is more reliably prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a part of a lower portion of the spare tire is a part of a rim constituting the spare tire.

Here, the rim is required to support the tire and has high strength and rigidity. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the spare tire is connected to the wheel house inner panel via the elastic body. It is firmly supported and more reliably prevents the spare tire from rattling.

Further, a part of the rim pressed against the wheel house inner panel side has a smaller area than a part of the spare tire when a part of the tire is pressed against the tire. The area of the through hole into which a part of the rim is fitted can be small.

Therefore, as described above, since the area of the through hole is small, the strength of the bulging portion of the trim board is prevented from lowering, and the appearance of the trim board is also kept good.

Further, the pressure of the tire against the trim board can be reduced to a small extent in terms of pressure and area, as the rim of the spare tire is pressed against the wheel house inner panel.

Therefore, if the spare tire is supported for a long time, even if the part of the spare tire is pressed against the trim board part for a long time, the discoloration of the surface of the tire over time is totally changed. Therefore, the appearance when using this spare tire is kept good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of a rear portion of a vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a front view of what is shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of what is shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Wheel 5 Floor panel 6 Side wall 8 Cabin 12 Inner wall 14 Wheel house 16 Wheel house inner panel 18 Inner wall main body 22 Spare tire 23 Axis 24 Supporting means 27 Tire 29 Rim 34 Trim board 35 Trim board main body 36 Swelling part 38 Through hole 39 Part 41 Elastic body

Claims (3)

[Claims] An inner side wall of a vehicle body forming a side surface of a vehicle compartment,
An inner wall main body extending upward in a substantially vertical direction to form an upper part thereof; and a wheel house inner panel forming a lower part of the inner wall and expanding toward the inside of the vehicle cabin. A support means for detachably supporting the spare tire from the passenger compartment side, and disposing the spare tire such that the wheel house inner panel and the lower part of the spare tire overlap with each other in a side view of the vehicle body; In a motor vehicle provided with a trim board that covers the interior of the vehicle from the passenger compartment side, a through hole is formed in a portion of the trim board facing the wheel house inner panel in a width direction of a vehicle body, and a lower portion of the spare tire is formed in this through hole The support structure of a spare tire in a car in which a part of the tire is fitted. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the trim board is joined to the wheel house inner panel via an elastic body, and a part of a lower portion of the spare tire is pressed against the elastic body. Spare tire support structure. 3. The spare tire supporting structure according to claim 2, wherein a part of a lower portion of the spare tire is a part of a rim constituting the spare tire.