JP2001071951A - Mechanism for mounting vehicle spare tire to vehicle body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with taking out of tools which is troublesome and easily carry out an exchange operation of tires, by providing a storing part between a back door and a spare tire, in a mechanism of mounting a vehicle spare tire to a vehicle body in which the spare tire is mounted so as to expose on an outside of the vehicle. SOLUTION: A storage recess part 7b which is somewhat expanded inside a vehicle from a recess 7a is formed in an upper part of the recess 7a of an outer panel 7, and a storing part 17 is provided between the storage recess part 7b and an upper part of a spare tire 12. The storing part 17 is positioned inside a plane of projection of the spare tire 12 seen from a rear part of the vehicle, covered with the spare tire 12, positioned inside the recess 7a seen from a side part of the vehicle and hidden. A tool box 18 in which a wheel nut spanner, a wrench, driver and the like are contained is stored in the storing part 17, and the tool box 18 is fixed to the outer panel 7 via a fastening band or the like disposed in the storage recess part 7b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle spare tire mounting structure in which a spare tire is mounted on a back door disposed on a rear end surface of a vehicle body so as to be exposed outside the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a multi-purpose four-wheel drive vehicle, a spare door is exposed to a back door disposed on a rear end surface of a vehicle body so as to improve the appearance and facilitate attachment and detachment of the spare tire. May be mounted. Conventionally, when mounting such a spare tire, a bracket is fixed to the back door, and the wheel portion of the spare tire is removably bolted and fixed to the bracket, and a soft cover or a hard resin material is attached to the spare tire. Generally, a cover (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-71971) is mounted.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle body mounting structure, although the spare tire can be easily removed from the outside of the vehicle, tools such as jacks and wheel wrenches necessary for tire replacement are stored in the vehicle interior. Therefore, taking out tools may be troublesome.

[0004] Further, when tools are stored in the vehicle compartment as in the prior art, dirty tools are brought into the vehicle compartment by tire replacement work, so that the interior may be soiled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and makes it possible to easily replace a tire without having to take out troublesome tools, and to prevent the interior of a room from being soiled by dirty tools. It is an object of the present invention to provide a body mounting structure of a vehicle spare tire.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle spare tire mounting structure in which a spare tire is exposed to the outside of a vehicle and mounted on a back door provided on a rear end surface of the vehicle body. A storage section is provided between the door and the spare tire.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a recess is formed in a portion of the back door facing the spare tire, the recess bulging inwardly of the vehicle, and a gap is formed between the recess and the upper portion of the spare tire. Is provided with the storage section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a jack is housed in a wheel portion of the spare tire, and the jack is fixed in a state where a tension force is applied to an inner peripheral wall of the wheel portion. It is characterized by being.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a tire cover is attached to the spare tire so as to be openable and closable or detachable, and the tire cover covers the storage portion. It is characterized by having.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the back door has a door glass opening formed at an upper portion of a door body in which the inner panel and the outer panel are joined in the middle. The lower edge of the door glass opening is formed along the contour of the spare tire.

[0011]

According to the spare tire body mounting structure of the present invention, since the storage portion is provided between the back door and the spare tire, for example, tools necessary for tire replacement are provided in the storage portion. By storing it, you can remove the spare tire and take out tools outside the car,
The tire replacement work can be easily performed. In addition, by storing the tools and the like that have become dirty due to the tire replacement work in the storage section, it is not necessary to bring the tools into the vehicle interior, and hence the interior can be prevented from being soiled.

Since the storage section is provided on the vehicle outside of the back door, the storage section provided in the vehicle interior can be eliminated, so that the interior space can be expanded and the empty space can be effectively used.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the back door is formed with a concave portion swelling inward in a portion facing the spare tire, and a storage portion is provided between the concave portion and the upper portion of the spare tire. The capacity of the storage section can be increased, and large and long items can be stored. In addition, since the storage section is provided above the spare tire, it is possible to easily put in and out the stored items.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the jack is stored in the wheel portion of the spare tire, the jack can be stored by effectively utilizing the space of the wheel portion of the spare tire, and the tire replacement operation can be performed more easily. Can be.
Further, since the jack is fixed to the inner peripheral wall of the wheel with a tension force applied thereto, the jack can be securely held, and problems such as falling off can be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the spare tire is provided with the tire cover for covering the storage portion, it is possible to avoid rusting and deterioration of the stored item due to ingress of rainwater, and to prevent mischief or theft.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the lower edge of the door glass opening of the back door is formed so as to follow the contour of the spare tire, the spare tire can be prevented from interfering with the door glass, and the spare tire can be prevented. The capacity of the storage section in the upper part can be increased, and the glass area of the door glass can be reduced.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are views for explaining a vehicle mounting structure of a vehicle spare tire according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear portion of an automobile on which the spare tire is mounted, and FIG. It is sectional drawing of the back door in which the tire was mounted.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile body, which has a roof panel 3 disposed between upper ends of left and right side panels 2 and 2 and a floor panel 4 disposed between lower ends. It has a schematic structure in which a chamber is formed.

A wide back door opening 1a is formed in the rear end surface of the vehicle body 1, and a back door 5 is provided in the opening 1a. A rear bumper 6 extending in the vehicle width direction is provided at a lower edge of the back door opening 1a, and an escape recess 6a at the lower end of the back door 5 is formed stepwise at the center of the rear bumper 6. I have.

The back door 5 has a structure in which an outer panel 7 and an inner panel 8 are joined in the middle to form a door body 9, and a door glass opening 9 a is formed in the upper part of the door body 9. A door glass 10 is provided in the opening 9a. The back door 5 is supported by a side edge of the back door opening 9a via a hinge member (not shown) so as to be openable and closable.

A carrier bracket 11 is fixed to the outer panel 7 of the back door 5 by bolts, and a spare tire 12 is mounted on the bracket 11 so as to be exposed outside the vehicle. The spare tire 12 has a structure in which a rim portion 12c on which a tire 12b is mounted is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of a generally bowl-shaped wheel portion 12a, and the wheel portion 12a has its opening directed outward. The bracket 11 is fastened and fixed by a plurality of nuts 13.

A jack 15 is provided in the wheel portion 12a.
Is stored. This jack 15 is a cylinder 15
a through a rack and a pinion (not shown)
5b is inserted so as to be able to move forward and backward, and the shaft 15b is moved forward and backward by a jack bar (not shown) to lift the vehicle body 1. The jack 15 is fixed to the inner peripheral wall of the wheel portion 12a in a state where a tension force is applied.

The lower edge 5a of the door glass opening 9a of the back door 5 is formed so as to follow the contour of the upper portion of the spare tire 12, so that when the spare tire 12 is detached, the spare tire 12 is removed.
Is prevented from hitting the door glass 10.

The outer panel 7 of the back door 5 has a recess 7 having a size capable of storing the spare tire 12.
a is formed so as to protrude toward the vehicle interior, and the front side of the spare tire 12 is accommodated in the recess 7a.

The upper part of the recess 7a of the outer panel 7 is provided with a storage recess 7b which slightly protrudes from the recess 7a toward the inside of the vehicle.
Are formed, and the storage recess 7b and the spare tire 1 are formed.
A storage unit 17 is provided between the storage unit 17 and the upper part of the storage unit 2. The storage portion 17 is located within the projection plane of the spare tire 12 when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, and is covered by the spare tire 12, and is hidden within the recess 7a when viewed from the side of the vehicle.

The storage portion 17 stores a tool box 18 in which tools such as a wheel nut wrench, a spanner, and a driver are stored. The tool box 18 is provided with a fastening band ( It is fixed to the outer panel 7 via a not shown) or the like.

The spare tire 12 is provided with an openable / closeable resin tire cover 20. The tire cover 20 has a substantially bowl shape having a size surrounding the spare tire 12, and an opening end surface 20 a of the tire cover 20 is in contact with a peripheral edge of the concave portion 7 a of the outer panel 7 via a sealing member 21. . This prevents the tire cover 20 from fluttering due to vibrations and the like, and prevents rainwater and the like from entering the tire cover 20. The tire cover 20 is connected to the back door 5 via a lock mechanism (not shown).
The lock is released by a key operation.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described. When replacing a tire, the lock of the tire cover 20 is released by a key operation and the tire cover 20 is opened. In this state, the jack 15 and the spare tire 12 are removed, and the tool box 18 is removed. When the tire replacement is completed, the punctured tire is mounted on the carrier bracket 13 and the jack 1 is attached to the tire.
5 is stored and fixed, the tool box 18 is stored in the storage section 17, and the tire cover 20 is closed and locked. Note that the tool box 18 can be taken out without removing the spare tire 12.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the storage portion 17 is formed between the back door 5 and the spare tire 12,
Since the tool box 18 is stored in the storage portion 17 and the jack 15 is stored and fixed in the wheel portion 12a of the spare tire 12, when the tire is replaced, the jack 15 and the spare tire 12 are removed from outside the vehicle.
It is only necessary to take out the tool box 18, and the tire replacement work can be performed more easily than when taking out tools from the vehicle interior.

Further, since the jack 15 and the tool box 18 that have become dirty due to the tire replacement work are stored in the storage section 17, there is no need to bring dirty tools into the vehicle interior, and the interior can be prevented from being soiled. Work gloves, cloth, etc., which have become dirty due to the tire replacement work, can be stored in the storage section 17, and from this point, the interior of the room can be prevented from being soiled.

Since the storage section 17 is provided on the outside of the back door 5, the storage section provided in the vehicle interior can be eliminated.
The room space can be expanded accordingly, and the empty space in the indoor storage section can be used effectively.

In this embodiment, the outer panel 7 of the back door 5 is formed with a recess 7a having a size capable of accommodating the spare tire 12 bulging toward the interior of the room, and the recess 7a is opposed to the upper portion of the spare tire 12 in the recess 7a. Since the storage recess 7b is formed so as to protrude toward the interior of the room, the capacity of the storage portion 17 can be increased, and a long object such as a wheel wrench can be stored. The tool box 18 of the storage section 17 is
When viewed from the side of the vehicle, it is located in the recess 7a and hidden, so that the appearance can be prevented from being deteriorated, and mischief or theft when the tire cover 20 is removed to expose the spare tire 12 can be avoided.

Since the storage section 17 is provided on the upper end side of the spare tire 12, the tool box 18 can be easily taken in and out. Here, the storage section 17 does not necessarily need to be provided at the upper part of the spare tire 12, but may be provided at the side part or the lower part of the spare tire 12.

In the present embodiment, since the jack 15 is housed in the wheel portion 12a of the spare tire 12, it can be housed by effectively utilizing the space in the wheel portion 12a. Further, the jack 15 is connected to the wheel portion 12.
Since the inner peripheral surface is fixed in a state in which a tension force is applied to the inner peripheral surface, the jack 15 can be reliably held without using a separate fixing tool.

In the present embodiment, since the tire cover 20 is mounted on the spare tire 12 to cover the storage section 17,
By simply opening the tire cover 20, tools necessary for tire replacement can be prepared, and the tools can be prevented from rusting or deteriorating due to rainwater intrusion. Further, since the tire cover 20 is locked to the back door 5 via the lock mechanism and the lock is released by key operation, mischief or theft can be prevented.

In the present embodiment, since the lower edge 5a of the door glass opening 9a of the back door 5 is formed along the contour of the upper part of the spare tire, it is possible to prevent the spare tire 12 from interfering with the door glass 10. In addition, the capacity of the storage portion 17 in the upper part of the spare tire can be increased, and the glass area of the door glass 10 can be reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where tools are stored in the storage section 17 has been described. However, the use of the storage section of the present invention is not limited to this. If it occurs, or of course, other storage items may be stored.

In the above embodiment, the spare tire 12
Although the case where a bowl-shaped resin tire cover 20 is mounted on the spare tire 12 has been described, a soft cover made of nylon or the like that entirely covers the spare tire 12 may be mounted on the spare tire 12.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear portion of an automobile equipped with a spare tire according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a back door on which the spare tire is mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 5 Back door 5a Lower edge of door glass opening 7 Outer panel 7a recess 8 Inner panel 9 Door body 9a Door glass opening 12 Spare tire 12a Wheel part 15 Jack 17 Storage part 18 Tool box 20 Tire cover

Claims (5)

[Claims] In a vehicle spare tire body mounting structure in which a spare tire is exposed to the outside of a vehicle and mounted on a back door disposed on a rear end surface of the vehicle body, a storage portion is provided between the back door and the spare tire. A vehicle mounting structure for a vehicle spare tire, which is provided. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion bulging inwardly of the vehicle is formed in a portion of the back door facing the spare tire, and the storage portion is provided between the concave portion and an upper portion of the spare tire. A vehicle mounting structure for a vehicle spare tire, which is provided. 3. The spare tire according to claim 1, wherein a jack is housed in a wheel portion of the spare tire, and the jack is fixed to the inner peripheral wall of the wheel portion in a state where a tension force is applied. The feature is a vehicle-mounted structure for vehicle spare tires. 4. The spare tire according to claim 1, wherein a tire cover is attached to the spare tire so as to be openable and closable or detachable, and the storage portion is covered by the tire cover. The vehicle-mounted structure of the vehicle spare tire. 5. The door according to claim 1, wherein the back door is formed by forming a door glass opening in an upper portion of a door body formed by joining an inner panel and an outer panel in the middle. A vehicle body mounting structure for a vehicle spare tire, wherein a lower edge portion of the door glass opening is formed along the contour of the spare tire.