JP2001334861A - Cargo elevator of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly conduct loading and unloading work through a door opening which is formed at a back face of a vehicle to a cargo compartment by using a hoisting and lowering means supported by the vehicle, and to load a desired size of cargo to the compartment. SOLUTION: A door opening 19 which communicates with the inside and outside of a cargo compartment 12 is formed between a right and left rear pillars 17, 17. A hoisting and lowering means 27 which can hoist and lower a cargo 26 is supported by a vehicle body 2 in the vicinity of a rear part thereof. The hoisting and lowering means 27 is provided with a bracket 29 which is supported by the upper end part of the rear pillar 17 inside the compartment 12, a rotary arm 33 which is pivotally supported by this bracket 29 so as to be rotatable, and a hook tool 36 which is supported by the rotary end part of this rotary arm 33 and freely hooks on and unhooks off the cargo 26.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a luggage elevating device for a vehicle capable of loading and unloading luggage such as a wheelchair from the ground near the rear of the vehicle body to a luggage compartment at the rear of the vehicle body through a door opening on the rear surface of the vehicle body. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a conventional luggage elevating device in a vehicle as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-78663.

According to the publication shown in FIG. 7 in particular, a vehicle body of a vehicle is a floor panel constituting a lower portion thereof, and each side portion of the vehicle body is constituted by each side portion of the floor panel. A pair of left and right side panels extending upward from the vehicle, a roof panel erected on each upper end of the left and right side panels, and a reinforcing member coupled to a rear end of the roof panel. A space surrounded by the panels at the rear portion is a luggage compartment, and a door opening is formed on the rear surface of the vehicle body to communicate the inside and outside of the luggage compartment.

[0004] In the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle body, elevating means for allowing the luggage to freely move up and down is supported by the vehicle body. A post provided on the floor panel and provided on the floor panel near the door opening, and a pivot arm pivotally supported on the upper portion of the post so as to be vertically rotatable. ,
And a hook that is supported by the rotating end of the rotating arm and that can be attached to and detached from the load.

[0005] Then, the above-mentioned hook is hung on the luggage,
If the rotating arm is driven to rotate up and down, the load can be raised and lowered, so that loading and unloading of the load through the door opening to and from the luggage compartment can be easily performed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the post is erected on the floor panel at one side of the luggage compartment and largely closes one side of the door opening. Therefore, when loading / unloading the luggage through the door opening to / from the luggage compartment, the post may hinder the smooth operation of the luggage.

[0007] Further, as described above, the area of the floor panel is reduced by the amount that the post stands on the floor panel, so that the size of the luggage to be loaded into the luggage compartment is restricted. That is undesirable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and uses a lifting means supported by a vehicle body to load and unload a luggage through a door opening formed in a rear surface of the vehicle body with respect to a luggage compartment. When doing, to make this work smooth, and to prevent that the area on the floor panel of the luggage compartment is reduced by the elevating means, for the luggage compartment,
It is an object of the present invention to load luggage of a desired size.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a structure in which the lifting means is supported firmly by a simple structure.

[0010]

A load lifting device in a vehicle according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle body 2 includes a pair of left and right side panels 7, 7 forming respective side portions thereof, and a roof panel 8 erected on each upper end of the left and right side panels 7, 7. A reinforcing member 9 coupled to the rear end of the roof panel 8.
A space surrounded by the inner panel 8 is a luggage compartment 12, and a pair of left and right rear pillars 1 is formed by an outer panel 14 and an inner panel 15 which constitute rear ends of the side panels 7, respectively.
A door opening 1 that forms inside and outside of the cargo room 12 with a portion between the left and right rear pillars 17 and 17.
9 in which the lifting means 27 for allowing the luggage 26 to move up and down is supported by the vehicle body 2 near the rear of the vehicle body 2;

The lifting means 27 includes a bracket 29 supported on the upper end of the rear pillar 17 in the cargo compartment 12.
A turning arm 33 pivotally supported by the bracket 29 so as to be freely rotatable; and a hook 36 supported by a rotating end of the turning arm 33 so as to be freely attached to and detached from the load 26.
It is provided with.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, one end of the reinforcing member 9 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 is provided.
In a luggage elevating device for a vehicle in which an upper end portion of the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7 and an upper end portion of the rear pillar 17 are joined to each other to form a joining portion 25,

The bracket 29 is supported by the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the connecting portion 25.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2
In addition to the invention described above, the bracket 29 is supported by the reinforcing member 9 and supported by the upper end of the inner panel 15.

[0016]

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

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle which is an automobile, and an arrow F
r indicates the front of the vehicle 1, and the left and right described below refer to the width direction of the vehicle body 2 toward the front.

The vehicle 1 includes the vehicle body 2 made of sheet metal and wheels 3 suspended from the vehicle body 2. The wheels 3 support the vehicle body 2 on the ground 4.

The vehicle body 2 has a floor panel 6 constituting a lower portion thereof, and a pair of left and right side panels 7 constituting left and right side portions of the vehicle body 2 and extending upward from the respective side portions of the floor panel 6. , 7 and a roof panel 8 which constitutes the upper end of the vehicle body 2 and is erected on each upper end of the left and right side panels 7, 7. The roof panel 8 is reinforced over substantially the entire width of the vehicle body 2. The rear end of the roof panel 8 and the reinforcing member 9 are joined to each other by spot welding S, and the joined body 8 of the roof panel 8 and the reinforcing member 9 are joined together. The cross section of each part in the width direction (longitudinal direction) of the vehicle body 2 is substantially a closed cross section, and the strength and rigidity are enhanced.

The vehicle body 2 surrounded by the panels 6 to 8
Is a cabin 11, and a portion of the cabin 11 at the rear of the vehicle body 2 is a luggage compartment 12. This luggage room 1
A seat 13 supported on the floor panel 6 is provided in the vehicle interior 11 near the front of the vehicle 2.

Each of the side panels 7 has an outer panel 14 and an inner panel 15 which face each other at a distance in the width direction of the vehicle body 2. A pair of left and right rear pillars 17, 17 extending in the up-down direction is formed by the outer panel 14 and the respective portions 14a, 15a of the inner panel 15 which constitute the rear end of each of the side panels 7, respectively. The front end portions and the rear end portions of the portions 14a and 15a of the outer panel 14 and the inner panel 15 are connected to each other by spot welding S.
The cross section of each part in the vertical direction (longitudinal direction) of each of the rear pillars 17 is substantially a closed cross section, and the strength and rigidity are enhanced.
And the rear part of the vehicle body 2 is reinforced.

A door opening 19 is provided between the rear end portions of the floor panel 6 and the roof panel 8 in the vertical direction, and between the rear pillars 17 in the horizontal direction. A back door 20 is provided and is configured to open and close the door opening 19 from behind the vehicle body 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The upper end of the back door 20 is pivotally supported on the rear end of the roof panel 8 and / or the reinforcing member 9 by a pair of left and right hinges 21 and 21, and the back door 20 is centered on the hinges 21 and 21. The lower portion moves rearward and upward, and is made to be freely rotatable. By this rotation, the door opening 19 can be opened and closed.

A rear window opening 23 is formed in each of the side panels 7 adjacent to the front side of each of the rear pillars 17, and the rear window opening 23 is closed by a window glass (not shown).

The upper opening edge of the rear window opening 23 is formed by connecting the side end of the roof panel 8 and the upper end of the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7 to each other by spot welding S. . In this case, the upper end of the inner panel 15 constitutes a roof side rail 24 to reinforce the side end of the roof panel 8.

In the above case, at each side of the rear upper end of the vehicle body 2, each end of the reinforcing member 9 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 and the upper end of the inner panel 15 of each side panel 7 (the roof side) Rails 24) and the above rear pillars 17
Are firmly connected to each other to form a pair of left and right connecting portions 25, 25.

In the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle body 2, the luggage 26 exemplified as a wheelchair can be moved up and down.
When carrying out the loading / unloading operation of the above-mentioned luggage 26 through the door opening 19, the lifting / lowering means 27 which facilitates this operation
Is provided.

The elevating means 27 includes a sheet metal bracket 29 disposed in the cargo compartment 12 and supported by the rear upper end of the vehicle body 2 near the door opening 19 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2. A pivotal support 31 supported by a fastener 30 and the pivotal support 3 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal direction about a vertical pivotal axis 32 of the pivotal support 31.
1 is a rotating arm 3 pivotally supported by the bracket 29 via
3, a drum winding type electric driving means 34 supported by the rotating end of the rotating arm 33, and the driving means 34
Is driven up and down via a flexible elongate body 35 which is a belt, and a hook 36 which can be freely attached to and detached from the load 26.
And

The turning arm 33 is made of a square pipe, and the driving means 34 is connected to a power source mounted on the vehicle body 2 by a wire harness passing through the inside of the turning arm 33.
The elevating means 27 has a hand switch 37 for turning on and off the driving means 34.

The pivot arm 33 is connected to the pivot shaft 32.
By turning around backward, the turning end of the turning arm 33 can project outside the vehicle body 2 behind the luggage compartment 12 together with the driving means 34 and the hook 36 (solid line in each figure). .
When the rotating arm 33 is rotated forward around the pivot shaft 32 from the state in which the rotating arm 33 protrudes outside the vehicle body 2, the rotating end of the rotating arm 33 is moved together with the driving means 34. It can be inserted into the upper end inside the luggage compartment 12 (one point, two-dot chain line in each figure).

The bracket 29 includes a substantially flat bracket substrate 39 extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle body 2.
And a plurality (three) of leg portions 40 to 42 integrally extending radially from the bracket substrate 39 to form a plurality (three) leg shape.

In the vicinity of the one side (right side) connecting portion 25 of the left and right connecting portions 25, one of the legs 40 to 42 is connected to the inner panel at the upper end of the rear pillar 17. Fifteen portions 15a are fastened and supported by fasteners 43. In the vicinity of the joint 25, another leg 41 is fastened to the reinforcing member 9 by a fastener 44 and supported. Further, another leg portion 42 is fastened to the upper end portion (roof side rail 24) of the inner panel 15 by a fastener 45 in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25 and supported.

The pivot support 31 includes a sheet metal bracket 48 which is fastened and supported by the fastener 30 to the bracket substrate 39 of the bracket 29, and the bracket 4.
8 and a pivot 49 disposed on the pivot shaft 32 and pivotally supporting the pivot arm 33; and a bracket 48 supporting the pivot arm 33 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2. Elastic stoppers 50 and 5 for preventing the rotation before the rotation arm 33 and the driving means 34 collide with the side panel 7 when rotating forward and backward through the center side.
0.

When the luggage 26 (solid line in FIG. 2) on the ground 4 behind the vehicle body 2 is loaded into the luggage compartment 12 through the door opening 19 by the elevating means 27, first, the rotating arm 33 is loaded. Is rotated backward, so that the driving means 34 and the hook 36 protrude backward from the luggage compartment 12 (solid lines in each drawing).

Next, by driving the drive means 34 in the forward direction by turning on the switch 37, the elongated body 35 is extended from the drive means 34, and the hook 36 is lowered. Hang it on baggage 26.

Next, by driving the driving means 34 in the reverse direction by turning on the switch 37, the driving means 34 winds the elongated body 35, and the luggage 2 together with the hook 36
6 is raised to be higher than the floor panel 6 of the luggage compartment 12.

Next, by rotating the rotating arm 33 forward, the driving means 34, the hook 36, and the load 26
Is inserted into the luggage compartment 12, where the long body 35 is extended from the driving means 34 by the forward rotation of the driving means 34 by turning on the switch 37, and the luggage 26 is lowered together with the hook 36. . Then, the luggage 26 is placed on the floor panel 6 of the luggage compartment 12, and the luggage 26
Is released from the hook 36.

Then, the operation of loading the luggage 26 into the luggage compartment 12 is completed. When loading and unloading the luggage 26 from the luggage compartment 12, the above procedure may be reversed.

When the elevating means 27 is not used,
The pivot arm 33 is pivoted forward to be positioned near the inner surface of the side panel 7 (indicated by a two-dot chain line in each figure). If locked, the lifting means 27 is stored in the luggage compartment 12 so as not to be in the way.

According to the above configuration, the lifting / lowering means 27 is supported by the upper end of the rear pillar 17 in the cargo compartment 12, and the pivot is rotatably supported by the bracket 29. Arm 33 and this rotating arm 3
3 is provided with a locking member 36 which is supported at a rotating end portion via a driving means 34 and which can be detachably attached to the load 26.

For this reason, since the elevating means 27 is installed on one side of the luggage compartment 12 at the upper end of the luggage compartment 12, the elevating means 27 is provided at the upper end of one side of the door opening 19. It will only stop you.

Therefore, when the loading / unloading work is carried out on the cargo room 12 through the door opening 19 by using the lifting / lowering means 27, the lifting / lowering means 27 is prevented from being obstructed. The above work can be performed smoothly.

Further, as described above, since the elevating means 27 is installed at the upper end of the cargo room 12, the area of the cargo room 12 on the floor panel 6 is reduced by the installation of the elevating means 27. That is prevented.

Therefore, regardless of the setting of the elevating means 27, the luggage 26 of a desired size can be loaded on the floor panel 6 of the luggage compartment 12.

Since the rear pillar 17 is a part forming the skeleton of the vehicle body 2 and has greater strength and rigidity than other parts, the rear pillar 17
Is strongly supported.

Therefore, the elevating means 27 for the vehicle body 2
Is supported by the use of the rear pillar 17 and does not require much reinforcement, and is made strong with a simple and lightweight structure.

As described above, one end of the reinforcing member 9 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2, the upper end of the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7, and the upper end of the rear pillar 17 are connected to each other. The bracket 29 is supported by the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the connecting portion 25 in the luggage elevating device for a vehicle having the connecting portion 25 as the connecting portion 25.

Here, among the three members of the reinforcing member 9, the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7, and the rear pillar 17, at least the reinforcing member 9 and the rear pillar 17 have high strength and rigidity. Joint 2 by
5 has sufficiently large strength and rigidity.

Therefore, as described above, when the bracket 29 is supported by the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the joint 25,
A part of the load applied to the vehicle body 2 from the lifting / lowering means 27 side is more reliably supported by the coupling portion 25, and therefore, the lifting / lowering means 27 is more firmly supported on the vehicle body 2. .

As described above, the bracket 2
9 is supported by the reinforcing member 9 and at the upper end of the inner panel 15.

For this reason, the vehicle 2
Is supported by the three members in a distributed manner, so that the lifting means 27 is more firmly supported on the vehicle body 2.

Although the above description is based on the illustrated example, an actuator may be provided for driving the rotation arm 33 so as to be rotatable vertically and horizontally, and to drive each rotation. When the elevating means 27 is not used, the rotating arm 33 may be rotated downward so as to hang down in the luggage compartment 12 and housed.

The rear window opening 23 may be a door opening. Further, such an opening may not be provided.

Further, the leg portion 41 may be supported by being fastened to the reinforcing member 9 together with the components of the hinge 21 by the fastener 44. In this way, the components of the hinge 21 also function as a reinforcing material for supporting the elevating means 27 with respect to the vehicle body 2, and thus the support is further strengthened. Also, the back door 20 may be of a side-opening type using a hinge. In this case, the leg 40 is attached to the rear pillar 17 together with the hinge component and a fastener 43.
May be fastened and supported.

[0054]

The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle body comprises a pair of left and right side panels constituting each side portion thereof, a roof panel erected at each upper end of the left and right side panels, and a rear end portion of the roof panel. A reinforcing member coupled to the vehicle body, a space surrounded by the panels at the rear of the vehicle body is used as a luggage compartment, and an outer panel and an inner panel respectively forming rear ends of the side panels form a pair of left and right sides. A vehicle in which a rear pillar is formed, a door opening is formed in a portion between the left and right rear pillars to communicate the inside and outside of the luggage compartment, and the vehicle body supports lifting means capable of lifting and lowering a load near the rear of the vehicle body. At

The lifting means includes a bracket supported on the upper end of the rear pillar in the cargo compartment, a rotating arm pivotally supported by the bracket, and a rotating end of the rotating arm. And a hook that is supported by the part and that can be freely attached to and detached from the load.

For this reason, since the elevating means is installed at one side of the luggage compartment at the upper end of the luggage compartment, the elevating means only covers the upper end of one side of the door opening. Becomes

Therefore, when loading and unloading luggage through the door opening with respect to the luggage compartment using the lifting means,
The obstruction of the elevating means is suppressed, so that the work can be performed smoothly.

Further, as described above, since the elevating means is installed at the upper end of the luggage compartment, the installation of the elevating means prevents the area of the luggage compartment on the floor panel from being reduced. You.

Therefore, regardless of the installation of the lifting means, it is possible to load a desired size of luggage on the floor panel of the luggage compartment.

Further, the rear pillar is a portion forming a frame of the vehicle body and has greater strength and rigidity than other portions, so that the lifting means is firmly supported by the vehicle body.

Accordingly, the support of the elevating means with respect to the vehicle body can be made firm by a simple and lightweight structure without using many reinforcing materials by using the rear pillar.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, one end of the reinforcing member in the width direction of the vehicle body, the upper end of the inner panel of the side panel, and the upper end of the rear pillar are connected to each other to form a connecting portion. In the luggage elevating device in the vehicle

The bracket is supported by the rear pillar in the vicinity of the connecting portion.

Here, among the three members, namely, the reinforcing member, the inner panel of the side panel, and the rear pillar, at least the reinforcing member and the rear pillar have high strength and rigidity. It has high strength and rigidity.

Accordingly, as described above, when the bracket is supported by the rear pillar in the vicinity of the joint, a part of the load applied to the vehicle body from the elevating means is more securely and firmly supported by the joint. Therefore, the support of the lifting / lowering means with respect to the vehicle body is made stronger.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the bracket is supported by the reinforcing member and at the upper end of the inner panel.

Therefore, the load applied to the vehicle body from the lifting / lowering means side is dispersed and supported by the three members, so that the lifting / lowering means is more firmly supported on the vehicle body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a simplified side view of the rear part of the automobile.

FIG. 3 is a simplified rear view of an automobile.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of what is shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective development view of the elevating means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Body 4 Ground 6 Floor panel 7 Side panel 8 Roof panel 9 Reinforcement material 12 Luggage room 14 Outer panel 14a Part 15 Inner panel 15a Part 17 Rear pillar 19 Door opening 24 Roof side rail 25 Joining part 26 Luggage 27 Lifting means 29 Bracket 31 Pivot tool 32 Pivot shaft center 33 Rotating arm 34 Driving means 35 Long body 36 Hook

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle body comprising: a pair of left and right side panels forming respective side portions thereof; a roof panel provided at upper ends of the left and right side panels; and a reinforcement coupled to a rear end portion of the roof panel. Material, a space surrounded by the panels at the rear of the vehicle body as a luggage compartment, and a pair of left and right rear pillars is formed by an outer panel and an inner panel that respectively constitute rear ends of the side panels, A vehicle having a door opening formed in a portion between the left and right rear pillars and communicating the inside and outside of the luggage compartment, and having the vehicle body support a lifting means capable of lifting and lowering a load near the rear of the vehicle body, A bracket supported on the upper end of the rear pillar in the cargo compartment, a pivot arm pivotally supported by the bracket, and a pivot end of the pivot arm Luggage lifting device for a vehicle that includes a latching member that is supported is freely Kakeda' above luggage. 2. A luggage elevating / lowering vehicle in which the reinforcing member has one end in the width direction of the vehicle body, the upper end of the inner panel of the side panel, and the upper end of the rear pillar joined to each other to form a joint. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is supported by the rear pillar near the connection portion. 3. The luggage elevating device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is supported by the reinforcing member and is supported on an upper end of the inner panel.