JP2002127945A - Deck structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deck structure of a vehicle capable of improving workability of a worker and appearance, by mounting a handle plate of a handle support without projecting it from a top rail of a tail gate. SOLUTION: This deck structure of the vehicle comprises a catch handle 54 for locking or unlocking a latch plate 21 at the backend of a side gate 20, a pivot part 53 of the catch handle 54, a top rail 31 of the tail gate 30, and a handle plate 51 for blocking an opening 33 of a hollow frame part 32 of the top rail 31. The pivot part 53 of the catch handle 54 is disposed in the hollow frame part 32 of the top rail 31. A flange 51b is disposed at the peripheral edge of the handle plate 51, and inserted into the opening 33 of the hollow frame part 32 of the top rail 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle carrier structure, and more particularly to an improvement in a handle support for engaging and disengaging a side gate and a tail gate.

[0002]

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a small truck (vehicle) 10 from the rear. The small truck 10 includes a chassis 11, a cabin 12, and a carrier 13. A pair of side gates 20 and 20 are provided on a side portion of the loading platform 13, and a tail gate 30 is provided on a rear portion. The side gates 20, 20 and the tail gate 30 are formed to be openable and closable by hinges (not shown).

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a position indicated by a two-dot chain line P in FIG. At the rear end of the side gate 20, a latch plate 21 is provided. A notch 22 is formed in the latch plate 21 from above to the center.

[0004] A top rail 31 is formed on the upper edge of the tailgate 30, and a hollow frame 32 is provided on the top rail 31, and a handle support 40 is attached to an opening 33 of the hollow frame 32. Have been.

[0005] The handle support 40 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), a plate-shaped handle plate 41 that closes the opening 33, a mounting plate 42 that is mounted on a shaft support 43, which will be described later, and that is bolted into the hollow frame 32 of the top rail 31, Plate 41 and mounting plate 42
, And a catch handle 44 rotatably attached to the shaft support 43. Note that the shaft support 43 is provided with a tension spring 45 for urging the catch handle 44 in the direction of the arrow α in FIG.

The side gate 20 and the tail gate 30 are detachably connected to each other by using a handle support 40 and a latch plate 21. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the side gate 20 and the tail gate 30 are closed, the catch handle 44 is inserted into the notch 22 of the latch plate 21 and the catch handle 44 is rotated downward from above. The side gate 20 and the tail gate 30 are combined. At this time, the catch handle 44 urged in the direction of arrow α in FIG.

On the other hand, when the side handle 20 and the tail gate 30 are opened, when the catch handle 44 is rotated upward, the catch handle 44 corresponds to the notch 22 and the engagement with the latch plate 21 is released. , The side gate 20 can be opened. After opening the side gate 20, the tail gate 30 can be further opened. When closing the side gate 20 and the tail gate 30, the reverse procedure is performed.

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned structure of the bed of a small truck has the following problems. That is, when attaching the handle support 40 to the top rail 31, the bolt holes 42 provided in the attachment plate 42 are provided.
It is bolted to the bolt hole 32a of the hollow frame part 32 using a. For this reason, the position of the mounting plate 42 is determined by bolting. For this reason, the processing accuracy of the bolt hole 42a and the bolt hole 32a of the hollow frame part 32 is low,
If the accuracy of welding between the handle plate 41 and the mounting plate 42 is low, the opening 32 of the top rail 31 and the handle plate 41 of the handle support 40 are displaced as shown in FIG. The handle plate 41 sometimes protruded from the base 31.

For this reason, there is a problem that the worker is hooked on the protruding portion and the workability is reduced. Also, the appearance was poor because the top rail 31 and the periphery of the handle plate 41 were not flush with each other. Further, in order to improve this, another process such as cutting off a portion protruding with a grinder or the like may be required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle carrier structure capable of improving the workability and appearance of a worker by attaching a handle plate of a handle support without protruding from a top rail of a tailgate. And

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the object, according to the present invention, a latch plate is disengaged from an upper edge of a tailgate inside a hollow frame of a hollow frame-shaped top rail. A pivot portion of the catch handle is arranged,
A flange is provided on the periphery of the handle plate through which the catch handle penetrates and closes the opening of the hollow frame portion of the top rail, and the flange is fitted into the opening of the hollow frame portion of the top rail so that the handle plate is hollow. It can be prevented from protruding from the opening of the frame. Therefore, the workability can be improved without the worker getting caught in the hand, and the appearance becomes the same and the appearance is improved.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a main part of a tailgate 30 and a handle support 50 in a small truck bed structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front view, FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a main part of the tailgate 30 and a handle support 50. In these figures, the same functional parts as those in FIGS. 3 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The handle support 50 is used for the bed 13 of the small truck 10 as shown in FIG. 3, and is used when the side gates 20, 20 and the tail gate 30 are detachably attached.

A top rail 31 is formed on the upper edge of the tail gate 30. A hollow frame 32 is provided on the top rail 31, and a handle support 50 is attached to an opening 33 of the hollow frame 32. Have been.

The handle support 50 includes a plate-shaped handle plate 51, a mounting plate 52 mounted on a shaft support 53, which will be described later, and bolted to the top rail 31, and a shaft support mounted on the handle plate 51 and the mounting plate 52. 53 and a catch handle 54 rotatably attached to the shaft support 53.

The handle plate 51 has a through hole 51a through which the catch handle 54 passes.
A flange 51 b is formed on the periphery of the handle plate 51 so as to extend inside the hollow frame 32 of the top rail 31.

The mounting plate 52 is mounted on the handle plate 51 by welding. Further, a bolt hole 52a for bolting is formed. The pivot support 53 is a tension spring 5 for urging the catch handle 54 in the direction of the arrow α in FIG.
5 is provided.

The handle support 5 constructed as described above.
0 is attached to the top rail 31 as follows. That is, the flange 51b of the handle plate 51
To the opening 33 of the hollow frame 32 of the top rail 31. Thereafter, the bolts 34 are inserted into the bolt holes 52a of the mounting plate 52 and the bolt holes 32a of the hollow frame portion 32 and screwed.

In this manner, since the handle plate 51 is fitted into the opening 33 by the flange 51b, the handle plate 51 is accurately positioned, and the handle plate 51 does not protrude from the opening 33. Therefore, the worker's hand does not catch on the protruding handle plate 51, so that the workability can be improved, and the appearance becomes flush, so that the appearance is improved. Furthermore, a separate process such as shaving off the protruding portion with the grinder is not required, and the productivity is improved.

As described above, according to the vehicle carrier structure of the present embodiment, the flange 5 of the handle plate 51
By fitting 1b into the opening of the hollow frame of the top rail 31, the handle plate 51 can be prevented from protruding from the opening 33 of the hollow frame 32. Therefore, the workability can be improved without the worker getting caught in the hand, and the appearance becomes the same and the appearance is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the handle plate can be prevented from protruding from the opening of the hollow frame by fitting the flange of the handle plate into the opening of the hollow frame of the top rail. In addition, the workability can be improved without the worker getting caught in the hand, and the appearance can be made even and the appearance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a main part of a tailgate and a handle support in a luggage carrier structure for a small truck according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is an exploded perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a main part of the tailgate and a handle support.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a general small truck from the rear.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of a conventional light truck loading bed structure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a main part of a tailgate and a handle support in the cargo bed structure of the light truck,
(A) is a front view, (b) is an exploded perspective view.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a relative position between the tailgate and the handle support.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Truck (vehicle) 13 ... Luggage carrier 20 ... Side gate 21 ... Latch plate 30 ... Tail gate 50 ... Handle support 51 ... Handle plate 51a ... Through hole 51b ... Flange 52 ... Mounting plate 53 ... Shaft support 54 ... Catch handle

Claims (1)

[Claims] A latch plate at a rear end of a side gate, a catch handle for engaging and disengaging the latch plate, a shaft support portion of the catch handle, and a hollow frame-shaped portion at an upper edge of a tail gate. A vehicle having a top rail and a handle plate in which a shaft support portion of the catch handle is disposed inside the hollow frame portion of the top rail, and the catch handle penetrates and closes an opening of the hollow frame portion of the top rail. In the carrier structure, a flange is provided on a peripheral portion of the handle plate, and the flange is fitted into an opening of a hollow frame portion of the top rail.