JP2003118656A - Fixing device for spare tire lid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device for a spare tire lid requiring no exclusive component by effectively using a jack bar. SOLUTION: The fixing device for the spare tire lid is characterized by that a circular part 23 of one end of the jack bar 21 is detachably locked to a recessed part 22 of a rear face of the spare tire lid 14, and a tip 25 formed on another end of the jack bar 21 is detachably locked to a recessed part 27 of a rear garnish.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spare tire lid fixing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there is a trunk room or a rear floor provided with a spare tire storage portion. The spare tire storage portion is formed by bulging a floor panel and the like downward, and is closed by a spare tire lid that is openably and closably supported by the floor panel via a hinge.

By the way, when the spare tire is taken out, it is necessary to hold the spare tire lid in an open state. However, if there is a space to collapse the spare tire lid in front of the hinge, the spare tire lid is rotated by about 180 degrees. It can be placed on the floor and will not interfere with the loading and unloading of spare tires. However, if there is no space for the spare tire lid to fall down in front of the hinge, the spare tire lid must be held diagonally upward.

An example of this will be described with reference to FIG.
Indicates a spare tire storage portion formed on the rear floor panel 3. A spare tire lid 2 is supported by a rear floor panel 3 in the spare tire storage portion 1 via a hinge (not shown) so as to be openable and closable. Here, since the rear seat 4 is arranged on the front side of the spare tire lid 2 and the spare tire lid 2 cannot be tilted to the front side, the cord-shaped member 5 with a hook is attached to the opening / closing end side of the spare tire lid 2. The hook 6 is locked to the stay 8 of the headrest 7 of the rear seat 4, and the spare tire lid 2 is held in the open state. Further, as shown by the chain line, the open holding rod 9 is provided on the back surface of the spare tire lid 2.
There is also one in which the spare tire lid 2 is held by the open holding rod 9. This similar structure is, for example,
It is disclosed in JP-A-6-171549.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, there is a problem that the string member 5 with a hook and the open holding rod 9 are required as dedicated parts, the number of parts is increased and the manufacturing cost is increased. . Therefore, the present invention provides a fixing device for a spare tire lid that does not need to be provided with a dedicated part by effectively utilizing the jack bar.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the invention described in claim 1, one end of a rod-shaped vehicle-mounted tool (for example, the jack bar 21 in the embodiment) is attached to a spare tire lid (for example, The spare tire lid 14) in the embodiment is detachably locked to the other side of the vehicle-mounted tool, and the other end of the vehicle-mounted tool is a vehicle body member (for example, in the embodiment) around the spare tire storage portion (for example, the spare tire storage portion 12 in the embodiment). It is characterized in that it is detachably engaged with the rear garnish 26). With this configuration, each end of the rod-shaped vehicle-mounted tool is locked to the opened spare tire lid and the vehicle body member, so that the vehicle-mounted tool can be effectively used as a fixture for the spare tire lid. You can

According to a second aspect of the invention, a jack bar having an annular portion (for example, the annular portion 23 in the embodiment) formed at one end thereof is provided in a spare tire lid in the lateral direction. The other end of the jack bar is locked to the engaging portion (for example, the recess 27 in the embodiment) of the vehicle body member on the peripheral edge of the spare tire storage part, and the spare part is locked. It is characterized by holding the tire lid in an open state. With this configuration, the annular portion formed at one end of the jack bar is locked to the engaging portion, and the tip end portion formed at the other end of the jack bar is locked to the engaging portion of the vehicle body member. This allows the spare tire lid to be supported in the open state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the other end of the jack bar is attached to the fixing portion of the spare tire lid (for example, the clip 30, the groove portion 32 and the projection 35 in the embodiment).
It is characterized in that it can be fixed to the clip portion 38). With this configuration, when the spare tire lid is closed, the other end of the jack bar is disengaged from the engaging portion of the vehicle body member, and the jack bar is rotated about the annular portion to remove the other jack bar. The spare tire lid can be closed after fixing the end to the fixing portion of the spare tire lid.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the spare tire lid. 1 and 2
As shown in FIG. 3, a spare tire storage portion 12 is formed so as to bulge downward on a rear floor panel 11 near the vehicle body rear opening 10 to which a back door (not shown) is attached. The spare tire 13 is stored and fixed in the spare tire storage portion 12. A spare tire lid 14 that closes the spare tire storage portion 12 is openably and closably attached to the spare tire storage portion 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the spare tire lid 14 is attached to the rear floor panel 11 via two attachment portions 15 provided at the front edge thereof, and the rear half portion 16 is provided with a resin hinge portion 18 therebetween. And is supported rotatably upward with respect to the front half portion 17. Further, the spare tire lid 14 is configured to cover the surface of the core material made of resin or the like with the resin skin material from the front half portion 17 to the rear half portion 16. Here, on the back surface of the rear half portion 16, in order to reduce the load of opening and closing, a plurality of concave portions 1 are formed.
9 is formed. Further, a recessed portion 20 is formed at the rear edge of the rear half portion 16 for an occupant to insert his / her hand into.

On the rear surface of the rear half 16 of the spare tire lid 14 and near the right rotation end, the jack bar 21 is provided.
Is formed with a recess 22 that receives one end of the. The recess 22 is detachably engaged with an annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 described later. Here, jack bar 21
Is a spare tire storage unit 12 and rear side pockets 24.
In order to drive the jack (not shown)
It is a standard equipment that is installed with this jack.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 3, the jack bar 21 has an arc-shaped annular portion 23 at one end which is laterally inserted into the recess 22 and is engaged so as to be slightly rotatable. As shown in FIG. 4, the other end has a gradually flattened tip 25. The tip portion 25 is adapted to be detachably engaged with a peripheral edge of the spare tire storage portion 12, specifically, a recess 27 formed in a rear garnish 26 which is a vehicle body member behind the spare tire storage portion 12. .

Then, the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 is inserted into the recess 22 on the back surface of the spare tire lid 14, and the tip portion 25 of the jack bar 21 is recessed in the rear garnish 26 at the periphery of the spare tire storage portion 12. 27
The spare tire lid 14 is held in an open state, for example, at an opening of approximately 60 degrees.

The operation of the spare tire 13 will be described as an example. Prior to the work, as shown in FIG. 2, in order to open the spare tire lid 14 in the closed state, a hand is put in the recessed portion 20 at the rear end edge of the spare tire lid 14 and the rear half of the spare tire lid 14 is opened. The portion 16 is rotated upward about the hinge portion 18. This causes the rear half portion 16 of the spare tire lid 14 to open approximately 60 degrees as shown by the chain line in FIG. And rear side pocket 2
4 takes out the jack bar 21 stored in 4 and engages the annular portion 23 thereof with the concave portion 22 of the spare tire lid 14, and then rotates the distal end portion 25 to the rear garnish 26.
When the spare tire lid 14 is inserted into the recess 27 and locked, the spare tire lid 14 is held open.

Then, take out the spare tire 13,
After taking out a jack (not shown), the jack bar 21 may be removed while the spare tire lid 14 is held, and the spare tire lid 14 may be closed. afterwards,
Spare tire 13 with jack and jack bar 21
Replacement work. Here, when the jack bar 21 is used, the annular portion 23 is in the recess 22 of the spare tire lid 14, and the tip portion 25 is the recess 2 of the rear garnish 26.
Since it is only inserted and locked in 7, the jack bar 21 is attached to the spare tire lid 14 and the rear garnish 2.
This can easily be done if removed from 6.

According to the above-described embodiment, the jack bar 21 which is an on-board equipment can be effectively used as a support member for the spare tire lid 14, so that a dedicated part such as a string-shaped member is not necessary and the manufacturing cost is reduced accordingly. can do. Further, the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 prevents the spare tire lid 14 from closing, and the tip portion 25 of the jack bar 21 inserted into the recess 27 of the rear garnish 26 stabilizes the spare tire lid 14 in an open state. Spare tire lid 1
It is possible to reliably prevent the closing operation of the spare tire 4 and improve the holding reliability of the spare tire lid 14.

When the spare tire lid 14 is closed, the tip portion 25 of the jack bar 21 is removed from the recess 27 of the rear garnish 26, and the annular portion 23 is recessed 22.
Since the jack bar 21 can be easily removed by removing the spare tire lid 14, the spare tire lid 14 can be quickly closed. Further, the removed jack bar 21 may be stored in the rear side pocket 24.

5 to 7, the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 is positively and smoothly rotatably supported by the spare tire lid 14. That is, another mode of the recess 22 of the spare tire lid 14 with which the annular portion 23 is locked and the recess 27 of the rear garnish 26 with which the vicinity of the tip 25 is locked is shown. The same parts as those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals for the description.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the rear half 16 of the spare tire lid 14 formed of a flat plate has a convex shape corresponding to the tip straight portion 23a formed on the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21. Shape bracket 28 with screws 2
Attached by 9, 29, the tip 2 of the jack bar 21
5, a clip 30 having a C-shaped cross section for elastically holding it is attached with a screw 31. In this embodiment, the tip straight portion 23a of the annular portion 23 facilitates smooth rotation, and the vicinity of the tip portion 25 can be elastically held by the clip 30 with one-touch with a feeling of moderation. Therefore, the jack bar is attached to the spare tire lid 14. 21
Can also be provided with the function of storing the jack bar, and the work of storing the jack bar 21 in another place is not necessary, thus improving the convenience.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a groove 32 is formed on the rear surface of the rear half 16 of the blow molded spare tire lid 14 in conformity with the shape of the jack bar 21, and the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 is provided. Formed straight tip 2
At the position corresponding to 3a, attach a flat bracket 33
4, 34 are attached in the vertical direction, and projections 35, 35 for preventing the slip-out are provided and held in the groove 32. In this embodiment, the clip 3 of the second embodiment
There is an advantage that 0 can be eliminated and the number of parts can be reduced.

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a hole 37 is provided in the rib 36 on the rear surface of the rear half 16 of the injection-molded spare tire lid 14 in accordance with the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21. The annular portion 23 is rotatably inserted and attached, and the clip portion 38 formed integrally is elastically held near the tip portion 25 of the jack bar 21. In this embodiment, no parts are used other than the injection-molded spare tire lid 14, so that the number of parts is minimized and the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced.

8 to 10 show the jack bar 2
The other aspect of the recessed part which locks the front end straight part 23a of the annular part 23 of 1 is shown. The following aspects can be applied to each of the above embodiments. In the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a rectangular box portion 39 is provided on the back surface of the rear half portion 16 of the injection-molded spare tire lid 14 so that the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 can be inserted therein. It was done. In this embodiment, since the box portion 39 can be integrally formed by injection molding, there is an advantage that the number of parts can be reduced.

In the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, a rectangular through hole 40 is formed on the rear surface of the rear half 16 of the spare tire lid 14 formed of a flat plate so as to lock the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 in correspondence therewith. Is formed. This embodiment also has an advantage that the number of parts can be reduced and the spare tire lid 14 can be reduced in weight by the through hole 40, thus contributing to reduction of the vehicle body weight.

The seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 10 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the annular portion 23 of the jack bar 21 on the rear surface of the rear half 16 of the spare tire lid 14 formed of a flat plate, as in the fifth embodiment. The annular holding member 41 is attached as a separate member. In this embodiment, unlike the above-described embodiment, it is not necessary to form holes, and the shape of the spare tire lid 14 can be simplified, so that there is an advantage that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and for example, a rod-shaped on-vehicle tool such as a tire wrench or a driver can be used in addition to the jack bar. Further, the jack bar may have various shapes as long as each end can be detachably engaged with a corresponding member.

[0026]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, each end of the rod-shaped vehicle-mounted tool is locked to the opened spare tire lid and the vehicle body member. Since the on-vehicle tool can be effectively used as a fixing tool for the spare tire lid, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost without requiring a dedicated part.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the above effects, the annular portion formed at one end of the jack bar is engaged with the engaging portion, and the tip end portion formed at the other end of the jack bar. Since the spare tire lid can be supported in the open state by locking the to the engaging portion of the vehicle body member, there is an effect that the closing operation of the spare tire lid can be reliably prevented and reliability can be improved.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the above effects, when closing the spare tire lid, the other end of the jack bar is disengaged from the engaging portion of the vehicle body member, and the jack is centered around the annular portion. Since the spare tire lid can be closed after rotating the bar to fix the other end of the jack bar to the fixed part of the spare tire lid, keep the spare tire lid functioning as the storage part of the jack bar and wait. Therefore, there is an effect that convenience can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a spare tire lid according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of another main part of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of essential parts of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an essential part of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of essential parts of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of essential parts of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of essential parts of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of essential parts of a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 Spare tire compartment 14 Spare tire lid 21 Jack bar (vehicle tool) 22 Recessed part (engagement part) 23 annular part (one end) 26 Rear garnish (body parts) 27 Recessed part (engagement part) 28 Bracket (engagement part) 30 clips (fixed part) 32 Groove (engagement part, fixed part) 33 Bracket (engagement part) 35 Protrusion (fixed part) 37 Hole (engagement part) 38 Clip part (fixed part) 39 Box part (engagement part) 40 Through hole (engagement part) 41 Holding member (engaging part)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rod-shaped on-vehicle tool is detachably locked to one side of a spare tire lid, and the other end of the rod-shaped on-vehicle tool is detachably locked to a vehicle body member around the spare tire housing portion. Fixing device for spare tire lid. 2. A jack bar having an annular portion formed at one end thereof is engaged with a lateral engaging portion provided on a spare tire lid, and the other end of the jack bar is a peripheral edge of a spare tire storage portion. The spare tire lid fixing device is characterized in that the spare tire lid is held in an open state by being locked to the engaging portion of the vehicle body member. 3. The fixing device for the spare tire lid according to claim 2, wherein the other end of the jack bar can be fixed to a fixing portion of the spare tire lid.