JP2003182646A - Pick-up truck deck structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pick-up truck deck structure capable of preventing narrowing a deck even when a supporting member for supporting a loaded article on the deck or a partition member for partitioning the deck are not used, being carried by a vehicular body so as not to get in the way of loading/ unloading the loaded article, preventing the occurrence of vehicular abnormal noise due to the supporting member or the partition member, and improving the usability for an user. <P>SOLUTION: In a pick-up truck deck structure wherein a supporting portion for supporting a loaded article or a partition member for partitioning the deck according to the loaded article are installed, a recessed storing portion storing the supporting member right and left side surface portions of the deck toward a vehicular back-and-forth direction is formed. The storing portion is made to be a supporting surface when laying the supporting member on the deck. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck.

[0002]

Pick-up trucks have been supported as utility vehicles for many years because they are cheaper than passenger cars and can carry a large amount of luggage on the bed. Some pickup truck carriers have bodywork specially designed for carrying small items such as luggage and tools. ),
As shown in (b), the loading platform 1 is configured such that a wooden piece 2 such as a lumber or a flat plate is laid horizontally or is appropriately partitioned by a partition plate 3. Therefore, the loading platform 1
Can be used in many ways by the wood 2 or the partition plate 3, but depending on the load, the wood 2 or the partition plate 3 may not be used and may be left over. Then, the surplus wood 2 or the partition plate 3 is placed on the luggage carrier 1, so that not only the luggage carrier 1 is narrowed but also there is a problem that it becomes an obstacle when loading and unloading a load. It was In addition, if the wooden piece 2 or the partition plate 3 placed on the luggage carrier 1 plays on the luggage carrier 1 while the vehicle is traveling, there is a problem in that it interferes with the vehicle body to generate abnormal noise.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the problems that the conventional loading platform structure of a pickup truck has, and is a supporting member for supporting a load on the loading platform. Alternatively, the partition member for partitioning the loading platform does not narrow the loading platform even when it is not used, and it can be carried in the vehicle so as not to disturb the loading and unloading of the load, and the supporting member, Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck, which can prevent vehicle noise caused by the partition member and improve the usability for the user.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a luggage carrier structure of a pickup truck, to which a supporting member for supporting a cargo according to a cargo or a partition member for partitioning a cargo carrier is attached. A recessed accommodating portion for accommodating the supporting member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is formed on the left and right side surfaces of the luggage carrier, and the accommodating portion serves as a support surface when the supporting member is mounted on the luggage carrier. To do.

Further, according to the present invention, an engaging member protruding upward is disposed on the lower side surface of the accommodating portion, and the engaging member is the supporting member accommodated in the accommodating portion. And is positioned when the supporting member is laterally mounted on the luggage carrier.

Further, according to the present invention, a rotating member whose one end is rotated in the vertical direction is disposed on the upper side surface of the accommodating portion, and the rotating member is accommodated in the accommodating portion. The supporting member is locked and the positioning is performed when the supporting member is horizontally mounted on the luggage carrier.

Still further, according to the present invention, in a luggage carrier structure of a pickup truck to which a supporting member for supporting a cargo according to a cargo or a partition member for partitioning the cargo carrier is attached, an inner surface of a rear gate forming a rear surface of the cargo carrier is provided. It is characterized in that a recessed storage portion is formed to store and fix the partition member in the vehicle width direction.

Further, according to the present invention, a connecting member is attached to one side of the partition member so that the other partition member can be swingably connected in the lateral direction. And

Further, according to the present invention, a locking member which is capable of expanding and contracting in one direction is attached to the other side portion of the partition member, and the locking member is the upper end portion of the cargo bed, or It is characterized by being locked at one end of the storage part.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A preferred embodiment of a luggage carrier structure of a pickup truck in which a supporting member for supporting a load is laid horizontally on the luggage carrier will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a luggage carrier of a pickup truck to which the present invention is applied, as seen obliquely from the rear.

As shown in FIG. 1, in a loading platform 10 of a pickup truck (hereinafter referred to as a pickup), the left and right rear wheels and the rear floor panel 11 do not interfere with the left and right end portions of a rear floor panel 11 forming the floor surface thereof. Is provided with a rear wheel apron 12 (only the left side is shown in the figure) that is appropriately bulged in a tire shape, and on the outside of the vehicle body, the left side is raised from the side end portion of the rear floor panel 11 toward the upper side of the vehicle body, The right side wall portions 13 and 14 are arranged.

On the inner side surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14 of the vehicle body, a support member 15 for supporting a load from below in a state of being laid horizontally on the loading platform 2, for example, 2 * 4 inch wood is provided in the front and rear of the vehicle body. Storage unit 16 that can be stored in the direction
16 is recessed so as not to interfere with the rear wheel apron 12. It is preferable that the frontage and the depth of the storage portion 16 are formed to be slightly larger than the outer size of the support member 15 from the viewpoint of the storage ability and the vehicle noise. In addition, the lower side surface 17 of the storage section 16, 16,
Reference numeral 17 denotes a support receiving surface when the support member 15 is horizontally mounted on the luggage carrier 2. Therefore, both ends of the support member 15 are inserted into the left and right storage units 16 and 16 with the support member 15 removed. The support member 15 can be assembled to the luggage carrier 2 by being received by the lower side surfaces 17, 17.

At the front and rear ends of the lower side surfaces 17, 17 of the storage portions 16, 16, the support members 15 stored in the storage portions 16, 16 are provided.
Of the stopper portion 18 as a locking member that is appropriately protruded upward so as to prevent the play and the drop on the luggage carrier 10 and to provide an appropriate positioning when the support member 15 is laid horizontally on the luggage carrier 10. They are integrally arranged with a set interval. The stopper portion 18 is preferably formed integrally with the storage portion 16, but it may be attached later.
Reference numeral 19 in FIG. 1 denotes a rear gate attached to the rear surface of the luggage carrier 10.

As a result of the above, according to the present invention, the support member 15, which is not used depending on the load or the situation, can be stored in the storage portions 16, 16 of the left and right side wall portions 13, 14. The unnecessary supporting member 15 is no longer placed on the luggage carrier 10 as in the conventional case,
It becomes possible to widely use, and it is possible to improve the convenience of the user without disturbing the loading and unloading of the load. Further, the support member 15 housed in the housing portions 16, 16 is prevented from playing and falling by the stopper portion 18, so that the generation of the abnormal noise of the vehicle due to the support member 15 is significantly reduced. Will be able to. Further, since the stopper portion 18 also serves as positioning when the support member 15 is placed horizontally, it is possible to appropriately adjust the front-rear arrangement of the support member 15 according to the load, and the usability for the user is improved. Can be made.

By the way, in the above-described embodiment,
Stoppers 18 are provided on the lower side surfaces 17, 17 of the storage portions 16, 16.
However, similarly to this, the storage section 16,
You may make it arrange | position the stopper part 18 in the upper and lower side surfaces 16 of 16 vertically symmetrically. In that case, the storage unit 16,
Since 16 is slightly larger than the outer size of the support member 15, the stopper portion 1 is used to lock the support member 15.
8, the downward protrusion distance must be increased, which may affect the storability. Therefore, the second, which will be described next,
The third embodiment relates to a luggage carrier structure in which the accommodability of the accommodating portion 16 is improved while the support member 15 is locked.
Here, since the storage portions 16 and 16 formed on the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14 of the luggage carrier 10 have a bilaterally symmetrical structure, in the following, they are arranged in the storage portion 16 of the left side wall portion 13. The locking member will be described with reference to FIGS.
2 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup according to the third embodiment. It is a figure.

First, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a support member 15 is provided at the upper edge of the opening at the rear end of the storage portion 16 formed in the left side wall portion 13 of the luggage carrier 10. A stopper portion 21 is provided as a locking member that is positioned appropriately when it is placed horizontally on the luggage carrier 10. The stopper portion 21 is stored in the recess 22 and is recessed so that the stopper 21 has a horizontally long side view having a set distance and a vertically long rectangular cross section. It is composed of an arm-shaped swinging member 24 attached such that one end thereof becomes the center of rotation. Therefore, the swinging member 24 is stored in the recess 22 when the longitudinal direction is horizontal while the other end of the swinging member 24 makes a predetermined circular motion in the vertical plane in the vehicle body front-rear direction, and when it is in the vertical state. The support member 15 received in the storage portion 16 is appropriately positioned.

A ratchet mechanism (not shown) is incorporated in the stopper portion 21 so that the swinging member 24 is temporarily fixed in either a horizontal state or a vertical state. Therefore, the swinging member 24 is prevented from jumping out of the recess 22 when it is in the horizontal state regardless of the traveling state of the vehicle, and when the swinging member 24 is in the vertical state, the play of the support member 15 received in the storage portion 16 and the loading platform 10 are prevented. It is designed to prevent the falling of. By the way, the stopper portion 2 arranged at the front end portion of the storage portion 16
1 has a front-rear symmetrical structure with a stopper portion 21 arranged at the rear end portion.

Therefore, according to the present invention, substantially the same operational effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the storage portion 1 is provided by the stopper portion 21 provided with the retractable swinging member 24.
The support member 15 can be more easily taken in and out of the holders 6 and 16, and the storability of the storage portions 16 and 16 can be greatly improved, so that the usability for the user can be further improved.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, this is the left side wall portion 13 of the luggage carrier 10.
The storage portion 16 is formed on the front and rear ends (only the rear end portion is shown in the drawing) of the storage portion 16 so that the support member 15 can be positioned appropriately when the support member 15 is placed horizontally on the loading platform 10. An upper hinge outer opening type lid body 25 that can open and close the front and rear end portions of 16 and an upper hinge outer opening type lid body 2 attached along an intermediate position of the storage portion 16 excluding the front and rear end portions.
6 is provided with a stopper portion 27. An urging spring (not shown) for urging the lids 25 and 26 so as to always close the opening of the housing 16 is incorporated in the hinges of the lids 25 and 26. Therefore, the side end portion of the support member 15 received in the storage portion 16 is urged downward by the lid body 26, so that the notch 28 for stably engaging the lid body 26 is provided on the support member 15 side. It is preferably formed at the end.

Therefore, according to the present invention, substantially the same operation and effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained, and the stopper portion 27 having the upper hinge type lid bodies 25 and 26 enables
It is possible to further facilitate the loading and unloading of the support member 15 into and from the storage portions 16 and 16, and the mounting, and to improve the appearance. Further, by providing the lids 25 and 26, the storage section 16 can be used as a utility box, which helps prevent rainwater and sand dust from being blown into the storage section 16 and prevents theft, and further improves usability for the user. You will also be able to do that.

In a luggage carrier structure of a pickup in which the floor surface of the luggage carrier 10 is made flat by using a small diameter double tire for the rear wheels, the rear wheel apron 12 as described above is projected onto the floor surface. Therefore, the storage portion 16 may be formed on the left or right side wall portion 13 or 14 on the left and right sides in two steps.

By the way, the above-described pickup bed structure is suitable for a pickup in which the support member 15 is horizontally mounted on the bed 10.
Even when applied to a pickup configured so that the loading platform 10 is partitioned by the partitioning member, the problem that the partitioning member when not in use narrows the loading platform 10 and becomes an obstacle when loading and unloading a load is not solved. Therefore, in the following, a cargo bed structure which is considered to be most suitable for a pickup configured so that the cargo bed 10 is partitioned by a partition member will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining a case where the present invention is applied to a pickup having a luggage carrier structure different from that of the same example.

First, the luggage carrier 10 of the pickup to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG.
Is a plurality of rectangular partition members (two in the present embodiment) 29 (indicated by a dashed line in the figure) that are arranged sideways in a detachable manner between the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14. As a result, it is divided into a plurality of parts in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, the partition member 29 is formed so that its longitudinal distance substantially coincides with the lateral width of the rear gate 19 and its lateral distance substantially coincides with the height of the rear gate 19.

Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the cargo bed 1
On the inner side surface of the rear gate 19 attached to the rear surface of the rear gate 0 (side surface of the bed in the gate closed state), there is formed a storage portion 30 to which the partition member 29 can be attached and fixed as a single plate or in a state where a plurality of partition members 29 are stacked. The storage portion 30 is formed by recessing the inner side surface of the rear gate 19 into a predetermined shape toward the inside of the gate, and therefore, a plurality of partition members 29 (two in this embodiment) are stacked. Even when attached, the rear gate 19 can be smoothly opened and closed without interfering with the rear end portions of the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14. The rear gate 19 and the partition member 29 are fixed to each other by, for example, projecting bolts 31 at the left and right ends of the storage part 30 and inserting a bolt hole (or a notch) having a predetermined diameter into the shaft part of the bolt 31. ) 32 are formed at the left and right ends of the partition member 29, and the partition member 29 having the bolt hole 32 inserted through the shaft portion of the bolt 31 and the storage portion 30 are fastened together by the butterfly nut 33.

Thus, according to the present invention, in the pickup constructed so that the loading platform 10 is partitioned by the partition member 29, the partition member 29, which is not used depending on the load or the situation, is placed in the storage portion 30 of the rear gate 19. Since it can be stored, the rear gate 19 does not have to be placed on the luggage carrier 10, the luggage carrier 10 can be widely used, and there is no hindrance when loading and unloading a load, so that the user can use it. The convenience of can be improved.

By the way, the partition member 29 according to the above-described fourth embodiment is attached and fixed to the inner side surface of the rear gate 19, and is not adapted to various uses of the luggage carrier 10 as it is. Therefore, in the following fifth and sixth embodiments, a luggage carrier structure in which the partition member 29 can be utilized to make various uses of the luggage carrier 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5A is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup to which the fifth embodiment is applied, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a modified example of the same example.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup according to the sixth embodiment.

First, in the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, the partition members 29 can be swingably connected in the lateral direction.
The shaft portion 35 of the insert-fixable hinge 34 is attached to one side portion which is the upper end surface of one partition member 29 in a state of being assembled between the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14, and the other partition member 29 '. The receiving portion 36 of the insert-fixable hinge 34 is attached to one side portion which is the upper end surface of the. Further, one partition member 29 ′ is provided with a bolt hole 32 having a predetermined diameter for inserting a bolt 31 protruding from the left and right ends of the storage section 30, and the other partition member 29 is provided with a shaft of the bolt 31. A long hole 37 for inserting the portion is provided. Then, the partition member 2 is stored in the storage portion 30 of the rear gate 19.
9'is arranged and tightened together with the butterfly nut 33, and the partition member 2 is attached to the receiving portion 36 of the partition member 29 '.
The partition member 29 is rotatably connected to the partition member 29 ′ via the hinge 34 by inserting the shaft portion 35 of the partition member 9.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain substantially the same effects as the fourth embodiment, and the partition member 2
9'and the partition member 29 connected by the hinge 34 to the loading platform 1
It can be used as a ladder rail when a load is placed on 0, and the usability for the user can be further improved. Moreover, since the partition member 29 can be easily overlapped on the partition member 29 'with the hinge 34 as the center of rotation, the storability is not impaired. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the partition member 29 is provided with foldable side wall portions 38, 38 that can be overlapped on the left and right ends of the partition member 29, whereby the rear gate 19 serves as an extender. You can also use it.

Next, a sixth embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, L-shaped hooks 39, which are extendable in the longitudinal direction, are attached to both side portions of the partition member 29, and the hooks 39 are provided inside the partition member 29. A mechanism (not shown) for constantly pulling back the inside of the partition member 29 is incorporated.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those of the fourth embodiment, and the partition member 2
9 is placed in a flat state, and hooks 39 pulled out from both side portions thereof are firmly locked to the upper end portions of the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14, so that it can be utilized as a tonneau cover that covers the upper portion of the loading platform 10, and the load is weathered. You will be able to protect yourself from the sun and prevent sunburn and theft of your load. Also,
By firmly hooking the hook 39 pulled out from one side of the partition member 29 to the rear end of the storage portion 30 of the rear gate 19, it can be used as a ladder rail when a load is placed on the platform 10. become able to.

It should be noted that not only one embodiment of the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention is applied to the luggage carrier 10 of the pickup, but one embodiment of the first to third embodiments. And one of the fourth to sixth embodiments may be combined and applied.

[0032]

As described above, according to the loading platform structure of the pickup truck of the present invention, the supporting member for supporting the load on the loading platform or the partition member for partitioning the loading platform is not used. Also does not narrow the loading platform, and can be carried in the vehicle so that it does not interfere with the loading and unloading of the load, and prevents the occurrence of abnormal noise of the vehicle due to the support member or the partition member. It is possible to provide a luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck that can improve the usability for the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a luggage carrier of a pickup truck to which the present invention is applied, when viewed obliquely from the rear.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup truck to which a second embodiment is applied.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup truck to which a third embodiment has been applied.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining a case where the present invention is applied to a pickup truck having a luggage carrier structure different from that of the example.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup truck to which a fifth embodiment has been applied; FIG.
[Fig. 6] is a perspective view showing a modified example of the same example.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a pickup truck to which a sixth embodiment has been applied.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional luggage carrier structure of a pickup truck.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 cargo bed 12 rear wheel apron 13 Left side wall 14 Right side wall 15 Support member 16 Storage 29, 29 'Partition member 30 Storage 34 Hinge 38 Side wall 39 hooks

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In a luggage carrier structure of a pickup truck to which a supporting member for supporting a cargo according to a cargo or a partition member for partitioning the cargo carrier is attached, the supporting members are provided on the left and right side portions of the cargo carrier in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck, characterized in that a recessed accommodation portion for accommodating is formed, and the accommodation portion serves as a support surface when the supporting member is mounted on the luggage carrier. 2. A locking member protruding upward is disposed on a lower side surface of the storage section, and the locking member locks the support member stored in the storage section. At the same time, positioning is performed when the support member is placed horizontally on the luggage carrier, and the luggage carrier structure for the pickup truck according to claim 1. 3. A rotating member, one end of which rotates in the up-down direction, is provided on the upper side surface of the housing portion, and the rotating member is the supporting member housed in the housing portion. 2. The luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck according to claim 1, wherein the luggage carrier structure is positioned when the supporting member is laterally mounted on the luggage carrier while being locked. 4. In a luggage carrier structure of a pickup truck to which a supporting member for supporting a cargo according to a cargo or a partition member for partitioning the cargo carrier is attached, the partition member is provided on an inner surface of a rear gate which is a rear surface of the cargo carrier. A luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck, characterized in that a recessed storage portion is formed to store and fix in the width direction. 5. A connecting member is attached to one side portion of the partition member so that another partition member can be swingably connected in the lateral direction. The pickup truck carrier structure according to item 4. 6. A locking member, which is capable of expanding and contracting in one direction, is attached to the other side portion of the partition member, and the locking member is the upper end portion of the luggage carrier or the storage portion. The luggage carrier structure for a pickup truck according to claim 4, wherein the luggage carrier structure is locked to one end of the.