JP2006015836A - Vehicle mounting structure for pet storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize great safety of a pet and to easily mount a pet storage box in a vehicle body. <P>SOLUTION: In the vehicle mounting structure for the pet storage box 10, the pet storage box 10 storing the pet is mounted to the vehicle body in a cabin. The vehicle mounting structure is constituted such that the pet storage box 10 is can be connected to an anchor 4 fixed to a reinforcement member 3 through a connection member 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box in which a pet storage box storing a pet is mounted on a vehicle body in a vehicle interior.

  In recent years, when a pet is put on a vehicle, it has been demanded to protect the pet in a vehicle emergency (for example, at the time of a collision) like a human being.

  In order to ensure the safety of pets when mounted on the vehicle under such a demand, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-159238 (Patent Document 1) shown in FIGS.

  The pet storage box mounting structure shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes a pet storage box 21 that is placed on the seat cushion 20a of the seat 20 and has an open upper surface, and a pet P stored in the pet storage box 21. A pet connecting rope 22 for fastening the pet storage box 21 to the pet storage box 21 and two dedicated fixing belts 23 and 24 for fixing the pet storage box 21 on the seat cushion 20a. The two dedicated fixing belts 23 and 24 are connected to the lower part of the pet storage box 21 at both ends hung around the seat back 20b, and the both ends hung around the column 20d of the headrest 20c are the upper ends of the pet storage box 21. Are connected to each other.

In this vehicle mounting structure, the pet P can freely move within the pet storage box 21 and within the restricted range of the pet connecting rope 22. In the event of a vehicle emergency (for example, in the event of a collision), the pet storage box 21 is held in position by the dedicated fixing belts 23 and 24, so that a large impact is not applied to the pet storage box 21 itself. Since the movement is blocked by the pet connecting rope 22, the pet P only collides with the pet storage box 21 and is excellent in safety.
JP 2002-159238 A

  However, in the conventional vehicle mounting structure of the pet storage box 21, in order to mount the pet storage box 21 on the vehicle, the dedicated fixing belts 23, 24 must be restrained by the seat back 20 b and the support column 20 c, and the mounting work is performed. It is troublesome.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box that is excellent in pet safety and easy to mount.

  The invention of claim 1 is a vehicle mounting structure of a pet storage box for mounting a pet storage box storing a pet to a vehicle body in a vehicle interior, wherein the pet storage box is connected to an anchor fixed to a vehicle body panel. Features.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle storage structure for a pet storage box according to the first aspect, wherein the strength belt of the pet storage box and the anchor are connected via a connecting member.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the vehicle mounting structure of the pet storage box according to claim 2, wherein the member that connects the pet storage box and the anchor is freely connectable.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box according to the second or third aspect, wherein the strength belt has an attaching / detaching support portion to which the connecting member can be attached / detached.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the pet storage box can be attached by being connected to the anchor, the attaching operation is simpler than the operation of restraining the dedicated fixing belt to the seat as in the conventional example. Further, even if the pet moves instantaneously in the pet storage box in the event of a vehicle emergency such as a collision, the pet storage box is held in position with little movement. Therefore, since the pet storage box hardly moves and the pet collides with the inner wall of the pet storage box that does not move, only a relatively weak impact is applied to the pet, which is excellent in safety. In particular, since the pet storage box is not attached to the seat as in the conventional example, but is attached to the anchor of the reinforcing member, that is, the vehicle body itself, the fixed state of the pet storage box is maintained unless the vehicle body is deformed. Excellent safety.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, it can be attached simply by connecting the connecting member to the anchor, so that the attaching operation is simple.

  According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the pet storage box can be easily attached to and detached from the vehicle.

  According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2 or claim 3, the connecting member can be easily attached and detached from the pet storage box. Becomes even easier. Moreover, since a connection member is removed when carrying a pet storage box, it is excellent in portability.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pet storage box 10 mounted on the seat 2 as viewed obliquely from the rear, and FIG. 2 shows the pet storage box 10 on the seat 2. It is a side view which shows the state attached to.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a seat 2 is disposed in the vehicle interior of the vehicle body. The seat 2 is supported by a seat cushion 2a fixed to the bottom side of the passenger compartment, a seat back 2b erected from the rear end side of the seat cushion 2a, and a support 2c on the upper end of the seat back 2b. The headrest 2d is provided.

  Further, a reinforcing member 3 that is a vehicle body panel is disposed in the vehicle body width direction in the vehicle interior of the vehicle body and in the rear side gap of the seat cushion 2a. Anchors 4 are fixed to the reinforcing member 3 at a predetermined interval. The anchor 4 is attached to fix a child seat or the like, and has a U-shaped hooked shape.

  The pet storage box 10 is placed on the seat cushion 2 a of the seat 2. The pet storage box 10 includes a storage box body 11 and a strength belt 12 attached so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the storage box body 11.

  The storage box body 11 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, good air permeability, and a high shock absorption material, for example, a bag body 11a formed of a fine mesh polyester mesh, and is attached to the bag body 11a. A wire frame 11b for holding the bag 11a in a box-like form as a closed space. An opening portion 11c is formed on one side surface of the bag body 11a, and the opening portion 11c can be opened and closed by a lid body 14. A pet (not shown) is stored or taken out from the opening 11c. A waterproof fabric 15 is laid on the bottom surface of the bag 11a. The wire frame 11b is configured to be movable to a folding position by applying an external force in a predetermined direction, and the inside of the pet storage box main body 11 has a structure without a protruding structure.

  A pair of left and right strength belts 12 are attached so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the storage box body 11. The strength belt 12 is firmly fixed to an appropriate position of the bag body 11a with, for example, a thread or an adhesive.

  One end side of the connecting member 13 is fixed to the pair of strength belts 12. A belt hook portion 13 a is provided on one end side of the connecting member 13, and is fixed to the strength belt 12 by the belt hook portion 13.

  An anchor hook portion 13 b is provided on the other end side of each connecting member 13. The connecting members 13 can be attached to the anchors 4 by hooking the anchor hook portions 13b to the anchors 4 and the connecting members 13 are anchored by releasing the hook portions 13b for the anchors from the anchors 4. 4 can be removed. That is, the pet storage box 10 is configured to be connectable to the anchor 4 on the vehicle body side via the pair of connecting members 13.

  Next, the attachment operation | work which attaches the pet storage box 10 to the vehicle body 1 in a vehicle interior is demonstrated. First, the pet storage box 10 is placed on the seat cushion 2a with the pet storage box 10 being in close contact with the seat back 2b of the vehicle body. Next, the hook portions 13b and 13b for anchors of the pair of left and right connecting members 13 are hooked on the respective anchors 4 to complete. As described above, the connecting operation is completed when the pet storage box 10 is connected to the anchor 4 by the connecting member 13, so that there is no need for the troublesome mounting operation of restraining the dedicated fixing belt to the seat as in the conventional example, and it is simple. Can be attached.

  Further, it is assumed that the pet storage box 10 is attached to the vehicle body and a vehicle emergency such as a collision occurs. Then, even if the pet instantaneously moves in the pet storage box 10, the position of the pet storage box 10 is held with little movement. Therefore, since the pet storage box 10 hardly moves and the pet collides with the inner wall of the pet storage box 10 that does not move, only a relatively weak impact is applied to the pet, which is excellent in safety. In particular, since the pet storage box 10 is not attached to the seat 2 as in the conventional example, but is attached to the anchor 4 of the reinforcing member 3, that is, the vehicle body itself, the fixed state of the pet storage box 10 is maintained unless the vehicle body is deformed. In this respect, it is excellent in safety.

  In this embodiment, since the connecting member 13 is provided so as to be connectable, the pet storage box 10 can be easily attached to and detached from the vehicle body.

  In this embodiment, the pet storage box 10 and the anchor 4 are connected via the hook-shaped connecting member 13, but the structure of the connecting member is not limited as long as the pet storage box 10 and the anchor 4 can be connected. Absent.

  As another embodiment, the strength belt 12 may be configured to have an attachment / detachment support portion such as a buckle (not shown) to which the connection member 13 can be attached / detached. If it does in this way, since the connection member 13 can be easily attached or detached from the pet storage box 10 similarly to the said embodiment, the attachment and removal work to the vehicle of the pet storage box 10 will become still easier. Moreover, since the connection member 13 is removed when carrying the pet storage box 10, it is excellent in portability.

It is the perspective view which showed one Embodiment of this invention and looked at the state which attached the pet storage box on the sheet | seat from diagonally back. It is a side view which shows one Embodiment of this invention and shows the state which attached the pet storage box on the sheet | seat. It is the perspective view which showed the prior art example and looked at the state which attached the pet storage box on the sheet | seat from diagonally forward. It is a side view which shows a prior art example and shows the state which attached the pet storage box on the seat | sheet.

Explanation of symbols

3 Reinforcement member (body panel)
4 Anchor 10 Pet storage box 12 Strength belt 13 Connecting member

Claims (4)

A pet storage box mounting structure for mounting a pet storage box containing a pet to a vehicle body in a vehicle compartment,
A pet storage box vehicle mounting structure, wherein the pet storage box is connected to an anchor fixed to a vehicle body panel. A vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box according to claim 1,
A pet storage box vehicle mounting structure, wherein a strength belt of the pet storage box and the anchor are connected via a connecting member. The vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box according to claim 1 or 2,
A vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box, wherein a member for connecting the pet storage box and the anchor is freely connectable. A vehicle mounting structure for a pet storage box according to claim 2 or claim 3,
The structure for attaching a pet storage box to a vehicle, wherein the strength belt has an attaching / detaching support portion to which the connecting member can be attached / detached.

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