JP2008162484A - Vehicular storage portion structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use a vehicular storage portion structure even when it is not necessary to store an article in a storage portion formed in a vehicle chamber floor. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular storage portion structure is provided with the storage portion 6 made by recessing a vehicle chamber floor 1 downward at a front part of an occupant sheet 5 arranged in the vehicle chamber. The vehicular storage portion structure comprises a lid holding means composed of a lid member 10 covering an upper surface opening portion of the storage portion6, and a jack 12 holding the lid member 10 while lifting to an upper side of the vehicle chamber. The lid member held in a state lifted by the lid holding means can be used as an ottoman on which feet are placed when seated in the occupant seat 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle storage portion structure in which a storage portion for storing articles is provided on a passenger compartment floor.

Conventionally, as shown in the following Patent Document 1, a box-shaped case main body provided on a passenger compartment floor and having at least a part of the top opened, and a case main body disposed at an open portion in the case main body. By providing an accessory case composed of a lid that opens and closes on the front side of the occupant seat consisting of the rear row seat, the dead space located on the front side of the occupant seat can be effectively used as an article storage unit. There is known a storage structure in an automobile interior configured as described above.
JP 2000-335313 A

  According to the vehicle storage portion structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, there is an advantage that an article can be stored in the accessory compartment without interfering with an occupant seated on the occupant seat. However, when it is not necessary to store articles in the accessory case, an accessory case made up of a case body provided on the floor and a lid disposed on the opening thereof should be used effectively. However, it has been desired to improve the utility value.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and the vehicle storage section that can be effectively used even when it is not necessary to store articles in the storage section formed in the passenger compartment floor. Its purpose is to provide a structure.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle storage portion structure in which a storage portion in which a passenger compartment floor is recessed downward is provided in a front portion of an occupant seat disposed in a vehicle interior, wherein the storage portion A lid member that covers the upper surface opening of the lid, and a lid holding means that holds the lid member in a state of being lifted above the passenger compartment floor, and the lid member held in a state of being lifted by the lid holding means, The occupant can be used as an ottoman for placing a foot seated on the passenger seat.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage portion structure according to the first aspect, a height adjusting mechanism is provided that adjusts the installation height by moving the lid member held by the lid holding means up and down. It is a thing.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage portion structure according to the first or second aspect, a jack is stored in the storage portion, and the lid holding means is configured by the jack.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage portion structure according to the third aspect, a lid member is detachably attached to an upper portion of a jack stored in the storage portion.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage portion structure according to the second aspect, the operation portion of the height adjusting mechanism is disposed on the outer side of the storage portion.

  In the invention according to claim 1, articles such as occupants' shoes and tools can be stored in the storage portion as needed, and effective use of dead space formed in the foot portion of the occupant seated on the occupant seat When it is not necessary to use the storage portion, the lid member can be used as an ottoman by holding the lid member in a state of being lifted above the passenger compartment floor. Therefore, there is an advantage that this can be used effectively.

  In the invention according to claim 2, since the height adjustment mechanism that adjusts the installation height by moving the lid member held by the lid holding means up and down is provided, the occupant seated on the occupant seat has its body shape or By changing the installation height of the lid member according to preference or the like, it is possible to effectively improve the comfort when using the lid member as an ottoman.

  As shown in the invention according to claim 3, when the lid holding means is constituted by the jack housed in the housing portion, the jack can be effectively used and the jack in the rear luggage compartment as in the prior art. Since there is no need to store the baggage, the luggage storage space in the rear luggage compartment can be expanded accordingly.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the lid member has a function of moving up and down the upper part having the load receiving table and the like, and the lid member is detachably attached to the upper part of the jack having an extremely large supporting force. There is an advantage that the installation height of the lid member can be adjusted easily and appropriately, and the load acting on the lid member can be stably supported at any of the lowered position and the raised position.

  In the invention according to claim 5, since the lid member held by the lid holding means made of the jack or the like can be operated from the outer part of the storage portion to adjust the installation height of the lid member, the occupant The seat member can easily install the lid member used as a foot ottoman to a desired installation height by operating the arm of the height adjustment mechanism while maintaining the seated state. There is an advantage that it can be adjusted.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the vehicle storage structure of the present invention. A front row seat 4 including a driver's seat 2 and a passenger seat 3 is disposed on a passenger compartment floor 1 that forms the bottom of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. A passenger seat comprising a so-called bench seat rear row seat 5 provided with a seat cushion is disposed. And on the front side of the rear row seat 5, a pair of left and right storage portions 6 and 6 are provided by recessing the passenger compartment floor 1 downward.

  The passenger compartment floor 1 includes a floor panel 7 formed of a steel plate material and the left and right sides fixed to the inner wall surface of the side sill S, and a floor mat 8 covering the upper surface. Further, a recessed portion 7a is formed on the front side of the installation portion of the rear seat 5 by making the floor panel 7 recessed downward, and a covering material made of foamed urethane or the like on the inner wall portion of the recessed portion 7a. By installing 9, a storage space for the storage unit 6 is formed. Above the storage space, a lid member 10 including a plate-like body 11 formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and a floor mat 8 laid on the upper surface thereof covers the upper surface opening of the storage portion 6. It is installed as follows.

  The storage portion 6 has a locking portion 13 to which the jack 12 is attached at the bottom, and the front and rear side portions are used as a storage space for articles such as occupant shoes and vehicle tools. Has been. The jack 12 attached to the locking portion 13 has a function as a lid holding means for holding the lid member 10 attached to the upper portion 14 in a state where the lid member 10 is lifted above the passenger compartment floor 1. The height of the lid member 10 can be adjusted by driving the load receiving table 14a up and down.

  That is, when the leg portion of the jack 12 is locked to the locking portion 13 provided at the bottom of the storage portion 6 in a removable state via a locking bolt or the like, the drive shaft 15 of the jack 12 is The jack 12 is held at the bottom of the storage portion 6 in a state of being arranged along the vehicle width direction. Further, the lid member 10 is provided with a bulging portion 16 corresponding to a pair of left and right mounting surfaces 14b provided in the vicinity of the load receiving platform 14a of the jack 12, and formed on the lower surface thereof on the mounting surface 14b. A pair of locking clips 18, which are detachably locked with respect to the locking holes 17, are provided so as to project. Then, the lid member 10 is detachably attached to the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 by, for example, press-fitting the distal end portion of the locking clip 18 into the locking hole 17.

  Further, the drive shaft 15 of the jack 12 is configured to be detachably connected to the load receiving platform 14a and an adapter 20 of a height adjusting mechanism 19 for moving the lid member 10 up and down. For example, a ball body is installed at the end of the drive shaft 15 so that the ball body can protrude and retract, and a concave hole into which the ball body is fitted and locked is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the adapter 20. Is externally fitted to the end of the drive shaft 15 so that the ball body is fitted into the concave hole of the adapter 20 so that the drive shaft 15 and the adapter 20 are connected to rotate integrally, and When the adapter 20 is pulled away from the drive shaft 15, the connection state between the drive shaft 15 and the adapter 20 by the ball body is released.

  The height adjusting mechanism 19 includes a rotary handle 22 supported in a state of protruding from the rear side trim 21 located on the side portion of the rear row seat 5 toward the vehicle interior side, the rear side trim 21 and the side panel 24 of the vehicle body. And a power transmission cable 23 having a distal end connected to the adapter 20 and a proximal end connected to the rotation shaft of the rotary handle 22. The front end portion of the power transmission cable 23 is introduced into the housing portion 6 through the rear side trim 21 and is configured to be detachably connected to the drive shaft 15 of the jack 12 via the adapter 20. Yes.

  When an occupant or the like seated on the rear row seat 5 rotates the rotary handle 22 of the height adjustment mechanism 19 with the lid member 10 attached to the upper portion of the jack 12 disposed in the storage portion 6, The rotational force is transmitted to the drive shaft 15 of the jack 12 via the power transmission cable 23 and the adapter 20, and the drive shaft 15 is rotationally driven, whereby the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 is displaced up and down. When the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 is moved up and down in this manner, the lid member 10 is lifted by a predetermined distance above the passenger compartment floor 1 from the lowered position where the upper surface opening of the storage portion 6 is covered. It will be displaced to the raised position.

  In a state in which the lid member 10 covers the upper surface opening of the storage unit 6, the upper surface of the lid member 10 and the upper surface of the passenger compartment floor 1 positioned in front or side thereof are substantially flush with each other. The lowered position of the lid member 10 is set. Further, when the lid member 10 is lifted above the passenger compartment floor 1, it can be used as an ottoman for relaxing by placing a foot on the lid member 10, that is, a footrest stool as described later. Further, the raised position of the lid member 10 is set.

  In the vehicular storage structure configured as described above, when an article is stored in the storage portion 6, the lid member 10 in a state of covering the upper surface opening is pulled to lift the upper portion of the jack 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface opening of the storage portion 6 is opened by detaching the locking clip 18 from the locking hole 17 provided in the door and removing the lid member 10 from the jack 12. In this state, after the article is taken in and out of the storage portion 6, the lid member 10 is attached to the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 by pressing the distal end portion of the locking clip 18 into the locking hole 17. In this way, when the lid member 10 is attached to the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 disposed in the storage portion 6 and the upper surface opening of the storage portion 6 is covered with the lid member 10, the storage portion 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the rear row seats 5 are concealed by the lid member 10, and the lid member 10 and the upper surface portion of the passenger compartment floor 1 located in front of or on the side thereof are concealed by the lid member 10. A flat floor surface is formed in the front part of the.

  When the occupant seated on the rear row seat 5 uses the lid member 10 attached to the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 as an ottoman, the rotary handle 22 of the height adjusting mechanism 19 is rotated to rotate the jack 12. By raising the upper part 14, the lid member 10 is raised to a position above the passenger compartment floor 1. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the occupant seated on the rear row seat 5 can relax with his / her feet on the lid member 10.

  When the jack 12 stored in the storage unit 6 is used as a vehicle repair tool, which is its original function, the lid member 10 is removed from the upper part 14 to open the upper surface of the storage unit 6. With the part opened, the adapter 20 of the height adjusting mechanism 19 connected to the end of the drive shaft 15 is removed and the leg part of the jack 12 locked to the locking part 13 is detached. The jack 12 is taken out from the storage unit 6.

  In the vehicle storage portion structure in which the storage portion 6 in which the passenger compartment floor 1 is recessed downward is provided in the front portion of the passenger seat composed of the rear row seat 5 disposed in the vehicle interior as described above. A lid member 10 that covers the upper surface opening of the portion 6, and a lid holding means that includes a jack 12 that holds the lid member 10 in a state where the lid member 10 is lifted above the passenger compartment floor 1, and is lifted by the jack 12. Since the lid member 10 held in the above is configured to be used as an ottoman for placing a foot seated on the occupant seat, articles such as occupants' shoes and tools are stored in the storage portion 6 as necessary. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use the dead space formed in the foot portion of the occupant seated on the rear row seat 5. And when it is not necessary to use the said accommodating part 6, the said lid member 10 can be effectively utilized as an ottoman by hold | maintaining in the state which raised the said lid member 10 above the vehicle interior floor 1. FIG. There is an advantage that you can.

  In particular, as shown in the above embodiment, when the height adjustment mechanism 19 that adjusts the installation height by moving the lid member 10 held by the lid holding means including the jack 12 up and down is provided, the rear row The occupant seated on the occupant seat made of the seat 5 rotates the rotary handle 22 of the height adjusting mechanism 19 according to its body shape or preference, thereby changing the installation height of the lid member 10. Therefore, the comfort at the time of utilizing this lid member 10 as an ottoman can be improved more effectively.

  In place of the embodiment in which the lid holding means is constituted by the jack 12 housed in the storage section 6, a lid holding means comprising a screw feed lifting mechanism or a hydraulic cylinder is arranged in the storage section 6. The lid member 10 is held in a state where it is lifted above the passenger compartment floor 1 by the lid holding means, and the lid member 10 is displaced up and down by driving the screw feed mechanism or the like as necessary. It is also possible to configure to adjust the installation height.

  However, as shown in the above embodiment, when the lid holding means is constituted by the jack 12 housed in the housing portion 6, it is not necessary to house the jack 12 in the rear luggage compartment as in the prior art. Thus, the luggage storage space in the rear luggage compartment can be expanded. In addition, the jack 12 has a function of moving the load receiving table 14a provided on the upper portion 14 up and down and has an extremely large support force. Therefore, as shown in the above embodiment, the upper portion 14 of the jack 12 is used. When the lid member 10 is configured to be detachably attached, the installation height of the lid member 10 can be easily and appropriately adjusted with a simple configuration, and the lid member 10 is moved to the lowered position and the raised position. In any of these positions, there is an advantage that the load acting on the lid member 10 can be stably supported.

  In the above embodiment, the lid member 10 held by the lid holding means including the jack 12 and the like by disposing the rotary handle 22 serving as the operation portion of the height adjusting mechanism 19 on the side portion of the rear row seat 5 or the like. Since the installation height of the lid member 10 can be adjusted by operating from the outer side of the storage portion 6, the occupant of the rear row seat 5 operates the rotary handle 22 while maintaining its seated state. By doing so, there exists an advantage that the said lid member 10 utilized as an ottoman for footrest can be easily adjusted to the installation height according to a passenger | crew's liking.

  Instead of the height adjusting mechanism 19 having the rotary handle 22, the power transmission cable 23, and the adapter 20, a height adjusting mechanism having an electric motor that rotationally drives the drive shaft 15 of the jack 12 according to a switch operation is provided. It is good also as a structure. Further, after the height adjusting mechanism is omitted and the lid member 10 is removed, the drive shaft 15 of the jack 12 is rotated using a predetermined tool or the like to displace the load receiving table 14a up and down. It is also possible to adjust the installation height by attaching the lid member 10 to the upper portion 14 of the jack 12.

  Moreover, in the vehicle storage part structure in which the left and right storage parts 6 and 6 are provided on the passenger compartment floor 1 as shown in the above embodiment, the storage parts 6 and 6 may have the same structure. For either one of them, the lid holding means composed of the jack 12 or the like is omitted, and the lid member is pivotally supported by a hinge fitting provided at the base end portion as in the prior art. You may comprise so that the upper surface opening part of an accommodating part can be opened and closed by carrying out rocking displacement of the said lid member to a fulcrum. Furthermore, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example which arrange | positioned the left-right paired accommodating parts 6 and 6 ahead of the back row seat 5 arrange | positioned at the back of the front row seat 4 which consists of the driver's seat 2 and the front passenger seat 3, However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a structure in which the storage portion 6 in which the lid holding means including the jack 12 is disposed is provided in the front portion of the passenger seat 3 or the like.

It is a top view of a vehicle which has a storage part for vehicles concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the structure of the said storage part for vehicles. It is front sectional drawing which shows the structure of the said storage part for vehicles. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the said accommodating part for vehicles. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the use condition of a lid member.

Explanation of symbols

1 Car floor 5 Back row seat (occupant seat)
7 Storage part 10 Lid member 12 Jack (lid holding means)
14 Upper part of jack 19 Height adjustment mechanism 22 Rotating handle (operation part)

Claims (5)

  A vehicle storage part structure in which a storage part in which a passenger compartment floor is recessed downward is provided in a front part of an occupant seat disposed in a passenger compartment, and the lid member covers an upper surface opening of the storage part And a lid holding means for holding the lid member in a state of being lifted above the passenger compartment floor, and a leg seated on the occupant seat with the lid member held in a state of being lifted by the lid holding means A vehicle housing structure characterized in that it can be used as an ottoman on which the vehicle is placed.   The vehicle storage structure according to claim 1, further comprising a height adjustment mechanism that adjusts the installation height by moving the lid member held by the lid holding means up and down. Part structure.   3. The vehicle storage portion structure according to claim 1, wherein a jack is stored in the storage portion, and the lid holding means is configured by the jack.   4. The vehicle storage structure according to claim 3, wherein a lid member is detachably attached to an upper portion of a jack stored in the storage.   3. The vehicle storage structure according to claim 2, wherein an operation portion of the height adjusting mechanism is disposed on an outer side of the storage portion.

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