JP2009173138A - Side impact absorbing structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle capable of sufficiently absorbing side collision load in a car body side wall, and dispersing the load transmitted to an occupant while securing a design flexibility in a seat side and a dimension of a car cabin space, thereby improving safety. <P>SOLUTION: A seat 14 is installed upon a floor of the car cabin. The car body side wall 9 is provided separately from the side of the seat 14. A buffer member 22 is provided at a position corresponding to a seating position of the seat 14 in the car body side wall 9. An airbag unit 23 to develop an airbag 24 is arranged at a position which does not face to the buffer member 22 in the car body side wall 9 and a seated occupant in the seat 14 so that a car inner side of the buffer member 22 is covered on a side collision. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle side impact absorbing structure.

  Conventionally, in an automobile, a seating area of the seat is set so that the majority of assumed passengers can sat down appropriately. And in order to absorb the impact at the time of a side collision, an impact-absorbing member is accommodated in the site | part corresponding to the seating area | region in vehicle body side wall parts, such as a side door. When the vehicle body side wall portion constitutes a side door, the impact absorbing member is provided, for example, between a module plate attached to the door inner panel and the door trim. At the time of a side collision, the impact absorbing member is displaced to the vehicle interior side together with the module plate, thereby elastically contacting the vicinity of the occupant's shoulder through the door trim so as to reduce the impact applied to the occupant.

  In order to obtain an effective shock absorbing effect, it is desirable to ensure a sufficient thickness of the shock absorbing member. However, increasing the thickness of the shock absorbing member increases the thickness of the entire side door, causing problems such as a reduced degree of freedom in seat design and a narrow interior space.

  On the other hand, a so-called side airbag that is provided on the side door or seat and that is deployed between the side door and the occupant at the time of a side collision is installed to thereby absorb the impact at the time of the side collision. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3.)

  In the case of a side collision, since there is less space for absorbing collision energy than in the case of a frontal collision, it is necessary to deploy the side airbag in a very short time, and it is necessary to apply a corresponding deployment pressure. However, since this deployment pressure is safe for adults but may be excessive for children, there is a demand for the deployment pressure to be as low as possible.

  On the other hand, in the configuration in which the airbag unit is provided inside the door at the height position near the trunk of the seated occupant as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, this is because the airbag unit itself is a high-rigidity member. It is also necessary to further increase the deployment pressure of the airbag so that it does not hit the passenger.

  As described above, the arrangement of the impact absorbing member and the side airbag needs to be sufficiently studied from the viewpoints of vehicle design and ensuring safety.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 02-249740 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-191369 JP 09-086322 A

  In any of the configurations disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the inflator and the airbag main body are arranged so as to overlap the occupant in a side view of the vehicle body, and the shock absorbing stroke is narrowed. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the deployment pressure of the airbag so that these airbag units do not hit the occupant, and it is not possible to take measures to reduce the deployment pressure as much as possible in consideration of the influence on the child.

  Patent document 2 is disclosing the structure which expand | deploys an airbag between a door inner panel and a trim. However, in this configuration, a member harder than an airbag such as an armrest hits the occupant's trunk at the time of a side collision, and the occupant may not be protected. In addition, there is a problem that the layout feasibility with the window glass at the door belt line portion is severe.

  In contrast, Patent Document 3 discloses a configuration in which a pad is provided on the back of a door airbag. However, in this configuration, since the airbag unit and the shock absorbing member are arranged so as to overlap each other, there arises a problem that the shock absorbing stroke is reduced.

  In addition, a configuration in which a side airbag is disposed on the seat is also known. However, in that case, the degree of freedom in seat design is reduced, and it is inevitable that the seat arrangement setting is disadvantageous. In addition, side airbags of the type that are attached to the seat need to pay attention to the influence (attachment position, deployment direction, gas pressure, etc.) on children and child seats where the seating position is unclear.

  A side airbag may be provided on the side sill. However, in a vehicle having a long door at the front and rear, such as a slide door, it is necessary to provide a rail for the slide door on the side sill, so it is difficult to store the airbag in such a side sill.

  A side airbag may be provided on the pillar. However, considering that the seat is normally slidable back and forth, depending on the sliding position, the distance from the airbag installation position to the occupant of the seat is too far. It is inevitable that the property will be low.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem. While securing the design freedom on the seat side and the space of the passenger compartment, the vehicle body side wall portion absorbs sufficient side collision load and disperses the load transmitted to the occupant. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle that can improve safety.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle side impact absorbing structure including a seat provided on a floor of a passenger compartment and a vehicle body side wall provided separately from a side of the seat, An impact absorbing member accommodated in a position corresponding to a seating region set in the seat of the vehicle body side wall portion, and provided in a position that does not overlap the impact absorbing member and the seating region in the vehicle body side wall portion in a side view of the vehicle body. A side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle is provided, wherein the airbag unit includes an airbag that is deployed so as to cover the inside of the impact absorbing member when a side collision occurs. The

  According to this configuration, since there is no airbag unit in a portion overlapping with the shock absorbing member or the seating area in the side view of the vehicle body, a wide range of absorbing members having excellent shock absorbing power in a short stroke can be provided. In addition, by deploying airbags with excellent load distribution capacity to the occupant, it is possible to absorb sufficient side collision load with a thin vehicle body side wall while securing the design freedom on the seat side and the width of the passenger compartment. The load transmitted to the occupant can be distributed, thus improving safety.

  In addition, according to such a configuration, since the shock absorbing member does not directly hit the occupant, a shock absorbing member inside the vehicle that is relatively hard and has high shock absorbing power can be used.

  In addition, the deployment range and deployment pressure can be set smaller than when using only a seat built-in airbag or a large airbag, and the weight and weight of the head and other children are different from those of adults and child seats. No pressure on the bag.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the impact absorbing member is supported by the vehicle body side wall portion so as to be pushed out to the vehicle interior side with respect to the vehicle body side wall portion body at the time of a side collision, and the airbag unit It is preferable to be supported on the vehicle interior side of the module plate that covers the vehicle exterior side of the absorbing member.
According to this configuration, since the shock absorbing member is pushed to the vehicle interior side via the module plate at the time of a side collision, the module plate and the airbag also move in the same manner as the shock absorbing member, and the positional deviation is reduced, The certainty of the operation of deploying the air bag inside the shock absorbing member can be enhanced.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shock absorbing member is provided at a lower portion of the seating region and an upper portion thereof, that is, a portion corresponding to a waist and a chest of an occupant seated on the seat, and the airbag. Is preferably deployed over the inside of the vehicle corresponding to the waist and chest of the occupant.
According to this configuration, the shock absorbing member supports the occupant's relatively hard waist and chest (including the shoulder), and the elastic airbag can distribute the load substantially evenly across the occupant's torso. It can reduce the burden on passengers against impact.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the airbag unit is preferably disposed below the seat surface of the seat.
According to this configuration, the vehicle compartment is not substantially narrowed, and even if the airbag unit moves to the vehicle interior side due to a side collision, it does not hit the vehicle occupant. There is no harm.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle body side wall portion is a slide door that covers a side door opening of the seat so as to be freely opened and closed.
By applying the configuration of the present invention to a sliding door, it is possible to improve safety against side collision of a vehicle provided with a sliding door whose width is severely restricted.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the slide opening further includes a rail box that extends in the vehicle body front-rear direction at the lower edge of the door opening, opens to the outside of the vehicle, and stores the lower rail of the slide door. The door includes an impact bar that is slanted between a front edge upper and lower middle part and a lower edge rear part of the door opening, and the airbag unit is supported by the impact bar at the rear part of the impact bar. Is preferred.

  According to this configuration, the impact bar that transmits the load input at the time of a side collision to the vehicle body and the arrangement of the airbag can be compatible so as to avoid the rail box that opens at the lower edge of the door opening and avoids a disadvantageous strength box. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to absorb sufficient side collision load at the side wall of the vehicle body and disperse the load transmitted to the occupant while ensuring the degree of design freedom on the seat side and the spaciousness of the passenger compartment. A side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle that can improve safety is provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to the following embodiment, It shows only the specific example advantageous for implementation of this invention. In addition, not all combinations of features described in the following embodiments are indispensable as means for solving the problems of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a vehicle 1 to which the present embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 is a side perspective view with the vicinity of a second row seat of the vehicle 1 as a main part. 1 and 2, the left side of the vehicle is shown from the outside of the vehicle. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and is a view of the main part inside the rear side door and the interior of the vehicle as viewed from the rear of the vehicle body as the side shock absorbing structure of the present embodiment. .

  A front opening 3 and a rear opening 4 are formed on the left side of the vehicle 1 to serve as entrances and exits with the center pillar 2 interposed therebetween. The front opening 3 is defined by a front pillar (not shown) at the front edge, a roof side rail 5 at the upper edge, a center pillar 2 at the rear edge, and a side sill 6 at the lower edge, and a rear opening. 4, the front edge is defined by the center pillar 2, the upper edge is defined by the roof side rail 5, the rear edge is defined by the quarter pillar 7, and the lower edge is defined by the side sill 6.

  A front side door 8 forming a left front vehicle body side wall portion is attached to the front opening portion 3 so as to be able to open and close the front opening portion 3, and a rear side door 9 forming a left rear vehicle body side wall portion is opened to the rear opening 4. The part 4 is attached to be openable and closable. Here, the rear side door 9 is a so-called slide door, and the rear opening 4 can be freely opened and closed by sliding in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Specifically, the rear side door 9 is a rail box that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and is configured by an upper rail 10 provided on the upper edge of the rear opening 4 along the roof side rail 5 and a side sill 6. 11 and a center rail 13 provided on the surface of the outer panel behind the quarter pillar 7 and extending from the quarter pillar 7 to the rear of the vehicle body at an intermediate height position between the upper rail 10 and the lower rail 12. It is configured to slide in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. FIG. 1 shows a case where the rear side door 9 is slid rearward of the vehicle body to open the rear opening 4. On the other hand, in FIG. 2, the rear side door 9 is slid forward of the vehicle body and the rear opening 4 is moved. The case where it is set to the closed state is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side sill 6 includes a side sill outer 6 a that bulges outside the vehicle, a side sill inner 6 b that bulges inside the vehicle, and a side sill reinforcement 6 c as a reinforcing steel plate disposed therebetween. Although the closed cross-section member to which the flange portions are joined is a basic configuration, in this embodiment, as described above, the rail box 11 that houses the lower rail 12 in the side sill 6 is configured.

  The rail box 11 is formed between the side sill outer 6a and the side sill reinforcement 6c, and includes a rail box lower 11a and a rail box upper 11b. The rail box lower 11a has a flange portion at the lower end thereof joined together with a side sill outer 6a, a side sill inner 6b, and a side sill reinforcement 6c, and rises so as to bulge outward from the vehicle. It is bent to form the bottom wall portion 11c of the rail box. Further, the upper end portion of the rail box lower 11a rises from the bottom wall portion 11c along the side sill reinforcement 6c, and is joined to the side sill reinforcement 6c together with the lower end portion of the rail box upper 11b. Thus, the vertical wall portion 11d of the rail box 11 is formed by a joint portion between the side sill reinforcement 6c, the upper end portion of the rail box lower 11a, and the lower end portion of the rail box upper 11b. And the rail box upper 11b is bent to the vehicle outer side from the lower end part, and forms the upper wall part 11e of the rail box 11. FIG. In this way, the rail box 11 has a shape opened to the outside of the vehicle. The lower rail 12 is joined below the upper wall portion 11e. The lower rail 12 has a convex cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG.

  The side edge in the vehicle width direction of the floor panel 31 constituting the floor surface in the vehicle interior is joined to the shoulder on the vehicle interior side of the side sill inner 6b. A sound absorbing material 32 and a floor mat 33 are spread on the floor panel 31. Further, the upper surface portion of the side sill inner 6b is covered with a scuff plate 34 in order to protect it from being rubbed by the occupant's shoe sole during getting on and off and / or to improve the design.

  When the rear side door 9 is closed, the second row seat 14 is installed on the floor panel 31 at a position that is close to the side surface of the rear side door 9 and that overlaps with the rear side door 9 when viewed from the side of the vehicle body. The second row seat 14 is a rear seat provided behind the first row seat (front seat) including the driver's seat. The second row seat 14 includes a seat cushion 14a on which the occupant P is seated, a seat back 14b supported on the rear end portion of the seat cushion 14a, and a headless 14c disposed on the upper end portion of the seat back 14b. It is slidably attached in the front-rear direction. Moreover, the reclining mechanism which adjusts the inclination angle of the upper body of the passenger | crew P is also provided. A rear wheel house 16 that bulges toward the inside of the vehicle in the vicinity of the rear of the second row seat 14 and accommodates the rear wheel 15 at both ends in the vehicle width direction behind the second row seat 14 and below the quarter pillar 7. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a notch 12a is formed in the rear vertical wall portion on the rear side of the lower rail 12, and the rear side door 9 has a rear side door 9 at a portion corresponding to the notch 12a. A catcher pin 30 that protrudes in a convex shape toward the rail box 11 formed on the side sill 6 is provided. The catcher pin 30 is for restricting the rear side door 9 from entering the rear opening 4 at the time of a side collision.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along the line BB in FIG. 2 and shows a configuration in the vicinity of the catcher pin 30. Note that the interior of the floor mat and the like is omitted for easy viewing. An insertion hole for the catcher pin 30 is formed in an overlapping portion between the door inner panel 9b forming the door main body and a lower edge portion of the module plate 9c described later, and the catcher pin 30 is inserted and fixed therein. In the event of a side collision, the catcher pin 30 enters the rail box 11 through the notch 12a and is locked in the rail box 11 as the rear side door 9 is deformed to the inside of the vehicle. Access to the opening 4 is restricted.

  The rear side door 9 is a door having a window glass 17 that can be moved up and down. The rear side door 9 is basically located on the outermost side in the vehicle width direction and the outer surface of the door. A door inner panel 9b that forms a door main body, a module plate 9c that is attached to the door inner panel 9b and serves as a plate member of a door module unit, for example, and a door trim 9d that covers the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel 9b It consists of The door module unit is a module in which door function parts such as a speaker, a wire harness, a window regulator, and a door latch unit are integrated into a module with the module plate 9c mainly for the purpose of reducing the weight and improving the assembly. It is. From the viewpoint of weight reduction and improvement in modeling freedom, a high-rigidity thermoplastic resin is preferably used for the module plate 9c.

  The door outer panel 9a and the door inner panel 9b are made of steel plates, and their side edges and lower edges are joined together by welding or the like so as to form a hollow portion between the two panels. A slit-like opening is formed to enable the elevating and lowering. A weather strip 9e is provided at the opening to cut off water adhering to the wind glass 17.

  As described above, the window glass 17 configured to be movable up and down is provided inside the rear side door 9. Reference numeral 18 denotes a first guide rail that guides the raising and lowering of the window glass 17, and 19 denotes a window regulator. The window regulator 19 is, for example, a wire type window regulator, and converts the rotational movement of the motor 19a to the vertical movement of the window glass 17 along the second guide rail 19c via the wire 19b. Functional parts for raising and lowering the window glass 17 are assembled to the module plate 9c. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the window glass 17 is lowered to the lowermost position.

  The rear side door 9 further includes a first impact bar 20 spanned substantially in the front-rear direction at a height in the vicinity of the belt line of the occupant P, and a second impact bar 21 spanned diagonally downward at the lower portion thereof. And are provided. Thus, by providing two impact bars spaced apart in the vertical direction, an impact applied to the rear side door 9 at the time of a side collision can be received in a wide range in the vertical direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the first impact bar 20 and the second impact bar 21 has a laterally convex cross-sectional shape that protrudes outward from the vehicle, and a cross section that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Portions 40 and 41 are formed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the planar member 21a facing the module plate 9c is joined to the upper and lower flange portions of the second impact bar 21 via the door inner panel 9b. By interposing this flat member 21a, the cross section 41 is closed and strengthened, and the load input to the second impact bar 21 at the time of a side collision can be distributed and transmitted to the module plate 9c.

  Both ends of the first impact bar 20 and the second impact bar 21 are fixed at portions corresponding to the vehicle body rigid member so as to secure a strong structure of the rear side door 9. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the front end of the first impact bar 20 is fixed at the upper and lower middle part of the front side edge of the rear side door 9 at the position overlapping the center pillar 2 in the side view of the vehicle body, and the rear end is fixed to the quarter pillar 7 and the side view of the vehicle body. The rear side door 9 is fixed at the middle part of the rear edge of the rear side door 9 at the overlapping position. Like the first impact bar 20, the front end of the second impact bar 21 is fixed at the middle part of the front edge of the rear side door 9 at a position overlapping with the center pillar 2 in a side view of the vehicle body, while the rear end is connected to the side sill 6. It is fixed at the rear edge of the lower edge of the rear side door 9 at an overlapping position in a side view of the vehicle body. Therefore, the load applied at the time of a side collision can be distributed and transmitted to the rear part of the side sill 6 having high rigidity while avoiding the intermediate part of the rail box 11 which is disadvantageous in strength by opening to the vehicle outer side.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line CC in FIG. 2, and a coupling mode of the front end portion of the second impact bar 21 with the rear side door 9 at a position overlapping the center pillar 2 in a side view of the vehicle body. Is shown. In addition, a part of interior is abbreviate | omitted similarly to FIG. That is, the front end portion of the second impact bar 21 is joined so as to overlap each other while being sandwiched between the door outer panel 9a and the door inner panel 9b constituting the rear side door 9, thereby ensuring a strong structure. is doing.

  6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along the line DD in FIG. 2, and a manner of coupling the rear end of the second impact bar 21 to the rear side door 9 at a position overlapping the side sill 6 in a side view of the vehicle body. Is shown. In addition, a part of interior is abbreviate | omitted similarly to FIG. That is, the rear end portion of the second impact bar 21 is joined so as to overlap with the door outer panel 9a and the door inner panel 9b, respectively, and a strong structure is secured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear side door 9 further includes a position for supporting the body part (waist and chest) of the occupant P of the second row seat 14, that is, the height of the seating surface of the seat cushion 14 a. From the upper position, the shock absorbing member 22 is accommodated between the door inner panel 9b and the module plate 9c and the door trim 9d, and inside the door outer panel 9a. The impact absorbing member 22 is for elastically contacting the vicinity of the occupant's shoulder through the door trim 9d at the time of a side collision, and for mitigating the impact applied to the occupant when the rear side door 9 is displaced toward the vehicle interior side.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part taken along line EE in FIG. Since the shock absorbing member 22 only needs to cover the position of the occupant P of the second row seat 14, it is only necessary to be accommodated in the rear half of the rear side door 9 as shown, and it is necessary to accommodate the front half. There will be no.

  In the present embodiment, an airbag unit 23 for coping with a side collision is further provided at a position below the impact absorbing member 22, that is, a position below the seat surface of the seat cushion 14a. The airbag unit 23 includes an airbag 24 and an inflator 25 as its components, and the airbag 24 is normally stored in a folded state at a position below the shock absorbing member 22. The base portion of the airbag 24 is supported by the module plate 9 c via the bracket 35. The inflator 25 is located at a position closer to the rear of the second impact bar 21 and at a position inside the vehicle than the second impact bar 21, via the bracket 36, the second impact bar 21, the door inner panel 9b, and the module plate 9c. Are fastened together.

  At this time, the inflator 25 may be attached to the second impact bar 21 so as to have a non-overlapping portion in a side view of the vehicle body. Specifically, the inflator 25 may be disposed so as to be positioned near the upper side of the lower side portion of the second impact bar 21.

By combining the inflator 25 with the second impact bar 21, the distribution of the load input at the time of a side collision is promoted, and the rear side door 9 can be prevented from entering the vehicle interior. Moreover, since the inflator 25 and the second impact bar 21 are coupled at a plurality of locations or at a predetermined width, they can be reinforced together.
Furthermore, since the airbag unit 23 is arranged on the vehicle inner side with respect to the module plate 9c, the arrangement of the arrangement position with the second impact bar 21 and the window regulator 19 is also suppressed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the airbag unit 23 is not disposed at a portion facing the occupant P. For this reason, it is possible to provide a wide range of impact absorbing members that are excellent in impact absorbing ability in a short stroke. And, by deploying the airbag 24 with excellent load distribution capacity to the occupant on the inner side of the vehicle, a thin vehicle body side wall is sufficient while ensuring the degree of design freedom on the seat side and the size of the passenger compartment. Therefore, it is possible to absorb a side impact load and to disperse a load transmitted to the occupant, thereby improving safety.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the shock absorbing member 22 does not directly hit an occupant, a relatively hard and high shock absorbing force can be used as the shock absorbing member 22 inside the vehicle. As such an impact absorbing member, for example, low-foamed (less than 10 times) urethane, a rib reinforcement of a trim, a honeycomb structure, a cylindrical impact absorbing material formed of metal foil, paper, a resin sheet, etc. are considered. It is done.

  At the time of a side collision, the airbag 24 is deployed in the region indicated by 24a between the door trim 9d and the occupant, particularly the portion corresponding to the waist and chest (including the shoulder) of the occupant, by the air from the inflator 25. The In the present embodiment, in order to make this possible, a slit 37 for allowing the airbag 24 to be deployed to enter the vehicle interior is formed in the door trim 9d beside the seat cushion 14a. In addition, an airbag guide 38 for guiding the entry of the airbag 24 into the slit 37 may be provided on the module plate 9c and the door trim 9d.

  Thus, in this embodiment, at the time of a side collision, the impact absorbing member 22 supports the occupant's relatively hard waist and chest (including the shoulder), and the elastic airbag 24 substantially covers the entire occupant's torso. Distribute the load evenly. This reduces the burden on passengers against impacts.

  At this time, the airbag 24 may be deployed in a direction inclined from the storage position of the airbag 24 to the rear of the vehicle body, not directly above. As described above, since the second row seats 14 are provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, the airbag 24 is desired to cover the entire slidable area. If the airbag unit 23 is provided in the vicinity of the quarter pillar 7, when the second row seat 14 is slid forward, the distance between the airbag 24 and its occupant is too far, and the airbag can be quickly deployed. There is a possibility that the reliability and certainty cannot be secured. This problem can be solved by using a larger airbag unit, but in that case, an increase in cost and weight of the airbag unit is inevitable.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the inflator 25 is attached to the second impact bar 21 in front of the quarter pillar 7 or the wheel house 16. The airbag 24 is configured to be deployed obliquely rearward. Thereby, since the rear wheel house 16 is formed in the vicinity, it is possible to effectively deploy the airbag toward the second row seat 14 in which the airbag unit cannot be disposed immediately below. .

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the effect of the side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle according to the present embodiment on a side collision. Here, it is assumed that a passenger vehicle type vehicle 50 collides with the rear side door 9 of the vehicle 1 according to this embodiment. In many cases, immediately before the vehicle 50 collides with the vehicle 1, the driver of the vehicle 50 will use a sudden brake to avoid the collision. In that case, the front portion of the vehicle 50 sinks downward (nose dive) by the braking, and the front bumper 51 of the vehicle 50 is accommodated in that state, and the shock absorbing member 22 is accommodated in the lower portion of the rear side door 9 of the vehicle 1. There is a possibility of colliding with the part that is not.

  However, in the present embodiment, since the second impact bar 21 is formed so as to protrude to the outside of the vehicle, the front bumper 51 of the collision vehicle 50 is not connected to the second bumper via the door outer panel 9a. The impact bar 21 comes into contact first. Therefore, when the impact is strong enough to deform the second impact bar 21, the module plate 9 c and the impact absorbing member accommodated in the interior of the vehicle compartment are accompanied by the deformation of the second impact bar 21. 22 is pushed out to the vehicle interior side, and the impact absorbing member 22 is elastically brought into contact with the occupant P through the door trim 9d, so that the impact applied to the occupant P can be effectively reduced.

  In addition, at this time, the inflator 25 attached to the module plate 9c is also moved to the vehicle interior side, so that only the inflator 25 is left behind and the airbag 24 cannot be deployed.

  In the case of such a collision, the module plate 9c is destroyed, and there is a possibility that the pusher function for pushing the impact absorbing member 22 to the vehicle interior side is lost. However, in the present embodiment, since the inflator 25 which is a rigid body is attached to the module plate 9c below the rear side door 9 in which the shock absorbing member 22 is not accommodated, this serves as a reinforcing member to protect the module plate 9c. Has also helped. Thereby, even if the shock absorbing member is not accommodated in the lower region of the rear side door 9, the same effect as that obtained can be obtained. In addition, as described above, in this embodiment, door functional parts such as a speaker, a wire harness, a window regulator, and a door latch unit are assembled as a door module unit on the module plate 9c. It is also possible to reinforce the contact part. By doing so, the certainty of the function which pushes an impact-absorbing member to the compartment side can be improved, without adding a number of parts and a reinforcement structure. At that time, the inflator 25 is provided at a position below the seating surface of the seat cushion 14a and does not collide with the occupant.

  In the present embodiment, since the second impact bar 21 is laid back and tilted, the vertical defense range corresponding to the bumper 51 of the vehicle 50 that is the collision partner is widened, and the center pillar 2 The load received can be distributed near the side sill 6 and the floor panel 31 by avoiding the rail box 11 which is disadvantageous in strength by opening to the outside of the vehicle at the lower edge of the entrance / exit, but the defense around the lower part of the occupant (waist) is weak This is complemented by the inflator 25, and at the same time, the inflator 25 is compactly laid out in an effective position, and the safety can be improved by suppressing the increase in the weight of the vehicle body and the increase in the thickness of the door.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the side impact absorbing structure of the present invention is applied to the rear side door 9 on the left side of the vehicle 1 has been described, but it goes without saying that it can be applied to the right side in the same manner. Further, it will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that the side impact absorbing structure of the present invention can be applied to a vehicle body side wall portion having no door function.

1 is an overall side view of a vehicle in an embodiment. It is a principal part side perspective view of the vehicle in an embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is DD sectional drawing of FIG. It is EE sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure explaining the effect with respect to the side collision of the side part impact-absorbing structure of the vehicle in embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Center pillar 3 Front opening 4 Rear opening 5 Roof side rail 6 Side sill 6a Side sill outer 6b Side sill inner 7 Quarter pillar 8 Front side door 9 Rear side door 9a Door outer panel 9b Door inner panel 9c Module plate 9d Weather strip 9e Weather strip DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Upper rail 11 Rail box 12 Lower rail 12a Notch part 13 Center rail 14 Seat 15 Rear wheel 16 Rear wheel house 17 Window glass 18 1st guide rail 19 Window regulator 19a Motor 19b Wire 19c 2nd guide rail 20 1st impact bar 21 1st 2 impact bar 22 shock absorbing member 22a first shock absorbing member 22b second shock absorbing member 23 airbag unit 24 Abag 25 Inflator 30 Catcher pin 31 Floor panel 32 Sound absorbing material 33 Floor mat 34 Scuff plates 35 and 36 Bracket 37 Slit 38 Airbag guides 40 and 41 Cross section 50 Colliding vehicle

Claims (6)

A vehicle side impact absorbing structure including a seat provided on a floor of a passenger compartment and a vehicle body side wall provided separately from a side of the seat,
An impact absorbing member accommodated in a position corresponding to a seating region set in the seat of the vehicle body side wall;
An airbag unit provided at a position not overlapping with the shock absorbing member and the seating region in the vehicle body side wall portion in a side view of the vehicle body;
With
The vehicle side impact absorbing structure according to claim 1, wherein the airbag unit includes an airbag that is deployed so as to cover a vehicle inner side of the impact absorbing member during a side collision. The impact absorbing member is supported by the vehicle body side wall portion so as to be pushed out to the vehicle interior side than the vehicle body side wall portion body at the time of a side collision,
The side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the airbag unit is supported on the inside of a module plate that covers the outside of the shock absorbing member. The shock absorbing member is provided at a portion corresponding to a lower portion and an upper portion of the seating region,
The side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the airbag is deployed over a vehicle inner side of a portion corresponding to the lower portion and the upper portion.   4. The vehicle side impact absorbing structure according to claim 1, wherein the airbag unit is disposed below a seating surface of the seat. 5.   5. The vehicle side impact absorbing structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body side wall portion is a sliding door that covers an entrance / exit on a side of the seat so as to be freely opened and closed. A rail box that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body at the lower edge of the entrance and exit, opens to the outside of the vehicle, and stores the lower rail of the slide door;
The sliding door includes an impact bar that is bridged obliquely between a front edge upper and lower middle part of the entrance and a lower edge rear part,
The vehicle side impact absorbing structure according to claim 5, wherein the airbag unit is supported by the impact bar at a rear portion of the impact bar.

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