JP2010234953A - Cover mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the damage of a locking part regarding a mounting structure of a cover for closing an opening formed in a sidewall of a luggage compartment. <P>SOLUTION: This cover mounting structure includes the opening 30 formed in the left sidewall LW of the luggage compartment LS; the cover 10 closing the opening 30 and formed with a shelf part 11 for supporting the left end of a deck board DB in a vertical halfway position; locking parts 20F, 20R formed at both side ends of the cover 10; and lock receiving parts 31F, 31R provided at a front edge 30F and a rear edge 30R of the opening 30 and engaged with the respective locking parts 20F, 20R to prevent the slip-off. The respective lock receiving parts 31F, 31R include extended portions 34 formed extended at the upper parts of the respective locking parts 20F, 20R. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover mounting structure for closing an opening formed in a side wall of a cargo compartment.

  As this type of mounting structure, for example, those described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below are known. This includes a lock portion formed at the outer peripheral end of the cover, an opening formed in the side wall of the luggage compartment, a lock receiving portion formed at the opening edge of the opening, and the like. When the cover is attached to the opening, the lock portion is engaged with the lock receiving portion, so that the lock portion is held in a state of being prevented from coming off and the cover is attached to the opening.

JP 11-291835 A JP 2000-335317 A

  By the way, there is a case where a deck board is installed on the bottom surface side of the cargo compartment, and an end portion of the deck board may be supported by a support portion formed on the cover. In this case, where the cover should be removed after the deck board is removed, the cover may be accidentally removed while the deck board is supported by the support portion. If an attempt is made to remove the cover while supporting the deck board, the cover cannot be removed as it is, so the entire cover tries to rotate around the end of the deck board. Then, there is a possibility that the lock part moves in a direction different from the original pulling direction, the lock part interferes with the lock receiving part, and the lock part is damaged.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent breakage of a lock portion.

  The cover mounting structure of the present invention includes an opening formed on the side wall of the cargo compartment, a cover that closes the opening, and a support portion that supports an end portion of the deck board at an intermediate position in the vertical direction. A lock portion formed at an outer peripheral end of the cover, and a lock receiving portion that is provided at an opening edge of the opening and engages with the lock portion to prevent the lock from being removed. It is characterized in that it has a configuration including an extended portion formed by extending in a direction crossing the normal pulling direction.

  According to such a configuration, when an attempt is made to remove the cover while the end portion of the deck board is supported by the support portion, the entire cover tends to move in the direction of rotation about the support portion. At that time, the lock portion tries to move in a direction intersecting the normal pulling direction, but the lock portion is pulled out through the extension portion, so that the lock portion interferes with the lock receiving portion. Can be avoided. Therefore, breakage of the lock portion can be prevented.

The following configuration is preferable as an embodiment of the present invention.
The lock portion is disposed above the support portion, and an operation portion for attaching and detaching the cover is formed at the upper end portion of the cover, and the extension portion extends above the lock receiving portion. It is good.

  According to such a configuration, when the cover is to be removed by pulling the operating portion toward the cargo compartment side, the lock portion moves above the lock receiving portion, and is detached from the lock receiving portion through the expansion portion. It will be.

The extended portion may be configured to be inclined to the opposite side to the luggage compartment in the vehicle width direction.
According to such a configuration, since the lock portion moves toward the cargo compartment side in the vehicle width direction while moving above the lock receiving portion, the lock portion passes through the expansion portion at an early stage and is detached from the lock receiving portion. It will be.

  According to the present invention, breakage of the lock portion can be prevented.

A perspective view of the cargo compartment of the vehicle viewed from diagonally behind The longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed the state which the latching | locking part of the operation part latched to the opening edge part of the upper side latching hole Cross-sectional view showing a state before each lock portion is engaged with each lock receiving portion Cross-sectional view showing a state after each lock portion is engaged with each lock receiving portion The side view which showed the positional relationship of the front side lock part and engagement surface in the state with which the cover was mounted | worn by opening The side view which showed the positional relationship of the front side lock part and engagement surface in the state by which the cover was pulled from the opening to the luggage compartment side A longitudinal sectional view showing the positional relationship between the rear lock portion, the extension portion, and the rear lock receiving portion with the cover mounted in the opening The longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed the positional relationship of the rear side lock part, the expansion part, and the rear side lock receiving part in the state by which the cover was pulled from the opening to the luggage compartment side Perspective view of the cover as seen from the front Perspective view of the cover as seen from the back

<Embodiment>
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. The cover 10 in this embodiment is arrange | positioned at the left side wall LW of the luggage compartment LS formed in the back of the rear seat RS, as shown in FIG. A deck board DB is installed on the bottom surface side of the cargo room LS, and the interior of the cargo room LS is partitioned vertically by this deck board DB. An under tray UT is installed below the deck board DB, and an upper opening of the under tray UT is closed by the deck board DB.

  An opening 30 (see FIG. 3) is formed in the left side wall LW of the luggage compartment LS, and an in-vehicle tool such as a jack is accommodated in the opening 30. Normally, the cover 10 is attached to the opening 30 so that the inside of the opening 30 is not visible from the cargo compartment LS side. As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 10 is formed with a shelf portion (an example of the “support portion” of the present invention) 11, and the left end portion of the deck board DB is placed on the top surface of the shelf portion 11. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an operation unit 12 is provided at the upper end of the cover 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 12 includes a bending piece 12 </ b> A that can be bent in the vertical direction. The bending piece 12 </ b> A is folded back in a V shape and extends obliquely upward. On the other hand, an upper seat surface 31U projecting downward is formed on the upper edge portion 30U of the opening edge portion of the opening 30. An upper locking hole 32U is formed in the upper seat surface 31U.

  A locking portion 12B that protrudes upward is formed on the upper surface of the bending piece 12A. When the bending piece 12A is inserted into the upper locking hole 32U, the locking portion 12B gets over the opening edge of the upper locking hole 32U while bending the bending piece 12A downward, and the bending piece 12A elastically recovers, thereby locking. The portion 12B engages with the opening edge of the upper engagement hole 32U from the back side (the side opposite to the luggage compartment LS in the vehicle width direction). As a result, the upper end portion of the cover 10 is fixed to the upper edge portion 30U of the opening 30.

  At the lower end portion of the cover 10, a hooking portion 13 that protrudes downward is provided. The hook 13 is hooked from the back side to the lower edge 30L of the opening edge of the opening 30. Therefore, when the cover 10 is assembled to the opening 30, first, the hook portion 13 is locked from the back side with respect to the lower edge portion 30 </ b> L of the opening 30, and then the bending piece 12 </ b> A is connected to the upper locking hole 32 </ b> U. And the locking portion 12B is locked to the opening edge of the upper locking hole 32U from the back side. Thereby, the cover 10 is attached to the opening 30.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of lock portions 20 are provided on the back side of the cover 10. These lock portions 20 are respectively arranged at both end portions of the cover 10. In the present embodiment, three lock portions 20 are provided at both end portions of the cover 10. Among these, the front (left side in FIG. 10) lock portion 20 is referred to as a front lock portion 20F, and the rear (right side in FIG. 10) lock portion 20 is referred to as a rear lock portion 20R. The lock portions 20F and 20R are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the vertical direction.

  Next, the engagement structure with respect to the opening edge part of the opening 30 by the lock part 20 is demonstrated. In the following, the lowermost lock portions 20F and 20R will be described as representatives.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front lock portion 20 </ b> F has a front engagement portion 21 </ b> F that has a substantially chevron shape and protrudes on the opposite side to the rear lock portion 20 </ b> R. The front inclined surface 21F includes a pair of inclined surfaces, and the inclined surface on the distal end rides on the lock receiving portion 31F, which will be described later, and the inclined surface on the proximal end side is attached to and detached from the lock receiving portion 31F. It is configured to engage with each other. Further, a front side restricting portion 22F is formed on the opposite side of the front side locking portion 20F from the front side engaging portion 21F. The front lock part 20F is not allowed to bend by both front restriction parts 22F. For this reason, the front side engaging part 21F cannot be displaced.

  The rear lock portion 20R is also configured in substantially the same manner as the front lock portion 20F, and has a rear-side engagement portion 21R and a front lock portion 20F side that are substantially chevron-shaped and project on the opposite side of the front lock portion 20F. The rear side restricting portion 22R that protrudes to the rear is provided. The rear engagement portion 21R has a smaller protruding height than the front engagement portion 21F. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, the notch is formed in the up-and-down both sides of the rear side engaging part 21R. Therefore, the rear engagement portion 21R can be independently displaced with respect to the outer portions of both cuts.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a front lock receiving portion 31 </ b> F is provided on the front edge portion 30 </ b> F at the opening edge portion of the opening 30. The front lock receiving portion 31F is provided at a position corresponding to the front lock portion 20F. When the cover 10 is attached to the opening 30, the front engagement portion 21F of the front lock portion 20F engages with the front end of the front lock receiving portion 31F as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a rear lock receiving portion 31 </ b> R is provided on the rear edge portion 30 </ b> R at the opening edge portion of the opening 30. The rear lock receiving portion 31R is provided at a position corresponding to the rear lock portion 20R. A rear engagement hole 32R is formed in the rear lock receiving portion 31R. When the rear lock portion 20R is inserted into the rear engagement hole 32R, the rear engagement portion 21R of the rear lock portion 20R is engaged with the opening edge of the rear engagement hole 32R from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, each lock portion 20 </ b> F, 20 </ b> R extends obliquely downward with respect to the engagement surface 33 indicated by a two-dot chain line. In FIG. 5, the front lock portion 20F is shown as a representative. Here, the engagement surface 33 is a virtual surface indicating the engagement positions of the lock portions 20F and 20R and the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R. The reason why the lock portion 20 is formed to extend obliquely downward is that when the normal cover 10 is removed, after releasing the locking state of the operation portion 12 with respect to the upper seat surface 31U, the operation portion 12 is held obliquely upward. Due to pulling out. That is, the normal pulling direction of the cover 10 is not a horizontal direction and is set slightly obliquely upward, so that the lock portion 20 is provided so as to be parallel to the normal pulling direction. If it does in this way, each lock part 20F and 20R can be smoothly detached from each lock receiving part 31F and 31R.

  Further, the first and second lock portions 20F and 20R arranged in the vertical direction are arranged slightly further from the engagement surface 33. The reason for this is that, as shown in FIG. 6, when the operating portion 12 is moved toward the cargo compartment LS with the hook portion 13 as the center, the engaging portions 21F and 21R of the lock portions 20F and 20R are engaged. This is because the surfaces of the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R are brought into contact with each other at the position of the surface 33. At this time, the lock portions 20F and 20R are set so as to be orthogonal to the engagement surface 33.

  If it does in this way, each engaging part 21F and 21R can receive force equally from each lock receiving part 31F and 31R. Further, even in the inclined surfaces of the engaging portions 21F and 21R, it is possible to receive force equally from the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R. Therefore, by locally applying a force to each engagement portion 21F, 21R, it is possible to flex each rear engagement portion 21R with good balance while preventing deformation and breakage of each lock portion 20F, 20R.

  Now, in the present embodiment, the left end portion of the deck board DB is supported by the shelf portion 11 of the cover 10, and originally it is necessary to remove the cover 10 after removing the deck board DB. A case where the cover 10 is erroneously attempted to be removed while the deck board DB is placed on the shelf 11 may be considered. At this time, the cover 10 moves in the direction in which the operation unit 12 rotates around the shelf 11. For this reason, each lock part 20F and 20R also moves along a rotation track | orbit centering on the shelf part 11. FIG.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the extended portions 34 are respectively extended above the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R, and the extended portions 34 are communicated with the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R. Provided. Each extended portion 34 is configured to extend upward from each lock receiving portion 31F, 31R and to extend in the direction opposite to the cargo compartment LS in the vehicle width direction. That is, each extended part 34 is formed by notching the inclined surface which extends diagonally upward toward the opposite side to the luggage compartment LS.

  In this way, as shown in FIG. 8, each lock portion 20F, 20R can pass through each expansion portion 34 even when each lock portion 20F, 20R moves along the rotation path indicated by the arrow. Interference between the lock portions 20F and 20R and the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R can be avoided. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the first of the lock parts 20F and 20R has passed through the lock receiving parts 31F and 31R and the extension parts 34, and the second and third ones from the top are shown. The state in the middle of passing each lock receiving part 31F and 31R and each expansion part 34 is shown. Thereafter, since all the lock portions 20F and 20R pass through the respective extension portions 34, the lock portions 20F and 20R can be prevented from being damaged. Further, since each extension portion 34 is inclined, each lock portion 20F, 20R can be passed through each extension portion 34 at an early stage, and each lock portion 20F, 20R is detached from each lock receiving portion 31F, 31R. Can be made.

  The present embodiment is configured as described above, and its operation will be described subsequently. First, a procedure for attaching the cover 10 to the opening 30 will be briefly described. The hooking portion 13 provided at the lower end portion of the cover 10 is hooked on the lower edge portion 30L of the opening 30, and the bending piece 12A of the operation portion 12 provided at the upper end portion of the cover 10 is inserted into the upper locking hole 32U. . Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the locking portion 12B of the bending piece 12A is locked to the opening edge of the upper locking hole 32U. In parallel with this, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the lock portions 20F and 20R provided on both side edges of the cover 10 are engaged with the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R. Thereby, the cover 10 is attached to the opening 30.

  Next, a procedure for removing the cover 10 from the opening 30 will be briefly described. First, as shown in FIG. 5, after removing the deck board DB, the bending piece 12A of the operation unit 12 is bent downward to lock the locking portion 12B and the opening edge of the upper locking hole 32U. Is released. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the operation portion 12 is pulled toward the cargo compartment LS (in the direction of the arrow), the lock portions 20 </ b> F and 20 </ b> R are arranged perpendicular to the engagement surface 33. At this time, the inclined surfaces of the lock portions 20F and 20R come into contact with the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R. Therefore, each lock part 20F, 20R receives force equally from each lock receiving part 31F, 31R, and can bend each rear side engaging part 21R at substantially the same timing. For this reason, deformation | transformation and damage of each lock part 20F and 20R can be prevented.

  Next, a case where the cover 10 is erroneously attempted to be removed while the left end portion of the deck board DB is placed on the shelf 11 will be described. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, since the shelf 11 is pressed by the deck board DB, as shown in FIG. 8, when the operation unit 12 is pulled toward the cargo compartment LS (in the direction of the arrow). The entire cover 10 tries to rotate around the shelf 11. At this time, although the lock portions 20F and 20R try to pass above the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R while taking a rotation path, the expansion portions 34 are connected obliquely above the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the lock portions 20 </ b> F and 20 </ b> R pass through the expansion portions 34. Accordingly, the lock portions 20F and 20R do not interfere with the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R, and can prevent the lock portions 20F and 20R from being damaged.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since each extension portion 34 is provided obliquely above each lock receiving portion 31F, 31R, the cover 10 is erroneously attempted to be removed while the deck board DB is placed on the shelf portion 11. Even so, since the lock portions 20F and 20R can be passed through the expansion portions 34, interference between the lock portions 20F and 20R and the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R can be prevented. Damage to 20F and 20R can be prevented. Moreover, since each extended part 34 was inclined and provided in the opposite side to the luggage compartment LS, each lock part 20F and 20R can be passed through each extended part 34 at an early stage.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, each expansion portion 34 is formed above each lock receiving portion 31F, 31R. However, according to the present invention, each expansion portion 34 is provided according to the installation situation of the deck board DB. The lock receiving portions 31F and 31R may be formed to extend in front of or behind the lock receiving portions 31F and 31R.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, each extended portion 34 is inclined to the opposite side to the cargo room LS. However, according to the present invention, each extended portion 34 may be formed in a shape that stands up and down.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the normal pulling direction of the cover 10 is set not slightly in the horizontal direction but slightly upward. According to the present invention, even if the normal pulling direction of the cover 10 is set in the horizontal direction. In that case, what is necessary is just to make each lock part 20F and 20R into the form extended in a horizontal direction.

  (4) Although the shelf portion 11 is exemplified as the support portion in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the support portion does not necessarily have a shelf shape, for example, an insertion shape into which an end portion of the deck board DB can be inserted. You may form the support part which makes | forms.

  (5) Although the operation unit 12 has a lock function in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the operation unit 12 may not have a lock function.

10 ... Cover 11 ... Shelf (supporting part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Operation part 20 ... Lock part 20F ... Front side lock part 20R ... Rear side lock part 30 ... Opening 30U ... Upper end part 34 ... Expansion part DB ... Deck board LS ... Luggage room LW ... Left side wall (side wall)

Claims (3)

An opening formed in the side wall of the cargo compartment;
A cover that closes the opening and has a support portion that supports an end portion of the deck board at an intermediate position in the vertical direction;
A lock portion formed on the outer peripheral end of the cover;
A lock receiving portion that is provided at an opening edge of the opening and engages with the lock portion to prevent the lock from being removed;
The cover mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the lock receiving portion includes an extended portion formed by extending in a direction intersecting with a normal pulling direction of the lock portion. The lock part is arranged above the support part, and an operation part for attaching and detaching the cover is formed on the upper end part of the cover.
The cover extension structure according to claim 1, wherein the extension portion extends above the lock receiving portion.   The cover mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the extension portion is inclined to the opposite side of the cargo compartment in the vehicle width direction.

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