JP2015043917A - Slope for vehicle and vehicle with slope - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a storage space for facilitating storage and take-in/out of baggage when storing no wheelchair.SOLUTION: The slope for vehicles is configured to be switchable among: a development state where a first panel 11 and a second panel 12 are opened, and a tip 12b of the second panel 12 comes into contact with the ground to allow a wheelchair 50 to pass on a continuous surface; an erected state where the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are closed and the back faces of both are joined together and erected; and a storage state C where both panels are further rotationally turned from the erected state to a car body 2 side, the first panel 11 is fallen onto the car body 2 side so as to be upward inclined towards the tip, the second panel 12 becomes horizontal and the whole is fixed to the car body 2 side into a V shape in side view.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle slope used when a wheelchair gets on and off a vehicle and a vehicle including the same.

  Conventionally, in a vehicle in which a wheelchair is mounted using a slope from the rear of the vehicle, in order to secure the height of the seated person of the wheelchair and to allow the wheelchair to enter the vehicle with a gentle inclination, Is known in which a tailgate and a bumper are rotated and moved rearwardly and downwardly of a vehicle body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, by attaching the pivot axis of the slope device to a standing bracket provided on the vehicle body side, the slope device can be tilted to the vehicle interior side so that the angle from the horizontal state or the horizontal state is within 80 degrees. There is known a vehicle slope that is rotatably connected from the retracted storage state to a range where the tip of the slope contacts the ground (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2005-193756 A JP 2012-229004 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, the slope is merely stood against the rear end of the vehicle and stored in an upright state regardless of whether the wheelchair is mounted, and the vehicle interior cannot be used widely.

  In addition, when the passenger compartment floor through which the wheelchair passes is inclined downward toward the rear, the luggage must be placed on the inclined passenger compartment floor. For this reason, there are problems that it is difficult to put in and take out the baggage and that the baggage after placement is not stable.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, the slope can be leveled in the passenger compartment during storage, but since the standing bracket is erected at the rear end of the vehicle in order to achieve the horizontal state, the rotation center of the slope is If the second slope is placed horizontally with the second slope slid into the first slope, the upper surface of the second slope must be higher than the cargo floor surface. In addition, since the rotation center of the slope becomes high, it is necessary to make the slope has a tight slope or a long slope.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to secure a storage space that allows easy loading and unloading of a wheelchair when the wheelchair is not stored and that allows easy loading and unloading of luggage. .

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, when a vehicle slope is folded and stored, a part thereof is held horizontally.

Specifically, in the first invention, a first panel whose base end side is rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and a second panel whose base end side is rotatably connected to the tip of the first panel. Target vehicle slopes
The vehicle slope is
The first panel and the second panel are opened, the tip of the second panel is in contact with the ground, and the wheelchair can pass over the continuous first panel surface and the second panel surface,
The first panel and the second panel are closed, and a standing state in which the back surface of the first panel and the back surface of the second panel are combined and stand up,
The first panel is further turned from the standing state to the vehicle body side, and the first panel falls to the vehicle body side so as to incline upward toward the tip, and the second panel becomes horizontal and has a V-shape as viewed from the side. It is configured to be switchable between a storage state fixed to the vehicle body.

  According to said structure, in a deployment state, a wheelchair can pass smoothly through the surface of the continuous 1st panel and 2nd panel. In the standing state, the slope can be folded compactly with the wheelchair accommodated in the vehicle. Even if the wheelchair in the passenger compartment is inclined for easy access to and from the wheelchair, the second panel is horizontal in the retracted state, so that it is easy to store and remove the luggage.

The vehicle of the second invention includes the vehicle slope of the first invention,
The vehicle interior floor includes a floor main body surface for a vehicle seat in the rear row and a wheelchair floor surface inclined downward from the floor main body surface toward the rear.
The base end of the first panel is rotatably connected to the rear end of the wheelchair floor surface,
In the stored state, the height of the second panel is higher than the inclined floor surface for wheelchairs, and is the same height as the seat placement surface in the rear row.

  According to the above configuration, by providing the vehicle slope of the present invention at the rear, it is easy to get on and off with a wheelchair, and can be folded compactly when the wheelchair is accommodated. Since the load can be placed on the upper surface of the second panel, not on the floor surface of the passenger compartment inclined to the rear, it is possible to secure a rear housing space that is easy to use. Here, “the same height” does not mean that the second panel is completely at the same height as the sheet placement surface, but means that it is at the same height.

In the third invention, in the second invention,
Raised portions higher than the floor main body surface are provided on both sides of the wheelchair floor surface in the vehicle width direction, and the second panel is locked to the raised portions in the retracted state and supported horizontally.

  According to the above configuration, in the retracted state, the first panel fits in the space between the two raised portions, and the second panel is locked to the raised portions so that the first panel and the second panel can be easily It can be substantially V-shaped visually.

In the fourth invention, in the second or third invention,
A back door is provided at the rear end of the vehicle body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and a tailgate is provided below the tailgate so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. When closed, the lower end portion of the back door and the upper end portion of the tailgate are provided. The rear end of the vehicle body is closed by engaging,
In the retracted state, the second panel is at the same height as the upper end of the tailgate in the closed state.

  According to said structure, since a 2nd panel becomes horizontal at the same height as the upper end part of a tailgate when raising a tailgate and making it a closed state, taking in / out of a luggage | load is easy. Here, “the same height” does not mean that the second panel is completely at the same height as the upper end of the tailgate, but means that it is at the same height.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the retracted state, the slope for the vehicle is tilted to the vehicle body side so that the first panel is inclined upward toward the tip, and the second panel is horizontal and the side surface as a whole. By fixing the vehicle body to the vehicle body in a V-shape, it is possible to easily get in and out of the wheelchair, and to secure a storage space where luggage can be easily stored and taken out when the wheelchair is not stored.

In the vehicle provided with the slope for vehicles concerning an embodiment of the present invention, a wheelchair does not get on, a back row seat is in a normal position, and it is a side sectional view showing a storage state of a slope. It is a top view which shows the state which the wheelchair boarded and the expansion | deployment state of a slope. It is side sectional drawing which shows the expansion | deployment state of the slope which the wheelchair has not boarded. It is the perspective view which looked at the unfolded state of the slope from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the unfolded state of the slope from the back side. It is side sectional drawing which shows the state which the wheelchair got on, and the standing state of a slope. It is a top view which shows the state in which the wheelchair got on, and the standing state of a slope. It is a top view which shows the standing state of a slope, with a wheelchair not boarding, a back row seat in a normal position. It is a top view which shows the state which another wheelchair boarded, and the standing state of a slope. It is another structure of a slope and is a perspective view similar to FIG.

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

  FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a storage state of a slope in a vehicle 1 provided with a vehicle slope 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a wheelchair 50 is not mounted, a rear row seat is in a normal position, and the slope is stored. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an unfolded state A of the vehicle slope 10. The vehicle 1 is, for example, a two-row, four-seat minicar, and has a driver seat 3 and a passenger seat 4 in the front row, and a first seat 5 and a second seat 6 in the back row. The second seat 6 can be folded and stored when the wheelchair 50 is mounted, but may be removed. The first sheet 5 can be folded and stored. In addition, the folded state of the 1st sheet | seat 5 and the 2nd sheet | seat 6 is not restricted to the structure of embodiment, Other folding structures may be sufficient. In FIG. 1, the normal use state of the 1st sheet | seat 5 and the 2nd sheet | seat 6 of a back row is shown as a continuous line, and the state which folded the 1st sheet | seat 5 is shown with a dashed-two dotted line. A back door 7 is provided at the rear end of the vehicle body 2 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and a tailgate 15 is provided below the rear door 7 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The back door 7 is rotated downward and the tailgate 15 is rotated upward so that the lower end of the back door 7 and the upper end of the tailgate 15 are engaged to close the rear end of the vehicle body 2. .

  The passenger compartment floor surface 8 is inclined downward toward the rear from the floor body surface 8a such as the driver's seat 3, the passenger seat 4, the first seat 5 and the second seat 6 in the rear row, and the like. A wheelchair floor surface 8b is provided. The floor main body surface 8a is a surface serving as a foot space for a seated person sitting on the listed seats. In addition, in each figure, the detailed structure about the driver's seat 3 side and the passenger's seat 4 side of the floor main body surface 8a is simplified and abbreviate | omitted, and it shows as connecting with the back surface of the seat cushion. The wheelchair floor surface 8b is continuously connected at the front end thereof at substantially the same height as the floor main body surface 8a, and the rear end side is inclined downward toward the rear in order to facilitate loading and unloading of the wheelchair 50. It is lower than the floor main body surface 8a. The wheelchair floor surface 8b may not be an inclined surface having a constant inclination angle, and may be a combination of two or more inclined surfaces having an inclination angle. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the portion of the floor surface 8b for the wheelchair that follows the floor main body surface 8a is a front inclined surface 8b1 with a gentle inclination angle, and the accommodated wheelchair 50 is warped backward. Minimize as much as possible. The rear inclined surface 8b2 following the front inclined surface 8b1 is set to have the same inclination angle as that of the developed first panel 11 and second panel 12, with a slightly smaller inclination angle than the front inclined surface 8b1. The rear inclined surface 8b2 does not necessarily have to have the same angle as the deployed first panel 11, and may have a different angle as long as the wheelchair can be easily boarded and exited. Although details will be described later, when the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are stored, the first panel 11 is stored along the rear inclined surface 8b2, so that the front end portion of the first panel 11 is the front inclined surface. It is in a state of floating from 8b1, that is, in a high position.

  On the left and right of the rear end side of the wheelchair floor surface 8b, a raised portion 9 such as a tire house is provided, and the height of the upper surface 9a is the seat cushion mounting surface of the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row. (That is, it is almost the same as the bottom surfaces) 5a and 6a.

  The vehicle slope 10 of the present embodiment includes a first panel 11 having a base end side 11c rotatably connected to a rear end of the passenger compartment floor surface 8 (that is, a rear end portion of the wheelchair floor surface 8b), The end side 12c is provided with the 2nd panel 12 connected with the front-end | tip 11b of the 1st panel 11 so that rotation was possible.

  Each of the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 is made of, for example, a plate-like aluminum alloy having no projections and protrusions with the left and right ends standing vertically. In this embodiment, the 1st panel 11 and the 2nd panel 12 are comprised with the plate-shaped aluminum alloy without an unevenness | corrugation, However, You may provide a rib-shaped unevenness | corrugation for intensity | strength improvement, and other than aluminum alloy You may comprise with a metal.

  2 to 5 show a folded state of the second seat 6 in the rear row, a normal use state of the first seat 5, and a developed state A of the vehicle slope 10. FIG. The 1st panel 11 and the 2nd panel 12 are connected so that opening and closing is relatively possible by the hinge part 13 provided in the back surface side. In the unfolded state A, the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are opened, the tip 12b of the second panel 12 is in contact with the ground, and the wheelchair 50 is placed on the surface of the first panel 11 and the surface of the second panel 12 that are continuous. Can pass through. In this unfolded state A, the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are in a state where the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are opened at 180 degrees and the end portions thereof are in contact with each other, and at least the weight of the wheelchair 50 and the weight of the occupant 51 and the caregiver Can be supported.

  The base end side 11c of the first panel 11 is connected to the rear end of the vehicle body 2 by a slope connecting portion 14 having a hinge structure. A tailgate 15 is rotatably connected to the rear side of the slope connecting portion 14. In the deployed state A, the tailgate 15 is positioned below the deployed vehicle slope 10. Although not shown in detail, the tailgate 15 has an unlocking knob 15a, and the unlocked knob 15a can be operated to release the vertically locked state (that is, the standing state).

  Two grips 16 are provided on both sides of the second panel 12 and are used when the posture of the vehicle slope 10 is changed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the vehicle slope 10, the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are closed, and the back contact surface 11a of the first panel 11 and the back contact surface 12a of the second panel 12 are combined. The posture can be changed to the standing state B that stands up. The vehicle slope 10 includes an engaging portion 17 and an engaged portion 18 for connecting and locking the panels 11 and 12 in the standing state B on both the left and right sides of the first panel 11 and the second panel 12. ing. Although not shown in detail, for example, by pushing the pair of engaging portions 17 into the engaged portions 18 and locking them, the vehicle slope 10 is securely fixed, and supports a load during a collision from the rear. It is desirable to protect the occupant 51 of the wheelchair 50. In order to release this lock, a lock release unit (not shown) may be operated. Note that the grip 16, the engaging portion 17, and the engaged portion 18 are not limited to the structure of this embodiment, and may have other structures.

  When the wheelchair 50 is not mounted, the vehicle slope 10 can be changed from the standing state B to the retracted state C rotated further forward of the vehicle body 2 as shown in FIG. In the storage state C, when the second panel 12 is slightly opened with respect to the first panel 11 and is tilted forward about the slope connecting portion 14, the first panel 11 is inclined upward toward the tip. While falling to the vehicle body 2 side, the second panel 12 becomes horizontal and is held by the vehicle body 2 in a V-shape with the rear opened as a side view as a whole. In this stored state C, the grip 16 of the second panel 12 rides on the upper surface 9a of the raised portion 9, so that the height of the second panel 12 is higher than the floor surface 8b for the wheelchair, and the upper surface 9a of the raised portion 9 It becomes the same height and is held in a substantially horizontal state. In this retracted state, as shown in FIG. 1, the second panel 12 has substantially the same height as the seat cushion mounting surfaces, that is, the bottom surfaces 5a and 6a of the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row. The first and second sheets 5 and 6 in the rear row can be used effectively as a luggage compartment.

  In the embodiment, at least one of the grip 16 and the engaged portion 18 of the second panel 12 is merely placed on the upper surface 9 a of the raised portion 9, but it is preferable that the second panel 12 be locked to the raised portion 9. . In the retracted state C, the ridge 9 is locked separately from the engaging portion 17 and the engaged portion 18 or using only one of the engaging portion 17 and the engaged portion 18. Also good.

  In the present invention, the height of the second panel 12 is “the same height as the upper surface 9a of the raised portion 9”, “the same height as the mounting surface (ie, the bottom surface) of the rear row sheet”, “the upper end portion of the tailgate” Although it is expressed as “the same height”, it does not have to be completely coincident with each other, and may be almost the same height.

  The wheelchair floor surface 8b may not completely coincide with the inclined state of the first panel 11 during storage, and a part of the floor surface 8b may be separated from the first panel 11. In the inclined state of the first panel 11 at the time of storage, the wheel panel may not be in contact with the wheelchair floor surface 8b.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle slope 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the tailgate 15 is tilted backward and downward while operating the unlocking knob 15a.

  Next, unlock both sides of the vehicle slope 10 and hold the grips 16 on both sides of the vehicle in the standing state B or the retracted state C, and expand the folded vehicle slope 10 until the tip is grounded. It is assumed that the development state A shown in FIG. When the second sheet 6 on the left side is in the normal position, the second sheet 6 is raised or removed. In this unfolded state A, the wheelchair 50 can smoothly pass through the surfaces of the continuous first panel 11 and second panel 12. Since the vehicle slope 10 is connected to the rear portion of the vehicle body 2 at the rear end of the wheelchair floor surface 8b inclined downward in the rear direction of the vehicle body, the height from the ground is relatively low. It is possible to safely and easily get on and off the wheelchair 50 as compared to when getting off. At this time, a belt (not shown) extending from the electric winch provided on the vehicle body 2 may be fixed to the wheelchair 50, and the wheelchair 50 may be guided onto the wheelchair floor surface 8b using the force of the electric winch. .

  Next, an occupant such as an assistant grasps the pusher of the wheelchair 50 and slowly moves on the vehicle slope 10.

  After the wheelchair 50 is stopped at a predetermined position in the passenger compartment and brakes are applied, a fixing hook (not shown) is fixed on the wheelchair 50 frame. Then, the first panel 11 and the second panel 12 are closed by gripping the grip 16 of the vehicle slope 10, and the vehicle is in a standing state B in which the back surface of the first panel 11 and the back surface of the second panel 12 are combined to stand up. The engaging portion 17 and the engaged portion 18 are engaged and locked with the slope 10 for use. In the standing state B, the vehicle slope 10 can be folded compactly, and the impact on the occupant 51 on the wheelchair 50 at the time of rear-end collision can be reduced by the vehicle slope 10.

  Next, the tailgate 15 is raised to the original position, and the back door 7 is closed.

  Conversely, when the wheelchair 50 is lowered, the operation reverse to the above is performed.

  On the other hand, when the wheelchair 50 is not placed, there is a case where it is desired to load luggage on the rear side of the vehicle 1. In this case, in the standing state B indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8, it is difficult for the vehicle slope 10 to obstruct and take in and out the luggage.

  However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle slope 10 can be changed from the standing state B to the retracted state C rotated to the front side of the vehicle body 2 as indicated by a two-dot chain line. it can. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, even if the wheelchair floor surface 8 b through which the wheelchair 50 passes in the vehicle interior is inclined for easy access of the wheelchair 50, the second panel 12 is in this stored state C. Since the top surface of the bag is horizontal, it is very easy to store and take out luggage. Moreover, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to move the luggage greatly in the vertical direction with the tailgate 15 raised. In the storage state C, the second panel 12 is almost the same height as the upper surface 9a of the raised portion 9, and therefore can be used as a luggage compartment widely including the upper surface 9a of the raised portion 9. In addition, since the height is substantially the same as the upper end portion 15b of the tailgate 15, it is easy to take in and out the luggage. In addition, since the seat cushions of the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row are substantially the same height, the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row are normally used as seating seats, and the second panel 12 can be prevented by the seat back of the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row. The second panel 12 is preferably slightly lower than the upper end 15b of the tailgate 15 so that the luggage does not fall backward when the luggage is taken in and out. When the upper surface 9a of the raised portion 9 is too high due to the size of the tire house or the like, the height of the second panel 12 is adjusted to the midway height of the raised portion 9 without matching the upper surface 9a. You may do it.

  Therefore, according to the vehicle slope 10 according to the present embodiment, in the retracted state C, the vehicle slope 10 falls to the vehicle body 2 side so that the first panel 11 is inclined upward toward the tip, and the second panel Since 12 is horizontal and is fixed to the vehicle body 2 in a V shape as viewed from the side as a whole, it is possible to secure a storage space in which luggage can be easily stored and taken out when the wheelchair 50 is not stored.

  FIG. 9 shows a case in which the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row are folded together and the wheelchair 50 is accommodated behind the first and second seats 5 and 6 in the rear row. In particular, this is effective when the wheelchair 50 to be stored is electrically operated and is larger than the normal size. Alternatively, when the occupant is three persons including the occupant 51 of the wheelchair 50 and wants to put other luggage on the side of the wheelchair 50, various use states can be secured, and convenience is greatly improved.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 and shows another structure of the vehicle slope 10, that is, details are omitted when the vehicle slope 10 is fixed in a standing state. The engaging portion 17 and the engaged portion 18 are omitted, and the grip 16 is engaged with the raised portion 9. That is, the second panel 12 is fixed to the vehicle body 2 by engaging the grip 16 with the raised portion 9 (not shown) in the standing state of the vehicle slope 10. The first panel 11 has a base end side 11c rotatably connected to the rear end of the passenger compartment floor 8, and a distal end 11b rotatably connected to the base end side 12c of the second panel 12. Therefore, even if the first panel 11 is not directly engaged, the first panel 11 is held so as not to move by the second panel 12 being engaged as described above. The first panel 11 and the second panel 12 can be fixed in an upright state. Although the detailed structure of the engaging portion is omitted, in this structure, it is not necessary to provide the engaging portion 17 and the engaged portion 18, so that the number of parts is reduced and the cost can be reduced.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention may be configured as follows in the embodiment. That is, the sheet arrangement of the embodiment is merely an example, and the rear row sheet of the two row sheets may be one sheet that is not divided into left and right. In this case, the wheelchair 50 may be accommodated by folding the rear row seat.

  In the said embodiment, although the vehicle slope 10 consists of two sheets of the 1st panel 11 and the 2nd panel 12, it is not restricted to two sheets. For example, the first panel 11 is composed of two foldable ones. When the first panel 11 is stored, the two first panels 11 are folded in a substantially V shape, and the second panel 12 is folded and leveled. As such, it may be folded into a substantially Z shape.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or a use.

  As described above, the present invention is useful for a vehicle slope used when a wheelchair gets on and off a vehicle and a vehicle including the same.

1 vehicle
2 body
8 Car floor
8a Floor body surface
8b Wheelchair floor
10 Vehicle slope
11 First panel
11a Back contact surface (bottom surface)
11b Tip side (tip side)
11c Base end side (rear end side)
12 Second panel
12a Back contact surface (bottom surface)
12b Tip (tip side)
12c Rear end (rear end side)
15 Tailgate
15b upper end
50 Wheelchair

Claims (4)

In a vehicle slope including a first panel whose base end side is rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and a second panel whose base end side is rotatably connected to the tip of the first panel.
The first panel and the second panel are opened, the tip of the second panel is in contact with the ground, and the wheelchair can pass over the continuous first panel surface and the second panel surface,
The first panel and the second panel are closed, and a standing state in which the back surface of the first panel and the back surface of the second panel are combined and stand up,
The first panel is further turned from the standing state to the vehicle body side, and the first panel falls to the vehicle body side so as to incline upward toward the tip, and the second panel becomes horizontal and has a V-shape as viewed from the side. A slope for a vehicle configured to be switchable between a storage state fixed to the vehicle body. In the vehicle provided with the slope for vehicles according to claim 1,
The vehicle interior floor includes a floor main body surface for a vehicle seat in the rear row and a wheelchair floor surface inclined downward from the floor main body surface toward the rear.
The base end of the first panel is rotatably connected to the rear end of the wheelchair floor surface,
The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a height of the second panel is higher than the inclined wheelchair floor surface in the retracted state and is the same height as the seat placement surface of the rear row. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein
The wheelchair floor surface is provided with raised portions higher than the floor body surface on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and the second panel is locked to the raised portions in the retracted state and supported horizontally. Vehicle. In the vehicle according to claim 2 or 3,
A back door is provided at the rear end of the vehicle body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and a tailgate is provided below the back door so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. The upper end is engaged and the rear end of the vehicle body is closed,
The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the second panel is in the same height as the upper end of the tailgate in the closed state.

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