JP2579392Y2 - Fixed structure of detached tailgate link - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for temporarily fixing a detached tailgate link.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To facilitate loading or unloading of luggage, a tailgate is provided at the rear of a loading platform of a truck such as a truck so as to be openable and closable. The tailgate is maintained substantially horizontal by opening it approximately 90 degrees by extending two links provided on its side and the rear of the carrier. On the other hand, depending on the vehicle, one of the two links is detachably provided from the tailgate or the back of the carrier, and by removing the link, the tailgate is opened 180 degrees to be in a hanging state, or the tailgate is removed from the rear of the carrier. In some cases, it is possible to remove a load and easily carry a long object exceeding the length of a loading platform.

[0003] However, when the tailgate is suspended or the tailgate is removed from the back of the carrier,
The removed link becomes unstable and hinders the loading / unloading work, or when removing or attaching the tailgate. In addition, if the vehicle is run with the tailgate hanging, the detached link swings and easily damages the rear part of the cargo bed and the tailgate, and has a problem of generating abnormal noise.

Conventionally, in order to solve this problem, there has been disclosed a link restraining structure in which a detached link is directly or indirectly fixed to a vehicle body via a restraining member so that the link can be prevented from falling down. (JP-A-60-148778).

[0005]

However, since the detached link in the above-described restraint structure is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body, when the vehicle is traveling in a fixed state, the restraint is loosened due to vibration of the carrier accompanying the traveling. There was a problem that the removed link returned to the unstable state before restraint. Further, if the removed link is firmly fixed to the vehicle body in order to avoid this point, there is a problem that the number of man-hours required for attaching the link to the tailgate again increases.

An object of the present invention is to securely fix a detached tailgate link so that the link does not damage the tailgate or generate abnormal noise during traveling, and enhances workability when unloading and unloading luggage. Another object of the present invention is to provide a detached tailgate link fixing structure which can easily re-attach the detached link.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a detached tailgate link fixing structure that allows the tailgate to be easily attached and detached without damaging the link and the tailgate when the tailgate is removed from the rear part of the carrier. Is to do.

[0008]

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5 corresponding to the embodiment. According to the present invention, a striker 24 is provided on the side surface of the tailgate 20 so as to be able to protrude and retract from the side surface of the tailgate 20 that opens and closes the rear portion 21 of the vehicle.
One end of the first link 11 is rotatably supported on the side surface of the tail gate 20 via the first pin 31, and one end of the second link 12 is connected to the side of the tailgate 20 via the second pin 12. 32 and is detachably mounted via the second
The other end of the link 12 is connected to the other end of the first link 11 by the connecting pin 1.
Tailgate link 1 rotatably connected via 7
0 is an improvement in the rear structure of the motor vehicle. The characteristic configuration is such that the first link 11 is rotated to the side latch 23 side around the first pin 31 so that the first link 11 faces the side latch 23 of the first link 11 in a state of being along the side surface of the tailgate 20. A first locking hole 11a is formed, and the second link 12 is rotated about the connecting pin 17 to thereby form the first link 1
A second locking hole 12b is formed at a position facing the first locking hole 11a of the second link 12 in a state where the first link 11 and the second link 12 are overlapped with each other along the side surface of the tailgate 20. The first locking hole 11a and the second locking hole 12b are configured to be locked to the side latch 23 in the folded state.

[0009]

When the one end of the second link is disengaged from the second pin of the rear portion of the carrier, the second link is moved to the first position.
The first link 11 and the second link 12 are rotated around the connecting pin 17 so as to overlap the link 11.
Is rotated toward the side latch 23 around the first pin 31 so as to be along the side surface of the tail gate 20 so that the first locking hole 11
a and the second locking hole 12 b is locked to the side latch 23. Connect one end of the second link 12 to the second pin 3
2, the side latch 23 is retracted into the tailgate 20, and the first link 11 and the second link 1
2 is rotated about the first pin 31 in a direction away from the side latch 23, and the second link 12 is further rotated about the connecting pin 17 to be extended.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
0 is the rear side body 2 of the automobile by the hinge device 22.
1 is opened and closed, and is supported in a substantially horizontal state in an open state by a pair of tailgate links 10 provided on the left and right of the tailgate 20. The tailgate link 10 includes a first link 11 and a second link 12. One end of the first link 11 is rotatably supported on a side surface of the tailgate 20 by a first pin 31, and one end of the second link 12 is a rear side. It is detachably attached to the body 21.

That is, as shown in the enlarged view on the right side of FIG. 5, a second pin 32 having a flat head and a slender head is fixed to the rear side body 21, and the second pin 32 is attached to one end of the second link 12. An elongated hole 12a slightly larger than the head is formed. One end of the second link 12 can be detached from the second pin 32 when the longitudinal direction of the long hole 12a matches the longitudinal direction of the head of the second pin 32. It has been stopped. The other end of the second link 12 is rotatably connected to the other end of the first link 11 by a connecting pin 17.

In the vicinity of the first pin 31 attached to the side surface of the tailgate 20, a side latch 23 is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the side surface of the tailgate 20, as shown in the left enlarged view of FIG. Can be The side latch 23 is connected via a connecting rod 18 to a latch operating mechanism (not shown) provided at the upper center outside the tailgate 20.
By operating the latch operating mechanism, the side latch 23 is immersed in a square hole 20a formed on the side surface of the tail gate 20 to open the tail gate 20, and a spring (not shown) is used when the latch operating mechanism is not operated. The tailgate 20 can be engaged with a striker 24 attached to the rear side body 21 when the tailgate 20 is closed. The side latch 23 is provided with a latch stopper 26 for regulating the length of the side latch 23 projecting.
The mounting plate 27 is fixed to the side surface of the tailgate 20 by bolts 28 and 29.

The characteristic structure of this embodiment is that the first link 1
The first locking hole 11a is formed at a position facing the side latch 23 of the first link 11 in a state where the first link 11 is rotated toward the side latch 23 around the first pin 31 so as to be along the side surface of the tailgate 20. The second locking hole 12b is formed at a position facing the first locking hole 11a of the second link 12 in a state where the second link 12 is rotated about the connecting pin 17 and overlaps the first link 11. There. In this example, the first locking hole 11a and the second locking hole 12b are formed as long holes extending to the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the first link 11 and the second link 12 in order to reduce the weight of the automobile.

In the tailgate 20 configured as described above, for example, when the tailgate 20 is opened by 180 degrees to be in a hanging state in order to facilitate loading and unloading of luggage,
First, one end of the second link 12 is detached from the second pin 32 (FIG. 1), and then the second link 12 is rotated about the connecting pin 17 so as to overlap the first link 11 (FIG. 2). Next, in this state, the first pin 31 and the second link 12 are folded along the side surface of the tailgate 20 by the first pin 31.
To the side latch 23 side so that the first locking hole 1
1a and the second locking hole 12b are locked to the side latch 23 (FIGS. 3 and 4). At this time, the links 11, 12 are locked to the side latch 23, and the tip of the side latch 23 is in contact with the latch stopper 26.
12 does not easily come off the side latch 23, does not hinder the loading / unloading work, and the links 11 and 12 do not generate abnormal noise even if the vehicle runs and vibrates in this state. .

When the tailgate 20 is closed from the hanging state in close contact with the rear part of the loading platform, first, a latch operating mechanism (not shown) is operated to move the side latch 23 to the tailgate 20.
And in this state, the first link 11 and the second link 12 are rotated about the first pin 31 in a direction away from the side latch 23. Next, the second around the connecting pin 17
The link 12 is rotated and stretched, and one end of the second link 12 is locked to the second pin 32 fixed to the rear side body 21.

When the tailgate 20 is detached from the rear side body 21, the tailgate 20 is
After it is opened to the hanging state, the hinge device 22 of the tailgate 20 may be removed from the hinge device of the rear side body 21 (not shown). At this time, since the locking holes 11a and 12b of the links 11 and 12 are locked to the side latch 23, the links 11, 12 and the tailgate 20 are not damaged. When attaching the removed tailgate 20 to the rear side body 21, the hinge device 22 of the tailgate 20 is attached to the hinge device of the rear side body 21 so that the tailgate 20 hangs down. It only has to be tightly closed.

In the above embodiment, the first locking hole and the second locking hole are used.
Although the locking holes are formed as elongated holes extending to the vicinity of both ends, this is an example, and locking holes having shapes other than those described above may be used as long as locking holes can be locked to the side latch.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first locking hole and the second link of the first link are provided in a state where the first link and the second link are folded along the side surface of the tailgate. The second locking hole is locked to the side latch of the tailgate, so that the detached tailgate link can be securely fixed. As a result, the link does not damage the tailgate or generate unusual noise when the vehicle is running, so that the workability when loading and unloading luggage can be improved, and the detached link can be easily re-attached. Can be. Further, when the tailgate is removed or attached from the rear portion of the cargo bed, the removal or the attachment operation can be easily performed without damaging the link and the tailgate. Furthermore, since only a small number of processing steps of forming the first locking hole and the second locking hole in the first link and the second link are required, the number of manufacturing steps for temporarily fixing the tailgate link is reduced. There is also an advantage that the number of mounting steps is hardly increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state in which one end of a second link of a fixing structure of a tailgate link according to an embodiment of the present invention is detached from a second pin of a rear side body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 and showing a state in which a second link is superimposed on a first link.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a state in which first and second links are folded on side surfaces of a tailgate and first and second locking holes are locked on side latches.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of the tailgate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tailgate link 11 1st link 11a 1st locking hole 12 2nd link 12b 2nd locking hole 17 Connecting pin 20 Tailgate 21 Rear side body (rear part of a loading platform) 23 Side latch 24 Striker 31 1st pin 32 2nd pin

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A tailgate (20) that opens and closes a tailgate (20) that opens and closes a rear part (21) of a vehicle. A side latch (23) engageable with a striker (24) attached to a rear portion (21), and one end of a first link (11) is provided on a side surface of the tailgate (20) via a first pin (31). And one end of a second link (12) is removably attached to the back part (21) of the carrier via a second pin (32), and the other end of the second link (12) is A rear structure of an automobile having a tailgate link (10) rotatably connected to the other end of the first link (11) via a connection pin (17), wherein the first link (11) is The first link (11) is rotated around the first pin (31) toward the side latch (23) and along the side surface of the tailgate (20). A first locking hole (11a) is formed at a position facing the latch (23), and the second link (12) is rotated about the connecting pin (17) to overlap the first link (11). The second link
A second locking hole (12b) is formed at a position (12) facing the first locking hole (11a), and the first link (11) and the second link (12) are connected to the tailgate ( In a state where the first latching hole (11a) and the second latching hole (12b) are folded along the side surface of (20), the side latch is formed.
(23) The detached tailgate link fixing structure, which is configured to be locked to (23).