JP3234170B2 - Rear air conditioner unit housing structure - 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 of a rear seat air-conditioning unit accommodating a rear air-conditioning unit for a so-called one-box type vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle having a relatively large-capacity cabin, such as a one-box type vehicle, in addition to a front seat air conditioning unit for air conditioning a front seat disposed at the front of the vehicle body, A rear seat air conditioning unit for air conditioning the rear seat side is mounted. That is, FIG. 4 shows the rear right side of the body 50 of the one-box type vehicle,
A floor panel 52 is disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle, and a rear side member 53 having a hat-shaped cross section extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is fixed to a lower surface of the floor panel 52.
A sill inner 54 having a bulging portion 54a extending inward of the passenger compartment 51 is connected to an end of the floor panel 52, and an opening 55 formed in the sill inner 54 is closed by a body side trim 56. .

The sill inner 54 has a rear side member 53.
Similarly to the above, it extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a lower end portion thereof is coupled to a lower end portion of a side outer panel 57 which is a side outer plate of the vehicle body 50. A housing part 58 is formed between the side outer panel 57 and the sill inner 54, and a rear seat air conditioner unit 59 is housed in the housing part 58. The rear seat air-conditioning unit 59 has a rectangular cross-section as shown in the figure, and is disposed vertically inside the housing portion 58 with its long side being vertically oriented.
The passenger compartment 51 is separated from the passenger compartment 51 by the body side trim 56.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional vehicle body structure, a housing 58 is provided between a sill inner 54 as an inner plate of the vehicle body 50 and a side outer panel 57 as an outer plate of the vehicle body 50. Forming the storage portion 58
The rear air conditioner unit 59 is accommodated therein. At this time, the dimension between the side outer panels 57 on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, that is, the vehicle width dimension is previously restricted by the vehicle body modeling and other various conditions. Therefore, in order to be able to accommodate the rear seat air conditioner unit 59 in the accommodation section 58,
A swelling portion 54 swelling in the passenger compartment 51 in the sill inner 54.
a must be provided to secure the required volume. As a result, the living space of the guest room 51 in the X direction (vehicle width direction) is limited by the presence of the storage portion 58 and the bulging portion 54, and the living space of the vehicle having the rear seat air conditioning unit 59 is reduced. Resulting in.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and has as its object to provide an air-conditioning unit housing structure for a rear seat of a vehicle body capable of expanding a living space. It is.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an elongated rigid member extending vertically inside an outer plate of a vehicle body along an inner surface of the outer plate. To provide an interval between the rigid member and the end of the floor panel, and connect the upper end of the rigid member to a window lower rail disposed between adjacent pillars and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction. On the other hand, a rigid cover member having one end coupled to the rigid member and the other end coupled to an end of the floor panel is disposed substantially horizontally, and a bottom portion is provided below the cover member. And a panel member integrally connected to the bottom portion and a back wall portion facing the outer plate is arranged, and an end of the bottom portion of the panel member is coupled to a lower end of the rigid member, The upper end of the back wall is supported by the end of the floor panel. A housing portion for housing a rear seat air conditioner unit is formed below the cover member by the outer plate and the panel member, and the panel member is connected to the rigid member. A reinforcement for forming a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is disposed in the portion.

In this configuration, the accommodating portion accommodating the rear seat air conditioner unit is formed below the cover member provided at the interval between the end of the floor panel and the rigid member. The living space of the guest room formed above is not reduced by the presence of the accommodation portion. In addition, the housing part for housing the air conditioner unit for the rear seat is not between the inner plate and the outer plate as in the related art,
Since it is formed by the outer panel and the panel member, the capacity of the housing portion can be sufficiently ensured in the vehicle width direction, and both the living space and the capacity of the housing portion can be sufficiently ensured. As described above, in the present invention, since the inner plate of the vehicle body does not exist in the portion where the housing portion is provided, there is a concern that the influence on the vehicle body rigidity may be caused. But,
At the upper end, the rigid member is disposed between adjacent pillars and is coupled to a window lower rail extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the lower end has a reinforcement forming a closed cross section extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Since they are arranged, there is no effect on the rigidity of the vehicle body even if the inner plate of the vehicle body does not exist.

In another aspect of the present invention, a step is formed at the other end of the cover member, and an interposer is laid on the floor panel up to the height of the step. A carpet is laid over the upper surface of the interposition material and the upper surface of the cover member. Therefore, the vertical dimension of the accommodation portion can be enlarged by the step portion, and the interposition material is laid to the height position of the step portion on the floor panel, and the upper surface of the interposition material and the upper surface of the cover member The floor is flat from the floor panel to the cover member.

In another configuration of the present invention, a stay is provided on a suspension bracket supported by the rear side member, the stay protruding to the side of the vehicle body, and the stay is connected to a lower surface of the panel member. Therefore, when an input during driving or jacking up is applied to the panel member, this input is transmitted from the reinforcement via the stay and the suspension bracket to the rear side member which is a frame member of the vehicle body, and thus, the front and rear The strength and rigidity of the vehicle body can be enhanced while using no inner plate extending in the direction.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, FIG. 1 shows a rear right side of a vehicle body 1 of a one-box type vehicle according to the present embodiment, and a floor panel 3 is provided at a lower portion of a passenger compartment 2.
On the upper surface of the floor panel 3, a chip urethane 4 as an interposition material and a carpet 5 forming the floor of the passenger room 2 are laid. A rear side member 6 is provided on the lower surface side of the floor panel 3. The rear side member 6 has a hat-shaped cross section and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and is coupled to the lower surface of the floor panel 3 by upper edge flanges 6a, 6a formed at the upper edge.

An upper end of a suspension bracket 7 is connected to the rear side member 6, and an end 8 of a suspension link provided on a rear suspension is supported at a lower end of the suspension bracket 7. . Further, one end of a stay 9 extending laterally of the vehicle body 1 is connected to a lower end side surface of the suspension bracket 7, and a smooth support surface 9a is formed on an upper end surface of the stay 9.

On the other hand, at the position displaced from the end of the floor panel 3 to the outside of the vehicle body 1 with an interval D, the inner surface 1 of the side outer panel 19 which is the outer plate of the vehicle body 1 is located.
An intermediate sub-pillar 10 as a rigid member extending in the vertical direction along 9a is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, the intermediate sub-pillar 10 includes a B pillar 21 and a C pillar 2.
3, a belt-like elongated member extending in the vertical direction and having a hat-shaped cross section having side edge flanges 10a on both sides, as shown in FIG.

A side window 23 is provided between the upper portions of the B pillar 21 and the C pillar 22. At the lower end of the side window 23, both ends are connected to both the B pillar 21 and the C pillar.
A window lower rail 24 is provided which is connected to the pillar 22 and extends in the front-rear direction. The window lower rail 24 is a member having high rigidity. The upper end of the intermediate sub-pillar 10 is joined to the middle part in the front-rear direction, and the lower end of the middle sub-pillar 10 is joined to the lower end of the side outer panel 19. ing.

At the interval D, an iron cover member 11 is disposed substantially horizontally. The cover member 11 has an upright flange 11a at one end thereof.
a is connected to a side edge flange 10 a of the intermediate sub-pillar 10 by a screw 12. At the other end of the cover member 11, a step 11b having a height substantially equal to the thickness of the chip urethane 4 and a horizontal flange 11c connected to a lower end of the step 11b are formed. The horizontal flange 11c is screwed to one upper edge flange 6a of the rear side member 6 via an end of the floor panel 3.
It is fixed by. Further, the carpet 5 is laid on the upper surface of the cover member 11, and the floor of the passenger room 2 is flush from the floor panel 3 to the cover member 11 with the carpet 5. .

Below the cover member 11, an air conditioner panel 14 is disposed as a panel member. The air conditioner panel 14 integrally has a substantially planar bottom portion 14a and a rear wall portion 14b that rises obliquely from the bottom portion 14a. The air conditioner panel 14 is coupled to the lower end of the intermediate sub-pillar 10 at the end of the bottom surface 14a and the lower end of the side outer panel 19, and to the rear side member 6 at the upper end of the back wall 14b.
And the lower surface of the bottom portion 14a is connected to the support surface 9a of the stay 9. As a result, a housing portion 15 is formed below the cover member 11 by the cover member 11, the side outer panel 19, and the air conditioner panel 14, and is enclosed in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction. The air conditioner unit 16 is disposed in an oblique state with the upper part tilted to the side of the vehicle body 1.

The front and rear of the housing portion 15 are closed by outriggers (not shown).
Pillars 21 and C pillars 22 are respectively connected. Further, a reinforcement 17 is connected to a connection portion of the air conditioner panel 14 with the intermediate sub-pillar 10, that is, an end of the bottom surface portion 14a. The reinforce 17 has a cup shape in which a cross section extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is turned down. Therefore, by arranging the reinforcement 17 having such a cross-sectional shape, the intermediate sub-pillar 10 of the air conditioner panel 14 is provided.
A closed section 18 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is formed at the connecting portion with the vehicle body.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a body side trim disposed inside the passenger compartment 2 of the intermediate sub-pillar 10. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 25 denotes a roof supported on the upper ends of the pillars 21, 22 and the like. 26 and 27 are roof 2
5 is a sunroof opening opened in FIG. In the figure, arrow 0X indicates the vehicle body center direction, arrow F indicates the vehicle body front, and arrow R indicates the vehicle body rear.

In the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the housing portion 15 is provided before the cover member 11 is mounted.
After that, the rear air conditioner unit 16 is accommodated, and then the cover member 11 is fixed to the side edge flanges 10a, 10a of the intermediate sub-pillar 10 and the upper edge flange 6a of the rear side member 6 by screws 12, 13, respectively. Further, the carpet 5 is laid on the cover member 11 and the body side trim 20 is arranged on the passenger compartment 2 side of the intermediate sub-pillar 10 to complete the assembly.

In the vehicle body 1 which has been assembled,
The housing unit 15 that houses the rear seat air conditioning unit 16
Is formed below the cover member 11 provided at the interval D between the end of the floor panel 3 and the intermediate sub-pillar 10, so that a living space of the passenger room 2 is secured above the cover member 11. be able to. Therefore, the living space of the guest room 2 having a flat floor can be enlarged in the X direction (vehicle width direction).

The intermediate sub-pillar 10 is a vertically long member along the inner surface 19a of the side outer panel 19, and the side of the housing portion 15 is substantially partitioned by the side outer panel 19. In addition, the volume can be sufficiently secured, and not only the living space but also the accommodation portion 15 and the volume can be sufficiently secured. Moreover,
Since the step portion 11b is formed in the cover member 11, the vertical dimension of the housing portion 15 can be more sufficiently obtained, and the rear seat air conditioner unit 16 can be arranged obliquely.

As described above, the side portion of the housing portion 15 is substantially partitioned by the side outer panel 19,
Therefore, in the portion where the housing portion 15 is provided, the inner plate in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 1 (the sill inner 54 in the prior art of FIG. 4) does not exist, and there is a concern about the influence on the vehicle body rigidity. However, at the joint of the air conditioner panel 14 and the intermediate sub-pillar 10, a reinforce 17 that forms a closed cross section 18 extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is disposed, and the intermediate sub-pillar 10 has a B pillar 21 at its upper end. And a C-pillar 22 and a window lower rail 24 which is a rigid member provided between the first and second C-pillars 22. Therefore, even if the inner plate of the vehicle body 1 does not exist at the portion where the housing portion 15 is provided, there is no influence on the vehicle body rigidity.

That is, when an input at the time of running or jacking up is applied, not only does the reinforcement 16 function as a rigid body, but also through the stay 9 and the suspension bracket 7, the reinforcement 16 is applied to the rear side member 6 which is a frame member of the vehicle body. Power is transmitted. Furthermore, the intermediate sub-pillar 1
0 and the window lower rail 24, the B pillar 2
1 and the C pillar 22 as well. Therefore, even if there is no inner plate (sill inner 54) of the vehicle body in the housing portion 15, the strength and rigidity of the vehicle body 1 do not decrease, and thus the capacity of the passenger compartment 2 while sufficiently securing the strength and rigidity of the vehicle body 1 Can be expanded.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a rigid member extending vertically along the inner surface of a vehicle body is provided inside a vehicle body outer plate, and the rigid member and an end portion of the floor panel are provided. A cover member is arranged at this interval, and a housing portion is provided below the cover member, and the rear seat air-conditioning unit is housed and arranged in the housing portion. Living space can be expanded. Furthermore, the upper end of the rigid member is connected to a window lower rail that is arranged between adjacent pillars and extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
At the joint between the panel member and the rigid member that constitute the housing,
Since the reinforcement that forms a closed cross section that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is arranged, it is possible to secure the vehicle body rigidity without providing only the rigid member and providing the inner plate of the vehicle body, and thus securing the vehicle body rigidity. In addition, it is possible to increase the living space in the vehicle width direction of the guest room.

Further, a step is formed at the other end of the cover member, an interposition material is laid on the floor panel up to the height of the step portion, and an upper surface of the interposition material is connected to the cover member. Since the carpet is laid flush over the upper surface, both the accommodation space for the air conditioner unit for the rear seat and the expansion of the flat area of the guest room can be achieved.

Further, a stay is provided on the suspension bracket supported by the rear side member so as to protrude to the side of the vehicle body, and the stay is connected to the lower surface of the panel member forming the storage chamber. It is possible to increase the living space and the flat area of the passenger compartment in the vehicle width direction while increasing the height.

[0026]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a one-box type vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state where a cover member, a carpet, and the like corresponding to AA in FIG. 2 are provided.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an intermediate sub-pillar.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a rear right side of a conventional one-box type vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Guest room 3 Floor panel 5 Carpet 6 Rear side member 7 Suspension bracket 9 Stay 10 Intermediate sub-pillar 11 Cover member 14 Air conditioner panel (panel member) 15 Housing part 16 Rear seat air conditioner unit 17 Reinforce 21 B pillar 22 C pillar 24 Window Lower rail

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An elongated rigid member extending vertically along an inner surface of a vehicle body outer plate, and disposed between the rigid member and an end of a floor panel. An interval is provided, and the upper end of the rigid member is connected to a window lower rail that is disposed between adjacent pillars and extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction, while one end is connected to the rigid member and the other end is connected to the lower member. A cover member having rigidity coupled to an end of the floor panel is disposed substantially horizontally, and a bottom portion and an inner wall portion connected to the bottom portion and facing the outer plate are integrally formed below the cover member. A panel member having a bottom surface portion is connected to an end of the bottom portion of the panel member and a lower end of the rigid member, and an upper end of the back wall portion supports an end of the floor panel. It is connected to the rear side member and the outer plate and the panel member In addition, an accommodation portion for accommodating the air conditioner unit for the rear seat is formed below the cover member, and a closed section extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is formed at a joint portion of the panel member with the rigid member. The structure of the rear air conditioner unit accommodating section, in which a reinforce is arranged. 2. A step is formed at the other end of the cover member, an interposition material is laid on the floor panel up to a height of the step, and an upper surface of the interposition material and the cover are provided. 2. A structure for accommodating a rear seat air-conditioner unit according to claim 1, wherein the carpet is laid flush with the upper surface of the member. 3. The rear seat of a vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein a stay protruding toward the vehicle body is provided on a suspension bracket supported by the rear side member, and the stay is connected to a lower surface of the panel member. Air conditioner unit housing structure.