JP3800583B2 - Bag lifting device in vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a luggage lifting device in a vehicle that enables loading / unloading of a luggage such as a wheelchair through a door opening on the rear surface of the vehicle body from the ground in the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle body to a luggage compartment at the rear of the vehicle body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there is a bag lifting apparatus in the vehicle described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-78663.
[0003]
According to the publication shown in FIG. 7 in particular in the above publication, the vehicle body of the vehicle, which is a vehicle, constitutes the floor panel constituting the lower part thereof, and constitutes each side part of the vehicle body and extends upward from each side part of the floor panel. A pair of left and right side panels extending in the direction, a roof panel installed on each upper end of the left and right side panels, and a reinforcing member coupled to the rear end of the roof panel, A space surrounded by the panels is used as a cargo compartment, and a door opening for communicating the inside and outside of the cargo compartment is formed on the rear surface of the vehicle body.
[0004]
Elevating means for allowing the load to be raised and lowered is supported by the vehicle body in the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle body. The elevating means includes a post provided in a passenger compartment near the door opening and erected on the floor panel, and a pivot arm pivotally supported on the upper portion of the post so as to be rotatable up and down. And a latch that is supported by the pivot end of the pivot arm and is detachable from the luggage.
[0005]
Then, the luggage can be raised and lowered by hanging the latch on the luggage and driving the pivot arm up and down, so that the luggage can be lifted through the door opening. It is supposed that loading and unloading work can be done easily.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, the post is erected on the floor panel at one side of the cargo compartment, and greatly closes one side of the door opening. On the other hand, when loading / unloading work through the door opening, there is a possibility that the post becomes an obstacle and the smooth operation is hindered.
[0007]
In addition, as described above, the post is erected on the floor panel, so that the area on the floor panel is narrowed. Therefore, the size of the luggage to be loaded into the cargo room is restricted. It is not preferable.
[0008]
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above situation, and when loading and unloading work using a lifting means supported by the vehicle body and through a door opening formed on the rear surface of the vehicle body with respect to the luggage compartment. It is possible to smoothly carry out this work and to prevent the area on the floor panel of the cargo compartment from being narrowed by the elevating means, and to load a cargo of a desired size into the cargo compartment. The challenge is to do so.
[0009]
It is another object of the present invention to firmly support the lifting means with respect to the vehicle body with a simple structure.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, a luggage lifting device in a vehicle according to the present invention is as follows.
[0011]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle body 2 includes a pair of left and right side panels 7, 7 constituting each side portion thereof, a roof panel 8 installed on each upper end portion of the left and right side panels 7, 7, and the roof and a reinforcing member 9 which is coupled to the rear end of the panel 8, a space surrounded by the respective panels 7 and 8 at the rear of the vehicle body 2 as a cargo room 12, each side panel 7 of the vehicle body 2 width The outer panel 14 and the inner panel 15 that face each other in the direction are provided, and a pair of left and right rear pillars 17 that form the skeleton of the vehicle body 2 by the outer panel 14 and the inner panel 15 that respectively constitute the rear end portions of the side panels 7. , 17 is formed, and a door opening 19 is formed in the portion between the left and right rear pillars 17, 17 to allow the inside and outside of the cargo compartment 12 to communicate with each other. The means 27 in a vehicle is supported by the vehicle body 2,
[0012]
The elevating means 27 is mounted on the bracket 29 via the pivotal support 31 , a bracket 29 supported on the upper end of the rear pillar 17 in the luggage compartment 12, a pivotal support 31 supported on the bracket 29, and the bracket 29. A pivot arm 33 pivotally supported so as to be pivotable, and a latching tool 36 supported by a pivot end of the pivot arm 33 and freely detachable from the luggage 26 ;
[0013]
The bracket 29 includes a bracket substrate 39 that supports the pivot support 31, and a plurality of leg portions 40-42 extending radially from the bracket substrate 39, and one of the leg portions 40-42. The leg 40 is supported by the upper end of the rear pillar 17, the other leg 41 is supported by the reinforcing member 9, and the other leg 42 is located at the upper end of the inner panel 15 positioned in front of the rear pillar 17. It is intended to be supported by the part .
[0014]
In addition to the invention of claim 1, the invention of claim 2 includes, in addition to the invention of claim 1, one end of the reinforcing member 9 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2, the upper end of the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7, and the upper end of the rear pillar 17. In a luggage lifting device in a vehicle in which the two are combined with each other as a connecting portion 25,
[0015]
The bracket 29 is supported by the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25 .
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a vehicle which is an automobile, and an arrow Fr indicates the front of the vehicle 1, and the left and right described below refer to the width direction of the vehicle body 2 toward the front.
[0018]
The vehicle 1 includes the vehicle body 2 made of sheet metal and wheels 3 suspended from the vehicle body 2, and the vehicle body 2 is supported on the ground 4 by the wheels 3.
[0019]
The vehicle body 2 includes a floor panel 6 that forms a lower portion thereof, and a pair of left and right side panels 7 and 7 that form left and right side portions of the vehicle body 2 and extend upward from the side portions of the floor panel 6. A roof panel 8 which constitutes the upper end portion of the vehicle body 2 and is installed on the upper end portions of the left and right side panels 7, 7, and a reinforcing material which reinforces the roof panel 8 over substantially the entire width direction of the vehicle body 2. 9, the rear end portion of the roof panel 8 and the reinforcing member 9 are coupled to each other by spot welding S, and the vehicle body 2 of the combined body 8, 9 of the rear end portion of the roof panel 8 and the reinforcing member 9 is provided. Each cross section in the width direction (longitudinal direction) has a substantially closed cross section to enhance strength and rigidity.
[0020]
An interior space of the vehicle body 2 surrounded by the panels 6 to 8 is a vehicle compartment 11, and a portion of the vehicle compartment 11 at the rear of the vehicle body 2 is a cargo compartment 12. A seat 13 supported on the floor panel 6 is provided in the vehicle compartment 11 in the vicinity of the front of the cargo compartment 12.
[0021]
Each of the side panels 7 includes an outer panel 14 and an inner panel 15 that face each other at a distance in the width direction of the vehicle body 2. A pair of left and right rear pillars 17, 17 extending in the vertical direction are formed by the outer panel 14 and the portions 14 a, 15 a of the inner panel 15 constituting the rear end portions of the side panels 7. The front end portions and the rear end portions of the portions 14a and 15a of the outer panel 14 and the inner panel 15 are joined to each other by spot welding S, and thus each portion of the rear pillar 17 in the vertical direction (longitudinal direction). Each of the cross sections has a substantially closed cross section so that the strength and rigidity are enhanced. That is, each rear pillar 17 forms a skeleton of the vehicle body 2 and reinforces the rear portion of the vehicle body 2.
[0022]
A door opening 19 is formed between the rear end portions of the floor panel 6 and the roof panel 8 in the vertical direction and between the rear pillars 17 and 17 in the left-right direction. A back door 20 that closes the door opening 19 from the rear of the vehicle body 2 is provided. The back door 20 has an upper end pivotally supported by the rear end of the roof panel 8 and / or the reinforcing member 9 by a pair of left and right hinges 21 and 21, and the back door 20 is centered on the hinges 21 and 21. The lower side moves rearward and upward, and can be rotated backwards. By this rotation, the door opening 19 can be opened and closed.
[0023]
A rear window opening 23 is formed in each side panel 7 adjacent to the front side of each rear pillar 17, and the rear window opening 23 is closed by a window glass (not shown).
[0024]
The upper opening edge of the rear window opening 23 is formed by connecting the side end portion of the roof panel 8 and the upper end portion of the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7 to each other by spot welding S. In this case, the upper end portion of the inner panel 15 constitutes a roof side rail 24 and reinforces the side end portion of the roof panel 8.
[0025]
In the above case, at each side portion of the rear upper end portion of the vehicle body 2, each end portion of the reinforcing member 9 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 and an upper end portion (roof side rail 24) of the inner panel 15 of each side panel 7. The upper ends of the rear pillars 17 are firmly coupled to each other to form a pair of left and right coupling portions 25, 25.
[0026]
In the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle body 2, a load 26 exemplified as a wheelchair can be moved up and down, so that when the load 26 is loaded and unloaded through the door opening 19 with respect to the load room 12, this operation is facilitated. Elevating means 27 is provided.
[0027]
The elevating means 27 is a sheet metal bracket 29 disposed in the luggage compartment 12 and supported by the rear upper end of the vehicle body 2 in the vicinity of the door opening 19 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and a fastener to the bracket 29. A pivot 31 supported by 30 and a pivot 29 supported by the bracket 29 via the pivot 31 so as to be horizontally rotatable around a longitudinal pivot axis 32 of the pivot 31. A rotating arm 33, a drum winding type electric driving means 34 supported by the rotating end of the rotating arm 33, and a flexible elongated body 35 that is a belt driven by the driving means 34. And a latch 36 that can be raised and lowered via the luggage 26.
[0028]
The rotating arm 33 is made of a square pipe, and the driving means 34 is connected to a power source mounted on the vehicle body 2 by a wire harness passing through the rotating arm 33. The lifting / lowering means 27 includes a hand switch 37 for turning on / off the driving means 34.
[0029]
The pivot arm 33 is pivoted rearward around the pivot axis 32, and the pivot end of the pivot arm 33 together with the drive means 34 and the latch 36 is located outside the vehicle body 2 behind the cargo compartment 12. Can be projected (solid line in each figure). Further, if the pivot arm 33 is pivoted forward from the protruding state of the pivot arm 33 to the outside of the vehicle body 2 around the pivot axis 32, the pivot end portion of the pivot arm 33 together with the drive means 34 is combined with the drive means 34. It can be inserted into the upper end of the interior of the luggage compartment 12 (single point, two-dot chain line in each figure).
[0030]
The bracket 29 includes a substantially flat bracket substrate 39 that extends in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle body 2, and a plurality (three) of leg portions 40 to 42 that integrally extend radially from the bracket substrate 39. In addition, a plurality of (three) legs are formed.
[0031]
Of the left and right coupling portions 25, 25, one leg portion 40 of the leg portions 40 to 42 is a portion of the inner panel 15 at the upper end portion of the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25 on one side (right side). 15a is fastened and supported by a fastener 43. Further, in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25, the other leg portion 41 is fastened to and supported by the reinforcing member 9 by a fastener 44. Further, in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25, another leg portion 42 is fastened and supported by the fastener 45 on the upper end portion (roof side rail 24) of the inner panel 15.
[0032]
The pivotal support 31 is a sheet metal bracket 48 that is fastened and supported by the fastener 30 to the bracket substrate 39 of the bracket 29, and is supported on the bracket 48 and disposed on the pivotal axis 32. The side panel is supported by the pivot shaft 49 for pivotally supporting the pivot arm 33 and the bracket 48, and when the pivot arm 33 pivots forward and backward through the center side in the width direction of the vehicle body 2. 7 is provided with elastic stoppers 50 and 50 for preventing the rotation arm 33 and the driving means 34 from rotating before they collide with each other.
[0033]
When loading the load 26 (solid line in FIG. 2) on the ground 4 behind the vehicle body 2 into the luggage compartment 12 through the door opening 19 by the lifting means 27, first, the rotating arm 33 is moved backward. By rotating, the drive means 34 and the latch 36 are projected rearward from the cargo compartment 12 (solid line in each figure).
[0034]
Next, when the switch 37 is turned on, the drive means 34 is rotated forward so that the long body 35 is drawn out from the drive means 34 to lower the hook 36, and the hook 36 is attached to the luggage 26. Hang.
[0035]
Next, when the switch 37 is turned on, the driving means 34 is reversely driven so that the long body 35 is wound around the driving means 34, and the load 26 is loaded together with the hook 36 and the floor panel of the luggage compartment 12. Raise to be higher than 6.
[0036]
Next, the turning arm 33 is turned forward to insert the driving means 34, the latch 36 and the luggage 26 into the luggage compartment 12, where the driving means 34 is turned on when the switch 37 is turned on. By the forward rotation driving, the long body 35 is drawn out from the driving means 34 and the luggage 26 is lowered together with the hook 36. Then, the luggage 26 is placed on the floor panel 6 of the luggage compartment 12, and the latching tool 36 is detached from the luggage 26.
[0037]
Then, the loading operation of the luggage 26 into the luggage compartment 12 is completed. When loading and unloading the luggage 26 from the luggage compartment 12, the reverse procedure to the above may be used.
[0038]
When the lifting means 27 is not used, the pivot arm 33 is pivoted forward to be positioned in the vicinity of the inner surface of the side panel 7 (two-dot chain line in each figure). If the side panel 7 is detachably locked with a tool, the elevating means 27 is stored in the luggage compartment 12 so as not to get in the way.
[0039]
According to the above configuration, the elevating means 27 is supported by the bracket 29 supported by the upper end portion of the rear pillar 17 in the luggage compartment 12, and the pivot arm 33 pivotally supported by the bracket 29 so as to be rotatable. The pivot arm 33 is provided with a latch 36 that is supported on a pivot end of the pivot arm 33 via a drive means 34 and that can be hooked / removed on the luggage 26.
[0040]
For this reason, since the elevating means 27 is installed on one side of the luggage compartment 12 at the upper end of the luggage compartment 12, the elevating means 27 blocks only the upper end of one side of the door opening 19. It will stay at.
[0041]
Accordingly, when the lifting / lowering means 27 is used to load and unload the luggage 26 through the door opening 19 with respect to the luggage compartment 12, the lifting / lowering means 27 is prevented from being obstructed. It will be smooth.
[0042]
Further, as described above, since the elevating means 27 is installed at the upper end of the cargo compartment 12, the installation of the elevating means 27 reduces the area of the cargo compartment 12 on the floor panel 6. Is prevented.
[0043]
Therefore, the luggage 26 having a desired size can be loaded on the floor panel 6 of the luggage compartment 12 regardless of the installation of the elevating means 27.
[0044]
Further, the rear pillar 17 is a portion that forms the skeleton of the vehicle body 2 and has higher strength and rigidity than the other portions, so that the lifting means 27 is firmly supported by the vehicle body 2.
[0045]
Therefore, the support of the elevating means 27 with respect to the vehicle body 2 does not require much reinforcement by using the rear pillar 17 and is firmly made with a simple and lightweight configuration.
[0046]
Further, as described above, one end of the reinforcing member 9 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2, the upper end of the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7, and the upper end of the rear pillar 17 are coupled to each other. In the luggage lifting device in the vehicle as the portion 25, the bracket 29 is supported by the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25.
[0047]
Here, among the three members of the reinforcing member 9, the inner panel 15 of the side panel 7, and the rear pillar 17, at least the reinforcing member 9 and the rear pillar 17 have high strength and rigidity. 25 will have sufficiently large strength and rigidity.
[0048]
Therefore, as described above, when the bracket 29 is supported by the rear pillar 17 in the vicinity of the coupling portion 25, a part of the load applied to the vehicle body 2 from the lifting means 27 side is more reliably and strongly strengthened by the coupling portion 25. Therefore, the support of the elevating means 27 with respect to the vehicle body 2 is made stronger.
[0049]
Further, as described above, the bracket 29 is supported by the reinforcing member 9 and supported by the upper end portion of the inner panel 15.
[0050]
For this reason, the load applied to the vehicle body 2 from the lifting / lowering means 27 side is distributed and supported by the three members, so that the lifting / lowering means 27 is supported more firmly on the vehicle body 2.
[0051]
Although the above is based on the example shown in the drawing, an actuator for driving each rotation may be provided by allowing the rotation arm 33 to rotate vertically and horizontally, and in this case, the lifting means 27 is provided. When not in use, in the luggage compartment 12, the rotating arm 33 may be pivoted downward so as to hang down.
[0052]
The rear window opening 23 may be a door opening. Moreover, such an opening may not be present.
[0053]
Further, the leg portion 41 may be supported by being fastened to the reinforcing member 9 together with the components of the hinge 21 by the fastener 44. In this way, the component parts of the hinge 21 also function as a reinforcing material when the lifting / lowering means 27 is supported on the vehicle body 2, thereby further strengthening the support. Further, the back door 20 may be laterally opened by a hinge. In this case, the leg portion 40 may be supported by being fastened to the rear pillar 17 by a fastener 43 together with the hinge components.
[0054]
【The invention's effect】
The effects of the present invention are as follows.
[0055]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle body is coupled to a pair of left and right side panels constituting each side portion thereof, a roof panel constructed on each upper end portion of these left and right side panels, and a rear end portion of the roof panel. A space surrounded by the panels at the rear of the vehicle body as a cargo compartment, the side panels having an outer panel and an inner panel facing away from each other in the width direction of the vehicle body. A pair of left and right rear pillars that form the skeleton of the vehicle body is formed by an outer panel and an inner panel that respectively constitute the rear end portions of the panel, and a door opening that communicates the inside and outside of the cargo compartment is formed between the left and right rear pillars. And in the vehicle in which the vehicle body is supported by the vehicle body in the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle body, the lifting means that can lift and lower the load,
[0056]
The elevating means is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable to the bracket via the pivot supported by a bracket supported by the upper end portion of the rear pillar in the cargo compartment, the pivot supported by the bracket. A pivot arm, and a latch that is supported by the pivot end of the pivot arm and is detachable from the luggage ,
[0057]
The bracket includes a bracket substrate that supports the pivot support and a plurality of legs that extend radially from the bracket substrate, and one of the legs is supported by the upper end of the rear pillar. The other leg portion is supported by the reinforcing member, and the other leg portion is supported by the upper end portion of the inner panel positioned in front of the rear pillar.
[0058]
For this reason, since the said raising / lowering means is installed in the upper end part of this luggage compartment in the one side part of a cargo compartment, the said raising / lowering means will block only the upper end part of the one side part of the said door opening.
[0059]
Therefore, when the loading / unloading operation is performed using the lifting / lowering means through the door opening to the cargo compartment, the lifting / lowering means is prevented from being obstructed, and therefore the above-described operation can be performed smoothly. .
[0060]
Further, as described above, since the elevating means is installed at the upper end portion of the cargo compartment, the installation of the elevator means prevents the area of the cargo compartment on the floor panel from being reduced.
[0061]
Therefore, it is possible to load a load of a desired size on the floor panel of the luggage compartment regardless of the installation of the lifting means.
[0062]
Further, the rear pillar is a part that forms the skeleton of the vehicle body, and has higher strength and rigidity than the other parts, so that the lifting means is firmly supported by the vehicle body.
[0063]
Therefore, the support of the lifting means with respect to the vehicle body is made strong by a simple and lightweight configuration without using many reinforcing materials by using the rear pillar.
[0064]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle in which one end portion of the reinforcing member in the width direction of the vehicle body, an upper end portion of the inner panel of the side panel, and an upper end portion of the rear pillar are coupled to each other. In the luggage lifting device,
[0065]
The bracket is supported by the rear pillar in the vicinity of the coupling portion.
[0066]
Here, among the three members of the reinforcing member, the inner panel of the side panel, and the rear pillar, at least the reinforcing member and the rear pillar have high strength and rigidity. Therefore, the joint portion by the three members has a sufficiently large strength. And rigidity.
[0067]
Therefore, as described above, when the bracket is supported by the rear pillar in the vicinity of the coupling portion, a part of the load applied to the vehicle body from the lifting means side is more reliably and firmly supported by the coupling portion. The support of the lifting means with respect to the vehicle body is made stronger .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.
FIG. 2 is a simplified side view of the rear part of an automobile.
FIG. 3 is a simplified rear view of an automobile.
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of what is shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective development view of the lifting means.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Car body 4 Ground 6 Floor panel 7 Side panel 8 Roof panel 9 Reinforcement material 12 Cargo compartment 14 Outer panel 14a Part 15 Inner panel 15a Part 17 Rear pillar 19 Door opening 24 Roof side rail 25 Connection part 26 Luggage 27 Lifting means 29 Bracket 31 Pivoting tool 32 Pivoting shaft center 33 Rotating arm 34 Driving means 35 Long body 36 Latching tool
39 bracket substrate
40 legs
41 legs
42 legs

Claims (2)

The vehicle body includes a pair of left and right side panels constituting each side part thereof, a roof panel constructed on each upper end part of these left and right side panels, and a reinforcing member coupled to the rear end part of the roof panel, A space surrounded by the panels at the rear part of the vehicle body is used as a luggage compartment, and the side panels are provided with an outer panel and an inner panel facing away from each other in the width direction of the vehicle body. A pair of left and right rear pillars that form the skeleton of the vehicle body is formed by the outer panel and the inner panel, and a door opening that communicates the inside and outside of the cargo compartment is formed at a portion between the left and right rear pillars. In a vehicle in which the vehicle body is supported by lifting means for allowing the luggage to be raised and lowered,
The elevating means is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable to the bracket via the pivot supported by a bracket supported by the upper end portion of the rear pillar in the cargo compartment, the pivot supported by the bracket. A pivot arm, and a latch that is supported by the pivot end of the pivot arm and is detachable from the luggage ,
The bracket includes a bracket substrate that supports the pivot support and a plurality of legs that extend radially from the bracket substrate, and one of the legs is supported by the upper end of the rear pillar. A luggage lifting device for a vehicle , wherein the other leg is supported by the reinforcing member, and the other leg is supported by the upper end of the inner panel positioned in front of the rear pillar . In the luggage lifting device in a vehicle in which one end portion of the reinforcing member in the width direction of the vehicle body, the upper end portion of the inner panel of the side panel, and the upper end portion of the rear pillar are coupled to each other.
2. The luggage lifting device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is supported by the rear pillar in the vicinity of the coupling portion .

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