JP4566856B2 - Luggage fixing structure for low floor type vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a load fixing structure for a low floor vehicle such as a scooter provided with a locking tool for fixing a load on a floor.

In a low-floor type vehicle, there has been devised one in which a hook which is a locking tool is attached to a footrest floor portion, and a luggage storage bag is locked to the hook (for example, see Patent Document 1).
This low-floor type vehicle has a hook that protrudes to the side of the vehicle body attached to the end of the footrest floor in the vehicle width direction, and the end of the storage bag attached to the lower position of the seat of the vehicle is locked to this hook. Thereby, the movement of the article in the storage bag is regulated.
JP 7-277249 A

  However, this conventional low-floor type vehicle has a structure in which hooks (locking tools) are attached in a protruding state to the side edges of the footrest floor, so that the occupant's comfortability, getting on and off, handling of the vehicle, etc. When the hook is not used, it is preferable that the hook is not provided. Therefore, as a structure that makes this possible, it can be considered to be a detachable type that can be handled, but the convenience is improved because it takes time and effort to attach and detach, and it is necessary to secure a storage place for the removed hook There is a problem of not doing.

  Accordingly, the present invention is intended to provide a luggage fixing portion structure for a low-floor type vehicle that can improve the operability and the comfortability as well as convenience by eliminating the protrusion of the locking tool when it is unnecessary. is there.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a lock for fixing a load on a floor of a vehicle body (for example, a footrest floor 9 and an under-seat floor 10 in an embodiment described later). In a load fixing part structure for a low floor type vehicle provided with a tool (for example, a locking tool 41 in an embodiment described later), a recess (for example, a recess 40 in an embodiment described later) is provided in the floor, and the locking The tool can be stored in the recess when not in use, and the locking tool is slidably fitted and held on an anchor member (for example, an anchor member 42 in an embodiment described later) for restraining the locking tool on the floor. A base member (for example, a base member 43 in an embodiment described later) and a locking piece supported by the base member (for example, a locking ring 44 in an embodiment described later), The base member is attached to the anchor member so as to be able to move up and down and rotate, and the overhang width around the rotation center of the locking piece is made larger than the radial length around the rotation center of the base member. A base hole in which the base member is accommodated (for example, a base hole 43 in an embodiment to be described later) and a storage groove in which an overhanging portion around the rotation center of the locking piece is retractably stored (for example, an embodiment to be described later) The storage groove 52) in the embodiment is provided, and the locking piece is pulled up from the storage groove and rotated by a predetermined angle so that the lower surface of the locking piece can be abutted and supported on the opening edge of the base hole.
With this configuration, the locking tool protrudes from the floor for use, and when not required, the locking tool is stored in the recess to suppress protrusion from the floor. Further, since the base member is slidably fitted to the anchor member, the locking tool is unlikely to jump out of the recess due to vibration or the like. Furthermore, when the locking piece is pulled up from the storage groove and rotated by a predetermined angle, the locking piece comes into contact with the opening edge of the base hole in the recess on the floor side, so that the locking piece does not fall into the storage groove. It will be maintained in a state of protruding from the floor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an anchor member (for example, an anchor member 42 in an embodiment described later) that restrains the locking tool to a floor is used, and a floor is attached to a body frame (for example, A floor fixing function part (for example, a male screw part 48 in the later-described embodiment) for fixing to the frame unit 6) in the later-described embodiment is provided.
In this case, when the anchor member is fixed to the floor, the floor can be simultaneously fixed to the vehicle body frame by the floor fixing function portion of the anchor member.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the floor under the seat (for example, for placing a load below the seat on which the occupant sits (for example, the seat 26 in the embodiment described later)) In addition, an under-seat floor 10) in an embodiment described later is provided, and the under-seat floor is the floor on which the locking tool is disposed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the locking tool can be protruded from the recess on the floor only when necessary, and the locking tool can be stored in the recess when not required, the locking tool is used. Therefore, the convenience can be improved without sacrificing the vehicle operability and the comfort when not in use.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the base member is slidably fitted and held on the anchor member, it is possible to reliably suppress the locking tool from popping out when not in use.
Furthermore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the storage of the locking piece when not in use and the reliable maintenance of the protruding state of the locking piece at the time of use while having an extremely simple structure. .

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the anchor member is attached to the floor, the anchor member can simultaneously fix the floor to the vehicle body frame, thereby reducing the dedicated parts for fixing the floor to the vehicle body frame. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the recess is provided in the floor under the seat so that the locking tool can be stored in the recess when not in use. A flat and wide loading surface can be secured, and when it is necessary to fix the load, it can be pulled out from the recess on the floor side and a locking tool can be used.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following description, the front side refers to the forward direction of the vehicle, and the right side and the left side refer to the right side and the left side in the direction in which the vehicle advances.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a low floor vehicle according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a skeleton part of the low floor vehicle.
In this low floor type vehicle, a steering handle 1 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a steering stem 2, and an intermediate portion of the steering stem 2 is rotatably supported by a head pipe 3 shown in FIG. A front fork 4 is coupled to the lower end of the steering stem 2, and a front wheel WF (see FIG. 1) is supported on the front fork 4. In this embodiment, the steering handle 1, the steering stem 2, the front fork 4 and the like constitute a front wheel steering section.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a down pipe 5 extending downward at the rear is connected to the head pipe 3, and a ladder-type frame unit 6 is connected to the lower end of the down pipe 5. The frame unit 6 has a pair of side pipes 7A and 7B whose front end and rear end are joined to each other as a main frame, and the side pipes 7A and 7B are connected by a plurality of cross pipes 8a to 8d. . The side pipes 7A and 7B extend substantially horizontally from the joint with the down pipe 5 toward the rear of the vehicle body, and are bent obliquely upward from a substantially intermediate position in the vehicle front-rear direction toward the rear of the vehicle body. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the front half of the side pipes 7A and 7B with the bent part m interposed therebetween will be referred to as front frames 7AF and 7BF, and the rear half of the side pipes 7A and 7B as rear frames 7AR and 7BR. A center frame 80 to which a center stand or the like is attached is attached to the lower surface side of the bent portion m of the side pipes 7A and 7B. In this embodiment, the vehicle body frame is composed of the head pipe 3, the down pipe 5, the frame unit 6, and the like.

  Further, a footrest floor 9 on which the driver's feet are placed is supported on the upper portions of the front frames 7AF, 7BF, and an under-seat floor 10 for placing loads is supported on the upper portions of the rear frames 7AR, 7BR. . The under-seat floor 10 protrudes in a step shape from the rear end portion of the footrest floor 9, and is inclined upward toward the vehicle body rear end portion (see FIG. 1).

  3 and 4 are a plan view and a side view of the vicinity of the vehicle center portion of the low floor type vehicle in which the footrest floor 9 and the under-seat floor 10 are removed. As shown in these drawings, a fuel tank 20 is attached to the front frames 7AF and 7BF, and an engine 11, a continuously variable transmission 12, a speed reducer (not shown) and the like are integrated with the rear frames 7AR and 7BR. The power unit 14 is supported. In the case of this low floor type vehicle, the power unit 14 is swingably attached to the rear frames 7AR and 7BR through a plurality of links 15 together with the rear wheel WR as a unit swing type. A cushion unit (not shown) having a coil spring as a main component is interposed between the support portion of the rear wheel WR and the cross pipe 8d (see FIG. 2) between the rear frames 7AR and 7BR. The engine 11 of the power unit 14 is disposed at a substantially central position in the vehicle width direction behind the bent portion m of the frame unit 6, and the continuously variable transmission 12 and the speed reducer are disposed below the rear frame 7AR on the left side of the vehicle body. An air cleaner 17 connected to the intake side of the engine 11 is attached to the upper surface of the rear side of the transmission case 12a of the continuously variable transmission 12, and an exhaust pipe 18 and a muffler 19 connected to the exhaust side of the engine 11 (FIG. 1). (See) is drawn below the rear frame 7BR on the right side of the vehicle body.

  An air duct 21 for introducing cooling air into the transmission is connected to the front end portion of the transmission case 12a of the continuously variable transmission 12, and the air duct 21 is connected to the left side of the vehicle body as shown in FIGS. Is disposed along the outer surface of the front frame 7AF, and is fixed to the front frame 7F by a fastening member such as a screw (not shown), and the front end of the fuel tank 20 extends over the upper surface of the front frame 7AF. Open to the end position. In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes a bellows pipe provided in the air duct 21 to allow the power unit 14 to swing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a cover column 23 that stands up toward the root of the handle 1 and surrounds the periphery of the down pipe 5 is disposed at the front end of the footrest floor 9. The light box 25 (lamp body cover) which accommodates the headlights 24b and 24a is attached to the part.

In the frame unit 6 shown in FIG. 2, the seat frame curved in a substantially U-shape for supporting the seat 26 on which the occupant is seated is located near the bent portion m of the front frames 7AF and 7BF and the rear frames 7AR and 7BR. 27, 28 and 29 are combined. These seat frames 27, 28, and 29 have one of two U-shaped opposite sides (hereinafter referred to as “lower sides 27a, 28a, and 29a”) coupled across the left and right frames 7AF and 7BF or 7AR and 7BR. The connecting sides 27b, 28b, 29b connecting the two sides rise upward at the vehicle width direction outer side position of the frames 7BF, 7AR on the right side of the vehicle body and are called the other side (hereinafter referred to as “upper sides 27c, 28c, 29c”). .) Side 26 is supported. That is, these seat frames 27, 28, 29 are all arranged so as to bulge to the outside of the right frame 7 BF, 7 BR and bend in a U-shape, and the seat 26 is supported by the frame unit 6 in a cantilever manner. It is like that.
In this embodiment, the seat 26 includes a rider seat 26A on which the driver is seated and a pillion seat 26B on which the passenger sits behind the driver.

  The above-described under-seat floor 10 is attached so as to cover the rear frames 7AR and 7BR and the lower sides 27a, 28a, and 29a of the seat frames 27, 28, and 29, and between the under-seat floor 10 and the seat 26. Is provided with a storage space 39 for storing luggage.

  By the way, a plurality of recesses 40 are provided on the upper surfaces of the footrest floor 9 and the under-seat floor 10 as described above, and a load placed on the floor 9 or 10 is fixed inside the recesses 40. A locking tool 41 is stored.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the locking tool 41 includes a short-axis columnar base member 43 constrained to the floor 9 (or 10) via an anchor member 42, and an outer peripheral wall of the base member 43. A substantially D-shaped locking ring 44 (locking piece) that is rotatably locked at a symmetric position is provided so that a baggage fixing belt or hook can be locked to the locking ring 44. It has become.

  The anchor member 42 is integrally formed at the upper end of the guide shaft 45 so that the base member 43 is slidably fitted so that the base member 43 can be moved up and down and rotated. A head 46 that restricts the displacement of the guide shaft 45, an insertion shaft 47 formed with a reduced diameter on the lower end side of the guide shaft 45, and a male screw portion 48 formed on the distal end side of the insertion shaft 47. The insertion shaft 47 of the anchor member 42 penetrates the bottom wall of the concave portion 40 on the floor 9 (or 10) side and the bracket 49 fixed to the frame unit 6 with the base member 43 fitted to the guide shaft 45, and the tip thereof A nut 50 is screwed into the male screw portion 48. When the anchor member 42 is fastened to the nut 50 so as to sandwich the bracket 49 and the floor 9 (or 10), the anchor member 42 is coupled to the floor 9 (or 10) and the frame unit 6 (body frame) at the same time. The floor 9 (or 10) itself is also coupled to the frame unit 6. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the male thread portion 48 of the anchor member 42 is a floor fixing function portion.

  Here, the protruding width in the radial direction of the locking ring 44 is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the base member 43 (the radial length around the rotation center), and when the locking tool 41 is viewed from above, the locking ring 44 is locked. Both ends of the ring 44 (radially extending portions 44 a) protrude from the outer diameter of the base member 43. On the other hand, in the recess 40 on the floor 9 (or 10) side, the circular base hole 51 into which the base member 43 is slidably fitted and the protruding portion 44a of the locking ring 44 are slidably stored. The storage groove 52 is provided.

  In this low floor type vehicle, when the locking tool 41 is not required, the base member 43 and the locking ring 44 are stored in the recess 40 on the floor 9 (or 10) as shown in FIGS. As a result, the floor 9 (or 10) is almost flat. Therefore, on the footrest floor 9, the occupant's feet do not get caught by the locking device 41 when the passenger gets on and off or during driving, and on the floor 10 under the seat, the locking device 41 does not protrude greatly upward. Therefore, a large space can be used for loading the luggage.

  When the locking tool 41 is required, the finger ring is hung on the locking ring 44 from the state shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 and pulled up together with the base member 43, and the state is maintained as it is. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the lower surface of the protruding portion 44 a of the locking ring 44 is locked at a position shifted from the storage groove 52 in the opening edge of the base hole 51. As a result, the locking ring 44 is prevented from falling into the storage groove 52, and the locking ring 44 is maintained in a state protruding from the floor 9 (or 10). Therefore, after that, the luggage can be fixed to the floor 9 (or 10) by locking the luggage hook, a belt for tying the luggage, or the like to the locking ring 44.

  Further, in this low floor type vehicle, the anchor member 42 is coupled to the frame unit 6 with the floor 9 (or 10) sandwiched therebetween, so that the locking tool 41 is connected to the floor 9 (or 10). The floor 9 (or 10) can be simultaneously coupled to the frame unit 6 by an anchor member 42 for attachment to the frame unit 6. Accordingly, since the number of dedicated bolts for fixing the floor 9 (or 10) to the frame unit 6 can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and the manufacturing cost accordingly.

  Furthermore, in the case of this embodiment, since the base member 43 of the locking tool 41 is slidably fitted into the anchor member 42 and the recess 40, the locking tool 41 can be reliably projected and loosened during storage. Can be prevented.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 will be described.
This embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the above-described embodiment, except that a carrier 60 capable of adjusting the length is attached to the vehicle rear side of the under-seat floor 10. Therefore, in the following, the same parts as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the overlapping parts is omitted.

  The carrier 60 includes a first carrier frame 61 coupled to the rear portion of the frame unit 6 and a second carrier frame 62 hinged to the rear end portion of the first carrier frame 61 so as to be rotatable. The second carrier frame 62 can be switched between the folded state and the unfolded state by rotating the second carrier frame 62 via the hinge 63.

  The first carrier frame 61 is connected to the upper surface of the rear end portion of the frame unit 6 via a bracket 71 and is connected to the rear end portion of the base pipe 61a so as to form an acute angle. As shown in FIG. 10, the front end portion of the reinforcing pipe 61b is coupled to the inner side surfaces of the left and right rear frames 7AR and 7BR from the lower side of the frame unit 6, as shown in FIG. The base pipe 61 a is disposed so as to be substantially the same height and the same inclination angle as the lower seat floor 10 so as to be continuous with the upper surface of the lower seat floor 10.

  On the other hand, the second carrier frame 62 is formed by bending the pipe material into a substantially U-shape, like the base pipe 61a of the first carrier frame 61, and the bases on both sides positioned on the U-shaped opening side. The hinge 63 is provided at the end. The pair of extending sides 62a and 62b extending from the base end portion of the second carrier frame 62 extend in a tapered shape, and from the longitudinal length of the vehicle body of the base pipe 61a on the first carrier frame 61 side. Is also formed to be long. Cushion rollers 64 and 65 made of a rubber material or the like are rotatably attached to the rear end portion of the first carrier frame 61 and the folded end of the second carrier frame 62, respectively.

  Further, locking pins 66 project from the positions of the extending sides 62a and 62b on both sides of the second carrier frame 62 near the hinges 63, and coil springs 67 as biasing means are provided on the locking pins 66. One end of the is locked. The other end of each coil spring 67 is attached to the base pipe 61 a of the first carrier frame 61, and the spring force in the compression direction of each coil spring 67 in the folding direction and the deployment direction with respect to the second carrier frame 62. It comes to work. Then, at a position close to the hinge 63 of both the carrier frames 61 and 62, as shown in FIG. 12, when the second carrier frame 62 is unfolded, the carrier frame 62 slightly warps backward when it is abutted against each other. 68, 69 are provided. When the second carrier frame 62 is deployed, the spring force of the coil spring 67 acts so that the stoppers 68 and 69 are kept in contact with each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a locking protrusion that protrudes to a set height slightly above the front end of the second carrier frame 62 folded forward on the upper surface of the under-seat floor 10. 70 is provided in the width direction.

  In the case of this low-floor type vehicle, when a short baggage is placed on the floor 10 under the seat, the second carrier frame 62 is folded forward as shown in FIG. The luggage is placed on the cushion rollers 64 and 65. In this state, since the second carrier frame 62 is superposed on the upper surface side of the first carrier frame 61, even a heavy load can be supported with sufficient strength.

  In addition, since the spring force of the coil spring 67 acts on the carrier 60 in the folded state so as to press the second carrier frame 62 downward in the front part, the cushion roller 65 at the front end part of the second carrier frame 62 is applied. It is also possible to sandwich and support a load between the floor 10 under the seat. In this case, since the locking projection 70 is provided at the front position of the cushion roller 65 on the lower seat floor 10, the locking projection 70 ensures that the load slides along the inclination of the upper surface of the lower seat floor 10. Can be prevented.

  On the other hand, when a long baggage is placed on the floor 10 under the seat, the second carrier frame 62 is unfolded rearward as shown in FIG. support.

  Therefore, in the low-floor type vehicle equipped with the carrier 60, a luggage placing surface having an optimum length corresponding to the length of the luggage to be placed can be secured by a simple operation of folding and unfolding the carrier 60. Can do.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the locking piece that is attached to the base member 43 and locks the luggage restraint or the like is configured by the locking ring 44. However, the locking piece is not limited to the ring shape, and may be a hook shape or the like. It may be.

Hereinafter, other inventions that can be grasped from the above-described embodiments are listed together with the effects.
(A) In a low-floor type vehicle in which a lower floor seat for loading luggage is provided below the seat on which the occupant sits, the lower floor is extended behind the lower floor. A low-floor type vehicle characterized in that a length-adjustable carrier is provided.
According to this invention, since the carrier whose length can be adjusted is provided on the extension of the floor under the seat, it is possible to easily ensure a luggage placement space suitable for the luggage to be placed without changing the floor under the seat itself. Can do.

(B) The low-floor type vehicle according to (a), wherein the carrier includes a plurality of carrier frames that are assembled via a hinge so as to be folded and unfoldable.
According to the present invention, the carrier length can be adjusted with a simple structure, and the strength of the carrier can be increased during folding.

(C) The low-floor type vehicle according to (b), wherein an urging unit that urges the carrier frame in a deploying direction and a folding direction is provided between the plurality of carrier frames.
According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a flip-up operation by the urging means and an automatic return operation at the time of unfolding and folding, and at the time of folding between the carrier frame on which the force of the urging means acts and the floor under the seat. It is possible to fix the baggage by sandwiching it.

(D) A low protrusion according to (c), wherein a locking projection for locking the loaded luggage is provided at a position in front of the folded portion of the carrier frame on the upper surface of the floor under the seat. Floor vehicle.
According to the present invention, when the load is sandwiched and supported between the carrier frame and the floor under the seat, the load can be more reliably fixed by supporting the load with the locking projection.

The perspective view which looked at the low-floor type vehicle of one embodiment of this invention from the front diagonally upper side. The perspective view which mainly made the frame member of the low floor type vehicle of the embodiment. The top view of the vehicle body substantially center part which removed the footrest floor of the low floor type vehicle of the embodiment. The side view of the vehicle body substantially center part which removed the footrest floor of the low floor type vehicle of the embodiment. The perspective view of the luggage | load fixing | fixed part which stored the locking tool shown in Embodiment 0. FIG. Sectional drawing corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 5 which shows the same embodiment. Sectional drawing similar to FIG. 6 of the load fixing | fixed part which pulled up the latching tool which shows the embodiment. The perspective view of the load fixing | fixed part which made the locking tool which shows the same embodiment protrude. The perspective view which looked at a part of the low-floor type vehicle of other embodiment of this invention from the front diagonally upper side. The expansion perspective view of the attachment part of the carrier which shows the embodiment. The perspective view similar to FIG. 9 which expand | deployed the carrier which shows the same embodiment. The expanded perspective view which looked at the expand | deployed carrier which shows the same embodiment from the diagonally lower side.

Explanation of symbols

6 ... Frame unit (body frame)
9 ... Footrest floor (floor)
10 ... Floor under the seat (floor)
26 ... Seat 40 ... Recess 41 ... Locking tool 42 ... Anchor member 43 ... Base member 44 ... Lock ring (locking piece)
44a ... Overhang portion 48 ... Male screw 51 ... Base hole 52 ... Storage groove

Claims (3)

In the luggage fixing part structure of a low floor vehicle provided with a locking tool for fixing the luggage on the floor of the vehicle body,
A recess is provided in the floor, and the locking device can be stored in the recess when not in use.
The locking device comprises a base member slidably fitted and held on an anchor member for restraining the floor, and a locking piece supported by the base member,
The base member is attached to the anchor member so as to be movable up and down and rotatable,
While making the overhang width around the rotation center of the locking piece larger than the radial length around the rotation center of the base member,
The concave portion of the floor is configured to include a base hole in which the base member is accommodated, and a storage groove in which a protruding portion around the rotation center of the locking piece is retractably stored.
A load fixing portion for a low floor vehicle, wherein the locking piece is lifted from the storage groove and rotated by a predetermined angle so that the lower surface of the locking piece can be brought into contact with and supported by the opening edge of the base hole. Construction.   The load fixing part structure for a low floor type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a floor fixing function part for fixing the floor to the vehicle body frame is provided on the anchor member for restraining the locking member to the floor. The seat lower floor for placing a load is provided below a seat on which an occupant is seated, and the floor under the seat is the floor on which the locking device is disposed . Luggage fixing part structure for low floor type vehicles.

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