JP4913565B2 - Storage member assembly structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembly structure of storage members capable of enhancing the strength of adjacent side walls of the storage members when two storage members are juxtaposed. <P>SOLUTION: First and second resin-made storage members 7, 9 having a storage part 11 therein are juxtaposed by connecting adjacent side walls 7b, 9b to each other. The side wall 7b of the first storage member 7 out of the adjacent side walls 7b, 9b is formed of an outer wall part 15, an inner wall part 17 and an upper wall part 19. Eight projecting wall parts 23 are integrally projected on an upper end of a side wall body with a spacing in the longitudinal direction of the side wall 7b, and through holes 25 are formed in four upper wall parts 19a of each projecting wall part 23. An expansion wall part 37 covering each projecting wall part 23 of the first storage member 7 from an upper part is integrally expanded over the entire length of the side wall 9b. A locking piece part 45 and a fastener 47 provided on a back side of the expansion wall part 37 are inserted in the through holes 25 of the first storage member 7 from an upper part and locked to circumferential edges of the through holes 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage member assembly structure having a storage portion.

Patent Document 1 discloses a structure of a storage portion that is configured by a bottom wall, both side walls, and a back wall by recessing a floor panel of a cargo compartment provided at the rear of a vehicle body of a vehicle. The storage portion is covered with a trunk floor mat from above, and a storage box is arranged so that it can be inserted and removed from the rear of the vehicle body.
JP 2001-322500 A (paragraph 0025 column to paragraph 0028 column, FIGS. 5 and 6)

  By the way, in the case where the storage portion is constituted by a storage member separate from the vehicle body, the two storage members are mounted on the vehicle body from the viewpoint of improving convenience such as ease of organizing the luggage and stably holding small items. It can be considered that they are arranged side by side.

  However, when the two storage members are juxtaposed on the vehicle body in this way, the load of a person or luggage tends to be concentrated on the boundary between the storage portions, that is, the side walls adjacent to the two storage members from above. Therefore, it is desirable to increase the strength of adjacent side walls.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to improve the strength of the side walls adjacent to each other when the two storage members are juxtaposed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the shape and assembling method of adjacent side walls of the storage member have been devised.

  Specifically, the present invention juxtaposes first and second resin-made storage members that are substantially rectangular in plan view and have a storage portion that is composed of a bottom wall, both side walls, and a back wall and that is open at one side end and above. And the following solution was taken for the assembly structure of the storage member which assembles this 1st and 2nd storage member by connecting each adjacent side wall.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the side wall of the first storage member among the adjacent side walls is substantially U-shaped in cross section with an outer wall portion, an inner wall portion, and an upper wall portion connecting these upper ends. Jo to be formed integrally, includes a sidewall body extending over the side walls entire length, the upper side wall portion has a plurality of projecting wall portions out collision together at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the side wall, these to several protruding wall portion suitable among the protruding wall portion is a through hole is formed to penetrate the respective projecting wall portion upper surface in the vertical direction, whereas, on the side wall upper end of the second housing member of the side wall adjacent the Zhang Dekabe portion overlying from above the projecting wall portions of said first housing member is protruding integrally formed over the sidewalls entire length, on the back surface of該張Dekabe portion of the first housing member locking means are provided for locking the inserted through hole periphery from above the through hole, the side of the first housing member A bulging portion that bulges outward is integrally formed on the outer wall portion of the main body so as to reach the lower end of the outer wall portion, and a bulging portion that protrudes outward is formed at the lower end of the outer wall portion. It is integrally formed so as to be continuous with the protruding portion .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a connecting tool is provided on one or both of the lower end and the bottom wall of the side wall body of the first storage member. It is connected along the lower end and the bottom wall .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the adjacent side walls of the first and second storage members cover the protruding wall portion of the side wall of the second storage member with the protruding wall portion of the side wall of the first storage member. The upper side wall of the side wall of the first storage member has a plurality of protruding wall parts and the upper side wall part of the side wall has an uneven shape. The surface rigidity of the portion can be increased, and damage to the storage member due to the load can be prevented.

Further, the invention according to claim 1, the side walls of the first housing member includes an outer wall portion of the side wall the body is formed in an uneven shape by bulging portion, and the projecting portion in the outer wall lower end the Since it is integrally formed so that it may continue to the bulging part, the surface rigidity of the side wall of the said location can be improved, and the damage prevention effect of the storage member by a load can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 2, coupled to either or both of the outer side wall lower end and the bottom wall along the connector to the outer wall lower end and the bottom wall of the side wall the body of the first housing member Therefore, it is possible to prevent the outer wall lower end and the bottom wall from being bent by the load and the outer wall lower end from falling down. In particular, when connected to both, the lower end of the outer wall and the bottom wall are connected to limit the deformation of the outer wall in the thickness direction, and the side wall bends or falls due to the load by the linkage with the inner wall. Can be prevented.

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

  FIG. 1 shows a cargo compartment 5 provided at the rear part of the vehicle body 3 of the vehicle 1. Below the floor (not shown) of the cargo compartment 5, resin first and second storage members 7, which are substantially rectangular in plan view, 9 are juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction. The first storage member 7 includes a bottom wall 7a, side walls 7b, and a back wall 7c, and a storage portion 11 that is substantially rectangular in plan view is formed therein. Similarly to the first storage member 7, the second storage member 9 includes a bottom wall 9a, side walls 9b, and a back wall 9c, and a storage portion 11 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is formed therein.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first and second storage members 7 and 9 are arranged such that the first storage member 7 is arranged on the right side in the vehicle width direction and the second storage member 9 is arranged on the left side in the vehicle width direction. It is assembled | attached by connecting adjacent side wall 7b, 9b. The first and second storage members 7 and 9 are open on the front side and the upper side which are one side ends. In the first storage member 7, a drawer-type resin storage box 13 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is stored so that it can be inserted and removed from the rear of the vehicle body 3. On the other hand, the storage box 13 is not stored in the second storage member 9, and for example, a long object is directly stored therein. However, the second storage member 9 also includes the first storage member 7. Similarly, the storage box 13 may be stored. Further, the storage box 13 may be stored in both the first and second storage members 7 and 9, or the storage box 13 may not be stored in both.

  The structure of the side wall 7b on the first storage member 7 side among the adjacent side walls 7b of the first and second storage members 7 and 9 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5 to 9.

The side wall 7b of the first storage member 7 includes an outer wall portion 15 positioned on the outside, an inner wall portion 17 positioned on the inner side, and an upper wall portion 19 that connects these upper ends and is substantially parallel to the bottom wall 7a. A side wall body 21 is formed integrally with a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section and extends over the entire length of the side wall 7b , and a region surrounded by the outer side wall part 15, the inner side wall part 17 and the upper side wall part 19 becomes a cavity. Yes. The upper side wall 19 includes eight projecting wall portion 23 which exits collision at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the side wall 7b. Of respective projecting wall portion 23, the total of four protruding wall portions 2 3 with two projecting wall portions 23 of the projecting wall portion 23 and the middle of the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body at both ends, the respective projecting wall portion 23 the upper surface A substantially rectangular through-hole 25 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed. Of the upper side wall portion 19, the upper surface of the protruding wall portion 23 is denoted by reference numeral 19a, and the upper surface of the side wall body 21 is denoted by reference numeral 19b.

Further, a plurality of bulging portions 27 bulging in the thickness direction of the side wall 7 b , that is, outward , reach the lower end of the outer wall portion 15 in the outer wall portion 15 of the side wall body 21 of the first storage member 7. It has been made form together to. These bulging portions 27 are formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape or a stepped shape in which steps are provided vertically. The aforementioned outer wall portion 15 lower end, projecting portion 15a projecting outward are formed integrally so as to be continuous to the expanded portion 27, four bosses 29 having screw holes 29a is the Zhang It protrudes integrally so as to straddle the protruding portion 15a and the lower end of the outer wall portion 15. On the other hand, at the lower end of the inner wall portion 17 of the bottom wall 7a of the first storage member 7, an engagement piece 49 is projected downward so as to correspond to an engagement hole 39 of the connector 33 described later. The lower end of the outer wall 15 of the side wall body 21 and the bottom wall 7a of the first storage member 7 are made to use the boss 29 and the engagement piece 49 so that the outer wall 15 on the side of the side wall main body 21 side. It is connected by a connector 33 (shown in FIG. 10) along the lower end and the bottom wall 7a. The connector 33 includes a rectangular horizontal plate portion 33a and a vertical plate portion 33b extending vertically from one end on the long side of the horizontal plate portion 33a. The groove portion 33d into which the overhanging portion 15a is inserted and engaged is integrally formed along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal plate portion 33a. Four extending pieces 33c are horizontally projected at the upper end of the vertical plate portion 33b, and screw insertion holes 31 are formed in the extending pieces 33c, respectively, at the other end of the horizontal plate portion 33a. An engagement hole 39 for engaging with the engagement piece 49 is formed. When connecting, first, the groove 33 d of the connector 33 is inserted into the overhanging portion 15 a of the outer wall portion 15, and the extending piece 33 c is made to correspond to the upper end of the boss portion 29. At this time, the engagement piece 49 corresponds to the engagement hole 39. A screw 35 is screwed into the screw insertion hole 31 and the screw hole 29 a of the boss portion 29. As a result, one end of the coupler 33 is coupled to the outer wall portion 15. Further, the other end of the horizontal plate portion 33a is pressed against the bottom wall 7a and the engagement piece 49 is passed through the engagement hole 39 so that the engagement piece 49 is engaged with the back surface of the horizontal plate portion 33a around the engagement hole 39. connector 33 Te is connected to the bottom wall 7a of the first housing member 7, the connector 33 and the outer side wall portion 15 lower end along the outer wall portion 15 lower end and the bottom wall 7a of the first housing member 7 The first storage member 7 is attached to the bottom wall 7a .

  Next, the structure of the side wall 9b of the second storage member 9 among the adjacent side walls 7b of the first and second storage members 7 and 9 will be described below based on FIG. 4 and FIGS. To do.

  At the upper end of the side wall 9b of the second storage member 9, an overhanging wall portion 37 that covers the protruding wall portions 23 of the first storage member 7 from above is integrally formed over the entire length of the side wall. The overhanging wall portion 37 is formed in a hook shape with an upper side wall portion 43 having one end continuous to the upper end of the side wall 9b and projecting outward, and a hanging wall portion 41 hanging downward from the upper side wall portion 43. . A plate-like locking piece 45 is formed on the back surface of the upper side wall 43, and a fastener 47 is attached to the locking piece 45. The locking piece 45 and the fastener 47 are engaged with each other. Stop means are configured. The locking piece 45 and the fastener 47 are inserted into the through hole 25 of the first storage member 7 from above, and the fastener 47 is locked to the periphery of the through hole 25 from the back side.

In order to juxtapose the first storage member 7 and the second storage member 9 configured as described above as shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the outer wall portion 15 of the side wall body 21 of the first storage member 7 and As shown in FIG. 9, the bottom wall 7 a is connected by a connecting tool 33, and on the other hand, a fastener 47 is attached to the engaging piece 45 on the back surface of the second storage member 9. In this state, each protruding wall portion 23 of the first storage member 7 covers the protruding wall portion 37 of the second storage member 9 from above, and the locking piece portion to which the fastener 47 of the second storage member 9 is attached. 45 is inserted into the through hole 25 of the first storage member 7 from above, and the fastener 47 is locked to the periphery of the through hole 25 from the back side, and the number of back surfaces of the upper side wall portion 43 of the second storage member 9 The location is in contact with the upper side wall portion 19a of the protruding wall portion 23 of the first storage member 7, and the lower end of the hanging wall portion 41 of the second storage member 9 is above the side wall body 21 of the first storage member 7. It abuts on the side wall portion 19b and receives a load. In this way, the first and second storage members 7, 9 are juxtaposed by connecting the side walls 7b, 9b adjacent to each other of the first and second storage members 7, 9.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the side walls 7b, 9b adjacent to each other of the first and second storage members 7, 9 are connected to the overhanging wall portion 37 of the side wall 9b of the second storage member 9. 7, the upper wall 19 of the first storage member 7 is formed with eight protruding walls 23 on the upper wall 19. Since the upper side wall portion 19 of the side wall 7b has an uneven shape, the surface rigidity of the upper side wall portion 19 of the side wall 7b can be increased, and damage to the first storage member 7 due to a load can be prevented.

Further, the outer wall portion 15 of the first storage member 7 is formed in a concavo-convex shape by the bulging portion 27 , and is integrally formed so that the bulging portion 15 a is continuous with the bulging portion 27 at the lower end of the outer wall portion 15. Since it is formed, the surface rigidity of the outer wall portion 15 at the location can be enhanced, and the effect of preventing the first and second storage members 7 and 9 from being damaged by the load can be enhanced.

Further, the connector 33 is disposed along the lower end of the outer wall 15 and the bottom wall 7a of the side wall body 21 of the first storage member 7, and is connected to the lower end of the outer wall 15 and the bottom wall 7a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lower end of the outer wall 15 and the bottom wall 7a from being bent and the lower end of the outer wall 15 from falling down due to the load. Further, the lower end of the outer wall portion 15 and the bottom wall 7a are connected to restrict deformation of the outer wall portion 15 in the thickness direction, and the linkage with the inner wall portion 17 prevents the side wall 7b from being bent or collapsed due to a load. can do.

  In the present embodiment, four locking pieces 45 and four through holes 25 and eight protruding wall portions 23 are provided, but the number is not limited to this.

Further, in the present embodiment, the bulge portion 2 7 has been bulged formed on the outer wall portion 15 may be formed on both the outer side wall 15 and the inner wall 17.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the connector 33 is connected to both the lower end of the outer wall 15 and the bottom wall 7a of the side wall body 21 of the first storage member 7, but the lower end of the outer wall 15 and the bottom wall You may make it connect with either one of 7a.

  In the present embodiment, the connector 33 is connected to the lower end of the outer wall 15 of the first storage member 7 with a screw 35, and the engagement piece 49 of the bottom wall 7 a is formed around the engagement hole 39 on the bottom wall 7 a. Although it was made to engage and it connected with the 1st storage member 7, you may connect by welding, for example, and the method of connection is not limited to these.

  The present invention is useful for a storage member assembly structure having a storage portion.

It is a perspective view of the 1st and 2nd storage member arrange | positioned at the vehicle body rear part of a vehicle. It is the perspective view which looked at the 1st and 2nd storage member concerning this embodiment from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the 1st storage member concerning the embodiment of this invention from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the 2nd storage member concerning the embodiment of this invention from the back side. It is a top view of the 1st storage member concerning an embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 5. It is sectional drawing corresponded to the BB line of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line CC in FIG. 5. It is sectional drawing corresponded to the DD line | wire of FIG. It is a perspective view of a connector concerning an embodiment of this invention.

7 First storage member
7a Bottom wall
7b side wall
7c back wall
9 Second storage member
9a Bottom wall
9b side wall
9c back wall
11 Storage
15 Outer wall
17 Inner wall
19 (19a, 19b) Upper side wall
21 Side wall body
23 Projecting wall
25 Through hole
27 bulge
33 connector
37 Overhang wall
45 Locking piece (locking means)
47 Fastener (locking means)
49 Engagement piece

Claims (2)

Made of a resin having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, including a bottom wall (7a, 9a) , both side walls (7b, 9b) and a back wall (7c, 9c ) and having a storage portion (11) open at one end and above. A storage member in which the first and second storage members (7, 9) are juxtaposed and the first and second storage members (7 , 9) are assembled by connecting the side walls (7b, 9b) adjacent to each other. The assembly structure of
Of the adjacent side walls (7b, 9b), the side wall (7b) of the first storage member (7 ) is an upper side wall (15) , an inner side wall (17), and an upper side wall ( 19) and a side wall body (21) which is integrally formed in a substantially inverted U shape in cross section and extends over the entire length of the side wall (7b) , and the upper side wall portion (19) is in the longitudinal direction of the side wall (7b) . and out butt together at intervals to a plurality of protruding wall portion has a (23), the several protruding wall portion suitable among these protruding wall portion (23) (23), the respective projecting wall portions (23) A through-hole (25) penetrating the upper surface in the vertical direction is formed,
On the other hand, at the upper end of the side wall (9b) of the second storage member (9) among the adjacent side walls (7b, 9b) , the protruding wall portions (23) of the first storage member (7) are covered from above. covers Zhang Dekabe portion (37) is overhanging formed integrally over the sidewalls entire length, on the back surface of該張Dekabe portion (37), above the through-hole (25) of said first housing member (7) Locking means (45, 47) that is inserted from and locked to the periphery of the through hole (25 ) are provided ,
The outer wall portion (15) of the side wall body (21) of the first storage member (7) is integrally formed so that the bulging portion (27) bulging outwardly reaches the lower end of the outer wall portion (15). Formed,
At the lower end of the outer wall portion (15), a projecting portion (15a) projecting outward is integrally formed so as to be continuous with the bulging portion (27). Attached structure . The assembly structure of the storage member according to claim 1 ,
A connector (33) is connected to the outer wall (15) on one or both of the lower end of the outer wall (15) and the bottom wall (7a) of the side wall body (21) of the first storage member (7 ). A storage member assembly structure, wherein the storage member is connected along the lower end and the bottom wall (7a) .

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