JP5754320B2 - Rear cargo compartment structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rear luggage compartment structure of a vehicle provided with a trunk lid that opens and closes an opening of the rear luggage compartment by swinging a pair of hinge arms swingably disposed in the rear cargo compartment of the vehicle.

  A vehicle is generally provided with a control unit for controlling various auxiliary machines. Conventionally, there has been known one in which a dedicated control unit for controlling an auxiliary device at the rear of the vehicle is arranged at the rear of the vehicle for the purpose of shortening the harness connected to the control unit. (See Patent Document 1 below).

JP-A-5-213130

Incidentally, in recent years, with the increase in the number of accessories arranged at the rear of the vehicle, a plurality of harnesses may be connected to the control unit arranged at the rear of the vehicle as described above. For this reason, there are some vehicle types in which the control unit is disposed in the rear luggage compartment of the vehicle in consideration of workability when routing the harness.

However, in this case, when a large baggage is stored in the luggage compartment, when the vehicle travels , it may come into contact with the control unit and damage the control unit as the baggage moves.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a rear luggage compartment structure of a vehicle that can prevent a control unit from being damaged as a load stored in a cargo compartment moves when the vehicle travels.

The rear luggage compartment structure of the vehicle according to the present invention is supported by the vehicle body via a pair of hinge arms swingably disposed in the rear cargo compartment of the vehicle, and the rear cargo compartment is configured by the swinging of the hinge arms. The vehicle has a rear luggage compartment structure including a trunk lid for opening and closing the opening of the vehicle, and the vehicle is electrically connected to a plurality of auxiliary devices via a plurality of harnesses on the side of the rear cargo compartment The control unit is arranged on the outside in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm with the trunk lid closed, and is opposed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm. Has a curved shape with its middle portion protruding, and the control unit is connected to a virtual line connecting both ends of the hinge arm with the trunk lid closed, and an upper line. The hinge arm is arranged so as to overlap with a region surrounded by the intermediate portion in a side view, and the trunk lid is fully opened so that access to the control unit through the opening is not hindered by the hinge arm. A rear package tray that is located above the control unit and extends in the vehicle width direction above the front of the rear cargo compartment; and an inner that constitutes a rear vehicle body laterally of the rear cargo compartment. A panel is provided, the hinge arm is pivotally supported by a swing shaft attached to the rear package tray, and the control unit is attached to the inner panel spaced apart from the hinge arm in the vehicle width direction. It is.

  According to this configuration, even when a large luggage is stored in the rear cargo compartment, the hinge arm can prevent the luggage from coming into contact with the control unit as the luggage moves when the vehicle travels. it can. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the control unit from being damaged due to contact with the luggage.

Further, the hinge arm has a curved shape that is projected to an intermediate portion thereof, the control unit, in the closed state of the above trunk lid, a virtual line connecting both ends of the hinge arm, and the Since it is arranged so as to overlap with the area surrounded by the middle part in side view, it can be reliably prevented that the load contacts the control unit, and as a result, the control unit can be more reliably prevented from being damaged. Can do.

Further , since the hinge arm is located above the control unit when the trunk lid is fully opened, when the control unit is accessed from the outside through the opening of the rear cargo compartment, Access to the unit can be prevented from being hindered by the hinge arm. For this reason, the attaching / detaching work and the maintenance work of the control unit can be facilitated.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, a side trim that covers the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm and the side part of the rear cargo compartment is disposed in the rear cargo compartment.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to improve the appearance of the rear cargo room, and it is possible to prevent luggage and the like from coming into contact with the harness connected to the control unit, and as a result, the harness can be protected.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a side trim that covers the side portion of the rear luggage compartment from the inside in the vehicle width direction is provided, and the rear luggage compartment is located at a position corresponding to the swing range of the hinge arm of the side trim. A projecting portion projecting inward in the vehicle width direction from the lower side of the side portion is formed, and the control unit is disposed in a space between the side portion of the rear luggage compartment and the side trim.

According to the said structure, since the control unit was arrange | positioned in the space between the side part of a rear part luggage compartment, and a side trim, it can prevent that the convenience of a trunk room is inhibited by a side trim.

  According to the present invention, even when a large luggage is stored in the cargo compartment, it is possible to prevent the hinge arm from contacting the control unit as the luggage moves when the vehicle travels. . As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the control unit from being damaged due to contact with the luggage.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the rear luggage compartment structure of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing an open state of the trunk lid. Sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the vehicle rear part in the vehicle width direction in the position of the control unit in the open state of a trunk lid. The perspective view which shows the state which removed the side trim in the open state of the trunk lid. The side view which shows the rear part luggage compartment structure of a vehicle. Sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the vehicle rear part in the vehicle width direction in the position of the control unit in the closed state of a trunk lid. The principal part enlarged side view for demonstrating the positional relationship of a hinge arm and a control unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a view showing a rear luggage compartment structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing an open state of a trunk lid. A trunk room 1 as a luggage compartment is disposed at the rear of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1, and an opening 4 of the trunk room 1 is formed by a rear window 2, a rear bumper 3 at the rear end of the vehicle, and the like. In the drawing, the arrow (F) indicates the front of the vehicle body, and the arrow (R) indicates the rear of the vehicle body.

  A trunk lid 5 that opens and closes the opening 4 described above is disposed at the rear of the vehicle, and the trunk lid 5 is supported by the vehicle body via a pair of left and right hinge arms 6 described later.

  A known latch (not shown) is disposed at the vehicle width direction central portion of the lower portion of the trunk lid 5, while a striker 7 that can be engaged with the latch is disposed on the vehicle body side. The closed state of the trunk lid 5 is maintained by engaging the latch with the striker 7.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a floor panel 8 is disposed below the trunk room 1 at the rear of the vehicle, and the rear side of the substantially hat-shaped cross section extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is provided on the lower surface of both ends in the vehicle width direction. A frame 9 is provided. At the lower rear part of the vehicle, a pair of left and right closed sections extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed by joining the rear side frame 9 described above to the bottom surface of the floor panel 8.

Further, on the upper side of the floor panel 8, a pair of trays 10 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction are disposed on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and a floor mat 11 is disposed between the pair of trays 10. In the trunk room 1, the floor surface of the trunk room 1 is formed by the pair of left and right trays 10 and the floor mat 11. In the drawing, the arrow (IN) indicates the inside of the vehicle body, and the arrow (OUT) indicates the outside of the vehicle body.

  Further, a rear package tray 12 extending in the vehicle width direction is disposed below the rear window 2 above the front portion of the trunk room 1, and its upper surface is covered with a rear package trim 13.

  An inner panel 14 and an outer panel 15 constituting the rear vehicle body are disposed on the side of the trunk room 1, and on the inner side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the inner panel 14, the side part (inner panel 14) of the trunk room 1 and a hinge A side trim 16 made of synthetic resin is provided to cover the inner side of the arm 6 in the vehicle width direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a body control module (hereinafter referred to as “BCM”) 17 is disposed on the side of the trunk room 1 as a control unit for controlling various auxiliary machines mounted on the rear of the vehicle. In this embodiment, the BCM 17 is disposed in a space between the inner panel 14 and the side trim 16.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the BCM 17 is disposed on the rear upper part of the wheel house 18 that covers the rear wheel W of the vehicle (see FIGS. 1, 3, and 4). The part 20 a is fixed to the bracket 20 fastened to the inner panel 14.

  In addition, a plurality of harnesses 21, 21,... Are connected to the BCM 17, and the BCM 17 is electrically connected to various auxiliary machines disposed in the rear part of the vehicle via the harnesses 21, 21,. ing.

  Here, as an auxiliary machine arranged at the rear part of the vehicle, for example, the above-described latch of the trunk lid 5 and tail lamps 22 and 22 arranged on both sides of the rear end part of the vehicle (FIGS. 1, 1, 3, and 3) In addition to being connected to FIG. 4), depending on the type of vehicle, it is connected to a camera for recognizing the traveling environment behind the vehicle, a radar device that recognizes an obstacle by detecting a reflected wave with respect to the transmitted radio wave, and the like. It should be noted that one of the plurality of harnesses 21, 21,... Is routed along the hinge arm 6 as shown in FIGS. 5 latches.

  By the way, the swinging shaft 23 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the rear package tray 12 described above, and the hinge arm 6 is supported in the trunk room 1 by the front end portion 61 being pivotally supported by the swinging shaft 23. It is arranged so that it can swing.

  Further, as described above, the hinge arm 6 has the front end portion 61 pivotally supported by the swing shaft 23 and the rear end portion 62 fixed to the trunk lid 5, and its intermediate portion 63 projects greatly downward. It has a curved shape.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the trunk lid 5 mainly includes an inner panel 51, an outer panel 52, and a trim 53 that covers a surface of the inner panel 51 on the trunk room 1 side. The rear end portions 62 and 62 of the pair of hinge arms 6 and 6 described above are attached to both sides of the front end portion of the inner panel 51.

  In the present embodiment, the opening 4 of the trunk lid 5 can be opened and closed by a predetermined swing using the swing shaft 23 of the hinge arm 6 as a fulcrum. In addition, in FIG. 4, the state which opened the trunk lid 5 is shown with the dashed-two dotted line.

Further, the hinge arm 6, by the intermediate portion 63 a curved shape, opening and closing of the trunk lid 5, the hinge arm 6, the rear window 2 and the rear package tray 12 of the vehicle body, a rear package trim 13 The hinge arm 6 can be rotated while avoiding the interference. Thereby, the opening degree of the trunk lid 5 can be sufficiently secured.

  Further, when the trunk lid 5 is closed, the closed state of the trunk lid 5 is maintained as described above by engaging the latch on the trunk lid 5 side with the striker 7 on the vehicle body side. On the other hand, when the latch receives a predetermined control signal from the BCM 17 while the closed state of the trunk lid 5 is maintained, the engagement state is released, and by releasing the engagement state, The hinge arm 6 can swing, and the trunk lid 5 can be opened.

  By the way, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the BCM 17 described above is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm 6 in a state where the trunk lid 5 is closed. Opposite the outside.

Then, BCM17, as shown in FIG. 6, in the closed state of the trunk lid 5, the imaginary line connecting the front and rear ends 61 and 62 of the hinge arm 6 L, and the area surrounded by the intermediate portion 63 A ( The region is shaded so as to overlap with the side area in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the trunk lid 5 is fully opened, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the BCM 17 is positioned below the hinge arm 6. In other words, the hinge arm 6 is It is located above the BCM 17.

  Further, the side trim 16 covering the inside of the hinge arm 6 has an opening 16a as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 in order to avoid interference with the swinging hinge arm 6, and the hinge arm 6 is formed at a position corresponding to the swing range of 6 in such a way that it protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction than the others.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the BCM 17 is arranged on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm 6 with the trunk lid 5 closed, and this is opposed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm 6. 2 and 5, even when a large luggage X, Y such as a suitcase is stored in the trunk room 1, the luggage X, Y The hinge arm 6 can prevent this from coming into contact with the BCM 17 as it moves. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the BCM 17 from being damaged due to contact with the loads X and Y.

Then, since the originally so as to prevent damage to the BCM17 using a hinge arm 6 arranged to open and close the trunk lid 5, it becomes unnecessary member to protect the BCM17, cost and body There is also an effect that an increase in weight can be prevented.

The arrangement in the closed state of the trunk lid 5, a virtual line L connecting the front and rear ends 61 and 62 of the hinge arm 6, the BCM17 so as to overlap in the region A and the side view surrounded by and intermediate section 63 As a result, the packages X and Y can be reliably prevented from coming into contact with the BCM 17, and as a result, the BCM 17 can be more reliably prevented from being damaged.

Further, when the trunk lid 5 is fully opened, the hinge arm 6 is positioned on the upper side with respect to the BCM 17, so that when the BCM 17 is accessed from outside the vehicle through the opening 4, access to the BCM 17 is obstructed by the hinge arm 6. Can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate attachment and detachment and maintenance of BCM17.

Further, by arranging the side trim 16 that covers the side portion and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm 6 in the trunk room 1, the appearance of the trunk room 1 can be improved, and the luggage X, Y, etc. However, contact with the harnesses 21, 21,... Connected to the BCM 17 can be prevented, and as a result, the harness 21 can be reliably protected. Further, by disposing the side trim 16, the dust, it is possible to prevent intrusion of foreign matter such as rain water, power supply to the vehicle rear of the various auxiliary devices, that transmit and receive and the signal is inhibited There is also an effect that it can be prevented.

  Further, by arranging the BCM 17 at a position facing the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm 6 in a state where the trunk lid 5 is closed, as shown in FIGS. Then, the effect that the protrusion amount to the vehicle width direction inner side of the side trim 16 can be suppressed is also produced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the convenience of the trunk room 1 from being obstructed by the side trim 16.

Note that the present invention is not necessarily limited to controlling the latch of the trunk lid 5 by the BCM 17.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The rear luggage room of this invention corresponds to the trunk room 1,
Similarly,
The control unit is compatible with BCM (Body Control Module)
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

1 ... Trunk room (rear cargo room)
4 ... Opening 5 ... Trunk lid 6 ... Hinge arm
12 ... Rear package tray
14 ... Inner panel 16 ... Side trim
16b ... Projection 17 ... Body control module ( control unit )
21 ... harness
23 ... Oscillating shaft 63 ... Intermediate part A ... Region L ... Virtual line

Claims (3)

While being supported by the vehicle body via a pair of hinge arms swingably disposed in the rear luggage compartment of the vehicle,
A rear luggage compartment structure of a vehicle provided with a trunk lid that opens and closes the opening of the rear luggage compartment by swinging the hinge arm,
A vehicle control unit that is electrically connected to a plurality of auxiliary machines via a plurality of harnesses is arranged on the side of the rear cargo compartment,
The control unit is disposed outside the hinge arm in the vehicle width direction with the trunk lid closed,
Opposing to the vehicle width direction outer side of the hinge arm ,
The hinge arm has a curved shape with its middle portion protruding,
In the state where the trunk lid is closed, the control unit is arranged so as to overlap in a side view with an imaginary line connecting both ends of the hinge arm, and a region surrounded by the intermediate part,
The hinge arm is located above the control unit in a state where the trunk lid is fully opened so that access to the control unit through the opening is not hindered by the hinge arm.
A rear package tray extending in the vehicle width direction is provided above the front part of the rear luggage compartment,
An inner panel constituting the rear vehicle body is provided on the side of the rear luggage compartment,
The hinge arm is pivotally supported on a swing shaft attached to the rear package tray,
The rear cargo compartment structure of the vehicle, wherein the control unit is attached to the inner panel so as to be separated from the hinge arm in the vehicle width direction . The rear luggage compartment structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a side trim that covers an inner side in the vehicle width direction of the hinge arm and a side portion of the rear luggage compartment is disposed in the rear luggage compartment. A side trim is provided to cover the side of the rear cargo compartment from the inside in the vehicle width direction,
A projecting portion is formed at a position corresponding to the swing range of the hinge arm of the side trim so as to project inward in the vehicle width direction from the lower side of the rear cargo compartment,
The control unit, the rear luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to <br/> claim 1, characterized in that disposed in the space between the sides and the side trim of the rear luggage compartment.

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