JP6348527B2 - Car body rear structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body rear structure including a rear door that opens and closes a rear opening of a vehicle body.

Among vehicle body rear structures, there is known a vehicle rear rear door that is divided into an upper door and a lower door, and an auxiliary plate is built into the lower door so that it can be pulled out. The upper door is opened upward and the lower door is opened downward.
In this state, the auxiliary plate is pulled out from the lower door, whereby a slope is formed by the lower door and the auxiliary plate. Using a slope, a wheelchair or the like gets on and off from the rear opening of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, the vehicular rear door structure of Patent Document 1 needs to develop a slope even when a general load is loaded. For this reason, it takes time to load general luggage, and there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of usability.

Here, the vehicle in which the slope is built in the rear door has a configuration in which the rear door is divided into an upper door and a lower door. Therefore, for example, it is conceivable to load only the upper door and load the luggage. However, in this case, it is necessary to lift the luggage to the height of the lower door and load it in the luggage compartment from the rear opening.
Further, when the lower door is opened downward, the lower door is deployed rearward from the rear opening. Therefore, it is necessary to load the luggage from a position away from the rear opening to the rear of the vehicle body.
For this reason, it takes time to load the luggage, and there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of usability.

  Further, among vehicle body rear structures, there is known a structure in which a slope is retractably provided on the floor side of the vehicle rear portion (see, for example, Patent Document 2). However, since the vehicle of Patent Document 2 is a dedicated vehicle having a slope, it is difficult to make the vehicle common with a general vehicle body or to develop a general purpose vehicle.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-1836 JP 2003-63456 A

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle body rear structure that includes a rear door in which a slope is built, can easily load and unload a load, and can be shared with a general vehicle body.

The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle body rear structure including a rear door that opens and closes a rear opening of a vehicle body, wherein the rear door is rotatably supported on an upper portion of the rear opening, and the rear door. A lower door that is rotatably supported at the lower part of the opening and in which a slope that is slidably supported is stored, and a direction that is provided inside the lower door and is orthogonal to the sliding direction And a regulating means for applying the urging force of the slope to the slope stored in the lower door ,
The upper door and the lower door are connectable, and in a state where each door is connected, the rear door is configured to be openable upward ,
The regulating means, the when the rear door is opened upward in a state in which the door is connected, the vehicle body rear structure the downward movement of the slope, characterized that you restricted by the urging force Is provided.

In this way, the slope is stored inside the lower door, and the upper door and the lower door can be connected. Further, in a state where the upper door and the lower door are connected, the upper door can be opened upward with the upper end portion of the upper door as a fulcrum.
Therefore, when loading a general load from the rear opening of the vehicle, the rear door can be opened upward by connecting the upper door and the lower door. This facilitates loading and unloading of luggage without hindering loading and unloading of luggage from the rear opening by the lower door.

  On the other hand, when using a slope to get on and off the wheelchair from the rear opening, the connection between the upper door and the lower door is released and the upper door is opened upward. After opening the upper door, the lower door is opened downward. In this state, it is possible to pull out the slope from the lower door and use the slope to get on and off the wheelchair from the rear opening.

  Further, by storing the slope inside the lower door, it is possible to achieve common use with a general vehicle body. That is, the vehicle can be provided with a slope by exchanging the rear door of a general vehicle body. As a result, the rear door can be developed as a highly versatile, retrofit on-vehicle slope.

In the invention according to claim 1, said regulating means, when the rear door in a state where said upper door and the lower door is connected is opened upward, restricting the downward movement of the slope To do.

  In this way, when the rear door is opened upward in a state where the upper door and the lower door are connected, the downward movement of the slope is restricted by the restricting means. Thereby, when the rear door is opened upward, the slope can be prevented from being inclined downward by its own weight by the regulating means.

In the invention concerning Claim 2 , Preferably, in the state where the lower door is closed, the rear door is closed by closing the upper door.

  Here, when the lower door is closed in a state where the slope is not sufficiently stored, or when the lower door is closed, the slope may jump out. In this state, if the lower door is closed after the upper door is closed, the slope may hit the design surface (outer surface) of the upper door and damage the design surface.

  Therefore, the upper door is closed while the lower door is closed. By closing the lower door before the upper door, the design surface of the upper door can be prevented from hitting the slope. This can prevent the design surface of the upper door from being damaged by the slope.

  According to the present invention, since the slope is built in the lower door of the rear door, it can be shared with a general vehicle body. In addition, in a state where the upper door and the lower door are integrally connected, the rear door is opened upward, so that loading and unloading of luggage can be facilitated.

It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle body rear part structure which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the upper door and lower door of the rear door of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which connected the upper door and lower door of FIG. 1, and opened the rear door. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. It is a figure explaining the example which suppresses a downward slope of a slope in the state which connected the upper door and lower door of FIG. 3, and opened the rear door. It is a perspective view which shows the state which expand | deployed the slope from the lower door of FIG. It is a figure explaining the example which closes the lower door which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the example which closes the upper door which concerns on this invention.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that “front (Fr)”, “rear (Rr)”, “left (L)”, and “right (R)” follow the direction seen from the driver.

The vehicle body rear structure 10 according to the embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle body rear structure 10 includes a rear opening 13 formed in a rear portion 12 of the vehicle body 11 and a rear door (that is, a tailgate) 15 that opens and closes the rear opening 13.
The rear door 15 includes an upper door 16 whose upper end portion 16a is rotatably supported by the upper portion 13a of the rear opening portion 13, and a lower side whose lower end portion 17a is rotatably supported by the lower portion 13b of the rear opening portion 13. And a door 17.

  In the compartment 18 of the vehicle body 11, for example, a second row of seats 21 (see FIG. 3) provided on the floor 19 and a third row of seats 22 provided so as to be foldable behind the second row of seats 21 are provided. With. By folding the third row of seats 22, a space for mounting the wheelchair is secured at the rear of the passenger compartment 18.

  The upper door 16 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so that the upper half of the rear opening 13 can be opened and closed. An upper end portion 16a of the upper door 16 is rotatably supported by an upper portion 13a of the rear opening portion 13 through upper hinge means (not shown). That is, the upper door 16 is supported so as to be openable and closable in the direction of arrow A with the upper end portion 16a (that is, the upper hinge means) as a fulcrum.

  The lower door 17 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so that the lower half of the rear opening 13 can be opened and closed. A lower end portion 17a of the lower door 17 is rotatably supported by a lower portion 13b of the rear opening portion 13 through a lower hinge means (not shown). That is, the lower door 17 is supported so as to be openable and closable in the arrow B direction with the lower end portion 17a (that is, the lower hinge means) as a fulcrum.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 are connected to each other by a frame 25 and the rear door 15 is integrally connected. Therefore, in the state where the rear door 15 is integrally connected, the upper hinge means (that is, the upper end portion 16a) is opened upward as indicated by an arrow C.
The frame body 25 is detachably attached to the peripheral edge portion 13c of the rear opening 13. Further, the upper door 16 is detachably attached to the frame body 25. Further, the lower door 17 is detachably attached to the frame body 25.

That is, when only the upper door 16 is opened upward (see FIG. 2), the frame body 25 is attached to the peripheral edge portion 13c of the rear opening portion 13. Further, when only the lower door 17 is opened downward (see FIG. 2), the frame body 25 is attached to the peripheral edge portion 13 c of the rear opening 13.
Further, when both the doors 16 and 17 of the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 are opened, the frame body 25 is attached to the peripheral edge portion 13 c of the rear opening portion 13.

The lower door 17 is lifted upward from the lower half of the rear opening 13 by opening the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 together with the frame body 25 and the rear door 15 being integrally connected. . Therefore, the user of the vehicle can approach the vicinity of the rear opening 13.
Thereby, when the user loads and unloads general loads from the rear opening 13, there is no possibility that the loading of the loads will be hindered by the lower door 17. Therefore, loading / unloading of luggage is facilitated and the convenience of the vehicle is ensured.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a pair of slope guides 31 is provided in the interior 28 of the lower door 17. The slope 32 is supported by the pair of slope guides 31 so as to be slidable in the direction of arrow D. By folding the slope 32 along the pair of slope guides 31, the slope 32 is stored in the interior 28 of the lower door 17.
An outlet 34 is formed at the upper end 17 b of the lower door 17. Accordingly, the outlet 34 is disposed above the slope 32.

  The slope 32 is configured to be deployable (can be pulled out) from the outlet 34 to the outside of the lower door 17. For example, the knob 36 of the locking means 35 is pulled as shown by the arrow E against the urging force of the spring member 37. The locking claw 38 of the locking means 35 moves as indicated by the arrow E, and the locking claw 38 is removed from the locking hole 32 a of the slope 32. In this state, the slope 32 is developed from the outlet 34 to the outside of the lower door 17 as indicated by an arrow F.

  Further, the lower door 17 includes a regulating means 41 inside the lower door 17. In the restricting means 41, a contact portion 42 is disposed so as to be able to contact the slope 32, and a spring member 43 is interposed between the contact portion 42 and the reinforcing member 45 of the lower door 17.

  The abutting portion 42 is kept pressed against the slope 32 by the biasing force of the spring member 43. Therefore, the movement of the slope 32 in the direction orthogonal to the pair of slope guides 31 (that is, the direction of the arrow G) is restricted. As a result, the rattling between the slope 32 and the pair of slope guides 31 is suppressed by the regulating means 41.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower door 17 is disposed substantially horizontally in a state where the rear door 15 in which the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 are integrally connected is opened upward. For this reason, it is conceivable that the slope 32 stored in the interior 28 of the lower door 17 moves downward under its own weight. However, the slope 32 is restricted from moving in the arrow G direction by the spring member 43 of the restricting means 41.
Thus, when the rear door 15 is opened upward, the regulation means 41 prevents the slope 32 of the lower door 17 from being inclined downward by its own weight.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the connection between the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 is released, and the upper door is opened upward as indicated by an arrow A. After opening the upper door, the lower door is opened downward as shown by arrow B. In this state, the slope 32 is unfolded (drawn) as indicated by an arrow F from the outlet 34 of the lower door 17 to the rear of the vehicle body.

  The rear end portion 32b of the slope 32 is in contact with the road surface 51, and the developed slope 32 and the lower door 17 are disposed in an inclined manner. As a result, the wheelchair can be moved on and off from the rear opening 13 to the passenger compartment 18 (specifically, the floor 19) using the developed slope 32 and the lower door 17.

Returning to FIG. 4, since the slope 32 is stored in the interior 28 of the lower door 17, there is no need to provide a slope on the floor side at the rear of the vehicle. Therefore, the vehicle body rear portion structure 10 of the embodiment can be made common to a general vehicle body.
That is, by replacing the rear door of a general vehicle body with the rear door 15 of the embodiment, the general vehicle can be provided with the slope 32. As a result, the rear door 15 can be developed as a highly versatile, retrofit on-vehicle slope.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear door 15 can be opened upward by integrally connecting the upper door 16 and the lower door 17. Therefore, the user of the vehicle can approach the vicinity of the rear opening 13.
As a result, when loading and unloading general loads from the rear opening 13, loading and unloading of loads is not hindered by the lower door 17, and usability can be improved.

Here, a case where the lower door 17 can be closed in a state where the slope 32 is not sufficiently stored in the lower door 17 is considered. Alternatively, it is conceivable that when the lower door 17 is closed, the slope 32 jumps out from the outlet 34.
In this state, it is expected that the upper door 16 is closed first and the lower door 17 is closed after the upper door 16 is closed. In this case, the slope 32 protruding from the lower door 17 may hit the design surface (outer surface) 16b of the upper door 16 and damage the design surface 16b.

Therefore, the upper door 16 is closed while the lower door 17 is closed. By closing the lower door 17 before the upper door 16, it is possible to prevent the design surface 16 b of the upper door 16 from coming into contact with the slope 32 protruding from the lower door 17.
Thereby, it is possible to prevent the design surface 16 b of the upper door 16 from being damaged by the slope 32.

Next, an example in which the lower door 17 and the upper door 16 are sequentially closed from the state in which the upper door 16 is opened upward and the lower door 17 is opened downward will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the lower door 17 is closed as indicated by an arrow H with the lower end 17a (that is, the lower hinge means) as a fulcrum and directed upward.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the lower half of the rear opening 13 is closed by the lower door 17. In this state, the slope 32 is stored in the interior 28 of the lower door 17.
Here, the slope 32 is biased by the spring member 43 of the restricting means 41. Therefore, when the lower door 17 is closed, “rattle” of the slope 32 is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the upper door 16 is closed downward as indicated by an arrow I with the upper end portion 16a (that is, the upper hinge means) as a fulcrum.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the upper half of the rear opening 13 is closed by the upper door 16. Therefore, the rear opening 13 is closed by the lower door 17 and the upper door 16 (that is, the rear door 15).
Here, for example, when the upper door 16 is closed, it is conceivable that the slope 32 protrudes from the lower door 17. Even in this case, by closing the upper door 16 after closing the lower door 17, the design surface (outer surface) 16b of the upper door 16 hits the slope 32 protruding from the lower door 17, and the design surface 16b is damaged. You can prevent wearing.

The vehicle body rear structure according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be changed or improved as appropriate.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 are integrally connected to the rear door 15 by the frame body 25 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rear door 15 can be integrally connected to the upper door 16 and the lower door 17 by other means such as a connecting pin.

  Moreover, although the said Example demonstrated the example which comprised the control means 41 with the contact part 42 and the spring member 43, it is not limited to this. For example, the restricting means 41 may be configured by only the spring member 43 or may be other configurations.

  Furthermore, although the said Example demonstrated the example which employ | adopted the rear door 15 in the vehicle body rear part structure 10 provided with the sheet | seat 22 of the 3rd row, it is not limited to this. For example, the rear door 15 can be employed in a vehicle body rear structure that does not include the third row of seats 22.

  In addition, the shapes and configurations of the vehicle body rear structure, the vehicle body, the rear opening, the rear door, the upper door, the lower door, the slope, the regulating means, and the like shown in the above embodiments are not limited to those illustrated, but may be changed as appropriate. Is possible.

  The present invention is suitable for application to an automobile including a rear body structure in which a rear door is provided at a rear opening of a vehicle body and the rear door can be opened and closed by the rear door.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car body rear structure 11 Car body 13 Rear opening part 13a Upper part of rear opening part 13b Lower part of rear opening part 15 Rear door 16 Upper door 16a Upper part of upper door 17 Lower door 17a Lower part of lower door 28 Interior of rear door 32 Slope 41 Control means

Claims (2)

In the vehicle body rear structure including a rear door that opens and closes the vehicle body rear opening,
The rear door is
An upper door rotatably supported on an upper portion of the rear opening;
A lower door in which a slope that is rotatably supported at the lower portion of the rear opening and is slidably supported is stored;
A restricting means that is provided inside the lower door and applies an urging force in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction to the slope stored in the lower door;
With
The upper door and the lower door are connectable, and in a state where each door is connected, the rear door is configured to be openable upward ,
The regulating means is
Wherein when said rear door is opened upward in a state in which the door is connected, the vehicle body rear structure the downward movement of the slope, characterized that you regulated by the biasing force. In a state in which the lower door is closed, wherein the rear door by the upper door is closed is closed, the rear vehicle body structure of claim 1 Symbol placement.

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