JP6348528B2 - Slope device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle slope device that includes a slope that is used for raising and lowering a wheelchair and the like, the slope is attached to a case, and the case can be mounted on a vehicle.

  Among vehicle slope devices, one that is integrated into a unit shape, can be mounted on a vehicle, and can be detached from the vehicle is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In a state where the unit-like vehicle slope device is mounted on the vehicle, it is possible to get on and off a wheelchair or the like by deploying the slope to the rear of the vehicle body.

  On the other hand, when the unit-like vehicle slope device is not used, the vehicle slope device can be detached from the vehicle. Thus, the usability of the vehicle can be improved by combining the vehicle slope device into a unit and detaching the vehicle slope device from the vehicle according to the use of the vehicle.

  Here, when the vehicle slope device of Patent Document 1 is mounted on a vehicle, the case of the vehicle slope device is placed on the rear floor panel. In this state, for example, when the vehicle travels, it is conceivable that the vehicle slope device moves during traveling. For this reason, the practical application of the technique which can hold | maintain the slope apparatus for vehicles reliably in a vehicle is desired.

JP 2013-163400 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle slope device that can be securely held in a vehicle.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle slope device that includes a case mountable on a vehicle and a slope attached to the case, and is capable of deploying the slope outside the vehicle in a state where the case is mounted on the vehicle. There is provided a vehicle slope device provided with a locking portion that is provided in the case and can be locked to a seat fixing portion that fixes a seat to the vehicle.

  In this way, the case is provided with a locking portion, and the locking portion can be locked to the seat fixing portion. Therefore, the slope device can be reliably held in the vehicle by locking the locking portion to the seat fixing portion. This can prevent the vehicle slope device from moving while the vehicle is running or the vehicle slope device is being used.

  Further, by securely holding the slope device on the vehicle using the seat fixing portion, the vehicle slope device can be mounted on the vehicle without changing the vehicle configuration. Accordingly, the vehicle slope device can be easily mounted on an existing vehicle (that is, a standard specification vehicle), and the application of the vehicle slope device can be expanded.

Preferably, the case projects on both sides in the vehicle width direction from the outer side of the case to the vehicle width direction outer side, and is formed with a front projecting portion and a rear projecting portion formed at intervals in the vehicle body front-rear direction. the have the previous the rear protruding portion and the protruding portion, wherein as to face in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body against the wheel house which bulges inward in the vehicle width direction in the floor panel, sandwiching the wheel house.

In this manner, the front overhanging portion and the rear overhanging portion are sandwiched so as to face the wheel house in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body . Therefore, when the vehicle is accelerated / decelerated suddenly or in the case of a collision, the load input to the wheel house from the front overhanging part and the rear overhanging part can be supported by the wheel house. Thereby, the movement to the vehicle body front-back direction of a front overhang | projection part and a rear overhang | projection part (namely, vehicle slope apparatus) can be suppressed with a wheel house.

In the invention according to claim 2, preferably, the case is in a state where the other sheet of the vehicle body front side of the case is folded, the height relative to the other sheets is the same.

As described above, the height of the case is made substantially the same as that of the sheet when the sheet is folded. Thereby, the space inside a vehicle can be used effectively and the convenience of a vehicle improves.
In the invention according to claim 3, traction means is disposed between the front projecting portions on both sides in the vehicle width direction inside the case, and the locking portion corresponds to the position where the traction means is provided. It is provided at the bottom of the case. As a result, the lower part of the case corresponding to the position of the pulling means provided inside the case can be reliably held by the locking part on the seat fixing part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a vehicle slope apparatus can be reliably hold | maintained to a vehicle by providing a latching | locking part in the case of a vehicle slope apparatus and latching a latching part to a seat fixing | fixed part.

1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle equipped with a vehicle slope device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the vehicle slope apparatus of FIG. 1, and a vehicle. It is a side view which shows the state which expand | deployed the slope of the vehicle slope apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which mounted the vehicle slope apparatus of FIG. 1 in the vehicle. It is a perspective view which shows the slope apparatus for vehicles of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a relationship between the vehicle slope device of FIG. 3 and a second seat. It is a perspective view which shows the slope apparatus for vehicles of Example 2 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.

A vehicle slope device 30 according to the first embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, the vehicle slope device 30 is abbreviated as “slope device 30”.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle 10 includes a rear opening 12 formed in the vehicle body rear portion 11, a floor panel 15 that forms a floor portion of the rear interior (inside) 14 of the vehicle 10, and a floor panel 15. The second-row seat (other seat) 17 provided, the third-row seat (sheet) 18 provided so as to be foldable behind the second-row seat 17 and the third-row seat 18 are fixed. A sheet fixing portion 21 is included. Hereinafter, the rear interior 14 of the vehicle 10 is referred to as a “rear interior 14”.

  The vehicle 10 is mounted between a left wheel house 23 provided on the left side of the vehicle rear interior 14, a right wheel house 24 provided on the right side of the vehicle rear interior 14, and the left wheel house 23 and the right wheel house 24. And a slope device 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second row of seats 17 is provided behind the vehicle body of the driver's seat and passenger seat. In the second row of seats 17, a seat cushion 26 is provided on the floor panel 15, and a seat back 27 is connected to a rear portion of the seat cushion 26 so as to be able to be moved forward. Hereinafter, the second row of sheets 17 is referred to as a “second sheet 17”.

  The seat cushion 28 is fixed to the floor panel 15 by the seat fixing portion 21 in a state where the seats 18 in the third row are held at the sitting position (position indicated by an imaginary line). The seating position refers to a state in which an occupant can sit on the seat cushion 28. Hereinafter, the sheet 18 in the third row is referred to as a “third sheet 18”.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the seat fixing portion 21 includes a left striker 32 provided on the left side in the vehicle width direction of the floor panel 15 and a right striker 33 provided on the right side in the vehicle width direction of the floor panel 15. The left latch 34 of the seat cushion 28 of the third seat 18 is locked to the left striker 32. Further, the right latch 35 of the seat cushion 28 is locked to the right striker 33. Accordingly, the third seat 18 is fixed to the floor panel 15 by the seat fixing portion 21 in a state where the third seat 18 is held at the seating position (position indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 3).

  On the other hand, when the left latch 34 is removed from the left striker 32 and the right latch 35 is removed from the right striker 33, the third seat 18 is folded into the housing recess 36 at the rear of the vehicle body. In this state, the back surface 28a of the seat cushion 28 of the third seat 18 is disposed substantially flat with respect to the floor panel 15 (see also FIG. 3).

A left wheel house 23 is formed on the left side of the floor panel 15. The left wheel house 23 is formed so as to bulge toward the rear interior 14 side, and a space 37 for housing the left rear wheel is formed outside the left wheel house 23 in the vehicle width direction.
Further, a right wheel house 24 is formed on the right side of the floor panel 15. The right wheel house 24 is a substantially symmetrical member with the left wheel house 23. That is, the right wheel house 24 is formed so as to bulge toward the vehicle interior 14 side, and a space for housing the right rear wheel is formed outside the right wheel house 24 in the vehicle width direction.

  The third seat 18 is folded into the storage recess 36 and the back surface 28 a of the seat cushion 28 is disposed substantially flat with respect to the floor panel 15. In this state, the slope device 30 is placed on the back surface 28a of the seat cushion 28 and the floor panel 15 from above.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the slope device 30 includes a case 41 that can be placed (mounted) on the back surface 28 a of the seat cushion 28 and the floor panel 15, and a locking means 42 provided at the front lower portion of the case 41. Traction means 43 provided at the front part of the case 41, fixing means 44 provided at the rear upper part of the case 41, and a slope 45 attached to the case 41 so as to be deployable.

  The locking means 42 includes a left locking portion (locking portion) 47 provided at the front left lower portion of the case 41 and a right locking portion (locking portion) 48 provided at the front right lower portion of the case 41. In a state where the case 41 is placed on the back surface 28a of the seat cushion 28 and the floor panel 15, the left locking portion 46 is locked to the left striker 32 (see FIG. 2), and the right locking portion 47 is locked to the right striker 33 ( (See FIG. 2).

Therefore, the slope device 30 is reliably held by the vehicle 10 by the left striker 32 and the right striker 33 (that is, the seat fixing portion 21). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the slope device 30 from moving while the vehicle 10 is traveling or the slope device 30 is being used.
Here, the seat fixing portion 21 is an existing member provided in the standard vehicle 10 in order to hold the third seat 18 in the seating position. The slope device 30 is securely held by the vehicle 10 using the existing seat fixing portion 21.

  The case 41 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and is formed in a substantially box shape having a predetermined thickness dimension. The case 41 includes a pair of left overhang portions 48 and 49 formed on the left outer side (outer portion) 41a side and a pair of right overhang portions 51 and 52 formed on the right outer side (outer portion) 41b side. And have. The pair of right overhang portions 51 and 52 are formed substantially symmetrically with the pair of left overhang portions 48 and 49.

  One of the pair of left projecting portions 48, 49 is the left front projecting portion 48, and the other is the left rear projecting portion 49. The left front projecting portion 48 projects outward in the vehicle width direction from the front end portion side of the left outer portion 41 a of the case 41. Further, the left rear projecting portion 49 projects outward from the rear end side of the left outer portion 41a of the case 41 in the vehicle width direction.

  A left front projecting portion 48 and a left rear projecting portion 49 are formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. An inner wall 47a of the left front projecting portion 48 is formed in an inclined shape toward the rear in the vehicle body and inward in the vehicle width direction. Further, the inner wall 48a of the left rear projecting portion 49 is formed in an inclined shape in front of the vehicle body and inward in the vehicle width direction.

  One of the pair of right overhang portions 51 and 52 is the right front overhang portion 51, and the other is the right rear overhang portion 52. The right front projecting portion 51 projects outward in the vehicle width direction from the front end side of the right outer portion 41 b of the case 41. Further, the right rear projecting portion 52 projects outward from the rear end side of the right outer portion 41b of the case 41 in the vehicle width direction.

  The right front projecting portion 51 and the right rear projecting portion 52 are formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The inner wall 51a of the right front projecting portion 51 is formed in an inclined shape toward the rear of the vehicle body and inward in the vehicle width direction. Further, the inner wall 52a of the right rear projecting portion 52 is formed in an inclined shape in front of the vehicle body and inward in the vehicle width direction.

  By arranging the case 41 between the left wheel house 23 and the right wheel house 24, the left wheel house 23 is accommodated between the left front projecting portion 48 and the left rear projecting portion 49. In this state, the inner wall 47a of the left front projecting portion 48 comes into contact with the front wall 23a of the left wheel house 23. Further, the inner wall 48a of the left rear overhanging portion 49 comes into contact with the rear wall 23b of the left wheel house 23.

  Similarly, the right wheel house 24 is accommodated between the right front projecting portion 51 and the right rear projecting portion 52. In this state, the inner wall 51a of the right front overhanging portion 51 comes into contact with the front wall 24a of the right wheel house 24. Further, the inner wall 52a of the right rear projecting portion 52 comes into contact with the rear wall 24b of the right wheel house 24.

Therefore, when the vehicle 10 is accelerated or decelerated suddenly or in the event of a collision, the load F1 input from the inner wall 47a of the left front overhanging portion 48 to the front wall 23a of the left wheel house 23 or the left rear overhanging portion 49 A load F2 input from the inner wall 48a to the rear wall 23b of the left wheel house 23 is supported by the left wheel house 23.
Similarly, a load F3 input to the front wall 24a of the right wheel house 24 from the inner wall 51a of the right front projecting portion 51, and a load F4 input to the rear wall 24b of the right wheel house 24 from the inner wall 52a of the right rear projecting portion 52. Is supported by the right wheel house 24.

Thus, and if allowed to rapidly accelerate or decelerate the vehicle both 10, in the event of a collision, the case 41 (i.e., slope 30) is prevented from moving to the vehicle longitudinal direction at the left wheel housing 23 and the right wheel house 24 it can.
In addition, it is possible to prevent the slope device 30 moves during use of the slope 30 at the left wheel housing 23 and the right wheel housing 24.

Here, the left wheel house 23 and the right wheel house 24 are existing members provided in the standard specification vehicle 10. Using the existing left wheel house 23 and right wheel house 24, it is possible to prevent the slope device 30 from moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body when the vehicle 10 is suddenly accelerated or decelerated or in the event of a collision.
In addition, the slope device 30 can be reliably held on the vehicle 10 using the existing seat fixing portion 21. Thereby, the slope device 30 can be easily mounted on the existing vehicle (standard specification vehicle) 10, and the application of the slope device 30 can be expanded.

In addition, traction means 43 is provided at the front portion of the case 41. The traction means 43 includes an electric winch 54 housed in the front portion of the case 41 and a pair of traction belts 55 connected to the electric winch 54.
The hooks 56 of the pair of traction belts 55 are locked to the wheelchair, and the pair of traction belts 55 are wound up by the electric winch 54. Accordingly, the wheelchair can be pulled along the slope 45 from the outside 58 to the rear interior 14.

Further, a fixing means 44 is provided at the rear upper part of the case 41. The fixing means 44 includes a pair of fixing belts 61. In a state where the wheelchair has moved to the interior 14 after the vehicle, the hooks 62 of the pair of fixing belts 61 are locked to the wheelchair. Thus, the wheelchair can be fixed to the interior 14 behind the vehicle.
Further, the slope 45 is stored inside the case 41 in a contracted state.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the case 41 is mounted on the vehicle 10. In this state, the slope 45 stored inside the case 41 is developed from the rear opening 61 (see FIG. 5) of the case 41 toward the vehicle exterior 58 behind the vehicle. The rear end 45 a of the developed slope 45 is grounded to the road surface 62. In this state, a wheelchair, a motorcycle, or the like can be moved along the slope 45 from the vehicle exterior 58 to the vehicle interior 14.

As shown in FIG. 6, the seat back 27 of the second seat 17 is tilted forward of the vehicle body and folded so as to overlap the seat cushion 26. In this state, the height of the back surface 27 a of the seat back 27 is substantially the same as the height of the front surface 41 c of the case 41.
Therefore, the back surface 27a of the seat back 27 and the front surface 41c of the case 41 become substantially flat. The back surface 27a of the seat back 27 and the front surface 41c of the case 41 form a floor portion of the vehicle interior 14. As a result, the space inside the vehicle interior 14 can be used effectively, and the convenience of the vehicle 10 is improved.

A vehicle slope device 70 according to a second embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, the vehicle slope device 70 is abbreviated as “slope device 70” as in the first embodiment.
In addition, in the slope apparatus 70 of Example 2, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same / similar member as the slope apparatus 30 of Example 1, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the slope device 70 according to the second embodiment is stored in a state where the slope 74 is raised from the rear end portion 72 a of the case 72, and other configurations are the same as those of the slope device 30 according to the first embodiment. It is.

  The slope device 70 according to the second embodiment does not need to store the slope 74 inside the case 72. Therefore, the thickness dimension T1 of the case 72 can be suppressed to be smaller than that of the case 72 of the first embodiment. Thereby, the floor part of the vehicle interior 14 can be lowered, the height dimension from the floor part to the top of the vehicle interior 14 can be secured, and the convenience of the vehicle 10 is enhanced.

Further, the base end portion 74a of the slope 74 is rotatably connected to the rear end portion 72a of the case 72. After the slope 74 is contracted from the deployed state, the slope 74 is flipped up as shown by an arrow A in a state where the slope 74 is raised substantially vertically with the base end portion 74a of the slope 74 as an axis.
The slope 74 that has been flipped up is supported by the stay 76, so that the slope 74 is stored in a raised state. The stay 76 has a base 76 a attached to the rear left end 72 b of the case 72.

  Further, the slope 74 and the case 72 are connected by a damper 78. Accordingly, when storing the slope 74 or when the slope 74 is deployed, the lifting force of the slope 74 is assisted (complemented) by the damper 78, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

Here, like the case 72 of the first embodiment, the case 72 is provided with a locking means 42, a pulling means 43 and a fixing means 44. Similarly to the case 72 of the first embodiment, a left front projecting portion 48 and a left rear projecting portion 49 are formed on the left outer portion (outer portion) 72c side of the case 72. Further, a right front projecting portion 51 and a right rear projecting portion 52 are formed on the right outer portion (outer portion) 72 d side of the case 72.
By tilting the slope 74 toward the front side of the vehicle body, the height of the back surface 27a (see FIG. 6) of the seat back 27 is substantially the same as the height of the front surface 72e of the case 72, as in the first embodiment. Become.

Thereby, the same effect as Example 1 is acquired.
That is, the slope device 70 can be reliably held in the vehicle 10 using the existing seat fixing portion 21. Further, when the vehicle 10 is suddenly accelerated or decelerated using the existing left wheel house 23 and right wheel house 24 or in the case of a collision, the slope device 70 can be prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
Furthermore, the slope device 70 can be easily mounted on the existing vehicle 10 (standard specification vehicle), and the application of the slope device 70 can be expanded.

The vehicle slope device 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 first and second embodiments, the inner wall 47a of the left front overhang portion 48 is brought into contact with the front wall 23a of the left wheel house 23, and the inner wall 48a of the left rear overhang portion 49 is contacted with the rear wall of the left wheel house 23. Although the example made to contact 23b was demonstrated, it is not limited to this.
For example, the inner wall 47a of the left front projecting portion 48 may be opposed to the front wall 23a with a space therebetween, and the inner wall 48a of the left rear projecting portion 49 may be opposed to the rear wall 23b with a space therebetween.
Similarly, the inner wall 51a of the right front overhanging portion 51 is opposed to the front wall 24a of the right wheel house 24 with a gap, and the inner wall 52a of the right rear overhanging portion 52 is spaced from the rear wall 24b of the right wheel house 24. It is also possible to make them face each other.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the example in which the slope devices 30 and 70 are held in the vehicle 10 using the seat fixing portion 21 that fixes the third seat 18 to the vehicle 10 has been described. Not what you want.
For example, in the case of a vehicle that does not include the third seat 18, the slope device 30 uses the seat fixing portion of the second seat 17 in a state where the second seat 17 is detached from the striker (seat fixing portion) and folded. , 70 can be held in the vehicle 10.

  Further, the vehicle, the second seat, the third seat, the seat fixing portion, the left and right wheel houses, the slope device, the case, the slope, the left and right engaging portions, the left front projecting portion, which are shown in the first and second embodiments, The shapes and configurations of the left rear overhang, the right front overhang, the right rear overhang, etc. are not limited to those illustrated, but can be changed as appropriate.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for application to an automobile including a slope device for a vehicle that includes a slope used for raising and lowering a wheelchair and the like and a case to which the slope is attached can be mounted on the vehicle.

10 Vehicle 14 Vehicle interior (vehicle interior)
17 Second sheet (other sheets)
18 Third sheet (sheet)
21 Seat fixing part 23, 24 Left and right wheel house (wheel house)
30,70 Slope device (Vehicle slope device)
41, 72 Case 41a, 72c Left outer part of case (outer part of case)
41b, 72d Right outer part of case (outer part of case)
45, 74 Slope 46, 47 Left and right locking part (locking part)
48, 49 Left front overhang, left rear overhang (a pair of overhangs)
51,52 Right front overhang, right rear overhang (a pair of overhangs)
58 Outside the car

Claims (3)

A vehicle slope device comprising: a case that can be mounted on a vehicle; and a slope attached to the case, wherein the slope can be deployed outside the vehicle in a state where the case is mounted on a floor panel of the vehicle,
Provided in the case, provided with a locking portion that can be locked to a seat fixing portion that fixes the seat to the vehicle ,
The case is
Projecting from the outer side of the case to the vehicle width direction outside on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and having a front projecting part and a rear projecting part formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
The wheel house is sandwiched so that the front projecting part and the rear projecting part are opposed to the wheel house that bulges inward in the vehicle width direction in the floor panel. Slope device for vehicles. The case is
In another state in which the seat is folded the front side of the vehicle body of the case, the other height is same with respect to the seat, the vehicle-slope device according to claim 1 Symbol mounting, characterized in that.   Inside the case, traction means is disposed between the front projecting parts on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and the locking part is provided at the lower part of the case corresponding to the position where the traction means is provided. The slope device for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above-mentioned.

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