JP7410493B2 - deck board - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a deck board used in the luggage compartment of a vehicle.

In recent years, deck boards that can be folded with hinges, deck boards that can be divided, etc. have been provided in order to improve usability in the luggage compartment of a vehicle. For example, Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a foldable hedge board that can be efficiently stored in a luggage compartment.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-306361

Here, heavy objects are often loaded in the luggage compartment of a vehicle, so it is desired to increase the strength of the deck board. In particular, if the vehicle luggage compartment has specifications that allow multiple selections of the positions for installing the deck board, such as upper or lower, and if the deck board is installed in the lower part of the vehicle luggage compartment, it will be relatively long in the height direction. It can be assumed that large items will be loaded. Furthermore, since the weight of a long load is relatively large, more strength is required when a deck board is installed at the lower level.

An object of the present invention is to provide a deck board that is foldable and highly usable, and that can realize improved strength.

The deck board of the present invention provided to solve the above-mentioned problems is a foldable deck board for use in the luggage compartment of a vehicle, and has at least one folding mechanism, and the deck board is not folded. An uneven portion is formed on at least one of the surfaces that form the front and back sides in the folded state, and at least a part of the uneven portion fits in when the deck board is folded. be.

According to the deck board of the present invention, the strength can be increased in the folded state by fitting the concave and convex portions. Particularly, when a folded deck board is installed in the lower part of a vehicle luggage compartment, it is possible to realize the strength to withstand the load of a loaded object that is long and heavy.

Further, in the deck board of the present invention, it is preferable that the uneven portion is formed to extend in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the deck board.

According to the above configuration, the uneven portion can function as reinforcement for the deck board.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a deck board that is foldable and highly usable, and that can realize improved strength.

It is a perspective view of the lower side showing a deck board concerning an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a skeleton diagram of the upper side of the deck board of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the deck board of FIG. 1; (a) shows the flat state (cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1), and (b) shows the folded state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a luggage compartment in which the deck board of FIG. 1 is arranged. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the luggage compartment of FIG. 4; FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the luggage compartment of FIG. 4 in a flat state. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the luggage compartment of FIG. 4 when the deck board is used in a lower mode. FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the luggage compartment of FIG. 7;

Hereinafter, a deck board 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The deck board 10 is used in the luggage compartment 100 of the vehicle V (see FIG. 4). In addition, below, after demonstrating the deck board 10, the state where the deck board 10 was arrange|positioned in the luggage compartment 100 is demonstrated in detail.

In the following description, the vertical direction of the vehicle V will be simply referred to as "vertical direction H." Further, in the vertical direction H, the upper side may be simply referred to as "upper Up" and the lower side may be simply referred to as "lower Lw".

Further, in the following description, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle V, the front may be simply referred to as "front Fr" and the rear may be simply referred to as "rear Rr".

As shown in FIG. 1, the deck board 10 has a hinge portion 20. The deck board 10 is foldable via a hinge portion 20.

In the following description, the state in which the deck board 10 is folded is simply referred to as a "folded state" and the state in which the deck board 10 is not folded is simply referred to as a "flat state". There is.

In addition, when the deck board 10 is placed in the luggage compartment 100 of the vehicle V, among the front and back surfaces of the deck board 10, the surface on the lower Lw side is simply referred to as the "lower surface 10a", and the surface on the upper Up side is simply referred to as the "lower surface 10a". It may be simply described as "upper surface 10b" for explanation.

As shown in FIG. 1, the deck board 10 has a generally rectangular and plate-like appearance in a flat state. In the deck board 10, a first structure 12 and a second structure 14 are connected via a hinge portion 20.

The deck board 10 is arranged in the luggage compartment 100 so that its longitudinal direction substantially coincides with the width direction W of the vehicle V (see FIG. 5). In the following description, when the deck board 10 is in a flat state, the longitudinal direction is simply referred to as the "width direction W", and the direction intersecting the width direction W (short side direction) is simply referred to as the "depth direction X". may be explained.

The hinge portion 20 is provided along the width direction W of the deck board 10. Therefore, the deck board 10 can be folded in the depth direction X. As shown in FIG. 5, when the deck board 10 is placed flat in the luggage compartment 100 of the vehicle V, the second component 14 is on the front Fr side of the vehicle V, and the first component 12 is on the front Fr side of the vehicle V. It will be on the rear Rr side. The deck board 10 in a flat state can be folded by rotating the second structure 14 downward Lw.

A plurality of uneven portions 30 (reinforcement portions) formed to extend in the width direction W are provided on the lower surface 10a of the front and back surfaces of the deck board 10. The uneven portions 30 of the deck board 10 of this embodiment are provided in the form of steps having different heights from the lower surface 10a.

In the following description, among the uneven portions 30, those formed to protrude from the lower surface 10a of the deck board 10 (convex portions) may be referred to as “convex portions 32”. Moreover, among the uneven portions 30, those formed to be depressed from the lower surface 10a of the deck board 10 (concave portions) may be described as “recessed portions 34”.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), in the deck board 10, one convex portion 32 is provided on the first structure 12, and two convex portions 32 are provided on the second structure 14. Further, in the deck board 10, one recess 34 is provided in each of the first structure 12 and the second structure 14.

As shown in the skeleton diagram of FIG. 2, a plurality of ribs 40 (reinforcement portions) are formed inside the deck board 10 to extend in the depth direction X, reinforcing the convex portions 32. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), when the deck board 10 is folded, the convex portion 32 and the concave portion 34 are fitted together. Specifically, in the folded state, the convex portion 32 is fitted into the concave portion 34 with the top surface 32a of the convex portion 32 and the bottom surface 34a of the concave portion 34 in contact with each other.

Thereby, the strength of the deck board 10 in the folded state can be improved. In other words, in the deck board 10, the uneven portions 30 can function as a reinforcement.

<About the placement of deck boards in the luggage compartment>
Hereinafter, a state in which the deck board 10 is placed in the luggage compartment 100 will be described. In the following description, first the outline of the configuration of the luggage compartment 100 will be explained, and then the arrangement of the deck board 10 in the luggage compartment 100 will be explained.

<About the configuration of the luggage compartment>
The luggage compartment 100 is provided on the rear Rr side of the interior of the vehicle V, and is loaded with luggage and the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the luggage compartment 100 is a space formed between the rear seat 110 and the back door 160. A rear floor panel 130 is provided in the luggage compartment 100. Note that FIGS. 5 and 8 show the deck board 10 at the same cross-sectional position as that shown in FIG. 3. Moreover, the support part 140 shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 shows a state in which the mounting surface is projected.

The rear seat 110 includes a seat cushion (not shown) that serves as a seating surface for a seated occupant, and a seat back 112 that supports the back of the occupant. The rear seat 110 is a foldable seat whose seat back 112 can be folded forward.

The rear seat 110 is used as a seat when the seat back 112 is raised, and also serves as a partition between the vehicle compartment in front of the rear seat 110 and the luggage compartment 100. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the seatback 112 of the rear seat 110 is folded forward Fr, the rear surface 112a of the seatback 112 can be used as a cargo space. In this way, in the vehicle V, the cargo space can be expanded by folding the rear seat 110 forward.

The rear floor panel 130 forms the floor surface of the luggage compartment 100. As shown in FIG. 7, a support portion 140 is formed on the side wall (deck side 150) of the luggage compartment 100 on the Up side above the rear floor panel 130 so as to protrude toward the interior side. The support portion 140 is provided at a position (upper position P1) at a height that substantially matches the height at which the back surface 112a is arranged when the seat back 112 is folded forward Fr (see FIG. 5). The support portion 140 supports the deck board 10 in a flat mode, which will be described later.

<Arrangement of deck board in upper position>
In the flat state, the deck board 10 has an area that is one size larger than the floor surface size of the cargo compartment 100 (the size of the rear floor panel 130). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the flat state, the deck board 10 is supported at both ends (left and right sides) in the width direction W by the support portions 140, and the end on the rear Rr side is an opening on the rear Rr side of the vehicle V. Supported by the edges. That is, the deck board 10 is supported at the height of the upper stage position P1 where the support part 140 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the seat back 112 is tilted forward Fr while the deck board 10 is supported at the upper position P1, the height of the deck board 10 and the height of the back surface 112a of the seat back 112 almost match. In this state, the luggage compartment 100 is expanded to include the deck board 10 and the back surface 112a, and these form a substantially flat surface (flat mode).

In this way, when the deck board 10 is placed at the upper position P1, the deck board 10 is installed without being folded, and the height of the seat back 112 (the height of the back surface 112a) when the seat back 112 is folded is approximately They have the same height, making it possible to realize a fully flat luggage compartment 100.

<Arrangement of deck board at lower position>
The deck board 10 has a size that substantially matches the rear floor panel 130 in the folded state. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the deck board 10 is stacked on the rear floor panel 130, and the height of the floor surface of the luggage compartment 100 is raised slightly above the rear floor panel 130 (the deck board in the folded state 10) (lower position P2).

When the floor surface of the luggage compartment 100 is set to the lower position P2, it is assumed that relatively long objects will be loaded, and it is also assumed that such long objects are heavy. .

Here, as described above, in the folded state, the deck board 10 achieves improved strength by fitting the uneven portions 30 (see FIG. 3(b)). Therefore, the luggage compartment 100 at the lower position P2 can withstand loading of heavy objects.

In this manner, the deck board 10 can improve the usability of the luggage compartment 100 in response to both use at the upper position P1 and lower position P2 of the luggage compartment 100.

Although the deck board 10 according to the above-described embodiment has three convex portions 32 formed to extend in the width direction W, the deck board of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. .

For example, the deck board 10 of the present invention may be provided with two protrusions, or may be provided with four or more protrusions. Further, the uneven portion may be formed to extend in the depth direction, or may be provided with a substantially rectangular or substantially circular protrusion and a recess that fits into the protrusion.

Further, although the deck board 10 according to the above-described embodiment is constituted by two structures and has one hinge portion 20, the deck board of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. The deck board of the present invention may have two or more hinge parts and three or more structures.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention can be suitably adopted as a deck board used for the luggage compartment of a vehicle.

10 Deck board 12 First structure 14 Second structure 20 Hinge part 30 Uneven part 32 Convex part (Uneven part)
34 Recessed portion (uneven portion)
V vehicle

Claims (1)

A foldable deck board used in the luggage compartment of a vehicle,
The luggage compartment has a lower position located below the luggage compartment, and an upper position located above the lower position,
The deck board has at least one folding mechanism, and a first structure and a second structure arranged through the folding mechanism, and can be arranged at the upper position and the lower position,
An uneven portion is formed on at least one of the front and back surfaces of the deck board in an unfolded state,
When the deck board is folded, at least a portion of the concave and convex portions fit together ;
The maximum thickness of the larger side of the first structure and the second structure is equal to the maximum thickness of the overlap of the first structure and the second structure when the deck board is folded. A deck board characterized by: