JPH0216913Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a step for a vehicle that is fixed to a lower part of a doorway in a vehicle body and projects outward.

[Prior art]

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, one type of vehicle step includes a flat panel 2 fixed to the lower part of the entrance/exit of the vehicle body 1 and protruding outward in a substantially horizontal manner, and an end of the panel 2. Cover 3
There is a format with .

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

By the way, in this kind of step, cover 3
The panel 2 functions to cover the sharp end of the panel 2 to prevent danger, but in order to improve drainage on the top surface of the panel 2, a large number of drainage holes 2a are provided in the panel 2, penetrating both the top and bottom sides of the panel 2. The reality is that
This deteriorates the appearance of the step and is also undesirable from the viewpoint of its strength.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been made in order to solve this problem, and includes a plurality of bead sections provided on the top surface of the panel in this type of vehicle step, and a plurality of bead sections provided between the bottom surface of each bead section and the top surface of the panel. forming a plurality of grooves extending along the panel, each of the grooves communicating with the top surface of the panel through a slit-like opening provided between the panel and each bead, and extending from the bottom surface of the panel to the bottom of each groove; Its structural feature is that it communicates with the lower surface side of the panel through the through hole.

[Functions and effects of the idea]

As a result, in the present invention, water on the top surface of the panel can be guided from the slit-like opening to the groove and reliably discharged through the through-hole. Further, in the present invention, since the through hole functioning as a drain hole is not exposed on the top surface of the panel, the appearance of the step is not impaired, and each bead portion can increase rigidity and strength.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section of a step according to the present invention.

This step 10 is fixed to the vehicle body 22 below the door 21 of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. It is provided with covers 12 and 13 that cover it.

Therefore, in this step 10, the first
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, panel 1
A plurality of bead portions 14 are provided on the upper surface of 1. Each bead portion 14 has a mushroom-shaped cross section and extends in parallel in the front-rear direction of the panel 11. Also,
A recess is formed on the lower surface side of both umbrella parts 14a and 14b of each bead part 14 on the upper surface of the panel 11, and these recesses are connected to the upper surface of the panel 11 and each bead part 1.
Groove portions 15a and 15b extending along each bead portion 14 are formed between the groove portions 15a and 15b. Each groove 15
a, 15b communicate with the upper surface side of the panel 11 through a slit-shaped opening 16a formed between the panel 11 and the lower end corners of the umbrella portions 14a, 14b of each bead portion 14, and communicate with the formed portion of each bead portion 14. The grooves 15a, 1 are formed from the bottom side of the panel 11 at
It communicates with the lower surface side of the panel 11 through a plurality of through holes 16b extending to the bottom of the panel 5b.

In step 10 configured in this way,
Each groove portion 15a, 15b is a slit-shaped opening 16a.
Since it communicates with both the upper and lower surfaces of the panel 11 through the through holes 16b, the upper surface of the panel 11 has extremely good drainage. In addition, each groove portion 15a, 1
5b and the through hole 16b are not exposed on the upper surface of the panel 11, so the appearance of the step 10 is not impaired, and the strength of the panel 11 can be improved by increasing the rigidity of each bead portion 14.

In this embodiment, an example was shown in which the bead portions 14 had a mushroom-shaped cross section and were provided in parallel in the front-rear direction of the panel, but in the present invention, each bead portion 14 may be formed to have an appropriate cross-section. and can be placed appropriately.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vehicle step according to an example of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of a vehicle to which the step is installed, and FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing an enlarged main part of the step. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same portion, FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a conventional vehicle step, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Explanation of symbols, 10...Step, 11...Panel, 12, 13...Cover, 14...Bead part,
15a, 15b...Groove portion, 16a...Slit-shaped opening, 16b...Through hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vehicle step comprising a flat panel fixed to the lower part of the entrance/exit of the vehicle body and protruding outward substantially horizontally, and a cover covering the end of this panel, a plurality of bead portions are provided on the upper surface of the panel. a plurality of grooves extending along each bead are formed between the lower surface of each bead and the panel, and the panel is inserted through each groove through a slit-shaped opening provided between the panel and each bead. 1. A step for a vehicle, characterized in that the step communicates with the upper surface side of the panel through a through hole extending from the lower surface of the panel to the bottom of each groove.