JPH0323383Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] 〔Technical field〕 The present invention relates to a rear gate structure for a vehicle.

[Prior art]

For vehicles with a rear gate, there are conflicting demands for visibility of a rear combination lamp from the rear and a large opening width of the rear body, that is, good cargo handling performance.

If the visibility of the rear combination lamp is important, for example, as shown in Utility Model Application No. 155207/1987, a rear corner post is provided at the open end of the rear body, and the rear combination lamp is attached to the rear surface. The width of the rear gate is reduced by the width of the rear corner post, resulting in poor cargo handling performance.

Also, if you place emphasis on good cargo handling performance, the width of the rear gate can be set to the maximum width of the rear body opening.
The combination lamp must be provided on the rear bumper under the rear gate, and therefore, when the rear gate is opened, visibility of the rear combination lamp from the rear becomes poor.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the current situation, and provides a vehicle rear gate structure that simultaneously satisfies the conflicting requirements of good cargo handling performance and visibility of the rear combination lamp from behind when the rear gate is opened. The purpose is to

[Summary of the idea]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a rear gate that opens and closes a rear body opening of a vehicle, in which the width in the longitudinal direction of the rear gate is formed to be the same width as the entire width of the rear body, and the upper half of the outer surface of the rear gate is On the opposite side, the lower half is formed into a vertical plane,
The present invention is characterized in that a rear combination lamp is disposed astride the upward surface and the vertical surface.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 indicates the rear body of the vehicle. A rear gate 12 is attached to the rear end opening of the rear body 11 so as to be pivotally supported at the lower part of the opening of the rear body 11 so as to be openable and closable. The longitudinal width of the rear gate 12 is formed to be the same width as the entire width of the rear body 11 opening. Therefore,
Cargo handling work can be carried out with the full opening width of the rear body 11, resulting in good cargo handling performance. The rear gate 12 is opened at 90 degrees, and when opened, the chain 13
It is designed to be held by

The upper half of the rear gate 12 is bent inwardly from the center in the longitudinal direction, and its outer surface has a vertical surface 14 at the lower half and an upward surface 15 at the upper half. A recess 16 that slopes upward is formed in the center of the outer surface of the rear gate 12, and a number plate 17 is attached thereto. The inclination of the recessed portion 16 is set at such an angle that the number plate 17 attached to the rear gate 12 is visible from the horizontal direction when the rear gate 12 is opened. A pair of rear combination lamps 18 are disposed on both ends of the outer surface of the rear gate 12 so as to extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the rear gate 12 and span an upward surface 15 and a vertical surface 14. Rear combination lamp 18
consists of a turn signal lamp 19, a cross clamp 20, and a tail lamp 21, the turn signal lamp 19 is placed on the upper surface 15, the cross clamp 20 is placed on the upper surface 15 and the vertical surface 14, and the tail lamp 21 is placed vertically. They are respectively located on the surface 14. Among these, the lenses of the turn signal lamp 19 and the tail lamp 20 are cut at an angle that allows sufficient light distribution when the rear gate 12 is closed and opened. Therefore, the turn signal lamp 19
The tail lamp 20 is sufficiently visible from the rear not only when the rear gate 12 is closed, as shown in Figure 2, but also when the rear gate 12 is opened at 90 degrees, as shown in Figure 3. This makes it possible to carry long objects that cannot be stored in the rear body 11.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the present invention, the rear gate has the same width as the entire width of the rear body, the outer surface of the rear gate is composed of an upward surface and a vertical surface, and a combination lamp is installed astride the upward surface and the vertical surface. Because of this arrangement, cargo handling efficiency is improved, and the rear combination lamp can be seen from the rear even when the rear gate is open.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle to which the rear gate structure of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the rear gate according to the present invention in a closed state, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the rear gate in an open state. 11... Rear body, 12... Rear gate, 1
4... Vertical surface, 15... Upward surface, 16... Rear combination lamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a rear gate that opens and closes a rear body opening of a vehicle, the width in the longitudinal direction of the rear gate is formed to be the same width as the entire width of the rear body, and the upper half of the outer surface of the rear gate faces upward and the lower half faces vertically. 1. A rear gate structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a rear combination lamp is disposed astride the upward surface and the vertical surface.