JPH0349953Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a step structure applied to a vehicle such as a van-type automobile.

Conventionally, it has been proposed to use this type of step space as a storage space. Such conventional examples are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1, a lid 31 with foldable legs 32, 32 is hinged to the upper surface of a step 2 formed by cutting out a floor 1, and a storage box 3 is constructed by the step 2 and the lid plate 31. In Fig. 2, there is a double-door lid 41 on step 2 of floor 1.
A storage box 4 is fitted on the front side.

In such a conventional configuration, for example, in the case of the storage box 3 shown in Fig. 1, when the door is opened, the front of the storage box 3 is open, so the items inside the storage box 3 can be seen, and the items may fall from the front. In the case of storage box 4 in Fig. 2, step 2
is lost due to the storage box 4, making it inconvenient to get on and off. Even in the case of FIG. 1, when the luggage is stored in the storage box 3, the lid plate 31 cannot be folded and the step 2 is missing, making it inconvenient to get on and off the vehicle.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and a storage recess with an opening in the back wall of the step is provided on the underside of the floor, and a storage box with a lid that can be pulled out and placed above the step is installed in the storage recess. The main idea is to store it.

The present invention will be explained with reference to an embodiment shown in FIG. A storage recess 22 having an opening is provided in the back wall 21 of the step 2, and a storage box 5 with a lid is stored in the storage recess 22 on the step 2 so as to be drawable. The storage box 5 has a hinge 5 on the top surface.
A lid 51 is hinged by 2 and 52, a locking hole 56 is provided in the lid 51, a handle 53 is attached to the front surface, and casters 54 and 54 are attached to the bottom surface. The storage box 5 can be pulled out to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. It is locked.

In the above configuration, if the storage box 5 is loaded with luggage and the door 11 is closed in the drawer state shown by the dotted line in FIG.
The upper surface also functions as part of the floor, increasing the floor space. Further, when getting on and off, if the storage box 5 is stored in the storage recess 22, a step 2 is formed, making it easier to get on and off. Since a lid 51 is attached to the storage box 5, the stored baggage cannot of course be seen from the outside.

In addition to the embodiments described above, the storage box 5 may have a lid attached to the front surface, but in this case, it is more inconvenient to put in and take out luggage than in the embodiment described above, and if the lid is not locked, the storage box 5 will close when the door 11 is opened. There is also a risk that the contents inside may fall out.

As mentioned above, the present invention provides a storage recess with an opening on the back wall of the step on the underside of the floor, and stores a storage box with a lid that can be pulled out above the step in the storage recess, so that it can be stored in the storage box. The stored items will not fall out of the storage box or be seen from the outside, and when driving, the storage box can be pulled out from the opening in the back wall onto the steps, and the top surface of the storage box can be used as part of the floor, saving floor space. This increases the space efficiency of the vehicle interior, and when getting on and off the vehicle, by storing the storage box in the storage recess, a step is formed, making it easier to get on and off the vehicle.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of the conventional example, and Figures 3 and below show an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the storage box, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. In the figure, 2...step, 21...back wall, 22...storage recess, 5...storage box, 51...lid.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle step structure characterized in that a storage recess having an opening in the back wall of the step is provided on the lower side of the floor, and a storage box with a lid is stored in the storage recess so as to be drawable above the step.