JPH0463778A - Trunk lid holder for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent flapping of a trunk lid and keep a suitable open angle of a trunk lid according to size of a baggage by fitting both upper and lower holding bodies between the rear wall of a body and a trunk lid simply and firmly, and adjusting the upper holding body to expand or contract against the lower holding body by a tightening means. CONSTITUTION:For mounting a trunk lid holder 6 for an automobile on a body, in the open condition of a trunk lid 4, at first the projections 13 of a lower holding body 10 are positioned on the opening of a locking part 12, and a holder main body 8 is placed on the rear wall 3 of the body. Nextly, a hanging hook 22 on the lower end of an elastic cord 9 is inserted through the lower inserting hole of the lower holding body 10, and hung on a locking member 21 on the body side. Nextly, the cord 9 is elongated, and a hanging ring 24 on the upper end is hung on a locking member 23 on the lid side through the upper inserting hole of the upper holding body 11. Hereby, the trunk lid 4 is energizated in the closing direction by elastic force of the cord 9, and the holder main body 8 is surely held. Thereafter, considering size of a baggage in a trunk room, the upper body 11 is suitable expanded or contracted vertically against the lower body 10, and tightened on the position with screws.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application [Prior Art] As related technology to the present invention, conventionally, for example,
Publication No. 22441 discloses a technology in which, in a hatchback type vehicle, the rear parcel tray for carrying luggage is folded in conjunction with the opening operation of the hatch gate, expanding the rear luggage compartment and making it possible to easily carry large luggage into and out of it. is disclosed. However, unlike a hatchback type vehicle, in a vehicle whose trunk compartment can be opened and closed by a trunk lid, the trunk lid may not be able to be closed when a load is loaded in the trunk compartment.

In such cases, conventionally, the trunk lid has been held open by being tied to a part of the vehicle body with a rope or wire.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when holding the trunk lid using the conventional method as described above, not only is the work of tying the rope or wire very troublesome, but it is also difficult to hold the trunk lid in a stable state. This was difficult, and there was a risk that the trunk lid would flap and become deformed as the luggage swayed while driving.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a trunk lid holder for an automobile that can reliably hold a trunk lid in an open state with a simple operation.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the trunk lid holder for an automobile of the present invention includes a lower holding body placed on the upper surface of the rear wall of a vehicle body forming a trunk room, and a lower holding body for the lower holding body. an upper holding body supported on the body so as to be movable up and down; a fastening means for positioning the upper holding body on the lower holding body in a telescopically adjustable manner; and a lower part for hooking the lower holding body to an existing locking member on the vehicle body side on the rear wall. It consists of a latching means and an upper latching means for latching the upper holding body to an existing lid-side locking member on the trunk lid.

[Function] When the automobile trunk lid holder of the present invention is installed, the lower holder is latched to the vehicle body side locking member by the lower latching means, and the upper holder is latched to the lid side locking member by the upper latching means. After the latching, the lower holder and the upper holder are fastened together by the fastening means. In this way, the lower holding body and the upper holding body can be easily and firmly assembled between the rear wall of the vehicle body and the trunk lid using the existing locking member, thereby preventing the trunk lid from flapping while driving. can be reliably prevented. Further, by operating the fastening means to adjust the extension and contraction of the upper holding body relative to the lower holding body, the trunk lid can be held at an appropriate opening angle depending on the size of the luggage.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example embodying the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

1 to 8 show an automobile trunk lid holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an overview showing the automobile trunk lid holder installed between the rear wall of the vehicle body and the trunk lid. Figure 2 is a front view showing the entire trunk lid holder for an automobile, and Figure 3 is A-A in Figure 2.
4 is a plan view of the holder main body in Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the holder main body, Fig. 6 is a rear view of the holder main body, and Fig. 7 is a B-B in Fig. 6. A line sectional view and FIG. 8 are a rear view showing the holder main body in a shortened manner.

As shown in FIG. 1, a trunk room 2 is provided at the rear of a vehicle body 1 of an automobile, the rear side surface of which is covered by a rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1, and the upper surface of which is covered by a trunk lid 4 that can be opened and closed. The trunk lid 4 is provided with a key insertion portion 5. An automobile trunk lid holder 6 is provided between the trunk lid 4 and the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1 to hold the trunk lid 4 in an open state.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the automobile trunk lid holder 6 of this embodiment includes a holder main body 8 having a substantially Japanese-shaped front view, and a rear wall 3 and a trunk lid 4 of the holder main body 8.
and an elastic string 9 made of rubber or the like that is attached between the The holder main body 8 consists of a lower holder 10 formed from a synthetic resin material into a substantially U-shape, and an upper holder 11 formed from a synthetic resin material into a substantially square shape,
The left and right hanging cylinder parts 11a of the upper holding body 11 are the lower holding body 1.
It is inserted into and supported by the left and right vertical cylinder portions 10a of 0 so as to be movable up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the lower holder 10
A pair of left and right protrusions 13 are formed on the lower surface of the vehicle body 1 to be positioned in the lock opening 12 provided in the upper part of the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1, and between these protrusions 13 is formed the elastic cord 9.
A lower insertion hole 14 is provided through which the lower end of the holder is inserted.

In the upper holding body 11, a reflective tape 15 is attached to the front surface of the left and right hanging cylinder parts 11a to notify the rear vehicle of the open state of the trunk lid 4, and a sixth reflective tape 15 is attached to the rear surface of each hanging cylinder part 11a. As shown in Fig. 8, slit 1
6 is transparent so as to extend downward. Also, -L
As shown in FIG. 4 etc., a pair of left and right rubber seat plates 17 are fixed to the upper surface of the section holder 11 to protect the trunk lid 4, and an elastic cord 9 is connected between these rubber seat plates 17. A lower insertion hole 18 is provided through which the -1 end of the lower end is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 7, a thick portion 19 is formed on the inner surface of the upper end of the left and right vertical cylinder portions 10a of the lower holding body 10,
A tightening screw 20 is attached to each thick part 19 of the upper holding body 11.
are screwed together through the slits 16.

By tightening each fastening screw 20, the upper holding body 11 is fastened to the lower holding body 10 so as to be expandable and contractible.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A latching hook 22 is provided to be latched to. Also,
A locking ring 24 is provided at the upper end of the elastic string 9 to be hooked to an existing lid-side locking member 23 on the trunk lid 4. The lid-side locking member 23 is opened once by pressing the locking ring 24 and immediately closed, and is opened in conjunction with the operation of a key (not shown) inserted into the key insertion portion 5. It is composed of

When installing the automobile trunk lid holder 6 of this embodiment configured as described above on the vehicle body 1, first, with the trunk lid 4 open, the lower holding body 10 is
The protrusion 13 is positioned in the lock opening 12, and the holder main body 8 is placed on the rear wall 3-A. Next, the hook 22 at the lower end of the elastic string 9 is passed through the lower insertion hole 14 of the lower holder 10 and is hooked to the vehicle body side locking member 21 . Subsequently, the elastic string 9 is stretched, and the locking ring 24 at the upper end thereof is hooked to the lid-side locking member 23 through the upper insertion hole 18 of the upper holding body 11. In this way, the trunk lid 4 is urged in the closing direction by the elasticity of the elastic string 9, and in this state, the holder main body 8
is securely held between the rear wall 3 and the trunk lid 4.

After that, considering the size of the luggage in the luggage compartment 2, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the upper holding body 11 is expanded and contracted up and down by an appropriate amount with respect to the lower holding body 10, and the fastening screw is screwed at that position. 20 to connect the lower holder 10 and the upper holder 11 to each other, the installation work of the automobile trunk lid holder 6 is completed.

On the other hand, when the key inserted into the key insertion part 5 is operated, the lid-side locking member 23 is opened, the latch ring 24 is disengaged from the lid-side locking member 23, and the trunk lid 4 is opened upward. When the main body 8 is removed from the rear wall 3, the locking hook 22 is released from the vehicle body side locking member 21.
If the elastic string 9 is removed, the automobile trunk lid holder 6
can be easily removed from the vehicle body 1.

Note that, unlike the illustrated examples in FIGS. 2 and 3, a locking member that opens and closes in conjunction with key operations is provided on the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1, and a ring-shaped locking member is provided on the trunk lid 4.
Even in the case of a car installed in a car, the car trunk lid holder 6 of this embodiment can be installed by attaching the holder main body 8 upside down.

As described above, the automobile trunk lid holder 6 of the present embodiment includes a lower holder 10 for placing the holder main body 8 on the upper surface of the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1, and a lower holder 10 that is inserted and supported so as to be movable up and down. The upper holder 11 and the lower holder 10 are connected to a fastening screw 2 as a fastening means.
0, and a hook 22 is provided at the lower end of the elastic string 9 as a lower latching means for latching the lower holding body 10 to the existing vehicle body side locking member 21 on the rear wall 3. A latching ring 24 is provided at the upper end of the string 9 as a lower latching means for latching the upper holding body 11 to an existing lid-side locking member 23 on the trunk lid 4.

Therefore, according to the automobile trunk lid holder 6 of this embodiment, the latching hook 22 is attached to the vehicle body side locking member 21.
The holder main body 8 can be easily installed between the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1 and the trunk lid 4 by simply locking the locking rings 24 on the lid-side locking members 23, respectively, and the holder body 8 can be easily installed between the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1 and the trunk lid 4. can be held securely by the elasticity of the elastic string 9.

Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is possible to effectively suppress the flapping of the trunk lid 4 during driving and prevent its deformation. Moreover, since the trunk lid 4 is connected to the rear wall 3 of the vehicle body 1 via the elastic string 9, even if luggage moves inside the trunk compartment 2 while driving, the trunk lid 4 can be moved in the closing direction by the elastic string 9. It is possible to follow the rotation while being elastically biased, so that no excessive force is applied thereto, and damage due to impact can be avoided.

Furthermore, by operating the fastening screws 20 to adjust the expansion and contraction of the upper holding body 11 relative to the lower holding body 10, the trunk lid 4 can be held at an appropriate opening angle depending on the size of the luggage in the trunk room 2. It is possible. Furthermore, since the holder main body 8 is attached using the existing vehicle body side locking member 21 and lid side locking member 23, the automobile trunk lid holder 6 can be easily constructed with a small number of parts.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the lower latching means and the upper latching means are constituted by the latching hook 22 and the latching ring 24 provided on the elastic string 9, but the present invention is not limited to this. , the lower latching means and the upper latching means are connected to the ninth
It can be configured as shown in the figure.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing another embodiment of the automobile trunk lid holder 6 according to the present invention.

In this alternative embodiment, the elastic cord 9 of the previous embodiment is omitted by separately providing lower and upper latching means on the lower holder 10 and the upper holder 11, respectively. That is, in the center of the lower end of the lower holding body 10, a hanging hook 26 as a lower hanging member is inserted and supported so as to be movable up and down, and at the lower part thereof, a hook part 26a that is hung on the vehicle body side locking member 21 is provided. , a large-diameter head portion 26b is formed at the upper portion. A spring 27 is interposed between the large diameter head 26b of the hook 26 and the lower holding body 10,
The latching hook 26 is always elastically biased upward by the spring 27. On the other hand, a locking ring 28 serving as an upper locking means to be locked to the lid-side locking member 23 is protrudingly fixed to the upper center portion of the upper holding body 11 .

When attaching the automobile trunk lid holder 6, press the large-diameter head 26b of the latching hook 26 with your fingertips, push down the latching hook 26 against the biasing force of the spring 27, and press the hook portion 26a of the latching hook 26 down. is hooked to the vehicle body side locking member 21. Subsequently, the trunk lid 4 is placed over the upper holding body 11, and the lid-side locking member 23 is latched to the latching ring 28.

Thereafter, as in the previous embodiment, the lower holder 10 and the upper holder 11 are fastened together by tightening the fastening screws 20 (not shown in FIG. 9), thereby completing the installation work. Therefore, in this other embodiment, as in the previous embodiment, the trunk lid 4 can be reliably held in the open state with a simple operation, and the impact acting on the trunk lid 4 during driving can be alleviated by the elastic action of the spring 27. can do.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-mentioned embodiments, and the shapes and configurations of each part may be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, such as forming the lower holding body and the upper holding body from plate materials, respectively. It is also possible to change and implement it arbitrarily. In particular, in a case where a pet or the like is accommodated in the trunk room to improve air circulation, the lower holding body and the upper holding body may each be formed in the shape of a ladder or as a predetermined wide plate.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, the automobile trunk lid holder of the present invention includes a lower holder that is placed on the upper surface of the rear wall of a vehicle body forming a trunk room, and a lower holder that can be raised and lowered from the lower holder. a supported upper holding body, a fastening means for elastically adjusting the upper holding body to the lower holding body, and a lower hooking means for hooking the lower holding body to an existing vehicle body side locking member on a rear wall; Since the upper holding body is composed of an upper locking means for locking the trunk lid to an existing lid-side locking member, the lower holding body and the upper holding body can be attached to the rear wall of the vehicle body using the existing locking member. It can be easily and firmly assembled between the trunk lid and the trunk lid, thereby reliably preventing the trunk lid from flapping while driving, and the upper holding body can be adjusted to expand and contract with respect to the lower holding body using the fastening means. This has the effect of allowing the trunk lid to be held at an appropriate opening angle depending on the size of the luggage.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overview diagram showing a state in which a trunk lid holder for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed between the rear wall of a vehicle body and the trunk lid, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the holder body in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the holder body in FIG. Figure 6 is the second
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a shortened rear view of the holder body in FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the automobile trunk lid holder of the embodiment. In the figure, car body 2Drank room 3: Rear wall
4 Nidrankrid 10: Lower holding body
11: Upper holding body 20: Fastening screw 21: Vehicle body side locking member 23: Lid side locking member 22. 26: Latching hook 24. 28: Latching ring. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals and the same symbols indicate the same or equivalent parts. Patent applicant Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A lower holding body placed on the upper surface of the rear wall of the vehicle body forming a trunk room, an upper holding body supported by the lower holding body so as to be movable up and down, and the upper holding body being adjustable to expand and contract with the lower holding body. fastening means for positioning the lower holding body on the vehicle body side locking member of the rear wall; and upper holding means for locking the upper holding body on the lid side locking member of the trunk lid. An automobile trunk lid holder comprising: