JPH0611251Y2 - Car body structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure suitable for an automobile, especially for a passenger car traveling at high speed.

(Prior Art and Problems Thereof) Conventionally, no pillars or the like are erected in the passenger compartment of this kind of passenger car, and the roof panel is supported by a pillar that also serves as a side structure of the vehicle body or a roll bar extending from the side structure. This ensures the strength and rigidity of the vehicle body when the vehicle is capsized.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In recent years, sunroofs and canopies have been adopted to increase the occupant's field of vision and improve the feeling of openness, and it is also possible to reduce the number of pillars and roll bars and make them thinner. Although demanded, this may impair the safety of the occupant when the vehicle is capsized.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, and the gist of the present invention is that a protector is installed upright on the floor in the vehicle compartment. A vehicle body structure is characterized in that the upper end is positioned above the head of an occupant seated on the seat.

(Operation) Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, when the vehicle is overturned, the deformation of the roof panel and the canopy is prevented or reduced by the protector to prevent the occupant from being injured.

(Embodiment) One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is a protector, which is erected on a floor 3 in a vehicle compartment 2 and has an upper end in the vicinity of a head 6a of an occupant 6 seated in a driver's seat 4 and a passenger seat 5 above the protector. It is located in. The protector 1 is L-shaped as a whole, and its legs 1b function as a center console, and a radio, cassette or audio system, a box with a lid, etc. are incorporated, and a switch 7, a shift lever 8, and a side brake handle 9 are provided. It is installed. The vicinity of the knee 6b of the occupant 6 seated in the driver's seat 4 and the passenger seat 5 is raised higher than the seat cushions 4a, 5a of the driver's seat 4 and the passenger seat 5, and the knee rest 10 is attached to the side surface thereof. The knee rest 10 contacts the knee 6b when the knee 6b moves laterally due to the acceleration acting on the knee 6b during high-speed turning of the automobile, and suppresses the knee 6b from moving further laterally.

The pillar portion 1b of the protector 1 is located slightly rearward of the front surfaces of the seat backs 4b, 5b of the driver's seat 4 and the passenger seat 5, and the digestive organ 11 and others are stored in the middle portion thereof. Then, a video camera for recording the running state of the automobile is built in the upper bulging portion 1c of the pillar portion 1b, and a lens 12 and an autofocus sensor 13 of the video camera are attached to the front surface of the upper bulging portion 1c. Has been. Further, a high mount tail lamp 14 is attached to the back surface of the upper bulging portion 1c, and the tail lamp 14 can be seen from the rear through the rear window. In addition, 15 is a pattern recognition sensor for in-vehicle entry, and 16 is a roof panel.

Then, the protector 1 erected on the floor 3 in the passenger compartment 2
Since the upper end of the vehicle is located near and above the head 6a of the occupant 6 seated on the seat 4 or 5, when the vehicle overturns and the roof panel 16 is recessed, the roof panel 16 is Since it abuts on the upper end, further deformation can be prevented, and therefore, the damage to the head 6a of the occupant 6 can be prevented or reduced.

The prop 1b of the protector 1 is located between the driver's seat 4 and the passenger seat 5 and slightly rearward of the front surfaces of these seat backs 4b and 5b. Therefore, not only the driver's seat 4 but also the passenger seat 5 The occupants 6 seated on the vehicle can be protected, and the visibility of the occupants 6 is not hindered or the occupants 6 do not feel a foreign object.

(Effect of the Invention) In the present invention, the protector is erected on the floor in the vehicle compartment, and the upper end of the protector is positioned above the head of the occupant seated on the seat, so that the roof can be overturned when the vehicle is overturned. The protector prevents or reduces the deformation of the panel and the canopy to prevent the occupant from being injured.

Further, since the upper end of the protector is located near the head of the occupant and above the protector, the protector can be used as a column of a video camera or a high mount tail lamp.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a protector as seen obliquely from the front, Fig. 2 is a side view showing a part of the automobile with a part cut away, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the automobile. . Cabin …… 2, floor …… 3, protector …… 1, occupant ……
6, head …… 6a

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle body structure for an automobile, characterized in that a protector is erected on a floor in a vehicle compartment, and an upper end of the protector is positioned above the head of an occupant seated on a seat.