JPH0640551Y2 - Vehicle spare tire storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an improvement of a spare tire storage device for an automobile.

[Conventional technology]

In automobiles, we bring spare tires so that we can respond to a puncture accident, and if there is a puncture, we replace them with spare tires on the spot so that we can drive again. In general,
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the spare tire has a recess B in a floor panel A such as a trunk room at the rear of the vehicle body.
Is provided, a spare tire C is put thereinside, a lid D is attached, and a luggage can be placed thereon. When using a standard tire as a spare tire,
Since the width is large, as shown in FIG. 6, the depth of the recess B needs to be deep. In this case, since a fuel tank or the like is attached to the lower side of the recess B, the deep recess B means that the position of the floor panel A is high.
The space in the luggage compartment becomes smaller. As a countermeasure against this, there is an emergency spare tire called a tempered tire having a narrow tire width. If the spare tire C of this tempered tire is to be stored, the depth of the recess B can be reduced as shown in FIG.
The height of can be lowered and the trunk can be enlarged.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

By the way, when the spare tire C is flat and the standard tire and the spare tire C are exchanged, it is necessary to store the standard tire, and when the standard tire is inserted, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. However, the standard tire bulges out from the recess B, and even if the lid D is attached, the standard tire is not stable and the load becomes unstable. See Japanese Utility Model Publication 62-202478, Japanese Utility Model 59-31498 and Japanese Utility Model 52-44973.

Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 192782/1983, a boss is formed on the surface of the lid to form a fitting recess for fitting the crown of a wide standard tire, and a narrow temper is formed on the back. By embossing a fitting convex part that fits into a spare tire pan (concave part) accommodating a tire, by reversing the front and back of the lid body when storing a standard tire and when storing a temper tire, There is a technique for stabilizing the attachment of the lid.

However, in such a technique, since the lid is made uneven by the fitting concave portion and the fitting convex portion, the unevenness hinders the cargo or the loading space is small. There is a problem such as leaving it. Further, because of such problems, it is not suitable for storing a standard tire as a spare tire, and it is necessary to redesign the floor panel and the lid for the standard tire. Therefore, when the temper tire is stored as a spare tire, it cannot be shared with the floor panel and the lid.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it possible to share a floor panel and a lid for storing a temper tire and a standard tire and placing a load thereon. While maintaining ample space, a narrow tempered tire can be stored in a recess to lower the floor panel and a wide standard tire can be stored to securely support the lid and stabilize the load. The purpose is to obtain a spare tire storage device.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

That is, the present invention has a recessed portion formed in a circular shape in a plan view on a rear panel of a vehicle body for accommodating a spare tire, and a recessed portion mounted on a shelf formed around an upper edge of the recessed portion. In a spare tire storage device for an automobile having a cover for covering a portion, the recess has a depth of the same width as the width of the spare tire of the narrow tempered tire,
Protrusions are provided on both left and right sides and front and rear sides of the recessed portion of the shelf, and the lid has a flat plate shape having a square shape, and its side portions are close to the inside of the protrusion, The portion is arranged at a position that supports the four corners of the lid when the lid is rotated by 45 ° in a plan view, and the upper surface of the standard tire when a wide standard tire is stored in the recess. A spare tire storage device for an automobile having the same height.

[Action]

According to the present invention, when a spare tire for a temper tire is stored, the temper tire is laid sideways in the recessed portion for storage, and the shelf formed around the upper edge of the recessed portion and the lid on the upper surface of the tempered tire are covered. Place the body. As a result, the height of the floor panel can be reduced and the load can be increased. on the other hand,
When storing a standard tire in the event of a puncture, or when storing a standard tire as a spare tire, put the standard tire sideways into the recess and turn the lid body 45 ° and project the four corners of the lid Section and support on top of a standard tire. As a result, the lid body is reliably supported by the standard tire and the protrusion and does not rattle, so that the load can be stably received.

Further, since the lid body is flat and has a flat shape and is at a low position (the upper surface of the tire) and the protrusion is located near the peripheral edge of the floor panel, a sufficient loading space can be secured. Therefore, the floor panel and the lid can be shared between the case where the standard tire is used as the spare tire and the case where the temper tire is stored as the spare tire.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a spare tire storage device for an automobile of this embodiment has a recessed portion formed in a circular shape in plan view in a portion of a floor panel 1 such as a trunk room at a rear portion of an automobile to store a spare tire. 3 and a lid 4 placed on a shelf 8 formed around the upper edge of the recess 3 to cover the recess 3. Further, protrusions 5 are provided on both left and right sides and front and rear sides of the recessed portion 3 in the shelf 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the recessed portion 3 has a depth that is the same as the width dimension of the spare tire 2 which is a narrow tempered tire. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 4 is in the form of a square flat plate, and its side portions are close to the inside of the protrusion 5. A small hole is provided in the center of the lid 4 so that the lid 4 is fastened to the center of the recess 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is formed by pressing the floor panel 1, and the lid 4 is 45 ° in plan view.
When rotated (in the state of the lid 4 shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1), it is arranged at a position to support the four corners of the lid 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the height of the protrusion 5 is the same as the upper surface (width of the standard tire 6) of the standard tire 6 when the wide width standard tire 6 is stored in the recess 3. Is set to. The left and right protrusions 5 are formed by steps. In addition, tire houses 7 for rear wheels are projected on both sides of the floor panel 1.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the protrusions 5 provided on the left, right, front and rear of the recessed portion 3 of the floor panel 1 are made as small as possible and are pressed upward to protrude. Others are the same as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment as described above, when the spare tire 2 of the temper tire is stored, the spare tire 2 is laid sideways in the recessed portion 3 and stored, and is formed around the upper edge of the recessed portion 3. The lid 4 on the upper surface of the shelved portion 8 and the spare tire 2
To place. As a result, the height of the floor panel 1 can be reduced and the load can be increased.

On the other hand, when the standard tire 6 is stored in a puncture accident, or when the standard tire 6 is stored as a spare tire, the standard tire 6 is laid sideways into the recessed portion 3 and the lid 4
Is rotated 45 °, the four corners of the lid 4 are supported by the protrusions 5, and the lid 4 is placed on the upper surface of the standard tire 6. This allows
Even if the standard tire 6 protrudes from the recessed portion 3, the lid 4 is reliably supported by the standard tire 6 and the protrusion 5 and does not rattle, so that the load can be stably received.

Further, in this embodiment, since the lid body 4 has a flat plate shape without any unevenness and is located at a low position (the upper surface of the tire), and the projecting portion 5 is located near the peripheral edge of the floor panel 1, there is sufficient loading space for the load. Can be secured. Therefore, when the standard tire 6 is used as a spare tire and when the temper tire is stored as the spare tire 2,
The floor panel 1 and the lid 4 can be shared.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, the recessed portion formed in the floor panel at the rear of the vehicle body in a circular shape in plan view and storing the spare tire, and the shelf portion formed around the upper edge of the recessed portion. In a spare tire storage device for an automobile, comprising: a lid body that is placed on the cover and covers the recessed portion, the recessed portion has a depth that is the same as the width dimension of the spare tire of the narrow tempered tire, and Protrusions are provided on both left and right sides and front and rear sides of the recessed portion in the shelf, and the lid has a flat plate shape having a square shape, and its side portion is close to the inside of the protrusion, Is the same as the upper surface of the standard tire when the standard tire having a wide width is housed in the recess and is arranged at a position that supports the four corners of the lid when the cover is rotated by 45 ° in a plan view. As it has a height, While allowing the floor panel and lid to be used in common when storing standard tires and ensuring a sufficient space for loading cargo, the narrow tempered tires are stored in the recesses to lower the floor panel. In addition, the lid can be reliably supported and the load can be stabilized even when storing the standard tire.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 show a conventional example, FIG. 4 is a perspective view, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view when a spare tire of a temper tire is stored, and FIG. It is a cross-sectional view when it can be stored. 1 ... Floor panel, 2 ... Spare tire, 3 ... Recessed portion, 4 ... Lid body, 5 ... Projection portion, 6 ... Standard tire, 8 ... Shelf portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A recessed portion which is formed in a circular shape in a plan view in a rear panel of a vehicle body and which accommodates a spare tire,
In a spare tire storage device for an automobile equipped with a lid body that is placed on a shelf formed around the upper edge of this recess and covers the recess, the recess is a spare tire of a narrow tempered tire. It has a depth of the same dimension as the width dimension, and projections are provided on both left and right sides and front and rear sides of the recessed portion in the shelf portion, and the lid body is a flat plate having a square shape and its side portion. Is close to the inside of the protrusion, the protrusion is arranged at a position that supports the four corners of the lid when the lid is rotated 45 ° in a plan view, and a wide standard tire in the recess. A spare tire storage device for an automobile, which has the same height as the upper surface of the standard tire when stored.