JPH067988Y2 - Vehicle side step structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a side step structure of a vehicle, and more specifically, to a vehicle having a wheel carrier to which a spare tire is detachably attached on the underside of a floor of a vehicle wheel base. Regarding the side step structure.

(Prior Art and Problems to Be Solved) In a vehicle 1 having a wheel carrier to which a spare tire 2 is detachably attached on the underside of a wheel base H of this type, the spare tire 2 is detachably attached as shown in FIG. Therefore, a front step 31 and a rear step 32 for getting on and off from the front door 3 and the rear door 4 are independently formed, and a wheel carrier is operated and a spare tire 2 is put in and taken out from a space T between the steps 31 and 32. Was being conducted. Therefore, the front step 31 and the rear step 32 both have a problem that the space is restricted by this space portion and becomes a small space, the occupant's entry / exitability is deteriorated, and the appearance is deteriorated. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, has a sufficient space at all times when getting on and off, and can improve the appearance, and at the time of tire replacement, a spare tire can be attached / detached and removed. An object of the present invention is to provide a side step structure for a vehicle, which is capable of forming a space portion that allows a putting operation.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention separately forms a side step into a center step and front and rear steps, and the center step is detachably provided,
The present invention resides in a side step structure of a vehicle configured to be able to form a space portion in which the spare tire can be operated in and out between front and rear steps.

(Function) Normally, the center step and the front and rear steps integrally form a side step with a predetermined space, and when replacing the spare tire, the center step is removed to create a space part where the spare tire can be moved in and out between the front and rear steps. Form.

(Embodiment) Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle having a wheel carrier (not shown) to which a spare tire 2 is detachably attached on the underfloor side between wheel bases H. The front door 3 and the rear door 4 provided on the left and right of the vehicle 1 are provided with side steps 5 at a predetermined position over the both doors 3 and 4 at a lower position. Side step 5
Are formed as shown in FIG.

The side step 5 is formed under the front door 3 and the rear door 4 and has a length L between the doors 3 and 4 so that an occupant can get on and off the side door 5, and the side step 5 is a center step having a predetermined length L1 at the center. 6 and a front step 7 and a rear step 8 having a front and rear length L2. Each of these steps 6, 7 and 8 is formed by bending a steel plate or the like, and a receiving step portion 7a for receiving and supporting the center step 6 is formed at the end of the front and rear steps 7 and 8 on the side of the center step 6. , 8a are formed, and both steps 7 and 8 have a space (also referred to as a space portion) T in which a center step 6 can be placed at a predetermined position on the underfloor side of the vehicle 1 and are horizontally aligned with each other via a bracket 9. It is supported. The interval T between the steps 7 and 8 is formed to allow the spare tire 2 to be attached / detached to / from the wheel carrier mounted on the underside of the vehicle. A center step 6 is horizontally mounted so that the center step 6 can be mounted between the front and rear steps 7 and 8 provided in this way.

At the front and rear ends of the center step 6, stepped portions 6a are formed which are connected to and supported by the receiving stepped portions 7a and 8a formed at the front and rear steps 7 and 8 in the form of an intermittent joint. A guide groove 6c having a predetermined length is provided at both edges 6b in the direction, and the center step 6 is connected to both guide grooves 6c via a tightening member 10 serving as a connecting member. The tightening member 10 is composed of a tightening lever 11 and a pulling lever 12. The tightening lever 11 is formed into a bent shape as shown in the drawing, and one end of the tightening lever 11 is rotatable via a pin 14 to a bracket 13 attached to the lower surface of the front step 7. It is pivotally attached to the bracket 13 of this tightening lever 11.
A pin portion 12a at one end of a pulling lever 12 formed into a substantially bow shape is pivotally mounted at a predetermined position near the pin portion, and a pin portion 12b at the other end of the pulling lever 12 slides in a guide groove 6c of the center step 6. The center step 6 is movably fitted and connected to the front step 7. Further, a catch lever 15 including a hook portion 16 of the same kind as the tightening member 10 and a lever portion 17 is engaged with a hook 6d provided on the lower surface of the center step 6 at an end portion of the rear step 8 near the center step 6. Are attached via brackets 18.

In each of the steps 6, 7 and 8 provided in this way, the center step 6 is normally placed between the receiving step portions 7a and 8a of the front and rear steps 7 and 8 to hook the hook portion 16 of the catch lever 15 into the hook 6d. And the lever portion 17 is tilted to tighten the set step 6 and the rear step 8 tightly, and the tightening lever of the tightening member 10 is tilted to fix the center step 6 and the front step 7 tightly. The upper surfaces of the steps 6, 7 and 8 are connected and fixed to substantially the same surface. Further, when replacing the spare tire 2, the tightening lever 11 and the catch lever 15 of the tightening member 10 are replaced.
By loosening the lever portion 17 of the center step 6, the tightening of the center step 6 is released, and by moving the step 6 to the front side in the drawing through the guide groove 6c formed in the step 6, the interval T between the front and rear steps 7 and 8 is increased. Is released. Therefore, in normal times, the interval T for attaching / detaching and putting in / out the spare tire 2 is closed, and the side step 5 having an effective space is configured, so that the occupant's entry / exitability can be improved and the appearance is excellent. When the tire is replaced, the center step 5 can be removed to open the interval T between the front and rear steps 7 and 8 so that the spare tire 2 can be easily attached / detached and put in / out.

Next, the side step 20 shown in FIG. 4 shows another embodiment, and this side step 20 has a center step 21 having a length L1 like the side step 5 described above.
And front and rear steps 22 and 23 having a length L2, the center step 21 is pivotally connected to the front step 22 via two link members 24 and 25, respectively. Link member 2
4, 25 may be provided movably between the front and rear steps 22 and 23 and a lateral position in the figure of the front step 22 to form a space T between the front and rear steps 22 and 23. Is configured. It should be noted that this center step 21 has front and rear step-ups 22, 23.
Although it is not shown in the drawing, it is configured to be tightened and fixed by the catch lever 15 of the side step 5, for example, when it is laterally bridged. Therefore, also in this side step 20, the same operational effect as that of the above side step 5 is obtained.

In each of the above embodiments, the center steps 6, 2
1 is connected to the front steps 7 and 22 for illustration,
The configuration is not limited to this, and may be connected to the rear steps 8 and 23. Further, in each embodiment, the center steps 6 and 21 are connected by the tightening member 10 and the link members 24 and 25, and the catch lever 15 is used for tightening and fixing, but the invention is not limited to this.
In short, each step is normally integrated, and when replacing the tire, the sensor step can be easily attached and removed, and the interval between the front and rear steps can be opened.Therefore, the center step is, for example, a bolt or nut. The mounting structure may be a fastening member or a hinge.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention is a side step of a vehicle having a wheel carrier to which a spare tire is detachably attached on the underside of the floor between the wheel bases of the vehicle, and the side step is a center step and front and rear steps. In addition to the split formation, the center step is detachably provided, and the space for allowing the spare tire to be moved in and out can be formed between the front and rear steps. Since the space part to be closed is a closed step and constitutes a side step with an effective space, it is possible to improve the occupant's ease of getting on and off, the appearance is also good, and the center step can be removed when replacing the tire. Open and close the space between the front and rear steps to remove and insert spare tires You can do the work easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a front view of a vehicle, Fig. 2 is a partial side view of the right side of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a front view of a side step, and Fig. 4 is a side step. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of FIG. 1 ... Vehicle 2 ... Spare tire 5,20 ... Side step 6,21 ... Center step 7,21 ... Front step 8, 22 ... Rear step T ... Spacing (space) H ... Wheel base

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A side step of a vehicle having a wheel carrier to which a spare tire is detachably attached on the under floor side between wheel bases of the vehicle, the side step being divided into a center step and front and rear steps, and A side step structure for a vehicle, in which the center step is detachably provided to form a space in which the spare tire can be operated in and out between front and rear steps.