JPH0761377A - Containing part structure for spare tire - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the containing structure of a spare tire which is constituted to more effectively use a space in a trunk room compared with a conventional structure and utilize a dead space between the floor panel of a trunk room and a fuel tank as a containing part for a spare tire. CONSTITUTION:A part of the floor panel 3 of a trunk room 2 is recessed to a tire containing part 10 and the tire containing part 10 is arranged in a manner to deviate leftward from the central line C of a vehicle. The fundamental surface 3a of the floor panel 3 is formed in a flat state in a way that the upper surface of a spare tire 4 contained in the tire containing part 10 is positioned flush with the fundamental surface 3a of the floor panel 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage structure for spare tires stored in the trunk of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, spare tires 51 for tire replacement as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are provided in advance in various automobiles.
For example, it is stored in the trunk room 52. Then, in the vehicle in which the fuel tank 54 is arranged below the floor panel 53 in the trunk room 52,
When the spare tire 51 is stored in the trunk room 52, it is installed on the upper surface of the floor panel 53 located on the vehicle center line C. In the figure, 55 is a wheel housing, 56 is a chassis frame, 57 is an evaporator tank, and 58 is a fuel filler hose.

[0003]

However, in the conventional storage part structure, since the parts such as the evaporator tank 57 and the fuel filler hose 58 are provided on the upper surface of the fuel tank 54, the floor panel 53 is lowered. Therefore, the stored spare tire 51 is arranged so as to project from the upper surface of the floor panel 53. As a result, the floor panel 5 of the trunk room 52
When a large baggage is put on the vehicle 3, the space around the spare tire 51 becomes a dead space, so that the space in the trunk room 52 cannot be effectively used.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to use the space in the trunk room more effectively than before and to provide a space between the floor panel of the trunk room and the fuel tank below. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spare tire storage part structure capable of utilizing the dead space of the spare tire storage part.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in the present invention, a part of the floor panel of the trunk room is recessed to form a tire storage portion, and the tire storage portion is formed. By arranging in an offset direction in either the left or right direction with respect to the vehicle center line, and by making the upper surface of the spare tire housed in the tire housing section at the same height as the basic surface of the floor panel, The basic surface of the floor panel is flat.

[0006]

In the storage structure of the spare tire according to the present invention,
Since the tire storage part formed on the floor panel of the trunk room is arranged so as to be offset to the left or right with respect to the vehicle center line, part of the floor panel is recessed so that the spare tire storage position is downward. Even if it is provided, it is possible to prevent the components such as the evaporator tank and the fuel filler hose arranged below the floor panel from interfering with the spare tire stored in the tire storage portion. Moreover, in the storage portion structure of the present invention, the upper surface of the spare tire stored in the tire storage portion has the same height as the basic surface of the floor panel, whereby the basic surface of the floor panel is configured to be flat. Therefore, the dead space in the luggage compartment is reduced.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a storage portion structure for a spare tire according to the present invention. In the figure, 1
Is a vehicle body rear part, 2 is a trunk room provided in the vehicle body rear part 1, 3 is a floor panel provided in a lower part of the trunk room 2, 4 is a spare tire housed in the trunk room 2, and the spare tire 4 is laid down sideways. It is arranged in a closed state. Wheel housings 5 are provided on both the left and right sides of the luggage compartment 2, and these wheel housings 5 are formed so as to rise from both left and right ends of the floor panel 3 and have their upper portions curved.

A pair of left and right chassis frames 6a, 6b extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body are arranged below the floor panel 3 of the trunk room 2 at a constant interval in the vehicle width direction, and the fuel tank is also provided. A center line 7 is provided on the vehicle center line C between the chassis frames 6a and 6b. Moreover, it is located between the floor panel 3 and the fuel tank 7 and above and below the fuel tank 7.
Components such as an evaporator tank 8 and a fuel filler hose 9 are provided on the right side of the upper surface of the fuel tank 7, and fuel is supplied to the fuel tank 7 through the fuel filler hose 9.

On the other hand, the floor panel 3 of the trunk room 2 has a tire storage portion 1 formed by denting a part thereof.
0 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tire storage portion 10 is arranged such that the center line D of the stored spare tire 4 is offset to the left by L dimension with respect to the vehicle center line C. The fuel tank 7 is provided at a position on the right side of the upper surface of the fuel tank 7 opposite to the parts such as the evaporator tank 8 and the like, which does not interfere in the vertical direction.

The inner diameter of the tire housing portion 10 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the spare tire 4, and the depth of the spare tire 4 accommodated therein is the same as the basic surface 3a of the floor panel 3. Is formed so that the basic surface 3a of the floor panel 3 is flat. That is, the tire storage portion 10 is formed to have a size capable of sufficiently storing the spare tire 4, and is provided in the dead space between the floor panel 3 and the fuel tank 7 in the vertical direction. Moreover, the spare tire 4 in the tire storage unit 10 is
Since the cover board 11 placed on the basic surface 3a of the floor panel 3 covers the trunk panel 2 in the housed state, the lower portion of the trunk room 2 is formed flat.

In order to store the spare tire 4 in the trunk room 2 in such a storage portion structure, first, the spare tire 4 is laid down while raising the cover board 11. Then, the spare tire 4 is put into the tire storage portion 10 of the floor panel 3 and placed on the bottom surface of the floor panel 3 for storage. After that, cover board 1
If you take down 1 and put it on the basic surface 3a of the floor panel 3,
The lower part of the luggage compartment 2 becomes flat (see FIG. 3). Therefore, a large load can be placed on the upper surface of the cover board 11.

In the storage part structure of this embodiment, the tire storage part 10 in the trunk room 2 is arranged so as to be displaced to the left side with respect to the vehicle center line C, so that the floor panel 3
Even if a part of the tire is recessed and the storage position of the spare tire 4 is provided below, such as the evaporator tank 8 and the fuel filler hose 9 that are disposed below the floor panel 3 and on the right side of the upper surface of the fuel tank 7. The parts and the spare tire 4 stored in the tire storage portion 10 do not interfere with each other, and the dead space formed between the floor panel 3 and the fuel tank 7 is effectively used as a storage portion for the spare tire 4. be able to. Moreover, the upper surface of the spare tire 4 is arranged at the same height as the basic surface 3a of the floor panel 3 in a state of being stored in the tire storage portion 10, and the basic surface 3a of the floor panel 3 is configured to be flat. Therefore, by mounting the cover board 11 on the basic surface 3a, the lower portion of the luggage compartment 2 becomes flat, the dead space in the luggage compartment 2 is reduced, and a large luggage can be stored.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the tire storage portion 10 is arranged so as to be displaced to the left side with respect to the vehicle center line C, but an obstacle is provided on the upper left side of the fuel tank 7. In such a case, the same effect can be obtained by arranging the tire storage portion 10 in a rightward direction with respect to the vehicle center line C.

[0016]

As described above, in the spare tire storage portion structure according to the present invention, a part of the floor panel of the trunk room is recessed to form the tire storage portion, and the tire storage portion is placed on the vehicle center line. In contrast to the basic surface of the floor panel by arranging the upper surface of the spare tire stored in the tire storage section at the same height as the basic surface of the floor panel, the basic surface of the floor panel Since it is configured to be flat, the dead space in the luggage compartment can be reduced and the luggage compartment can be used more widely and effectively than ever before, and even a large luggage can be loaded in the luggage compartment. Moreover, in the storage part structure of the present invention, it is possible to avoid interference between parts such as an evaporator tank and a fuel filler hose arranged below the floor panel of the trunk room and spare tires stored in the tire storage part. Thus, the dead space between the floor panel and the lower fuel tank can be used for storing spare tires.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rear part of a vehicle body in a state in which a spare tire is stored in a trunk room by applying a storage portion structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the inside of the trunk room.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the trunk room.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which a spare tire is stored in a luggage compartment by applying a conventional storage portion structure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a trunk room in the above-mentioned conventional storage structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rear part of car body 2 Trunk room 3 Floor panel 3a Floor panel basic surface 4 Spare tire 7 Fuel tank 8 Evaporator tank 9 Fuel filler hose 10 Tire compartment 11 Coverboard C Vehicle center line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tire storage portion is formed by partially denting a floor panel of a trunk room, and the tire storage portion is arranged so as to be offset to the left or right with respect to a vehicle center line. Spare tire storage part structure characterized in that the upper surface of the spare tire stored in the tire storage part has the same height as the basic surface of the floor panel so that the basic surface of the floor panel is flat. .