JPH08324459A - Automatic body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide automobile body structure by which the rear field of view can be widened by releasing a partition wall for dividing an occupant compartment from a luggage compartment as needed, and a long material can be loaded by enlarging the luggage compartment space. CONSTITUTION: In automobile body structure in which a partition wall 5 provided with a back window 8 on the upper side is provided between an occupant compartment 2 and a luggage compartment 3, a lower side partition wall 7 of the back window 8 is so constituted as to be released toward the luggage compartment 3 side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile having a passenger compartment such as a truck and a luggage compartment, and a vehicle body structure in which a partition wall provided between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment can be opened. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a freight vehicle such as a truck,
There is a luggage compartment on the rear side of the passenger compartment where drivers and the like can ride. There are two types of luggage compartments, one with the upper space opened to the outside and the other with the upper space partitioned from the outside. The one with the upper space open to the outside is used as a so-called loading platform for loading various cargo, and the one with the upper space partitioned from the outside is
It is used as a freight compartment for refrigerated vehicles. FIG. 19 shows a freight vehicle equipped with a luggage compartment whose upper space is open to the outside, a so-called luggage carrier. In this freight vehicle, a passenger compartment 100 on which a driver or the like rides and a luggage carrier 101 on which luggage and the like are placed are separated by a rear wall surface of the passenger compartment 100, that is, a partition wall 102 forming a so-called cabin back panel. The partition 102 is usually integrally formed with a side body panel, a roof panel, etc. of the passenger compartment 100 so as to form a part of the passenger compartment. In a freight vehicle equipped with such a luggage carrier 101, a back window 103 made of glass is usually provided on the upper side of the partition wall 102 in order to secure a rear view from the passenger compartment 100.

By the way, in some of the vehicle types of the freight vehicle equipped with the luggage carrier 101, the feeling of opening of the passenger compartment 100 is improved,
Alternatively, in order to improve ventilation performance, there is one in which a back window 103 provided on the partition wall 102 can be opened.
The lorry shown in FIG. 20 has a back window 103 provided on the upper side of the partition wall 102 slidable to the lower side. In this lorry, the back window 103 is housed in the lower side of the partition wall 102, and the upper opening 104 is opened.

On the other hand, in the freight vehicle shown in FIG. 21, the back window provided on the upper side of the partition wall 102 is divided into four parts in the lateral direction, and fixed type wind glasses 105, 1 are provided on both sides.
05 is arranged, and the windshields 106, 106 in the central portion are arranged.
Is a sliding door type that can be opened and closed to the left and right.

[0005]

However, in a conventional freight vehicle or the like, the space between the passenger compartment 100 and the luggage carrier 101 is fixed due to the restrictions on the size and displacement of the vehicle, so that the number of seats or the load is reduced. Could not change room space.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and, if necessary, opens a partition wall that separates the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment to increase the rear field of view and expands the luggage compartment space to load long objects. An object of the present invention is to provide a car body structure capable of being manufactured.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a vehicle body structure in which a partition having a back window on the upper side is provided between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment,
The lower side partition wall of the back window is configured to be openable toward the cargo bed side. Further, the present invention is a vehicle body structure in which a partition having a back window is provided between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment on the upper side, and the back window can be opened toward the luggage carrier side around the upper end. In addition, the lower partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the cargo bed side. Furthermore, the present invention is a vehicle body structure having a partition wall provided with a back window on an upper side between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment, wherein the back window can be stored in the roof of the passenger compartment. The lower side bulkhead of the back window is configured to be open toward the cargo bed side. Still further, according to the present invention, in a vehicle body structure of an automobile having a partition wall provided with a back window on an upper side between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment, the back window can be housed in a lower partition wall of the back window. Configured to
In addition, the lower side partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the luggage compartment side.

[0008]

When the luggage compartment is expanded, the partition wall provided between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment is opened. As a method of opening the partition wall, there is a method of opening at least only the lower side of the partition wall, dividing the partition wall into upper and lower parts and opening each, or dividing the partition wall into left and right parts and opening them. When the partition wall is divided into upper and lower parts and opened, the upper partition wall may be rotated around the upper end, or may be divided into left and right parts to open the double doors. Similarly, there is a method in which the lower partition wall is rotated around the lower end or divided into right and left to open the double door. Then, there is a method of fixing the upper partition that has rotated around the upper end as it is and using it as a roof or storing it in the roof of the passenger compartment. On the other hand, when the luggage compartment is used as a rear seat, the foldable seat stored between the rear side of the seat in the passenger compartment and the bulkhead is deployed to the luggage compartment side together with the bulkhead. In the case where the partition wall is divided into upper and lower parts, the foldable seat is pulled out by tilting the lower partition wall toward the luggage compartment side. In this case, in the case where the lower partition wall is a double-sided double door, the foldable seat is pulled out by opening the lower partition wall to the left and right. Further, in the form in which the partition wall is divided into left and right, the folding sheet is pulled out by opening the partition wall to the left and right. Thereby, the luggage compartment side can be used as a rear seat. When the luggage compartment is used as the luggage compartment as it is, the folding seat is stored on the rear side of the passenger compartment, the partition wall is closed, and the rear side is utilized as the luggage compartment.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment applied to a cargo room having an upper space open to the outside, that is, a so-called freight vehicle equipped with a cargo bed. The partition wall is divided into upper and lower parts, and the upper partition wall and the lower partition wall are accommodated in the cargo room. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a vehicle body structure of an automobile of a type that can be opened to the side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a lorry vehicle with a partition wall closed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a lorry vehicle with a partition wall open.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a freight vehicle such as a truck. The freight vehicle 1 is provided with a cargo bed 3 as a luggage room on the rear side of a passenger compartment 2. The cabin back panel 4 that forms the rear wall surface of the passenger compartment 2 is provided with a partition wall 5 that can be opened. By opening the partition wall 5 as necessary, the passenger compartment 2 or the luggage carrier 3 can be enlarged. I am trying.

The partition wall 5 is composed of an upper partition wall 6 and a lower partition wall 7 that can be opened toward the rear of the vehicle body, that is, toward the luggage carrier 3 side. The upper partition wall 6 is a glass back window 8. It is a thing. The back window 8 has an upper end rotatably supported on an upper end of an opening 9 formed in the cabin back panel 4 via a pair of hinges 10. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the hinge 10 is fixed by a hinge member 10 a provided inside the roof 11 so as to be slidable along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and a screw 12 to an upper end portion of the back window 8. Hinge member 10b
And a hinge shaft 10c that rotatably connects the hinge members 10a and 10b to each other. The hinge member 10a is a roof outer panel 1 that constitutes a roof 11.
3 and the roof inner panel 14 are slidably arranged to guide the hinge member 10b into the roof 11 along the roof guide rails 15.

A lock device 16 is provided on the lower surface of the roof inner panel 14 so that the back window 8 can be locked in a substantially horizontal state at the open position. This lock device 1
6 is a fixing portion 17 fixed to the roof inner panel 14.
Then, the roof inner panel 1 is supported rotatably with respect to the fixed portion 17 and elastically supported by a spring (not shown).
The movable portion 18 is biased toward the side of the roof inner panel 1.
The holes 20 are formed in the roof 11 so as to project and retract in the roof 11. The pin portion 19 is the hinge member 1 described above.
Hinge member 10a by engaging with the concave portion 21 provided in 0a.
Is locked at that position (see FIG. 5). At the position where the hinge member 10a is locked, the back window 8 has its tip engaged with the roof guide rail 15 and held at the open position. Back window 8 fixed in the open position by a locking device 16
Is stored in the roof 11 by pushing the back window 8 into the roof 11 in a state where the movable portion 18 is rotated to release the pin portion 19 from the recess 21 (see FIG. 6). At this time, the engaging member 23 fastened to the hinge member 10b by the screw 12 slides along the roof guide rail 15 to guide the back window 8 into the roof 11. The back window 8 housed in the roof 11 has a lock device 1 having the same structure as the lock device 16.
The position is held by 6 '.

On the other hand, the lower partition wall 7 also serves as a seat cushion panel, and is composed of an outer panel 24 and an inner panel 25 as shown in FIG. The lower partition wall 7 is rotatably supported so as to be tilted toward the cargo bed 3 via rotary shafts 26 provided at lower ends of both sides of an opening 9 formed in the cabin back panel 4. The lower partition 7 is fixed by locking a striker 27 provided on the upper end of the inner panel 25 with a lock device 28 provided on the lower side of the upper partition 6.

A foldable seat 31 including a seat cushion 29 and a seat back 30 is fixed to the inner panel 25 of the lower partition 7 via the back surface of the seat cushion 29. The foldable seat 31 is stored behind the front seat 32 in the passenger compartment 2 with the seat back 30 folded.

As shown in FIG. 8, the foldable seat 31 has a structure in which the lower bulkhead 7 is tilted toward the cargo bed 3 side, whereby
The rear seat is set on top. At this time,
The striker 27 provided on the inner panel 25 is attached to the loading platform 3
The foldable seat 31 is fixed by being locked by the lock device 34 provided on the upper luggage compartment floor 33.

The position of the rotary shaft 26 is set to be higher than the surface of the cargo room floor 33 by a predetermined height H, and the seat cushion 29 is configured to be raised forward. Reference numeral 35 is a weather strip attached to the flange portions of the outer panel 24 and the inner panel 25.

According to the vehicle body structure of the automobile having the above-mentioned structure, when the luggage carrier 3 is widely used, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper partition wall 6 (back window 8) and the lower partition wall 7 are closed to leave the luggage carrier 3 as it is. use. At this time, when a long product longer than the luggage carrier 3, for example, a steel material, is placed, the lower partition wall 7 is tilted backward so that the interior of the passenger compartment 2 and the luggage carrier 3 are used continuously. As a result, the dimension L in the lengthwise direction of the loading platform 3 can be increased, so that long objects can be loaded.

Next, when it is desired to use the luggage carrier 3 as a passenger compartment, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper partition wall 6 (back window 8) is rotated toward the luggage carrier 3 side to open the rear portion, and the lower partition wall 7 is used. Knock back. Upper partition wall 6 (back window 8)
May be locked in the open position and used as a part of the roof, or may be housed in the roof 11 to open the upper part. On the other hand, the foldable seat 31, which is laid down on the luggage carrier 3 together with the lower partition 7, fixes the striker 27 by the locking device 34 and raises the seat back 30 to form a rear seat. As a result, the rear seat can be provided on the rear side of the front seat 32. In this case, the rear of the rear seat becomes the luggage space M.

9 to 11 show a modified example in which the back window 8 used as the upper side partition wall 6 is housed. The same parts as those in FIGS. 2 and 3 and FIGS. 7 and 8 are designated by the same reference numerals. It is shown. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the back window 8 can be lifted and lowered by the lifting device 22 provided in the lower partition wall 7. As a result, the back window 8 is housed in the outer panel 24 and the inner panel 25 that form the lower partition 7. Therefore, it is not necessary to store the back window 8 in the roof 11, so that the structure of the roof 11 is simplified. Then, with the back window 8 housed in the lower partition 7, as shown in FIG.
The rear seat can be secured behind the front seat 32 by tilting it toward the luggage carrier 3 side.

12 to 16 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. In the case of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the openable partition wall 36 provided on the cabin back panel 4 forming the rear wall surface of the passenger compartment 2 is divided into left and right partitions 36 a, 36b is configured so as to be double-sided via a hinge 37 and open toward the cargo bed 3 side. Back windows 38a and 38b are provided on the upper sides of the left and right partition walls 36a and 36b, respectively.

On the lower side of the left and right partition walls 36a, 36b,
Foldable seats 39, 39 are mounted on the passenger compartment 2 side, respectively, and are configured to be used as rear seats when the left and right partition walls 36a, 36b are opened. Foldable seats 39, 39 are seat cushions 4
Seat cushion rotating hinge 40a attached to 0
The seat cushion 40 and the seat back 41 are laid sideways around the seat cushion rotation hinge 40a (see FIG. 13), and then the seat back rotation hinge 41a serves as the center. It is assembled by raising the back 41 rearward (see FIG. 14). The folding seats 39, 39 are fixed by fixing the left and right partition walls 36a, 36b to a lock device (not shown) provided on the loading platform 3.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15, the passenger compartment 2
The releasable partition wall 42 provided on the cabin back panel 4 forming the rear wall surface is vertically divided into an upper partition wall 43 and a lower partition wall 44, and the upper partition wall 43 is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. Similar to the embodiment, the hinge 45 provided at the upper end portion can be opened toward the luggage compartment side, that is, toward the luggage carrier 3 side. On the other hand, the lower partition wall 44 is divided into left and right partition walls 44a and 44b, and is configured to be opened toward the luggage compartment side through a hinge 46 provided at both ends so as to be a double door. These left and right partition walls 44a,
The foldable sheets 39, 39 similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 can be used for 44b.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 16, the passenger compartment 2
The releasable partition walls provided on the cabin back panel 4 forming the rear wall surface of the cabin include the upper partition wall 47 and the lower partition wall 4.
It is divided into 8 up and down. Of these, the lower partition wall 48
Like the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, is configured so that it can be opened toward the luggage compartment side around the rotary shafts 49 provided at the lower ends of both sides. The lower partition wall 48 accommodates a foldable seat (not shown) on the passenger compartment side. On the other hand, the upper partition wall 47 is divided into left and right partition walls 47a and 47b, and is configured to be opened toward the luggage compartment side in a double door opening via hinges 50 provided at both ends. Reference numeral 51 denotes a lock device that fixes the left and right sides of the lower partition 48 when the lower partition 48 is closed, and is provided on both sides of the cabin back panel 4. This locking device 51 can also be applied to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3 and the embodiment of FIG.

Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 16, the rear seats can be provided on the rear side of the front seat 32, respectively. Then, the rear of the rear seat becomes the cargo space.

17 and 18 show another embodiment of the elevating device 22 shown in FIG. 9. In this case, the same parts as those of FIG. A pair of U-shaped roller guide sashes 52 and a regulator guide 54 that guides the regulator slider 53 are provided in the outer panel 24 and the inner panel 25 that form the lower partition 7. The regulator guide 54 is provided in the central portion of the lower partition 7 in the vertical direction, and is fixed to the inner panel 25 with screws 55. The pair of roller guide sashes 52 are provided on both sides of the lower partition 7 with the regulator guide 54 interposed therebetween. The regulator slider 53 moves up and down along a regulator guide 54 by a motor 56, and a glass holder 58 attached to a lower end portion of a window glass 57 as a back window 8 is attached to the regulator slider 53 with a screw 59. ing. The roller guide sash 52 guides the rollers 60 mounted on the lower end portions of both sides of the window glass 57. Reference numeral 61 is a glass run arranged around the opening 9. According to this embodiment, the operation of the switch provided in the instrument panel or the center console of the passenger compartment 2 drives the motor 56 to move the regulator slider 53 up and down along the regulator guide 54. As a result, the window glass 57 is moved up and down via the glass holder 58, and the window glass 57 is moved.
The rollers 60 provided on the left and right of the roller are moved up and down along the roller guide sash 52. Also in the case of this embodiment, the folding seat 31 can be deployed on the luggage carrier 3 by tilting the lower partition 7 while the window glass 57 is stored in the lower partition 7.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. In a vehicle body structure of an automobile in which a partition wall 5 having a back window 8 on the upper side is provided between the passenger compartment 2 and the luggage compartment, the lower partition wall 7 of the back window 8 can be opened toward the luggage carrier 3 side. Since it is configured, the lower partition 7
Since the dimension in the length direction of the loading platform 3 can be enlarged by opening the opening, it becomes possible to load long objects such as steel materials. In a vehicle body structure having a partition wall 5 provided with a back window 8 on the upper side between the passenger compartment 2 and the luggage compartment, the back window 8 can be opened toward the luggage carrier 3 side around the upper end. Since it is configured and the lower partition wall 7 of the back window 8 can be opened toward the cargo bed 3 side, the rear view can be expanded and the cargo space can be expanded to load a long object. it can. Further, the foldable seat 31 provided in the lower partition wall 7 is unfolded on the luggage carrier 3 to enlarge the passenger compartment 2. By holding the back window 8 in a horizontal state,
A roof can be formed on top. In the vehicle body structure of an automobile in which a partition wall 5 having a back window 8 on the upper side is provided between the passenger compartment 2 and the luggage compartment, the back window 8 can be housed in the roof 11 of the passenger compartment 2. Since the lower side partition wall 7 of the back window 8 is configured to be open toward the side of the luggage carrier 3, it is possible to increase the rear field of view and expand the luggage compartment space to load long objects. Since the back window 8 can be stored in the roof 11 when it is opened, the appearance can be improved. A partition wall 5 provided with a back window 8 on the upper side between the passenger compartment 2 and the luggage compartment
In the vehicle body structure of an automobile, the back window 8 is configured to be housed in the lower partition wall 7 of the back window 8, and the lower partition wall 7 of the back window 8 is opened toward the luggage compartment side. Since this is possible, it is possible to increase the rear field of view and to expand the luggage compartment space to load long objects. Further, since it is not necessary to store the back window 8 in the roof, it is not necessary to modify the roof.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be applied to an automobile having a structure in which the luggage compartment is sealed from the surroundings such as a refrigerating car. in this case,
When the frozen goods are not loaded in the luggage compartment, as described in the above embodiment, the partition wall is opened and the foldable seat provided on the lower partition wall is expanded to the luggage compartment side and used as a passenger compartment. can do. Further, the partition wall can be applied not only when the back window is provided, but also when the back window is not provided.

[0028]

As described above, the vehicle body structure for an automobile according to the present invention has the following effects.

In the vehicle body structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein a partition wall having a back window on the upper side is provided between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment, the lower partition wall of the back window is opened toward the luggage carrier side. Since it is possible to open the lower partition wall, it is possible to increase the lengthwise dimension of the loading platform, so that it is possible to load long products such as steel materials. The vehicle body structure for an automobile according to claim 2, wherein a partition wall having a back window is provided between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment on the upper side, and the back window can be opened around the upper end toward the luggage carrier side. Since it is configured and the lower side partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the cargo bed side, it is possible to increase the rear field of view and expand the cargo room space to load long objects. The vehicle body structure for an automobile according to claim 3, wherein a partition wall provided with a back window on the upper side is provided between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment, and the back window can be stored in the roof of the passenger compartment. Since the lower partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the loading platform side, the rear view can be expanded and the luggage space can be expanded to load long objects.
The vehicle body structure for an automobile according to claim 4, wherein a partition having a back window is provided on an upper side between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment, and the back window can be housed in the lower partition of the back window. In addition, since the lower side partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the luggage compartment side, the rear view can be expanded and the luggage compartment space can be expanded to load a long object.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing an embodiment of a vehicle body structure of an automobile according to the present invention with a part cut away.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the automobile of FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a vehicle body structure in a state in which an upper side partition wall and a lower side partition wall of the automobile of FIG. 2 are opened.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 showing the operation when opening the back window.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the back window is used as a roof in an open position.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the back window is stored in the roof.

FIG. 7 is a B- of FIG. 2 showing a stored state of the folding seat.
It is a B sectional view.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a developed state of the foldable sheet.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a storage structure of a back window.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

11 is a cross-sectional view showing a developed state of the folding type seat of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the vehicle body structure for an automobile according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the order of unfolding the foldable sheet.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the order of unfolding the foldable sheet.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the vehicle body structure for an automobile according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the vehicle body structure for an automobile according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the storage structure of the back window.

18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a conventional lorry such as a truck.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a rear partition wall of a conventional truck or the like.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a rear partition wall of a conventional truck or the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Lorry 2 Passenger compartment 3 Cargo (cargo compartment) 4 Cabin back panel 5 Bulkhead 6,43,47 Upper bulkhead 7,44,48 Lower bulkhead 8 Back window 9 Opening 10,50 Hinge 11 Roof 13 Roof outer panel 14 Roof inner panel 15 Roof guide rail 16 Lock device 19 Pin part 24 Outer panel 25 Inner panel 26,49 Rotating shaft 27 Striker 28 Lock device 29,40 Seat cushion 30,41 Seat back 31,39 Foldable seat 32 Front seat 33 Cargo compartment Floor 34 Lock device 36 Partition walls 36a, 36b Left and right partition walls 37 Hinge 38a, 38b Back windows 44a, 44b Left and right partition walls 47a, 47b Left and right partition walls

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akihiro Moriya 300, Takatsuka-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Suzuki Stock Company (72) Inventor Kiyomitsu Kuroyanagi 300, Takatsuka-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Suzuki Company (72) Inventor Ichiro Nakagawa 300, Takatsuka-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Suzuki Stock Company

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle body structure of an automobile having a partition wall provided with a back window on an upper side between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment, wherein a lower partition wall of the back window can be opened toward a cargo bed side. The car body structure characterized by the above. 2. A vehicle body structure for an automobile, wherein a partition having a back window is provided on an upper side between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment, wherein the back window can be opened toward the cargo bed side around an upper end portion. A vehicle body structure for an automobile, characterized in that the lower partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the cargo bed side. 3. A vehicle body structure of an automobile having a partition wall provided with a back window on an upper side between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment, wherein the back window can be housed in a roof of the passenger compartment. A vehicle body structure characterized in that a lower partition wall of a back window can be opened toward a cargo bed side. 4. A vehicle body structure for an automobile, wherein a partition wall provided with a back window on an upper side is provided between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment, and the back window can be housed in a lower partition wall of the back window. In addition, the vehicle body structure of an automobile, characterized in that the lower side partition wall of the back window can be opened toward the luggage compartment side.