JPH0948326A - Escape unit for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store an escape implement for making a wheel escape in a small space outside a car interior, and that, with a good appearance. SOLUTION: A storage room 2A opened downward is formed in a storage wall 4A connected to the lower face of the step board 1 of a side step S, and a chain-like escape implement 3A connected with multiple chain links 10 in series by pairs of joint links 11A bendably connecting two adjacent chain links 10 is extractably stored in the storage chamber 2A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escape tool used for the purpose of escaping a vehicle wheel from a bad road when the vehicle wheel gets stuck in a bad road such as muddy, sandy or snowy road. The present invention relates to a vehicle escape unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional escape tool of this type is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0 (A), a plurality of protrusions 50b are provided on a wedge-shaped main body 50a in a protruding manner, or a synthetic resin molded article escape tool 50 in which a hole portion 50c is formed, and FIG. As described above, the side edges of the steel plate or the aluminum plate are bent to form the projecting edges 51a on both side edges, and the metal working plate having the plurality of holes 51b formed between the projecting edges 51a is escaped. Tool 51
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 10C, it is possible to fold and unfold the three metal fittings 52a, 52b, 52c each having a U-shaped planar shape and a similar shape and each having a sawtooth edge. The escape tools 52 and the like connected to each other by pins 53 are used.

[0003]

Conventionally, since the escape tool has been stored in the passenger compartment such as the luggage compartment of an automobile, when the luggage is stacked on the escape tool, it becomes difficult to take out the escape tool and the luggage compartment. Therefore, there is a problem that the storage space occupied by the escape tool becomes large, and that if the escape tool with mud and the like is stored in the luggage compartment in a dirty state, the luggage room and luggage are contaminated by the escape tool. It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to store an escape tool outside the vehicle compartment by utilizing a side step and carry the escape tool in a vehicle.

[0004]

An escape unit for an automobile according to claim 1 is characterized in that a side step provided outside the vehicle compartment is formed with a storage chamber in which an escape tool for wheel escape is stored. And

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the wheel is stuck in a bad road, the escape tool is taken out from the storage room formed in the side step and used, and the escape tool is stored in the storage room after use and the automobile is used. Be carried to.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the storage chamber is formed in a storage wall installed below the step plate of the side step.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the escape tool is stored in the storage chamber inside the storage wall installed under the step plate of the side step, and the escape tool is held in a state of being hidden from the outside by the storage wall. It

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the first and second aspects of the invention, the escape tool has a plurality of chain links in a series in a state in which each pair of adjacent chain links is flexibly connected by an articulation link. It is connected to form a chain.

According to this embodiment, the escape tool can be made into a flat shape and can be compactly stored in a space having a narrow vertical distance, and the escape tool can be used by being deformed into a bent shape along the road surface. Since it is possible to make the wheel escape from a bad road by the escape tool, and the escape tool can be deformed into various forms, the application of the escape tool can be expanded.

When a plurality of chain links are connected in a non-bendable manner to form an escape tool, the escape tool can also be used as a ladder.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the escape tool is detachably coupled to the storage wall by a holding mechanism that holds the escape tool in the storage chamber.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the escape unit provided on the side step S installed horizontally at the lower end of the outside surface of the vehicle body B of the vehicle facing the entrance and exit, installed on the peripheral portion of the step plate 1 of the side step S, A storage chamber 2 arranged above the step plate 1 is formed in a storage wall 4 formed in a horizontally long and flat rectangular tube shape, and the storage chamber 2 is fitted in a bad road such as a muddy road. An escape tool 3 for wheel escape, which is carried by the vehicle for the purpose of escaping the wheel W of the vehicle from a bad road, is detachably stored.

The storage wall 4 has a front wall plate 4 bent in an L shape.
a and the rear wall plate 4b, and the inner wall plate 4c and the outer wall plate 4
d and are formed.

The front and rear wall plates 4a and 4b of the storage wall 4 are respectively formed with laterally long through holes 6 so that the outer wall plate 4 of the storage wall 4 is formed.
In d, there are three bolt insertion holes 7 arranged in the longitudinal direction.
Is pierced.

The escape tool 3 comprises a plurality of chain links 10
Are connected by a plurality of pairs of joint links 11 so as to be bendable in a series and are formed into a chain-like shape. The plurality of chain links 10 are formed by connecting two adjacent chain links 10 to each pair of joint links 11 respectively. Are connected in a series in a state in which they are bent and stretched.

Each chain link 10 has a pair of link pieces 10a installed in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the escape tool 3.
And a pair of connecting pieces 10 installed near both ends of the link pieces 10a and connected to the link pieces 10a in an orthogonal manner.
b are formed respectively.

Both link pieces 10a of each chain link 10
Further, sawtooth-shaped uneven edges 15 are formed at the end edges of both the connecting pieces 10b to increase the frictional resistance with the wheels and prevent the wheels from slipping when they come into contact with the wheels.

The connecting pieces 10b of the pair of chain links 10 arranged at both ends of the chain link row are provided with protruding pieces 12 which are inserted into the through holes 6 of the storage wall 4 when the escape tool 3 is stored. ing.

A bolt insertion hole through which the holding bolt 13 is inserted when the escape tool 3 is stored is formed in the center of the outer link piece 10a of the three chain links 10 arranged near both ends and the center of the chain link row. 14 are pierced respectively.

Both link pieces 10a of each chain link 10
A through hole through which a rivet 16 or a bolt for rotatably coupling the chain link 10 and the joint link 11 is inserted is provided near both ends of the joint link 11 and near both ends of each joint link 11.

Each chain link 10 is connected by an articulation link 11 so that two adjacent chain links 10 can be bent and deformed into a form in which they are respectively folded in two.

When storing the escape tool 3 in the storage chamber 2,
Escape while the two chain links 10 arranged adjacent to each other in the central portion of the escape tool 3 are bent into a mountain-like bent shape and the escape tool 3 is deformed into a shape in which its entire length is slightly reduced. When the tool 3 is fitted into the storage chamber 2 from above, the tops of the chain links 10 bent in a mountain shape are pushed down to extend the chain links 10.
The projecting pieces 12 of the chain links 10 at both ends are inserted into the through holes 6 of the storage wall 4, respectively.

In this state, the holding bolt 13 is inserted into each bolt insertion hole 7 of the storage wall 4 and the bolt insertion hole 14 of the escape tool 3.
Nuts 17 are respectively screwed into the holding bolts 13 and inserted into the holding bolts 13 and the holding bolts 13 and the nuts 17 are fastened to fix the escape tool 3 to the holding bolts 13 and the nuts 17, respectively.
When the escape tool 3 is coupled to the outer wall plate 4d of the storage wall 4 by the above, the escape tool 3 can be held in the storage chamber 2 in a stored state.

In this state, the holding bolts 13 and the nuts 17 are loosened and removed from the storage wall 4, and the escape tool 3
When the two chain links 10 in the central part of are bent in a mountain shape, the length of the escape tool 3 is reduced, and the projecting pieces 12 of the chain links 10 at both ends escape from the through holes 6 respectively, and the escape tool 3 is stored. It can be taken out from inside the chamber 2.

When using the escape tool 3 to escape the wheel of the automobile from a bad road, the escape tool 3 is taken out of the storage chamber 2, and the escape tool 3 drives the drive wheel W as shown in FIG. 6 (A).
The tool 3 escapes so as to be caught between the road surface R, and the tool 3 is bent and deformed along the road surface R and laid on the road surface R.

When the vehicle is parked on a slope, three escape tools 3 are provided, as shown in FIG. 6 (B).
When the chain link 10 of one piece, two pieces, and one piece is bent and deformed in a form in which they are stacked in order from the bottom and installed on the slope,
The front and rear wheels of a car can be parked on a slope with almost the same horizontal level.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), the chain link 1 at one end of the escape tool 3 and the second chain link 10 are bent into a mountain shape so that the chain link 1 at one end is bent.
The protruding piece 12 of 0 is the connecting piece 1 of the third chain link 10.
When the escape tool 3 is laid on the parking road surface in a state where the escape tool 3 is locked to 0b and the wheel stopper 22 is formed on the escape tool 3, the escape tool 3 can also be used as a wheel stopper that prevents the vehicle from moving backward. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (D), when the escape tool 3 is deformed into a form in which a pair of wheel stoppers 22 are formed, the escape tool 3 is a wheel stopper for preventing forward and backward movement of the wheels. Can be used as

According to the first embodiment, the side step S can be effectively used to store the escape tool 3 at a position outside the vehicle compartment where it can be easily removed, and the storage space occupied by the escape tool 3 in the vehicle compartment is not required. In this state, it is possible to always carry the escape tool 3 with the vehicle, and it is possible to eliminate the problem that the vehicle interior is soiled by the escape tool after use.

Further, the escape tool 3 can be stored with a good appearance with the escape tool 3 hidden from the outside.

Further, since the escape tool 3 is formed in a chain shape, the escape tool 3 can be formed into a flat shape and can be compactly stored in a space having a small vertical gap, and the escape tool 3 can be arranged along the road surface. Since it can be used by being deformed into a bent shape, the escape tool 3 can easily make the wheel escape from a bad road, and the escape tool 3 can be deformed into various shapes. The application of escape tools can be expanded.

Next, the second embodiment of the escape unit shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 will be described. In this example, the front wall plate 4aA and the rear wall plate 4bA are provided on the lower surface of the step plate 1 at the side step S and the inner side. A storage wall 4A in which the wall plate 4cA and the outer side wall plate 4dA are connected to each other is coupled, and a storage chamber 2A which is disposed below the step plate 1 and is open downwardly is connected in the storage wall 4A.
Are formed.

On the inner wall surface of the inner side wall plate 4cA of the storage wall 4A, a plurality of holding rods 25 are projected in parallel outwardly and arranged at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the storage wall 4A. There is.

The outer wall plate 4dA of the storage wall 4A is provided with a plurality of bolt insertion holes 26 arranged at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction thereof so as to face the holding rods 25.

An escape tool 3A which is stored in the storage chamber 2A when not in use and is taken out from the storage chamber 2A below when in use.
Has a shape similar to that of the chain link 10 of the first embodiment, and includes a plurality of bendable chain links 10A connected in series and two adjacent chain links 10 each.
A plurality of pairs of joint links that connect A to each other flexibly
1A, each chain link 10A and each joint link 11A are rotatably coupled by a bolt 23 and a nut 24, respectively.

Both link pieces 10 of each chain link 10A
A through hole 27 is provided at the center of each aA.

When the escape tool 3A is stored in the storage chamber 2A, the escape tool 3A is fitted into the storage chamber 2A from below with the escape tool 3A being extended, and each chain link 10A.
The storage wall 4 is inserted into each through hole 27 of each link piece 10aA inside the
Each holding rod 25 of A is inserted respectively, and each holding bolt 28 is inserted into each bolt insertion hole 26 of the storage wall 4A and each through hole 27 of each link piece 10aA outside each chain link 10A. Bolt 28 and nut 2
When 9 is screwed and each chain link 10A is fastened to the outer side wall plate 4dA of the storage wall 4A by the holding bolt 28 and the nut 29, the escape tool 3A can be held in the storage chamber 2A.

In this state, the holding bolts 28 and the nuts 29 are loosened and removed, and the chain links 10A are pulled out from the holding rods 25.
Can be taken out from the storage chamber 2A and used below.

According to the second embodiment, the escape tool 3A can be stored aesthetically without impairing the function of the side step S with the escape tool 3A hidden from the outside.

Next, a third embodiment shown in FIG. 9 will be described. Each pair of joint links 11B connecting each chain link 10B of the escape tool is formed in a rectangular plate shape having four right-angled corner portions. Are sandwiched between the connecting pieces 10bB of both adjacent chain links 10B while being prevented from rotating, and each chain link 10B is connected to each joint link 11B of each pair.
It is connected so that it cannot be bent.

According to the third embodiment, since the escape tool is held in a stretched form which cannot be bent, the escape tool can be used even with a ladder.

[0042]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the side step can be effectively used to store the escape tool outside the vehicle compartment at a position where it can be easily removed, and the storage space occupied by the escape tool inside the vehicle compartment is not required. It is possible to always carry the escape tool with the vehicle in this state, and it is possible to eliminate the problem that the vehicle interior is contaminated by the escape tool after use.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the escape tool can be stored aesthetically without impairing the function of the side step with the escape tool hidden from the outside.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view near a side step.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the escape unit showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is likewise a perspective view of the escape tool.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a main part of the escape unit.

5 is an enlarged view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an example of a usage pattern of the escape tool.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an escape unit showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the main parts of the escape unit of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the essential parts of the escape tool of the escape unit of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional escape tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Step board 2, 2A Storage room 3, 3A Escape tool 4 Storage wall 10, 10A, 10B Chain link 11, 11A, 11B Joint link S Side step

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An escape unit for an automobile, characterized in that a storage room in which an escape tool for wheel escape is stored is formed in a side step installed outside the vehicle compartment. 2. The escape unit for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the storage chamber is formed in a storage wall installed below a step plate of a side step.