JPH11348668A - Small article container for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently house articles and the like by effectively making use of a space between a deck side trim and a quarter panel. SOLUTION: A bottomed housing box 16 is mounted to a trim 21 to form a small article container. An opening part 16f is formed at the circumferential wall 16b of the housing box 16 so as to allow an auxiliary housing box 19 to be mounted to the opening part 16f. The trim 21 is a deck side trim 21 itself provided in such a way as to be continuous to a wheel house 17, and the wheel house has a flange 17c combining a wheel inner panel 17a with a wheel outer panel 17b. The housing box 16 allows its circumferential wall 16b to be faced to the wheel house 17, and allows it to be mounted to the deck side trim 21 close to the flange 17c, and the opening part 16f is to be formed at a portion not faced to the flange 17c of the circumferential wall 16b faced to the wheel house 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory box formed by mounting a storage box on a trim of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle is provided with a small container such as a grab box or a console box. Further, a tool box or the like for accommodating tools is formed at a rear portion of the vehicle. By effectively using these accessory boxes, the driver or the occupant can prevent the accessories from being lost. However, in recent years, the number of small items brought into a vehicle has increased, and a case has arisen in which a conventional small container cannot accommodate all of the increased plurality of small items. In order to solve this problem, it is known that a storage box is mounted on a deck side trim of a vehicle to newly form a small box on a side of a door or a rear seat. As described above, it is expected that the accessory box is formed by attaching the storage box to the deck side trim, and all the accessories are effectively accommodated by increasing the number of places of the accessory box.

[0003]

However, as shown in FIG. 6, the deck side trim 4 for mounting the storage box 6 is a trim provided continuously to the wheel house 7, and the wheel house 7 is a wheel inner panel. In the case where there is a flange 7c for joining the outer panel 7b to the wheel outer panel 7a, the flange 7c and the storage box 6 do not interfere with each other.
A storage box opening 4 a is formed in the deck side trim 4 at a predetermined distance from the wheel house 7. For this reason,
There is a problem that it is not possible to effectively use the space between the flange 7c and the quarter panel (not shown), in other words, the space D below the storage box 6 attached to the storage box opening 4a to form a small container. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle accessory case capable of efficiently storing equipment and the like by effectively utilizing a space between a deck side trim and a quarter panel.

[0004]

The invention according to claim 1 is
As shown in FIG. 1, this is an improvement of a vehicle accessory case formed by mounting the storage box 16 on the trim 21. The characteristic configuration is that an opening 16f is formed in the peripheral wall 16b of the storage box 16, and the sub-storage box 19 is mounted in the opening 16f. In the invention according to claim 1, the sub-storage box 19 is mounted so as to protrude from the peripheral wall 16b in a direction orthogonal to the mounting direction of the storage box 16 to the trim 21, and the sub-storage box 19 mounted to protrude from the peripheral wall 16b is stored. The storage capacity of the box 16 as an accessory case is expanded.

[0005] The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the trim is a deck side trim 21 provided continuously with the wheel house 17, wherein the wheel house 17 is connected to the wheel inner panel 17a. The storage box 16 has a flange 17c for joining with the wheel outer panel 17b.
Is mounted on the deck side trim 14 near the flange 17c with its peripheral wall 16b facing the wheel house 17,
Peripheral wall 16b whose opening 16f faces wheel house 17
Is a vehicle accessory box formed in a portion not facing the flange 17c. In the invention according to claim 2, the flange 1
Since the opening 16f is formed in a portion not opposed to 7c,
The auxiliary storage box 19 attached to the opening 16f is
does not interfere with c. The sub-storage box 19 attached to the opening 16f creates a space as an accessory case in the space on the quarter panel side of the flange 17c.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, vehicle 10 in the present embodiment is a van-type vehicle, and accessory case 11 is formed on the side of the luggage compartment at the rear of vehicle 10. The accessory case 11 accommodates tools for vehicle maintenance, a so-called triangular display plate 12 (FIG. 3) installed behind the vehicle 10 to draw attention. The accessory case 11 has a lid 13
In addition to preventing the stored tools and the like from being lost, the tools and the like are prevented from being seen and the appearance is improved. The tool or the like stored in the accessory case 11 opens the back door 10a of the vehicle 10 from the inside of the vehicle 10 or as shown in FIG. 5, and rotates the knob 13a formed on the lid 13 from the rear of the vehicle 10. The lid 1
3 can be taken out by removing it.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sides of the cargo compartment are formed by joining the upper and lower edges of an inner panel 14 and a quarter panel 15, and a deck side trim 21 is attached to the cargo compartment side. Can be The accessory case 11 is mounted on the deck side trim 21 and is formed in a space between the deck side trim 21 and the quarter panel 15. The deck side trim 21 in this embodiment is a wheel house 1
The wheel house 17 is formed by joining a wheel inner panel 17a and a wheel outer panel 17b, as shown in FIG. The wheel house 17 has a flange 17c in which the bent ends of the wheel inner panel 17a and the wheel outer panel 17b are overlapped with each other and joined by spot welding. Storage box opening 21 formed in deck side trim 21
a is the storage box 16 attached to the storage box opening 21a.
Are formed at a predetermined interval from the wheel house 17 so as not to interfere with the flange 17c.

As shown in FIG. 2, the storage box 16 is
The peripheral wall is formed by standing up from the periphery of a, and has a curved portion 16b formed in accordance with the shape of the wheel house 17 (FIG. 1). A flange 16c is formed on the upper edge of the peripheral wall over the entire circumference, and the storage box 16 is attached to the deck side trim 21 on the flange 16c.
9 are formed at nine locations for attaching the. At the bottom 16a, two convex portions 16e (only one is shown in the figure) to which a mounting bracket 18 for mounting the triangle display plate 12 (FIG. 3) is mounted are formed. The mounting bracket 18 attached to the convex portion 16e is formed by coating a plate material bent in an L-shape with a resin, and has a belt hole 18a through which a belt (not shown) is inserted at both ends.

As shown in FIG. 1, the storage box 16 is mounted on the deck side trim 21 near the flange 17c so that the curved portion 16b as the peripheral wall faces the wheel house 17. Storage box opening 21a facing mounting portion 16d
Bosses 21b are formed on the surrounding deck side trim 21, respectively, and the storage box 16 is mounted on the deck side trim 21 by welding six of the nine mounting portions 16d to the boss 21b. An opening 16f is formed in the curved portion 16b of the storage box 16, and the opening 16f is formed.
f is a curved portion 1 which is a peripheral wall facing the wheel house 17.
6b is formed at a portion not facing the flange 17c.
After the storage box 16 is mounted on the deck side trim 21, the sub-storage box 19 is mounted in the opening 16f.

As shown in FIG. 4, a sub-storage box 19 has a bottom portion 19a formed so as to be horizontal when attached to the opening 16f and a flange portion formed corresponding to the shape of the periphery of the opening 16f. 19b. The flange portion 19b has a fitting portion 19c fitted to the periphery of the opening 16f, and an engaging portion 19d deformed by elasticity and engaged with the periphery of the opening 16f.
Are integrally formed at target positions, and the engaging portion 19d is deformed by its elasticity in a state where the fitting portion 19c is fitted to the peripheral edge of the opening 16f, and is engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening 16f, so that the secondary storage is performed. The box 19 is attached to the opening 16f of the storage box 16.

[0011] In the accessory case for a vehicle configured as described above, as shown in FIG.
The auxiliary storage box 19 is mounted so as to protrude from the peripheral wall of the storage box 16 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion into the storage box 1a. The auxiliary storage box 19 mounted to protrude from the peripheral wall increases the storage capacity of the storage box 16 as an accessory case. Particularly, in the present embodiment in which the storage box 16 is mounted on the deck side trim 21 near the wheel house 17, the opening 16f is formed in a portion not opposed to the flange 17c, so that the sub-storage box 19 mounted on the opening 16f is provided. Does not interfere with the flange 17c, and the sub-storage box 19 attached to the opening 16f is
A space as an accessory case is newly created in the space on the quota panel 15 side.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the opening is formed in the peripheral wall of the storage box and the sub-storage box is mounted in this opening, the mounting direction of the storage box to the deck side trim is achieved. When the sub-storage box is mounted so as to protrude from the peripheral wall of the storage box in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the box, the sub-storage box mounted and protruded from the peripheral wall increases the storage capacity of the storage box as an accessory case. As a result, it is possible to form a small container that can efficiently store equipment and the like by effectively utilizing the space between the deck side trim and the quarter panel. Also, even when a small case is formed on the deck side trim near the wheel house having a flange, the opening may be formed in a portion of the peripheral wall facing the wheel house that does not face the flange, thereby causing interference with the flange. The sub-storage box can be mounted in the opening without the need, and the sub-storage box mounted in the opening can create a space as an accessory case in the space on the quarter panel side of the flange. As a result, it is possible to obtain a small container that can effectively accommodate even a relatively large one such as a triangular display plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3 showing the accessory case of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the accessory case.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the accessory compartment with the lid removed.

FIG. 4B shows a state in which a sub-storage box is attached to the opening;
-B line sectional drawing.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the vehicle in which the accessory case is formed.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example and corresponding to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 inner panel 16 storage box 16b peripheral wall 16f opening 17 wheel house 17a wheel inner panel 17b wheel outer panel 17c flange 19 secondary storage box

Claims (2)

[Claims] An opening (16f) formed in a peripheral wall (16b) of the storage box (16), wherein the storage box (16) is mounted on the trim (21); An accessory case for a vehicle, wherein a secondary storage box (19) is attached to the opening (16f). 2. A trim side trim (21) provided continuously with a wheel house (17), wherein the wheel house (17) joins a wheel inner panel (17a) and a wheel outer panel (17b). The storage box (16) is attached to the deck side trim (21) near the flange (17c) with its peripheral wall (16b) facing the wheel house (17), and has an opening. Part (16f) of the peripheral wall (16
2. The vehicle accessory case according to claim 1, wherein said accessory case is formed in a portion of said b) not facing said flange.