JPS6312059Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a tire storage device for an automobile, and in particular to a tire storage device for vertically storing standard tires and spare tires in the trunk of an automobile. be.

[Conventional technology]

As a tire storage device for this type of automobile, for example, a tire storage device as shown in FIG. There is a device, and its structure will be explained based on FIG. 2, which illustrates the tire storage device.

This tire storage device stores so-called emergency tires, which have a smaller tire width and tire outer diameter than standard tires NT, as spare tires T, and is located near the quarter panel Q of the floor panel F in the trunk room R. , a tire receiving recess 10 for receiving the lower part of a vertically placed tire is provided, and a storage recess 20 for a spare tire T is formed on the trunk room R side of the quarter panel Q, continuous with this tire receiving recess 10. It is.

The tire receiving recess 10 is also configured to receive a large standard tire NT, as shown by the dashed line in the figure.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the case of the tire storage device shown in Fig. 2, it is configured not only to receive a small spare tire T shown by the solid line in the figure, but also to receive a large standard tire NT shown by the dashed-dotted line in the figure. Therefore, the lower end of the quarter panel Q that forms the storage recess 20 for the spare tire T is located at the tire receiving recess 10.
It extends to a position below the tire receiving recess 10 and is joined to a flange on the edge of the floor panel F extending below the tire receiving recess 10 .

For this purpose, the quarter panel Q of the automobile body is
Since the rear skirt section S (see Fig. 1) in the lower part becomes wider downward, the appearance of this rear skirt section S becomes lumpy and heavy, which is undesirable in terms of the design of the automobile. It was hot.

Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide a tire storage device for an automobile that can increase the ground clearance of the lower edge of the rear skirt of the automobile body where the tire storage area is formed, and also increase the degree of freedom in designing the automobile body. It is.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, this invention solves the above-mentioned problem by forming a step in the vicinity of the joint between the tire receiving recess and the spare tire storage recess, which raises the lower surface of the spare tire storage recess upward. By hinged the rotating end of the tire holding bracket, which has a receiving surface for a spare tire near the step,
This is what we are trying to solve.

In more detail, the reference numerals shown in FIG. 3 are used to explain the floor panel F forming the trunk room R.
Near the Q side of the quarter panel, there is a tire receiving recess 1 for partially receiving a standard tire NT placed vertically.
, and a spare tire storage recess 2 for vertically receiving a spare tire T is formed on the trunk room R side of a quarter panel Q so as to be connected to the tire receiving recess 1. , the lower surface 2 of the spare tire storage recess 2 is located near the connecting portion A between the tire receiving recess 1 and the lower side of the spare tire storage recess 2.
1 is raised and bent so as to be located above the lower surface 11 of the tire receiving recess 1 to form a stepped portion 3, and a bent portion 31 of this stepped portion 3 is formed.
A rotating end 42 of a tire holding bracket 4 having a receiving surface 41 for a spare tire T is hinged nearby.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, the lower end (lower surface 2
1) is located above the lower part (lower surface 11) of the floor panel F that forms the tire receiving recess 1, and the lower position (lower surface 11) of the tire receiving recess 1, which is the lower end of this floor panel F. Therefore, the ground clearance of the lower edge of the rear skirt portion S (see Fig. 1) of the automobile body where the tire storage area is formed by each recess 2, 1 is increased.
The rear skirt part S can have a sleek appearance, and the degree of freedom in designing the automobile body can be increased.

Further, by rotating the tire holding bracket 4 hinged near the bending portion 31 of the stepped portion 3, both the standard tire NT and the spare tire N can be reliably stored.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the portion corresponding to the - line in FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the automobile tire storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a main part showing the storage state of a spare tire in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of essential parts showing the stored state of the standard tire in the same embodiment.

As shown in Fig. 3, a tire receiving recess 1 for partially receiving a standard tire NT placed vertically is provided near a quarter panel Q of a floor panel F forming a trunk room R, and is continuous with the tire receiving recess 1. A spare tire storage recess 2 is formed on the trunk room R side of the quarter panel Q.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tire storage device configured as described above has a spare tire storage unit located near a connecting portion A between the tire receiving recess 1 and the lower side of the spare tire storage recess 2. The lower surface 21 of the recess 2 is connected to the lower surface 1 of the tire receiving recess 1.
A step part 3 is provided which is raised and bent so as to be located above the step part 1.

That is, in the vicinity of the joint A between the edge flange of the floor panel F forming the tire receiving recess 1 and the lower edge flange of the quarter panel Q forming the spare tire storage recess 2, The lower end (lower surface 21) is attached to the floor panel F.
The lower end (lower surface 21) of the quarter panel Q is positioned above the lower portion (lower surface 11) of the quarter panel Q.
In this embodiment, the quarter panel Q side of the floor panel F is raised upward in the vicinity of the connecting portion A and folded. A configuration is shown in which a stepped portion 3 is formed by bending at a bending portion 31.

The edge flange of the floor panel F, that is, the edge flange on the quarter panel Q side of the stepped portion 3 is joined to the edge flange at the lower end of the quarter panel Q that is raised and located on the upper side. That is, it is configured to serve as the connecting portion A.

Further, the vicinity of the bent portion 31 of the step portion 3 formed by bending the floor panel F, that is, the step portion 3
The vicinity of the bent portion 31 (in this embodiment, the stepped portion 3
A rotating end 42 of a tire holding bracket 4 having a receiving surface 41 for a spare tire T is rotatably hinged to the horizontal surface portion of the tire T.

That is, the tire holding bracket 4 has a receiving surface 41 for the spare tire T and a support leg 43 that are integrally molded into an F-shape.
2 is rotatably attached near the bending part A of the step part 3 formed by bending the floor panel F in order to raise the lower end (lower surface 21) of the quarter panel Q to the upper side. It is something that was given.

A torsion coil spring (not shown) may be attached to the tire holding bracket 4 so that the tire holding bracket 4 can be rotated toward the quarter panel Q side or the floor panel F side by the spring force.

Reference numeral 5 indicates a brace fixed to the back surface of the quarter panel Q for reinforcing the quarter panel Q, and this brace 5 is provided with a screw receiver into which a tire fixing bolt is screwed.

According to this embodiment, the spare tire T can be stored by rotating the tire holding bracket 4 clockwise, as shown in FIG. After making contact with the recess 1, place the spare tire T vertically on the tire receiving surface 41, store the spare tire T in the spare tire storage recess 2, and then insert the hub bolt hole of the disc wheel. By inserting the tire fixing bolt from the hole and screwing it into the screw receiver of the brace 5, the spare tire T is secured.
to be fixed.

To store the standard tire NT, rotate the tire holding bracket 4 counterclockwise and place it in the spare tire storage recess 2, as shown in FIG. Store the NT vertically, and fix the standard tire NT with the tire fixing bolts in the same way as above.

Therefore, the rotating end 42 of the tire holding bracket 4 hinged near the bending portion 31 of the stepped portion 3
By rotating around the fulcrum, the standard tire NT
It is also possible to reliably store and hold tires of different sizes, such as the spare tire N.

Further, the lower end of the quarter panel Q forming the spare tire storage recess 2, that is, the spare tire storage recess 2, is provided by a step 3 provided near the connecting portion A between the tire receiving recess 1 and the spare tire storage recess 2. The lower surface 21 is stepped up to be located above the lower end of the floor panel Q forming the tire receiving recess 1, that is, the lower surface 11 of the tire receiving recess 1, and It does not extend to the lower position of the recess 1, that is, to the lower surface 11 at all.

Therefore, the quarter panel Q of the automobile body in which each of these recesses 2, 1 (particularly the spare tire storage recess 2), which is a tire storage area, is formed.
The rear skirt section S (see Fig. 1) of the lower part (lower surface 21) does not become wider downward at all, and the lower edge of the rear skirt section S of this automobile body is raised above the ground. This allows the rear skirt portion S to have a sharp appearance.

Further, with this configuration, the appearance of the rear skirt portion S does not become lumpy or heavy, so that the appearance of the rear body of the automobile can be configured neatly, and the appearance of the automobile body,
In particular, the degree of freedom in designing the rear body can be increased.

Furthermore, when storing standard tires NT,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the standard tire NT can be stored vertically while receiving the lower part of the standard tire NT in the tire receiving recess 1. Since there is no need to store the NT diagonally (as indicated by the dashed-dotted line in Figure 2), a large trunk space can be secured in the trunk room R.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, this invention forms a step in the vicinity of the joint between the tire receiving recess and the spare tire storage recess so that the lower surface of the spare tire storage recess is stepped upward; A tire holding bracket with a receiving surface for a spare tire is hinged nearby, and the lower end of the quarter panel forming a recess for storing a spare tire is
It is located above the lower part of the floor panel that forms the tire receiving recess, and does not extend to this lower part, so the car body in which the tire storage part is formed by each of these recesses. The ground clearance of the lower edge of the rear skirt can be increased to provide a rear skirt portion with a sleek appearance, and the degree of freedom in designing the automobile body can be increased.

Further, both the standard tire and the spare tire can be reliably stored and held by rotating the tire holding bracket hinged near the step.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the entire body of an automobile, Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to the - line in Fig. 1, showing a conventional automobile tire storage device, and Fig. 3 is an automobile tire according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part showing the stored state of the spare tire in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the part corresponding to the - line in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a stored state of a standard tire in FIG. R...Trunk room, F...Floor panel,
Q...Quarter panel, NT...Standard tire, T
...Spare tire, 1...Tire receiving recess,
2... Spare tire storage recess, 11, 21...
...Bottom surface, 3...Step part, 31...Bending part, S...
...Connection part, 4...Tire holding bracket, 41...
...Receiving surface of spare tire, 42...Rotation end.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A tire receiving recess for partially receiving a standard tire placed vertically is formed near the quarter panel side of a floor panel forming a trunk room, and a spare tire storage recess for receiving a spare tire placed vertically is formed as described above. In a tire storage device for an automobile formed on the trunk side of a quarter panel so as to be connected to a tire receiving recess, the spare tire storing device is provided near a connecting portion between the tire receiving recess and the lower side of the spare tire storing recess. A stepped portion is formed by raising the step so that the lower surface of the recess is located above the lower surface of the tire receiving recess, and a receiving surface for a spare tire is provided near the bent portion of this step. A tire storage device for an automobile, characterized in that the rotating end of a tire holding bracket is hinged.