JPS6336992B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure for a front engine, front drive type automobile in which a passenger compartment extends to the rear end of the vehicle body.

Generally, the body floor of this type of automobile is formed so that the rear side of the rear seat is one step higher than the front side of the rear seat, and the fuel tank is located on the underside of this raised floor. A spare tire is also provided.

However, with the structure described above, when the space behind the rear seats in the vehicle interior is used as a luggage room, the floor of the luggage room is high and it is difficult to take luggage in and out from the rear gate, and the fuel tank is located close to the vehicle body. Since it is located at the rear end, it was necessary to take additional measures to protect the fuel tank in the event of a rear-end collision, and since the fuel tank is far away from the engine, it was necessary to connect the tank and the engine. There were problems such as the pipes becoming long and the piping required time and effort.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a solution for using the space behind the rear seats in the vehicle interior as a luggage room.
It is easy to load and unload cargo from the rear gate, and it is extremely easy to load and unload cargo into the space, and it does not require separate measures to protect the fuel tank from the effects of not only frontal collisions but also rear collisions. Furthermore, by shortening the connecting pipe between the fuel tank and the engine, there is no need to take any trouble in piping the pipe, and in addition, passengers in the front and rear seats can independently lie down on the seats independently. The aim is to provide a vehicle body structure that allows the user to optimally enjoy long-distance drives and leisure activities, such as by relaxing and taking a nap.

More specifically, it is a body structure of a front-engine, front-drive type automobile in which a passenger compartment extends to the rear end of the vehicle body, in which a front panel surface of a floor panel projects upwardly with respect to a rear panel surface, and the front The side panel surface is formed higher than the rear side panel surface, and the rear side panel surface is a flat surface having the same height up to the rear end of the vehicle body, while a fuel tank storage part is provided at the lower part of the front side panel surface. A front seat mounting body having a raised wall portion and a mounting wall portion extending rearward in the vehicle traveling direction from the upper portion of the raised wall portion is provided in succession on the front side panel surface, A cavity is formed between the mounting body and the rear side panel surface, and a rear seat that can be expanded to a flat surface at the same height is further provided on the rear side panel surface. .

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The automobile shown in the figure is a small front-engine, front-drive passenger car with a passenger compartment extending to the rear end of the vehicle body. In the figure, 1 is a power unit mounted in the engine room A, 2a is a front wheel, 2b is a rear wheel,
3 is a steering wheel. Also, 4 is compartment B
The front panel surface of this floor panel 4 is a floor panel constituting the floor surface of the interior;
Specifically, the front side of the attachment part of the front seat 5 is made to protrude upward to be higher than the rear panel surface, thereby creating a step of a predetermined height between the front panel surface and the rear panel surface. The raised floor is the front floor part 4a, and the lowered floor is the rear floor part 4b.A fuel tank 11 and A accommodating portion 40 that can accommodate the spare tire 12 is formed, and the fuel tank 11 and the spare tire 12 are arranged side by side within the accommodating portion 40.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in the figure, the front floor portion 4a
and the rear floor part 4b are formed separately and assembled into one piece. On the other hand, the rear side panel surface of the floor panel 4, that is, the panel surface of the rear floor section 4b, is made a flat surface of the same height, and the rear seat 7 is disposed approximately in the middle position of this rear floor section 4b, and the passenger compartment B The area behind the rear seat 7 inside the vehicle is designated as a luggage space L.

Near the rear end of the front floor part 4a, there is a rising wall part 61 rising upward from the panel surface of the floor part 4a, and from the upper end of this rising wall part 61, the front end side of the rear floor part 4b is extended upward. A cantilever-shaped front seat mounting body 6 consisting of a mounting wall portion 62 extending toward the rear is provided in a row, and a front seat 5 on the driver's seat side and a front seat 5 on the passenger seat side are arranged side by side on the mounting wall portion 62. At the same time, at the bottom of this front seat 5, 5,
A cavity S is formed which is open to the rear and is large enough to accommodate the legs of the occupant.

Also, the seat backs 5b, 5 of the front seats 5, 5 mentioned above
b supports the seat cushions 5a, 5a so as to be deployable rearward via a reclining mechanism (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 5, the rear seat 7 disposed on the rear floor portion 4b has a seat cushion 7a and a seat back 7b having both end portions in the vehicle width direction protruding from both sides of the floor panel 4, such as a rear wheel house 8, The seat cushion 7a is divided into a width corresponding to the thickness of the seat cushion 7a into a cushion main body 71 and cushion divided bodies 72, 72, and the seat cushion 7a is divided into a width corresponding to the thickness of
b is divided into a seat bag main body 73 and seat bag divided bodies 74, 74, and these cushion divided bodies 72, 72 and seat bag divided bodies 74, 74 are fixed to the wheel houses 8, 8.

The cushion main body 71 further includes a first cushion 71a and a second cushion 71b pivotably supported to be deployable forward with respect to the first cushion 71a, while legs that can be folded on the lower surface of the first cushion 71b. 75..., and the seat bag main body 7 is provided in the first cushion 71a.
3 is supported so as to be deployable rearward via a reclining mechanism.

When a vehicle having the above-described body structure is driven normally, the seat backs 5b, 7b of the front seats 5, 5 and the rear seat 7 are moved to the seat cushion 5a as shown in FIG. , 7a, and a passenger can sit on each seat, and luggage can be loaded into the luggage space L from the rear gate 13.

For example, if all the passengers want to take a nap midway, as shown in FIG.
1, the second cushion 71b is deployed in front of the first cushion 71a, and the legs 75 are folded to make the rear seat 7 fully flat on the rear floor part 4b, so that the occupant sitting on the rear seat 7 can sit on the spot. Lie down and take a nap.

Then, the seat back 5b of the front seat 5 is extended rearward to make the front seat 5 fully flat at a position one step higher than the rear seat 7, and the passenger sitting on the front seat 5 lies down there and takes a nap. All you have to do is do it.

In the above embodiment, the storage section 40 is formed in which both the fuel tank 11 and the spare tire 12 can be stored.
You may form the storage part 40 in which either one of these can be stored.

As described above, the present invention projects the front panel surface of the floor panel upwardly relative to the rear panel surface to form the front panel surface higher than the rear panel surface. While forming a flat surface of the same height up to the rear end of the vehicle body, a fuel tank storage portion is formed at the lower part of the front side panel surface, and a rising wall portion and the rising wall are formed on the front side panel surface. A front seat mounting body having a mounting wall portion extending rearward in the vehicle traveling direction from the top of the front seat mounting body is arranged in series to form a cavity between the front seat mounting body and the rear side panel surface, and further, Since the rear panel is provided with a rear seat that can be expanded to a flat surface at the same height, the rear side of the cabin floor can be lowered, and the rear side space in the cabin can be expanded overall. Therefore, when using the space behind the rear seats in the vehicle interior as a luggage room, it is easy to load and unload luggage from the rear gate, and it is also extremely easy to load and unload luggage into the space.

Moreover, since the fuel tank can be placed approximately midway in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and adjacent to the engine, the fuel tank is extremely unlikely to be affected by not only frontal collisions but also rear collisions. There is no need to take any special measures to protect the fuel tank from the effects of water, and the connecting pipe between the fuel tank and the engine can be shortened, and the piping can be easily installed without any hassle.

Furthermore, when the seatbacks of the front seat provided on the front seat mount and the rear seat provided on the rear side of the floor panel are deployed rearward, the front seat and rear seat occupants can independently and easily sit horizontally on the seat. This allows passengers in the rear seats to lie down and take a nap while driving, or to take a nap by lying down on the seat independently of the passengers in the front seats, making it ideal for long-distance drives. You can enjoy leisure activities. Furthermore, the cavity provided at the bottom of the front seat can be effectively used as a storage space for storing small items.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view thereof, Fig. 2 is a schematic side view thereof, Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view thereof, and Fig. 4 shows a state in which the front and rear seats are fully flat. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the rear seat in the closed state. 1...Power unit, 4...Floor panel,
4a...front floor section, 4b...rear floor section, 40...storage section, 11...fuel tank, 12
...Spare tire, 6...Front seat mounting body, 61...
Standing wall part, 62...Mounting wall part, 7...Rear seat, S...
...Cavity.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A body structure of a front-engine, front-drive automobile in which the passenger compartment extends to the rear end of the vehicle body, in which the front panel surface of the floor panel projects upwardly relative to the rear panel surface, and the front panel surface is formed higher than the rear panel surface, and the rear panel surface is a flat surface having the same height up to the rear end of the vehicle body, while a fuel tank storage portion is formed at the lower part of the front panel surface. , a front seat mounting body having a rising wall portion and a mounting wall portion extending rearward in the vehicle traveling direction from the upper portion of the rising wall portion is connected to the front side panel surface, and the front seat mounting body and A vehicle body structure for an automobile, characterized in that a cavity is formed between the rear panel surface and a rear seat that can be expanded to a flat surface at the same height.