JPS6339340Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a device that allows a lid such as a trunk lid of an automobile to be closed by the force of the legs.

[Conventional technology]

In order to close the trunk lid of a conventional automobile, it had to be pushed down by hand.

Therefore, it is impossible or difficult to close the lid while holding baggage, tools, etc. in both hands, and there is an inconvenience that the lid cannot be closed until the baggage, etc. is placed on the ground.

In addition, if you leave your luggage on the ground during rainy weather, it will get dirty or wet, and if you leave the lid open, there is a risk that rainwater will enter the trunk or the luggage in the trunk may be stolen. There is a possibility that this may occur.

In order to solve such inconveniences and inconveniences, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-36225, the trunk lid can be opened by rotating an operating lever inside the car and pulling a wire connected to the trunk lid. There are some that can be closed by operating from inside the car.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In the case where the trunk lid is closed by operating from inside the car, there must be someone inside the car to operate the control lever in addition to the person who takes the luggage out of the trunk. This poses the problem of loading and unloading luggage during rainy weather.

In addition, in the conventional device described above, when the trunk lid is closed, the wire becomes slack, and when the trunk lid is suddenly opened, a sudden tensile force is applied to the wire, which deteriorates the durability of the wire.
There are problems in that the loose wire may get caught on other objects, rendering it inoperable or causing damage to other objects.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a closing device for a lid such as a trunk lid of an automobile, which solves the above-mentioned problems.

[Means for solving problems]

The closing device for a lid such as a trunk lid in an automobile according to the present invention supports the lid so that it can be opened and closed by a hinge arm that is pivotally connected to the vehicle body with a horizontal axis, and can rotate relative to the hinge arm about the horizontal axis. and a spring is provided which pivots the base end of a rotary lever whose free end can come into contact with the upper edge of the hinge arm, and constantly biases the rotary lever in a direction away from the hinge arm. , and a base end of a foot lever is pivotally mounted with a horizontal axis at a suitable location on the outside of the vehicle body below the lid, and the foot lever and the rotation lever are connected to the lid with a cable. When the hood lever is closed, the rotary lever and the hinge arm are connected to each other with play corresponding to the opening/closing angle of the hood body, and the hood lever is pressed down to open the lid. It is designed so that the body can be closed.

[Effect]

In the device of the present invention, when the lid is closed, the hinge arm and the pivot lever are spaced apart from each other around their horizontal axes, and the cable is moderately biased by the biasing force of the spring for the pivot lever. There will be no tension or sagging.

When the lid locking device or the like is released from this state and the lid is opened, the hinge arm approaches the rotation lever.

Thereafter, when the foot lever is pushed down, the pivot lever rotates while pushing down the hinge arm via the cable, and the lid closes.

After that, when you take your foot off the foot lever, the rotating lever returns to its original position due to the biasing force of the spring.
The foot lever is also returned to its original position via the cable.

During this time, the cables are always under appropriate tension and no slack occurs.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a vehicle body; 2 is a trunk lid; the bases of a pair of left and right hinge arms 3 fixed to the front end of the trunk lid are pivotally connected to the vehicle body 1 with a horizontal shaft 4;

5 is a spring made of a known torsion bar for biasing the trunk lid 2 in the opening direction; 6;
1 is a known trunk locking device provided at the rear center of the trunk lid 2, and a striker 7 provided at the upper center of the rear end panel 1a of the vehicle body 1.
to lock and unlock the trunk lid 2. 8 is the trunk room.

The present invention has a structure similar to the conventional one as described above,
It is characterized by the following additional configurations.

That is, the base end of the rotating lever 9 is pivotally attached to the horizontal shaft 4 that is the pivot of the hinge arm 3, and the rotating lever 9 is rotatable relative to the hinge arm 3.
In addition, the free end of the rotating lever 9 is configured to come into contact with the upper edge of the hinge arm 3.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a coiled spring wound around the horizontal shaft 4, and by fixing one end of the spring to the rotating lever 9 and the other end to the vehicle body 1 side, the hinge of the spring 5 is attached to the rotating lever 9. A rotation biasing force in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3, which is independent of the rotation biasing force of the arm 3, is applied.

On the lower surface of the rear floor 1b at the rear end of the vehicle body 1 where the trunk lid 2 is provided, the base end of the foot lever 11 is attached to a horizontal shaft 1 pointing in the left-right direction.
It is pivoted with 2.

The foot lever 11 extends rearward from the horizontal axis 12 and then touches the rear end panel 1 of the vehicle body 1.
It stands upward along the line a, and a footboard 13 is fixed to its upper end. The footboard 13 is located in a central gap of a rear bumper 14 which has a cutout in the center.

The foot lever 11 is given an upward rotation biasing force by a tension spring 15 whose one end is fixed to the rear floor 1b of the vehicle body 1 and the other end is fixed to the intermediate part of the foot lever 11, and normally the solid line shown in FIG. As shown, it is stopped in contact with the lower surface of a stopper 16 provided at the lower part of the rear floor 1b.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a cable made of wire or the like, and the foot lever 11 and the rotating lever 9 are connected by fixing one end of the cable to the intermediate part of the foot lever 11 and the other end to the free end of the rotating lever 9. When the trunk lid 2 is closed, the rotary lever 9 and the hinge arm 3 are connected to each other with play corresponding to the opening/closing angle of the trunk lid 2.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a flexible outer tube for guiding the cable 17, and is fixed at a proper position within the trunk room 8.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When the trunk lid 2 is closed, the hinge arm 3 is positioned as shown in phantom in FIG.

On the other hand, the rotary lever 9 has a coiled spring 10
Due to the biasing force, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the hinge arm 3 is stopped at a position upwardly separated from the hinge arm 3 shown by the imaginary line.

Further, the foot lever 11 is positioned as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 due to the biasing force of the tension spring 15, and in this state, the cable 17 is
It is tense due to the urging force of

In this state, by unlocking the trunk lock device 6 by key operation from outside the vehicle or by remote control from inside the vehicle, as shown by the solid line in FIG. The trunk lid 2 can be opened and the spring action of the spring 5 can hold the trunk lid 2 in the open state.

At this time, the hinge arm 3 approaches the pivot lever 9. Alternatively, the hinge arm 3 may come into contact with the rotation lever 9 when the trunk lid 2 is opened to the maximum.

To close the trunk lid 2 from the open state, it is sufficient to step on the footboard 13 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.

Then, the free end of the foot lever 11 rotates downward against the biasing force of the tension spring 15, and along with this, the cable 17 is pulled, and the other end of the cable 17 moves the rotation lever 9 to the second position. When rotated clockwise in FIG. 3 and further pushed by the free end of the rotation lever 9, the hinge arm 3 is rotated in the same direction, and the trunk lid 2 is closed.

When the trunk lid 2 is closed, the trunk locking device 6 engages the striker 7 and the trunk lid 2 is restrained in the closed state.

After closing the trunk lid 2, when you take your foot off the footplate 13, the foot lever 11 is moved by the tension spring 15.
Due to the action of , the rotary lever 9 returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, and at the same time, due to the action of the coiled spring 10, the rotary lever 9 also moves away from the hinge arm 3 and returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Then, when the trunk lid 2 is opened again, the rotating lever 24 comes close to or comes into contact with the upper edge of the intermediate portion of the hinge arm 3.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the coiled spring 10 is provided, the tension spring 15 on the foot lever 11 side may be omitted.

Further, the coiled spring 10 may be replaced with another spring that constantly biases the pivot lever 9 away from the hinge arm 3.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a lid such as a trunk lid can be closed simply by depressing the foot lever, which is extremely convenient when closing the lid while holding luggage in both hands.

Furthermore, in the present invention, when the lid is closed, play is provided between the rotary lever and the hinge arm corresponding to the opening/closing angle of the lid, and the rotary lever is attached so as to be spaced from the hinge arm. By providing a spring to keep the cable under appropriate tension at all times,
It is possible to prevent the rope from sagging again during operation.

Therefore, the durability of the cable is improved, and the conventional problems such as slack cables getting caught on other objects and becoming inoperable or damaging other objects can be solved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the rear part of an automobile equipped with an embodiment of the present invention with the lid open, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the lid closed state using imaginary lines. 1...Vehicle body, 2...Trunk lid (lid body),
3... Hinge arm, 4, 12... Horizontal axis, 5...
... Spring, 8 ... Trunk room, 9 ... Rotating lever, 10 ... Winding spring (spring), 11 ... Foot lever, 13 ... Step board, 17 ... Cable.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A hinge arm pivotally connected to the vehicle body with a horizontal axis supports the lid so that it can be opened and closed, and is rotatable relative to the hinge arm about the horizontal axis, and the free end abuts the upper edge of the hinge arm. A spring is provided which pivots the base end of the rotatable lever, and which constantly biases the rotary lever in a direction away from the hinge arm, and is provided at a suitable location on the outer side of the vehicle body below the lid body. , the base end of the foot lever is pivotally connected with a horizontal axis, and the foot lever and the rotating lever are connected with a cord, and when the lid body is closed,
The rotary lever and the hinge arm are connected to each other with play corresponding to the opening/closing angle of the lid body, and then by pushing down the hood lever, the lid body in the open state is closed. 1. A closing device for a lid such as a trunk lid in an automobile, characterized in that: