JP4959409B2 - Luggage board support structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a luggage board support structure inside a vehicle such as an automobile.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle such as an automobile, a luggage compartment is provided on the rear side of a rear seat, and a luggage board is arranged so that a luggage can be loaded on the luggage board. Moreover, by providing the seat back of the rear seat so that it can be folded forward, the back of the seat back folded forward may be used as a part of the cargo floor. An example of a structure in which a luggage board is arranged on the rear side of the rear seat is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

In Patent Document 1, a recess for storing a spare tire is formed in the floor panel on the rear side of the rear seat, and a tray-shaped article storage unit is installed above the recess. Articles such as small items can be stored in the article storage section through an opening formed at the upper end thereof. The luggage board is disposed so as to cover the upper end opening, and also has a function as a lid of the article storage unit. The size of the luggage board substantially corresponds to the size of the upper end opening of the article storage unit, and the front edge of the luggage board terminates at a position substantially corresponding to the front edge of the upper end opening. .
JP 2000-108792 A

  As described above, since the front edge of the luggage board of the cited document 1 terminates at a position substantially corresponding to the front edge of the upper end opening, the rear seat back is folded to the front side. When trying to use as a part of the cargo floor, a gap opened upward is generated between the seat back and the article storage unit. Accordingly, there arises a problem that small items fall into the upper opening of the gap or a load placed on the luggage board is caught and it becomes difficult to smoothly load the load.

  Moreover, in the luggage board front edge part of the cited reference 1, only the both ends are supported by the hinge structure part, and there is a problem in strength when a load is placed on the luggage board. In order to ensure this strength, some support structure is required. However, as shown in the cited document 1, in the floor panel on the rear side of the seat back, in the structure in which the spare tire storage concave portion is arranged close to the seat back, the spare tire storage concave portion is positioned above the spare tire storage concave portion. There may be a case where a space for standing a support surface or the like from the floor panel cannot be obtained between the placed article storage box and the seat back. Therefore, there is a need for a support structure that can ensure the strength of the luggage board even when there is no space for standing the support surface.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems caused by the gap generated between the seat back and the article storage portion, and to carry out luggage even when there is no space for standing the support surface on the floor panel. An object of the present invention is to provide a luggage board support structure capable of supporting a board.

The present invention provides an article storage in which the seat back of the seat body is provided so as to be foldable forward, the back of the seat back can be arranged substantially horizontally upward, and the upper end opening is provided on the rear side of the seat back. In the luggage board support structure for supporting the luggage board disposed so as to open and close the upper end opening, the luggage board extends from the front edge of the upper end opening to the back of the seat back. A bracket having an extending portion and extending from the seat body toward the article storage portion is fixed to the extending portion and supports the luggage board , and the seat body supports the seat body. A plurality of fixing members that are fixed to the plurality of fixing members, and a front end of the bracket is attached to the reinforcing member. The bracket includes a base portion that rises from the reinforcing member, and a luggage board fixing portion that is provided at a rear end portion of the base portion and is fixed to the extension portion, and the luggage board fixing portion is provided on a back surface of the luggage board. The luggage board fixing portion has a flange portion that has a rear end edge that extends downward and curves and rises upward, and the article storage portion includes a flange portion that extends upward. The front edge portion includes an engaging portion that engages with the bracket. The engaging portion has a groove-shaped portion that opens upward, and the flange portion of the bracket is engaged with the groove-shaped portion via the opening. It is configured to be able to stop .

Side walls are provided on both side surfaces of the flange portion of the bracket, and the side walls of the bracket are inserted into gaps formed between the flange portion of the article storage portion and both side surfaces of the engagement portion. The flange portion of the article storage portion formed on the two opposite sides is configured to sandwich the flange portion of the bracket from both sides through the side wall of the bracket.

  In the present invention, the luggage board has an extending portion extending from the front edge portion of the upper end opening provided in the article storage portion to the back surface of the seat back. The upper opening of the gap formed therebetween is covered by this extending portion. For this reason, it is possible to solve problems such as small articles falling into the upper opening of the gap, or a load placed on the luggage board being caught, making it difficult to smoothly load the load.

  In addition, since the bracket extending from the seat body toward the article storage portion is fixed to the extension portion, the extension portion is supported by the bracket, and a load can be loaded on the upper surface of the extension portion. At the same time, a luggage board having a higher strength than the conventional one is constructed. In addition, since this bracket extends from the seat main body toward the article storage portion, even when a space for standing a support surface or the like from the floor panel cannot be obtained between the article storage portion and the seat back. The luggage board can be supported.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are conceptual diagrams showing a luggage board support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the seat back is not moved forward, and FIG. 2 shows that the seat back is moved forward. It shows the state. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the seat body shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rear seat 1 (seat body) forms a seating space for a passenger by a headrest 2, a seat back 3, and a seat cushion 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the seat back 3 is configured to be foldable forward, and when the seat back 3 is folded forward, the back 3a of the seat back is substantially horizontally upward. On the rear side of the seat cushion 4, as shown in FIG. 3, a bracket 6 that supports the luggage board is attached to the rear seat 1 via a lower anchor frame 5 that is a reinforcing member.

  The bracket 6 supports a luggage board 8 provided above the article storage section 7, and a spare tire storage recess 10 is formed in the floor panel 9 below the article storage section 7. FIG. 4 shows an exploded perspective view of the luggage board 8, the article storage portion 7 and the spare tire storage recess 10.

  The floor panel 9 on the rear side of the rear seat 1 is formed with a spare tire storage recess 10 at a position close to the rear seat 1. A spare tire (not shown) can be stored in the space formed by the recess 10. An article storage section 7 capable of storing articles such as small articles is installed above the spare tire storage recess 10.

  In the present embodiment, the article storage unit 7 is a resin tray having an upper end opened. The article storage portion 7 is formed with a front wall 11 rising from the bottom surface, two side walls 12 and a rear wall 13, and is bent outward at a peripheral edge portion of the upper end opening 14 defined by these upper ends. A flange portion 15 is formed. By supporting the flange portion 15 with a pair of left and right quarter trims (not shown), the article storage portion 7 can be installed above the spare tire storage recess 10. For example, in a pair of left and right quarter trims arranged so as to wrap around the rear end side of the article storage portion 7 from both side surfaces in the vehicle, flange portions formed at the upper ends of the side wall 12 and the rear wall 13 of the article storage portion 7 A stepped surface portion extending in an edge shape is formed at a position corresponding to 15, and the flange portion 15 is placed on the stepped surface portion so as to perform the above support. In addition, a floor panel mounting portion is provided at the rear end portion of the side wall 12 of the article storage portion 7 so that the article storage portion 7 can be attached to the floor panel 9.

  The front wall 11 of the article storage unit 7 is provided with two recesses 16 that are recessed rearward. These recesses 16 are formed at positions corresponding to the brackets 6 provided at two locations of the rear seat 1, and engaging portions 17 that engage with the brackets 6 are provided at the upper ends thereof.

  A luggage board 8 is disposed on the article storage unit 7 so as to cover the upper end opening 14. The luggage board 8 includes a lid portion 18 and an extending portion 19 that extends from the front end portion of the lid portion 18 to the back surface 3a of the seat back and is formed integrally with the lid portion 18. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a groove extending in the width direction is formed between the lid portion 18 and the extending portion 19 on the back surface of the luggage board 8. The lid 18 is provided so as to be openable and closable around the bottom 20 of the groove. In addition, a handle 21 is attached to the upper surface of the rear end of the lid 18 in order to facilitate the opening and closing operation of the lid 18. In the closed state, the side edge portions and the rear edge portion of the lid portion 18 are supported by the flange portion 15 of the article storage portion 7.

  On the other hand, the extending portion 19 has a front end portion fixed to the back surface 3 a of the seat back 3. Further, a groove extending in the width direction is formed on the back surface of the extending portion 19, and the extending portion 19 is centered on the bottom portion 22 of this groove, and the seat back 3 is moved forward or backward, It is configured to be rotatable. As shown in FIG. 2, when the seat back 3 is tilted forward, the extension portion 19 is tilted forward together with the seat back 3, and extends from the rear end portion of the lid portion 18 to the back surface 3 a of the seat back via the extension portion 19. A substantially horizontal plane is formed. The gap 23 formed between the seat back 3 and the article storage portion 7 is covered with the extending portion 19 at its upper opening.

  The extending portion 19 includes a bracket fixing portion 19a at a rear end portion thereof, and is supported by being fixed to the bracket 6 at the bracket fixing portion 19a. As described above, the bracket 6 is attached to the rear seat 1 via the lower anchor frame 5. The lower anchor frame 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 showing a part of the frame structure of the rear seat 1 from the back side. FIG. 5 shows a part of the frame structure of the rear seat 1 located on the near side in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 shows a part of the frame structure of the rear seat 1 located on the back side in FIG.

  A seat back frame 24 configured in a substantially rectangular frame shape so as to substantially conform to the contour shape of the seat back 3 is disposed on the front side of the seat back frame structure, and hinge brackets 25 extend from both lower ends thereof. . A floor bracket 26 is rotatably attached to the hinge bracket 25 at a fixed portion 27. The floor bracket 26 is a bracket used as a fixing member that fixes the rear seat 1 to the floor of the vehicle body. The fixed portion 27 serves as a rotation center when the seat back 3 is tilted forward or backward. In addition, the cushion bracket 28 is rotatably attached to the hinge bracket 25 at a position above the fixed portion 27. The cushion bracket 28 is welded to the rear end portion of the seat cushion frame 29.

  A lower anchor frame 5 made of a pipe material is bridged across the vehicle width direction between two floor brackets 26 attached via hinge brackets 25 to both lower ends of the seat back frame 24. The floor bracket 26 is provided with a through hole 30 for allowing the lower anchor frame 5 to pass therethrough. By passing the lower anchor frame 5 through the through hole 30 and welding, the lower anchor frame 5 is attached to the floor bracket 26. It is fixed. A bracket 6 for supporting the luggage board 8 is attached to the lower anchor frame 5 together with a striker 31 for fixing the child seat.

  The bracket 6 is provided with a plate-like base portion 32 and a luggage board fixing portion 33, and side walls 34 rising from both side surfaces thereof. The front ends of the base 32 and the side wall 34 are attached to the outer periphery of the lower anchor frame 5 and are fixed to the lower anchor frame 5 by welding. FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the seat back 3 using the frame structure shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 as seen from the back side. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

  Next, FIGS. 8 and 9 schematically show the cross-sectional shapes of the bracket 6, the luggage board 8, and the article storage unit 7 at a position where the bracket 6 and the luggage board 8 are fixed. About FIG. 8, the external shape of the bracket 6 is shown with the dashed-two dotted line. Note that, in the outer shape of the bracket 6, a portion that overlaps the solid line indicating the cross-sectional shape is not represented by a two-dot chain line. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the extending portion 19 is tilted forward together with the rear seat 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the base portion 32 attached to the lower anchor frame 5 extends obliquely rearward and upward and is rearward along the rear surface of the luggage board 8 at a position close to the rear surface of the luggage board 8. To the luggage board fixing portion 33 extending to The luggage board fixing part 33 is formed in a substantially horizontal plane, and its position in the height direction is set to a height that is substantially the same as the height of the luggage compartment, that is, a height at which the upper surface is in contact with the rear surface of the luggage board 8. . In the present embodiment, the upper surface of the luggage board fixing portion 33 is in contact with the rear surface of the bracket fixing portion 19 a of the extending portion 19.

  A through hole 35a is formed in the thickness direction of the luggage board fixing portion 33 at a position where the luggage board fixing portion 33 and the bracket fixing portion 19a are in contact with each other, and the bracket fixing portion 19a is also provided at a position corresponding to the through hole 35a. A through hole 36 is formed. A stud bolt 37 is inserted from the through hole 35a to the through hole 36, and the clip 38 is fitted to the stud bolt 37 from the upper surface of the bracket fixing portion 19a, whereby the bracket fixing portion 19a is fixed to the luggage board fixing portion 33. .

  The rear end portion of the luggage board fixing portion 33 forms a flange portion 40 that extends downward, curves, and rises upward. The flange portion 40 is engaged with the article storage portion 7 at an engagement portion 17 formed at the front edge of the article storage portion 7. The upper wall portion 41 formed continuously with the flange portion 15 of the article storage section 7 at the upper end of the recess 16 formed in the front wall 11 of the article storage section 7 shown in FIG. 4 is shown in FIGS. As described above, the engaging portion 17 is formed at the front end portion of the upper wall portion 41 extending forward along the back surface of the luggage board. The engaging portion 17 has a groove shape that opens upward and extends in a direction parallel to the front edge of the article storage portion 7.

  The rear end portion of the luggage board fixing portion 33 is inserted into the concave portion 16 formed in the front wall 11 of the article storage portion 7, and a flange portion 40 protruding downward is inserted into the groove-shaped portion of the engaging portion 17. The flange portion 40 is locked to the engaging portion 17 by being accommodated through the opening.

  At the upper end of the recess 16 shown in FIG. 4, flange portions 15 formed on two opposite sides of the U-shaped opening protrude toward the engagement portion 17, respectively, and both sides of the flange portion 15 and the engagement portion 17. A gap is formed between the surfaces. Side walls 34 are provided on both side surfaces of the flange portion 40 of the bracket 6, and a side wall of the bracket 6 is formed in a gap formed between the flange portion 15 of the article storage portion 7 and both side surfaces of the engagement portion 17. 34 is inserted. Therefore, the flange portion 15 of the article storage portion 7 formed on the two opposing sides is configured to sandwich the flange portion 40 of the bracket 6 from both side surfaces via the side wall 34 of the bracket 6.

  In the embodiment described above, the present invention has many advantages. The luggage board 8 of the above embodiment has an extending portion 19 that extends from the front edge of the upper end opening 14 of the article storage portion 7 to the back surface 3 a of the seat back 3. Therefore, when the seat back 3 is tilted forward, the upper opening of the gap 23 generated between the seat back 3 and the article storage portion 7 is covered by the extending portion 19. For this reason, it is possible to solve problems such as small articles falling into the upper opening of the gap 23, or the load placed on the luggage board being caught and making it difficult to smoothly load the load.

  In addition, the extending portion 19 is supported by being fixed to the bracket 6. A luggage can be loaded on the upper surface of the extending portion 19 and a luggage board having higher strength than the conventional one is configured. Thus, since the support rigidity of the luggage board 8 is obtained by the bracket 6 and the luggage compartment strength is improved, measures such as increasing the thickness of the luggage board 8 are not required, and more luggage can be loaded. it can.

  Moreover, since the luggage board fixing | fixed part 33 of the bracket 6 is formed in the substantially horizontal plane shape, and has the structure which supports the luggage board 8 in a surface, the luggage board 8 can be made harder to bend. In addition, since the position in the height direction of the luggage board fixing portion 33 is set to substantially the same height as the cargo compartment height, it covers the upper opening of the gap 23 between the seat back 3 and the cargo compartment, Compared to the structure, a smooth cargo room is realized.

  Further, since the front end of the bracket 6 is attached to the lower anchor frame 5 of the rear seat 1 and the rear end extends from the rear seat 1 toward the article storage portion 7, the article storage portion 7 and the seat back 3 of the rear seat 1 The luggage board 8 can be supported even when a space for standing a support surface or the like from the floor panel 9 cannot be obtained.

  In addition, since the lower anchor frame 5 to which the front end of the bracket 6 is attached is a component constituting the rear seat 1, it is possible to ensure positional accuracy with the seat back 3. Thereby, the shift | offset | difference of the relative position of the luggage board 8 and the seat back 3 by the dimensional error of vehicle bodies, such as a floor panel, can be prevented.

  The luggage board 8 is assembled to the bracket 6 via the through hole 36 of the luggage board 8 and the through hole 35 a of the bracket 6. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in the present embodiment, a plurality of through holes 35 a, 35 b, and 35 c are formed along the length direction of the luggage board fixing portion 33, and which one of the through holes is fixed when the luggage board 8 is fixed. A hole may be used. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the through hole 35 a formed closer to the rear is used, but the through hole 36 of the luggage board 8 depends on the difference in distance between the article storage portion 7 and the seat back 3. Is located near the front of the luggage board fixing portion 33, the luggage board 8 can be fixed by using the other through holes 35b and 35c formed near the front. Therefore, the luggage board 8 and the bracket 6 can be easily assembled and positioned.

  The outer peripheral edge of the rear end portion of the bracket 6 is provided with a curved flange portion 40 that protrudes downward, and its rear end rises upward, that is, in a direction opposite to the direction toward the spare tire storage recess 10 and ends. ing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the spare tire from being damaged when the article storage portion 7 is removed and the spare tire is taken out from the spare tire storage recess 10. Note that the rear end facing upward is normally covered with the luggage board 8, so that there is no possibility that the passenger will touch it.

  Further, since the flange portion 40 of the bracket is locked to the groove-shaped portion of the engaging portion 17 of the article storage portion 7 through the upper opening, the article storage portion 7 vibrates in the vertical direction during traveling. That can be suppressed. That is, by engaging the flange portion 40 of the bracket 6 with the engaging portion 17 of the article storage portion 7, it is possible to suppress rattling of the article storage portion 7 due to running vibration in a limited space. It is possible.

  In addition, the engagement portion 17 of the article storage portion 7 is formed inside a recessed portion 16 recessed rearward provided at the front edge of the article storage portion 7, and the article formed on the two opposite sides of the upper end of the recess portion. The flange portion 15 of the storage portion 7 sandwiches the flange portion 40 of the bracket 6 from both side surfaces via the side wall 34 of the bracket 6. Accordingly, it is possible to restrict the article storage unit 7 from moving left and right while the vehicle is running.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the brackets 6 are provided at two locations on the rear seat 1, but a necessary number of brackets 6 can be installed at appropriate locations in the vehicle width direction.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the luggage board support structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the luggage board support structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the seat body shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a disassembled perspective view of the luggage board 8, the article storage part 7, and the spare tire storage recessed part 10 shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is the perspective view which showed a part of frame structure of the rear seat 1 shown in FIG. 3 from the back side. It is the perspective view which showed a part of frame structure of the rear seat 1 shown in FIG. 3 from the back side. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the position where the bracket 6 and the luggage board 8 were fixed. It is sectional drawing in the position where the bracket 6 and the luggage board 8 were fixed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rear seat 3 Seat back 3a Seat back back 5 Lower anchor frame 6 Bracket 7 Goods storage part 8 Luggage board 9 Floor panel 10 Spare tire storage recessed part 14 Upper end opening part 15 Flange part 16 Recessed part 17 Engagement part 18 Lid part 19 Extension Part 19a bracket fixing part 23 gap 26 floor bracket 32 base 33 luggage board fixing part 34 side wall 35a through hole 36 through hole 37 stud bolt 38 clip 40 flange part

Claims (2)

The seat back of the seat body is provided so that it can be folded forward, the back of the seat back can be arranged substantially horizontally upward, and an article storage section having an upper end opening is provided on the rear side of the seat back. In the luggage board support structure for supporting the luggage board arranged to cover the upper end opening so as to be openable and closable,
The luggage board has an extending portion extending from the front edge of the upper end opening to the back surface of the seat back,
A bracket extending from the seat body toward the article storage unit is fixed to the extension unit, and supports the luggage board,
The seat body includes a plurality of fixing members that fix the seat body to the vehicle body, and a reinforcing member that spans the plurality of fixing members, and the bracket has a front end attached to the reinforcing member, The bracket includes a base that rises from the reinforcing member, and a luggage board fixing portion that is provided at a rear end portion of the base and is fixed to the extension portion,
The luggage board fixing portion is configured in a substantially horizontal plane extending along the back surface of the luggage board,
The luggage board fixing part has a flange part whose rear edge extends downward and curves, and rises upward,
The article storage portion includes an engagement portion that engages with the bracket at a front edge portion of the upper end opening portion, the engagement portion includes a groove-shaped portion that opens upward, and the flange portion of the bracket is A luggage board support structure configured to be able to be locked to the groove-shaped portion through the opening . Side walls are provided on both side surfaces of the flange portion of the bracket, and the side walls of the bracket are inserted into gaps formed between the flange portion of the article storage portion and both side surfaces of the engagement portion. The flange portion of the article storage portion formed on the two opposite sides is configured to sandwich the flange portion of the bracket from both sides through the side wall of the bracket. The luggage board support structure according to claim 1.

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