A vehicle trunk and vehicle

By designing the curved motion trajectory of the trunk lid and the slide rail or motor drive system, the problem that the car trunk cannot be fully opened in a small space is solved, and the trunk lid can be opened and closed stably and space-efficiently, thereby improving the convenience of use.

CN115476768BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17BYD CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202110601392.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-05-31
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2041-05-31

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Technical Problem

The existing car trunk cannot be fully opened in a small space, especially the traditional method of lifting the trunk lid from bottom to top or side to side is easily limited by space.

Method used

A car trunk is designed, in which the movement trajectory of the trunk lid includes a first arc segment close to and parallel to the side edge of the trunk opening, and a second arc segment close to and parallel to the top cover plate. Combined with a slide rail and a sliding part or a motor drive system, the trunk lid can be opened and closed stably and with high space efficiency.

Benefits of technology

The lid can be fully opened even in a small space, which improves space utilization and convenience.

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Abstract

The application provides a trunk and a car, the trunk comprises a trunk enclosure, a top cover plate and a bottom plate, the trunk enclosure is connected with the top cover plate and the bottom plate respectively and defines a trunk opening, the trunk further comprises a trunk cover which moves between an open position for opening the trunk opening and a closed position for closing the trunk opening, a movement track of the trunk cover comprises a first arc segment and a second arc segment which are connected with each other, the first arc segment is close to a side edge of the trunk opening and is substantially parallel to an extension direction of the side edge of the trunk opening, and the second arc segment is close to the top cover plate and is substantially parallel to the top cover plate. The trunk provided by the application can move close to the side edge of the trunk opening and the top cover plate when the trunk cover is opened, and the trunk cover is opened in this way, so that the trunk cover occupies a small space and can be opened completely even when the car is parked in a narrow space.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of automobiles, and particularly relates to a trunk of an automobile and the automobile. BACKGROUND

[0002] The inventor finds that in the prior art, there are two ways to open the trunk lid of a trunk of an automobile, one is to lift the trunk lid from the bottom to the top, and the other is to lift the trunk lid from the side to the outside. However, when the automobile is parked in a small space, the two ways are prone to cause the trunk lid of the trunk of the automobile to be unable to be completely opened. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application is proposed in consideration of the above problems. The present application provides a trunk of an automobile and the automobile to at least solve one of the above problems.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present application, a trunk of an automobile is provided, the trunk of the automobile comprising a trunk body panel, a top cover plate and a bottom plate, the trunk body panel being connected with the top cover plate and the bottom plate respectively and defining a trunk opening, the trunk of the automobile further comprising: a trunk lid moving between an open position in which the trunk opening is opened and a closed position in which the trunk opening is closed, a movement track of the trunk lid comprising a first arc segment and a second arc segment connected with each other, wherein the first arc segment is close to a side edge of the trunk opening and substantially parallel to an extension direction of the side edge of the trunk opening, and the second arc segment is close to the top cover plate and substantially parallel to the top cover plate.

[0005] In addition, the trunk of the automobile described above in the present application can further have the following additional technical features:

[0006] In some embodiments of the present application, the trunk lid comprises a trunk lid body and a moving assembly, the moving assembly being adapted to be mounted on the trunk body panel, and the moving assembly being connected with the trunk lid body for guiding the trunk lid body to move between the open position and the closed position.

[0007] In some embodiments of the present application, the moving assembly comprises a slide rail and a sliding piece, wherein the slide rail is adapted to be mounted on the trunk body panel, the sliding piece is limited in the slide rail and connected with the trunk lid body, and the sliding piece is capable of moving along the slide rail to drive the trunk body to move between the open position and the closed position.

[0008] In some embodiments of the present application, the slide rail comprises a first portion, a second portion and a third portion connected in sequence, wherein the first portion is configured to be formed upward from the bottom of the trunk of the automobile, the second portion is configured to be substantially parallel to the extension direction of the left and right side edges of the trunk opening, and the third portion is configured to be substantially parallel to the top cover plate.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the number of slide rails is two, and the two slide rails are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the automobile.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present application, the slide member is connected to the trunk lid body through a support arm, the support arm comprises a mounting portion for mounting the slide member, and the mounting portion extends obliquely upward near one end of the trunk lid body and forms a connecting portion connected to the trunk lid body.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, the automobile trunk further comprises a motor, a driving roller and a driven roller, wherein the motor is in transmission connection with the driving roller, the driving roller is connected to the driven roller through a pull wire, and the driven roller is adapted to be mounted on the support arm.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, the working mode of the motor comprises at least one of an automatic mode and a semi-automatic mode, when the working mode of the motor is the automatic mode, the motor drives the driving roller to rotate in a forward direction, the pull wire is tightened to pull the driven roller, so that the trunk lid body moves from the closed position to the open position, or the motor drives the driving roller to rotate in a reverse direction, the pull wire is released to push the driven roller, so that the trunk lid body moves from the open position to the closed position, when the working mode of the motor is the semi-automatic mode, the motor outputs a corresponding driving force to drive the driving roller to rotate in a forward direction according to the force applied by the user to the trunk lid body, the pull wire is tightened to pull the driven roller, so that the trunk lid body moves from the closed position to the open position, or the motor outputs a corresponding driving force to drive the driving roller to rotate in a reverse direction according to the force applied by the user to the trunk lid body, the pull wire is released to push the driven roller, so that the trunk lid body moves from the open position to the closed position.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the slide member is a pulley or a sliding block.

[0014] The automobile trunk provided by the present application can move close to and relative to the side edge of the trunk opening and the top cover plate when the trunk lid is opened, and the trunk lid occupies less space, so that the trunk lid can be completely opened even when the automobile is parked in a small space.

[0015] According to a second aspect of the present application, an automobile is provided, comprising the automobile trunk as described above.

[0016] Since the automobile trunk has the above technical effects, the automobile should also have the same technical effects, which will not be described in detail here.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be made apparent from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of a case lid in a closed position according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of a case lid in an open position according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of a moving assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of a slide rail according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below are examples and are intended to explain the present application, and are not to be understood as limiting the present application.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0024] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features referred to. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0025] The embodiments of the technical solutions of the present application are further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings.

[0026] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of a case lid in a closed position according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2is a structural schematic view of a trunk cover in an open position according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The application provides a trunk 100, which comprises a trunk panel 2, a top cover plate 1, a bottom plate 3 and a trunk cover 4.

[0027] The trunk panel 2 is connected with the top cover plate 1 and the bottom plate 3 respectively and defines a trunk opening. The trunk cover 4 is movable between an open position, in which the trunk opening is open, and a closed position, in which the trunk opening is closed. The movement track of the trunk cover 4 comprises a first arc segment and a second arc segment connected with each other. The first arc segment is close to a side edge 5 of the trunk opening and is substantially parallel to the extension direction of the side edge 5 of the trunk opening. The second arc segment is close to the top cover plate 1 and is substantially parallel to the top cover plate 1.

[0028] It should be understood that the first arc segment close to the side edge 5 of the trunk opening means that the distance between the trunk cover 4 and the side edge 5 of the trunk opening is kept within a suitable range during the movement but the trunk cover 4 does not contact the side edge 5 of the trunk opening. The first arc segment is substantially parallel to the extension direction of the side edge 5 of the trunk opening means that the angle between the first arc segment and the corresponding side edge 5 of the trunk opening falls within a certain angle range, which is not limited specifically herein. The second arc segment close to the top cover plate 1 means that the distance between the trunk cover 4 and the top cover plate 1 is kept within a suitable range during the movement but the trunk cover 4 does not contact the top cover plate 1. The second arc segment is substantially parallel to the top cover plate 1 means that the angle between the second arc segment and the top cover plate 1 falls within a certain angle range, which is not limited specifically herein.

[0029] The trunk 100 provided by the application can move close to the side edge of the trunk opening and the top cover plate 1 when the trunk cover 4 is opened. The trunk cover 4 occupies a small space, and it is easier to open the trunk cover 4 completely even when the car is parked in a small space.

[0030] In some embodiments of the application, the trunk cover 4 comprises a trunk cover body 41 and a moving assembly. The moving assembly is adapted to be mounted on the trunk panel 2 and is connected with the trunk cover body 41 for guiding the trunk cover body 41 to move between the open position and the closed position. Specifically, the trunk panel 2 comprises a left panel, a right panel and a rear panel. The number of the moving assembly can be one or two. When the number of the moving assembly is one, the moving assembly can be arranged on the left panel or the right panel. When the number of the moving assembly is two, one of the moving assemblies is arranged on the left panel and the other is arranged on the right panel. The two moving assemblies can make the movement of the trunk cover body 41 more stable and reliable when guiding the trunk cover body 41 to move between the open position and the closed position.

[0031] In some embodiments of the present application, the lid 4 comprises a lid body 41 and a moving assembly, the moving assembly is adapted to be mounted on the top cover plate 1, and the moving assembly is connected with the lid body 41 for guiding the movement of the lid body 41 between the open position and the closed position. By arranging the moving assembly on the top cover plate 1, the storage space of the trunk 100 can be relatively increased so as to accommodate more articles.

[0032] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the moving assembly according to an exemplary embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the moving assembly comprises a slide rail 42 and a sliding piece 43, wherein the slide rail 42 is adapted to be mounted on the trunk panel 2, the sliding piece 43 is limited in the slide rail 42 and connected with the lid body 41, the sliding piece 43 can move along the slide rail 42 to drive the movement of the lid body 41 between the open position and the closed position, the sliding piece 43 can be a sliding block or a pulley, the shape of the slide rail 42 is consistent with the movement trajectory of the lid 4, by sliding the sliding piece 43 in the slide rail 42, the purpose of opening the lid 4 can be achieved, in this way, the user does not need to use a large force to open the lid 4.

[0033] In some embodiments of the present application, the moving assembly comprises a swing arm, one end of the swing arm is pivotally mounted on the trunk panel 2 or the top cover plate 1, the other end is connected with the lid body 41, the swing arm can rotate around the pivot point of the trunk panel 2 or the top cover plate 1 to drive the movement of the lid body 41 between the open position and the closed position.

[0034] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the slide rail according to an exemplary embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , the slide rail 42 comprises a first portion 421, a second portion 422 and a third portion 423 connected in sequence, wherein the first portion 421 is configured to extend upward from the bottom of the trunk to form, for realizing the lid body 41 to move away from the closed position and not to collide with other parts of the automobile, the second portion 422 is configured to be substantially parallel to the extension direction of the side of the trunk opening, for providing a movement path for the lid body 421 to move from the closed position to the open position, the third portion 423 is configured to be substantially parallel to the top cover plate 1, for keeping the lid body 433 at the open position.

[0035] The number of slide rails 42 can be one or two, here the number of slide rails 42 is taken as two for example, referring to Figure 1, two slide rails 42 are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the automobile, and correspondingly, two slide members 43 are arranged, and the two slide members 43 are respectively arranged in the corresponding slide rails 42. When one slide member 43 is arranged, the box cover body 41 is easy to rotate around the slide member 43 during movement, which affects the function of opening the box cover 4, and the arrangement of two slide members 43 can restrict each other, so that the box cover body 41 moves stably. It should be noted that the length direction of the automobile is consistent with the front-rear direction in Figure 1 .

[0036] In some embodiments of the present application, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the slide member 43 is connected with the box cover body 41 through the support arm 6, and the support arm 43 includes a mounting portion 62 for mounting the slide member, and the mounting portion 62 extends obliquely upward near one end of the box cover body 41 and forms a connecting portion 61 connected with the box cover body 41. The support arm 43 is configured in such a structure that on the one hand, it can avoid the box cover body 41 from colliding during movement, and on the other hand, it can support the stable movement of the box cover body 41 along the slide rail 42.

[0037] The opening of the box cover 4 can be realized only by the user's pushing; in order to improve the user's experience, it can also be realized by auxiliary equipment. The opening function of the box cover by the auxiliary equipment will be described in detail below.

[0038] The automobile trunk 100 further comprises a motor 7, a driving roller 8 and a driven roller 9, wherein the motor 7 is in transmission connection with the driving roller 8, the driving roller 8 is connected with the driven roller 9 through a pull wire 10, and the driven roller 9 is adapted to be mounted on the support arm 6. The pull wire 10 can simply and effectively pull the driven roller 9 to move, and the pull wire 10 occupies a smaller space, which is conducive to the automobile trunk 100 to accommodate more articles.

[0039] Specifically in some embodiments of the present application, the working mode of the motor 7 includes at least one of an automatic mode and a semi-automatic mode, when the working mode of the motor 7 is the automatic mode, the motor 7 drives the driving roller 8 to rotate forward, the pull wire 10 is tightened to pull the driven roller 9, so that the box cover body 41 moves from the closed position to the open position, or the motor 7 drives the driving roller 8 to rotate reversely, the pull wire 10 is released to push the driven roller 9, so that the box cover body 41 moves from the open position to the closed position, when the working mode of the motor 7 is the semi-automatic mode, the motor 7 outputs corresponding driving force to drive the driving roller 8 to rotate forward according to the force of the user on the box cover body 41, the pull wire 10 is tightened to pull the driven roller 9, so that the box cover body 41 moves from the closed position to the open position, or the motor 7 outputs corresponding driving force to drive the driving roller 8 to rotate reversely according to the force of the user on the box cover body 41, the pull wire 10 is released to push the driven roller 9, so that the box cover body 41 moves from the open position to the closed position. If the automobile trunk 100 is more intelligent, the working mode of the motor 7 can be set to the automatic mode, if the power is saved, the working mode of the motor 7 can be set to the semi-automatic mode.

[0040] In some embodiments of the present application, the automobile trunk 100 further comprises an intermediate roller 11, the intermediate roller 11 can be arranged on the trunk coaming 2, the pull wire 10 is wound on the driving roller 8, then passes through the intermediate roller 11, and is wound on the driven roller 9, so that the force transmission is more stable, and the movement of the box cover body 41 is facilitated. It should be noted that the number of the intermediate roller 11 can be set according to actual needs, which can be one or two.

[0041] The present application also provides an automobile, which has the automobile trunk 100 as described above, when the box cover 4 of the automobile is opened, the box cover 4 can move close to and against the side edge of the trunk opening and the top cover plate 1, this way of opening the box cover 4 occupies small space, and even when the automobile is parked in a small space, the box cover 4 can be more easily opened completely.

[0042] The other components of the automobile of the embodiments of the present application are known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail here.

[0043] In the present application, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, the terms "mount", "connect", "connection", "fixed", and the like should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integrated; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection or communication with each other; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0044] In this application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, a first feature is "on", "above", or "under" a second feature can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "over", and "on top of" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is horizontally higher than the second feature. The first feature "below", "under", and "underneath" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is horizontally lower than the second feature.

[0045] In the description of the specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, the person skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in the specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples without contradiction.

[0046] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above-described embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above-described embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A car trunk, comprising a trunk body panel, a top cover, a bottom plate, and a trunk cover, wherein the trunk body panel is connected to the top cover and the bottom plate respectively and defines a trunk opening, and the trunk cover is used to close the trunk opening, characterized in that: The trunk lid slides along a motion trajectory between an open position that opens the trunk opening and a closed position that closes the trunk opening, and the motion trajectory includes a first arc segment and a second arc segment connected to each other, wherein the first arc segment is close to the side edge of the trunk opening and is substantially parallel to the extension direction of the side edge of the trunk opening, and the second arc segment is close to the top cover plate and is substantially parallel to the top cover plate. The trunk lid includes: a trunk lid body and a moving assembly, wherein the moving assembly is suitable for being mounted on the box body panel, and the moving assembly is connected to the trunk lid body for guiding the trunk lid body to move between the open position and the closed position, The moving assembly includes a slide rail and a sliding member, wherein the slide rail is suitable for being mounted on the box body panel, the sliding member is limited in the slide rail and connected to the box cover body, and the sliding member can move along the slide rail to drive the box body to move between the open position and the closed position. The sliding member is connected to the box cover body through a support arm. The support arm includes a mounting portion for mounting the sliding member. One end of the mounting portion close to the box cover body extends obliquely upward to form a connecting portion connected to the box cover body.

2. The car trunk according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide rail includes: a first part, a second part and a third part connected in sequence, wherein the first part is constructed to extend upward from the bottom of the car trunk, the second part is constructed to be roughly parallel to the extension direction of the left and right sides of the trunk opening, and the third part is constructed to be roughly parallel to the top cover plate.

3. The car trunk according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: There are two slide rails, which are spaced apart and parallel to each other along the length direction of the car.

4. The car trunk according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A motor, a driving roller and a driven roller, wherein the motor is in transmission connection with the driving roller, the driving roller is connected to the driven roller via a pull wire, and the driven roller is suitable for being mounted on the support arm.

5. The car trunk according to claim 4, characterized in that: The working mode of the motor includes: at least one of an automatic mode and a semi-automatic mode. When the working mode of the motor is the automatic mode, the motor drives the driving roller to rotate forward, and the pull wire is tightened to pull the driven roller, thereby moving the box cover body from the closed position to the open position, or the motor drives the driving roller to rotate reversely, and the pull wire is released to push the driven roller, thereby moving the box cover body from the open position to the closed position. When the working mode of the motor is the semi-automatic mode, the motor outputs a corresponding driving force according to the force applied by the user to the box cover body to drive the driving roller to rotate forward, and the pull wire is tightened to pull the driven roller, thereby moving the box cover body from the closed position to the open position, or the motor outputs a corresponding driving force according to the force applied by the user to the box cover body to drive the driving roller to rotate reversely, and the pull wire is released to push the driven roller, thereby moving the box cover body from the open position to the closed position.

6. The car trunk according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The sliding member is a pulley or a slider.

7. An automobile, characterized in that: The automobile comprises the automobile trunk according to any one of claims 1-6.

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