Cargo area equipment of a vehicle

Abstract

Cargo space device (1) of a vehicle with at least two shelves (3, 4) movably connected to each other in a collision area (6), wherein the inserts (3, 4) in the impact area (6) at least in first positions, in which they divide a cargo space (8) into at least a first cargo space area (9) provided in the vehicle height direction (z) below the inserts (3, 4) and a second cargo space area (10) provided above the inserts (3, 4), overlap each other at least partially in the vehicle longitudinal direction (x), so that force components (F3, F4) acting on the inserts (3, 4) in the vehicle height direction (z) can be at least partially supported in the area of ​​the other insert (4, 3) via the overlap area, characterized by the fact that at least one third shelf (2) is provided, which is pivotably connected on the side facing away from the impact area (6) between the two other shelves (3, 4) to one (3) of the shelves (3, 4) via a hinge device (11, 12) arranged in the area of ​​the side facing the first cargo area (9).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a cargo space device of a vehicle according to the type defined in more detail in the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] A load securing device known from DE 103 05 906 B4 is designed for use in the cargo space of a motor vehicle with a three-part floor plate, each of which can be placed on locking rails via a lateral support edge. The three-part floor plate consists of a front plate section, a middle plate section, and a rear plate section. The front plate section and the rear plate section are hinged to the middle plate section via a hinge connection, each having a transverse hinge axis. The front plate section, the middle plate section, and / or the rear plate section are manufactured as dimensionally stable floor mat sections, which are connected to each other by a covering skin. In the area of ​​the transverse hinge axes, the covering skin forms a film hinge to ensure simple, lightweight, and cost-effective manufacturing.

[0003] A disadvantage of this design, however, is that when loading, a step or offset forms between the front, middle, and / or rear plate sections due to insufficient support measures, particularly in the central area of ​​the plate sections relative to the vehicle's transverse direction. This step or offset prevents the desired level loading floor from being present during loading. Heavier or unwieldy cargo, in particular, tends to get caught in this step or offset area, subjecting the plate surfaces to increased stress and wear.

[0004] DE 10 2005 029 341 B4 discloses a cargo space for a motor vehicle with a loading floor that divides the cargo space into an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment. The loading floor has two pivotable flaps that allow access to the lower storage compartment. The two flaps are attached to a web via a hinge with three pivot axes. When the flaps are closed, a central pivot axis of the hinge is located between them, with each flap having a further pivot axis directly associated with it.

[0005] However, such hinges are undesirable because they are visually noticeable during loading and unloading of a vehicle's luggage compartment, thus impairing the vehicle's high-quality appearance.

[0006] From US 2004 / 0051335 A1, JP 2010 / 120602 A and DE 60 2004 000 043 T2, a cargo space device is known which each comprises two inserts movably connected to each other in a collision area, which overlap each other at least partially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0007] The present invention is based on the objective of providing a cargo space device in which wear on the surface of inserts is reduced in a simple manner and by means of which a high overall visual impression of a vehicle can be achieved.

[0008] According to the invention, this problem is solved with a cargo space device having the features of claim 1.

[0009] In the cargo space device according to the invention, at least two shelves movably connected to one another in a joint area form a flat loading floor even when loaded, due to additional support in an overlap area between the shelves. This additional support prevents sagging, which results in a step or offset in the joint area between the shelves, when both shelves or a single shelf are loaded with cargo, in a structurally simple manner, thus minimizing wear, particularly on the surfaces of the shelves.

[0010] At least one third shelf is provided, which is pivotably connected to one of the shelves on the side facing away from the joint between the other two shelves via a hinge located on the side facing the first storage area. This allows even vehicles with larger cargo spaces (in the longitudinal direction) to be equipped with a visually appealing cargo area system, where wear on the surfaces of the shelves is minimal, both in the joint between the two shelves and in the joint between the third shelf and the connected first or second shelf.

[0011] Furthermore, additional support measures in the joint area between the shelves are not required due to the overlap area between the shelves, for example by means of folding hinges arranged in the visible area of ​​a loading floor, which means that the loading compartment equipment in the visible area of ​​a loading compartment can be implemented with a continuous textile or decorative fabric or non-woven fabric covering for a high visual appeal.

[0012] In general, the cargo compartment device consists of a multi-part insert, preferably in the luggage compartment of a vehicle, in which a middle insert and a rear insert are connected to each other via a textile hinge strip in order to achieve a high-quality visual impression.

[0013] The shelves are movable or pivotable between their first and second positions, in which they create a connection between the cargo areas, to allow for easy loading and unloading by the operator of the first and second cargo areas.

[0014] In a structurally simple embodiment of the cargo space device according to the invention, the insert shelves rest, at least with areas facing the longitudinal sides of the vehicle, on areas fixed to the body in their first positions.

[0015] To enable loading and unloading of the entire cargo space to the desired extent, in a further development of the cargo space device according to the invention, the two shelves are designed to pivot relative to each other by at least approximately 180° about a pivot axis located in the impact area and extending transversely to the vehicle. The cargo space device can be designed with a desired high level of visual appeal if the shelves are connected to each other via a hinge, which can be formed in the area of ​​the lining fleece.

[0016] In a further development of the inventive cargo space device that is easy to handle and characterized by low structural effort, one of the inserts engages in the impact area with at least one area extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle and projecting towards the other insert into a corresponding recess of the other insert.

[0017] In an embodiment of the cargo space device according to the invention that is also structurally simple and capable of withstanding loads to the desired extent, the projecting area of ​​one insert shelf and the corresponding recess of the other insert shelf are triangular in cross-section.

[0018] In another easily handled and easily manufactured embodiment of the inventive cargo space device, the shelves overlap alternately in adjacent areas in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in such a way that a first shelf partially overlaps or overlaps the second shelf, while the second shelf then overlaps or overlaps the first shelf in the relevant area.

[0019] In a simplified embodiment of the cargo space device according to the invention, the third shelf can be pivoted about a pivot axis fixed to the vehicle body. If the hinge mechanism between the third shelf and the shelf connected to it via the hinge mechanism is partially recessed into the shelves connected to each other above, a pivot angle of 180° can again be achieved between the third shelf and the shelf connected to it.

[0020] Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0021] Two embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing and are explained in more detail below.

[0022] It shows: Fig. 1 a schematic top view of a first embodiment of the cargo space device according to the invention; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section view of the cargo space device along the in Fig. 1 section line II-II shown in more detail; Fig. 3 one Fig. 2. Corresponding representation of the cargo space device according to Fig. 1 along a in Fig. 1 section line III-III shown in more detail; Fig. 4 another longitudinal section view of the cargo space device according to Fig. 1 along a in Fig. 1 section line IV-IV shown in more detail; Fig. 5 another longitudinal section view of the cargo space device according to Fig. 1 along a in Fig. 1 section line VV shown in more detail; Fig. 6 a schematic representation of the cargo space device according to Fig. 1 with a shelf pivoted relative to the other shelves in their first positions; Fig. 7 a Fig. 6. Corresponding representation of the cargo space devices according to Fig. 1 with shelves pivoted relative to their first positions; Fig. 8 a Fig. 1 corresponding representation of a second embodiment of the cargo space device according to the invention; and Fig. 9 a longitudinal section view of the cargo space device according to Fig. 8 along a in Fig. 8 section line IX-IX shown in more detail.

[0023] Fig. Figure 1 shows a schematic top view of a first embodiment of a cargo compartment device 1 of a vehicle with three movably connected shelves 2 to 4, wherein shelf 2 faces a passenger compartment 26, while shelf 4 is arranged in the area of ​​a vehicle rear 27. Shelf 3, arranged between shelves 2 and 4, is pivotably connected to both the front shelf 2 and the rear shelf 4. For this purpose, shelves 3 and 4 are provided on a top surface 5 facing a cargo compartment area 10 with a continuous textile 7 or nonwoven fabric, which acts as a hinge in the joint area 6 between shelves 3 and 4, forms a pivot axis 28 extending in the transverse direction y of the vehicle in the joint area, about which shelves 3 and 4 can pivot relative to each other, and which is only in Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 is shown. Fig. 1 represents only the base bodies of the shelves 2 to 4, preferably made of plastic, without the fleece 7.

[0024] Fig. 2 to Fig. Four of the images show longitudinal section views along the length of the image. Fig. 1. Section lines II-II, III-III and IV-IV, shown in more detail, which extend only slightly beyond the joint area 6 between the shelves 3 and 4. From the longitudinal section views according to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 shows that the shelves 3 and 4 are in their in Fig. 1 and Fig. The first positions shown in Figure 5 divide the cargo space 8 of a vehicle equipped with the cargo space device 1 into a cargo space area 9 located below the shelves 2 to 4 in the vehicle's vertical direction z and a second cargo space area 10 located above the shelves 2 to 4, overlapping each other at least partially in the vehicle's longitudinal direction x. Due to the overlap area provided in the joint area 6 between the shelves 3 and 4, force components F3 and / or F4 acting on the shelves 3 and / or 4 in the vehicle's vertical direction z can be at least partially supported in the area of ​​the other shelf 4 or 3.

[0025] The overlap area along section line II-II is essentially identical to the overlap area between shelves 3 and 4 along section line IV-IV, while the overlap area between shelves 3 and 4 along section line III-III is designed in exactly the opposite way to that shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. The 4 overlap areas shown. The middle shelf 3 is inserted in the overlap area according to Fig. 2 and according to Fig. 4 each overlaps and overlaps the rear shelf 4, while the middle shelf 3 overlaps the rear shelf 4 and is supported by the rear shelf 4 in the Fig. 3. This is violated in the manner shown.

[0026] This ensures that a force component F3 acting on the shelf 3 and / or a force component F4 acting on the rear shelf 4 can be supported to the desired extent in the area of ​​the other shelf 4 or 3, and that a sinking of the middle shelf 3 relative to the rear shelf 4 or of the rear shelf 4 relative to the middle shelf 3 is avoided when shelves 2 to 4 are loaded accordingly, without additional support measures that are visually perceptible to an operator.

[0027] The front shelf 2 and the middle shelf 3 are connected by two fixed standard hinges 11, 12, which, due to the hinge direction, are fixedly connected to the shelves 2 and 3 on an underside 13. In the area of ​​the standard hinges 11 and 12, an additional fold is provided in the textile decor 7 of the middle shelf 3 and also in the textile decor 20 of the front shelf 2, each of which is provided between the standard hinges 11 and 12 and the base bodies of the shelves 2 and 3.

[0028] In an area facing a rear seat 14 of the vehicle equipped with the load compartment device 1, the front insert 2 engages with hook elements 15, 16 in body-fixed areas 17. The hook elements 15, 16 and the body-fixed areas 17 together form a pivot axis 18 about which the front insert 2 pivots from the Fig. 1 shown first position in a in Fig. The second position shown in Figure 7 is pivotable. The rear insert 4 rests on a body-fixed area 19 at its end area facing away from the impact area 6, i.e., at the rear of the vehicle, and is in the position shown in Figure 7. Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, in the manner shown, essentially by 180° relative to the middle insert 3, is connected to the fleece 7 in a pivotable manner.

[0029] Shelves 2 and 3 are designed to pivot relative to each other via standard hinges 11 and 12, in the opposite direction to the pivoting movement between the rear shelf 4 and the middle shelf 3. The standard hinges 11 and 12, located on the underside 13, are recessed into shelves 2 and 3 to minimize installation space and achieve a high-quality appearance for the cargo compartment assembly 1 and, consequently, for the vehicle as a whole, with minimal effort. Additionally, shelves 2 to 4 rest on body-mounted supports in their initial positions in lateral areas 23, 24 and in a rear area 25 extending transversely to the vehicle (y).

[0030] Fig. 8 shows a Fig. 1 corresponding illustration of a second embodiment of the cargo space device 1, which differs essentially only in the impact area 6 between the middle shelf 3 and the rear shelf 4 from the one in Fig. The first embodiment of the cargo space device shown in 1 differs from the first embodiment shown, which is why the following description will essentially only discuss the differences between the two embodiments of the cargo space device 1 in more detail and the further functioning of the cargo space device 1 according to Fig. 8. Refer to the above description Fig. 1 to Fig. 7 is referred to.

[0031] In the second embodiment of the cargo space device 1 according to Fig. 8. The middle shelf 3 engages with a [unclear] in Fig.The area 21, shown in more detail below and projecting at least approximately in a triangular shape in longitudinal section, fits into a corresponding recess 22 of the rear shelf 4, which is also at least approximately triangular in longitudinal section. Thus, the middle shelf 3 and the rear shelf 4 overlap in the joint area 6 such that the middle shelf 3 is overlapped by the rear shelf 4 in an upper area in the vehicle's vertical direction z, while the rear shelf 4 is overlapped by the middle shelf 3 in a lower area, and the rear shelf 4 overlaps the middle shelf 3. Force components F3 and F4 acting on the shelves 3 and 4, respectively, are located in the area of ​​the other shelf 4 and 4.3 can be supported to the desired extent and in a structurally simple manner in order to avoid an undesirable offset in the joint area 6 between the insert 3 and the insert 4 during a loading condition with minimal effort.

Claims

[1] Cargo space device (1) of a vehicle with at least two shelves (3, 4) movably connected to each other in a collision area (6), wherein the inserts (3, 4) in the impact area (6) at least in first positions, in which they divide a cargo space (8) into at least a first cargo space area (9) provided in the vehicle height direction (z) below the inserts (3, 4) and a second cargo space area (10) provided above the inserts (3, 4), overlap each other at least partially in the vehicle longitudinal direction (x), so that force components (F3, F4) acting on the inserts (3, 4) in the vehicle height direction (z) can be at least partially supported in the area of ​​the other insert (4, 3) via the overlap area, characterized by , that at least one third shelf (2) is provided, which is pivotably connected on the side facing away from the impact area (6) between the two other shelves (3, 4) to one (3) of the shelves (3, 4) via a hinge device (11, 12) arranged in the area of ​​the side facing the first cargo area (9). [2] Cargo space device (1) according to claim 1, characterized by , that the shelves (2 to 4) are movable between their first positions and second positions, in which they provide a connection between the cargo area areas (9, 10). [3] Cargo space device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by , that the inserts (2 to 4) at least with areas (23, 24) facing the longitudinal sides of the vehicle rest on areas fixed on the body side in their first positions. [4] Cargo space device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by, that the two insert shelves (3, 4) are designed to pivot 180° relative to each other about a pivot axis (28) located in the impact area (6) and extending in the transverse direction (y) of the vehicle. [5] Cargo space device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by , that the shelves (3, 4) are connected to each other via a hinge. [6] Cargo space device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by , that one (3) of the inserts (3, 4) in the impact area (6) engages with at least one area (21) extending in the transverse direction (y) of the vehicle and projecting towards the other insert (4) into a corresponding recess (22) of the other insert (4). [7] Cargo space device (1) according to claim 6, characterized by , that the projecting area (21) of one shelf (3) and the corresponding recess (22) of the other shelf (4) are triangular in cross-section. [8] Cargo space device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized by , that the shelves (3, 4) in the transverse direction (y) of the vehicle alternately overlap in areas arranged next to each other in the longitudinal direction (x) of the vehicle such that a first shelf (3) partially overlaps or extends under the second shelf (4), while the second shelf (4) then overlaps or extends under the first shelf (3) in the area concerned. [9] Cargo space device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by , that the third insert shelf (2) can be pivoted about a pivot axis (18) fixed on the vehicle body side. [10] Cargo space device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by , that the hinge device (11, 12) is partially recessed in the shelves (2, 3) which are connected to each other above it.

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