Load hooking device for vehicle

Abstract

To provide a load hooking device for a vehicle that improves the appearance of a base member.SOLUTION: A load hooking device 10 for a vehicle comprises a base member 20, a lid 60 and a load hooking part, the base member 20 having a bottom wall 21. A rotation support part is provided between the bottom wall 21 and the lid 60. The rotation support part is composed of a shaft part 35 formed on the bottom wall 21, and a bearing part 63 formed on the lid part 60, the bearing part 63 having an opening 64 and a holding part 63a. With the shaft part 35 pressed into the bearing part 63 from the opening 64, the shaft part 35 fits to the bearing part 63 and the bearing part 63 and the shaft part 35 are disposed on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle cargo hanging device that is fixed to a fixed surface provided inside a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, in a vehicle with three rows of seats, when the third row seats are not in use, the seats may be kept in a raised position to ensure a large interior space in the vehicle. In such cases, the seats are held in place by a belt or rope with a hook at the end, and the hook is hooked onto a luggage hook provided on the side of the vehicle interior to keep the seats in the raised position.

[0003] The following Patent Document 1 describes a vehicle locking device having a housing fixed to a mounting member by a fixing member, a mounting bracket arranged inside the housing and fixed to the mounting member by the fixing member, a locking portion having one end rotatably supported on the support side end of the housing and having an opening for locking formed near the other end, and a cover body extending from the end of the housing opposite the support side end and covering the fixing member.

[0004] The mounting bracket has a mounting hole for inserting a fixing member such as a bolt. The housing is a substantially rectangular box shape, and a lid is extended from one end in the longitudinal direction (the end opposite to the shaft support end) via an integral hinge. As shown in FIG. 7 of Patent Document 1, the integral hinge is bent into a substantially crank shape.

[0005] Then, by closing the lid via the integral hinge (bringing it close to the fixing member inside the housing), the mounting hole of the mounting bracket and the fixing member are covered. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 4397230 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] In the case of Patent Document 1 mentioned above, the integral hinge that opens and closes the lid is exposed at one longitudinal end of the housing when the lid is closed, and the recessed shape consisting of a roughly crank-shaped portion is exposed at the bottom side of the housing (see Figure 1 of Patent Document 1), so the appearance of the housing is not good.

[0008] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENTS An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle cargo hanging device that can improve the appearance of a base member. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle cargo hanging device that is fixed to a fixed surface provided inside a vehicle via a fastener, the vehicle cargo hanging device having a base member, a lid rotatably attached to the base member, and a cargo hanging portion, the base member having a bottom wall provided with a fastener insertion hole through which the fastener is inserted, and a rotation support portion is provided between the bottom wall and the lid for supporting the lid rotatably relative to the bottom wall, the rotation support portion being provided with a shaft portion formed on one of the bottom wall or the lid and a fastener portion formed on the bottom wall or the lid. and a bearing portion formed on the other side of the base member, and the lid is configured to close so as to cover the fixing device insertion hole and to open the fixing device insertion hole via the pivot support portion, and the bearing portion has an opening through which the shaft portion can be introduced from the radial direction of the shaft portion, and a holding portion that holds the shaft portion introduced from the opening to prevent it from coming out, and when the shaft portion is pushed into the bearing portion from the opening, the shaft portion fits into the bearing portion, and the bearing portion and the shaft portion are positioned on the bottom wall side of the base member. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, the bearing portion has an opening through which the shaft portion can be introduced radially from the shaft portion, and a retaining portion that holds the shaft portion introduced from the opening to prevent it from coming out.When the shaft portion is pushed into the bearing portion from the opening, the shaft portion fits into the bearing portion, and the bearing portion and the shaft portion are positioned on the bottom wall side of the base member, thereby improving the appearance of the base member, particularly the appearance on the bottom wall side of the base member. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle cargo hanging device according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle load-hanging device, seen from a different direction than that of FIG. 1. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the vehicle cargo hanging device. [Figure 4] 4 is an assembled perspective view of the vehicle cargo hanging device, seen from a direction different from that of FIG. 3. FIG. [Diagram 5] 4 is an explanatory view showing a first step when attaching a lid to a base member in the vehicle cargo hanging device. FIG. [Figure 6] 10 is an explanatory view showing a second step when attaching a lid to a base member in the vehicle cargo hanging device. FIG. [Figure 7] 4 is an explanatory diagram of the vehicle cargo hanging device with a lid attached to a base member. FIG. [Figure 8] 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a hook is hung on a shaft of the vehicle cargo hanging device. FIG. [Figure 9] 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle cargo hanging device with the lid closed. FIG. [Figure 10] 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle cargo hanging device with the lid open. FIG. [Figure 11] 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle cargo hanging device with the lid closed. FIG. [Figure 12] 12 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle cargo hanging device with the lid closed, taken in a direction different from that of FIG. 11. [Figure 13] 11 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle cargo hanging device with the lid open, taken in a direction different from that of FIG. 10. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle cargo hanging device with a lid open. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] (One embodiment of a vehicle cargo hanging device) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle cargo hanging device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 8, this vehicle cargo hanging device 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as "cargo hanging device 10") is fixed to a fixed surface 1 provided inside a vehicle via a fixing device 7, and a luggage handle, hook, etc. 5 is hung on it (in this embodiment, a hook 5 is hung on it).

[0014] The hook 5 is attached to the end of a belt, rope, etc. provided inside the vehicle, and is used, for example, to keep the third row of seats in an upright position in a vehicle with three rows of seats, or to hold luggage stored in the luggage compartment.

[0015] In this embodiment, the fixed surface 1 is the passenger compartment side surface of a side panel arranged on a side surface inside the vehicle. However, the fixed surface may be a surface other than the side surface of the vehicle, such as a ceiling surface or a floor surface.

[0016] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 12 and 13, the fixed surface 1 is formed with a fixed hole 2 into which a fastener 7 is fixed, a first insertion hole 3 located below the fixed hole 2, and a second insertion hole 4 located above the fixed hole 2.

[0017] The fixing device 7 is a screw having a head 7a into which the tip of a tool such as a screwdriver (not shown) fits, and a shaft 7b extending from the center of the back surface of the head 7a and having a threaded groove formed on the outer periphery. The fixing device may be a bolt or the like as long as it can fix the vehicle load hanging device to the surface to be fixed.

[0018] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the load hanging device 10 is mainly composed of a base member 20, a metal bracket 50 (hereinafter simply referred to as "bracket 50") that is attached to the base member 20 and fixed to the fixed surface 1 via a fastener 7, a lid 60 that is rotatably attached to the base member 20 and covers the fastener 7, and a shaft 70 that has a load hanging portion and to which the hook 5 is hung.

[0019] The base member 20 also has a bottom wall 21 provided with a fastener insertion hole 27 through which the fastener 7 is inserted.

[0020] Furthermore, a rotational support portion is provided between the bottom wall 21 and the lid 60 for rotatably supporting the lid 60 relative to the bottom wall 21, and the rotational support portion consists of a pair of shaft portions 35, 35 formed on the bottom wall 21 and a pair of bearing portions 63, 63 formed on the lid 60 for rotatably receiving the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 (see Figure 9).

[0021] The lid 60 is configured to be openable and closable via the pivot support portion so as to close and cover the fastener insertion hole 27 and to open the fastener insertion hole 27 (see FIGS. 12 and 13).

[0022] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, the bearing portion 63 has an opening 64 through which the shaft portion 35 can be introduced from the radial direction of the shaft portion 35, and a retaining portion 63a that holds the shaft portion 35 introduced from the opening 64 to prevent it from coming out.When the shaft portion 35 is pushed into the bearing portion 63 from the opening 64, the shaft portion 35 fits into the bearing portion 63, and the bearing portion 63 and the shaft portion 35 are positioned on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20.

[0023] In addition, the bottom wall 21 has a support surface 21b that supports the lid 60 when the lid 60 is closed over the fastener insertion hole 27, and at least the shaft portion 35 is positioned closer to the back surface 21c opposite the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21 than the support surface 21b (see Figure 9).

[0024] The base member 20 has a bottom wall 21 and side walls (a pair of first side walls 23, 23 and a pair of second side walls 24, 24) standing upright from the bottom wall 21, and first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 through which the shaft 70 is inserted are formed on the opposing surfaces of the first side walls 23, 23. Details of the base member 20 will be described later.

[0025] In the following description, the arrangement direction of the pair of first side walls 23, 23 is referred to as the "width direction X", the direction perpendicular to this width direction X is referred to as the "depth direction Y", and the direction intersecting the width direction X and the depth direction Y is referred to as the "height direction Z" (the same applies to the bracket 50, the lid 60, etc.).

[0026] Moreover, the bracket 50 has a fixed plate 51 and a pair of pivot support plates 52, 52 standing upright from the fixed plate 51, and second shaft insertion holes 53, 53 are formed in the pair of pivot support plates 52, 52. The bracket 50 will be described in detail later.

[0027] Furthermore, the shaft 70 has an axial portion 71 having a base end 74 and a tip end 75, and a head portion 73 connected to the base end 74 of the axial portion 71. The details of the shaft 70 will be described later. The axial portion 71 forms the "load-hanging portion" of the present invention.

[0028] First, the bracket 50 will be described in detail.

[0029] The fixing plate 51 constituting the bracket 50 is in the form of a long plate extending a predetermined length, and has a pair of long sides 51a, 51a and a pair of short sides 51b, 51b arranged perpendicular to the pair of long sides 51a, 51a. As shown in Fig. 4, the fixing plate 51 is arranged on the outer side of the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20 (the side facing the fixed surface 1).

[0030] Further, a pair of pivot support plates 52, 52 are provided standing from a pair of oppositely disposed short sides 51b, 51b of the fixed plate 51.

[0031] 1 and 2, the pair of pivot plates 52, 52 are made up of bases 52a, 52a erected so as to widen slightly outward from the short sides 51b, 51b of the fixed plate 51, and tip ends 52b, 52b connected to the ends of the bases 52a, 52a and arranged parallel to each other. When viewed from the side, each pivot plate 52 is generally trapezoidal in shape, with the base 52a being wide and the tip end 52b being narrower than the base 52a.

[0032] 11, the pair of pivot support plates 52, 52 are arranged on the outer sides of the first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 of the first side walls 23, 23 of the base member 20. Here, the tip portions 52b, 52b of the pair of pivot support plates 52, 52 are arranged on the outer side of the portions of the first side walls 23, 23 of the base member 20 where the first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 are formed.

[0033] Further, circular second shaft insertion holes 53, 53 are formed in the tip ends 52b, 52b of the pair of journal plates 52, 52. The pair of second shaft insertion holes 53, 53 are arranged to align with the pair of first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 provided in the base member 20, and the shaft 70 is inserted through these shaft insertion holes 45, 46, 53, 53 (see FIG. 11).

[0034] 1 and 2, a rotation restricting piece 54 protrudes from a middle portion in the width direction X on one long side 51a side of the fixed plate 51. The rotation restricting piece 54 has a wide portion 54a with tapered side surfaces on the base side, and a tip portion 54b that protrudes with a constant width from the wide portion 54a and is bent so as to form a substantially L-shape. The tip portion 54b of the rotation restricting piece 54 fits into the rotation restricting recess 30 of the base member 20, thereby restricting the rotation of the bracket 50 with respect to the base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0035] Further, a pair of claws 55, 55 protrude from both sides of the rotation restricting piece 54 on one long side 51a of the fixing plate 51. Each claw 55 has a shape that protrudes while being bent in a stepped manner. The pair of claws 55, 55 are inserted into a pair of insertion holes 28, 28 of the base member 20, whereby the bracket 50 is positioned and fixed to the base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0036] Furthermore, a substantially elongated fastener insertion hole 56 (a hole extending slightly in the depth direction Y) is formed on one long side 51a of the fixing plate 51 at a position aligned with the rotation restricting piece 54. The shaft 7b of the fastener 7 is inserted into this fastener insertion hole 56, and the head 7a of the fastener 7 engages with the inner peripheral edge of the fastener insertion hole 56 (the peripheral edge on the surface facing the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20) (see FIGS. 12 and 13).

[0037] Furthermore, a generally U-shaped notch 57 is formed in the middle of the fixing plate 51 in the width direction X on the other long side 51a side. The positioning pin 31 of the base member 20 fits into this notch 57, and the bracket 50 is positioned and fixed to the base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0038] The bracket 50 described above is formed by punching out and bending a plate material made of a predetermined metal material into a predetermined shape, and all parts (fixed plate 51, pivot support plate 52, rotation restriction piece 54, claw portion 55, etc.) are integrally formed.

[0039] Next, the base member 20 will be described in detail.

[0040] As described above, the base member 20 has the bottom wall 21 provided with the fastener insertion hole 27 through which the fastener 7 is inserted, and the side walls 23, 24, and is formed with the first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 (see FIG. 1). Referring also to FIG. 2, the bottom wall 21 has a substantially rectangular (quadrilateral) shape with multiple recesses on the back surface 21c side in the thickness direction (the surface facing the fixed surface 1, which can also be called the outer surface), and the fixing plate 51 of the bracket 50 is disposed on the outside thereof.

[0041] 1, the bottom wall 21 has a surface in the thickness direction opposite to the back surface 21c (the surface opposite to the fixed surface 1, which can also be called the inner surface) having two surfaces with different heights. That is, the bottom wall 21 has a bottom surface 21a disposed on the other second side wall 24 side, and a support surface 21b disposed on one second side wall 24 side and supporting the lid 60. Also, as shown in FIG. 9, the height of the support surface 21b relative to the back surface 21c of the bottom wall 21 and the fixed surface 1 is lower than the height of the bottom surface 21a relative to the back surface 21c of the bottom wall 21 and the fixed surface 1.

[0042] A pair of first side walls 23, 23 stand upright from a pair of predetermined opposing side edges of the bottom wall 21. A pair of pivot support plates 52, 52 of the bracket 50 are disposed outside the pair of first side walls 23, 23 (see FIG. 11). In addition, a pair of second side walls 24, 24 stand upright from another pair of side edges of the bottom wall 21 that are disposed perpendicular to the pair of predetermined side edges on which the pair of first side walls 23, 23 stand upright.

[0043] Furthermore, a flange portion 25 having a generally rectangular ring shape projects from the outer periphery of the tip portion in the erecting direction of each of the side walls 23, 24. This flange portion 25 is adapted to engage with the periphery of a recess in a trim member or the like (not shown) that is disposed on the interior side of the fixed surface 1.

[0044] The fastener insertion hole 27 is formed at a predetermined position of the bottom wall 21. The bottom wall 21 also has an insertion hole forming surface 21d that forms the fastener insertion hole 27. That is, a surface in the thickness direction of the bottom wall 21 near one of the second side walls 24 and between the pair of first side walls 23, 23 forms the insertion hole forming surface 21d (see FIG. 1).

[0045] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, when the shaft portion 35 constituting the pivot support portion is viewed from the axial direction, the insertion hole forming surface 21d and the support surface 21b are arranged on the same plane (the heights of the insertion hole forming surface 21d and the support surface 21b relative to the back surface 21c of the bottom wall 21 and the fixed surface 1 are the same).

[0046] The shaft portion 7b of the fastener 7 is inserted through the fastener insertion hole 27, and the head portion 7a of the fastener 7 is arranged to be exposed, allowing the tip of the tool 8 to fit into the head portion 7a. The inner diameter of the fastener insertion hole 27 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the head portion 7a of the fastener 7, thereby preventing the fastener 7 from falling off from the front opening of the fastener insertion hole 27.

[0047] 2, a pair of insertion holes 28, 28 are formed on the outer surface of the bottom wall 21 (the surface facing the fixed surface 1) on the inside of both sides in the width direction X of one of the second side walls 24. Each of the claw portions 55 of the bracket 50 is inserted into each of the insertion holes 28, so that the bracket 50 is positioned and fixed to the base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0048] Furthermore, a pair of locking holes 29, 29 are formed on the outer surface of the bottom wall 21 at positions adjacent to the pair of insertion holes 28, 28. A pair of locking claws 67, 67 of the lid 60 are adapted to be releasably locked into each of the locking holes 29 (see FIG. 4), and the lid 60 is adapted to lock the fixing tool insertion holes 27 and the fixing tool insertion holes 56 in a closed state.

[0049] Further, a rotation restricting recess 30 is formed in the outer surface of the bottom wall 21 at the middle portion in the width direction X of the side on which the one second side wall 24 is located. The tip portion 54b of the rotation restricting piece 54 of the bracket 50 fits into this rotation restricting recess 30, thereby restricting the rotation of the bracket 50 relative to the base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0050] Furthermore, a positioning pin 31 protrudes from the middle part in the width direction X of the outer surface of the bottom wall 21 on which the other second side wall 24 is located. The positioning pin 31 fits into a notch 57 of the bracket 50, thereby positioning and fixing the bracket 50 to the base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0051] 1 and 2, a through groove 33 is formed in the bottom wall 21 at a position closer to the other second side wall 24, penetrating the bottom wall 21 along the width direction X. Furthermore, a pair of shafts 35, 35 extending parallel to the through groove 33 are formed with a gap 34 interposed therebetween at both sides of the bottom wall 21 in the width direction X, adjacent to the through groove 33. A bearing 63 of the lid 60 is supported by each shaft 35.

[0052] The pair of shaft portions 35, 35 are each cylindrical and are coaxially arranged at a predetermined interval (sandwiching a gap 34). The axial direction of the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 is parallel to the width direction X of the bottom wall 21.

[0053] 9, when the shaft portion 35 constituting the rotation support portion is viewed in the axial direction, the shaft portion 35 is disposed closer to the back surface 21c opposite the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21 than the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21. In this embodiment, the radial upper outer periphery of the shaft portion 35 (the outer periphery of the portion opposite the back surface 21c of the bottom wall 21) is slightly offset toward the back surface 21c than the support surface 21b, and the axis of the shaft portion 35 is located closer to the back surface 21c than the support surface 21b.

[0054] Furthermore, a resilient piece 37 capable of flexural deformation is formed between the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 via a notch portion 36. Specifically, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, a notch portion 36 communicating with the through groove 33 is formed in the middle portion of the bottom wall 21 in the width direction X between the pair of shaft portions 35, 35. This notch portion 36 is notched on the side of the through groove 33, and is also notched in the height direction Z (thickness direction) of the bottom wall 21.

[0055] In addition, this cutout portion 36 has a groove facing surface 36a, which is an inner surface facing the through groove 33, and a pair of inner surfaces which are located on both sides of the groove facing surface 36a in the width direction and arranged perpendicular to the groove facing surface 36a, and which form a position misalignment correction portion 40 described later.

[0056] Furthermore, a pair of slits 37a, 37a are formed on both sides in the width direction X of the groove facing surface 36a of the cutout portion 36, and the elastic piece 37 is formed to be capable of bending and deforming via this pair of slits 37a, 37a.

[0057] As shown in Figures 12 and 13, the elastic piece 37 has a base 38 that extends diagonally outward in a tongue-like manner from the peripheral edge of the groove-facing surface 36a of the cutout portion 36 on the inner surface side of the bottom wall 21 toward the through groove 33 and toward the outer surface side of the bottom wall 21, and a protrusion-like tip portion 39 that protrudes toward the through groove 33 at the end of the extending direction of the base 38.

[0058] The tip portion 39 has an apex 39a which protrudes most toward the through groove 33 side, a tapered surface 39b which is inclined so that the amount of protrusion gradually increases from the forefront of the elastic piece 37 toward the apex 39a side, and a locking surface 39c which is located on the opposite side of the apex 39a from the tapered surface 39b and has a flat surface parallel to the surface direction of the inner surface of the bottom wall 21.

[0059] As shown in FIG. 13, when the lid 60 is open relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, the protrusion 66 of the lid 60, which will be described later, engages with the engaging surface 39c of the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, thereby maintaining the lid 60 in the open state.

[0060] A misalignment correction portion 40 is provided on the inner surface of the cutout portion 36. When the lid 60 closes the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, a protrusion 66 of the lid 60 abuts against the misalignment, correcting the misalignment of the cover portion 61 in the width direction X (see Figures 10 and 11).

[0061] In this embodiment, as described above, a pair of inner side surfaces of the cutout portion 36 form the misalignment correction portion 40. As shown in Figures 10 and 11, this misalignment correction portion 40 has a pair of first correction surfaces 41, 41 extending parallel to each other along the thickness direction of the bottom wall 21, and a pair of second correction surfaces 42, 42 tapered from the extending tips of the pair of first correction surfaces 41, 41 obliquely outwardly so as to be separated from each other.

[0062] When the lid 60 is opened relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 shown in FIG. 10 and then closed relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 shown in FIG. 11, the protrusion 66 of the lid 60 sequentially abuts against a pair of second correction surfaces 42, 42 and a pair of first correction surfaces 41, 41 of the misalignment correction portion 40, thereby correcting the widthwise misalignment of the lid 60 via the protrusion 66 (this will be described in detail in the explanation of the lid 60).

[0063] 2, a protruding portion 43 is provided on the outer surface (the surface opposite to the opposing surface of each side wall) of the pair of first side walls 23, 23. This protruding portion 43 is located on the outer surface of each first side wall 23, near the other second side wall 24, and has a substantially trapezoidal shape protruding by a predetermined height from a position adjacent to the flange portion 25.

[0064] 2 and 11, a first shaft insertion hole 45 is formed in a portion of one first side wall 23 where the raised portion 43 is provided. Also, as shown in Fig. 11, a first shaft insertion hole 46 is formed in a portion of the other first side wall 23 where the raised portion 43 is provided.

[0065] Moreover, each of the first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 is a round hole having a circular shape. Furthermore, the first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 are formed at positions aligned with each other in the width direction X, depth direction Y, and height direction Z, and can support the shaft portion 71 of the shaft 70 by inserting it therethrough. The tip portion 75 of the shaft portion 71 of the shaft 70 is inserted through the first shaft insertion hole 45 from the side.

[0066] As shown in FIG. 1, on the side through which the axial tip 75 of the shaft 70 is inserted, i.e., on the inner circumference of the other first shaft insertion hole 46, a plurality of ribs 47 are formed in the circumferential direction, which are crushed and deformed when the tip 75 of the shaft 70 is inserted.

[0067] When the tip 75 of the shaft 70 is inserted inside the first shaft insertion hole 46, the top of each rib 47 is pressed and crushed by the outer periphery of the tip 75, so that the rib 47 fits closely to the outer periphery of the tip 75 of the shaft 70.

[0068] 2 and 4, the pair of first side walls 23 are provided with positioning portions 48 that position the first shaft insertion hole 43 and the second shaft insertion hole 53 so that they are concentric (so that the radial centers of the shaft insertion holes 43 coincide). Furthermore, an engagement portion is provided between the base member 20 and the metal bracket 50, which engages the fixed plate 51 and the bottom wall 21 with each other in a state in which the first shaft insertion hole 43 and the second shaft insertion hole 53 are positioned so that they are concentric.

[0069] Each positioning portion 48 consists of a first protrusion 48a that protrudes from the outer surface of the raised portion 43 and extends along the flange portion 25, and a second protrusion 48b that protrudes from the outer surface of the raised portion 43 and extends at an angle diagonally outward relative to the first protrusion 48a, and is approximately L-shaped when viewed from the side.

[0070] Then, in order to attach the bracket 50 to the base member 20, the pair of claw portions 55, 55 are inserted into the pair of insertion holes 28, 28, and then the bracket 50 is pushed into the base member 20. Thereby, the tip portions 52b of each support plate 52 of the bracket 50 come into contact with the inner periphery of the first protrusion 48a and the second protrusion 48b of each positioning portion 48, thereby restricting further pushing of the bracket 50 into the base member 20.

[0071] As described above, with the pivot support plate 52 of the bracket 50 abutting against the positioning portion 48, the first shaft insertion hole 43 and one of the second shaft insertion holes 53 are positioned concentrically, and the first shaft insertion hole 44 and the other second shaft insertion hole 53 are positioned concentrically. In this state, the pair of claw portions 55, 55 of the bracket 50 are fully inserted into the pair of insertion holes 28, 28 of the base member 20, and the fixing plate 51 of the bracket 50 and the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20 engage with each other.

[0072] The base member 20 described above is made of a predetermined synthetic resin material that has lower hardness and rigidity than the metal material from which the shaft 70 is made.

[0073] Next, the shaft 70 will be described in detail.

[0074] This shaft 70 is formed from a specified metal material and has a round bar-shaped shaft portion 71 (constituting the ``load-hanging portion'' in this invention) with a circular outer periphery that extends straight a specified length, and a circular plate-shaped head portion 73 that is connected to a base end portion 74 (which can also be said to be one end portion) of the shaft portion 71 and has a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the shaft portion 71.

[0075] A mounting groove 75a, into which a retaining ring (E-ring) 9 is mounted, is formed on the outer periphery of a tip end 75 (which can also be called the other end) of the shaft portion 71. The portion between both ends 74, 75 of the shaft portion 71 forms an intermediate portion 76.

[0076] 11 , the base end 74 of the shaft 71 is inserted into the first shaft insertion hole 45 of the base member 20, and is also inserted into one of the second shaft insertion holes 53 of the bracket 50. In addition, the head 73 engages with the outer peripheral edge of the second shaft insertion hole 53 of one of the pivot support plates 52 of the bracket 50.

[0077] Furthermore, the tip portion 75 of the shaft portion 71 is inserted into the inside of the first shaft insertion hole 46 of the base member 20 and is also inserted into the inside of the other second shaft insertion hole 53 of the bracket 50 .

[0078] In addition, the tip portion 75 of the shaft portion 71 is configured to crush and deform the rib 47 when inserted into the inside of the first shaft insertion hole 46, and as a result, the tip portion 75 is pressed into the inside of the first shaft insertion hole 46.

[0079] Furthermore, an expanded diameter portion 77 having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion 71 is provided on the outer periphery of the base end portion 74 of the shaft portion 71. When the base end portion 74 of the shaft portion 71 is inserted into the inside of the first shaft insertion hole 45, the expanded diameter portion 77 is pressed against the inner periphery of the first shaft insertion hole 45.

[0080] 14, when the lid 60 is fully opened relative to the fastener insertion hole 27, the shaft 70 abuts against the lid 60 to hold the lid 60 in the open position.

[0081] Next, the lid 60 will be described in detail.

[0082] The lid 60 in this embodiment has a substantially rectangular plate shape (a substantially square plate shape) and has a cover portion 61 that covers the fastener insertion hole 27 of the base member 20 and the fastener insertion hole 56 of the bracket 50, and a pair of bearing portions 63, 63 that protrude from the cover portion 61 and have openings 64, 64 that receive a pair of shaft portions 35, 35 of the base member 20 and rotatably support the pair of shaft portions 35, 35, making it possible to open and close the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56.

[0083] The cover portion 61 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and has a pair of side edges 61a, 61a on both sides in the width direction X. One end of the cover portion 61 in the depth direction Y forms a tip end 61b, and the other end in the depth direction Y forms a base end 61c.

[0084] As shown in Figures 2 and 5, a pair of bearing portions 63, 63 are provided on the back side of the cover portion 61 (the surface side facing the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20, which can also be said to be the inner surface side), at the side edges of a pair of side edges 61a, 61a and on the base end portion 61c side.

[0085] Each bearing portion 63 has a holding portion 63a whose base end is connected to the back surface of the cover portion 61 and extends to form a substantially U-shaped frame when viewed from the side, and further has an opening 64 that opens toward the base end 61c of the cover portion 61. From this opening 64, the shaft portion 35 can be introduced into the holding portion 63a from the radial direction of the shaft portion 35 (from the radially outer side). In addition, the holding portion 63a of each bearing portion 63 has a narrow portion 63b that is narrowed in the middle, forming a stop structure that prevents the shaft portion 35, once rotatably supported by the bearing portion 63, from coming off the opening 64.

[0086] The pair of bearings 63, 63 and the pair of shafts 35, 35 provided on the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20 constitute a "rotation support portion" in the present invention. Also, as shown in Fig. 9, when the lid 60 is closed over the fastener insertion hole 27 and the shaft 35 is viewed from the axial direction, the base end of the bearing 63 is located on the back surface 61d of the cover portion 61 (the surface of the cover portion 61 facing the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21, which can also be said to be one surface in the thickness direction), and a predetermined portion of the holding portion 63a extending from the base end is located closer to the back surface 21c than the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21.

[0087] 9, when the lid 60 is rotated in a direction approaching the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21 and closes the fastener insertion hole 27, the back surface 61d of the cover portion 61 constituting the lid 60 is supported by the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21. In this state, the front surface 61e of the cover portion 61 opposite to the back surface 61d is arranged on the same plane as the bottom surface 21a of the bottom wall 21.

[0088] In the load hanging device 10, as described above, the shaft portion 35 is pushed into the bearing portion 63 from the opening 64, so that the shaft portion 35 fits into the bearing portion 63, and the bearing portion 63 and the shaft portion 35 are disposed on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20 (see FIG. 9). In addition, the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 of the shaft 70 and the base member 20 are disposed so that, when the lid 60 is attached to the base member 20, the lid 60 can be pushed in while the cover portion 61 is in contact with the shaft 70.

[0089] To explain the above configuration in detail, FIGS. 5 to 7 show the process of attaching the lid 60 to the base member 20. As shown in FIG.

[0090] First, as shown in Fig. 5, the lid 60 is aligned with the base member 20 so that the pair of bearing portions 63, 63 are aligned with the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 and the openings 64, 64 face the pair of shaft portions 35, 35. In this state, the lid 60 is pushed into the base member 20 from the base end portion 61c side as shown by arrow F in Fig. 5 (referred to as the "lid pushing-in direction F").

[0091] That is, after aligning the opening 64 of the bearing portion 63 of the lid 60 with the shaft portion 35 of the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20, the bearing portion 63 of the lid 60 is pressed against the shaft portion 35 of the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20 from the radially outer side of the shaft portion 35. In other words, the shaft portion 35 is pressed into the bearing portion 63 from the radially outer side through the opening 64, and as a result, the shaft portion 35 passes through the opening 64 and enters the bearing portion 63.

[0092] 6, the lid 60 is tilted obliquely with respect to the surface direction of the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20, and the outer surface (front surface) of the cover portion 61 is brought into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion 71 of the shaft 70. Then, while the cover portion 61 of the lid 60 is brought into contact with the shaft portion 71 of the shaft 70 (while the cover portion 61 is brought into sliding contact with the shaft portion 71), that is, while pressing the lid 60 against the shaft 70 so that the contact state between the cover portion 61 and the shaft portion 71 is maintained, the lid 60 is further pressed against the base member 20 in the lid pressing direction F.

[0093] Then, the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 enter through the openings 64, 64 and pass through the narrow portions 63b, 63b, so that the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 engage with the pair of bearing portions 63, 63, as shown in Figures 7 and 11 (it can also be said that the bearing portions 63 and the shaft portions 35 engage with each other in a so-called snap-fit ​​manner or are mechanically engaged with each other).

[0094] As a result, the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 are supported rotatably and in a non-slip state by the pair of bearing portions 63, 63, and the lid 60 is rotatably attached to the base member 20 with the bearing portions 63 of the cover portion 61 and the shaft portions 35 of the base member 20 as rotation fulcrums.

[0095] As described above, with the shaft portion 35 fitted into the bearing portion 63, the bearing portion 63 and the shaft portion 35 are disposed on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20. It can also be said that the shaft portion 35 is fitted into the bearing portion 63 with the bearing portion 63 and the shaft portion 35 disposed on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20 by pushing the shaft portion 35 into the bearing portion 63 from the opening portion 64.

[0096] As described above, in this cargo hanging device 10, the lid 60 can be pushed in while the cover portion 61 is abutted against the shaft 70 (the lid 60 can be pushed in while the cover portion 61 is abutted against the shaft 70), and the shaft 70 and the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 of the base member 20 are arranged in a manner that enables the lid 60 to be pushed in in this manner.

[0097] In addition, the shaft 70 and the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 are laid out in such a way that, when the lid 60 is attached to the base member 20, the cover portion 61 can be tilted with the shaft 70 as a fulcrum so that the openings 64, 64 face the pair of shaft portions 35, 35.

[0098] The lid 60 is arranged such that a base end 61c of the cover portion 61 faces the shaft 70, and a tip end 61b of the cover portion 61 faces one of the second side walls 24 of the base member 20. When the tip end 61b of the cover portion 61 is grasped and the lid 60 is rotated to the maximum in a direction in which the lid 60 opens relative to the fastener insertion holes 27 and 56, the outer surface of the cover portion 61 comes into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the shaft 70, and the opening angle of the lid 60 is regulated.

[0099] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a protruding piece 66 is provided on the inner surface of the cover portion 61, on the base end portion 61c side, between the pair of bearing portions 63, 63.

[0100] This protrusion 66 is formed with a width and length that allows it to be placed within the cutout portion 36 of the base member 20, and is positioned within the cutout portion 36 so as to rotate within the cutout portion 36 together with the rotation of the lid 60 (see Figures 10 to 13).

[0101] Specifically, the protrusion 66 is formed to be narrower than the width of the pair of first correction surfaces 41, 41 and the pair of second correction surfaces 42, 42 of the position misalignment correction portion 40 provided on the inner surface of the cutout portion 36 (see Figures 10 and 11).

[0102] In addition, the tip 66a of the protruding piece 66 in the protruding direction is separated from the elastic piece 37 when the lid 60 is closed to cover the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 (see Figure 12), and is of a length capable of abutting against the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37 when the lid 60 opens relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, as shown in Figure 13.

[0103] As shown in FIG. 12, the tip 66a of the protruding piece 66 in the protruding direction is positioned away from the elastic piece 37 when the lid 60 is closed to cover the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56.

[0104] In addition, in this cargo hanging device 10, there is a holding means between the bottom wall 21 and the lid 60, which enables the lid 60 to be held in an open state relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 when the shaft portion 35 is engaged with the bearing portion 63 (see Figure 9), as shown in Figure 13.

[0105] The holding means comprises a flexible elastic piece formed on one of the bottom wall or the lid, and a protruding piece formed on the other of the bottom wall or the lid. In this embodiment, the holding means comprises a flexible elastic piece 37 formed on the bottom wall 21, and a protruding piece 66 formed on the lid 60. When the protruding piece 66 engages with the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, the lid 60 is held in an open state relative to the fixing tool insertion hole 27, as shown in FIG.

[0106] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, when the lid 60 opens relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, the protrusion 66 climbs over the top 39a of the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37 and engages with the tip 39, thereby holding the lid 60 in an open state so that the tool 8 for tightening the fastener 7 can be inserted.

[0107] That is, when the lid 60 is opened from the closed state shown in FIG. 12 in which the lid 60 covers the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, the tip 66a of the protrusion 66 presses against the tapered surface 39b of the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, causing the elastic piece 37 to flex and deform.

[0108] When the lid 60 is further opened and the tip 66a of the protrusion 66 passes over the top 39a of the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, the elastic piece 37 elastically returns and the tip 66a of the protrusion 66 engages with the engagement surface 39c of the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, thereby maintaining the lid 60 in an open state relative to the fixing device insertion hole 27 and the fixing device insertion hole 56 (see Figure 13).

[0109] In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, when the lid 60 is open to the fastener insertion holes 27 and 56, one widthwise side of the protrusion 66 is located at the boundary between one first correction surface 41 and one second correction surface 42 of the position misalignment correction portion 40, and the other widthwise side of the protrusion 66 is located at the boundary between the other first correction surface 41 and the other second correction surface 42 of the position misalignment correction portion 40.

[0110] However, when the lid 60 is open relative to the fastener insertion holes 27 and 56, for example, as shown by the dotted line in Figure 10, one widthwise side of the protrusion 66 may be displaced toward one of the inner surfaces of the misalignment correction portion 40, causing the cover portion 61 to be misaligned in the width direction.

[0111] In the above case, when the lid 60 is closed so as to cover the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, one widthwise side of the protrusion 66 successively abuts against the second correction surface 42 and the first correction surface 41. That is, the second correction surface 42 and the first correction surface 41 press against the one widthwise side of the protrusion 66, moving the protrusion 66 to the other widthwise side, so that the position of the cover part 61 can be corrected via the protrusion 66 so that it is in the correct position without being misaligned in the width direction.

[0112] 2 and 5, a pair of locking claws 67, 67 protrude from the side edges of the pair of side edges 61a, 61a and close to the tip end 61b on the inner surface of the cover portion 61. When the lid 60 closes the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, the pair of locking claws 67, 67 lock into the pair of locking holes 29, 29 of the base member 20 to lock the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 in a closed state.

[0113] The load hanging device 10 of the present invention may be fixed in any orientation relative to the fixed surface 1, but can be fixed, for example, in the orientation shown in FIG.

[0114] In this case, the fixed surface 1 is provided on the side of the vehicle, and the base member 20 is attached to the fixing device insertion holes 27 and 56 with the bearing portions 63, 63 facing downward so that the lid 60 can rotate up and down.

[0115] In addition, this load hanging device 10 is provided with a shaft 70 having a load hanging portion (axis portion 71), and is configured so that when the lid 60 is opened relative to the fastener insertion hole 27, the lid 60 abuts against the shaft 70, thereby maintaining the lid 60 in an open position relative to the fastener insertion hole 27.

[0116] Furthermore, the opening angle is set so that when the lid 60 opens relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 and the protrusion 66 engages with the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, the tip 61b of the cover portion 61 is held facing horizontally or diagonally upward.

[0117] In this embodiment, the lid 60 is opened to its maximum extent relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, and the outer surface of the cover portion 61 abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 70, so that the opening angle of the lid 60 is restricted and the tip portion 61b of the cover portion 61 faces diagonally upward.

[0118] In addition, when the lid 60 is grasped by the tip portion 61b of the cover portion 61 and rotated as far as possible in the direction in which the lid 60 opens relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56, the cover portion 61 abuts against the shaft 70, thereby regulating the opening angle of the lid 60.

[0119] (Modification) The shape, structure, layout, etc. of each part of the base member, metal bracket, lid, and shaft are not particularly limited.

[0120] The base member 20 in this embodiment is in the shape of a roughly rectangular box with a bottom and an open top; however, the base member may also be in the shape of, for example, a roughly C-shaped or U-shaped frame with a portion of the side open, as long as it has a bottom wall and a pair of side walls.

[0121] In addition, although the first shaft insertion hole and the second shaft insertion hole are circular holes, these shaft insertion holes may be, for example, rectangular holes such as square or hexagonal holes, or elliptical holes, as long as the shaft can be inserted and supported.

[0122] Furthermore, the outer peripheral shape of the shaft portion of the shaft is preferably a shape that matches the inner peripheral shape of the shaft insertion hole, but it is sufficient that the cover portion can be abutted against it when the lid is attached to the base member.

[0123] In this embodiment, the shaft 35 is formed on the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20, and the bearing 63 is formed on the lid 60, but the bearing may be formed on the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20, and the shaft may be formed on the lid 60. In this configuration, when attaching the lid to the base member, the shaft on the base member side is pressed into the bearing on the bottom wall side. In this case as well, the shaft is pressed into the bearing through the opening from the radial direction of the shaft, and fits into the bearing through the opening.

[0124] (Action and effect) Next, the function and effect of the load hanging device 10 having the above-mentioned configuration will be described.

[0125] When assembling the load hanging device 10 by attaching the base member 20, bracket 50, lid 60, shaft 70, etc., the following procedure is carried out, for example.

[0126] First, the shaft portion 7b of the fastener 7 is inserted into the fastener insertion hole 56 of the bracket 50, and the head portion 7a of the fastener 7 is engaged with the inner peripheral portion of the fastener insertion hole 56 to temporarily hold the fastener 7 on the bracket 50.

[0127] After achieving the above state, a pair of corresponding support plates 52, 52 of the bracket 50 are placed on the outside of a pair of first side walls 23, 23 of the base member 20, and the pair of claw portions 55, 55 of the bracket 50 are roughly aligned with the pair of insertion holes 28, 28 of the base member 20, and the bracket 50 is pushed into the base member 20.

[0128] Then, the pair of claw portions 55, 55 of the bracket 50 are inserted into the pair of insertion holes 28, 28 of the base member 20, and the tip portions 52b, 52b of the pair of support plates 52, 52 of the bracket 50 abut against the inner periphery of the first protrusion 48a and the second protrusion 48b of the pair of positioning portions 48, 48 of the base member 20, thereby restricting further pushing of the bracket 50 into the base member 20.

[0129] In addition, a fixing plate 51 of the bracket 50 is arranged outside the bottom wall 21 of the base member 20, and a corresponding pair of support plates 52, 52 of the bracket 50 are arranged outside the portion of the pair of first side walls 23, 23 of the base member 20 in which the first shaft insertion holes 45, 46 are formed.

[0130] Furthermore, tip portion 54b of rotation restricting piece 54 of bracket 50 fits into rotation restricting recess 30 of base member 20, restricting rotation of bracket 50 relative to base member 20 (see FIG. 4). Positioning pin 31 of base member 20 fits into notch 57 of bracket 50, positioning and fixing bracket 50 relative to base member 20 (see FIG. 4).

[0131] As described above, with the bracket 50 temporarily attached to the base member 20, the shank 71 of the shaft 70 is inserted, starting from its tip 75 side, successively through the second shaft insertion hole 53 on one side, the first shaft insertion hole 45, the first shaft insertion hole 46, and the second shaft insertion hole 53 on the other side, and the tip 75 of the shank 71 of the shaft 70 is inserted through the second shaft insertion hole 53 on the other side.

[0132] Thereafter, by fitting a retaining ring 9 in the fitting groove 75a of the shaft 70, the shaft 70 is fixed in the shaft insertion holes 45, 46, 53 so as not to come off, and the bracket 50 can be properly fitted to the base member 20 so as not to come off (see FIG. 11).

[0133] Next, the lid 60 is attached to the base member 20 .

[0134] That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 60 is aligned with respect to the base member 20 so that the openings 64, 64 face the pair of shaft portions 35, 35, and then the lid 60 is pushed into the base member 20 from the base end portion 61c side in the lid pushing direction F in FIG. 5.

[0135] 6, the lid 60 is tilted at an angle, and while the outer surface of the cover portion 61 is brought into sliding contact with the outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion 71 of the shaft 70, the lid 60 is pressed against the shaft 70 and pressed into the base member 20. That is, the shaft portion 35 is pressed into the bearing portion 63 from the radially outer side of the shaft portion 35 through the opening 64. Then, the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 enter through the openings 64, 64, and the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 fit into the pair of bearing portions 63, 63, and the lid 60 is attached to the base member 20.

[0136] In the manner described above, the base member 20, the bracket 50, the lid 60, the shaft 70, and the like are assembled to form the load hanging device 10.

[0137] Thereafter, as shown in Figures 12 and 13, the tip portion 54b of the rotation limiting piece 54 of the bracket 50 is inserted into the first insertion hole 3 of the fixed surface 1, the positioning pin 31 of the base member 20 is inserted into the second insertion hole 4, and the shaft portion 7b of the fixing device 7 held by the bracket 50 is inserted into the fixed hole 2 and tightened to fix it, thereby fixing the load hanging device 10 to the fixed surface 1 via the metal bracket 50.

[0138] In this load hanging device 10, when attaching the lid 60 to the base member 20, the lid 60 is pushed in while the cover portion 61 is abutted against the shaft 70, whereby the lid 60 can be maintained in a stable position so that the openings 64, 64 of the pair of bearing portions 63, 63 always face the pair of shaft portions 35, 35 of the base member 20, and the lid 60 can be pushed in firmly while the cover portion 61 is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the shaft.

[0139] Furthermore, when trying to push the lid into the base member without using the shaft, it is necessary to hold the lid so that the opening of the bearing portion faces the shaft while pushing the lid into the base member; however, this makes it difficult to apply a pushing force to the lid, and the lid cannot be pushed strongly into the base member.

[0140] In contrast to this, in the present embodiment, as described above, the shaft 70 is used as a pushing guide for the lid 60, and it is possible to push the lid 60 into the base member 20 while abutting the cover portion 61 against the shaft 70. This makes it easier to apply a pushing force to the lid 60 while maintaining the lid 60 in a stable position so that the opening 64 of the bearing portion 63 faces the shaft portion 35, and allows the lid 60 to be pushed in strongly.

[0141] As a result, the lid 60 can be easily attached to the base member 20, and therefore the workability of attaching the lid 60 to the base member 20 can be improved.

[0142] In this load hanging device 10, as shown in Figure 9, the bearing portion 63 has an opening 64 through which the shaft portion 35 can be introduced from the radial direction of the shaft portion 35, and a retaining portion 63a that holds the shaft portion 35 introduced from the opening 64 to prevent it from falling out.When the shaft portion 35 is pushed into the bearing portion 63 from the opening 64, the shaft portion 35 fits into the bearing portion 63, and the bearing portion 63 and the shaft portion 35 are positioned on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20.

[0143] That is, when the shaft portion 35 is pushed into the bearing portion 63 from the radial outside of the shaft portion 35 through the opening 64, passes through the opening 64 and enters the bearing portion 63, and the shaft portion 35 is engaged with the bearing portion 63, the bearing portion 63 and the shaft portion 35 are positioned on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20, as shown in Figure 9, thereby improving the appearance of the base member 20, particularly the appearance on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20.

[0144] In other words, the bearing parts and shaft parts are not arranged on the sides or near the upper opening of the base member 20 which are easily visible to the vehicle occupants, and the bearing part 63 and shaft part 35 which form the rotation support part are arranged on the bottom wall 21 side at the rear of the base member 20 which is less visible to the occupants, thereby making it possible to improve the appearance of the base member 20.

[0145] In addition, in this embodiment, there is a retaining means between the bottom wall 21 and the lid 60, which enables the lid 60 to be held in an open state relative to the fastener insertion hole 27, as shown in Figure 13, when the shaft portion 35 is engaged with the bearing portion 63 (see Figure 9).

[0146] According to the above embodiment, the holding means can hold the lid 60 in an open state, making it easier to insert the fastener 7 into the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 and tighten it with a tool, thereby improving the workability when fixing the load hanging device 10 to the fixed surface 1.

[0147] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the holding means comprises a flexibly deformable elastic piece 37 formed on the bottom wall 21 and a protrusion 66 formed on the lid 60, and when the protrusion 66 engages with the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, the lid 60 is held in an open position relative to the fixing device insertion hole 27 (see Figure 13).

[0148] According to the above embodiment, when the protrusion 66 engages with the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, the lid 60 is held in an open position relative to the fastener insertion hole 27. Therefore, when fasteners 7 such as bolts or screws are placed or inserted into the fastener insertion holes 27 and 56 to fasten the load hanging device 10 to the fixed surface 1, even if the fastener 7 falls, it is received by the cover portion 61, thereby preventing the fastener 7 from falling or being lost due to falling.

[0149] In this embodiment, a shaft 70 having a load hook is provided, and when the lid 60 is opened relative to the fastener insertion hole 27, the lid 60 comes into contact with the shaft 70.

[0150] According to the above embodiment, for example, in a case where the fixed surface 1 is provided on the side of the vehicle and the base member 20 is attached so that the lid 60 can rotate up and down with the bearing portion 63 facing down relative to the fixing device insertion holes 27 and 56, when the lid 60 is opened manually or by its own weight, the lid 60 abuts against the shaft 70, so that the lid 60 can be maintained in the open state.

[0151] Furthermore, the lid 60 can be held in the open position by utilizing the shaft 70 having a loading portion (here, the axis portion 71), so that the lid 60 can be held in the open position by a relatively simple structure that does not use the elastic piece 37 or the protrusion 66.

[0152] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, when the lid 60 is opened relative to the fastener insertion hole 27 and the protrusion 66 is engaged with the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37, the opening angle is set so that the tip 61b of the cover portion 61 is held facing horizontally or diagonally upward.

[0153] According to the above embodiment, when the lid 60 is held open, the tip 61b of the cover portion 61 is held facing horizontally or diagonally upward. Therefore, when a fastener 7 such as a bolt or screw is placed or inserted into the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 to fix the load hanging device 10 to the fixed surface 1, even if the fastener 7 falls, it is received by the cover portion 61, thereby preventing the fastener 7 from falling or being lost due to falling.

[0154] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, when the lid 60 opens relative to the fastener insertion hole 27, the protrusion 66 climbs over the top 39a of the tip 39 of the elastic piece 37 and engages with the tip 39, thereby holding the lid 60 in an open state so that a tool 8 for tightening the fastener 7 can be inserted.

[0155] According to the above aspect, the above configuration keeps the lid 60 in an open state, making it easier to insert the fastener 7 into the fastener insertion hole 27 and the fastener insertion hole 56 and tighten it with a tool, thereby improving the workability when fixing the load hanging device 10 to the fixed surface 1.

[0156] In this embodiment, a rotation support portion that supports the lid 60 rotatably relative to the bottom wall 21 is provided between the bottom wall 21 and the lid 60, and the rotation support portion is disposed on the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the rotation support structure of the lid 60 from being exposed on the side of the base member 20 (i.e., the side walls 23, 24).

[0157] 9, at least the shaft portion 35 is disposed closer to the back surface 21c opposite the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21 than the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21, so that the front surface 61e of the lid 60 opposite the back surface 61d facing the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21 can be brought closer to the support surface 21b of the bottom wall 21. This makes it easier to make the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20 flat (having a flat surface shape without steps or dents, or even if there are steps, the steps are not noticeable).

[0158] Therefore, the appearance of the side portions and bottom wall 21 of the base member 20 can be improved.

[0159] Furthermore, as described above, since the bottom wall 21 side of the base member 20 can be easily made flat, the base member 20 can be made compact in size in the height direction Z without being bulky.

[0160] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the bottom wall 21 has an insertion hole forming surface 21d that forms the fastener insertion hole 27, and the insertion hole forming surface 21d and the support surface 21b are arranged on the same plane.

[0161] According to the above embodiment, since the insertion hole forming surface 21d has the above configuration, the base member 20 can be made less bulky in the height direction Z and more compact.

[0162] 10 and 11, a misalignment correction part 40 is provided on the inner surface of the cutout part 36. When the lid 60 closes the fastener insertion hole 27, the protrusion 66 of the lid 60 comes into contact with the misalignment correction part 40 to correct misalignment in the width direction X of the cover part 61. The misalignment correction part 40 can deal with the following problems.

[0163] In other words, when the fastener insertion hole 27 is closed with the lid 60, the cover portion 61 is misaligned in the width direction X, and one side edge 61a of the cover portion 61 in the width direction X is biased toward the inner edge of one of the first side walls 23 of the base member 20, which may cause a noticeable gap between the other side edge 61a of the cover portion 61 in the width direction X and the inner edge of the other first side wall 23.

[0164] In response to the above problem, according to the present embodiment, when the fastener insertion hole 27 is closed with the lid 60, the protrusion 66 abuts against the misalignment correction portion 40, thereby correcting the misalignment in the width direction X of the lid 60. Therefore, when the fastener insertion hole 27 is closed with the lid 60, the two side edges 61a, 61a of the cover portion 61 can be spaced apart from the inner edge portions of the pair of first side walls 23, 23 of the base member 20 with an approximately uniform gap.

[0165] As a result, the gaps between the two sides 61a, 61a of the cover portion 61 and the inner edge portions of the first side walls 23, 23 are made less noticeable, thereby improving the appearance.

[0166] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modified embodiments are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention, and such embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0167] 1 Fixed surface 2 Fixed hole 5. Hook 7 Fixtures 8 Tools 10. Vehicle loading device (loading device) 20 Base material 21 Bottom wall 21b Support surface 21d Through hole forming surface 23,24 side wall 27 Fixture insertion hole 33 Through groove 34 void 35,35 Shaft 36 Notch 37 Elastic piece 39 Tip 39a Top 40 Position Misalignment Correction Unit 50 Metal bracket (bracket) 51 Fixed plate 52 Axis support plate 56 Fixture insertion hole 60 Lid 61 Cover part 61b Tip 63,63 Bearing part 63a Holding part 64,64 Opening 66 Protrusion 66a Tip 70 Shaft 71 Shaft (cargo hook)

Claims

1. A vehicle cargo hanging device that is fixed to a fixed surface provided inside a vehicle via a fixing device, The container has a base member, a lid rotatably attached to the base member, and a load-hanging portion, the base member has a bottom wall provided with a fastener insertion hole through which the fastener is inserted, a rotation support portion is provided between the bottom wall and the lid to rotatably support the lid with respect to the bottom wall, the rotation support portion including a shaft portion formed on one of the bottom wall or the lid and a bearing portion formed on the other of the bottom wall or the lid; the lid is configured to close so as to cover the fastener insertion hole and to open the fastener insertion hole via the pivot support portion, the bearing portion has an opening through which the shaft portion can be introduced from a radial direction of the shaft portion, and a holding portion that holds the shaft portion introduced from the opening so as not to come off, A vehicle cargo hanging device characterized in that the shaft portion is pushed into the bearing portion through the opening, thereby engaging the shaft portion with the bearing portion, and the bearing portion and the shaft portion are positioned on the bottom wall side of the base member.

2. 2. A vehicle cargo hanging device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a retaining means between the bottom wall and the lid for retaining the lid in an open position relative to the fastener insertion hole when the shaft portion is engaged with the bearing portion.

3. 3. A vehicle cargo hanging device as described in claim 2, wherein the retaining means comprises a flexible elastic piece formed on one of the bottom wall or the lid and a protrusion formed on the other of the bottom wall or the lid, and when the protrusion engages with the tip of the elastic piece, the lid is maintained in an open position relative to the fastener insertion hole.

4. 2. The vehicle cargo hanging device according to claim 1, further comprising a shaft having the cargo hanging portion, the lid coming into contact with the shaft when the lid is opened relative to the fastener insertion hole.

5. the bottom wall has a support surface that supports the lid when the lid closes the fastener insertion hole, 5. The vehicle cargo hanging device according to claim 1, wherein at least the shaft portion is disposed on a back surface side of the bottom wall opposite the support surface, relative to the support surface.

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