Vehicle storage structure

Abstract

To provide a vehicle storage structure in which stored items do not fall due to vibrations or the like when the vehicle is running, and the number of parts and the number of work steps do not increase, even when a storage section is arranged at a position away from the floor surface. [Solution] A vehicle storage structure 1 in which the side wall portion 20 that forms the interior side of a vehicle 10 is configured to include a first wall portion 21 and a second wall portion 31 arranged above the first wall portion 21, and the second wall portion 31 has a storage section 33 that is recessed from a main surface portion 32 that forms its main surface toward the outside of the vehicle cabin and has a loading surface 34A on which items to be stored can be placed, and the upper end of the first wall portion 21 is arranged above the end of the loading surface 34A on the interior side of the vehicle cabin.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The technology disclosed herein relates to vehicle storage structures. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a vehicle storage structure is known, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below. Specifically, Patent Document 1 discloses a storage structure in which items can be stored in a concave deck box through an opening provided in a deck side trim that forms part of the side wall of the vehicle's luggage compartment. The deck box is disposed to the side of a deck board that forms the luggage compartment floor, and its bottom surface forms part of the luggage compartment floor. This configuration makes it possible to effectively utilize the space between the deck side trim and the vehicle body.

[0003] In addition, Patent Document 2 below describes that in the luggage room (luggage compartment) of a hatchback-type vehicle, the left and right luggage sides (side walls) are composed of a luggage side upper and a luggage side lower arranged side by side in the vertical direction. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6681858 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-22181 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] When the area above the deck side trim is not window glass but interior material (luggage side upper) as in Patent Document 2, a space is formed between the interior material and the vehicle body, and there is a demand for using this space to provide a storage section such as the deck box described above. However, simply providing a recessed storage section in the interior material located away from the floor surface would cause stored items to fall due to vibrations while the vehicle is running, so a separate member must be provided to prevent items from falling out, which creates the problem of increasing the number of parts and work processes.

[0006] The technology disclosed in this specification was completed based on the above circumstances, and provides a vehicle storage structure in which stored items do not fall due to vibrations when the vehicle is running, even if the storage section is located away from the floor, and the number of parts and labor required does not increase. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The technology disclosed in this specification, which was completed to solve the above-mentioned problems, is a vehicle storage structure in which a side wall portion constituting the interior side surface of a vehicle is configured to include a first wall portion and a second wall portion arranged above the first wall portion, and the second wall portion has a storage portion that is recessed from the main surface portion constituting its main surface toward the outside of the vehicle cabin and has a loading surface on which items to be stored can be placed, and the upper end of the first wall portion is arranged above the end of the loading surface on the interior side of the vehicle cabin.

[0008] According to the above configuration, the upper end of the first wall portion disposed above the mounting surface of the storage unit can prevent stored items placed on the mounting surface from falling out of the storage unit due to vibrations while the vehicle is traveling, etc. Moreover, since no separate parts are required to hook and fasten the stored items, the number of parts and labor required does not increase.

[0009] A reinforcing member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle may be disposed on the outer side of the vehicle compartment of the first wall portion, and the first wall portion and the second wall portion may be individually attached to the reinforcing member.

[0010] According to the above configuration, even if a finger or the like is placed on the upper end of the first wall portion arranged above the mounting surface and a large force is applied toward the inside of the vehicle cabin, the first wall portion and the second wall portion are each individually attached to the vehicle body side (reinforcing member), so the first wall portion and the second wall portion work together to prevent the entire side wall portion from being detached from the vehicle body side.

[0011] The storage section may be configured to be supported from below by the reinforcing member. With this configuration, even when a heavy object is stored in the storage section, the reinforcing member can be used to prevent the storage section, and in turn the second wall section, from deforming or falling off.

[0012] The first wall may have a receiving portion that protrudes below the loading surface toward the outside of the vehicle cabin and extends in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle. With this configuration, even if a sheet-like object is placed in the storage section and slides off the gap between the loading surface and the first wall, the object is received by the receiving portion, preventing the object from completely sliding off the loading surface and entering the outside of the side wall. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the technology disclosed in this specification, it is possible to provide a vehicle storage structure in which stored items will not fall due to vibrations while the vehicle is in motion, even if the storage section is located away from the floor, and the number of parts and labor required will not increase. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a luggage compartment of a vehicle according to an embodiment, viewed from the interior side; [Figure 2] A front view of the side wall portion seen from inside the vehicle interior [Figure 3] Rear view of the side wall seen from outside the vehicle [Figure 4] Section II of Figure 3 [Figure 5] II-II cross section of Figure 3 [Figure 6]Partially enlarged perspective view of the boundary between the deck side trim and the rear pillar garnish as seen from outside the vehicle [Figure 7] III-III cross section of Figure 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] One embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 7. In this embodiment, a storage structure 1 in a luggage compartment 11 provided in the rear of a vehicle (an example of a vehicle) 10 will be illustrated. Note that the symbols FR, RR, UP, DW, IN, and OUT shown in each figure represent front and rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, up and down in the vertical direction, and inside and outside in the interior and exterior direction of the vehicle, respectively.

[0016] As shown in Fig. 1, vehicle 10 is provided with a luggage compartment 11 at the rear of the passenger compartment, and a flip-up back door 13 is provided at the rearmost part of vehicle 10. By opening this back door 13, a user can access luggage compartment 11 through an opening at the rear corresponding to back door 13. A rear seat 14 is arranged between the passenger compartment and luggage compartment 11.

[0017] The luggage compartment 11 is a space surrounded by a deck board that forms the floor, a pair of side walls 20 that are arranged on both sides of the deck board in the vehicle width direction and rise from both ends of the deck board to form side surfaces that extend in the front-to-rear and up-down directions of the vehicle 10, the back of the seat back of the rear seat 14 that forms the front wall, and the tailgate 13 in a closed state. The side wall 20 is arranged between the rear door 12 and the tailgate 13, and its rear end is shaped to follow the opening edge of the rear opening. The side wall 20 is also formed by a combination of a deck side trim (an example of a first wall) 21 that rises continuously from the deck board, and a rear pillar garnish (an example of a second wall) 31 that is arranged above the deck side trim 21.

[0018] The pair of side wall portions 20 are configured symmetrically on the left and right sides of the luggage compartment 11. In the following explanation, the side wall portion 20 located on the far side of Fig. 1 (the right side in the traveling direction of the vehicle 10) will be explained, and the explanation of the side wall portion 20 located on the near side (the left side in the traveling direction of the vehicle 10) will be omitted as appropriate.

[0019] The deck side trim 21, which constitutes the lower portion of the side wall portion 20, is generally plate-shaped and extends substantially vertically and in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, as shown in Figure 2. A wheel house portion 22 that bulges into the luggage compartment 11 in a shape that resembles a wheel house is provided on the deck side trim 21 at the front and below the vehicle. A plurality of clip seats 23 that protrude toward the outside of the passenger compartment rise from at least the upper end of the deck side trim 21, and the upper end of the deck side trim 21 is attached to a reinforcing member 18 (described later) provided on the vehicle body side by clips attached to these clip seats 23 (see Figure 4).

[0020] On the other hand, the rear pillar garnish 31 is arranged above the deck side trim 21 and forms the upper part of the side wall portion 20 of the luggage compartment 11, and like the deck side trim 21, has a plate-like shape that extends generally vertically and in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle (see Figure 2).

[0021] A storage section 33 is provided at the center and lower end in the front-to-rear direction of the rear pillar garnish 31. The storage section 33 is a portion that forms a storage space recessed toward the outside of the vehicle cabin from the main surface section 32 that is the main body of the rear pillar garnish 31. The storage section 33 is box-shaped and includes a bottom wall 34 located below the vehicle and forming a placement surface 34A on which an item T stored in the storage section 33 can be placed, a rear wall 35 located outside the vehicle cabin, an upper wall 36 facing the bottom wall 34, and a front wall 37 and a rear wall 38 located at the front and rear of the vehicle (see FIGS. 2 and 5).

[0022] 3 and 6, the rear pillar garnish 31 is provided with a plurality of extending portions 39 extending like strips from its lower end, and a plurality of clip seats 40 protruding toward the outside of the vehicle cabin extend from these extending portions 39. One of the plurality of clip seats 40 is provided approximately in the center in the front-to-rear direction of the storage portion 33, and two of the plurality of clip seats 40 are provided near the front and rear ends of the storage portion 33. The lower end of the rear pillar garnish 31 is attached to a reinforcing member 18 (described later) provided on the vehicle body side by clips attached to the plurality of clip seats 40 (see FIG. 5).

[0023] When the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are positioned in their normal positions, the clip seats 23 of the deck side trim 21 are positioned slightly below the storage section 33 (bottom wall 34) and between the clip seats 40 of the rear pillar garnish 31 (see Figures 3 and 6).

[0024] Furthermore, when the rear pillar garnish 31 is attached in the correct position to the vehicle body (reinforcement member 18), the bottom wall 34 (support surface 34A) of the storage section 33 is inclined slightly downward toward the inside of the vehicle compartment (see Figure 5).

[0025] The reinforcing member 18 is a long, strip-shaped member made of resin or a mixture of resin and fiber material, and is attached to an inner panel (not shown) on the vehicle body side near the upper end of the deck side trim 21 and on the outside of the passenger compartment, with its plate surface extending in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle toward the interior and exterior of the passenger compartment. The reinforcing member 18 increases the rigidity of the side wall portion 20 of the luggage compartment 11 in the fore-and-aft direction. The deck side trim 21 and rear pillar garnish 31 described above are each individually attached to the reinforcing member 18 with clips (see FIG. 7).

[0026] 3 and 6, the relative positions of the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 in the up-down and front-rear directions are determined by inserting a plurality of positioning pieces 24, which are provided along the upper end of the deck side trim 21 and protrude toward the outside of the vehicle compartment, into positioning holes 41 provided at corresponding positions in the rear pillar garnish 31. Note that a configuration may be adopted in which some of the positioning pieces 24 are provided with claws that can be engaged with the edge of the positioning holes 41.

[0027] In this way, the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are attached individually to the reinforcing member 18, but are not firmly fixed to each other. This allows manufacturing tolerances and assembly tolerances to be absorbed appropriately, and even if force is applied to one of the members in a direction that causes it to be removed from the vehicle body, the other member is less likely to be easily removed from the vehicle body.

[0028] As described above, when the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are attached to the reinforcing member 18, the upper end of the deck side trim 21 is disposed above the opening end 34B of the mounting surface 34A of the storage section 33, which is disposed on the passenger compartment side, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. In other words, the upper end of the deck side trim 21 protrudes upward from the opening end 34B of the mounting surface 34A of the storage section 33.

[0029] Hereinafter, this portion of the deck side trim 21 that protrudes upward from the opening-side end 34B of the mounting surface 34A of the storage section 33 will be referred to as the hooking portion 26. When an item T, such as a tissue box, is stored in the storage section 33, the hooking portion 26 prevents the item T from easily flying out and falling from the storage section 33. The upper end of the hooking portion 26 is curved toward the outside of the passenger compartment. In addition, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 27 extending in the vertical direction are provided on the outer surface of the passenger compartment of the hooking portion 26 (see FIG. 4).

[0030] The protruding height of the hooking portion 26 from the mounting surface 34A is set to approximately 8 mm. If the protruding height is too high, a finger may easily get caught on the hooking portion 26, and when a finger gets caught, the deck side trim 21 may easily come off the reinforcing member 18. If the protruding height is too low, the stored item T may easily fly out of the storage portion 33 due to vibrations during driving, etc.

[0031] Additionally, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 42 extending in the vehicle width direction extend downward from the lower surface of the bottom wall 34 of the storage portion 33 of the rear pillar garnish 31. When the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are attached to the reinforcing member 18, the tip ends (lower ends) of these reinforcing ribs 42 can be supported from below by the upper end surface of the reinforcing member 18 via a buffer material 43 such as nonwoven fabric or rubber. The lower end surfaces of the reinforcing ribs 42 and the upper end surface of the reinforcing member 18 are arranged to intersect with each other. In other words, it can be said that the storage portion 33 can be supported in a point-like manner from below by the reinforcing member 18.

[0032] With this configuration, even when a heavy object T such as a plastic bottle is stored in the storage section 33, the storage section 33 is prevented from being deformed, and a large force is applied to the mounting section (clip) of the rear pillar garnish 31, preventing the rear pillar garnish 31 from falling off from the vehicle body side (reinforcing member 18). In addition, by providing the buffer material 43 between the reinforcing rib 42 and the reinforcing member 18, the generation of abnormal noise due to vibrations, etc. can be prevented.

[0033] Furthermore, a receiving rib (an example of a receiving portion) 28 that protrudes outward and extends in the front-rear direction is provided near the upper end of the deck side trim 21, in a portion that is disposed below the bottom wall 34 of the storage portion 33 of the rear pillar garnish 31. The receiving rib 28 is connected to the plurality of reinforcing ribs 27 provided in the above-mentioned hook portion 26 so as to intersect with them, and the protruding dimension of the receiving rib 28 is greater than the protruding dimension of the reinforcing rib 27. When the deck side trim 21 and rear pillar garnish 31 are attached to the reinforcing member 18, a gap may occur between the hook portion 26 and the opening side end portion 34B (bottom wall 34) of the mounting surface 34A of the storage section 33 due to manufacturing tolerances, assembly tolerances, etc., and a sheet-like object stored in the storage section 33 may slip off through this gap. However, even in such a case, since a receiving rib 28 is arranged below the gap, the sheet-like object can come into contact with this receiving rib 28 and prevent it from completely sliding off the mounting surface 34A.

[0034] Next, the effects will be described. In the vehicle storage structure 1 of this embodiment, the side wall portion 20 constituting the side surface of the luggage compartment 11 of the vehicle 10 is configured with a deck side trim 21 and a rear pillar garnish 31 arranged above the deck side trim 21. The rear pillar garnish 31 is provided with a storage portion 33 that is recessed from a main surface portion 32 constituting the main surface thereof toward the outside of the vehicle compartment and has a loading surface 34A on which an item T to be stored can be placed, and the upper end of the deck side trim 21 is arranged above the end of the loading surface 34A on the inside of the vehicle compartment.

[0035] According to the above configuration, the upper end (hooking portion 26) of the deck side trim 21 disposed above the mounting surface 34A can prevent the stored item T placed on the mounting surface 34A of the storage section 33 from falling out of the storage section 33 due to vibrations while the vehicle is traveling, etc. Moreover, since no separate part is required to hook the stored item T, the number of parts and the number of work steps do not increase.

[0036] Further, a reinforcing member 18 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is disposed on the outer side of the passenger compartment of the deck side trim 21, and the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are individually attached to the reinforcing member 18.

[0037] According to the above configuration, even if a finger or the like is hooked on the upper end (hooking portion 26) of the deck side trim 21 arranged above the mounting surface 34A and a large force is applied toward the inside of the vehicle compartment, the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are each individually attached to the vehicle body side (reinforcing member 18), so the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 work together to prevent the entire side wall portion 20 from being detached from the vehicle body side.

[0038] In addition, the storage section 33 can be supported from below by the reinforcing member 18. With this configuration, even when a heavy object T is stored in the storage section 33, the reinforcing member 18 can be used to prevent the storage section 33 and, in turn, the rear pillar garnish 31 from deforming or falling off.

[0039] In addition, the deck side trim 21 has a receiving rib 28 that protrudes below the mounting surface 34A toward the outside of the vehicle and extends in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle. With this configuration, even if a sheet-like item is placed in the storage section 33 and the item slides down through the gap between the mounting surface 34A and the deck side trim 21, the item is received by the receiving rib 28, preventing the item from completely sliding down from the mounting surface 34A and entering the outside of the side wall 20.

[0040] Thus, according to this embodiment, even if the storage section 33 is located away from the deck board, it is possible to provide a vehicle storage structure 1 in which stored items will not fall due to vibrations while the vehicle is running, and the number of parts and labor required will not increase.

[0041] <Other embodiments> The technology disclosed in this specification is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings, and the following embodiments, for example, are also included in the technical scope.

[0042] (1) In the above embodiment, the storage structure 1 is provided in the luggage compartment 11 of the vehicle 10. However, the vehicle storage structure is not limited to the luggage compartment of the vehicle, and may be applied to any position within the vehicle compartment.

[0043] (2) In the above embodiment, both the deck side trim 21 and the rear pillar garnish 31 are attached separately to the reinforcing member 18. However, the first wall portion and the second wall portion may be attached to the vehicle body side other than the reinforcing member. Also, a configuration in which the first wall portion and the second wall portion are directly fixed is also included in the technical scope.

[0044] (3) The storage section 33 may not be supported from below by the reinforcing member 18.

[0045] (4) The receiving rib 28 may be omitted.

[0046] (5) In the above embodiment, the protruding dimension of the hooking portion 26 from the mounting surface 34A is set to about 8 mm, but the protruding dimension of the hooking portion can be made larger to have a pocket shape. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1: Vehicle storage structure (vehicle storage structure) 10: Vehicle (vehicle) 18: Reinforcing member 20: Side wall portion 21: Deck side trim (first wall portion) 26: Hooking portion 27: Reinforcing rib 28: Receiving rib (receiving portion) 31: Rear pillar garnish (second wall portion) 32: Main surface portion 33: Storage portion 34: Bottom wall 34A: Placement surface 34B: Opening side edge 42: Reinforcing rib 43: Cushioning material T: Stored item

Claims

1. a side wall portion constituting an interior side surface of the vehicle is configured to include a first wall portion and a second wall portion disposed above the first wall portion, The second wall portion includes a storage portion having a placement surface recessed from a main surface portion constituting a main surface thereof toward the outside of the vehicle compartment and on which an item to be stored can be placed, A vehicle storage structure, wherein an upper end of the first wall portion is disposed above an end of the storage surface facing the interior of the vehicle.

2. a reinforcing member extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is disposed on the outer side of the vehicle compartment of the first wall portion, 2. The vehicle storage structure according to claim 1, wherein the first wall portion and the second wall portion are individually attached to the reinforcing member.

3. 3. The vehicle storage structure according to claim 2, wherein the storage section can be supported from below by the reinforcing member.

4. 4. The vehicle storage structure according to claim 1, wherein the first wall portion has a receiving portion that projects outward from the vehicle compartment below the storage surface and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

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