Board mounting structure

Abstract

To provide a board fitting structure which (i) makes it possible to restrain sway of a board and (ii) makes it possible to use the board in a multi-purpose way without accompanying significant change and modification on a vehicle side.SOLUTION: A board fitting structure includes a firmly fastening belt 50 for firmly fastening a board 20 in such a state as to apply a load on a vehicle 60. Therefore, the board 20 can be fixed to the vehicle 60 firmly and sway of the board 20 can be restrained. In addition, the configuration to which the firmly fastening belt 50 can be attached, on a vehicle side can be used as a vehicle side connection part 40, so that an existing vehicle component can be used as the vehicle side connection part 40 or a new component installed in a relatively simple manner can be used as the vehicle connection part 40 even if there is no vehicle component which can be used as the vehicle side connection part 40. Accordingly, the boards 20 can be firmly fastened on the vehicle at any places without accompanying significant change and modification on the vehicle side even when the boards 20 are disposed on a plurality of places in the vehicle. As a result, the board 20 can be used in a multi-purpose way.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a board mounting structure for mounting a board to a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which a board (flat member) is used to fill the gap between the front seat and the rear seat when the seatback is reclined toward the front of the vehicle. The board is held in place by hooking a string attached to the front end of the board to the headrest of the front seat, and is attached to the headrest of the rear seat by hooking another string attached to the rear end of the board to the headrest of the rear seat.

[0003] However, the technology disclosed in the above publication has the following problems. (i) In a structure in which a string attached to the front end of the board is hooked to the headrest of the front seat and another string attached to the rear end of the board is hooked to the headrest of the rear seat, the board may become wobbly and become difficult to use. (ii) The board is only intended to be used to fill the gap between the rear and front seats, and is not intended to be used as a table for rear seat passengers or as a shelf in the luggage compartment. In other words, the board is not intended for multipurpose use. Therefore, if the board were to be used for multiple purposes, the vehicle would need to be equipped with a structure (similar to a headrest) that allows the strings on the front and rear of the board to be hooked, respectively, which would require significant changes and modifications to the vehicle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3200763 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a board mounting structure that can achieve at least one of the following: (i) suppressing board wobble compared to conventional structures, and (ii) enabling the board to be used for multiple purposes without requiring major changes or modifications to the vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The board mounting structure according to claim 1 comprises a flat board, a rear seat back that is used as a backrest for a passenger seated in the rear seat and has a board holding recess on the back surface thereof that has the same depth as the thickness of the board, a board-side connecting part that is provided on one side of the board, a vehicle-side connecting part that is provided on the floor surface of the vehicle interior, and a fastening belt that fastens the board by connecting the board-side connecting part and the vehicle-side connecting part, and the rear seat is in a folded state in which the rear seat back is folded forward of the vehicle and is positioned higher than the rear seat. The board is configured so that the rear luggage and the back of the rear seat back are flush with each other, and the board is formed to a length that fills the space between the front seat and the rear seat when viewed from the vertical direction when installed with its rear end supported by the board holding recess in the folded-down state, and is configured so that the other side of the board and the back of the rear seat back are supported in a position where they are flush with each other, and when the board is installed, the board side connecting portion and the vehicle side connecting portion are positioned at different positions in the vertical direction and the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] Claim 1 The board mounting structure has a lashing belt that secures the board to the vehicle while it is loaded, so the board can be more firmly fixed to the vehicle than when the board is mounted to the vehicle simply by hooking a string (conventional method). This reduces the wobble of the board compared to conventional methods. In addition, since the vehicle-side connecting part is positioned offset from the board-side connecting part in the vertical and longitudinal directions of the vehicle, a single securing belt can apply securing loads in both the vertical and longitudinal directions of the vehicle. In the above configuration, if the vehicle has a structure (a relatively simple structure such as a hook) to which a single securing belt can be attached, it can be used as the vehicle-side connecting part. Therefore, an existing vehicle part can be used as the vehicle-side connecting part, or even if there is no vehicle part that can be used as the vehicle-side connecting part, a newly installed one can be used relatively easily as the vehicle-side connecting part. Therefore, even if the board is placed in multiple locations inside the vehicle, the board can be secured to the vehicle in each location without requiring major changes or modifications to the vehicle. As a result, the board can be used for multiple purposes. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic side view of the mounting structure of the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a board is used to fill the space between the rear seat and the front seat when the rear seatback is folded down toward the front of the vehicle. FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the mounting structure of the first embodiment of the present invention, in which the board is used as an in-vehicle table for rear seat passengers or as a shelf in the luggage compartment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the mounting structure of the second embodiment of the present invention, in which a board is used to fill the gap between the rear seat and the front seat when the rear seatback is folded down toward the front of the vehicle. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the mounting structure of the second embodiment of the present invention when the board is used as a shelf inside luggage. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] A board mounting structure (hereinafter simply referred to as a mounting structure) 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 and 2 show a mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 3 and 4 show a mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are used to designate parts that are common or similar to all the embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings, UP indicates the upward direction, and FR indicates the forward direction of the vehicle. First, the common parts of all the embodiments of the present invention will be described.

[0010] The mounting structure 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a structure for mounting a board 20 to a vehicle 60, as shown in FIGS.

[0011] The vehicle 60 has a front seat 70 including a driver's seat and a passenger seat, a rear seat 80, and a luggage space 90 behind the rear seat 80.

[0012] The front seat 70 is attached to the floor surface 61 of the passenger space of the vehicle 60. The front seat 70 has a front seat cushion 71 supported by front seat rails 74 and on which the passenger sits, a front seat back 72 disposed at the rear end of the front seat cushion 71 and used as a backrest for the passenger, and a front headrest 73 disposed above the front seat back 72 and supporting the passenger's head from behind.

[0013] Similar to the front seat 70, the rear seat 80 is also attached to the floor surface 61 of the passenger space of the vehicle 60. The rear seat 80 has a rear seat cushion 81 supported by rear seat rails 84 and on which the passenger sits, a rear seat back 82 disposed at the rear end of the rear seat cushion 81 and used as a backrest for the passenger, and a rear headrest 83 disposed above the rear seat back 82 and supporting the passenger's head from behind.

[0014] 1 and 3, the rear seatback 82 can be displaced relative to the rear seat cushion 81 between an upright position 82a (two-dot chain line) and a reclined position 82b (solid line) in which the rear seatback 82 is reclined from the upright position 82a toward the front of the vehicle. When the rear seatback 82 is in the reclined position 82b, the back surface (upper surface) 82c of the rear seatback 82 is substantially flush with the floor surface 91 of the luggage 90, except for the board holding recess 82d. This is to provide a flat luggage compartment that connects the luggage 90 to the back surface of the rear seatback 82.

[0015] The board holding recess 82d is a recess provided in the back surface 82c of the rear seat back 82, and has a depth approximately equal to the thickness of the board 20, so that it can receive and hold the rear end portion 20a of the board 20. The board holding recess 82d is provided so that when the rear end portion 20a of the board 20 is received and held, the board 20 is approximately flush with the back surface 82c of the rear seat back 82. However, if it is acceptable for there to be a step between the board 20 and the back surface 82c of the rear seat back 82, the board holding recess 82d does not have to be provided.

[0016] The luggage compartment 90 is a luggage compartment provided behind the rear seat 80. A floor surface 91 of the luggage compartment 90 is located above the floor surface 61 of the passenger space, and is connected to the floor surface 61 of the passenger space via a step 92.

[0017] The mounting structure 10 for the board 20 includes the board 20, a board-side connecting portion 30, a vehicle-side connecting portion 40, and a fastening belt 50.

[0018] The board 20 is flat. When the board 20 is attached to the vehicle 60 (attached state), the front surface (upper surface) 20b of the board 20 is flat. The length of the board 20 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is set to be such that it fills the gap between the front end of the rear seat back 82 in the reclined position 82b and the back of the front seat back 72 when viewed from the top-bottom direction. The length of the board 20 in the vehicle width direction is set to be approximately the same as the length from the outer end of the driver's seat in the vehicle width direction or nearby to the outer end of the passenger seat in the vehicle width direction or nearby.

[0019] The board-side connecting part 30 is provided on the board 20 side of the vehicle 60, and is provided to connect (couple) the lashing belt 50 to the board 20. Only one board-side connecting part 30 is provided on the back surface 20c of the board 20. The board-side connecting part 30 is shaped so that one end of the lashing belt 50 can be connected to it, and is, for example, shaped like a hook.

[0020] The vehicle-side connecting part 40 is provided on the vehicle 60 side of the board 20 and the vehicle 60, and is provided to connect (couple) the securing belt 50 to the vehicle 60. When the board 20 is in an attached state attached to the vehicle 60, the vehicle-side connecting part 40 is located in a position that is covered from above by the board 20, and is located in a position that is hidden by the board 20 in a plan view.

[0021] The vehicle-side connecting parts 40 are fixedly provided at positions on the vehicle 60 that correspond to the intended use of the board 20 (using the board 20 to fill the gap between the rear seat 80 and the front seat 70, using the board 20 as a luggage shelf, etc.). That is, a plurality of vehicle-side connecting parts 40 are provided on the vehicle 60. The vehicle-side connecting parts 40 are shaped so that the other end of the lashing belt 50 can be connected thereto, and are, for example, shaped like a hook. The vehicle-side connecting parts 40 may have the same shape as the board-side connecting parts 30, or may have a different shape.

[0022] The vehicle-side connecting portion 40 may be newly installed on the vehicle 60 for the mounting structure 10, or vehicle parts such as seat rails 74, 84 and deck hooks (not shown) that are already present may be used as the vehicle-side connecting portion 40 regardless of the mounting structure 10.

[0023] The vehicle-side connector 40 is provided at a position that is offset (different) from the board-side connector 30 in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle when the board 20 is attached to the vehicle 60. Note that the illustrated example shows a case where the vehicle-side connector 40 is provided below the board-side connector 30 and on the front side of the vehicle. When the board 20 is attached to the vehicle 60, the vehicle-side connector 40 is provided at the same position (including approximately the same position) as the board-side connector 30 in the vehicle width direction.

[0024] The lashing belt 50 is provided to connect the board-side connector 30 and the vehicle-side connector 40, thereby lashing the board 20 to the vehicle 60 with a load applied thereto. The lashing belt 50 is configured to be adjustable in length and to retain a load. The lashing belt 50 may be elastically deformable or non-elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction of the lashing belt 50. The portion of the lashing belt 50 that connects to the board-side connector 30 and the portion of the lashing belt 50 that connects to the vehicle-side connector 40 are not particularly limited in shape as long as they can be connected to the board-side connector 30 and the vehicle-side connector 40, respectively, and may be, for example, hook-shaped.

[0025] Next, the actions and effects common to all the embodiments of the present invention will be explained. The board 20 has a fastening belt 50 that fastens the board 20 to the vehicle 60 while the board is loaded, so the board 20 can be more firmly fixed to the vehicle 60 than when the board is attached to the vehicle only by a structure that hooks a string. Therefore, the board 20 can be prevented from wobbling compared to conventional boards.

[0026] Furthermore, since the vehicle-side connecting portion 40 is positioned offset from the board-side connecting portion 30 in the vertical and longitudinal directions of the vehicle, a single securing belt 50 can apply securing loads in both the vertical and longitudinal directions of the vehicle, as shown by arrows D1 and D2 in Figure 1.

[0027] In the above configuration, if the vehicle has a structure (a relatively simple structure such as a hook) to which a single lashing belt 50 can be attached, that structure can be used as the vehicle-side connector 40. Therefore, an existing vehicle part can be used as the vehicle-side connector 40. Even if no vehicle part that can be used as the vehicle-side connector 40 is available, a relatively simple new part can be used as the vehicle-side connector 40. Therefore, even if the board 20 is placed in multiple locations within the vehicle, the board 20 can be secured to the vehicle at each location without requiring significant changes or modifications to the vehicle. As a result, the board 20 can be used for multiple purposes. Specifically, the board 20 can be used not only (a) to fill the space between the rear seat 80 and the front seat 70 (FIGS. 1 and 3), but also (b) as a shelf within the luggage compartment 90 (shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4).

[0028] Since the board-side connecting part 30 is provided on the back surface 20c of the board 20 and the vehicle-side connecting part 40 is in a position that is covered from above by the board 20 and is hidden by the board 20 in a plan view, when the board 20 is in an attached state in which it is attached to the vehicle 60, the board-side connecting part 30, the vehicle-side connecting part 40, and the lashing belts 50 can all be positioned in positions that are difficult to see on the board 20. This is advantageous in terms of improving the appearance of the mounting structure 10.

[0029] Next, the specific features of each embodiment of the present invention will be described. [Example 1] (Fig. 1, Fig. 2) In the first embodiment of the present invention, the mounting structure 10 further includes legs 21 that are provided on the board 20 side of the vehicle 60 and are capable of maintaining the orientation of the board 20 .

[0030] The legs 21 are provided on the underside 20c of the board 20. There are four legs 21 in total, two at each of the front end 20d and the rear end 20a of the board 20, spaced apart in the vehicle width direction. Each leg 21 is detachable from or foldable onto the board 20. Note that FIG. 1 shows a state in which each leg 21 is foldable onto the board 20, the leg 21 provided at the rear end 20a of the board 20 is folded, and the rear end 20a of the board 20 is held by the rear seat back 82.

[0031] In the first embodiment of the present invention, the board 20 further includes legs 21 that are provided on the board 20 side of the vehicle 60 and can maintain the position of the board 20. Therefore, even when the board 20 is used for multiple purposes in multiple locations within the vehicle, the legs 21 can maintain the position of the board 20. As a result, the board 20 can be used not only (a) to fill the space between the rear seat 80 and the front seat 70 (FIG. 1), (b) as a shelf in the luggage compartment 90 (double-dashed line in FIG. 2), but also (c) as a large in-vehicle table for rear seat passengers (solid line in FIG. 2), and (d) as a table outside the vehicle, although not shown.

[0032] Because the legs 21 are detachable from or foldable with respect to the board 20, if there is a risk that at least a portion of the legs 21 may interfere with surrounding vehicle components or the like when the board 20 is attached to the vehicle 60, this can be addressed by removing or folding up the at least a portion of the legs 21 from the board 20. On the other hand, when the board 20 is not attached to the vehicle 60 and is not in use, the board 20 can be stored in a compact state.

[0033] [Example 2] (Fig. 3, Fig. 4) In the second embodiment of the present invention, the mounting structure 10 further includes a holding member 100 that is provided on the vehicle 60 side of the board 20 and the vehicle 60 and is capable of holding the orientation of the board 20 .

[0034] The retaining member 100 has at least a first retaining member 101 provided on the back surface of the front seat back 72, a second retaining member 102 provided on the back surface 82c of the rear seat back 82, and a third retaining member 103 provided on the deck side 93 on both the left and right sides of the luggage 90.

[0035] (a) When the board 20 is used to fill the gap between the rear seat 80 and the front seat 70, the front end 20d of the board 20 is held by a first holding member 101 provided on the back surface of the front seat back 72, and the rear end 20a of the board 20 is held by a board holding recess 82d of the rear seat back 82 in the folded-down position 82b, as shown in Fig. 3. (b) When the board 20 is used as a shelf in the luggage 90, the front end 20d of the board 20 is held by a second holding member 102 provided on the back surface 82c of the rear seat back 82, and the rear end 20a of the board 20 is held by a third holding member 103 provided on the deck side 93, as shown in Fig. 4.

[0036] In the second embodiment of the present invention, the board 20 further includes a holding member 100 that is provided on the vehicle 60 side of the board 20 and is capable of holding the position of the board 20, and therefore does not require legs to hold the board 20. Therefore, the board 20 can be made lighter and more compact than when legs are required. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 10 Board mounting structure 20 Board 30 Board side connection part 40 Vehicle side coupling 50 Lashing Belt 60 vehicles

Claims

[Claim 1] A flat board, a rear seat back that is used as a backrest for a passenger seated in the rear seat and has a board holding recess on the back surface thereof that has the same depth as the thickness of the board; a board-side connecting portion provided on one surface of the board; a vehicle-side coupling portion provided on a floor surface inside the vehicle compartment; a fastening belt that fastens the board by connecting the board-side connecting portion and the vehicle-side connecting portion; and the rear seat is configured such that, in a reclined state in which the rear seat back is reclined toward the front of the vehicle, a luggage space behind the rear seat and a back surface of the rear seat back are flush with each other, the board is formed to a length that fills the gap between the front seat and the rear seat when viewed from above and below in an attached state in which the rear end portion is supported by the board holding recess in the laid-down state, and is configured to be supported in a position in which the other surface of the board is flush with the back surface of the rear seatback, In the mounted state of the board, the board-side connecting portion and the vehicle-side connecting portion are disposed at different positions in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Board mounting structure.

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