JP2865245B2 - Rear parcel shelf support structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support structure for a rear parcel shelf that covers the upper surface of a rear luggage compartment of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a holder for supporting a shaft of the rear parcel shelf can be easily attached to a parcel side. The present invention relates to a support structure for a rear parcel shelf that allows smooth insertion of a shaft and prevents rattling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 8, a flat rear parcel shelf 2 made of a fiberboard, a resin board or the like is provided so as to cover the upper surface of a rear luggage compartment 1 of a vehicle.
The rear parcel shelf 2 is detachably and rotatably installed so that the luggage compartment 1 can be used effectively.

To this end, shafts 3 projecting laterally are provided on both sides of the front side of the rear parcel shelf 2, and the parcel side 4 made of a resin molded body located on both sides of the luggage compartment 1 is attached to the rear parcel shelf 2. A holder 5 for receiving the shaft 3 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the holder 5 has a box shape, and has an ohmic iron clip 6 incorporated therein. The holder 5 is temporarily fixed to the parcel side 4. After that, the iron clip 6 is fastened and fixed to the vehicle body side with screws 7.

[0005] The shaft 3 of the rear parcel shelf 2 is pressed into the iron clip 6 from above, whereby the shaft 3 is inserted.

[0006]

As described above, conventionally, as the holder 5 for supporting the shaft 3 of the rear parcel shelf 2 in a detachable and rotatable manner, a box-shaped holder incorporating an iron clip 6 is used. Since the iron clip 6 is temporarily fixed and fixed to the parcel side 4 and then the iron clip 6 is fixed to the vehicle body with screws 7, the structure of the holder 5 is complicated, and the work of attaching the holder 5 to the parcel side 4 is troublesome. However, there is a problem that the cost is increased.

Further, the work of inserting the shaft 3 of the rear parcel shelf 2 into the iron clip 6 incorporated in the holder 5 is performed by inserting the iron clip 6 while expanding it outward from above the iron clip 6. Improving usability has been urgently needed, as the insertion work is difficult and the operation of attaching and detaching the rear parcel shelf 2 is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a support structure of a rear parcel shelf that detachably and rotatably supports a rear parcel shelf that covers the upper surface of a luggage compartment at the rear of a vehicle, the holder is simplified. An object of the present invention is to provide a support structure for a rear parcel shelf that can be assembled to the parcel side at a low cost, can smoothly insert and remove a shaft, and can prevent rattling of the rear parcel shelf in the vehicle width direction. I have.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a detachable and pivotable rear parcel shelf which covers the upper surface of a luggage compartment at the rear of a vehicle, which is installed on a parcel side at both side edges of the luggage compartment. In the supporting structure of the rear parcel shelf for freely supporting, a substantially L-shaped notch is formed in the parcel side, and a spring steel plate is bent in the notch, and a bearing portion and an elastic portion are provided. A holder is accommodated, and is firmly fixed in the notch by a spring reaction force of the elastic portion and a biting or engaging action of a locking claw formed in the bearing portion. A guide inclined portion serving as a guide when the shelf shaft is inserted into the bearing portion of the holder;
It is characterized in that a pressing piece for pressing the tip of the shaft in the vehicle width direction is formed.

[0010]

As is apparent from the above configuration, if the holder is accommodated and fixed in the notch on the parcel side, the locking claw provided on the bearing portion of the holder bites into the notch inner surface, and the elastic portion of the holder has The holder is easily and reliably accommodated and fixed in the notch by the spring reaction force.

Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome work of temporarily fixing the box-shaped holder and then fixing the iron clip with screws after fixing the box-shaped holder.

Further, if the shaft of the rear parcel shelf is guided along the guide inclined portion provided on the holder, the shaft can be easily inserted into the bearing portion of the holder, and conversely, the shaft can be easily removed. Can be done.

In addition, since the tip of the shaft is pressed in the vehicle width direction by the pressing piece provided on the holder, the rear parcel shelf does not rattle in the lateral direction.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a support structure for a rear parcel shelf according to the present invention.

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a rear parcel shelf and a parcel side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a relationship between the parcel side and a holder. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the shape of the holder, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are sectional views showing the relationship between the holder and the shaft showing the support structure of the rear parcel shelf.

6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an overall view showing the relationship between the holder and the parcel side, and FIG. 7 is a state where the holder is assembled to the parcel side. FIG.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, a rear parcel shelf 20 is provided so as to cover the upper surface of the rear luggage compartment 10 of the vehicle. The rear parcel shelf 20 is used to effectively use the luggage compartment 10. It is detachably and rotatably attached to the parcel sides 30 installed on both sides.

More specifically, the rear parcel shelf 2
In the present embodiment, the reference numeral 0 indicates that it is desirable to have appropriate rigidity and to have a good touch feeling and aesthetic appearance in relation to placing luggage on the polypropylene composite resin plate surface. A structure in which a cloth sheet such as a cloth is stuck is used.

A shaft 21 is provided on both sides of the front part of the rear parcel shelf 20 so as to protrude laterally.
Are fixed to the rear surface side of the rear parcel shelf 20 by screws 23.

The parcel sides 30 located on both sides of the luggage compartment 10 are formed by injection molding a general-purpose synthetic resin such as an ABS resin or a polypropylene resin, and a step on which both side edges of the rear parcel shelf 20 are placed. A holder 40 is provided on the front side of the parcel side 30 and includes a holder 31 for accommodating the shaft 21 of the rear parcel shelf 20.

The feature of the present invention is that the holder 40 can be easily attached to the parcel side 30, and the workability when the shaft 21 of the rear parcel shelf 20 is inserted into the holder 40 is improved. It is in.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially L-shaped notch 32 for accommodating the holder 40 is formed in the parcel side 30, and the holder 40 is formed in a shape shown by a spring steel plate. A bearing portion 41 having a U-shaped cross section is formed on one side, and an elastic portion 42 having an inverted V-shape is formed on the other side. Locking claw 43 is formed.

On the inner surface side of the elastic portion 42, a guide inclined portion 44 for guiding the shaft 21 into the bearing portion 41 of the holder 40 is set, and a pressing piece 45 for pressing the tip of the shaft 21 in the vehicle width direction. However, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressing piece 45 is formed integrally with the outside of the bearing portion 41, and the center of the pressing piece 45 is formed with an emboss 46 facing outward.

Next, if the holder 40 described above is accommodated in the notch 32 of the parcel side 30, the locking claw 43 provided on the end face of the bearing 41 bites into the inner surface of the notch 32 and the elastic part 42. Utilizing the spring reaction force of
The holder 40 can be easily and firmly fixed in the notch 32.

Therefore, the work of attaching the holder 40 to the parcel side 30 is remarkably simplified as compared with the work of temporarily fixing the box-shaped holder and fixing the iron clip with screws, as in the prior art. Has the advantage of being simple and inexpensive.

In order to insert the shaft 21 of the rear parcel shelf 20 into the bearing 41 of the holder 40 provided on the parcel side 30, as shown in FIG. Use, shaft 21
When the shaft 21 is inserted, the shaft 21 can be easily inserted and the shaft 21 can be easily removed and removed by using the guide inclined portion 44. I can do it.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the holder 40, the distal end 21a of the shaft 21 fits into the embossment 46 of the holding piece 45, and even if an external force is applied in the vehicle width direction due to vibrations during traveling or the like, the shaft 21 Since it does not move in the lateral direction, rattling of the rear parcel shelf 20 can be reliably prevented, and the rear parcel shelf 20 and the parcel side 30 can be prevented.
Damage can be prevented beforehand.

Further, according to the present invention, although the holder 40 uses a spring steel plate, an L-shaped notch 32 is formed in the parcel side 30, and the bearing 41 of the holder 40 is formed on the surface of the parcel side 30. And only the guide inclined portion 44 of the holder 40 is exposed to the outside, which does not adversely affect the appearance.

Next, FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a locking claw 47 is cut and raised on the upper end surface of the bearing portion 41 of the holder 40. A locking hole 33 is formed in the parcel side 30 so as to engage with the locking claw 47.

Therefore, when the holder 40 is accommodated in the notch 32 provided in the parcel side 30, the spring reaction force of the holder 40 is used, and the locking claw 47 is engaged with the locking hole 33. As in the first embodiment, it is possible to expect the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment that the holder 40 can be easily and firmly fixed to the parcel side 30.

Further, in this embodiment, the holder 40
When removing from the notch 32, as shown by the arrow in FIG.
If the locking claw 47 is deformed downward, the holder 40 can be easily removed from the notch 32 of the parcel side 30, and the operability of attaching and detaching the holder 40 is improved as compared with the first embodiment. There is an advantage.

[0033]

As described above, the rear parcel shelf supporting structure according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) If a holder made of a spring steel plate is accommodated in an L-shaped notch provided on the parcel side,
The bite action of the locking claw formed in the holder, or the spring reaction force using the engaging action and material, allows the holder to be easily and firmly housed and fixed in the notch on the parcel side. After temporarily fixing the holder to the parcel side, the troublesome work of fixing the iron clip with screws can be eliminated, significantly improving the workability of mounting the holder and simplifying the configuration of the holder, resulting in significant cost. This has the effect of causing down.

(2) When inserting the shaft of the rear parcel shelf into the holder, the shaft can be easily inserted into the bearing portion of the holder if the shaft is pushed down obliquely downward along the guide inclined portion of the holder. As compared with the shaft insertion work of accurately positioning above the holder and press-fitting downward with a considerable force as described above, the shaft insertion work and removal work can be performed easily and smoothly, and the usability is improved. Having.

(3) Since the tip of the shaft is pressed in the vehicle width direction by the holding piece provided integrally with the holder, the shaft does not move in the vehicle width direction.
This has the effect that rattling of the rear parcel shelf can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, showing an entire configuration of a rear parcel shelf, a parcel side, and a holder.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a relationship between a parcel side and a holder shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a holder shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1 showing the holder attached to the parcel side.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a relationship with a shaft inserted into a holder.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a holder and a parcel side used in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state where the holder shown in FIG. 6 is attached to a parcel side.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a support structure of a conventional rear parcel shelf.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional holder.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional holder mounting structure in FIG.
Line sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Luggage compartment 20 Rear parcel shelf 21 Shaft 30 Purcell side 32 Notch 33 Locking hole 40 Holder 41 Bearing part 42 Elastic part 43, 47 Locking claw 44 Guide inclined part 45 Pressing piece 46 Emboss

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rear parcel shelf (20) covering the upper surface of a luggage compartment (10) at the rear of a vehicle is detachably and rotatable by a holder (40) installed on a parcel side (30) on both side edges of the luggage compartment (10). The parcel side (30) has a substantially L-shaped notch (3).
2) is formed, a spring steel plate is bent in the notch (32), and a holder (40) having a bearing portion (41) and an elastic portion (42) is housed therein, and the elastic portion (42) is formed. ) And the locking claw (43, 47) formed on the bearing portion (41), the biting or engaging action of the locking claw (43) makes it firmly fixed in the notch (32). 40) has a rear parcel shelf (20)
Shaft (21) of the bearing (41) of the holder (40)
Guide ramp (44) that serves as a guide when inserted into
And a presser piece (45) for pressing the tip of the shaft (21) in the vehicle width direction.