JP3580166B2 - Body floor structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a floor structure of a vehicle body, and more particularly to a floor structure of a vehicle body for storing a rear seat, which is disposed on a floor surface behind a stepped vehicle having a step, on a low floor surface in front of the vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of a floor structure of a vehicle body in which a storage space is formed on a floor surface having a step, a structure disclosed in JP-A-10-297542 is known.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 9, in the floor structure of a vehicle body disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-297542, a spacer 102 is provided on the outer surface of a bottom wall 100A of a tray 100 to contact a spare tire 106 stored in a spare tire pan 104. By contacting the peripheral flange 100B formed on the periphery of the opening of the tray 100, the peripheral flange 100B is spaced apart from the rear floor 108 around the spare tire pan 104 to avoid bending deformation of the peripheral flange 100B and the bottom wall 100A. The vibration of the wall 100A can be suppressed to prevent the occurrence of drumming. The floor board 110 for closing the upper portion of the tray 100 is supported by a shelf 112A formed on the floor frame 112, and is flattened so as to be flush with the upper surface 114A of the floor board 110 and the floor trim 114. The so-called full flat floor surface can be obtained with the rear surface 116A of the rear seat 116 which is folded at a right angle.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the floor structure of the vehicle body, when the rear seat whose height in the vertical direction is increased by folding the seat back on the seat cushion is stored in the storage portion in which the tray 100 is stored, for example, The height in the vertical direction from the bottom wall 100A to the floor board 110 needs to be at least equal to the thickness of the seat back and the thickness of the seat cushion. However, when the height from the bottom wall 100A to the floor board 110 is secured based on the thickness of the seat cushion and the seat back, the space above the floor board 110 becomes relatively narrow.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to obtain a floor structure of a vehicle body in which the height of a floorboard covering a storage unit can be adjusted.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention according to claim 1, wherein the upper floor surface, a lower floor surface that is disposed apart from the upper floor surface in a height direction, and a wall portion that connects the upper floor surface and the lower floor surface. A storage space formed of the lower floor surface and the wall portion of the vehicle body structure having: and a floor board covering the storage space,
An adjustment mechanism that allows adjustment of the distance from the floor surface lower part of the floorboard ,
Storage means for guiding a seat from the use position to the storage space,
And the storage means is at least two links, and has a connecting portion connecting the links and the link, and locking means for locking the connecting portion to the vehicle body, and the floor board holds the seat. When in the normal placement position in which the storage unit is not stored, the connection unit and the locking means are disposed above the floorboard .
[0007]
Therefore, the distance from the lower floor surface to the floor board can be adjusted by the adjusting mechanism. For this reason, the height of the floor board covering the storage unit can be adjusted so that the floor surface can meet various needs.
Further, the sheet can be reliably and easily stored in the storage space by the storage means.
Further, since the sheet is stored by at least two links, the radius of rotation for storage can be reduced.
Further, when the floorboard is in the normal placement position where the seat is not stored, when the link is connected to the link, the connecting portion and the locking means for locking the connecting portion to the vehicle body are located above the floorboard. Because it is arranged, the floorboard is in the normal placing position, and even when the link connecting the connecting portion and the seat is rotated forward with the movement of the seat, the connecting portion and the seat are connected. The connecting link does not interfere with the floorboard.
[0020]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
One embodiment of a floor structure of a vehicle body according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0021]
In the drawings, the arrow FR indicates the forward direction of the vehicle, the arrow IN indicates the inward direction of the vehicle width, and the arrow UP indicates the upward direction of the vehicle.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the rear seat 10 of the present embodiment, a seat back 13 is rotatably attached to the rear end of the seat cushion 12, and the seat back 13 is in a use state shown by a solid line in FIG. And a state where the seat cushion 12 is tilted forward on the seat cushion 12. In a normal use state, the seat cushion 12 is disposed on a floor surface 14A at the rear of the vehicle, which is one step higher than the floor 14 having the step. A vertical wall portion 14C extending substantially vertically is formed at a boundary between the floor surface 14A at the rear of the vehicle and the floor surface 14B at the front of the vehicle, and an upper portion of the vertical wall portion 14C serves as a locking means. Striker 18 is fixed. Reference numeral 15 indicates a floor carpet.
[0023]
The first left and right links 22 as storage means constituting the upper part of the front leg of the rear seat 10 are rotatably supported by a shaft 21 at the lower front end of the rear seat 10. At the lower end of the first link 22, hooks 26 are provided as locking means, and the left and right hooks 26 are detachable from the striker 18, respectively.
[0024]
The lower end of the first link 22 is rotatably connected to the upper end of a second link 30 serving as a storage means constituting a lower part of the front leg by a shaft 32 serving as a connecting part. In contrast, the first link 22 is rotatable about the shaft 32 in the front-rear direction. A pair of left and right brackets 34 is fixed to the floor surface 14B at a position spaced forward from the vertical wall portion 14C, and the lower ends of the left and right second links 30 are connected to these brackets 34 via a shaft 36. It is rotatably supported.
[0025]
A well-known interlock mechanism (not shown) is provided on the pair of left and right foldable rear legs 37 provided on the rear seat 10, and the rear legs 37 are connected via these interlock mechanisms. It is detachable from a pair of left and right strikers 38 disposed on the floor surface 14A behind the vehicle.
[0026]
Accordingly, with the rear leg 37 of the rear seat 10 removed from the striker 38, the rear portion of the rear seat 10 is slightly lifted and the entire rear seat 10 is rotated forward, so that the first link 22 of the rear seat 10 moves forward about the shaft 32. When the first link 22 of the rear seat 10 rotates forward by a predetermined angle, the hook 26 is disengaged from the striker 18, and the second link 30 rotates forward about the shaft 36. Has become. Further, since the second link 30 rotates forward about the shaft 36 and the first link 22 of the rear seat 10 can rotate in the front-rear direction about the shaft 32, the rear seat 10 has two points in FIG. It moves to the storage state indicated by the chain line, that is, on the floor surface 14B in front of the vehicle.
[0027]
In the present embodiment, a floor board 42 extending from the rear lower portion of the front seat 40 to the rear of the vehicle is disposed above the rear seat 10 in the retracted state.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 5, two floor boards 42 are provided corresponding to the two left and right rear seats, and cover the storage space for the rear seats formed on the floor surface 14B in front of the vehicle on the floor 14 having the step. It is supposed to.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 1, legs 42A, 42B, and 42C extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the lower surface side of the end portion of the floor board 42 in the vehicle width direction, and the floor board 42 is an ordinary one shown by a solid line. In the mounting position (the lower position), the legs 42A and 42B and the legs 42C are respectively connected to a tunnel portion 44 and a rocker 46 as a vehicle body frame member arranged substantially parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction. Abut. Reference numeral 45 represents a scuff plate, and reference numeral 47 represents a rocker inner panel.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 5, a concave portion 48 as a semicircular adjusting mechanism is formed from the lower side at the front portion of the leg portion 42C on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and behind the concave portion 48, A concave portion 50 is formed as an adjusting mechanism having a semicircular tip portion deeper than the concave portion 48 from below. Similarly, a concave portion 48 and a concave portion 50 are formed in the front portion of the leg portion 42A on the inner side in the vehicle width direction.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 6, a support rod 54 as an adjustment mechanism extending in the vehicle width direction via a bracket 52 is disposed above the tunnel portion 44, and a sensor pillar 56 above the right and left rockers 46. A support pin 58 as an adjustment mechanism is erected from the lower part of the vehicle inward in the vehicle width direction. A support bracket 60 as an adjustment mechanism is provided at a position behind the support rod 54, and the support bracket 60 is fixed to the vertical wall portion 14 </ b> C of the floor 14.
[0032]
Therefore, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, when the deep recesses 50 formed in the legs 42A and 42C of the floor board 42 are engaged with the support rods 54 or the support pins 58, the floor board 42 becomes in FIG. The normal mounting position shown by the solid line is obtained. On the other hand, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the shallow recesses 48 formed in the legs 42A and 42C of the floorboard 42 are engaged with the support rods 54 or the support pins 58, and the legs of the floorboard 42 are When the rear end portion 42D of the portion 42A is locked to the support bracket 60, the floor board 42 is in a seat-storable position (upper position) indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
[0033]
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, when the floor board 42 is in the normal mounting position, the position of the shaft 32 serving as a connecting portion between the second link 30 and the first link 22 is shifted from the floor board 42. It is upward.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 5, the front end portion 42E of the floor board 42 is placed on a support bar 66 which is installed at a substantially middle portion in the front-rear direction of the front seat lower rail 64 arranged in parallel. A strap 68 is attached to the center of the rear end 42F of the board 42 in the vehicle width direction.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 4, a positioning pin 70 is erected downward on the lower surface side of the rear end portion 42F of the floor board 42, and this pin 70 is attached to the floor surface of the floor 14 behind the vehicle. The fitting holes 74 and 76 formed in the upper and lower steps 72A and 72B of the floor garnish 72 covering the vertical wall 14C and the vertical wall 14C are fitted.
[0036]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0037]
In the present embodiment, in the normal placement position where the rear seat 10 is not stored, the deep recesses 50 formed in the legs 42A and 42C of the floorboard 42 are engaged with the support rods 54 or the support pins 58, As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the legs 42A and 42B and the legs 42C formed on the floor board 42 are placed on the tunnel 44 and the rocker 46, respectively.
[0038]
On the other hand, the shallow recesses 48 formed in the legs 42A, 42C of the floorboard 42 are engaged with the support rods 54 or the support pins 58, and the rear ends 42D of the legs 42A of the floorboard 42 are connected to the support brackets 60. , The floor board 42 is in a seat-storable position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
[0039]
Thus, in the vehicle body floor structure of the present embodiment, the distance from the floor surface 14B to the floor board 42 can be adjusted. For this reason, the height of the floor board 42 can be adjusted so that the floor surface can meet various needs.
[0040]
In the floor structure of the vehicle body according to the present embodiment, the legs 42A and 42B and the leg 42C of the floor board 42 are respectively connected to the tunnel 44 as a vehicle body frame member at the normal placement position where the rear seat 10 is not stored. Since the floorboard 42 is mounted on the locker 46, the floorboard 42 can be held on the vehicle body with a simple configuration. In the seat storing position, the shallow recesses 48 formed in the legs 42A and 42C of the floor board 42 are positioned above the support rod 54 and the rocker 46 disposed above the tunnel 44. Since it is engaged with the support pin 58 provided on the pillar 56, a space between the tunnel portion 44 and the rocker 46 can be used as a storage space, and the storage space can be widened.
Also, when the seat is stored, the rear seat 10 is stored below the floor board 42, so that the upper part of the floor board 42 can be used as a luggage space.
[0041]
In addition, in the floor structure of the vehicle body of the present embodiment, as shown by a three-dot chain line in FIG. When the lower end 37A of the rear leg 37 of the rear seat 10 is removed from the striker 38, the rear portion of the rear seat 10 is slightly lifted, and the entire rear seat 10 is rotated forward, the first link 22 of the rear seat 10 rotates forward about the shaft 32. When the first link 22 of the rear seat 10 rotates forward by a predetermined angle, the hook 26 is disengaged from the round bar portions 18B of the left and right strikers 18, and the left and right second links 30 rotate forward about the shaft 36. Further, since the left and right second links 30 rotate forward about the shaft 36 and the first link 22 of the rear seat 10 can rotate in the front-rear direction about the shaft 32, the rear seat 10 is configured as shown in FIG. It moves to the storage state indicated by the two-dot chain line, that is, on the floor surface 14B in front of the vehicle. As a result, the rear seat 10 can be securely and easily stored in the storage space.
[0042]
It is to be noted that the present invention is not limited to the structure in which the floorboard 42 is pulled up to store the seat 13 as in the present embodiment, and a configuration in which the floorboard 42 is temporarily removed and then the seat 13 is stored is also suitable. For example, it is preferable that the floor board 42 is formed in a shape that can be locked to the seat back of the front seat 40, and the removed floor board 42 is locked to the seat back of the front seat 40 during the seat storing operation.
[0043]
Further, in the present embodiment, when the rear seat 10 is guided from the use position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 to the storage position shown by the two-dot chain line, the movement from the use position to the storage position is performed by rotation by the first link 22. And rotation by the second link 30. As a result, the seat rotation radius at the time of storage can be reduced.
[0044]
Further, in the present embodiment, when the floorboard 42 is in the normal placement position, the position of the shaft 32 serving as a connecting portion between the second link 30 and the first link 22 is higher than the floorboard 42. Therefore, even if the first link 22 rotates forward with the movement of the rear seat 10, the first link 22 does not interfere with the floor board 42, and damage to the floor board 42 can be prevented.
[0045]
In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with respect to a specific embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various other embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. Some will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, in the present embodiment, as the adjustment mechanism, a concave portion 48 and a concave portion 50 are formed in the leg portions 42A and 42C of the floorboard 42, and the concave portion 48 and the concave portion 50 are provided on the tunnel portion 44. The rear ends 42D of the legs 42A of the floor board 42 are engaged with the support brackets 60 as an adjustment mechanism while engaging with the support pins 58 provided on the sensor pillar 56. Instead of this, FIG. As shown, when the auxiliary leg 76 as an adjustment mechanism is foldably attached to the legs 42A and 42C of the floorboard 42 via a hinge 78 as an adjustment mechanism, and the floorboard 42 is in a normal mounting position. When the auxiliary leg 76 is folded inward like the floor board 42 on the right side of FIG. 7 and the floor board 42 is set at a position where sheets can be stored, the floor board 42 on the left side of FIG. An auxiliary leg 76 leg 42A as the board 42, that the distance from the floor surface lower portion of the floorboard 42 may be adjusted by rotating the lower 42C. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a configuration may be adopted in which the legs 42A and 42C of the floor board 42 are foldably attached via a hinge 78 as an adjustment mechanism.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle body having an upper floor surface, a lower floor surface spaced apart from the upper floor surface in a height direction, and a wall connecting the upper floor surface and the lower floor surface. In a vehicle body floor structure having a storage space composed of a lower floor surface and a wall portion of the structure, and a floorboard covering the storage space, an adjustment mechanism that can adjust a distance of the floorboard from a lower portion of the floor surface , Storage means for guiding the seat to the storage space from the use position, the storage means being at least two links, a connecting portion connecting the links, and locking means for locking the connecting portion to the vehicle body; When the floorboard is in a normal placement position where the sheets are not stored, the connecting portion and the locking means are disposed above the floorboard, so that the height of the floorboard covering the storage portion is It has an excellent effect that adjustment is possible. Also, there is an excellent effect that the storage of the sheet is reliable and easy. Also, there is an excellent effect that the turning radius of the sheet during storage can be reduced. Further, in the case where the floorboard is in the normal placing position, and even when the link connecting the connecting portion and the seat rotates forward with the movement of the seat, the link connecting the connecting portion and the seat is It has an excellent effect of not interfering with the floorboard.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a floor structure of a vehicle body according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 5;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a floor board of a vehicle body floor structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a floor structure of a vehicle body according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a floor board of a floor structure of a vehicle body according to another embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a floor board of a floor structure of a vehicle body according to another embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.
FIG. 9 is a schematic side sectional view showing a floor structure of a conventional vehicle body.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 rear seat 14 floor 18 striker (locking means)
22 First link of rear seat (storage means)
30 Rear seat second link (storage means)
32 axes (connection part)
42 Floorboard 42A Floorboard leg 42B Floorboard leg 42C Floorboard leg 44 Tunnel (body frame member)
46 Rocker (body frame member)
48 Floorboard recess (adjustment mechanism)
50 Floor board recess (adjustment mechanism)
54 Support rod (adjustment mechanism)
58 Support pin (adjustment mechanism)
60 Support bracket (adjustment mechanism)
76 Auxiliary leg (adjustment mechanism)
78 Hinge (adjustment mechanism)

Claims (1)

The lower floor surface of the vehicle body structure having an upper floor surface, a lower floor surface disposed apart from the upper floor surface in a height direction, and a wall connecting the upper floor surface and the lower floor surface. And a storage space composed of the wall portion, and a floor board covering the storage space,
An adjustment mechanism that allows adjustment of the distance from the floor surface lower part of the floorboard ,
Storage means for guiding a seat from the use position to the storage space,
And the storage means is at least two links, and has a connecting portion connecting the links and the link, and locking means for locking the connecting portion to the vehicle body, and the floor board holds the seat. A floor structure for a vehicle body , wherein the connecting portion and the locking means are disposed above the floor board when the vehicle is in a normal mounting position where the vehicle is not stored .

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