JP6741517B2 - Car carrier for passenger compartment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle interior carrier provided in a vehicle interior of a vehicle such as an automobile.

Conventionally, a vehicle interior carrier provided in a vehicle interior of an automobile or the like has been known (see Patent Document 1). The vehicle interior carrier described in Patent Document 1 is attached to a pair of left and right roof side frames extending in the vehicle front-rear direction on both left and right sides of a ceiling in the vehicle interior.

Specifically, the vehicle interior carrier has a pair of left and right vertical members extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and a loading unit formed of a plurality of horizontal members extending along the vehicle width direction and connecting the pair of left and right vertical members, Support legs extending upward from the roof side frame and coupled to the loading portion. Since the ends of the support legs are rotatably supported by the roof side frame, the height of the loading portion changes when the support legs are rotated.

When the vehicle interior carrier is stored, the loading section is arranged on the upper side, and when the vehicle interior carrier is used, the loading section is arranged on the lower side to form a loading space.

Mitsuko Sho 58-42195

However, since the loading portion of the vehicle interior carrier described in Patent Document 1 can be arranged only in two positions, that is, the upper side when stored and the lower side when used, the size of the loaded luggage is large. There is a problem in that various loading spaces cannot be set according to the size.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle interior carrier in which various loading spaces can be set according to the size of luggage to be loaded.

The vehicle interior carrier according to the present invention is a vehicle interior carrier that is attached to the hand grips provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle interior of the vehicle to connect the left and right hand grips to each other. A rotating device that is connectable to the handgrip; and a pipe that is attached to the rotating device and extends in the vehicle width direction. The rotating device includes a base that is connected to the handgrip and a base of the base. And a movable stay arranged on the center side in the vehicle width direction. A base side gear portion that repeats undulations along the circumferential direction is formed on a side surface of the base on the vehicle width direction center side, and a side surface on the vehicle width direction outer side of the movable stay repeats undulations along the circumferential direction. A stay-side gear portion is formed, and the base-side gear portion of the base and the stay-side gear portion of the movable stay are formed to be meshable with each other. The movable stay is configured to be held at an arbitrary rotation angle with respect to the base by meshing the stay-side gear portion and the base-side gear portion with each other.

According to the vehicle interior carrier of the present invention, since the movable stay is configured to be able to be held at an arbitrary rotation angle with respect to the base, various loading spaces are set according to the size of the loaded luggage. be able to.

It is a perspective view which shows the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which expanded the principal part of the carrier of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the left end part of a carrier from the back side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the left end part of a carrier. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a left end portion of a carrier in which a movable stay and a base are in a locked state. It is sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a left end portion of a carrier in which a movable stay and a base are in an unlocked state. It is sectional drawing of FIG. It is an exploded perspective view showing a lock washer and a lock plate. It is a perspective view which shows the locking device in the state of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the locking device in the state of FIG. It is a perspective view showing the state where the left end of a carrier was attached to a vehicle handgrip. It is a perspective view showing a state where a movable stay is rotated with respect to a base. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a movable stay is rotated with respect to a base and arranged on an upper end side and a lower end side. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a state in which the movable stays are arranged on the upper end side and the lower end side with respect to the base when the carrier is mounted upside down with respect to FIG. 14. It is a perspective view of the carrier which concerns on other embodiment. It is a perspective view of the carrier which concerns on other embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the left side in the vehicle width direction is LH, the right side in the vehicle width direction is RH, the vehicle upper side is UPR, and the vehicle front side is FR.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the carrier 1 (vehicle interior carrier) according to the present embodiment connects hand grips 3 (see FIG. 12 described later) provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction inside the vehicle interior. .. The vehicle width direction has the same meaning as the left-right direction of the vehicle. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the carrier 1 according to the present embodiment includes a turning device 5 that can be coupled to the hand grip 3 and a pair of left and right turning devices 5 that extend in the vehicle width direction. And a pipe 9 for bridging.

The rotating device 5 has a base 7 fixed to the handgrip 3 and a movable stay 11 arranged on the center side of the base 7 in the vehicle width direction.

The base 7 is disposed on the vehicle width direction center side and a vehicle width direction outer side of the base body 13 and is pivotally supported by a lower end portion of the base body 13 via a pin 22 and is rotatable in the vehicle width direction. The lock clamp 15 is provided. The lock clamp 15 has a bottom wall 17 extending in the vehicle width direction, a vertical wall 19 bent at an end of the bottom wall 17 and extending upward, and a holding extending upward from an upper end of a central portion of the vertical wall 19 in the vehicle front-rear direction. It is formed integrally with the portion 21. On the side surface of the base body 13 on the center side in the vehicle width direction, a base side gear portion 23 that repeats ups and downs in a triangular cross section along the circumferential direction is formed. Specifically, on the side surface of the base body 13 on the center side in the vehicle width direction, the base side gear portion 23, which is annular when viewed from the side, and the inner peripheral side of the base side gear portion 23 are provided. It is provided with a disk-shaped convex portion 25 protruding toward the center side, and three fixing claws 27 provided on the side surface of the convex portion 25 at equal intervals along the circumferential direction. The fixed claw 27 is elastically deformable. An insertion hole 29 is formed at the center of the convex portion 25 in the radial direction. The screw portion 33 of the T-shaped bolt 31 (fastening member) is inserted into the insertion hole 29.

The side surface of the movable stay 11 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is formed with a stay-side gear portion 35 that repeats undulations having a triangular cross section along the circumferential direction. The stay-side gear portion 35 is formed in an annular shape in a side view, and a circular insertion port 37 penetrates through the center portion in the radial direction. The protrusion 25 of the base body 13 can be inserted into the insertion port 37, and after the protrusion 25 is inserted into the insertion port 37, the fixing claw 27 of the protrusion 25 is located on the rear side of the insertion port 37 (the center in the vehicle width direction). Side). The base-side gear portion 23 of the base 7 and the stay-side gear portion 35 of the movable stay 11 are formed so that they can mesh with each other, and the movable stay 11 is held at a position of a predetermined rotation angle with respect to the base 7. It is configured to be possible.

The pipe 9 is made of aluminum and is divided into two (plural) along the vehicle width direction. Specifically, it is divided into a left pipe 41 (one pipe) arranged on the left side in the vehicle width direction and a right pipe 43 (the other pipe) arranged on the right side in the vehicle width direction. The left end of the right pipe 43 is inserted into the inner circumference of the left pipe 41. The cylindrical connecting member 45 is made of resin, and is wound around the outer peripheral side of the connecting portion between the right pipe 43 and the left pipe 41. Further, a pair of upper and lower tongue pieces 47 are integrally formed on the left side and the right side of the coupling member 45 toward the front side of the vehicle. A slit 49 extending in the vehicle width direction is formed between the upper and lower tongues 47. Further, bolt holes are formed in the right and left tongue pieces 47, and bolts 51 are inserted into the bolt holes. As described above, since the slit 49 is formed, when the bolt 51 is tightened, the upper and lower tongues 47 come closer to each other, so that the left pipe 41 and the left pipe 41 are securely tightened from the outer peripheral side by the coupling member 45. In this way, the pipe 9 can be changed into a predetermined length via the connecting member 45.

The movable stay 11 includes a stay-side gear portion 35 and a base portion 50 that extends in the vehicle width direction, and a bent portion 52 that extends obliquely upward from the base portion 50 toward the center side in the vehicle width direction and upward.

Next, the lock mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the locking device 53 includes a main body member 55 that extends obliquely upward toward the center side and the upper side in the vehicle width direction, a lock plate 57 and a lock that are axially supported by the lower end portion of the main body member 55. The washer 59, the T-shaped bolt 31 (fastening member) that passes through the lock plate 57 and the through hole 61 in the central portion of the lock washer 59, and the T-shaped bolt 31 are screwed to the ends on the vehicle width direction central side. And a handle 63 that

At the upper end of the main body member 55, a push-down portion 65 extends toward the center side in the vehicle width direction, a flange 67 extends obliquely upward at the center portion in the up-down direction, and a projection 69 is provided on the flange 67. Are formed. The main body member 55, the pressing portion 65, and the flange 67 form a lock arm 70.

The lock plate 57 is integrally formed of a plate-shaped annular portion 71 and a flange portion 73 that is bent on both left and right sides of the annular portion 71 and extends toward the center side in the vehicle width direction. A circular through hole 61 is formed on the center side of the annular portion 71, a circular pin hole 75 is formed on the lower side of the flange portion 73, and a length that is horizontally long along the vehicle width direction is formed on the upper side. A hole 77 is formed. The lock washer 59 is formed in a hat shape from an annular washer main body 79 on the outer peripheral side and a protrusion 81 protruding from the inner peripheral edge of the washer main body 79 toward the vehicle width direction outer side, and the protrusion 81 of the washer main body 79 is The lock plate 57 can be inserted into the through hole 61.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 8, an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the T-shaped bolt 31 is formed in a head portion 83 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and from the front-rear direction center side of the head portion 83 to the vehicle width-direction center side. The screw portion 33 extends toward. The screw portion 33 is screwed into the handle 63, and the tip of the screw portion 33 on the vehicle width direction center side is covered with a cap 85. The upper end of the lock clamp 15 is formed in the holding portion 21 that curves outward in the vehicle width direction, and the head portion 83 of the T-shaped bolt 31 is locked to the holding portion 21. In this way, the vehicle width direction center side of the T-shaped bolt 31 (fastening member) is screwed into the handle 63, and the vehicle width direction outer side is locked to the lock clamp 15, and the handle 63 is rotated to lock. The clamp 15 is configured to rotate with respect to the base body 13.

Next, an operation procedure of the lock device 53 will be described.

First, in the locked state shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 10, the protrusion 69 of the lock arm 70 of the lock device 53 is fitted into the upper hole 91 of the movable stay 11. In this state, the holding pin 93 shown in FIG. 10 is always fixed to the base portion 50 of the movable stay 11, as shown in FIGS. The base-side gear portion 23 and the stay-side gear portion 35 shown in FIG. 4 mesh with each other.

Then, the push-down portion 65 of the lock arm 70 is pushed downward to the unlocked state shown in FIGS. In this case, when the push-down portion 65 of the lock arm 70 is pushed downward, the lock arm 70 rotates downward about the holding pin 93, and the protrusion 69 of the lock arm 70 is inserted into the lower hole 95 of the movable stay 11. Mating. The pin hole 75 on the lower side of the flange portion 73 of the lock plate 57 is rotatably supported by the lock arm 70 via a shaft pin 97, and the upper holding pin 93 extends in the elongated hole 77 in the vehicle width direction. Move to the center side (left side). Since the holding pin 93 is integrally attached to the movable stay 11, the engagement between the base-side gear portion 23 and the stay-side gear portion 35 is released.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13, when the movable stay 11 is rotated to a desired predetermined rotational position with respect to the base 7 and the lock arm 70 is lifted up and locked, the base-side gear portion 23 and the stay-side gear portion. The parts 35 mesh with each other.

As shown in FIG. 12, the grip portion 99 of the hand grip 3 is sandwiched between the base 7, the lock clamp 15 and the T-shaped bolt 31, and the handle 63 shown in FIG. 1 can be attached.

Next, using FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, a case where the carrier 1 is clamped by the handgrip 3 at a normal vertical position, and a case where the carrier 1 is clamped by the handgrip 3 at a vertical position opposite to the normal position, Compare the height dimension in the vertical direction.

As shown by the solid line in FIG. 14, when the carrier 1 placed in the normal vertical position is sandwiched by the hand grips 3, the vertical distance from the upper end of the hand grips 3 to the upper end of the pipe 9 becomes H1, and as shown by the chain double-dashed line. When the movable stay 11 is rotated to the lower end, the vertical distance from the upper end of the hand grip 3 to the upper end of the pipe 9 becomes H2.

On the other hand, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 15, when the carrier 1 arranged in the vertical position opposite to the normal position is sandwiched by the hand grips 3, the vertical distance from the upper end of the hand grips 3 to the upper end of the pipe 9 is H3. When the movable stay 11 is rotated to the lower end as shown by the chain double-dashed line, the vertical distance from the upper end of the hand grip 3 to the upper end of the pipe 9 becomes H4. Here, H1 is larger than H2 and H3 is smaller than H4.

A carrier 101 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. However, the same components as those of the carrier 1 described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

A carrier 101 according to another embodiment shown in FIG. 16 has cylindrical winding portions 103 and 105 fixed to the peripheral surfaces of the left pipe 41 and the right pipe 43 shown in FIG. In the carrier 101, since the winding portions 103 and 105 are formed of an elastic body such as rubber, they have an action of protecting a load to be loaded.

Further, a carrier 201 according to still another embodiment shown in FIG. 17 includes a front carrier 203 and a rear carrier 205, and is suitable for loading a long member such as a fishing rod, for example.

A holding member 207 having an inverted U-shape in front view is coupled to the front carrier 203. The holding member 207 includes a vertical axis portion 209 that extends upward from both the left and right sides of the pipe 9, and a holding body 211 that connects the left and right vertical axis portions 209 and 209 in the vehicle width direction. A plurality of cuts 213 are arranged in the holding body 211 at predetermined intervals along the vehicle width direction, and a groove 215 having a circular cross section is formed at the lower end of the cut 213.

A holding member 231 having an inverted U-shaped front view is also coupled to the rear carrier 205. The holding member 231 includes a vertical axis portion 233 that extends upward from both the left and right sides of the pipe 9, and a holding body 235 that connects the left and right vertical axis portions 233 and 233 along the vehicle width direction. A plurality of cuts 237 are arranged in the holding body 235 at predetermined intervals along the vehicle width direction, and a groove 239 having a circular cross section is formed at the lower end of the cut 237. The groove portion 239 is formed larger than the groove portion 215 of the front carrier 203. According to this carrier 201, since the notches 213 and 237 are formed, it is convenient that a fishing rod or the like can be inserted from the upper side and held in the grooves 215 and 239.

The effects of the present invention will be described below.

(1) Carriers 1, 101 and 201 (vehicle interior carriers) that connect the left and right hand grips 3 provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The carriers 1, 101, 201 include a turning device 5 that can be connected to the handgrip 3, and a pipe 9 that is attached to the turning device 5 and extends in the vehicle width direction. The rotating device 5 has a base 7 coupled to the handgrip 3 and a movable stay 11 arranged on the center side of the base 7 in the vehicle width direction. A base side gear portion 23 that repeats undulations along the circumferential direction is formed on the side surface of the base 7 on the vehicle width direction center side, and the side surface on the vehicle width direction outer side of the movable stay 11 undulates along the circumferential direction. A stay-side gear portion 35 that repeats is formed. The base-side gear portion 23 of the base 7 and the stay-side gear portion 35 of the movable stay 11 are formed so that they can mesh with each other, and the stay-side gear portion 35 and the base-side gear portion 23 mesh with each other to move. The stay 11 is configured to be held at an arbitrary rotation angle with respect to the base 7.

Since the movable stay 11 is configured to be able to be held at an arbitrary rotation angle with respect to the base 7, various loading spaces can be set according to the size of luggage to be loaded.

(2) The base 7 is provided with a base main body 13 on the vehicle width direction center side, and a lock clamp 15 disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side of the base main body 13 and pivotally supported by the base main body 13. There is.

Since the base 7 can be coupled to the hand grip 3 by sandwiching the hand grip 3 between the base body 13 and the lock clamp 15, the carrier can be attached to the hand grip 3 by a simple operation.

(3) The lock clamp 15 is held at the predetermined rotation angle on the base body 13 via the T-shaped bolt 31 (fastening member) extending in the vehicle width direction, and is located on the center side of the T-shaped bolt 31 in the vehicle width direction. The edge is covered with a cap 85.

Since the end of the T-shaped bolt 31 on the center side in the vehicle width direction is covered with the cap 85, when the carrier is attached to the handgrip 3, even if the finger hits the end of the T-shaped bolt 31, I don't feel a sense of discomfort.

(4) The movable stay 11 has a base portion 50 having the stay-side gear portion 35, and a bent portion 52 extending obliquely upward from the base portion 50 toward the center side in the vehicle width direction and upward.

Since the carriers 1, 101, 201 extend along the ceiling surface, the carriers 1, 101, 201 are less likely to get in the way during storage.

(5) The vehicle width direction center side of the T-shaped bolt 31 (fastening member) is screwed into the handle 63, and the vehicle width direction outer side is locked by the lock clamp 15, and the lock clamp 15 is rotated by rotating the handle 63. Is configured to rotate with respect to the base body 13.

Therefore, the carrier can be attached to the handgrip 3 by a simple operation of rotating the handle 63.

(6) The pipe 9 is divided into two (plural) along the vehicle width direction, and the left side pipe 41 (one pipe) and the right side pipe 43 (the other pipe) that are adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction are on the left side. The end portion of the right pipe 43 is slidably inserted into the inner peripheral side of the end portion of the pipe 41, and the end portion of the left pipe 41 and the end portion of the right pipe 43 have a predetermined length via the coupling member 45. It is configured to be connectable in position.

Therefore, the width of the vehicle compartment often differs from vehicle to vehicle. Therefore, the length of the pipe 9 can be appropriately changed according to various types of vehicles.

1,101,201 Carrier (Car carrier)
3 Hand Grip 5 Rotating Device 7 Base 9 Pipe 11 Movable Stay 13 Base Body 15 Lock Clamp 23 Base Side Gear Part 31 T-Bolt (Tightening Member)
35 Stay side gear part 41 Left side pipe (one side pipe)
43 Right pipe (other pipe)
45 coupling member 50 base 52 bent portion 63 handle 85 cap

Claims (6)

A vehicle interior carrier that is attached to hand grips provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction of a vehicle interior to connect left and right hand grips together,
A rotating device connectable to the handgrip,
A pipe attached to the rotating device and extending in the vehicle width direction,
The rotating device includes a base coupled to the handgrip, and a movable stay arranged on the center side in the vehicle width direction of the base,
The side surface of the base on the vehicle width direction center side is formed with a base side gear portion that repeats ups and downs along the circumferential direction,
The side surface on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the movable stay is formed with a stay-side gear portion that repeats ups and downs along the circumferential direction,
The base-side gear portion of the base and the stay-side gear portion of the movable stay are formed so that they can mesh with each other.
The vehicle interior carrier, wherein the movable stay is configured to be held at an arbitrary rotation angle with respect to the base by meshing the stay-side gear portion and the base-side gear portion. The vehicle interior carrier according to claim 1,
The base includes a base main body on the center side in the vehicle width direction, and a lock clamp that is disposed outside the base main body in the vehicle width direction and rotatably supported by the base main body.
A vehicle interior carrier characterized in that the base is coupled to the hand grip by sandwiching the hand grip between the base body and a lock clamp. The vehicle interior carrier according to claim 2,
The lock clamp is held by the base body at a predetermined rotation angle via a fastening member extending in the vehicle width direction, and the edge of the fastening member on the vehicle width direction center side is covered with a cap. Car carrier for vehicle interiors. The vehicle interior carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The vehicle interior carrier, wherein the movable stay includes a base portion having the stay-side gear portion, and a bent portion that extends obliquely upward from the base portion toward the center side in the vehicle width direction and upward. The vehicle interior carrier according to claim 3 or 4, wherein
The vehicle width direction center side of the fastening member is screwed to the handle, and the vehicle width direction outer side is locked to the lock clamp,
A vehicle interior carrier, wherein the lock clamp is configured to rotate with respect to the base body by rotating the handle. The vehicle interior carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The pipe is divided into a plurality along the vehicle width direction, for one pipe and the other pipe adjacent in the vehicle width direction,
The end of the other pipe is slidably inserted into the inner peripheral side of the end of the one pipe, and the end of the one pipe and the end of the other pipe have a predetermined length via a coupling member. A carrier for a vehicle interior, which is configured to be connectable at the position of.

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