JPH0594066U - Car carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] On the rear body of a three-box type vehicle, a loading platform that allows not only general luggage but also long items such as skis to be loaded. [Structure] A luggage carrier having a long product holder that can stand up front and hold long products such as skis at an arbitrary elevation angle is mounted on a rear vehicle body, and a stoplight is provided at the rear of the luggage carrier. To prevent danger such as installation and contact of following vehicles.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a luggage carrier to be mounted on a vehicle body, and more particularly to a luggage carrier capable of loading long items such as skis as well as general luggage.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 An automobile usually has a trunk room at the rear, but in consideration of transportation of luggage that cannot be stored in this trunk room, a luggage carrier may be mounted on the rear body as shown in FIG. 5, for example. That is, a lattice-shaped luggage carrier 31 is attached on the trunk lid 30 at the rear of the three-box type automobile B, and the luggage is placed on this luggage carrier 31, and can be appropriately restrained by a cord such as a rubber band. Therefore, there is an advantage that ordinary luggage can be loaded relatively easily.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned loading platform 31, relatively long luggage such as skis exceeding the vehicle width cannot be loaded in the vehicle width direction, and loading in the front-rear direction hinders the passenger room, and There is a problem that loading method that sticks out to the rear is unstable and is dangerous to the following vehicles. After all, in the case of skiing, there was the trouble of having to separately attach a ski carrier to the roof above the passenger compartment.

In view of such a situation, the present invention has an object to add a holding function capable of safely holding a long product such as a ski to a loading platform on a rear vehicle body capable of loading general luggage. ..

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention mounts on a rear body of an automobile, a luggage carrier having a long-length retractable holder for standing upright and holding the long-length product at an arbitrary elevation angle. At the same time, it proposes an automobile luggage carrier having a stoplight attached to the rear portion of the luggage carrier which is turned on by depressing a brake pedal.

[0006]

[Work]

 In the case of general luggage, it can be placed on the luggage carrier as it is, and fixed to the luggage carrier by using a cord such as a rubber band or a cord.

For long products such as skis, the long product holder that has been laid down is erected forward and fixed at an appropriate height position so that the long product is at an appropriate elevation angle while avoiding the passenger room. Can be loaded and secured using suitable fasteners.

When the brake pedal is depressed to stop the vehicle while the vehicle is running, the stop light at the rear of the platform lights up, alerting the following vehicle to the load, and the danger of contact etc. is prevented. It

[0009]

【Example】

 The vehicle carrier of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle carrier of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vehicle carrier of FIG. 1 showing a ski holding state, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a retainer fixture in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the ski fixing device in FIG.

The luggage carrier 1 of the present invention is mounted on a rear body of a three-box type automobile A, that is, a trunk lid 2. The luggage carrier body 3 is connected to a square lattice by pipes, and the legs 4 are fixed to the corners of the frame body. The ends of the legs 4 are formed by the trunk lid 2 and a reinforcement member on the rear surface thereof. It is fixed by screwing to.

The loading platform body 3 of this embodiment is provided with vertical bars 5 on the left and right sides inside the frame body, and is provided with a rubber belt 6 for fixing a load in a grid pattern in the center portion. Alternatively, the lattice pattern is arbitrary, such as a combination of vertical and horizontal rails inside the frame.

At the rear part of the luggage carrier body 3, there is provided a rear holding member 7 made of a horizontal bar formed in a low rising part by slightly protruding the left frame member 3a and the right frame member 3b rearward.

A front retainer 8 in the form of a gate having relatively long legs 8a, 8b can be erected on the front side of the left and right frame members 3a, 3b with a retainer fixture 9. It is installed as a long product holder.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the tips of both legs 8a and 8b of the front holder 8 are flatly compressed and perforated, and the holder fixture 9 is symmetrical. A holding tool attachment portion 9a which is formed by the fitting tool and which holds the tip ends of the flattened leg portions 8a and 8b on the upper portion, and the left and right frame members 3a and 3b on the lower portion which are held by the peripheral surface thereof. A frame member mounting portion 9b is provided, and the upper and lower parts are screwed with bolts 10 and 11.

Particularly, since the upper holder attaching portion 9a is configured such that the bolt 10 is passed through the holes at the tips of both legs 8a and 8b and is fixed by tightening the wing nut 12, the front holder 8 is fixed to the bolt. It is possible to rotate around 10 and to fix the horizontal pipe portion of the front holder 8 at an arbitrary angle with respect to the luggage carrier body 3 and thus when not using it. , Can be fixed in the prone state.

Reference numerals 13 and 14 denote spring washers applied to the holder fixture 9, and in addition to this, between the holder fixture 9 and both leg portions 8 a and 8 b of the front holder 8 and the holder fixture. A friction material such as a rubber material may be appropriately provided between the tool 9 and the left and right frame members 3a and 3b to prevent slippage.

Ski holders 15 are attached to the front and rear holders 8 and 7 for holding and fixing skis. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, this ski fixing device 15 has a pair of back plates 17A and 17B having a partition shape facing each other on a base plate 16, and one of the back plates 17A is provided with a kerf 18 at its central portion. A fastening tool 19 having a shoe portion 19a at one end and a band fixing portion 19b at the other end at the cut groove 18 is swingably attached to a pin 20 penetrating laterally in the back plate 17A. It is kept in a state of being pivotally supported.

One end of the rubber band 21 is fixed to the band fixing portion 19b, and a hooking hole 22 is formed at the other end of the rubber band 21 and formed at the back of the other back plate 17B. It is designed so that it can be hooked on the hook hook 17Ba. That is, the ski 23 is inserted between the back plates 17A and 17B from above, and the rubber band 21 of the tightening tool 19 is hooked on the hooks 17Ba so that both sides of the ski 23 are connected to the shoe portion 19a of the tightening tool 19. The upper part is held down by the rubber band 21 and is stably fixed.

At the lower portion of the base plate 16 of the ski fixing device 15, there is provided a grip portion 24 that can be hingedly opened and closed to grip the tubular body, that is, the front holding member 8 and the rear holding member 7 on the peripheral surface. By gripping the front holder 8 or the rear holder 7 with 24 and tightening the lower end with the wing nut 25, the ski fixing device 15 can be stably attached to the front holder 8 and the rear holder 7. Be done. Reference numeral 26 is a rubber lining for preventing slippage on the inner peripheral surface of the grip portion 24.

Further, a stop light 27 is attached to the central portion of the rear holder 7, and the wiring thereof is passed through or along the inside of the pipe of the rear holder 7 so that the legs 4 of the luggage carrier body 3 are connected. It can be pulled into the trunk room via the vehicle and contacted the driver's side, and can be turned on by depressing the brake pedal in the driver's seat as well as the stoplight on the vehicle body.

Since the luggage carrier 1 of the present invention is configured as described above, when holding and fixing general luggage, the luggage 28 is placed on the luggage carrier body 3 with the front holder 8 lying down. Place it and hold it down from above with a rubber belt 6 in the center (Fig. 1), or restrain it on the luggage carrier body 3 with a separately prepared rubber belt or strap.

When the ski is held and fixed, the holding fixture 9 is operated to raise the fallen front holding device 8 to the front so that an appropriate elevation angle and height suitable for the roof of the automobile can be obtained. To be fixed. Next, the ski fasteners 15 are attached to the front holder 8 and the rear holder 7 at positions corresponding to each other, and the ski 23 is fixed (FIG. 2). The front holder 8 may be replaced with one having a different leg size depending on the type of vehicle.

When the vehicle is stopped by depressing the brake pedal during traveling, the stoplight 27 of the luggage carrier 1 lights up together with the stoplight of the body of the vehicle body, alerting the following vehicle to the load on the luggage carrier 1. The stoplight 27 is useful when loading long products, especially at night.

[0024]

[Effect of the device]

 As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, long luggage such as skis can be stably held and transported together with general luggage in addition to the luggage compartment. It is possible to obtain an economical car carrier that can prevent the risk of contact with the following vehicles.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an automobile carrier of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vehicle carrier of FIG. 1 showing a ski holding state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the holder fixture in FIG.

4 is an enlarged perspective view of the ski fixing device in FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional vehicle carrier.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A …… Automobile 1 …… Luggage platform 2 …… Trunk lid 3 …… Luggage body 4 …… Legs 5 …… Vertical rails 6 …… Rubber belt 7 …… Rear retainer 8 …… Front retainer 9 …… Retainer Fixing tool 10 …… Bolt 12 …… Wing nut 15 …… Ski fixing tool 16 …… Base plate 17A, 17B …… Back plate 19 …… Clamping tool 21 …… Rubber band 23 …… Ski 27 …… Stoplight 28 …… Baggage

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A luggage carrier having a long product holder that stands up front and holds a long product at an arbitrary elevation angle and is mounted on the rear body of an automobile, and brakes on the rear of the luggage carrier. A vehicle carrier that is equipped with a stoplight that lights up when the pedal is depressed.