JPH0597068A - Housing structure for spare tire - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a spare tire storage structure capable of storing a full-size spare tire and reducing the number of parts. [Structure] In the spare tire storage structure according to the present invention,
A front room 5 having an upper opening 5a opened and closed by a front hood 4 is provided in front of a vehicle compartment 6, and a tire mounting surface 8 of the front room 5 is inclined downward toward a dash panel 9 and tire mounting is performed. A concave portion 1 that extends rearward of the vehicle body by bending the rear end of the surface 8 and the lower end of the dash panel 9
8 and the lower part of the dash panel 9 is partially formed in the shape of a footrest, while a convex portion 20 is provided at a portion of the front hood 4 facing the concave portion 18, and the tire mounting surface of the front room 5 is provided. Spare tire 7 placed on 8
The front and rear ends of the front hood 4 are arranged in the convex portion 20 of the front hood 4 and the concave portion 18 of the front room 5, respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spare tire storage structure for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some four-wheeled vehicles equipped with a midship engine or a rear engine have a front room in front of a driver's seat. This front room uses a space corresponding to an engine room where a front engine is mounted, and the spare tire is stored in a fixed state in the front room.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional storage structure, since the spare tires are usually stored in a state of being arranged substantially horizontally, a compact and lightweight automobile in which the front-rear length of the vehicle body is particularly limited. Had a problem that it was not possible to equip a full size spare tire.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a spare tire storage structure capable of storing a full-size spare tire and reducing the number of parts. To provide.

[0005]

In order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned prior art, in the present invention, a front room having an upper opening opened and closed by a front hood is provided in front of a passenger compartment. The tire mounting surface is inclined downward toward the dash panel, the rear end of the tire mounting surface and the lower end of the dash panel are bent to form a recess extending rearward of the vehicle body, and the lower portion of the dash panel is partially formed. While forming in the shape of a footrest, a convex portion is provided at a portion of the front hood facing the concave portion, and front and rear end portions of a spare tire placed on a tire mounting surface of the front room are formed as convex portions of the front hood. They are arranged in the recesses of the front room to be stored.

[0006]

In the spare tire storage structure according to the present invention, the spare tire is placed on the tire mounting surface of the front room that is inclined downward toward the dash panel, and the front and rear ends of the spare tire are protruded from the front hood. Since it is arranged and stored in the recessed part of the front part and the front room, it becomes possible to install a full-size spare tire even in a small and lightweight automobile. Further, since the lower portion of the dash panel is partially formed in the shape of a footrest, it is not necessary to attach a footrest as a separate component.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a spare tire storage structure according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a small and light vehicle equipped with a rear engine, 2 is a front portion of the vehicle body of the automobile 1, and 3 is a front bumper arranged on the front side of the vehicle body front portion 2.

A front hood 4 is provided on the upper part of the front part 2 of the vehicle body.
Is attached rotatably around the rear side, and the front hood 4 has an opening 5a in the front room 5.
It is designed to open and close. That is, the full-size spare tire 7 is attached to the front part 2 of the vehicle body located in front of the passenger compartment 6.
There is provided a front room 5 for accommodating the like, and the front room 5 is composed of a tire mounting surface 8 formed of a tire mounting panel and a dash panel 9 forming a rear wall. There is. The front room 5 and the passenger compartment 6 are separated by the dash panel 9.

The tire mounting surface 8 of the front room 5
Is an inclined surface that inclines downward toward the dash panel 9, and the rear end of the tire mounting surface 8 is bent at a right angle upward as shown in FIG. Is formed in. Further, on the tire mounting surface 8,
A holding bracket 11 having a substantially channel-shaped cross section having an insertion hole 10 is attached in a state of protruding into the front room 5, and a fastening bolt 12 for fixing the spare tire 7 is attached to the lower surface of the holding bracket 11. The welding nut 13 to be screwed is fixed. The wheel disc 14 of the spare tire 7 is provided with a bolt hole 15 into which the tightening bolt 12 is inserted.

The dash panel 9 is disposed between the cowl portion 16 and the floor panel 17, and the lower end thereof is bent obliquely downward and the tip thereof is bent downward at a right angle. The cross section is formed into a substantially crank shape. In addition, a recess 18 extending rearward of the vehicle body is formed in the lower portion of the dash panel 9 by joining the rear end of the tire mounting surface 8 and the lower end of the dash panel 9 to each other. Further, a footrest portion 19 having a part thereof formed in the shape of a footrest is provided in a lower portion of the dash panel 9 located on the vehicle compartment 6 side so as to correspond to the recess 18.

On the other hand, the front hood 4 is provided with a convex portion 20 that is integrally formed by curving the front hood upward in an arc shape. The convex portion 20 is a concave portion 1 of the front room 5.
It is arranged at a central portion opposite to 8.

In order to store the full size spare tire 7 in this embodiment, first, the closed front hood 4 shown in FIG. 1 is lifted and rotated to the rear side of the vehicle body to open the opening 5a of the front room 5. Open (see Figure 2). Next, the spare tire 7 laid sideways is placed on the tire mounting surface 8, and the spare tire 7 is placed in the recess 1 of the front room 5.
Push it toward the 8 side. Then, the spare tire 7 is tightened and fixed to the holding bracket 11 by screwing the tightening bolt 12 into the welding nut 12 through the bolt hole 15 of the wheel disk 14 and the insertion hole 10 of the holding bracket 11 (FIG. 3 and FIG. 3). (See FIG. 4). After that, when the front hood 4 is rotated downward to close the opening 5a of the front room 5, the front and rear ends of the spare tire 7 are protruded from the front hood 4 and the recess 1 of the front room 5.
8 and are housed in the front room 5.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the spare tire 7 is obtained by fastening the tightening bolt 12 and the welding nut 13.
Is fixed to the holding bracket 11, the spare tire 7 can be fixed by other fastening means depending on the type of the spare tire 7.

[0016]

As described above, in the spare tire storage structure according to the present invention, the tire mounting surface of the front room provided in front of the passenger compartment is tilted downward toward the dash panel, and the tire mounting surface is also mounted. The rear end of the surface and the lower end of the dash panel are bent to form a recess extending rearward of the vehicle body,
Providing a convex portion at the location of the front hood facing the concave portion,
Since the front and rear ends of the spare tire placed on the tire mounting surface are arranged and housed in the convex portion of the front hood and the concave portion of the front room, respectively, it is possible to store the full-sized spare tire even in a small and lightweight automobile. In addition to being convenient in use, the spare tire can be easily stored in the front room, which is excellent in workability. Also,
Since the portion corresponding to the footrest is integrally formed in the lower part of the dash panel, a footrest as a separate component is unnecessary, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of components.

Further, since the front hood of an automobile to which the storage structure of the present invention is applied is provided with a convex portion, the convex portion serves as a design accent to improve the appearance and prevent the front hood from sticking. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire automobile to which a spare tire storage structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a front portion of the vehicle body of the automobile before storing a spare tire in the front room.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a front portion of the vehicle body with a spare tire housed in the front room.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a spare tire stored in the front room.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Small and Light Vehicle 2 Front of Vehicle 4 Front Hood 5 Front Room 5a Opening 6 Cabin 7 Full Size Spare Tire 8 Tire Mounting Surface 9 Dash Panel 18 Recess 19 Footrest 20 Convex

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front room in which an upper opening is opened and closed by a front hood is provided in front of a vehicle compartment, a tire mounting surface of the front room is inclined downward toward a dash panel, and the tire mounting surface is provided. The rear end and the lower end of the dash panel are bent to form a recess extending toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the lower part of the dash panel is partially formed in the shape of a footrest, while the front hood facing the recess is projected. And a front and rear end portions of a spare tire placed on the tire mounting surface of the front room are respectively arranged in the convex portion of the front hood and the concave portion of the front room for storage. Tire storage structure.