JPH10329750A - Floor structured of load-carrying platform of vehicle - Google Patents
Floor structured of load-carrying platform of vehicleInfo
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Abstract
Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、トラック等の車両
の荷台のフロア構造、特に、床材を木板とした荷台のフ
ロア構造に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor structure of a bed of a vehicle such as a truck, and more particularly to a floor structure of a bed made of wooden boards.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来、トラック等の車両の荷台は、積載
する荷物の積み降ろし作業時の衝撃を緩和し、積載した
荷物の安定性をよくするために、フロアを木板で構成た
ものがある。この種の荷台のフロアは、図2に示すよう
に、車両の前後方向に伸びる左右一対の車台フレームF
の上にそれぞれ木製角材のメインシル1Aを載置固定
し、左右のメインシル1A間に複数本のシルクロス3を
架けわたし、シルクロス3の上に、木板からなるフロア
部材5を釘打ち固定して構成してある。2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been a conventional loading bed for vehicles such as trucks, in which a floor is made of a wooden board in order to reduce an impact at the time of loading / unloading of loaded luggage and to improve stability of loaded luggage. . As shown in FIG. 2, a floor of this type of carrier has a pair of left and right chassis frames F extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
A wooden sill main sill 1A is placed and fixed on the sill, a plurality of sill crosses 3 are laid between the left and right main sills 1A, and a wooden floor member 5 is fixed on the sill cross 3 by nailing. It is.
【0003】図3に示すように、上記シルクロス3は断
面ほぼハット形のスチール材で、メインシル1Aに対応
する位置にプレート部材4Aが設けてある。プレート部
材4Aは中央にボルト穴45を有するスチール板で、シ
ルクロス3の下端開口を閉じ、両端部47がそれぞれ、
シルクロス3の両下端フランジ31に溶接して固定して
ある。そして、メインシル1の上面にプレート部材4A
を重ね合わせ、シルクロス3の上面33の作業穴34よ
りボルト48を、プレート部材4Aおよびメインシル1
Aを貫通せしめ、メインシル1Aの底面に形成した切欠
き16内でナット46Aを締め込んでメインシル1Aと
シルクロス3とを結合している。また、メインシル1A
とフレームFとは、Uボルト8とプレート9により締付
け固定してある。As shown in FIG. 3, the sill cloth 3 is a steel material having a substantially hat-shaped cross section, and a plate member 4A is provided at a position corresponding to the main sill 1A. The plate member 4A is a steel plate having a bolt hole 45 in the center, and closes the lower end opening of the sill cloth 3;
It is fixed to both lower end flanges 31 of the sill cloth 3 by welding. Then, the plate member 4A is provided on the upper surface of the main sill 1.
And the bolt 48 is inserted through the work hole 34 in the upper surface 33 of the sill cloth 3 into the plate member 4A and the main sill 1.
A is penetrated, and the nut 46A is tightened in the notch 16 formed in the bottom surface of the main sill 1A, thereby connecting the main sill 1A and the sill cloth 3. In addition, main sill 1A
The frame F is fastened and fixed by U bolts 8 and plates 9.
【0004】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、上述の
従来構造では、シルクロス3とプレート部材4Aは、上
下に重ね合わせて溶接してあるので、車両走行時の上下
方向の振動により、上記溶接部が剥離するおそれがあ
る。また、メインシル1Aはカシ等の硬い木材等が用い
られるのでコストが高い。かつ、木材が経時劣化してU
ボルト8がゆるみ、荷台ががたつくおそれがある。そこ
で本発明は、低コストで、かつ、耐久性および強度の高
い車両荷台のフロア構造を実現することを課題としてな
されたものである。However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the sill cloth 3 and the plate member 4A are vertically overlapped and welded, so that the welded portion is formed by the vibration in the vertical direction during running of the vehicle. There is a risk of peeling. In addition, the main sill 1A is made of hard wood such as oak, so that the cost is high. And the wood deteriorates over time and U
The bolts 8 may be loosened and the carrier may rattle. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to realize a low-cost, high-durability and high-strength floor structure of a vehicle carrier.
【0005】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、車両前後方向
に延びる左右の車台フレーム上にこれに沿ってメインシ
ルを設置し、左右のメインシル上に、断面ハット形の複
数本のシルクロスを、その下端開口を閉じるように設け
たプレート部材を介してボルト締め固定して架設し、シ
ルクロス上に木製のフロア部材を載置固定した車両荷台
のフロア構造において、メインシルを断面逆ハット形の
スチール材で構成し、プレート部材は、シルクロスの相
対向する縦壁に溶接する垂直部と、シルクロスの下端開
口を閉じるとともに両端をシルクロスの下端フランジに
溶接する水平部とを備えたプレート部材で構成する。そ
して、シルクロスに溶接したプレート部材の水平部をメ
インシルにボルト締め固定する(請求項1)。メインシ
ルの耐久性が向上し、かつ、シルクロスとプレート部材
との結合に、上下振動に対する剪断方向の結合を付加し
たので、シルクロスとプレート部材との剥離が防止され
る。According to the present invention, a main sill is provided along left and right chassis frames extending in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and a plurality of sill crosses having a hat-shaped cross section are provided on the left and right main sills. In the floor structure of a vehicle bed where the bridge is fixed by bolts via a plate member provided to close the lower end opening and a wooden floor member is mounted and fixed on the sill cloth, the main sill is made of steel material with an inverted hat-shaped cross section. The plate member includes a plate member having a vertical portion to be welded to opposing vertical walls of the sill cloth, and a horizontal portion to close a lower end opening of the sill cloth and weld both ends to a lower end flange of the sill cloth. Then, the horizontal portion of the plate member welded to the sill cloth is fixed to the main sill by bolting (claim 1). The durability of the main sill is improved, and the coupling between the sill cloth and the plate member is added with the coupling in the shear direction against the vertical vibration, so that the sill cloth and the plate member are prevented from being separated from each other.
【0006】上記プレート部材は、上方へ開口する断面
コ字形で相対向する縦壁を上記シルクロスの縦壁の内面
に溶接する第1のプレート部材と、平板状で上記第1の
プレート部材の底面に重ね合わせるとともに両端を上記
シルクロスの下端フランジに溶接する第2のプレート部
材で構成し、第2のプレート部材の両端と上記シルクロ
スの下端フランジと一体に上記メインシルの上端フラン
ジにボルト締め固定する(請求項2)。プレート部材は
構造簡素で、シルクロスとメインシルとを強固に結合で
きる。[0006] The plate member has a first plate member for welding opposite vertical walls having a U-shaped cross section which are open upward to the inner surface of the vertical wall of the sill cloth, and a bottom surface of the first plate member having a flat plate shape. And a second plate member whose both ends are welded to the lower flange of the sill cloth, and both ends of the second plate member and the lower flange of the sill cloth are integrally bolted and fixed to the upper flange of the main sill ( Claim 2). The plate member has a simple structure and can firmly connect the sill cloth and the main sill.
【0007】[0007]
【発明の実施の形態】図1(A)に示すように、車台フ
レームFは車両前後方向に伸びる断面ほぼコ字形のスチ
ール材で構成してあり、該車台フレームFの上にはこれ
に沿うように、メインシル1がブラケット2を介してボ
ルト締め固定してある。メインシル1は、上方に向かっ
て開口し、上端の開口両縁にそれぞれ上端フランジ11
を有する断面逆ハット形のスチール材で、底面12の幅
は車台フレームFの幅とほぼ同一寸法としてある。ブラ
ケット2は、車台フレームFおよびメインシル1よりも
幅広で、左右両端にはメインシル1の左右の側壁13を
挟み込む一対の縦壁21を、前後両端にはメインシル1
の底面12を支持する一対のフランジ22を備え、上記
縦壁21をメインシル1の側壁13に溶接するととも
に、上記フランジ22をメインシル1の底面12に溶接
して固定する。メインシル1には、後述のシルクロス3
を結合する部位に、左右の上端フランジ11および左右
の側壁13に沿って重ね合わせて溶接した断面L字形の
補強部材14が設けてあり、上端フランジ11および補
強部材14にはこれ等を貫通するボルト穴15が形成し
てある。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1A, a chassis frame F is made of a steel material having a substantially U-shaped cross section extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. Thus, the main sill 1 is bolted and fixed via the bracket 2. The main sill 1 is opened upward, and upper end flanges 11 are provided at both edges of the opening at the upper end.
The width of the bottom surface 12 is substantially the same as the width of the chassis frame F. The bracket 2 is wider than the chassis frame F and the main sill 1, and has a pair of vertical walls 21 sandwiching left and right side walls 13 of the main sill 1 on both left and right ends, and main sills 1 on both front and rear ends.
And a pair of flanges 22 for supporting the bottom surface 12 of the main sill 1. The vertical wall 21 is welded to the side wall 13 of the main sill 1 and the flange 22 is fixed to the bottom surface 12 of the main sill 1 by welding. The main sill 1 has a sill cloth 3 described later.
Is provided with a reinforcing member 14 having an L-shaped cross section, which is welded by being overlapped and welded along the left and right upper flanges 11 and the left and right side walls 13. The upper flange 11 and the reinforcing member 14 penetrate therethrough. A bolt hole 15 is formed.
【0008】ブラケット2を固定したメインシル1はこ
れを車台フレームFの上に沿って積み重ねるように配
し、一方、車台フレームFの下面にはブラケット2の底
面とほぼ同一寸法のプレート23を当てがい、ブラケッ
ト2とプレート23とで車台フレームFを挟み込むとと
もに、車台フレームFよりも張り出したブラケット2の
左右の側端およびプレート23の左右の側端に長尺のボ
ルト24を貫通せしめ、各ボルト24の下端にそれぞれ
ナット25を締め込むことで、車台フレームFにメイン
シル1を載置固定する。The main sill 1 to which the bracket 2 is fixed is arranged so as to be stacked along the chassis frame F. On the lower surface of the chassis frame F, a plate 23 having substantially the same dimensions as the bottom surface of the bracket 2 is applied. , The chassis frame F is sandwiched between the bracket 2 and the plate 23, and long bolts 24 penetrate through the left and right side ends of the bracket 2 and the left and right side ends of the plate 23 that protrude from the chassis frame F. The main sill 1 is placed and fixed on the chassis frame F by tightening the nuts 25 at the lower ends of the main frame.
【0009】図1(A),(B)に示すように、車幅方
向に伸びるシルクロス3は、従来構造と同様に下方に向
かって開口し、下端の開口両縁にそれぞれ下端フランジ
31を有する断面ほぼハット形のスチール材で、その下
面には、上記メインシル1と対向する位置にシルクロス
3の開口を塞ぐようにプレート部材4を固定する。As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), the sill cloth 3 extending in the vehicle width direction opens downward like the conventional structure, and has lower end flanges 31 at both edges of the lower end. A plate member 4 is fixed to a lower surface of a steel material having a substantially hat-shaped cross section so as to close an opening of the sill cloth 3 at a position facing the main sill 1.
【0010】上記プレート部材4はスチール材で、断面
ほぼコ字形の第1のプレート部材41と、平板状の第2
のプレート部材42とからなり、第1のプレート部材4
1と第2のプレート部材42は、開口を上向きとした第
1のプレート部材41の底面を第2のプレート部材42
に溶接することで一体としてある。プレート部材4は、
第1のプレート部材41をシルクロス3内に嵌入してそ
の対向する縦壁(垂直部)43をシルクロス3の対向す
る縦壁32に溶接し、第2のプレート部材(水平部)4
2の第1のプレート部材41の底面44から張り出す両
端をシルクロス3の下端フランジ31に溶接することで
シルクロス3に固着せしめてある。なお、溶接作業の便
宜上、第1のプレート部材41の縦壁43は第1のプレ
ート部材41の底面44および第2プレート部材42よ
りも突出する長さとしてあって、その突出端をシルクロ
ス3の縦壁32に溶接せしめてある。The plate member 4 is made of steel and has a first plate member 41 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a second plate member having a flat plate shape.
Of the first plate member 4
The first and second plate members 42 are formed by connecting the bottom surface of the first plate member 41 with the opening upward to the second plate member 42.
It is integrated by welding to. The plate member 4 is
The first plate member 41 is fitted into the sill cloth 3 and its opposed vertical wall (vertical portion) 43 is welded to the opposed vertical wall 32 of the sill cloth 3 to form a second plate member (horizontal portion) 4.
Both ends of the first plate member 41 projecting from the bottom surface 44 are fixed to the sill cloth 3 by welding to the lower end flange 31 of the sill cloth 3. Note that, for the convenience of the welding operation, the vertical wall 43 of the first plate member 41 has a length protruding from the bottom surface 44 of the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42, and the protruding end thereof is formed on the sill cloth 3. It is welded to the vertical wall 32.
【0011】第1のプレート部材41の底面44と、こ
れに重合された第2のプレート部材42には、メインシ
ル1の左右の上端フランジ11と対応する位置にそれぞ
れボルト穴45が貫通せしめてあり、第1のプレート部
材41にはボルト穴45に対応してウェルドナット46
が設けてある。シルクロス3は、ボルト48をメインシ
ル1の上端フランジ11の下から、上記補強部材14と
上端フランジ11のボルト穴15およびプレート部材の
ボルト穴45に通してウェルドナット46にねじ込むこ
とで固定せしめる。そして、シルクロス3の上面33に
木板よりなるフロア部材5を釘打ち固定する。The bottom plate 44 of the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42 overlapped with the first plate member 41 are respectively provided with bolt holes 45 at positions corresponding to the upper left and right upper flanges 11 of the main sill 1. The first plate member 41 has a weld nut 46 corresponding to the bolt hole 45.
Is provided. The sill cloth 3 is fixed by screwing a bolt 48 from below the upper end flange 11 of the main sill 1 through the reinforcing member 14, the bolt hole 15 of the upper end flange 11, and the bolt hole 45 of the plate member and into a weld nut 46. Then, the floor member 5 made of a wooden board is nailed and fixed to the upper surface 33 of the sill cloth 3.
【0012】上述の車両荷台のフロア構造によれば、シ
ルクロス3とプレート部材4とを、上下に重合する方向
の溶接結合に加えて、上下方向の振動に対する剪断方向
に溶接結合したので、シルクロス3とプレート部材4と
は強固に結合され、荷台の上下方向の振動によりシルク
ロス3とプレート部材4との剥離は生じない。また、メ
インシル1も高価な木製角材に代えてスチール製とした
ので、コストの低減がはかれ、かつ、経時劣化もおこら
ないので、ボルト類のゆるみによる荷台のがたつきも防
ぐことができる。According to the floor structure of the vehicle bed described above, the sill cloth 3 and the plate member 4 are welded in the shearing direction against the vertical vibration in addition to the welded connection in the direction in which they overlap vertically. The plate member 4 and the plate member 4 are firmly connected to each other, and the vertical movement of the loading platform does not cause separation between the sill cloth 3 and the plate member 4. Further, since the main sill 1 is made of steel instead of the expensive wooden square bar, the cost can be reduced, and the main sill 1 does not deteriorate with the lapse of time.
【0013】[0013]
【発明の効果】本発明の車両荷台のフロア構造によれ
ば、簡素な構造で、各部材の結合を強化するとともに経
時劣化を抑え、耐久性を向上することができ、かつ、コ
ストも低減する。According to the floor structure of the vehicle luggage carrier of the present invention, with a simple structure, the coupling of each member is strengthened, the deterioration with time is suppressed, the durability can be improved, and the cost can be reduced. .
【図1】本発明の荷台のフロア構造を示すもので、図1
(A)は分解斜視図、図1(B)は図1(A)のIB−IB
線に沿う位置での組付け状態の断面図である。FIG. 1 shows a floor structure of a luggage carrier according to the present invention.
(A) is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 1 (B) is IB-IB of FIG. 1 (A).
It is sectional drawing of the assembly state in the position along a line.
【図2】従来の荷台のフロア構造を示す斜視図である。FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a floor structure of a conventional carrier.
【図3】図3(A)は従来の荷台のフロア構造の分解斜
視図、図3(B)は図3(A)のIIIB−IIIB線に沿う位
置での組付け状態の断面図である。3 (A) is an exploded perspective view of a floor structure of a conventional loading bed, and FIG. 3 (B) is a cross-sectional view of an assembled state at a position along the line IIIB-IIIB in FIG. 3 (A). .
F 車台フレーム 1 メインシル 11 上端フランジ 3 シルクロス 31 下端フランジ 32 縦壁 4 プレート部材 41 第1のプレート部材 42 第2のプレート部材(水平部) 43 縦壁(垂直部) 5 フロア部材 F chassis frame 1 main sill 11 upper end flange 3 sill cross 31 lower end flange 32 vertical wall 4 plate member 41 first plate member 42 second plate member (horizontal portion) 43 vertical wall (vertical portion) 5 floor member
フロントページの続き (72)発明者 石元 国彦 愛知県刈谷市一里山町金山100番地 トヨ タ車体株式会社内Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kunihiko Ishimoto 100 Kanayama, Ichiriyama-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Pref.
Claims (2)
ム上にこれに沿ってメインシルを設置し、左右のメイン
シル上に、断面ハット形の複数本のシルクロスを、その
下端開口を閉じるように設けたプレート部材を介してボ
ルト締め固定して架設し、シルクロス上に木製のフロア
部材を載置固定した車両荷台のフロア構造において、上
記メインシルを断面逆ハット形のスチール材で構成し、
上記プレート部材を、上記シルクロスの相対向する縦壁
に溶接する垂直部と、シルクロスの下端開口を閉じると
ともに両端をシルクロスの下端フランジに溶接する水平
部とを備えたプレート部材で構成し、シルクロスに溶接
した上記プレート部材の水平部を上記メインシルにボル
ト締め固定したことを特徴とする車両荷台のフロア構
造。1. A main sill is provided along left and right chassis frames extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle, and a plurality of sill crosses having a hat-shaped cross section are provided on the left and right main sills so as to close their lower end openings. The main sill is made of a steel material having an inverted hat-shaped cross section in a vehicle carrier floor structure in which a bolt is fixed and installed via a plate member and a wooden floor member is mounted and fixed on a sill cloth.
The plate member, a vertical portion to be welded to the opposed vertical wall of the sill cloth, and a plate member having a horizontal portion that closes the lower end opening of the sill cloth and welds both ends to the lower flange of the sill cloth, A floor structure of a vehicle carrier, wherein a horizontal portion of the welded plate member is bolted and fixed to the main sill.
面コ字形で相対向する縦壁を上記シルクロスの縦壁の内
面に溶接する第1のプレート部材と、平板状で上記第1
のプレート部材の底面に重ね合わせるとともに両端を上
記シルクロスの下端フランジに溶接する第2のプレート
部材で構成し、第2のプレート部材の両端と上記シルク
ロスの下端フランジを一体に上記メインシルの上端フラ
ンジにボルト締め固定した請求項1記載の車両荷台のフ
ロア構造。2. A first plate member for welding an oppositely facing vertical wall having a U-shaped cross section which opens upward to an inner surface of a vertical wall of the sill cloth;
A second plate member superposed on the bottom surface of the plate member and welding both ends to a lower end flange of the sill cloth, and both ends of the second plate member and a lower end flange of the sill cross are integrally formed on an upper end flange of the main sill. The floor structure of a vehicle carrier according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle carrier is fixed by bolts.
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