This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2023-0165068, filed on Nov. 24, 2023, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The disclosure relates to a ramp module of a vehicle.
In general, vehicles for the transportation vulnerable to get in are equipped with an auxiliary boarding foothold (a ramp system). The ramp system is mainly used as an under-floor insertion type that is inserted into an underfloor of a vehicle and protrudes out of the vehicle when necessary or as a separate type using a separate device received in a trunk space of a vehicle.
In the case of a vehicle in which a user uses a wheelchair, as shown in
In the case of the separate type, it may be difficult to secure space for receiving the ramp device when the ramp device is not in use, and the user should install the ramp device personally each time the ramp device is used due to a heavy weight thereof, making storage and use difficult. In addition, most of these vehicle models are manufactured by special equipment companies and are manufactured at high prices, so a customer base is limited.
The disclosure relates to a ramp module of a vehicle. Particular embodiments relate to an in-floor ramp module of a vehicle that includes a flattening panel mounted on a lower radial body member and slides.
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an in-floor ramp module which may be conveniently used by a user by accomplishing common use as widely as possible by using a lower radial body member of an existing vehicle without changing vehicle models, reinforcing rigidity of a vehicle body by installing a ramp module mounting member on a body member, installing a panel for flattening, and adopting a ramp device sliding through a side door of a vehicle.
According to an exemplary embodiment, a ramp module of a vehicle, installed in a vehicle body inside the vehicle, includes a lower radial vehicle body member including a plurality of center portion members arranged in a center portion of a lower portion of the vehicle body in transverse and longitudinal directions of the vehicle body and a plurality of rear portion members arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in a rear portion of the lower portion of the vehicle body, a center portion ramp module mounting member installed to connect the center portion members arranged in the transverse direction, a rear portion ramp module mounting member installed to connect the rear portion member and a bottom surface of the vehicle body, a center in-floor ramp module installed to cover the center portion member and sliding along the center portion member disposed in the transverse direction, and a flattening rear member installed to cover the rear portion member.
The center portion ramp module mounting member may be connected to a side surface of the center portion member by welding.
The rear portion ramp module mounting member may be connected to a side surface of the rear portion member by welding.
The center in-floor ramp module may include a plurality of ramp module members fixed to the center portion member and a ramp installed to be slidable in the transverse direction of the vehicle body between the ramp module members.
The plurality of ramp module members may include a front ramp module member and a rear ramp module member disposed in the transverse direction of the vehicle body and a center ramp module member connecting central portions of the front and rear ramp module members and disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
The front and rear ramp module members may be formed in the shape of a hollow bar.
Lower surfaces of the front and rear ramp module members may be fixed to the vehicle body by a bolt, and a tool entry hole may be formed on an upper surface for bolt connection.
The flattening rear member may be disposed in the transverse direction of the vehicle body and formed in the form of a hollow bar.
A lower surface of the flattening rear member may be fixed to the vehicle body by a bolt, and a tool entry hole may be formed on an upper surface for bolt connection.
The ramp module may further include a center flattening panel covering the rear ramp module member, the center ramp module member, and the ramp, a front flattening panel covering the front ramp module member, and a rear flattening panel covering the flattening rear member.
The center flattening panel, the front flattening panel, and the rear flattening panel may be formed of an aluminum sheet.
The front flattening panel may be fixed to a rear surface of a first-row seat member of the vehicle body and the front ramp module member by a bolt.
The rear flattening panel may be fixed to a front surface of a third-row seat member of the vehicle body, a wheel side, and the flattening rear member by a bolt.
A rear portion reinforcing member may be further installed between the rear portion ramp module mounting members.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, by adopting a structure in which an in-floor ramp module for the transportation vulnerable to get in is mounted on the lower radial body member, it is possible to respond to the purpose built vehicle (PBV) market of various specifications by maximizing common use without changing existing vehicle models.
In addition, by adding a ramp module mounting member to the lower radial body member, the rigidity of the vehicle body may be reinforced, thereby improving durability and crash performance.
In addition, by installing a flattening panel and employing a ramp device that is received below the panel and slides through a side door of the vehicle, an attractive appearance may be obtained and loading and usability may be improved.
Hereinafter, reference now will be made to embodiments of the disclosure with reference to the attached drawings in a manner sufficiently detailed to be readily carried out by a person skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described exemplary embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure.
In various embodiments, components having the same configuration are representatively described in an embodiment using the same reference numerals, and in other embodiments, only components that are different from those of the embodiment are described.
It should be noted that the drawings are schematically illustrated but not scaled in proportion. Therefore, in the attached drawings, the relative dimensions and proportions of the components are illustrated to be more enlarged or reduced than they actually are for clarification and convenience, and a certain size is just illustrative but not limited thereto. In the drawings, the same structures, elements, or parts have the same reference numerals so as to denote similar features even though they are illustrated in different figures. When it is said that any part is positioned “on” another part, it means the part is directly on the other part or above the other part with at least one intermediate part.
Exemplary embodiments specifically show preferred exemplary embodiments. As a result, various modifications of the drawings are anticipated. Therefore, the exemplary embodiments are not limited to a specific form of an illustrated region, and for example, include modifications of a manufactured form.
Hereinafter, a ramp module structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the disclosure is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The plurality of center portion members 6 and 7 may be arranged in the transverse and longitudinal directions of the vehicle body 5, respectively. In
A plurality of rear portion members 8 may be disposed in the rear portion of a lower portion of the vehicle body 5 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 5. The rear portion member 8 may vertically connect the rearmost center portion member 6 among the center portion members 6 disposed in the transverse direction and the rearmost portion of the vehicle body 5.
The lower radial vehicle body members 6, 7, and 8 as described above may be attached to the vehicle body 5 by welding.
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In addition, two rear portion ramp module mounting members 14 may be installed on each of the two rear portion members 8.
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Due to the installation of the ramp module mounting members 12 and 14 shown in
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The center in-floor ramp module 20 includes a plurality of ramp module members 23, 24, and 25 fixed to the center portion members 6 and 7 and a ramp 22 installed to be slidable in the transverse direction of the vehicle body 5 between the ramp module members 23, 24, and 25.
The plurality of ramp module members 23, 24, and 25 fixed to the center portion members 6 and 7 may include a front ramp module member 25 disposed in the transverse direction of the vehicle body 5 at the front of the vehicle body 5, a rear ramp module member 24 disposed in the transverse direction of the vehicle body 5 at the rear of the vehicle body 5, and a center ramp module member 23 connecting the central portions of the front and rear ramp module members 25 and 24 and disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 5.
The ramp 22 may be configured as two ramps 22 that slide in the transverse direction of the vehicle body 5 on both sides of the center ramp module member 23. That is, each ramp 22 may be slidably moved to be drawn out through left and right doors of the vehicle and used when a passenger gets on and off.
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The flattening rear member 30 may include two members 30 formed side by side to extend in the transverse direction of the vehicle body 5 over the upper portion of the rear portion member 8 at the rear of the vehicle body 5.
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The lower surfaces of the front ramp module member 25 and the rear ramp module member 24 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the vehicle body 5 by bolts 28. In addition, a tool entry hole 26 may be formed on an upper surface for coupling the bolt 28 to the vehicle body 5.
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A lower surface of the flattening rear member 30 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the vehicle body 5 by bolts 34. In addition, a tool entry hole 32 may be formed on the upper surface for coupling the bolt 34 to the vehicle body 5.
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The center flattening panel 40 is a portion that an occupant directly touches and supports and may be formed of an aluminum (Al) sheet.
The ramp 22 is slidably disposed above the center flattening panel 40 in a height direction of the vehicle body, and with the ramp 22 drawn out to the outside of the center flattening panel 40, an upper surface of the ramp 22 and an upper surface of the center flattening panel 40 may be adjusted to match in height.
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The front flattening panel 50 may be coupled to the front ramp module member 25 by bolts so as to be mounted, and as shown in
The front flattening panel 50 may be formed of an aluminum (Al) sheet.
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The rear flattening panel 60 may be formed of an aluminum (Al) sheet.
In addition, the rear flattening panel 60 may be installed to have the same height as the center flattening panel 40.
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As such, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, by adopting a structure in which an in-floor ramp module for the transportation vulnerable is mounted on the lower radial body member, it may be commonly used as commonly as possible without changing existing vehicle models, thereby responding to a multi-specification PBV market.
In addition, by adding the ramp module mounting member to the lower radial body member, the rigidity of the vehicle body may be reinforced, thereby improving durability and crash performance.
In addition, by installing a flattening panel and employing a ramp device that is received above the flattening panel and slides through a side door of the vehicle, an attractive appearance may be achieved and loading and usability may be improved.
Although the embodiments of the disclosure have been described above, the disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments and includes any changes in the art recognized as being equivalent by a person skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains from the embodiments of the disclosure.
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10-2023-0165068 | Nov 2023 | KR | national |