A vehicle body includes a first door member and an opening/closing mechanism. The first door member can rotate between a first position in which it covers the part of a opening of a storage section and a second position in which it opens the part of the opening. The opening/closing mechanism that rotates the first door member includes a rotation shaft that supports the first door member. The rotation shaft is disposed at a position in which the first door member does not come out from a rotation area overlapping the first door member that is in the first position vertically when the first door member rotates. The opening/closing mechanism moves the first door member up to a third position in which the first door member does not interfere with a vehicle main body when the first door member rotates between the first position and the second position.
1. A vehicle body comprising:
a vehicle main body which comprises a vehicle compartment and a storage section, a top of the vehicle compartment being opened, and the storage section having an opening;
a hood member which covers the top of the vehicle compartment such that it is capable of opening/closing, the hood member being accommodated in the storage section through the opening when the top of the vehicle compartment is opened;
a first door member which covers at least part of the opening, the first door member being capable of rotating between a first position in which it covers part of the opening and a second position in which it stands from the vehicle main body and opens part of the opening; and
an opening/closing mechanism which rotates the first door member and comprises a rotation shaft supporting the first door member rotatably,
wherein the rotation shaft is disposed at a position in which the first door member does not come out of a rotation area overlapping, in vertical direction, the first door member which is in the first position when the first door member rotates between the first position and the second position, and
the rotation shaft moves up to a third position in which the first door member does not interfere with the vehicle main body when the first door member rotates between the first position and the second position.
2. The vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the opening/closing mechanism comprises:
an urging mechanism which urges the rotation shaft toward the third position and the first door member in the direction of opening;
a second door member which covers at least a part of that region of the opening which is other than the region covered by the first door member and which is capable of opening and closing the opening; and
a rotation control mechanism which controls the rotation of the first door member, the rotation control mechanism comprising a first section provided on the second door member and a second section provided on the first door member, which keeps contact with the first section to prevent the first door member from rotating until the rotation shaft reaches a third position.
3. The vehicle body according to claim 2 , wherein the urging mechanism comprises:
a first urging member which urges the rotation shaft toward the third position; and
a second urging member which urges the first door member in the direction of opening.
4. The vehicle body according to claim 3 , wherein the urging mechanism comprises a guide section which guides the movement of the rotation shaft.
5. The vehicle body according to claim 4 , wherein the rotation shaft and the guide section are formed integrally.
6. The vehicle body according to claim 5 , wherein
the urging mechanism comprises an accommodation section which accommodates the guide section movably,
the first urging member is a coil spring,
the guide section is provided with a first spring receiving section,
a second spring receiving section is provided within the accommodation section, and
the first urging member is provided between the first spring receiving section and the second spring receiving section.
7. The vehicle body according to claim 3 , wherein
the second urging member is a torsion spring,
the urged member is provided with a spring receiving section which supports an end of the second urging member, and
an other end of the second urging member is supported by the first door member.