Vehicle luggage box
View Patent ↗An embodiment vehicle luggage box includes an inner housing disposed between multiple pillar members arranged in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and bent so as to protrude upward from an upper body of the vehicle and to connect sides of the upper body, the inner housing having a box shape to allow an item to be loaded therein and having an opening part openable toward a lateral side of the vehicle, a gate covering the opening part of the inner housing and rotatably coupled to an upper part of the inner housing, and an outer housing coupled to the inner housing along an end of the opening part of the inner housing and in contact with an end of the gate.
1. A luggage box for a vehicle, the luggage box comprising:
an inner housing disposed between multiple pillar members arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bent so as to protrude upward from an upper body of the vehicle and to connect sides of the upper body of the vehicle, the inner housing having a box shape to allow an item to be loaded therein and having an opening part openable toward a lateral side of the upper body of the vehicle;
a gate covering the opening part of the inner housing and rotatably coupled to an upper part of the inner housing;
an outer housing coupled to the inner housing along an end of the opening part of the inner housing and in contact with an end of the gate; and
multiple pipes defining the upper body, each having an open end and an end patch coupled to close the open end so as to connect the multiple pipes to each other.
2. The luggage box of claim 1 , further comprising a weather strip coupled to an end of the outer housing to provide a seal between the outer housing and the gate.
3. The luggage box of claim 1 , wherein the inner housing comprises a first recess part recessed outwardly on a side surface part thereof to be in contact with a chassis and coupled thereto by bolting.
4. The luggage box of claim 3 , wherein the inner housing further comprises a recess part cover rotatably coupled to the inner housing so as to cover the first recess part.
5. The luggage box of claim 3 , further comprising a weather strip coupled to an end of the outer housing to provide a seal between the outer housing and the gate.
6. The luggage box of claim 1 , wherein:
the gate comprises a fixation part provided at a lower end thereof to fix the gate to the inner housing; and
the inner housing comprises an engaging part provided at a position of a lower end of the opening part, which corresponds to the fixation part, such that the engaging part engages with the fixation part and fixes the fixation part.
7. The luggage box of claim 6 , wherein:
the inner housing has a second recess part provided at the lower end of the opening part to be recessed into a lower side of a chassis;
the engaging part is disposed in the second recess part;
a first bracket connecting the second recess part and the chassis is further included therein; and
the first bracket, the engaging part, and the second recess part are coupled at once by bolt coupling.
8. The luggage box of claim 6 , further comprising a weather strip coupled to an end of the outer housing to provide a seal between the outer housing and the gate.
9. The luggage box of claim 1 , wherein:
a second bracket configured to connect a chassis and a rear surface of the inner housing is further included therein;
the gate comprises a hinge part connected to the upper part of the inner housing; and
the second bracket, the inner housing, and the hinge part are coupled at once by bolt coupling.
10. The luggage box of claim 9 , further comprising a steel plate inserted between the inner housing and the second bracket, wherein the bolt extends through the steel plate.
11. The luggage box of claim 1 , wherein the end patch is inwardly spaced apart from the end of the pipe of the upper body and coupled thereto by welding, and a bead generated by welding is positioned in a distancing space defined by the end patch being inwardly spaced apart from the end of the pipe of the upper body.
12. A luggage box for a vehicle, the luggage box comprising:
an inner housing disposed between multiple pillar members arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bent so as to protrude upward from an upper body of the vehicle and to connect sides of the upper body, the inner housing having a box shape to allow an item to be loaded therein and having an opening part openable toward a lateral side of the upper body of the vehicle, wherein the opening part of the inner housing allows a side surface and an upper surface of the vehicle to be open;
a gate covering the opening part of the inner housing and rotatably coupled to an upper part of the inner housing; and
an outer housing coupled to the inner housing along an end of the opening part of the inner housing and in contact with an end of the gate, wherein the outer housing comprises an upper housing coupled to an upper end of the opening part, a lower housing coupled to a lower end of the opening part, and side housings coupled to lateral sides of the opening part.
13. The luggage box of claim 12 , wherein:
the inner housing comprises a flange part protruding inward from a side of the opening part and extends in a direction intersecting the protruding direction thereof; and
the outer housing is coupled to the flange part.
14. The luggage box of claim 12 , wherein the outer housing comprises a drainage channel allowing moisture to flow downward.
15. The luggage box of claim 14 , wherein a first side of the upper end of the opening part is located higher than a second side thereof, and wherein the drainage channel of the outer housing extends along a shape of the opening part.
16. The luggage box of claim 12 , wherein the upper housing, the lower housing, and the side housings are connected to one another.
17. The luggage box of claim 12 , wherein the upper housing, the lower housing, and the side housings have ends disposed so as to have steps and to correspond to one another and are connected so as to overlap one another.
18. A vehicle comprising:
a lower body comprising a first plurality of pipes coupled to each other;
an upper body comprising a second plurality of pipes coupled to each other, the upper body being coupled to the lower body; and
a luggage box comprising:
multiple pillar members arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bent so as to protrude upward from the upper body of the vehicle and to connect sides of the upper body;
an inner housing disposed between the multiple pillar members, the inner housing having a box shape to allow an item to be loaded therein and having an opening part openable toward a lateral side of the upper body of the vehicle, wherein the inner housing comprises a first recess part recessed outwardly on a side surface part thereof to be in contact with a chassis and coupled thereto by bolting and wherein a recess part cover is rotatably coupled to the inner housing so as to cover the first recess part;
a gate covering the opening part of the inner housing and rotatably coupled to an upper part of the inner housing; and
an outer housing coupled to the inner housing along an end of the opening part of the inner housing and in contact with an end of the gate.
19. The vehicle of claim 18 , further comprising a weather strip coupled to an end of the outer housing to provide a seal between the outer housing and the gate.
20. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein:
the gate comprises a fixation part provided at a lower end thereof to fix the gate to the inner housing;
the inner housing comprises:
a second recess part provided at a lower end of the opening part to be recessed into a lower side of the chassis; and
an engaging part disposed in the second recess part at a position corresponding to the fixation part, such that the engaging part engages with the fixation part and fixes the fixation part; and
a first bracket connecting the second recess part and the chassis is further included therein; and
the first bracket, the engaging part, and the second recess part are coupled at once by bolt coupling.