JP2000103245A - Lid opener - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid opener capable of preventing damage. SOLUTION: An opener lever part 1 is installed in the front wall part of a floor cross member 84 on the driver's seat side (on this side in a drawing) of an underbody 8. The opener lever part 1 has a fuel lid opener lever and a back door opener lever. A fuel lid opener cable 5 is connected to the fuel lid opener lever, and a back door opener cable 6 is connected to the back door opener lever. These cables 5, 6 are wired to rearward of a vehicle in a center side position of the underbody 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid opener applicable to, for example, a fuel lid / back door opener lever of a four-wheeled vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a four-wheeled vehicle, as shown in FIG.
01 is the floor 103 of the driver's seat (front seat) 102
It is laid out. This opener lever 101
Is attached to the vertical wall portion 104a (see FIG. 13) of the side sill 104 with a resin nut (not shown) and a tapping screw (not shown). Opener lever 10
1 is connected to a back door opener cable 105a and a fuel lid opener cable 105b. Both cables 105a and 105b are connected to the driver's seat 10
It is routed to the rear of the vehicle passing between the side sill 2 and the side sill 104. Back door opener cable 105a
Are connected to a back door latch (not shown) through a rear floor 106, and a fuel lid opener cable 105b is routed to a fuel lid (not shown) across the footsteps of the rear seat and the floor tunnel 107.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Opener lever 10
1 is laid out in the vicinity of the driver's foot 108, so that when the driver steps on the opener lever 101 by mistake, as shown in FIG.
1 could be deformed. In addition, side sill 104
If the vehicle is low, opener lever 1
01 could get in the way. As shown in FIG. 14, when the side sill 104 is deformed by a load F from the side of the vehicle, for example, the opener cable 105a,
The outer casing 109 of 105b may be extended, and as a result, the inner cable 110 may be pulled and damaged. As shown in FIG. 15, when the wiring harness 111 is routed along the side sill 104, as shown in FIG. 16, a protector 112 is attached to the wire harness 111 in order to prevent interference between the opener lever 101 and the wire harness 111. Must be provided separately, which has increased the cost. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lid opener capable of preventing breakage.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A lid opener according to the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an opener lever is attached to a floor cross member of a vehicle body. In this case, it is preferable to lay out on the front surface of the floor cross member. Further, it is preferable to lay out near the center of the floor cross member. Further, the rotation axis of the opener lever may be arranged in the vehicle longitudinal direction, or may be arranged in the vehicle width direction. The opener lever can be applied to, for example, a fuel lid opener lever, a back door opener lever, and the like.

When the rotation axis of the opener lever is disposed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the position of the opener knob is below the rotation axis, and the shape of the opener lever is in the forward direction of the vehicle. You may be bent.

[0006] An opener cable connecting the opener lever and the lock portion of the lid may be routed near the center of the floor of the vehicle body. As the lid, for example, a fuel lid, a trunk lid, or a back door can be applied. The present invention is applicable to a portion of the opener cable extending in the vehicle front-rear direction.

[0007]

Next, an embodiment of a lid opener according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the lid opener according to the present invention is applied to a fuel lid opener and a back door opener. It should be noted that the present invention can be applied to a case where one of the openers is used. As shown in FIG. 1, an opener lever 1, a back door opener cable 5, and a fuel lid opener cable 6 are routed on the underbody 8 of the four-wheeled vehicle. The underbody 8 includes a front floor panel 81, a center floor panel 82, a rear floor panel 83, and a floor cross member 84. The floor cross member 84 is a longitudinal member having a substantially U-shaped cross section (see FIG. 3), and is provided on the front floor panel 81 along the vehicle width direction A. The opener lever 1 is attached to the front wall 84a of the floor cross member 84, as shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, the vehicle is a right-hand drive specification vehicle, and is provided on the right side of the vehicle (on the near side in the drawing).

Next, the opener lever 1 is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the opener lever unit 1 includes a fuel lid / backdoor opener lever. The fuel lid / back door opener lever includes two opener levers, that is, a fuel lid opener lever 2 and a back door opener lever 3. These opener levers 2 and 3 are respectively attached to brackets 4.

The fuel lid opener lever 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the fuel lid opener lever 2 is formed by bending a plate-like member, and includes a base 21 and an arm 22.
And a knob 23. As shown in FIG. 2A, the base 21 and the knob 23 are formed so as to be orthogonal to each other in a plan view, and the two are integrally connected by an arm 22. The base 21 is provided with a mounting hole 21a. Also, at the end opposite to the arm 22 side,
A cable connecting portion 21b inclined by an angle θ1 is provided. As shown in FIG. 2C, the cable connecting portion 21b has a distal end bent in a hairpin shape, and is formed in a shape suitable for connecting cables. In addition, a notch 21c and a hole 21d are provided at the tip. The arm portion 22 is, as shown in FIG.
It is coupled to the base 21 at an angle θ2. Further, as shown in (b) of the figure, it is formed to be inclined by the angle θ3. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a step 22a is provided to increase rigidity. The knob portion 23 is provided with a flange portion 23a as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a fuel lid opener knob 24 is attached to the knob portion 23.

The back door opener lever 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the basic shape of the back door opener lever 3 is substantially the same as the fuel lid opener lever 2 described above. As shown in FIG. 7, the back door opener 3 is obtained by bending a plate-like member, and includes a base 31, an arm 32, and a knob 33. (A) of FIG.
As shown in (2), the base 31 and the knob 33 are formed so as to be orthogonal to each other in a plan view, and the two are integrally connected by an arm 32. The base 31 has a mounting hole 31a. Further, a cable connecting portion 31b inclined by an angle θ4 is provided at an end opposite to the arm portion 32 side. As shown in FIG. 3C, the cable connecting portion 31b has a distal end portion bent in a hairpin shape, and is formed in a shape suitable for connecting cables. In addition, a notch 31c and a hole 31d
Having. Further, the base portion 31 is provided with a claw portion 31e at an edge near the mounting hole 31a. The cable connecting portion 31b is provided with a step 31f.
The arm portion 32 includes a base portion 31 as shown in FIG.
And inclined at an angle θ5. Further, as shown in (b) of the figure, it is formed to be inclined by an angle θ6. Also, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a step 32a is provided to increase rigidity. Knob part 33
Is provided with a flange portion 33a as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5,
A back door opener knob 34 is attached to the knob portion 33.

The bracket 4 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the bracket 4 is obtained by bending a plate-shaped member. As shown in FIG.
A mounting hole 41 is provided. In the vicinity, the mounting hole 4
A long hole 42 is provided along the circumferential direction of the first. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the bracket 4 has a stepped mounting portion 43 formed by a notch 43a. The mounting portion 43 is provided with a hole 43b. The reason why the mounting portion 43 is inclined is to increase versatility. That is, the floor cross member 84
This is because the same surface as the locking hole 84c (see FIG. 2) can be used commonly by other models.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the bracket 4 is provided with a holding portion 44 bent at a right angle. The bending direction is a direction opposite to the stepping direction of the mounting portion 43. As shown in (c) of FIG.
Holes 44a and 44b are provided. These holes 44a, 4
The V-shaped notch 44c is provided at an end near the 4b.
44d are provided. U-shaped notches 44e and 44f are provided at opposite ends thereof, respectively.
The hole 44a, the V-shaped notch 44c, and the U-shaped notch 44e form one group, and the hole 44b, the V-shaped notch 44d, and the U-shaped notch 44f are other groups. One group is formed. The tab 4 is provided on the bracket 4 as shown in FIGS. The claw portion 45 is stepped on the same side as the mounting portion 43. The bracket 4 is provided with a stopper 46. The stopper portion 46 is bent to the same side as the holding portion 44. In the vicinity of the claw portion 45, two spacer portions 47 are provided. This spacer part 4
7 has a bent portion 48. The bent portion 48 prevents rattling when the bracket 4 is attached to the floor cross member 84.

The fuel lid opener lever 2, the back door opener lever 3, and the bracket 4 are rotatably mounted by pins 11. That is, the pin 11 is connected to the mounting hole 31 a of the back door opener lever 3 and the fuel lid opener lever 2.
Into the mounting hole 21a, and further into the mounting hole 41 of the bracket 4 to assemble the whole. When assembling, the washer 12 is sandwiched between the fuel lid opener lever 2 and the back door opener lever 3. This washer 1
2 enables each lever 2, 3 to rotate independently and smoothly. In the assembled state, as shown in FIG. 5, the claws 31e of the back door opener lever 3 are provided.
Are located in the elongated holes 42 of the bracket 4. With the rotation of the back door opener lever 3, the claw portion 31e reciprocates in the elongated hole.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, tension coil springs 13a and 13b are assembled. Each of the tension coil springs 13a and 13b has an arcuate hook at each end. This tension coil spring 1
The specific assembly of 3a and 13b will be described. The tension coil spring 13a is connected to the hole 21d (see FIG. 6) of the fuel lid opener lever 2 and the hole 44 of the bracket 4.
a (see FIG. 8). Further, the tension coil spring 13b is connected to the hole 31d of the back door opener lever 3.
(See FIG. 7) and the hole 44b of the bracket 4 (see FIG. 8). On the bracket 4 side, as described above,
Since the notch portions 44c and 44d are provided (see FIG. 8), the tension coil springs 13a and 13b are positioned by the hook portions and the V-shaped notch portions 44c and 44d. By the urging forces of the tension springs 13a and 13b, the fuel lid opener lever 2 and the back door opener lever 3 move the stopper portion 46 of the bracket 4
Abut. That is, these opener levers 2,
3 is always held at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. The opener levers 2 and 3 are rotatable to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Thus, the opener lever portion 1 is integrally assembled.

Next, a procedure for assembling the opener lever 1 to the floor cross member 84 will be described with reference to FIGS. Front wall portion 84 of floor cross member 84
A is provided with a mounting hole 84b and a locking hole 84c in advance. The claw 45 (see FIG. 8) on the side of the opener lever 1 is inserted into the locking hole 84c of the floor cross member 84 (see FIG. 3). Also, the resin nut 71 shown in FIG. 9A is fitted in the mounting hole 84b (see FIG. 2). Then, the hole 43b on the side of the opener lever portion 1 ((b) of FIG.
9), a tapping screw 72 (see FIG. 2) is inserted into the resin nut 71 (see FIG. 2) as shown in FIG.
See). Thus, the opener lever 1 is assembled to the underbody 8 (floor cross member 84). As shown in FIG. 5, in this state, the positions of the fuel lid opener knob 24 and the back door opener knob 34 are at the centers of the pins 11, that is, the respective rotation centers of the fuel lid opener lever 2 and the back door opener lever 3 (the mounting holes 21a, The center of the fuel lid opener lever 2 and the back door opener lever 3 are bent in the forward direction B of the vehicle as shown in FIG.

Next, the wiring of the fuel lid opener cable 5 and the back door opener cable 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The fuel lid opener cable 5 is a fuel lid (not shown).
And the fuel lid opener lever 2 are connected. Specifically, one end of the fuel lid opener cable 5 is attached to a cutout portion 21c of the fuel lid opener lever 2 (see (b) and (c) of FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 1, the fuel lid opener cable 5 is routed near the center of the driver's seat, between the floor cross member 84 and the front floor panel 81 to the rear end of the floor tunnel 85. And
From the rear end of the floor tunnel 85 to the passenger seat (back side in the figure)
The vehicle is routed across the vehicle and connected to a fuel lid (not shown) provided on the passenger seat side. The fuel lid opener cable 5 has an inner cable and an outer casing that covers the inner cable, as in the related art (see FIG. 14B).

The back door opener cable 6 connects the back door (trunk lid) and the back door opener lever 3. Specifically, one end of the back door opener cable 6 is provided with a notch 31c of the back door opener lever 3 (see FIGS. 7B and 7C).
Attached to As shown in FIG. 1, the back door opener cable 6 has a floor cross member 8 near the center of the driver's seat, similarly to the fuel lid opener cable 5.
4 and the front floor panel 81, and is routed to the rear end of the floor tunnel 85. The cable is routed from the rear end of the floor tunnel 85 (foot of the rear seat) to the driver's seat side (front side in the figure) and to the back door latch (or trunk lid). The back door opener cable 6 has an inner cable and an outer casing that covers the inner cable, as in the conventional case (see FIG. 14B).

Although the four-wheeled vehicle having the right-hand drive specification has been described above, the present invention can be applied to the case of the left-hand drive specification as shown in FIG. In the case of the left-hand drive type, the opener lever unit 1 is mounted on the side opposite to FIG.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the opener lever is attached to the floor cross member of the vehicle body, it is possible to prevent the lever from being damaged or deformed by stepping on the driver. In addition, the lever does not become a hindrance at the time of getting on and off the vehicle, so that it is possible to improve the livability in the vehicle including when getting on and off the vehicle. Further, the degree of freedom regarding the layout of the opener lever can be increased. Also, even if the wiring harness is routed along the side sill, it does not interfere with the opener lever,
The protector member can be eliminated, and cost reduction can be promoted. Further, since the opener lever is attached to the floor cross member having relatively high strength, the opener lever can be attached to the vehicle body more reliably.

Further, when the rotation axis of the opener lever is disposed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the position of the opener knob is lower than the rotation axis, and the shape of the opener lever is in the forward direction of the vehicle. Since it is bent, when there is a load from the side of the vehicle, the opener lever can be deformed to minimize the influence on other parts.

Further, since the opener cable connecting the opener lever and the lock portion of the lid is routed near the center of the floor of the vehicle body, even if the side sill portion is deformed due to a load from the side of the vehicle, the opener cable in the opener cable is not damaged. It is possible to prevent the inner cable and the lid from affecting the lock portion and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an underbody of a four-wheeled vehicle when a lid opener according to the present invention is applied to a fuel lid opener and a back door opener.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the opener lever of FIG. 1 is assembled to an underbody.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the opener lever portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the opener lever portion of FIG. 1;

6A and 6B are views of a fuel lid opener lever which constitutes a part of the opener lever portion of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view, FIG. 6B is a front view, and FIG. 6C is an arrow VIB of FIG. FIG.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams of a back door opener lever which constitutes a part of the opener lever portion of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view, and FIG. It is an arrow view.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams of a bracket constituting a part of the opener lever portion of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 8A is a plan view, FIG. 8B is a front view, and FIG. 8C is a right side view.

9A and 9B are views of a resin nut used for assembling the opener lever portion of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 9A is a front view and FIG. 9B is a front view showing an assembled state.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a clamp used to route the fuel lid opener cable and the back door opener cable of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view when the lid opener according to the present invention is used for an underbody of a four-wheeled vehicle in a left-hand drive specification, and is a drawing corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a right-hand drive specification.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an underbody (in a four-wheeled vehicle) to which a conventional lid opener is attached.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12;

14A is a plan view partially showing the vicinity of a side sill portion in FIG. 12, and FIG. 14B is an enlarged plan view showing a partly broken cable.

FIG. 15 is a plan view in which a wire harness is routed along a side sill portion in FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a view on arrow XVI of FIG. 15;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Opener lever part 11 Pin 12 Washer 13a, 13b Tension coil spring 2 Fuel lid opener lever 21, 31 Base 21a, 31a, 41 Mounting hole 21b, 31b Cable connection part 21c, 31c, 43a Notch 21d, 31d, 43b, 44a, 44b Hole 22, 32 Arm 22a Step 23, 33 Knob 23a, 33a Flange 24 Fuel lid opener knob 3 Back door opener lever 31e, 45 Claw 31f, 32a Step 34 Back door opener knob 4 Bracket 42 Slot 43 Attachment part 44 Holding part 44c, 44d V-shaped notch part 44e, 44f U-shaped notch part 46 Stopper part 47 Spacer part 5 Fuel lid opener cable 6 Back door opener cable 71 resin nut 72 self-tapping screws 73 clamp 8 underbody 81 front floor panel 82 center floor panel 83 rear floor panel 84 floor crossmember 84a front wall portion 85 floor tunnel θ1, θ2, θ3, θ4, θ5, θ6 angle

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lid opener, wherein an opener lever is attached to a floor cross member of a vehicle body. 2. When the rotation axis of the opener lever is disposed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the position of the opener knob is lower than the rotation axis, and the shape of the opener lever is in the forward direction of the vehicle. The lid opener according to claim 1, wherein the lid opener is bent. 3. The lid opener according to claim 1, wherein an opener cable connecting the opener lever and the lock portion of the lid is routed near the center of the floor of the vehicle body.