JP2001241239A - Fuel lid device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a structure in which a rod, a crank and a link are not damaged even when a fuel lid is closed in the case of the half opening of a sliding door. SOLUTION: The link receiving the rod (7) projected and retracted by opening and closing the lid (2) is composed of two members of the first link (12) and the second link (13), and the rod (7) is connected to the first link (12) and a cable (9) communicating with a stopper to the second link (13). Both links (12, 13) are connected by a tension spring (16).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel lid device used for a vehicle having a sliding door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vehicle provided with a sliding door 1 as shown in FIG. 4, since a fuel lid 2 is located immediately behind a body opening for the sliding door 1, the door is closed as shown by a solid line in FIG. Then, the fuel lid 2 is opened to refuel the vehicle. When the door shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4 is opened, the door 1 covers the fuel lid 2 and it is impossible to open the fuel lid. If the door 1 is opened during refueling, the door opens the refueling hose and oil leakage occurs, which is not preferable.

Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-315770, a stopper for stopping the door 1 at a half-open position where the door 1 does not touch the oil supply hose even if the door 1 is inadvertently opened during refueling. 3 is provided on the vehicle body. The basic configuration of the fuel lid 2 and the stopper 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The fuel lid device 4 includes a bracket 5
The bell crank 6 is rotatably held at one end. One of the bell cranks 6 supports a rod 7 facing the fuel lid 2 and the other end has one end of a cable 9 connected to a stopper 8 described later. It has a configuration for fixing. The stopper 8 is rotatably supported by the vehicle body 10 and receives the other end of the cable 9. In the figure, A indicates the traveling direction of the vehicle. In the closed state of the fuel lid 2 shown in FIG. 5, the fuel lid 2 pushes the rod 7 and the bell crank 6
Is rotated so that the stopper 8 fits inside the vehicle body 10 and does not hinder the opening operation of the slide door 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the fuel lid 2 is opened, the pushing of the rod 7 by the fuel lid 2 is released, so that the bell crank 6 is rotated by a spring (not shown), and the rod 7 is pushed out of the room. The cable 9 moves a part of the stopper 8 out of the vehicle body 10. Under the condition shown in FIG.
, The door 1 is stopped from moving further backward by the stopper 8, that is, the door 1 is in a half-open state.

[0006]

When the fuel lid 2 is accidentally closed when the door 1 is in the half-open state, as shown in FIG.
Forcibly. At this time, the stopper 8 cannot move from the position shown in FIG. 7 to the position shown in FIG.
And the cable 9 cannot withstand, the bell crank 6 is deformed, the cable 9 is detached or bent, and in the worst case,
This causes a problem that the fuel lid 2 is deformed.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention basically uses means for forming a bell crank equivalent member by two members. The adoption of this means
Even if a large load acts on the rod side, a cancel function is provided that does not transmit the movement of the rod to the stopper.

Specifically, the present invention provides a first link having a rod rotatably supported by a bracket and abutting on a fuel lid, a first link rotatable with respect to the first link, and a spring. And a rod or cable coupled to the first link via the second link, and a rod or cable coupled to the second link and actuating a stopper for maintaining the slide door in the half-open position. A fuel lid device characterized in that the first link rotates relative to the second link when the fuel lid is abutted and closed.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A fuel lid device 11 has first and second links 12, 13 as shown in FIG. The first link 12 has a substantially T-shape rotatably supported by the bracket 5 using a pin 14, and the rod 7 is held by one piece thereof. The second link 13 is a substantially T-shaped member rotatably supported at one end by a pin 14, and fixes the cable 9 to the other end.

One end of the bracket 5 is provided around the pin 14.
, A torsion spring 15 having the other end locked to the first link 12 is arranged, and the first and second links 12 and 13 are connected by a tension spring 16. The torsion spring 15 is used to bias the first link 12 so that the rod 7 protrudes in the open state of the fuel lid of FIG. In the state of FIG. 1, the leg 17 of the T-shaped first link 12 abuts the hanging piece 18 of the second link 13, and holds the second link 13 at the position shown in FIG. 1.
Cable 9 moves the stopper to the operating position as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the fuel lid 2 is closed, and the rod 7 is pushed down by the fuel lid 2 against the urging force of the torsion spring 15. In this case, pushing down the rod 2 (as viewed in FIG. 2) causes the first link 12 to rotate clockwise (as viewed in FIG. 2). At this time, the tension spring 16 causes the second link 13 to rotate clockwise. (Figure 2
The cable 9 moves the stopper to the position shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the fuel lid 2 shown in FIG. 1 is opened and the fuel lid 2 is forcibly closed when the slide door is half open. In this example, the rotation of the second link 13 in the clockwise direction is restricted due to the load of the slide door 1 on the stopper. However, the tension spring 16 separates the movement of the first link 12, This allows relative movement of the first link 12 with respect to the second link 13. This means that even when the fuel lid 2 is closed when the sliding door 1 is half open, transmission of the movement of the first link 12 to the second link 13 is canceled.
Therefore, there are no problems such as deformation of the link, disconnection or bending of the cable 9, and deformation of the fuel lid 2 as experienced in FIG.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an open state of a fuel lid device according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a lid closed state of the example of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where a lid is closed when a slide door is half-opened.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a vehicle provided with a slide door.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a position of a stopper when the lid is closed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a position of a stopper when the lid is opened.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state where the lid is closed when the slide door is half-opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slide door 2 Fuel lid 3 Stopper 5 Bracket 7 Rod 8 Stopper 9 Cable 12, 13 Link 14 Pin 15, 16 Spring

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hideaki Itakura 70, Ikegami, Fukumachi, Kira-cho, Hazu-gun, Aichi Pref. 6 F-term in Aisin Kiko Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A first link rotatably supported by a bracket and having a rod abuttable on the fuel lid; and a first link rotatable with respect to the first link and via a spring. And a rod or cable coupled to the second link and actuating a stopper for maintaining the sliding door in the half-open position, the sliding door abutting the stopper and the fuel lid being closed. Wherein the first link rotates relative to the second link when the first link is turned on. 2. The fuel lid device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second links are rotatably supported by pins provided on the bracket. 3. The fuel lid device according to claim 2, wherein a torsion spring wound around the pin forces the first link to the fuel lid open position. 4. The fuel lid device according to claim 3, wherein the first link has a T-shape, and its leg piece can freely contact the second link.