JP2002211256A - Fuel filler lid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel filler lid capable of surely discharging static electricity charged on a refueling worker before refueling. SOLUTION: A lid body 11 of the fuel filler lid 10 is formed by resin molding. The lid body 11 is supported rockingly on a body outer panel 1 of a vehicle body via a conductive hinge 20, and a conductive plate 25 is arranged on a finger hold portion 16 provided on the reverse of the lid body 11 and connected to the hinge 20 via a conducive line 26 in a conductive manner. When the refueling worker holds the finger hold portion 16 with his/her fingers for moving the lid body 11 to an opening position, the fingers of the refueling worker contact the conductive plate 25 to cause static electricity charged on the refueling worker to be discharged to the vehicle body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel filler lid in which a lid body is formed of a resin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-96961, a fuel filler lid for a vehicle has been proposed in which the lid body is formed of a resin, and has been put to practical use in some vehicles. Have been. This type of lid body is easier to process than a sheet metal one, and has the advantage of being able to be molded with high precision and thus improving the appearance and functionality.

Conventionally, a lid body made of sheet metal generally used has conductivity, and when a refueling worker contacts the lid body, static electricity charged to the refueling worker is applied to the vehicle body side. The discharge also has a function of preventing static electricity from sparking and igniting the vaporized fuel.

[0004]

However, when the lid body is made of a resin, the resin generally does not have conductivity, and accordingly, the opportunity for a refueling worker to contact the conductive member before refueling is reduced. It may be difficult for a refueling worker to reliably discharge the charged static electricity.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle fuel filler lid capable of reliably discharging static electricity charged to a refueling worker before refueling.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fuel filler lid comprising: a lid body formed of resin; and a lid opening formed in a vehicle body. A fuel filler lid having a hinge for supporting the main body so that the main body can be opened and closed, wherein the lid main body has a conductive member on the back surface of the lid main body, and the conductive member is connected to the vehicle body via the hinge so as to be able to conduct electricity. It is characterized by having done.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the refueling worker opens the lid body, the refueling worker contacts the conductive member disposed on the back surface of the lid body, thereby refueling. Static electricity charged to the worker is reliably discharged before refueling.

The fuel filler lid according to the second aspect of the present invention is the fuel filler lid according to the first aspect,
On the rear surface of the lid body, a lubrication operator has a finger hook portion that can hook a finger when opening the lid body, and at least a part of the conductive member is disposed on the finger hook portion. And

The fuel filler lid according to the third aspect of the present invention is the fuel filler lid according to the second aspect,
Locking means for locking the lid body to the vehicle body side and maintaining the closed state of the lid body; and urging the lid body in the opening direction when the locking of the lid body by the locking means is released. The refueling operator holds a finger on the finger hook portion, the amount of movement when the urging means moves the lid body from the closed position to the opening direction when the lock means is released. It is characterized in that the minimum necessary gap that can be made is set to the amount of movement to a position formed between the lid body and the lid opening.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a fuel filler lid, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a lid body viewed from the back side, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fuel filler lid. FIG.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates a body outer panel formed by sheet metal forming and located on the rear side of the vehicle body. A filler box main body 2 is attached to the inside of the body outer panel 1 by welding or the like.
It communicates with the outside via a lid opening 3 that is opened in a substantially rectangular shape on the top.

A fuel inlet 7 communicating with a fuel tank (not shown) faces the inside of the filler box main body 2, and the fuel inlet 7 is closed by a fuel cap 8.

The body outer panel 1 is provided with a fuel filler lid 10 for opening and closing the lid opening 3. The lid body 11 constituting the fuel filler lid 10 is formed by resin molding, and has a substantially rectangular shape capable of closing the lid opening 3 flush with the outer shape of the body outer panel 1 at the closed position. Is formed.

A flange rib 15 for reinforcement is integrally formed on the rear surface of the lid body 11 along the peripheral edge, and a fueling worker is provided inside the flange rib 15 at the free end side of the rear surface of the lid body 11. Filler lid 10
A finger hook 16 is formed so that a fingertip can be hooked when opening the finger.

A striker 17 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the lid body 11 so as to protrude. Here, a lock pin unit 18 is provided in the filler box main body 2, and the striker 17 and the lock pin unit 18 constitute a fuel lock mechanism 19 as a locking means. Specifically, the lock pin unit 18 is configured to include a lock pin 18a that is movably moved forward and backward in the filler box main body 2. When the lid main body 11 is at the closed position, the lock pin 18a Can be locked in the recessed portion 17a provided in the recess. Further, the lock pin 18a is configured to be retracted when a fuel opener lever (not shown) disposed in the vehicle interior is operated, so that the lid main body 11 is forced to open more than a prescribed force. When input, the recess 17
Overcoming the concave shape of (a), the lock of the striker 17 is released.

A mount portion 19 is integrally formed near the rear base of the lid body 11 to protrude therefrom.
Is swingably supported by the vehicle body (body outer panel 1) via a hinge 20 fixed to the mount portion 19.

That is, the hinge 20 is connected to the base plate 20b.
And a movable body 20c are swingably connected via a shaft portion 20a, and an end of a base plate 20b is fastened and fixed to a hinge mounting portion 22 formed on the body outer panel 1 via a bolt 23. At the same time, the end of the movable body 20 c is fastened and fixed to the mount 19 via the bolt 24, so that the lid main body 11 is connected to the body outer panel 1.
To swing freely.

Here, the base plate 20b and the movable body 2
Reference numeral 0c denotes a conductive member formed by sheet metal forming or the like, whereby the hinge 20 is connected to the body outer panel 1
Conductive.

A coil spring 21 as an urging means is supported on the shaft portion 20a of the hinge 20. The coil spring 21 is for urging and moving the lid body 11 in the opening direction when the lid body 11 is at the closed position side. When the lock mechanism 19 is released, the lid body 11 The amount of movement x when being moved from the closed position to the opening direction by being urged by the lid main body 11 and the lid opening 11 3 is set to the amount of movement up to the position formed between them. That is, the coil spring 21 does not urge the lid body 11 in all regions from the closed position to the open position, and the amount x of movement of the lid body 11 from the closed position to the open direction by the coil spring 21 is: Specifically, it is set to be 5 cm or less.

On the back surface of the lid body 11, a conductive plate 25 as a conductive member is provided on the finger hook portion 16, and the conductive plate 25 is conductively connected to the movable body 20c of the hinge 20 via a conductive wire 26. Have been. That is, the conductive plate 25 can be conductive to the body outer panel 1 via the conductive wire 26 and the hinge 20.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the lid body 11 is moved to the closed position by a refueling worker or the like, the fuel filler lid 1 is moved.
0 is in a closed state. At this time, the closed state of the fuel filler lid 10 is maintained by engaging the recess 17a of the striker 17 provided in the lid body 11 with the lock pin 18a of the lock pin unit 18. You.

When the rider operates the fuel opener lever and retracts the lock pin 18a, the lock of the striker 17 is released, and the lid body 11 is moved in the opening direction by the movement amount X by the urging force of the coil spring 21. Be moved.

Thereafter, the refueling operator inserts a finger into the gap between the lid opening 3 and the lid main body 11, and contacts the conductive plate 25 disposed on the finger hook 16 on the rear surface of the lid main body 11 with the fingertip touching the lid. By moving the main body 11 in the opening direction, the fuel filler lid 10 is opened.

At this time, the static electricity charged to the refueling worker is transmitted to the conductive plate 25 and discharged to the body outer panel 1 (vehicle body) via the conductive wire 26 and the hinge 20.

Thereafter, the fueling worker removes the fuel cap 8 and supplies fuel from the fuel inlet 7 to the fuel tank. At this time, since the static electricity charged to the refueling worker is discharged to the vehicle body via the conductive plate 25, a spark due to the static electricity during the refueling work is prevented.

According to such an embodiment, the conductive plate 25 is provided on the back surface of the lid body 11 and the conductive plate 25 can be conductive to the body outer panel 1 via the hinge 20. The discharged static electricity can be reliably discharged when the lid body 11 is opened by the refueling operator.

That is, with the above configuration, static electricity charged to the refueling worker can be reliably discharged before refueling, while maintaining the advantage that the lid body 11 is made of resin.

In this case, in particular, by providing a finger hook 16 on which the lubrication operator can hook a finger on the rear surface of the lid body 11 and disposing the conductive plate 25 on the finger hook 16, a more reliable discharge of static electricity can be achieved. Can be realized.

The amount x of movement of the lid body 11 when the lid body 11 is urged by the coil spring 21 to move from the closed position in the opening direction needs to be such that the refueling worker can hook the finger on the finger hook 16. By setting the minimum gap to the amount of movement to the position where the lid body 11 and the lid opening 3 are generated, a finger is hooked on the finger hook 16 so that the lid body 11
Can be urged to move the fuel supply in the opening direction, and more reliable electrostatic discharge can be realized.

In the above-described embodiment, the flange rib 15 extends along the entire periphery of the rear surface of the lid body 11.
The flange rib 15 near the finger hook 16 may be partially cut out so that the refueling worker can more reliably hold the finger on the finger hook 16. 16 may be formed in an outwardly concave curved shape.

Further, the conductive plate 25 is not limited to being provided only on the finger hook portion 16. For example, the conductive plate 25 may be provided extending over the entire rear surface of the lid body 11. .

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the conductive wire 26 is disposed on the back surface of the lid body 11 has been described. For example, when the lid body 11 is molded with resin, the conductive wire 26 is provided inside the lid body 11. 26 may be integrally embedded. With such a configuration, disconnection or the like of the conductive line 26 can be effectively prevented.

The lid body may be divided into an outer panel made of resin and an inner panel made of sheet metal.
In this case, while the hinge is conductively fixed to the inner panel and the free end side of the inner panel is extended to the finger hook provided on the outer panel, substantially the same operation and effect as the above-described configuration can be obtained. .

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the refueling worker opens the lid body, the refueling worker contacts the conductive member disposed on the back surface of the lid body. In addition, static electricity charged to the refueling worker can be reliably discharged before refueling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a fuel filler lid.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lid body viewed from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a fuel filler lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 body outer panel (vehicle body) 3 lid opening 10 fuel filler lid 11 lid body 16 finger hook 19 fuel lock mechanism (locking means) 20 hinge 21 coil spring (biasing means) 25 conductive plate x moving amount

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fuel filler lid comprising: a lid body formed of a resin; and a hinge for supporting the lid body so that the lid body can be opened and closed with respect to a lid opening provided in a vehicle body. A fuel filler lid having a conductive member on the back surface of the lid body, wherein the conductive member is connected to the vehicle body via the hinge so as to be able to conduct electricity. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: a finger-holding portion on a rear surface of the lid main body, on which a refueling worker can hook a finger when opening the lid main body. At least a part of the conductive member is arranged on the finger-holding portion. The fuel filler lid according to claim 1, wherein the fuel filler lid is provided. 3. A locking means for locking the lid body to the vehicle body side to maintain a closed state of the lid body, and when the locking of the lid body by the locking means is released, the lid body is released. Biasing means for biasing in the opening direction, the amount of movement when the biasing means moves the lid body from the closed position in the opening direction when the lock means is released,
The refueling worker has set a minimum necessary gap at which a finger can be hooked on the finger hook portion to an amount of movement to a position formed between the lid body and the lid opening. 2. The fuel filler lid according to 2.