JP2012076606A - Arrangement structure for charging port cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an arrangement structure for a charging port cover, which inhibits invasion to a charging port from a gap between a lid and a vehicle body formed when the lid of the charging port is opened.SOLUTION: The arrangement structure for the charging port cover includes: the charging port 15 having a charge inlet 21 provided in a charging port opening portion 17; the lid 7 that covers the charging port opening portion 17 and can be opened and closed; and a charging port cover 35 that is mounted so as to cover the open sections between the charging port opening portion 17 and the lid 7 while the lid 7 is open. The lid 7 is supported by the vehicle body through the hinges 5 and 5 at the lid side so as to be opened/closed. A gap sealing member 27 for sealing a gap between a rear end 9 of the lid 7 and a front end 3a of a hood 3, is provided in the lid 7.

Description

  The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of a cover for a charging port that is attached to a charging port of an electric vehicle or the like when charging, for example.

  Conventionally, in an electric vehicle or a so-called hybrid car, a charging port is provided for charging an in-vehicle battery. The charging port includes a charging port connected to the in-vehicle battery and a lid that covers the charging port and can be opened and closed via a hinge. Then, the lid is opened, and charging is performed by inserting a charging gun (paddle) into the charging port (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Here, since the lid remains open during charging, in order to prevent mischief such as pulling out the charging gun, it is desirable to cover the open portion with the lid open.

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  However, the open portion in a state where the lid is opened can be covered with a cover, but there is a problem that it is difficult to cover the gap between the lid and the vehicle body on the hinge side of the lid with the cover.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a charging port cover arrangement structure that can close a gap between the lid and the vehicle body when the lid of the charging port is opened.

  An arrangement structure of a charging port cover according to the present invention includes a charging port having a charging port provided in a charging port opening, an openable / closable lid that covers the charging port opening, and the lid being opened during charging. And a charging port cover that is attached so as to cover an open portion of the charging port opening and the lid. The lid is supported by a vehicle body via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, and the lid is provided with a gap sealing member for sealing a gap between the hinge side of the lid and the vehicle body.

  According to the present invention, in the state where the lid is opened at the time of charging and the charging port cover is attached, the gap between the hinge-side edge of the lid and the vehicle body is sealed. It is possible to suppress mischief while putting a tool or the like.

It is a perspective view which shows the charge port of the vehicle front end part by embodiment of this invention, and has shown the state which the lid opened. It is a side view which shows the state which attaches the cover for charge ports which concerns on this invention to the lid of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the cover for charge ports to the lid and closed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the lid of FIG. 3 as viewed obliquely from the rear of the vehicle. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover for charge ports by embodiment of this invention from upper diagonally forward. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover for charge ports by embodiment of this invention from diagonally back. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the inner side of the side part of the cover for charge ports. It is sectional drawing in the bending part of the cover for charge ports. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover for charge ports which folded the side part from back. It is a perspective view which shows the engagement mechanism with the lid and vehicle body side in the cover for charge ports. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which closes the lid which assembled | attached the cover for charge ports. It is a perspective view which shows the gap sealing member by embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, an electric vehicle is taken as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a so-called hybrid vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a bumper 1 is disposed along the vehicle width direction at the front end of the vehicle, and a hood 3 that covers the motor room from above is disposed on the rear side of the bumper 1. ing. A lid 7 that can be opened and closed in the vertical direction (front-rear direction) is provided at the center in the vehicle width direction at the front end of the hood 3 via lid-side hinges 5 provided on the left and right sides. The lid 7 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in a plan view, the length of the rear edge 9 is formed longer than the length of the front edge 11, and the side edges 13 and 13 are located inward in the vehicle width direction as they move forward. It is formed along the diagonal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a charging port 15 is disposed at the front end portion of the bumper 1 at the center in the vehicle width direction. The lid 7 is a member that seals the charging port opening 17 formed at the upper end of the bumper 1 at the center in the vehicle width direction. Further, at the back of the charging port opening 17, a quick charging port 19 is disposed on the right side (left side) of the vehicle, and a normal charging port 21 is disposed on the left side (right side of the vehicle). FIG. 1 shows a state where the charging gun 30 is inserted into the normal charging port 21. If the quick charging port 19 is used, charging is completed in a short time, but if the normal charging port 21 is used, it takes a long time to complete charging. A pair of left and right mounting brackets 23, 23 are fastened to the rear surface of the lid 7, and rail members 25, 25 described later are attached to the respective mounting brackets 23, 23. Specifically, a part 23 a of the mounting bracket 23 is bent in a convex shape, and a gap is formed between the rear surface of the lid 7. A gap sealing member 27 described later is inserted and held in this gap. Note that the upper ends of the lid-side hinges 5 and 5 are fastened to the mounting brackets 23 and 23. Furthermore, a lid-side striker 29 is provided at the center of the front end of the lid 7 in the vehicle width direction so as to protrude downward (on the back side of the lid 7), and on the bottom surface 31 of the charging port opening 17. A striker insertion port 33 that is elongated in the front-rear direction is formed at the front end of the central portion in the vehicle width direction. The lid-side striker 29 is formed in a U shape in a side view. When the lid 7 is closed, the lid-side striker 29 is inserted into the striker insertion port 33 and then engaged with the vehicle body-side locking device 34 (see FIG. 11). Combined.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, when the charging port cover 35 is attached to the lid 7 and closed, the axial direction of the lid-side hinge 5 (see FIG. 1) in the charging port opening 17. Both sides facing each other and the front side of the lid-side hinge 5 are covered with a charging port cover 35. As shown in FIG. 1, when the lid 7 is opened, a front opening portion 18 is defined on the front side of the lid 7, and opening portions 16 and 16 are defined on both sides of the lid 7. The Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a gap is formed in the vertical direction between the rear edge 9 of the lid 7 to which the charging port cover 35 is attached and the front end 3 a of the hood 3. The gap sealing member 27 prevents a hand or a tool from being inserted into the charging port opening 17 through the gap. 2 shows a state in which the lid 7 to which the charging port cover 35 is attached is fully opened. As shown in FIG. 3, the charging port cover 35 in a state in which the charging port cover 35 is attached to the lid 7 as shown in FIG. When the cover side striker 51 is engaged with the lock on the vehicle body side, the lid 7 is positioned between the fully open state and the fully closed state.

  Next, the charging port cover 35 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the charging port cover 35 is formed in a substantially U shape in a plan view, and includes a front surface portion 37 disposed on the front side in a mounted state on the vehicle, and the front surface portion 37. Bending portions 39, 39 bent rearward from the left and right ends, and a pair of left and right side portions 41, 41 configured separately from the bent portions 39, 39 and extending rearward from the rear end of the bending portion 39, are provided. ing. A vertically long charging cable notch 43 extending upward from the lower end is formed on the left side of the vehicle in the front portion 37, and a wall-like shape protruding toward the back side (rear) on the back surface in the center in the vehicle width direction. The locking mechanism 45 is formed. The cable connected to the charging gun 30 (see FIG. 1) is inserted into the charging cable notch 43 during normal charging. A lock release lever 47 capable of releasing the engagement between the lid striker 29 provided on the lid 7 and the lock mechanism 45 is disposed on the rear surface on the right side of the vehicle. That is, the charging cable notch 43 and the lock release lever 47 are disposed on opposite sides of the lock mechanism 45. Further, a striker insertion groove 49 into which the lid-side striker 29 can be inserted is formed at the upper end of the lock mechanism portion 45, and a cover-side striker 51 that is substantially U-shaped in side view protrudes downward at the lower end. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear end of the bent portion 39 of the charging port cover 35 is a divided portion 53 in which the side surface portion 41 is bent inward with respect to the bent portion 39. As shown in FIG. 6, the striker insertion groove 49 and the cover-side striker 51 of the charging port cover 35 are arranged in the vertical direction along the opening / closing locus of the lid 7 when the charging port cover 35 is mounted. ing. The side surface portion 41 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the bent portion 39 via a side surface portion side hinge 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a shielding portion 55 is formed on the inner side of the side surface portion 41 so as to protrude toward the inner side (back side). As shown in FIG. 4, the shielding portion 55 is provided so as not to allow a hand, a tool, or the like to enter from a gap formed at the left and right corners of the lid trailing edge 9. The inner end portion of the shielding portion 55 is an engaging portion 59 that can be inserted into and engaged with a groove 57 of the rail member 25 (see FIG. 1) attached to the lid 7. A locking projection 61 is formed on the surface. The shielding portion 55, the engaging portion 59, and the locking protrusion 61 are formed integrally with the side surface portion 41. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking projection 61 is configured to be locked in a locking hole 63 formed at the tip of the rail member 25.

  As shown in FIG. 5, ridge lines 65 are formed along the front-rear direction at the upper and lower portions over the front surface portion 37, the bent portion 39 and the side surface portion 41 of the charging port cover 35. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, in the bent portion 39, the upper end surface 67 and the lower end surface 69 are formed in an arc shape in cross section, and the intermediate surface 71 between the upper end surface 67 and the lower end surface 69 is It is formed in a concave portion 75 that is recessed inward with respect to a two-dot chain line 73 that connects the upper end surface 67 and the lower end surface 69 in an arc shape.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the top surface of the lock mechanism portion 45 is formed on a stopper surface 79 that abuts a contact portion 77 formed at the tip of the side surface portion 41. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, in a state where the left and right side surface portions 41, 41 are completely closed, the contact surface 77 of the side surface portion 41 contacts the stopper surface 79 of the lock mechanism portion 45 and is closed. The position of the side part 41 is maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lid-side striker 29 includes a support plate 81 attached to the back surface of the lid 7 and a striker body 83 having a U-shape in side view protruding downward from the support plate 81. A locking member 85 that rotates in conjunction with the lock release lever 47 is rotatably supported on the lock mechanism 45 of the charging port cover 35. A lower end portion of the locking member 85 is rotatably supported via a pin 87, and an upper end portion of the locking member 85 is formed in a flange portion 89 whose tip is bent. The locking member 85 is pressed in a direction in which the collar portion 89 is locked to the striker main body 83 as shown in FIG. 10 by a torsion coil spring (not shown) provided on the pin 87.

  In addition, an arm portion 47a that projects toward the lock mechanism portion 45 is integrally provided on the lock release portion 47 side of the lock release lever 47, and a non-illustrated rotation centered in the vertical direction is provided at the tip portion. The dynamic support shaft is rotatably supported by the housing of the lock mechanism unit 45. Further, the arm portion 47a is integrally provided with a locking member pressing portion 47b that bends in a direction away from the front surface portion 37 at a substantially right angle to the arm portion 47a. The distal end of the locking member pressing portion 47 b is in contact with the locking member 85. That is, the lock release lever 47 that is integrally provided with the arm portion 47a and the locking member pressing portion 47b is rotatable about the above-described rotation support shaft (not shown).

  As described above, in the normal state, the collar portion 89 of the locking member 85 is locked to the striker main body 83 of the lid-side striker 29 and pushes the lock release lever 47 in the direction of the arrow (the direction toward the front surface portion 37). Then, the locking member pressing portion 47b rotates while pressing the locking member 85 against the torsion coil spring (not shown), and as a result, the collar portion 89 is detached from the striker body 83.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the cover-side striker 51 includes a resin-made holding bracket 91 and a striker body 93 that is attached to the holding bracket 91 and has a square shape when viewed from the side. The striker main body 93 rotates around the rotation center 52 of the holding bracket 91. A lower corner portion 95 of the striker body 93 on the front side is bent and recessed toward the inner peripheral side, and contacts the opening end 97 on the vehicle body side when the charging port cover 35 attached to the lid 7 is closed. It is configured to touch. Further, the front end 99 of the holding bracket 91 can come into contact with the abutting portion 101 of the lock mechanism portion 45, and this abutment prevents the holding bracket 91 from rotating forward, while moving backward. Is allowed to rotate. Therefore, the cover-side striker 51 rotates only backward as indicated by the arrow.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the gap sealing member 27 is formed of a plate-like resin having elasticity. The main body 103 is formed to be long in the horizontal direction, and the left and right sides extending upward from the left and right ends of the main body 103. A pair of locking portions 105 and 105 are integrally formed. The main body 103 includes a general surface 107 disposed at both ends and in the middle, and a concave surface 109 formed between the general surfaces 107. The concave surface 109 is recessed on the back side (rear side of the vehicle) in a state where the concave surface 109 is attached to the lid 7 than the general surface 107. The concave surface 109 on the left side is a portion that serves as an escape portion of the charging gun when the charging gun for quick charging is inserted into the quick charging port 19, and the concave surface 109 on the right side faces the charging gun 30 for normal charging. It is a part that becomes a relief part of the charging gun 30 when it is normally inserted into the charging port 21. Note that the gap sealing member 27 is held by fitting both end portions 105a of the locking portion 105 into the gap between the mounting bracket 23 and the back surface of the lid 7 as described above.

  Next, a charging operation performed using a normal charging port 21 that takes a long time to charge a battery (not shown) mounted on the vehicle will be described. First, when the lid 7 is closed, the lock release lever in the vehicle is operated to release the lock between the lid striker 29 and the vehicle body side locking device 34 (see FIG. 11), so that the lid as shown in FIG. 7 is in the fully open state. In this state, the charging gun 30 is attached to the normal charging port 21 and charging is started.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging port cover 35 in a state in which the side surface portions 41 and 41 are opened with respect to the front surface portion 37 as shown in FIG. Attach to lid 7. At this time, the engaging portion 59 of the charging port cover 35 shown in FIG. 6 is inserted into the groove 57 of the rail member 25 shown in FIG. In this insertion, the lock release lever 47 shown in FIGS. 6 and 10 is rotated so as to be pressed against the back surface of the front surface portion 37, so that the lid-side striker 29 and the locking member 85 are moved. The engagement lock state is released.

  When the engaging portion 59 of the charging port cover 35 is inserted into the groove 57 of the rail member 25, the pressing operation of the unlocking lever 47 is released, so that the engaging member pressing portion 47b on the distal end side of the unlocking lever 47 engages. The pressing to the stop member 85 is released. As a result, the locking member 85 is rotated by a torsion coil spring (not shown), and the collar portion 89 is locked and locked to the striker body 83 as shown in FIG.

  The operation of pressing the lock release lever 47 against the back surface of the front surface portion 37 is performed, for example, by grasping both side portions of the lock mechanism portion 45 in the front surface portion 37 of the charging port cover 35 from below with both hands. At that time, the thumbs of both hands are positioned on the front surface side of the front surface portion 37, and the other four fingers of both hands are positioned on the back surface side of the front surface portion 27, and at least of the four fingers on the back surface side. The lock release lever 47 may be pushed by one. Such a release operation of the lock release lever 47 can be easily performed without any change from the above-described operation of simply grasping the charging port cover 35 with the front thumb and the four fingers on the back side.

  After the charging port cover 35 is mounted while being locked to the lid 7 in this way, the lid 7 is closed together with the charging port cover 35 as shown in FIGS. When the charging port cover 35 is closed, the corner portion 95 of the striker body 93 in the cover-side striker 51 comes into contact with the opening end 97 on the vehicle body side. By this contact, the cover-side striker 51 enters the striker insertion port 33 while rotating around the rotation center 52 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Engage and lock.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 11, the charging port cover 35 has an open portion 16 formed between the lid 7 and the vehicle body such as the bumper 3, for example, in a half-open state between the fully open and fully closed lid 7. , 18 are closed. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the intrusion of a hand or a tool due to mischief into the charging port opening 17 particularly during nighttime when charging is performed for a long time.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the shielding portion 55 provided on the charging port cover 35 is connected to the inside of the charging port opening 17 from the gap formed at the left and right corners of the lid rear edge 9. Suppresses the intrusion of tools and tools. Further, the gap sealing member 27 provided on the lid 7 suppresses insertion of a hand or a tool into the charging port opening 17 from the gap between the rear edge 9 of the lid 7 and the hood front end 3a.

  After the charging is completed, the lock release lever in the vehicle is operated to unlock the cover side striker 51 and the vehicle body side locking device 34 of the charging port cover 35 in the state shown in FIG. 7 is opened together with the charging port cover 35.

  Thereafter, an operation opposite to the operation of attaching the charging port cover 35 to the lid 7 in FIG. 2 is performed, and the charging port cover 35 is removed from the lid 7. When the charging port cover 35 is removed, the charging gun 30 shown in FIG. 1 is pulled out from the normal charging port 21, the normal charging port 21 is covered with a cap (not shown), and then the lid 7 is closed.

  As shown in the state of FIG. 5 to the state of FIG. 9, the removed charging port cover 35 is overlapped so that the side surface portions 41 and 41 are folded on the back surface of the front surface portion 37. At that time, the abutment portion 77 at the tip of the side surface portions 41 and 41 abuts against the stopper surface 79 of the lock mechanism portion 45, and the position of the side surface portion 41 in the closed state is maintained.

  Below, the effect by this embodiment is demonstrated.

(1) A charging port 15 provided with a normal charging port (charging port) 21 in a charging port opening 17 formed in the bumper (vehicle body) 1 and covering the charging port opening 17 and opening / closing with respect to the vehicle body Arrangement of a charging port cover comprising: a possible lid 7; and a charging port cover 35 attached so as to cover the opening portion of the charging port opening 17 and the lid 7 with the lid 7 open. The lid 7 is supported by the vehicle body via lid-side hinges 5 and 5 so as to be openable and closable, and includes a rear edge (hinge-side edge) 9 of the lid 7 and a front end 3a of the hood (vehicle body) 3. The lid 7 is provided with a gap sealing member 27 that seals the gap.

  Accordingly, the gap between the rear edge 9 of the lid 7 and the front end 3a of the hood 3 is sealed in a state in which the lid 7 is opened and the charging port cover 35 is attached during normal charging. It is possible to suppress mischief of putting a hand or a tool in

(2) The gap sealing member 27 has a concave surface 105 that is recessed in a direction away from the charging gun 30 when the charging gun 30 is inserted into the normal charging port 21. Therefore, the gap sealing member 27 does not get in the way when charging, and charging can be performed smoothly.

(3) The lid side hinge 5 is supported by the lid 7 via mounting brackets 23, 23, and a gap is provided between a part 23a of the mounting bracket 23 and the lid 7, and the gap is provided in the gap. The gap sealing member 27 is attached to the lid 7 by inserting the end portion 105 a of the sealing member 27. Therefore, the gap sealing member 27 can be easily attached to the lid 7.

1 Bumper (Body)
3 Hood (car body)
5 Lid side hinge (hinge)
7 Rear edge 9 of lid 7 (end edge on the hinge side)
15 Charging port 17 Charging port opening 21 Normal charging port (charging port)
23 mounting bracket 27 gap sealing member 30 charging gun 35 charging port cover 105 concave surface 105a end

Claims (3)

A charging port provided with a charging port in a charging port opening formed in the vehicle body; a lid that covers the charging port opening and that can be opened and closed with respect to the vehicle body; and for the charging port with the lid opened. A charging port cover comprising: a charging port cover attached to cover an open portion of the opening and the lid,
The lid is supported by the vehicle body via a hinge so as to be openable and closable,
An arrangement structure of a cover for a charging port, characterized in that a gap sealing member for sealing a gap between an edge on the hinge side of the lid and a vehicle body is provided on the lid.   2. The charging port cover arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein the gap sealing member has a concave surface that is recessed in a direction away from the charging gun when the charging gun is inserted into the charging port.   The hinge is supported by the lid via a mounting bracket, and a gap is provided between a part of the mounting bracket and the lid, and an end of the gap sealing member is inserted into the gap, thereby closing the gap. 3. The charging port cover arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein the member is attached to a lid.

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