JP2016022923A - Lid member holding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid member holding structure of a lid member which prevents an opening part and the lid member from being misaligned.SOLUTION: In a lid member holding structure of an opening part 20 and a lid member 10 which closes the opening part 20, the opening part 20 is provided with an opening part upper end part 21 located at a periphery of the opening part 20 and the lid member 10 is provided with a lid peripheral edge part 12 which contacts with the opening part upper end part 21 and is located at an outer peripheral surface. Protruding parts 13 are formed at one of the opening part upper end part 21 and the lid peripheral edge part 12. Recessed parts 22, in which the protruding parts 13 fit, are provided at portions of the other which face the protruding parts 13. The protruding parts 13 and the recessed parts 12 are respectively formed in at least three positions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a lid member holding structure for a lid member that closes an opening and an opening.

For example, when fuel is supplied to an automobile fuel tank, the fuel supply port lid 110 that is a lid member that closes the fuel supply port provided in the vehicle body as the opening is opened, and fuel is supplied from the fuel supply port.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the fuel filler cap 110 is attached to the vehicle body by the lid inner member 111 being attached to the back surface and the arm member 120 attached to the vehicle body rotatably attaching the lid inner member 111. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The attachment of the lid inner member 111 by the arm member 120 is such that the lid attachment shaft 114 attached to the lid inner member 111 is rotatably attached to the tip of the arm member holding arm 121 of the arm member 120. As a result, when the fuel filler lid 110 is opened, the fuel filler lid 110 and the lid inner member 111 can rotate about the lid attachment shaft 114 and can be refueled from the fuel filler opening of the opening box attached to the fuel filler opening.

  In this case, the fuel filler cap 110 rotates with respect to the opening box of the fuel filler by pivoting about the lid attachment shaft 114, but the fuel filler lid 110 is displaced laterally with respect to the fuel filler. May occur. When the fuel filler cap 110 is displaced in the lateral direction, the fuel filler cap 110 may come into contact with the upper edge portion of the fuel filler formed in the vehicle body.

Furthermore, in order to make parts common, the oil filler cap 110 is often diverted to other vehicle types. In this case, the oil filler cap 110 is formed in a flat plate shape in order to facilitate diversion. For this reason, the lid peripheral edge portion of the oil filler lid 110 and the upper edge portion of the oil filler port are in contact with each other in a plane and are likely to slide sideways to each other. Thus, the fuel filler lid 110 serving as a lid member is displaced.

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  Therefore, the present invention intends to provide a lid member holding structure for a lid member in which the opening and the lid member do not shift.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention of claim 1 is directed to a lid member holding structure for a lid member that closes an opening and an opening.
The opening portion is provided with an upper edge portion of the opening portion around the opening portion, and the lid member is provided with a lid peripheral edge portion that comes into contact with the upper edge portion of the opening portion on the outer peripheral surface.
A convex portion is formed on one of the upper edge portion of the opening or the peripheral edge portion of the lid, and a concave portion into which the convex portion is fitted is provided at a portion facing the other convex portion, and at least three convex portions and concave portions are formed respectively. This is a lid member holding structure for a lid member.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the lid member holding structure of the lid member that closes the opening and the opening, the opening is provided with an upper edge of the opening around the opening, and the lid member has the opening on the outer peripheral surface. A lid peripheral edge is provided in contact with the upper edge. For this reason, the cover peripheral part of a cover member contact | abuts to the opening upper edge part of an opening part, and a cover member can be closed over the perimeter of an opening part.

Since the convex portion is formed on one of the upper edge portion of the opening or the peripheral edge portion of the lid, and the concave portion where the convex portion is fitted is provided in the portion facing the other convex portion, the convex portion is fitted to the concave portion, The opening and the lid member do not shift.
Since the convex portion and the concave portion are each formed at least three locations, the convex portion can be stably fitted into the concave portion regardless of which direction the lid member is displaced, and the lid member is displaced from the opening portion. There is nothing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lid member is a lid member holding structure for the lid member that is attached to the upper edge of the opening so as to rotate around an attachment pin attached to one end.

In the present invention of claim 2, the lid member is attached to the upper edge portion of the opening so as to pivot about the attachment pin attached to one end, so that the lid member is less shaken at the time of rotation, The lid member can be smoothly rotated, and the convex portion and the concave portion can be reliably fitted.

The present invention of claim 3 is a lid member holding structure for a lid member in which a soft member is attached to the contact surface of the upper edge of the opening or the peripheral edge of the lid.

In the present invention of claim 3, since the soft member is attached to the contact surface of the upper edge of the opening or the peripheral edge of the lid, when the lid closes the opening, the gap between the upper edge of the opening and the peripheral edge of the lid The soft member can block the gap. Further, when the lid member closes the opening, the soft member can absorb the impact of the lid member.

The present invention of claim 4 is the lid member holding structure of the lid member in which the upper edge portion of the opening and the peripheral edge portion of the lid are made of synthetic resin.

In the fourth aspect of the present invention, the upper edge portion of the opening and the peripheral edge portion of the lid are formed of synthetic resin, so that the convex portion and the concave portion can be formed integrally with either one and are easily molded. , Can contribute to weight reduction.

The present invention of claim 5 is a lid member holding structure for a lid member in which the opening is an oil filler port of an automobile and the lid member is an oil filler lid that closes the filler port of the automobile.

In this invention of Claim 5, an opening part is a fueling port of a motor vehicle, and a cover member is a fueling port lid which closes the fueling port of a motor vehicle. For this reason, the fuel filler cap does not shift with respect to the fuel filler, and the shock absorption when the fuel filler lid closes can be absorbed, which is also preferable in terms of design.

  Since the convex portion is formed on one of the upper edge portion of the opening portion of the opening portion or the lid peripheral portion of the lid member, and the concave portion into which the convex portion is fitted is provided on the other portion facing the convex portion, the convex portion is the concave portion. So that the opening and the lid member do not shift. Since each of the convex portion and the concave portion is formed at least in three places, even if the lid member is displaced from the opening portion, the convex portion can be stably fitted into the concave portion, and the lid member is held in the opening portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention and showing a mounting state of a fuel filler cap and an opening box. The embodiment of the present invention is shown and it is a perspective view of the opening upper edge part of an opening box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view in a state in which a convex portion of a fuel filler cap is fitted in a mounting concave portion of an opening box, and is a cross-sectional view along the line AA in FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which an opening box is attached to a fuel filler opening. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the lid inner member of the oil filler lid to the arm member attached to the conventional vehicle body.

With respect to the present invention, the opening is taken as an example of the fuel filler 7 formed in the vehicle body 1 of the automobile and the opening box 20 attached to the fuel filler 7, and the lid member is taken as an example of the fuel filler lid 10 that closes the opening box 20. explain.
The present invention can be widely used in addition to the fuel filler opening 7 and the opening box 20 and the fuel filler cap 10 provided in the vehicle body 1 of the automobile, and the lid member that closes the opening and the opening.
First, the fuel filler cap 10 will be described, and then the opening box 20 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fuel filler lid 10 closes the opening box 20 attached to the fuel filler 7 of the vehicle body 1 and the filler 2 of the filler pipe 6, and is made of sheet metal or synthetic resin. Painted to match the color of 1. In the present invention, the fuel filler cap 10 made of synthetic resin will be described, but a fuel filler cap 10 made of sheet metal can also be used.

When fuel is supplied to the fuel tank for automobiles, the fuel filler lid 10 that closes the fuel filler 7 provided in the vehicle body 1 is opened, the tank cap 4 is removed, and a fuel gun ( Insert the tip of (not shown) and refuel.
A method for attaching the fuel filler cap 10 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fuel filler cap 10 has a flat lid upper plate 11. The outer periphery of the lower surface of the lid upper plate 11 forms a lid peripheral edge portion 12 that abuts an opening upper edge portion 21 of the opening box 20 described later. As shown in FIG. 3, the lid peripheral edge portion 12 is formed with a lid convex portion 13 that is a convex portion that protrudes downward. The lid protrusion 13 is fitted with an opening mounting recess 22 formed in an opening upper edge 21 described later.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the lid convex portion 13 is formed in a projecting shape protruding downward from the fuel filler cap 10 with a cross-sectional shape with the tip rounded into a semicircular arc shape, and the center direction of the fuel filler lid 10 is formed. As a result, a shape having a slight width in the lateral direction can be formed. In this case, since all the cover convex parts 13 face the center direction of the fuel filler lid 10 and the respective angles are different, the lid convex part 13 is formed in parallel in a specific direction of the fuel filler lid 10. In other words, it is less likely to shift in the lateral direction than when the lid convex portion 13 is formed in a cylindrical shape.

In the present embodiment, six cover protrusions 13 are formed, but it is necessary that at least three cover protrusions 13 be formed. When three or more lid convex portions 13 are formed, the lid convex portion 13 is stably fitted into the opening mounting concave portion 22 regardless of the direction of the opening box 20 where the fuel filler cap 10 is an opening. You can continue.

In the present embodiment, the convex portion is formed on the fuel filler cap 10, but a concave portion can be formed on the fuel filler cap 10 and the convex portion can be formed on the opening upper edge portion 21 of the opening box 20.
It is necessary to form at least three lid convex portions 13. If it is two or less, the fuel filler lid 10 may be displaced from the opening upper edge portion 21, but if three or more are provided, the oil filler lid 10 is stably held, and no matter what direction the fuel filler lid 10 is displaced, The deviation can be surely prevented.

A lid attachment portion 14 is formed at one end of the back surface of the fuel filler lid 10. In the present embodiment, the lid attaching portions 14 are formed at two positions on the left and right sides of the longitudinal center axis of the fuel filler lid 10, and each of the lid attaching portions 14 has two parallel legs extending downward. An oil filler lid attachment pin hole 14a for inserting the lid attachment pin 30 is formed in the center of the leg portion so as to penetrate the lid attachment portion 14 in the lateral direction.
The lid attaching pin 30 is also inserted into an opening attaching pin hole 25a formed at a side end of the opening box 20 described later, and the oil filler lid 10 is rotatably attached together with the lid spring.

Next, the opening box 20 attached to the fuel filler 7 which is an opening part is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 4, the fuel filler lid 10 closes the fuel filler 7 of the vehicle body 1 and the filler 2 of the filler pipe 6 attached to the fuel filler 7, and is made of sheet metal or synthetic resin. It is painted to match the color of the car body 1.
When fuel is supplied to the fuel tank for automobiles, the fuel filler lid 10 that closes the fuel filler 7 provided in the vehicle body 1 is opened, the tank cap 4 is removed, and fuel is supplied from the inlet 2 at the tip of the filler pipe 6. To do.

An opening box 20, an inlet 2 of a filler pipe 6, and a tank cap 4 that closes the inlet 2 are attached to an oil filler 7 that is recessed from the outer surface of the vehicle body 1. A shield 5 is provided between the filler port 7 or the opening box 20 and the inlet 2 of the filler pipe 6. The fuel filler lid 10 is provided so as to cover the whole of the fuel filler 7 and the opening box 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fuel filler lid 10 is attached to an opening box 20 attached to a fuel filler opening 7 that is formed in a recessed manner in order to attach an opening box 20 formed in the vehicle body 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the opening box 20 can be formed in a cylindrical shape having an elliptical planar shape. Other than the elliptical cylindrical shape, it may be formed into a circular cylindrical shape or a polygonal cylindrical shape according to the shape of the fuel filler cap 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper end of the opening box 20 forms a ring-shaped and planar opening upper edge portion 21. The opening upper edge portion 21 is formed in accordance with the shape of the fuel filler cap 10 so that the fuel filler cap 10 abuts and closes the opening box 20, and has the shape of the vehicle body 1 and the fuel filler cap 10 in addition to the planar shape. It can also be curved and formed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface of the opening upper edge 21 is held by an oil filler edge 7 a formed at the edge of the oil filler 7 of the vehicle body 1.

A soft member can be attached to the contact surface of the upper edge 21 of the opening. As the soft member, a solid rubber sheet, a sponge rubber sheet, a soft synthetic resin sheet, or the like can be used. In this case, when the fuel filler cap 10 closes the opening box 20, the soft member can absorb the impact of the fuel filler cap 10 when the fuel filler cap 10 contacts the upper edge 21 of the opening box 20. .

Moreover, the soft member can block the gap between the opening upper edge portion 21 and the fuel filler cap 10, and sealing performance can be ensured.
The soft member can be attached to the lid peripheral edge portion 12 on the back surface of the fuel filler lid 10 in addition to the upper edge portion 21 of the opening. Even in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

As shown in FIG. 2, an opening attachment recess 22 is formed in the opening upper edge 21. The opening mounting concave portion 22 is formed at a position corresponding to the lid convex portion 13 of the fuel filler lid 10. In the present embodiment, six are formed, but the number can be appropriately selected depending on the size of the opening upper edge 21 and the like as long as it is three or more. The opening mounting recess 22 is formed in a groove shape with a substantially U-shaped cross section. The opening mounting recess 22 is formed to have a slight width in the center direction in accordance with the length of the lid convex portion 13 so that the lid convex portion 13 can be fitted.

  The fitting state of the cover convex part 13 and the opening attachment recessed part 22 is shown in FIG. This is an enlarged view of a fitting state of a circled portion shown in FIG. 1, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. Thus, when the fuel filler lid 10 closes the opening box 20, the lid convex portion 13 and the opening mounting concave portion 22 are fitted. There is a slight gap between the fitted lid convex portion 13 and the opening mounting concave portion 22. Thus, the lid convex portion 13 is securely fitted to the opening mounting concave portion 22 without being caught, and the fuel filler lid 10 can reliably close the opening box 20. Since the gap is not wide, the fuel filler cap 10 is not displaced.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the lid convex portion 13 is formed on the fuel filler lid 10 and the opening mounting concave portion 22 is formed on the opening upper edge portion 21 of the opening box 20, but the concave portion is formed on the fuel filler lid 10. It is also possible to form a convex portion on the upper edge portion 21 of the opening. Even in that case, at least three convex portions and concave portions are necessary.

The opening box 20 is provided with an opening attachment hinge 25 for attaching the fuel filler cap 10.
In the present embodiment, two parallel leg portions corresponding to the lid mounting portion 14 of the fuel filler lid 10 are formed at the tip of the opening mounting hinge 25, and a lid mounting pin 30 penetrating in the lateral direction is formed at the center thereof. An opening mounting pin hole 25a is formed for inserting the.

The opening mounting hinge 25 and the lid mounting portion 14 of the fuel filler lid 10 are combined to attach the fuel filler lid 10 to the opening box 20. A lid attachment pin 30 is inserted into the opening attachment pin hole 25a and the oil filler lid attachment pin hole 14a, and the oil filler lid 10 is rotatably attached together with the lid spring.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening attachment hinge 25 has an attachment member case 25b, a hinge spring 25c, and a lock mechanism.
The attachment member case 25b is formed in a box shape, and the opening attachment hinge 25 is slidably inserted in the vertical direction. The opening attachment hinge 25 is a hinge spring 25c that is an urging member attached in the attachment member case 25b. It is biased in the direction of the fuel filler cap 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the attachment member case 25 b is attached to the opening box 20.

A lock pin 25d is attached to the outer surface of the attachment member case 25b, and the lock pin 25d can be inserted into the attachment member lock pin hole 25e to lock the opening attachment hinge 25.
When the oil filler lid 10 is closed and the oil filler lid 10 is pushed downward, the hinge spring 25c of the opening mounting hinge 25 is contracted, and the lid peripheral edge portion 12 of the oil filler lid 10 abuts against the opening upper edge portion 21 of the opening box 20, The lid convex portion 13 can be fitted into the opening mounting concave portion 22.

  In this embodiment, the fuel filler cap 10 is attached to the opening mounting hinge 25 that slides up and down. However, the opening mounting hinge 25 is fixed, and the fuel filler cap 10 does not slide up and down. The present invention can also be used when only the mounting pin 30 is rotated.

  When the fuel filler lid 10 rotates around the lid mounting pin 30 so as to close the opening box 20, the lid convex portion 13 of the fuel filler lid 10 is locked to the opening mounting concave portion 22 of the opening box 20, as shown in FIG. . In the present embodiment, six of the lid convex portion 13 and the opening mounting concave portion 22 are provided, so that the fuel filler lid 10 is stably held without being displaced in any direction. For this reason, the clearance gap between the edge of the oil filler lid 10 and the edge of the oil filler 7 becomes equal, and the edge of the oil filler lid 10 and the edge of the oil filler 7 do not contact.

It is necessary to provide three or more opening mounting recesses 22 as with the cover protrusions 13. If it is four or more, it can select suitably according to the shape of the fuel filler cap 10. Two or less is insufficient to stop the displacement of the fuel filler cap 10.
In the present embodiment, the opening box 20 is attached to a recess to which the opening box 20 of the vehicle body 1 is attached, and an opening bottom portion 24 is formed on a cylindrical opening side portion 23 and a bottom surface portion. An opening inlet 26 into which a fuel gun is inserted is formed. A tank cap 4 is attached to the opening inlet 26 and communicates with the inlet 2 of the filler pipe 6.

10 Refueling cap (lid member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Lid upper plate 12 Lid peripheral part 13 Lid convex part 14 Lid attaching part 20 Oil supply port (opening part)
21 Opening upper edge 22 Opening mounting recess 25 Opening mounting

Claims (5)

In the lid member holding structure of the lid member that closes the opening and the opening,
The opening is provided with an upper edge of the opening around the opening, and the lid member is provided with a peripheral edge of the lid that contacts the upper edge of the opening on the outer peripheral surface.
A convex portion is formed on one of the upper edge of the opening or the peripheral edge of the lid, and a concave portion in which the convex portion is fitted is provided in a portion facing the other convex portion, and the convex portion and the concave portion are respectively A lid member holding structure for a lid member, wherein at least three places are formed. The lid member holding structure for a lid member according to claim 1, wherein the lid member is attached to the upper edge portion of the opening so as to rotate about an attachment pin attached to one end. The lid member holding structure for a lid member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a soft member is attached to a contact surface of the upper edge of the opening or the peripheral edge of the lid. The lid member holding structure for a lid member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the upper edge of the opening and the peripheral edge of the lid are formed of a synthetic resin. The lid member holding structure for a lid member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the opening is an oil filler port of an automobile, and the lid member is an oil filler lid that closes the oil filler port of the automobile. .