JP2576162Y2 - Vehicle fuel lid structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a fuel lid formed on an outer surface of a body of a vehicle and openingably closing an opening facing a fuel inlet of a fuel tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a fuel lid structure of this kind, a fuel inlet through which a fuel cap can be attached and detached faces an opening formed on an outer surface of a body of a vehicle, and a fuel lid for opening and closing the opening is provided. In a closed state, the outer surface is substantially flush with the outer surface of the body, and a hinge provided between the inner surface of the lid and the periphery of the opening portion holds the lid so as to be rotatable. Has been disclosed (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-9292).
4). In this lid structure, a projection protruding toward the body is formed on the inner surface on the other side of the lid, and an engagement hole is provided in the body facing the projection of the lid. In the lid structure configured as described above, when the lid is closed, the protrusion of the lid engages with the engagement hole of the body, so that the other side of the lid is firmly held, so that the other side of the lid is forced from the outside of the vehicle body. When the lid is closed, rattling of the lid can be prevented, and the appearance of the lid can be improved by always setting the lid at a predetermined position when the lid is closed.

On the other hand, a plate-shaped lid body is supported by a body of the vehicle by a hinge, and the lid body is fitted into an inner periphery of an opening of the body, and the opening is closed by the lid body so as to be openable. A lid structure is disclosed (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-112424). In this lid structure, flanges are formed inward at the periphery of the lid body, and cushions are provided at a plurality of locations on the inner periphery of the opening so that the flange peripheral surface of the lid body abuts with the lid body closed. You. In the lid structure configured as described above, when the lid body is closed, the lid is guided to a predetermined position by the cushion, so that the gap between the lid peripheral edge and the opening peripheral surface can always be kept constant, and the body Good appearance can be maintained.

[0004]

However, in the above two fuel filler lid structures, when the hinge that rotatably supports the lid has rattled due to long-term use, when the opened lid is closed, In the case of the former, the protrusion abuts on the periphery of the engaging hole and cannot be inserted into the engaging hole, and in the case of the latter, there is a problem that the tip of the flange of the lid rides on the upper surface of the cushion. As a result, there was a risk that the lid could not be closed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle fuel lid structure which can always close the fuel lid even if the hinge rattles, and does not impair the appearance when the lid is closed. . Another object of the present invention is to improve the workability of mounting the lid on the body without lowering the mounting accuracy of the lid to the body, that is, without impairing the appearance when the lid is closed. It is to provide a structure.

[0006]

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 corresponding to the embodiment. The present invention has an opening 13 formed on the outer surface of the body 11 of the vehicle 10 and facing the fuel inlet 12a to which the fuel cap 16 can be attached and detached, and an outer surface with the opening 13 closed and the opening 13 closed. The outer lid 18 and the outer lid which are substantially flush with the outer surface of the body 11
An inner lid 19 having a peripheral edge joined to the inner surface of
The fuel lid 17, and hinge 21 for holding the fuel lid 17 rotatably provided between the peripheral surface <br/> the opening 13 of the In'nariddo 19, the periphery of the opening 13 remote from the hinge 21 Closed fuel lid
Surface of In'nariddo 19 of the fuel Lippo <br/> de 17 projecting toward the de 17 closed above is an improvement of the fuel lid structure for a vehicle and a cushion rubber 28 abuts. The characteristic configuration is that the fuel lid 17
Cushion rubber on the surface of inner lid 19 when closed
28 is recessed toward the outer lid 18 at the position where it contacts the tip of 28
The recess 19a or 59a is formed, and the fuel lid 1 is formed.
7 is closed when the recess 19a or 59a
And is configured to be able to fit into the tip of the program 28 .

[0007]

The gap 29 between the outer peripheral edge of the lid 17 and the peripheral edge of the opening 13 is made constant by a simple operation of fitting the concave portion 19a or 59a into the tip of the cushion rubber 28 when the fuel lid 17 is assembled. Can be adjusted.
As a result, the workability of assembling the lid 17 to the body 11 can be improved without impairing the appearance of the lid 17 attached to the body 11 when the lid 17 is closed. Even if the gap 29 becomes somewhat uneven, the concave portion 19a is guided by the cushion rubber 28 when the lid 17 is closed, so that the gap 29 can be automatically corrected so as to be uniform. Hinge 2
Even if rattling occurs, when the lid 17 is closed, the concave portion 19a or 59a is fitted while being in contact with the tip of the cushion rubber 28, so that the lid 17 is guided to a predetermined position of the opening 13, The appearance when the lid 17 is closed does not deteriorate.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the quarter panel 11 of the passenger car 10 has an opening 13 facing the fuel injection port 12 a.
Is formed. The opening 13 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in this example, and a flange 13 a dented inward of the panel 11 is formed on the periphery of the opening 13. A fuel box 14 having a flange portion 14a on the periphery is inserted into the opening 13. The box 14 is fixed in a state of being inserted into the opening 13 by fastening the flange 14 a to the flange 13 a around the opening 13 with bolts and nuts (not shown). A fuel tube 12 connected to a fuel tank (not shown) is inserted into the bottom surface of the fuel box 14, and a fuel cap 16 is detachably attached to a fuel inlet 12 a formed at the tip of the tube 12. .

A fuel lid 17 is attached to the opening 13 to close the opening 13 so that the opening 13 can be opened. This lid 17 has an outer lid 18 whose outer surface is substantially flush with the outer surface of the quarter panel 11 with the opening 13 closed.
And an inner lid 19 whose periphery is joined to the inner surface of the outer lid 18 (FIGS. 1 and 2). Lid 1
7 is rotatably held by a hinge 21 provided between a surface near one side edge of the inner lid 19 and a flange portion 13a of the opening 13 facing this surface. The hinge 21 includes a hinge bracket 21 a welded to the surface of the inner lid 19, a hinge arm 21 b fixed to the flange 13 a of the opening 13 by a bolt 22 and a nut 23, a hinge bracket 21 a and a hinge arm 2.
1b and a hinge pin 21c inserted through the pin 1b. The nut 23 to which the bolt 22 is screwed is welded to the back surface of the flange 13a (FIG. 2). A torsion coil spring (not shown) is wound around the hinge pin 21c, and this spring urges the lid 17 in the opening direction.

The lid 17 is held in a closed state by a lock means 24 provided between the surface near the other side edge of the inner lid 19 and the flange 13a of the opening 13 facing this surface. The lock means 24 slidably holds a locked member 26 fixed to the inner lid 19 and a lock claw 27 a provided on the outer surface of the fuel box 14 and detachably locked to the locked member 26. And a member 27 (FIG. 2). The claw holding member 27 has a built-in spring (not shown) for urging the lock claw 27a in the direction of locking the locked claw 27a to the locked member 26. Although not shown, the lock claw 27a is connected to an opener lever provided in the driver's seat via an opener cable, and when the driver operates the opener lever, the lock claw 27a is detached from the locked portion 26. I have.

A cushion rubber 28 protrudes from the upper and lower corners of the flange portion 14a of the fuel box 14 overlapping the flange portion 13a opposite to the flange portion 13a to which the hinge arm 21b is attached. The cushion rubber 28 has a substantially arrowhead-shaped locking portion 28 formed at the base end.
a, and a substantially frusto-conical cushion portion 28b tapered from the base end to the tip end. A hole 28c is formed in the distal end surface of the cushion 28b to increase the elastic deformation of the cushion 28b, that is, to improve the cushioning property of the cushion 28b. Locked holes 14b are formed at predetermined positions of the upper and lower corners of the flange portion 14a, and lock portions of the cushion rubber 28 are inserted into these locked holes 14b.
When the lid 17 is closed, the surface of the inner lid 19 comes into contact with the distal end surface of the cushion portion 28b (FIG. 1).

A characteristic configuration of the present embodiment is that a tapered tapered recess 19a that can be fitted into the tip of the cushion portion 28b is formed on the surface of the inner lid 19 that contacts the tip surface of the cushion portion 28b of the cushion rubber 28. There. The concave portion 19a has a bottom wall 19b having an area slightly larger than the area of the distal end surface of the cushion portion 28b, and a tapered side wall 19c tapered toward the bottom wall 19b. The bottom wall 19b is located at the center of the bottom wall 19b.
When b contacts the distal end surface of the cushion portion 28b, a small hole 19d communicating with the hole 28c on the distal end surface is formed (FIG. 1).

[0013] The fuel lid 1 thus configured
When assembling 7 into opening 13 of quarter panel 11, first, hinge arm 21b is attached to hinge bracket 21a fixed to inner lid 19 via hinge pin 21c around which a torsion coil spring (not shown) is wound.
The hinge arm 21b is placed at a predetermined position of the flange portion 13a of the opening 13 with the lid 17 opened, and the bolt 22 is connected to the flange portion 13 via the hinge arm 21b.
Temporarily fasten to the nut 23 on the back side of a. In this state, by applying a relatively small force to the lid 17, the hinge arm 21b can be shifted with respect to the flange 13a.

Next, when the lid 17 is closed, the taper side wall 19c of the concave portion 13 of the inner lid 19 abuts on the tip of the cushion rubber 28, that is, the hinge is moved so that the lid 17 is guided to a predetermined position of the opening 13. The concave portion 19a is fitted into the tip of the rubber 28 while the arm 21b is shifted with respect to the flange portion 13a. Next, lid 17
Is completely closed, the bottom wall 19b of the concave portion 19a is
And the center of the concave portion 19a is the cushion rubber 2
It almost coincides with the center of 8. In this state, lid 1
The hinge arm 21b is firmly fixed to the flange portion 13a of the opening 13 by opening 7 and tightening the bolt 22 to the nut 23 with a predetermined torque. Since the lid 17 is guided to the predetermined position of the opening 13 by such a simple operation, the gap 29 (between the outer peripheral edge of the lid 17 and the peripheral edge of the opening 13 when the lid 17 is closed) is formed. 1 and 2) become uniform, and the workability of assembling the lid 17 can be improved without impairing the appearance of the lid 17 when the lid 17 is closed. Also, even if the gap 29 becomes somewhat uneven,
Is closed, the concave portion 19a is guided by the cushion rubber 28 and the gap 29 can be automatically corrected so as to be uniform.

When the lid 17 is closed after the assembling operation is completed, and the lid 17 is opened again, when the opener lever (not shown) in the driver's seat is operated, the lock claw 27a is disengaged from the locked member 26. And the lid 17 is a hinge pin 21
Attempt to open by the elastic force of the torsion coil spring wound around c. At this time, the hole 28c at the tip of the cushion rubber 28
Communicates with the small hole 19d of the bottom wall 19b of the concave portion 19a, the cushion rubber 28 is not adsorbed to the inner lid 19, and the lid 17 opens smoothly. Furthermore,
Even if the hinge 21 rattles due to long-term use of the passenger car 10, the tapered side wall 19 c of the concave portion 19 a of the inner lid 19 is fitted while being in contact with the tip of the cushion rubber 28, and the lid 17 is completely closed. Recess 19a
Bottom wall 19b abuts against the tip of the cushion rubber 28.
As a result, since the lid 17 is guided to a predetermined position of the opening 13, the appearance of the lid 17 when the lid 17 is closed is not impaired.

In the above embodiment, a small hole is formed in the bottom wall of the concave portion of the fuel lid for bleeding air in the hole of the cushion rubber. However, when the lid is opened, the effect that the lid adsorbs the cushion rubber is small. When the rubber is adsorbed by the lid and there is no risk that the locking portion of the cushion rubber will come off the locked hole, the small hole in the bottom wall of the concave portion becomes unnecessary. Further, in the above embodiment, a substantially truncated cone-shaped recess is formed on the inner surface of the fuel lid in contact with the tip of the cushion rubber. As long as it can be fitted with cushion rubber, the side wall of the concave portion may be formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, or the concave portion 59a may be formed in a substantially conical shape as shown in FIG. When the recess 59a is formed in a substantially conical shape, the lid 1
When closing 7, the substantially conical concave portion 59a is guided by the tip of the cushion rubber 28, and the center of the concave portion 59a coincides with the center of the cushion rubber 28. The gap 29 formed in the lid 17 becomes uniform, and the appearance of the lid 17 can be further improved. Also, the contact area of the recess 59a with the cushion rubber 28 is small,
Since the lid 17 has a small action of adsorbing the cushion rubber 28 when the lid 17 is opened, the cushion rubber 28 is adsorbed by the lid 17 and the locking portion 28
a does not come off the locked hole 14b.

In the above embodiment, the locking means for the fuel lid has a locking claw connected to the driver's seat opener lever via an opener cable.
In addition to this, a key cylinder having a lock claw is fixed to the fuel lid, a locked member is provided on the flange portion of the opening so that the lock claw is detachably locked, and the key is rotated by inserting the key into the key cylinder. The locking means may be configured so that the lid can be opened and closed. In the above embodiment, the quarter panel is described as the body having the opening, but the opening may be formed in a body other than the panel as long as the fuel lid can be attached. Although the opening is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the opening may be formed in a substantially circular shape or another shape. Further, in the above embodiment, the vehicle is a passenger car, but may be a truck or another vehicle.

[0018]

As mentioned [devised effect described above, according to the present invention, off
When the fuel lid is closed, the inner lid
On the outer lid side where the rubber
A recess is formed when the fuel lid is closed.
Because the part is configured to be able to fit into the tip of the cushion rubber ,
By a simple operation of fitting the concave portion to the tip of the cushion rubber at the time of assembling the lid, the gap between the outer peripheral edge of the lid and the peripheral edge of the opening can be set or corrected so as to be constant. As a result, the workability of assembling the lid to the body can be improved without impairing the appearance of the lid attached to the body when the lid is closed. Further, even if the hinge rattles due to long-term use, when the lid is closed, the concave portion is fitted while being in contact with the tip of the cushion rubber. As a result, since the lid is guided to a predetermined position of the opening, the appearance when the lid is closed does not deteriorate.

Further, even if each part such as the fuel lid and the body to which this lid is assembled is pressed to a certain degree of accuracy by pressing or drawing, the parts may not be interposed when the parts are assembled by welding or bolting. May increase, or the error may increase due to wear of the press die or drawing die of each part, and the gap around the lid outer peripheral edge when the lid is closed may become uneven. In this case, the gap can be made substantially uniform by correcting the position of the portion of the mold for molding the lid that forms the concave portion dedicated to the alignment of the lid.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, showing a fuel lid structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 3 is an essential part perspective view of a vehicle including the fuel lid.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention and corresponding to FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Passenger car (vehicle) 11 Quarter panel (body) 12a Fuel inlet 13 Opening 16 Fuel cap 17 Fuel lid 18 Outer lid 19 Inner lid 19a, 59a Recess 21 Hinge 28 Cushion rubber

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An opening (13) formed on an outer surface of a body (11) of a vehicle (10) and facing a fuel inlet (12a) to which a fuel cap (16) can be attached and detached, and the opening (13) is opened. The outer surface is the body (11) in a state where it is closed as much as possible and the opening (13) is closed.
The outer lid (18) , which is substantially flush with the outer surface, and the outer lid
Inner lid (19) with the periphery joined to the inner surface of the lid (18)
A fuel lid (17), and the inner lid (1
9) between the surface of the opening and the periphery of the opening (13)
Hinge for holding the fuel lid (17) pivotally (21)
At the periphery of the opening (13) away from the hinge (21).
Projecting towards the closed fuel lid (17)
In'nariddo of the closed fuel lid (17) (1
In the fuel lid structure of a vehicle provided with a cushion rubber (28) with which the surface of ( 9) abuts , the inner lid is closed when the fuel lid (17) is closed.
Abuts the tip of the cushion rubber (28) on the surface of the pad (19).
The recesses (19a, 59) recessed toward the outer lid (18)
a) is formed and the recess (19 ) is formed when the fuel lid (17) is closed.
a, 59a) can be fitted into the tip of the cushion rubber (28).
A fuel lid structure of a vehicle characterized by being formed .