JP3275602B2 - 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 fuel lid structure capable of easily holding a cap during fuel injection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a fuel inlet of an automobile such as a passenger car is provided on a side surface of a rear portion of a vehicle body, and a fuel lid is provided outside the fuel inlet. FIGS. 10 to 15 show a conventional fuel lid structure. Reference numeral 1 denotes a fuel inlet box (hereinafter, referred to as an inlet box 1) which is mounted in a mounting hole 3 formed in a side surface of a vehicle body 2 of an automobile. One end of an inlet pipe 4 is opened at the bottom of the inlet box 1 to form a fuel inlet 5. The inlet box 1 is formed with a box opening 1 a outside the fuel inlet 5, and the box opening 1 a is configured to be openably and closably covered by a fuel lid 6. The other end of the inlet pipe 4 is connected to a fuel tank (not shown).

The fuel inlet 5 is provided with an inlet pipe 4
Is closed by a cap 7 that is fastened to one end. For this reason, on the head 7a side of the cap 7,
A knob 8 formed in a narrow flat rectangular shape is provided, and a screw 9 for fastening to the fuel inlet 5 is provided on the shaft 7b side. On the other hand, the fuel lid 6 includes a lid body 10 that closes the box opening 1a and a reinforcing plate 11 that reinforces the lid body 10, and is rotatably connected to the inlet box 1 via a hinge member 12. Installed. As shown in FIG. 14, the lid body 10 is integrally formed using a substantially rectangular plate-like body, and a flange 13 formed by bending the lid body 10 at a right angle toward the back surface 10a is formed on the periphery thereof. Is provided.

The reinforcing plate 11 is provided on the lid body 10.
The lid body 1 is superimposed on the back surface 10a of the
0. A flange 14 is formed on the upper edge of the reinforcing plate 11 by bending the reinforcing plate 11 at right angles toward the back surface 11a.
Is provided. The flange 14 extends in the horizontal direction and is formed to be longer than the flange 13 of the lid body 10. The flange 14 is provided with an elongated hole 15 extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

The long hole 15 is formed as an engaging portion that engages with the knob 8 of the cap 7. Therefore, the elongated hole 15 is formed in a rectangular shape having a size substantially corresponding to the knob 8 of the cap 7, and the tip of the knob 8 can be inserted into the elongated hole 15. FIG.
13 and FIG. 13, reference numeral 16 denotes a fuel tank (not shown) via the fuel inlet 5 and the inlet pipe 4.
This is an injection gun that injects fuel into the gun.

When fuel is injected into an automobile having such a fuel lid structure, first, an operator opens the fuel lid 6 fully, and then puts the cap 7 through the fuel inlet 5.
Remove. Then, with the fuel lid 6 in the open state, the cap 7 is erected so that the knob 8 is disposed on the lower side, and the knob 8 is moved from above to the flange 1.
4 into the long hole 15. Then, the knob 8 of the cap 7 is engaged with the elongated hole 15, and the cap 7 is vertically positioned on the rear surface side of the fuel lid 6 by the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and the upper flange 14 of the reinforcing plate 11. It is held (see FIG. 15). Thereafter, the operator holds the injection gun 16 and inserts the tip of the injection gun 16 into the fuel injection port 5 to inject a predetermined amount of fuel into a fuel tank (not shown) (see FIGS. 12 and 13). After the fuel injection, the cap 7 is taken out from the long hole 15, the screw portion 9 is tightened and fixed to the fuel injection port 5, and the fuel lid 6 is turned toward the vehicle body 2 and closed. Become.

[0007]

According to the above prior art, after the cap 7 is removed from the fuel inlet 5, the slot 15 is removed.
In order to insert the knob portion 8 into the hole, it is necessary to release the hand from the knob portion 8, so that the cap 7 has to be held once and changed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to provide a fuel lid structure which can be disposed in a long hole without changing a cap.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a head and a shaft, and has a knob on the head side.
That mounted for opening and closing a fuel lid for covering the outside of the fuel inlet is closed to the vehicle body by the cap, the fuel lid constituted by the lid body and the reinforcing plate,
A flange is formed on the periphery of the lid body toward the back side, and a flange portion extending horizontally toward the back side is provided on the upper edge of the reinforcing plate. thereby longer than the flange portion, the flange portion of the reinforcing plate, and the shaft portion of the cap sideways to form a <br/> slots having a width that can be supported by inserting the head of the cap, the length Align the edge of the hole on the fuel lid side
A circle along the curved surface shape of at least the lower surface of the cap body
The elongated hole formed in an arc shape and near the tip side of the flange portion.
Angle of the edge of the flange downward and from the tip of the flange
Forming a wall bent at an obtuse angle , inserting the cap removed from the fuel inlet when the fuel lid is opened, and inserting the cap head from the side into the long hole formed in the flange, Is to be kept. Further, according to the present invention, a fuel lid that covers the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap having a knob on a head side is attached to a vehicle body side so as to be openable and closable, and the fuel lid is attached to a lid body, a reinforcing plate and And a flange is formed on the peripheral edge of the lid body toward the rear surface side, and a flange portion extending horizontally toward the rear surface side is provided on the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate, and the flange portion is provided. A long hole formed to be longer than a flange of the lid main body, and having a width capable of inserting and supporting a head of the cap with a shaft of the cap turned sideways in a flange portion of the reinforcing plate; The edge of the fuel lid side is formed in an arc shape following the curved surface shape of at least the lower surface of the cap body, and the edge of the long hole located at the tip end side of the flange portion
A step is provided on the upper side from the to the side edge to form a wall
Then, when the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted from the side surface of the cap head into a long hole formed in the flange portion to hold the cap.

[0010]

In the fuel lid structure according to the present invention, a long hole is formed in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate so that the side of the cap body can be inserted and supported by turning the axis of the cap sideways, so that the knob portion of the cap is held. The cap body can be inserted into the long hole.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same parts as those in FIGS.

FIGS. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of a fuel lid structure according to the present invention applied to a fuel inlet of an automobile. 1 to 7, reference numeral 1 denotes an inlet box mounted in a mounting hole 3 formed in a side surface of a vehicle body 2 of an automobile. On the bottom surface of the inlet box 1, one opening end of an inlet pipe 4 connected to a fuel tank (not shown) is opened to form a fuel inlet 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a fuel lid for closing an open end of the inlet box 1, and the fuel lid 6 is provided so as to be openable and closable via a hinge mechanism mounted inside the inlet box 1.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a cap attached to the fuel inlet 5. The cap 7 has a disk-shaped head 7 a provided with a knob 8 and a shaft 7 b formed with a screw portion 9 to be fastened to the fuel inlet 5. It is composed of

On the other hand, the fuel lid 6 includes a lid body 10 and a reinforcing plate 11 for reinforcing the lid body 10. The fuel lid 6 is rotatably attached to the inlet box 1 via a hinge member 12 provided between the back surface of the lid body 10 and the inner surface of the inlet box 1. A flange 13 extending at a predetermined width toward the back surface 10a is provided on a peripheral portion of the lid body 10.

An upper edge of the reinforcing plate 11 has a back surface 11
There is provided a flange portion 17 extending at a right angle toward the side a. The flange portion 17 is provided on the lid body 1
It is formed so as to protrude by a certain width from the zero flange 13. A long hole 18 having a width H and a length L, into which the head 7a of the cap 7 can be inserted from the side with the axis X of the cap 7 in the horizontal direction, is formed in the flange portion 17 with the fuel lid 6 closed. And is formed along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the edge 18a of the long hole 18 on the fuel lid 6 side is formed in an arc shape that conforms to the curved surface shape of at least the lower surface of the cap body. A wall 19 is formed by providing a step on the upper side from the edge 18b of the long hole 18 located on the distal end side of the flange 17 to the side edge 18c. Since the side edge 18c of the elongated hole 18 is also formed on the slope along the side surface shape of the head 7a of the cap 7, the head 7
a can be held by the edge 18 a, the side edge 18 c, and the wall 19 of the long hole 18. The wall 19 may be continuous as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, or may be intermittent as shown in FIG.

A case in which fuel is injected into a vehicle having a fuel lid structure having the above configuration will be described. The fuel lid 6 is fully opened, and the cap 7 is removed from the fuel inlet 5 by holding the knob 8. Then, with the fuel lid 6 in the open state, while holding the knob 8 of the cap 7, the head 7a of the cap 7 is
Is inserted into the long hole 18. At this time, the edge 1 of the long hole 18
8a is along the curved shape on the lower surface side of the head 7a of the cap 7, and the side edge 18c of the long hole 18 is also
a of the cap 7 because the wall portion 19 is formed on the slope along the side surface shape of a, and the wall portion 19 protrudes upward along the edge portion 18b and the side edge portion 18c of the long hole 18. Part 7a
Is reliably held by the edge 18a, the side edge 18c, and the wall 19 of the long hole 18. Since the shaft portion 7b of the cap 7 is held by the flange 13 of the lid body 10, it is sufficient to hold the head 7a of the cap 7 in the long hole 18 and insert it. Thereafter, the operator holds the injection gun 16 and inserts the tip of the injection gun 16 into the fuel injection port 5 to inject a predetermined amount of fuel into a fuel tank (not shown). After the fuel injection, the cap 7 is taken out from the long hole 18, the screw portion 9 is tightened and fixed to the fuel injection port 5, and the fuel lid 6 is turned toward the vehicle body 2 and closed. Become.

According to the above embodiment, the edge 18 of the long hole 18
a is along the curved surface shape on the lower surface side of the head 7a of the cap 7, and the side edge 18c of the long hole 18 is also the head 7a of the cap 7.
And the wall 19 is projected upward along the edge 18b of the long hole 18 and the side edge 18c. 7a
Can be reliably held by the edge 18a, the side edge 18c, and the wall 19 of the long hole 18. Also, cap 7
Since there are many places where the head 7a is supported, the stability of the cap 7 is good.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention in which the same parts as those in FIGS. 4 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. A notch 20 is formed on both sides of the portion 18a, and a wall 21 is formed by bending an edge 18b of the long hole 18 downward at a predetermined angle. The angle of the wall portion 21 is set such that the angle θ from the front end side of the flange portion 17 when viewed from the side is an obtuse angle.

Also in this embodiment, the head 7 of the cap 7
a into the long hole 18, both sides of the head 7 a of the cap 7 can be held by the edge 18 a and the wall 21 of the long hole 18, and the head 7 a of the cap 7 can be held.
The cap 7 can be held more reliably by engaging the edge 22 of the notch 20 with the notch 20.

[0020]

As described above, according to the fuel lid structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

A fuel lid for covering the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate. While forming a flange toward the side, the upper edge of the reinforcing plate is provided with a flange portion extending horizontally toward the back surface, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body. An elongated hole is formed in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate to support the cap by inserting the cap head sideways, and the cap removed from the fuel inlet when the fuel lid is opened is attached to the flange portion. Insert the cap head from the side into the formed long hole to hold the cap, so replace the cap Ku can be placed cap as it elongated hole. Since the position of the center of gravity of the cap can be held, the cap can be stably held.

A fuel lid, which covers the outside of a fuel inlet closed by a cap, is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate. While forming a flange toward the side, the upper edge of the reinforcing plate is provided with a flange portion extending horizontally toward the back surface, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body. A long hole is formed in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate to support the cap by inserting the cap head sideways, and the edge of the long hole follows the curved surface shape of at least the lower surface of the cap body. When the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted into the elongated hole formed in the flange portion, and the cap head is formed in an arc shape. The since to hold the cap is inserted from the side, it can be reliably held without rattling cap long hole.

A fuel lid for covering the outside of a fuel inlet closed by a cap is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate. While forming a flange toward the side, the upper edge of the reinforcing plate is provided with a flange portion extending horizontally toward the back surface, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body. An elongated hole is formed in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate so that the cap can be inserted horizontally and the cap head can be inserted and supported, and an upper or lower edge of the elongated hole near the distal end of the flange portion can be formed. When the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted into the elongated hole formed in the flange portion, and the cap is removed. Since part was to hold the cap is inserted from the side, it is possible to support the upper surface of the cap by a wall, it is possible to prevent the wobble when the cap insert.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fuel lid structure according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same portion as the line AA in FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of a fuel lid of the present invention.

3 is a sectional view conceptually showing the vicinity of a fuel lid according to the present invention, taken along the line BB in FIG. 10;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a flange portion of the long hole portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a flange portion of the long hole portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a modification of the cap holding portion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a fuel lid structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a vehicle body side view showing a fuel lid of the automobile.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a state where a conventional fuel lid is opened.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of a conventional fuel lid.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of a conventional fuel lid.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a conventional fuel lid viewed from the back side.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fuel inlet box 2 Automobile body 3 Mounting hole 5 Fuel inlet 6 Fuel lid 7 Cap 8 Knob 10 Lid body 11 Reinforcement plate 12 Hinge member 13 Flange 16 Injection gun 17 Flange 18 Long hole 19 Wall 20 Notch 21 Wall Part 22 Edge

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A head having a head and a shaft, and a knob on the head side.
A fuel lid that covers the outside of the fuel inlet that is closed by the cap that is closed is mounted on the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and a flange is formed on the periphery of the lid body toward the back side. At the same time, a flange portion is provided on the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate so as to extend in the horizontal direction toward the rear surface side, the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body, and the flange portion of the reinforcing plate is provided. A long hole having a width capable of inserting and supporting the head of the cap with the shaft portion of the cap turned sideways is formed, and the edge of the long hole on the fuel lid side is formed in the cap body.
Formed in an arc shape at least along the curved surface shape of the lower surface,
The edge of the slot close to the tip of the flange
And the angle from the front end of the flange is obtuse.
When the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted into the elongated hole formed in the flange portion, and the cap head is inserted from the side to hold the cap. Fuel lid structure characterized by the following. 2. A head and a shaft, and a knob on the head.
A fuel lid that covers the outside of the fuel inlet that is closed by the cap that is closed is mounted on the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and a flange is formed on the periphery of the lid body toward the back side. At the same time, a flange portion is provided on the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate so as to extend in the horizontal direction toward the rear surface side, the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body, and the flange portion of the reinforcing plate is provided. A long hole having a width capable of inserting and supporting the head of the cap with the shaft portion of the cap sideways, and forming an edge of the long hole on the fuel lid side along the curved surface shape of at least the lower surface of the cap body. From the edge of the elongated hole located at the tip side of the flange portion to the side edge.
A step portion is provided on the upper side over the portion to form a wall portion, and when the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted into a long hole formed in the flange portion, and the cap head is inserted from the side. A fuel lid structure characterized by holding a cap by pressing.