JP4563169B2 - Lid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid that closes an opening formed in a bumper or the like of a vehicle.

  Tow hooks are indispensable for vehicles, and in particular for passenger cars, the tow hooks are made invisible by bumpers in order to improve the appearance from the viewpoint of design. For this reason, an opening is provided in a portion of the bumper facing the position of the traction hook provided on the body panel side, and a traction wire or the like can be hooked on the traction hook through the opening. The opening is normally closed by a tow hook cover.

  In Patent Document 1, the tow hook cover can be opened and closed without being removed from the bumper, and can be temporarily fixed to the bumper so that it can be painted integrally with the bumper while being temporarily fixed to the bumper.

  Specifically, an insertion hole is formed in a flange projecting inward from the opposing edge of the opening of the tow hook. On the other hand, a support piece that is inserted into the insertion hole is provided on one side of the tow hook cover, and an engagement piece that is inserted into the insertion hole and has a locking claw and a temporary locking claw is provided on the other side.

  Then, in a state where the support piece is inserted into the insertion hole, either the locking claw or the temporary fixing claw is locked to the insertion hole, so that the surface of the tow hook cover and the surface of the bumper are flush with each other. It can be in a state (so-called permanent stop) or in a state where the surface of the tow hook cover is floated from the surface of the bumper (so-called temporary stop).

However, in this conventional structure of attaching the tow hook cover, when the tow hook cover is removed and then attached again, the tow hook cover is attached in a state where the tow hook cover is lifted from the opening (the temporary fixing claw and the insertion hole are engaged). There is a risk that.
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  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a lid that can be temporarily fixed or permanently fixed.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is provided in a lid that closes an opening formed on a painted surface of a vehicle, a lid that covers the opening, and the lid. A first engaging portion that engages with a peripheral edge portion of the opening portion in a state where the upper surface of the lid portion and the coating surface are substantially flush with each other, and the upper surface of the lid portion from the coating surface. The second engaging portion engages with the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion at a predetermined interval, and the second engaging portion engages with the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion when the first engaging portion engages with the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion. An engagement portion, wherein the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are provided on a leg piece extending from the lid portion, and the second engagement portion is located on the leg rather than the first engagement portion. located on the distal end side of the piece, wherein the first engagement portion between the second engaging portion, the cutting portion of the deformed thin-walled to be deformable portion or cutting of thin is provided, the deformable portion is folded Bent or being cut the cutting part, the first engaging portion, characterized in that the engagement with the periphery of the opening.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the lid body is provided with a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion that engage with the peripheral edge portion of the opening of the vehicle, and the first engagement portion is provided on the lid portion. The upper surface and the painted surface are engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening in a substantially flush state (finally stopped state).

On the other hand, the upper surface of the lid is engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening at a predetermined interval from the coating surface (temporarily fixed state), and the first engaging part is engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening. When mating, it is not in a position to engage with the peripheral edge of the opening .

That is, when the first engaging portion is engaged with the peripheral portion of the opening (finally fixed), the second engaging portion is not accidentally engaged with the peripheral portion of the opening , and the lid is permanently fixed. There is no fear that the lid will be accidentally fixed temporarily.

  In addition, with the second engaging portion engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening, the upper surface of the lid portion is at a predetermined distance from the coating surface, that is, the lid body is lifted from the coating surface. By painting the lid and the vehicle in this state, it is possible to paint cleanly up to a portion corresponding to the gap between the lid and the opening with the lid secured to the opening. Further, by painting the bumper and the lid together, it is possible to eliminate the difference in color tone between the bumper and the lid.

Furthermore , by providing the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion on the leg piece extending from the lid portion, the lid is compared with the case where the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are provided separately. The shape of the body can be simplified, and the lid can be easily formed.

Further, a deformed thin deformed part or a thin cut part to be cut is provided between the first engaging part and the second engaging part, and the first engaging part is engaged with the peripheral part of the opening ( When the deformable portion is bent or the cut portion is cut, the second engaging portion can be brought into a position that does not engage with the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion. is there.

  This means that after the painting is finished, the lid body is temporarily removed, and the second engaging portion is deformed or cut, so that the lid body is accidentally attached in a temporarily fixed state when the lid body is attached again. Can be prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the lid according to the first aspect, when the peripheral portion of the opening and the second engaging portion are engaged, the peripheral portion of the opening contacts the peripheral portion of the opening. A restricting portion that restricts movement to the first engaging portion is provided between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a restricting portion is provided between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the peripheral edge portion of the opening and the second engaging portion are engaged (temporarily fixed). Since the restricting portion hits the peripheral edge of the opening, the lid body is restricted from moving to the back of the opening. For this reason, the first engaging portion located behind the second engaging portion (base side of the leg piece) is not erroneously engaged (permanently stopped) with the peripheral portion of the opening.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the lid according to the second aspect, the restricting portion is formed on the movement locus of the first engaging portion by bending the deforming portion or cutting the cutting portion. It is characterized by evacuating.
In the invention according to claim 3, when the deforming portion provided between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is bent or the cutting portion is cut, the regulating portion is the first engaging portion. By retracting from the movement locus, it is possible to prevent the lid body from being erroneously attached in a temporarily secured state when the lid body is permanently secured.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the lid according to any one of the first to third aspects, the lid is in a state where the second engaging portion is engaged with a peripheral portion of the opening. It is characterized by being spaced apart from the coating surface by the same distance over the entire outer periphery of the part.

In the invention according to claim 4 , in the state in which the second engagement portion is engaged with the peripheral portion of the opening (temporarily fixed), the separation distance from the coating surface over the entire outer periphery of the lid portion By making the same, the coating surface around the opening is prevented from becoming a shadow of the lid and causing uneven coating.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the lid according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the opening is formed in a bumper or a roof carrier bracket and is a hole for access to the outside of the vehicle. Features.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, in the first and fifth aspects of the invention, when the first engaging portion is engaged with the peripheral portion of the opening, the second engaging portion is mistakenly set to the peripheral portion of the opening. There is no danger of the lid being accidentally temporarily fixed with the intention of having permanently attached the lid. In addition, with the second engaging portion engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening, the upper surface of the lid portion is at a predetermined distance from the coating surface, that is, the lid body is lifted from the coating surface. By painting the lid and the vehicle in this state, it is possible to paint cleanly up to a portion corresponding to the gap between the lid and the opening with the lid secured to the opening. Further, by painting the bumper and the lid together, it is possible to eliminate the difference in color tone between the bumper and the lid.

Furthermore , compared to the case where the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are provided separately, the shape of the lid can be simplified, and the lid can be easily formed.

When the first engaging portion is engaged with the peripheral portion of the opening (the main fixing of the lid), the deforming portion is bent or the cutting portion is cut, so that the second engaging portion is turned to the peripheral portion of the opening. Therefore, the operation is easy. Moreover, after finishing the coating, the lid body is once removed, and the second engaging portion is deformed or cut to prevent the lid body from being accidentally attached in a temporarily fixed state when the lid body is attached again. be able to.

In the second aspect of the present invention, the first engaging portion located in the back of the second engaging portion (the base side of the leg piece) is not erroneously engaged with the peripheral portion of the opening portion (final stop). Can be.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the lid is permanently fixed, it can be prevented that the lid is erroneously attached in a temporarily fixed state.

In the invention according to the fourth aspect, it is possible to prevent the coating surface around the opening from becoming a shadow of the lid and causing uneven coating .

  Hereinafter, a lid according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a tow hook (not shown) is provided on the body panel of the vehicle so that it cannot be seen by the bumper 10. An opening 12 is provided at the position facing the hook of the bumper 10 for external access, and a pulling wire or the like can be hooked on the hook through the opening 12. And this opening part 12 is normally obstruct | occluded by the hole cover 14 as a cover body.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening portion 12 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and the flange 16 projects from the peripheral portion on the inner surface side of the bumper 10 over substantially the entire periphery of the opening portion 12.

  A pair of cutout portions 18 (only one cutout portion 18 is shown for convenience) is cut out at positions facing each other on the flange 16, and the amount of overhang is smaller than the other portion of the flange 16. . Further, a locking portion 20 that protrudes larger than the other portion of the flange 16 is provided in the vicinity of one of the cutout portions 18, and a locking hole 22 passes through the center portion.

  Next, the hole cover 14 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hole cover 14 includes a disk-shaped lid portion 24, has an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the opening 12, and can be fitted into the opening 12. . On the outer edge side of the lower surface of the lid portion 24, a pair of leg pieces 26 and 28 facing each other hang from the lower surface of the lid portion 24. The leg pieces 26 and 28 are inserted into the notch 18 of the opening 12.

  A rib 30 slightly lower than the thickness of the lid portion 24 hangs from the outer edge portion of the lower surface of the lid portion 24 to the leg piece 28 from the leg piece 26 side. The leg pieces 28 and the ribs 30 are integrated to enhance the strength of the leg pieces 28 and improve the rigidity of the lid portion 24 to prevent deformation.

  On the other hand, the leg pieces 26 and the ribs 30 are divided, and between the leg pieces 26 and the ribs 30, locking rods 32 that are longer than the leg pieces 26 hang down. An arrow-like anchor part 34 is formed at the tip of the locking bar 32 and can be elastically deformed. The anchor portion 34 can be locked in the locking hole 22 of the locking portion 20 formed at the peripheral edge of the opening 12.

  When the anchor portion 34 is inserted into the locking hole 22, the anchor portion 34 is elastically deformed, inserted into the locking hole 22 with the diameter reduced, and the anchor portion 34 is restored when passing through the locking hole 22. Then, it is locked to the peripheral edge of the locking hole 22.

  Further, the claw portions 36, 38, and 40 protrude in order from the distal end portions of the leg pieces 26 and 28, respectively, and the positions of the claw portions 36, 38, and 40 are between the leg pieces 26 and the leg pieces 28, respectively. The position from the lower surface of the cover part 24 is equal.

  Between the claw portion 36 and the claw portion 38, the regulation protrusion 42 protrudes from both end portions in the width direction of the leg piece 26. The separation distance between the end faces of the restricting protrusions 42 is larger than the width dimension of the notch 18 of the opening 12 and cannot be inserted through the notch 18 (see FIG. 4).

  Further, the space between the claw portion 36 and the claw portion 38 is set to be approximately the thickness of the flange 16 of the opening portion 12, and as shown in FIG. 3A, the leg piece is inserted into the notch portion 18 of the flange 16. When 26 and 28 are inserted, the claw part 40 or between the claw part 38 and the claw part 36 is locked to the flange 16, and the leg pieces 26 and 28 can be locked to the flange 16.

  In this way, when the leg pieces 26 and 28 are locked to the flange 16 between the claw portion 38 and the claw portion 36, the upper surface of the lid portion 24 of the hole cover 14 is predetermined from the painted surface (upper surface) of the bumper 10. The hole cover 14 is attached to the bumper 10 in a state where the interval is kept (so-called temporarily fixed state).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a thin deformed portion 44 is provided between the claw portion 38 and the claw portion 40 and can be bent. In order to insert the claw portion 40 into the notch portion 18, it is necessary to move the leg pieces 26 and 28 further beyond the opening 12 beyond the restricting protrusion 42.

  For this reason, the nail | claw part 40 is inserted into the notch part 18 only by bending the deformation | transformation part 44 with the nail | claw part 38 and the nail | claw part 40 facing inward, and retracting | regulating the control protrusion 42 from the movement locus | trajectory of the nail | claw part 40 Can be made.

  3B, the leg pieces 26 and 28 can be locked to the flange 16 by the claw portion 40. In this state, the upper surface of the lid portion 24 of the hole cover 14 and the bumper 10 The paint cover becomes substantially flush with the painted surface, and the hole cover 14 is attached to the bumper 10 (a so-called full stop state).

  Next, the lid mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The anchor portion 34 of the locking rod 32 of the hole cover 14 shown in FIG. 2 is inserted into the locking hole 22 of the locking portion 20 provided in the flange 16 of the opening 12 to be locked. As a result, the hole cover 14 is integrated with the bumper 10 via the anchor portion 34, and the hole cover 14 itself is not detached from the bumper 10 even if the hole cover 14 is removed from the opening 12 as shown in FIG. ing.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the leg pieces 26 and 28 are inserted into the notches 18 of the opening 12, the restricting projections 42 of the leg pieces 26 and 28 are formed as shown in FIG. The leg pieces 26 and 28 are restricted from moving in contact with the peripheral edge of the notch 18. In this state, the leg pieces 26 and 28 are locked to the flange 16 between the claw portion 36 and the claw portion 38 (temporarily fixed).

  In such a temporarily fixed state, the hole cover 14 is attached to the bumper 10 with the upper surface of the lid portion 24 spaced from the painted surface of the bumper 10 by a predetermined distance (for example, about 5 to 15 mm). Will float from the bumper 10.

  In this state, after the hole cover 14 and the bumper 10 are painted, the hole cover 14 is once removed from the bumper 10, and the deformed portions 44 are bent with the claws 36 and 38 facing inward to deform the leg pieces 26 and 28. . As a result, the restricting protrusion 42 is retracted from the movement locus of the claw portion 40.

  For this reason, when the hole cover 14 is attached to the bumper 10 again, when the leg pieces 26 and 28 are inserted into the notches 18 of the flange 16, as shown in FIG. 3B, the claw portions 40 of the leg pieces 26 and 28. Is locked to the flange 16, and the leg pieces 26, 28 are locked to the flange 16 by the claw portion 40 (full stop). In this state, the upper surface of the lid portion 24 of the hole cover 14 and the painted surface of the bumper 10 are substantially flush.

  Next, the operation of the lid according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 4, the hole cover 14 is temporarily fixed to the bumper 10 (see FIGS. 3A and 4) or fully fixed (FIG. 3B). Can be attached). When the hole cover 14 is temporarily fixed, the hole cover 14 is attached to the bumper 10 with the upper surface of the lid portion 24 of the hole cover 14 spaced from the painted surface of the bumper 10 by a predetermined distance. 10 is floating.

  In this state, the hole cover 14 and the bumper 10 are painted, so that the hole cover 14 is securely fixed to the bumper 10 and the area corresponding to the gap portion between the hole cover 14 and the bumper 10 can be painted cleanly. it can. Further, by painting the bumper 10 and the hole cover 14 together, the difference in color tone between the bumper 10 and the hole cover 14 can be eliminated.

  Here, between the claw portions 36 and the claw portions 38 of the leg pieces 26 and 28, the restricting projections 42 protrude from both end portions in the width direction of the leg pieces 26 and 28, and the separation distance between the end surfaces of the restricting projections 42 is set. When the leg pieces 26 and 28 are inserted into the notch 18 of the opening 12 by making the width of the notch 18 of the opening 12 larger than the width of the notch 18 so that the notch 18 cannot be inserted. Then, the restricting protrusions 42 of the leg pieces 26 and 28 come into contact with the peripheral edge portion of the notch 18, and the leg piece 26 is restricted from moving.

  For this reason, when the hole cover 14 is temporarily fixed, the claw portion 40 positioned on the base side of the leg pieces 26 and 28 is not erroneously engaged with the flange 16 of the opening portion 12 (main fixing).

  Also, the leg pieces 26, 28 are provided with a deforming portion 44, the claw portions 36, 38 are directed inward, the deforming portion 44 is bent, and the leg pieces 26, 28 are deformed, so that the restricting projection 42 is formed on the claw portion 40. It can be retreated from the movement locus. For this reason, when attaching the hole cover 14 to the bumper 10 again, it can be prevented that the hole cover 14 is erroneously attached in a temporarily fixed state.

  As described above, when the hole cover 14 is attached to the bumper 10, temporary fixing or permanent fixing can be performed without mistake.

  Further, in the present invention, the claw portion 38 and the claw portion 40 are simply bent by bending the leg pieces 26 and 28 so that the claw portion 38 and the claw portion 40 are inward by deforming the deformation portion 44. Therefore, the operation is easy.

  Here, the deformed portions 44 are provided on the leg pieces 26 and 28, but instead of the deformable portions 44, a cutting portion is provided so that the leg pieces 26 and 28 are cut when the leg pieces 26 and 28 are bent. Anyway.

  In the present invention, the claw portions 36, 38 and the claw portion 40 are provided separately by providing the leg pieces 26, 28 with the claw portions 36, 38 for temporary fixing and the claw portion 40 for permanent fixing. As compared with the above, the shape of the hole cover 14 can be simplified, and the hole cover 14 can be easily formed.

  Furthermore, the positions of the claw portions 36, 38, 40 provided on the leg pieces 26, 28 are the same from the bottom surface of the lid portion 24 between the leg piece 26 and the leg piece 28, and the hole cover 14 is temporarily fixed. In the state, the separation distance from the painted surface of the bumper 10 is the same over the entire outer periphery of the hole cover 14. As a result, the coating surface around the opening 12 does not become a shadow of the hole cover 14 and coating unevenness does not occur.

  In addition, this form is an Example to the last, and it cannot be overemphasized that it can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the main point of this invention.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the hole cover 14 for closing the opening 12 formed in the bumper 10 for accessing the tow hook from the outside has been described, but the opening formed on the painted surface of the vehicle is closed. However, the cover is not limited to this as long as it is a cover.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 5, a roof carrier bracket 46 for attaching a ski carrier or the like is attached to a roof panel 48, and is applied to a hole cover 52 that closes an opening 50 formed in the roof panel 48. Also good.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the cover body concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the attachment structure of the cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment structure of the cover body which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (A) shows the state of the temporary stop of a cover body, (B) has shown the state of the final stop of a cover body. It is a perspective view which shows the state of the temporary fix | stop of the cover body concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the cover body which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

12 Opening part 14 Hole cover 24 Lid part 26 Leg piece 28 Leg piece 36 Claw part (2nd engaging part)
38 Claw part (second engaging part)
40 Claw part (first engaging part)
42 Restriction protrusion (regulation part)
44 Deformation part 50 Opening part 52 Hole cover

Claims (5)

In the lid that closes the opening formed on the painted surface of the vehicle,
A lid that covers the opening;
A first engagement portion that is provided on the lid portion and engages with a peripheral edge portion of the opening portion in a state where the upper surface of the lid portion and the coating surface are substantially flush with each other;
When the upper surface of the lid is provided on the lid, and the upper surface of the lid is engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening at a predetermined interval from the coating surface, and the first engaging portion is engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening A second engaging portion not in a position to engage with the peripheral edge of the opening,
With
The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are provided on a leg piece extending from the lid portion, and the second engagement portion is located on a distal end side of the leg piece with respect to the first engagement portion;
Between the first engaging part and the second engaging part, a deformed thin deformed part or a thin cut part to be cut is provided, the deformed part is bent or the cut part is cut, The lid body, wherein the first engaging portion engages with a peripheral edge portion of the opening.   When the peripheral portion of the opening and the second engaging portion are engaged, a restricting portion that contacts the peripheral portion of the opening and restricts the movement of the lid toward the opening is provided on the first engaging portion and the first The lid according to claim 1, wherein the lid is provided between the two engaging portions. 3. The lid according to claim 2, wherein the restricting portion is retracted from a movement locus of the first engaging portion when the deforming portion is bent or the cutting portion is cut.   In a state where the second engaging portion is engaged with the peripheral edge portion of the opening, the outer peripheral edge of the lid body is spaced apart from the coating surface by the same distance. Item 4. The lid according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   The lid according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the opening is a hole formed in a bumper or a roof carrier bracket for access to the outside of the vehicle.

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