JP5545156B2 - Charging port cover - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention closes the opening formed between the open / closed body and the vehicle body when charging with a charging gun attached to the charging port with the open / close body opened to the vehicle body. The present invention relates to a cover for a charging port.

  Conventionally, for example, when charging a battery mounted on an electric vehicle, a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to an opening of a vehicle body including a charging port for mounting a charging gun is provided, and the lid is opened, A charging gun is attached to the charging port to perform charging.

JP-A-11-318044

  By the way, at the time of charging, the lid is opened with respect to the opening of the vehicle body, and the charging gun attached to the charging port is exposed to the outside through the opened opening. For this reason, there is a risk of being tampered with from a charging gun or the like from the outside, particularly when charging for a long time. In order to cope with this, it is conceivable to cover the open part between the lid in the open state and the vehicle body with a cover.

  However, since the cover that covers the above-described opening portion needs to be removed from the vehicle body and stored separately when charging is completed, it is required to make the outer shape of the storage state more compact.

  Therefore, the present invention has a more compact outer shape when the cover body is housed when the opening portion of the vehicle body including the charging port is covered with the cover body. The purpose is to be.

  In the present invention, the cover body can be attached to and detached from the open portion formed between the open / closed body and the vehicle body, and bends from both ends of the front portion and the front portion and intersects the front portion. A pair of side surface portions extending rearward in the direction, and the pair of side surface portions are configured such that at least a part of the rear end side in the direction away from the front surface portion can be folded to the back surface side with respect to the front surface portion. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention, the pair of side surface portions formed by bending from both ends of the front surface portion can be folded at least on the rear side with respect to the front surface portion in the direction away from the front surface portion. Therefore, the charging port cover has a compact shape when stored.

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 equipped with a rechargeable battery is taken as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a so-called hybrid vehicle equipped with a battery similar to the above.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a bumper 1 is provided along the vehicle width direction at the front end of the vehicle, and a hood 3 that covers the motor room from above is provided on the rear side of the bumper 1. The bumper 1 and the hood 3 constitute a part of the vehicle body. A lid 7 serving as an opening / closing body that can be opened / 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 plan view, the length of the rear edge 9 is longer than the length of the front edge 11, and the side edges 13, 13 are directed inward in the vehicle width direction toward the front. It is formed along the diagonal.

  The lid-side hinge 5 includes a first hinge arm 5a, a second hinge arm 5b, and a link bracket 5c. The first hinge arm 5a has one end (lower end) rotatably supported on the vehicle body side and the other end (upper end) supported rotatably on the outer surface of the lower end of the link bracket 5c. On the other hand, one end (lower end) of the second hinge arm 5b is rotatably supported toward the vehicle body on the front side of the first hinge arm 5a, and the other end (upper end) is an inner surface slightly above the lower end of the link bracket 5c. Is rotatably supported.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a charging port 15 is provided 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 as an opening formed at the upper end of the vehicle width direction central portion of the bumper 1. Further, in the back of the charging port opening 17, a quick charging port 19 is arranged on the right side (left side) of the vehicle, and a normal charging port 21 is arranged on the left side (right side of the vehicle). In FIG. 1, a state where the charging gun 30 is inserted into the normal charging port 21 is shown. 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 brackets 23, 23 having L-shaped cross sections are attached to the back surface of the lid 7, and rail members 25, 25 to be described later are attached to the outer sides of the brackets 23, 23 in the vehicle width direction. Specifically, a part 23 a of the bracket 23 having an L-shaped cross section is bent in a convex shape to form a gap between the rear surface of the lid 7. By inserting a gap sealing member 27 (described later) into this gap, the gap sealing member 27 is held by the lid 7.

  Further, a lid-side striker 29 that protrudes downward (on the back side of the lid 7) is provided at the center of the front end of the lid 7 in the vehicle width direction, and the bottom surface 31 of the charging port opening 17 includes A striker insertion opening 33 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the front end of the vehicle width direction center. 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. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a charging port cover 35 can be attached to the back side of the lid 7 in the opened state, and the state in which the lid 7 is closed together with the charging port cover 35 in this attached state is shown in FIG. FIG. 3 and 4, in the charging port opening 17, both sides in the vehicle width direction facing the axial direction (vehicle width direction) of the lid side hinge 5 (see FIG. 1), and the lid side hinge 5 (front of the vehicle) is covered with a charging port cover 35.

  The portion covered by the charging port cover 35 is an open portion 36 (see FIG. 5) formed between the lid 7 in the open state (open state between fully open and fully closed) and the vehicle body (bumper 1 and hood 3). 11), and the charging port cover 35 includes a cover body that closes the opening 36.

  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 hood front end 3 a, but the gap provided in the lid 7 is sealed. The member 27 prevents a hand or a tool from being inserted into the charging port opening 17 through the gap.

  FIG. 2 shows a state where the lid 7 with the charging port cover 35 attached is fully opened. As shown in FIG. 3, the charging port cover with the charging port cover 35 attached to the lid 7 is shown. When the cover side striker 51 of 35 is engaged with the vehicle body side locking device 34, the lid 7 is in a state located 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 plan view, and includes a front surface portion 37 disposed on the front side in a state of being mounted on the vehicle, and the front surface portion 37. Bending portions 39, 39 bent rearward from both left and right ends, and a pair of left and right side portions configured separately from the bending portions 39, 39 and extending rearward from the rear end of the bending portion 39 in the protruding direction of the bending portion 39 41, 41. The front surface portion 37, the bent portions 39, 39 and the side surface portions 41, 41 constitute a cover body.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rear end of the bent portion 39 of the charging port cover 35 is a divided portion 53 as a bent portion where the side surface portion 41 is bent inward with respect to the bent portion 39.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a part of the bent portions 39, 39 on the side surface 41, 41 side is opened in a state where the side surface portions 41, 41 are opened without being folded with respect to the front surface portion 37. 41 is located on the same straight line. For this reason, a part of the side portions 41, 41 side of the bent portions 39, 39 constitutes a side portion together with the side portions 41, 41. In the side surface portions (part of the bent portions 39, 39 and the side surface portions 41, 41) located on the same plane, the above-described divided portion 53 has a bent portion 40 between the front surface portion 37 and the bent portions 39, 39. , 40 are located in the vicinity of the side portions 41, 41 side.

  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 lock mechanism 45 is formed. A 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 provided on the rear surface on the right side of the vehicle. That is, the charging cable cutout 43 and the lock release lever 47 are located on the opposite sides of the lock mechanism 45 therebetween. 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. .

  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. Further, 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 to prevent a hand, a tool, or the like from entering through a gap formed at the left and right corners of the lid trailing edge 9. Further, the inner end portion of the shielding portion 55 is an engaging portion 59 that can be inserted into and engaged with the groove 57 of the rail member 25 (see FIG. 1) attached to the lid 7. A locking projection 61 is formed. The shielding portion 55, the engaging portion 59, and the locking protrusion 61 are integrally formed on the side surface portion 41. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking protrusion 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 on the upper and lower portions of the charging port cover 35 over the front surface portion 37, the bent portion 39, and the side surface portion 41. A recess 75 is formed between the upper and lower two ridge lines 65 by being recessed with respect to the outer surface. 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 An outer surface is formed in a recess 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.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the top surface of the lock mechanism portion 45 formed on the back surface of the front surface portion 37 is a stopper as a flat stopper portion that abuts a contact portion 77 formed at the tip of the side surface portion 41. The surface 79 is used. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, in a state where the left and right side surface portions 41, 41 are completely closed so as to be folded on the back surface of the front surface portion 37, the contact surface 77 of the side surface portion 41 is The position of the side surface portion 41 in contact with the stopper surface 79 is closed.

  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 in the lock mechanism 45 of the charging port cover 35.

  That is, the cover-side striker 51 and the locking member 85 are integrated with each other via the wall portion 48 in the lock mechanism portion 45. The wall portion 48 is integrated with the back surface of the front surface portion 37.

  As shown in FIG. 8 to be described later, the front surface portion 37 and the bent portion 39 include an outer member A and an inner member B positioned on the back surface, and these members A and B are brought into contact with each other and fixed. The wall portion 48 described above is integrated with the inner member B. As shown in FIG. 6, the stopper surface 79 and both side edges of the stopper surface 79 are formed on the back surface of the front surface portion 37, that is, on both sides of the wall portion 48. A pair of left and right inclined surfaces 48b are provided so as to increase the distance from each other toward the general surface 48a of the positioned inner member B.

  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.

  Further, an arm portion 47a that projects toward the lock mechanism portion 45 is integrally provided on the lock mechanism portion 45 side of the lock release lever 47, and an unillustrated centering on the vertical direction is provided at the tip portion thereof. The rotation support shaft is rotatably supported on the above-described wall portion 48 of the lock mechanism portion 45. Further, the above-described 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 front end of the locking member pressing portion 47b can contact the side surface of the locking member 85 on the right side (left side in FIG. 10) in the vehicle width direction. That is, the lock release lever 47 that is integrally provided with the arm portion 47a and the locking member pressing portion 47b can be rotated about the rotation support shaft (not shown).

  The locking member 85 is housed in the hollow wall 48, and therefore the arm portion 47a penetrates one inclined surface 48b which is the side surface of the wall 48, and the locking member pressing portion 47b is inserted. The front end side including it is also located in the wall part 48.

  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 around the pin 87 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 FIGS. 10 and 11, the cover-side striker 51 includes a resin-made holding bracket 91 and a striker main 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 integrally with the holding bracket 91 around the rotation center 52 of the holding bracket 91 with respect to the wall portion 48 described above.

  The lower corner portion 95 of the striker body 93 on the front surface 37 side is bent toward the inner peripheral side to form an inclined portion 95a. The inclined portion 95a is used when the charging port cover 35 attached to the lid 7 is closed. The vehicle body is configured to abut against the opening end 97 on the vehicle body side.

  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 causes the holding bracket 91 to rotate forward (clockwise in FIG. 11). On the other hand, it is allowed to rotate backward. Therefore, the cover-side striker 51 rotates only backward as indicated by the arrow.

  That is, when the charging port cover 35 attached to the lid 7 is closed, the inclined surface 95a of the striker main body 93 comes into contact with the opening end 97 on the vehicle body side, so that the cover side striker 51 rotates in the arrow direction. The opening end 97 on the vehicle body side that becomes an obstacle can be avoided.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the gap sealing member 27 is formed of a plate-like resin having elasticity, and a main body portion 103 that is long in the horizontal direction and left and right sides that extend upward from the left and right ends of the main body portion 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. As described above, the gap sealing member 27 is held by fitting both end portions 105a of the locking portion 105 into the gap between the bracket 23 and the back surface of the lid 7 shown in FIG.

  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, so that the lid 7 is fully opened as shown in FIG. State. In this state, the charging gun 30 is attached to the normal charging port 21 to perform charging.

  FIG. 2 shows the charging port cover 35 in which the side surface portions 41 and 41 are opened with respect to the front surface portion 37 as shown in FIG. 5 with the charging gun 30 attached to the normal charging port 21. As shown in FIG. 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 holding 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 closing the charging port cover 35, the inclined portion 95 a 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.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11, the charging port cover 35 has an open portion 36 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. It will be in a state where it is 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.

  According to the charging port cover 35 of the present embodiment, the pair of side surface portions 41 and 41 formed by bending from both ends of the front surface portion 7 and the side portions 41 and 41 side portions of the bent portions 39 and 39 are provided. At least a part of the rear side in the direction in which the side surface portion is separated from the front surface portion 37 can be folded to the back surface side with respect to the front surface portion 37. For this reason, the charging port cover 35 has a compact shape when housed, and convenience is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the split portion 53 that is a folded portion when folded to the back side of the front surface portion 37 of the side surface portions 41, 41 is composed of the side surface portions 41, 41 and the bent portion 39. , 39 is located in the vicinity of the side surface 41, 41 side of the bent portion 40 between the side surface portion constituted by a part of the side surface portion 41, 41 side and the front surface portion 37.

  By configuring in this way, compared to the case where the divided portion is set in the bent portion 40, the bent portions 39, 39 are integrated with the front surface portion 37, so that the rigidity is increased, and the side portions 41, 41 are formed. This can contribute to improving the strength of the entire charging port cover 35 in the folded state.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the side surface portions 41, 41 are folded to the back surface side with respect to the front surface portion 37, the stopper surface 79 against which the contact portion 77 at the tip of the folded side surface portions 41, 41 contacts. Is provided on the front surface portion 37. Accordingly, in the state that can be folded and stored as shown in FIG. 9, the abutment surface 77 of the side surface portions 41, 41 abuts on the stopper surface 79 of the lock mechanism portion 45, thereby The position with respect to 37 is maintained (maintained), and the folded state (shape) can be stabilized.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the recessed part 75 is provided in these outer surfaces from the front part 37 to the bending parts 39 and 39 and the side parts 41 and 41. As shown in FIG. For this reason, in the opened state of FIG. 5, the length in the width direction can be shortened by the provision of the recess 75, and in the closed state of FIG. 9, the front surface portion 37 and the side surface portions 41, 41 are overlapped in the overlapping direction. The thickness can be reduced and the storage state can be made more compact.

1 Bumper (Body)
3 Hood (car body)
7 Lid (Opening and closing body)
17 Charging port opening (opening)
21 Normal Charging Port 30 Charging Gun 36 Opening Portion Formed Between Car Body 37 Front Portion of Cover for Charging Port (Cover Body)
39 Bent part of cover for charging port (side part, cover body)
40 Bent part between front part and side part 41 Side part of cover for charging port (cover body)
53 Dividing part (folding part) of cover for charging port
75 Front part, bent part and concave part provided on outer surface of side part 77 Contact part (tip of side part) formed at tip of side part
79 Front stopper surface (stopper)

Claims (4)

  When the battery mounted on the vehicle is charged with a charging gun attached to the charging port, the opening / closing body that can open and close the opening provided in the vehicle body including the charging port is opened. A cover body that closes an open portion formed between the vehicle body and the cover body is detachable from the open portion; the front surface portion is bent from both ends of the front surface portion; A pair of side portions extending rearward in a direction intersecting the portion, and the pair of side portions has at least a part of a rear end side in a direction away from the front portion on the back side with respect to the front portion. A cover for a charging port, which is configured to be foldable.   2. The fold portion when the side surface portion is folded to the back surface side of the front surface portion is positioned on the side surface portion side in the vicinity of a bent portion between the front surface portion and the side surface portion. Cover for charging port as described in 1.   3. The stopper according to claim 1, wherein when the side surface portion is folded to the back surface side with respect to the front surface portion, a stopper portion is provided on the front surface portion so that a tip of the folded side surface portion contacts. Cover for the charging port.   The charging port cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a concave portion is provided on an outer surface of the side surface portion.

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