JP6865496B2 - How to attach the cover for the charging port - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method of mounting the cover charging port.

As a conventional technique, when mounted on a vehicle, the lid is arranged on the front surface covering the front open portion of the lid, the side surface covering the side open portion of the lid, and the back surface of the front portion in the vehicle width direction center portion. A cover for a charging port provided with a wall-shaped locking mechanism portion is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The cover for the charging port has a cover-side striker protruding downward from the lock mechanism, and the cover-side striker has a holding bracket rotatably supported with respect to the lock mechanism and a striker attached to the holding bracket. It consists of the main body. When the charging port attached to the lid is closed, the striker body comes into contact with the opening end on the vehicle body side, so the holding bracket is configured to rotate rearward so that the striker body avoids the opening end. As a result, the charging port cover can be completely closed.

Patent No. 5530889

However, in the charging port cover described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to provide a holding bracket separately from the lock mechanism portion in order to make the cover side striker rotatable with respect to the lock mechanism portion, and this is the number of parts. Was a factor in the increase in

The present invention aims at providing a method of mounting the cover charging port capable of reducing the number of components.

The present invention is formed between the lid and the charging port portion in a state where a lid that can be opened and closed is open with respect to the charging port portion formed on the vehicle body for the purpose of solving the above problems. It is a method of attaching the charging port cover that is detachably attached so as to cover the open portion, and by pushing the charging port cover against the bottom surface of the charging port portion with the lid open. After the first step of fixing the charging port cover to the bottom surface of the charging port portion and the first step, the lid is closed and the lid is fixed to the charging port cover. Provided are a process and a method of attaching a cover for a charging port, which has.

The present invention can provide a method of mounting the cover charging port capable of reducing the number of components.

It is a perspective view which shows the charging port part provided in the vehicle body which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an external view which shows the state which the cover for a charging port is attached to a vehicle body. (A) is an external view when the charging port cover is viewed from the diagonally front side, and (b) is an external view when viewed from the diagonally rear side. It is a top view which shows the structure of the charge port cover, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a bottom view, and (d) is a right side view. .. It is an exploded perspective view of the cover for a charging port. It is an exploded perspective view of a lock mechanism. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the operation of the lock mechanism, (a) shows the locked state, and (b) shows the unlocked state. It is a figure explaining each process in the attachment method of a charge port cover, (a) shows the 1st process of attaching a charge port cover to a vehicle body, (b) closes a lid, and the lid and a charge port cover The second step of fixing is shown, and (c) shows the state where the attachment of the charging port cover is completed. It is a figure explaining the operation when the cover for a charging port is removed from a vehicle body, (a) shows the state which the cover for a charging port is fixed to a lid lock device, (b) is the cover for a charging port is a lid lock device. Indicates the state of being released from.

(Summary of Embodiment)
The method of attaching the charging port cover according to the present embodiment is described by pushing the charging port cover against the installation surface of the vehicle body on which the charging port cover is installed while the lid is open. a first step of fixing a cover charge port to the vehicle body, closing the lid, and a, a second step of fixing the cover the lid and the charging port.

According to this method of attaching the cover for the charging port, the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the method of attaching the cover for the charging port described in Patent Document 1. More specifically, in the case of the mounting method described in Patent Document 1, since the rotation regulation of the lid is restricted, it is necessary to provide a mechanism considering the interference between the charging port cover and the vehicle body when the lid is closed. However, according to this embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the mechanism. That is, the number of parts can be reduced.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the charging port cover according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. In the following embodiments, an electric vehicle will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, a hybrid vehicle.

(Configuration of charging port)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a charging port portion provided on the vehicle body according to the present embodiment, and shows a state in which the lid is open.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bumper 11 is arranged along the vehicle width direction on the front end side of the vehicle body 1, and a hood 12 covering the engine room is arranged on the rear side of the bumper 11. A charging port portion 13 provided with a port for connecting a charging connector is formed in the central portion of the hood 12 on the front end side in the vehicle width direction, and the charging port portion 13 opens and closes via a hinge 4. A possible lid 3 is arranged.

The bottom surface of the charging port portion 13 is formed as an installation surface 13a on which the charging port cover 5 is installed. A charging port frame portion 14 is arranged behind the charging port portion 13, and a quick charging port 15 is arranged on the right side of the vehicle (left side when facing FIG. 1) in the charging port frame portion 14, and the vehicle. The normal charging port 16 is arranged on the left side (right side when facing FIG. 1).

The lid side striker 33 is provided on the cover portion 17 provided on the vehicle front end side of the charging port frame portion 14 so as to project from the back surface of the lid 3 (the surface facing the charging port portion 13 in the closed state of the lid 3). A striker insertion port 17a for inserting the striker is formed.

When the lid 3 is closed, the lid side striker 33 is inserted into the striker insertion port 17a, and the lid lock device 9 (described later) as a vehicle body side lock device arranged further back (inside the vehicle body) of the striker insertion port 17a. (See FIG. 3). Hereinafter, the charging port cover 5 that covers the open portion 100 formed between the lid 3 and the charging port portion 13 with the lid 3 open will be described.

(Composition of cover for charging port)
FIG. 2 shows an external view of the charging port cover according to the present embodiment in a state of being attached to the vehicle body. FIG. 3A is an external view of the charging port cover when viewed from the obliquely front side, and FIG. 3B is an external view when viewed from the obliquely rear side. 4A and 4B are plan views showing the configuration of the charging port cover 5, where FIG. 4A is a top view, FIG. 4B is a front view, FIG. 4C is a bottom view, and FIG. 4D is a bottom view. It is a right side view. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the charging port cover 5. This charging port cover is used to prevent mischief such as pulling out the charging connector by a third party while charging the vehicle or theft of the charging connector.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the charging port cover 5 has a front edge portion 30 of the lid 3 and a bumper 11 in the open portion 100 (shown in FIG. 1) between the lid 3 and the charging port portion 13. A first body portion 50 that covers the open portion between the main body portion 50 and a first portion that is arranged on the left and right side surface sides of the main body portion 50 in the vehicle width direction and is covered by the open portion between the side edge portions 31 and 32 of the lid 3 and the hood 12. And the second side portions 51 and 52 (only the second side portion 52 is shown in FIG. 2) and the first and second side portions 51 and 52 extending from each of the main body portion 50 in the vehicle width direction. It has first and second support portions 56 and 57 provided so as to support both end sides, respectively. When charging the vehicle, the charging cable connected to the charging gun (not shown) is pulled out from the notch 50a formed in the main body 50 of the charging port cover 5.

(Structure of the main body)
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the main body 50 has an accommodating portion 540 in which a lock case 6 to be described later is arranged so as to project toward the back surface side in the central portion in the vehicle width direction, and further to the back surface side of the accommodating portion 540. A striker fixing portion 541 that is provided so as to protrude is provided. A cover-side striker 55 that engages with the lid lock device 9 provided on the vehicle body 1 side is fixed to the lower portion of the striker fixing portion 541. The cover-side striker 55 may be integrally formed with the striker fixing portion 541.

As shown in FIG. 5, the main body 50 has a front cover 53 arranged on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction and a rear cover 54 arranged on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction. A vertically long notch 53a is formed in the front cover 53. The notch 53a and the notch of the drawing formed in the rear cover 54 overlap each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to form the notch 50a of the main body 50 described above. A striker insertion groove 54b through which the lid-side striker 33 is inserted is formed in the upper portion of the main body 50 in the center in the vehicle width direction.

A lock mechanism 7 for restraining and releasing the lid side striker 33 and a lock case 6 for accommodating the lock mechanism 7 are arranged between the front cover 53 and the rear cover 54. The details of the lock mechanism 7 will be described later.

(Structure of the first and second sides)
The first and second side portions 51 and 52 are attached to the main body portion 50 so as to be openable and closable via a hinge 56. When the charging port cover 5 is stored, the first and second side portions 51 and 52 can be folded inward to make the storage compact.

(Structure of first and second support parts)
The first support portion 56 is provided inside the first side portion 51, and is formed by extending from the inner surface in the direction along the vehicle width direction, the first leg portion 561 and the first leg. A first protruding portion 562 is provided so as to project from the central portion of the portion 561 in the vehicle width direction toward the rear side of the vehicle.

The first leg portion 561 is formed so that the tip portion on the side far from the inner surface of the first side portion 51 hangs downward. The tip surface 561a facing below the first leg portion 561 comes into contact with the installation surface 13a of the vehicle body 1 when the charging port cover 5 is attached.

A protrusion 562a protruding downward is provided at the tip of the first protrusion 562. The protrusion 562a comes into contact with the installation surface 13a of the vehicle body 1 when the charging port cover 5 is attached.

Similarly, the second support portion 57 is provided inside the second side portion 52, and is formed by extending from the inner surface in the direction along the vehicle width direction, and the second leg portion 571. The second leg portion 571 has a second protruding portion 572 that protrudes from the central portion in the vehicle width direction toward the rear side of the vehicle.

The second leg portion 571 is formed so that the tip portion on the side far from the inner surface of the second side portion 52 hangs downward. The tip surface 571a facing below the second leg portion 571 comes into contact with the installation surface 13a of the vehicle body 1 when the charging port cover 5 is attached.

A protrusion 572a projecting downward is provided at the tip of the second protrusion 572. The protrusion 562a comes into contact with the installation surface 13a of the vehicle body 1 when the charging port cover 5 is attached.

The first and second support portions 56 and 57 configured as described above support the main body portion 50 with respect to the vehicle body 1 on both ends in the vehicle width direction when the charging port cover 5 is attached. As a result, the backlash of the main body 50 in the vehicle width direction is suppressed, and the posture thereof is stabilized.

(Structure of lock mechanism)
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the lock mechanism 7 and the lock case 6. 7A and 7B are perspective views for explaining the operation of the lock mechanism 7, where FIG. 7A shows a locked state and FIG. 7B shows an unlocked state. In FIG. 7, for convenience of explanation, the second case 62 and the first and second coil springs 721 and 722 are not shown.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lock mechanism 7 includes a hook lever 71 that rotates within a predetermined angle range between the restraint position that restrains the lid side striker 33 and the release position that releases the lid side striker 33. , A first coil spring 721 that urges the hook lever 71 from the release position to the restraint position, and a protrusion 741 provided so as to project outward from the bottom surface of the main body 50 facing the lid lock device 9. A release lever 74 that has a retractable portion 741 and is displaced between the retracted position and the protruding position protruding from the retracted position, and the release lever 74 is urged in the direction of the protruding position from the retracted position. It has a second coil spring 722 and a second coil spring 722.

The lock case 6 is composed of a first case 61 and a second case 62, and is fixed to each other by, for example, ultrasonic welding. The first case 61 is formed with a recess 610 into which the lid side striker 33 can be inserted.

The hook lever 71 engages with the supported portion 710, which is rotatably supported with respect to the support portion 61a provided in the first case 61 of the lock case 6, and the lid side striker 33 when the lid 3 is closed. The hook portion 711, the lever portion 712 arranged between the supported portion 710 and the hook portion 711, and the engaged portion 713 extending from the supported portion 710 and engaged with the release lever 74. It has one.

One end portion 721a of the first coil spring 721 is connected to a first locking projection 61b provided in the first case 61 of the lock case 6. The other end 721b of the first coil spring 721 is connected to a second locking projection 714 provided on the hook lever 71.

The release lever 74 has a locking portion 740 in which a locking hole 740a for locking to the lever mounting portion 61c provided in the first case 61 of the lock case 6 is formed, and a shaft shape protruding from below the locking portion 740. 741, and an engaging portion 742 that extends from the upper end of the locking portion 740 in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the protruding portion 741 and engages with the hook lever 71.

The release lever 74 is slidably arranged so that the locking hole 740a fits into the lever mounting portion 61c of the lock case 6.

One end portion 722a of the second coil spring 722 is connected to the first spring connecting portion 743 formed on the release lever 74. The other end 722b of the second coil spring 722 is connected to the second spring connecting portion 61d provided in the first case 61 of the lock case 6.

(Operation of lock mechanism)
As shown in FIG. 7A, in the locked state of the lock mechanism 7, the hook portion 711 of the hook lever 71 is located in the recess 610 of the first case 61 in the lock case 6 to restrain the lid side striker 33. ing. At this time, since the protruding portion 741 of the release lever 74 is located at the retracted position, the hook lever 71 and the release lever 74 are not engaged with each other.

When the lid lock device 9 is unlocked, the release lever 74 is displaced relative to the lock case 6 from the retracted position to the protruding position. As a result, the engaging portion 742 of the release lever 74 engages with the engaged portion 713 of the hook lever 71, so that the hook lever 71 rotates from the restraint position to the release position by a predetermined angle.

Then, since the hook lever 71 is located at the release position, the lid side striker 33 is released from the hook portion 711 of the hook lever 71. As a result, the lock mechanism 7 is unlocked and unlocked. The locking operation of the locking mechanism 7 is basically the reverse of the unlocking operation described above.

(How to attach the charging port cover)
Next, a method of attaching the charging port cover 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing each step in the method of attaching the charging port cover 5, (a) shows the first step of attaching the charging port cover to the vehicle body, and (b) closes the lid and charges the lid. The second step of fixing the cover for the port is shown, and (c) shows the state where the cover for the charging port is attached. In FIG. 8, the lid lock device 9 fixed to the support 900 provided inside the vehicle body 1 is shown by a two-dot chain line.

With the lid 3 open, the charging port cover 5 pushes the charging port cover 5 against the installation surface 13a on which the charging port cover 5 of the vehicle body 1 is installed, so that the charging port cover 5 is moved to the vehicle body 1. It is roughly configured with a first step of fixing the lid 3 and a second step of closing the lid 3 and fixing the lid 3 and the charging port cover 5.

In the first step, as shown in FIG. 8A, the charging port cover 5 is moved along the direction orthogonal to the plane parallel to the installation surface 13a of the vehicle body 1 with the lid 3 open. Let me. Then, the cover side striker 55 is engaged with the latch 91 of the lid lock device 9 and pushed in the direction orthogonal to the plane parallel to the installation surface 13a (the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 8A) to cover the cover. The side striker 55 meshes with the latch 91 of the lid lock device 9. As a result, the lid lock device 9 is activated, and the charging port cover 5 is fixed to the vehicle body 1 (see FIG. 8B).

Here, in the present embodiment, the cover-side striker 55 meshes with the latch 91 of the lid lock device 9, and the first and second support portions 56 and 57 of the charging port cover 5 are engaged with the installation surface 13a of the vehicle body 1. To contact. More specifically, the first and second protrusions 562a and 572a of the first and second protrusions 562 and 572 of the first and second support portions 56 and 57 are brought into contact with the installation surface 13a, respectively. As a result, both ends of the main body 50 in the vehicle width direction are supported during mounting, so that the charging port cover 5 is more stable than when the first and second support portions 56 and 57 are not provided. Can be attached to.

Next, the lid 3 is moved in the closing direction (in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 8B), the lid side striker 33 of the lid 3 is inserted into the striker insertion groove 54b of the charging port cover 5, and the lid side striker 33 is inserted. Is restrained by the operation of the lock mechanism 7 described above. This completes the attachment of the charging port cover 5. The lid lock device 9 may be a so-called known hood lock device, and its mode is not limited to this.

Next, the case where the charging port cover 5 is removed from the vehicle body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 9A and 9B are views for explaining the operation when the charging port cover is removed from the vehicle body, FIG. 9A shows a state in which the charging port cover 5 is fixed to the lid lock device 9, and FIG. 9B shows a charging port. The cover 5 is released from the lid lock device 9 of the vehicle body 1.

When the lid lock device 9 is unlocked by the open lever (not shown) arranged in the vehicle interior, the latch 91 of the lid lock device 9 releases the striker 55 on the cover side as shown in FIG. 9 (b). The rotational force of the latch 91 pushes up the charging port cover 5 in the opening direction (arrow X direction).

Then, the urging force of the first coil spring 721 pushes up the lock case 6 with respect to the release lever 74 in the direction of the arrow Y. In other words, as shown in FIG. 9B, the release lever 74 is displaced relative to the lock case 6 from the retracted position to the protruding position. As a result, by the operation of the lock mechanism 7 described with reference to FIG. 7, the hook lever 71 rotates from the restraint position to the release position by a predetermined angle.

Then, the lid side striker 33 is released from the hook portion 711 of the hook lever 71, and as shown in FIG. 9B, the lid 3 can be moved in the opening direction (arrow Z direction). As a result, the charging port cover 5 can be removed from the vehicle body 1 and the lid 3.

(Actions and effects of embodiments)
(1) In the method of attaching the charging port cover 5 according to the present embodiment, the charging port cover 5 is attached to the installation surface 13a on which the charging port cover 5 of the vehicle body 1 is installed with the lid 3 open. by pushing a first step of fixing a cover 5 for charging port to the vehicle body 1, to close the lid 3, has a second step of fixing the lid 3 and the charging port cover 5, the .. As a result, unlike the method of attaching the charging port cover described in Patent Document 1, there are no restrictions on the rotation regulation of the lid, so that the number of parts can be reduced.

(2) The charging port cover 5 has first and second support portions 56, 57 extending from both end sides in the vehicle width direction toward the installation surface 13a in the mounted state, and the charging port cover 5 In the first step of the mounting method, the cover-side striker 55 engages with the lid lock device 9, and the first and second support portions 56, 57 are mounted so as to be in contact with the installation surface 13a. As a result, when the cover 5 for the charging port is attached, both ends of the main body 50 in the vehicle width direction are supported, so that the cover side striker 55 arranged at the center of the main body 50 is used as a fulcrum to swing. Is suppressed. Therefore, the charging port cover 5 can be stably attached.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments described above do not limit the invention according to the claims. It should also be noted that not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the means for solving the problems of the invention.

The present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

3 ... Lid 33 ... Lid side striker 4 ... Hinge 5 ... Charging port cover 50 ... Main body 51 ... First side 52 ... Second side 53 ... Front cover 54 ... Rear cover 54b ... Striker insertion groove 55 ... Cover side striker 6 ... Lock case 7 ... Lock mechanism 71 ... Hook lever 74 ... Release lever 711 ... Hook part 741 ... Protruding part 742 ... Engagement part 9 ... Lid lock device 13 ... Charging port part 100 ... Open part 13a ... Installation surface 56 ... 1st support 57 ... 2nd support 561 ... 1st leg 562 ... 1st protrusion 562a ... 1st protrusion 571 ... 2nd leg 572 ... 2nd protrusion 572a ... 2nd protrusion

Claims (3)

A charging port that is detachably attached so as to cover an open portion formed between the lid and the charging port portion in a state where a lid that can be opened and closed is open with respect to the charging port portion formed on the vehicle body. How to attach the cover
The first step of fixing the charging port cover to the bottom surface of the charging port portion by pushing the charging port cover against the bottom surface of the charging port portion with the lid open.
After the first step , it has a second step of closing the lid and fixing the lid to the charging port cover.
How to attach the cover for the charging port. The charging port cover has a cover-side striker that engages with and is restrained by a vehicle body-side lock device provided on the vehicle body.
In the first step, the cover-side striker is engaged with the vehicle body-side lock device.
The method for attaching the charging port cover according to claim 1. The charging port cover has first and second support portions extending from both ends in the vehicle width direction toward the bottom surface of the charging port portion.
In the first step, the cover-side striker engages with the vehicle body-side lock device, and the first and second support portions are brought into contact with the bottom surface of the charging port portion.
The method for attaching the charging port cover according to claim 2 .

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