JP7222742B2 - Outer lid for automobile lid device and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an outer cover of a lid device that is openably and closably attached to a fuel filler port or a charging port of an automobile, and a method of manufacturing the same.

An automobile body is provided with a filler opening for supplying fuel (eg, gasoline), and an outer lid of the filler opening called a fuel filler lid is attached to the filler opening so as to be openable and closable. When not refueling, the refueling port is covered with a refueling port outer cover so as to be inconspicuous from the outside. Also, an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle that can be charged is provided with a charging port, and the charging port is provided with an openable outer cover similar to the fuel filler port. When the battery is not being charged, the charging port is covered with an outer cover so as to be inconspicuous from the outside.

By the way, the outer cover of the fuel filler port and the charging port usually uses a steel plate similar to the outer panel that constitutes the vehicle body for the front plate. It is made by fixing the inner panel. As described above, the outer cover of the fuel filler port and the charging port covers the fuel filler port and the charging port, and is a design aspect that affects the appearance of the automobile. There are strict requirements for the design aspect of making the appearance of the part good.

On the other hand, in order to improve efficiency in the manufacturing process, save energy, and reduce the weight of automobiles, the weight of parts is being reduced. conversion is being considered.

For example, in FIG. 7, an outer rising piece portion 410 standing up on the back side is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the top plate (outer panel) 400, while the outer side rising pieces 410 are formed at a plurality of places on the circumference of the back plate (inner panel) 500. By forming a fixing arm portion 510 that extends outward, forming an inner rising piece portion 520 that rises on the back side at the extending tip portion of the fixing arm portion 510, and overlapping the front plate 400 and the back plate 500, The inner rising piece portion 520 is superimposed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer rising piece portion 410 in a contact state, and the rising tips of the inner rising piece portion 520 and the outer rising piece portion 410 are at the same height. A fuel filler lid for automobiles has been disclosed in which weight reduction is achieved by aligning the height and welding them together (Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, there is a hemming process as a method of joining plate members in an opening/closing structure constructed by overlapping two plate members. In FIG. 610 is formed. When joining the outer panel 400 and the inner panel 500, after the hole 600 is filled with the resin material 620, the outer panel 400 is folded back at the folded portion 640 by hemming, and the projecting portion 610 is inserted into the hole 600 for joining. A joining method is disclosed in which the outer edge of the inner panel 500 is sandwiched between the body portion 630 and the folded portion 640 and pressed (Patent Document 2).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, an arm portion 730 connecting the lid body 720 and the cylindrical portion 710 is provided in order to improve space efficiency and improve the degree of freedom in layout of each component. A lid device 700 is proposed in which the portion 730 is rotatably fixed to the cylindrical portion 710 by a spring 740 .

JP-A-2008-49973 JP 2015-13496 A JP 2015-98284 A

By the way, in the case of joining by welding, the occurrence of distortion due to thermal deformation during welding is unavoidable. Therefore, it is difficult to sufficiently meet strict design requirements.

On the other hand, in the method disclosed in Patent Document 2, in which the outer panel and the inner panel are provided with engageable portions (holes and protrusions) in terms of shape, and the outer panel and the inner panel are joined by filling with a resin material, the outer panel A large processing force is required for the folding, and the design surface of the outer panel is distorted due to the large processing force.

Further, in the lid device disclosed in Patent Document 3, there is no description regarding a method of joining the outer lid and the lid main body 720, which form the appearance of the lid device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an outer cover for a lid device used for a charging port or a fuel filler port of an automobile, which is superior in appearance (design), ease of processing, and manufacturing cost, and a method of manufacturing the same.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention of claim 1 is an outer lid of a lid device that is attached to a fuel filler port or a charging port in a vehicle body of an automobile so that it can be opened and closed, wherein the outer lid includes an outer panel made of steel plate. , a steel plate inner panel having a shape smaller than that of the outer panel is superimposed, and the inner panel includes an inner panel main body and fixed arm portions extending outward at a plurality of locations on the circumference of the inner panel main body. and an inner rising piece portion rising from the tip portion of the fixed arm portion to the back surface side of the inner panel, and the outer panel includes the outer panel body portion and the outer panel formed over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral edge portion of the outer panel body portion. A first outer rising piece rising from the back side of the main body, and a first outer rising piece formed at a tip end of the first outer rising piece at a position where the inner rising piece of the inner panel is overlapped. The height of the inner rising piece of the inner panel is the same as that of the first outer rising piece of the outer panel when the outer panel and the inner panel are superimposed on each other. or formed so as to be lower than the first outer rising piece portion, the surface side of the fixing arm portion of the inner panel and the back side of the outer panel main body portion of the outer panel abut, and the inner rising portion of the inner panel The surface side of the piece abuts against the back side of the first outer rising piece of the outer panel, and the second outer rising piece of the outer panel is bent so as to ride over the inner rising piece of the inner panel to form the outer panel and the inner panel. is fixed, and the outer panel has a substantially rectangular shape with R-shaped corners, and the fixed arm portion and the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel are provided at two locations on one side corresponding to the mounting direction side of the outer panel to the vehicle body. It is formed at a total of four locations, one on the opposite side of the one side and one on the other side excluding the one side and the opposite side, and the second outer rising piece of the outer panel is positioned at the inner rising piece of the inner panel. It is an outer cover of a lid device characterized by being formed in

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the outer cover of the lid device that is openably and closably attached to a fuel filler port or a charging port in a vehicle body of an automobile is configured such that the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel. Since the inner panel is fixed to the outer panel by bending so as to overcome the , there is no distortion due to thermal deformation as in the case of welding.

In addition, at a plurality of locations on the circumference of the inner panel main body, fixed arms extending to the outer peripheral side are provided, and the inner rising pieces rising from the tips of the fixed arms toward the rear surface are used as the second outer rising pieces of the outer panel. Since the outer panel and the inner panel are overlapped with each other, unnecessary parts can be eliminated in the inner panel, the weight of the inner panel can be reduced, and the relative positioning of the overlapped outer panel and the inner panel can be effectively performed. be able to.

Furthermore, the surface side of the fixed arm portion of the inner panel abuts the back side of the outer panel, and the surface side of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel abuts the back side of the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a gap between the rising piece portion and the first outer rising piece portion, and to prevent the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel and the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel arranged at a plurality of locations on the circumference. Using the contact reaction force between the inner panel and the outer rising piece, the inner rising pieces of the inner panel can be brought into close contact with the first outer rising piece of the outer panel.
The outer panel has a substantially rectangular shape with R-shaped corners, and the fixing arms and the inner rising pieces of the inner panel are provided at two locations on one side corresponding to the direction in which the outer panel is attached to the vehicle body. and one on each of the sides other than the one side and the opposite side. The second outer rising piece of the outer panel is formed at the inner rising piece of the inner panel Therefore, the contact reaction force between each inner rising piece of the inner panel corresponding to each second outer rising piece and the first outer rising piece of the outer panel is effectively balanced. , each inner rising piece of the inner panel can be brought into close contact with the first outer rising piece of the outer panel.
Also, since the two second outer rising pieces are formed on one side of the outer panel, by arranging this side on the side in which the opening/closing member is attached to the vehicle body, the opening/closing member can be used when opening/closing the lid device. Durability between the outer lids can be ensured.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the inner panel main body includes a concave portion that bulges toward the back side, a flat portion formed in the concave portion, and an insertion hole formed in the flat portion for inserting an opening/closing member of the lid device. It is the outer lid of the lid device that has.

In the second aspect of the present invention, the inner panel main body includes a concave portion that bulges toward the back side, a flat portion formed in the concave portion, and an insertion hole formed in the flat portion for inserting an opening/closing member of the lid device. Therefore, a space for fixing the opening/closing member of the lid device can be formed between the outer panel and the inner panel, and the appearance of the outer lid ( The opening/closing member can be easily fixed to the outer lid without affecting the design surface. Here, the opening/closing member refers to both the arm portion and the lid body in Patent Document 3, and the lid body is inserted into the recess of the inner panel body. Needless to say, the shape of the lid body need not be the same as that shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 3.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an outer lid for a lid device, wherein the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel is 6 mm or more and 15 mm or less. In the third aspect of the present invention, the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel is 6 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel can be brought into close contact with the outer panel without causing deformation.

If the width of the inner rising piece of the inner panel is less than 6 mm, the contact area with the first outer rising piece of the outer panel is small and the adhesion is weak. A problem arises that the contact position of the outer panel with the first outer rising piece portion is shifted. On the other hand, if the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel exceeds 15 mm, the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel may rise due to an error in processing accuracy between the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel and the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel. The distribution of the contact reaction force between the upper piece and the first outer rising piece of the outer panel becomes large, which causes a problem of deformation of the first outer rising piece of the outer panel.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an outer cover for a lid device, wherein the fixing arm of the inner panel has a length of 5 mm or more and 15 mm or less extending toward the outer periphery. In the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the length of the fixing arm portion of the inner panel extending to the outer peripheral side is 5 mm or more and 15 mm or less, the fixing arm portion can be directly pressed from the back side by the pressing jig, and the fixing arm portion can be is pressed from the back side, the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel can be bent so as to get over the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of distortion on the design surface.

If the fixing arm portion of the inner panel has a length of less than 5 mm, the fixing arm portion cannot be directly pressed from the back side by the pressing jig. While pressing the flat portion provided in the recess with a pressing jig, the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is bent so as to get over the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel. When a position away from the inner rising piece of the inner panel is pressed, on the back side of the outer panel main body, force is concentrated near the connecting portion between the fixing arm of the inner panel and the inner rising piece. Therefore, when the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is bent, the design surface of the outer panel is distorted.

On the other hand, if the length of the fixing arm exceeds 10 mm, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of distortion on the design surface, but when the holding jig is removed, the inner panel main body side of the fixing arm tends to float, The contact reaction force between the inner rising piece portion of the panel and the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel decreases, and the holding strength of the inner panel decreases.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an outer lid for a lid device, wherein the width of the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is narrower than the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel and is 3 mm or more and 10 mm or less. In the third aspect of the present invention, the width of the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is narrower than the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel, and is 3 mm or more and 10 mm or less. The processing force for bending can be reduced, the tensile stress generated on the surface side of the first outer rising piece portion connected when bending the second outer rising piece portion is small, and the influence on the design surface of the outer panel is minimized. can be made smaller.

If the width of the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is less than 3 mm, the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is bent so as to overcome the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel, and the inner panel is attached to the outer panel. When fixed, the fixing force is small, and problems such as rattling between the inner panel and the outer panel occur when the outer cover is opened and closed. On the other hand, if the width of the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel exceeds 10 mm, the tensile stress generated on the surface side of the first outer rising piece portion connected when bending the second outer rising piece portion is large. As a result, distortion occurs on the design surface on the surface side of the outer panel.

The outer cover of the lid device that is openable and closable on the fuel filler port and the charging port in the vehicle body of the automobile has the surface side of the fixed arm portion of the inner panel abutting the back side of the outer panel, and the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel. abuts on the back side of the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel, and the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is bent so as to overcome the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel, and the inner panel is attached to the outer panel. Since it is fixed, there is no distortion due to thermal deformation as in the case of welding.

At a plurality of locations on the circumference of the inner panel main body, the inner rising pieces rising from the ends of the fixing arms extending to the outer peripheral side and rising toward the back side are overlapped with the second outer rising pieces of the outer panel. and the inner panel can be effectively positioned relative to each other. In addition, the surface side of the fixed arm portion of the inner panel abuts the back side of the outer panel, and the surface side of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel abuts the back side of the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a gap between the rising piece portion and the first outer rising piece portion, and to prevent the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel and the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel arranged at a plurality of locations on the circumference. Using the contact reaction force between the inner panel and the outer rising piece, the inner rising pieces of the inner panel can be brought into close contact with the first outer rising piece of the outer panel. The outer panel has a substantially rectangular shape with R-shaped corners, and the fixing arms and the inner rising pieces of the inner panel are provided at two locations on one side corresponding to the direction in which the outer panel is attached to the vehicle body. and one on each of the sides other than the one side and the opposite side. The second outer rising piece of the outer panel is formed at the inner rising piece of the inner panel Therefore, the contact reaction force between each inner rising piece of the inner panel corresponding to each second outer rising piece and the first outer rising piece of the outer panel is effectively balanced. , each inner rising piece of the inner panel can be brought into close contact with the first outer rising piece of the outer panel. Also, since the two second outer rising pieces are formed on one side of the outer panel, by arranging this side on the side in which the opening/closing member is attached to the vehicle body, the opening/closing member can be used when opening/closing the lid device. Durability between the outer lids can be ensured.

If the inner panel main body has a concave portion that bulges toward the back side, a flat portion formed in the concave portion, and an insertion hole for inserting an opening/closing member of the lid device formed in the flat portion, the outer panel and the inner panel A space for fixing the opening/closing member of the lid device can be formed between them, and by inserting the opening/closing member into the insertion hole, the outer lid can be The opening/closing member can be easily fixed to the outer lid.

1 is a side view showing an example of an automobile body provided with a lid device; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outer lid of a lid device that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the outer lid of the lid device according to the embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the back side of the outer lid; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing an outer lid of a lid device according to an embodiment of the present invention based on a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. (b) is a state in which the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is being folded, (c) is a state in which the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel has been completely folded, and (d). is the state in which the jig is removed. It is a back view showing a conventional fuel filler lid (Patent Document 1). It is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional hemming joint structure (Patent Document 2). It is an external view of a conventional lid device (Patent Document 3).

1 to 5, and a method for manufacturing the outer lid 3 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Although the present embodiment describes the outer cover of the lid for the fuel filler port, it can also be applied to the charging port of an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outer cover 3 of the lid device is attached to the fuel filler opening 2 of the vehicle body 1 of the automobile. Insert the refueling gun into the filler neck and refuel. After refueling, a fuel cap is attached to the filler neck, and the outer lid 3 is closed to cover the refueling port 2. - 特許庁

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outer lid 3 has a structure in which an inner panel 5 is superimposed on the back surface of an outer panel 4. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2 , the lower side is the outside of the vehicle (front side), and the upper side is the inside of the vehicle (back side). In addition, in FIG. 3, the back side of the paper is the outside of the vehicle (front side).

The outer panel 4 has a substantially rectangular shape with rounded four corners when viewed from above, and is made of the same steel plate as the steel plate forming the vehicle body 1 . In this embodiment, a steel plate with a thickness of 0.7 mm is used. Since the outer panel 4 forms part of the design surface of the vehicle body side surface, the outer panel 4 has a shape along the side surface shape of the vehicle body 1, as shown in FIG. is processed into In this embodiment, there is a character line 9 along the side shape of the vehicle body 1 . The present invention can also be applied when the character line 9 does not exist.

A first outer rising piece portion 41 rising toward the back side of the outer panel 4 over the entire circumference is formed integrally with the outer panel main body portion 40 on the outer peripheral edge portion on the back side of the outer panel main body portion 40 of the outer panel 4 . .

In the first outer rising piece portion 41, a second outer rising piece portion 41, which rises further to the back side than the first outer rising piece portion 41, is provided at a position overlapping an inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5, which will be described later. Four upper piece portions 42 are formed integrally with the first outer rising piece portion 41 . The second outer rising piece portion 42 of the outer panel 4 is positioned substantially in the center of the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 when the outer panel 4 and the inner panel 5 are overlapped. It is arranged to be located in The position of the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 overlapping the second outer rising piece portion 42 of the outer panel 4 may be shifted from the center.

The positions where the second outer rising pieces 42 of the outer panel 4 are formed are two on one side of the substantially rectangular shape, one on the opposite side of the left side, and one side of the substantially rectangular shape excluding the left side and the opposite side. be done. In addition, the second outer rising piece 42 formed on one side of the substantially rectangular shape excluding the left side and the opposite side is formed at a position away from the two formed sides.

Here, the reason why the outer panel 4 has two second outer rising pieces 42 on one side of the substantially rectangular shape is that this side is on the mounting direction side of the opening/closing member to the vehicle body 1, so that the lid device can be opened. This is to ensure durability between the opening/closing member and the outer lid 3 when opening/closing the lid. The reason why the other two positions are arranged as described above is that when the first outer rising piece portion 41 of the outer panel 4 and the later-described inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 come into contact later, Using the contact reaction force between the first outer rising piece portion 41 of the outer panel 4 and the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5, the first outer rising piece portion 41 of the outer panel 4 and the inner panel 5 are separated. This is because the balance of force for bringing the inner rising pieces 58 into close contact with each other is taken into consideration.

When five second outer rising piece portions 42 are formed on the outer panel 4, in addition to the above-mentioned four portions, they are formed on one side where the second outer rising piece portion 42 is not formed, and six or more are formed. In this case, in addition to the above five locations, first, the opposite sides of the side on which the second outer rising piece portions 42 are formed at two locations are increased to two locations, and then the other side is increased in order.

In this embodiment, the rising dimension of the first outer rising piece portion 41 of the outer panel 4 is set to 3 mm. In addition, the second outer rising piece portion 42 was set to have a rising dimension of 3 mm and a width of 4 mm. The first outer rising piece portion 41 of the outer panel 4 may have a rising dimension of about 2 mm to 5 mm, and the width of the second outer rising piece portion 42 may be from 3 mm to 10 mm. Moreover, the rising dimension of the second outer rising piece portion 42 is such that when the second outer rising piece portion 42 is bent over the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 , the tip portion of the second outer rising piece portion 42 reaches the back surface of the fixing arm portion 57 of the inner panel 5 . It may be set to a length that almost touches the top, and the thickness of the outer panel 4 and the inner panel 5, the length of the fixing arm portion 57 of the inner panel 5, the inclination of the bending jig to be used, etc. good. This outer panel 4 is formed by, for example, press molding.

The inner panel 5 has a planar shape slightly smaller than the outer panel 4 . The inner panel main body portion 50 is formed with a concave portion 51 that bulges on the back side, and an insertion hole 53 for inserting an opening/closing member is formed in a flat portion 52 formed in the concave portion 51 . Further, in the vicinity of the insertion hole 53, a locking portion 54 for locking the opening/closing member and a screw hole 59 for fixing with a screw are formed. If the opening/closing member can be fixed only by inserting the opening/closing arm member into the insertion hole 53, the engaging portion 54 and the screw hole 59 may be omitted.

In addition to the concave portion 51, the inner panel main body portion 50 is formed with an intermediate flat portion 55 that extends outward on the front side. A fixed arm portion 57 extending outward through an inclined portion 56 is formed outside the intermediate flat portion 55, and an inner rising piece portion 58 is integrally formed at the tip portion of the fixed arm portion 57 to rise on the back side. It is Note that the intermediate flat portion 55 may be omitted.

In this embodiment, the inner panel 5 uses the same steel plate as the outer panel 4 and has a thickness of 0.8 mm, which is thicker than the outer panel 4 . The length of the fixed arm portion 57 extending to the outer peripheral side is 7 mm. The width of the inner rising piece portion 58 is 8 mm. The width of the fixing arm portion 57 is formed so as to become slightly wider from the inner rising piece portion 58 toward the inner panel body. The length of the fixed arm portion 57 extending to the outer peripheral side may be 5 mm or more and 15 mm or less.

Also, the rising dimension of the inner rising piece portion 58 is 2 mm. In addition, the rising dimension of the inner rising piece portion 58 is equal to the height of the first outer rising piece portion 41 of the outer panel 4 when the outer panel 4 and the inner panel 5 are overlapped, or It may be set so as to be lower than the upper piece portion 41 . Like the outer panel 4, the inner panel 5 is also formed by, for example, press molding.

The outer panel 4 and the inner panel 5 are overlaid, the surface side of the fixed arm portion 57 of the inner panel 5 and the rear surface side of the outer panel body portion 40 are in contact with each other, and the surface side of the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 is the first surface of the outer panel 4 . As shown in FIG. , the inner panel 5 is fixed to the outer panel 4 .

Therefore, unlike the case of welding, distortion due to thermal deformation does not occur, and there is no need to reinforce with an adhesive or the like. The inner panel 5 can be fixed to the outer panel 4 by bending so as to get over the .

A method of manufacturing the outer lid 3 of the lid device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 6 relates to the AA cross section in FIG. Also, the arrows in the drawing indicate the direction of the applied force. As shown in FIG. 6(a), after the back side of the outer panel 4 and the front side of the fixing arm portion 57 of the inner panel 5 are overlapped, the fixing arm portion 57 of the inner panel 5 is held by the pressing jig 6 to the inner panel. Press from the back side of 5.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the holding jig 6 is used to press the fixing arm 57 of the inner panel 5 from the back side of the inner panel 5, and the bending jig 7 having a bending blade is used to The second outer rising piece portion 42 of the outer panel 4 is bent over the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 . FIG. 6(b) shows a state in which the second outer rising piece portion 42 of the outer panel 4 is being bent.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6(c), the fixing arm portion 57 of the inner panel 5 is pressed from the back side of the inner panel 5 using the pressing jig 6, and the bending jig 8 having a bending blade is used to The second outer rising piece portion 42 of the outer panel 4 passes over the inner rising piece portion 58 of the inner panel 5 and is finished being bent.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 6(d), the bending jig 8 and the holding jig 6 are removed to complete the fixation of the inner panel 5 to the outer panel 4. Next, as shown in FIG. In addition, FIG.6(d) is the same as FIG.

Therefore, by fixing the inner panel 5 to the outer panel 4 by the manufacturing method described above, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of distortion in the design surface of the outer panel 4, and to fix the inner panel 5 without reinforcing it with an adhesive or the like. A holding strength for the outer panel 4 can be ensured.

The implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the object of the present invention.

1 Car body 2 Oil filler port 3 Outer cover 4 Outer panel 5 Inner panel 6 Holding jig 7 Bending jig 8 Bending jig 9 Character line 40 Outer panel main body 41 First outer rising piece 42 Second outer rising piece 50 Inner panel main body 51 recessed portion 52 flat portion 53 insertion hole 54 locking portion 55 intermediate flat portion 56 inclined portion 57 fixed arm portion 58 inner rising piece portion 59 screw hole

Claims (5)

An outer cover of a lid device that is openable and closable attached to a fuel filler port and a charging port in a vehicle body of an automobile,
The outer cover is configured by overlapping a steel plate outer panel and a steel plate inner panel having a smaller shape than the outer panel,
The inner panel includes: an inner panel main body; fixed arms extending outward from a plurality of locations on the circumference of the inner panel main body; having an inner rising piece that rises,
The outer panel includes an outer panel main body portion, and a first outer rising piece portion which is formed along the entire circumference of the outer peripheral edge portion of the outer panel main body portion and which rises on the back side of the outer panel main body portion,
A second outer rising piece which rises further toward the back side than the first outer rising piece formed at a position where the inner rising piece of the inner panel overlaps at the tip of the first outer rising piece having a piece
The height of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel is the same height as the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel when the outer panel and the inner panel are superimposed on each other, or the height of the first outer rising piece portion formed to be lower than the outer rising piece,
The surface side of the fixing arm portion of the inner panel and the back surface side of the outer panel main body portion of the outer panel are in contact with each other, and the surface side of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel and the first outer rising piece portion of the outer panel are in contact with each other. The back side of the
The outer panel and the inner panel are fixed by bending the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel so as to get over the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel ,
The outer panel has a substantially rectangular shape with rounded corners,
The fixed arm portion and the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel are provided at two locations on one side corresponding to the mounting direction side of the outer panel to the vehicle body, one location on the opposite side of the one side, and the one side and the opposite side. It is formed in a total of 4 places, 1 on the other side except
The outer cover of the lid device, wherein the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is formed at the position of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel. The inner panel main body portion has a concave portion that bulges toward the back side, a flat portion formed in the concave portion, and an insertion hole formed in the flat portion for inserting an opening/closing member of the lid device. The outer cover of the lid device according to claim 1. 3. The outer cover of the lid device according to claim 1, wherein the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel is 6 mm or more and 15 mm or less. 4. The outer cover of the lid device according to claim 1, wherein the length of the fixing arm portion of the inner panel extending to the outer peripheral side is 5 mm or more and 15 mm or less. 5. The width of the second outer rising piece portion of the outer panel is equal to or narrower than the width of the inner rising piece portion of the inner panel, and is 3 mm or more and 10 mm or less. or the outer cover of the lid device according to item 1.

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