JPH0413237Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a striker of a locking device in a fuel inlet that opens and closes a fuel inlet provided in a body (prior art). An inlet locking device, as seen in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 55-46024, includes a body provided with a fuel filler port, and a fuel inlet lid for opening and closing the fuel filler port.
A locking device is attached to the lid by supporting it freely through a hinge fitting, and a striker to which a locking lever of the locking device engages and a rubber to elastically catch the lid are provided on the body side. When the lid is closed, the lid is elastically received by the rubber, and at the same time, the lid is locked by engagement of the lock lever with the striker.

However, in the structure described above, the striker and the rubber must be individually assembled to the body, which not only makes it difficult to assemble, but also requires adjustment of the attachment position of the rubber to the striker each time during assembly. If the mounting position was incorrect, there was a risk that the lid would become loose or loose.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to eliminate the need for adjusting the position of the receiving member that elastically receives the lid, as well as to eliminate the need for fuel injection. To provide a striker capable of closing an inlet lid with good feeling and stability, and capable of holding the inlet lid in a closed position reliably and accurately.

(Structure of the invention) Therefore, the present invention has a mounting part 5 on the body side,
The striker body 6 is engaged with a locking lever 31 of a locking device attached to the fuel inlet, and these attachment parts and the striker body are made of a synthetic resin material, while the striker body extends from the attachment part. plate-shaped base 61
a plate-shaped guide part 62 that extends from the free end of the base and is elastically displaceable by sliding contact with the lock lever; and a plate-shaped engagement part that extends from the free end of the guide part and engages with the lock lever. and a regulating part 64 extending from the mounting part to regulate displacement of the engaging part toward the fuel filler port, and a receiving piece 7 for elastically receiving the lid at the base. It is characterized by being integrally formed.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a fuel filler port provided on one side of the vehicle body 1, and a housing 11 assembled into the fuel filler port 10 supports one end of a fuel filler pipe 12.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a fuel inlet for opening and closing the fuel filler port 10. The fuel inlet 2 is supported on the body 1 through a hinge fitting (not shown) so as to be able to swing freely. , the locking device 3 is installed.

Further, 4 is a striker fixed to the housing 11, and in the present invention, the striker 4 is formed from a mounting portion 5 to the body 1 side and a striker body 6 with which the lock lever 31 of the lock device 3 engages. Therefore, a receiving piece 7 for elastically receiving the lid 2 is integrally formed on either the striker body 6 or the mounting portion 5.

That is, in the embodiment shown in the figure, the striker 4 is integrally molded from synthetic resin, and the mounting portion 5 includes a leg portion 51 that is inserted into the mounting hole 11a of the housing 11, and one end of this leg portion 51. a substantially conical cover portion 52 provided in the mounting hole 11a to cover the mounting hole 11a; and elastically displaceable hook portions 53, 53 extending from the other end of the leg portion 51 toward the cover portion 52; The leg portions 51 to the hook portions 5
3, 53 into the mounting hole 11a,
The free end sides of both the hooking parts 53, 53 are connected to the mounting hole 11.
The engaging step portions 54, 54 formed at the free ends of the latching portions 53, 53 are elastically displaced in the direction approaching each other on the inner circumferential surface of the latching portions 53, 53. The mounting portion 5 is fixed to the housing 11 by engaging with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 11a.

The striker main body 6 includes a base portion 61 extending from the cover portion 52 of the mounting portion 5 toward the fuel filler port 10, and an elastically displaceable base portion 61 extending inward from the housing 11 from the free end portion of the base portion 61. a guide portion 62; an engaging portion 63 extending from the free end of the guide portion 62 toward the cover portion 52; and an engaging portion 63 extending from the cover portion 52 toward the engaging portion 63; This striker body 6 is provided with a regulating portion 64 that prevents movement toward the mouth 10 side.
The oil filler port 1 is provided on the free end side of the base 61 in
When the lid 2 is closed, the lock lever 31 is engaged with the engaging portion 63 of the striker body 6, and the lid 2 The above-mentioned receiving piece 7 is configured to elastically receive the information.

Next, the operation of the lock mechanism constructed as above will be explained.

First, when the lid 2 is opened, the receiving piece 7 is located at the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

As the lid 2 is closed from this state,
The lock lever 31 of the locking device 3 presses the guide portion 62, and the guide portion 62 and the engaging portion 6
3 is elastically displaced toward the cover portion 52. At this time, the engaging portion 63 escapes in a direction away from the fuel filler port 10 (upward in FIG. 3) due to the elastic deformation of the base portion 61. There is no such possibility, and therefore, there is no need to push the lid 2 in the closing direction more than necessary, and the fuel inlet lid 2 can be closed with good feeling and stability.

That is, in the above embodiment, although the striker is made of a synthetic resin material that is easily elastically deformed, since the receiving piece 7 is integrally formed with the base 61, the rigidity of the base 61 is reduced. is increased by the base of the receiving piece 7. Therefore, when the guide part 62 is pressed by the lock lever 31, the base part 61 does not undergo elastic displacement, and therefore the guide part 62 and the engaging part 63
As described above, the engaging portion 63 does not displace only toward the cover portion 52 with respect to the base portion 61 and escape in a direction away from the fuel filler port 10.

When the lid 2 closes the fuel filler port 10, the lock lever 31
2 and the guide portion 62 and the engaging portion 63 are restored to their original positions, the lock lever 31 engages the engaging portion 63 and the lid 2 is locked, at the same time as shown in FIG. Said receiving piece 7
The inner surface of the lid 2 comes into contact with the lid 2, and the lid 2 is elastically received by the elastic displacement of the receiving piece 7. However, even if an attempt is made to forcibly swing the lid, which is locked in the closed state via the striker, in the opening direction, the engaging portion 63 will come into contact with the restricting portion 64, causing the The lid 2 is reliably prevented from swinging in the opening direction, and therefore the lid 2 will not be opened inadvertently.

On the other hand, from the state shown in FIG.
When the lock lever 31 is released from the engaging portion 63 by unlocking, the lid 2 is automatically pushed open by the elastic restoring force of the receiving piece 7.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the striker body is comprised of an attachment part to the body side and a striker body that engages with the lock lever of the locking device attached to the fuel inlet, and these attachment parts and the striker A main body is formed from a synthetic resin material, and the striker main body has a plate-shaped base extending from the mounting part;
a plate-shaped guide portion extending from the free end of the base portion and capable of being elastically displaced by sliding contact with the lock lever;
It is comprised of a plate-shaped engaging part that extends from the free end of the guide part and engages with the lock lever, and a regulating part that extends from the mounting part and restricts displacement of the engaging part toward the fuel filler port. In addition, by integrally forming a receiving piece on the base to elastically catch the lid, the base is prevented from being elastically deformed when the lock lever presses the guide part when the lid is closed. In other words, although the striker is made of a synthetic resin material that is easily elastically deformed, by integrally forming the receiving piece with the base, the rigidity of the base can be reduced by the same amount as the base of the receiving piece. Therefore, when the guide portion is pressed by the lock lever, the base portion will not be elastically displaced, and therefore the engaging portion will not escape in a direction away from the fuel filler port. Therefore, it is not necessary to push the lid in the closing direction more than necessary, and the closing operation of the fuel inlet lid can be performed with good feeling and stability.

Further, according to the present invention, when the mounting body is assembled to the body, the receiving piece can be immediately and accurately placed in a predetermined position, which improves the ease of assembly, and also allows the lid to be closed. When the lid is opened, the lid does not wobble, and even if the lid is forcibly swung in the opening direction, the engaging part contacts the restricting part, so that the lid is moved in the opening direction. The swinging of the lid is reliably prevented, and the lid as a whole can be reliably locked in the closed position.

Further, according to the present invention, since the striker is made of a synthetic resin material, there is no problem of rust occurring on the receiving piece or the lid with which the receiving piece comes into contact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a striker of a locking device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of a vehicle in which the striker of the present invention is installed, and Fig. 3 is a main part of a vehicle in which the striker of the invention is installed. It is an enlarged sectional view. 2...Fuel inlet, 3...Lock device, 4...Striker, 5...Mounting part, 6
... Striker body, 7... Receptacle piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] This is a striker of a locking device in a fuel inlet that opens and closes a fuel inlet provided in a body, and includes a mounting portion 5 to the body side and a locking lever 31 of the locking device attached to the fuel inlet. Striker body 6 to engage
The mounting portion and the striker body are formed from a synthetic resin material, while the striker body is formed of a plate-shaped base portion 61 extending from the mounting portion.
a plate-shaped guide part 62 that extends from the free end of the base and is elastically displaceable by sliding contact with the lock lever; and a plate-shaped engagement part that extends from the free end of the guide part and engages with the lock lever. and a regulating part 64 extending from the mounting part to regulate displacement of the engaging part toward the fuel filler port, and a receiving piece 7 for elastically receiving the lid at the base. A striker of a locking device in a fuel inlet, characterized in that it is integrally formed.