JPH048204Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention is designed to open and close a car body opening recess in which a fuel inlet for injecting fuel into a fuel tank of an automobile, etc. is provided. This invention relates to a fuel lid opener mechanism that opens and closes an attached fuel lid by remote control from inside a vehicle.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a fuel lid has been attached to the outer panel of a vehicle body that opens and closes a recess in the vehicle body in which a fuel inlet for injecting fuel into the fuel tank of an automobile or the like is disposed. In order to simplify the opening operation (particularly the opening operation), a mechanism (generally referred to as a fuel lid opener mechanism) is provided that allows the fuel lid to be opened by remote control from inside the vehicle (driver's seat). This fuel lid opener mechanism is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 105065/1983
To explain this structure with a drawing, as shown in FIG. 3, a vehicle body opening recess 11 recessed inwardly is formed in the vehicle body D, and a fuel cap is inserted into this vehicle body opening recess 11. A fuel inlet 9 crowned with a numeral 10 is disposed, and the vehicle body opening recess 11 is configured to be opened and closed by a fuel lid 20 rotatably attached to the vehicle body outer plate 1. is car body outer plate 1
It is rotatably (opened and closed) attached to the vehicle body opening recess 11 via a pivot shaft 70 and a hinge (not shown), and is always biased in the opening direction (in the direction of the two-dot chain line in the figure) by a spring member 710. . Further, in the vehicle body opening recess 11, there is provided an operating lever 30 in the vehicle interior.
an opener member 40 that is connected to the wire cable W by a wire cable W and slides in the front-rear direction (as shown by the solid line and the chain double-dashed line in the figure) in conjunction with the operation of the operating lever 30;
A stopper member 60 that engages and disengages from the opener member 40 is provided with the fuel lid 2.
It is formed protrudingly on the inner surface of 0.

When the fuel lid 20 is closed, the stopper member 60 protruding from the inner surface of the fuel lid 20 and the opener member 40 engage with each other, as shown by the solid line in FIG. When opening the fuel lid 20 to inject fuel into the fuel inlet 9, the opener member 40 is held at two points by operating the operating lever 30 inside the vehicle. By retreating as shown by the chain line, the engagement between the opener member 40 and the stopper member 60 is released, and the fuel lid 20 is moved by the spring force (biasing force) of the spring member 710 provided at the pivot 70 portion. The fuel inlet 9 is opened as shown by the two-dot chain line, and fuel can be injected from the fuel inlet 9 from which the fuel cap has been removed.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the case of the fuel lid opener mechanism shown in FIG. 3, when opening the fuel lid 20, the opener member 40, which is linked to the operation of the operating lever 30 inside the vehicle interior, is slid (backward) and the opener member 40 is By disengaging the stopper member 60 formed protruding from the inner surface of the fuel lid 20, the spring member 710 provided on the pivot shaft 70 is released.
For example, when the surroundings of the fuel lid 20 freezes due to ice 8 in a particularly cold region in winter, the opener member 40 is opened by the operating lever 30. Even if the opener member 40 and the stopper member 60 are disengaged by sliding (retreating), the spring member 710
The frozen fuel lid 20 may not be opened with only the spring force (biasing force), and in this case, the passenger (driver) etc. must go out of the vehicle and remove the frozen ice 8. occurs.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to open the fuel lid reliably and easily even when the fuel lid is frozen by forcibly (mechanically) pushing the fuel lid open by remote control from inside the vehicle.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, this invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing a link member rotatably on the vehicle body that rotates in conjunction with the movement of an opener member remotely controlled by an operating lever inside the vehicle interior in order to open the fuel lid. This problem is solved by rotating the link member in conjunction with the opener member when operating the operating lever, and pushing the fuel lid open with the link member.

More specifically, a fuel lid 2 is rotatably attached to the outer panel 1 of the vehicle body, and the fuel lid 2 is provided with an opener member 4 that is linked to the operation of an operating lever 3 inside the vehicle interior. In the fuel lid opener mechanism configured to be opened, a link member 5 that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4 for opening the fuel lid 2 is rotatably provided around a fulcrum 12 of the vehicle body D. , one end 51 of this link member 5
is connected to the opener member 4 via an abutment member 41, and the other end 52 of the link member 5 is configured to abut against the fuel lid 2 (stopper member 6) and push it open, so that the operation inside the vehicle compartment is When the lever 3 is operated, the link member 5 is rotated in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4, and the other end 52 of the link member 5 is connected to the fuel lid 2.
It was designed to be pushed open.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, the link member 5 is rotatably provided on the vehicle body D (the fulcrum 12), and the link member 5
One end 51 is connected to the opener member 4 (in this embodiment, it is fixed to the opener member 4) so as to rotate the link member 5 in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4 that is remotely controlled by the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior. The other end 52 of the link member 5 is connected to the fuel lid 2 by the rotation of the link member 5 (in this embodiment, a stopper member fixed to the inner surface of the fuel lid 2). 6) so that when operating the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior (remote control), the opener member 4 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow A in the figure.
The contact member 41 (opener Like member 4, the link member 5 rotates in the direction of arrow A around the fulcrum 12, and the other end 52 of the rotated link member 5 touches the inner surface of the fuel lid 2. By contacting and pushing the fixed stopper member 6,
The fuel lid 2 to which the stopper member 6 is fixed can be forcibly (that is, mechanically) pushed open in the direction of arrow C in the figure by rotation of the link member 5 (state shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure). For example, even if ice 8 freezes around the fuel lid 2 in a particularly cold region during the winter, it can be removed by remote control of the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior (via the opener member 4 and link member 5). ) The fuel lid 2 can be operated (opened) reliably and easily.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

The drawings in FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of this invention, and as shown in FIG. A fuel lid 2 is rotatably attached to the fuel lid 2.The structure of this fuel lid 2 and its opening mechanism (opener mechanism) will be described in detail.As shown in FIG. A fuel inlet 9 covered with a fuel cap 10 is disposed, and a fuel lid 2 for opening and closing the vehicle body opening recess 11 in which the fuel inlet 9 is disposed is provided on the vehicle body outer plate 1 (vehicle body opening recess 11). It is attached via a pivot 7 and a hinge 71 so as to be rotatable (openable/closed). Further, inside the vehicle body opening recess 11, the operating lever 3 is connected to an operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior by a wire cable W.
An opener member 4 is provided that slides in the front and back direction (as indicated by the solid line and the chain double-dashed line in the figure) in conjunction with the operation of the fuel lid 2. When opening the fuel lid 2, the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior is remotely operated. The opener member 4, which is interlocked with the operating lever 3, is then slid to disengage the fuel lid 2 and open the fuel lid 2.

In the fuel lid opener mechanism configured in this way, as shown in FIG.
A substantially L-shaped link member 5 is provided to be rotatable about 2, and one end 51 of this link member 5 is provided.
is connected to the opener member 4 so as to rotate the link member 5 about the fulcrum 12 in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4 that is remotely controlled by the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior. One end 51 of the member 5 is provided with a through hole 51a through which the opener member 4 passes, and the opener member 4 is disposed through the through hole 51a of the link member 5 (one end 51). A contact member 41 that contacts one end 51 of the link member 5 and rotates the link member 5 in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4 is fixed to the contact member 41 and the link member 4. The contact with one end 51 of the member 5 creates a so-called connected state. The other end 52 of the link member 5 is disposed within the vehicle body opening recess 11, and when the link member 5 rotates, it comes into contact with the fuel lid 2 (inner side) and pushes the fuel lid 2 outward toward the outside of the vehicle. It is configured like this. However, in this embodiment (FIG. 1), a stopper member 6 having a through hole 61 through which the opener member 4 can freely pass is protruded and fixed on the inner surface of the fuel lid 2. At 61 the free end 4 of the opener member 4
The other end 52 of the link member 5 prevents the rotation of the link member 5. The fuel lid 2 is pushed open by coming into contact with and pressing against the stopper member 6.

Therefore, when fuel lid 2 is closed, this first
As shown in the solid line in the figure, the stopper member 6 is protruded and fixed to the inner surface of the fuel lid 2.
The vicinity of the free end 42 of the opener member 4 passes through the through hole 61 of the stopper member 6.
1 and the vicinity of the free end 42 of the opener member 4 are in a so-called engaged state, so that the fuel lid 2 can be held in a closed state (in a so-called locked state) so that the fuel lid 2 cannot be opened. It is something.

Next, when opening the fuel lid 2 to inject fuel into the fuel injection port 9, by operating (remotely controlling) the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior, the opener member 4 interlocked with the operating lever 3 is opened. The opener member 4 moves (is pulled) in the direction of the arrow A and reaches the state indicated by the two-dot chain line, and the free end 42 of this opener member 4
The so-called locked state in which the penetration (so-called engagement) between the vicinity and the through hole 61 of the stopper member 6 protrudingly fixed to the inner surface of the fuel lid 2 is released (thereby, the fuel lid 2 is
) At the same time, the abutting member 41 fixed to the opener member 4 also moves in the direction of arrow A in the same way as the opener member 4, so that the abutting member 41 touches one end 51 of the link member 5. The link member 5 rotates in the direction of the arrow B around the fulcrum 12 in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4 (contact member 42) (as shown by the chain double-dashed line in the figure), and the rotation The other end 52 of the link member 5 that has been moved comes into contact with the stopper member 6 that has been disengaged from the vicinity of the free end 42 of the opener member 4, and pushes the stopper member 6 toward the outside of the vehicle. The fuel lid 2 to which the stopper member 6 is protruded and fixed is forcibly (that is, mechanically) pushed open in the direction of the arrow C toward the outside of the vehicle by the rotation of the link member 5 about the pivot 7 (in the state indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure). ) is something that can be done.

Therefore, even if the fuel lid 2 is open when the area around the fuel lid 2 is frozen and the ice 8 is frozen, especially in a cold region during the winter, the fuel lid 2 will not open due to the spring member. The fuel lid 2 is not opened by a spring force (biasing force), but is mechanically forcibly opened by a link member 5 that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4 by remote control of the operating lever 3 in the vehicle interior. Since it can be pushed open, the frozen fuel lid 2 can be reliably and easily rotated (opened) by remote control from inside the vehicle. Furthermore, as a result of this, the problem that the frozen fuel lid 2 cannot be opened by remote control using the control lever 3 inside the vehicle does not occur at all, so the passenger (driver) can get out of the vehicle and remove the ice 8 that has frozen around the fuel lid 2. This makes it possible to eliminate the need for work such as removing.

Furthermore, since the fuel lid 2 is not configured to be opened by the spring force (biasing force) of a spring member as in the prior art configuration shown in FIG. Since no force (biasing force) is acting on the fuel lid 2, when closing the opened fuel lid 2 (generally by pushing it closed by hand), an extremely small closing force (pressing force) is required.
This can improve the closing performance of the fuel lid 2.

In the above embodiment (configuration shown in FIG. 1), the other end 52 of the link member 5, which rotates in conjunction with the movement of the opener member 4, holds the fuel lid 2 in a closed state (so-called locked state). Although a configuration has been shown in which the fuel lid 2 is forcibly (mechanically) pushed open via the stopper member 6 by coming into contact with a stopper member 6 fixedly protruding from the fuel lid 2, the present invention is not limited to this. Structure (stopper member 6, etc.) for holding the fuel lid 2 in a closed state (so-called locked state)
is provided in a separate part, and the other end 52 of the link member 5 is formed to extend to the inner surface (near the vicinity) of the fuel lid 2, and when the fuel lid 2 is opened, the link member 5 rotates to extend the other end 52 of the link member 5. The other end 52 may directly contact the inner surface of the fuel lid 2, and the fuel lid 2 may be forcibly (mechanically) pushed open by the link member 5 (other end 52).

[Effect of idea]

As mentioned above, this invention includes a rotatable link member on the vehicle body that rotates in conjunction with the movement of an opener member that is remotely controlled by an operating lever inside the vehicle to open the fuel lid, and one end of this link member. is connected to the opener member so as to rotate the link member in conjunction with the movement of the opener member, and the other end of the link member comes into contact with the fuel lid and pushes the fuel lid open as the link member rotates. When the operating lever in the vehicle compartment is operated, the fuel lid is forcibly (mechanically) operated at the other end of the link member that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the opener member that is remotely controlled by the operating lever. Therefore, even if the fuel lid freezes in a particularly cold region during winter, the frozen fuel lid can be opened reliably and easily by remote control using the operating lever inside the vehicle. In addition, it is not necessary for the occupants (driver, etc.) to go out of the vehicle and remove ice around the frozen fuel lid.

Furthermore, although the fuel lid is opened by remote control from inside the vehicle, it is not opened by the spring force (biasing force) of a spring member, but by the spring force (biasing force) that always biases the fuel lid in the direction of opening. ) is not acting at all, so the closing force (pushing force) when closing the opened fuel lid can be reduced, and the fuel lid can be closed extremely easily.
That is, the closing performance of the fuel lid can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings in FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG.
FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the vehicle body, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle body outer plate, 12... Fulcrum, 2... Fuel lid, 3... Operation lever, 4... Opener member, 5... Link member, 51... One end, 52...
...other end.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a fuel lid opener mechanism, a fuel lid is rotatably attached to the outer panel of the vehicle body, and the fuel lid is opened by an opener member that is linked to the operation of an operating lever inside the vehicle interior. A link member that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the member is rotatably provided around a fulcrum of the vehicle body, and one end of this link member is connected to the opener member,
The other end of the link member is configured to come into contact with the fuel lid and push it open, and when the operation lever in the vehicle interior is operated, the link member is rotated in conjunction with the movement of the opener member to open the fuel lid. A fuel lid opener mechanism characterized in that the other end of the link member pushes open the fuel lid.