JPH0519222Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a device for preventing the lid from falling, which opens and closes an opening in a vehicle body such as a fuel filler port of an automobile.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, this type of structure, as shown in Figure 4,
A lock spring 3 is fixedly attached to the back surface of one end of the lid 2 that opens and closes the opening 1 of the vehicle body using a spring retainer 4, and this is attached to the tip of the lock plate 7 attached from the vehicle body outer plate 5 via the lid retainer 6. Engage with the engaging part 8, and on the other hand,
A cushion rubber 9 is attached to the lid retainer 6, and its tip is brought into contact with the back surface of the lid 2 to restrict movement of the lid 2 in the closing direction.

However, in the above structure, even though the lock spring 3 is locked by the engaging portion 8 when the lid 2 is closed, the back surface of the lid 2 is only in contact with the cushion rubber 9. Since there is no,
Vibrations while the vehicle is running may cause play in the hinge (not shown) that pivots the other end of the lid 2, causing the lid 2 to slide down around the hinge. This tendency becomes noticeable in some cases. Therefore, the injection port 1 was incompletely closed by the lid 2.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the current situation, and its purpose is to prevent the lid from falling off even if the hinge that supports the lid is sheared due to vibrations while the vehicle is running. It is something to do.

[Summary of the idea]

In order to achieve this object, in the present invention, a lock spring that engages and disengages from the engaging part of the opening is attached to the back surface of the lid that rotatably opens and closes the opening of the vehicle body using a spring retainer. In an automobile lid structure in which a cushion rubber is attached that comes into contact with the back surface of the lid when the lid is closed in order to restrict movement of the lid in the closing direction, the spring retainer is maintained at a distance from the back surface of the lid. The cushion rubber is formed to extend on the cushion rubber, and the lower end portion of the extension is provided at a position close to and not interfering with the upper peripheral portion of the cushion rubber.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

1 to 3 show an example of a device for preventing lowering of an automobile lid according to the present invention, and members common to those shown in FIG. 4 are given the same reference numerals.

An opening in the vehicle body, for example, a fuel injection port 1 is formed in a concave shape from the vehicle body outer plate 5.
A lid 2 rotatably supported by a hinge (not shown) opens and closes to cover the lid. On the back side of one end of the lid 2, a lock spring 3 is spot welded 12 by a spring retainer 4.
It is held and attached toward the injection port 1. In addition, a lid retainer 6 is provided on the outer panel 5 of the vehicle body.
A lock plate 7 is attached via. The lock plate 7 has an engaging portion 8 at its tip, so that the lock spring 3 can be engaged and disengaged. A cushion rubber 9 is attached to the lid retainer 6, and its tip abuts against the back side of the lid 2 when closed.
The subsequent closing of the lid 2 is regulated.

In this invention, in particular, the lock spring 3
A stopper 11 is formed to extend from the upper part of the spring retainer 4 holding the spring. This stopper 11 is bent inward from the end of the spring retainer 4 and then extended parallel to the lid 2 at a distance above the cushion rubber 9, and its lower edge 11a is bent inward when the lid 2 is closed. It is located close to the upper peripheral portion 9a of the cushion rubber 9 at a position where it does not interfere with the upper circumferential portion 9a. If the stopper 11 is formed close to the cushion rubber 9 in this way, even if the lid 2 rattles around the hinge due to vibrations while the vehicle is running, the lower edge 11a of the stopper 11 will close to the cushion rubber 9. It comes into contact with the upper circumferential portion 9a and is hooked thereon, thereby preventing the lid 2 from slipping down.

Furthermore, another feature of the present invention resides in the finger rest 10. The finger hook part 10 is provided to make it easier to hook a finger onto the lid 2, but the current situation is that the finger hook part 10 cannot be formed very deep due to the internal structure. In the present invention, without changing the depth of the finger hook 10, only the stepped portion 10a constituting the finger hook 10 is moved back by a considerable width from the conventional position shown by the two-dot chain line, and the finger insertion width W1 is changed from the conventional position. It is wider than the insertion width W2 by the amount by which the stepped portion 10a is set back. By configuring the finger rest part 10 as described above, the finger insertion width can be increased without greatly gouging out the finger rest part 10,
It becomes easier to insert the finger.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the present invention, a stopper is extended parallel to the lid on the spring retainer that holds the lock spring on the back side of the lid, and the lower edge of the stopper is formed while avoiding interference with the cushion when the lid is closed. Since the lid is placed close to the upper circumference of the cushion rubber, even if the lid rattles due to vibrations while the vehicle is running, the situation where the lid gets caught on the cushion rubber and the lid slides off is avoided. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the device for preventing the vehicle lid from slipping off according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the finger rest of the above embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional automobile lid structure. 1... Fuel inlet, 2... Lid, 3... Lock spring, 4... Spring retainer, 9
...Cushion rubber, 9a...Upper periphery, 10...
...Finger rest, 11...Stopper, 11a...Lower edge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A lock spring that engages and disengages from the engaging part of the opening is attached to the back side of the lid that rotatably opens and closes the opening of the vehicle body using a spring retainer, and the lock spring that engages and disengages from the engaging part of the opening is attached to the vehicle body at the edge of the opening to move the lid in the closing direction. In an automobile lid structure in which a cushion rubber is attached that comes into contact with the back surface of the lid when the lid is closed in order to control 1. A device for preventing lowering of an automobile lid, characterized in that a stopper is formed, and the lower end of the stopper is provided at a position close to and not interfering with the upper periphery of the cushion rubber.