JPH0544178Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a bumper rubber mounting structure for a fuel filler lid of an automobile.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY A bumper rubber is attached to the back of the free end of an automobile fuel filler lid (hereinafter referred to as filler lid) as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 58-6625. The bumper rubber comes into elastic contact with a seat formed on the vessel to regulate the closing of the filler lid.

Problems that the invention aims to solve: The bumper rubber is attached as close to the side edge as possible on the back of the free end of the filler lid, but the seat corresponding to this bumper rubber is attached to the peripheral wall of the beth cell so that the bumper rubber can be reliably received. Since the sheet portion is embossed with a relatively large protrusion height, the sheet portion comes close to the filler cap attached to the open end of the filler tube connected to the deep bottom of the vessel. For this reason, it has been pointed out that when the filler cap is attached or removed, the operator's hand interferes with the seat portion and becomes a hindrance to the attachment/detachment operation, resulting in extremely poor workability.

Therefore, the present invention provides a bumper rubber mounting structure for a fuel filler lid that can minimize the feeling of protrusions inside the vehicle and does not interfere with the attaching/detaching operation of the filler cap.

Means for Solving the Problem A beth cell is joined to the inwardly facing peripheral flange of the filler opening in the outer panel of the vehicle body, and a beth cell is attached near the peripheral flange with its tip extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening/closing direction of the filler lid. A bracket having an L-shaped cross section that is bent and protrudes into the vessel is joined.
A bumper rubber, which comes into elastic contact with the back surface of the peripheral edge of the filler lid when the filler lid is closed, is attached to the tip of the bracket and is disposed along the inner peripheral side of the peripheral flange.

Function When the filler lid is closed, the back surface of its edge comes into elastic contact with the tip surface of the bumper rubber, regulating the closing position.

Embodiment Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6, reference numeral 1 indicates a vehicle body outer plate, for example, a rear fender, and the rear fender 1 has a circular filler opening 2 formed therein. A peripheral flange 3 of the filler opening 2 is bent inward, and a vessel 4 is joined to the peripheral flange 3. The vessel 4 is formed to have a larger diameter than the peripheral flange 3, and approximately the upper half thereof is connected to the peripheral flange 3 by directly fitting the end periphery thereof onto the peripheral flange 3, while approximately the lower half thereof is connected to the peripheral flange 3. It is joined to the peripheral flange 3 via a connecting flange 5 joined to the peripheral edge of the vessel, and the lower bottom of the vessel 4 is offset below the peripheral flange 3 to form a drain part 6,
A drain pipe 7 is connected to this drain portion 6 in communication. The open end of a filler tube 8 is disposed at the bottom of the vessel 4, and a filler lid 10 is attached to the filler opening 2 via a hinge member 11 so as to be openable and closable.
Further, in the vicinity of the peripheral flange 3, for example, the connecting flange 5, a tip portion 13 is attached to a filler lid 10.
A bracket 12 having an L-shaped cross section that is bent in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening/closing direction of the vessel 4 and protruding into the vessel 4 is joined to the bracket 12.
A bumper rubber 15 is disposed along the inner circumferential side of the peripheral flange 3 and is engaged with a bumper rubber 15 whose edge rear surface comes into elastic contact when the filler lid 10 is closed.
The tip portion 13 has stopper pieces 14 extending at both ends, while the bumper rubber 15 has a bracket insertion opening 17 at the bottom of the holder groove 16, and the innermost part following the insertion opening 17 is connected to the tip portion 13. A locking hole 18 is formed which substantially matches the shape of the locking hole 18 and widens in depth, and the distal end portion 13 is inserted from one end of the insertion opening 17 and is locked into the locking hole 18. In some cases, the bumper rubber 15 may
It is designed to prevent it from being pulled out more easily than 3.
9 in FIG. 1 indicates a filler cap.

According to the above embodiment structure, the filler lid 1
When the door 0 is closed, the back surface of the edge comes into elastic contact with the front end surface of the bumper rubber 15, and the closed door position is regulated. When the filler lid is closed, the bumper rubber 15 receives a load toward the bottom of the vessel 4, but the tip 13 of the bracket 12 is bent in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening/closing direction of the filler lid 10, and together with the stoppers 14 at both ends, the bumper rubber 15 receives a load toward the bottom of the vessel 4. Since the bumper rubber 15 is securely engaged with the locking hole 18 of the rubber 15, the bumper rubber 15 will not fall off from the bracket 12 due to the lid closing load.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a tapered surface 19 is formed on the tip surface of the bumper rubber 15, and a tapered edge 20 is also formed on the back side of the edge of the filler lid 10, so that the tapered surface 19 and the tapered edge 20 are elastic. It is made so that it can be accessed. According to this embodiment, by providing the bumper rubber 15 at three or more locations, elastic contact between the tapered surface 19 and the tapered edge 20 occurs at a plurality of locations, so that the centering effect of the filler lid 10 can be obtained. By closing the filler lid 10 concentrically with the filler opening 2, the parting gap between the periphery of the filler lid 10 and the periphery of the filler opening 2 can be made uniform, and the appearance of the filler lid 10 can be improved.
It is possible to prevent the weight from dropping. Further, in the embodiment, a bracket having an L-shaped cross section is joined to the peripheral flange, but the bumper rubber is not limited to this and may be attached to a portion integrally extending from the peripheral flange.

Effects of the invention As described above, according to the invention, the bumper rubber is arranged along the inner peripheral side of the peripheral flange facing inward of the filler opening, so that when the filler lid is closed, the back side of the edge is By making elastic contact with the end surface of the bumper rubber, it is possible to reliably regulate the closing of the filler lid, and since the bumper rubber is arranged along the peripheral flange in this way, the amount of protrusion into the vessel can be reduced. is made as small as possible without narrowing the opening area of the filler opening, and moreover, the effective space inside the vessel can be expanded compared to conventional vessels in which a seat is provided on the peripheral wall of the vessel. It is possible to improve the operability of attaching and detaching.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 I-I
2 is a side view showing the area around the filler opening of the automobile, FIG. 3 is a side view showing the filler lid in an open state, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along the line shown in FIG.
5 is a perspective view of the bumper rubber, FIG. 6 is a view taken along the arrow in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 showing a different example of the present invention. 1... Vehicle body outer plate (rear fender), 2... Filler opening, 3... Peripheral flange, 4... Vessel, 10... Fuel filler lid, 12...
Bracket, 13...Tip, 15...Bumper rubber.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a structure in which a vest cell is joined to a peripheral flange facing inward of a filler opening formed in the outer panel of the vehicle body, and a filler lid is attached to this filler opening so as to be openable and closable, a bumper rubber that comes into elastic contact with the back surface of the peripheral edge when the filler lid is closed. A bumper rubber mounting structure for a fuel filler lid, characterized in that: is arranged along the inner peripheral side of the peripheral flange.