JPH06135247A - Fuel filler lid structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a fuel filler lid from interfering with an outer plate member without increasing the rigidity of a stopper and a hinge pin. CONSTITUTION:A stopper 40 is provided at the stopper fitting portion 36 of a fuel filler lid 14. An engage-stopping portion 40B is formed at one end portion of the stopper 40, and the other end portion of the stopper 40 is made thick and made to be a stopper portion 40C. An engage-stopping claw 40D is formed in the vicinity of a shaft-support portion 40A between the shaft-support portion 40A and engage-stopping portion 40B of the stopper 40, and this claw 40D is engaged with the edge portion of the cutout 38 of the stopper fitting portion 36 of the fuel filler lid 14. Accordingly, in a case in which force that wants to turn the furl filler lid 14 further in an opening direction from a full opening position, acts on, the deformation of the stopper 40 and a hinge pin 28 can be prevented by the engagement of the engage-stopping claw 40D and the cutout 38 of the stopper fitting portion 36.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle fuel filler structure for opening and closing a fuel supply portion of a vehicle such as an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An outer plate member of an automobile body, for example, a quarter panel, has an opening provided with a refueling portion communicating with a fuel tank, and a fuel filler lid can be opened and closed in the opening. Installed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fuel filler lid 70 of this vehicle has a fuel filler lid 70.
A stopper mounting piece 72 is provided on the back surface of the. A stopper 76 is pivotally supported on the hinge pin 74 of the fuel filler lid 70, and one end portion 76A of the stopper 76 has a tip portion 72 of the stopper mounting piece 72.
It is engaged with A. On the other hand, one end portion 76 </ b> B of the stopper 76 has a back surface edge portion 70 of the fuel filler lid 70.
When the fuel filler lid 70 is in the fully opened state (the state of the imaginary line in FIG. 5) when it is in contact with A, the end plate 76B has a stop plate 80 fixed to the quarter panel 78.
The fuel filler lid 70 is prevented from rotating by contacting with.

Further, in the fuel filler lid structure of this vehicle, the stopper 76 is extended and the front end portion 76A thereof is engaged with the stopper mounting piece 72, so that the front end portion 76A of the stopper 76 is opened during the operation of opening the fuel filler lid. The moment that acts on the
The deformation of A is prevented. As a related technique, there is Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-202425.

[0005]

However, in the fuel filler lid structure of this vehicle, since the stopper 76 and the stopper mounting piece 72 are long, the stopper mounting piece 7
2 and the mounting rigidity of the stopper 76 is reduced. Therefore,
When the fuel filler lid 70 is further opened from the fully opened state, the stopper 76 bends and the hinge pin 74 also bends, as shown by the broken line in FIG. Therefore, the fuel filament lid 70 may further open in the opening direction (the arrow P direction in FIG. 5) and interfere with the opening edge portion 78A of the quarter panel 78.

In order to prevent this, it is conceivable to increase the wall thickness of the stopper 76 to increase the rigidity and to increase the rigidity of the hinge pin 74 to increase the rigidity so that each of them does not bend. In this case, it is necessary to increase the space for accommodating the stopper and the hinge pin, which increases the size of the fuel filler lid.

In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle fuel filler lid structure capable of preventing the interference between the fuel filler lid and the outer plate member without increasing the rigidity of the stopper and the hinge pin. Is.

[0008]

In a fuel filler structure for a vehicle according to a first aspect of the present invention, a hinge pin for pivotally supporting the fuel filler lid on a vehicle body is provided with a shaft supporting portion formed at an intermediate portion thereof. A stopper having a stopper portion that is supported and that is provided at one end and is engaged with a stopper mounting portion on the rear surface of the fuel filler lid, and that has a stopper portion at the other end that suppresses rotation in the opening direction when the fuel filler lid is fully opened. In a fuel filler structure for a vehicle including a member, a portion of the stopper member in the vicinity of the shaft supporting portion between the shaft supporting portion and the locking portion is connected to a stopper mounting portion of the fuel filler lid.

[0009]

In the fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention, a portion of the stopper member in the vicinity of the shaft supporting portion between the shaft supporting portion and the locking portion is connected to the stopper mounting portion of the fuel filler lid. Therefore, compared with the case where the stopper member is locked to the stopper mounting portion on the rear surface of the fuel filler lid only by the locking portion provided at one end of the stopper member, the mounting rigidity of the mounting portion of the fuel filler lid and the stopper member can be improved. improves. Therefore, the stopper member and the hinge pin can be prevented from being deformed without increasing the rigidity of the stopper member and the hinge pin, and the interference with the body outer plate of the fuel filler lid can be prevented.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a fuel filler structure for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, an arrow FR indicates the front direction of the vehicle body, an arrow IN indicates the inner side direction of the vehicle, and an arrow UP indicates the upper direction of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 4, a fuel panel 14 is provided on a quarter panel 12 which constitutes a rear side surface of a vehicle body 10 of an automobile.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fuel filler lid 14 has an opening 1 provided in a quarter panel 12.
6 is opened and closed, and in this opening 16,
A fuel supply unit 18 is provided that communicates with a fuel tank (not shown). Therefore, when the fuel is supplied, the fuel filler lid 14 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fuel filler lid 14 is a fuel filler outer panel 20 which constitutes an outer side portion of the fuel filler lid 14.
And the inside of the vehicle body of the fuel filler lid 14 (back side)
Fuel filler inner panel 22
It consists of and. The outer peripheral edge portion of the fuel filler inner panel 22 is joined to the outer peripheral edge portion of the fuel filler outer panel 20 by a hemming process. A pair of bearings 22A and 22B are formed at a front-rear direction front end of the fuel filler inner panel 22 with a certain space in the vehicle up-down direction, and are inserted into the bearings 22A and 22B. The hinge 26 is pivotally supported by the hinge pin 28. Therefore,
The fuel filler lid 14 and the hinge 26 are relatively rotatable about a hinge pin 28 as a rotation center.

Mounting holes 30 and 32 are bored in the hinge 26, and bolts (not shown) are inserted into the mounting holes 30 and 32 so that they can be mounted to the quarter panel 12.

Fuel filler inner panel 22
A rectangular notch 34 is formed in the central portion of the, and a portion between the notch 34 and the bearing portions 22A and 22B side is a stopper mounting portion 36. A rectangular notch 38 is formed in a portion of the stopper mounting portion 36 on the bearing 22A, 22B side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the stopper mounting portion 36 of the fuel filler lid 14 is provided with a stopper 40 as an elongated stopper member extending along the stopper mounting portion 36. The hinge pin 28 is supported at the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the hinge pin 28 by a shaft supporting portion 40A having a U-shaped cross-section opening in the longitudinal intermediate portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, a stopper 40B bent in a U shape is formed at one end of the stopper 40, and this stopper 40B is formed in the fuel filler lid 1.
4 is locked to the edge portion 36A (see FIG. 1) of the stopper mounting portion 36 on the back surface of the No. 4 substrate. The other end of the stopper 40 is made thick and serves as a stopper portion 40C.

As shown in FIG. 1, the stopper portion 40C of the stopper 40 is in contact with the rear surface edge portion 14A of the fuel filler lid 14, and the fuel filler lid 14
Stop plate 42 fixed to the quarter panel 12 when fully opened
The fuel filler lid 14 is prevented from rotating in the opening direction (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1).

Shaft support 40A and stopper 40 of stopper 40
A locking claw 40D is formed in the vicinity of the shaft support 40A between B and B, and the locking claw 40D is engaged with the edge of the notch 38 of the stopper mounting portion 36 of the fuel filler lid 14. .

Accordingly, when the fuel filler lid 14 is rotated about the hinge pin 28 in the opening direction (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1), the stopper 40 is integrally rotated and the stopper portion 40C of the stopper 40 is stopped. The rotation of the fuel filler lid 14 in the opening direction is stopped at the position where it abuts against the plate 42. Further, when a force that further rotates the fuel filler lid 14 in the opening direction acts from the fully open position, the locking claw 40D and the notch 38
The engagement with the edge of the stopper prevents deformation of the stopper 40 and the hinge pin 28.

A leaf spring 44 is attached to a leaf spring attachment portion 40E formed on the surface opposite to the stopper 40. A free end portion side of the leaf spring 44 is a resin-coated coating portion 44A, and the biasing force of the leaf spring 44 causes the fuel filler lid 14 to rotate in the opening direction.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the fuel filler lid structure of the vehicle of this embodiment, when the fuel filler lid 14 is rotated in the opening direction (direction of arrow A in FIG. 1) about the hinge pin 28 as a rotation center, the stopper 4 is rotated.
0 rotates integrally, and the stopper portion 40C of the stopper 40
The rotation of the fuel filler lid 14 in the opening direction is stopped at the position where the contact with the stop plate 42. In this case, in the fuel filler structure of the vehicle according to the present embodiment, the shaft supporting portion 40 between the shaft supporting portion 40A and the locking portion 40B of the stopper 40 is used.
A locking claw 40D as a connecting part is formed in the vicinity of A, and the locking claw 40D is engaged with the edge of the notch 38 of the stopper mounting part 36 of the fuel filler lid 14.

Therefore, since the mounting rigidity between the stopper mounting portion 36 and the stopper 40 of the fuel filler lid 14 is improved, the stopper 40 and the hinge pin 28 are prevented from being deformed without increasing the rigidity of the stopper 40 and the hinge pin 28. And fuel filler 1
The interference with the quarter panel 12 of 4 can be prevented.

Further, in the present embodiment, the increase in weight is less than that in the method of increasing the rigidity of the stopper 40 and the hinge pin 28 to prevent their deformation.

In the fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to this embodiment, a locking claw 40D as a connecting portion provided near the shaft supporting portion 40A between the shaft supporting portion 40A and the locking portion 40B of the stopper 40 has a fuel filler. Although engaged with the edge portion of the notch 38 of the stopper mounting portion 36 of the lid 14, instead of this, the shaft support portion 40A and the locking portion 40B of the stopper 40 are engaged.
A portion in the vicinity of the shaft supporting portion 40A between and may be connected to the stopper mounting portion 36 of the fuel filler lid 14 by another method such as bolting or welding.

[0027]

In the fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to the present invention, the hinge pin for pivotally supporting the fuel filler lid on the vehicle body is pivotally supported by the pivot support portion formed in the intermediate portion, and is provided at one end. A fuel filler lid for a vehicle including a stopper member having a stopper portion that is locked to a stopper mounting portion on the rear surface of the fuel filler lid and that has a stopper portion at the other end that suppresses rotation in the opening direction when the fuel filler lid is fully opened. In the structure, the portion in the vicinity of the shaft supporting portion between the shaft supporting portion and the locking portion of the stopper member is connected to the stopper mounting portion of the fuel filler lid, so that the fuel filler lid is not increased in rigidity without increasing the rigidity of the stopper and the hinge pin. It has an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent the interference with the outer plate member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above the vehicle body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a stopper of a fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fuel filler lid of a fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a vehicle body to which a fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a fuel filler structure of a conventional vehicle as seen from above the vehicle body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 vehicle body 12 quarter panel 14 fuel filament lid 26 hinge 28 hinge pin 36 stopper mounting portion 36A edge portion 38 notch 40 stopper 40A shaft support portion 40B locking portion 40C stopper portion 40D locking claw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hinge pin for pivotally supporting a fuel filler lid on a vehicle body is pivotally supported by a pivotal support portion formed in an intermediate portion, and a locking portion provided at one end is attached to a stopper on a rear surface of the fuel filler lid. In a fuel filler lid structure of a vehicle, which is provided with a stopper member that is locked to a portion and has a stopper portion that restrains rotation of the fuel filler lid in the opening direction at the other end when the fuel filler lid is fully opened, in the fuel filler lid structure of the vehicle, engage with the shaft support portion of the stopper member. A fuel filler lid structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a portion in the vicinity of the shaft support portion between the stopper portions is connected to a stopper mounting portion of the fuel filler lid.