JPH06144027A - Automobile fuel lid structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automobile fuel lid structure capable of surely holding a cap so that the cap may not interfere with a fuel injection gun above the back face side of an opened fuel lid without increasing the number of part items. CONSTITUTION:A fuel lid 6 covering the outside of a fuel injection port 5 closed by a cap 7 comprises a lid body 10 and a reinforcing plate 11, and flanges 13 and 14 are formed on the sides of the back faces 10a and 11a of the lid body 10 and reinforcing plate 11 respectively, and an extension section 15 formed longer than the flange 13 of the lid body 10 is arranged in the upper flange 14a of the reinforcing plate 11, and an oblong hole 16 to be engaged with the knob section 8 of the cap 7 is provided. When the fuel lid 6 is opened, the knob section 8 of the cap 7 removed from the fuel injection port 5 is engaged with the oblong hole 16, and the cap 7 is held erected along the vertical direction by the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and the flange 14 of the reinforcing plate 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle fuel lid structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13, a fuel inlet of a conventional automobile is provided at the bottom of a fuel inlet box 52 mounted on the vehicle body 51 side and is closed by a cap 53. There is. A fuel lid 54 is rotatably attached to the inlet box 52 via a hinge member 55, and the fuel lid 54 covers a box opening 52a located outside the fuel inlet so as to be openable and closable. The fuel lid 54 is configured by assembling a lid main body 56 and a reinforcing plate 57 with each other, and a cap holding portion 58 formed in a hook shape by protruding a part of the reinforcing plate 57 is provided on the back surface side thereof. ing. In addition, in FIG.
Reference numeral 9 is an inlet pipe whose one end is connected to a fuel tank (not shown).

However, at the time of fuel injection, the worker is
The fuel lid 54 is fully opened and the cap 53 is removed from the fuel inlet as shown in FIG. Then this cap 5
3 is laid down sideways, and the screw portion 53a of the cap 53 is hooked on the upper edge of the cap holding portion 58 to be attached to the back surface side of the fuel lid 54. In this state,
Hold the injection gun 60 and insert it into the fuel injection port to inject fuel into the fuel tank. Therefore, the worker does not carry out the fuel injection work with the cap 53, and the cap 53 is not dropped or lost during the work. After the fuel is injected, the cap 53 is picked up from the cap holding portion 58 and tightened at the fuel injection port, and the fuel lid 54 is closed.

[0004]

However, the cap 5 attached to the back side of the fuel lid 54 in the open state.
3, the knob portion 53b is arranged so as to project substantially in parallel with the box opening 52a as shown in FIG. 12, so that the clearance with the injection gun 60 inserted into the fuel injection port is small and the cap 53 and the injection gun 60 interfere with each other. There is a problem that the fuel injection work becomes difficult and the cap 53 is easily detached from the cap holding portion 58 by the hand of an operator or the like when the fuel is injected. In order to secure the clearance between the cap 53 and the injection gun 60, it is necessary to take a large L dimension between the hinge center O of the fuel lid 54 and the center C of the fuel injection port. That is, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the La dimension with the cap holding portion 58 must be set larger than the Lb dimension without the cap holding portion 58.

However, if the above L dimension is taken large,
The parting positions of the fuel lid 54 and the vehicle body 51 are restricted, and a large fuel lid 54 must be used. On the other hand, in order to secure the clearance between the cap 53 and the injection gun 60, it is possible to use a dogleg type hinge member 65 as shown in FIG. 15, but the hinge structure is complicated and the cost is increased. There was a fear.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to securely hold a cap on the upper rear surface side of an opened fuel lid so as not to interfere with an injection gun without increasing the number of parts. An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel lid structure for an automobile that can be manufactured.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in the present invention, a fuel lid covering the outside of the fuel injection port closed by a cap is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable. The fuel lid is composed of a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and flanges are formed on the back side of the lid body and the reinforcing plate, and the upper flange of the reinforcing plate is extended in the horizontal direction to make it more than the flange of the lid body. A long extending portion is provided, an engaging portion that engages with the knob portion of the cap is provided in the extending portion of the reinforcing plate, and the cap removed from the fuel injection port is held by the knob portion when the fuel lid is open. And the tab portion of the cap is engaged with the engaging portion, and the flange of the lid body is The flange of the serial reinforcing plate, and to hold along the cap in the vertical direction.

[0008]

In the fuel lid structure for an automobile according to the present invention, the flange is formed on the back side of the lid main body and the reinforcing plate forming the fuel lid, and the upper flange of the reinforcing plate is formed longer than the flange of the lid main body. An extension portion is provided, an engagement portion that engages with the knob portion of the cap is provided in the extension portion of the reinforcing plate, and when the fuel lid is in an open state, the knob removed from the fuel injection port has the knob portion on the lower side. The cap portion of the cap is engaged with the engaging portion, and the flange of the lid body and the flange of the reinforcing plate hold the cap in the vertical direction. Therefore, the amount of protrusion of the cap held on the upper portion of the rear side of the fuel lid is smaller than that of the conventional structure. Clearance will be a take large and the injection gun Te. Moreover, the cap can be held on the rear surface side of the fuel lid simply by extending the upper flange of the reinforcing plate without using a separate holder.
There is no increase in the number of parts.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of a fuel lid structure according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a fuel inlet box which is mounted in a mounting hole 3 on the side of an automobile body 2, and a fuel inlet 5 corresponding to one end opening of an inlet pipe 4 is provided at the bottom of the inlet box 1. A box opening 1a is formed outside the fuel injection port 5 on the outer surface of the vehicle body of the inlet box 1, and the box opening 1a is openably and closably covered by the fuel lid 6. Has been done. The inlet pipe 4
The other end of is connected to a fuel tank (not shown).

The fuel inlet 5 is connected to the inlet pipe 4
It is adapted to be closed by a cap 7 which is fastened to one end of the. Therefore, on the head 7a side of the cap 7,
A knob portion 8 formed in a narrow rectangular shape is provided,
A screw portion 9 for tightening the fuel inlet 5 is provided on the shaft portion 7b side.

On the other hand, the fuel lid 6 is constructed by connecting a lid main body 10 for closing the box opening 1a and a reinforcing plate 11 for reinforcing the lid main body 10 to each other. It is rotatably attached to the inlet box 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the lid main body 10 is integrally formed by using a substantially rectangular plate-like body, and the back surface 10a is formed on the peripheral portion thereof.
A flange 13 formed by bending at a right angle toward the side is provided.

The reinforcing plate 11 is used for the lid body 10
It has a size and shape substantially corresponding to, and is configured to be housed and arranged inside the lid body 10 in a state of being superposed on the back surface 10a of the lid body 10. A flange 14 formed by bending the reinforcing plate 11 at a right angle toward the back surface 11a is provided on the peripheral portion of the reinforcing plate 11. Among the flanges 14, an upper flange 14a is provided with an extension portion 15 which is extended in the horizontal direction and is formed longer than the flange 13 of the lid body 10. The extension portion 15 has a longitudinal direction in the vehicle body direction. An elongated hole 16 extending along the is provided.

The long hole 16 is formed by the knob portion 8 of the cap 7.
Is configured as an engaging portion that engages with. Therefore, the elongated hole 16 is formed in a rectangular shape having a size substantially corresponding to the knob portion 8 of the cap 7, and the tip portion of the knob portion 8 can be inserted into the elongated hole 16. Moreover, the elongated hole 16 is provided at a position where the knob portion 8 of the inserted cap 7 does not interfere with the tip of the flange 13 of the lid body 10 in the width direction. 2 and 3, reference numeral 17 denotes an injection gun for injecting fuel into a fuel tank (not shown) via the fuel injection port 5 and the inlet pipe 4.

When fuel injection is carried out in such a vehicle having a fuel lid structure, first, an operator fully opens the fuel lid 6 and then from the fuel injection port 5 to the cap 7.
Remove. Then, in the opened state of the fuel lid 6, the cap 7 is erected so that the knob portion 8 is arranged on the lower side, and the knob portion 8 is inserted into the elongated hole 16 of the extension portion 15 from above. Then, the knob portion 8 of the cap 7 engages with the long hole 16, and the cap 7 is attached to the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and the upper flange 1 of the reinforcing plate 11.
4a holds the upper part of the fuel lid 6 on the back surface side in the vertical direction (see FIG. 5). Thereafter, an operator holds the injection gun 17 and inserts the tip end thereof into the fuel injection port 5 to inject a predetermined amount of fuel into a fuel tank (not shown) (see FIGS. 2 and 3). After fuel injection, the cap 7 is removed from the elongated hole 16 of the extension 15 and the screw 9
To the fuel inlet 5 and fix it in place.
When the vehicle is turned toward the vehicle body 2 and closed, the fuel injection work is completed.

In the fuel lid structure of this embodiment, the knob portion 8 of the cap 7 removed from the fuel injection port 5 is inserted into the elongated hole 16 of the extension portion 15, and the cap 7 is opened on the rear side of the fuel lid 6. Since the head 7a of the cap 7 protrudes from the back surface of the fuel lid 6 toward the inlet / outlet passage side of the injection gun 17, as shown in FIGS. The amount of protrusion of the cap 7 is much smaller than that of the conventional structure, and the injection gun 17 can be prevented from coming into contact with the cap 7 by providing a large clearance with the injection gun 17 even with a simple hinge structure. Further, since the structure for holding the cap 7 upright is obtained only by extending the upper flange 14a of the reinforcing plate 11 and providing the elongated holes 16, the number of parts does not increase and it can be easily manufactured.

6 and 7 show another embodiment of the fuel lid structure according to the present invention. In the upper flange 14a of the reinforcing plate 11 in the figure, as in the above-described embodiment, an extension portion 25 is formed which extends in the horizontal direction and is longer than the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and formed in a crank shape. A groove portion 26 extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction is formed by the bent portion of the extension portion 25 and the flange 13 of the lid body 10.

The groove portion 26 is a knob portion 8 of the cap 7.
Is configured as an engaging portion that engages with. That is, the groove portion 26 is formed in a size and shape substantially corresponding to the knob portion 8 of the cap 7, and the depth thereof is set so that the tip portion of the knob portion 8 inserted into the groove portion 26 can be accommodated. Therefore, the extension portion 25 is bent below the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and at a position corresponding to the length of the tip portion of the knob portion 8 to be inserted. Then,
In the cap 7 inserted into the groove portion 26, the knob portion 8 has the tip portion of the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and the reinforcing plate 11.
Since it is stored and arranged between the bent portion of the extension portion 25 of
As a result, the fuel lid 6 is held in the upper portion on the back surface side in the vertical direction (see FIG. 7). Other configurations and operations are almost the same as those in the above embodiment.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the elongated hole 16 and the groove 26 are provided as the engaging portion for engaging the knob portion 8 of the cap 7, but the cap 7 is formed by engaging the knob portion 8. An engaging portion having another structure may be provided as long as it can be held upright.

[0021]

As described above, in the fuel lid structure for an automobile according to the present invention, an openable and closable fuel lid for covering the outside of the fuel inlet closed by the cap is constituted by the lid body and the reinforcing plate. And a flange is formed on the back surface side of the reinforcing plate, and an extension portion that extends horizontally in the upper flange of the reinforcing plate and is formed longer than the flange of the lid main body is provided to extend the reinforcing plate. An engaging portion that engages with the knob portion of the cap is provided, and the cap removed from the fuel injection port is erected so that the knob portion is arranged on the lower side in the opened state of the fuel lid. The knob portion of the lid is engaged with the engaging portion, and the cap is vertically moved by the flange of the lid body and the flange of the reinforcing plate. Since it is held so that the cap can be securely held on the upper part of the rear side of the opened fuel lid, the protrusion amount of this cap is smaller than that of the conventional structure, and it is possible to prevent interference with the injection gun, Workability of fuel injection can be improved. Further, in the fuel lid structure of the present invention, since the cap holding portion is formed by extending the upper flange of the reinforcing plate and providing the engaging portion without using a separate component holder, the number of components does not increase. It can be easily manufactured and the cost of parts can be reduced. Moreover, the fuel lid of the present invention does not need to use a complicated dogleg type hinge structure, and a simple hinge structure can be used, so that the assembling workability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a fuel lid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view conceptually showing the vicinity of the fuel lid.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view conceptually showing the vicinity of the fuel lid.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the fuel lid as viewed from the back side.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view conceptually showing a cap holding portion of a fuel lid according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the cap holding portion.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing an automobile to which a conventional fuel lid structure is applied.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a conventional fuel lid is opened.

FIG. 10: B in FIG. 9 with the cap hooked
It is a sectional view taken along line B.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing a difference in dimension between a hinge center of a conventional fuel lid and a center of a fuel injection port depending on the presence or absence of a cap holding portion.

14 is a sectional view taken along line EE in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a cross sectional view conceptually showing the vicinity of a conventional fuel lid to which a dogleg type hinge structure is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fuel Inlet Box 2 Car Body 3 Mounting Hole 5 Fuel Inlet 6 Fuel Lid 7 Cap 8 Knob 10 Lid Body 11 Reinforcement Plate 12 Hinge Member 13,14 Flange 15,25 Extension 16 Long Slot 26 Groove

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 19, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0002

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13, a fuel inlet of a conventional automobile is provided at the bottom of a fuel inlet box 52 mounted on the vehicle body 51 side and is closed by a cap 53. There is. A fuel lid 54 is rotatably attached to the inlet box 52 via a hinge member 55, and the fuel lid 54 covers a box opening 52a located outside the fuel inlet so as to be openable and closable. The fuel lid 54 is configured by assembling a lid main body 56 and a reinforcing plate 57 with each other, and a cap holding portion 58 formed in a hook shape by protruding a part of the reinforcing plate 57 is provided on the back surface side thereof. ing. In addition, in FIG.
Reference numeral 9 is an inlet pipe whose one end is connected to a fuel tank (not shown).

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The long hole 16 is formed by the knob portion 8 of the cap 7.
Is configured as an engaging portion that engages with. Therefore, the elongated hole 16 is formed in a rectangular shape having a size substantially corresponding to the knob portion 8 of the cap 7, and the tip portion of the knob portion 8 can be inserted into the elongated hole 16. Moreover, the elongated hole 16 is provided at a position where the knob portion 8 of the inserted cap 7 does not interfere with the tip of the flange 13 of the lid body 10 in the width direction. 2 and 3, reference numeral 18 denotes an injection gun for injecting fuel into a fuel tank (not shown) via the fuel injection port 5 and the inlet pipe 4.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0015

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

When fuel injection is carried out in such a vehicle having a fuel lid structure, first, an operator fully opens the fuel lid 6 and then from the fuel injection port 5 to the cap 7.
Remove. Then, in the opened state of the fuel lid 6, the cap 7 is erected so that the knob portion 8 is arranged on the lower side, and the knob portion 8 is inserted into the elongated hole 16 of the extension portion 15 from above. Then, the knob portion 8 of the cap 7 engages with the long hole 16, and the cap 7 is attached to the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and the upper flange 1 of the reinforcing plate 11.
4a holds the upper part of the fuel lid 6 on the back surface side in the vertical direction (see FIG. 5). Thereafter, an operator holds the injection gun 18 and inserts its tip into the fuel injection port 5 to inject a predetermined amount of fuel into a fuel tank (not shown) (see FIGS. 2 and 3). After fuel injection, the cap 7 is removed from the elongated hole 16 of the extension 15 and the screw 9
To the fuel inlet 5 and fix it in place.
When the vehicle is turned toward the vehicle body 2 and closed, the fuel injection work is completed.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0016

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

In the fuel lid structure of this embodiment, the knob portion 8 of the cap 7 removed from the fuel injection port 5 is inserted into the elongated hole 16 of the extension portion 15, and the cap 7 is opened on the rear side of the fuel lid 6. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the head portion 7a of the cap 7 is the largest that protrudes from the back surface of the fuel lid 6 toward the inlet / outlet passage side of the injection gun 18, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The amount of protrusion of the cap 7 is much smaller than that of the conventional structure, and even with a simple hinge structure, it is possible to prevent the injection gun 18 from contacting the cap 7 by providing a large clearance with the injection gun 18. Further, since the structure for holding the cap 7 upright is obtained only by extending the upper flange 14a of the reinforcing plate 11 and providing the elongated holes 16, the number of parts does not increase and it can be easily manufactured.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A fuel lid, which covers the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap, is openably and closably attached to a vehicle body side, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and the back side of the lid body and the reinforcing plate. And a flange is formed on the upper plate of the reinforcing plate, and an extension part is formed on the upper flange of the reinforcing plate so as to extend in the horizontal direction to be longer than the flange of the lid body, and the knob of the cap is attached to the extending part of the reinforcing plate. And a cap removed from the fuel injection port is erected so that the knob portion is arranged on the lower side in the opened state of the fuel lid, and the knob portion of the cap is engaged with the engaging portion. The cap is held along the up-down direction by the flange of the lid body and the flange of the reinforcing plate. The fuel lid structure for automobiles that is characterized by