JPH08284507A - Lid opener - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To open two kinds of lids separately by use of a common operating part without incorrect operations. CONSTITUTION: The case body 41 of an operating part 16 is provided at the bracket 15 of the fixing side so as to be vertically rotatable by the horizontal first axis 20. The case body 41, the card case 42, and the lid 43 are provided in the operating part 16. The lid 43 is rotated around the second axis 50 in a different direction from the first axis 20 and it can be opened or closed in two stages from the closed position to the fully opened position through the intermediate position. An inner wire 26 of the cable 25 for a trunk lid is connected to the case body 41. A driving part 61 for fuel lid is provided in the inside of the case body 41. The inner wire 36 of the cable 35 for the fuel lid can be drawn when the lid 43 is moved to the opening direction, in this driving part 61.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid opener used for opening lids such as a trunk lid and a fuel lid of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A lid opener is provided near a driver's seat as a means for opening a trunk lid or a fuel lid of an automobile. For example, in passenger cars,
As described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-95413,
The handle of the trunk lid opener and the handle of the fuel lid opener are arranged side by side below the side portion of the seat cushion, and the handle of each opener can be operated with one hand.

When the handle of the trunk lid opener is operated, the lock mechanism of the trunk lid is unlocked by pulling the wire for the trunk lid, and when the handle of the fuel lid opener is operated, the wire for the fuel lid is opened. When the is pulled, the fuel lid opens.

[0004]

However, conventional lid openers, such as those described in the above publications, are installed in places that are difficult to see, such as the bottom of a seat, and are operated by groping. Not only is it difficult to operate because it becomes awkward, but there is also a problem in operability because it may open another lid with the intention of operating the handle of the lid to open. Further, since each opener is provided substantially separately, it may be difficult to secure a space for installing the vehicle on the vehicle body.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to allow two types of lids to be opened separately by using a common operating section,
Moreover, it is to provide a lid opener that is less likely to cause an erroneous operation.

[0006]

A lid opener of the present invention developed to achieve the above object is provided so as to be rotatable around a first shaft with respect to a fixed bracket and a first lid. A case main body to which a first rope for opening is connected, and the case main body is rotatably provided around a second shaft extending in a direction different from the first shaft, and from a closed position to an intermediate position. A lid that can be opened and closed in two steps over the range that extends to the fully open position, and a second lid for opening the second lid.
And a drive unit for moving the second rope in a direction to open the second lid in a state in which the rope is connected and the lid is rotated to an angle exceeding the intermediate position.

An example of the first rope and the second rope is a cable in which an inner wire is inserted inside the outer tube, but a lid operating cable of another form may be used. The first cable is, for example, a trunk lid operating cable, and the second cable is, for example, a fuel lid operating cable.

The bracket is fixed to, for example, a front seat cross member of an automobile. In this case, the case body is rotatable in the vertical direction about a first shaft extending in the width direction of the vehicle body, the inner wire of the trunk lid operating cable is connected to the case body, and the fuel lid is connected to the drive portion. The inner wire of the operating cable should be connected.

Further, the case body is provided with a card case capable of accommodating cards used for refueling and having an opening portion for inserting and removing the card on the upper surface side, and the opening portion is covered with the lid when the lid is in the closed position. The opening may be exposed when the lid is open to the intermediate position.

[0010]

[Operation] The case body is firstly attached to the fixed bracket.
When it is rotated around the axis of, the first rope is pulled, and the first lid is opened. On the other hand, the lid provided on the case body rotates about a second shaft in a direction different from the first shaft. Even if you open this lid from the closed position to the intermediate position,
The drive does not substantially pull the second cord. At this intermediate position, the opening of the card case is exposed, so the card can be taken in and out. When the lid is further rotated to the fully open position, the second rope is pulled via the drive unit, and the second lid is opened.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bottom member on the bottom of the inside of the card case, on which the lower edge of the card can be placed, and the bottom member interlocks with the lid when the lid is rotated from the closed position to the intermediate position. If the pop-up mechanism is configured to rotate and raise the bottom member, the cards can be lifted from the card case when the lid is opened, and the cards can be easily taken out.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3, a lid opener 11 is provided on the door side near a lower portion of a front seat 10 for a driver's seat of an automobile. This lid opener 11
Is attached to the front seat cross member 12, which is a member on the floor side of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the lid opener 11 is a front wall 1 of the front seat cross member 12.
Bracket 15 fixed to 3 and this bracket 15
And the operation unit 16 provided in the. The bracket 15 is made of a high-strength material such as metal or synthetic resin, and is provided with a base portion 17 and a pair of left and right support portions 18 projecting forward of the base portion 17. Supporting part 18
The first shaft 2 extending substantially in the horizontal direction (width direction of the vehicle body).
0 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a slit-shaped first wire insertion hole 21 and a second wire insertion hole extending horizontally are formed in the lower portion of the base 17, that is, at a position lower than the first shaft 20. 22 is provided. Each wire insertion hole 21,
22 respectively penetrate the base portion 17 in the plate thickness direction.

The trunk lid cable 25 is inserted into the first wire insertion hole 21. The cable 25 is a so-called Bowden wire in which the inner wire 26 is passed inside the outer tube 27. First wire insertion hole 21
A stepped cable support portion 29 capable of supporting the terminal 28 of the outer tube 27 is provided on the inner peripheral portion of the.

By supporting the end 28 of the outer tube 27 on the cable supporting portion 29, the bracket 1
The position of the outer tube 27 with respect to 5 in the front-rear direction is fixed. The inner wire 26 is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the bracket 15. A terminal member 30 is provided at the tip of the inner wire 26. The other end of the cable 25 is connected to a lock mechanism of a trunk lid (not shown) so that the lock mechanism is unlocked when the inner wire 26 is pulled for a predetermined length or more. The inner wire 26 is constantly urged in the pulling direction by the return spring built in the lock mechanism.

A fuel lid cable 35 is inserted through the second wire insertion hole 22. This cable 35
Is a Bowden wire including an inner wire 36 and an outer tube 37, and a terminal member 38 is provided at the tip of the inner wire 36. The outer tube 37 is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the bracket 15. The other end of the cable 35 is connected to a lock mechanism of a fuel lid (not shown), and when the inner wire 36 is pulled for a predetermined length or more, the lock mechanism of the fuel lid is opened and the fuel lid is opened. The inner wire 36 is urged in the pulling direction by a return spring built in the lock mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 16, etc., the operation portion 16 includes a hollow case body 41 located on the bracket 15 side, a card case 42 joined and fixed to the front end surface of the case body 41, and an opening / closing mechanism. A lid 43 and the like that can be used are provided, and as will be described later, both the trunk lid cable 25 and the fuel lid cable 35 can be separately pulled.

The card case 42 has a size capable of accommodating a card C such as a member's card used at a gas station. On the top surface of the card case 42, the card C
A card insertion / removal opening 46 having a size that allows the card to be inserted and removed from above is provided. As shown in FIG. 17 and the like, the shape of the upper side of the card case 42 is such that the opening width is tapered upward so that the card C can be easily taken in and out.

The lid 43 is rotatably supported by the case body 41 and the card case 42 by a second shaft 50 and an auxiliary shaft 51 (shown in FIG. 16) provided at the lower part of the lid 43. The second axis 50 is a direction perpendicular to the first axis 20,
That is, it extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The auxiliary shaft 51 is
It is inserted into a bearing hole 52 provided in the card case 42. The lid 43 is moved from the closed position shown in FIG.
It can be rotated to the fully open position shown in FIG. 21 through the intermediate position shown in FIG.

On the side surface of the lid 43, a grip-shaped concave portion 53 is provided so that an operator can hang his / her fingers when opening the lid 43. An upper surface plate 54 having a size capable of closing the opening 46 of the card case 42 is provided on the upper end of the lid 43.

The case body 41 has a housing 55 having an opening on one side and a side plate 5 for closing the opening of the housing 55.
6, and a hinge portion 57 is provided on the rear surface side of the housing 55. A horizontal hole 58 is formed in the hinge portion 57. By passing the first shaft 20 through the hole 58, the case main body 41 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction, and is operated from a substantially horizontal initial position shown in FIG. 4 to a raised position shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The part 16 can be pulled up. In the lower portion of the housing 55, slits 59 extending in the horizontal direction are provided at positions corresponding to the wire insertion holes 21 and 22.

The inner wire 26 of the trunk lid cable 25 is inserted through the slit 59, and the terminal member 30 of the inner wire 26 is locked to the rear surface of the housing 55. Therefore, when the case body 41 is pulled up from the initial position shown in FIG. 4 to the raised position shown in FIG. 5, the inner wire 26 is pulled. In this embodiment, the relative length of the inner wire 26 and the outer tube 27 is set so that the lock mechanism of the trunk lid is unlocked when the inner wire 26 is pulled by the length D1.

As shown in FIG. 9 and the like, a drive portion 61 for operating the fuel lid cable 35 is provided inside the case body 41. The drive unit 61 includes a cam member 62, a rod-shaped force transmission member 63, an arm member 64, and the like. At the bottom of the force transmission member 63,
A protruding cam receiving portion 65 that can contact the tip end portion of the cam member 62 is provided. The upper end portion of the force transmission member 63 can come into contact with a part 66 of the arm member 64.

A front and rear hole 70 is provided in the cam member 62. The second shaft 50 is inserted into the hole 70. The radial cross section of the second shaft 50 and the hole 70 has a non-circular shape so that they can be fitted to each other so that they cannot rotate relative to each other. Therefore, the second shaft 50 and the cam member 62 can rotate integrally with each other.

The second shaft 50 is the front wall 7 of the case body 41.
1 and a rear wall 72 are inserted into a bearing hole 73 penetrating in the front-rear direction so that they can be rotated around an axis line in the front-rear direction. Therefore, from the closed position shown in FIG. 17 to the lid 43 shown in FIG.
When opened to the fully open position shown in FIG. 1, the cam member 62 rotates in the same direction as the lid 43 as the second shaft 50 rotates.

The force transmitting member 63 includes guide portions 75 and 76 provided on the housing 55 and a front wall 71 of the housing 55.
It can be moved vertically while being sandwiched between and. The force transmitting member 63 has its lateral position regulated by a guide portion 77 provided on the side plate 56, and is capable of moving straight without shaking when the force transmitting member 63 moves in the vertical direction. A hole 78 is formed in the central portion of the force transmission member 63.

The arm member 64 is rotatably supported by a horizontal support shaft 80 provided on the case body 41. A wire locking portion 81 for connecting the terminal member 38 of the inner wire 36 of the fuel lid cable 35 is provided at the tip of the arm member 64.

The end 82 of the outer tube 37 of the fuel lid cable 35 is formed by the rear wall 72 of the case body 41.
Is supported by the cable support portion 83. Therefore, the outer tube 37 is fixed in the front-rear direction with respect to the case body 41. The inner wire 36 is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the case body 41.

Therefore, when the arm member 64 is rotated from the initial position shown in FIG. 11 to the operating position shown in FIG.
The inner wire 36 will be pulled. In this case, the relative length of the inner wire 36 and the outer tube 37 is set so that when the inner wire 36 is pulled for a predetermined length or more, the lock mechanism of the fuel lid is unlocked to open the lid.

The cam member 6 is so arranged that the arm member 64 does not pull the inner wire 36 while the lid 43 is rotated from the closed position shown in FIG. 10 to the intermediate position shown in FIG.
2 and the cam receiving portion 65, or between the force transmission member 63 and the arm member 64, a clearance S of an appropriate distance.
(Shown in FIG. 10) is set.

As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, a pop-up mechanism 85 for facilitating the removal of the card C is provided at the bottom of the card case 42. The pop-up mechanism 85 includes a pair of front and rear bottom members 86 and 87. Since the bottom members 86 and 87 are symmetrical with each other and have substantially the same structure and operation, one bottom member 86 will be described below as a representative.

A horizontal shaft hole 9 is formed at the base of the bottom member 86.
0 is provided. In the shaft hole 90, the card case 4
A shaft 91 provided in the lower part of 2 is relatively rotatably inserted, and the bottom member 86 can move from the horizontal position shown in FIG. 18 to the raised position shown in FIG. 20 about the shaft 91. There is. A pin-shaped interlocking portion 92 is provided on the side surface of the bottom member 86.

A cam surface 93 provided under the lid 43 is in contact with the interlocking portion 92 from below. Then, when the lid 43 is opened to the intermediate position shown in FIG. 19, the cam surface 93 pushes up the interlocking portion 92, so that the bottom member 86 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
The card C is rotated up to the position indicated by 0 and the card C is projected upward by about 1 cm.

Moreover, the cam surface 93 and the interlocking portion 92 are provided with the lid 43.
21 is opened to the fully open position shown in FIG. 21, the interlocking portion 92 is rotated to a position where it shifts to the side of the cam surface 93 as shown in FIG.
The relative position of the two is set so as not to press.

A stopper portion 95 is provided on the side portion of the bottom member 86, and a hole 96 for receiving the stopper portion 95 is provided in the card case 42. Upper wall 97 of hole 96
Prevents the bottom member 86 from rising more than necessary by abutting the stopper portion 95 when the bottom member 86 rises to the position shown in FIGS. 19 and 20.

On the upper surface side of the bottom member 86, the slop rib 9
8 are provided. This slop rib 98 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the right side has a low inclined surface so that the lower end of the card C in the card case 42 can be moved to the right side in the drawing. By providing such a slop rib 98, the upper end of the card C always projects at the same position when the card C is taken out, and the card C is easily handled.

Next, the operation of the lid opener 11 having the above structure will be described. In a normal state where the trunk lid and the fuel lid are not opened, the operation portion 16 is in the initial position shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. The lid 43 is closed.

When it becomes necessary to open the trunk lid,
As shown in FIG. 5, when the operating portion 16 is pulled up by hand, the entire operating portion 16 pivots and rises around the first shaft 20, and the inner wire 26 of the trunk lid cable 25 is pulled to lock the trunk lid. Since the mechanism is unlocked, the trunk lid can be opened. When the operator releases his / her hand from the operating portion 16, the inner wire 26 is pulled back to its original position by the return spring built into the lock mechanism, whereby the operating portion 16 returns to the initial position shown in FIG.

In order to open the fuel lid at the time of refueling or the like, from the closed position shown in FIGS.
After the intermediate position shown in FIG. 12 and the like, it is rotated to the fully open position shown in FIGS. In this case, when the position of the lid 43 reaches the intermediate position, the bottom member 86 rises as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, so that the card C rises about 1 cm from the opening 46 of the card case 42. The required card C can be easily taken out at the time of refueling.

Since the clearance S (shown in FIG. 10) having an appropriate width is provided between the cam member 62 and the force transmission member 63, the cam member 62 is moved to the intermediate position as shown in FIG. 13 at the intermediate position. The force transmission member 63 is not pushed up substantially. In this case, the arm member 64 does not pull the inner wire 36 of the fuel lid cable 35. For this reason, when the card C is simply put in and taken out, the lid 43 can be opened and closed between the closed position and the intermediate position to prevent the fuel lid from being opened unnecessarily.

When the lid 43 is rotated to the fully open position shown in FIGS. 8 and 14, the second shaft 50 rotates in the same direction as the lid 43, and the cam member 62 moves to the position shown in FIG. And the force transmission member 63 is pushed up, the arm member 64 rotates to the position shown in FIG.

Therefore, the fuel lid cable 3
By pulling the inner wire 36 of No. 5, the lock mechanism of the fuel lid is unlocked, and the fuel lid can be opened. From this state, the lid 43
When is closed, the inner spring 36 is pulled to its original position by the return spring built in the fuel lid side, and the arm member 64 and the force transmission member 63 are returned to their original positions.

According to the above construction, when the trunk lid is opened, the operation portion 16 is pulled upward, and when the fuel lid is opened, the lid 43 is opened in a direction different from the direction in which the lid 43 is opened, that is, the operation direction when the trunk lid is opened. Since 43 is rotated, the target lid can be opened even in the fumbling state, and erroneous operation is unlikely to occur. In the case of this lid opener 11, there is no need to change the wiring layout of the conventional trunk lid cable and fuel lid cable, and the position where the lid opener 11 is provided may be the same as that of the conventional one, which facilitates implementation.

Further, the operation of taking out the card used for refueling and the operation of opening the fuel lid for refueling are performed by the lid 4
This can be performed by a series of operations for opening 3, so that there is no waste in operation and quick operation is possible. Moreover, since the pop-up mechanism 85 is provided to raise the card case 42 to a position where it can be easily taken out when the card case 42 is slightly opened, the card can be easily taken in and out.

The lid opener 11 can perform the operation of opening the trunk lid and the operation of opening the fuel lid by using one operation section 16, and since the operation section 16 can accommodate cards, a card holder is separately provided. The utility value of the lid opener 11 is enhanced by eliminating the need to install such as in the vehicle. Further, since the operation portion 16 can adopt a vertically long shape whose projection area on the floor surface of the vehicle body is approximately the same as that of the conventional lid opener, even if it is provided in the vicinity of the front seat 10, it does not interfere.

[0047]

According to the present invention, the two types of lids can be opened separately by using the common operating portion, and the operating direction of the operating portion is changed according to each lid, so that a fumbling is performed. Even if the operating part is handled in this state, erroneous operation is unlikely to occur. In addition, since the operation unit can be used as a card case, it is not necessary to separately provide a card case, so that the utility value of the operation unit of the lid opener is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an exploded part of a lid opener showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid opener shown in FIG. 1 is assembled.

3 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat including the lid opener shown in FIG.

4 is a side view of the lid opener shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is a side view of the lid opener shown in FIG. 1 in a state in which an operation portion is pulled up. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lid opener shown in FIG. 1 in a state where an operation portion is pulled up.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lid opener shown in FIG. 1 with the lid open to an intermediate position.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lid opener shown in FIG. 1 in a state in which a lid is opened to a fully open position.

9 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the lid opener shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

10 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along line B1-B1 in FIG.

FIG. 12: A- in FIG. 4 with the lid opened to the intermediate position
Sectional drawing which follows the A line.

13 is a sectional view taken along the line B2-B2 in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a view of A- in FIG. 4 in a state where the lid is opened to the fully open position.
Sectional drawing which follows the A line.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line B3-B3 in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a pop-up mechanism by disassembling the card case and the lid.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a side view showing a notch of a part of the operating portion.

FIG. 19 is an E- in FIG. 4 in a state where the lid is opened to an intermediate position.
Sectional drawing which follows the E line.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing a cutaway part of the operation unit with the lid opened to an intermediate position.

FIG. 21 is a view of E- in FIG. 4 with the lid opened to the fully open position.
Sectional drawing which follows the E line.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing a notch of a part of the operating portion with the lid opened to the fully open position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 ... Lid opener 15 ... Bracket 16 ... Operating part 20 ... First shaft 25 ... Trunk lid cable (first cable) 35 ... Fuel lid cable (second cable) 41 ... Case body 42 ... Card case 43 ... Lid 50 ... Second shaft 61 ... Drive unit 85 ... Pop-up mechanism 86,87 ... Bottom member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A case main body, which is provided rotatably around a first shaft with respect to a fixed bracket, and to which a first rope for opening the first lid is connected; A lid that is rotatably provided around a second shaft that extends in a direction different from the first shaft and that can open and close a range from the closed position to the intermediate position to the fully open position; and a lid for opening the second lid. A drive unit for moving the second rope in a direction in which the second lid is opened in a state in which the two ropes are connected and the lid is rotated to an angle exceeding the intermediate position. Lid opener. 2. A card case capable of accommodating a card and having an opening for inserting and removing a card on the upper surface side is provided in the case body, and the opening is covered by the lid when the lid is in a closed position. The lid opener according to claim 1, characterized in that. 3. The bracket is fixed to a front seat cross member of an automobile, and the case body is provided so as to be vertically rotatable by the first shaft extending in the width direction of the vehicle body. The lid lid operation cable as a first rope is connected to the case body, and the fuel lid operation cable as a second rope is connected to the drive unit. opener. 4. The drive unit has a cam member that rotates in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid, and an arm member that is driven by the cam member, and a lid operation cable is connected to the arm member. The lid opener according to claim 1, wherein: 5. A force transmission member is provided between the cam member and the arm member, and when the lid is in the closed position between the force transmission member and the cam member or the arm member. Provide a clearance that will be appropriately wide,
The lid opener according to claim 4, wherein the arm member does not pull the lid operating cable when the lid is rotated from the closed position to the intermediate position. 6. A bottom member, on which a lower edge of a card can be placed, is provided on an inner bottom portion of the card case, and an opening operation of the lid is performed when the lid is rotated from a closed position to the intermediate position. The lid opener according to claim 2, further comprising a pop-up mechanism that raises the bottom member in conjunction with the pop-up mechanism.