KR101664747B1 - Pop-up device of fuel door for vehicle - Google Patents

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KR101664747B1
KR101664747B1 KR1020150148461A KR20150148461A KR101664747B1 KR 101664747 B1 KR101664747 B1 KR 101664747B1 KR 1020150148461 A KR1020150148461 A KR 1020150148461A KR 20150148461 A KR20150148461 A KR 20150148461A KR 101664747 B1 KR101664747 B1 KR 101664747B1
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최기현
윤영욱
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • B60K15/05—Inlet covers

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a pop-up device of a fuel door for a vehicle and, more specifically, provides a pop-up device of a fuel door for a vehicle, which can pop-up a fuel door to improve user convenience when opening a fuel inlet, and simultaneously, prevent a decline in pop-up performance due to deformation of the fuel door and a non-open phenomenon when the fuel door is frozen.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a fuel door pop-

The present invention relates to a fuel door pop-up device for an automobile, and more particularly, to a fuel door pop-up device for a vehicle that pops up a fuel door so as to improve user's convenience when opening a fuel inlet.

Generally, a vehicle is provided with a fuel inlet for injecting fuel necessary for driving, and a fuel door is rotatably installed to open and close the fuel inlet.

The fuel injection port normally closes the inlet of the fuel pipe connected to the fuel tank by a cap, and a certain space is formed for accommodating the cap.

The present invention relates to a fuel door for an automobile which can pop up a fuel door to improve user's convenience when the fuel inlet is opened and prevent pop-up performance due to deformation of the fuel door and open- A pop-up device is provided.

The fuel door includes a fuel door rotatably installed at one side of a vehicle body so as to open and close a fuel injection port formed in the vehicle body and having an engagement portion that is inserted into the fuel injection port in closing operation. A cable housing fixedly installed inside the fuel inlet; A catch which is engaged with the engaging portion to block the opening of the fuel door; And an assisting bar rotatably installed in the cable housing and integrally formed at a lower end of the catch so that the catch is separated from the engaging portion and is pivoted to push the engaging portion toward the outside of the fuel injection port. A fuel door pop-up device for an automobile.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the assist bar is rotatably installed on one side of the cable housing via a hinge shaft, and a lock spring for fixing the position of the catch fastened to the latch portion is formed on the hinge shaft, As shown in FIG.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the catch has a locking protrusion protruding sideways at the front end thereof, and the cable housing is formed with a position restricting groove into which the locking protrusion of the catch separated from the locking portion is inserted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a release cable for separating the catch from the catch by pivoting the catch is provided at the rear end of the catch, and the catch includes a fastening hole for fastening the front end of the catch Respectively.

The fuel door pop-up device for an automobile according to the present invention not only improves the user's convenience by popping up the fuel door to the outside of the vehicle body when the fuel injection port is opened, The pop-up performance deteriorates due to post-warp deformation of the fuel door and the problem that the opening of the winter fuel door can not be opened due to icing can be improved.

1 shows a fuel door pop-up device according to the prior art;
2 is a view showing a fuel door pop-up device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view showing a partial structure of a fuel door pop-up device according to an embodiment of the present invention
4 is a view showing an operating mechanism of the fuel door pop-up device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

First, a conventional fuel door pop-up device will be described with reference to FIG.

1, the conventional fuel door pop-up device is constructed such that when the fuel door 1 is unlocked by using the reaction force of the leaf spring 2 disposed at the hinge portion of the fuel door 1, So that the fuel door 1 can be popped up.

The fuel door pop-up device is locked by catching the catch 5 of the cable-type fuel door opener to the catching portion 4 provided at the front end portion of the fuel door 1 and then the release cable 6 is pulled back The fuel door 1 is rotated and popped up by the restoring force of the leaf spring 2 when the catch 5 moves backward and the locking of the locking part 4 is released.

However, such a fuel door pop-up device always receives a reaction force of the leaf spring 2 in the closed state of the fuel door 1, causing the fuel door 1 to be pushed backward and deformed, The pop-up performance of the fuel door 1 deteriorates and a step is generated with the vehicle body, resulting in a deterioration of the appearance. Further, the fuel door 1 can not be opened when the fuel door 1 is frozen.

Accordingly, in the present invention, the fuel door is unlocked by rearward movement of the catch, and at the same time, the fuel door can be pushed up and popped up without using the leaf spring which causes the posterior deformation of the fuel door and deterioration of the pop- The pop-up device is started.

2 is a view showing a fuel door pop-up device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the structure of FIG. 2

2, a fuel door 14 for opening and closing a fuel injection port 12 is rotatably installed on one side of a vehicle body 10 having a fuel injection port 12 for fuel injection.

Although not specifically shown in FIG. 2, the fuel door 14 is installed on the vehicle body so as to be rotatable by a hinge structure using a hinge pin or the like.

The fuel door 14 is integrally provided with a locking part 15 which is inserted into the fuel inlet 12 when the fuel inlet 12 is closed and the locking part 15 is provided on the lower surface of the fuel door 14 And is provided in a protruded form.

A cable housing 18 is fixed to one side of the vehicle body 10 surrounding the fuel inlet 12.

The cable housing 18 is provided with a body housing 15 capable of approaching the engaging portion 15 from the inside of the fuel inlet 12 in consideration of the position of the engaging portion 15 of the fuel door 14 drawn into the fuel inlet 12. [ 10).

The cable housing 18 is provided with a catch 20 for fixing the fuel door 14 in a closed state.

The catch 20 is engaged with the engaging portion 15 of the fuel door 14 to block the opening of the fuel door 14. The catch 20 rotates on one side of the cable housing 18 via the hinge shaft 23, Lt; / RTI >

The catch 20 is engaged with the front end portion (having an inclined surface structure) in a state of being inserted into the fastening hole 16 provided at the center portion of the fastening portion 15 so that the closed state of the fuel door 14 is released And the fuel door 14 is unlocked by pivoting about the hinge shaft 23 and turning.

At the rear end of the catch 20, a release cable 26 for detaching and detaching the catch 20 from the catch 15 is connected.

Although not shown in the drawing, the release cable 26 is configured to pivot the catch 20 by being pulled toward the rear of the cable housing 18 by the user pressing the operation button provided in the vehicle interior.

For example, when the release cable 26 is pulled backward, the catch 20 is rotated when the release cable 26 is fixedly attached to the rear end of the catch 20, It can be configured to be tilted.

The assist bar 22 is formed so as to extend from the lower end of the catch 20 so as to rotate integrally with the catch 20.

The assist bar 22 is integrally formed at the lower end of the catch 20 so as to have a cross sectional structure and is rotatably installed on the cable housing 18 via a hinge shaft 23 assembled at the upper end thereof do.

The assist bar 22 is pivoted so that the catch 20 is separated from the catch 15 of the fuel door 14 and is pushed to push the catch 15 outward of the fuel inlet 12 .

3, the hinge shaft 23 is provided with a lock spring 24 connected between the cable housing 18 and the assist bar 22 to support the locking operation of the catch 20, Both ends of the lock spring 24 are fixedly coupled to the inner wall surface of the cable housing 18 and the side wall surface of the assist bar 22. [

The lock spring 24 is for fixing the position of the catch 20 which is engaged with the catch 15 and is designed so that when the catch 20 rotates in the direction for releasing the locked state of the fuel door 14, That is, when it is pivoted by the release cable 26, and the catch 20 is restored upon rotation in the direction for locking the closed state of the fuel door 10.

That is, the lock spring 24 is installed on the hinge shaft 23 so as to be able to be compressed and recovered in accordance with the rotation direction of the catch 20.

The catch 20 is formed with a locking protrusion 21 protruding sideward from the front end of the catch 20 and the locking protrusion 21 of the catch 20 separated from the catch 15 at the cable housing 18 A position regulating groove 19 is formed to be inserted and caught.

When the catch 20 is lifted by the release cable 26 to release the lock of the fuel door 14, the locking protrusion 21 is inserted into the position regulating groove 19 so that the moving position of the catch 20 The restriction can limit the angle of rotation of the catch 20 that is rotated and tilted when pulled by the release cable 26 so that when the user closes the fuel door 14 and re-enters the fuel inlet 12 The assisting bar 22 is pushed by the engaging portion 15 to be able to return.

At this time, the restoring force of the lock spring 24 assists the force of the user returning the assist bar 22, and the release cable 26 is also returned by the force of returning the assist bar 22.

Then, the catch 20 is allowed to return to the position for locking the fuel door 14 (fastening hole of the fastening portion).

Further, the catch 20 has a structure in which the front end portion thereof has an inclined surface So that it can be smoothly inserted into the fastening hole 16 of the engaging portion 15 without interference when the fuel door 14 is closed.

Here, the operation of the fuel door pop-up device constructed as above will be described.

2, in the closed state of the fuel injection port 12, the fuel door 14 is engaged with the catch 20 and locked by the spring force of the lock spring 24, Is prevented from being unintentionally rotated to maintain the locked state of the fuel door 14.

4, when the release cable 26 is pulled backward, the catch 20 is disengaged from the engaging portion 15 by rotating about the hinge shaft 23 to unlock the fuel door 14, The assist bar 22 is rotated integrally with the catch 20 to push the engaging portion 15 so that the fuel door 14 is popped up outside the vehicle body.

When the fuel door 14 is popped up, the catching protrusion 21 of the catch 20 enters the position regulating groove 19 of the cable housing 18. When the fuel door 14 is opened, So that the position and the rotation angle of the motor are fixedly regulated.

When the user pushes the fuel door 14 and then closes the fuel door 14, the locking part 15, which enters the inside of the fuel inlet 12, pushes the assist bar 22 back and rotates, The catch 20 is returned by the restoring force of the lock spring 24 together with the force of the user closing the fuel door 14 and caught by the fastening hole 16 of the fastening part 15 again.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Modifications are also included in the scope of the present invention.

10: Body
12: fuel inlet
14: fuel door
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16: fastening hole
18: Cable housing
19: Position regulating groove
20: catch
21:
22: Assists bar
23: Hinge shaft
24: Locking spring
26: Release cable
27: Bar

Claims (5)

A fuel door rotatably installed at one side of the vehicle body so as to open and close a fuel injection port formed in the vehicle body and having a latching portion that is inserted into the fuel injection port in closing operation;
A cable housing fixedly installed inside the fuel inlet;
A catch which is engaged with the engaging portion to block the opening of the fuel door;
An assisting bar rotatably installed in the cable housing and integrally formed at a lower end of the catch so that the catch is separated from the engaging portion and is pushed to push the engaging portion to the outside of the fuel injection port;
Wherein the fuel door pop-up device is a fuel door.
The method according to claim 1,
The assist bar is rotatably installed on one side of the cable housing through a hinge shaft. The hinge shaft is provided with a lock spring for fixing the position of the catch fastened to the stopper portion so as to be compressed and restored along the rotating direction of the catch Wherein the fuel door pop-up device is a fuel door.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the catch has a latching protrusion protruding sideways at a front end thereof, and the cable housing is formed with a position regulating groove into which a latching protrusion of a catch separated from the latching portion is inserted.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the catch is connected to a release cable for pivoting the catch at an end thereof and separating the catch from the catch.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fastening part is provided with a fastening hole for fastening the front end of the catch to the fastening part.
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KR20180057133A (en) 2016-11-22 2018-05-30 현대자동차주식회사 Two step pop-up opening structure using hook sliding guide of fuel door for vehicle
CN114174098A (en) * 2019-08-08 2022-03-11 霍富许尔斯贝克和富斯特有限及两合公司 Energy storage box cover module of motor vehicle

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KR20020042258A (en) * 2000-11-30 2002-06-05 이계안 Locking Apparatus of Filler Cap Door for Car
KR20040054262A (en) * 2002-12-18 2004-06-25 현대자동차주식회사 Fuel filler door structure of an automobile
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KR19980024394U (en) * 1996-10-31 1998-07-25 양재신 Door fixing structure for fuel supply
KR20020042258A (en) * 2000-11-30 2002-06-05 이계안 Locking Apparatus of Filler Cap Door for Car
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KR20180057133A (en) 2016-11-22 2018-05-30 현대자동차주식회사 Two step pop-up opening structure using hook sliding guide of fuel door for vehicle
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