WO2008156192A1

WO2008156192A1 - Fuel filler cap placement device having dish shape and placed on rear face of fuel filler opening lid

Info

Publication number: WO2008156192A1
Application number: PCT/JP2008/061390
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hirokage Kohno; Minoru Kohno; Sachi Kohno
Original assignee: Hirokage Kohno; Minoru Kohno; Sachi Kohno
Priority date: 2007-06-21
Filing date: 2008-06-17
Publication date: 2008-12-24

Abstract

An opening/closing-type dish-shaped device for placing a fuel filler cap and adapted for use for an automobile fuel filler opening (1) connected to a fuel tank and having a fuel cap (2) and a fuel filler opening lid (13). For a filler opening lid of a side opening type, the fuel filler cap placement device adapted such that the device appears on the rear face of the fuel filler opening lid when it is opened is installed on the rear face of lid. To fill the fuel tank, a worker opens from above the fuel filler cap placement device placed on the rear face of the fuel filler opening lid and rotates the device about a rotation axis to cause the device to appear. Further, when the fuel filler cap placement device is a fixed type, it is mounted on a fuel filler opening lid that is of a type opened by rotating it about its lower end. The fuel filler cap placement device (14) of a dish shape is placed on the rear face of the fuel filler opening lid such that a dish depression (15) is visible when the device is opened. The lid stops at a position where the depression faces upward. The fuel filler cap is freely placesable in the upward facing depression without fixation. Work by the worker is simplified, and because the fuel filler cap can be placed at a visible place, the worker does not inadvertently forget to close the cap.

Description

Specs Dish-type fuel cap holder installed on the back of the fuel filler cap

This is to prevent the fuel cap from forgetting to close the fuel tank hole with the fuel cap when the fuel is refueled when the vehicle is refueled and the operator closes the fuel filler cap. In the case of refueling, it was invented to save the trouble of finding a place to put the fuel cap installed in the refueling station away from the refueling port. The present invention relates to an openable fuel cap holder. Background art

In recent automobiles that run on fuel such as gasoline, a fuel filler port is required when fuel is supplied to a fuel tank that holds fuel.

The fuel tank's refueling hole is normally closed with a fuel cap during driving, and when refueling, the fuel cap is removed and fuel is replenished from the refueling hole that was closed by the fuel cap. Recently, as the fuel price of automobiles has risen, more and more self-service gas stations have been refueled by drivers who can purchase fuel even cheaply. It has become commonplace for drivers to refuel. Due to this tendency, people who do not have the opportunity to refuel very often can misplace the fuel cap after refueling.

When a driver or a third party at an automobile fuel department refuels the fuel cap removed from the fuel tank, the fuel cap placed on the body of the car, the fuel cap provided at the refueling station Because it was mostly left aside, even after refueling, you may forget to close the fuel cap and not notice it.

One conceivable approach is to develop a method that keeps the fuel cap within the reach of the refueling worker and eliminates forgetting to close the fuel cap after refueling.

In addition, the open / closed or fixed-type pan-type fuel cap holder structure does not take up space or space when closed, so an automobile manufacturer that wants to make the structure near the fuel filler port as simple and compact as possible. It is possible to answer the request. Moreover, the main advantage of our invention is that it can be placed at any angle and there is no need to think hard to put and remove the fuel cap, that is, take the least time and forget to close it the most It is a point that can be eliminated. Known patents relating to the oiling cap are as follows: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-2 2 1 1 6 6, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2 0 0 5-1 0 4 2 8 4, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3 1 4 6 2 3, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2 0 0 6-1 1 1 0 7 3 and the like. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-2 2 1 1 6 6 has the disadvantage that the fuel cap mounting plate must be taken out of the pocket of clothes and the storage of the car every time when refueling. When using this invention, it may be convenient for workers to refuel more routinely, but most drivers do not refuel every day, so it is not a good idea to keep them in your clothes pocket. However, it still takes time to get out of the car storage each time.

On the other hand, in the present invention, an open / closed type or fixed type fuel cap holder previously attached to the back of the fuel filler cap of the car was invented. The major difference between the previous invention and the present invention is that the invention of this document is not connected to the body of the car and is removed except when refueling. On the other hand, our present invention is attached to the back of the refueling lid of the car so that it does not take up as much space as possible, or the back of the refueling lid is a fuel like a dish. Since it is a cap holder, it can be said that it is different in that it saves time and effort from taking out the pocket and storage of the car, can improve work efficiency, and prevents forgetting to close the fuel cap.

Regarding Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2 0 0 5-1 0 4 2 8 4, a hanger is attached to the refueling lid and a refueling cap is attached to it, so that it is never forgotten to close the cap. Because the fuel cap is attached as it is, the fuel filler cap of the fuel tank is closed with the fuel cap not closed by the operator's carelessness, and the fuel cap, fuel tank, fuel filler lid is damaged. there is a possibility. Also, by repeatedly attaching and removing the relatively soft fuel cap to the metal hanger, wear of the fuel cap attachment / detachment part may occur, and wear powder may be mixed into the fuel.

The invention of this document is a plate-like thing of two fixed intervals using the height difference between the crests and troughs of the screw-like portion of the fuel cap, and sandwiches the fuel cap. In other words, the fuel cap is fixed to some extent by being caught.

On the other hand, in the present invention, a dish type fuel cap holder appears by simply opening and closing the fuel cap cover and opening and closing the fuel cap cover, or the back surface of the fuel cap is like a dish. New fuel cap holders appear. This is easier to see than the hanger type, and it is easy to save time and labor by simply placing the fuel cap between the two plates as in the hanger type. .

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 4 1 3 1 4 6 2 3 is similar to the present invention in that it is installed on the back of the fuel filler cap. In more detail, the present invention includes a hanger-like hook attached to the back surface of the fuel filler cap, and a flat plate that has a single hole.

The former hanger ^ "type is a wavy or screw-like screw that is necessary for turning the fuel cap into the hole and turning it out when the fuel cap closes the fuel hole in the fuel tank. Fit using the height difference between the crest and screw valley, cut out two plates with a fixed interval, or cut one plate with a U-shaped interval. This interval is the middle of the thread and thread valley of the threaded cylindrical part of the fuel cap. The screw cap cylindrical part of the fuel cap is inserted in a thin plate with a gap distance of, and the lower end of the plate is closed with something to prevent it from falling, or the bottom of the U-shape.

In the present invention, the center of the flat plate is rounded and circular, and a wavy or screw-shaped cylindrical portion of the fuel cap is inserted into the hole. This is the head part of the fuel cap, and it must be smaller than the outer diameter of the screw thread part when it is actually pulled by the fuel cap when the fuel cap is turned and pulled out. It doesn't make sense. Therefore, the present invention is meaningful in inserting the screw-like cylindrical portion of the fuel cap into the hole of the plate that is cut through. This is similar to the hooking shown by the previous invention. In other words, when the fuel cap is hooked or inserted using these two methods, the fuel cap fits in the same shape almost every time. These two shows that although it moves a little, it can be seen that the fuel cap is fixed when the fuel cap is hung on a hanger or when it is inserted into a hole in a thick plate. it can.

On the other hand, in the present invention filed this time, there is no fixing by pinching or fixing by insertion, and it is a fuel cap holder that simply puts the fuel cap at any time. In the present invention, when it is closed on the back surface of the fuel filler cap, it takes up space, and once the fuel filler cap is opened, the fuel cap is easily placed in the dish-type depression or recess, so it is free without worrying about the angle. Can be put. It can be placed in any way and in any position, and it can be placed freely, and it has a structure that makes working easier for people who are troublesome to hook and insert.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 20 0 6-1 1 1 0 7 3 mainly describes the position of the fueling lid after the fueling lid is opened according to the present invention. As described in the subject of the present invention, the invention relates to a rotating structure of the fueling lid for the purpose of not interfering with the operation when fueling. Therefore, it can be seen that the intention of the present invention, which was filed this time, is completely different from the intention of the fuel cap holder of the present invention. Disclosure of the invention

Until now, the fuel cap has been placed on the fuel tank or on the vehicle body. As a result, it took time for the operator to remove the fuel cap from the fuel tank and place the fuel cap, or forgetting to close the fuel cap. It is an object of the present invention to invent an open / close tray type fixed tank type fixed fuel cap holder that is attached to the back of the fuel filler cap so as to save the labor of the operator and forgetting to close the fuel cap.

The present invention simplifies the work of the refueling operator by attaching an open / close-type pan-type or fixed-type pan-type fuel cap holder to the back of the refueling lid, and when the fuel cap is removed Do not forget to allow the fuel cap to fit into the fuel fill hole of the fuel tank. The best way to do this is to always keep the fuel cap removed from the fuel tank when refueling within the reach of the refueling operator. Therefore, this invention is used as the solution. I want. .

With the present invention, the worker can more easily finish the refueling operation. Every time you refuel, you can save the trouble of placing the fuel cap on the fuel cap that was installed near the gasoline refueling nozzle in the refueling station. Disappear.

During refueling work, when the refueling lid is opened, the operator looks inside the refueling port and the back of the refueling cap. In the current fuel-powered car, the fuel cap must be removed before refueling. At this time, you cannot refuel while holding the fuel cap in your hand. Therefore, a fuel cap is required.

Therefore, the easiest way to simplify the work and eliminate the forgetting to close is to install a fuel cap holder on the back of the filler cap. This eliminates the need to place the fuel cap on the body of the car or in the fuel cap rest at the refueling station, which was previously done when refueling. If you put the fuel cap on the body of the car, the fuel will adhere to the car and various problems will occur, and if you put the fuel cap on the fuel cap holder in the filling station, you will forget to close the fuel cap after refueling Can be prevented.

In the past, the power that has been announced for the fuel cap mounting plate installed on the back of the refueling cap is a time-consuming and detailed operation. Therefore, we invented an open / close-type dish-type fuel cap holder or a fixed-type dish-type fuel cap holder installed on the back of the filler cap. In the present invention, since the fuel cap can be placed in the hollow portion of the dish without being fixed freely, it is desirable to save the labor of the refueling worker and to forget to close the fuel cap.

Also, when opening the oil filler lid from the top with the lower end of the oil filler lid as the rotation axis, when the oil filler lid is opened approximately 90 degrees around the rotation axis, the back surface of the oil filler lid faces the sky and the ground and its plane are Since it stops almost in parallel, there is already enough space to place a fuel cap that has been sufficiently removed on the back of the filler cap. However, placing the fuel cap directly on the back of the fuel filler cap causes various problems, so it is desirable that a dish-type fuel cap holder is attached to the back of the fuel cap.

In addition, since this open / close structure does not take up space or space when closed, as mentioned above, the structure near the filler opening should be as simple and compact as possible. Can also be answered.

In addition, the fuel cap holder can be more effective by making it stand out.

Accordingly, in the present invention, with respect to the fuel tank, fuel cap, and fuel filler lid of the automobile, the fuel cap is placed on the back surface of the fuel filler lid so that the cap is placed in a place that is not immediately out of view after the fuel cap is removed from the fuel tank. And because of its open / close structure, it never interferes with storage when the filler port is closed. Even if the dish is a fixed dish or a dish with a shallow dent, the effect as a fuel cap holder can be obtained sufficiently. It does not get in the way of opening and closing the lid.

It is the simplicity and the effect of the structure of the present invention that is greatly different from the invention previously proposed. The present invention solves the inconvenience that every person who drives a car can refuel by himself and feels when refueling. Brief Description of Drawings

Fig. 1 shows the case where the refueling lid is opened sideways and the open / close pan-type fuel cap holder is closed when the refueling lid is opened.

FIG. 2 is a view when the fuel cap holder is opened from the state of FIG.

Figure 3 shows an open / close-type pan-type fuel cap holder when the filler cap is opened sideways. It is the figure which looked at the fuel filler vicinity from the front, and is a figure when the fuel filler lid is opened.

FIG. 4 is a view when the fuel cap holder is opened from the state of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the fuel cap holder is closed when the fuel filler cap is opened from above with the lower end as an axis and the fuel filler cap is opened.

FIG. 6 is a view when the fuel cap holder is opened from the state of FIG.

Fig. 7 relates to an open / close-type pan-type fuel cap holder when the filler cap is opened from above with the lower end of the filler cap as the axis. It is the figure which looked at the filler opening vicinity from the front, and is a figure when the filler opening lid is opened.

FIG. 8 is a view when the fuel cap holder is opened from the state of FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a case where the fuel filler cap is opened from above with the lower end of the fuel filler cap as an axis, and relates to a fixed ¾E type fuel cap holder. It is the figure which looked at the filler opening vicinity from the front, and is a figure when the filler opening lid is opened.

FIG. 10 is an example of a dish type fuel cap holder, and is a front view and a side view of the dish type fuel cap holder. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In the best form, the fuel cap can be placed immediately when the fuel cap is opened and the fuel cap is removed from the fuel tank. As a form, the appearance of the car is not changed, and a fuel cap holder is attached to the back of the fuel filler cap when the fuel filler cap is opened. And in order to further simplify the work, the fuel cap holder is dish-shaped, and it is best to simply place it without having to pinch or snap it in.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 to 10 are shown for automobile fuel tanks, fuel caps, and filler caps. Figures 1 to 9 show the area around the filler opening.

In Fig. 1, the refueling lid (3) is opened sideways, and this ¾ ^ means that when the refueling cap (3) is opened, the openable pan-type fuel cap holder (4) is closed on the back of the refueling cap. It exists in the state. (1) indicates a fuel filler port and (2) indicates a fuel cap. In this figure, the fuel cap holder (4) is attached so that the recess or the recess (5) of the fuel cap holder (4) comes to the surface of the fuel filler cap (3). When the fuel cap holder is closed, as shown in Fig. 1, the dished portion is in the direction of the back of the fuel filler cap, so that the operator can see the protruding or swollen portion.

The dish pits or dents can be of various shapes, but here, for the sake of simplicity, the bottom of the dish pits are flat as shown in Figures 1 to 10. I will explain it. In Fig. 1, the fuel cap holder (4) is almost perpendicular to the fuel filler cap (3) around the rotating shaft (6), and the surface with the recess of the fuel cap holder is above the ground, that is, in the sky direction. It can rotate (a) until it faces. This rotation is approximately until the indentation or indentation of the fuel cap holder faces the sky, or if the bottom of the pan is flat as shown, the bottom of the pan is in contact with the car. It moves until it is almost parallel to the ground and stops. In order to keep the fuel cap in a more stable state, it is desirable to rotate the pan bottom plane so that it stops parallel to the ground.

FIG. 2 shows the fuel cap holder (4) opened from the state shown in FIG. 1 by the above method. At this time, (a) rotates around the rotating shaft (6) and the fuel cap holder is open, and the depression or recess (7) of the fuel cap holder does not drop the fuel cap (2). There is enough space and depth. From Fig. 1 to Fig. 10, it is assumed that the fuel cap holder is of the dish type and has a bottom. In the figure, the top and bottom indicate the roof direction or sky direction of the car, and the bottom indicates the direction of the ground or the ground contact plane between the car and the ground.

In addition, there are two types of fuel cap holders installed on the back surface of the fuel filler cap: opening force with the lower end of the above-mentioned back surface of the fuel cap opening as the axis, and opening with the upper end as the shaft. In the latter case, when the fuel cap holder is closed by the filler cap, the depression or recess of the fuel cap holder is located on the operator side.

3 and 4 are views of the fuel filler port (1) as viewed from the front. When the filler cap (3) is opened, the filler cap is rotated from 0 ° to 180 ° around either the left or right of the filler port. The open / close-type dish-type fuel cap holder (4) opens around the rotating shaft (6) as shown in (b), and the fuel cap holder stops when it is almost perpendicular to the filler cap (c). A fuel cap can be placed in the recess of the holder.

In this case, of course, the open / close-type dish type fuel cap holder (4), when opened, has a dished or recessed part in which the fuel cap is placed facing upward, and the bottom of the fuel cap holder is flat. If so, try to stop where the dish bottom plane is almost parallel to the ground.

FIG. 10 is an example of a fuel cap holder. This example of a pan-type fuel cap holder is used for the types shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 9 even if there is a slight difference in the shape of the pan. It is assumed that the pan-type fuel cap holder has a bottom, and the recess is wide and large enough to hold the fuel cap. Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are views when the filler cap (8) is opened from the top as shown in (d) with the lower end of the filler cap as the axis. In the figure, the top and bottom are the roof direction of the car, and the bottom is the ground direction. (1) is the refueling port and (2) is the fuel cap. Here, in a state where the fuel filler cap (8) is opened, it is rotated at a right angle to the side of the vehicle and stopped until the back surface of the fuel filler cap (8) is approximately parallel to the ground surface. When the fuel cap holder is closed, make sure that the recess (11) where the fuel cap holder (9) force fuel cap (2) is placed on the back side of the fuel filler lid (8). Install.

When the fuel cap holder (9) is opened as shown in Fig. 6, the fuel cap holder (9) is pivoted on the rotating shaft (10) when the fuel cap holder (9) is pivoted and opened as shown in (e). Rotate approximately 180 degrees, and the surface of the fuel cap holder (9) with respect to the surface of the ground should face in the sky, or in the direction of the roof, or the bottom of the fuel cap holder should be flat. If it is, it will rotate until the plane and the ground are almost parallel. In this case as well, the fuel cap holder shall be pan-type and have a bottom.

7 and 8 are views of the fuel filler port as viewed from the front. When the fuel filler port is on the side of the vehicle body, the fuel filler cap (8) opens so that it is almost perpendicular to this side, and the fuel cap holder (9) rotates around the rotating shaft (10). The rotation is enormous up to 180 degrees. As shown in (f) of Fig. 8, when the fuel cap holder (9) is opened, the recess (12) where the fuel cap (2) is placed will be in the sky or roof direction. If the bottom of the fuel cap holder is flat, the plane stops at a position that is almost parallel to the ground.

Fig. 9 shows the case where the filler cap (13) opens from above with the lower end of the filler port as an axis (g), and the fuel cap holder (14) is a fixed type. When the filler cap (13) is opened from the top as shown in (g) with the lower end of the filler port as the axis, and stopped at a place where the back of the filler cap is almost parallel to the ground, the pan-type fuel cap holder (14) Install the dent (15) to place the fuel cap (2) in the direction of the sky or the roof of the car. In this case as well, the fuel cap holder is dish-type and has a bottom.

The pan portion of the fuel cap holder shown in Fig. 9 does not need a rotating shaft, but has a pan structure as shown in Fig. 10 and is wide enough not to fall even if the fuel cap is placed. Suppose that Industrial applicability

Recently, automobile fuel prices have been rising rapidly year by year. The soaring fuel is driving consumers to the self-gasoline stand, giving drivers the opportunity to refuel themselves. Unlike shop assistants who refuel at retail stores, drivers are not accustomed to refueling. Therefore, refueling an unfamiliar person has caused problems due to inadvertently forgetting to close the fuel cap after refueling. For this reason, the present invention is intended to help individuals to refuel their cars safely and easily on their own. In addition, when refueling, the fuel cap holder is installed behind the refueling port lid, so that the refueling work can be simplified and made more efficient.

Claims

The scope of the claims

When the fuel cap is removed from the fuel tank on the fuel tank, fuel cap, and fuel filler lid of an automobile, it is an open and closed dish type fuel cap holder that is attached to the back of the fuel filler lid where the removed fuel cap is placed. In this case, with respect to the laterally open filler lid, the oil filler lid opens to either the left or right around the rotation axis at the left or right end of the filler lid, and the filler lid is open approximately 90 degrees or more. The dish type fuel cap holder opens with the bottom or top edge of the back of the fuel cap lid as the axis, and the bottom of the fuel cap holder has a bottomed dish type structure. Dish type fuel cap holder that can be placed in a free state with the fuel cap removed in the dish's indentation or indentation.

2.

In the fuel tank, fuel cap, and fuel filler lid of an automobile, when the fuel filler lid is opened from the top with the lower end of the fuel filler as an axis, it is attached to the back of the opened fuel filler lid, and the fuel cap holder is open. This is a dish-type open / close fuel cap holder that has a recess that allows the cap to enter sufficiently, and this dish-type fuel cap holder starts at 0 degrees around a rotation axis that is almost parallel to the plane on the back of the filler cap. Rotating at an angle between 1800 degrees and stopping in the final open state is that the dished portion of the dish faces upward, and the swollen surface behind the dished bottom faces towards the ground Or when the bottom is flat, the bottom plane of the protruding part is almost parallel to the ground, and when the fuel cap holder is opened from the back of the fuel filler cap, Indentation or indentation Place dish fuel Canon-up was free to put style without having to secure the fuel cap.

3.

Open in the fuel tank, fuel cap, and filler cap of an automobile when the filler lid opens from the top with the lower end of the filler port as the axis and stops moving until the wide plate-like plane of the opened filler cap is almost parallel to the ground. This is a dish-type fuel cap holder that is fixedly attached to the back of the fuel filler cap and has a recess that allows the fuel cap to enter.The fuel filler cap can be freely moved around the lower end of the fuel filler cap. It can rotate, but it stops when the back surface of the filler cap or the surface of the filler cap is almost parallel to the ground.The fuel cap holder is opened when the filler cap is opened and the back of the filler cap faces upward. A dish-type fuel key that has a structure like a dish that is fixedly attached to the back of the dish, and that can be placed freely without fixing the fuel cap in the recess. Cap place.