JP2001158244A - Lid holder structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an economical lid holder structure capable of facilitating the assembly. SOLUTION: A fuel lid 1 consists of a lid outer 2 and a lid reinforce 3 and is made of a sheet metal. The lid reinforce 3 has a cutting and raising part 31 and a hole 32. An inlet box 6 has a recessed shape for oil supply port and a square hole 61. A male side holder 4 has a projecting part 47 and a fitted part 49 and a claw shape 44 on its rear face side. A female side holder 5 has a fitting part 54 and a claw shape 55 on its rear face side. The male side holder 4 and the female side holder 5 are made of resin. The male side holder 4 is inserted between the cutting and raising parts 31 of the lid reinforce 3 to fix the claw shape 44 by latching it in the hole 32. The female side holder 5 is inserted into the square hole 61 and is fixed on the inlet box 6 by the claw shape 55. The fitted part 49 of the male side holder 4 and the fitting part 54 of the female side holder 5 are mutually fitted to prevent a door from being opened temporarily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid holder structure for mounting, on a lid side and a vehicle body side, holders used to temporarily prevent a lid such as a fuel lid of an automobile from being opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To temporarily prevent the opening of a fuel lid of an automobile, there is a method of using a pair of male and female holders as shown in FIG. 12, for example. For reasons such as reduction in the number of parts and weight reduction, a method of forming a resin molded product in which the lid body 91 and the holder 92 (male side) are integrated has been adopted.

[0003]

However, in this method, the coating is performed in a separate step from the body of the vehicle, and the cost is higher than that of sheet metal because the coating is performed on a resin product. Also,
There is also a problem such as deterioration of recyclability by coating the resin. Further, to replace the holder 92, the lid body 91 must also be replaced. Further, conventionally, since the holder 93 (female side) is assembled to the side surface of the inlet box 94 with the screw 95, the assembling man-hour is increased and the workability of the general-purpose tool for fastening is not good. In the case where there are multiple holders, the size of the holder 93 must be increased. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a lid holder structure that is economical and easy to assemble.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A lid holder structure according to the present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and has a lid holder structure for temporarily blocking the opening of a lid rotatably attached to a main body. And a pair of detachable holder members that are locked by mutual fitting are assembled to the main body and the lid, respectively.

[0005] The holder member is preferably made of resin in consideration of abrasion and rust prevention during engagement and disengagement. The present invention mainly describes the case where the lid is opened directly by hand, that is, the case where the lid is formed with a finger hook for opening the lid, but the holder member on the lid side is referred to as an opener. If the lid is changed to an engageable shape and a hinge using a leaf spring or the like and a tension is applied to the lid in the opening direction is used for the lid, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the lid is opened and closed by remote control using an opener using a wire.

One of the pair of holder members has a plate-like portion and is assembled by inserting the plate-like portion into the cut-and-raised portion, and the other of the pair of holder members has an elasticity. It may be configured to have a claw portion having a hook and insert the claw portion into the hole portion so as to be assembled.

In one of the pair of holder members, a bead portion may be provided on the bottom surface of the plate portion.

In one of the pair of holder members, a convex portion may be provided on an end surface of the plate-shaped portion, and the convex portion may contact the cut-and-raised portion.

[0009] The projection may be formed so as to be tapered and continuous with the end face of the plate-shaped portion.

[0010] The holder member to be assembled to the main body may have a wall around a fitting portion to be fitted to the holder member to be assembled to the lid.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of a lid holder structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a lid holder structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an inlet box 6 (main body) of a fuel filler is provided at a rear portion of a side surface of the vehicle body 71, and a fuel lid 1 (lid) is closed so as to close the inlet box 6. Installed.
The fuel lid 1 is, as shown in FIG.
1, the door can be opened, and when the door is closed, its outer surface forms a part of the outer surface of the vehicle body 71 as shown in FIG.

The fuel lid 1 has a lid outer 2 and a lid reinforcement 3 as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 or FIG. The lid outer 2 and the lid reinforcement 3 are both made of sheet metal, and can be made of the same material as the vehicle body 71 and can be painted in the same manner.
The fuel lid 1 has a hinge mechanism as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, and is bolted to the inlet box 6.

Next, components for temporarily preventing the opening of the fuel lid 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 to 11. FIG. This opening is prevented by using a male holder 4 (see FIG. 8 or 9) and a female holder 5 (see FIG. 10) as a pair of holder members. The male holder 4 and the female holder 5 are both made of resin,
Not painted.

First, the male holder 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8 or FIG.
The male holder 4 includes a base 41 (plate-like portion) and a projection 42. The base 41 has a substantially rectangular shape, and a flat portion 43 is formed on the side opposite to the protrusion 42. The flat portion 43 is provided with a claw shape 44 and a bead 45. Protrusions 47 are provided on the end surface 46 of the base 41 so as to swell on each pair of opposite sides. Both ends of these convex portions 47 have a tapered shape 48 so that the end surface 46 of the base 41 and the convex portions 47 are smoothly continuous. On the other side, ribs having various shapes are provided to reinforce the projections 42.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 8 or FIG. 9, a fitting portion 49 is formed at the tip of the projection 42. The fitted portion 49 has a cylindrical shape, and has a projection 42 on its outer peripheral surface.
Is combined with The diameter of the fitted portion 49 is larger than the coupling portion with the projection 42, and the coupling portion forms a constricted shape.

FIGS. 5, 7, and 10 show the female holder 5.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 10, the female holder 5 includes a base 51 and an anchor 52. The base 51 has a substantially circular shape, and the anchor 52
On the opposite side, a curved surface portion 53 is provided. The curved surface portion 53 is erected continuously along the edge of the base 51. The curved portion 53 is not provided on a part of the edge. A groove extending in the circumferential direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the curved portion 53. On the center side of the base 51 of the curved surface portion 53,
A fitting portion 54 is provided. This fitting portion 54 is provided in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, it protrudes radially inward from the inner surface of the curved portion 53, branches in two directions along the way, and extends in an arc shape. The fitting portion 54 has elasticity due to such a shape.

The anchor portion 52 has a hollow rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 7, and as shown in FIG. 5, a claw shape 55 is formed on each of the facing outer wall portions.

Next, the assembly of the male holder 4 and the female holder 5 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 6 or FIG.
The male holder 4 is mounted on the fuel lid 1, and the female holder 5 is mounted on the inlet box 6.

First, the fuel lid 1 of the male side holder 4
The assembling will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, and 7. FIG. As described above, the fuel lid 1 has the lid outer 2 and the lid reinforcement 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 4).
Or see FIG. 7). As shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, the lid reinforcement 3 is fixedly welded to the rear surface of the lid outer 2, and as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 31 are provided at two places. The cut-and-raised portion 31 is stepped so that the respective tips face each other. A hole 32 is provided in the lid reinforcement 3 at a substantially central position of a region sandwiched between the cut-and-raised portions 31.

The male side holder 4 is screwlessly assembled by using the cut and raised portion 31 of the lid reinforcement 3 and the hole 32 as described below. As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, the protrusion 47 of the male holder 4 is fitted into the cut-and-raised portion 31 of the lid reinforcement 3. This fitting is performed with the claw shape 44 of the male side holder 4 in the insertion direction front side (see FIGS. 7 and 9). As shown in FIG. 9, the tapered shape 48 is provided adjacent to the convex portion 47, so that the convex portion 47 can be easily fitted into the cut-and-raised portion 31. This fitting prevents play due to a gap with the cut-and-raised portion 31.

When the convex portion 47 of the male side holder 4 is fitted into the cut-and-raised portion 31 of the lid reinforcement 3, the claw shape 44 of the male side holder 4 is changed as shown in FIG.
It is buried in the hole 32 of the lid reinforcement 3. This burial prevents movement to the opposite side of the insertion direction.

When the claw shape 44 of the male side holder 4 is buried in the hole 32 of the lid reinforcement 3, the bead 45 of the male side holder 4 is brought into contact with the surface of the lid reinforcement 3 as shown in FIG. The male holder 4 is tilted forward, that is, slightly tilted in the insertion direction, thereby applying friction to the cut-and-raised portion 31 of the lid reinforcement 3. For this reason, rattling in the mounting state of the male holder 4 is prevented.

Next, assembling of the female holder 5 to the inlet box 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 7. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 7, the inlet box 6 is provided with a square hole 61. This square hole 61
Has a size corresponding to the anchor portion 52 (see FIG. 10) of the female holder 5, and its position corresponds to the male holder 4 attached to the fuel lid 1. FIG.
When the female side holder 5 is inserted into such a square hole 61 as shown in FIG.

In the inlet box 6, as shown in FIG. 2 or 3, a filler cap 72 screwed to the vehicle body 71 is provided. This filler cap 72
The operator manually opens and closes the tank when refueling or the like. As described above, the female side holder 5 is assembled in the inlet box 6, and the female side holder 5 has a curved surface portion 53 (FIG. 1).
0), it is difficult for the operator to touch the fitting portion 54 located inside the curved surface portion 53 when opening and closing the filler cap 72 as shown in FIG.

In order to achieve such an effect, when assembling the female side holder 5 to the inlet box 6,
3 orientations need to be considered. In order to prevent assembling errors at the time of assembling, a convex portion (not shown) is provided only on one surface of the anchor portion of the female holder 5, and a notch (not shown) corresponding to this convex portion is formed in the inlet box 6. Square hole 6
1 may be provided.

As described above, when the male holder 4 is mounted on the fuel lid 1 and the female holder 5 is mounted on the inlet box 6, when the fuel lid 1 is closed, as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. The fitted portion 49 of the male holder 4 fits into the fitting portion 54 of the female holder 5.
This secures the fuel lid 1 when the door is closed,
Temporary blocking of door opening can be performed. Note that, since the fitting portion 54 is deformable, when an external force equal to or more than a certain level acts thereon, the fitting between the two is released, and the fuel lid 1 is opened. To open the door, a finger hook 21 is provided on the lid outer 2 of the fuel lid 1 as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 or FIG.

In this embodiment, the male side holder 4 is mounted on the fuel lid 1 and the female side holder 5 is mounted on the inlet box 6, but the male side holder 4 is mounted on the inlet box 6 and the female side holder 4 is mounted on the female side. It is also possible to configure so that the holder 5 is assembled to the fuel lid 1. In this case, the method of attaching the male holder 4 and the female holder 5 to the vehicle body is reversed. That is, the male holder 4 is provided with an anchor portion 52 which can be engaged with the square hole 61 of the inlet box 6, and the female holder 5 is provided with a flat portion 4 which can be fitted into the cut-and-raised portion 31 of the fuel lid 1.
3 is provided.

In the present embodiment, the case where the fuel lid is used as the lid has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. Can also be applied.

[0030]

The lid holder structure according to the present invention is a lid holder structure for temporarily blocking the opening of a lid rotatably mounted on a main body, and includes a pair of detachable latches which are locked by mutual engagement. Is characterized by being attached to the main body and the lid respectively, so that the holder members to be retrofitted to the main body and the lid can be shared, and can be reused for other models so,
It can have versatility. In addition, maintenance and recyclability can be improved.

One of the pair of holder members has a plate-like portion, and is assembled by inserting the plate-like portion into the cut-and-raised portion, and the other of the pair of holder members has elasticity. With a configuration having a claw portion having a claw portion and inserting the claw portion into the hole portion, assembly can be performed without a screw, and furthermore, a work of assembling a pair of holder members to the lid and the main body, respectively. In addition, the removal work becomes easy, and the workability including the replacement work can be improved, so that there is a cost merit.

If one of the pair of holder members is provided with a bead portion on the bottom surface of the plate-like portion, play after assembly can be prevented, and the assembly state can be stabilized. be able to.

One of the pair of holder members is provided with a convex portion on the end face of the plate-shaped portion, and the convex portion is configured to abut on the cut-and-raised portion. And the assembly state can be stabilized.

When the convex portion is configured to be continuous with the end surface of the plate-shaped portion in a tapered manner, the insertion into the cut-and-raised portion is facilitated, so that the assembling workability can be further improved.

If the holder member to be assembled to the main body is configured such that a wall is provided around a fitting portion to be fitted to the holder member to be assembled to the lid, work is performed on another member provided to the main body. Since the portion that can be contacted at this time is the wall portion, the feel can be improved, and the inconvenience associated with providing the holder member on the main body can be avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external side view of an automobile to which a lid holder structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a fuel lid provided at a rear portion of a side surface of the vehicle body in FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 2 from the direction in which the female holder can be seen;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of the central part of the holder when the fuel lid of FIG. 1 is closed.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing attachment of the holder of FIG. 2;

8 is a perspective view of the male holder shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the male holder, showing FIG. 8 from a perspective from below.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the female holder shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a fitting state of the male side holder and the female side holder shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state where a fuel lid to which a conventional lid holder structure is applied is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fuel lid 2 Lid outer 21 Finger holding part 3 Lid reinforcement 31 Cutting part 32 Hole 4 Male side holder 41, 51 Base part 42 Projection part 43 Flat part 44, 55 Claw shape 45 Bead 46 End face 47 Convex part 48 Tapered shape 49 Fitting Part 5 Female side holder 52 Anchor part 53 Curved surface part 54 Fitting part 6 Inlet box 61 Square hole 71 Body 72 Filler cap

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A lid holder structure for temporarily preventing an opening of a lid rotatably attached to a main body, wherein a pair of detachable holder members which are locked by mutual fitting are connected to the main body and the main body. Lid holder structure characterized by being assembled to each lid. 2. One of the pair of holder members has a plate-shaped portion, and is assembled by inserting the plate-shaped portion into a cut-and-raised portion, and the other of the pair of holder members is The lid holder structure according to claim 1, wherein the lid holder structure has an elastic claw portion and is assembled by inserting the claw portion into the hole. 3. The lid holder structure according to claim 2, wherein one of the pair of holder members is provided with a bead portion on a bottom surface of the plate-shaped portion. 4. One of the pair of holder members has a convex portion provided on an end surface of the plate-shaped portion, and the convex portion contacts the cut-and-raised portion. Lid holder structure described in 1. 5. The lid holder structure according to claim 4, wherein the convex portion is tapered and continuous with an end face of the plate-shaped portion. 6. The holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder is attached to the main body, and a wall is provided around a fitting portion to be fitted to the holder attached to the lid. 2. The lid holder structure according to claim 1.