JP2013123930A - Fuel filler lid device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve installation on a plurality of vehicle models with various positions or angles of a fuel supply pipe relative to a fuel supply opening of a vehicle body.SOLUTION: A fuel filler lid device is structured so that an outer box 5 and an inner box 6 are formed integrally with each other. The outer box 5 includes a tubular body section 21 where a filler box 2 is fitted on an outer mounting section surrounding a fuel supply opening in an outer body of a vehicle body. The inner box 6 includes a tubular body section 31 of such a structure capable of be followed and deformed by a plurality of stepped sections 7 surrounding a fuel supply port disposed on vehicle more inner side than the fuel supply opening of a fuel supply pipe extending from a fuel tank. In addition, the inner box 6 is formed from more highly flexible material than the outer box 5 and hence the filler box can be installed to be followed on a plurality of vehicle models with different positions or angles of the fuel supply pipe relative to the fuel supply opening of a vehicle body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel filler lid device provided at a fuel supply opening of a vehicle body for injecting fuel into a fuel tank of an automobile.

  FIG. 13 shows a conventional fuel filler lid device provided in a fueling opening of a vehicle body. The structure shown in FIG. 13 is disclosed in paragraph 0003 of Patent Document 1 and FIG. 6 or Paragraph 0050 of Patent Document 2 and Paragraph 0022, Paragraph 0023, Paragraph 0025, and FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 of FIG. It imitates the outline of the structure made. In FIG. 13, a filler box 91 closes a gap between a fuel supply opening 92 of a vehicle body and a fuel supply pipe 93 extending from a fuel tank (not shown), and is configured as an integrally molded product in a rubber cylinder. Yes. Although not shown in FIG. 13, the position or angle of the oil supply pipe with respect to the oil supply opening of the vehicle body differs among a plurality of vehicle types. However, the filler box disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 has a drawback that it is not structured to be mounted on a plurality of vehicle types having different positions or angles of the oil supply pipe with respect to the oil supply opening of the vehicle body. . A filler box 91 shown in FIG. 13 corresponds to the fuel inlet shield 27 of Patent Document 1, corresponds to the covering member 3 of Patent Document 2, and corresponds to the covering member 1 of Patent Document 3.

JP 2010-241286 A JP 2009-073333 A JP 2008-174029 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described background art, and an object thereof is to be able to be installed in a plurality of vehicle types having different positions or angles of an oil supply pipe with respect to an oil supply opening of a vehicle body.

  The present invention relates to a fuel filler having a structure in which a filler box provided in an outer mounting portion surrounding an oil supply opening of an outer body of a vehicle body surrounds an oil supply port portion disposed on the vehicle inner side than an oil supply opening portion of an oil supply pipe extending from a fuel tank. An inner side of the lid device, the filler box having an outer side box having a cylindrical main body portion attached to the outer mounting portion, and a main body portion having a cylindrical shape with a followable deformable structure surrounding the fuel filler port portion. The most important feature is that the inner side box is made of a material that is more flexible than the outer side box.

  According to the present invention, an inner side box having a cylindrical main body having a followable deformable structure is made of a material having higher flexibility than an outer side box, so that an oil supply pipe with respect to an oil supply opening of a vehicle body is formed. Even if it is a some vehicle type from which a position or an angle differs, there exists an effect that it can mount | wear so that a filler box may track. In the present invention, if the filler box is provided with a pair of drain holes so that the oil supply opening can be installed on either the left side or the right side of the vehicle, the oil supply opening is provided on the left side of the vehicle. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to cope with whichever side is installed on the right side. Further, in the present invention, a hinge mounting portion is provided in the main body portion of the outer side box, and one end of the hinge is provided to be rotatable about the shaft as a center of rotation. A lid panel is provided at the other end of the outer box that extends toward the main body, and the lid panel is opened to the outside of the vehicle from the outer body with the hinge axis as the center of rotation. A lid panel that opens and closes the oil supply opening when a filler box is installed in the oil supply opening of the outer body if it is closed on the outer body side with the shaft as the center of rotation to close the oil supply opening of the outer body There is an effect that can be installed. Further, in the present invention, a hinge mounting portion is provided at the other end of the hinge, a lid engaging portion is provided at the hinge mounting portion, and a hinge engaging portion is provided at the lid panel. When at least one of the lid and the lid panel moves linearly in a direction parallel to the lid panel, the lid engaging portion and the hinge engaging portion are engaged with each other and released so that the lid panel is hinged. If the lid panel is detachably attached, the lid panel will be a unique part for the vehicle type where the fuel filler lid device is installed, and the filler box and hinge will be used in common among multiple vehicle types where the fuel filler lid device is installed. There is an effect that can be done. In the present invention, a filler lid opener striker is provided at a portion corresponding to the hinge mounting portion of the outer body, and the striker engaged with the striker when the lid panel is closed at the other end of the hinge. If the engaging portion is provided, an effect is obtained that the structure of the fuel filler lid device is simplified. Further, in the present invention, the door opening elastic body is provided on one end of the hinge rotatably provided on the hinge mounting portion, and the lid panel is located outside the outer body with respect to the axis of the hinge as the rotation center. Even if the door is opened, the door opening elastic body is hidden by the hinge mounting part and the hinge so that it cannot be seen from the outside of the vehicle, it looks good, and it opens even if a person puts his hand inside the filler box from the outside of the vehicle There is an effect that the elastic body is not touched.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing a fuel filler lid device in which the lid panel according to the first embodiment is opened. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the filler box according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an external view showing a hinge provided with the door opening elastic body according to the first embodiment. The disassembled perspective view which shows the hinge and door opening elastic body of Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an external view illustrating a process in which the hinge according to the first embodiment is attached to a filler box. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the hinge and the lid panel of the first embodiment. Sectional drawing which isolate | separates the fuel filler lid apparatus of Embodiment 1, and the oil supply opening part of the vehicle body which installs it, and cut | disconnects in the inside and outside direction of a vehicle body. Sectional drawing which shows the structure where the fuel filler lid apparatus by which the lid panel of Embodiment 1 opened was installed in the oil supply opening part of a vehicle body cut | disconnected in the inside / outside direction of a vehicle body. Sectional drawing which shows the structure by which the fuel filler lid apparatus with which the lid panel of Embodiment 1 was closed installed in the fueling opening part of a vehicle body cut | disconnected in the inside and outside direction of a vehicle body. The schematic diagram explaining the effect | action deform | transformed so that the inner side box 6 of Embodiment 1 may respond | correspond to the oil supply pipe from which a position or an angle differs. Sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the oil supply opening part of the vehicle body in which the fuel filler lid apparatus of Embodiment 2 was installed in the in-and-out direction of the vehicle body. Sectional drawing which shows the fuel filler lid apparatus of Embodiment 3. FIG. The schematic diagram which shows a prior art example.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the fuel filler lid apparatus 1 which concerns on Embodiment 1 is demonstrated. The fuel filler lid device 1 is a device installed at a fuel supply opening of a vehicle body that injects fuel into a fuel tank of an automobile, and includes a filler box 2, a hinge 3, and a lid panel 4. The filler box 2 is configured as an integral unit by an outer side box 5 and an inner side box 6. For example, the filler box 2 has a configuration in which an outer side box 5 and an inner side box 6 are integrally coupled by two-color molding. Two-color molding is a process of combining different materials together and molding them together so that the primary part is molded and then the secondary part in the same mold is integrated with the primary side. It is to be molded into.

  In the first embodiment, the outer side box 5 corresponds to a portion that becomes the primary side, and the inner side box 6 corresponds to a portion that becomes the secondary side. The outer side box 5 is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene (abbreviated as PP in the abbreviation) having low flexibility. As the material of the inner side box 6, a thermoplastic elastomer having high flexibility such as an olefin-based elastomer (abbreviated as TPO in abbreviation) is used. Moreover, as a material of the hinge 3, for example, a synthetic resin such as polypropylene is used. Moreover, as a material of the lid panel 4, for example, a synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyamide (abbreviated as PA in abbreviation) is used.

  The term “low flexibility” or “high flexibility” is a term used as a comparative term. The material constituting the outer box 5 is less flexible than the material constituting the inner box 6, and the inner box 6 The contrast that the material to comprise has higher flexibility than the material which comprises the outer side box 5 is expressed. Moreover, the outer side box 5 comprises cylindrical modeling. The inner side box 6 constitutes a cylindrical shape having a structure capable of following deformation. The structure that can be followed and deformed is a structure in which the inner side box 6 can surround the fuel supply port so as to match the position and angle of the fuel supply port in the fuel supply pipe extending from the fuel tank. In the first embodiment, the followable deformable structure of the inner side box 6 is embodied by a plurality of step portions 7. In the plurality of stepped portions 7, the diameter of the peripheral wall of the upper stepped portion 7 is larger than the diameter of the lower stepped portion 7. The upper stepped portion 7 and the lower stepped portion need not be concentric. However, as in the first embodiment, if they are concentric, the oil supply opening of the vehicle body exists on either the left side or the right side of the vehicle. However, it is modeling in which the operation | movement which follows and deform | transforms by the level | step-difference part 7 is exhibited best. The plurality of stepped portions 7 constitute a bellows structure having a repeated structure of mountain folds and valley folds. The number of stepped portions 7 is not limited to three, but may be one, two, or four or more.

  The filler box 2 according to the first embodiment is configured such that the inner side box 6 is configured to be able to follow and deform with a material having higher flexibility than the outer side box 5, so that the position of the oil supply pipe with respect to the oil supply opening of the vehicle body Alternatively, the filler box 2 can be mounted so as to follow a plurality of vehicle types having different angles. For example, the plurality of stepped portions 7 of the inner side box 6 are deformed so as to expand and contract with each other so as to correspond to both the case of the oil supply pipe indicated by the dotted line L1 and the case of the oil supply pipe indicated by the virtual line L2 in FIG. Therefore, the fuel filler lid device 1 can be appropriately used even in a plurality of vehicle types. The structure of the outer side box 5 and the structure of the inner side box 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the filler box 2 is provided with a pair of drain holes 8; 9 in a direction crossing the opening / closing direction of the lid panel 4 by the hinge 3. In the first embodiment, the direction that intersects the opening / closing direction of the lid panel 4 is a perpendicular direction. As described above, the drain holes 8; 9 are individually installed on both sides of the lid panel 4 in the opening and closing direction, so that the filler box 2 can be provided regardless of whether the vehicle oil supply opening is on the left side or the right side of the vehicle. Can be used. For example, when the oil supply opening of the vehicle body is installed on the left side of the vehicle, the filler box 2 is installed in the oil supply opening of the vehicle body so that the drain hole 8 on the left side of FIG. When the opening is installed on the right side of the vehicle, the filler box 2 is installed in the oil supply opening of the vehicle body so that the drain hole 9 on the right side of FIG. However, it is possible to appropriately use a plurality of vehicle types in which the oil supply opening of the vehicle body exists on either the left side or the right side of the vehicle.

  On the upper surface of the flange portion 11 of the filler box 2, that is, the surface facing the peripheral edge of the lid panel 4 to be closed, the stopper 12 projects from the surface toward the lid panel 4. The structure in which the stopper 12 protrudes from the upper surface of the flange portion 11 will be described with reference to FIG. Returning to FIG. 1, the hinge mounting portion 13 extends from the peripheral wall of the filler box 2 in one of the directions intersecting with the straight line connecting the drain holes 8; It is provided so that the hollow which protrudes outside may be modeled.

  The hinge mounting portion 13 is shaped so as to surround a recess that opens in the peripheral wall of the filler box 2 and projects outward from the peripheral wall of the filler box 2. A pair of bearing hole portions 14 are provided in a direction parallel to a straight line connecting the pair of drainage hole portions 8; 9 in the back portion of the hinge attachment portion 13 away from the filler box 2. A pair of shafts 15 provided at one end of the hinge 3 are individually pushed into the pair of bearing holes 14 from the inside of the filler box 2 via the recesses of the hinge mounting portion 13, thereby mounting the hinge. 3 is installed in the filler box 2 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 15 and the bearing hole 14 as a rotation center.

  In the first embodiment, since the outer side box 5 and the hinge mounting portion 13 are made of synthetic resin as the same material, the shaft 15 provided integrally with the hinge 3 is connected to the hinge mounting portion from the inside of the filler box 2. The hinge 3 can be easily attached to the filler box 2 by being individually pushed through the depressions 13 and mounted. The hinge 3 is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene, for example, and includes a shaft 15, a lid panel 4, and a striker engaging portion 16. The striker engaging portion 16 is provided with an engaging hole portion 49.

  A lid panel 4 is provided at the other end portion extending from the hinge mounting portion 13 of the hinge 3 to the main body portion 21 side of the outer side box 5. A plurality of stoppers 17 are provided on the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the lid panel 4, that is, the surface facing the flange portion 11 of the filler box 2 when the lid panel 4 is closed, as protrusions protruding from the surface toward the filler box 2. It is done. When the lid panel 4 is closed, the stopper 12 and the stopper 17 come into contact with each other so that the lid panel 4 closes the upper opening 18 of the filler box 2, and the striker engagement portion 16 is installed in the filler box 2. The lid panel 4 is closed so as not to be opened by fitting with a striker (not shown in FIG. 1). A lower opening 19 is provided at the lower portion of the filler box 2. The lower opening 19 constitutes a model surrounded by the inner lip 37.

  In the first embodiment, the lid panel 4 and the stopper 17 are made of synthetic resin as the same material, and the inner side box 6 and the stopper 12 are made of synthetic resin as the same material. That is, since the stopper 17 is harder than the stopper 12 and the stopper 12 is softer than the stopper 17, the lid panel 4 is closed and the collision sound between the stopper 12 and the stopper 17 is reduced. Although not shown, the stopper 17 may be removed from the lid panel 4 so that the stopper 12 receives the lid panel 4. That is, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer such as an olefin-based elastomer is used as the material of the stopper 12, and a synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyamide is used as the material of the lid panel 4, so that the stopper 12 is more than the lid panel 4. By being provided as a soft material, the collision sound when the lid panel 4 is closed and collides with the stopper 12 is reduced. Further, the protruding dimension, ie, height, of the stopper 12 from the flange portion 11 of the filler box 2 and the protruding dimension, ie, height, of the stopper 17 from the peripheral edge of the lid panel 4 are determined by the vehicle body design of the vehicle model in which the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed. It can be changed according to the change.

  In the first embodiment, since the lid panel 4 is detachably attached to the hinge 3, the lid panel 4 is painted with a color that matches the vehicle body color of the vehicle type on which the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed. And the filler box 2 and the hinge 3 can be common parts used in common among a plurality of vehicle types in which the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed. A structure for detachably attaching the lid panel 4 to the hinge 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The main body 21, the flat part 22, the engagement structure 23, the opening 29, the support column 32, and the outer lip part 36 in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Further, the wall 61 in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The structure of the outer side box 5 and the structure of the inner side box 6 according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the structure of the outer side box 5 will be described, and then the structure of the inner side box 6 will be described.

  If the structure of the outer side box 5 is demonstrated, the outer side box 5 is provided with the main-body part 21 which comprises a cylinder shape. The flange portion 11 is provided on the upper portion of the main body portion 21 so as to project outward from the main body portion 21 and make a round around the main body portion 21. The flange portion 11 is provided with the same number of stopper escape holes 20 as the stopper 12.

  The main body portion 21 is provided with a plurality of flat portions 22. By providing the flat part 22 in the main body part 21, the strength of the main body part 21 is improved. Each of the flat portions 22 is provided with an engagement structure 23 individually. When the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed on the vehicle body, the engagement structure 23 is engaged with the outer body provided with the oil supply opening of the vehicle body. The numbers of the flat portions 22 and the engagement structures 23 are not limited to three, and may be two or four or more. In FIG. 2, one of the three engaging structures 23 is not shown.

  The engagement structure 23 includes a pair of support portions 24. The support portion 24 protrudes outward from the outer surface of the flat portion 22 and faces away from the body portion 21 in the circumferential direction. The upper part of the support part 24 constitutes the modeling connected to the flange part 11. A connecting portion 25 is provided below the support portion 24. The connecting portion 25 is connected to the lower portion of the pair of support portions 24 and is separated outward from the flat portion 22. The connecting portion 25 is provided with an outer side engaging portion 26. The outer side engaging portion 26 is provided outside the main body portion 21 and is separated from the pair of support portions 24, the flat portion 22, and the flange portion 11. The outer side engaging portion 26 constitutes an inclined projection that gradually protrudes outward from the pair of support portions 24 as it goes upward from the connecting portion 25.

  A striker mounting hole portion 27 is provided in the flat portion 22 disposed in a portion of the main body portion 21 facing the hinge mounting portion 13 so as to penetrate in the diameter direction of the main body portion 21. The striker mounting hole 27 constitutes a hole for installing a striker of a filler lid opener. In a portion directly below the flat portion 22 disposed on both sides of the main body portion 21, a covering portion 28 is provided in a shape that opens downward, is recessed upward, and penetrates in the diameter direction of the main body portion 21. The covering portion 28 constitutes a portion that covers the upper outer surface of the drain hole 8 so as to be coupled.

  The structure of the inner side box 6 will be described. The inner side box 6 includes a main body portion 31 that forms a cylindrical shape having a structure that can be followed and deformed. In the upper part of the main body 31, drain holes 8; 9 (reference numeral 9 is described in FIG. 1) and a support column 32 are provided. The drain holes 8; 9 form a cylindrical shape that protrudes outward from the upper portion of the main body 31 in the diameter direction. The number of support columns 32 is not limited to four, but may be one or more. In the first embodiment, the four support columns 32 are equally spaced in the circumferential direction of the main body 31 and are hinged. It arrange | positions so that it may not interfere with the attaching part 13. FIG. The support column 32 forms a model extending in the vertical direction so as to contact the outer surface of the main body portion 21. A flange portion 33 is formed in an annular shape on the upper portion of the support column 32. In other words, the flange portion 33 forms a structure that connects the upper portions of the plurality of support columns 32 with each other and contacts the lower surface of the flange portion 11.

  The flange portion 33 is provided with a stopper 12, an upper lip portion 34, and an engagement relief portion 35. The stopper 12 constitutes a protrusion that protrudes upward from the flange portion 33. The upper lip portion 34 has an annular shape that protrudes upward from the outer edge portion of the flange portion 33 and contacts the side surface of the flange portion 11. In the case where the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed on the vehicle body, the upper lip portion 34 contacts the outer body at the oil supply opening of the vehicle body. The engagement escape portion 35 is a portion that avoids the engagement structure 23.

  When the filler box 2 is formed by two-color molding by providing the support column 32, the flange portion 33, and the upper lip portion 34 as described above, the upper portion of the main body portion 31, the support column 32, the flange portion 11, The upper lip portion 34 contacts the outer side box 5. For example, the filler box 2 is formed by two-color molding as compared with a structure in which the support column 32, the flange portion 11, and the upper lip portion 34 are not provided and the upper portion of the main body portion 31 and the lower portion of the outer side box 5 are brought into contact with each other. In this case, as in the first embodiment, the structure in which the upper portion of the main body 31, the support column 32, the flange portion 11, and the upper lip portion 34 are in contact with the outer side box 5 is the outer side box 5 and the inner side box 6 Can be firmly bonded. Further, when the filler box 2 is formed by two-color molding, the stopper 12 protrudes above the flange portion 11 via the stopper escape hole portion 20.

  An outer lip portion 36, an inner lip portion 37, and an inner side engagement portion 38 are provided at the lower portion of the main body portion 31. When the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed on the vehicle body, the outer lip portion 36 contacts the inner body provided on the vehicle interior side of the fuel supply opening 71 of the vehicle body, and the fuel supply pipe in which the inner lip portion 37 extends from the fuel tank. The inner side engaging portion 38 is engaged with the inner body of the vehicle body.

  The outer lip portion 36 forms an annular shape that protrudes outward in the diameter direction from the lower portion of the main body portion 31. The inner lip portion 37 forms an annular shape that protrudes inward in the diameter direction from the lower portion of the main body portion 31. The inner side engagement portion 38 forms an annular shape that projects downward from the lower portion of the main body portion 31 between the outer lip portion 36 and the inner lip portion 37. The inner side engaging portion 38 forms an inclined protrusion that gradually protrudes outward as it goes from below to above.

  In FIG. 2, for example, the main body portion 21 of the outer side box 5 is inserted into the main body portion 31 side from the space surrounded by the flange portion 33 of the inner side box 6, and the lower portion of the main body portion 21 and the upper portion of the main body portion 31 are Are connected to each other, the tip end portion of the stopper 12 protrudes upward from the flange portion 11 via the stopper escape hole portion 20, the engagement structure 23 is accommodated in the engagement relief portion 35, and the flange portion 33 is the flange portion. 11, the upper lip portion 34 is overlaid so as to contact the outer periphery of the flange portion 11, the drain hole portions 8; 9 are accommodated in the covering portion 28, and the support column 32 is disposed in the main body portion 21. The filler box 2 is shown in FIG. 7 by integrally combining the outer side box 5 and the inner side box 6 so as to be in contact with each other. A main body having a tubular shape with a followable deformation structure by an outer side box 5 having a cylindrical main body portion 21 attached to the outer attachment portion 72 and a plurality of step portions 7 attached to the inner attachment portion 78 shown in FIG. The inner side box 6 provided with the portion 31 is configured as an integral unit. In the first embodiment, the outer side box 5 and the inner side box 6 are configured by two-color molding as an example of being configured integrally with the outer side box 5 and the inner side box 6 of the filler box 2. showed that.

  The hinge 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of FIG. 3, the directions “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” are the directions shown in FIG. The hinge 3 includes a shaft 15 at one end portion of the arm portion 41, a door opening elastic body 42 outside the intermediate portion of the arm portion 41, a lid attachment portion 43 at one end portion of the arm portion 41, and a lid attachment portion 43 includes a striker engaging portion 16, a lid engaging portion 44, a removing portion 45, a receiving portion 46, and a work hole portion 47. In the first embodiment, the arm portion 41, the shaft 15, the lid attaching portion 43, and the striker engaging portion 16 are integrally configured as a hinge 3 with synthetic resin. The opening elastic body 42 is configured to be attached to the hinge 3. The attachment structure of the hinge 3 and the door opening elastic body 42 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 3, a total of four lid engaging portions 44 are provided in two pairs in the front and rear directions on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the direction of rotation about the axis 15 of the hinge 3. The direction of rotation about the axis 15 of the hinge 3 is the same as the opening / closing direction of the lid panel 4 by the hinge 3 of paragraph 0012. The removal part 45 is a part between the front lid engagement part 44 and the rear lid engagement part 44 in the front-rear direction of the hinge 3 as a part for receiving the hinge engagement part shown in FIG. A total of four of the portions closer to the striker engaging portion 16 than 44 are provided. The number of the lid engaging portions 44 and the removing portions 45 is not limited to four, but may be two, three, or five or more, and at least two, one on each side. There should be more than one.

  In FIG. 3, an engagement recess 48 is provided in the lid engagement portion 44. The engaging recess 48 opens to the side and the outside of the removal part 45 and constitutes a shape that is recessed from the removal part 45 side to the arm part 41 side. In FIG. 3, the right engagement recess 48 is illustrated, but the left engagement recess 48 is not illustrated because it is hidden by the lid attachment portion 43. The receiving part 46 is a protrusion protruding upward from the hinge mounting part 13 in FIG. The working hole portion 47 is positioned closer to the arm portion 41 than the receiving portion 46 and penetrates in the vertical direction in FIG. The striker engaging portion 16 is provided with an engaging hole portion 49. The engagement hole 49 is for receiving or pulling out the striker of the filler lid opener.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the attachment structure of the hinge 3 and the door opening elastic body 42 is demonstrated. A portion of the hinge 3 to which the door opening elastic body 42 is attached is set on the shaft 15 side of the outer surface of the curved portion 51 of the arm portion 41. Therefore, the grip portion 52 and the engaging portion 53 are provided on the portion of the outer surface of the bending portion 51 on the shaft 15 side. The opening elastic body 42 has a shape in which a plate-like spring material is bent in two. One portion and the other portion of the plate-like spring material folded in two constitute a pair of sandwiching portions 55; 56. The engaging portion 53 penetrates from a surface corresponding to the clamping portion 55 in the gripping portion 52 to a concave shape recessed inside the gripping portion 52 or a surface corresponding to the clamping portion 55 in the gripping portion 52 and a surface corresponding to the clamping portion 56. It is a hole to make.

  One clamping part 55 is provided with an engagement piece 57 as an elastic piece that is obliquely cut and raised from the clamping part 55 in the direction of the other clamping part 56. That is, the engagement piece 57 is separated from the sandwiched portion 55 on both sides of the bent portion of the spring material from the sandwiched portion 55, and the opened portion side of the pair of sandwiched portions 55; 56 is connected to the sandwiched portion 55. Constitute the shaped. The other sandwiching portion 56 is provided with a pair of elastic pieces 58 on both sides. The elastic piece 58 bends so as to store a restoring force when the lid panel 4 shown in FIG. 5 is closed, and the lid panel 4 is opened by the restoring force as the striker is pulled out from the engagement hole 49. Is.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the process of attaching the opening elastic body 42 to the hinge 3 will be described. The grip portion 52 of the hinge 3 is inserted into the gap between the holding portions 55; 56 of the opening elastic body 42. When the opening elastic body 42 and the hinge 3 are fitted to each other, the holding portions 55 and 56 support the grip portion 52 so as to elastically hold the engaging portion 57 and the engaging piece 57 is engaged by the restoring force of the engaging piece 57. It is inserted into the joint part 53. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the door opening elastic body 42 is attached to the hinge 3, and the pair of elastic pieces 58 are directed to the shaft 15 side from the grip portion 52 and outside the hinge 3. The projecting shape is configured.

  With reference to FIG. 5, a process of attaching the hinge 3 to which the opening elastic body 42 is attached to the hinge attaching portion 13 of the filler box 2 will be described. A portion of the hinge 3 on the shaft 15 side is inserted from the inside of the filler box 2 into the hinge mounting portion 13. At that time, both side walls provided with the bearing hole portion 14 of the hinge mounting portion 13 are pushed and spread by the shaft 15 protruding to the both sides from the hinge 3. In addition, the groove part 50 is provided in the filler box 2 over the flange part 11 and the opening part 29 in the filler box 2 so that the both side walls of the hinge attachment part 13 can be easily spread by the shaft 15. The groove part 50 opens to the flange part 11 side, the main body part 21 side, and the opening part 29 side, and the outside located on the hinge attachment part 13 side constitutes a model surrounded by a wall. Then, the shafts 15 on both sides are individually inserted into the bearing hole portions 14 on both sides of the hinge mounting portion 13, so that both side walls of the hinge mounting portion 13 are restored with restoring force, and the hinge 3 as shown in FIG. Is attached to the hinge attachment portion 13 of the filler box 2 so as to be able to rotate about the shaft 15 as a rotation center.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the part which attaches the hinge 3 and the lid panel 4 is demonstrated. In the description of FIG. 6, the directions “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, and “lower” are the directions shown in FIG. First, the structure of the part attached to the hinge 3 of the lid panel 4 will be described. A pair of walls 61, a hinge engaging portion 62, and a claw portion 63 are provided at the center of the back surface as a surface to be attached to the hinge 3 of the lid panel 4. The walls 61 oppose each other with an interval for taking in the lid attachment portion 43 of the hinge 3. The hinge engaging portion 62 is engaged with the lid engaging portion 44, and is not limited to four, but is provided in the same number as the lid engaging portion 44 and connected to the wall 61. The hinge engaging portion 62 is provided with an engaging recess 64. The engaging recess 64 is open to the rear side and the inner side, and forms a shape that is recessed to the front side. In FIG. 6, the right engagement recess 64 is illustrated, but the left engagement recess 64 is not illustrated because it is hidden by the wall 61.

  Next, a process of attaching the lid panel 4 to the hinge 3 will be described. The lid engaging portion 44 on the front side of the hinge 3 enters between the hinge engaging portion 62 on the front side of the lid panel 4 and the hinge engaging portion 62 on the rear side, and the lid engaging portion 44 on the rear side of the hinge 3 is the lid. The hinge 3 and the lid panel 4 are displaced from each other in the front-rear direction so that the hinge 3 is disposed on the rear side of the hinge engaging portion 62 on the rear side of the panel 4, and the claw portion 63 of the lid panel 4 works on the hinge 3. In a state positioned in front of the hole 47, the lid attachment portion 43 is inserted into the gap between the pair of walls 61 and contacts the back surface of the lid panel 4.

  Thereafter, for example, when the lid panel 4 moves to the rear side while the back surface of the lid panel 4 is in contact with the lid mounting portion 43, the engagement concave portion 48 of the lid engaging portion 44 and the hinge engaging portion 62 are engaged. The recess 64 is fitted to each other, and the tip 65 of the claw 63 comes into contact with the receiving portion 46 and accumulates a restoring force on the lid panel 4 side to restore the receiving portion 46 from the front side to the rear side. By this restoration, the tip 65 of the claw 63 opposes the receiving part 46 in the front-rear direction and opposes the work hole 47 in the up-down direction. In this way, the front end portion 65 of the claw portion 63 faces the receiving portion 46 in the front-rear direction, so that the engagement concave portion 48 and the engagement concave portion 64 are completely fitted to each other, and the lid mounting portion 43 and the lid panel 4 Do not move in the front-rear direction.

  Specifically, when the engagement recess 48 and the engagement recess 64 are completely fitted together, for example, the lid mounting portion 43 cannot move to the front side, and the lid panel 4 cannot move to the rear side. Moreover, when the front-end | tip part 65 of the nail | claw part 63 opposes the receiving part 46 in the front-back direction, for example, the lid attachment part 43 cannot move rearward and the lid panel 4 cannot move frontward. That is, the lid attaching portion 43 and the lid panel 4 are not moved in the front-rear direction, and the lid panel 4 is attached to the hinge 3 so as not to drop off.

  When removing the lid panel 4, a person inserts a tool such as a screwdriver into the work hole 47 from the striker engagement portion 16 side and pushes the tip 65 of the claw portion 63 toward the lid panel 4. While the front end portion 65 and the receiving portion 46 of the claw portion 63 are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction, for example, the front end portion 65 of the claw portion 63 crosses the receiving portion 46 from the rear side to the front side. Moves the lid panel 4 to the front side.

  As a result, the engagement between the engaging recess 48 and the engaging recess 64 is released, and the front lid engaging portion 44 of the hinge 3 is engaged with the front hinge engaging portion 62 of the lid panel 4 and the rear hinge engaging portion. Between the hinge 3 and the lid panel 4 so that the lid engaging portion 44 on the rear side of the hinge 3 is disposed behind the hinge engaging portion 62 on the rear side of the lid panel 4. Are shifted from each other in the front-rear direction, so that the claw portion 63 of the lid panel 4 is positioned in front of the working hole 47 of the hinge 3, and the lid panel 4 is removed from the hinge 3.

  That is, as is apparent from the description of paragraphs 0037 to 0041, the hinge attachment portion 43 is provided at the other end of the hinge 3, the lid engagement portion 44 is provided at the hinge attachment portion 43, and the lid panel 4 Is provided with a hinge engaging portion 62, and at least one of the lid panel 4 or the hinge mounting portion 43 performs a linear motion in a direction parallel to the lid panel 4, whereby the lid engaging portion 44 and the hinge engaging portion 62 are The lid panel 4 is detachably attached to the hinge attachment portion 43 by being engaged with each other or released.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the structure of the vehicle body of the part where the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed will be described. An oil supply opening 71 is provided in the outer body 70 of the vehicle body. The oil supply opening 71 forms a model that penetrates the outer side and the inner side of the outer body 70. An outer mounting portion 72 is provided inside the oil supply opening 71. The outer mounting portion 72 is a portion to which the outer side box 5 of the fuel filler lid device 1 is mounted, and an oil supply opening from the annular vertical wall 73 and the vertical wall 73 projecting from the outer body 70 surrounding the oil supply opening 71 to the vehicle interior side. A model surrounded by an annular lateral wall 74 protruding toward the center of 71 is formed. The lateral wall 74 is shaped to surround a through-hole 75 that penetrates the outer body 70 and the outer side of the outer body 70.

  In the first embodiment, the inner body 76 of the vehicle body is installed away from the outer body 70 on the vehicle inner side, and a through hole 77 that penetrates the inner body 76 from the vehicle outer side to the vehicle inner side is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole 75. In the following, an example will be described in which a through hole 77 is formed by being surrounded by an inner mounting portion 78 provided in the inner body 76. The inner mounting portion 78 is shaped by being surrounded by an annular vertical wall 79 projecting from the inner body 76 toward the inside of the vehicle and an annular lateral wall 80 projecting from the vertical wall 79 toward the center of the through hole 77. The oil supply pipe 81 is extended from a fuel tank installed in an automobile not shown. The oil supply port portion 82 of the oil supply pipe 81 is disposed between the outer body 70 and the inner body 76 via the through hole 77 from the inner side of the inner body 76. A cap 83 that prevents fuel leakage is detachably attached to the fuel filler port 82.

  Next, a process in which the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed in the oil supply opening 71 of the vehicle body will be described. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example, in a state where the lid panel 4 is opened, the filler box 2 is inserted from the vehicle outer side into the vehicle inner side through the oil supply opening 71. As the lower opening 19 surrounded by the inner lip portion 37 of the inner side box 6 is inserted so as to be surrounded by the oil supply port portion 82 of the oil supply pipe 81, the inner lip portion 37 stores a restoring force. Then, it bends toward the cap 83 and comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the oil filler port 82. Thereby, the inner side box 6 comprises the shaping | molding which surrounds the oil supply opening | mouth part 82. FIG.

  In parallel with this, in the process in which the inner side engaging portion 38 of the inner side box 6 passes through the through hole 77 of the inner body 76 from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle, the inner side engaging portion 38 stores the restoring force. After being bent to the side of the inner wall, it is restored and engaged with the inner surface of the lateral wall 80 of the inner mounting portion 78. Further, in parallel with this, the outer lip portion 36 of the inner side box 6 bends toward the stepped portion 7 so as to store the restoring force, and comes into contact with the outer surface of the vehicle around the inner mounting portion 78. Thereby, the sealing performance with respect to the clearance gap between the inner body 76 and the oil supply pipe 81 by the inner side box 6 is ensured. That is, the inner side engagement portion 38 that engages with the inner attachment portion 78 and the outer lip portion 36 that contacts the inner attachment portion 78 are provided in the main body portion 31 of the inner side box 6. The inner side box 6 and the through hole 77 of the inner body 76 from the outside of the vehicle by the engagement of the inner mounting portion 78 by the joint portion 38 with the inner surface of the vehicle and the contact of the outer lip portion 36 with the outer surface of the inner mounting portion 78. It is possible to prevent the splash from jumping to the gap side between the oil supply pipe 81 and the oil supply port portion 82.

  Further, in the process in which the outer side engaging portion 26 of the outer side box 5 passes through the through hole 75 of the outer body 70 from the vehicle outer side to the vehicle inner side, the outer side engaging portion 26 bends inward so as to store a restoring force. After that, it is restored and engaged with the inner surface of the outer mounting portion 72 surrounding the through hole 75. In parallel with this, the flange portion 33 of the inner side box 6, the tip end portion of the upper lip portion 34, and the vehicle outer side surface of the outer mounting portion 72 are brought into contact. Thereby, the sealing performance with respect to the clearance gap between the outer side box 5 and the through-hole 75 by the inner side box 6 is ensured. As described above, as shown in FIG. 8, the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed in the fuel supply opening 71 of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 8, even when the lid panel 4 of the fuel filler lid device 1 installed in the fuel supply opening 71 of the vehicle body is opened to the maximum outside the outer body 70 around the shaft 15 of the hinge 3 as the rotation center. The door opening elastic body 42 attached to the hinge 3 is located inside the hinge attachment portion 13 rather than the opening 29, so that a person can pass through the upper opening 18 of the filler box 2 from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the filler box 2. Even if it sees, the opening elastic body 42 cannot be seen. In other words, even when the lid panel 4 is opened to the maximum outside the outer body 70 with the shaft 15 of the hinge 3 as the rotation center, the hinge 3 and the hinge are attached so that the door opening elastic body 42 cannot be seen from the outside of the vehicle. Since it is concealed by the part 13, it looks good, and even if a person puts a hand into the inside of the filler box 2 through the upper side opening part 18 of the filler box 2 from the vehicle outside, it does not touch the door opening elastic body 42. When the lid panel 4 is opened to the maximum, the portion of the hinge 3 on the side of the arm portion 41 where the door opening elastic body 42 is provided comes into contact with the portion around the groove portion 50 of the filler box 2 and beyond. The lid panel 4 cannot be opened.

  In FIG. 8, when removing the lid panel 4 from the hinge 3, for example, a person inserts the front-end | tip part of the tool 85 like a driver into the work hole 47 from the striker engaging part 16 side, and the nail | claw of the lid panel 4 is carried out. For example, the front end portion 65 of the claw portion 63 receives the front end portion 65 of the claw portion 63 while the front end portion 65 of the claw portion 63 and the receiving portion 46 are released from the front-rear direction. The lid panel 4 is removed from the hinge 3 by a person moving the lid panel 4 to the front side so as to cross the stop 46 from the rear side to the front side. When a person pushes the lid panel 4 toward the outer body 70 from the outside of the vehicle, the hinge 3 rotates toward the outer body 70 with the shaft 15 as the center of rotation.

  As shown in FIG. 9, as the hinge 3 rotates, the opening elastic body 42 and the arm portion 41 are taken into the hinge mounting portion 13, so that the striker engagement portion 16 is filled from the upper opening 18 with the filler. The inside of the box 2 is entered, the striker 84 is pushed outward, the striker 84 accumulates restoring force in a spring (not shown) connected to the striker 84, and the striker 84 encounters the engagement hole 49 to restore the spring. It is inserted into the engagement hole 49 by force. The elastic piece 58 of the door opening elastic body 42 contacts the back wall 66 of the hinge mounting portion 13 during a period from when the striker engaging portion 16 pushes the striker 84 outward until the striker 84 is inserted into the engaging hole 49. Contact and flex to accumulate restoring force. This restoring force is used as elasticity that opens the lid panel 4 to the outside of the vehicle when the striker 84 is pulled out of the engagement hole 49.

  By inserting the striker 84 into the engagement hole portion 49 as described above, the striker 84 and the striker engagement portion 16 are engaged with each other, and the lid panel 4 closes the fuel supply opening 71 to be closed. Then, the stopper 17 of the lid panel 4 comes into contact with the flange portion 11 of the filler box 2. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the splash from jumping from the outside of the vehicle to the oil supply port 82 side of the oil supply pipe 81. The striker 84 is attached to the fuel filler lid device 1 installed in the fuel supply opening 71 of the vehicle body.

  With reference to FIG. 11, the structure of the fuel supply opening 71 of the vehicle body on which the fuel filler lid device 1 according to the second embodiment is installed will be described. In the structure of the oil supply opening 71 shown in FIG. 11, the inner body 76 is disposed on the inner side of the outer body 70, and the inner mounting portion 78 shown in FIG. 7 is removed from the inner body 76. Further, the outer lip portion 36 shown in FIG. 7 and the inner side engaging portion 38 shown in FIG. 7 are removed from the inner side box 6 of the fuel filler lid device 1. Therefore, when the fuel filler lid device 1 is installed in the oil supply opening 71 of the vehicle body, at least the outer side box 5 is attached to the outer attachment part 72, and the inner lip part 37 of the inner side box 6 is connected to the oil supply port part 82. It becomes the contact modeling. That is, the inner side box 6 includes a main body portion 31 that has a cylindrical shape that can be followed and deformed by a plurality of stepped portions 7 that surround the oil supply port portion 82, and has a structure that cannot be attached to the inner body 76. Further, since the inner side box 6 surrounds the fuel filler opening 82, splash splash from the outside of the vehicle toward the fuel filler opening 82 can be prevented. The inner body 76 is also disposed on the outer mounting portion 72 side, and the outer side box 5 is engaged with the outer mounting portion 72 and the portion disposed on the outer mounting portion 72 side of the inner body 76. 23 may be attached.

  With reference to FIG. 12, the fuel filler lid apparatus 1 which concerns on Embodiment 3 is demonstrated. In the fuel filler lid device 1 shown in FIG. 12, the structure in which the main body portion 31 of the inner side box 6 can be deformed is constituted by a plurality of step portions 7 in which a triangular fold and a triangular fold are repeated. It has the characteristics. The plurality of stepped portions 7 form a bellows shape having a structure of a cylindrical shape. That is, the diameter of the peripheral wall in the upper step portion 7 and the diameter of the peripheral wall in the lower step portion 7 are the same size. Further, an end portion surrounding the opening of the lowermost stepped portion 7 constitutes an inner lip portion 37. The diameter of the opening surrounded by the inner lip portion 37 may be smaller than the inner diameter of the portion above the opening. Although not shown in FIG. 12, the inner side box 6 may be provided with the inner side engaging portion 38 shown in FIG. 7, or the outer lip portion 36 may be provided. That is, you may make it attach the inner side box 6 of Embodiment 3 to the inner attachment part 78 shown in FIG.

  In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a cylindrical shape is illustrated as the main body portion 21; 31 and the step portion 7 of the filler box 2, but a rectangular tube shape may be used. The cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the cylindrical shape in the horizontal direction in FIG. 2 may be either a perfect circle shape or an elliptical shape, and the cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the rectangular tube shape in the horizontal direction in FIG. Either a triangular shape or a pentagonal shape or more may be used. Regardless of the cross-sectional shape, the lower opening 19 is preferably shaped into a shape that surrounds and contacts the outer peripheral surface of the fuel filler port in the circumferential direction. In the main body 21, the upper opening 18 may be formed in a square shape, and the opening connected to the main body 31 may be formed in a round shape. In other words, the main body portions 21; 31 and the stepped portion 7 of the filler box 2 may be cylindrical. Moreover, although the perfect circle shape was illustrated as the lid panel 4, as long as it is the shape which can shield the oil supply opening part of a vehicle body, any shape of an ellipse shape, a triangle shape, a square shape, a rectangular shape, and a pentagon or more may be sufficient.

1 is a fuel filler lid device, 2 is a filler box, 3 is a hinge, 4 is a lid panel, 5 is an outer side box, 6 is an inner side box, 7 is a stepped portion, 8 is a drain hole, and 9 is a drain hole. , 10 is a missing number, 11 is a flange portion, 12 is a stopper, 13 is a hinge mounting portion, 14 is a bearing hole portion, 15 is a shaft, 16 is a striker engaging portion, 17 is a stopper, 18 is an upper opening portion, and 19 is Lower opening part, 20 is a stopper escape hole part, 21 is a main body part, 22 is a flat part, 23 is an engaging structure, 24 is a support part, 25 is a connecting part, 26 is an outer side engaging part, and 27 is a striker Mounting hole, 28 is covering, 29 is an opening, 30 is a missing number, 31 is a body, 32 is a support, 33 is a flange, 34 is an upper lip, 35 is an engagement relief, 36 is an outer lip 37 is the inner lip, 8 is an inner side engaging part, 39 is a missing number, 40 is a missing number, 41 is an arm part, 42 is an opening elastic body, 43 is a lid attaching part, 44 is a lid engaging part, 45 is a removing part, and 46 is a receiving part. Part, 47 is a working hole part, 48 is an engaging recessed part, 49 is an engaging hole part, 50 is a groove part, 51 is a curved part, 52 is a grip part, 53 is a fitting recessed part, 54 is a missing number, 55 is a clamping part, 56 is a clamping part, 57 is an engaging piece, 58 is an elastic piece, 59; 60 is a missing number, 61 is a wall, 62 is a hinge engaging part, 63 is a claw part, 64 is an engaging concave part, 65 is a tip part, 66 Back wall, 67 to 69 are missing numbers, 70 is an outer body, 71 is an oil supply opening, 72 is an outer mounting portion, 73 is a vertical wall, 74 is a horizontal wall, 75 is a through hole, 76 is an inner body, 77 is a through hole, 78 is an inner mounting portion, 79 is a vertical wall, 80 is a horizontal wall, 81 is an oil supply pipe, 82 is an oil supply port portion, and 83 is a key. -Up, 84 Tricar, 85 tools, 86 or 90 are missing numbers, 91 filler box 92 is the fuel supply port portion, 93 refueling pipe.

Claims (6)

  A fuel filler lid device having a structure in which a filler box provided in an outer mounting portion surrounding an oil supply opening of an outer body of a vehicle body surrounds an oil supply opening disposed inside the vehicle with respect to an oil supply opening of an oil supply pipe extending from a fuel tank. The filler box is integrated by an outer side box having a cylindrical main body portion that is attached to the outer mounting portion and an inner side box having a main body portion having a cylindrical structure that can be deformed following the oil supply port portion. A fuel filler lid device, wherein the inner side box is made of a material having higher flexibility than the outer side box.   2. The fuel filler lid device according to claim 1, wherein the filler box is provided with a pair of drain holes so that the filler opening can be installed on either the left side or the right side of the vehicle.   A hinge mounting portion is provided on the main body portion of the outer side box, and one end of the hinge is provided on the hinge mounting portion so as to be rotatable about the axis, and from the hinge mounting portion of the hinge to the main body portion side of the outer side box. A lid panel is provided at the other end that extends, and the lid panel is opened to the outside of the vehicle from the outer body with the hinge axis as the rotation center, and from the opened state to the outer body side with the hinge axis as the rotation center. The fuel filler lid device according to claim 1, wherein the fuel filler lid device is closed to close an oil supply opening of the outer body.   A hinge attachment portion is provided at the other end of the hinge, a lid engagement portion is provided at the hinge attachment portion, a hinge engagement portion is provided at the lid panel, and at least one of the hinge attachment portion or the lid panel is a lid. By performing a linear motion in a direction parallel to the panel, the lid engaging portion and the hinge engaging portion are engaged with each other and released so that the lid panel is detachably attached to the hinge attaching portion. 4. The fuel filler lid device according to claim 3, wherein   A filler lid opener striker is provided at the portion corresponding to the hinge mounting portion of the outer body, and a striker engaging portion that is engaged with the striker when the lid panel is closed is provided at the other end of the hinge. 4. The fuel filler lid device according to claim 3, wherein   The door opening elastic body is provided on one end of the hinge that is rotatably provided on the hinge mounting portion, and the door opening elasticity is provided even when the lid panel is opened to the outside of the vehicle from the outer body with the hinge axis as the center of rotation. The fuel filler lid device according to claim 3, wherein the body is concealed by a hinge mounting portion and a hinge so that the body cannot be seen from outside the vehicle.

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