JPH08188058A - Fuel lid structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a fuel lid structure that can be arranged in an elongated hole without changing the cap. [Constitution] The fuel lid 6 is attached to the vehicle body side so as to be openable and closable, the fuel lid 6 is constituted by a lid body 10 and a reinforcing plate 11, and a flange 13 is formed on the peripheral edge of the lid body 10 toward the back side. A flange portion 17 that extends in the horizontal direction toward the rear surface side is provided at the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate 11, the flange portion 17 is formed longer than the flange 13 of the lid body 10, and A long hole 18 is formed in the flange portion 17 so that the cap head 7a can be inserted with the shaft of the cap 7 facing sideways, and the cap 7 removed from the fuel injection port 5 when the fuel lid 6 is opened is replaced with the above-mentioned flange. The cap head 7a is inserted into the long hole 18 formed in the portion 17.
Is inserted from the side to hold the cap 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel lid structure capable of easily holding a cap during fuel injection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a fuel injection port of an automobile such as a passenger car is provided on a side surface of a rear portion of a vehicle body, and a fuel lid is provided outside the fuel injection port. 10 to 15 show a conventional fuel lid structure. Reference numeral 1 denotes a fuel inlet box (hereinafter referred to as an inlet box 1) mounted in a mounting hole 3 formed on a side surface of a vehicle body 2 of an automobile. At the bottom of the inlet box 1, one end of an inlet pipe 4 is opened to form a fuel injection port 5. The inlet box 1 has a box opening 1a formed outside the fuel inlet 5, and the box opening 1a is configured to be openably and closably covered by the fuel lid 6. The other end of the inlet pipe 4 is connected to a fuel tank (not shown).

The fuel inlet 5 is connected to the inlet pipe 4
It is adapted to be closed by a cap 7 which is fastened to one end of the. Therefore, on the head 7a side of the cap 7,
A knob portion 8 formed in a narrow rectangular plane shape is provided, and a screw portion 9 for tightening the fuel injection port 5 is provided on the shaft portion 7b side. On the other hand, the fuel lid 6 includes a lid body 10 that closes the box opening 1a and a reinforcing plate 11 that reinforces the lid body 10. The fuel lid 6 is rotatable about the inlet box 1 via a hinge member 12. Installed. As shown in FIG. 14, the lid main body 10 is integrally formed by using a substantially rectangular plate-like body, and a flange 13 formed by bending the lid main body 10 at a right angle toward the back surface 10a side is formed at a peripheral portion thereof. It is provided.

The reinforcing plate 11 is used for the lid body 10
The lid body 1 in a state of being superposed on the back surface 10a of the
It is configured so as to be housed and arranged inside 0. A flange 14 formed by bending the reinforcing plate 11 at an upper edge thereof at a right angle toward the back surface 11a side.
Is provided. The flange 14 extends in the horizontal direction and is formed to be longer than the flange 13 of the lid body 10, and the flange 14 is provided with an elongated hole 15 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

The elongated hole 15 is formed as an engaging portion that engages with the knob portion 8 of the cap 7. Therefore, the long hole 15 is formed in a rectangular shape having a size substantially corresponding to the knob 8 of the cap 7, and the tip portion of the knob 8 can be inserted into the hole 15. FIG.
Further, in FIG. 13, 16 is a fuel tank (not shown) via the fuel inlet 5 and the inlet pipe 4.
It is an injection gun that injects fuel into.

When fuel is injected into an automobile having such a fuel lid structure, first, an operator fully opens the fuel lid 6 and then from the fuel inlet 5 to the cap 7.
Remove. Then, in the opened state of the fuel lid 6, the cap 7 is erected so that the knob portion 8 is arranged on the lower side, and the knob portion 8 is arranged from above the flange 1
4 into the long hole 15. Then, the knob 8 of the cap 7 engages with the long hole 15, and the cap 7 is attached to the upper portion of the rear side of the fuel lid 6 along the vertical direction by the flange 13 of the lid body 10 and the upper flange 14 of the reinforcing plate 11. It is retained (see FIG. 15). Thereafter, an operator holds the injection gun 16 and inserts the tip of the injection gun 16 into the fuel injection port 5 to inject a predetermined amount of fuel into a fuel tank (not shown) (see FIGS. 12 and 13). After the fuel injection, the cap 7 is taken out from the long hole 15, the screw portion 9 is tightened and fixed to the fuel injection port 5, and the fuel lid 6 is rotated toward the vehicle body 2 to close the fuel injection work. Become.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, the long hole 15 is formed after the cap 7 is removed from the fuel injection port 5.
Since it was necessary to remove the hand from the picking portion 8 when inserting the picking portion 8 in, the cap 7 had to be changed once.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel lid structure which can be arranged in an elongated hole without changing the cap.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a fuel lid, which covers the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap consisting of a cap body and a knob, which is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable. A fuel lid is composed of a lid body and a reinforcing plate, a flange is formed on the peripheral edge of the lid body toward the back surface side, and a flange extending horizontally toward the back surface side at the upper edge of the reinforcing plate. And the flange portion is formed to be longer than the flange of the lid body, and the flange portion of the reinforcing plate is formed with a long hole that can be supported by inserting the side surface of the cap body with the shaft of the cap sideways. When opening the fuel lid, insert the cap removed from the fuel inlet into the long hole formed in the flange and insert the side surface of the cap body. In that so as to retain the cap with. Further, according to the present invention, a fuel lid covering the outside of the fuel injection port closed by the cap is openably and closably attached to the vehicle body side, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and the fuel lid is provided on the rear surface side at the periphery of the lid body. Along with forming a flange toward the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate, a flange portion that extends in the horizontal direction toward the back surface side is provided, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body, and In the flange portion of the reinforcing plate, a long hole is formed so that the cap head can be inserted and supported with the axis of the cap in the horizontal direction, and the edge portion of the long hole has an arc shape along at least the curved surface shape of the lower surface of the cap body. When the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted into the long hole formed in the flange portion from the side of the cap head. In that so as to retain the cap with. Further, according to the present invention, a fuel lid covering the outside of the fuel injection port closed by the cap is attached to the vehicle body side so as to be openable and closable, and the fuel lid is constituted by the lid body and the reinforcing plate. Along with forming a flange toward the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate, a flange portion that extends in the horizontal direction toward the back surface side is provided, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body, and Form a long hole in the flange of the reinforcing plate so that the cap head can be inserted and supported with the axis of the cap facing sideways, and face upward or downward at the edge of the long hole near the tip side of the flange. Form the wall, and when opening the fuel lid,
The cap removed from the fuel injection port is inserted into the long hole formed in the flange portion from the side surface of the cap to hold the cap.

[0010]

With the fuel lid structure according to the present invention, the flange of the reinforcing plate is formed with the long hole which allows the side of the cap body to be inserted and supported with the shaft of the cap facing sideways. The cap body can be inserted into the long hole.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as those in FIGS. 11 to 15 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 7 show an embodiment of a fuel lid structure according to the present invention applied to a fuel inlet of an automobile. 1 to 7, reference numeral 1 denotes an inlet box that is mounted in a mounting hole 3 formed on a side surface of a vehicle body 2 of an automobile. A fuel injection port 5 is formed on the bottom surface of the inlet box 1 by opening one open end of an inlet pipe 4 connected to a fuel tank (not shown). Reference numeral 6 denotes a fuel lid that closes the open end of the inlet box 1. The fuel lid 6 is openably and closably mounted via a hinge mechanism mounted inside the inlet box 1.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a cap attached to the fuel injection port 5. The cap 7 has a disk-shaped head portion 7a provided with a knob portion 8 and a shaft portion 7b provided with a screw portion 9 for tightening the fuel injection port 5. It consists of and.

On the other hand, the fuel lid 6 is composed of a lid body 10 and a reinforcing plate 11 that reinforces the lid body 10. The fuel lid 6 is rotatably attached to the inlet box 1 via a hinge member 12 provided between the back surface of the lid body 10 and the inner surface of the inlet box 1. A flange 13 is provided on the peripheral portion of the lid body 10 so as to extend toward the back surface 10a with a predetermined width.

At the upper edge of the reinforcing plate 11, the back surface 11
A flange portion 17 formed by extending at a right angle toward the side a is provided. This flange portion 17 is the lid body 1
It is formed so as to protrude from the zero flange 13 by a certain width. A state in which the fuel lid 6 is closed by an elongated hole 18 having a width H and a length L in which the head portion 7a of the cap 7 can be inserted from the side surface in a state where the axis X of the cap 7 is in the lateral direction. It is formed along the front-back direction of the vehicle body. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an edge portion 18a of the elongated hole 18 on the fuel lid 6 side is formed in an arc shape along at least the curved surface shape of the lower surface of the cap body. Further, a step portion is provided on the upper side from the edge portion 18b of the elongated hole 18 located on the tip end side of the flange portion 17 to the side edge portion 18c to form the wall portion 19. Since the side edge portion 18c of the long hole 18 is also formed on the inclined surface along the side surface shape of the head portion 7a of the cap 7, the head portion 7 of the cap 7 is formed.
a can be held by the edge portion 18a of the elongated hole 18, the side edge portion 18c, and the wall portion 19. The wall portion 19 may be continuous as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, or intermittent as shown in FIG. 7.

A case where fuel injection is performed in a vehicle having a fuel lid structure having the above structure will be described. Fully open the fuel lid 6, hold the knob 8 from the fuel inlet 5, and remove the cap 7. Then, with the fuel lid 6 in the open state, the head portion 7a of the cap 7 is moved from the side surface to the flange portion 17 while holding the grip portion 8 of the cap 7.
It is inserted into the long hole 18 of the. At this time, the edge portion 1 of the long hole 18
8a is along the curved surface shape on the lower surface side of the head 7a of the cap 7, and the side edge portion 18c of the slot 18 is also the head 7 of the cap 7.
The head portion 7a of the cap 7 is formed so as to be formed on the slope along the side surface shape of a and to project the wall portion 19 upward along the edge portions 18b and 18c of the elongated hole 18. The edge portion 18a of the long hole 18, the side edge portion 18c and the wall portion 19 securely hold the elongated hole 18. Since the shaft portion 7b of the cap 7 is held by the flange 13 of the lid body 10, the long hole 18
The head 7a of the cap 7 is placed inside and inserted, and the cap 7 is sufficiently held. Thereafter, the operator holds the injection gun 16 and inserts the tip end thereof into the fuel injection port 5 to inject a predetermined amount of fuel into a fuel tank (not shown). After the fuel injection, the cap 7 is taken out from the long hole 18, the screw portion 9 is fastened and fixed to the fuel injection port 5, and the fuel lid 6 is turned toward the vehicle body 2 to close the fuel injection work. Become.

According to the above embodiment, the edge portion 18 of the slot 18 is
a is along the curved surface shape on the lower surface side of the head 7a of the cap 7, and the side edge portion 18c of the elongated hole 18 is also the head 7a of the cap 7.
Is formed on an inclined surface along the side surface shape of the wall portion 1 and extends upward along the edge portions 18b and 18c of the elongated hole 18 toward the wall portion 1
Since the projection 9 is provided, the head portion 7a of the cap 7 can be reliably held by the edge portion 18a of the elongated hole 18, the side edge portion 18c and the wall portion 19. Also, the head 7 of the cap 7
Since there are many points supporting a, the cap 7 has a good sense of stability.

8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention in which the same parts as those in FIGS. 4 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted, and in this case, the edge of the slot 18 is shown. Notches 20 are formed on both sides of the portion 18a, and an edge portion 18b of the elongated hole 18 is bent downward at a predetermined angle to form a wall portion 21. The angle of the wall portion 21 is set such that the angle θ from the tip end side of the flange portion 17 when viewed from the side is an obtuse angle.

Also in this embodiment, the head 7 of the cap 7 is
By inserting a into the long hole 18, both sides of the head 7a of the cap 7 can be held by the edge portion 18a of the long hole 18 and the wall portion 21, and the head portion 7a of the cap 7 can be held.
By engaging the edge portion 22 of the notch 20 with the notch portion 20, the cap 7 can be held more reliably.

[0020]

As described above, according to the fuel lid structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

In claim 1, a fuel lid covering the outside of the fuel inlet closed by the cap is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and the back surface is provided around the periphery of the lid body. While forming a flange toward the side, the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate is provided with a flange portion that extends in the horizontal direction toward the back surface side, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body. Forming a long hole in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate so that the cap head can be inserted and supported with the shaft of the cap facing laterally, and the cap removed from the fuel injection port when the fuel lid is opened is attached to the flange portion. The cap head is inserted from the side into the formed long hole so that the cap can be held. Ku can be placed cap as it elongated hole. Since the center of gravity of the cap can be held, it can be held stably.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a fuel lid that covers the outside of the fuel injection port closed by the cap is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate. While forming a flange toward the side, the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate is provided with a flange portion that extends in the horizontal direction toward the back surface side, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body. Forming a long hole in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate so that the cap head can be inserted and supported with the axis of the cap facing laterally, and the edge portion of the long hole is formed along the curved surface shape of at least the lower surface of the cap body. When the fuel lid is opened, it is formed in an arc shape, and the cap removed from the fuel injection port is inserted into the long hole formed in the flange portion and the cap head. The since to hold the cap is inserted from the side, it can be reliably held without rattling cap long hole.

In claim 3, a fuel lid for covering the outside of the fuel inlet closed by the cap is openably and closably attached to the vehicle body side, the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and a rear surface is provided on the periphery of the lid body. While forming a flange toward the side, the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate is provided with a flange portion that extends in the horizontal direction toward the back surface side, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid body. Forming a long hole in the flange portion of the reinforcing plate so that the cap head can be inserted and supported with the shaft of the cap in the horizontal direction, and upward or downward at the edge portion of the long hole near the tip side of the flange portion. A wall portion is formed toward the fuel lid, and when the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel injection port is attached to the long hole formed in the flange portion. Since part was to hold the cap is inserted from the side, it is possible to support the upper surface of the cap by a wall, it is possible to prevent the wobble when the cap insert.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fuel lid structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same portion as the line AA in FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of the fuel lid of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same portion as the BB line in FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of the fuel lid of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

5 is a perspective view showing a flange portion of the elongated hole portion of FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a plan view showing a flange portion of the elongated hole portion of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a modified example of a cap holding portion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a fuel lid structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a vehicle body showing a fuel lid of an automobile.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a state in which a conventional fuel lid is opened.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of a conventional fuel lid.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 10 conceptually showing the vicinity of a conventional fuel lid.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a conventional fuel lid as viewed from the back side.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fuel Inlet Box 2 Car Body 3 Mounting Hole 5 Fuel Inlet 6 Fuel Lid 7 Cap 8 Picking Part 10 Lid Body 11 Reinforcing Plate 12 Hinge Member 13 Flange 16 Injection Gun 17 Flange Part 18 Long Hole 19 Wall Part 20 Notch Part 21 Wall Part 22 Edge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fuel lid, which covers the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap, is openably and closably attached to a vehicle body side, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and is directed to a rear surface at a peripheral edge of the lid body. And a flange portion extending in the horizontal direction toward the rear surface side is formed on the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid main body, and the reinforcing portion is formed. A long hole was formed in the flange of the plate so that the shaft of the cap could be inserted and the head of the cap could be inserted, and when the fuel lid was opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet was formed on the flange. A fuel lid structure, characterized in that the cap head is inserted into the hole from the side surface to hold the cap. 2. A fuel lid, which covers the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap, is openably and closably attached to a vehicle body side, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and is directed to a rear side at a peripheral edge of the lid body. And a flange portion extending in the horizontal direction toward the rear surface side is formed on the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid main body, and the reinforcing portion is formed. The flange portion of the plate is formed with an elongated hole into which the cap head can be inserted and supported with the axis of the cap facing sideways, and the edge portion of the elongated hole is formed into an arc shape along at least the curved surface shape of the lower surface of the cap body. When opening the fuel lid, insert the cap removed from the fuel inlet into the slot formed in the flange, and insert the cap head from the side. The fuel lid structure is characterized in that the cap is held in place. 3. A fuel lid, which covers the outside of a fuel injection port closed by a cap, is openably and closably attached to the vehicle body side, and the fuel lid is constituted by a lid body and a reinforcing plate, and is directed to the back side at the peripheral edge of the lid body. And a flange portion extending in the horizontal direction toward the rear surface side is formed on the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate, and the flange portion is formed longer than the flange of the lid main body, and the reinforcing portion is formed. A long hole is formed in the flange portion of the plate so that the cap head can be inserted and supported with the axis of the cap facing sideways, and a wall facing upward or downward at the edge of the long hole near the tip side of the flange portion. Part, and when the fuel lid is opened, the cap removed from the fuel inlet is inserted into the long hole formed in the flange part from the side of the cap head. The fuel lid structure is characterized by holding the cap.