CN118238905A - Lid opening/closing device and method for assembling lid opening/closing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a cover opening and closing device and an assembling method thereof, which can improve the assembling property when the cover opening and closing device is assembled on a receiving port. The lid opening/closing device (10) is provided with: a device main body (20) having a cover (21) and a housing (22); and a guide member (30) for assembling the device body (20) at a predetermined assembly position. The guide member (30) is provided with: a first guide groove (33) for guiding the first part (20 a) side of the device main body (20); and a second guide groove (34) for guiding the second part (20 b) side of the device body (20). The housing (22) is provided with: a first protrusion (24 a) guided by the first guide groove (33); the second protrusion (25 a) is guided by the second guide groove (34). The first guide groove (33) has a first insertion portion (33 a) that is inclined upward as going from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside, and the second guide groove (34) has: the second insertion portion (34 a) is inclined so that the distance from the first insertion portion (33 a) increases from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside.

Description

Lid opening/closing device and method for assembling lid opening/closing device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a lid opening/closing device and a method of assembling the lid opening/closing device.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses a lid opening/closing device for opening and closing a receiving opening provided in a vehicle body panel. The cover opening/closing device includes a housing in which a cover for opening/closing the receiving opening is rotatably disposed. The cover opening/closing device is inserted into the receiving opening from the outside of the vehicle, and is non-detachably assembled at a predetermined assembly position.

Prior art literature

Patent literature

Patent document 1: japanese patent application laid-open No. 2019-507700

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

A clearance needs to be secured between the case of the lid opening/closing device and the rim defining the receiving opening to ensure assemblability. Further, when the lid opening/closing device is assembled to the receiving opening from the vehicle exterior side, it is not possible to visually confirm the position on the vehicle interior side of the vehicle body panel. Therefore, the lid opening/closing device is difficult to be disposed at a predetermined assembly position, and the lid opening/closing device of patent document 1 has room for improvement in terms of assembly to the vehicle body.

The invention aims to improve the assembling property when a cover opening and closing device is assembled on a receiving port.

Solution for solving the problem

An aspect of the present invention provides a lid opening/closing device including: a device main body having a cover for opening and closing a receiving opening of a vehicle body panel and a housing for disposing the cover so as to be movable, the device main body being assembled to the receiving opening from the outside of a vehicle; and a guide member attached to an inside of the vehicle body panel so as to correspond to the receiving opening, the guide member being configured to assemble the device main body at a predetermined assembly position, one of the guide member and the housing including: a first guide groove that guides a first portion side of the apparatus main body located on a first facing side in a direction along the vehicle body panel to the assembly position; and a second guide groove provided on the opposite side of the first guide groove from the first guide groove at a distance therefrom, the second guide groove guiding a second portion side of the apparatus main body located on the opposite side of the first guide groove to the assembly position, the other of the guide member and the housing including: a first protrusion guided by the first guide groove; and a second projection guided by the second guide groove, the first guide groove having a first insertion portion that is inclined to the first direction side as going from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside, the second guide groove having a second insertion portion that is inclined to the first direction side so that a distance thereof from the first insertion portion becomes wider as going from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for assembling a cover opening and closing device, wherein a cover having a housing for opening and closing the receiving opening of the vehicle body panel is inserted into the receiving opening from the vehicle outside in a first facing side in a direction of the vehicle body panel, a first projection formed on one of a guide member and the housing disposed on the vehicle inside in correspondence with the receiving opening is inserted into a first guide groove formed on the other of the guide member and the housing, a second projection formed on the one of the guide member and the housing is inserted into a second guide groove formed on the other of the guide member and the housing in a manner of being located on the opposite side of the first guide groove from the first guide groove, a guide portion formed on the first projection and a first insertion portion formed on the second guide groove are inserted into a first insertion portion formed on the first side in correspondence with the first projection, and a second insertion portion formed on the second guide groove is inserted into a second guide groove formed on the second side of the guide groove from the second guide groove, and the vehicle body is assembled from the vehicle inside in a direction of being inclined toward the first guide groove, and the insertion portion is assembled from the first insertion portion is inclined toward the first side toward the outside.

The lid opening/closing device is provided with: a device body having a cover and a housing; and a guide member for assembling the device body at a predetermined assembling position. Thus, when the device body is to be assembled to the vehicle body panel, the first portion side of the device body on the first facing side is inserted into the receiving opening, and the first projection is inserted into the first guide groove. Then, a second portion of the device body located on the opposite side of the first direction is inserted into the receiving opening, and the second protrusion is inserted into the second guide groove. Then, the entire apparatus body is pushed into the vehicle interior, whereby the apparatus body is guided to a predetermined assembly position while rotating so as to take a posture corresponding to the receiving opening by the guide of the first projection by the first insertion portion of the first guide groove and the guide of the second projection by the second insertion portion of the second guide groove. Therefore, the assembly property when the device body is assembled to the receiving port from the vehicle exterior side can be improved.

Effects of the invention

The invention provides a cover opening and closing device and an assembling method thereof, which can improve the assembling property when the cover opening and closing device is assembled on a receiving port.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a lid opening/closing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the lid opening/closing device in a state where the lid is opened.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lid opening/closing device as seen from the vehicle interior side.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the lid opening/closing device as seen from the outside of the vehicle.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the guide member and guide pin.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing an assembly process of the lid opening/closing device.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a first step in assembly.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the device body and the guide member of fig. 9 viewed from the inside of the vehicle.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view showing a second step in assembly.

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a third step in assembly.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view similar to fig. 6 showing a third step in assembly.

Description of the reference numerals

1: An outer panel (body panel); 2: a receiving port; 2a: a mouth edge; 3: a concave portion; 10: cover opening and closing device; 15: a power supply connector; 15a: a connection part; 16: a bracket; 20: a device body; 20a: an upper portion (first portion); 20b: a lower portion (second portion); 21: a cover; 22: a housing; 22a: an outer peripheral wall; 22b: a closing wall; 23: a connector arrangement section; 24a: upper side protrusions (first protrusions); 24: upper arm (first arm); 25a: a lower protrusion (second protrusion); 25: a lower arm (second arm); 26: a fitting portion; 26a: a locking piece (locking part); 26b: a claw; 27: an actuator (protruding portion); 28A: a driving arm; 28B: a driven arm; 30: a guide member; 31: a bracket; 32: a guide plate; 32a: a beveled edge; 33: upper guide grooves (first guide grooves); 33a: an upper insertion portion (first insertion portion); 33c: a straight portion; 33d: a curved portion; 33b: an upper press-fit portion (first press-fit portion); 34: a lower guide groove (second guide groove); 34a: a lower insertion portion (second insertion portion); 34b: a lower press-in portion (second press-in portion); 35: a locking plate (locked portion); 35a: a locking hole; 36: a continuous plate; 37: a joint plate; x: the vehicle length direction; y: vehicle width direction (press-in direction); z: the vehicle height direction.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a lid opening/closing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is disposed in a receiving opening 2 of an outer panel (vehicle body panel) 1, and closes the receiving opening 2 in an openable manner. As shown most clearly in fig. 5, the receiving port 2 is provided at the bottom of the recess 3 of the outer panel 1 formed at the vehicle side.

The X direction in the drawing is the vehicle length direction, the direction indicated by the arrow is the front side, and the direction opposite to the arrow is the rear side. The Y direction is the vehicle width direction, the direction indicated by the arrow is the inside (vehicle inside), and the direction opposite to the arrow is the outside (vehicle outside). The Z direction is the vehicle height direction, the direction indicated by the arrow is the upper side, and the direction opposite to the arrow is the lower side. Wherein, the upward direction of the vehicle height is the first direction of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the lid opening/closing device 10 includes a power supply connector 15, a device body 20, and a guide member 30. The power supply connector 15 is a receiving portion for supplementing electric power by being connected to a charging plug (not shown). However, the receiving unit may be configured to be supplemented with any one of liquid fuel such as gasoline and light oil, and gas fuel such as hydrogen and liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas).

The power supply connector 15 is mounted on the vehicle interior side of the receiving portion 2 via a bracket 16, and the guide member 30 is mounted on the vehicle interior side of the receiving portion 2 via a bracket 31. Referring to fig. 8, the apparatus main body 20 is inserted from the vehicle outside of the outer panel 1 through the receiving opening 2, and is assembled at a predetermined assembly position shown in fig. 5 and 6 while being rotated clockwise in fig. 8 by the guide of the guide member 30.

The specific structure of the device main body 20 and the guide member 30 will be described below with reference to the state of being assembled to the outer panel 1.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the apparatus main body 20 includes: a cover 21 for opening and closing the receiving port 2; a housing 22 that configures the cover 21 to be movable; and an actuator 27 for opening and closing the cover 21 with respect to the housing 22.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the cover 21 is a substantially quadrangular plate body, and is mounted to the housing 22 via one driving arm 28A and two driven arms 28B. By the rotation of the driving arm 28A by the actuator 27, the cover 21 is moved in the vehicle length direction along the outer panel 1 between the closed position shown in fig. 1 and the open position shown in fig. 2, and is supported by the driven arm 28B that rotates in conjunction with the movement thereof. In a state where the cover 21 is moved to the open position shown in fig. 2, the connection portion 15a of the power supply connector 15 is exposed to the outside of the vehicle through the receiving opening 2.

The case 22 is made of resin, and includes a substantially quadrangular tubular outer peripheral wall 22a disposed in the receiving port 2, and a closing wall 22b closing an end portion of the outer peripheral wall 22a on the vehicle interior side. The outer peripheral wall 22a has a smaller outer shape than the shape of the rim 2a defining the receiving opening 2, and a gap for inserting the device body 20 from the vehicle outside to the vehicle inside is secured between the outer peripheral wall 22a and the rim 2 a.

The actuator 27 includes a motor and a transmission member, and drives the drive arm 28A to open and close the cover 21 as described above. The actuator 27 is attached to a portion of the outer peripheral wall 22a on the vehicle height direction upper side, and protrudes upward from the outer peripheral wall 22 a. The upper end of the actuator 27 is located on the vehicle interior side of the outer panel 1 at an upper side than the mouth edge 2a of the receiving port 2. This actuator 27 is an example of a protrusion of the present invention. However, the protruding portion may be a part of the housing 22 protruding from the outer peripheral wall 22 a.

Referring to fig. 3, a cylindrical connector arrangement portion 23 is provided on a closing wall 22b located on the vehicle interior side of the housing 22. By assembling the device main body 20 to the receiving port 2, the power supply connector 15 (see fig. 2) mounted on the vehicle interior side of the outer panel 1 is arranged in the connector arrangement portion 23.

The closing wall 22b is further provided with a pair of upper arms 24 and lower arms 25 protruding toward the vehicle interior. A protrusion 24a is provided at the front end of the upper arm 24, and a protrusion 25a is provided at the front end of the lower arm 25. The closing wall 22b is further provided with a total of three locking pieces (locking portions) 26a.

The upper arm 24 and the lower arm 25 have the same thickness in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The width of each of the upper arm 24 and the lower arm 25 in the vehicle height direction gradually decreases as going from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside.

Referring to fig. 3, 5 and 8, the protrusions 24a, 25a are provided to cooperate with the guide member 30 to guide the device body 20 to the assembled position shown in fig. 5 and 6. A pair of upper protrusions (first protrusions) 24a located on the upper side are provided at the vehicle-interior side end portion of the upper arm 24, and a pair of lower protrusions (second protrusions) 25a located on the lower side are provided at the vehicle-interior side end portion of the lower arm 25.

The upper projection 24a and the lower projection 25a each have a columnar shape protruding outward in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the arms 24 and 25. When the receiving opening 2 is viewed from the vehicle outside, the pair of upper protrusions 24a are provided on both sides of a center line CL (see fig. 1 and 2) passing through the center of the receiving opening 2 in the vehicle longitudinal direction and extending in the vehicle height direction, and are disposed at the same height position in the vehicle height direction. The pair of lower protrusions 25a are provided on both sides of the center line CL (see fig. 1 and 2) of the receiving opening 2, similarly to the pair of upper protrusions 24a, and are disposed at the same height position in the vehicle height direction. The pair of lower protrusions 25a are disposed below the pair of upper protrusions 24a at equal intervals. That is, the interval in the vehicle length direction of the pair of upper protrusions 24a is the same as the interval in the vehicle length direction of the pair of lower protrusions 25 a. The vehicle longitudinal direction interval is narrower than the vehicle longitudinal direction width of the receiving port 2. The space between the upper projection 24a and the lower projection 25a in the vehicle height direction is narrower than the height of the receiving port 2 in the vehicle height direction.

Referring to fig. 3, 6 and 13, the locking piece 26a is provided as: the device body 20 is locked in the assembled position shown in fig. 5 and 6 by pressing the device body 20 into a locking plate (locked portion) 35 of the guide member 30 described in detail later. Each locking piece 26a is provided on the upper wall of the quadrangular tubular fitting portion 26. The fitting portions 26 are provided on the upper side of the upper arm 24 on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, on the lower side of the lower arm 25 on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and between the upper arm 24 and the lower arm 25 on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and protrude from the closing wall 22b toward the vehicle interior.

The locking piece 26a is formed in a substantially U-shaped die-cut portion provided on the upper wall of the fitting portion 26, and extends in the vehicle width direction from the vehicle outside to the vehicle inside. A claw 26b protruding downward is provided at the vehicle inner side end portion of the locking piece 26 a. The vehicle width direction in which the locking piece 26a extends coincides with the direction in which the press-fitting portions 33b, 34b of the guide member 30 described in detail later extend, and is the press-fitting direction of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, the guide member 30 is provided with: is mounted on the vehicle interior side of the outer panel 1 in a corresponding manner to the receiving port 2 to guide the apparatus main body 20 to the assembly position shown in fig. 5 and 6. The guide member 30 is made of metal, and includes a bracket 31, a pair of guide plates 32, and three locking plates 35.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the bracket 31 is provided for disposing the guide plate 32 and the locking plate 35 on the vehicle inside of the receiving opening 2. The bracket 31 extends from the front side to the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction across the receiving opening 2, and is attached to the outer panel 1 or an inner panel (not shown) facing the outer panel 1 on the vehicle inside.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 7, the pair of guide plates 32 are plate bodies extending along the YZ plane so as to be orthogonal to the outer panel 1 extending along the XZ plane. The pair of guide plates 32 are provided with an upper guide groove (first guide groove) 33 and a lower guide groove (second guide groove) 34 so as to penetrate in the vehicle length direction. The upper guide groove 33 is as small as possible in a groove width allowing the upper projection 24a to be inserted therethrough, and guides the upper projection 24a to guide the upper portion (first portion) 20a of the device main body 20 in which the actuator 27 is mounted to the assembly position shown in fig. 5. The lower guide groove 34 is as small as possible in a groove width allowing the lower projection 25a to be inserted therethrough, and guides the lower projection 25 to guide the lower portion (second portion) 20b of the device main body 20 on the opposite side to the actuator 27 to the assembly position shown in fig. 5.

Specifically, the pair of guide plates 32 are fixed to the bracket 31 by joining. One of the pair of guide plates 32 is adjacent to the longitudinal front side of the upper arm 24 and the lower arm 25 on the longitudinal front side, and the other of the pair of guide plates 32 is adjacent to the longitudinal rear side of the upper arm 24 and the lower arm 25 on the longitudinal rear side. That is, the pair of guide plates 32 including the upper guide groove 33 and the lower guide groove 34 are provided at intervals in the vehicle length direction so as to be located on both sides of the center line CL (see fig. 1 and 2) of the receiving opening 2.

In order to prevent interference of the actuator 27 when the apparatus main body 20 is assembled, an inclined edge 32a is provided at a corner portion of the guide plate 32 on the vehicle outer side and on the vehicle height direction upper side. The inclined edge 32a is inclined upward from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside so as to follow the inclination of an upper insertion portion 33a of an upper guide groove 33 described in detail later. The inclined edge 32a is formed by chamfering or shearing the corner of the guide plate 32. By forming the inclined edge 32a, a space is secured between the guide plate 32 and the outer panel 1 so that the actuator 27 can pass therethrough without interference (see fig. 9 and 10).

The upper guide groove 33 includes an upper insertion portion (first insertion portion) 33a and an upper press-fit portion (first press-fit portion) 33b.

The upper insertion portion 33a includes a straight portion 33c located on the vehicle outside and a curved portion 33d located on the vehicle inside, and the entire upper insertion portion is inclined upward as going from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside. The straight portion 33c extends straight from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside toward the upper side, and the end of the vehicle outside opens at the edge of the vehicle outside of the guide plate 32. The inclined edge 32a extends parallel to the straight portion 33 c. The curved portion 33d is curved so as to protrude downward in the vehicle height direction, is connected to the vehicle interior side end portion of the straight portion 33c, and extends upward toward the vehicle interior side. The inclination of the upper insertion portion 33a including the curved portion 33d means the inclination of a straight line connecting the vehicle-outer end portion of the straight portion 33c and the vehicle-inner end portion of the curved portion 33 d. The angle formed by the straight line and the outer panel 1 is the inclination angle θ1 of the upper insertion portion 33 a.

The upper press-fit portion 33b is connected to the vehicle-inside end portion of the curved portion 33d of the upper insertion portion 33a, and extends in the direction in which the locking piece 26a of the housing 22 extends, that is, in the vehicle width direction, which is the press-fit direction of the device main body 20.

The lower guide groove 34 is provided below the upper guide groove 33 with a space therebetween. The lower guide groove 34 includes a lower insertion portion (second insertion portion) 34a and a lower press-fit portion (second press-fit portion) 34b.

The lower insertion portion 34a is inclined upward so that the distance between the lower insertion portion 33a and the vehicle height direction increases from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside. The vehicle-outside end of the lower insertion portion 34a opens at the vehicle-outside edge of the guide plate 32. The lower insertion portion 34a has a curved shape protruding downward in the vehicle height direction, like the curved portion 33d of the upper insertion portion 33 a. The inclination of the curved lower insertion portion 34a means that a straight line connecting the vehicle outside end portion and the vehicle inside end portion of the lower insertion portion 34a is inclined. The angle formed by the straight line and the outer panel 1 is the inclination angle θ2 of the lower insertion portion 34 a. The inclination angle θ2 of the lower insertion portion 34a is larger than the inclination angle θ1 of the upper insertion portion 33 a. That is, the inclination angle θ2 of the lower insertion portion 34a is smaller than the inclination angle θ1 of the upper insertion portion 33 a.

The lower press-fitting portion 34b is connected to the vehicle-interior end portion of the lower insertion portion 34a, and extends parallel to the upper press-fitting portion 33 b. That is, the lower press-fit portion 34b extends along the direction in which the locking piece 26a of the housing 22 extends, which is the press-fit direction of the device main body 20, that is, the vehicle width direction.

As most clearly shown in fig. 7, the interval D1 between the axis of the upper projection 24a and the axis of the lower projection 25a is constant. In contrast, the vehicle height direction interval D2 between the groove center of the upper guide groove 33 and the groove center of the lower guide groove 34 is as follows.

First, the interval D2a at the portion of the lower insertion portion 34a where the vehicle-outside end portion is located is smaller than the interval D1 of the protrusions 24a, 25a by a size of approximately half of the interval D1. The portion of the space D2a at the vehicle outside end portion is smallest, and the space D2 of the guide grooves 33, 34 gradually increases toward the vehicle inside. The interval D2b of the lower insertion portion 34a at a portion near the end portion on the vehicle interior side is the same as the interval D1 of the protrusions 24a, 25 a. The distance D2 from the portion of the distance D2b to the vehicle interior side end portion of the lower insertion portion 34a is larger than the distance D1 of the protrusions 24a, 25a, and gradually increases toward the vehicle interior side. On the other hand, the interval D2c at the portion where the press-fitting portions 33b, 34b are located is the same as the interval D1 of the protrusions 24a, 25 a.

When the device body 20 is assembled to the upper guide groove 33 and the lower guide groove 34 configured as described above, the upper projection 24a is inserted before the lower projection 25 a. That is, after the upper projection 24a is inserted into the upper guide groove 33, the lower projection 25a is inserted into the lower guide groove 34.

In fig. 7, the two-dot chain line shows the positions where the intervals of the guide grooves 33, 34 are identical to the interval D1 of the protrusions 24a, 25 a. The inclination shown by the two-dot chain line corresponds to the posture of the apparatus main body 20 with respect to the outer panel 1 and the guide member 30.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, when the protrusions 24a and 25a of the space D1 are inserted into the guide grooves 33 and 34, first, as shown in a state S1 in fig. 7, the upper protrusion 24a is positioned on the vehicle inner side with respect to the lower protrusion 25a, and the entire apparatus main body 20 is inclined upward from the vehicle outer side toward the vehicle inner side. Next, as shown in state S2 in fig. 7, as the lower projection 25a advances toward the vehicle interior along the lower insertion portion 34a, the posture (inclination angle) of the apparatus main body 20 approaches the vehicle height direction, which is the direction in which the outer panel 1 extends. Next, when the lower projection 25a is positioned at the vehicle-interior end portion of the lower insertion portion 34a, as shown in a state S3 in fig. 7, the upper projection 24a is positioned on the vehicle exterior side with respect to the lower projection 25a, and the entire apparatus main body 20 is inclined upward from the vehicle interior side toward the vehicle exterior side. In the portions where the press-fitting portions 33b and 34b are located, the upper projection 24a and the lower projection 25a are located at the same position in the vehicle width direction, and the apparatus main body 20 extends vertically along the outer panel 1.

Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 13, the locking plate 35 is a plate body extending along the XY plane, and is provided so as to face the fitting portion 26 of the device body 20 in the vehicle width direction, which is the press-in direction of the device body 20. The locking plate 35 has a locking hole 35a penetrating in the vehicle height direction. By fitting the fitting portion 26 to the locking plate 35, the claw 26b of the locking piece 26a is locked to the hole edge of the locking hole 35a. This allows the device main body 20 to be locked in the assembled position shown in fig. 5 and 6.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the locking plate 35 is connected to a continuous plate 36 extending along the YZ plane, and the continuous plate 36 is connected to the guide plate 32 via an engagement plate 37. The engagement plate 37 is engaged with the bracket 31, whereby the guide plate 32 and the locking plate 35 are provided at predetermined positions of the bracket 31. One of the pair of continuous plates 36 is adjacent to the vehicle longitudinal direction rear side of the upper side arm 24 and the lower side arm 25 on the vehicle longitudinal direction front side, and the other of the pair of continuous plates 36 is adjacent to the vehicle longitudinal direction front side of the upper side arm 24 and the lower side arm 25 on the vehicle longitudinal direction rear side. In the assembled state, the protrusions 24a, 25a including the arms 24, 25 are located between the guide plate 32 and the continuous plate 36 adjacent in the vehicle length direction.

Next, a method of assembling the lid opening/closing device 10 to the outer panel 1 will be specifically described with reference mainly to fig. 8.

First, the brackets 16 and 31 are attached to the outer panel 1 or the inner panel such that the power supply connector 15 and the pair of guide plates 32 are disposed at predetermined positions on the vehicle interior side of the receiving opening 2. Then, the device body 20 is assembled to the guide member 30 from the vehicle outside through the receiving port 2 with respect to the outer panel 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the upper portion 20a of the housing 20, on which the actuator 27 is mounted, is inserted into the receiving port 2 from the vehicle outside.

Next, the upper protrusion 24a of the housing 22 is inserted into the straight portion 33c of the upper guide groove 33 of the guide member 30. Then, the device body 20 is pushed into the receiving port 2 with the left oblique upward direction in fig. 9 by guiding the upper protrusion 24a by the straight portion 33c. At this time, as shown in fig. 10, since the upper end corner of the outside of the vehicle of the guide plate 32 has been chamfered, the actuator 27 moves toward the inside of the vehicle along the inclined edge 32a so as not to interfere with the guide plate 32.

Next, as shown in fig. 11, the upper protrusion 24a of the apparatus main body 20 reaches the curved portion 33d of the upper guide groove 33, and the apparatus main body 20 is further pushed in by the guide of the curved portion 33 d. When the lower protrusion 25a of the device body 20 is located on the vehicle outside of the lower guide groove 34 of the guide member 30, the lower portion 20b of the device body 20 is pushed into the vehicle inside through the receiving port 2. The lower projection 25a of the device body 20 is inserted into the lower insertion portion 34a of the guide member 30.

Then, the entire apparatus main body 20 is pressed toward the vehicle interior. As a result, the device body 20 is pushed in while rotating so that the device body 20 assumes a posture corresponding to the receiving port 2 by the guide of the upper projection 24a of the device body 20 by the upper insertion portion 33a of the guide member 30 and the guide of the lower projection 25a by the lower insertion portion 34 a.

Next, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, when the protrusions 24a, 25a of the device body 20 reach the press-fit portions 33b, 34b of the guide member 30, the device body 20 is pressed further into the vehicle interior. As a result, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the fitting portion 26 of the device body 20 is fitted to the locking plate 35 of the guide member 30, and the claw 26b of the locking piece 26a of the device body 20 is locked to the hole edge of the locking hole 35a of the guide member 30. As a result, the apparatus main body 20 is non-detachably assembled in the assembled position shown in fig. 5 and 6.

The lid opening/closing device 10 thus constructed has the following features.

The lid opening/closing device 10 includes: a device main body 20 having a cover 21 and a housing 22; and a guide member 30 for assembling the apparatus main body 20 at a predetermined assembling position. Thus, when the device main body 20 is to be assembled to the outer panel 1, the upper portion 20a side of the device main body 20 located on the vehicle height direction upper side is inserted into the receiving port 2, and the upper projection 24a is inserted into the upper guide groove 33. Next, the lower portion 20b side of the apparatus main body 20 is inserted into the receiving port 2, and the lower protrusion 25a is inserted into the lower guide groove 34. Next, the entire apparatus main body 20 is pushed into the vehicle interior, whereby the apparatus main body 20 is guided to a predetermined assembly position while rotating so that the apparatus main body 20 assumes a posture corresponding to the receiving port 2 by guiding the upper projection 24a by the upper insertion portion 33a of the upper guide groove 33 and guiding the lower projection 25a by the lower insertion portion 34a of the lower guide groove 34. Therefore, the assembly property of the device body 20 when it is assembled to the receiving port 2 from the vehicle exterior can be improved.

The upper guide groove 33 has an upper press-fitting portion 33b connected to the upper insertion portion 33a, and the lower guide groove 34 has a lower press-fitting portion 34b connected to the lower insertion portion 34a, and both the upper press-fitting portion 33b and the lower press-fitting portion 34b extend in the press-fitting direction (vehicle width direction) of the locking piece 26 a. Therefore, by pressing the device body 20 into the receiving port 2, the locking piece 26a can be reliably locked to the locking plate 35 having the locking hole 35 a. As a result, the apparatus main body 20 can be non-detachably assembled at a predetermined assembly position so that the upper projection 24a and the lower projection 25a do not come off from the upper guide groove 33 and the lower guide groove 34, respectively.

The locking plate 35 is provided on the guide member 30. Therefore, the locking piece 26a of the housing 22 can be reliably locked to the locking plate 35 of the guide member 30 by guiding the protrusions 24a, 25a by the guide grooves 33, 34.

The actuator 27 protruding upward is provided on the outer peripheral wall 22a of the housing 22, and the device body 20 is inserted into the receiving opening 2 from the actuator 27 side, so that the actuator 27 does not interfere with the periphery of the receiving opening 2 of the outer panel 1 at the time of assembly. Therefore, the shape of the receiving port 2 does not need to be increased to correspond to the actuator 27 provided in the apparatus main body 20. In other words, the shape of the receiving port 2 can be made smaller than the shape of the device body 20 provided with the actuator 27, and therefore the appearance and design of the vehicle can be improved.

The guide member 30 has a pair of guide plates 32, and an upper guide groove 33 and a lower guide groove 34 are provided on the pair of guide plates 32, respectively, and an upper protrusion 24a and a lower protrusion 25a are provided on both sides of the housing 22. Thus, both sides of the device main body 20 are supported, and thus stability of the device main body 20 at the time of assembly can be improved.

The case 22 is provided with an upper arm 24 and a lower arm 25 protruding toward the vehicle interior, the upper projection 24a is provided at the vehicle interior end portion of the upper arm 24, and the lower projection 25a is provided at the vehicle interior end portion of the lower arm 25. This suppresses interference of the housing 22 with the periphery of the receiving opening 2 of the outer panel 1, and thus improves the assembly of the apparatus main body 20. Further, the degree of freedom relating to the arrangement of the guide member 30 at the vehicle interior side of the outer panel 1 can be improved.

The pair of guide plates 32 provided in the guide member 30 are provided with inclined edges 32a inclined from the vehicle outer side toward the vehicle inner side toward the vehicle height direction upper side so as to extend along the upper side insertion portions 33a of the housing 22. Thus, the actuator 27 disposed above the protrusions 24a and 25a with respect to the device body 20 can be inserted along the inclined edge 32a formed by chamfering. This prevents the actuator 27 from interfering with the guide plate 32, and thus prevents the assembly of the apparatus main body 20 from being impaired.

The vehicle outside of the upper insertion portion 33a includes a straight portion 33c that extends straight from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside toward the vehicle height direction upper side, and the inclined edge 32a of the guide plate 32 extends in parallel with the straight portion 33 c. Accordingly, the actuator 27 disposed above the protrusions 24a and 25a with respect to the apparatus main body 20 can be reliably inserted along the inclined edge 32 a. Therefore, interference of the actuator 27 with the guide plate 32 can be reliably prevented.

The upper insertion portion 33a includes a curved portion 33d protruding downward, and the lower insertion portion 34a has an arc shape protruding downward. Therefore, the apparatus main body 20 can be reliably guided to a predetermined assembly position while rotating the apparatus main body 20 so that the apparatus main body 20 assumes a posture corresponding to the receiving port 2.

The inclination angle θ2 of the lower insertion portion 34a with respect to the outer panel 1 is larger than the inclination angle θ1 of the upper insertion portion 33a with respect to the outer panel 1. Therefore, the apparatus main body 20 can be reliably guided to a predetermined assembly position while rotating the apparatus main body 20 so that the apparatus main body 20 assumes a posture corresponding to the receiving port 2.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

For example, concave guide grooves 33 and 34 may be provided in the housing 22 and protrusions 24a and 25a may be provided in the guide member 32. The protrusions 24a and 25a and the guide grooves 33 and 34 may be provided on only one side with respect to the center line CL of the receiving port 2.

The locking plate 35 having the locking hole 35a may be provided on a member other than the guide member 30, such as an inner panel. Further, the locking piece 26a may be provided to protrude directly from the housing 22 without providing the fitting portion 26. Further, a locking plate (locking portion) 35 having a locking hole 35a may be provided to the housing 22, and a locking piece (locked portion) 26a having a claw 26b may be provided to the guide member 30. The locking portion and the locked portion may be modified as needed as long as they are configured to lock the device main body 20 in the assembled position.

The upper insertion portion 33a of the upper guide groove 33 may be constituted by only the curved portion 33d without the straight portion 33c. Further, the upper insertion portion 33a of the upper guide groove 33 may be constituted by only the straight portion 33c without the curved portion 33d. The lower insertion portion 34a of the lower guide groove 34 may have a straight shape.

The direction in which the device body 20 is inserted into the receiving port 2 (first direction) may be downward, forward or backward in the vehicle length direction, as long as the XZ plane extending along the outer panel 1.

The direction in which the press-fitting portions 33b, 34b of the guide member 30 extend, that is, the direction in which the press-fitting device body 20 extends may be the same as the direction in which the insertion portions 33a, 34a extend, and may be changed as needed as long as the locking piece 26a can be locked to the locking plate 35 having the locking hole 35 a.

The inclined edge 32a formed by chamfering may not be provided on the guide plate 32 as long as the actuator 27 is disposed at a position where interference with the guide plate 32 does not occur.

Claims (11)

1. A lid opening/closing device is provided with:

A device main body having a cover for opening and closing a receiving opening of a vehicle body panel and a housing for disposing the cover so as to be movable, the device main body being assembled to the receiving opening from the outside of a vehicle; and

A guide member attached to an inner side of the vehicle body panel so as to correspond to the receiving opening, for assembling the device main body at a predetermined assembling position,

One of the guide member and the housing includes: a first guide groove that guides a first portion side of the apparatus main body located on a first facing side in a direction along the vehicle body panel to the assembly position; and a second guide groove provided on the opposite side of the first guide groove from the first guide groove at a distance therefrom, for guiding a second portion side of the device main body on the opposite side of the first guide groove to the assembling position,

The other of the guide member and the housing includes: a first protrusion guided by the first guide groove; and a second protrusion guided by the second guide groove,

The first guide groove has a first insertion portion that is inclined toward the first facing side as it goes from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle inside,

The second guide groove has a second insertion portion that is inclined toward the first direction side so that a distance thereof from the first insertion portion becomes wider toward the vehicle interior side from the vehicle exterior side.

2. The lid opening/closing device according to claim 1, wherein,

The housing includes a locking portion that is press-fitted to be locked to a locked portion of a member provided outside the device main body to lock the device main body in the assembly position,

The first guide groove has a first press-in portion connected to the vehicle-interior side end portion of the first insertion portion and extending in the press-in direction of the locking portion,

The second guide groove has a second press-in portion connected to the vehicle-interior side end portion of the second insertion portion, and extends in the press-in direction.

3. The lid opening/closing device according to claim 2, wherein,

The locked portion is provided on the guide member.

4. The lid opening/closing device according to claim 1, wherein,

The housing has an outer peripheral wall disposed within the receiving opening,

A protrusion protruding toward the first direction is provided on the outer peripheral wall, an end of the protrusion in the first direction is located outside a mouth edge defining the receiving opening,

The first guide groove and the second guide groove are provided on both sides of a center line passing through a center of the receiving opening and extending in the first direction, respectively, when the receiving opening is viewed from the vehicle outside,

The first protrusion and the second protrusion are provided on both sides of a center line passing through a center of the receiving opening and extending in the first direction, respectively, when the receiving opening is viewed from the vehicle outside.

5. The lid opening/closing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

The guide member has a pair of guide plates disposed at intervals on both sides of a center line passing through the center of the receiving port and extending in the first direction when the receiving port is viewed from the outside of the vehicle,

The first guide groove and the second guide groove are respectively arranged on the pair of guide plates,

The housing is provided with a pair of the first protrusions and a pair of the second protrusions, respectively.

6. The lid opening/closing device according to claim 5, wherein,

A pair of first arms and a pair of second arms protruding toward the vehicle interior side are provided in the housing,

The first projection is provided at an end portion of the first arm on the vehicle interior side,

The second protrusion is provided at an end portion of the second arm on the vehicle interior side.

7. The lid opening/closing device according to claim 5, wherein,

An inclined edge is provided at the first-facing-side end portion of the guide plate, and the inclined edge is inclined from the vehicle exterior side toward the vehicle interior side toward the first-facing side so as to extend along the first insertion portion.

8. The lid opening/closing device according to claim 7, wherein,

The first insertion portion includes a straight portion on the vehicle outside, the straight portion extending straight from the vehicle outside toward the vehicle interior side toward the first facing side,

The inclined edge extends in parallel with the straight portion.

9. The lid opening/closing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

The first insertion portion includes a curved portion protruding toward an opposite side from the first direction on the vehicle interior side,

The second insertion portion has a curved shape protruding toward the opposite side from the first insertion portion.

10. The lid opening/closing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

The second insertion portion is inclined at an angle greater than the first insertion portion with respect to the vehicle body panel.

11. A method for assembling a lid opening/closing device, wherein,

Inserting a first facing side in a direction along a vehicle body panel in a device main body having a housing in which a cover that opens and closes the receiving opening of the vehicle body panel is arranged to be movable from an outside of the vehicle into the receiving opening,

A first projection formed on one of the guide member and the housing disposed on the vehicle interior side of the vehicle body panel so as to correspond to the receiving opening is inserted into a first guide groove formed on the other of the guide member and the housing,

Inserting a second projection formed on one of the guide member and the housing into a second guide groove formed on the other of the guide member and the housing, wherein the second guide groove is formed so as to be located on the opposite side of the first direction from the first guide groove with respect to the first guide groove at a distance from the first guide groove,

The first insertion portion is inclined toward the first direction as going from the vehicle exterior side toward the vehicle interior side, and the second insertion portion is inclined toward the first direction as going from the vehicle exterior side toward the vehicle interior side, with a distance between the second insertion portion and the first insertion portion being wider as going from the vehicle exterior side toward the vehicle interior side, by guiding the first protrusion by the first insertion portion in the first guide groove and guiding the second protrusion by the second insertion portion in the second guide groove so that the device body assumes a posture corresponding to the receiving port, and the device body is assembled at a predetermined assembly position while being rotated.