JP4231008B2 - Breather pipe protection structure for vehicles - Google Patents

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JP4231008B2
JP4231008B2 JP2005031870A JP2005031870A JP4231008B2 JP 4231008 B2 JP4231008 B2 JP 4231008B2 JP 2005031870 A JP2005031870 A JP 2005031870A JP 2005031870 A JP2005031870 A JP 2005031870A JP 4231008 B2 JP4231008 B2 JP 4231008B2
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本発明は、燃料タンクと燃料パイプの燃料給油口近傍とを連通するブリーザパイプが車両の上下方向に延在するように設けられた車両のブリーザパイプ保護構造に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a breather pipe protection structure for a vehicle in which a breather pipe that communicates between a fuel tank and the vicinity of a fuel filler opening of the fuel pipe extends in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

従来、車両としての自動車などにおいて、給油時の吹き出しを防止するべく燃料タンクとその燃料パイプの燃料給油口近傍とを連通するブリーザパイプを設けたものがある。また乗用車などにおいて車両後部側に燃料タンクを設けているものにあっては、給油口と燃料タンクとを連通する燃料パイプをリアホイールハウス内に通すようにしているものがある。その場合には、ブリーザパイプも燃料パイプに沿うようになり、同様にリアホイールハウス内に配設される。   2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some automobiles, such as vehicles, are provided with a breather pipe that communicates between a fuel tank and the vicinity of a fuel filler opening of the fuel pipe in order to prevent blowing out during refueling. In some passenger cars and the like that are provided with a fuel tank on the rear side of the vehicle, a fuel pipe that connects the fuel filler opening and the fuel tank is passed through the rear wheel house. In that case, the breather pipe also follows the fuel pipe and is similarly disposed in the rear wheel house.

一方、車両に対する後方からの衝突（後突）によりボディが変形する。それによりリアホイールハウスが変形した場合には、燃料パイプの燃料給油口近傍から分岐しているブリーザパイプにリアホイールハウスの変形部分が衝当する虞がある。リアホイールハウスを車室側プレートと車外側プレートとにより形成したものにあって、例えば車室側プレートを車外側プレートに臨む凹設形状に形成し、その凹設部内に燃料パイプと共にブリーザパイプを受容することにより、その凹設部の内面とブリーザパイプとの隙間分だけボディの変形を許容して、後突変形に対してブリーザパイプを保護することができる。しかしながら、燃料パイプよりも小径のブリーザパイプは変形し易いため、より一層のリアホイールハウスの変形によるブリーザパイプに対する影響を防止することが望ましい。   On the other hand, the body is deformed by a collision (rear collision) from the rear with respect to the vehicle. Accordingly, when the rear wheel house is deformed, the deformed portion of the rear wheel house may collide with the breather pipe branched from the vicinity of the fuel filler opening of the fuel pipe. The rear wheel house is formed by a vehicle interior side plate and a vehicle exterior side plate.For example, the vehicle interior side plate is formed in a concave shape facing the vehicle outer side plate, and a breather pipe is installed together with a fuel pipe in the recess. By receiving, the deformation of the body is allowed by the gap between the inner surface of the recessed portion and the breather pipe, and the breather pipe can be protected against the rearward deformation. However, since the breather pipe having a smaller diameter than the fuel pipe is easily deformed, it is desirable to prevent the breather pipe from being further affected by the deformation of the rear wheel house.

なお、動力運搬車においてチェーンを介して後輪を駆動するようにした車両において、そのチェーンケースにブリーザパイプを設けるためにチェーンケースにブリーザパイプを立設して、石跳ね等による石等の物体がブリーザパイプに衝突することをチェーンケースにより保護するようにしたものがある（例えば特許文献１参照）。   In addition, in a vehicle in which a rear wheel is driven via a chain in a power transport vehicle, a breather pipe is erected on the chain case in order to provide a breather pipe in the chain case, and an object such as a stone such as a stone jump There is one in which a chain case protects a collision with a breather pipe (for example, see Patent Document 1).

実公昭６３−３３００号公報Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-3300

しかしながら、上記石跳ね等から保護する構造を、燃料タンクとその燃料パイプの燃料給油口近傍とを連通するブリーザパイプがリアホイールハウス内に受容されているものにおける後突時のボディ変形に対する保護構造としてそのまま利用することは困難である。   However, the structure for protecting against the above-mentioned stone jumping and the like is a protection structure against body deformation at the time of a rear collision in a case where a breather pipe communicating with a fuel tank and the vicinity of a fuel filler opening of the fuel pipe is received in the rear wheel house. It is difficult to use as it is.

また、リアホイールハウスの変形が大きくなってもブリーザパイプに影響を及ぼさないようにするためには、リアホイールハウス内のブリーザパイプとの空間を広くするようにリアホイールハウスを大きく形成することが考えられるが、その場合には他のスペースが犠牲になるという問題があった。   Also, in order to prevent the breather pipe from being affected even if the rear wheel house is greatly deformed, the rear wheel house may be formed to have a large space with the breather pipe in the rear wheel house. In this case, there is a problem that other space is sacrificed.

このような課題を解決して、リアホイールハウス内に受容されているブリーザパイプを後突時のリアホイールハウスの変形から保護しかつコンパクトな構造を実現するために本発明に於いては、燃料タンク（２）と燃料パイプ（３）の燃料給油口（３ａ）近傍とを連通するブリーザパイプ（４）が車両の上下方向に延在するように設けられた車両のブリーザパイプ保護構造であって、リアホイールハウス（７）が、車室側部分を形成する車室側プレート（６）と車外側部分を形成する車外側プレート（１）とにより形成され、前記車室側プレート（６）に前記ブリーザパイプ（４）を受容するべく前記車外側プレート（１）に臨む凹設形状のパイプ受容部（６ａ）を形成すると共に、前記パイプ受容部（６ａ）の凹設形状に沿う補強部材（８・１０）を前記車室側プレート（６）に一体的に固着し、前記補強部材（８・１０）と前記車室側プレート（６）の対応する部分との間に車両前後方向から見た閉断面が形成され、かつ前記閉断面の断面積が車両後方側よりも車両前方側の方が小さくなるようにされているものとした。特に、前記ブリーザパイプ（４）が前記補強部材（８）に支持部材（９）を介して支持されていると良い。   In order to solve such a problem and to protect the breather pipe received in the rear wheel house from the deformation of the rear wheel house at the time of rear-end collision and to realize a compact structure, in the present invention, A breather pipe protection structure for a vehicle in which a breather pipe (4) that communicates between a tank (2) and the vicinity of a fuel filler port (3a) of a fuel pipe (3) extends in the vertical direction of the vehicle. The rear wheel house (7) is formed by a vehicle compartment side plate (6) that forms the vehicle compartment side portion and a vehicle exterior side plate (1) that forms the vehicle exterior portion, and the vehicle compartment side plate (6) In order to receive the breather pipe (4), a recessed pipe receiving portion (6a) facing the vehicle outer side plate (1) is formed, and a reinforcing member along the recessed shape of the pipe receiving portion (6a) ( 8 10) is integrally fixed to the passenger compartment side plate (6), and is closed between the reinforcing member (8, 10) and the corresponding portion of the passenger compartment side plate (6) as seen from the front-rear direction of the vehicle. It is assumed that a cross section is formed and that the cross-sectional area of the closed cross section is smaller on the vehicle front side than on the vehicle rear side. In particular, the breather pipe (4) is preferably supported by the reinforcing member (8) via a support member (9).

このように本発明によれば、車両上下方向に延在するブリーザパイプを受容する凹設形状のパイプ受容部をリアホイールハウスの車室側プレートにより形成すると共にその凹設形状に沿う補強部材を車室側プレートに一体的に固着したことから、リアホイールハウスの変形に対する剛性を高めることができる。そして、補強部材と車室側プレートとにより車両前後方向から見た閉断面を形成することにより、後突に対する座屈強度が高まると共に、その閉断面の断面積が車両前方側に至るにつれて小さくなることから、後突に対する車両後方側に対する剛性を確保しつつ補強部材における車両前方側のスペースが小さくなるため、補強部材を設けたことによる必要スペースの拡大を必要最小限とすることができ、コンパクト化を促進し得る。   Thus, according to the present invention, the recessed pipe receiving portion for receiving the breather pipe extending in the vehicle vertical direction is formed by the vehicle compartment side plate of the rear wheel house, and the reinforcing member along the recessed shape is provided. Since it is integrally fixed to the passenger compartment side plate, the rigidity against deformation of the rear wheel house can be increased. And by forming the closed cross section seen from the vehicle front-back direction with the reinforcing member and the vehicle compartment side plate, the buckling strength against the rear impact is increased and the cross sectional area of the closed cross section becomes smaller as it reaches the vehicle front side. Therefore, the space on the front side of the vehicle in the reinforcing member becomes small while ensuring the rigidity on the vehicle rear side with respect to the rear collision, so that the expansion of the necessary space due to the provision of the reinforcing member can be minimized and compact. Can be promoted.

特に、補強部材に支持部材を介してブリーザパイプが支持されていることにより、車室側プレートが変形して補強部材が移動した場合でも、その補強部材と共にブリーザパイプも移動することにより、補強部材とブリーザパイプとの相対位置関係が保たれたまま移動することになり、両者の干渉を回避することができる。   In particular, when the breather pipe is supported by the reinforcing member via the support member, even when the passenger side plate is deformed and the reinforcing member moves, the breather pipe also moves together with the reinforcing member. And the breather pipe are moved while the relative positional relationship is maintained, and interference between the two can be avoided.

以下、本発明の実施の形態を、図面を参照しながら説明する。図１は本発明が適用された車両としての自動車のボディ後部を示す部分側面図である。なお、図ではボディの外観を形成する車外側プレート１による形状が示されている。   Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial side view showing a rear part of a body of an automobile as a vehicle to which the present invention is applied. In the drawing, the shape of the vehicle exterior plate 1 that forms the appearance of the body is shown.

図１において、ボディ後部の下部に燃料タンク２が配設されており、その燃料タンク２に一端を接続された燃料パイプ３の他端である燃料給油口３ａが車外側プレート１の適所に開口するように設けられている。給油する場合には給油ガンのノズルを燃料給油口３ａに差し込み、燃料パイプ３を介して燃料タンク２に燃料を送り込む。その給油時に燃料タンク２から燃料給油口３ａに向かう噴き返しを防止するために、燃料タンク１の上部に一端を接続されたブリーザパイプ４の他端が燃料給油口３ａの近傍に接続されている。   In FIG. 1, a fuel tank 2 is arranged at the lower part of the rear part of the body, and a fuel supply port 3 a, which is the other end of a fuel pipe 3 connected to the fuel tank 2 at one end, opens at a suitable position on the vehicle outer plate 1. It is provided to do. When refueling, the nozzle of the refueling gun is inserted into the fuel refueling port 3a, and the fuel is fed into the fuel tank 2 through the fuel pipe 3. The other end of the breather pipe 4 whose one end is connected to the upper part of the fuel tank 1 is connected in the vicinity of the fuel filler port 3a in order to prevent spraying back from the fuel tank 2 toward the fuel filler port 3a during the fueling. .

また、ボディ後部には車外側プレート１とそのボディ内側に設けられた車室側プレート６とによりリアホイールハウス７が形成されている。上記した燃料パイプ３及びブリーザパイプ４は、車両（図ではボディ）の略上下方向に延在しており、また図２に示されるようにリアホイールハウス７内であって車室側プレート６に受容されるように配設されている。なお、燃料パイプ３及びブリーザパイプ４は、その下部をバンド５により車室側プレート６に固定されている。   A rear wheel house 7 is formed at the rear portion of the body by a vehicle outer side plate 1 and a vehicle compartment side plate 6 provided inside the body. The fuel pipe 3 and the breather pipe 4 described above extend substantially in the vertical direction of the vehicle (the body in the figure), and as shown in FIG. It is arranged to be received. The lower part of the fuel pipe 3 and the breather pipe 4 is fixed to the vehicle compartment side plate 6 by a band 5.

リアホイールハウス７の車両内側部分を形成する車室側プレート６は、図３（ａ）に併せて示されるように、タイヤ（図示せず）の上部を受容するタイヤ受容部６ａと、その上部にて燃料パイプ３及びブリーザパイプ４を受容するパイプ受容部６ｂとを有するように形成されている。タイヤ受容部６ａが車外側プレート１に対して凹設形状であると共に、パイプ受容部６ｂも車外側プレート１に対して凹設されており、両受容部６ａ・６ｂは互いに連通している。そして、タイヤ受容部６ａの下端からパイプ受容部６ｂの上部近傍に至るまで、車室側プレート６の内面に沿うように燃料パイプ３及びブリーザパイプ４が配設されている。   As shown in FIG. 3A, the vehicle compartment side plate 6 forming the vehicle inner side portion of the rear wheel house 7 includes a tire receiving portion 6a for receiving an upper portion of a tire (not shown), and an upper portion thereof. And a pipe receiving portion 6b for receiving the fuel pipe 3 and the breather pipe 4. The tire receiving portion 6a has a concave shape with respect to the vehicle outer side plate 1, and the pipe receiving portion 6b is also recessed with respect to the vehicle outer side plate 1. Both the receiving portions 6a and 6b communicate with each other. The fuel pipe 3 and the breather pipe 4 are disposed along the inner surface of the vehicle compartment side plate 6 from the lower end of the tire receiving portion 6a to the vicinity of the upper portion of the pipe receiving portion 6b.

そして、パイプ受容部６ｂの内面には、その凹設形状に合わせた凹形の補強部材８が固着されている。補強部材８の断面形状は、図３（ｂ）に示されるように、板材を車室側プレート６に向けて開いた台形のＵ字状をなすように形成されている。補強部材８の拡開した両脚部の各端部は互いに相反する向きである外側に所定量延出しており、その延出部分における補強部材８の長手方向に対する適所が車室側プレート６に例えばスポット溶接されている。なお、補強部材８の車室側プレート６に対する固着にあっては上記スポット溶接に限られるものではない。   A concave reinforcing member 8 that matches the concave shape is fixed to the inner surface of the pipe receiving portion 6b. As shown in FIG. 3B, the cross-sectional shape of the reinforcing member 8 is formed so as to form a trapezoidal U-shape in which a plate material is opened toward the vehicle interior side plate 6. Each end of the expanded leg portions of the reinforcing member 8 extends to the outside in a direction opposite to each other by a predetermined amount. Spot welded. The fixing of the reinforcing member 8 to the passenger compartment side plate 6 is not limited to the spot welding.

このようにして一体化された補強部材８と車室側プレート６の対応する部分とにより、図３（ｂ）に示されるように閉断面が形成されている。車外側プレート１に向けて凹設されたパイプ受容部６ｂの面に沿って設けられた補強部材８の車両前後方向に沿う部分にあっては上記閉断面が車両前後方向に対して略直交する面に形成される。   A closed section is formed by the reinforcing member 8 and the corresponding part of the passenger compartment side plate 6 integrated as described above, as shown in FIG. In the portion along the vehicle front-rear direction of the reinforcing member 8 provided along the surface of the pipe receiving portion 6 b that is recessed toward the vehicle outer side plate 1, the closed cross section is substantially orthogonal to the vehicle front-rear direction. Formed on the surface.

したがって、補強部材８を設けたことによる強度の増大に加えて、その車両前後方向に沿う部分の閉断面構造にあっては、車両への後突に対して座屈となるため、パイプ受容部６ｂの図３（ａ）の矢印Ａに示されるような後突に対してより一層強度が高くなる。これにより、後突に対するリアホイールハウス７の変形量が小さくなり得るため、車室側プレート６のパイプ受容部６ｂの内面がブリーザパイプ４に衝当してブリーザパイプ４に損傷を与えてしまうことを回避することができる。   Therefore, in addition to the increase in strength due to the provision of the reinforcing member 8, in the closed cross-sectional structure of the portion along the vehicle front-rear direction, the pipe receiving portion The strength is further increased against the rear collision as shown by the arrow A in FIG. Thereby, since the deformation amount of the rear wheel house 7 with respect to the rear collision can be reduced, the inner surface of the pipe receiving portion 6b of the passenger compartment side plate 6 strikes the breather pipe 4 and damages the breather pipe 4. Can be avoided.

さらに、上記閉断面の大きさが、車両後方側（図３（ｂ））の断面積の方が車両前方側（図３（ｃ））の断面積よりも大きくされている。後突時に先に変形が始まる車両後方側にあっては大きな断面積により高い強度を確保し、後から変形することになる車両前方側にあっては衝撃力も減少することから車両後方側に比べて断面積を小さくすることができる。これにより、補強部材８を設けるスペースを無駄に大きく取る必要がないため、補強部材８を設けた補強構造におけるコンパクト化を促進し得る。   Further, the size of the closed cross section is set so that the cross sectional area on the vehicle rear side (FIG. 3B) is larger than the cross sectional area on the vehicle front side (FIG. 3C). Compared to the rear side of the vehicle, the rear side of the vehicle that starts deformation at the time of rear-end collision secures high strength by a large cross-sectional area, and the rear side of the vehicle that is deformed later also reduces impact force. Thus, the cross-sectional area can be reduced. Thereby, since it is not necessary to use the space for providing the reinforcing member 8 unnecessarily large, it is possible to promote compactness in the reinforcing structure provided with the reinforcing member 8.

また、補強部材８にあっては、上記したように台形の略Ｕ字状に形成されていることから、パイプ受容部６ｂにおける車両前後方向の壁部分にも補強部材８の両端部８ａ・８ｂが設けられており、後突時にブリーザパイプ４にもっとも衝当する虞のある部分が補強されている。したがって、インナパネル６のブリーザパイプ４に対して車両前後方向に対向する部分の強度が高くされており、後突に対するパイプ受容部６ｂの変形をより好適に抑制し得る。   Further, since the reinforcing member 8 is formed in a trapezoidal substantially U shape as described above, both end portions 8a and 8b of the reinforcing member 8 are also formed on the wall portion of the pipe receiving portion 6b in the vehicle front-rear direction. The portion that is most likely to hit the breather pipe 4 at the time of rear-end collision is reinforced. Therefore, the strength of the portion of the inner panel 6 facing the breather pipe 4 in the vehicle front-rear direction is increased, and the deformation of the pipe receiving portion 6b with respect to the rear collision can be more suitably suppressed.

本発明にあっては、補強部材８を上記図示例のリアホイールハウス７の内側に設けることに限られるものではなく、図４に示されるようにリアホイールハウス７の外側に設けて良い。その場合には、インナパネル６の外面（車室内側）に上記と同様に台形の略Ｕ字状の補強部材１０をパイプ受容部６ｂに対して外側から被せるように設ける。このようにしても、上記図示例と同様の作用効果を奏し得る。   In the present invention, the reinforcing member 8 is not limited to being provided inside the rear wheel house 7 in the illustrated example, but may be provided outside the rear wheel house 7 as shown in FIG. In that case, a trapezoidal substantially U-shaped reinforcing member 10 is provided on the outer surface (inside the vehicle compartment) of the inner panel 6 so as to cover the pipe receiving portion 6b from the outside. Even if it does in this way, there can exist an effect similar to the said example of illustration.

なお、燃料パイプ３及びブリーザパイプ４の上部は、一端部を補強部材８に結合された支持部材９により支持されている。これにより、後突により例えば補強部材８が移動した場合にはその移動に伴ってブリーザパイプ４も移動し得るため、補強部材８の車両後方側の端部８ｂがブリーザパイプ４に衝当することを回避することができる。なお、上記ブリーザパイプ４の上部の移動にあっては、ブリーザパイプ４の曲げ変形となるが、移動量に対する曲げ変形の曲率変化は小さいためブリーザパイプ４が破損するまでには至らない。   The upper portions of the fuel pipe 3 and the breather pipe 4 are supported by a support member 9 having one end coupled to the reinforcing member 8. Accordingly, for example, when the reinforcing member 8 moves due to a rear collision, the breather pipe 4 can also move along with the movement, so that the end portion 8b of the reinforcing member 8 on the vehicle rear side hits the breather pipe 4. Can be avoided. In addition, in the movement of the upper part of the breather pipe 4, the breather pipe 4 is bent and deformed. However, since the change in the curvature of the bending deformation with respect to the amount of movement is small, the breather pipe 4 does not reach breakage.

本発明にかかる車両のブリーザパイプ保護構造は、車両の後突に対してブリーザパイプを保護しかつコンパクト化し得る効果を有し、燃料タンクのブリーザパイプに限らず種々のブリーザパイプを設けた車両におけるその後突に対する保護構造等の用途にも適用できる。   The vehicle breather pipe protecting structure according to the present invention has an effect of protecting the breather pipe against the rear impact of the vehicle and making it compact, and is not limited to the breather pipe of the fuel tank, but in a vehicle provided with various breather pipes. It can also be applied to uses such as a protection structure against a collision thereafter.

本発明が適用された自動車のボディ後部を示す部分側面図である。It is a partial side view which shows the body rear part of the motor vehicle to which this invention was applied. リアホイールハウス部分の燃料パイプ及びブリーザパイプを示す要部拡大図である。It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the fuel pipe and breather pipe of a rear wheel house part. （ａ）は図２の矢印IIIａ−IIIａ線に沿って破断して見た要部平面図であり、（ｂ）は（ａ）の矢印IIIｂ−IIIｂ線に沿って見た要部断面図であり、（ｃ）は（ａ）の矢印IIIｃ−IIIｃ線に沿って見た要部断面図である。(A) is the principal part top view seen by fracture | ruptured along the arrow IIIa-IIIa line of FIG. 2, (b) is principal part sectional drawing seen along the arrow IIIb-IIIb line of (a). Yes, (c) is a cross-sectional view of the main part viewed along the arrow IIIc-IIIc line of (a). 第２の例を示す図３（ａ）と同様の図である。It is a figure similar to Fig.3 (a) which shows a 2nd example.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１ 車外側プレート
２ 燃料タンク
３ 燃料パイプ、３ａ 燃料給油口
４ ブリーザパイプ
６ 車室側プレート、６ａ パイプ受容部
７ リアホイールハウス
８・１０ 補強部材
９ 支持部材 1 Car Outer Plate 2 Fuel Tank 3 Fuel Pipe, 3a Fuel Refueling Port 4 Breather Pipe 6 Cabin Side Plate, 6a Pipe Receiving Portion 7 Rear Wheel House 8/10 Reinforcement Member 9 Support Member

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燃料タンクと燃料パイプの燃料給油口近傍とを連通するブリーザパイプが車両の上下方向に延在するように設けられた車両のブリーザパイプ保護構造であって、
リアホイールハウスが、車室側部分を形成する車室側プレートと車外側部分を形成する車外側プレートとにより形成され、
前記車室側プレートに前記ブリーザパイプを受容するべく前記車外側プレートに臨む凹設形状のパイプ受容部を形成すると共に、前記パイプ受容部の凹設形状に沿う補強部材を前記車室側プレートに一体的に固着し、
前記補強部材と前記車室側プレートの対応する部分との間に車両前後方向から見た閉断面が形成され、かつ前記閉断面の断面積が車両後方側よりも車両前方側の方が小さくなるようにされていることを特徴とする車両のブリーザパイプ保護構造。 A breather pipe protection structure for a vehicle provided with a breather pipe that communicates between the fuel tank and the vicinity of the fuel filler opening of the fuel pipe extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle,
A rear wheel house is formed by a vehicle compartment side plate that forms a vehicle compartment side portion and a vehicle exterior plate that forms a vehicle outer portion,
A recess-shaped pipe receiving portion facing the vehicle exterior plate is formed on the vehicle compartment side plate so as to receive the breather pipe, and a reinforcing member along the recessed shape of the pipe reception portion is formed on the vehicle compartment side plate. Fixed together,
A closed cross section viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction is formed between the reinforcing member and a corresponding portion of the vehicle compartment side plate, and the cross sectional area of the closed cross section is smaller on the vehicle front side than on the vehicle rear side. A structure for protecting a breather pipe of a vehicle, characterized in that: 前記ブリーザパイプが前記補強部材に支持部材を介して支持されていることを特徴とする請求項１に記載のブリーザパイプ保護構造。   The breather pipe protection structure according to claim 1, wherein the breather pipe is supported by the reinforcing member via a support member.
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