Vehicle cover device

Abstract

To provide a cover device that protrudes minimally from the outside of the vehicle. [Solution] A lid device 100 that rotates along the surface 12A of the body 12 to open and close an opening 15, comprising a lid 31, a rotating shaft 32, and a bracket 20, wherein the rotating shaft 32 is provided with pins 33 and 34 protruding in a direction perpendicular to the axis, and the bracket 20 is provided with guide grooves 22 and 23 into which the pins 33 and 34 engage, and the guide grooves 22 and 23 are helical grooves that approach the surface 12A of the body 12 as the lid 31 moves in the opening direction, and the length in the vehicle width direction between the starting points 22S and 23S and the ending points 22E and 23E is greater than the thickness T of the lid.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present disclosure relates to the structure of a lid device for a vehicle that opens and closes a charging port of a vehicle.

Background Art

[0002] An outward-opening lid that is attached to the body by a hinge and rotates outward in the vehicle width direction to open and close the charging port is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The vehicle cover device of the present disclosure is a vehicle cover device that rotates along the surface of a body to open and close an opening provided in the body, and comprises a plate-shaped cover, a rotating shaft provided on the cover and extending toward the body, and a bracket attached to the body and rotatably supporting the rotating shaft, wherein the rotating shaft is provided with a pin protruding in a direction perpendicular to the axis, the bracket is provided with a guide groove into which the pin engages, the guide groove is a helical groove that approaches the surface of the body as it moves toward the opening direction of the cover, and the length in the vehicle width direction between the starting point and the ending point is greater than the thickness of the cover.

[0007] This allows the lid to rotate and open along the surface of the body, thus suppressing the amount the lid protrudes outside the vehicle.

[0008] In the vehicle cover device of the present disclosure, the planar shape of the opening has a square main body, a circular part, and an isosceles trapezoidal trapezoidal part connecting the main body and the circular part, and the cover has a square plate part corresponding to the main body, a circular plate part corresponding to the circular part, and a trapezoidal plate part corresponding to the trapezoidal part, and the inscribed angle between the start point and the end point of the guide groove may be greater than the angle made by the pair of legs of the trapezoidal part and the angle made by the pair of legs of the trapezoidal plate part.

[0009] This ensures that the lid can be opened and closed securely. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] This disclosure provides a cover device that protrudes less from the outside of the vehicle. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] This is a side view of an electric vehicle with the lid device of the embodiment attached. [Figure 2] These are a plan view of the recess in the body and the bracket installed in the recess, a vertical section view (section AA in the plan view), and a side section view (section BB in the plan view). [Figure 3]These are a plan view, elevation view, and right side view of the lid assembly of the lid device of the embodiment. [Figure 4] This is a plan view showing the lid of the lid device of the embodiment in the open position, and a vertical cross-sectional view (CC cross-section in the plan view). [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0012] The vehicle cover device 100 (hereinafter referred to as "cover device 100") of the embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in Figure 1, the vehicle cover device 100 consists of a cover assembly 30 and a bracket 20. The arrows FR, UP, and RH shown in each figure indicate the front, top, and right sides of the vehicle 10, respectively. The opposite directions of each arrow FR, UP, and RH indicate the rear, bottom, and left sides. Hereafter, when simply referring to the front / back, left / right, and up / down directions, unless otherwise specified, these refer to the front / back, left / right, and up / down directions of the vehicle 10.

[0013] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, an opening 15 is formed in the body 12 of the vehicle 10. The planar shape of the opening 15 consists of a rectangular main body 15A, a circular part 15C in front of the main body 15A, and a trapezoidal part 15B connecting the main body 15A and the circular part 15C. The trapezoidal part 15B is an isosceles trapezoid, and the angle between the pair of legs is α. The angle α may be, for example, 90°.

[0014] Inside the opening 15, a charging inlet mounting section 13 is formed, recessed inward in the vehicle width direction. The planar shape of the bottom plate 14 of the charging inlet mounting section 13 is the same as the opening 15, consisting of a square main body section 14A, a trapezoidal section 14B, and a circular section 14C. The charging inlet 16 is fixed to the main body section 14A. The bracket 20 is fixed to the circular section 14C.

[0015] As shown in Figure 3, the lid assembly 30 consists of a lid 31 and a rotating shaft 32 provided on the lid 31. The lid 31 has a shape corresponding to the opening 15 and consists of a rectangular plate portion 31A corresponding to the main body portion 15A, a trapezoidal plate portion 31B corresponding to the trapezoidal portion 15B, and a circular disc portion 31C corresponding to the circular portion 15C. The trapezoidal plate portion 31B is an isosceles trapezoid, similar to the trapezoidal portion 15B, and the angle between the pair of legs is α. The thickness of the lid 31 is T. The rotating shaft 32 is provided on the circular disc portion 31C. The rotating shaft 32 is a cylindrical member that protrudes from the lid 31 toward the body 12. Pins 33 and 34 are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft 32, protruding in a direction perpendicular to the axis. The pins 33 and 34 protrude in opposite directions to each other.

[0016] As shown in Figure 2, the bracket 20 is a cylindrical member that rotatably supports the rotation axis 32 of the lid assembly 30 on its inner circumferential surface. Two helical guide grooves 22 and 23 are provided on the inner circumferential surface of the bracket 20. Two pins 33 and 34 of the rotation axis 32 engage with the guide grooves 22 and 23. The guide grooves 22 and 23 guide the pins 33 and 34. The guide grooves 22 and 23 are helical grooves that approach the surface 12A of the body 12 as they are directed clockwise. The guide grooves 22 and 23 each have starting points 22S and 23S, and ending points 22E and 23E, which are located at positions rotated clockwise from the starting points 22S and 23S. The length in the vehicle width direction between the starting points 22S and 23S and the ending points 22E and 23E is H. This H is greater than the thickness T of the lid 31. Furthermore, the inscribed angle between the starting points 22S, 23S and the ending points 22E, 23E is β. The inscribed angle β is the angle obtained by adding the angle corresponding to the width of the pins 33, 34 to the angle α formed by the pair of legs of the trapezoidal section 15B and the trapezoidal plate section 31B, and is greater than the angle α. As a result, the guide grooves 22, 23 can rotate the pins 33, 34 by an angle α.

[0017] Next, the opening and closing operation of the lid 31 will be described. The lid assembly 30 indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 4 shows the state where the lid 31 closes the opening 15. Also, the lid assembly 30 indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4 shows the state where the lid 31 has opened the opening 15. In the state where the lid 31 closes the opening 15, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 4, the pins 33 and 34 are located at the starting points 22S and 23S of the guide grooves 22 and 23.

[0018] Then, as shown by the arrow 91 in FIG. 4, when the lid 31 is rotated counterclockwise in the opening direction, the rotation shaft 32 also rotates counterclockwise as shown by the arrow 92 in FIG. 4. As described above, the guide grooves 22 and 23 are spiral grooves that approach the surface 12A of the body 12 as they go in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore, as the pins 33 and 34 rotate and move counterclockwise along with the rotation of the rotation shaft 32, the pins 33 and 34 are guided by the guide grooves 22 and 23 and rise toward the surface 12A of the body 12 as shown by the arrow 93 in FIG. 4.

[0019] As a result, the lid 31 lifts off the surface 12A of the body 12. When the lid 31 rotates by an angle α and the pins 33 and 34 are located at the end points 22E and 23E of the guide grooves 22 and 23, the opening 15 is opened. As described above, the length H in the left - right direction of the vehicle 10 between the starting points 22S, 23S and the end points 22E, 23E is longer than the thickness T of the lid 31. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lid 31 is rotated counterclockwise by an angle α, the lid 31 protrudes outside the surface 12A of the body 12 and the opening 15 is released.

[0020] As described above, in the lid device 100 of the embodiment, since the lid 31 rotates along the surface 12A of the body 12 to open and close, the amount of protrusion of the lid 31 outside the vehicle can be suppressed. Thus, the lid device 100 can suppress the amount of protrusion of the lid 31 outside the vehicle.

[0021] In the above description, it has been described that when the lid 31 is rotated counterclockwise, the lid 31 opens the opening 15, but it is not limited to this. Also, the angle α may be 90° or more.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0022] 10 Vehicle, 12 Body, 12A Surface, 13 Charging inlet mounting part, 14 Floor panel, 14A Main body part, 14B Trapezoidal part, 14C Circular part, 15 Opening, 15A Main body part, 15B Trapezoidal part, 15C Circular part, 16 Charging inlet, 20 Bracket, 22, 23 Guide groove, 22E, 23E End point, 22S, 23S Starting point, 30 Lid assembly, 31 Lid, 31A Square plate part, 31B Trapezoidal plate part, 31C Circular plate part, 32 Rotation axis, 33, 34 Pin, 100 Lid device (vehicle lid device).

Claims

[Claim 1] A vehicle cover device that rotates along the surface of the body to open and close an opening provided in the body, A flat lid, A rotating shaft is provided in the lid and extends toward the body, The body is fitted with a bracket that rotatably supports the rotating shaft, The aforementioned rotating shaft is equipped with a pin that protrudes perpendicular to the axis, The bracket is provided with a guide groove into which the pin engages, The guide groove is a helical groove that approaches the surface of the body as it moves in the opening direction of the lid, and the length in the vehicle width direction between the starting point and the ending point is greater than the thickness of the lid. A vehicle cover device characterized by the following.

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