Lid box mounting structure

Abstract

This provides a mounting structure for a lid box that can be easily assembled from the inside of the vehicle body. [Solution] A mounting structure for a lid box 13 in which the lid box 13 is assembled from the inside of the vehicle body 11 to a housing 14 fixed to the vehicle body 11, wherein the housing 14 has holes 41, 42 provided on the upper edge 21 and a slit 45 provided on the lower edge 22 and formed along the assembly direction Da of the lid box 13 to the housing 14, and the lid box 13 has upper guide pins 51, 52 that protrude upward and are inserted into the holes 41, 42 and a lower guide pin 55 that protrudes downward and is inserted into the slit 45 in the assembly direction Da.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an attachment structure of a lid box.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 shows a charging box structure of an electric vehicle provided with a charging port for connecting a charging connector for charging driving power. In this charging box structure, the charging port includes a lid box to which a lighting component and an indicator are assembled.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, the lid box is assembled from the inside of the vehicle body to, for example, an opening that serves as a charging port of the vehicle body. However, since the inside of the vehicle body has poor visibility, it has been troublesome to position and assemble the lid box at a regular position.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an attachment structure of a lid box that can be easily assembled from the inside of the vehicle body.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the above object, the attachment structure of the lid box of the present invention is an attachment structure of a lid box in which the lid box is assembled from the inside of the vehicle body to a housing fixed to the vehicle body, The housing has a hole provided at the upper edge and a slit provided at the lower edge and formed along the direction in which the lid box is assembled to the housing, The lid box has an upper guide pin that protrudes upward and is inserted into the hole, and a lower guide pin that protrudes downward and is inserted into the slit in the assembly direction.

[0007] With this lid box mounting structure, by inserting the upper guide pin of the lid box into the hole in the housing and pressing the lid box against the housing, the lower guide pin of the lid box can be inserted into the slit in the housing and engaged. In other words, the worker can easily position and install the lid box from the inside of the vehicle body, where visibility is poor, relative to the housing fixed to the vehicle body. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, a mounting structure for a lid box that can be easily assembled from the inside of the vehicle body can be provided. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the mounting structure of the lid box according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the upper edge of the housing. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the lower edge of the housing. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the upper wall of the lid box. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a perspective view of the lower projection having the lower guide pin of the lid box. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a front view of the lower projection having the lower guide pin of the lid box. [Figure 7] Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the engagement of the lower guide pin of the lid box with the slit at the lower edge of the housing. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the mounting structure of the lid box 13 according to this embodiment.

[0011] As shown in Figure 1, the mounting structure according to this embodiment is a mounting structure for the lid box 13 to the vehicle body 11. The vehicle body 11 is, for example, the body of a vehicle equipped with a battery. The vehicle is a vehicle that can be driven by the driving force of a drive motor, and is, for example, an electric vehicle (BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle) or a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). The vehicle is equipped with a charging port to which a charging connector is attached and detached, and the lid box 13 is attached to this charging port.

[0012] The lid box 13 is assembled to the vehicle body 11 from the inside. The lid box 13 is assembled to the vehicle body 11 via the housing 14. An opening 15 is formed in the vehicle body 11, and the housing 14 is fixed to the opening 15 from the inside of the vehicle body 11. The housing 14 is formed in the shape of a rectangular frame along the edge of the opening 15. The housing 14 has an upper edge 21, a lower edge 22, and a pair of side edges 23, 24.

[0013] The lid box 13 has an upper wall portion 31, a lower wall portion 32, and a pair of side wall portions 33 and 34. The lid box 13 has a mounting portion 35 in which a mounting hole 35a is formed in the center, and a charging inlet (not shown) is attached to this mounting portion 35. A wire harness 36 connected to the charging indicator and lighting of the charging inlet is attached to the lid box 13. This wire harness 36 is routed along one side wall portion 33 of the lid box 13.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper edge portion 21 of the housing 14. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the lower edge portion 22 of the housing 14.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 14 has two hole portions 41 and 42 in the upper edge portion 21. These hole portions 41 and 42 are provided at intervals in the width direction of the housing 14. Upper overhanging pieces 43 and 44 that project forward are formed on the upper edge portion 21 of the housing 14, and the hole portions 41 and 42 are respectively formed in the upper overhanging pieces 43 and 44.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 14 has a slit 45 in the lower edge portion 22. This slit 45 is provided near one side edge portion 23 of the housing 14. A lower overhanging piece 46 that projects forward is formed on the lower edge portion 22 of the housing 14, and the slit 45 is formed in the lower overhanging piece 46. This slit 45 is formed along the assembling direction Da of the lid box 13 to the housing 14, and the width gradually narrows toward the assembling direction Da. Also, the upper surface 46a of the lower overhanging piece 46 of the housing 14 is an inclined surface that gradually inclines upward toward the assembling direction Da.

[0017] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the upper wall portion 31 of the lid box 13. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower protruding piece 56 having the lower guide pin 55 of the lid box 13. FIG. 6 is a front view of the lower protruding piece 56 having the lower guide pin 55 of the lid box 13.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 4, the lid box 13 has two upper guide pins 51 and 52 on the upper wall portion 31. These upper guide pins 51 and 52 are provided at intervals in the width direction of the lid box 13. The interval between these upper guide pins 51 and 52 is the same as the interval between the hole portions 41 and 42 of the housing 14. These upper guide pins 51 and 52 project upward and are insertable into the hole portions 41 and 42 of the housing 14. On the upper wall portion 31 of the lid box 13, upper protruding pieces 53 and 54 that project forward are formed, and the upper guide pins 51 and 52 are provided on the upper protruding pieces 53 and 54.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lid box 13 has a lower guide pin 55 on the lower wall portion 32. This lower guide pin 55 is provided near one side wall portion 33 of the lid box 13. The lower guide pin 55 projects downward and is insertable into the slit 45 of the housing 14. On the lower wall portion 32 of the lid box 13, a lower protruding piece 56 that projects forward is formed, and the lower guide pin 55 is formed on the lower protruding piece 56.

[0020] Next, the work of assembling the lid box 13 to the vehicle body 11 will be described.

[0021] First, inside the vehicle body 11, the upper guide pins 51 and 52 provided on the upper wall portion 31 of the lid box 13 are inserted from below into the hole portions 41 and 42 provided on the upper edge portion 21 of the housing 14 fixed to the vehicle body 11. Thereby, the upper part of the lid box 13 is positioned in the width direction (L direction in FIG. 1) with respect to the vehicle body 11 to which the housing 14 is fixed.

[0022] Next, with the upper guide pins 51 and 52 inserted into the hole portions 41 and 42 as fulcrums, the lid box 13 is rotated, and the lower wall portion 32 of the lid box 13 is moved in the assembling direction Da and applied to the lower edge portion 22 of the housing 14.

[0023] Then, as shown in Figure 7, the lower guide pin 55 provided on the lower wall portion 32 of the lid box 13 is inserted into and engaged with the slit 45 on the lower edge portion 22 of the housing 14. Here, the width of the slit 45 of the housing 14 gradually narrows toward the assembly direction Da of the lid box 13. As a result, when the lower guide pin 55 of the lid box 13 is inserted into the slit 45, the lower part of the lid box 13 is positioned in the width direction (L direction in Figure 1) relative to the vehicle body 11 to which the housing 14 is fixed.

[0024] Furthermore, the lower protruding piece 56 of the lid box 13, on which the lower guide pin 55 is formed, slides against the upper surface 46a of the lower overhang piece 46 of the housing 14, which has a slit 45 formed thereon. As a result, the lower protruding piece 56 of the lid box 13 is guided by the upper surface 46a of the lower overhang piece 46, which pulls the lid box 13 up relative to the housing 14, absorbing dimensional variations relative to the vehicle body 11 and positioning it in the height direction (direction H in Figure 1).

[0025] Subsequently, the lid box 13 is fixed to the housing 14 using fastening components such as bolts and screws. This positions the lid box 13 in the depth direction (W direction in Figure 1), which is the assembly direction Da, relative to the vehicle body 11.

[0026] Thus, according to the mounting structure of the lid box in this embodiment, by inserting the upper guide pins 51 and 52 of the lid box 13 into the holes 41 and 42 of the housing 14 and pressing the lid box 13 against the housing 14, the lower guide pin 55 of the lid box 13 can be inserted into the slit 45 of the housing 14 and engaged. In other words, the worker can easily position and attach the lid box 13 to the housing 14 fixed to the vehicle body 11 from the inside of the vehicle body 11, where visibility is poor. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0027] 11 Car body 13 Lid Box 14 Housing 21 Upper edge 22 Lower edge 41,42 Hole 45 slits 51, 52 Upper guide pins 55 Lower guide pin Da Assembly Direction

Claims

[Claim 1] A mounting structure for a lid box in which the lid box is assembled from the inside of the vehicle body to a housing fixed to the vehicle body, The housing has a hole provided at the upper edge and a slit provided at the lower edge and formed along the direction in which the lid box is assembled to the housing, The lid box has an upper guide pin that protrudes upward and is inserted into the hole, and a lower guide pin that protrudes downward and is inserted into the slit in the assembly direction. Lid box mounting structure.

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