JPH0427748Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an improvement in a cover structure that can open and close an inspection port for an engine, etc. formed in the floor of a one-box vehicle.

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 4, a one-box vehicle is equipped with an engine 1 under the vehicle floor that supports the front seats. In addition, the front seats 2 and 3 are located one on each side as shown in FIG. 5, and an inspection port for inspecting the engine 1 etc. is usually opened in the vehicle floor under the left front seat 2. The inspection port is covered with a cover body 4.

The cover body 4 is connected to the vehicle floor at the rear via a hinge 5, and is fixed to the vehicle floor via a lock 6 at the front.

Generally, the inspection port is located close to the other sheet 3 for convenience of inspection work, and therefore the end of the cover body 4 is also located under the side edge of the other sheet 3. If this seat 3 has an armrest 7 as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the end of the cover body 4 will be located directly below the armrest 7 of the right-hand seat 3.

Therefore, when inspecting the engine 1, etc., first rotate the armrest 7 of the right seat 3 in the direction of arrow A and store it on the side of the seat back 8, then fold the seat back 8 forward in the direction of arrow B and Slide the entire seat all the way to the front edge.

As a result, a gap C is formed between the armrest 7 and the end of the cover main body 4 in plan view as shown in FIG.

After that, release the lock 6 and close the cover body 4.
lift up.

As a result, the cover main body 4 can rotate upward around the hinge 5 without touching the armrest 7.
The inspection port is opened.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the inspector may be in a hurry to perform the inspection and suddenly lift the cover body 4 without operating the seat bag 8 forward. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer peripheral flange portion 9 of the cover main body 4 is located below the armrest, hits the armrest 7 through the carpet 10, and moves upward while pressing the side wall of the armrest 7. Rotate. For this reason, the sealing material 11 fitted into the outer peripheral flange 9 may be squeezed and fall off from the outer peripheral flange portion 9.

Furthermore, when the sealing material 11 is removed from the outer flange portion 9 in this manner, the outer periphery flange portion 9 is exposed.
For this reason, when the cover main body 4 is closed, the outer peripheral flange portion 9 collides with the upper skin of the armrest 7 as shown in the sixth figure, causing damage thereto. Of course, the cover body 4 also becomes unable to close smoothly.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an inspection port for inspecting the engine etc., which is formed in the vehicle floor that supports either the left or right seat. The cover body is covered with a cover body that supports the seat, and the cover body is hinged to the vehicle floor at the rear and has an outer peripheral flange portion projecting downward at the outer peripheral portion, and the outer peripheral flange portion has the above-mentioned In the inspection port cover structure in which a sealing material that contacts the vehicle floor around the periphery of the inspection port is fitted, a protruding member formed of a bar having a substantially circular longitudinal section is provided at a portion of the cover body adjacent to the other sheet. Both ends are fixed, and the main portion of the protruding member is protruded from the cover body toward the other sheet, and is suspended below the lower edge of the outer peripheral flange portion. It is said that

Function When the armrest of the seat adjacent to the cover body is retracted and the seat is slid forward as in the conventional case, the end of the cover body and the protruding member will not touch the armrest when the cover body is opened. There isn't.

However, if you suddenly try to open the cover without performing such an operation, the protruding member will hit the lower part of the armrest. As a result, the cover body is blocked in its path and cannot be opened.

If the above-mentioned seat storage operation is performed halfway, the protruding member may climb over the armrest, but in this case, the protruding member surrounds the outer peripheral flange, so the sealing material will not be squeezed by the armrest. do not have. Therefore, the sealing material rotates upward together with the outer circumferential flange without falling off from the outer circumferential flange.

Also, when closing the cover body, the main body of the protruding member hangs down below the outer flange, so if the protruding member hits the upper part of the armrest and the sealing material falls off, Even if it is, the outer peripheral flange part never touches the armrest.

Since the projecting member is formed of a rod having a substantially circular longitudinal section, even if the main portion of the projecting member collides with an armrest, etc., the impact against the armrest, etc. is alleviated. Therefore, it is less likely to cause damage to the armrest or the like.

Embodiment An embodiment of the cover structure according to the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 3.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 12 indicates the left front seat of the one-box vehicle, and reference numeral 13 indicates the right front seat.

The left front seat 12 is fixed on a cover body 14 that covers an inspection port for the engine 1, etc. (FIG. 4).

The cover body 14 has the same size as the conventional one, and its right end reaches below the armrest 15 of the right front seat 13, is connected to the vehicle floor at the rear via a hinge 16, and is connected to the vehicle floor by a lock 17 at the front. Fixed by

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover body 14 is provided with an outer peripheral flange portion 18 projecting downward on its outer periphery, and a sealing material 1 projecting downward is provided thereon.
9 is inserted. Furthermore, a reinforcement 20 is welded to the upper side of the cover body 14.

Reference numeral 21 designates an engine sub-cover that is a part of the vehicle floor in which the inspection port 22 is formed, and the sealing material 19 is in contact with the flat part of the engine sub-cover. Note that the reference numeral 23 indicates reinforcement of the engine sub-cover 21.

The cover main body 14 is the right front seat 13
A protrusion member 24 that protrudes outward from the outer circumferential flange portion 18 and hangs below the outer circumferential flange portion 18 is fixed to a location adjacent to the outer circumferential flange portion 18 .

The protruding member 24 is formed of a rod having a circular longitudinal section, and as shown in the third figure, has bent portions 25 and 26 at the front and rear ends, respectively, and a bent portion 27 in the middle in its planar shape. ing. Then, it is welded to the cover main body 14 at the bent portions 25 and 26 and the bent portion 27. The purpose of providing the bent portion 27 is to improve the strength of the protruding member 24.

A hole 28 is formed in a portion of the reinforcement 20 corresponding to the bent portions 25, 26 and the bent portion 27, and the bent portion 25 and the like enter the hole 28.

The straight parts 29, 30, which are the main parts other than the bent parts 25, 26, etc., extend below the armrest 15 along the outer peripheral flange part 18, and the straight parts 29, 30, which are the main parts, ,
It hangs down below the outer peripheral flange portion 18.
As a result, a step D is created in the vertical direction as shown in FIG.

Additionally, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 is a carpet placed over the engine sub-cover 21, and reference numeral 32 is a carpet placed over the cover body 14 with a felt 33 in between. The latter carpet 32 partially overlaps the former carpet 31.

Therefore, even if an attempt is made to open the cover body 14 without operating the front seat 13 when inspecting the engine 1 etc., the cover body 14 will not open because the protruding member 24 hits the armrest 15 and functions as a stopper.

Furthermore, even if the operation on the right front seat 13 is incomplete and the protruding member 24 climbs over the armrest 15, the sealing material 19 is protected by the protruding member 24 and is not squeezed. Will not fall off.

When the cover body 14 is closed and the sealing material 19 has fallen off the outer peripheral flange portion 18, the protruding member 2
4 hits the armrest 15 and collision between the armrest 15 and the outer flange 18 is prevented.
5. Damage to the epidermis can be prevented.

Effects of the Invention In the inspection port cover structure according to the present invention having the configuration and operation described above, when the cover body 14 is attempted to be opened without going through the regular work procedure, the protruding member 24 is projected from the cover body 14. Ori,
Since the contact area of the right front seat 13 with the lower part of the armrest 15 is wider than that of the prior art cover structure, upward lifting of the cover body 14 is prevented.

Further, when opening the cover main body 14,
Because the work procedure is incomplete, when the portion of the protruding member 24 that protrudes from the cover body 14 climbs over the armrest 15 and the cover body 14 is opened, the protruding member 24 will move over the outer periphery flange portion 18 of the cover body 14. It surrounds
Since the sealing material 19 is not squeezed by the armrest 15, the sealing material 19 is attached to the outer peripheral flange portion 1.
Never fall off from 8.

Further, when the cover body 14 is closed and the sealing material 19 has fallen off from the outer peripheral flange portion 18, the main body portions 29, 30 of the protruding member 24
hangs downward from the outer flange portion 18 of the cover body 14, the main body portions 29, 30 hit members such as the armrest 15 before the sealing material 19, causing the armrest 15 and the outer flange portion 18 to collide.
As a result, damage to the outer skin of the armrest 15 caused by the outer flange portion 18 can be prevented.

Further, since the protruding member 24 is formed of a rod having a substantially circular longitudinal section, even if it hits an armrest or the like, the outer skin of the protruding member 24 will not be damaged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the cover structure of the inspection port according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is the I of FIG.
-I line sectional view, Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the protruding member and cover body taken out from Figure 1, Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the front part of a one-box vehicle, and Figures 4 to 6 are conventional examples. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the one-box vehicle, FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 12...Left front seat, 13...Right front seat, 14...Cover body, 15...Armrest, 18...Outer flange portion, 19...
Seal material, 22... inspection port, 24... protruding member,
25, 26...Bending portions that are both ends of the protruding member,
29, 30...Straight line portion which is the main part of the protruding member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inspection port for inspecting the engine, etc. is formed in the vehicle floor that supports either the left or right seat.
The inspection port is covered by a cover main body that supports the one seat, the cover main body is connected to the vehicle floor at the rear with a hinge, and has an outer peripheral flange portion projecting downward at the outer peripheral portion, In the inspection port cover structure, in which a sealing material that contacts the vehicle floor around the inspection port is fitted into the outer peripheral flange portion, a bar member having a substantially circular longitudinal section is provided in a portion of the cover body adjacent to the other sheet. Both ends of the formed protruding member are fixed,
A main portion of the projecting member projects from the cover main body toward the other sheet, and
A cover structure for the inspection port, characterized in that the cover structure hangs downward from a lower end edge of the outer peripheral flange portion.