FUEL BOX STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE

• Main Authors: NISHIMURA YOSHIKAZU, KAWASAKI KEIZO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 22.03.2018
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel box structure having high sealing performance and enabling easy mounting work of the fuel box structure to a vehicle.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a fuel box structure 100 for holding a tip of a fuel supply pipe FFP for guiding fuel to a fuel tank of a vehicle between an outer panel OPL forming a side surface of the vehicle and an inner panel IPL disposed on the inner side of the outer panel. The fuel box structure 100 includes: a fuel box 200 having a bottom plate portion 210 having a through hole that is formed therein and through which the tip of the fuel supply pipe penetrates; and a seal body 300 having an elastic first lip extending from the bottom plate portion 210 toward the inner panel and an elastic second lip extending from the first lip toward the inner panel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】高いシール性を有し、且つ、車両へのフューエルボックス構造の容易な組付作業を可能にするフューエルボックス構造を提供する。【解決手段】車両の燃料タンクへ燃料を案内する燃料給油管ＦＦＰの先端を、車両の側面を形成するアウタパネルＯＰＬとアウタパネルより内側に配置されたインナパネルＩＰＬとの間で保持するフューエルボックス構造１００を開示する。フューエルボックス構造１００は、燃料給油管の先端が貫通する貫通孔が形成された底板部２１０を有するフューエルボックス２００と、底板部２１０からインナパネルに向けて延びる、弾性的な第１リップと、第１リップからインナパネルに向けて延びる弾性的な第２リップと、を有するシール体３００と、を備える。【選択図】図１