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US 2019/0291571 A1Published application
Fuel filler structure for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsCheng shu GUO, Hironori KOJIMA, Keiji ISHIMOTO
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Abstract
A lock pin is arranged so as to be projected from a side wall of a concave region, in which a fuel filler port of a vehicle is arranged, toward the inside of the concave region. In addition, a retainer placed around the lock pin on an inner side of the side wall of the concave region and a protector supported by the retainer so as to be placed in a region close to the lock pin are provided. The protector has a detent pin to prevent the retainer from rotating relative to the lock pin.
Claims5
A fuel filler structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel filler port arranged in a concave region which is formed on a body panel of the vehicle so as to be depressed inward in a vehicle width direction;
- a fuel lid operable to be shifted between an opened state and a closed state of covering the concave region;
- a lock pin protruded from a side wall of the concave region into the concave region, and having a tip end portion which is retractable to move away from and move close to the side wall;
- a retainer positioned around the lock pin on an inner side of the side wall of the concave region;
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- a protector supported by the retainer and positioned in a region around the lock pin,
- wherein the protector has a detent pin which prevents rotation of the retainer relative to the lock pin.
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