Vehicle-use resin cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9555748-B2
Application number	US-201514734699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2015
Priority date	Jun 11, 2014
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle-use resin cover including: a resin cover main body configured including an opening, and anchoring portions formed at locations running along a peripheral edge of the opening; a resin cap member, which is mounted in the opening and is configured including a cap main body that covers the opening, and anchored portions, which are provided to an outer peripheral portion of the cap main body so as to correspond to the anchoring portions and are anchored by the anchoring portions; a recessed portion, which is formed at the peripheral edge of the opening and is in communication with the opening at the cap member side of the recessed portion, and through which a leading end of a tool for removing the cap member is insertable; and a marker portion provided to the outer peripheral portion of the cap main body at a position facing the recessed portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle-use resin cover for covering a fastener opening comprising:
a resin cover main body that is configured including an opening, and anchoring portions formed at a plurality of locations running along a peripheral edge of the opening;
a resin cap member that is mounted in the opening and that is configured including a cap main body that covers the opening, and a plurality of anchored portions that are provided to an outer peripheral portion of the cap main body so as to correspond to the anchoring portions and that are anchored by the anchoring portions;
a recessed portion that is formed at the peripheral edge of the opening, that is in communication with the opening at the cap member side of the recessed portion, and through which a leading end of a tool for removing the cap member is insertable; and
a marker portion having an inward cutout that is provided to the outer peripheral portion of the cap main body at a position facing the recessed portion,
wherein the marker potion is located between two of the plurality of anchored portions.

2. The vehicle-use resin cover of claim 1 , wherein a pivot point is provided to the recessed portion so as to configure a pivot point of the tool when removing the cap member.

3. The vehicle-use resin cover of claim 1 , wherein:
a rib portion that projects out toward the cover main body side is formed to the cap main body;
a bearing portion that supports the rib portion is integrally provided to the cover main body at the peripheral edge of the opening; and
the marker portion is configured by a cutout portion that is formed open at the recessed portion side so as to enable the leading end of the tool to abut the bearing portion, and is disposed such that a peripheral edge of the cutout portion and the bearing portion face each other across a space.

4. The vehicle-use resin cover of claim 1 , wherein:
one of the anchored portions is provided at a position with point symmetry to the marker portion about the center of the cap member in a plan view, and configures a pivot point of the cap member when removing the cap member.

Assignees

• Nhk Spring Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shirai Jun
• Matsuzaki Taisuke
• Takagi Yuta

Classifications

• B60N2/0725

  Closing members for covering the slide · CPC title

• B60N2/015

  Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis · CPC title

• B60R13/0275

  comprising removable or hinged parts (for accessing storage compartments B60R7/04; for airbag deployment B60R21/215) · CPC title

• B60R13/02 Primary

  {Internal} Trim mouldings {; Internal} Ledges; Wall liners {for passenger compartments}; Roof liners (B60R13/01 takes precedence {; padded linings for the vehicle interior B60R21/04; arrangements or adaptations of floor mats or carpets in vehicles B60N3/04; internal lining for trains B61D17/18}) · CPC title

• B60N2/6009

  covering more than only the seat · CPC title