Patent ID: 8973947
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B60K,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A protective plate mounting structure for mounting a protective plate to a fuel tank defining a fuel retaining compartment, characterized by that: a peripheral wall of the fuel tank is formed with a mounting recess for engaging a mounting member for securing the protective plate to the fuel tank, the peripheral wall being defined by an outer surface in which the mounting recess is formed and an inner surface that defines the fuel retaining compartment, the mounting recess is configured to open out in a thickness-wise direction of the protective plate and a removal direction which is substantially perpendicular to the thickness-wise direction, an inner part of the mounting recess with respect to the removal direction opening out in the thickness-wise direction via a narrow inlet defined by a pair of ridges protruding inwardly toward each other for restraining a part of the mounting member, the mounting member comprises a first clamping member configured to be fitted into the mounting recess in the removal direction and a second clamping member including an engagement portion passed through the protective plate and engaging the first clamping member in the thickness-wise direction, the first and second clamping members jointly clamping the protective plate, an engagement portion of the first clamping member comprises a plurality of resilient legs resiliently engaging mutually opposing surfaces of the mounting recess, and the engagement portion of the second clamping member comprises a plurality of resilient legs press fitted into a gap between the resilient legs of the first clamping member.