FR2858591A1 - Window-regulator device mounting method, involves fitting device in humid zone, tilting device to slide part of device in dry zone across delimitation wall opening, where plane of opening is inclined with respect to plane of wall - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves fitting a window-regulator device in a humid zone (B), and tilting the regulator device for sliding a part (10) of the regulator device in a dry zone (A) across an opening (110) of a delimitation wall (100). A plane of the opening is inclined with respect to a plane of the delimitation wall. The regulator device is tilted to close the opening with a support plate (15). An independent claim is also included for a window regulator module having a window regulator device.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a window regulator device and a method of mounting such a device on a window regulator module plate or on a support wall in a window opening. vehicle.

  A door window lift is described for example in US 6,141,910. Such a window regulator comprises a motor driving a drum by means of a worm and a gear. The drum causes the movement of a cable that actuates the movement of a window along a rail. An electronic unit may also be associated with the engine.

  A window regulator is intended to be arranged in a vehicle opening for example in a car door or in a roof area of a vehicle, or in a bodywork element such as a vehicle quarter end. The following description relating to a vehicle opening can be transposed to the case of a custode.

  Two zones separated by a support wall are defined in a vehicle opening. A so-called wet zone, towards the outside of the vehicle, delimited by the bodywork and the support wall, and a dry zone, towards the inside of the vehicle, delimited by the door lining and said support wall.

  A vehicle door, such as a door, contains many electronic and mechanical elements, including a window lifter, lock, audio equipment and the like. These elements are arranged in the opening and are generally fixed on the support wall either on the dry zone side, in particular for the electronic elements, or on the wet zone side, for example the guide rails and the cable. actuation of the window.

  For a window lift device, it is preferable in some cases that the drive motor and the electronic unit are arranged in the dry zone while the drum and the drive cable of the window are arranged in the wet zone. of the opening. This arrangement of the window regulator device is in particular described in US Pat. No. 6,427,386.

  It is then necessary to provide two parts to the lever device, namely the drum, the cable with the rails and the window to be arranged in the wet zone on the one hand, and on the other hand the engine and the electronic unit the If necessary to arrange in the dry zone, the motor must nevertheless be able to drive the drum of the window regulator.

  This constraint of arrangement between the elements of the window regulator complicates the mounting of the power window device in the opening.

  Furthermore, the window lifter device can be mounted on a module which is then inserted into the opening. Such a window regulator module mainly comprises a support plate on which are arranged the different elements of the window lifter.

  This module plate may optionally be used to define the wet zone of the dry zone when the window regulator module is then arranged in the door or the quarter window.

  The above-mentioned distribution constraint between the elements of the window regulator in a wet zone and in a dry zone therefore has repercussions on the distribution of the elements on the support plate of the module. Thus, the guide rails, the cable and the drum are fixed on one side of this plate while the motor is fixed on the other side of the plate.

  The invention proposes to simplify the method of mounting a window lifter device on a module or on a support wall in a vehicle opening.

  The invention provides a method of mounting a window lifter device in a vehicle body structure comprising a dry zone and a wet zone separated by a delimiting wall, the window regulator device comprising a first portion comprising a motor, a support plate and a second part comprising a drive member driven by the motor, the method comprising the steps of: - setting up the window regulator device in a humid zone; rocking the device so as to slide in a dry zone the first part of the device through an opening of the delimiting wall, the plane of said opening being inclined relative to the plane of the delimiting wall; - Tilting of the device so as to close the opening with the plate.

  According to one embodiment, the plate switches in dry zone with the first part.

  According to one feature, the method further comprises a step of translating the posterior device to the rocker of the first portion in a dry zone so as to adjust the plate on the inclined plane of the opening of the delimiting wall.

  According to one characteristic, the method further comprises a final fixing step of the window lifter device on the delimiting wall.

  The invention also relates to a window lifter device comprising: a first part comprising a motor; a second part comprising a drive member driven by the motor; a plateau delimiting and supporting the first and second parts, said plate comprising a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the functional position of the engine. According to one characteristic, the inclination of the plane of the plate is greater than or equal to 10.

  According to one characteristic, the plate comprises a seal.

  The invention also relates to a window regulator module comprising: - a support plate comprising an opening in a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the plate; - A window lifter device according to the invention, the first and second parts being disposed on either side of the support plate, the plate being adapted to close the opening of the support plate.

  According to one feature, the width of the opening of the support plate is less than or equal to one third of the width of the first portion of the window lifter.

  The invention also relates to a vehicle opening comprising: - a dry zone and a wet zone separated by a support wall; an opening in the support wall, the plane of said opening being inclined with respect to the plane of the support wall; - A window lifter device according to the invention, the first part being arranged in a dry zone and the second part in a wet zone, the plate being adapted to close the opening of the support wall.

  According to one characteristic, the inclination of the plane of the opening relative to the plane of the support wall is greater than or equal to 10.

  According to one characteristic, the width of the opening of the support wall is less than or equal to one third of the width of the first part of the lever device.

  According to one feature, the first part of the window lifter device further comprises an electronic unit.

  According to the embodiments, the tray is disposed in a dry zone or in a wet zone.

  Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, given by way of example only and with reference to the drawings which show: FIGS. steps of the method according to one embodiment of the invention; - Figure 2, a diagram of a first part of a window lifter device; - Figure 3, a diagram of a second part of a window lifter device; - Figure 4, a diagram of a window lift module according to the invention seen from the side of the dry zone; - Figure 5, a diagram of the module of Figure 4 seen in section; - Figure 6, a schematic view of the dry zone of a vehicle opening according to the invention.

  One conventionally defines a direction x which is that of the vehicle running, a vertical direction z and a lateral direction y perpendicular to the axes x and z. The window regulator device according to the invention comprises a first part comprising a motor and a second part comprising a drive member which is driven by the motor. A tray having a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the functional position of the motor delimits and supports the first and second parts.

  The functional position of the engine means the position in which the engine is located during operation of the window lifter device, that is to say when the device drives the window up and down. This position is generally horizontal and aligned with the support wall of the body structure, i.e., the functional plane of the engine can be referenced (X, ym, z) with constant Ym.

  According to the invention, a method of mounting the window regulator device in a vehicle body structure is provided. This body structure has a dry zone and a wet zone separated by a delimiting wall.

  The window regulator device is first placed in a wet area. The device is then tilted to slide in a dry zone, through an opening of the delimiting wall, the first part of the device comprising the engine. The device is then rebasculé, in opposite direction, so as to close the opening with the plate.

  According to the embodiments, the delimiting wall between the wet zone and the dry zone may be a support wall of the body structure or a support plate of a module fixed in the body structure. Subsequently, the term support wall will extend to the designation of a module support plate.

  The plane of the opening is inclined relative to the plane of the support wall. The support wall is generally aligned on the x axis and can be referenced (x, yp, z) with constant yp. According to the invention, the support wall has a plane inclined along the y axis, this inclined plane having the opening through which the first part of the window lifter device is slid.

  This gives a vehicle opening comprising a dry zone and a wet zone defined by a support wall having an opening inclined relative to the plane of the support wall, the first portion of the window regulator device being disposed in the dry zone. and the second part in the wet area, the tray being adapted to close the opening of the support wall.

  Figures 1a to 1c schematically illustrate the steps of the method of mounting according to one embodiment of the invention.

  A window lifter device comprising a first portion 10 comprising a motor and an electronic unit, a support plate 15 and a second portion 20 comprising a drive member driven by the motor. The window lifter device is shown in the series of FIGS. 1 in a very schematic manner, but will be more fully described later. References 10 and 20 of Figures 1 designate the space occupied respectively by the first and second parts of the window lifter device.

  The window lift device is intended to be disposed in a vehicle body structure comprising a dry zone A and a wet zone B separated by a support wall 100.

  The method according to the invention comprises a first step (FIG. 1a) of placing the window lifter device on the support wall in a wet zone B. The support wall 100 has an opening 110 situated in a plane inclined relative to at the plane of the wall 100. In a first step, the device is thus disposed in a plane (x, z). The window lifter device is initially entirely disposed in wet zone B, with the other associated elements not shown such as the guide rails, the drive cable and the window.

  The method then consists (FIG. 1b) in tilting the device so as to slide in a dry zone to the first part of the device 10 through the opening 110 of the support wall 100. This tilting step may be preceded, if necessary, by a step of translation of the device in a wet zone B so as to bring the device opposite the opening 110 (see the arrow of Figure la).

  According to one embodiment, the window lifter device can be partially fixed in a wet zone in the step of FIG. For example, the rails are already attached to the wet side B of the support wall 100 and the cables inserted into the rails hold the device in place approximately. This partial fixing is however not essential but facilitates access to the window lifter device to perform the rocker of the first part 10 through the opening 110 In contrast, if the window regulator device is intended to be mounted on a support plate 100 of a module before being disposed in the body structure, the pre-fixation is not necessary because the operator can easily go around the module with the arm to access the first part 10 and tilt it through the opening 110.

  The plane of the opening 110 is inclined relative to the plane of the support wall according to the definitions given above. This inclination makes it possible to pass the first part of the device 10, that is to say the motor and the electronic unit through an opening 110 smaller than the size of the first part 10 of the device to slide. It is indeed preferable to minimize the size of the opening 110 in the wall 100 in order to limit the risk of loss of tightness of the dry zone A. The rocking motion of this step is represented by the arrows of FIG. and corresponds to a rotational movement along an axis z in the direction y y towards the interior of the vehicle to enter the dry zone A. Following this step, the part 10 of the lever device comprising the motor 11 and, if appropriate, the The electronic unit is arranged in dry zone A and can be accessed by a technician from this area for possible maintenance.

  The device is then (Figure 1a) rebasculated so as to close the opening 110 of the wall 100 with the plate 15, which corresponds to a rotation along an axis z in the opposite direction y of the first rocking movement. This second flip-flop movement also makes it possible to align the first part of the device 10 in dry zone A with the support wall 100 and to place the motor in a functional position as defined previously.

  Optionally, the method comprises a further step (FIG. 1 d) of translation of the device in dry zone A so as to adjust the plate 15 on the inclined plane of the opening 110 of the support wall 100 and thus perfect the filling of the the opening 110 of the wall 100.

  According to one embodiment, the plate 15 can also switch to dry zone A with the first part 10 and close the opening 110 from the dry zone A. The method then comprises a step of definitively fixing the window regulator device ( Figure 1c) on the support wall 100 by screwing or clipping the motor in dry zone A for example.

  Figures 2 and 3 illustrate schematic views respectively of the first and second part of a window lifter device according to the invention.

  The window regulator device according to the invention comprises a first part 10 comprising a motor 11, an electronic unit 12 with contacts. The motor 11 is associated with a worm 13 which meshes with a gear 14. The window regulator device according to the invention comprises a second part 20 comprising a drive member such as a drum 21. The gear 14 of the first part 10 comprises a shaft adapted to drive the drum 21 of the second part of the device 20 to cause the movement of a cable (not shown) by cable paths 22. The cable will actuate the rise and fall of the window. A plate 15 delimits and supports the first and second parts.

  Figures 4 and 5 schematically illustrate a window lifter module comprising the device of Figures 2 and 3, respectively by side views of the dry zone and in section.

  The window lifter module comprises a support plate 100. This support plate 100 will subsequently delimit a dry zone A of a wet zone B when disposed in a vehicle body structure.

  An opening is formed in the support plate 100 in a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the support plate 100 according to the definitions given above. The plate 15 is adapted to close this opening. This plate 15 therefore comprises a plane inclined relative to the plane of the functional position of the motor as defined above.

  The tray 15 comprises a seal (not shown) which can be arranged on the side of the first part 10 if the tray is intended to remain in a wet area as shown in FIG. 1, or on the side of the second part 20 if the plate 15 is intended to be slid by the opening of the wall in the dry zone as shown in Figure 6.

  The inclination of the plate 15 can be only 100, and depends on the inclination of the plane of the opening of the support wall 100 on which it is intended to be mounted.

  The device according to the invention is intended to be fixed on a module as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 or directly on a support wall in a vehicle opening. The assembly of the window lifter device on a module support plate or on a door support wall is carried out according to the method of the invention described with reference to the series of FIGS.

  FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a vehicle opening support wall comprising a window lifter device of FIGS. 2 and 3.

  A vehicle opening comprises a dry zone A and a wet zone B separated by a support wall 100. An opening is formed in the support wall 100. The plane of this opening is inclined relative to the plane of the support wall 100 according to the definitions given above.

  A window lifter device is arranged in the opening leaf with a first portion in a dry zone A and a second portion in a wet zone B, a plate 15 of the device being adapted to close the opening of the support wall 100.

  The inclination of the plane of the opening relative to the plane of the support wall 100 is greater than or equal to 10, which makes it possible to make an opening of width less than or equal to one third of the width of the first part of the a window device having been slid on the side of the dry zone A. The width of the opening means the dimension of the opening in the direction y, that is to say in the direction of the inclined plane of the wall The height of the opening, in the z direction, depends on the size of the window regulator device.

  The first part of the window lifter device (visible in FIG. 6) comprises a motor 11 and an electronic unit 12. In FIG. 6, the plate is also arranged in dry zone A and screwed onto the wall 100 from the dry zone. , but could have been left in wet zone B. The plate 15 comprises a seal making it possible to seal the dry zone A despite the opening made in the wall 100. For example, the plate 15 can be plastic and rubber seal. The size of the opening of the wall being minimized by the inclined plane, the seal length is reduced and the risk of leakage is reduced.

  Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described by way of example; thus, the shape of the window lifter device may vary depending on the constituent elements and their arrangement in the body structure.

Claims (15)

  A method of mounting a window lifter device in a vehicle body structure comprising a dry zone (A) and a wet zone (B) separated by a delimiting wall (100), the louver device comprising a first part (10) comprising a motor (11), a support plate (15) and a second part (20) comprising a drive member (21) driven by the motor, the method comprising the steps of: - setting in place of the window regulator device in a wet zone (B); - Tilting the device so as to slide in dry area (A) the first part of the device (10) through an opening (110) of the delimiting wall (100), the plane of said opening being inclined relative to the plan of the boundary wall; - Tilting of the device so as to close the opening (110) with the plate (15).   2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate (15) switches in dry zone (A) with the first part (10).   3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it further comprises a step of translating the device posterior to the rocker of the first portion (10) in dry zone (A) so as to adjust the plateau (15). ) on the inclined plane of the opening (110) of the delimiting wall (100).   4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it further comprises a final step of fixing the lever device on the delimiting wall (100).   5. Window lift device comprising: - a first portion (10) comprising a motor (11); a second portion (20) comprising a drive member (21) driven by the motor; a plate (15) delimiting and supporting the first and second parts, said plate comprising a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the functional position of the engine.   6. Window lift device according to claim 5, characterized in that the inclination of the plane of the plate (15) is greater than or equal to 10.   \AT, ,. .. E-,,, O.O, 7. Window lift device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the plate (15) comprises a seal.   8. Window lift module comprising: - a support plate (100) comprising an opening (110) in a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the plate; - a window lifter device according to one of claims 5 to 7, the first (10) and second (20) parts being disposed on either side of the support plate (100), the plate (15) being adapted to close the opening (110) of the support plate (100).   9. Power window module according to claim 8, characterized in that the width of the opening (110) is less than or equal to one third of the width of the first portion (10) of the window lifter device.   10. A vehicle opening comprising: - a dry zone (A) and a wet zone (B) separated by a support wall (100); an opening (110) in the support wall, the plane of said opening being inclined with respect to the plane of the support wall; - a window lifter device according to one of claims 5 to 7, the first part (10) being arranged in dry zone (A) and the second part (20) in wet zone (B), the plate (15) ) being adapted to close the opening (110) of the support wall (100).   11. Vehicle door according to claim 10, characterized in that the inclination of the plane of the opening (110) relative to the plane of the support wall (100) is greater than or equal to 10.   Vehicle opening according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the width of the opening (110) is less than or equal to one third of the width of the first portion (10) of the window lifter device.   13. Opening according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the first part (10) of the window lifter device further comprises an electronic unit (12). he   14. Opening according to one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the plate (15) is arranged in dry zone (A).   15. Opening according to one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the plate (15) is arranged in a humid zone (B).