FR3069269A1 - DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING A VEHICLE OPENING IN THE INTERIOR POSITION - Google Patents

Abstract

The device for maintaining the open or closed position of a vehicle opening comprises a reinforcement (1) arranged to be integral with one side of the opening intended to come into contact with a vehicle body post during a vehicle opening. closing the sash, and a stop (2) arranged to be immobilized on the body post at the height of the reinforcement (1). To improve the quality of the coating of a vehicle, the reinforcement (1) comprises an orifice (3) for passing the stop (2) when the opening is approached the body amount, and a protrusion (4) at the end of the reinforcement, opposite the orifice (3), so that the stop (2) having a nose (5) adapted to come into contact with the protrusion (4) prevents closing of the opening beyond the position interlocked, and a hook (6) adapted to come into contact with the protrusion (4) inversely prevents an opening of the opening beyond the half-closed or closed position.

Description

A device for maintaining the ajar position of an opening leaf of a vehicle.

The present invention relates to a device for holding the ajar position of the opening of a vehicle, in particular useful during the passage of the vehicle body in painting, equipped with all or part of its opening, in particular the doors.

To keep the side doors closed during painting, a stop with a tab placed on the strike fixings in the door casing prevents the door from opening. The friction of the tongue against the edge of the door casing, causes wear of the stop and generates grains. After applying the base and varnish to the door casing, the door is closed. The result is a film of paint at the box stop interface which breaks and causes flaking when the door is opened when finished after cooking in the varnishing oven.

It is important to obtain a quality of coating, for example of paint, with a high level which is not or as little as possible disturbed by the holding device, in particular by friction during openings and closings during the process or during disassembly of the device at the end of the process.

Document FR2885633 discloses a device for temporarily closing an opening element on a fixed element of a body, comprising a means of contact with the opening element with reduced surface area. When moving the opening element, a contact area, although almost punctual to facilitate sliding, begins painting when the device is again brought into contact with the opening element when the latter is closed again.

There is therefore a need to improve the quality of the coating of a vehicle.

To remedy the drawbacks and meet the need set out above, the invention relates to a device for holding in the ajar or closed position of a vehicle window, comprising a reinforcement arranged to be integral with an edge of the window which is intended to come into contact with an upright of the vehicle body when the opening is closed, and a stop arranged to be immobilized on the upright of the vehicle body at the height of the reinforcement. The device is remarkable in that:

- The reinforcement has an orifice to let the stop pass when the opening is approached to the body upright, and a protrusion at the end of the reinforcement opposite to the orifice;

- The stop includes a nose capable of coming into contact with the protrusion to prevent a closing movement of the opening until touching the bodywork amount, and a hook capable of coming into contact with the protrusion to prevent displacement opening the opening out of said ajar or closed position.

Advantageously, the stop comprises a bracket for keeping the nose and the hook without contact with the reinforcement outside the ajar or closed position.

Advantageously, the volume of the stem is minimized to avoid the creation of a mask zone when painting the bodywork.

In particular, the stem has one or more arches avoiding contact with the reinforcement when the opening is approached to the bodywork upright.

In particular, the stem can be made up of several arches avoiding making mask areas when spraying the paint.

Preferably, the stop comprises a flexible tongue supporting the hook to allow it to cross the protuberance when the opening is approached to the body amount.

More preferably, the stop is made of a material resistant to a paint curing temperature.

Advantageously also, the reinforcement comprises a folded sheet metal plate producing two wings substantially perpendicular to one another, a first wing arranged to be integral with a wall in the thickness of the opening, and a second wing arranged for be integral with a wall on the inside of the opening vehicle.

In particular, the two wings have a common edge on which the sheet metal plate is folded, the orifice is formed on a substantially central segment of the common edge to extend as far as substantially in the middle of each wing.

More particularly, the protuberance is arranged at the end of the first wing opposite the common edge to stand in a direction substantially parallel to the second wing.

The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising at least one opening which has an edge intended to come into contact with an upright of the vehicle body, in which a reinforcement arranged to be integral with the edge of the opening, comprises an orifice and a protrusion at the end of the reinforcement opposite the orifice.

Advantageously, the reinforcement is arranged on a lock location of the opening.

In particular, the reinforcement comprises a first wing pressed against a wall of the edge of the opening, at the end of which the protuberance emerges, and a second wing pressed against an inner wall of the opening.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will be better understood on reading the description of an embodiment which is in no way limitative, and illustrated by the appended drawings, in which:

- Figure 1 shows a device according to the invention;

- Figure 2 shows a first essential element of the device of Figure 1;

- Figure 3 shows a second essential element of the device of Figure 1;

- Figure 4 shows a vehicle body for implementing the device of Figure 1;

- Figure 5 shows the first essential element of the device of Figure 1 mounted on an upright of the body of Figure 4;

- Figure 6 shows the second essential element of the device of Figure 1 in interaction with the first essential element of Figure 5;

- Figure 7 shows a vehicle opening to implement the device of Figure 1.

The device for holding in the ajar or closed position of a vehicle opening illustrated in FIG. 1, comprises a reinforcement 1 arranged to be secured to an edge 21 of the opening 20 shown in FIG. 7. The edge 21 is intended coming into contact with an upright 22 of the vehicle body 23, such as that shown in FIG. 4, when the opening is closed.

The reinforcement 1 can be made integral with the edge 21 in different ways. For example by welding the reinforcement 1 on the edge 21 of the opening, both of metallic, iron, aluminum or other nature. For example again by gluing the reinforcement 1 to the edge 21 of the opening, both of a polymer or composite nature.

With reference to FIG. 3, the reinforcement 1 can be made integral with the edge 21 by screwing or by riveting. To this end, different holes 31, 32 can be provided in the reinforcement 1.

The reinforcement 1 comprises a folded sheet metal plate making two wings 10, 11 substantially perpendicular to each other. The first wing 10 is arranged as explained above, to be integral with a wall in the thickness of the opening, in other words on the edge of the opening as can be seen in FIG. 7. The second wing 11 is arranged as explained above, to be integral with a wall on the inside face of the vehicle of the opening, here again as can be seen in FIG. 7. The angle made between the two flat wings 10 and 11, is essentially adapted to the angle made on the edge, the wall in the thickness of the edge of the opening with the wall of the opening which is inside the vehicle. This angle is not necessarily strictly equal to 90 ° but it is generally close to it.

The two wings 10, 11 have a common edge 14 on which the sheet metal plate is folded. An orifice 3 is made on a substantially central segment of the common edge 14 to extend as far as substantially in the middle of each wing 10, 11. In other words, the orifice 3 is substantially oblong in the center of the plate sheet metal before folding.

A protrusion 4 is disposed at the end of the first wing 10 opposite the common edge 14 to stand in a direction substantially parallel to the second wing 11. Advantageously, the protrusion 4 is obtained by cutting and folding the sheet metal plate at the end. The protuberance 4 which is the subject of the invention should not be confused with a lateral protuberance 41 used outside the scope of the invention, for example to position a lock during assembly subsequent to the coating process which uses the

Γ invention.

The device for holding in the ajar or closed position of a vehicle opening illustrated in FIG. 1, further comprises a stop 2 arranged to be immobilized on the upright 22 of the vehicle body at the level of the reinforcement 1, as illustrated in Figure 4.

We will now explain the specifics of the device which make it possible to improve the quality of the coating of the vehicle, in particular in terms of painting and varnishing.

The stop 2 is dimensioned to be able to penetrate into the orifice 3 that the reinforcement 1 includes when the opening is approached to the bodywork upright 22, without the stop which penetrates into the orifice 3 touching neither the bodywork nor the reinforcement until '' in the final position in which, as we will see now, the contact of the stopper is punctual on the protrusion 4 at the end of the reinforcement opposite the orifice

3.

As can be seen in FIG. 2, the stop 2 comprises a nose 5 capable of coming into contact with the protrusion 4, in particular on a first face of the protrusion 4 opposite the wing 11, to prevent displacement closing the opening beyond the ajar or closed position depending on the constraints of the coating process. A hook 6 is able to come into contact with the protuberance 4, in particular on a second face of the protuberance 4 opposite the first face, to prevent an opening movement of the opening out of the ajar or closed position.

Thus, the stop of the device according to the invention has the effect of having points of contact with the body and opening it, in this case a door, which are not visible to the user of the vehicle.

Note that the stop 2 performs two functions. A first function prevents the door from opening when the body, in other words the body, is in movement during handling. A second anti-tailgating function prevents the door from touching the body when it is closed. To ensure these two functions, the stop 2 makes it possible to obtain a stop-door contact on the only protuberance 4 of the reinforcement 1 and a stop-body contact, without any of these two contacts generating visible faults by the user. , such as grain and / or flaking defects.

The abutment-bodywork contact point or points are provided by a plate 12 at the base of one end of the abutment opposite the nose 5. A positioning pin 13 under the plate 12 makes it possible to position the abutment 2 on the upright 22 bodywork, by introducing the pin 13 into a hole 32 made on the upright 22 as can be seen in Figure 5. The pin 13 may have a beveled end 15 to facilitate its introduction into the hole 32. A bore 33 of the plate 12 allows the introduction of a screw (not shown) into a bore 31 made in the bodywork upright 22, so as to immobilize the stop 2. Other immobilization means can be envisaged, such as for example bonding, magnetic clipping or plating by magnet.

In the embodiment illustrated by FIG. 2, the stop 2 comprises a bracket 8 sufficiently high above the plate 12 to keep the nose 5, in particular its lower face, without contact with the body or with the reinforcement 1 of which it is integral, as long as and the nose 5 and / or the hook 6 is not in contact with the protrusion 4, that is to say outside the final ajar or closed position.

The bracket 8 may include an arch 9 which avoids contact with the reinforcement 1 when the opening is approached or distant from the bodywork upright.

A flexible tongue 7 at the end of the bracket 8 supports the hook 6 to allow it to cross the protuberance 4 when the opening is approached to the body amount.

The stop 2 is made of any material resistant to the firing temperatures of paint and varnish, whether metallic, thermosetting or thermoplastic. The latter two materials may or may not have additional charges in order to adapt their properties to the desired operation, in particular that which is to increase the flexibility or the retaining force.

If we consider a vehicle comprising one or more openings 20 which each have an edge 21 intended to come into contact with a vehicle body upright, with a reinforcement 1 arranged to be integral with the edge 21, the reinforcement 1 comprising an orifice 3 and a protrusion 4 at the end of the reinforcement opposite to the orifice 3 is generally secured to the opening before the shoeing step, in other words mounting the opening on the body.

The reinforcement can be placed in different places on the edge of the sash. By placing the reinforcement 1 on a lock location of the opening leaf 2, it is advantageous to keep the reinforcement in its location after having completed the coating process to mount a lock there.

One can also use an existing reinforcement to add to it the abutment and retaining door function described above.

On the completed vehicle, the lock is then held on the reinforcement which comprises a first wing 10 pressed against a wall of the edge 21 of the opening 20 at the end of which the projection emerges

4, and a second wing 11 pressed against the inner wall of the opening 20.

After execution of the coating process such as by painting and / or varnishing, the stop 2 is removed from the upright 22 of the vehicle body to be replaced by a lock keeper.

Claims (13)

1- Device for holding in a partially open or closed position a vehicle opening to improve the quality of the coating of a vehicle, comprising a reinforcement (1) arranged to be secured to an edge of the opening intended to come into contact with a vehicle body post when the opening is closed, and a stop (2) arranged to be immobilized on the vehicle body post at the level of said reinforcement (1), characterized in that: - The reinforcement (1) has an orifice (3) to allow the stop (2) to pass when the opening is approached to the body amount, and a protrusion (4) at the end of the reinforcement opposite to said orifice (3); - the stop (2) comprises a nose (5) capable of coming into contact with said protuberance (4) to prevent a closing movement of the opening beyond said ajar or closed position, and a hook (6) suitable coming into contact with said protuberance (4) to prevent an opening movement of the opening out of said ajar or closed position. 2- holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the stop (2) comprises a bracket (8) to keep the nose (5) and the hook (6) without contact with the reinforcement (1) out of said position ajar or closed. 3- holding device according to claim 2, characterized in that the bracket (8) comprises an arch (9) avoiding its contact with the reinforcement (1) when the opening is approached the amount of bodywork. 4- Holding device according to one of claims 2 or 3 characterized in that the bracket (8) has one or more arches (9) to minimize the volume. 5- holding device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the stop (2) comprises a flexible tongue (7) supporting the hook (6) to allow it to cross the projection (4) when l opening is approximated to the cash amount. 6- Holding device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the stop (2) is made of a material resistant to a paint curing temperature. 7- holding device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the reinforcement (1) comprises a folded sheet metal plate making two wings (10, 11) substantially perpendicular to each other, a first wing (10) arranged to be integral with a wall in the thickness of the opening, and a second wing (11) arranged to be integral with a wall on the inside face of the vehicle of the opening. 8- holding device according to claim 7, characterized in that the two wings (10, 11) have a common edge (14) on which said sheet metal plate is folded, in that said orifice (3) is formed on a substantially central segment of said common edge (14) to extend to substantially the middle of each wing (10, 11). 9- holding device according to claim 8, characterized in that said projection (4) is disposed at the end of the first wing (10) opposite to said common edge (14) to stand in a direction substantially parallel to the second wing (11). 10- Vehicle comprising at least one opening (20) which has an edge (21) intended to come into contact with an upright of the vehicle body, characterized in that it comprises a reinforcement (1) arranged for 5 be secured to the edge (21), said reinforcement (1) comprising an orifice (3) and a projection (4) at the end of the reinforcement opposite to said orifice (3). 11- Vehicle according to claim 10, characterized in that said reinforcement (1) is disposed on a lock location of the opening 10 (20). 12- Vehicle according to claim 11, characterized in that the reinforcement comprises a first wing (10) pressed against a wall of the edge (21) of the opening (20) at the end of which emerges said 15 projection (4), and a second wing (11) pressed against an inner wall of the opening (20).