JP2000282719A - Door handle device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door handle device for vehicles, capable of preventing a lever base or a end cover from swelling when operating a handle body, and of eliminating bushes to improve production workability. SOLUTION: This door handle device for vehicles has a handle body 2 rotatably installed to a door panel 1, and a lever base 5 to be fixed to the door panel 1 while rotatably holding an operation lever 4 rotationally driven when rotating the handle body 2 so as to come in slidable contact with a pressing part 3 formed on the rotation side end of the handle body 2. A slidable contact part 5, which is covered with a synthetic resin and comes into slidable contact with the pressing part 3, and a panel holder 7, which comes close to and faces the back of the door panel 1 at a rotation stroke end position, are formed on the operation lever 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door handle device for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional example of a door handle device for a vehicle is shown in FIG.
Shown in This conventional example includes a handle main body 2 rotatably mounted on a door panel 1 about an axis, and a lever base 5 fixed to the door panel 1 corresponding to a rotating end of the handle main body 2. An operating lever 4 having a sliding contact portion 6 that slides on a pushing portion 3 formed on the handle main body 2 is rotatably supported on the lever base 5. When the handle main body 2 is rotated, the sliding contact portion is rotated. 6 is pulled up to the door panel 1 side by the pushing portion 3, and the operation lever 4 rotates.

As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the operating lever 4 abuts against a stopper 9a of an end cover 9 interposed between the lever base 5 and the door panel 1, thereby restricting the rotation stroke on the terminal side. When the operating lever 4 rotates to the vicinity of the terminal-side rotation stroke, a rod (not shown) connected to the operating lever 4 operates a locking device in the door body.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following disadvantages. That is, when the handle main body 2 is pulled to the end of the stroke and the operating lever 4 is brought into contact with the end cover 9 and the handle main body 2 is further pulled to apply a rotational operation force to the operating lever 4, the lever is moved through the end cover 9. A force F in the lifting direction is applied to the base 5. As a result, since the lever base 5 and the end cover 9 move outward with respect to the door panel 1, a gap is generated between the lever base 5 and the end panel 9 and the door panel 1 is unsightly.

Further, since the sliding portion 6 of the operating lever 4 has a structure in which a sliding force is obtained by sliding against the pushing portion 3 of the handle body 2, the sliding portion 6 is moved every time the handle body 2 is operated. Sliding contact is made on the pushing portion 3 of the main body 2. On the other hand, the operating lever 4
Is made of a metal material such as zinc die-casting in consideration of strength and the like. When the handle body 2 is made of metal, abnormal noise such as a rubbing sound is generated, and when the handle body 2 is made of synthetic resin. Wear and the like occur. In order to solve this, it is necessary to fix a bush 10 made of a synthetic resin to the pushing portion 3 as shown in FIG.
This causes a reduction in manufacturing workability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and can prevent the lever base or the end cover from being lifted when the handle body is operated, and can be manufactured by eliminating the bush. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle door handle device with improved workability.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a handle body 2 rotatably mounted on a door panel 1, and a pushing portion 3 formed at a rotating end of the handle body 2. And a lever base 5 fixed to the door panel 1 while rotatably holding an operating lever 4 that is rotatably driven when the handle body 2 is rotated by sliding on the operating lever 4. To provide a door handle device for a vehicle in which a sliding contact portion 6 which covers a material and slides on the pushing portion 3 and a panel pressing portion 7 which is close to the rear surface of the door panel 1 at a rotation stroke end position and is opposed to the sliding portion 6 are formed. Is achieved by

The operating lever 4 is rotatably supported by a lever base 5, and when the handle body 2 is rotated, the sliding contact portion 6 rotates while sliding on the pushing portion 3 of the handle body 2. At the rotation stroke end position, the panel pressing portion 7 of the operating lever 4 approaches the rear surface of the door panel 1 to face the same,
When a lifting force is applied to the lever base 5, the lever base 5 comes into contact with the back surface of the door panel 1 to prevent the lever base 5 from lifting. Since the panel pressing portion 7 is appropriately spaced d from the rear surface of the panel at the rotation stroke end position, it does not interfere with the rear surface of the door panel 1 and cause malfunction. Further, since the surface of the panel holding portion 7 is formed of a synthetic resin material, the door panel 1 is not damaged even when it comes into contact with the back surface of the door panel 1,
Further, since the synthetic resin coating region forming the panel pressing portion 7 reaches the sliding contact portion 6 with the pressing portion 3, there is no need to attach the bush 10 or the like to the handle main body 2 side, thereby improving manufacturing workability. I do.

The synthetic resin coating layer 8 can be formed by outsert molding a synthetic resin material on the base. In this case, the coating operation and the like are omitted, and the production efficiency is improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 2, a handle device comprises a hinge base 11 fixed to a door panel 1 of a vehicle.
Is a so-called grip-type handle device that releases the door lock (not shown) by rotating the handle body 2 pivotally supported by the handle body and pulling the handle body 2 out of the vehicle body. A door panel is provided at the open end of the handle body 2 1, there is provided a leg 2a protruding inward. A window 2b is opened in the leg 2a, and a pushing portion 3 is formed in the window 2b. The handle main body 2 can be formed of a synthetic resin or a metal material such as zinc die casting.

The door panel 1 has a base mounting opening 1a for the leg 2a, and a lever base 5 also serving as an escutcheon is fixed so as to close the base mounting opening 1a. An end cover 9 is interposed between the lever base 5 and the door panel 1 to prevent direct contact between the lever base 5 and the door panel 1. An operating lever 4 is rotatably connected to the lever base 5, and a sliding contact portion 6 formed at one end thereof is connected to a window portion 2 of the handle main body 2.
b and comes into contact with the pushing portion 3. The sliding part 6 is the pushing part 3
The operating lever 4 is biased clockwise in FIG. 3 by a torsion spring 12 so as not to move away from the handle body 2 as shown by a chain line in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the sliding portion 6 is pushed upward by the pushing portion 3 to rotate as shown in FIG. The rotation of the operation lever 4 operates a rod (not shown) connected to the operation lever 4 to operate the door lock. In FIG. 1, 13
Denotes a rod holder 13 for connecting the rod.

A synthetic resin coating layer 8 is formed in a part of the operation lever 4 including the sliding contact portion 6. The synthetic resin coating layer 8 is formed by outsert molding a synthetic resin material having good abrasion resistance, such as polyacetal, on the surface of a base made of a metal material such as zinc die-casting. The panel holding part 7 is formed. In order to improve the molding efficiency or simplify the structure of the molding die by forming the synthetic resin coating layer 8 in one cohesive area, the sliding contact portion 6, the stopper portion 14, and the panel pressing portion 7 are provided. The shape and pivotal position of the operating lever 4 are determined so that the operating levers 4 are arranged close to each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the stopper portion 14 of the operating lever 4 abuts against a stopper projection formed on the end cover 9, the pull-out stroke of the handle main body 2 is determined.
Faces the rear surface of the door panel 1. In this state, an appropriate distance d is maintained between the panel pressing portion 7 and the rear surface of the door panel 1, and the panel pressing portion 7
The poor return of the operating lever 4 due to the sliding contact of the actuator is prevented. The interval d is appropriately determined in consideration of the floating amount of the lever base 5 and the possibility of rubbing of the door panel 1 due to an error.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the handle main body 2 is further rotated in the pulling-out direction from the stroke end position, and the lever base 5 attempts to move outward from the panel due to low panel rigidity or the like, the panel presser is pressed. Since the portion 7 is in contact with the back surface of the door panel 1, the floating is prevented. In addition, since the panel pressing portion 7 is covered with the synthetic resin material,
The door panel 1 is not damaged by the impact. Further, even when the synthetic resin coating layer 8 is formed without using the outsert molding, the panel holding portion 7 and the sliding contact portion 6 can be formed.
Are disposed close to each other and are simultaneously covered with the synthetic resin coating layer 8, so that the production efficiency is improved as compared with a case where a synthetic resin coating is specially applied or a bush or the like is fitted. in addition,
The sliding contact portion 6 is also formed of the synthetic resin coating layer 8, and since there is no abrasion or the like caused by rubbing with the pushing portion 3 of the handle main body 2, it is not necessary to mount the bush 10 as in the related art, and the manufacturing workability is improved. Is improved.

In the above description, the handle device in which the hinge base 11 and the lever base 5 are separated is taken as an example. However, it is needless to say that an integrated device can be applied.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the lever base or the end cover from lifting when the handle body is operated.
In addition, by eliminating the bush, manufacturing workability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a view showing the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1A-1A of FIG. 2 in a state where a handle main body is rotated.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the handle device cut along a longitudinal direction.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 1A-1A in FIG. 2 in an initial state.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing a conventional example, where FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where the handle body is rotated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door panel 2 Handle main body 3 Pushing part 4 Operating lever 5 Lever base 6 Sliding contact part 7 Panel holding part 8 Synthetic resin coating layer

Claims (2)

[Claims] An operation that is rotatably driven when the handle body is rotated by slidingly contacting a handle body rotatably mounted on a door panel and a pushing portion formed at a rotating end of the handle body. A lever base rotatably holding the lever and fixed to the door panel, wherein the operating lever is covered with a synthetic resin material and slides on the pushing portion; and a rotation stroke end position. A door handle device for a vehicle in which a panel holding portion is formed close to a rear surface of a door panel. 2. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1, wherein the synthetic resin coating layer is formed by outsert molding a synthetic resin material.