JP2000352264A - Window panel attitude adjusting device of window regulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a window regulator capable of adjusting an attitude of a window panel even when a height of moving bodies on two rails is different by dislocation of a terminal part of a cable and an installing position of the rails. SOLUTION: In a window panel attitude adjusting device of a window regulator comprising by projecting a stopper for supporting the lower edge 3a of a window panel 3 by a pair of moving bodies 6 connected to a driving device via a cable and respectively guided by a pair of rails turning in the vertical direction so as to be liftable, since the stopper 15 projected on one moving body 6 is composed of a movable stopper 15 having an adjusting means 6b capable of vertically adjusting a position of an outer peripheral support part 15c for supporting the window panel, even if dimensional accuracy of a height of the mutual moving bodies 6 on the two rails cannot be secured, an attitude of the window panel 3 can be adjusted, an outward appearance is improved, and durability of a constitutive part such as a glass run can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window adjuster for a window regulator of a window regulator, and more particularly to a window body which is connected to a driving device via a transmission member and is guided by a pair of vertically extending rails so as to be able to move up and down. The present invention relates to a wind panel attitude adjusting device for a window regulator supporting a lower end portion of a panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such an apparatus is disclosed in, for example,
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 69213, a pair of rails that are parallel to each other and parallel to the running direction of the wind panel, and are directed in a direction slightly inclined from the vertical, and an axis on each rail. The moving body includes a moving body slidably mounted along the moving body, a fastening support fixed to each moving body to support the wind panel, and a cable stretched along the rail.

[0003] One end of the cable is linked to a driving device comprising a motor unit disposed between a pair of rails. The other end of the cable passes through a floating pulley at both ends of the rail and is connected to a moving body to which a fastening support for supporting a lower edge of the wind panel is fixed.

In this conventional window regulator, the cable is formed of a stranded wire because flexibility is required. For this reason, tension causes expansion and contraction,
When the terminal portion is formed on the cable, even if the position is accurately adjusted, when the terminal portion is connected to the moving body of the window regulator, elongation may occur and the position may be changed from the position at the time of processing.

[0005] Further, even if the position of the terminal portion of the cable is accurate, the rails are separately mounted on the vehicle body. Therefore, when the mounting interval between the two rails is short at the time of mounting on a production line, two rails are required. The cable hung on the rail is slackened, and the height of the moving body connected to the cable may change from a predetermined position.

As described above, when the height of the moving body to which the cable terminal is connected changes on the rail, the window panel supported by the moving body is inclined from a predetermined posture. , Not only looks bad,
The edge of the wind panel slides on the glass run, which guides the vertical movement of the wind panel, which accelerates the deterioration of the glass run and reduces the durability of the parts.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made with a focus on such a conventional technique. Due to the displacement of the cable terminal portion and the mounting position of the rail, the present invention has been made. It is an object of the present invention to provide a window regulator capable of adjusting the position of a window panel even when the height of a moving body is different.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Wind panel attitude adjustment of a window regulator, in which a stopper that supports the lower edge of the wind panel is projected from a pair of moving bodies that are connected to the drive unit via a cable and that are guided up and down by a pair of rails facing up and down, respectively. In the apparatus, the stopper protruding from at least one of the moving bodies is a movable stopper having an adjusting means capable of adjusting a position of an outer peripheral supporting portion for supporting the wind panel in a vertical direction.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the dimensional accuracy of the height of the moving bodies on the two rails cannot be secured, the posture of the window panel can be adjusted, so that the appearance is improved and the glass run is improved. It is possible to improve the durability of the components such as.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the adjusting means guides and supports the movable stopper so as to be movable relative to the moving body in a direction different from the direction along the lower edge of the window panel. When the adjustment is completed, the movable stopper is immovably restrained to the movable body surface by a fastening member.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the stopper is guided and supported so that the stopper can move in the direction different from the direction along the lower edge of the wind panel with respect to the movable body, the adjusting means is moved from the wind panel side after the adjustment is completed. Even if the stopper receives an external force from above, the position of the stopper does not shift and the positioning reliability is high.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the adjusting means, the movable stopper is supported by the movable body so as to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the vertical direction, and the center of rotation is a shaft in the outer peripheral support portion of the movable stopper. A fastening member that is disposed at a position eccentric to the center of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the direction, allows rotation of the movable stopper at the time of adjustment, and restricts the movable stopper to the surface of the moving body so that it cannot rotate when adjustment is completed. It has.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the stopper is rotatably supported by the movable body by the shaft member having an axis perpendicular to the vertical direction, and the center of the shaft member is centered on the outer shape of the stopper. The arrangement is simple in that it is simply disposed at a position eccentric with respect to, so that the installation space for the adjusting means is small, leading to compactness.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the movable stopper is formed in the shape of a polygonal column, and the mounting hole extends along the axial direction of the polygonal column of the movable stopper and penetrates at a position eccentric from the axis center. It has been done.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the movable stopper is formed in a polygonal shape, no slip occurs when the movable stopper is pinched and rotated with a finger or the like for adjustment. Adjustment workability is improved.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The window regulator 2 mounted on the door 1 shown in FIG. 1 comprises two rails 4, 5 which are parallel to each other and parallel to the running direction of the window panel 3 and are oriented at a position slightly inclined from the vertical. Moving bodies 6 and 7 attached so as to be able to slide on the respective rails 4 and 5 along the axis, and a fastening support section 8 fixed to the moving bodies 6 and 7 and supporting the wind panel 3. , 9
And cables 10 and 11 extending along the rails 4 and 5 and extending between the rails 4 and 5 in an X-shape. The ends of the cables 10 and 11 are connected to the moving bodies 6 and 7 by means known and omitted from the drawings.

One end of each of the cables 10 and 11 is disposed between the rails 4 and 5 and is extended in an X-shape.
It is located at the center of 0, 11 and is linked to a drive 13 having a motor unit 12. The other ends of the cables 10, 11 pass through the floating pulley 14 at both ends of the rails 4, 5, and are attached to moving bodies 6, 7 to which fastening support parts 8, 9 for supporting the lower edge 3 a of the wind panel 3 are fixed. Are linked.

A moving body 6 on the left side in the drawing, which is arranged so as to be able to slide along the rails 4, includes:
A wind panel attitude adjusting device M is provided. A movable stopper 15 capable of adjusting the vertical position of the window panel 3 is provided on the front surface 6 a of the moving body 6 so as to be slidable along the rail 5. 7 is provided with a conventionally known fixed stopper 16.

In order to assemble the movable stopper 15 movably, the movable body 6 has an elongated hole 6b as one of the adjusting means.
Are drilled. The axial direction A of the long hole 6b is inclined at a predetermined angle α with respect to the direction B along the lower edge 3a of the window panel 3. The movable stopper 15 has a cylindrical shape, and the lower end edge 3a of the wind panel 3 is supported by a cylindrical outer peripheral support portion 15c.
It is to support. End surface 15 of movable stopper 15
a is provided with a mounting hole 15b penetrating in the axial direction.
Attached to the surface 6a.

The tip 17a of the mounting screw 17 inserted into the mounting hole 15b of the movable stopper 15 penetrates the long hole 6b and protrudes to the back surface 6c of the moving body 6. The tip 17a of the mounting screw 17 is located in a long groove 6d formed along the long hole 6b on the back surface 6c of the moving body 6, and is screwed with a hexagon nut 18 provided in the long groove 6d. The width of the long hole 6b is
Since the mounting screw 17 is set slightly wider than the diameter of the mounting screw 17, the mounting screw 17 can move smoothly in the elongated hole 6b when the mounting screw 17 is loosened. Hex nut 18
Is set to be movable in the long groove 6d with the movement of the movable stopper 15 along the long hole 6b.

The fastening support portion 8 has a screw hole 20 formed in the fixed portion 8a by a fixed portion 8a fixed to the moving body 6 and a bolt 19 arranged in a direction perpendicular to the wind panel 3.
(a) The holding plate 20 is fastened with a. Fixed part 8
a and the holding plate 20 are manufactured by press molding,
Meanwhile, the wind panel 3 is tightened and fixed.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described. In order to attach the window panel 3 to the moving body 6 of the window regulator 2, the bolt 19 is loosened and the holding plate 2 is opened.
0 and the lower edge 3 of the wind panel 3 between the fixed portion 8a.
a, and the outer peripheral support portion 15c of the movable stopper 15
And placed on the fixed stopper 16.

Here, the posture of the wind panel 3 is confirmed.
When the wind panel 3 is tilted from the normal posture,
Movable stopper 15 provided on front-side moving body 6
Loosen the mounting screw 17.

When the mounting screw 17 is loosened, the movable stopper 15 can move along the elongated hole 6b. Therefore, the movable stopper 15 is moved and adjusted along the elongated hole 6b until the window panel 3 has a desired posture. At this time, the long hole 6b
Is inclined by a predetermined angle α between the axial direction A and the direction B along the lower edge 3a of the wind panel 3, so that the outer peripheral supporting portion 15c of the movable stopper 15 is moved with the movement of the movable stopper 15 along the long hole 6b. Is moved up and down with respect to the moving body 6. Accordingly, the lower end 3 supported by the movable stopper 15 of the wind panel 3
a rises and falls, and the attitude of the window panel 3 is adjusted with the fixed stopper 16 as a fulcrum.

When the wind panel 3 is in a desired posture, the mounting screws 17 of the movable stopper 15 are tightened and fixed, and the work of adjusting the posture of the wind panel 3 is completed.

According to the first embodiment, the movable stopper 15 is movable by moving in the elongated hole 6b arranged at a predetermined angle α with respect to the direction B along the lower edge 3a of the window panel 3. Peripheral support 15 of stopper 15
Since the vertical position of c is adjusted, even if the movable stopper 15 receives an external force from the window panel 3 after the adjustment is completed, the movable stopper 15 is hardly displaced and has high positioning stability.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is omitted.

In the second embodiment, the movable stopper 25 constituting the wind panel attitude adjusting device M has a polygonal column shape, and the outer peripheral support 25c of the polygonal column supports the window panel 3.
Support the lower end edge 3a of the first member. Movable stopper 2
A mounting hole 25b, which is one of the adjusting means, which penetrates in the axial direction, is formed from the end face 25a of the fifth member 5. Mounting hole 25b
Is penetrated and penetrated at a position eccentric by the eccentric dimension C with respect to the center of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axial direction in the outer peripheral support portion 25c of the movable stopper 25. Mounting hole 25b
, A mounting screw 17 penetrates and is screwed into a screw hole 6 e provided in the surface 6 a of the moving body 6. The inner diameter of the mounting hole 25b is set slightly larger than the outer diameter of the mounting screw 17, so that when the mounting screw 17 is loosened, the movable stopper 2
5 can rotate around the mounting screw 17 in the mounting hole 25b.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described. To attach the wind panel 3 to the moving body 6 of the window regulator, the lower end edge 3a of the wind panel 3 is located between the fixing plate 8 and the holding plate 20 in which the bolt 19 screwed into the screw hole 20a is loosened and opened. Insert the movable stopper 2
5 is placed on the outer peripheral support portion 25c and the fixed stopper 16.

Here, the posture of the wind panel 3 is confirmed.
When the wind panel 3 is tilted from the normal posture,
Movable stopper 25 provided on front-side moving body 6
Loosen the mounting screw 17.

When the mounting screw 17 is loosened, the movable stopper 25 becomes rotatable around the mounting screw 17, so that the movable stopper 2 can be rotated until the window panel 3 has a desired posture.
Rotate 5 to adjust. At this time, since the mounting hole 25b is formed at a position eccentric from the center of the polygonal axis, the vertical direction of the outer peripheral support portion 25c that supports the wind panel 3 as the movable stopper 25 rotates around the mounting screw 17 Is moved up and down with respect to the moving body 6. Accordingly, the lower end 3a supported by the movable stopper 25 of the window panel 3 moves up and down, and the attitude of the window panel 3 is adjusted with the fixed stopper 16 as a fulcrum.

When the window panel 3 is in a desired posture, the mounting screws 17 of the movable stopper 25 are tightened and fixed to complete the operation of adjusting the posture of the window panel 3.

According to the second embodiment, the movable stopper 2
Since the mounting hole 25b of No. 5 is formed at a position eccentric from the center of the columnar axis, the vertical position of the outer peripheral support portion 25c of the movable stopper 25 can be adjusted with the rotation of the movable stopper 25 around the mounting screw 17. The installation space is small and the size can be reduced.

Further, since the movable stopper 25 is formed in a polygonal shape, no slippage occurs when the movable stopper 25 is picked and rotated with a finger or the like for adjustment, and the adjustment operation can be performed smoothly. .

Furthermore, the lower end edge 3a of the wind panel 3 comes into contact with the polygonal pillar in one plane, so that the contact area is increased, and the outer peripheral supporting portion can be prevented from being crushed by the weight of the wind panel 3. The stability of holding is improved.

[0036]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the dimensional accuracy of the height of the moving bodies on the two rails cannot be secured, the posture of the window panel can be adjusted, so that the appearance is improved. In addition, the durability of components such as glass run can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the stopper is guided and supported by the movable body so that the stopper can move in a direction different from the direction along the lower edge of the window panel, the window panel side after the adjustment is completed. Even if the stopper receives an external force from above, there is no possibility that the stopper is displaced, and the positioning reliability is high.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the stopper is rotatably supported by the movable body by the shaft member having an axis perpendicular to the vertical direction, and the center of the shaft member is centered on the outer shape of the stopper. Because of the simple configuration of being arranged at an eccentric position with respect to, the installation space for the adjusting means is small and the size can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the movable stopper is formed in a polygonal shape, no slip occurs when the movable stopper is pinched and rotated with a finger or the like for adjustment. Adjustment workability is improved.

Furthermore, since the lower end edge of the window panel is supported by one plane of the polygonal pillar, the contact area is increased, the window panel is prevented from being crushed by the weight, and the stability of maintaining the posture of the window is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a door to which a window regulator according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the wind panel attitude adjusting device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing the wind panel attitude adjusting device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing a window panel attitude adjusting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing the wind panel attitude adjusting device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 M Window panel attitude adjusting device 2 Window regulator 3 Window panel 3a Lower edge 4,5 Rail 6,7 Moving body 6b Elongated hole (adjusting means) 15,25 Movable stopper 15c, 25c Peripheral support 16 Fixed stopper 17 Mounting screw (Adjustment Means) (fastening member) 25b Mounting hole (adjusting means) A Along the axial direction of the long hole B Direction along the lower edge of the wind panel C Eccentric dimension

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuo Otsuki 1-14-7 Maruyama, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Oi Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeru Nakamura 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Nissan Automobile Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3D127 AA09 AA17 CB05 DF09 DF19 DF24 DF26 EE29 GG04

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A window regulator comprising a pair of moving bodies connected to a driving device via a cable and guided vertically by a pair of vertically extending rails, the stoppers supporting a lower edge of a window panel. In the wind panel attitude adjusting device, the stopper protruding from at least one of the moving bodies is a movable stopper having an adjusting means capable of adjusting a position of an outer peripheral support portion supporting the wind panel in a vertical direction. Window attitude adjustment device for window regulator. 2. A window panel attitude adjusting device for a window regulator according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting means is supported by a movable stopper so as to be movable with respect to the movable body in a direction different from a direction along a lower edge of the window panel. And a fastening member that permits movement of the movable stopper during adjustment, and has a fastening member that immovably restricts the movable stopper to the surface of the moving body when adjustment is completed. 3. The window panel attitude adjusting device for a window regulator according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting means includes a movable stopper rotatably supported by a movable body about an axis perpendicular to the vertical direction. The center of movement is arranged at a position eccentric to the center of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axial direction in the outer peripheral support portion of the movable stopper, and allows the movable stopper to rotate at the time of adjustment, and the movable stopper at the time of completion of adjustment. A window panel attitude adjusting device for a window regulator, comprising: a fastening member that is non-rotatably restrained on a surface of a moving body. 4. The window panel attitude adjusting device for a window regulator according to claim 3, wherein the movable stopper is formed in a polygonal column shape, and the mounting hole extends along the axial direction of the polygonal column of the movable stopper. A window panel attitude adjustment device for a window regulator, wherein the window panel attitude adjustment device is formed so as to penetrate and penetrate a position eccentric from a center.