JP2001115690A - Handle device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent chattering in the opening and closing operation of a door in a vehicle handle device comprising a base member fixed to the door and a handle body rotatably supported through a support shaft inserted to a support hole provided on the base member. SOLUTION: A synthetic resin-made bearing member 32 having a pair of bearing holes 64 conformed to support holes 63 in the positions spaced along the axis of the support holes 63 is fixed to a base member 15, and protruding parts 65 elastically abutting on a plurality of positions circumferentially spaced on the outer surface of a support shaft 31 inserted to the support holes 64 and both the bearing holes 64 are protrusively provided on the inner surface of both the bearing holes 64.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle for a vehicle wherein a handle body is rotatably supported on a base member fixed to a door via a support shaft inserted through a support hole provided in the base member. It relates to a handle device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, such a handle device has been already known, for example, from JP-A-63-297675.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above prior art,
Due to the small gap between the inner surface of the support hole provided in the base member and the outer surface of the support shaft, the support shaft dances in the support hole and hits the inner surface of the support hole when opening and closing the door, Chattering may occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a steering apparatus for a vehicle in which chattering noise is prevented from being generated when a door is opened and closed.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a base member fixed to a door is provided with a support shaft inserted through a support hole provided in the base member. A handle member for a vehicle in which a handle body is rotatably supported via a bearing member made of a synthetic resin having a pair of bearing holes corresponding to the support holes at positions spaced along an axis of the support holes. Is fixed to the base member,
A plurality of projections that resiliently contact the outer surface of the support shaft inserted into the support hole and the two bearing holes at intervals in the circumferential direction are provided on the inner surfaces of the two bearing holes, respectively. Features.

According to this structure, the plurality of projections of the bearing member fixed to the base member resiliently contact the outer surface of the support shaft at positions spaced apart in the circumferential direction. Even if there is a gap between the inner surface of the support hole of the member and the inner surface of the bearing hole of the bearing member and the outer surface of the support shaft, the opening and closing operation of the door prevents the support shaft from dancing in the support hole and the bearing hole, and chatters. Sound generation can be prevented.

[0007] The invention according to claim 2 provides the above-described claim 1.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in the above, each of the protrusions is formed so as to have a cross-sectional shape that is sharp at an acute angle toward the support shaft side. The contact area with the shaft can be made as small as possible, and the frictional resistance due to the contact with each projection can be reduced during the work of inserting the support shaft into the support hole and the bearing hole, thereby facilitating the work.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the invention, each of the protrusions is
It is characterized by being projected at least three places at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the inner surface of the bearing hole, and according to such a configuration, reliable centering of the support shaft in the bearing hole is possible.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on one embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a handle device, FIG. 2 is a plan view taken along the arrow 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. -3 line sectional view, FIG. 4
3 is a rear view as viewed in the direction of arrow 4 in FIG. 3 with the door outer panel omitted, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the handle device, and FIG.
7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 7, FIG.
Is an exploded perspective view of the first base member, the bearing member and the support shaft,
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of FIG. 3 with the door outer panel omitted.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 8, FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 2, and FIG.
FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 12-12 of FIG.

Referring first to FIGS. 1 to 5, an out-handle type handle device 12 is attached to a door outer panel 11 of a door 10 of a passenger vehicle, for example.
A handle main body 13 disposed outside the vehicle and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle (left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 4);
A first base member 15 integrally provided with a handle support portion 14 rotatably supporting one end of the first base member 3 and attached to the door outer panel 11, and in a front-rear direction of the vehicle (left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 4). A second base member 16 attached to the door outer panel 11 at a position spaced from the first base member 15 along the other end;
A torsion spring 17 is provided between the base members 16, and a bell crank 18 disposed on the inner side of the door outer panel 11 is connected to the other end of the handle body 13 and operates on the second base member 16. Supported as possible.

Referring to FIGS. 6 to 9 together, the first base member 15 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape from cast metal, and a boss 20 having a screw hole 19 is provided on the first base member 15. Are provided integrally. In addition, a rectangular insertion hole 21 is provided in the first base member 15 forward of the boss portion 20 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and on both sides of the first base member 15 behind the boss portion 20. Fitting holes 22 are provided. The handle support portion 14 is formed of a pair of side plate portions 14 that are formed in a substantially L
The distal ends of a and 14a are connected by a connecting plate portion 14b, and are integrally connected to the first base member 15.

On the other hand, on the outer surface of the door outer panel 11, a first mounting seat 23 for mounting the first base member 15 is formed so as to be slightly depressed. The first mounting seat 23 has a handle support portion. Opening 2 for letting the projection 14 into the inside of the door outer panel 11
4 and a bolt 25 screwed into the screw hole 19 of the boss portion 20
And an insertion hole 26 through which the hole is inserted.

The first base member 15 is provided with a first mounting seat 23.
The first seat 27 is attached to the first attachment seat 23 with a first sheet 27 made of a synthetic resin interposed therebetween. The first sheet 27 has a pair of fitting holes provided in the first base member 15. A pair of projections 28, 2 which are resiliently fitted to 22, 22
8 are provided integrally. The two projections 28 are fitted into the fitting holes 2
When the first sheet 27 is attached to the back surface of the first base member 15 by being fitted to the first and second base members 22, the peripheral portion of the first sheet 27 is elastically engaged with the peripheral portion of the first base member 15. Becomes In addition, the first sheet 27 is provided with an opening 29 surrounding the boss portion 20 of the first base member 15 and the handle support portion 14.

The first sheet 27 having the first sheet 27
The base member 15 is inserted from the inside of the door outer panel 11 in such a state that the handle supporting portion 14 is inserted into the inside of the door outer panel 11 from the opening 24 and abuts on the first mounting seat 23. Bolt 25 inserted into hole 26
Is screwed into the screw hole 19 of the boss portion 20 and tightened to be mounted on the first mounting seat 23.

The handle body 13 is formed, for example, of hollow synthetic resin and has a substantially L-shape at one end of the handle body 13 on the front side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The supporting arm 13a is provided integrally. The support arm 13a is connected to the first base member 1
5 through the opening 29 of the first sheet 27 and the opening 24 of the door outer panel 11, and is inserted into the handle support 14.

Both side plate portions 14 of the handle support portion 14
A bearing member 32 made of a synthetic resin having a low frictional coefficient, such as nylon, is fixed to the distal ends of the a and a. The distal end of the support arm 13a integrally provided with the handle body 13 is connected to the side plate portions 14a, 14a. In addition, it is rotatably supported by the handle support portion 14 via a support shaft 31 inserted through the bearing member 32.

The bearing member 32 is provided with the both side plate portions 14a, 1
4a, a pair of side plates 32a,
32a, a connecting portion 32b for connecting the end portions of the side plate portions 32a, 32a on the door outer panel 11 side, and an outer side from the end of the both side plate portions 32a, 32a opposite to the door outer panel 11. Are provided integrally with engaging flanges 32c projecting at right angles, respectively.
b is the door outer panel 11 of the side plate portions 32a, 32a.
It is formed so as to protrude outward at right angles from the end on the side and form a substantially U-shape.

On the other hand, engaging recesses 61, 61 for engaging a part of the connecting portion 32b of the bearing member 32 are respectively formed at the ends of the both side plates 14a, 14a of the handle supporting portion 14 on the door outer panel 11 side. Engaging recesses 62, 62 for engaging the engaging flanges 32c of the bearing member 32, respectively, are provided at the end portions of the both side plate portions 14a, 14a opposite to the door outer panel 11, respectively. Thus, the bearing member 32 engages a part of the connecting portion 32b with the engaging recesses 61, 61 and the engaging flanges 32c.
Are engaged with the engagement recesses 62, 62, respectively.
The first base member 15 is fixed to the handle support portion 14.

Both side plate portions 14a, 1 of the handle support portion 14
4a, support holes 63 for inserting the support shaft 31 therethrough,
63 is provided coaxially, and bearing holes 64, 64 corresponding to both support holes 63, 63 are provided in both side plate portions 32 a, 32 a of the bearing member 32. That is, the bearing member 32 has a pair of bearing holes 6 corresponding to the support holes 63, 63 at positions spaced along the axis of the support holes 63, 63.
4,64 are provided.

Referring also to FIG.
At the inner surfaces of the support holes 63, 63 and the outer surfaces of the support shafts 31 inserted into the two bearing holes 64, 64, a plurality of circumferentially spaced portions, preferably at equal intervals, are formed on the inner surface of the support shaft 31. Projections 65, 6 that resiliently contact at least three places
5 are protruded respectively. Moreover, the protrusions 65, 65,...
The protrusions 65 provided on the inner surface of the support shaft 4 are such that all the protrusions 65 contact the outer surface of the support shaft 31 at positions shifted from each other along the circumferential direction of the support shaft 31. At the position shifted in the circumferential direction, a projection is provided on the inner surface of the bearing hole 64.

Each of the projections 65 is formed so as to have an acutely sharp cross section toward the support shaft 31 side.

The first mounting seat 23 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
The rear side of the door outer panel 11 allows a hand gripping an intermediate portion of the handle main body 13 to enter between the handle main body 13 and the door outer panel 11, thereby enabling the turning operation of the handle main body 13. A curved portion 34 swelled inward to form a concave portion 33 is provided on the outer surface of the door outer panel 11 on the rear side of the concave portion 33 for attaching the second base member 16. The two mounting seats 35 are formed so as to be slightly depressed.

Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, the second base member 16 is made of synthetic resin, and a boss member 37 having a screw hole 36 is molded and joined to the second base member 16. You. A receiving recess 16a for receiving the other end of the handle main body 13 is provided on the front side of the second base member 16 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the other end of the handle main body 13 is provided in the receiving recess 16a. In the received state, the shape of the first base member 16 on the rear side of the receiving recess 16a is determined so that a sense of unity between the handle body 13 and the second base member 16 is obtained.

The receiving recess 16a of the second base member 16
Is provided with a rectangular insertion hole 38, and a rectangular tubular guide portion 39 connected to the insertion hole 38 is integrally connected to the second base member 16. On both sides of the boss member 37, the second base member 16 is provided with projections 40, 40, and behind the receiving recess 16a, the second base member 16 is locked and unlocked on the second base member 16 by a key (not shown). A cylinder portion 42 for mounting a lock mechanism 41 (see FIG. 3) for switching the lock, and a key hole 43 for inserting and removing the key in the lock mechanism 41 mounted on the cylinder portion 42 are provided.

The second base member 16 is provided with a second mounting seat 35.
The second seat 44 is attached to the second attachment seat 35 with a second sheet 44 made of a synthetic resin interposed therebetween. The second seat 44 has three fitting projections provided on the second base member 16. There are provided three fitting holes 46 for resiliently fitting the parts 45 and a pair of through holes 47 for passing a pair of projections 40 provided on the second base member 16, respectively. . When the fitting protrusions 45 are fitted into the fitting holes 46 and the second sheet 44 is attached to the back surface of the second base member 16, the peripheral edge of the second sheet 44 becomes the peripheral edge of the second base member 16. Portion is resiliently engaged. Moreover, the second sheet 44 is provided with an opening 48 surrounding the boss member 37 of the second base member 16, the guide portion 39, and the cylindrical portion 42. A cap-shaped sheet member 49 made of synthetic resin is mounted on the boss member 37 integrated with the second base member 16 so as to be flush with the second sheet 44.

Second mounting seat 3 of door outer panel 11
5, an opening 50 for allowing the guide portion 39 to protrude inward of the door outer panel 11, an opening 51 for allowing the cylindrical portion 42 to protrude inward of the door outer panel 11, a boss member. An insertion hole 53 through which a bolt 52 screwed into the screw hole 36 of the second base member 37 is inserted;
Holes 54, 54 through which a pair of protrusions 40, 40 protruding from 6 pass, are provided.

The second sheet 44 with the second sheet 44
The base member 16 is configured such that the guide portion 39 and the cylindrical portion 42 are inserted into the inner side of the door outer panel 11 from the openings 50 and 51, and the projections 40 and 40 are inserted into the holes 54 and 54. 35, and in this state, the insertion hole 53 is inserted from the inner side of the door outer panel 11.
Is screwed into the screw hole 36 of the boss member 37 and tightened, whereby the bolt 52 is mounted on the second mounting seat 35.

At the other end of the handle body 13 on the rear side along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, a connecting arm 13b having a rectangular cross section is provided integrally and substantially orthogonally. The connecting arm 13b is inserted into the guide portion 39 from the insertion hole 38 of the second base member 16. On the other hand, a bell crank 18 is rotatably mounted on a bracket 39 a provided integrally with the guide portion 39 by a pin 56 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle perpendicular to the rotation axis of the handle main body 13, that is, the axis of the support shaft 31. Supported
One end 18a of the bell crank 18 is engaged with a locking recess 57 provided in the connecting arm 13b. In other words, the handle body 13 is connected to the bell crank 18 by the engagement of the one end 18 a with the locking recess 57.

One end of a rod (not shown) is connected to the other end 18b of the bell crank 18, and the other end of the rod is connected to a latch mechanism (not shown). Thus, when the handle body 13 is not operated when the lock mechanism 41 is in the unlocked state, the bell crank 18 is in the locked position shown by the solid line in FIG. The locked state is maintained. Further, by operating the handle body 13 and operating the connecting arm 13b as the other end of the handle body 13 separates from the receiving recess 16a of the second base member 16, the bell crank 18 is moved to the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. When actuated to the locked position, the latch mechanism releases the locked state of the door 10, and the door 10 can be opened by operating the handle body 13.

The torsion spring 17 is provided between the bell crank 18 and the guide portion 39.
The bell crank 18 is urged toward the lock position by the spring force of 7, and the handle body 13 is urged toward the lock position by the torsion spring 17.

Incidentally, the guide portion 39 is provided on the handle main body 1.
3 guides the operation of the connecting arm 13b in accordance with the operation of the handle 3. The connecting arm 13b moves within the guide portion 39 within a set range along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, that is, the handle body 13 and the second The dimensions of the guide portion 39 and the connecting arm 13b are set so that the relative position of the base member 16 along the front-rear direction can be changed, and the locking concave portion 57 provided on the connecting arm 13b has the relative position. Is formed so that the engagement state with the one end portion 18a of the bell crank 18 can be maintained even if the change of.

A stopper 58 protruding laterally is integrally provided at the tip of the connecting arm 13b, and a notch is provided in the guide portion 39 to allow the stopper 58 to move with the operation of the connecting arm 13b. 39a are provided. Thus, the stopper 5
8 contacts the end of the notch 39a on the second base member 16 side, so that the amount of rotation of the handle 13 toward the door opening side is regulated.

The guide member 39 is provided with a sliding member 5 made of a synthetic resin having a low frictional coefficient, such as nylon, in order to smoothly operate the connecting arm 13b in the guide portion 39.
9 is attached so as to be in contact with both side surfaces of the connecting arm 13b, and the base end of the connecting arm 13b is interposed between the other end of the handle body 13 and the receiving recess 16a of the second base member 16. A ring-shaped elastic member 60 is mounted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First and second base members 15 and 16 are bolts 25 and 5 operated from the inside of door outer panel 11.
According to 2, it is attached to the outer surface side of the door outer panel 11 at a position separated from each other along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is attached to one end of the handle main body 13 by a handle support portion 14 provided integrally with the first base member 15. Support arm 13 provided
a is rotatably supported, and the bell crank 18 to which the other end of the handle main body 13 is connected is supported by a guide portion 39 provided integrally with the second base member 16. Therefore, the first and second base members 15,
The base members 15 and 16 can be attached to the door outer panel 11 in a state where the handle member 16 is assembled, and the assembling workability can be improved when the handle device 12 is assembled to the door outer panel 11. Become.

Moreover, the two base members 15 and 16 are independent of each other, and the handle device 12 needs to determine the relative position between the two base members 15 and 16 and the door outer panel 11. Absent. Therefore, the mounting position of the base members 15 and 16 on the door outer panel 11 may be determined, and it is not necessary to greatly improve the manufacturing accuracy of the door outer panel 11.

Supporting holes 63, 63 through which the support shaft 31 is inserted are provided in both side plates 14a, 14a of the handle support 14 integrally provided with the first base member 15, and are fixed to the handle support 14. The bearing member 32 is provided with a pair of bearing holes 64, 64 corresponding to the support holes 63, 63 at positions spaced along the axis of the support holes 63, 63, respectively. Bearing holes 64, 64
A plurality of projections 65, 65... Which resiliently contact the outer surface of the support shaft 31 inserted in the bearing hole at intervals in the circumferential direction are formed in the two bearing holes 6.
4, 64 are protruded from the inner surface. Therefore, even if there is a gap between the inner surfaces of the support holes 63, 63 of the first base member 15 and the bearing holes 64, 64 of the bearing member 32 and the outer surface of the support shaft 31, the opening and closing operation of the door 10 allows the support shaft 31 to open and close. Is prevented from dancing in the support holes 63, 63 and the bearing holes 64, 64. Thereby, it is possible to prevent chattering noise caused by the support shaft 31 hitting the inner surfaces of the support holes 63, 63.

Each of the projections 65 has a sectional shape that is sharp at an acute angle toward the support shaft 31 side.
The contact area of each of the protrusions 65 with the support shaft 31 can be reduced as much as possible. At the time of inserting the support shafts 31 into the support holes 63, 63 and the bearing holes 64, 64, the protrusions 65, 65,.
The frictional resistance due to contact with the contact member can be reduced to facilitate the insertion operation.

Moreover, each of the projections 65, 65.
At least 3 equally spaced circumferentially on the inner surface of 4,64
In the case of projecting at a location, the bearing holes 64, 6
The centering within the area 4 is possible.

Further, a guide portion 39 for guiding the movement of the connecting arm 13b provided integrally with the handle main body 13 is provided on the second base member 16, but the handle is provided within a set range along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Body 13 and second
The guide portion 39 and the connecting arm 13b are formed so as to allow the relative position change of the base member 16, and the connected state of the connecting arm 13b and the bell crank 18 is maintained regardless of the relative position change. Therefore, the relative position between the handle main body 13 and the second base member 16 is allowed to change within the set range, which is more advantageous in terms of manufacturing accuracy of the door outer panel 11.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the appended claims. It is possible to do.

[0042]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if there is a gap between the inner surface of the support hole of the base member and the inner surface of the bearing hole of the bearing member and the outer surface of the support shaft, the door is not damaged. The opening and closing operation prevents the support shaft from dancing in the support hole and the bearing hole, and can prevent chattering noise.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the contact area of each projection with the support shaft can be made as small as possible. The frictional resistance due to the contact can be reduced to facilitate the insertion operation.

Further, according to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to reliably center the support shaft in the bearing hole.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a handle device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view as viewed in the direction of arrow 2 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear view as viewed in the direction of arrow 4 in FIG. 3 in a state where a door outer panel is omitted.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the handle device.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion 7 in FIG.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a first base member, a bearing member, and a support shaft.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 3 in a state where a door outer panel is omitted.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 12-12 of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Door 12 ... Handle device 13 ... Handle body 15 ... Base member 31 ... Support shaft 32 ... Bearing member 63 ... Support hole 64 ... Bearing hole 65 ...・ Protrusion

Claims (3)

[Claims] A handle body (1) is inserted into a base member (15) fixed to a door (10) through a support shaft (31) inserted through a support hole (63) provided in the base member (15). 13) a vehicle handle device rotatably supported by a pair of bearing holes (64) corresponding to the support holes (63) at positions spaced along the axis of the support holes (63). A bearing member (32) made of synthetic resin is fixed to the base member (15) and extends in the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the support shaft (31) inserted into the support hole (63) and the bearing holes (64). A handle device for a vehicle, characterized in that projections (65) resiliently contacting a plurality of spaced-apart portions are respectively provided on inner surfaces of the bearing holes (64). 2. The vehicle handle device according to claim 1, wherein each of the protrusions (65) is formed to have an acutely sharp cross-sectional shape toward the support shaft (31). . 3. Each of said projections (65) is provided with said bearing hole (6).
3. The vehicle handle device according to claim 1, wherein at least three locations are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the inner surface of (4).