JP2001152710A - Door handle for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lower upward pressing force working on a switch of an electric door handle from an operation part so as to prevent damage of the switch. SOLUTION: This door handle for a vehicle is provided with a door handle main body 10 fixed to a vehicle door and provided with a recess part allowing insertion of a hand and having an opening 12 on its upper face, an operation part 3 supported in the door handle main body 10 and arranged inside the opening 12 movably upward, a switch 2 fixed inside the opening 12 to be pressed for releasing an electric lock arranged in the vehicle body, a stopper 7 arranged above the operation part 3 in the door main body 10 and abutted to the operation part 3 for regulating an upward pressing amount of the operation part 3, a first spring member 4 arranged between the operation part 3 and the switch 2 for pressing the switch 2 in upwardly pressing the operation part 3, and a second spring member 5 arranged between the operation part 3 and the door handle main body 10 for energizing the operation part 3 to a return position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a door handle for a vehicle, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 6-36924 discloses a door handle for operating an electric device for keyhole illumination by operating an operation lever attached to a door handle when a door is unlocked. Has been described. This door handle has a structure in which an operation lever is rotatably provided on a door handle main body fixed to a door panel, and the electric device is turned on by turning the operation lever.

[0003] Conventionally, there is a flip-up type back door of a vehicle, in which an operation lever attached to a door handle is operated to electrically unlock the door. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the back door D includes a wire harness W that connects a door handle 1 </ b> A attached to a door panel and an electric lock release device 8 a in the door panel attached to a ratchet mechanism 8.
And the limit switch 2A attached to the door handle 1A is turned on by the operation lever 3A to release the door lock. The operation lever 3A is formed substantially in a letter shape, and its bent portion is swingably supported on the upper wall of the door handle body 10 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens to the outside of the door D. The other end 37 projects to the rear side of the door handle body 10 and faces the limit switch 2A. The limit switch 2A is fixed to the back wall of the door handle body 10 at a position below the other end 37 of the operation lever 3A, and the end of the swingable contact piece 25 is
A is in contact with the tip of the other end 37 of A.

When a hand is inserted into the door handle body 10 and one end 36 of the operation lever 3A is pushed up in the direction of the arrow,
The other end 37 is lowered, and the contact piece 25 of the limit switch 2A
Is depressed, and the contacts (not shown) built into the limit switch 2A come into contact with each other to generate a signal. In response to the signal, the built-in motor of the unlocking device 8a is operated to release the engagement between the ratchet gear 81 of the ratchet mechanism 8 and the striker 9 provided on the lower edge of the door opening of the vehicle body to release the door lock.

[0005]

Generally, to open a flip-up type back door, insert a hand into a door handle, push up an operation lever to release a door lock, and then apply further force while pushing up the operation lever. The door is rotated and opened by pulling the door handle upward. Therefore, a large operation force is applied to the operation lever of the door handle. For this reason, when the door is unlocked and the door is pulled up, an excessive pressing force is applied to the switch 2A via the operation lever 3A, and the switch 2A may be easily damaged and the switching action may be uncertain. Further, in the conventional door handle in which the operation lever 3A is a swing type, the operating force when the door is opened is directly applied to the shaft support of the operation lever 3A, so that the shaft support is likely to rattle, and the lever 3A can reliably move the limit switch 2A. The operation may not be possible, and is not suitable for a flip-up type back door requiring a large operation force.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a door handle which has a simple structure and which can reliably turn on / off a switch, and which prevents a switch from being damaged even when an excessive pushing force is applied to an operation unit. Things.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a door handle body having a recess fixed to a vehicle door and into which a hand can be inserted, and having an opening in an upper surface in the recess, and a door handle body supported by the door handle body. An operation unit disposed so as to be able to be pushed up in the opening, a switch disposed and fixed in the opening, and for releasing an electric lock provided on the vehicle door by being pressed; A stopper provided on the door handle main body at an upper position, which is provided between the operation unit and the switch, and is provided between the operation unit and the switch; and a switch provided when the operation unit is pushed up. And a second spring member provided between the operating portion and the door handle main body for urging the operating portion to the return position. (Claim 1). Since the push-up amount of the operation unit is regulated by the stopper and the switch is pressed via the first spring member, even if the operation unit is pushed up strongly, the load applied to the switch will be reduced by the first spring member. The switch is absorbed by the deflection, and no excessive pressing force acts on the switch.
In addition, since the second spring member for biasing the operation unit to the return position is provided separately from the first spring member for pressing the switch, the spring force of the first spring member can be set to be weak. Does not hurt.

[0008] The first and second spring members are coil springs, and these two coil springs are disposed coaxially with the operating portion pushing-up direction and concentrically with each other. The spring force of the first and second coil springs effectively acts on the operation unit, and the operation of raising and lowering the operation unit can be stabilized.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The door handle 1 has a switch 2 and a vertically movable operation unit 3 assembled in a door handle body 10. The door handle body 10 is formed of a synthetic resin or metal die-cast, and is a flat container-like molded body having a concave portion 11 and having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a long width, and a hand can be inserted into the concave portion 11. A flange 110 is formed on the periphery of the opening of the concave portion 11 so as to overlap around the handle mounting hole of the door outer plate when mounted on the door.

A rectangular opening 12 is formed in the upper wall in the concave portion 11 of the door handle body 10, and a rectangular cylindrical portion 13 protruding upward is integrally formed at an opening edge of the opening 12. The door handle main body 10 is closed by covering the upper end of the cylindrical portion 13 with the cover member 6, and the switch 2 and the operating portion 3 attached to the cover member 6 are arranged in the cylindrical portion 13.

The cover member 6 is a molded product made of a synthetic resin and has a rectangular container shape surrounding the upper half portion of the cylindrical portion 13 of the door handle main body 10. 13 is a rectangular locking hole 601 corresponding to the locking claw 14 formed on the left and right sides of the peripheral wall of the thirteen and protruding outward.
Is provided. The cover member 6 is placed over the cylindrical portion 13 from above, and the locking claw 14 of the cylindrical portion 13 is fitted and locked in the locking hole 601 and fixed.

A pair of left and right support legs 61 projecting into the cylindrical portion 13 is formed on the lower surface of the upper wall of the cover member 6, and the switch 2 and the operation portion 3 are supported on the pair of support legs 61. Switch 2
Is a base portion 2 fixed to the center of the lower surface of the printed board 20.
1 and a rubber actuator 22 that moves up and down in the base portion 21, and a pair of opposing contacts 23 provided at a small interval in the base portion 21 are pressed by the actuator 22 to And the switch 2 is turned on in the energized state, and the switch 2 is turned on with a small pressing force.

The switch 2 is assembled such that both ends of the printed board 20 are fitted into grooves on the opposing surfaces of the pair of support legs 61 of the cover member 6 so as to extend between the two support legs 61, and the actuator 22 is mounted. Is disposed at the center position of the cylindrical portion 13 of the door handle main body 10. The switch 2 is provided with a protrusion protruding from the upper wall of the cover member 6 and a
Is prevented from being bent upward.

The lower surface of the switch 2 has two support legs 61.
The actuator 22 faces a circular opening formed in the center of the partition wall 62. The opening of the partition wall 62 extends downward from the opening edge, and a cylindrical spring guide 63 extends along the spring members 4 and 5 described later.

The operating section 3 is made of synthetic resin or metal die-cast, and is a substantially U-shaped integrally formed body having a pair of legs 32 projecting upward from both right and left side edges of the bottom wall 31. The rib 33 is reinforced. At the end of each leg 32, a claw portion 34 protruding inward is formed.

The operation unit 3 has spring members 4 and 5 interposed between the bottom wall 31 and the switch 2 and between the bottom wall 31 and the partition wall 62, respectively. The parts 34 are assembled to be vertically movable up and down so as to engage with step portions formed on the outer wall surface of each support leg 61 of the cover member 6.

The first spring member 4 interposed between the bottom wall 31 of the operation unit 3 and the switch 2 is a compression coil spring, which is inserted into the spring guide 63 and the lower end thereof is connected to the operation unit 3.
Is placed in a concave receiving portion provided at the center of the upper surface of the bottom wall 31, and the upper end is provided with a convex portion of the actuator 22 therein, and is opposed to the receiving surface 221 of the actuator 22 at a slight interval in the vertical direction. It is.

The second spring member 5 interposed between the bottom wall 31 and the partition wall 62 of the operation section 3 is a compression coil spring and is disposed so as to surround the spring guide section 63, and the upper end is formed of the cylinder. The partition 13 is pressed around the opening of the partition wall 62 located at the center of the section 13, and the lower end is pressed against the center of the upper surface of the bottom wall 31 of the operation section 3. The second spring member 5 includes the operation unit 3
Is pressed downward, whereby the claw portion 34 of the operation portion 3 is locked to the step portion of the support leg 61, and in this state, the bottom surface of the operation portion 3 becomes a position where it protrudes slightly into the door handle body 10. ing.

The actuator 22 of the switch 2, the operation part 3, and the first and second spring members 4, 5 thus assembled are coaxial and concentric with the center axis of the door handle body 10. Eggplant The first spring member 4 has a smaller spring force than the second spring member 5.

A protrusion 35 is formed on the operation part 3 at the center between the inner surfaces of the two legs 32, while a stopper 7 protruding downward is provided at the end of the lower surface of the partition wall 62 correspondingly. It is formed. The stopper 7 collides with the protruding portion 35 when the operating section 3 is raised, and regulates the upper limit position of the rising of the operating section 3.

Further, the switch 2, the operation unit 3, and the first and second spring members 4 and 5 are protected by a seal member 15 for preventing water, dust and the like from entering the cylindrical portion 13. The sealing material 15 is a bag made of a thin rubber material, and integrally covers the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 13 and the bottom surface of the operation portion 3.

When opening the back door of the vehicle, the operation unit 3 is manually operated.
Is pushed up against the second spring member 5, the upper end of the first spring member 4 comes into contact with the actuator 22 of the switch 2, pushes up the switch 22, turns on the switch 2, and the door lock is released. In this case, even if the operation unit 3 is suddenly pushed up, no shocking force acts on the switch 2 due to the contraction of the first spring member 4. After the switch 2 is turned on, when the operation unit 3 further rises when the back door is lifted, the first spring member 4 further contracts and absorbs the load, so that a large load is not applied to the switch 2. Then, finally, the protrusion 35 of the operation unit 3 collides with the stopper 7 of the cover member 6 and the rise of the operation unit 3 is regulated, so that the load on the switch 2 does not exceed the allowable range. As described above, even if the operation unit 3 is pushed up strongly and suddenly, an excessive load is not applied to the switch 2 and the switch 2 can be prevented from being damaged. When the operating unit 3 is released, the operating unit 3 immediately returns to the lower limit original position due to the reaction force of the second spring member 5.

Since the first and second spring members 4 and 5 are provided at the center of the operation unit 3 and coaxially in the push-up direction, the operation unit 3 is moved up and down in a correct posture without inclination. Can be.

[0024]

According to the present invention, a switch-pressing spring member is provided between the up-and-down operation unit and the switch, and the operation unit is returned between the operation unit and the switch around the door handle body. Since the spring member is provided, when the operation unit is pushed up, the pushing force is transmitted to the switch via the switch pressing spring member, so that the load applied to the switch can be significantly reduced, and the switch can be prevented from being damaged. . Further, the door handle of the present invention is ideal for application to a back door that requires a relatively large operation force because the operation force acting on the operation unit is directly transmitted to the door handle body by the stopper when the door is opened and opened. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door handle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a main part of the door handle of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which follows the II line.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rear portion of a vehicle body showing a conventional electric door unlocking type back door.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the conventional electric door unlocking type back door taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door handle 10 Door handle main body 11 Concave part 12 Opening 13 Tube part 2 Switch 20 Printed board 22 Actuator 3 Operating part 4 First spring member 5 Second spring member 6 Cover member 61 Support leg 62 Partition wall 7 Stopper

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takuma Kito 100 Kanayama, Ichiriyama-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inside Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. F term in the company (reference) 2E250 AA21 HH01 JJ00 LL05 MM05 PP12

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A door handle body having a recess fixed to a vehicle door and into which a hand can be inserted, and having an opening in an upper surface in the recess, supported by the door handle body and capable of being pushed up into the opening. An operation unit disposed in the opening, a switch that is disposed and fixed in the opening, and that releases an electric lock provided in the vehicle door when pressed, and a door handle body at a position above the operation unit. A first spring member provided between the operation unit and the switch, the stopper being provided between the operation unit and the switch, the stopper being provided between the operation unit and the switch; And a second spring member provided between the operation unit and the door handle main body and biasing the operation unit to the return position. Le. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the first and second spring members are coil springs, and the two coil springs are arranged coaxially with the operating portion pushing-up direction and concentrically with each other. Door handle.