JP2001279959A - Supporting structure of vehicle door handle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an economical supporting structure of a vehicle door handle capable of promoting erection workability and, at the same time, reducing facility equipment regarding to the number of processes and mounting work of a pin by reducing the number of components. SOLUTION: One end section 1a of a handle body 1 extended to the forward and backward directions of a vehicle and placed outward of a door outer panel 11 is supported by a handle base 2 fixed to the door outer panel 11 in a rotatable manner, and operation between a locking position for holding a locking state of a door and an unlocking position for releasing the locking state can be made. In the bearing structure of the vehicle door handle, a pivot 4c of a chamfering handle is integrally formed in the handle base 2, at the same time, a fitting groove 1b capable of inserting the pivot 4c therein at a position beyond the scope of the pivot of the handle 1 is formed in the handle 1, the width of an inlet of the fitting groove 1b is the same as that of the chamfer width of the pivot 4c, and after the fitting of the handle 1, it can not be moved forward, backward and sideways of the vehicle.

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, and more particularly to a handle support structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a handle is mounted on a handle base of a door handle device of a vehicle by forming a pin hole 23 in a handle base 22 provided at one end of the handle 21 as shown in FIG. The pin 24 is penetrated and connected to the handle base 22 and the end of the pin 24 is swaged. That is, the attachment of the handle 21 to the handle base 22 was performed by a separate pin 24.

[0003]

However, according to the conventional method using the pin, not only the pin caulking process and the inspection process of the caulked portion are required, but also a caulking machine, a receiving jig, and a parts feeder related to the pin connection. Equipment such as a caulking inspection machine was required. The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and can eliminate the above-mentioned pins, improve the workability of assembling, and reduce the number of parts and the equipment related to the number of steps and the work of attaching the pins. It is an object of the present invention to provide an economical vehicle door handle support structure capable of reducing the number of devices.

[0004]

According to the present invention, one end of a handle body disposed outside the door outer panel and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is rotated by a handle base fixed to the door outer panel. Operable between a locked position for supporting the locked state of the door and an unlocked position for releasing the locked state, and an unlocking device arranged on the inner side of the door outer panel. The other end of the handle main body is connected to an operating member, and the handle main body is spring-biased in a direction for operating the unlocking operating member to the locking position side. A turning shaft of the chamfered handle is formed integrally with the base, and a fitting groove is formed in the handle so that the turning shaft can be inserted at a position outside the turning range of the handle. Entrance of the groove The aforementioned equivalent to the chamfer width of the rotating shaft, it is an first feature that Hamagogo the handle is set to be not moved in the longitudinal and lateral direction of the vehicle.

A second feature of the present invention is that the chamfered surface of the rotating shaft is provided so as to face the fitting groove toward the outside of the vehicle body with the handle incorporated in the handle base.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a door handle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a door handle and a handle base,
FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining a method of assembling a door handle to a handle base, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional technique.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a door handle device 10 according to the present invention is mounted on a door outer panel 11 of a door of a passenger vehicle. The door handle device 10 is disposed outside the door outer panel 11 and extends in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the drawing) of the vehicle.
And a handle support portion 4 for rotatably supporting one end of the handle main body 1.
1st base member (handle base) attached to 1
2, a second base member 3 attached to the door outer panel 11 at a position spaced from the first base member 2 along the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the drawing) of the vehicle, and the other end of the handle body 1; A torsion spring 5 provided between the second base members 3 is provided, and a bell crank 6 as an unlocking operation member disposed inside the door outer panel 11 is connected to the other end of the handle main body 1. And the second base member 2
Operatively supported by

As shown in FIG. 3, the first base member 2
It is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape by casting metal, and is integrally provided with a boss 2a having a screw hole 2b. Further, a rectangular insertion hole 2c is provided, and the handle support portion 4 is connected to both sides of the insertion hole 2c by a pair of side plate portions 4a, 4a formed in a substantially L-shape. It is provided integrally with the first base member 2. A rotating shaft 4c on which a support arm 1a of the handle body 1 described later is rotatably supported is integrally provided between the side plate portions 4a.

The handle main body 1 is formed, for example, by hollowing out the interior with a synthetic resin. At one end of the handle main body 1, a substantially L-shaped support arm 1a is integrally provided. ing. The support arm 1a is inserted into the handle support portion 4 from the insertion opening 2c of the first base member 2 through the opening of the door outer panel 11, and the rotating shaft 4c provided integrally with the handle support portion 4 is connected to the handle. It is rotatably supported by being inserted into a fitting groove 1b formed in the support arm 1a of the main body 1. That is, the handle body 1
Is rotatably supported by the handle support 4.

Here, a chamfered portion 4d is formed on the rotating shaft 4c, and the chamfered portion 4d faces the outside of the vehicle body of the fitting groove 1b in a state where the handle main body 1 is incorporated in the handle support portion 4. The fitting groove 1b is formed so that the rotation shaft 4c can be inserted at a position outside the rotation range of the handle body 1, and the entrance width of the fitting groove 1b is 4c is equal to the chamfer width. As a result, the handle main body 1 after fitting cannot be moved in the front-rear and left-right directions of the vehicle body.

The door outer panel 11 allows a hand grasping an intermediate portion of the handle main body 1 to enter between the handle main body 1 and the door outer panel 11 so that the handle main body 1 can be rotated. In order to form the concave portion 13, a curved portion 14 bulging inward is provided.

The second base member 3 is formed of a synthetic resin, and has a receiving recess 3a for receiving the other end of the handle body 1. The receiving recess 3 a of the second base member 3 has a rectangular insertion hole 3.
b is provided, and a rectangular tubular guide portion 7 connected to the insertion hole 3 b is integrally connected to the second base member 3. Further, a cylinder portion 9 for attaching a lock mechanism 8 (shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure) for switching between locking and unlocking of the door with a key behind the receiving recess 3a, and is attached to the cylinder portion 9. Key hole 12 for inserting and removing the key from the locking mechanism 8
Are provided.

At the other end of the handle body 1, a connecting arm 1c having a rectangular cross section is provided integrally and substantially orthogonally. The connecting arm 1c is inserted into the guide portion 7 from the insertion hole 3b of the second base member 3. On the other hand, the bracket 7a provided integrally with the guide portion 7 is provided with an unlocking member by a pin 15 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle orthogonally to the rotation axis of the handle main body 1, that is, the axis of the rotation shaft 4c. A certain bell crank 6 is rotatably supported, and one end of the bell crank 6 is engaged with a locking recess 1d provided in the connecting arm 1c. That is, the handle main body 1 is connected to the bell crank 6 by the engagement of the bell crank 6 with the locking concave portion 1d.

A rod (not shown) is attached to the bell crank 6.
Is connected at one end, and the other end of the rod is connected to a latch mechanism (not shown). When the handle body 1 is not operated when the lock mechanism 8 is in the released state, the bell crank 6 is in the locked position, and the locked state of the door is held by the latch mechanism. Further, when the bell crank 6 is operated to the unlock position by operating the handle main body 1 and operating the connecting arm 1c accompanying the separation of the other end of the handle main body 1 from the receiving recess 3a of the second base member 3. In addition, the latch mechanism releases the locked state of the door, and the door can be opened by operating the handle main body 1.

The torsion spring 5 is provided between the bell crank 6 and the guide portion 7, and the bell crank 6 is urged toward the locking position by the spring force of the torsion spring 5, and the handle body is 1 is spring-biased by the torsion spring 5 toward the locked position.

Incidentally, the guide portion 7 is provided on the handle main body 1.
Guides the operation of the connecting arm 1c with the operation of the connecting arm 1c within a set range along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Moves in the guide part 7, that is, the handle body 1
The dimensions of the guide portion 7 and the connecting arm 1c are set so that the relative position of the second base member 3 along the front-back direction can be changed, and the locking recess 1d provided on the connecting arm 1c.
Is designed to maintain the state of engagement with the bell crank 6 even if the relative position changes.

A stopper 1e protruding laterally is integrally provided at a tip end of the connecting arm 1c, and a notch 7b in the guide portion 7 is provided to allow the stopper 1e to move with the operation of the connecting arm 1c. Is provided. When the stopper 1e contacts the end of the notch 7b on the side of the second base member 3, the amount of rotation of the handle body 1 toward the door opening side is regulated.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The handle body 1 has its support arm 1a inserted into the handle support portion 4, and the rotation shaft 4c provided integrally with the handle support portion 4 is inserted into a fitting groove 1b formed in the support arm 1a of the handle body 1. It is rotatably supported by being inserted. The chamfered portion 4d is formed on the rotating shaft 4c, and the chamfered portion 4d is fitted into the fitting groove when the handle main body 1 is incorporated in the handle support portion 4. 1b so as to face the outside of the vehicle body. The width of the entrance of the fitting groove 1b is equal to the width of the chamfer of the rotating shaft 4c. Therefore, when assembling the handle main body 1 to the handle support portion 4 from the outside of the vehicle body, the rotating shaft 4c can be inserted into the fitting groove 1b.

Referring to FIG. 4, the handle main body 1 is prepared for positioning so as to be perpendicular to the handle support 4 in the longitudinal direction (A), and the support arm 1a of the handle main body 1 is supported by the handle. The part 4 is inserted into the handle support part 4 from the insertion opening 2c of the first base member 2 (B). Then, the handle main body 1 is moved forward of the vehicle body (in the figure,
(In the upward direction), and the rotation shaft 4c provided integrally with the handle support 4 is inserted into the fitting groove 1b formed in the support arm 1a of the handle main body 1 (C). Here, the rotating shaft 4
Since the chamfered portion 4d faces the outside of the vehicle body and the entrance width of the fitting groove 1b is equal to the chamfered width of the rotating shaft 4c, the turning shaft 4c is inserted into the fitting groove 1b. Becomes possible. Thereafter, by turning the handle main body 1 toward the vehicle body, the state shown in FIG. 1 is established, and the entrance of the fitting groove 1b faces the outside of the vehicle body similarly to the chamfered portion 4d of the rotating shaft 4c. That is, the fitting groove 1b is located at a position outside the turning range of the handle 1 after the handle main body 1 is assembled.
Are formed so that they can be inserted. Then, since the entrance of the fitting groove 1b after the assembly faces the outside of the vehicle body, the rotating shaft 4c is engaged without being able to escape from the fitting groove 1b. As a result, the handle main body 1 after fitting cannot be moved in the front-rear and left-right directions of the vehicle body.

Further, the chamfered portion 4d of the rotating shaft 4c is formed so as to face the fitting groove 1b toward the outside of the vehicle body in a state where the handle main body 1 is incorporated in the handle support portion 4.
When the handle body 1 after assembly is turned to the vehicle body side,
Within the rotation range of the handle body 1, the inner peripheral surface of the fitting groove 1b and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 4c always contact, and the fitting groove 1b
The rotation receiving surface for the rotation shaft 4c can be sufficiently secured. For example, when the chamfered portion 4d is provided facing the inside of the vehicle body, a gap is formed between the fitting groove 1b and the rotating shaft 4c, and it is difficult to sufficiently secure the rotation receiving surface.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, 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. Can be performed.

[0022]

As described above, the present invention has the following excellent effects. (1) Since the pin that connects the door handle and the handle base has been eliminated, the workability of assembly has been improved,
It is possible to reduce the number of components related to pin mounting such as a caulking process for pins and a process for inspecting a caulked portion by reducing the number of parts, and a caulking machine, a receiving jig, a parts feeder, and a caulking inspection machine for pin connection. (2) The turning shaft of the chamfered handle is formed integrally with the handle base, and the fitting groove is formed in the handle body so that the turning shaft can be inserted at a position outside the turning range of the handle body. However, since the entrance width of the fitting groove is equal to the chamfer width of the rotation shaft, the fitted handle body cannot be moved in the front-rear and left-right directions of the vehicle. Also, with the handle main body built into the handle support part with the chamfered part of the rotating shaft,
Since the fitting groove is formed so as to face the outer side of the vehicle body, when the handle body after assembly is rotated toward the vehicle body, the inner peripheral surface of the fitting groove rotates within the rotation range of the handle body. The outer peripheral surface of the shaft always abuts, and a sufficient rotation receiving surface of the fitting groove with respect to the rotation shaft can be secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a door handle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a door handle and a handle support.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating a method of attaching a door handle to a handle base.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle main body 1a L-shaped support arm 1b Fitting groove 1c Connecting arm 1d Locking concave portion 1e Stopper 2 First base member (handle base) 2a Boss portion 2b Screw hole 2c Insertion hole 3 Second base member 3a Receiving concave portion 3b Insertion hole 4 Handle support portion 4a Side plate portion 4b Connecting plate portion 4c Rotating shaft 4d Chamfered portion 5 Torsion spring 6 Bell crank (unlocking operation member) 7 Guide portion 7a Bracket 7b Notch 8 Lock mechanism 9 Tube portion 10 Door handle device 11 Door outer panel 12 Key hole 13 Recess of door outer panel 14 Curved portion 15 Pin

Claims (2)

[Claims] An end of a handle body disposed outside the door outer panel and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is rotatably supported by a handle base fixed to the door outer panel, and the door is locked. Between the locked position to hold the lock and the unlocked position to release the locked state,
The other end of the handle body is connected to an unlocking member arranged on the inner side of the door outer panel, and the handle body is spring-biased in a direction for operating the unlocking member toward the locking position. In the support structure for a vehicle door handle described above, the handle base is formed integrally with a chamfered rotation axis of the handle, and the handle is provided with the rotation axis at a position outside the rotation range of the handle. Formed with a fitting groove which can be inserted, the entrance width of the fitting groove is equal to the chamfer width of the rotating shaft, and the handle after fitting cannot be moved in the longitudinal and lateral directions of the vehicle. A support structure for a vehicle door handle, characterized in that: 2. The vehicle door handle according to claim 1, wherein the chamfered surface of the rotating shaft is provided facing the outside of the vehicle body of the fitting groove in a state where the handle is incorporated in the handle base. Support structure.