JP2002121961A - Sliding door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sliding door having a low-cost and space-saving intermediate stopper control mechanism. SOLUTION: The intermediate stopper control mechanism 115 is constituted of a pulley 211 rotated and driven by a drive source and a cable 75 having one end locked to the pulley 211 and the other end locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sliding door which can be opened and closed on a side portion of a vehicle or the like. An intermediate stopper mechanism capable of restricting the movement of the slide glass within a certain range, and an intermediate stopper control mechanism for restricting the movement of the slide door in the opening direction to a predetermined range when the opening of the window glass becomes equal to or more than a predetermined value. And a sliding door having:

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 7, a window glass 1 is provided on a slide door 3 of a vehicle or the like so as to be able to move up and down. For this reason, when the sliding door 3 is opened with the window glass 1 lowered, if an object is inserted into the window of the sliding door 3, the object is removed from the window frame 7 of the sliding door 3.
And the pillar 9 and may be damaged.

In order to avoid this situation, it has been proposed to provide an intermediate stopper mechanism to stop the sliding door moving in the opening direction during opening when the window glass 1 is lowered below a predetermined position. Have been.

FIG. 8 shows an example of such a sliding door. First, while the window glass 1 is lowered by a predetermined amount L (for example, 150 mm) from the fully closed state, the intermediate stopper control mechanism 11 draws in the cable (inner cable) 13 according to the amount of the lowering. On the other hand, when the movement stroke of the cable 13 reaches the set value, the drawing of the cable 13 is stopped. However, even in this situation, the window glass 1 can descend.

The intermediate stopper mechanism 15 is connected to the intermediate stopper control mechanism 11 by a cable 13. The intermediate stopper mechanism 15 is driven by the intermediate stopper control mechanism 11 and stops the sliding door 3 that moves in the opening direction during opening. Also, X
The arm type window regulator 16 drives the window glass 1 in the vertical direction.

Here, the intermediate stopper control mechanism 1
1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. A base plate 31 is fixed to the inner panel of the sliding door 3,
The pins 33 are erected on the base plate 31.
The pin 33 includes a first lever 35 and a second lever 3.
7 are rotatably mounted.

The spiral spring 39 has a pin 3
3, one end 39a is hooked on the first lever 35, and the other end 39b is wound on the second lever 37.
Hanged on.

A roller 41 is provided at the rotating end of the first lever 35, and the roller 41 is engaged with the guide 17 provided below the window glass 1 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction in the figure. are doing. The cable 13 is connected to the second lever 37.

Next, the structure of the intermediate stopper mechanism 15 is shown in FIG.
Explanation will be made using 0. A base plate 21 is fixed to a lower portion of the inner panel of the slide door 3, and a lever 22 is rotatably mounted on the base plate 21. The lever 22 is connected to the cable 13 and
It is urged in the direction of arrow I by urging means (not shown). A roller 2 having elasticity is provided at the tip of the lever 22.
4 are provided. On the other hand, the roller 2
The step part 28 which can contact with 4 is formed.

In the conventional slide door 3, when the window glass 1 in the fully closed state is lowered using the window regulator 16, the first lever 35 also moves counterclockwise in FIG. To rotate. The second lever 37 is also a spiral spring 39
, Is connected to the first lever 35 and rotates counterclockwise to draw in the cable 13.

When the movement stroke of the cable 13 reaches the set value, the rotation of the second lever 37 is restricted, and
It becomes impossible to rotate following the first lever 35. However, even in this situation, the spiral spring 39
Is elastically deformed so as to reduce the diameter of the first lever 3.
Only 5 can be rotated counterclockwise, and the window glass 1 can be lowered.

Therefore, when the window glass 1 is lowered from the fully closed state by a predetermined amount L or more, the intermediate stopper control mechanism 11 pulls in the cable 13 by a predetermined amount and the lever 2
2 rotates against the urging force of the urging means (not shown), and moves from the two-dot chain line position to the solid line position in FIG.

When the sliding door 3 is moved in the opening direction in this state, the roller 24 comes into contact with the step 28 on the vehicle body side, stops at that position, and the sliding door 3 cannot be opened any more. That is, in the above-mentioned sliding door 3, even if the window glass 1 is lowered and an object is inserted into the window of the sliding door 3, in this situation, the space between the window frame 7 of the sliding door 3 and the pillar 9 is always required. Is present, and the situation where the object inserted into the window is pinched can be avoided.

[0014]

However, the intermediate stopper control mechanism 11 of the slide door 3 having the above structure is
The first lever 35, the second lever 37, the spiral spring 39, and the like are required, and there is a problem that the number of components is large and the cost is high.

Further, an intermediate stopper control mechanism 1
1 takes up a lot of space because each of those parts is large. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a low-cost slide door having an intermediate stopper control mechanism that does not take up space.

[0016]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a window regulator for raising and lowering a window glass by a driving source, and a movement of the sliding door in the opening direction during opening within a certain range. A slide door including a controllable intermediate stopper mechanism, and an intermediate stopper control mechanism for restricting the movement of the slide door in the opening direction to a predetermined range when the opening of the window glass is equal to or more than a predetermined value. The intermediate stopper control mechanism includes a pulley that is rotationally driven by the drive source, and a cable having one end locked to the pulley and the other end locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism. A sliding door characterized by the following.

When the drive source is driven in one direction and the window glass descends, the pulley also rotates in one direction. When the pulley rotates in one direction, the cable locked by the pulley is wound up, the intermediate stopper operates,
The movement of the sliding door in the opening direction during opening is restricted within a certain range.

To release this state, the slide door is moved in the closing direction, the drive source is driven in the other direction, and the window glass is raised. At this time, the pulley also rotates in the direction opposite to the previous direction, the wound cable is paid out, the operation of the intermediate stopper is released, and the slide door can be fully opened.

The intermediate stopper control mechanism comprises a pulley which is driven to rotate by the drive source, and a cable having one end locked to the pulley and the other end locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism. This saves space at low cost.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a window regulator which raises and lowers a window glass by a lift arm which is driven to rotate, and an intermediate stopper mechanism which can restrict the movement of the sliding door in the opening direction during opening within a certain range. ,
A slide door provided with an intermediate stopper control mechanism for restricting movement of the slide door in the opening direction to a predetermined range when the window glass is opened to a certain degree or more, wherein the intermediate stopper control mechanism is provided. A lever having first, second, third and fourth arms formed thereon, one end of which is locked to the first arm of the lever, and the other end of which is locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism. A cable, and a protrusion provided on a rotation path of a second arm of the lever, the second arm being able to ride over the protrusion,
A pin provided on the lift arm side and capable of pressing the third and fourth arms.
When the third arm is on one side of the protrusion, the third arm is on the locus of movement of the pin, and the fourth arm is on a position away from the locus of movement of the pin.
When the arm of the third arm is on the other side across the convex portion, the third arm is at a position away from the movement locus of the pin,
The fourth arm is a slide door, which is located on a movement locus of the pin.

When the intermediate stopper mechanism is not operating,
The second arm of the lever is located on one side of the protrusion, the third arm is on the movement locus of the pin, and the fourth arm is located away from the movement locus of the pin. .

Here, when the lift arm rotates and the window glass descends, the pin moves with the rotation of the lift arm. Then, the pin pushes the third arm, and the entire lever rotates, and the second arm gets over the convex portion and moves to the other side across the convex portion.

The rotation of the lever pulls the cable locked by the first arm, and operates the intermediate stopper mechanism to restrict the movement of the sliding door in the opening direction during opening to a certain range.

Further, the third arm is separated from the movement locus of the pin, and the fourth arm is located on the movement locus of the pin.
In order to release this state, the slide door is moved in the closing direction, and the lift arm is rotated in the opposite direction to the previous direction, and the window glass is raised. With the rotation of the lift arm, the pin also moves, the pin pushes the fourth arm, the entire lever rotates in the opposite direction to the previous direction, and the second arm climbs over the convex part, and one of the two parts sandwiches the convex part. Move to the side.

When the entire lever rotates in the opposite direction to the above, the cable is fed out, the operation of the intermediate stopper is released, and the slide door can be fully opened. The intermediate stopper control mechanism includes a lever on which first, second, third, and fourth arms are formed, and one end locked to the first arm of the lever, and the other end connected to the intermediate stopper mechanism. And a protrusion provided on the rotation trajectory of the second arm of the lever, the second arm being able to climb over, and being provided on the lift arm side; The arm is composed of a pin that can be pressed and contacted, thereby saving space at low cost.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, when the second arm of the lever is on one side of the lever with the convex portion interposed therebetween, the second arm is higher than the convex portion. A first stopper for inhibiting movement of the lever in a separating direction; and a second arm of the lever separated from the protrusion when the second arm of the lever is on the other side of the protrusion. Second to prohibit the lever from moving in the direction
And a stopper provided with the stopper.

With the provision of the first and second stoppers, the third or fourth arm is pushed by the pin, the lever rotates, and the second arm rides over the convex portion, and the other end is sandwiched between the convex portions. Alternatively, when moving to the other side, it is possible to prevent the fourth or third arm from passing the locus of movement of the pin far away from the projection.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the protrusion and the first and second stoppers are formed integrally with a plate provided with the lever. It is a sliding door that is a feature.

Since the lever is formed integrally with the plate provided with the lever, the number of parts can be reduced.

[0030]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (1) First Embodiment (Intermediate Stopper Mechanism) FIG. 2 conceptually shows a basic configuration (a plan view) of an intermediate stopper mechanism and the like in an embodiment of the present invention. ing. In this figure, the guide rail 51
Is provided on the vehicle body side and is oriented in the opening and closing direction of the slide door. The rollers 53 and 55 are movably fitted to the guide rail 51 and are rotatably supported by the roller arm 50.

The support plate 57 is attached to a door panel of the sliding door, and the base plate 61 is attached to the support plate 57 and the roller arm 50. Thereby, the slide door is guided by the guide rail 51 and can move between the fully closed position and the fully opened position.

On the base plate 61, there are provided an intermediate stopper mechanism 63 which can stop the sliding door moving in the opening direction halfway, and a full opening stopper mechanism 65 which holds the sliding door at the fully open position. here,
The support plate 57 is located on the outer side (window side), and the guide rail 51 is located on the inner side (vehicle interior side).
FIG. 2 shows a state where the slide door is at the fully closed position.

An intermediate striker 67 which engages with the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 is provided on the vehicle body side. If the window glass is opened by a predetermined amount or more when the slide door moves from the fully closed position to the fully open position, the pole 71 of the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 and the intermediate striker 67 abut, and the slide door is moved. The movement in the opening direction described above is restricted.

Here, the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 will be described in detail. On the base plate 61, the intermediate striker 6
A pole 71 that can be brought into contact with 7 is rotatably supported by a pin 71c. The pawl 71 is urged in the direction of arrow D by first urging means (not shown). Further, a buffer plate 71b is fixed to a contact portion of the pole 71 with the intermediate striker 67.

Further, a first hook 73 is provided on the base plate 61 so as to be rotatable by a pin 73c. The first hook 73 engages with the projection 71a of the pole 71 rotated to a position where the first hook 73 does not come into contact with the intermediate striker 67 (the rotation position shown in FIG. 2) with a projection 73a,
The pole 71 is restrained at that position. This first
Is hooked by a second urging means (not shown)
The projection 73a is urged in the direction E in which the projection 73a engages with the projection 71a of the pole 71.

When the projection 73a of the first hook 73 engages with the projection 71a of the pole 71, the arrow D
Rotation in the direction is prohibited. A cable 75 driven by an intermediate stopper control mechanism described later is connected to the first hook 73.

The pole push-back member 68 is disposed on the vehicle body side. The pole push-back member 68 contacts the pole 71 in the sliding door moving in the closing direction, and
Is rotated from a position where it can abut against the intermediate striker 67 to a position where it cannot be abutted. The stopper 77 protruding from the base plate 61 is connected to the first hook 7.
3 comes in contact with the pole 71 which has been released
1 is stopped at this contact position.

(Fully Open Stopper Mechanism) Fully Open Stopper Mechanism 6
5 will also be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the slide door moves to the fully open position, a fully open striker 69 that engages with the fully open stopper mechanism 65 is disposed on the vehicle body side. On the other hand, the base plate 61 has a fully opened striker 6.
9 having an engaging groove 81a that can be engaged with and disengaged from the latch 9
Is rotatably provided by the pin 81c. The latch 81 is operated by a third urging means (not shown).
It is urged in the direction of arrow F.

Here, the position of the latch 81 shown in FIG.
The latch 81 in a position where it can be engaged with the fully opened striker 69 and is not restrained from the outside is urged by the third urging means to return to the position shown in FIG.

On the base plate 61, a second hook 83 is provided rotatably by a pin 83c. The second hook 83 engages with the projection 81b of the latch 81 that has been engaged with the fully opened striker 69 and rotated to the lock position with the projection 83a, thereby restraining the latch 81 at the lock position. The second hook 83 is moved by the fourth urging means (not shown) so that the projection 83 a
Are urged in the direction G to engage with the projection 81b.

When the projection 83a of the second hook 83 engages with the projection 81b of the latch 81, the arrow F
Rotation in the direction is prohibited. In the case of an automobile, a cable 85 driven by an inner handle, an outer handle, or the like is connected to the second hook 83.
Although not shown, the latch 81 is moved from the position shown in FIG.
Directional rotation is regulated.

(Window Regulator) In the present embodiment, the slide door has an X-arm type power window regulator as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, a base plate 101 attached to an inner panel of a slide door is provided with a pin 103 serving as a rotation axis of a lift arm so as to be rotatable. Pin 103
An intermediate portion of the lift arm 105 is fixed.

A driven gear 107 is fixed to one rotating end of the lift arm 105. The driven gear 107 is provided on a pinion (see FIG. 1) provided on an output shaft of a motor (including a gear box) 109 provided on the base plate 101. (Not shown), and is rotationally driven.

At the other rotating end of the lift arm 105, a roller 111 is provided. The roller 111 is attached to a guide 117 formed on a lift arm bracket 114 attached to the lower end of the window glass 113 by a horizontal direction. Are movably engaged with.

The pins 103 of the base plate 101
One end of the equalizer arm bracket 123 is rotatably mounted. The other end of the equalizer arm bracket 123 is fixed to the inner panel of the slide door.

A spindle 119 penetrating the lift arm 105 is rotatably provided between the pin 103 of the lift arm 105 and the roller 111.
A first equalizer arm 121 extending toward the lift arm bracket 114 is fixed to one end of the first arm.

A second equalizer arm 125 extending toward the equalizer arm bracket 123 is fixed to the other end of the spindle 119. Therefore, the first and second equalizer arms 121 and 125 are integrated arms via the spindle 119.

A roller 131 movably engaged with a guide 117 of a lift arm bracket 114 is provided at a distal end of the first equalizer arm 121, and an equalizer arm bracket is provided at a distal end of the second equalizer arm 125. A roller 135 is provided movably engaged with a guide 133 formed at 123.

Further, the inner end portion is the slot 10 of the pin 103.
The lift arm 105 is urged in the direction of lifting the window glass 113 by a balance spring 141 having an intermediate portion spirally wound around the pin 103 and an outer end hooked to the base plate 101. Have been.

In this window regulator, the motor 1
When 09 is driven, the lift arm 105 to which the driven gear 107 is fixed rotates around the pin 103 to move the window glass 113 up and down.

(Intermediate Stopper Control Mechanism) The pin 103 of the base plate 101 is provided with an intermediate stopper control mechanism 115.

The intermediate stopper control mechanism 115 will be described with reference to FIG. The base plate 101 is provided with a bottomed cylindrical case 201 having an open top surface and a hole 203 through which the pin 103 is inserted formed at the bottom. On the bottom of this case 201, three legs 205,
207 and 209 are formed.

The leg portion 205 has a claw portion 20 which can be disengaged from a locking portion 101a formed on an edge portion of the base plate 101.
5a are formed. The leg portions 207 and 209 are formed with conical hooks 207a and 209a that can be engaged with and disengaged from holes 101b and 101c formed in the base plate 101.

Then, the claw 205a of the leg 205 engages with the locking portion 101a of the base plate 101, and
7, 209a engage with the holes 101b, 101c of the base plate 101.
Case 201 is mounted on base plate 101.

A pulley 211 fixed to rotate with the pin 103 is provided inside the case 201. Specifically, the pin 1 is located at the center of the bottom of the pulley 211.
03 is provided with a hole 213 that can be fitted therein, and the crossover portion 213a fitted into the slot 103a of the pin 103 is provided in the hole 213.
, The pulley 211 rotates together with the pin 103.

The pulley 211 has an intermediate stopper mechanism 63
The other end of the cable 75 locked by the first hook 73 is locked. Further, a groove 75a around which the cable 75 is wound is formed on the circumferential surface of the pulley 211.

An outer fixing portion 217 for fixing the outer casing 74 of the cable 73 is formed on the side surface of the case 201. (Operation of the present embodiment) In the intermediate stopper mechanism 63, the slide door is in the fully closed position,
When the switch 13 is in the fully closed state, as shown in FIG.
1, the first hook 73 is engaged by the urging force of the second urging means.

Here, when the motor 109 is driven in the direction of lowering the window glass 113 in the fully closed state, and the lift arm 105 moves in the direction of arrow N in FIG. 3, the pin 103 of the intermediate stopper control mechanism 115 also rotates.
The pulley 211 also rotates. That is, the pulley 211 is rotationally driven by the driving source.

When the pulley 211 rotates, the pulley 211
The first hook 73 of the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 is driven in a direction to separate from the pole 71 (counterclockwise in FIG. 2), and the window glass 113 descends to a predetermined position. At this point, the engagement between the first hook 73 and the pawl 71 is released.

Therefore, the pawl 71 rotates to a position where it comes into contact with the stopper 77 by the urging force of the first urging means when the pawl push-back member 68 is no longer restrained, and can be brought into contact with the intermediate striker 67. Becomes

When the sliding door with the window glass 113 lowered to a predetermined position is moved in the opening direction, as the sliding door moves, the pole 71 pushes back the pole pushing member 68.
, And rotates to a position where it comes into contact with the stopper 77 as shown by a two-dot chain line. When the sliding door is further moved in the opening direction, the pole 71 contacts the intermediate striker 67,
Further movement of the sliding door is prohibited (intermediate lock state).

To release the intermediate lock state, the slide door is moved in the closing direction, returned to the position shown in FIG. 2, and the window glass 113 is raised from a predetermined position. By this returning operation, the pulley 211 rotates in the opposite direction to the previous one, the cable 75 is fed out, the first hook 73 can return to the original position, and the back surface of the pole 71 is attached to the pole pushing back member 68 provided on the vehicle body side. When pushed, the pawl 71 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow D, the first hook 73 again engages with the pawl 71, and the intermediate lock state is released.

Next, the operation of the full-open stopper mechanism 65 will be described. When the slide door is not fully opened, the latch 81 is at a position (position shown in FIG. 2) at which the latch 81 can be engaged with the fully open striker 69 by the urging force of the third urging means.

When the slide door moves in the fully open direction, the fully open striker 69 engages with the engagement groove 81a of the latch 81, and the latch 81 further rotates clockwise. Latch 8
When 1 rotates to the position shown by the two-dot chain line, the second hook 83 is engaged with the latch 81 by the urging force of the fourth urging means, and the rotation of the latch 81 in the direction of arrow F is locked in a fully open state. Becomes

To release the fully open locked state, the inside handle or the outside handle is operated. Then, the cable 85 is pulled in, the engagement of the second hook 83 with the latch 81 is released, and the latch 81 is allowed to rotate in the direction of arrow F, and the fully open locked state is released. For this reason, the slide door can be moved in the closing direction.

The slide door intermediate stopper control mechanism 115 according to the present embodiment has a pulley 211 that rotates together with a pin 103 (a lift arm rotation shaft) fixed to the lift arm 105, and one end of the pulley 211. Since the other end is constituted by the cable 75 locked by the intermediate stopper mechanism 63, space is not required at low cost.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the description has been made of an example using the window regulator that raises and lowers the window glass by the lift arm 105 that is driven to rotate. However, a wire is provided along the direction in which the window glass is raised and lowered. The present invention is also applicable to a so-called wire type window regulator in which a window glass is moved up and down by attaching a glass and moving a wire.

That is, the same operation and effect can be obtained by driving the pulley 211 to rotate by the drive source of the wire type window regulator. Furthermore,
In the above embodiment, the window regulator has been described as a power window regulator using a motor as a driving source. However, a manual type window regulator that manually raises and lowers a window glass as a driving source is also applicable.

(2) Second Embodiment The difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment is the intermediate stopper control mechanism, and the other parts are the same. Only the stopper control mechanism will be described.

FIG. 4 is a view of the base plate 101 of FIG. 3 as viewed from the back, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the intermediate stopper control mechanism 300 of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 110 denotes a base plate 1
Motor (including gear box) provided on 01
9 is a pinion provided on the output shaft 9. An intermediate stopper control mechanism 300 is provided on a sub-base 301 provided adjacent to the base plate 101.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, second, third and fourth arms 311, 312,
The lever 315 on which 313 and 314 are formed is
It is provided rotatably using.

The first arm 311 of the lever 315 has
The other end of the cable 75 locked by the first hook 73 of the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 is locked. The outer casing 74 of the cable 75 is fixed to a cable fixing portion 301a formed on the sub base 301.

The sub base 301 on the rotation locus of the second arm 312 of the lever 315 is formed with a convex portion 301b over which the second arm 312 can get over (see FIG. 6).

On the other hand, the driven gear 107 to which the lift arm 105 is fixed is provided with third and fourth arms 313 and 313.
A pin 331 capable of pressing the 314 is provided. When the second arm 312 is on one side of the protrusion 301b, the third and third arms 313 and 314 move along the movement locus of the pin 331 (FIG. 5).
Above, the fourth arm 314 is connected to the pin 33
When the second arm 312 is located on the other side of the movement trajectory of the pin 331 when the second arm 312 is on the other side of the movement of the pin 331, the third arm 313 is moved away from the movement trajectory of the pin 331. 314 is set to be on the movement locus of the pin 331.

Also, the second arm 312 of the lever 315
Is located on one side of the protrusion 301b, the second arm 312 moves the lever 31 in a direction away from the protrusion 301b.
In order to inhibit the movement of the first arm 3, the first stopper 3 on which the fourth arm 314 abuts is provided on the sub base 301.
41 are formed.

Further, the second arm 31 of the lever 315
When the second arm 312 is on the other side of the protrusion 301b, the second arm 312 moves in a direction away from the protrusion 301b.
15 to prevent the sub base 301 from moving.
A second stopper 342 with which the third arm 313 contacts is formed on the upper part.

(Operation of the present embodiment) When the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 is not operating, the second arm 312 of the lever 315 is located on one side with the projection 301b interposed therebetween.
The third arm 313 moves along the movement path of the
Arm 314 is located at a position distant from the movement locus of the pin 331.

Here, when the driven gear 107 (lift arm 105) rotates and the window glass 113 descends, the pin 331 also moves with the rotation of the driven gear 107. Then, the pin 331 pushes the third arm, the entire lever 315 rotates, and the second arm 312
01b, and moves to the other side across the convex portion 301b.

At this time, the third arm 313 comes into contact with the second stopper 342, and further movement is prohibited. Due to the rotation of the lever 315, the cable 75 locked to the first arm 311 is pulled, and the first hook 73 of the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 moves in a direction to separate from the pawl 71, so that the intermediate stopper mechanism 63 can operate. Thus, the movement of the slide door in the opening direction during opening is restricted within a certain range (intermediate lock state).

Further, the third arm 313 is
The fourth arm 314 moves away from the trajectory of the
Is located on the locus of movement. To release the intermediate lock state, the slide door is moved in the closing direction, returned to the position shown in FIG. 2, and the window glass 113 is raised from a predetermined position. By this return operation, the driven gear 107
Pin 331 pushes the fourth arm 314 and the lever 31
5 rotates in the opposite direction to the previous direction, and the second arm 312
Moves over the convex portion 301b and moves to one side with the convex portion 301b interposed therebetween.

At this time, the fourth arm 314 comes into contact with the first stopper 341 and further movement is prohibited. By the rotation of the lever 315, the cable 75 locked to the first arm 311 is returned, and the first hook 73 can be returned to the original position, and the pole push-back member 68 provided on the vehicle body has a back surface of the pole 71. Is pressed, the pole 71 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow D, the first hook 73 again engages with the pole 71, and the intermediate lock state is released.

According to the above-described configuration, the intermediate stopper control mechanism 300 includes the first, second, third, and fourth arms 3
Lever 31 formed with 11, 312, 313, 314
5, a cable 75 having one end locked to the first arm 311 of the lever 315 and the other end locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism 63, and a cable 75 provided on the rotation path of the second arm 312 of the lever 315. And a convex portion 301b over which the second arm 312 can move, and a third arm provided on the lift arm side.
And a pin 33 capable of pressing the fourth arms 313 and 314
With the configuration of 1, no space is required at low cost.

The first and second stoppers 341, 3
42, the third or fourth arm 31 is provided.
3, 314 is pushed by the pin 331 and the lever 315
Rotates, and when the second arm 312 climbs over the convex portion 301b and moves to one or the other side with the convex portion 301b interposed therebetween, it is far away from the convex portion 301b and becomes the fourth or third arm 314, The 313 can be prevented from passing through the movement path of the pin 331.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the fully open stopper mechanism 65
The configuration such as above need not be limited to that of the above embodiment.

[0086]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the intermediate stopper control mechanism includes a pulley that is rotationally driven by the drive source, one end of which is locked to the pulley, and Since the portion is constituted by the cable locked by the intermediate stopper mechanism, space is not required at low cost.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the intermediate stopper control mechanism includes a lever having first, second, third, and fourth arms formed thereon, and one end provided on the first arm of the lever. A cable whose other end is locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism, a projection provided on a rotation locus of a second arm of the lever, and over which the second arm can climb, The third arm provided on the lift arm side;
In addition, since the fourth arm is constituted by a pin that can be pressed, a space is not required at low cost.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by providing the first and second stoppers, the third or fourth arm is pushed by the pin, the lever rotates, and the second arm is raised. When the vehicle moves over the portion and moves to one or the other side with the convex portion interposed therebetween, it can be far away from the convex portion and the fourth or third arm can be prevented from passing through the movement locus of the pin.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the projection and the first and second stoppers are formed integrally with a plate provided with a lever, the number of parts can be reduced. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an intermediate stopper control mechanism according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view conceptually showing a basic configuration of an intermediate stopper mechanism and the like in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a window regulator and an intermediate stopper control mechanism according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the second embodiment, and is a view in which the base plate of FIG. 3 is viewed from the back side.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the intermediate stopper control mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view showing a sliding door of the vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a conventional slide door provided with an intermediate stopper mechanism.

9 is a diagram showing an intermediate stopper control mechanism in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram viewed from the direction of arrow B in FIG. 8, and is a diagram illustrating an intermediate stopper mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 63 Intermediate stopper mechanism 65 Fully open stopper mechanism 67 Intermediate striker 75 Cable 101 Base plate 103 Pin (lift arm rotating shaft) 115 Intermediate stopper control mechanism 211 Pulley

Claims (4)

[Claims] A window regulator for raising and lowering the window glass by a driving source; an intermediate stopper mechanism capable of restricting movement of the sliding door in the opening direction during opening within a certain range; A sliding door provided with an intermediate stopper control mechanism for restricting the movement of the sliding door in the opening direction to a predetermined range by the intermediate stopper mechanism, wherein the intermediate stopper control mechanism is rotationally driven by the driving source. And a cable having one end locked to the pulley and the other end locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism. 2. A window regulator for raising and lowering a window glass by a lift arm that is driven to rotate, an intermediate stopper mechanism capable of restricting movement of a sliding door in the opening direction during opening within a certain range, and opening of the window glass. Is greater than or equal to a certain value, the intermediate stopper mechanism is provided with an intermediate stopper control mechanism that restricts the movement of the slide door in the opening direction within a certain range, the intermediate stopper control mechanism, A lever having second, third, and fourth arms formed thereon; a cable having one end locked to the first arm of the lever and the other end locked to the intermediate stopper mechanism; A protrusion provided on the rotation trajectory of the second arm, the second arm being able to get over the The third and fourth arms are constituted by pins that can be pressed against each other, and when the second arm is on one side with the convex portion interposed therebetween, the third arm is positioned on the locus of movement of the pin. The fourth arm is at a position away from the movement locus of the pin; and the second arm is away from the movement locus of the pin when the second arm is on the other side of the protrusion. Wherein the fourth arm is located on the movement locus of the pin at a position where the pin is moved. 3. A first prohibiting movement of the lever in a direction in which the second arm moves away from the protrusion when the second arm of the lever is on one side of the protrusion. And a second prohibiting movement of the lever in a direction in which the second arm moves away from the protrusion when the second arm of the lever is on the other side of the protrusion. The slide door according to claim 2, further comprising: a stopper. 4. The slide door according to claim 3, wherein the projection and the first and second stoppers are formed integrally with a plate provided with the lever.