JP2002160522A - Vehicle door and mounting structure of vehicle window glass elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a vehicle door and a vehicle window glass elevator, in which a housing space for the window glass elevator can be arranged within the vehicle door effectively, so that the accommodating space in the vehicle can be enlarged. SOLUTION: A second housing space S2 for housing the elevator 10 is formed in the position more closer to an outer panel 22 than that of a first housing space S1 for housing the window glass 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile door provided with an accommodating portion for a window glass elevator, and an automobile window glass elevator for mounting the window glass elevator inside the automobile door. It relates to the mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an automobile door having a built-in 0. In the elevating device 10, a carrier plate 12 is guided by a rail 11 extending in a vertical direction so as to be movable up and down, and the lower end of the window glass 1 is held by the carrier plate 12. Upper and lower wire guides 13A, 1A are provided at upper and lower ends of the rail 11, respectively.
3B are attached, and a wire 14 connected to the carrier plate 12 is bridged between them. The wire 14 is wound around a drum 15 and the motor 1
When the drum 15 is rotated in one direction or the other direction by 6, the wire 14 moves upward or downward between the wire guides 13A and 13B, and the window glass 1 moves up and down together with the carrier plate 12 in conjunction therewith. Carrier plate 12, wire guides 13A, 13
B, the wire 14, the drum 15, and the motor 16 constitute a driving mechanism for moving the window glass 1 up and down along the rail 11.

FIG. 8 shows such a general lifting device 10.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a conventional car door provided with a door. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 51 denotes an inner panel on the inside of the vehicle, and 52 denotes an outer panel on the outside of the vehicle. A first housing portion S1 for housing the window glass 1 and a housing 51 for housing the elevating device 10 therebetween. A second storage section S2 is formed. The window glass 1 moves up and down through an upper opening between the panels 51 and 52. The second storage unit S2 is a first storage unit S
1, the lifting device 10 is attached to the inner surface of the inner panel 51 so as to be located closer to the inner panel 51 than the window glass 1. That is, in the elevating device 10, the rail 11 and the drive mechanism are connected by means such as welding or caulking, and the upper and lower ends of the rail 11 are attached to the inner surface of the inner panel 51 by the upper and lower brackets 53A and 53B. The drive mechanism is attached to the inner surface of the inner panel 51 by the bracket 54. 55
Is waist reinforcement, 56 is armrest 5
This is an interior trim that forms 6A, a door pocket 56B, and the like.

[0004]

However, in the conventional automobile door as described above, the second housing portion S2 is formed closer to the inner panel 51 than the first housing portion S1, and the lifting device 10 is not provided. Since it is attached so as to be located closer to the inner panel 51 than the window glass 1,
There were the following space restrictions. That is, since the position and shape of the outer panel 52 and the glass 1 on the vehicle body are greatly restricted in designing the vehicle body, the second housing portion S2 for housing the elevating device 10
It is necessary to secure a position closer to the inside of the vehicle based on the ascending / descending position of the vehicle. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the inner panel 51 swells significantly to the inside of the vehicle on the right side in FIG. 8 from the position where the glass 1 is moved up and down. Pocket 56B
It was difficult to secure such a large size.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a door for an automobile capable of expanding the interior space of a vehicle by efficiently securing a space for accommodating a window glass elevating device inside the door, and a vehicle window glass elevating device. It is to provide a mounting structure.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automobile door comprising a first accommodating portion for accommodating a vertically movable window glass between an inner panel on the inside of the vehicle and an outer panel on the outside of the vehicle; The second accommodating the lifting device for raising and lowering
In the automobile door in which the housing portion is formed, the second housing portion is formed at a position closer to the outer panel than the first housing portion.

[0007] The mounting structure of the vehicle window glass elevating device according to the present invention is such that the window glass elevating device capable of elevating the window glass is mounted inside the vehicle door between the inner panel on the inside of the vehicle and the outer panel on the outside of the vehicle. A mounting mechanism for mounting the lifting device inside the door so that the lifting device is positioned closer to the outer panel than the window glass. And

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In these figures, the same parts as those in FIGS. 7 and 8 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle door of the present embodiment, which is provided with a lifting device 10 similar to that of FIGS. 7 and 8 described above. As described above, the lifting device 10 is a so-called driving unit integrated type lifting device in which the driving mechanism is coupled to the rail 11 by means such as welding or caulking. However, in the lifting device 10 in this example, the positional relationship between the rail 11 and the drive mechanism in the left-right direction in FIG. 1 is opposite to that in FIG. 8, and the drive mechanism is closer to the outside of the vehicle than the rail 11 (FIG. To the left of the middle).

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes an inner panel on the inside of the vehicle, 22 denotes an outer panel on the outside of the vehicle, and a first accommodating portion S1 for accommodating the window glass 1 therebetween.
A second storage portion S2 for storing the lifting device 10 is formed. The inner panel 21 of this example has an opening 21A.
Are formed. The window glass 1 moves up and down through an upper opening between the panels 21 and 22. The second storage section S2 is formed closer to the outer panel 22 than the first storage section S1, and the elevating device 10 is attached so as to be positioned closer to the outer panel 22 than the window glass 1. That is, in the elevating device 10, the driving mechanism is coupled to the rail 11 by means such as welding or caulking, and the upper end of the rail 11 is provided with a first mounting mechanism (hereinafter, referred to as a "first mechanism") A. Thus, the lower end of the rail 11 is attached to the inner panel 21 side by a second attachment mechanism (hereinafter, referred to as a “second mechanism”) B. These mechanical parts A and B
Will be described later.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a waist reinforcement mounted inside the outer panel 22, and reference numeral 24 denotes an interior trim that forms an armrest portion 24A, a door pocket portion 24B, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the waist reinforcement 23 has a shape that covers the upper end of the rail 11, that is, a shape that swells rightward in FIG. Prevent from hanging directly. In addition, the trim 24 of the present embodiment includes the inner panel 21.
From the opening 21A of FIG.
(Left in the middle).

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first mechanism portion A.
3A and a round hole 23B are formed. The deformed hole 23A is
The circular hole 23A-1 located on the upper side and the narrow hole 23A-2 located on the lower side have a continuous shape, and the inner peripheral edge thereof has a flange as shown in FIG. Part 23
A-3 is formed. Further, a nut 31 is fixed to the peripheral edge of the round hole 23B as shown in FIG. on the other hand,
A bracket 32 is attached to the upper end of the rail 11, and the bracket 32 has a round hole 32 </ b> A to which the holding pin 33 is attached and an elongated hole 32 </ b> B extending in an arc around the round hole 32 </ b> A. Have been. In the case of this example, the wire guide 13A is attached to the bracket 32 (see FIG. 2).

The holding pin 33 has a collar portion 33A formed on the head thereof and a base portion 33B having a round hole 3A as shown in FIG.
It is swaged and fixed to 2A. As shown by arrow A1 in FIG. 3, the flange 33A is passed through the circular hole 23A-1 and then lowered, so that the flange 33A is prevented from falling out of the elongated hole 23A-2. Thus, the upper end of the rail 11 is held by the waist reinforcement 23. The deformed hole 23A withstands the load related to the holding pin 33 by receiving the load on the surface of the flange portion 23A-3. Reference numeral 34 denotes a bolt, which is screwed to the nut 31 after passing through the elongated hole 32B and the round hole 23B as indicated by an arrow A2 in FIG. FIG.
As indicated by an arrow A3 in the middle, the rotation adjustment of the upper end of the rail 11 about the holding pin 33 is allowed in the arc-shaped extending range of the elongated hole 32B, and after the rotation adjustment, the bolt 34
, The upper end of the rail 11 is fixed. As described above, the first mechanism unit A is provided with the adjusting mechanism for adjusting the mounting position of the upper end of the rail 11.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the second mechanism portion B. The bracket 41 attached to the lower end portion of the inner panel 21 has an elongated hole 41A extending in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, a round hole 42A is formed in the bracket 42 attached to the lower end of the rail 11, and a nut 43 is fixed to a peripheral portion thereof as shown in FIG. In the case of this example, the wire guide 13B is attached to the bracket 42 (see FIG. 5). 44 is a bolt,
A long hole 41A and a round hole 42A as indicated by an arrow B1 in FIG.
After passing through, the nut 43 is screwed. Arrow B in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rail 11 extends in the extension range of the elongated hole 41A.
The position adjustment of the lower end of the rail 11 is permitted, and the lower end of the rail 11 is fixed by screwing the bolt 44 after the position adjustment. Thus, the second mechanism B is provided with the adjusting mechanism for adjusting the mounting position of the lower end of the rail 11.

As described above, the lifting device 10 is attached to the second storage portion S2 of the window glass 1 closer to the outside of the vehicle than the first storage portion S1 by the first and second mechanism portions A and B. The elevating device 10 raises and lowers the window glass 1 along the rail 11 by the driving mechanism including the motor 16 as described above.

The fact that the second accommodating portion S2 is formed closer to the outer panel 22 than the first accommodating portion S1 and the elevating device 10 is mounted closer to the outer panel 22 than the window glass 1 results in the interior space of the vehicle. Can be expanded. That is, as described above, since the positions and shapes of the outer panel 22 and the window glass 1 on the vehicle body are greatly restricted in the design of the vehicle body, the second housing portion S2 for housing the elevating device 10 includes the window glass. 1 as a reference. However, at that time, the second storage portion S2 can be secured at a position closer to the outside of the vehicle with reference to the position at which the window glass 1 is raised and lowered. Therefore, there is no need to secure the second storage portion S2 near the window glass 1 in the vehicle. Therefore, the inner panel 21 and the trim 24
Does not need to be bulged inside the vehicle, and conversely, the inner panel 21 and the trim 24 can bulge outside the vehicle approaching the window glass 1. As a result, the interior space of the vehicle is enlarged, and the armrest portion 24A and the door pocket portion 2 are provided.
4B or the like can be secured sufficiently large.

In the case of this embodiment, the trim 24 is bulged in the direction approaching the window glass 1 so as to pass through the opening 21A formed in the inner panel 21, so that the interior space of the vehicle is further expanded. Thus, the armrest portion 24A, the door pocket portion 24B, and the like can be largely secured.
The two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 indicates the position of the trim 56 in the conventional example of FIG. 8, and in the case of this example, the armrest portion 24A can be expanded by the distance L1 in the outer direction of the vehicle as compared with the conventional example of FIG.
Further, it can be seen that the door pocket portion 24B can be expanded in the vehicle exterior direction by the distance L2.

Further, since the elevating device 10 is located closer to the outer panel 22 than the window glass 1, raindrops and the like transmitted through the window glass 1 fall on the rail 11 by the outer panel 22 and the waist reinforcement 23 which cover the upper part of the rail 11. Can be prevented. Furthermore, the sound insulation of the window glass 1 can reduce the operating noise of the motor 16 transmitted to the inside of the vehicle.

Further, since the first and second mechanism parts A and B are provided with adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the mounting positions of the upper end and the lower end of the rail 11, the lifting device 10 is mounted at an optimum position. be able to. When the lifting device 10 is mounted, first, as shown by an arrow A1 in FIG. 3, the collar 33A of the holding pin 33 is prevented from being removed from the elongated hole 23A-2, so that the load of the lifting device 10 can be reduced. By supporting with the reinforcement 23, the work load of mounting the lifting device 10 can be reduced. Thereafter, the lifting device 10 is rotated and adjusted in the front and back directions on the paper surface of FIG. 1 with reference to the holding position of the holding pin 33 in the elongated hole portion 23A-2. Then, a long hole 32B as indicated by an arrow A3 in FIG.
Position adjustment of the upper end of the rail 11 in the extension range of
By adjusting the position of the lower end of the rail 11 in the extending range of the elongated hole 41A as indicated by the arrow B2 in FIG.
By screwing, the lifting device 10 is fixed at an optimum position. As a result, the door sash and window glass 1
Can be set with high accuracy, and the window glass 1 can be raised and lowered smoothly.

As shown in FIG. 6, the inner panel 21 of this embodiment has holes 21 at positions facing the heads of the bolts 44.
B is formed. Therefore, by removing the trim 24 and then inserting a working tool such as a screwdriver into the hole 21B, the mounting position of the lifting device 10 can be adjusted by turning the bolt 44.

(Other Embodiments) An adjusting mechanism for adjusting the mounting positions of the upper end and the lower end of the rail 11 is as follows.
A configuration in which the mounting position of the elevating device 10 is slid in the front-back direction or the up-down direction in FIG. Further, as the elevating device 10, various types can be attached in addition to the types described above.

[0022]

As described above, in the vehicle door of the present invention, the second accommodating portion for accommodating the lifting device is formed closer to the outer panel than the first accommodating portion for accommodating the window glass. Thereby, the second housing portion can be efficiently secured in space inside the door, and the interior space of the vehicle can be enlarged, and the operation sound of the elevating device transmitted into the vehicle can be blocked by the window glass.

When the vehicle door is provided with an elevating device for elevating and lowering the window glass along the rail, the upper end of the rail is attached to the outer panel, and the lower end of the rail is attached to the inner panel or the outer panel. Can be mounted on either side. Furthermore, by mounting the upper end and the lower end of the rail so that the positions can be adjusted, the lifting device can be mounted at an optimum position.

According to the mounting structure of the vehicle window glass lifting device of the present invention, the lifting device is mounted at a position closer to the outer panel than the window glass, so that the accommodation portion of the lifting device inside the door can be efficiently secured in space. Thus, the interior space of the vehicle can be expanded, and the operation sound of the elevating device transmitted into the vehicle can be blocked by the window glass.

In the mounting structure of the window glass elevating device for an automobile, when an elevating device for elevating the window glass along the rail is provided, the upper end of the rail is attached to the outer panel side, and the lower end of the rail is attached. It can be attached to either the inner panel side or the outer panel side. Furthermore, by mounting the upper end and the lower end of the rail so that the positions can be adjusted, the lifting device can be mounted at an optimum position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an automobile door of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first attachment mechanism in FIG.

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

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a second attachment mechanism in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a second attachment mechanism in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of an automobile door incorporating a general window glass elevating device.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an automobile door provided with the lifting device of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Window glass 10 Lifting device 11 Rail 12 Carrier plate 13A, 13B Wire guide 14 Wire 15 Drum 16 Motor 21 Inner panel 22 Outer panel 23 Waist reinforcement 24 Trim 24A Armrest part 24B Door pocket part 31 Nut 32 Bracket 33 Holding pin 34 Bolt 41 Bracket 42 Bracket 43 Nut 44 Bolt S1 First accommodation section S2 Second accommodation section A First attachment mechanism (first mechanism) B Second attachment mechanism (second mechanism)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A first accommodating portion for accommodating a vertically movable window glass between an inner panel on the inside of the vehicle and an outer panel on the outside of the vehicle, and a second accommodating portion for accommodating an elevating device for elevating the window glass. And wherein the second accommodating portion is formed at a position closer to the outer panel than the first accommodating portion. 2. The lift device includes a rail that guides the window glass up and down, and a drive mechanism that can move the window glass up and down along the rail. 2. The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the rail is attached to one of the inner panel side and the outer panel side. 3. 3. The vehicle door according to claim 2, wherein an upper end and a lower end of the rail are mounted so as to be position-adjustable. 4. A mounting structure of an automotive windowpane elevating device for attaching an elevation device capable of elevating a windowpane inside an automobile door between an inner panel on the inside of the vehicle and an outer panel on the outside of the vehicle. A mounting structure for an automotive windowpane lifting / lowering device, comprising a mounting mechanism for mounting the lifting / lowering device inside the door such that the lifting / lowering device is positioned closer to the outer panel than the window glass. 5. The elevating device includes a rail for guiding the window glass so as to be able to move up and down, and a driving mechanism for driving the window glass to move up and down along the rail. The mechanism according to claim 4, further comprising: a mechanism for attaching a portion to the outer panel side; and a mechanism for attaching a lower end of the rail to either the inner panel side or the outer panel side. Mounting structure of the window glass lifting device for automobiles. 6. The mounting structure for a vehicle window glass elevating device according to claim 5, further comprising an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a mounting position of an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the rail.