JP2002327557A - Escutcheon mounting structure of door inside handle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an escutcheon mounting structure of a door inside handle capable of maintaining its appearance by causing the outer edge of an escutcheon to abut on the peripheral edge of an opening in door trim. SOLUTION: The periphery of the opening 3 in the door trim 2 is pressed with a predetermined elastic force from its back by a reaction generating part 12 provided on a base 6, so that even if the interval between the escutcheon 10 and the door trim 2 becomes larger than designed, for reasons of a variety of errors, the favorable appearance of the structure can be maintained by pressing the peripheral edge of the opening 3 in the door trim 2 against the outer edge 10a of the escutcheon 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escutcheon mounting structure for a door inside handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A door trim is spaced apart from an inner panel of an automobile door, and an opening is formed in the door trim. A base of an inside handle fixed to the inner panel faces the inside of the opening, and an escutcheon is attached to the base from the vehicle interior side. When the escutcheon is mounted, the outer edge of the escutcheon is brought into contact with the door trim to decorate the periphery of the opening (for a similar technique, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-317265).

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, although the outer edge of the escutcheon is designed to abut on the peripheral edge of the opening of the door trim, a manufacturing dimensional error of the door trim and an escutcheon error may occur. When the gap between the outer edge of the escutcheon and the peripheral edge of the door trim becomes larger than the design value due to factors such as manufacturing dimensional errors and mounting errors of the door trim with respect to the inner panel, a gap is created between the two and the appearance is reduced. There is. Conversely, if the distance between the two is smaller than the design, the peripheral edge of the opening is easily bent, and the abutting state between the outer edge of the escutcheon and the peripheral edge of the opening is obtained.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and even if the distance between the escutcheon and the door trim is larger than the design due to various errors, the outer edge of the escutcheon is formed by the door trim. It is an object of the present invention to provide an escutcheon mounting structure for a door inside handle, which can be reliably brought into contact with a peripheral portion of an opening to maintain an appearance.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
While the door trim is spaced apart from the inner panel of the door, the base of the inside handle portion fixed to the inner panel faces the opening formed in the door trim, and an escutcheon is attached to the base from the inside of the vehicle. An escutcheon mounting structure of a door inside handle for decorating a peripheral portion of an opening by bringing an outer edge into contact with a door trim. A pressing reaction force generating portion is provided.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the periphery of the opening of the door trim is pressed by a predetermined elastic force from the back side by the reaction force generating portion provided on the base. Even if it becomes larger than the design due to the above factors, the peripheral edge of the opening of the door trim can be pressed against the outer edge of the escutcheon to maintain the appearance.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the reaction force generating portion is formed so as to be integrally raised from the base.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the reaction force generating portion is integrally formed upright from the base, the number of components does not increase.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the reaction force generating portion is formed by a separate component attached to the base.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the reaction force generating portion is formed by a separate component attached to the base,
It is possible to cope with door trims having different shapes only by replacing the reaction force generating portion, and the same base can be used.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the rib contacting the reaction force generating portion is formed on the back side of the periphery of the opening.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the rib contacting the reaction force generating portion is formed on the back side of the periphery of the opening, the same reaction force generating portion is used for door trims having different shapes. can do.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention. A door trim 2 is spaced apart from an inner panel 1 of an automobile door. An opening 3 is formed in the door trim 2, and a base 6 having a handle 4 and a lock knob 5 faces the inside.

The base 6 has a size larger than the opening 3 and is fixed to the inner panel 1 with screws 7 in advance. A rectangular cylindrical flange 8 is formed at a position corresponding to the opening 3 of the base 6, and an outward projection 9 is formed at a position facing the flange 8.

The escutcheon 10 is externally inserted into the rectangular cylindrical flange 8 and has a hole 11 for engaging with the projection 9. Therefore, the escutcheon 10 can be mounted simply by inserting the escutcheon 10 into the opening 3 from the vehicle interior side. In the mounted state, the outer edge 10a of the escutcheon 10 abuts on the peripheral edge of the opening 3, and the peripheral edge of the opening 3 is removed. It can be decorated.

The base 6 corresponding to the peripheral portion of the opening 3 has six reaction force generating portions 12 formed around the opening. The reaction force generating part 12 is integrally formed so as to cut and raise a part of the base 6. Since it is integrated with the base 6, the number of parts does not increase. The distance a between the reaction force generating portion 12 and the outer edge 10a of the escutcheon 10 is set equal to or smaller than the thickness b of the door trim 2.

Accordingly, the distance between the outer edge 10a of the escutcheon 10 and the peripheral portion of the opening 3 of the door trim 2 may vary due to factors such as a manufacturing dimensional error of the door trim 2, a manufacturing dimensional error of the escutcheon 10, and a mounting error of the door trim 2 to the inner panel 1. However, even if it becomes larger than the design value, since the reaction force generating portion 12 presses the peripheral portion of the opening 3 from the back side with a predetermined elastic force, the peripheral portion of the opening 3 is pressed against the outer edge of the escutcheon 10 and both sides are pressed. The contact state is maintained, and the appearance can be maintained.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the reaction force generating portion 13 is formed as a separate component having a U-shaped cross section and the reaction force generating portion 13 is fixed to a predetermined position of the base 14 with an engagement claw 15. The reaction force generating portion 13 is configured such that the lower side portion is
It can be easily fixed by engaging it so as to slide between it and the general surface of No. 4. According to this embodiment, since the reaction force generating portion 13 is formed of a separate component, it is possible to cope with door trims having different shapes only by replacing the reaction force generating portion 13, and the base 14 is made of the same material. Can be used.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the outer edge 16a of the escutcheon 16 and the peripheral edge of the opening 17 are larger than those in the previous embodiment.
It is separated from the base 6. The reaction force generating portion 12 formed on the base 6 is similar to the first embodiment, and has an opening 17.
A rib 18 is formed on the back surface of the peripheral edge of the rib 18 in contact with the reaction force generating portion 12. Therefore, the function of pressing the peripheral edge of the opening 17 against the outer edge 16a of the escutcheon 16 via the rib 18 is maintained, and the appearance can be maintained.
As described above, since the function of the reaction force generator 12 is maintained by forming the ribs 18, the same reaction force generator 12 can be used for door trims 19 having different shapes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a door inside handle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the door inside handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a reaction force generator of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 shows the distance between the escutcheon and the reaction force generating portion in FIG.
Sectional drawing which shows the relationship with the thickness of a door trim.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing a reaction force generating unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a state in which an opening edge is pressed against an escutcheon via a rib in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 inner panel 2,19 door trim 3,17 opening 6,14 base 10,16 escutsion 10a, 16a outer edge 12,13 reaction force generating part 18 rib

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A door trim is spaced apart from an inner panel of a door, and a base of an inside handle portion fixed to the inner panel is made to face from an opening formed in the door trim. An escutcheon mounting structure of a door inside handle for mounting and abutting an outer edge of the escutcheon on a door trim to decorate a peripheral portion of the opening. An escutcheon mounting structure for a door inside handle, wherein a reaction force generating portion for pressing with a predetermined elastic force is provided. 2. An escutcheon mounting structure for a door inside handle according to claim 1, wherein said reaction force generating portion is formed integrally with said base to rise up. Mounting structure. 3. The door inside handle escutcheon mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein said reaction force generating portion is formed by a separate component mounted on said base. Escutcheon mounting structure. 4. The escutcheon mounting structure for a door inside handle according to claim 1, wherein a rib abutting on the reaction force generating portion is formed on a back side of the peripheral portion of the opening. The escutcheon mounting structure of the door inside handle, which is characterized in that: