JP2005088714A - Door structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door structure for a vehicle where a damper capable of improving open/close operation of a door can be arranged in a side body so as not to interfere with getting in/out for improving the appearance quality. <P>SOLUTION: In the door structure for a vehicle, a rear end part of a rear part door 3 is rotatably mounted to the side body 1 side through a door hinge 4. One end of the damper 24 for giving a suitable braking to the open/close operation of the rear door 3 is rotatably mounted to the side body 1 side, and the other end of the damper 24 is journaled to the door hinge 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a door structure of a vehicle provided with a damper that is applied to a double door of a double door type and does not interfere with getting on and off.

Conventionally, some vehicles have a structure without a center pillar for the purpose of increasing the degree of freedom of the interior, making the inner surfaces of the front and rear doors uniform, or improving passengers' getting on and off. In addition, a structure in which the front door and the rear door on the side surface of the vehicle body have a double door structure is proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). Some vehicle doors are provided with a door checker that provides appropriate braking for opening and closing operations (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2000-280746 A JP-A-9-279925

However, the above-described conventional door checker has a problem in that it cannot be applied to a double door type rear door. That is, in the case of the double door type rear door, the rotation center of the door hinge is set inside the vehicle body in order to secure the open area of the open state, so that the conventional door checker can be simply applied as it is. The movement of the arm of the door checker was so great that the arm could not be arranged inside the door or in the side body.
On the other hand, it is conceivable that a damper is provided between the vehicle body and the door at a position above or below the door opening, as in the case of a general vehicle back door. Could not be installed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to improve the appearance quality by arranging a damper capable of improving the door opening / closing operation in a side body that does not obstruct getting on and off. An object of the present invention is to provide a door structure of a vehicle that can be made to operate.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a vehicle door structure in which one end of a door is pivotally attached to a vehicle body side via a door hinge so as to moderately brake the door opening / closing operation. One end of the damper to be applied is rotatably attached to the vehicle body side, and the other end of the damper is pivotally supported by the door hinge.

  In the present invention, the door hinge is configured to be capable of rotating the first hinge member fixed to the vehicle body side, the second hinge member fixed to the door side, the first hinge member, and the second hinge member. The first hinge member is disposed in a side body of a vehicle body having a hinge opening through which the second hinge member is inserted, and the second hinge member is connected to the shaft. A first connecting portion extending inward from a connecting portion with the first hinge member into which the member is inserted, a door fixing portion, and a second connecting portion for connecting the first connecting portion and the door fixing portion. The other end of the damper is pivotally supported by the first connecting portion of the second hinge member.

In the present invention, stopper surfaces that engage with each other when the door is opened are formed in the vicinity of the connecting portion of the first hinge member and the second hinge member.
Further, in the present invention, a cover that is urged toward the second hinge member side in the vicinity of the hinge opening portion of the side body and contacts the second connecting portion of the second hinge member when the door is opened. A member is provided.

  As described above, the vehicle door structure according to the present invention is such that one end of the door is pivotally attached to the vehicle body side via the door hinge, and the damper that gives appropriate braking to the door opening and closing operation is provided. Since one end is pivotally attached to the vehicle body side and the other end of the damper is pivotally supported by the door hinge, the door opening / closing operation can be improved even in the case of a double door rear door. The damper can be reliably placed in the side body that does not obstruct getting on and off, the door can be opened and closed smoothly, and the appearance quality can be improved.

  In the present invention, the door hinge is configured to be capable of rotating the first hinge member fixed to the vehicle body side, the second hinge member fixed to the door side, the first hinge member, and the second hinge member. The first hinge member is disposed in a side body of a vehicle body having a hinge opening through which the second hinge member is inserted, and the second hinge member is connected to the shaft. A first connecting portion extending inward from a connecting portion with the first hinge member into which the member is inserted, a door fixing portion, and a second connecting portion for connecting the first connecting portion and the door fixing portion. If the other end of the damper is pivotally supported by the first connecting portion of the second hinge member, the swing range of the damper can be kept small, even in a narrow side body internal space. To place It can be.

  Also, in the present invention, if a stopper surface that engages with each other when the door is opened is formed in the vicinity of the connecting portion of the first hinge member and the second hinge member, in combination with the damper, The open position can be reliably regulated.

  In the present invention, the cover member that is biased toward the second hinge member side in the vicinity of the hinge opening of the side body and contacts the second connecting portion of the second hinge member when the door is opened. If it is provided, it is possible to prevent the inside of the side body from being seen through the opening for hinges, increase the commercial value, and prevent the sealing member or the like attached to the side body from being caught.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of a vehicle door structure according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a double door front door 2 and a rear door 3 are respectively provided on the left and right side bodies 1 of the automobile to which the door structure of this embodiment is applied. Therefore, the front door 2 is attached to the side body 1 so as to be rotatable about the front end portion, and the rear door 3 is attached to the side body 1 so as to be rotatable about the rear end portion. In FIG. 2, the symbol P indicates the outside of the passenger compartment, and the symbol R indicates the passenger compartment.

Among these, the rear door 3 of the present embodiment is formed in a closed cross-sectional shape by joining the peripheral ends of the inner panel 3a and the outer panel 3b to each other as shown in FIG. Is connected to the quarter panel 1a of the side body 1 through a pivot. Therefore, a hinge opening 5 through which a second hinge member (described later) of the door hinge 4 is inserted is provided on the vehicle front side of the quarter panel 1a.
The door hinge 4 includes a first hinge member 6 fixed to the quarter panel 1a side (vehicle body side), a second hinge member 7 fixed to the rear door 3 side, the first hinge member 6 and the second hinge member 7. And a shaft member 8 that is pivotably connected with the end portions thereof being vertically overlapped.

  The first hinge member 6 has a cross-sectional view that includes a body fixing portion 10 that is fixed to the side body 1 via the mounting bracket 9 and a connecting portion 11 that is inserted into the shaft member 8 and serves as a connecting portion with respect to the second hinge member 7. It is formed in an L shape and is disposed in the quarter panel 1a of the side body 1 having the hinge opening 5. The body fixing part 10 extends along the vehicle width direction, and the connecting part 11 extends slightly obliquely toward the outside door P toward the rear door 3 from the end of the body fixing part 10 on the P side outside the passenger compartment, The shaft member 8 is disposed on the P side outside the passenger compartment in the quarter panel 1a. A plurality of mounting holes 13 and bolt holes 14 into which the bolts 12 are screwed are formed in the mounting bracket 9 and the body fixing portion 10 at corresponding positions.

The second hinge member 7 includes a first connecting portion 15 extending from the connecting portion 11 of the first hinge member 6 into which the shaft member 8 is inserted toward the vehicle interior R side in a state in which the rear door 3 is closed. A door fixing portion 16 that protrudes from the hinge opening portion 5 of the side body 1 and extends along the vehicle front-rear direction and the first connecting portion 15 and the door fixing portion 16 are bent toward the vehicle interior R side so as to be connected. The second connecting portion 17 is formed. The first connecting portion 15 is extended toward the vehicle interior R side in this way to avoid interference between the quarter panel 1a of the side body 1 and the second hinge member 7 when the rear door 3 is opened. It is to do.
A reinforcement member 18 is disposed on the outer surface of the inner panel 3a of the rear door 3 corresponding to the installation position of the door fixing portion 16 of the second hinge member 7, and the inner panel 3a, the reinforcement member 18 and the door are arranged. A plurality of through holes 20, mounting holes 21, and bolt holes 22 into which the bolts 19 are inserted are formed in the fixing portion 16 at corresponding positions. In addition, a welding nut 23 that is screwed into the bolt 19 is attached to the reinforcement member 18 in correspondence with the attachment hole 21.
In the vicinity of the connecting portion 11 of the first hinge member 6 and the first connecting portion 15 of the second hinge member 7, stopper surfaces 11 a and 15 a in the opening direction are formed to engage with each other when the rear door 3 is opened. The stopper surfaces 11a and 15a are opposed to each other while inclining in directions away from each other with the rear door 3 closed.

  On the other hand, the door structure of the present embodiment is provided with a damper 24 for applying appropriate braking to the opening / closing operation of the rear door 3 as shown in FIG. The damper 24 is disposed along the vehicle front-rear direction in the quarter panel 1 a of the side body 1, one end is rotatably attached to the side body 1 side, and the other end is a second hinge constituting the door hinge 4. The member 7 is pivotally supported on the lower surface side of the intermediate portion of the first connecting portion 15. In addition, the damper 24 has a function as an opening stopper for the rear door 3, and the stopper surfaces 11 a and 15 a of the first hinge member 6 and the second hinge member 7 come into contact with each other before engaging with each other. It is set to work. Furthermore, the damper 24 is configured so that the braking force can be appropriately changed depending on the open state (open angle) of the rear door 3.

Further, a flange portion 25 extending forward of the vehicle is provided in the vicinity of the vehicle interior R side of the hinge opening 5 of the side body 1, and the flange portion 25 has a flange portion 25 as shown in FIGS. A weather strip 26 for sealing between the rear door 3 and the rear door 3 is attached. The weather strip 26 is attached to the fitting portion 27 attached to the flange portion 25, a hollow contact portion 28 attached to the outer surface of the fitting portion 27, and the second hinge member 7 side. A long covering member 29 to be energized is integrally formed.
For this reason, the covering member 29 has a tongue-like shape while curving so as to be located from the outer end of the fitting portion 27 to the outside P side of the vehicle compartment through the abutting portion 28 and the tip end being positioned closer to the abutting portion 28. It extends so that the elasticity of the contact portion 28 can be used. Then, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 2, the cover member 29 reliably contacts the second connecting portion 15 of the second hinge member 7 at the front end side when the rear door 3 is opened and covers the hinge opening 5. It is formed in a size that can hide the inside of the side body 1. Further, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 2, the cover member 29 is configured so that the entire cover member 29 abuts against the door fixing portion 16 of the second hinge member 7 when the rear door 3 is closed. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 denotes a body trim that covers the side of the vehicle interior R of the side body 1, and reference numeral 31 denotes a door trim that covers the rear side of the vehicle interior R of the rear door 3.

In the door structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, a damper 24 is provided in addition to the door hinge 4 for applying appropriate braking to the opening / closing operation of the double door type rear door 3, and one end of the damper 24 can be turned to the side body 1 side. Since the other end of the damper 24 is pivotally supported by the first connecting portion 15 of the second hinge member 7 constituting the door hinge 4, the swing range of the damper 24 can be kept small. And it can arrange | position reliably also in the interior space of the narrow side body 1. FIG. Therefore, even in the case of the double door type rear door 3, the damper 24 does not protrude from the side body 1 and does not obstruct getting in and out, and the opening and closing operation of the rear door 3 can be performed smoothly. Appearance quality can be improved.
The door structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is biased toward the second hinge member 7 in the vicinity of the hinge opening 5 of the side body 1, and the second hinge member 7 is opened when the rear door 3 is opened. Since the cover member 29 that contacts the second connecting portion 17 is provided, it is possible to prevent the inside of the side body 1 from being seen through the hinge opening 5 and to sandwich the weather strip 26 attached to the side body 1. Can be prevented. In addition, since the covering member 29 is formed integrally with the weather strip 26 and is provided on the second hinge member 7 side, the elastic force of the abutting portion 28 can be used, and the second connecting portion 17 can be used. It can be made to contact reliably.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.
For example, the cover member 29 is formed separately from the weather strip 26 and can be separated from the flange portion 25 if the cover member 29 can reliably contact the second connecting portion 17 of the second hinge member 7 when the rear door 3 is opened. It may be attached to the

1 is a side view showing an entire automobile to which a door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cover member that comes into contact with a door fixing portion of a second hinge member of a door hinge when the rear door of the automobile in FIG. 2 is closed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side body 2 Front door 3 Rear door 4 Door hinge 5 Hinge opening 6 1st hinge member 7 2nd hinge member 8 Shaft member 9 Mounting bracket 10 Body fixing part 11 Connection part 12 Bolt 13 Mounting hole 14 Bolt hole 15 1st 1 connecting portion 16 door fixing portion 17 second connecting portion 18 reinforcement member 19 bolt 20 through hole 21 mounting hole 22 bolt hole 23 welding nut 24 damper 25 flange portion 26 weather strip 27 fitting portion 28 abutting portion 29 covering member

Claims (4)

In a vehicle door structure in which one end portion of a door is rotatably attached to a vehicle body side via a door hinge, one end of a damper that applies appropriate braking to the opening and closing operation of the door is rotatably attached to the vehicle body side, A door structure for a vehicle, wherein the other end of the damper is pivotally supported by the door hinge. The door hinge includes a first hinge member fixed to the vehicle body side, a second hinge member fixed to the door side, and a shaft member that rotatably connects the first hinge member and the second hinge member. The first hinge member is disposed in a side body of a vehicle body having a hinge opening through which the second hinge member is inserted, and the second hinge member is inserted into the shaft member. A first connecting portion extending from the connecting portion with the first hinge member to the indoor side, a door fixing portion, and a second connecting portion for connecting the first connecting portion and the door fixing portion. 2. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the end is pivotally supported by the first connecting portion of the second hinge member. 3. The vehicle door according to claim 2, wherein a stopper surface that engages with each other when the door is opened is formed in the vicinity of a connecting portion of the first hinge member and the second hinge member. Construction. In the vicinity of the hinge opening of the side body, a cover member is provided that is biased toward the second hinge member and contacts the second connecting portion of the second hinge member when the door is opened. The vehicle door structure according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the vehicle door structure is provided.

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