JP2007030707A - Door for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door for a vehicle favorable in assembling workability concerning the door for the vehicle furnished with an outer panel and an inner panel. <P>SOLUTION: A door body 2 of the door 1 for the vehicle is furnished with the outer panel 3 and the inner panel connected to the indoor side of it. The inner panel 4 has an peripheral edge part 4a connected to the outer panel 3 and a central part 4b against it and these are made free to be separated from each other. This door for the vehicle is mounted on a reinforcement 10 positioned between the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 4 after inserting a window regulator 13 into an opening 4al in a state where the central part 4b is removed from the door body 2 and the opening 4al is formed on the inner panel 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door provided with an outer panel and an inner panel disposed on the vehicle interior side of the outer panel.

  There has been a conventional technique related to a vehicle door in which an outer panel and an inner panel are connected (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This is because the inner panel is separated into a peripheral part connected to the outer panel and a central part with respect to the peripheral part, and when assembling the door, fixing parts for the door such as window glass and window regulator are fixed in the central part in advance. Then, the central part was attached to the peripheral part.

  Usually, a vehicle door has a structure in which mounting parts are arranged between an outer panel and an inner panel. After the outer panel and the inner panel are connected by hemming and painted, the inner panel is attached to the inner panel. A part is inserted between the outer panel and the inner panel through the formed narrow service hole, and then attached to the inner panel side. Therefore, the mounting workability of the parts is poor, and it takes time to mount the parts, and the window glass or the like is applied to the door body at the time of mounting, and the glass or the door body may be damaged.

On the other hand, in order to fix the central part to the peripheral part after attaching the mounting part to the inner panel which is a single plate in a state where the central part of the inner panel is separated from the peripheral part, the one according to the above-described prior art The mounting property of the parts can be remarkably improved, and it is highly useful.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-42825 (FIG. 1)

  However, according to the above-described prior art, after attaching a heavy object such as a window regulator to the center part of the inner panel, the center part is fixed to the peripheral part, so that the operator supports the heavy center part. Fixing work had to be performed, and workability when fixing the central portion to the peripheral portion was poor, and the work required a lot of time. The present invention has been completed based on the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle door with good assembling workability.

  As a means for achieving the above object, the invention of claim 1 is directed to a door main body constituted by an outer panel and an inner panel connected to the outer panel so as to be disposed closer to the vehicle interior side than the outer panel. And a vehicle door comprising a window plate that is inserted into and removed from the door body, wherein the inner panel is separable into a peripheral portion connected to the outer panel and a central portion with respect to the peripheral portion. Is attached to the outer panel, and the central part is removed from the peripheral part, so that a window regulator that raises and lowers the window plate in a state where the opening is formed in the inner panel passes through the opening and the door body. The vehicle door is characterized in that it is fixed to a mounting portion located outside the vehicle compartment from the inner panel. .

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the door body has a reinforcement located between both ends by clamping and fixing the both end portions between the outer panel and the peripheral portion of the inner panel, 2. The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the window regulator is fixed on the reinforcement.

  The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the window plate is movably attached to a door frame attached to the door body through the opening in a state where the central portion is removed from the peripheral portion. A vehicle door according to claim 1 or claim 2 is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle door according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the window regulator is attached so as to be positioned at a rear portion of the door body. .

<Invention of Claim 1>
The inner panel is separable into a peripheral part connected to the outer panel and a central part with respect to the peripheral part. The peripheral part is attached to the outer panel, and the central part is removed from the peripheral part, thereby forming an opening in the inner panel. In this state, since the window regulator that raises and lowers the window plate is fixed to the mounting portion located outside the passenger compartment through the opening, the window regulator is connected to the door body through the opening. The center portion of the inner panel is not increased in weight, and the workability in fixing this to the peripheral portion can be improved.

  Further, by attaching the window regulator to the outside of the passenger compartment relative to the inner panel, the inner panel can also be disposed outside of the passenger compartment as compared with the conventional case, and the interior space of the passenger compartment can be expanded. In addition, by attaching the window regulator to the outside of the passenger compartment conventionally, the operating noise of the window regulator transmitted to the passenger compartment can be reduced. In addition, since a plurality of service holes formed in the conventional inner panel can be eliminated, water leakage from the door to the vehicle interior can be prevented.

<Invention of Claim 2>
The door body has a reinforcement located between the outer panel and the inner panel by sandwiching and fixing both ends thereof, and the window regulator is fixed on the reinforcement. Therefore, by attaching to the reinforcement which is a strength member, the window regulator is firmly fixed without vibration or the like. Further, since the window regulator is not attached to the outer panel, it is not necessary to double the outer panel so that the attaching member or the like does not appear on the outer surface of the vehicle.

<Invention of Claim 3>
The window plate is configured to be movably attached to the door frame attached to the door body through the opening in a state where the central portion is removed from the peripheral edge portion, so that the window plate can be easily attached to the door body through the opening. In addition, the central portion of the inner panel is not increased by the weight of the window plate, and the workability when the central portion is fixed to the peripheral portion can be further improved.

<Invention of Claim 4>
Since the window regulator is mounted so as to be located at the rear part of the door body, the weight of the rear part of the door can be increased, the rotational moment of the door can be increased, and the closing of the door can be improved. it can.

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the description, in FIG. 1, the right side is the front of the vehicle door 1, and the right side in FIG. The vehicle door 1 according to the present embodiment is an openable door that is attached to the left and right sides of a vehicle compartment (not shown). Hereinafter, the vehicle door 1 attached to the left side of the rear seat will be described.

  The vehicle door 1 includes an outer panel 3 formed of a steel plate and an inner panel 4 which is also formed of a steel plate and connected to the outer panel 3, and a door body 2 is formed by both of them. The outer panel 3 is disposed outside the passenger compartment and functions as an outer plate of the vehicle door 1, and an outside handle 3a for opening and closing the door is attached (shown in FIG. 5). On the other hand, the inner panel 4 is inserted into the outer peripheral edge of the folded outer panel 3 so that the inner panel 4 is arranged closer to the vehicle interior side than the outer panel 3, and the outer panel 3 is spot welded from above the outer panel 3. (Hemming processing, shown in FIG. 2).

  A door trim 5 made of a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene is attached to the inner panel 4 so as to face the vehicle interior. A substantially U-shaped door frame 6 is fixed to the upper end portion of the door body 2 by welding or the like so as to surround the upper side thereof. The upper end portion of the synthetic resin division bar 7 is connected to the door frame 6 by a screw (not shown), whereby the space surrounded by the door frame 6 is divided into two, and the window glass 8 is provided in the front space. (Corresponding to the window plate of the present invention) moves in the vertical direction and is detachably attached to the door body 2, and the quarter glass 9 is fitted in the rear space (see FIG. 1). The middle part of the division bar 7 is fixed to the upper part of the peripheral edge part 4a (shown in FIG. 5).

  The reinforcement 10 is formed of a single pipe-shaped steel material, and mounting brackets 11 are fixed to both ends thereof (shown in FIG. 4), and the door body 2 is deformed in the event of a side collision of the vehicle. The vehicle interior space is prevented from being narrowed. When the outer panel 3 and the peripheral edge portion 4a of the inner panel 4 are connected, the reinforcement 10 has an end portion of the mounting bracket 11 interposed between the outer panel 3 and the peripheral edge portion 4a of the inner panel 4. As a result, the mounting bracket 11 is clamped by both sides and fixed to the door body 2. Thereby, the reinforcement 10 is arrange | positioned between the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 4 in the vehicle horizontal direction.

  A regulator bracket 12 made of a metal plate is fixed on the reinforcement 10 by welding or the like. To this, a window regulator 13 for raising and lowering the window glass 8 is provided by four mounting bolts (shown in FIG. 3, without reference numerals). It is fixed.

  The window regulator 13 has an electric motor 13a, a sector gear 13b rotated by the electric motor 13a, and a lifting link 13c rotated integrally with the sector gear 13b, and is rotatably attached to the tip of the lifting link 13c. The shoe 13d is movably engaged with a link guide 8a fixed to the lower side of the window glass 8. When the sector gear 13b is rotated by the electric motor 13a, the tip of the lifting link 13c swings in the vertical direction, and the window glass 8 is moved up and down along the door frame 6.

  The inner panel 4 described above has a peripheral edge portion 4a connected to the outer panel 3 and a central portion 4b that is the remaining portion. The central portion 4b occupies most of the inner panel 4 and can be separated from the peripheral edge portion 4a. By removing the central portion 4b, the inner panel 4 (peripheral edge portion 4a) has a wide opening 4a1. Is formed (shown in FIG. 4). A weld nut 4a2 is fixed to the outside of the passenger compartment of the peripheral edge portion 4a. A fastening bolt 4c penetrating the central portion 4b and the peripheral edge portion 4a is screwed to the central nut 4b so that the central portion 4b is connected to the peripheral edge portion 4a. Attach to.

  Further, when the central portion 4b is attached to the peripheral edge portion 4a, the linear sealing material 4d formed of a synthetic rubber or synthetic resin foam is interposed between the inner portion and the inner periphery of the fastening bolt 4c. Further, water that has entered the door body 2 from the outer panel 3 side enters the vehicle interior side by applying a butyl rubber tape 4e from above the head of the fastening bolt 4c. This is prevented (shown in FIG. 3).

  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. 7, the assembly method of the vehicle door 1 by Embodiment 1 is demonstrated. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the peripheral portion 4a and the reinforcement 10 in a state where the central portion 4b is separated are connected to the outer panel 3 to which the door frame 6 is attached. At this time, the attachment bracket 11 and the regulator bracket 12 are already fixed to the reinforcement 10. As described above, the end of the attachment bracket 11 of the reinforcement 10 is interposed between the outer panel 3 and the peripheral edge 4a, and the outer panel 3 and the peripheral edge 4a are fastened by spot welding so that they are integrated. Turn into.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, with the central part 4b of the inner panel 4 removed from the peripheral edge part 4a, a door lock, a wire harness, a door check (all not shown), an outside handle 3a, a division The bar 7, the window glass 8, the quarter glass 9, and the window regulator 13 are attached to the door body 2 through the opening 4a1 formed by removing the central portion 4b. Here, the outside handle 3 a is mounted in a handle hole 3 b formed in the outer panel 3, and the window regulator 13 is housed inside the door body 2 through the opening 4 a 1 described above, and the inner panel of the door body 2 is 4 is fixed to the regulator bracket 12 which is an attachment part located outside the vehicle compartment.

  The window glass 8 is attached to the door frame 6 and the division bar 7 so as to be movable from below after passing through the opening 4a1, and the shoe 13d of the window regulator 13 is engaged with the link guide 8a at the lower end. The attachment is completed by combining.

  After completing the attachment of each part to the door main body 2, a linear sealing material 4d provided with a tape material on one side is adhered to the peripheral edge 4a side so as to close the opening 4a1, from above to the central portion. 4b is attached and fastened by a plurality of fastening bolts 4c (shown in FIG. 6). After affixing the butyl rubber tape 4e on the head of the fastening bolt 4c, the door trim 5 is attached to the inner panel 4 to complete the assembly of the vehicle door 1 (shown in FIG. 7).

  According to the first embodiment, the peripheral portion 4a of the inner panel 4 is attached to the outer panel 3, and the central portion 4b is removed from the peripheral portion 4a, so that the window regulator is formed with the opening 4a1 formed in the inner panel 4. 13 is configured to be fixed to the regulator bracket 12 on the reinforcement 10 located outside the vehicle compartment from the inner panel 4 of the door body 2 through the opening 4a1, so that the window regulator 13 is connected to the door body through the opening 4a1. The center portion 4b of the inner panel 4 is not increased in weight, and the workability in the case of fixing to the peripheral edge portion 4a can be improved.

  Further, by attaching the window regulator 13 to the outside of the passenger compartment from the inner panel 4, the inner panel 4 can also be disposed outside the passenger compartment as compared with the conventional case, and the interior space of the passenger compartment can be expanded. Further, by attaching the window regulator 13 to the outside of the passenger compartment as compared with the conventional case, the operating noise of the window regulator 13 transmitted to the passenger compartment can be reduced. In addition, since a plurality of service holes formed in the conventional inner panel 4 can be eliminated, water leakage from the door body 2 into the vehicle compartment can be prevented.

  Moreover, the window regulator 13 is firmly fixed without vibration etc. by attaching to the reinforcement 10 which is an intensity | strength member. Further, since the window regulator 13 is not attached to the outer panel 3, there is no need to double the outer panel 3 so that the attaching member or the like does not appear on the outer surface of the vehicle.

  Further, since the window glass 8 is configured to be movably attached to the door frame 6 through the opening 4a1 in a state where the central portion 4b is removed from the peripheral edge portion 4a, the window glass 8 is connected to the door through the opening 4a1. The center 6b of the inner panel 4 is not increased in weight by the weight of the window glass 8, and the workability when the center 4b is fixed to the peripheral edge 4a can be further improved. it can.

<Embodiment 2>
FIG. 8 shows Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the vehicle door 1A according to the second embodiment is only attached to the vehicle door 1 according to the first embodiment so that the window regulator 13A is positioned at the rear portion of the door body 2. Is different. The window regulator 13A is symmetrical with respect to the window regulator 13 according to the first embodiment in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is similarly fixed to the regulator bracket 12A that is symmetrical with respect to the regulator bracket 12.

  According to the second embodiment, since the window regulator 13A is mounted so as to be positioned at the rear portion of the door body 2, the rear portion weight of the door 1A is increased and the rotational moment of the door 1A is increased. Therefore, the closing of the door 1A can be improved.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and further, within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention other than the following. Various modifications can be made.
(1) The vehicle door according to the present invention may be applied not only to the door provided on the side surface of the vehicle but also to a back door or the like behind the vehicle.
(2) The window regulator may be attached to the outer panel.

It is the front view seen from the vehicle interior side of the door for vehicles by Embodiment 1. It is sectional drawing of the door for vehicles shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the vehicle door shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where an inner panel is attached to an outer panel in the vehicle door assembly process shown in FIG. 1. It is a front view which shows the place which attaches a window regulator and window glass with respect to a door main body and a door frame. It is a front view which shows the place which attaches a center part with respect to the peripheral part of an inner panel. It is a front view which shows the place which attaches a door trim with respect to a door main body. It is a front view which shows the place which removed the center part of the inner panel of the vehicle door by Embodiment 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A ... Door for vehicles 2 ... Door main body 3 ... Outer panel 4 ... Inner panel 4a ... Peripheral part 4a1 ... Opening 4b ... Center part 6 ... Door frame 8 ... Window glass 10 ... Reinforcement 13, 13A ... Window regulator

Claims (4)

A door body constituted by an outer panel and an inner panel coupled to the outer panel so as to be disposed closer to the vehicle interior side than the outer panel;
In a vehicle door provided with a window plate to be taken in and out of the door body,
The inner panel is separable into a peripheral part connected to the outer panel and a central part with respect to the peripheral part, and the peripheral part is attached to the outer panel and the central part is removed from the peripheral part. A window regulator that lifts and lowers the window plate in a state where the opening is formed in the inner panel is fixed to an attachment portion that is located outside the passenger compartment of the door body through the opening. Vehicle door. The door body has a reinforcement located between both ends by clamping and fixing the both end portions between the outer panel and the peripheral edge of the inner panel, and the window regulator includes the reinforcement The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle door is fixed on the top. The said window plate is attached to the door frame attached to the said door main body through the said opening so that a movement is possible through the said opening in the state from which the said center part was removed from the said peripheral part. The vehicle door as described. The vehicle door according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the window regulator is attached so as to be positioned at a rear portion of the door body.

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