JP2008196147A - Outer handle device of door for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the flexibility in design by enabling an outer surface of a cover to get closer to a door side in a portion corresponding to a first partition wall, in the case of an outer handle device of a door for a vehicle, in which a storage recess opened on a cover side is formed between the first and second partition walls of a handle body, in which a potting agent for embedding an electric component housed in the storage recess is infilled into the storage recess, and in which a lead wire connected to the electric component is guided to the outside from the handle body on the other side of the storage recess with respect to the first partition wall. <P>SOLUTION: An elastic member 37 with a holding hole 36 is mounted on the first partition wall 24A by positioning the holding hole 36 on the other side of the cover 19 with respect to a finished surface 40 of the potting agent 32, and avoiding the protrusion of the elastic member 37 to the side of the cover 19 from the first partition wall 24A. The lead wire 34 connected to the electric component 28 is held by being inserted into the holding hole 36 in such a manner that the elastic member 37 is brought into resilient contact with the whole of its outer periphery. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, an operation handle comprising a handle body formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that is open on the side opposite to the vehicle door and a cover that covers the outside of the handle body is provided on the outer surface side of the vehicle door. Between the first and second partition walls, which are disposed and provided integrally at a position spaced in the longitudinal direction of the handle body, the handle body is formed with an accommodation recess that is open to the cover side. A vehicle door in which a potting agent for burying an electrical component to be accommodated is filled in the accommodation recess, and a conductive wire connected to the electrical component is led out from the handle body on the opposite side to the accommodation recess with respect to the first partition wall. The present invention relates to an out handle device.

In an out handle device for a vehicle door, a handle body constituting an operation handle together with a cover is integrally provided with first and second partition walls at positions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. Patent Documents that ensure the waterproofness of the electrical components by filling the housing recess with a potting agent that embeds the electrical component housed in the housing recess formed in the handle body between the walls. Known as 1.
JP 2004-169426 A

  However, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, the end portion on the cover side of the first partition wall among the first and second partition walls provided integrally with the handle main body so as to form an accommodation recess therebetween. A holding groove is provided, and the conducting wire connected to the electric component is arranged so as to get over the first partition wall so as to be held by the holding groove. Thus, the end of the first partition wall on the cover side is formed so as to protrude toward the cover side from the finished surface of the potting agent filled in the receiving recess in order to hold the conducting wire. The outer surface of the cover must be spaced apart from the outer surface of the door by the amount of protrusion from the finished surface of the partition wall, and the degree of freedom in designing the out handle device is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to bring the outer surface of the cover constituting a part of the operation handle closer to the door side in the portion corresponding to the first partition wall, and thus the degree of freedom in design. An object of the present invention is to provide an out-handle device for a vehicle door having an improved height.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention includes a handle main body formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that is open on a side opposite to a vehicle door, and a cover that covers the outside of the handle main body. An operation handle is provided on the outer surface side of the vehicle door, and the handle body is disposed on the cover side between the first and second partition walls integrally provided at a position spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the handle body. An open receiving recess is formed, and a potting agent that embeds the electrical component stored in the receiving recess is filled in the receiving recess, and a conductor connected to the electrical component is on the side opposite to the receiving recess with respect to the first partition wall. In an out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door that is led out from the handle body, an elastic member having a holding hole is formed in the first partition wall, and the holding hole is made of the potting agent. It is mounted so as to be positioned on the opposite side of the flange surface from the cover and to avoid the elastic member projecting from the first partition wall to the cover side. Further, the elastic member is inserted and held in the holding hole so as to be elastically contacted.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the elastic member has an elastic member main portion having the holding hole and an outer periphery of the elastic member main portion on the cover side. A fitting flange that protrudes outward from the outer periphery excluding the facing portion, and an opening that opens to the cover side so that the elastic member main portion is disposed on the first partition wall; A fitting groove is provided which opens at the periphery of the opening so as to elastically fit the fitting flange.

  The grommets 37 and 72 of the embodiment correspond to the elastic member of the present invention, and the grommet main portion 37a of the embodiment corresponds to the elastic member main portion of the present invention.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lead wire is inserted and held in the holding hole of the elastic member mounted on the first partition wall so that the entire outer periphery of the holding wire is elastically contacted with the elastic member. When the potting agent is filled in the potting agent, the potting agent does not leak from between the holding hole and the conductor. Moreover, the holding hole is located on the opposite side of the cover with respect to the finished surface of the potting agent, and the elastic member is mounted on the first partition wall so as not to protrude from the first partition wall to the cover side. Therefore, it is not necessary to project the cover-side end portion of the first partition wall and the cover-side end portion of the elastic member to the cover side from the finished surface of the potting agent filled in the housing recess, and the outer surface of the cover The portion corresponding to the first partition wall can be brought closer to the door side, and the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the elastic member can be slid from the cover side to the first partition wall of the handle body and attached to the first partition wall, and the elastic member is assembled to the first partition wall. Becomes easy.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 11 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partial side view of a vehicle door, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 4 is a front view of the handle body before filling with the potting agent, as viewed from the cover side, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 4 in a state before the grommet is mounted, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG.

  First, in FIGS. 1 to 3, for example, an operation handle 17 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIGS. 1 and 2) is rotatably attached to an outer panel 16 of a vehicle door 15 that is a side door. . The operation handle 17 is formed of a hard synthetic resin and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is disposed on the outer surface side of the outer panel 16, and a synthetic resin cover that covers the outside of the handle main body 18A. 19, and a design cover 20 made of synthetic resin and plated on the surface for improving the appearance is joined to the lower outer surface of the cover 19.

  4 to 6 together, the handle main body 18A has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape opened on the side opposite to the outer panel 16 and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. A substantially L-shaped support arm portion 18Aa that projects into the outer panel 16 is integrally provided at one end portion in the direction (the right end portion in FIGS. 1 to 4), and the other end portion of the handle body 18A has an outer portion. An operating arm portion 18Ab that enters the panel 16 is integrally provided.

  The support arm portion 18Aa is provided with a recess 23 into which a support shaft 22 (see FIG. 2) provided on the outer panel 16 side is inserted, and one end portion of the operation handle 17 is interposed via the support shaft 22. The outer panel 16 is rotatably supported. The operating arm 18Ab is connected to a latch mechanism (not shown). When the vehicle door 15 is unlocked, the operation mechanism 17 is operated to cause the latch mechanism to close the vehicle door 15. The state is released, and the vehicle door 15 can be opened by operating the operation handle 17.

  First and second partition walls 24A and 25 are integrally provided at positions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the handle body 18A, and the handle body 18A has a cover 19 between the partition walls 24A and 25. A housing recess 26 that is open to the side is formed.

  In the housing recess 26, electrical components are housed. In this embodiment, a touch sensor (not shown) is provided on the back side of the substrate 29 and a detection circuit (not shown) is provided on the surface side of the substrate 29. 1) and a sensor unit 28 as an electrical component provided with an antenna 30 is housed in the housing recess 26 to detect that a vehicle user has touched the operation handle 17, and the back side of the substrate 29 is double-sided. The handle tape 18 is bonded to the handle body 18A by the adhesive tape 31. Moreover, the receiving recess 26 is filled with a potting agent 32 so as to bury the sensor unit 28.

  Incidentally, a conducting hole 33 is provided on one end side of the handle main body 18A on the side opposite to the housing recess 26 with respect to the first partition wall 24A, and six conducting wires are connected to the substrate 29 of the sensor unit 28, in this embodiment. Are led as a harness 35 and led out to the outside through the lead hole 33.

  Referring to FIGS. 7 to 9 together, the first partition wall 24A has a holding hole 36 for individually inserting and holding the conductive wires 34, 34... And is formed of an elastic material such as rubber. A grommet 37 as an elastic member is mounted so as not to protrude from the first partition wall 24A to the cover 19 side.

  The grommet 37 is a fitting that protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the grommet main portion 37a as the elastic member main portion having the holding holes 36, and the outer periphery of the grommet main portion 37a excluding the portion facing the cover 19 side. It has the collar part 37b integrally. On the other hand, in the first partition wall 24A, the opening 38 opened to the cover 19 side so as to dispose the grommet main portion 37a and the fitting collar portion 37b are elastically and fitted to the first partition wall 24A. A fitting groove 39 opened at the periphery of the opening 38 is provided, and the grommet 37 can be slid from the cover 19 side and attached to the first partition wall 24A. In addition, protrusions 41 and 41 having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape are integrally provided on both surfaces of the fitting flange portion 37b, and when the fitting flange portion 37b is fitted into the fitting groove 39, The protrusions 41 are elastically brought into contact with the side surface of the fitting groove 39 while being bent, and the sealing performance between the grommet 37 and the first partition wall 24A is maintained.

  By the way, the potting agent 32 is filled into the housing recess 26 after the grommet 37 holding the conductors 34 is mounted on the first partition wall 24A. The finished surface 40 of the potting agent 32 is a cover of the grommet 37. It is set substantially on the same plane as the end on the 19th side. Accordingly, the holding holes 36 provided in the grommet 37 for holding the conductive wires 34 are located on the opposite side of the cover 19 with respect to the finished surface 40 of the potting agent 32. In addition, as clearly shown in FIG. 8, an annular protrusion 42 having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape is provided at the intermediate portion of the holding hole 36 so as to protrude radially inwardly. The protrusions 42 are elastically brought into contact with the outer periphery of the conducting wires 34 inserted through the holes 36 while the grommets 37 are elastically brought into contact with the entire outer circumference of the conducting wires 34. Become.

  The cover 19 is fastened to the handle body 18A so as to cover the handle body 18A from the outside. The cover 19 projects integrally with the handle body 18A in order to position the cover 19 with respect to the handle body 18A. A plurality of positioning projections 44 are fitted into positioning recesses 45 provided on the cover 19 and provided on the cover 19 in a substantially L-shaped positioning recess 46 provided on one end side of the handle body 18A. The positioning protrusion 47 thus formed is fitted.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 7, the screw member 48 inserted through the lower end of the handle body 18 </ b> A is screwed into the lower end of the cover 19. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the screw member 50 inserted into the upper part on the other end side of the handle body 18 </ b> A is screwed into the upper part on the other end side of the cover 19, and further inserted into the lower part on the other end side of the cover 19. The member 52 is screwed to the lower end on the other end side of the handle main body 18A. That is, the cover 19 is fastened to the handle body 18A by the three screw members 48, 50, and 52. Moreover, portions of the handle body 18A and the cover 19 other than the lower facing portion of the outer peripheral facing portions are bonded with an adhesive.

  The design cover 20 covers the lower surface of the cover 19 so as to be smoothly connected to the upper surface of the cover 19 and is joined to the cover 19, and the lower surface of the cover 19 is joined to the lower surface of the design cover 20. A step portion 19a facing downward with its upper end facing is formed so as to extend in a straight line in the front-rear direction of the vehicle in a side view, and the cover 19 has a portion corresponding to the step portion 19a. A plurality of, for example, three rectangular fitting holes 53 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of 19. On the other hand, on the upper end portion of the design cover 20, fitting protrusions 54 that respectively fit in the fitting holes 53.

  In addition, on the lower side edge of the design cover 20, engaging claws 55 that engage with the lower side edge of the cover 19 are integrally provided at a plurality of, for example, four places spaced in the longitudinal direction of the cover 19. An adhesive 56 for adhering to the surface of the cover 19 is applied to the inner surface of the design cover 20. That is, the design cover 20 is joined to the lower surface of the cover 19 so that the fitting protrusions 54 are fitted into the fitting holes 53 and the engaging claws 55 are engaged with the lower side edge of the cover 19. . Thus, the screw member 52 inserted through the lower end of the other end of the cover 19 and screwed into the lower end of the other end of the handle body 18A is covered with the design cover 20.

  Referring to FIG. 10, a tact switch 59 is provided at the other end of the handle body 18 </ b> A of the operation handle 17 for confirming the vehicle user's intention to lock by pressing the switch button 58. Is done.

  The switch button 58 has a pressing operation portion 58a at one end closing portion and a protruding edge portion 58b projecting inwardly at the other end opening portion, and is formed into a bottomed, for example, rectangular tube shape by an elastic material. The handle main body 18A is provided with a flat receiving portion 61 for receiving the protruding edge portion 58b, and the cover 19 and the design cover 20 are provided with an opening 62 for allowing the pressing operation portion 58a to face.

  The tact switch 59 is disposed on a substrate 63, and the substrate 63 is fixed to a switch holder 64. Thus, the switch button 58 is attached to the switch holder 64 so as to cover the switch holder 64, and when the pressing operation portion 58a of the switch button 58 is pressed, the pressing operation portion 58a. Will contact the tact switch 59 elastically.

  Thus, the switch button 58 is sandwiched between the handle main body 18A, the cover 19 and the design cover 20, and has a flange portion 58c facing the inner surface of the cover 19 and the design cover 20 at the periphery of the opening 62. Is formed on the switch button 58 so as to surround the pressing operation portion 58a.

  In addition, a cylindrical case cover 65 is attached to the outer periphery of the switch button 58 to prevent the switch button 58 from being bent more than necessary when the pressing operation portion 58a is pressed and to improve waterproofness. The case cover 65 surrounding the switch button 58 is restricted from moving in the axial direction by the flange portion 58c and an annular protrusion 58d integrally protruding on the outer periphery of the switch button 58. The switch button 58 is attached.

  Further, a drain hole 66 is provided in the handle body 18A that opens at a lower portion of the portion where the switch button 58 is disposed. The drain hole 66 is a portion where the switch button 58 and the tact switch 59 are disposed. Thus, the water that has entered the operation handle 17 is formed in the handle main body 18A so as to guide it to the inside of the vehicle door 15.

  Referring also to FIG. 11, the tact switch 59 held by the switch holder 64 and the substrate 29 of the sensor unit 28 housed in the housing recess 26 are connected by a pair of conducting wires 67, 67. These conducting wires 67 and 67 are wired so as to get over the second partition wall 25 so as to be held by a holding groove 68 provided at the end of the second partition wall 25 on the cover 19 side. Moreover, the switch button 58 is filled with a potting material 69 so as to cover the connecting portions of the conducting wires 67... And the tact switch 59.

  On the other hand, the first partition wall 24A is provided with a grommet 37 for holding the conductive wires 34 ..., whereas the second partition wall 25 is connected to the second partition wall 25 by the conductive wires 67 connecting the tact switch 59 and the substrate 29. The distance between the finishing surface 40 of the potting agent 32 filled in the accommodating recess 26 and the cover 19 must be relatively large due to the arrangement of the tact switch 59, the switch button 58, and the like. This is because there is a sufficient space between the finished surface 40 and the cover 19 for wiring the conductors 67... When the sufficient space cannot be obtained, the second partition wall 25 also has the first partition wall 24A. You may make it mount | wear with a grommet similarly to.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. The handle body 18A has a cover 19 between the first and second partition walls 24A and 24B which are integrally provided at positions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the handle body 18A. An accommodation recess 26 that is open to the side is formed, a potting agent 32 that embeds the sensor unit 28 accommodated in the accommodation recess 26 is filled in the accommodation recess 26, and the conductive wire 34 connected to the substrate 29 is related to the first partition wall 24. Although it is led out from the handle body 18A on the opposite side to the housing recess 26, the holding holes 36 are positioned on the opposite side of the cover 19 with respect to the finishing surface 40 of the potting agent 32, and the grommet 37 Is attached to the first partition wall 24A, and the lead wires 34 are elastically contacted with the grommet 37 at the outer periphery of the holding holes 36. Since insertion, are held as the holding hole 36 ... and wire 34 ... potting agent 32 does not leak from between when filled with potting material 32 into receiving recess 26.

  Further, since the grommet 37 is attached to the first partition wall 24A so as not to protrude from the first partition wall 24A to the cover 19 side, the end of the first partition wall 24A on the cover 19 side and the grommet 37 It is not necessary to project the end portion on the cover 19 side toward the cover 19 side from the finished surface 40 of the potting agent 32 filled in the housing recess 26, and the vehicle has an outer surface on the portion corresponding to the first partition wall 24A. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom in design by making it closer to the door 15 side.

  Further, the grommet 37 integrally includes a grommet main portion 37a having a holding hole 36 and a fitting flange portion 37b that protrudes outward from the outer periphery excluding the portion facing the cover 19 in the outer periphery of the grommet main portion 37a. The first partition wall 24A has an opening 38 opened to the cover 19 side so as to dispose the grommet main portion 37a and a fitting collar portion 37b. A fitting groove 39 opened at the periphery is provided, and the grommet 37 can be attached to the first partition wall 24A by sliding the grommet 37 from the cover 19 side to the first partition wall 24A of the handle body 18A. Assembly to the first partition wall 24A is facilitated.

  12 and 13 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view for showing a state in which the grommet is attached to the first partition wall, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the grommet.

  First, in FIG. 12, the first partition wall 24B of the handle main body 18B has holding holes 71 for individually inserting and holding the conductive wires 34 connected to the substrate 29 of the sensor unit 28, and made of an elastic material such as rubber. The grommet 72 as an elastic member is mounted so as not to protrude from the first partition wall 24B toward the cover 19 (see the first embodiment).

  Referring also to FIG. 13, the grommet 72 has a grommet main portion 72 a having the holding holes 71 and having an elliptical cross-sectional shape, and an end portion of the grommet main portion 72 a on the side of the housing recess 26. It has a flange 72b that projects outward from the side. On the other hand, the first partition wall 24B is provided with a mounting hole 70 having an elliptical cross section so as to fit the grommet main portion 72a, and the flange 72b is disposed on the housing recess 26 side in the first partition wall. The grommet 72 is mounted on the first partition wall 24B by fitting the grommet main portion 72a into the mounting hole 70 so as to contact and engage with 24B. That is, the grommet 72 is attached to the first partition wall 24B so as not to protrude from the first partition wall 24B to the cover 19 side.

  Thus, the finishing surface 40 of the potting agent 32 filled in the receiving recess 26 is set to be substantially flush with the end of the first partition wall 24B on the cover 19 side, and holds the conductors 34. Therefore, the holding holes 71... Provided in the grommet 72 are arranged on the opposite side of the cover 19 with respect to the finished surface 40 of the potting agent 32. In addition, each of the conducting wires 34 is inserted and held in the holding holes 71 so that the entire outer periphery thereof is in elastic contact with the grommet 72.

  According to the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the grommet 72 is mounted on the first partition wall 24B from the housing recess 26 side, but the potting agent 32 is filled in the housing recess 26. Sometimes the potting agent 32 does not leak from between the holding holes 71 and the conductive wires 34, and the end of the first partition wall 24B on the cover 19 side and the end of the grommet 72 on the cover 19 side are accommodated in the housing recess 26. There is no need to project the finished surface 40 of the filled potting agent 32 to the cover 19 side, and the outer surface of the cover 19 can be brought closer to the vehicle door 15 side at the portion corresponding to the first partition wall 24B. The degree of freedom can be increased.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the sensor unit 28 that is an electrical component includes the antenna 30, but the present invention is also applied to a sensor unit that does not include the antenna 30 and is accommodated in the accommodating recess 26 as an electrical component. can do.

It is a partial side view of the vehicle door of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of an operation handle. It is the front view which looked at the handle body before filling with potting agent from the cover side.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. It is an expanded sectional view which follows the 8-8 line of FIG. 4 in the state before mounting | wearing a grommet. It is an expanded sectional view which follows the 9-9 line of FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 10-10 in FIG. It is an 11-11 line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing for showing the mounting state of the grommet to the 1st partition wall of 2nd Example. It is a perspective view of a grommet.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Vehicle door 17 ... Operation handle 18A, 18B ... Handle main body 19 ... Cover 24A, 24B ... 1st partition wall 25 ... 2nd partition wall 26 ... Housing recessed part 28 ... Sensor unit 32 which is an electrical component ... Potting agent 34 ... Conductor wires 36, 71 ... Holding holes 37, 72 ... Grommet 37a which is an elastic member ... Elastic member main part Grommet main portion 37b ... fitting flange 38 ... opening 39 ... fitting groove 40 ... finished surface

Claims (2)

  A handle body (18A, 18B) formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that is open on the side opposite to the vehicle door (15), and a cover (19) covering the outside of the handle body (18A, 18B). The operating handle (17) provided is disposed on the outer surface side of the vehicle door (15), and is integrally provided at a position spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the handle body (18A, 18B). (24A, 24B; 25), the handle main body (18A, 18B) is formed with an accommodation recess (26) opened on the cover (19) side, and an electrical component ( A potting agent (32) for burying 28) is filled in the accommodating recess (26), and a conductor (34) connected to the electrical component (28) is connected to the accommodating recess (24A, 24B) with respect to the first partition wall (24A, 24B). 6) In a vehicle door out-handle device led out from the handle body (18A, 18B) on the opposite side to 6), the first partition walls (24A, 24B) have holding holes (36, 71). An elastic member (37, 72) positions the holding hole (36, 71) on the opposite side of the cover (19) with respect to the finished surface (40) of the potting agent (32) and the first partition wall. The elastic member (37, 72) is mounted on the cover (19) side from (24A, 24B) so as not to protrude, and the conducting wire (34) connected to the electric component (28) An out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door, wherein the elastic member (37, 72) is inserted and held in the holding hole (36, 71) so that the elastic member (37, 72) comes into elastic contact.   From the outer periphery excluding the elastic member main part (37a) having the holding hole (36) and the part of the outer periphery of the elastic member main part (37a) facing the cover (19) side. A fitting flange portion (37b) protruding outward is integrally formed, and the elastic member main portion (37a) is arranged on the first partition wall (24A) so that the cover (19) side is disposed. And an opening (38) that is open to the periphery, and a fitting groove (39) that opens at the periphery of the opening (38) so that the fitting flange (37b) is elastically fitted. The out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door according to claim 1.

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