JP2010100097A - Vehicle door structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set the most lowered position of a window glass to be low even when a shock-absorbing member is provided on a lower part of a vehicle door. <P>SOLUTION: In a rear side door 10, a cable 54 of a window regulator 52 is wrapped around a cable guide part 50 provided on a side impact pad 28. When a moving body 60 provided on the cable 54 abuts on a stopper rubber provided on the side impact pad 28, the window glass 20 regulates the most lowered position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a door structure of a vehicle such as an automobile, and more particularly to a door structure including a cable type window regulator and an impact absorbing member.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a cable-type window regulator that raises and lowers a window glass of a vehicle door (see, for example, Patent Document 1), a cable guide in which a cable is wound around a lower end portion of a rail that guides the raising and lowering of the window glass, and the window glass A stopper for restricting the lowest lowered position is attached.
Japanese Patent No. 3835588

  By the way, a so-called guideless window regulator in which a rail (guide) for guiding the raising and lowering of the window glass is omitted may be mounted on the rear side door of the vehicle. In such a guideless window regulator, the cable guide is provided near the center in the vehicle front-rear direction below the rear side door, and the lowermost position of the window glass is regulated by a stopper rubber attached to the cable guide.

  On the other hand, an impact absorbing member that absorbs an impact load at the time of a side collision of the vehicle may be disposed in the vicinity of the vehicle front-rear direction central portion below the rear side door. In this case, the cable guide and the stopper rubber are arranged on the upper side of the impact absorbing member, and the lowest position of the window glass is increased. For this reason, the window part of a rear side door cannot be fully opened, and the problem that merchantability falls arises.

  In view of the above facts, the present invention has an object to obtain a vehicle door structure in which the lowest position of the window glass can be set low even when an impact absorbing member is provided in the lower portion of the vehicle door.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle door structure is provided at a lower portion of a vehicle door, absorbs an impact load at the time of a side collision of the vehicle, and has an impact absorbing member provided with a cable guide portion, A window glass that is attached to the door so as to be movable up and down, and whose lowermost position is regulated by the shock absorbing member; and a cable that is wound around the cable guide portion and connected to the window glass, The window regulator which raises / lowers the said window glass by driving is provided.

  In the vehicle door structure according to the first aspect, the cable of the window regulator is wound around the cable guide portion of the impact absorbing member provided at the lower portion of the door and is connected to the window glass. The window glass is moved up and down by the window regulator driving the cable, and the lowest position is regulated by the impact absorbing member.

  In this way, the shock absorbing member has both a function as a cable guide and a function as a stopper that regulates the lowest position of the window glass, so compared to the case where a cable guide or stopper is provided above the shock absorbing member. The lowest position of the window glass can be set low.

  The vehicle door structure according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vehicle door structure according to the first aspect, wherein the impact absorbing member is provided with a protrusion on one end side, and the outer periphery of the protrusion is the A first member configured as a cable guide portion, and a second member that is coupled to one end of the first member to form a gap through which the cable winding portion is inserted between the first member and the first member. It is characterized by having.

  In the vehicle door structure according to claim 2, the shock absorbing member includes the first member and the second member, and the outer peripheral portion (cable guide portion) of the protrusion provided on one end side of the first member. The cable is wound. Further, when the second member is coupled to one end side of the first member, a gap is formed between them, and the winding portion of the cable is inserted into the gap. That is, in this shock absorbing member, the cable guide portion of the first member can be exposed when the first member and the second member are separated from each other, so that the cable guide can be provided without inserting a cable into the gap. A cable can be wound around the part. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the operation of winding the cable around the cable guide portion.

  A vehicle door structure according to a third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle door structure according to the second aspect, wherein the first member and the second member are separated and attached to one of them. The second member is coupled to the first member to prevent the other member from falling off from the other, and when the window glass is lowered to the lowest position, the window glass or the cable It has the elastic member contact | abutted to the connection part to the said window glass, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the vehicle door structure according to claim 3, when the window glass is lowered to the lowest position, the elastic member mounted on one of the first member and the second member is a connecting portion of the window glass or the cable to the window glass. Abut. Thereby, the descent of the window glass is stopped. Here, the elastic member is attached to one of the first member and the second member in a state where the first member and the second member are separated from each other. To be blocked. Therefore, the attaching operation of the elastic member to the one can be facilitated, and the elastic member can be prevented from dropping off from the one.

  As described above, in the vehicle door structure according to the present invention, even when the impact absorbing member is provided in the lower portion of the vehicle door, the lowest position of the window glass can be set low.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a rear side door 10 configured by applying a vehicle door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a partial configuration of the rear side door 10. In the figure, an arrow FR indicates the front direction of the vehicle, an arrow UP indicates the upward direction of the vehicle, and an arrow IN indicates the inner side of the vehicle width.

  The rear side door 10 according to the present embodiment includes a door outer panel 12 disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction and a door inner panel 14 disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and includes a door outer panel 12 and a door inner panel 14. Peripheral parts are joined. A door trim 16 formed of a resin material or the like is attached to the inner side of the door inner panel 14 in the vehicle width direction.

  A window 18 (opening) is formed at the upper part of the rear side door 10, and the window 18 is configured to be opened and closed by a window glass 20 attached to the rear side door 10 so as to be movable up and down. Yes. The window glass 20 is accommodated between the door outer panel 12 and the door inner panel 14 when lowered with respect to the rear side door 10.

  Under the rear side door 10, an impact beam 22 formed in a long pipe shape is disposed. The impact beam 22 is disposed in the vicinity of the door outer panel 12 between the door inner panel 14 and the door outer panel 12, and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction. Both front and rear ends of the impact beam 22 are fixed to the door outer panel 12 via brackets 24 and 26, and the door outer panel 12 is reinforced by the impact beam 22.

  On the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the impact beam 22, a side collision pad 28 as an impact absorbing member is disposed in the center portion of the rear side door 10 in the vehicle front-rear direction. The side bump pad 28 is formed of a resin material, and includes a first member 30 and a second member 32 disposed between the impact beam 22 and the door inner panel 14, the door inner panel 14, the door trim 16, and the like. And a third member 34 disposed between them.

  The third member 34 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a flange portion 34A is provided at an outer end portion in the vehicle width direction, and the end surface on the flange portion 34A side is in contact with the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the door inner panel 14. It is fixed to the door inner panel 14. The second member 32 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a flange portion 32A provided at the inner end in the vehicle width direction, and the end surface on the flange portion 32A side is in contact with the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the door inner panel 14. It is being fixed to the door inner panel 14 in the state.

  Moreover, the 1st member 30 is formed in the rectangular parallelepiped shape by which the protrusion 36 was provided in the vehicle width direction inner side edge part. As shown in FIG. 3, the first member 30 is welded to the second member 32 in a state in which the front end surface of the protrusion 36 is in contact with the outer end surface of the second member 32 in the vehicle width direction. A gap 55 is formed between the second member. As shown in FIG. 2, the first member 30 is disposed such that the outer end face in the vehicle width direction faces and is close to the impact beam 22.

  The first member 30 is provided with a pair of positioning bosses 38 and 40, and these bosses 38 and 40 are fitted into the positioning holes 42 and 44 formed in the second member. The first member 30 is configured to be positioned on the second member.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a stopper rubber 46 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) as an elastic member is attached to the protrusion 36 of the first member 30. The stopper rubber 46 includes a main body portion 46A formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a fitting portion 46B (see FIG. 4) formed integrally with the main body portion 46A. The fitting portion 46 </ b> B is formed in a substantially T shape, and the fitting portion 46 </ b> B is fitted in a fitting hole 48 provided in the upper portion of the protrusion 36. The fitting hole 48 opens to the upper side of the protrusion 36 and to the inner side in the vehicle width direction (in FIG. 4, the flange portion 32A is not shown for convenience of explanation).

  The main body portion 46 </ b> A of the stopper rubber 46 protrudes above the first member 30, and the stepped portion of the fitting portion 46 </ b> B is caught by the stepped portion of the fitting hole 48, whereby the upper side of the stopper rubber 46 with respect to the first member 30. Dropping out is prevented. In addition, the stopper rubber 46 is prevented from dropping inward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the first member 30 by coupling the second member 32 to the tip surface (end surface in the vehicle width direction) of the protrusion 36. .

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 36 of the first member 30 has a lower end side formed in an arc shape, and a cable guide portion 50 in which a portion excluding the upper end portion of the outer peripheral portion is recessed in an arc shape. Has been. A cable 54 (see FIG. 1; not shown in FIGS. 2 to 4) of the window regulator 52 is slidably wound around the cable guide portion 50.

  The window regulator 52 is a guideless type cable type window regulator in which a rail (guide) for guiding the raising and lowering of the window glass 20 is omitted, and the cable 54 (wire) is formed in an endless shape. The cable 54 is wound around the cable guide portion 50 while being inserted into a gap 55 (see FIG. 3) formed between the first member 30 and the second member 32. Further, the cable 54 is wound around a pulley 56 provided above the side bump pad 28. The pulley 56 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower side of the window 18 of the rear side door 10 and is rotatably supported by the door inner panel 14.

  Further, the cable 54 is introduced into the cable winding device 58 between the pulley 56 and the side bump pad 28. The cable winding device 58 is fastened to the door inner panel 14 by bolts and nuts (not shown), and a spool (not shown) is rotated inside the cable winding device 58 in the forward and reverse directions by the driving force of the motor. Is provided. A cable 54 introduced into the cable winding device 58 is wound around the spool, and when the cable winding device 58 is operated, the cable 54 is driven in the direction of arrow A or arrow B in FIG. The

  Further, a block-like moving body 60 is attached to the cable 54 between the pulley 56 and the side bump pad 28. The moving body 60 is disposed on the vehicle rear side of the cable winding device 58, and a glass holder 62 is attached to the moving body 60. The glass holder 62 is attached to the lower end of the window glass 20. Thereby, the cable 54 and the window glass 20 are connected, and the window glass 20 is moved up and down with respect to the rear side door 10 by operating the cable winding device 58.

  The moving body 60 described above corresponds to the stopper rubber 46 described above. When the window glass 20 is lowered with respect to the rear side door 10, the moving body 60 comes into contact with the stopper rubber 46, thereby Lowering is regulated (the lowest position of the window glass 20 is regulated by the side impact pad 28).

  Although not illustrated, in the state where the window glass 20 is disposed at the lowest position as described above, the upper edge of the window glass 20 is disposed below the lower edge of the window 18 (window 18). Is fully open).

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In the rear side door 10 configured as described above, a resin side bump pad 28 is provided on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the impact beam 22. For this reason, the impact load is absorbed by the side impact pad 28 being compressed and deformed at the time of a vehicle side collision. Thereby, the penetration | invasion amount to the vehicle interior of the rear side door 10 can be reduced.

  Further, in the rear side door 10, the cable 54 of the window regulator 52 is wound around the cable guide portion 50 provided on the side bump pad 28, and the moving body 60 provided on the cable 54 is wound on the side bump pad 28. By contacting the provided stopper rubber 46, the window glass 20 is regulated at the lowest position.

  That is, in the rear side door 10, the side impact pad 28 has a function as a cable guide and a function as a stopper for restricting the lowest position of the window glass 20. Compared with the case where a stopper is provided, the lowest position of the window glass 20 can be set low. Therefore, even when the side collision pad 28 is provided in the lower part of the rear side door 10, the window 18 of the rear side door 10 can be fully opened.

  FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a partial configuration of the rear side door 100 having a configuration in which the cable guide 102 is disposed above the side bump pad 104. In the case of the rear side door 100, the moving body 108 connected to the glass holder 106 comes into contact with a stopper rubber (not shown) attached to the cable guide 102, so that the window glass 110 is disposed at the lowest position ( Since the cable guide 102 is disposed above the side bump pad 104, the distance H2 (height dimension) from the side bump pad 104 to the lower end of the window glass 100 becomes long.

  On the other hand, in the rear side door 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the distance H1 from the side impact pad 28 to the lower end of the window glass 20 can be shortened, so that only H2-H1. The lowest position of the window glass 20 can be lowered. Thereby, since it becomes possible to open the window part 18 of the rear side door 10 fully, the merchantability of a vehicle can be improved.

  In addition, in the rear side door 10, since the cable guide 102 as shown in FIG. 5 can be omitted, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  Further, in the rear side door 10, the side collision pad 28 includes a first member 30 and a second member 32, and an outer peripheral portion (cable guide portion 50) of the projection 36 provided on one end side of the first member 30. ) Is wound around the cable 54. Further, when the second member 32 is coupled to one end side of the first member 30, a gap 55 is formed therebetween, and the winding portion of the cable 54 is inserted into the gap 55. That is, in the side collision pad 28, the cable guide portion 50 of the first member 30 can be exposed in a state where the first member 30 and the second member 32 are separated from each other. The cable 54 can be wound around the cable guide portion 50 without being inserted. Therefore, the work of winding the cable 54 around the cable guide portion 50 can be facilitated. Thereby, for example, the assembling property (productivity) when the side regulator pad 28 is assembled to the cable 54 and the window regulator 52 is assembled can be improved.

  Further, in the rear side door 10, the stopper rubber 46 is mounted on the first member 30 in a state where the first member 30 and the second member 32 of the side bump pad 28 are separated, and the second member 32 is the first member. The second member 32 prevents the first member 30 from dropping off. Therefore, the attaching operation of the stopper rubber 46 to the first member 30 can be facilitated, and the stopper rubber 46 can be satisfactorily prevented from falling off from the first member 30.

  In the above embodiment, the stopper rubber 46 is mounted on the first member 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the stopper rubber 46 may be mounted on the second member 32.

  In the above embodiment, the cable guide portion 50 is provided on the first member 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cable guide portion 50 may be provided on the second member 32. Good.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the side collision pad 28 was divided | segmented and formed in the 1st member 30 and the 2nd member 32, it was set as the structure couple | bonded together, However, this invention is not limited to this, The 1st member A portion corresponding to 30 and the second member 32 may be integrally formed.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where this invention was applied with respect to the rear side door 10 of a vehicle, not only this but this invention is applicable also to the front side door of a vehicle.

1 is a front view of a rear side door configured by applying a vehicle door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the partial structure of the rear side door shown by FIG. It is a perspective view of the side collision pad which is a structural member of the rear side door shown by FIG. It is a perspective view of the 1st member and 2nd member which are the structural members of the side collision pad shown by FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the partial structure of the rear side door of the structure by which the cable guide was arrange | positioned above the side collision pad.

Explanation of symbols

10 Rear side door 20 Window glass 28 Side impact pad (Shock absorbing member)
30 First member 32 Second member 36 Projection 46 Stopper rubber (elastic member)
50 Cable guide 52 Window regulator 54 Cable

Claims (3)

An impact absorbing member provided at a lower portion of a vehicle door, absorbing an impact load at the time of a side collision of the vehicle, and provided with a cable guide portion;
A window glass that is attached to the door so as to be movable up and down, and whose lowest position is regulated by the shock absorbing member,
A window regulator that has a cable wound around the cable guide and coupled to the window glass, and driving the cable to raise and lower the window glass;
Vehicle door structure with   The shock absorbing member is provided with a protrusion on one end side, and a first member in which an outer peripheral portion of the protrusion is used as the cable guide portion and one end side of the first member. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, further comprising a second member that forms a gap through which the winding portion of the cable is inserted.   The first member and the second member are attached to one of them in a separated state, and the second member is coupled to the first member, so that the other member is prevented from falling off from the other. The vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising an elastic member that comes into contact with a connection portion of the window glass or the cable to the window glass when the window glass is lowered to the lowest position. Door structure.

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