JP2014159684A - Out-handle device for vehicle door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent mating parts of a handle body and a handle cover from being rubbed against each other while eliminating the need for an adhesive in an out-handle device for vehicle door such that an operation handle including a handle body having a storage recessed part, having a substantially U-shaped cross section, formed to be opened toward a vehicle door and a handle cover fastened to the handle body to cover the storage recessed part is arranged to be operated on an outer surface side of the vehicle door, and an electronic component unit having at least an electronic component is stored in the storage recessed part.SOLUTION: An electronic component unit 33 has at least an electronic component 34 formed while covered with a covering member 35 made of an elastic material, and the covering member 35 is provided integrally with an extension part 35c held between mating parts of the handle body 30 and handle cover 31.

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle main body formed with a housing concave portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens toward the vehicle door side, and a handle cover that covers the housing concave portion and is fastened to the handle main body from the vehicle door side. And an out handle device for a vehicle door in which an electronic component unit having an electronic component is accommodated in the accommodating recess.

  Such an out-handle device for a vehicle door is already known from Patent Document 1.

JP 2004-316163 A

  However, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the operation handle is operated, the operation handle is rubbed between the fitting portions of the handle main body and the handle cover which are fastened to each other so as to cooperate with each other. This may cause abnormal noise due to the rubbing. In order to prevent the generation of noise due to such rubbing, it is conceivable to apply an adhesive to the mating portions of the handle body and the handle cover and fix them.

  However, using an adhesive not only increases the cost, but also requires an operation for applying the adhesive, which increases the number of work steps. In addition, since the curing time of the adhesive is required, the next process cannot be immediately performed, and the work time increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door that eliminates the need for an adhesive and prevents rubbing between the fitting portions of the handle body and the handle cover. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a handle main body formed with a housing recess having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens toward the vehicle door, and covers the housing recess from the vehicle door side. An out handle of the vehicle door in which an operation handle including a handle cover fastened to the handle body is arranged to be operable on an outer surface side of the vehicle door, and an electronic component unit having an electronic component is accommodated in the accommodation recess. In the apparatus, the electronic component unit is formed by covering at least the electronic component with a covering member made of an elastic material, and an extending portion sandwiched between the handle main body and the mating portion of the handle cover is integrated with the covering member. It is a first feature that it is provided.

  According to the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first feature, a holding member formed of an elastic material so as to insert and hold a cord connected to the electronic component, and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cord A synthetic resin cover member mounted on the holding member in close contact with the entire outer periphery of the holding member in a plane and the electronic component are embedded in the covering member with an insert mold. Two features.

  Furthermore, in addition to the configuration of the second feature, the present invention forms an annular first protrusion that bites into the outer periphery of the cord on the inner periphery of the cord insertion hole provided in the holding member so that the cord can be inserted. A third feature is that a second protrusion is formed on the surface of the cover member that contacts the holding member so as to bite into the holding member.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the handle main body fastened to the covering member made of an elastic material that constitutes a part of the electronic component unit accommodated in the accommodating recess of the handle main body and covers at least the electronic component. Since the extension part sandwiched between the fitting part of the handle cover and the handle cover is integrally provided, it is possible to prevent rubbing between the fitting part of the handle body and the handle cover during operation of the operation handle, and to prevent abnormal noise caused by the rubbing. Occurrence can be prevented. Moreover, since only the extending portion is provided integrally with the covering member, no adhesive is required, which can contribute to cost reduction. Also, since the work of applying the adhesive is not necessary, the number of work steps can be reduced, and the time for curing the adhesive is also unnecessary, so that the next process can be performed immediately and the work time is reduced. can do.

  According to the second feature of the present invention, the elastic material holding member for inserting and holding the cord connected to the electronic component, and the synthetic resin cover member attached to the holding member together with the electronic component. Since the cover member is embedded in the covering member with an insert mold, the cover member is in close contact with the entire outer periphery of the holding member in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cord, effectively preventing water from entering the electronic component side. can do. That is, since the covering member made of an elastic material and the holding member made of the elastic material covered with the covering member have low mutual adhesion, in the state as it is, when the water enters the operation handle from the outside, the covering member There is a possibility that water may enter the electronic component side through the holding member, but it is made of a synthetic resin so as to be in close contact with the entire circumference of the holding member in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cord. Since the cover member is attached to the holding member, the adhesion between the cover member and the covering member with improved adhesion between the holding member and the covering member can be improved to effectively prevent water from entering the electronic component side. Is possible.

  Furthermore, according to the third feature of the present invention, the annular first protrusion formed on the inner periphery of the cord insertion hole of the holding member bites into the outer periphery of the cord and is endless on the surface of the cover member that contacts the holding member. Since the 2nd protrusion formed continuously bites into a holding member, the waterproofness with respect to an electronic component can be improved more.

It is a partial side view of the vehicle door. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2. It is a disassembled perspective view of an operation handle. It is a perspective view of an electronic component unit. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow 6 in FIG. 3 in the electronic component unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a holding member and a cover member. FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 1.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, on the outer panel 11 of the vehicle door D which is a side door, an operation handle 12 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1) is operated on the outer surface side of the vehicle door D. It is attached so that it can be rotated. Further, the outer panel 11 is provided with a curved portion 11a that forms a recess 13 for allowing a vehicle user's hand holding the operation handle 12 to be inserted so as to swell inward in the vehicle width direction. It is done.

  A rear base member 14 that protrudes outward from the outer panel 11 so as to be smoothly connected to the operating handle 12 in a non-operating state is behind the operating handle 12 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. A nut 16 is press-fitted and fixed to the rear base member 14 which is disposed with a seal member 15 interposed therebetween and is formed of a hard synthetic resin. On the other hand, a first mounting member 17 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the outer panel 11, and a bolt 18 inserted through the first mounting member 17 and the outer panel 11 is screwed into the nut 16 to be tightened. The base member 14 and the first attachment member 17 are fixed to the outer panel 11. A guide tube portion 14 a that penetrates the outer panel 11 behind the recess 13 and extends inward of the outer panel 11 is integrally provided at the front portion of the rear base member 14.

  The rear base member 14 is disposed behind the guide tube portion 14a so as to cover the opening 19 provided in the outer panel 11, and is inserted into a key insertion hole 20 provided in the rear base member 14. The cylinder body 22 of the cylinder lock 21 disposed in the opening 19 is fastened to the first mounting member 17 so that the locking and unlocking operations are performed by a key (not shown). The rotor 23 of the cylinder lock 21 is rotatably supported by the cylinder body 22 at a position corresponding to the key insertion hole 20.

  A front base member 26 is disposed at a position overlapping the front portion of the operation handle 12 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a side view with a seal member 27 interposed between the front surface and the outer surface of the outer panel 11. A cylindrical boss portion 26 a that penetrates the seal member 27 and the outer panel 11 and protrudes into the outer panel 11 is integrally provided at the rear portion of the front base member 26. On the other hand, a second mounting member 28 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the outer panel 11, and a bolt 29 inserted through the second mounting member 28 is screwed into the boss portion 26a and tightened to tighten the front base member 26 and the second base member 26. 2 The attachment member 28 is fixed to the outer panel 11. Further, a support portion 26b formed by bending in a substantially L shape is integrally provided at the front portion of the front base member 26, and the front base member 26 is provided in the outer panel 11 in this support portion 26b. It is inserted into the outer panel 11 while being fixed to the outer panel 11.

  3 and 4 together, the operation handle 12 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 11; The handle body 30 includes a synthetic resin handle cover 31 fastened from the vehicle door D side.

  The handle body 30 includes a pair of side wall portions 30a and 30b that extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and face each other, a front wall portion 30c that connects the front portions of the side wall portions 30a and 30b, and both side wall portions 30a and 30b. A rear wall portion 30d connecting the rear ends of the two side walls 30a, 30b, a front wall portion 30c, and a connecting wall portion 30e that connects ends of the rear wall portion 30d opposite to the outer panel 11. A support arm portion 30f that is formed in a substantially L shape so as to protrude into the support portion 26b of the front base member 26 and that is connected to the front portion of the connecting wall portion 30e, and the rear base member And an operating arm portion 30g provided integrally with the rear portion of the connecting wall portion 30e so as to enter the 14 guide tube portions 14a.

  The support arm portion 30f of the handle body 30 is rotatably supported by the support portion 26b of the front base member 26. The operating arm 30g is connected to a latch mechanism (not shown). When the vehicle door D is unlocked, the operating arm 30g is pulled out to the outside of the vehicle door D. By operating the operation handle 12, the latch mechanism releases the closed state of the vehicle door D, and the vehicle door D can be opened by operating the operation handle 12. Moreover, the operation handle 12 is urged toward the side where the operation arm 30g is drawn inward of the vehicle door D by urging means (not shown).

  The handle main body 30 has a substantially U-shaped cross section opened to the vehicle door D side by the side wall portions 30a, 30b, the front wall portion 30c, the rear wall portion 30d, and the connecting wall portion 30e. An accommodating recess 32 having a shape is formed, and an electronic component unit 33 having an electronic component 34 is accommodated in the accommodating recess 32.

  Referring also to FIG. 5, the electronic component unit 33 includes at least an electronic component 34 covered with a covering member 35. In this embodiment, the electronic component unit 33 includes the electronic component 34 and the electronic component 34. The holding members 37 formed of an elastic material such as a rubber material so as to pass through and hold the cords 36 connected to the electronic component 34, and the holding members in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cords 36. A synthetic resin cover member 38 mounted on the holding member 37 so as to be in close contact with the entire outer periphery of the outer periphery 37 is covered with the covering member 35 made of silicon rubber as an elastic material. When the member 35 is molded, the electronic component 34, the holding member 37, the cover member 38, and a part of the cord 36 are covered with an insert mold It is embedded in the wood 35.

  The electronic component 34 includes a circuit board 39 and a plurality of electric elements such as a tact switch 40 and an antenna 41 for confirming the intention of the vehicle user to lock the vehicle door D. The electronic component 34 is covered with the covering member 35 so that the switch cover 42 made of an elastic material covering the attached tact switch 40 is exposed to the outside.

  On the other hand, the connecting wall portion 30e of the handle body 30 is provided with an opening 44 for facing a switch button 43 for pressing the tact switch 40 through the switch cover 42. It is supported by the connecting wall 30e.

  Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 together, the holding member 37 includes a rectangular portion 37a having a rectangular cross-sectional shape with the direction connecting the both side wall portions 30a and 30b of the handle body 30 as a longitudinal direction, The handle body 30 has an oval cross-sectional shape with the direction connecting the both side walls 30a, 30b as the major axis direction, and is provided integrally with a step on the end face of the rectangular portion 37a facing the electronic component 34. A plurality of, for example, six cords 36 that are individually inserted through a plurality of cords 36 extending from the electronic component 34 side. The cord insertion holes 46 are provided in the holding member 37.

  On the other hand, the cover member 38 has an oval cross-sectional shape such that the inner periphery is in contact with the outer periphery of the oval portion 37b of the holding member 37 and the outer periphery is positioned inward of the outer periphery of the rectangular portion 37a. It is formed with a synthetic resin.

  In addition, annular first protrusions 47 that bite into the outer periphery of the cords 36 are formed on the inner periphery of the cord insertion holes 46 provided in the holding member 37, and the surface of the cover member 38 that contacts the holding member 37. In other words, the second protrusion 48 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cover member 38 so as to bite into the outer periphery of the oval portion 36 b of the holding member 37.

  On the side wall of the rectangular portion 37a of the holding member 37 facing the vehicle door D side, a positioning projection 37c protruding from the rectangular portion 37a to the vehicle door D side extends in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular portion 37a. The positioning protrusion 37c protrudes integrally from the covering member 35 toward the handle cover 31. The electronic component unit 33 has a protrusion 33a that protrudes in the same direction as the positioning protrusion 37c from a portion corresponding to the rear end of the circuit board 39 of the electronic component 34.

  The covering member 35 in the electronic component unit 33 is integrally provided with a front mounting plate portion 35a protruding forward from the front end portion and a rear mounting plate portion 35b protruding rearward from the rear end portion. A flat seat 49 for receiving the front mounting plate portion 35a is formed on a surface of the handle body 30 facing the vehicle door D side of the front wall portion 30c, and the rear wall of the handle body 30 is formed. A flat receiving seat 50 for receiving the rear mounting plate portion 35b is formed on the surface of the portion 30d facing the vehicle door D side.

  Referring also to FIG. 8, the handle cover 31 has a pair of side walls 31 a and 31 b disposed inside a pair of side wall portions 30 a and 30 b included in the handle body 30. The receiving seats 49, 50 formed on the front wall portion 30a and the rear wall portion 30b of the handle body 30 are formed to have an open substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape. The handle cover 31 is fastened by screw members 51 and 52 so as to sandwich the front mounting plate portion 35 a and the rear mounting plate portion 35 b of the electronic component unit 33.

  When the handle cover 31 is fastened to the handle main body 30, the positioning protrusion 37c of the electronic component unit 33 is inserted into the positioning hole 53 provided in the handle cover 31, and the protrusion 33a of the electronic component unit 33 is It is accommodated in a relief recess 54 provided in the handle cover 31.

  In the state where the electronic component unit 33 is fixed to the handle body 30 together with the handle cover 31, a plurality of cords 36 extending from the electronic component unit 33 are provided on the front wall portion 30c of the handle body 30. It is inserted into the hole 55 (see FIG. 4) and led out into the vehicle door D.

  The cover member 35 of the electronic component unit 33 has the handle body 30 and the handle body 30 in a state in which the handle cover 31 is fastened so as to cover the housing recess 32 with the handle body 30 housing the electronic component unit 33 in the housing recess 32. Extending portions 35c and 35c that are sandwiched between the mating portions of the handle cover 31 are integrally provided. The extending portions 35 c and 35 c are sandwiched between the side wall portions 30 a and 30 b of the handle body 30 and the side walls 31 a and 31 b of the handle cover 31.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The operating handle 12 covers the handle recess 30 and the handle main body 30 that forms a storage recess 32 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens toward the vehicle door D side. And a handle cover 31 fastened to the handle body 30 from the vehicle door D side, and the housing recess 32 is covered with at least an electronic component 34 by a covering member 35 made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber. The electronic component unit 33 is accommodated, and the covering member 35 is integrally provided with an extending portion 35c sandwiched between the mating portions of the handle main body 30 and the handle cover 31, so that the handle main body 30 and the handle main body 30 and It is possible to prevent rubbing between the mating portions of the handle cover 31 and to prevent generation of abnormal noise due to the rubbing. . In addition, since only the extending portions 35c are provided integrally with the covering member 35, no adhesive is required, which can contribute to cost reduction. Also, since the work of applying the adhesive is not necessary, the number of work steps can be reduced, and the time for curing the adhesive is also unnecessary, so that the next process can be performed immediately and the work time is reduced. can do.

  Further, the cords 36 connected to the electronic component 34 are inserted and held so that the holding member 37 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber, and the holding member 37 is within a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cords 36. The synthetic resin cover member 38 and the electronic component 34 which are attached to the holding member 37 so as to be in close contact with the entire circumference of the outer periphery of the electronic component 34 are embedded in the covering member 35 by insert molding. It is possible to effectively prevent water from entering the side. That is, since the adhesiveness between the covering member 35 made of an elastic material and the holding member 37 made of the elastic material covered with the covering member 35 is low, water enters the operation handle 12 from the outside in the same state. Sometimes, water may enter the electronic component 34 side through the covering member 35 and the holding member 37, but the entire circumference of the outer periphery of the holding member 37 within a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cords 36. Since the synthetic resin cover member 38 is attached to the holding member 37 so as to be in close contact with each other, the adhesion between the cover member 38 and the covering member 35 with improved adhesion between the holding member 37 is increased, It is possible to effectively prevent water from entering the electronic component 34 side.

  Further, annular first protrusions 47 that bite into the outer periphery of the cords 36 are formed on the inner periphery of the cord insertion holes 46 provided in the holding member 37 so that the cords 36 are inserted, and the cover member 38. Since the second protrusion 48 that is endlessly connected to the outer periphery of the holding member 37 is formed on the surface contacting the holding member 37, that is, the inner peripheral surface of the cover member 38, the waterproof property against the electronic component 34 is provided. Can be further enhanced.

  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. Is possible.

12 ... Operation handle 30 ... Handle body 31 ... Handle cover 32 ... Housing recess 33 ... Electronic component unit 34 ... Electronic component 35 ... Cover member 35c ... Extension part 36 ... code 37 ... holding member 38 ... cover member 46 ... code insertion hole 47 ... first projection 48 ... second projection D ... vehicle door

Claims (3)

  A handle body (30) formed with a housing recess (32) having a substantially U-shaped cross section opened toward the vehicle door (D), and the vehicle door (D) covering the housing recess (32). An operation handle (12) including a handle cover (31) fastened to the handle main body (30) from the side is arranged to be operable on the outer surface side of the vehicle door (D), and has an electronic component (34). In the vehicular door out-handle device in which the electronic component unit (33) is accommodated in the accommodating recess (32), the electronic component unit (33) is a covering member in which at least the electronic component (34) is made of an elastic material. (35), and the covering member (35) is integrally provided with an extending portion (35c) sandwiched between the mating portions of the handle body (30) and the handle cover (31). Out handle device for a vehicle door, characterized in that.   A holding member (37) formed of an elastic material so as to insert and hold the cord (39) connected to the electronic component (34), and a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cord (39) The synthetic resin cover member (38) mounted on the holding member (37) so as to be in close contact with the entire outer periphery of the holding member (37) and the electronic component (34) are insert molds. The out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the out-handle apparatus is embedded in the covering member (35).   An annular first protrusion (47) that bites into the outer periphery of the cord (36) is formed on the inner periphery of the cord insertion hole (46) provided in the holding member (37) so as to allow the cord (39) to pass therethrough. A second protrusion (48) is formed on the surface of the cover member (38) in contact with the holding member (37) so as to bite into the holding member (37). The out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door according to claim 2.

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