JP2510437Y2 - Door handle device for automobile - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door handle, and more particularly, to an automatic door handle device for securely holding wiring derived from an electric device such as an electronic lock or a keyhole lighting device.

2. Description of the Related Art A door handle device for a vehicle has a bracket fixed to a door panel and a handle pivotally attached to the bracket. The bracket attached to the outer surface of the door panel is referred to as an escutcheon to which a cylinder lock is attached and which has a decorative effect.

In recent years, electric devices such as an electronic locking / unlocking device using a numeric keypad, a keyhole lighting device that illuminates a keyhole of a cylinder lock, and a detection device that detects a locked state or an unlocked state are often mounted on a door handle for an automobile. . Wirings derived from these electric devices pass through the inside of the door panel and are electrically connected to a control device provided on the vehicle body side.

If the harness mounting device that supports the wiring is not used, the wiring drawn from the electrical device attached to the door handle will hang down, and if the wiring is connected in the hanging state, the wiring will be caught on other parts during the connection work. As a result, problems such as wire breakage and disconnection of the connection part occurred, which sometimes hindered the assembly work of the parts.

Therefore, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 63-98252, in a conventional vehicle door handle device, a bent piece and a strip are integrally formed on a harness cover body, and wiring is wound around the strip. The end of is fixed to the back of the escutcheon with a screw. A bent piece and a strip are integrally formed on the harness cover body, and the strip has a plurality of small holes.
The wire was held by the strip and the bent piece, and the screw was attached to the small hole of the strip to fix the wire.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional harness mounting device, it is necessary to use a screw for fixing the strip and form the bent piece separately from the strip. Further, since the wiring is fixed at two places, the bent piece and the strip, it takes a long time to assemble the door handle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a vehicle door handle device capable of securely fixing wiring without using screws and preventing the end cover from rising.

A vehicle door handle device according to the present invention comprises a bracket (20) fixed to a door panel (40) and a handle (1) rotatably attached to the bracket (20).
0), the spring (50) that biases the handle (10) toward the bracket (20), the door panel (40) and the bracket (20).
And an electric device (60) attached to the bracket (20) or the handle (10). The end cover (30) is formed with a hook portion (31) extending therefrom, and the hook portion (31) is formed with a plurality of bulging portions (35) at predetermined intervals. ) And a locking groove (32) engageable with the bulging portion (35) of the tightening portion (33) are integrally formed. One end (51) of the spring (50) is locked to the handle (10), and the other end (52) extends to the hook portion (31). Further, the bulging part (35) of the tightening part (33) is engaged with the locking groove part (32), and the electrical device (6
Holds the wiring (63) derived from 0). Further, the hook portion (31) of the end cover (30) is pressed against the bracket (20) by the other end (52) of the spring (50). In the embodiment of the present invention, the other end (52) of the spring (50) is arranged in the positioning groove (36) formed in the hook portion (31).

Action The tightening portion (33) wound around the wire (63) has the function of securely holding the wire (63) at a predetermined position of the vehicle door handle device, and the locking groove portion (32) causes the tightening portion (32). There is an effect of surely engaging with the bulging portion (35) of 33). In addition, do not press the hook (31) with your hand or stop it with a screw etc.
The hook portion (31) is pressed against the bracket (20) by the other end (52) of the spring (50) by utilizing the elasticity of (0), and the end cover (30) from the bracket (20) is tightened at the time of tightening. It is possible to prevent lifting and also to prevent generation of abnormal noise due to vehicle vibration. The other end (52) of the spring (50)
Is arranged in the positioning groove (36) formed in the hook portion (31), so that movement of the spring (50) on the shaft (11) is prevented.

Embodiment An embodiment of the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a vehicle door handle device according to the present invention includes a bracket 20 fixed to a door panel 40 by a stud bolt 21 and a handle 10 rotatably attached to the bracket 20. And the handle
A spring 50 that presses 10 toward the bracket 20 and a door panel 40
And an end cover 30 arranged between the bracket 20 and
And an electrical device (switch box) 60 attached to the bracket 20. Although not shown, the handle 10 is connected to a door lock device.

The handle 10 is rotatably supported by a bracket 20 by a shaft 11. The handle 10 and the bracket 20 are metal die cast products such as zinc or synthetic resin products such as polyacetal resin. The end cover 30 arranged between the bracket 20 and the door panel 40 is formed of synthetic resin such as polypropylene, butadiene styrene rubber, butadiene acrylonitrile rubber or polychloroprene. The end cover 30 uses its elasticity to prevent the entry of water into the door panel 40, and
It has the effect of reducing the shock generated when the handle 10 is manually operated.

The pair of arm portions 12 provided on the handle 10 are inserted into holes 24 formed in the bracket 20 and extend to the back surface of the bracket 20. On the back of bracket 20, a pair of mounting arms
22 is provided, and the arm portion of the handle 10 is attached to the mounting arm portion 22.
12 are pivoted. Therefore, the handle 10 pivotally attached to the bracket 20 is rotatable in the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. The recess 23 formed in the bracket 20 serves as an escape portion into which a hand can be inserted when gripping the handle 10.

One end 51 of the coiled spring 50 mounted on the shaft 11
Is locked to the protruding portion 12a of the one arm portion 12 of the handle 10 and urges the handle 10 toward the bracket 20 shown in FIG. As is well known, when the handle 10 is pulled toward the front against the elasticity of the spring 50, the latch of the door lock device is disengaged and the door can be opened.

As shown in FIG. 3, the end cover 30 is attached to the bracket 20.
It is inserted between the bracket 20 and the door panel 40 by passing through a stud bolt 21 fixed to the. Also, the end cover 30
Has an outer peripheral portion 30a (FIG. 1) for edging the bracket 20. At the approximate center position of the back surface of the recess 23 of the bracket 20,
A hook portion 31 extending integrally with the end cover 30 and formed integrally.
An engaging groove portion 32 having a groove having a width substantially the same as the diameter of the connecting portion 34 of the tightening portion 33, which will be described later, having an inverted L shape, and a chamfered portion 31a are provided therein. When the connecting portion 34 is attached to the locking groove portion 32, the bulging portion 35 described later is locked to the hook portion 31. The chamfered portion 31a is a cutout portion for easily mounting the connecting portion 34 in the locking groove portion 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the other end 52 of the spring 50 is provided in the positioning groove 36 formed in the hook portion 31 adjacent to the locking groove portion 32.
Are engaged and the movement of the spring 50 on the shaft 11 is prevented. The other end 52 of the spring 50 is an end cover due to the elasticity of the spring 50.
The hook portion 31 of 30 is pressed against the bracket 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hook portion 31 has an elongated flexible tightening portion 33 having a base end portion 33a protruding from the hook portion 31.
Are integrally formed. A plurality of spherical bulges 35 are formed at predetermined intervals in the connecting portion 34 of the tightening portion 33 at intervals.
The diameter of the connecting portion 34 is large enough to engage with the locking groove portion 32 of the hook portion 31, and the bulging portion 35 is larger than the groove width of the locking groove portion 32.
Therefore, when the connecting portion 34 is engaged with the locking groove portion 32, the bulging portion 35 functions to prevent the connecting portion 34 from coming off. Therefore, when the desired bulge portion 35 is locked in the locking groove portion 32, a loop having a length from the base end portion 33a of the tightening portion 33 to the bulge portion 35 is formed by the tightening portion 33.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electric device 60 mounted on the back surface of the bracket 20 has a switch piece 61. handle
A leaf spring member 62 is attached to one arm portion 12 of the switch 10, and when the handle 10 is operated, the leaf spring member 62 elastically presses the switch piece 61 of the electric device 60 to electrically activate the switch in the electric device 60. Can be turned on and off. The electric device 60 is connected to an electric component such as a keyhole lighting device or a vehicle-mounted power supply battery (not shown) via a plurality of wirings 63 accommodated in a vinyl tube as a harness 64.

A mounting cylinder portion 65 for accommodating a cylinder lock (not shown) is formed on the back surface of the bracket 20, and although not shown in detail, the keyhole lighting device provided in the mounting cylinder portion 65 is an electrical device 60. It is electrically connected. On the front side of the bracket 20,
The cylinder lock is provided with a key insertion hole, and the periphery of the key insertion hole is illuminated by a keyhole lighting device at night. The cylinder lock is switched to a locked state or an unlocked state by a key operation, and the door is locked and unlocked.

When assembling, the tightening portion 33 is wound around the harness 64 in which the plurality of wires 63 are bundled, and the tightening portion 33 is fitted into the locking groove portion 32 of the hook portion 31.
It is possible to insert several connecting portions 34 and simultaneously engage one appropriate bulging portion 35 with the locking groove portion 32 from the outside so that several wires 63 can be tightly bound together. Utilizing the elastic force of the spring 50, the harness 64 fixed by the tightening portion 33 is further pressed by the other end 52 of the spring 50. As a result, the harness 64 can be more securely and firmly fixed to the bracket 20. The tightening portion 33 securely holds the wiring 63 at a predetermined position of the vehicle door handle device, and the hook portion 31 has an effect of securely engaging with the bulging portion 35 of the tightening portion 33. Furthermore, you can press the hook part 31 with your hand,
Instead of being stopped with a screw or the like, the elasticity of the spring 50 is used to press the hook portion 31 against the bracket 20 by the other end 52 of the spring 50, and the end cover 30 is lifted from the bracket 20 and caused by vibration of the vehicle. It is possible to prevent the generation of sound.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but can be modified. For example, electrical device 60 may be attached to handle 10.

As described above, the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention does not require additional parts such as screws, and the hook portion and the tightening portion prevent the wiring from hanging and facilitate the connection work. The wiring can be securely fixed by. In addition, when tightening, do not press the hook part by hand or stop it beforehand with screws etc., and press the hook part against the bracket with the other end of the spring to prevent the end cover from rising from the bracket and to prevent vehicle vibration. It is possible to prevent the generation of abnormal noise.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of an automobile door handle device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial rear view of an automobile door handle device having an end cover having a hook portion and a tightening portion, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vehicle door handle device showing a state in which the wires are tightly bound by the hook portion and the tightening portion, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the hook portion and the tightening portion. 10 …… Handle, 20 …… Bracket, 30 …… End cover, 31 …… Hook part, 32 …… Locking groove part, 33 …… Tightening part,
34 …… Coupling part, 35 …… Bulging part, 36 …… Positioning groove, 40…
... door panel, 50 ... spring, 51 ... one end, 52 ... other end,
60 …… Electrical device, 63 …… Wiring

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Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bracket fixed to a door panel, and a handle rotatably attached to the bracket.
In an automobile door handle device including a spring for urging the handle toward the bracket, an end cover arranged between the door panel and the bracket, and an electric device attached to the bracket or the handle, a hook is attached to the end cover. The hook portion has a slender flexible tightening portion having a plurality of bulging portions formed at predetermined intervals, and a locking groove portion engageable with the bulging portion of the tightening portion. It is integrally formed, one end of the spring is locked to the handle, the other end is extended to the hook part, and the bulging part of the tightening part is engaged with the locking groove part to secure the wiring derived from the electrical device. An automobile door handle device, characterized in that the hook portion of the end cover is pressed against the bracket by the other end of the spring while being held. 2. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the spring is disposed in a positioning groove formed in the hook portion.