JP2535416Y2 - Window position control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window glass opening position regulating device which is particularly suitable for regulating the window glass opening position in a window regulator of an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case where a door glass moved up and down by a window regulator is arranged in a window portion of a door,
A door window opening / closing structure of an automobile provided with a bottom dead center position switching means for switching the bottom dead center position when the door glass is opened to a plurality of upper and lower stages and an operation means for switching the bottom dead center position switching means is provided. It has been proposed as Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-96476.

In addition, a balancer mechanism for raising and lowering is disposed inside the left and right vertical frame members of the vehicle window frame, and a spring adjuster for adjusting the spring pressure of each balancer mechanism is provided so as to be movable up and down. The balancer mechanism and the elevating window are detachably connected to each other by a connecting tool, a latch of the connecting tool is rotatably provided by a support shaft on the spring adjuster, and a catch of the connecting tool is provided on the elevating window, and the support of the hook is provided. A vehicle elevating window device in which an engaging protrusion is formed below the shaft so that the catch does not hinder the movement of the latching protrusion in the release direction has been proposed as Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-22574. ing.

However, in the device described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-96476, when the restriction on the lowering of the door glass by the stopper of the bottom dead center position switching means is released, the outer tube is placed above the pivot of the stopper. The carriage fixed to the geared wire hinders the rotation of the stopper, and the door glass is once raised by the handle via the geared wire, and the carriage is moved upward with respect to the stopper. If it does not escape, even if the manual lever of the operating means is operated, the stopper cannot be smoothly rotated by the link, and if the stopper is to be rotated by the link, the door glass is supported by the carriage. , A large load due to the load of the door glass acts on the stopper,
If the carriage is not moved upward by the rotation of the stopper against the large load of the door glass, the locking by the stopper of the carriage cannot be released, and a large force is required for the rotation of the stopper. There was also a risk of sagging.

In addition, when the guide groove of the outer tube is closed by the stopper of the stopper while the carriage is moved below the stopper, the stopper of the stopper prevents the carriage from moving upward with respect to the guide groove of the outer tube. Therefore, it was not possible to move the door glass along the outer tube accompanying the movement of the carriage.

Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Application Publication No. 64-22574 discloses a device in which a latch is rotated about a support shaft, an engaging projection of the latch is engaged with a receiving member, and a balancer mechanism and an elevating window are connected to a spring adjusting tool. Are connected by a hook and a receiver of a connecting tool, and the elevating window is stopped at an arbitrary height position.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, simply rotate the stopper with respect to the guide tube, close the guide groove of the guide tube with the locking portion of the stop, and guide the movable support together with the cable. Even if the movable support moves downward along the guide groove of the tube, the movable support comes into contact with the upper edge of the stopper of the stopper, and the movable support moves downward with respect to the guide groove of the guide tube to the stopper of the stopper. The lowering of the stopper of the guide tube with respect to the guide tube by the movable support of the window glass cannot be performed, and the opening position of the window glass is restricted by the stopper, and the restriction of the lowering of the window glass by the stopper is released. At this time, the stopper of the stopper is located below the rotation axis, and the movable support does not hinder the rotation of the stopper with respect to the guide tube. It rotates smoothly with respect to the tube, and there is no need to move the movable support together with the cable upward along the guide groove of the guide tube, and the movable support moves upward along the guide groove of the guide tube by the rotation of the stopper. The stopper does not require any large force to rotate the stopper, there is no danger of slack in the cable, and the stopper of the stopper moves when the movable support moves below the stopper. Even if the guide groove of the tube is closed, only the movable support is moved upward along the guide groove of the guide tube together with the cable,
The movable support comes into contact with the inclined surface of the locking portion of the stopper, and the stopper rotates with respect to the guide tube as the movable support moves, so that the locking portion of the stopper is on the side of the guide groove of the guide tube. Moving, the guide groove of the guide tube is opened by the movable support, and the movable support moves along with the cable along the guide groove of the guide tube above the stopper, and guides the window glass as the movable support moves. It is an object of the present invention to provide a window glass opening position control device that can be raised along a tube.

Means for Solving the Problems The window glass opening position restricting device of the present invention provides a cable movably along a central axis line inside a guide tube, a movable support on the cable, and a movable support. A window glass is supported on the body, a guide groove for guiding the movable support is formed in the guide tube along the longitudinal direction, and a stopper for preventing the movable support from moving downward is provided outside the guide tube. In a window glass opening position regulating device that is rotatably arranged by a rotating shaft,
A locking portion for locking the movable support facing the guide groove of the guide tube is formed below the rotation axis of the stopper, and the locking portion of the stopper controls the upward movement of the movable support. It has a configuration characterized by forming an allowable inclined surface.

By moving the cable provided movably along the central axis line inside the guide tube in the vertical direction, the movable support provided on the cable moves along the guide groove formed in the guide tube along the longitudinal direction. Move up and down,
The window glass supported by the movable support moves up and down along the longitudinal direction of the guide tube.

When the stopper rotatably disposed outside the guide tube is rotated, the locking portion formed below the rotation axis of the stopper closes the guide groove of the guide tube, and the guide groove of the movable support is closed. The downward movement with respect to the guide groove is prevented by the stopper of the stopper, and the movable support of the windowpane cannot descend below the stopper of the guidetube with respect to the guide tube, and the opening position of the windowglass is regulated by the stopper. I do.

Furthermore, even when the stopper of the stopper closes the guide groove of the guide tube when the movable support is moved below the stopper, the movable support is moved upward along with the cable along the guide groove of the guide tube. Just do
The movable support comes into contact with the inclined surface of the locking portion of the stopper, and the stopper rotates with respect to the guide tube as the movable support moves, so that the locking portion of the stopper is on the side of the guide groove of the guide tube. Move, open the guide groove of the guide tube, move the movable support with the cable above the stopper along the guide groove of the guide tube, and move the window glass along the guide tube while moving the movable support. To rise.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an outer tube serving as a guide tube.
As shown in the figure, the cable 2 is provided movably along the central axis, and the cable 2 is provided with a carriage 3 serving as a movable support, as shown in FIG.
A window glass (not shown) is supported on the carriage 3, and mounting holes 5, 5 each having a long hole are formed in the flat plate portions 4, 4 of the carriage 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outer tube 1 is formed with a guide groove 6 for guiding the carriage 3 along the longitudinal direction, and is provided outside the outer tube 1 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. A stopper 7 for preventing the carriage 3 from moving downward is rotatably provided by a support pin 8 serving as a rotation axis, and faces the guide groove 5 of the outer tube 1 below the support pin 8 of the stopper 7. Thus, a protruding piece 9 serving as a locking portion for locking the carriage 3 is formed, and the protruding piece 9 of the stopper 7 is formed with an inclined surface 27 that allows the carriage 3 to move upward.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bracket 10 is provided on the peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 at a position facing the guide groove 6, and side plates 12, 12 are provided on both sides of a holding plate 11 of the bracket 10, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, a step 13 is formed rearward on the lower edge of the holding plate 11, and a hanging wall 14 is provided downward at the edge of the step 13 of the holding plate 11. A fitting hole 15 is formed in the hanging wall 14.

The lower edge of the hanging wall 14 of the bracket 10 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a horizontal wall 16 is provided toward the rear,
As shown in FIG. 3, a projecting piece 17 bulging outward is formed on the side edge of the horizontal wall 16 of the bracket 10, and a support hole 18 is formed in the projecting piece 17 of the bracket 10. An abutting piece 19 is formed downward at the edge of the horizontal wall 16 of the bracket 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outer tube 1 is fitted between the side plates 12 of the bracket 10 as shown in FIG. 1, and the outer tube 1 is inserted into the holding plate 11 of the bracket 10 as shown in FIG. The peripheral wall is welded, and the contact piece 19 of the bracket 10 is fixed to the inner panel 20 of the door of the vehicle body of the automobile as shown in FIG. 3, and the outer tube 1 is fixed to the inner panel 20 by a bracket (not shown). Have been.

As shown in FIG. 1, an engagement hole 22 is formed in the vertical plate 21 of the stopper 7, and the inclined upper edge of the vertical plate 21 of the stopper 7 is provided as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. , An inclined wall 23 is provided rearward, and the inclined wall 23 of the stopper 7 is provided.
A mounting piece 24 protruding laterally is provided at an end of the bracket 10.
A through-hole 25 communicating with the hole is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a side wall 26 is provided on the side edge of the stopper 7 near the lower end of the vertical plate 21, and a side wall 26 is provided on the end of the side wall 26 of the stopper 7. As shown in FIG. 3, a projecting piece 9 is provided to the side, and an inclined surface 27 is formed at a lower end of the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the support pin 8 is inserted from the rear into the fitting hole 15 of the hanging wall 14 of the bracket 10 and the support hole 8 of the mounting piece 24 of the stopper 7 is supported. The shaft of the pin 8 is inserted, and the tip of the shaft of the support pin 8 is crushed and crimped.
The mounting piece 24 of the stopper 7 is rotatably supported on the fitting hole 15 of the hanging wall 14 of the bracket 10 via the support pin 8.

A torsion coil spring 28 for urging the stopper 7 toward the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 is wound around the support pin 8 as shown in FIGS. One end of 28 is the inclined wall 23 of the stopper 7
And the other end of the torsion coil spring 28 is hooked on the lower surface of the horizontal wall 16 of the bracket 10, and the stopper 7
The upper edge of the mounting piece 24 is pressed against the lower surface of the step portion 13 of the bracket 10 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 28.

As shown in FIG. 1, a support holder 29 is disposed on the side of the outer tube 1 on the inner panel 20, and a knob 30 is slidably mounted on the support holder 29 as shown in FIG. The knob 30 is provided with a screw rod as shown in FIG.
A connecting plate 32 is fixedly attached to an end of the screw rod 31, and a support hole 33 is formed in the connecting plate 32.

Between the connecting plate 32 and the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10, a first
As shown in the figure, a link plate 34 is disposed, and one end of the link plate 34 has a connecting plate as shown in FIG.
Along with a fitting hole 35 communicating with the support hole 33 of the 32,
At the other end of the link plate 34, as shown in FIG. 3, a fitting hole 36 communicating with the support hole 18 of the projecting piece 17 of the bracket 10 is formed, and a side edge near the other end of the link plate 34 is formed. Has a protrusion
37 is formed, and the protrusion 37 of the link plate 34 is
Are inserted into the engagement holes 22 of the vertical plate 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, one end of the link plate 34 is disposed above the connecting plate 32, and the other end of the link plate 34 is disposed below the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10. And a washer 39 is provided between the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10 and the other end of the link plate 34.

1 and 2, one end of the link plate 34 is rotatably connected to the connecting plate 32 via a connecting pin 40, and the other end of the link plate 34 is connected to the connecting plate 32 in FIG. As shown, it is rotatably connected to the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10 via a connecting pin 41.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a connection pin 40 is inserted through the fitting hole 35 at one end of the link plate 34, the through hole of the washer 38, and the support hole 33 of the connection plate 32 from above. 40
By crushing the lower end of
40 is fixed to the connecting plate 32, and one end of the link plate 34 is rotatably supported by the connecting pin 40.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a connecting pin 41 is inserted into the fitting hole 36 at the other end of the link plate 34, the through hole of the washer 39, and the support hole 18 of the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10, as shown in FIGS. The connecting pin 41 is fixed to the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10 by being inserted and crushing the upper end of the connecting pin 41 by crimping, and the other end of the link plate 34 is rotatably mounted on the connecting pin 41. Supported.

As shown in FIG. 4, a ridge 42 made of a spiral body is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cable 2.

A pinion gear (not shown) that meshes with the ridge 42 of the cable 2 is rotatably disposed on the side of the outer tube 1.

 Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, when the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7 is moved to the side of the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 shown in FIG. 1, the pinion gear disposed on the side of the outer tube 1 is rotated by a handle or a motor. Then, the ridge 42 of the cable 2 moves while being engaged with the pinion gear, and at the same time, the cable 2 moves up and down inside the outer tube 1 along the central axis line with the rotation of the pinion gear. Moves vertically with the cable 2 along the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1, and the window glass moves up and down along the longitudinal direction of the outer tube 1 as the carriage 3 moves in the vertical direction.

Also, the knob of the support holder 29 of the inner panel 20 of the door
When the finger 30 is pressed, the connecting plate 32 rotates the link plate 34 clockwise in FIG. 3 with respect to the connecting pin 41 of the overhanging piece 17 of the bracket 10, and the projection 37 of the link plate 34 The outer tube 1 is engaged with the engagement hole 22 of the vertical plate 21 of FIG.
The stopper 7 pivots clockwise in FIG. 1 with respect to the bracket 10 together with the support pin 8 with the movement of the projection 37 of the link plate 34, and the protruding piece 9 of the stopper 7 moves. As shown in FIG.
The guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 is closed by the urging force of the outer tube 1, and the upper edge of the mounting piece 24 of the stopper 7 is
13 contacts the lower surface.

When the carriage 3 moves downward along the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 together with the cable 2 due to the blockage of the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 by the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7, the carriage 3 moves above the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7. Abutting the edge, the downward movement of the carriage 3 with respect to the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 is prevented by the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7, and the lowering of the window glass below the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7 with respect to the outer tube 1. The window glass cannot be operated, and the opening position of the window glass is regulated by the stopper 7.

Further, when the carriage 3 is in contact with the upper edge of the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7 and the knob 30 of the support holder 29 of the inner panel 20 of the door is pulled with a finger, the connecting plate 32 causes the link plate 34 to 6, the projecting portion 37 of the link plate 34 engages with the engaging hole 22 of the vertical plate 21 of the stopper 7, and the outer tube 1 is rotated. The stopper 7 moves together with the support pin 8 against the bracket 10 while resisting the urging force of the torsion coil spring 28 with the movement of the projection 37 of the link plate 34, as shown in FIG. Rotating smoothly in the clockwise direction, the protruding piece 9 of the stopper 7 moves to the side of the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 as shown in FIG. 10 contacts the lower surface of the step 13 Moving stops, opens the guide groove 6 the outer tube 1.

The carriage 3 supporting the window glass is provided with a stopper 7.
Even if the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7 closes the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1,
When the carriage 3 moves upward along the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 together with the cable 2, the carriage 3 comes into contact with the inclined surface 27 of the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7,
With the support pin 8 while supporting the urging force of the torsion coil spring 28 as the carriage 3 moves upward.
5, the protruding piece 9 of the stopper 7 moves to the side of the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1, and the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 is moved to the carriage 3.
And the window glass rises along the longitudinal direction of the outer tube 1 as the carriage 3 moves upward.

Further, when the window glass rises above the stopper 7 with the upward movement of the carriage 3, the stopper 7
Is rotated clockwise in FIG. 1 with respect to the bracket 10 together with the support pin 8 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 28,
As shown in the figure, the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7 closes the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1, and the downward movement of the carriage 3 with respect to the guide groove 6 of the outer tube 1 is prevented by the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7. The window glass cannot be lowered below the projecting piece 9 of the stopper 7 with respect to the outer tube 1 of the window glass, and the opening position of the window glass is regulated by the stopper 7.

Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the window glass opening position restricting device of the present invention, the guide groove of the guide tube is closed by the stopper of the stopper only by rotating the stopper with respect to the guide tube. Even if the movable support is moved downward along the guide groove of the guide tube together with the cable, the movable support comes into contact with the upper edge of the stopper of the stopper, so that the guide tube of the movable support is The downward movement with respect to the guide groove can be prevented by the stopper of the stopper, and the movable support of the windowpane cannot descend below the stopper of the guide tube with respect to the guide tube.
The open position of the window glass can be regulated by the stopper.

Further, when releasing the lowering restriction by the stopper of the window glass, since the stopper of the stopper is located below the rotation axis, the movable support does not hinder the rotation of the stopper with respect to the guide tube, The stopper can be smoothly rotated with respect to the guide tube, and there is no need to move the movable support together with the cable upward along the guide groove of the guide tube. Since the stopper does not move upward along the guide groove, no large force is required for rotating the stopper, and there is no possibility that the cable is slackened.

Furthermore, even when the stopper of the stopper closes the guide groove of the guide tube when the movable support is moved below the stopper, the movable support is moved upward along with the cable along the guide groove of the guide tube. Just do
Since the movable support comes into contact with the inclined surface of the stopper of the stopper, the stopper can be rotated with respect to the guide tube as the movable support moves, and the stopper of the stopper is formed in the guide groove of the guide tube. The guide groove of the guide tube can be opened by the movable support, and the movable support moves along with the cable along the guide groove of the guide tube above the stopper. The movable support can be raised along the guide tube while moving.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a window glass opening position regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. Fig. 5 is a front view of a main part of the cable shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a front view showing a state where the guide groove of the outer tube is closed by a projecting piece of a stopper, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of a main part of Fig. 5. It is. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer tube, 2 ... Cable, 3 ... Carriage, 4 ... Flat plate part, 5 ... Mounting hole, 6 ... Guide groove, 7 ... Stopper, 8 ... Support pin, 9 ... Projection piece ,
10 Bracket, 11 Holding plate, 12 Side plate, 13
Step part, 14… hanging wall, 15… fitting hole, 16… horizontal wall, 17
... overhanging piece, 18 ... support hole, 19 ... abutment piece, 20 ... inner panel, 21 ... vertical plate, 22 ... engagement hole, 23 ... inclined wall, 24 ... mounting piece, 25 …… Through hole, 26 …… Side wall, 27 ……
Inclined surface, 28 torsion coil spring, 29 support holder, 30 knob, 31 screw bar, 32 connecting plate, 33
Support hole, 34… Link plate, 35… Mating hole, 36…
Fitting hole, 37 Projection, 38 Washer, 39 Washer, 40 Connection pin, 41 Connection pin, 42 Projection.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A cable is movably provided inside a guide tube along a central axis, a movable support is provided on the cable, a window glass is supported on the movable support, and a longitudinal direction is provided on the guide tube. A guide groove for guiding the movable support is formed along the guide tube, and a stopper for preventing downward movement of the movable support is provided outside the guide tube so as to be rotatable about a rotary shaft. In the opening position restricting device, a locking portion for locking the movable support facing the guide groove of the guide tube is formed below the rotation axis of the stopper, and the movable support is provided on the locking portion of the stopper. An opening position regulating device for a window glass, wherein an inclined surface is formed to allow upward movement of the window glass.