JP2605622Y2 - Vehicle door structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle door structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle door structure is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-66.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 318, a bracket is attached to an upper portion of a door panel, and a key cylinder is attached to the bracket. As a result, even if the height of the vehicle is reduced, it is not necessary to bend down and perform the lock / unlock operation of the door.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned vehicle door structure, the bracket is generally made of a single component plate, and a driver or the like is inserted into a key hole of a key cylinder. If the gripper side of the driver or the like is moved up and down, the rear side of the key cylinder swings around the front side of the key cylinder as a fulcrum.
The load will move up and down. Therefore, there is a possibility that the lock mechanism of the door is unlocked due to the vertical movement of the key rod. Further, since the bracket is generally formed of a single component plate as described above, a hole is formed in the bracket from the outside of the bracket, or a key rod peripheral portion is forked. It is relatively easy to do. Therefore, if a tool such as a driver is inserted through the hole or the like and the link of the key rod is operated, the key rod moves up and down. In this case, the lock mechanism of the door is unlocked. There is a possibility that it will be done.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to attach a bracket to an upper portion of a door panel and effectively prevent unauthorized unlocking in a vehicle door structure in which a key cylinder is attached to the bracket. It is to make.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a bracket is provided on a door panel comprising an outer panel and an inner panel so as to protrude upward. In a vehicle door structure in which a key cylinder is mounted on the bracket, the bracket includes at least a bracket outer and a bracket inner disposed at a position separated from the bracket outer by a predetermined distance in a vehicle interior. A bracket inner of the bracket is joined to an inner panel of the door panel, and the key cylinder penetrates the bracket outer and the bracket inner in a radial direction of the key cylinder so as not to be displaceable. And the key rod associated with the key cylinder is Than Ttoin'na and inner panel of the door panel, it is constituted disposed on the vehicle interior side in.

[0005] Preferred embodiments of the invention of claim 1 are as described in claims 2 to 4.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the key cylinder is held at a plurality of locations in the axial direction of the key cylinder by the bracket outer and the bracket inner of the bracket. The swinging of the rear portion with the front portion as a fulcrum is restricted. Even if a tool such as a screwdriver is inserted into the key hole of the key cylinder and moved up and down, the key cylinder swings. Can be prevented. Also, the bracket is configured with at least a bracket outer and a bracket inner,
Since the bracket inner is joined to the inner panel of the door panel, in the upper region of the door panel, it can be protected from forcibly drilling a hole or the like from the outer side of the bracket using a tool such as a driver from the outside of the bracket, In the area of the door panel, the outer panel and the inner panel of the door panel can provide double protection and also protect against unauthorized unlocking using an insertion tool from the glass doorway. For this reason, in the above-mentioned door structure, unauthorized unlocking can be effectively prevented with the simple configuration described above.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the key cylinder is fixedly held on the bracket outer of the bracket via the fixing member, the key operation can be accurately performed on the key cylinder. You can do it.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bracket outer and the bracket inner of the bracket are joined to each other over the key cylinder so as to cover the key cylinder. It is possible to prevent intrusion water such as rainwater from splashing.

According to the invention of claim 4, the bracket includes:
Since the support base for supporting the outer handle is attached, the support rigidity of the support base can be improved.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile, and the automobile includes a side door 2. The side door 2 is a sash door having a sash 3 at an upper part thereof, and a lower part of the side door 2 is constituted by a door panel 4. The door panel 4 includes an outer panel 5 and an inner panel 6.
, Which, as is known, allow the door panel 4
Has a double structure.

FIG. 1 shows an upper part of the rear end of the door panel 4.
As shown in FIG.
Are provided so as to protrude upward. This core
As shown in FIG. 2, the bracket 7 has a double structure in which a bracket outer 8 and a bracket inner 9 are spaced at a fixed interval. At the upper part of the corner bracket 7, a bracket outer 8 and a bracket inner 9 are joined in an overlapping state, and the portion is fixed to the sash 3 along the sash 3. Below the corner bracket 7, a bracket outer 8 is fixed to the outer panel 5, and a bracket inner 9 is fixed to the inner panel 6.

A key cylinder 10 is mounted on the corner bracket 7 as shown in FIG. The key cylinder 10 penetrates the bracket outer 8 and the bracket inner 9 of the corner bracket 7,
The front part of the key cylinder 10 is supported by the outer panel 5 and the rear part of the key cylinder 10 is the inner panel 6.
It is supported by. In this embodiment, the front portion of the key cylinder 10 is fixed to the bracket outer 8 by the enlarged diameter head 11 and the retainer 12 in this embodiment. Of course, the rear part of the key cylinder 10 may be fixed to the bracket inner 9. At the rear of the key cylinder 10, a key 13 is provided via a link 13 as shown in FIG.
The rod 14 is connected. This key rod 14
The key rod 14 is disposed inside the inner bracket 9, and in this state, the key rod 14 is linked to a lock mechanism (not shown). As a result, the key rod 14 moves up and down based on the key operation, and the lock
An unlock will be performed.

As shown in FIG. 2, a handle base 15 as a support base is attached to the corner bracket 7 at a plurality of fixing points. The handle base 15 is disposed so as to cover the entire corner bracket. An outer handle 16 is attached to an upper portion of the handle base 15, and the lower portion of the handle base 15 is attached to a lower portion of the handle base 15. A key insertion hole 17 is opened at a position facing the front surface of the key cylinder 10. In FIG. 2, 1
8 is a weather strip, 19 is an inner garnish, 2
0 is a door trim and 21 is a push rod.

Therefore, in the above door structure, the front portion of the key cylinder 10 is supported by the bracket outer 8, and the rear portion of the key cylinder 10 is supported by the bracket inner 9, so that the key cylinder 10 is The outward movement in the radial direction is restricted by the bracket outer 8 and the bracket inner 9. Therefore, even if a tool such as a driver is inserted into the key hole of the key cylinder 10 and moved up and down, the rear part of the key cylinder 10 does not swing about the front part of the key cylinder 10 as a fulcrum. . In addition, since the key rod 14 is disposed inside the bracket inner 9, even if the tool is to be separated from the outside by using a tool, the handle base 15 and the bracket are required to reach the inside of the bracket inner 9. It is necessary to go through the outer 8 and the bracket inner 9, and it is not easy to do so. As a result, unauthorized unlocking can be effectively prevented with the simple configuration described above.

Further, since the bracket outer 8 and the bracket inner 9 are joined to each other, the rigidity of the corner bracket 7 itself is increased, and the key cylinder 10 can be firmly supported. Moreover, in this case, since the bracket outer 8 and the bracket inner 9 are joined at a position above the key cylinder 10,
It is possible to prevent intrusion water such as rainwater from splashing on the key cylinder 10 and the like.

Further, since the handle base 15 is attached to the corner bracket 7 whose rigidity is enhanced by the double structure, the support rigidity of the handle base 15 can be improved. And in this case,
Since the key cylinder 10 having high rigidity is fixed to the bracket outer 8, the rigidity of the corner bracket 7 is further enhanced, and the support rigidity of the handle base 15 becomes more preferable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an automobile having a door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automobile 2 Side door 4 Door panel 5 Outer panel 6 Inner panel 7 Corner bracket 8 Bracket outer 9 Bracket inner 10 Key cylinder 14 Key rod

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An outer panel and an inner panel.
Bracket protrudes upward at the top of the door panel to be formed
In a vehicle door structure in which a key cylinder is mounted on the bracket, the bracket includes at least a bracket outer and the bracket outer.
A position at a predetermined distance from the bracket outer to the interior of the vehicle
And a bracket inner disposed on the door panel.
And the key cylinder is connected to the bracket outer and the bracket.
Displaced in the radial direction of the key cylinder with respect to the racket inner
A key rod penetrated immovably and linked to the key cylinder is connected to the bracket inner and the door panel.
Is located closer to the passenger compartment than the inner panel of the
That, the door structure of the vehicle, characterized in that. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the key - cylinder, wherein in said bracket Bra
A door structure for a vehicle, wherein the door structure is fixedly held to a jacket outer via a fixing member . 3. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein the bracket outer and the bracket are included in the bracket.
A vehicle door structure , wherein the racket inner is joined to the key cylinder above the key cylinder so as to cover the key cylinder. 4. The support base according to claim 1, wherein the bracket supports an outer handle.
A door structure for a vehicle, wherein a door is mounted.