JP2649148B2 - Vehicle outside handle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door outside handle for a vehicle, and more particularly to a door outside handle for a vehicle which is excellent in assemblability and which can effectively prevent chattering sound when opening and closing the door. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various types of door outside handles for vehicles such as automobiles, such as a push button type, a grip type, a pull type, etc. Among them, a pull type is a pedestrian. It is most often used because it can effectively prevent the door from being damaged at the time of collision or rollover.

[0003] Generally, such a pull-type vehicle door outside handle has a structure as shown in FIG. That is, the door outside handle shown in FIG.
2 and a handle member 44 gripped at the time of opening and closing the door
The handle member 44 is connected to the main body 42 via a connection shaft 46, and is rotatable around the axis of the connection shaft 46. The handle member 44 is integrally provided with two arm portions 48, 48, and the release plate shaft 50 is rotatable around the axis of the two arm portions 48, 48. Attached to. Further, a release plate 52 as a moving member is fixed to one end side of the shaft 50, and a pair of legs 54, 54 extending substantially parallel to each other at a predetermined distance from each other at a distal end thereof. It is provided integrally with a length. Then, the pair of legs 54,
Between 54, a lock release bar 56 as an operating member for releasing a door lock by operating a door lock release mechanism (not shown) by being moved downward is disposed.

Thus, in such a door outside handle, the handle member 44 is rotated by a predetermined angle around the axis of the connecting shaft 46,
The release plate shaft 50 is moved downward, and accordingly, the release plate 52 is moved downward while being rotated about the axis of the release plate shaft 50. As a result, the unlocking bar 56 is pushed down by the release plate 52 to unlock the door, and as a result, the door can be opened.

As is apparent from FIG. 9, in the door outside handle having such a structure, a lock release rod 56 disposed between a pair of legs 54, 54 of a release plate 52 is provided. The pair of legs 54, 5
A predetermined gap 40 is formed between the pair of leg portions 54 and 4 by vibration.
It is inevitable that rattling occurs between the lock 54 and the unlocking bar 56, and as a result, chattering noise is generated when the door is opened and closed.

Therefore, in the conventional door outside handle, a projection abutting on the release plate shaft 50 is provided in an insertion hole of each arm portion 48 of the handle member 44 through which the release plate shaft 50 is inserted. (Not shown) is provided, and a predetermined resistance load is applied to the rotation of the shaft 50 by this projection, so that rattling occurs between the release plate 52 and the unlocking bar 56. Thus, the occurrence of chattering noise when opening and closing the door can be prevented or suppressed.

However, in such a conventional door outside handle, when the release plate shaft 50 is inserted into the insertion hole and assembled to each arm 48 of the handle member 44 as described above. The projections hindered the release plate shaft 50 from being able to be smoothly inserted into the through-holes, which resulted in poor assemblability. If it is too large, not only is it more difficult to insert the release plate shaft 50 into the insertion hole, but in some cases it is not possible. It is extremely difficult to apply a large resistance load to the rotation of the application shaft 50. In order to prevent rattling between the release plate 52 as a moving member and the unlocking bar 56 as an operating member, and the occurrence of chattering noise at the time of opening / closing a door due to the rattling plate 52, it is not enough. is there.

[0008]

Here, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a problem to be solved is to provide a pair of legs provided at the tip of a moving member, The rattling between the operating member disposed between the pair of legs is more effectively prevented, and the generation of chattering noise when the door is opened and closed can be more effectively prevented, and the assembling property can be improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved structure of a vehicle door outside handle which can be advantageously improved.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a main body fixed to a door outside of a vehicle compartment, and a handle attached to the main body so as to be rotatable around one axis. A member and a moving member provided on the handle member and moved in a predetermined direction with the rotation of the handle member, a pair of legs extending opposite to each other at a tip end of the moving member. On the other hand, an operating member for operating a door lock release mechanism for releasing a door lock by being moved in the same direction as the moving direction of the moving member is disposed between the pair of legs, and the handle is provided. A vehicle door outseat for releasing a door lock by moving the moving member in the predetermined direction with the rotation of the member and moving the operating member in the direction. In the handle, the inside of the pair of legs of the moving member is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction opposite to each other of the pair of legs and that comes into contact with the operating member at a distal end portion. It is a feature.

According to a preferred embodiment of the vehicle door outside handle according to the present invention,
The pair of legs are configured to be parallel to each other, and the protruding portion has a chevron shape, and is configured to be provided continuously inside the pair of legs along the length direction thereof. The Rukoto.

[0011]

In the vehicle outside handle according to the present invention, a pair of legs provided at the distal end of a moving member which is moved in a predetermined direction with the rotation of the handle member. An operating member for operating the door lock release mechanism by being moved in the same direction as the moving direction of the moving member is disposed between the moving member and the moving member, and further, the operating member according to the rotation of the handle member. And the door can be unlocked by being moved in the direction of .The projections are formed inside the pair of legs so as to project in the directions facing each other. Since the projecting portion is configured to be brought into contact with the operating member at each end portion, unlike the conventional one, a pair of leg portions provided at the end portion of the moving member The gap between the actuating member disposed between the pair of legs can be completely eliminated, so that rattling between the legs and the actuating member can be more advantageously prevented. is there.

In addition, in such a vehicle outside handle, rattling between the pair of legs and the operating member is prevented by the projections provided inside the pair of legs. The moving member is attached to a predetermined rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is inserted into an insertion hole provided in the handle member so that the moving member is assembled to the handle member. Even if you do, in such an insertion hole,
It is possible to completely eliminate the need to provide a projection that abuts against the rotation shaft and applies a predetermined resistance load to the rotation of the rotation shaft, so that when assembling the moving member to the handle member, In addition, such a projection does not interfere, and the rotation shaft can be inserted very smoothly into the insertion hole.

Therefore, in the vehicle outside handle according to the present invention, generation of chattering sound at the time of opening and closing the door can be more effectively prevented as compared with the conventional one. At the same time, the assemblability can be advantageously improved, and excellent quality can be realized extremely effectively.

When the configuration according to the above-described preferred embodiment of the present invention is employed, the contact area of the projection with the operating member is advantageously reduced by forming the projection with a mountain shape. In addition, such a projection is provided continuously inside the pair of legs parallel to each other along the length direction thereof,
At any position between the pair of legs, the above-described contact state of the protrusion with the operating member can be effectively ensured. Therefore, in such a case, even when the actuating member is moved between the pair of legs by the movement of the moving member, the actuating member is moved relative to the projecting portion provided inside the pair of legs. This makes it possible for the handle member to move the moving member and the operating member to rotate smoothly because of the sliding resistance of the operating member against the protrusion. This can be prevented or suppressed as much as possible, and at the same time, in any movement position of the operating member, the occurrence of rattling between the pair of legs can be advantageously prevented, and as a result, the door The operability of the handle member at the time of opening and closing can be well ensured, and the generation of chatter noise can be more effectively prevented.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, in order to clarify the present invention more specifically, representative embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, FIGS. 1 and 2 schematically show a vehicle outside handle having a structure according to the present invention. In these figures, reference numeral 10 denotes a main body, a concave portion 12 having a predetermined depth, and a flange portion 14 which extends outward in a flange shape at an opening of the concave portion 12.
And Further, a bearing 16 extending upward at a predetermined height is integrally provided along the longitudinal direction of the recess 12 at the upper end of the bottom of the recess 12 on the back side of the bottom.
Three are provided. On the other hand, a fitting pin 18 projecting at a predetermined height in the thickness direction of the flange 14 is provided on the rear side of the flange 14.
Are provided. In the main body 10, the plurality of fitting pins 18 provided on the flange 14 are
By being fitted into and fitted to fitting recesses formed outside the vehicle compartment of the door (not shown), the door can be fixed outside the vehicle compartment of the door.

The main body 10 includes a handle member 2.
0 is attached. More specifically, the handle member 20 includes a grip portion 22 that is gripped when the door is opened and closed,
It consists of two arms 24, 24 provided so as to extend upward with respect to the back surface of the grip 22 (see FIG. 7). Further, in the handle member 20, the grip portion 22 is located within the concave portion 12 of the main body 10.
In the state of being housed on the upper side, two arm portions 2
4, 24 penetrate the bottom of the recess 12 and the recess 1
The three bearing portions 16 provided on the rear side of the bottom of the two are arranged so as to extend upward at positions adjacent to each other. Then, in such an arrangement state, the three bearing portions 16 of the main body 10 are provided.
The arm portions 24, 24 are rotatably mounted at the intermediate portions thereof with respect to the connecting shaft 26 which is disposed so as to penetrate the main body 10 in the thickness direction. On the other hand, the connecting shaft 26
Are connected so as to be rotatable around the center of the shaft.

The connecting shaft 26 has a coil spring 28, one end of which is engaged with the flange 14 of the main body 10 and the other end of which is engaged with the arm 24 of the handle member 20, respectively. , Whereby the grip portion 22 is pulled up and the handle member 20
When the whole is turned, an urging force is exerted on the handle member 20 in a direction opposite to the turning direction, so that the grip portion 22 is released, and at the same time, the handle member 20 is released.
The whole can be returned to the state before being rotated.

The arm portion 24 of the handle member 20,
A release plate shaft 30 penetrates the arm portions 24, 24 in the thickness direction at the upper end portion 24, that is, at the end portion opposite to the grip portion 22 with the connecting shaft 26 interposed therebetween. A release plate 32 having a predetermined length is attached to one end of the release plate shaft 30 so as to be rotatable about the axis. At one end in the direction, it is press-fitted and fixed. by this,
The release plate 32 is rotatable around the axis thereof together with the release plate shaft 30, and is rotated together with the release plate shaft 30 with the rotation of the handle member 20 around the axis of the connecting shaft 26. , Can be moved up and down. That is, in the release plate 32,
When the handle member 20 is turned in the direction in which the grip portion 22 is pulled up, the handle member 20 can be moved downward, and the handle member 20 is turned in the opposite direction. When it does, it can be moved upward. As is apparent from this, in the present embodiment, the moving member is constituted by the release plate 32.

Further, in the release plate 32, a portion opposite to the side fixed to the release plate shaft 30 in the length direction is formed in a forked shape, and a predetermined portion is formed between the portions. A pair of legs 34, 34 extending substantially in parallel at intervals are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, a triangular cross section is formed in the center of the pair of legs 34, 34 in the thickness direction. Are integrally provided. In addition, the projecting portion 38 is formed by the pair of legs 34,
34 project in a direction opposite to each other at a predetermined height, and from one end of the pair of legs 34, 34, via a crotch 35 serving as a root portion of the legs 34, 34, to the other end. With one ridge form extending continuously to
It is configured.

As is clear from FIGS. 5 and 6, in this embodiment, the main body 10 is fixed to the door (not shown) outside the vehicle compartment as described above. An unlocking rod 36 as an operating member for operating a door unlocking mechanism (not shown) by a downward movement between the pair of legs 34, 34.
34, at the intermediate portion in the length direction of each leg 34,
The protruding portion 38 is movably arranged in a state of being in contact with the tip portion.

Thus, in the vehicle door outside handle according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the grip portion 22 is pulled up, and the entire handle member 20 is rotated by a predetermined angle around the axis of the connecting shaft 26. By being rotated, the release plate shaft 30 is moved downward, and accordingly, the release plate 32 is also moved downward by a predetermined distance. Then, in response to the downward movement of the release plate 32, the unlocking rod 36 is slid along the projecting portion 38 between the pair of legs 34, 34 of the release plate 32, and the release plate 32 is released. Is brought into contact with the crotch portion 35. At this time, the projecting portion 3 of the unlocking rod 36
The release plate 32 is rotated about the axis of the release plate shaft 30 so that the slide with respect to the shutter 8 can be smoothly performed. And handle member 2
By further rotating 0, the unlocking rod 36 is pushed down by the crotch portion 35 of the release plate 32, and as a result, a door unlocking mechanism (not shown) is operated to unlock the door. It has become.

As described above, in the door outside handle according to the present embodiment, the grip portion 2 of the handle member 20 is provided.
When the door 2 is lifted to unlock the door, the release plate 32 is moved downward, and a lock release rod 36 is accordingly provided inside the pair of legs 34, 34 of the release plate 32. The pair of legs 34, 34 are slid with respect to the projected portion 38.
Between the doors, and when the door is closed or open,
The lock release rod 36 is brought into contact with the projecting portion 38 so as to be arranged at a predetermined position between the pair of legs 34, 34.

Therefore, in such a door outside handle, regardless of whether it is in the operating state or not.
The unlocking rod 36 can always be brought into contact with the protrusion 38 provided on the pair of legs 34, 34 of the release plate 32, and between the unlocking rod 36 and the pair of legs 34, 34. Can be completely eliminated, whereby it is possible to advantageously prevent rattling between them, and as a result, when opening and closing the door and releasing the grip 22 of the handle member 20. The occurrence of chattering sound in the event of such a situation can be extremely effectively prevented.

In addition, such a door outside handle differs from the conventional one in that the handle member 20
No projections are formed in the insertion holes through which the release plate shaft 30 is inserted, provided in the arm portions 24, 24, so that the arm portions 24, 24 of the release plate shaft 30 are not formed. Mounting to
That is, the release plate 32 can be attached to the handle member 20 very easily, and the assemblability can be improved more effectively than the conventional one.

Further, in the door outside handle according to the present embodiment, the projecting portion 38 provided inside the pair of legs 34, 34 has a triangular cross section and has a chevron shape. , The unlocking bar 36 can be brought into contact with such a projection 38 by point contact,
As a result, the sliding resistance of the unlocking rods 36 with respect to the projections 38 can be advantageously reduced. Therefore, even though the lock release rod 36 is in contact with the protrusion 38, the rotation of the handle member 20 that causes the lock release rod 36 to slide on the protrusion 38 can be smoothly performed, As a result, the operability of the handle member 20 at the time of opening and closing the door can be reliably ensured.

Although the representative embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, these are merely examples, and the present invention is not construed as being limited to the above-described specific examples.

For example, in the above embodiment, the handle member 2
0 is rotatably attached to the connecting shaft 26 disposed in the two arm portions 24 through the three bearing portions 16 of the main body 10 in the thickness direction. The structure for attaching the handle member to the main body is not limited to this as long as the handle member can be attached to the main body in a rotatable state.

In the above embodiment, the release plate 32 serving as a moving member is rotatably mounted on the handle member 20 in order to smoothly move the unlocking rod 36 serving as an operating member. By being fixedly fixed to the plate shaft 30 so as to be rotatably attached to the handle member 20, for example, such a shaft is fixedly fixed to the handle member. On the other hand, the moving member may be attached to the shaft in a rotatable state, and the moving member may be attached to the handle member without using such a shaft.
It may be mounted directly in a rotatable state. For example, if the operating member is configured to be able to move along a locus similar to the moving member, the moving member may be attached to the handle member in a non-rotatable state. No problem.

Further, the moving direction of the moving member in accordance with the rotation of the handle member is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, but may be appropriately determined according to the moving direction of the operating member for operating the unlocking mechanism. It goes without saying that it is determined by

In the above embodiment, the lock release rod 36 is used.
The projection 38 which is brought into contact with the projection 3 has a mountain shape with a triangular cross section and a pair of legs 3 of the release plate 32.
4, 34, it was provided so as to extend continuously in the length direction of each leg portion 34 from one tip portion to the other tip portion. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a shape such as a chevron shape, a rectangular shape, or a trapezoidal shape having a curved distal end surface is provided intermittently in the length direction of the pair of legs, or actuated. When the member is moved along a locus similar to the moving member, and even during such movement, the arrangement position between the pair of legs provided on the moving member is configured not to change, Those pair of legs 3
4, 34, it is also possible to partially provide only a portion corresponding to the arrangement position of the operating member.

Further, the shape of the pair of legs on which such a projecting portion is formed is not particularly limited to that in the above-described embodiment, but is opposed to the tip of the moving member. Any shape can be adopted as long as it is formed so as to extend.

Although not enumerated one by one, the present invention
Based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, improvements and the like can be implemented in an embodiment,
It goes without saying that all such embodiments are included within the scope of the present invention, without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view showing an example of a vehicle door outside handle having a structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing a left side surface of the vehicle outside handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial perspective view showing a main part of a moving member attached to the vehicle outside handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2;

5 is a view for explaining a state in which the vehicle door outside handle shown in FIG. 1 is attached to a door of the vehicle, and is a view corresponding to FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an operation state of the vehicle door outside handle shown in FIG. 1 and shows behavior of main members in the operation state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective explanatory view showing a conventional vehicle door outside handle, showing a state where the handle is attached to a vehicle door.

9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 of the vehicle door outside handle shown in FIG. 8;

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body 12 Concave part 14 Flange part 16 Bearing part 20 Handle member 22 Gripping part 24 Arm part 26 Connecting shaft 30 Release plate shaft 32 Release plate 34 Leg 36 Lock release rod 38 Projection

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body fixed to a door outside of a passenger compartment, a handle member attached to the main body so as to be rotatable around one axis, and a handle member provided on the handle member and rotating the handle member. And a moving member that is moved in a predetermined direction along with the moving member. At the tip of the moving member, a pair of legs extending opposite to each other is provided, while the moving member is disposed between the pair of legs. An operating member for operating a door lock release mechanism for releasing a door lock by being moved in the same direction as the moving direction is arranged, and the moving member is moved in the predetermined direction with the rotation of the handle member. A door outside handle for a vehicle in which the door lock is released by moving the operating member in the direction along with the moving member, the inside of the pair of legs of the moving member. , The pair of projecting toward the opposite direction of each other of the legs, and the vehicle door outside handle, characterized in that the protrusion is provided respectively in contact with the actuating member in the distal end portion. 2. The pair of legs are configured to be parallel to each other, and the protrusion has a chevron shape, and is continuous inside the pair of legs along the length direction. The vehicle outside handle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle outside handle is provided.