JP3351937B2 - Mounting structure of inside handle device for automobile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a body of an inside handle device for an automobile to the inside of a door, and more particularly to a mounting structure having a good appearance of a mounting portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of mounting structure, for example, a mounting structure described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-127564 is known.

[0003] In such a mounting structure, the inside handle device is mounted on the inside of the door by passing a mounting screw through a body of the inside handle device for an automobile and screwing the mounting screw to a substrate of the door. The head is covered with a cap so that the head is not exposed on the surface of the body. The cap is formed integrally with the body and is swingably connected to the body via a hinge portion. By locking the cap at a swinging position in one direction, the head of the mounting screw is formed. It covers the part.

[0004]

However, depending on the grade of the automobile, it is not necessary to cover the head of the mounting screw with a cap. In order to cope with this, a body in which the cap is not integrally formed is used. Must be prepared. As described above, preparing two types of bodies, a body in which a cap is integrally molded and a body in which a cap is not integrally molded, has a problem that parts management becomes troublesome and results in an increase in cost. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to improve the appearance by covering a mounting portion in a body of an inside handle device, and to easily obtain a form in which the mounting portion is not covered. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a handle device.

[0006]

According to the mounting structure of the inside handle device for an automobile of the present invention, a mounting tool is passed through a mounting hole formed in a body of the inside handle device for an automobile, and the body is door-mounted by the mounting tool. In the mounting structure for an inside handle device for a vehicle for mounting inside a vehicle, the mounting hole is provided in a recess formed in the body, and the mounting tool passes through a cover member and then passes through the mounting hole, whereby the mounting hole is provided. A cover member can be attached to the body, and the cover member includes:
A base fitted into the recess, a hole provided in the base for passing the mounting tool, a lid capable of closing an opening of the recess, and a hinge for hinge-connecting the base and the lid; If, provided on the counter part of the base portion and the lid portion has a, an engaging portion for engaging each other when the lid closes the opening portion of the recess, wherein the hinge portion, the Lid shaking
A first hinge serving as a center of movement, and the lid being provided in the concave portion;
Hinge portion buckled by being pushed in the direction of
And that the lid closed the opening of the recess.
The hinge portion with the buckling of the second hinge portion.
Is located inside the lid .

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the inside handle device 20 for a vehicle in a mounted state. The inside handle device 20 is provided with a handle 22 and a knob 2 on a bathtub-shaped body (also referred to as “escussion”) 21.
3 is rotatably supported on a coaxial O,
Each of the handle 22 and the knob 23 is connected to a rod 24, 2
5 connects to a door lock device (not shown). 2
Reference numeral 6 denotes a spring for returning the rotation of the handle 22.
Numeral 30 denotes a panel on the door side of the automobile, and the panel 30
The hook portion 27 at the bottom of the body 21 is inserted into the hole 30A, and is hooked and stopped.

A recess 21A is formed at the bottom of the body 21. At the bottom of the recess 21A, a mounting hole 21B through which a screw portion 1A of a mounting screw 1 as a mounting tool passes.
Is provided. The panel 30 is provided with a tubular portion 30B to which the screw portion 1A of the mounting screw 1 is screwed.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a cover member integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like, which includes a base 11, a lid 12, and a hinge 1.
3 and an engaging portion 14 are formed. The base 11 is
The mounting screw 1 is held inside the concave portion 21A of the body 21. In the case of this example, the base 11 has a hole 11 having a diameter slightly smaller than the screw portion 1A of the mounting screw 1.
A is provided, and when the screw portion 1A is inserted into the hole 11A, as shown in FIG.
Is temporarily held by the mounting screw 1, and furthermore, the mounting screw 1 is screwed into the cylindrical portion 30B of the panel 30 as shown in FIG. It has become so. As shown in FIG. 6, the concave portion 21A has a circular plane shape, and the center O2 of the mounting hole 21B is set at a position eccentric by a predetermined distance L from the center O1. It has a circular shape, and a hole 11A is provided at the eccentric position. Therefore, the base 11 is positioned and fitted in the recess 21, and its posture is regulated. Further, on the base 11, a pair of projecting pieces 11B, 11C facing each other are provided.
Is provided.

The lid 12 is fitted into the opening of the recess 21A and has a shape that closes the opening. The lid 13 is swingably held at the upper end of one protruding piece 11B by a hinge 13. In the case of this example, the lid portion 12 has a flat circular shape as shown in FIG. 5, and has a shape which is curved in a side view so as to correspond to the curved shape of the bottom surface of the body 21 corresponding to the periphery of the opening of the concave portion 21A. It has been. The hinge portion 13 includes first and second hinge portions 13A located inside the lid portion 12,
13B.

The engaging portion 14 includes a flat U-shaped cutout portion 14A provided at the tip of the other protruding piece 11C, and a cover portion 1A.
2 and two hooks 14B provided on the back surface of the cover 2, when the lid 12 is closed as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the hooks 14B are elastically inserted inside the cutouts 14A. Is adapted to be engaged.

Next, a procedure for mounting the inside handle device 20 will be described.

First, the hook portion 27 of the body 21 is inserted into the hole 30A of the panel, and then shifted to the left in FIG. In this state, the mounting hole 21B of the body 21 and the cylindrical portion 30B of the panel 30 face each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, a mounting screw 1 which temporarily holds the cover member 10 is prepared, and as shown in FIG.
After passing through B, it is screwed into the cylindrical portion 30B of the panel 30. Thus, the inside handle device 20 is attached to the panel 30. The cover member 10 has its base 1
By positioning 1 in recess 21A, it is regulated to a normal posture.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Is closed, and the hook portion 14B of the engaging portion 14 is cut out.
4A is elastically engaged. As a result, the recess 21A is closed, so that the appearance of the head 1B of the mounting screw 1 is prevented from being deteriorated due to the exposure of the head 1B. In this example, the lid 12 is closed in two steps. That is, first, from the state of FIG.
It is located above the closed position of 1A. Thereafter, when the lid portion 12 is pushed downward, the second hinge portion 13B buckles as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the hook portion 14B is engaged with the notch portion 14A. The second hinge portion 13B is
For example, it is formed by partially reducing the thickness of the protruding piece 11B.

By the way, the recess 2 is formed by the cover member 10.
When it is not necessary to close the cover 1A, the mounting screw 1 that does not temporarily hold the cover member 10 may be used. Therefore, depending on whether the mounting screw 1 that temporarily holds the cover member 10 or the mounting screw 1 that does not temporarily hold the cover member 10 is used, the recess 21A is closed,
It is easy to obtain a form that does not block it.

Further, since the hinge portion 13 is located inside the lid portion 12 and is not exposed, even if the hinge portion 13 is whitened by repeated swinging of the lid portion 12, the appearance is not impaired.

The base 11 of the cover member 10 is
In addition to the above-described embodiment, the configuration for positioning and fitting in the 1A may be, for example, a planar shape of the concave portion 21A having a directional angular shape or an elliptical shape, and the base portion 11 may have the same shape. When the lid 12 in the closed state is opened, for example, a thin tool is inserted from a portion near the hook portion 14B, the hook portion 14B is elastically deformed by the tool, and the hook portion 14B is forced from the notch portion 14A. Just remove it.

[0019]

As described above, according to the mounting structure of the inside handle device for an automobile of the present invention, a concave portion is formed in the body of the inside handle device, and the cover member is held by the mounting tool passing through the mounting hole in the concave portion. And, since the configuration is such that the concave portion of the body is closed by the lid portion formed in the cover member, depending on whether or not the cover member is used, a form in which the concave portion of the body is closed to improve the appearance,
It is possible to easily obtain a form that does not obstruct it.

Further, by positioning and fitting the cover member into the concave portion of the body, the mounting posture of the cover member is regulated according to the mounting direction, thereby improving the workability of mounting the inside handle device. Can be.

Further, by temporarily holding the cover member on the fixture, the workability of attaching the inside handle device can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an inside handle device for describing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part in a state where a cover member shown in FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a mounting screw temporarily holding the cover member shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover member shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mounting screw (mounting tool) 10 cover member 11 base 11A hole 11B, 11C projecting piece 12 cover 13 flange 14 engaging portion 14A notch 14B hook 20 inside handle device 21 body 21A recess 21B mounting hole

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-223521 (JP, A) JP-A 63-119921 (JP, U) JP-A 4-43161 (JP, U) JP-A 57- 127764 (JP, U) Hikaru 2-144330 (JP, U) (58) Fields studied (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 1/00 301 B60J 5/04 B65D 47/08

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting structure for an inside handle device for a vehicle, wherein a mounting tool is passed through a mounting hole provided in a body of the inside handle device for a vehicle, and the mounting tool is used to mount the body inside a door. The mounting hole is provided in a concave portion formed in the body, and the mounting tool is capable of mounting the cover member on the body by passing through the mounting member and then through the mounting hole. A base fitted into the recess, a hole provided in the base to allow the attachment to pass through, a lid capable of closing the opening of the recess, and a hinge for hinge-connecting the base and the lid. the provided on the counter part of the base and the lid has a an engaging portion for engaging each other when the lid closes the opening portion of the recess, the Hin Parts are first human that is central to the swinging of the lid
And the lid is pushed in the direction of the recess.
A second hinge portion that buckles more, and when the lid closes the opening of the concave portion,
2. The hinge portion of the lid portion is
A mounting structure for an inside handle device for a vehicle, wherein the mounting structure is located inside. 2. The mounting device is a screw member, wherein a hole provided at a base of the cover member has a slightly smaller diameter than a screw portion of the screw member, and when the screw portion is passed through the hole. The mounting structure for an inside handle device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the base portion is temporarily held by the screw portion.