JP3493598B2 - Door handle mounting structure - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a door handle which is mounted on, for example, a back door of a vehicle. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle such as a one-box car or a wagon car is provided with a back door 101 for opening and closing a rear opening as shown in FIG. , A door handle 102 operated when opening the rear opening is provided. [0003] The door handle 102 is provided with an operation lever 1.
05, and a resin finisher 106 that covers the operation lever 105.
6 includes an outer panel 107 of the back door 101.
A fixing surface 111 that is in contact with a step surface 110 formed between the general portion 108 and the concave portion 109 is formed. The fixing surface 111 is provided with a stud bolt 121 protruding from the step surface 110 of the outer panel 107. The stud bolt 121 has a nut inserted into the step surface 110. 122 are fastened. Thereby, the finisher 106
Is fixed to the outer panel 107 of the back door 101, and the fixing surface 1 of the finisher 106
11 is configured to be in contact with the step surface 110 of the outer panel 107 so that the fastening force of the stud bolt 121 is dispersed on the outer surface of the outer panel 107. [0005] However, in the above-described door handle 102 mounting structure, the stud bolt 121 protruding from the finisher 106 of the door handle 102 and the stud bolt 121 are fastened to the stud bolt 121. The operation lever 105 of the door handle 102 is fixed to the outer panel 107 by a nut 122.
Is concentrated on the fixing point by the stud bolt 121. A step surface 110 formed on the outer panel 107 of the back door 101 and the door handle 1
02 fixed surface 111 formed on finisher 106
Extends in the vehicle width direction, and the finisher 106
Is fixed to the step surface 110 by a plurality of stud bolts 121 arranged in the vehicle width direction, while the operating lever 105 of the door handle 102 is fixed.
Is configured to be tilted upward when the back door 101 is opened. For this reason, each stud bolt 121 for fixing the door handle 102 adds to the weight of the back door 101, so that the operation lever 1
It could not be said that it was functioning sufficiently stiff for the operation of 05. The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a door handle mounting structure that functions effectively for lever operation. [0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a door handle mounting structure according to the present invention comprises a door handle mounted in a mounting hole formed in an outer panel of a door. An escutcheon in which a flange abutting from the outside of the cabin to the opening edge of the mounting hole is formed on a peripheral edge, and an operation lever that is inserted through the escutcheon and exposed to the outside of the cabin and is tilted upward when the door is opened. A mounting structure for a door handle, wherein an opening edge of the mounting hole retreats toward a vehicle interior.
A step on which the flange of the escutcheon is arranged
A plurality of mounting portions that form a surface and extend inward from an opening edge of the mounting hole are provided with insertion holes through which bolts extending from the escutcheon are inserted, and are disposed on the vehicle interior side from the mounting portions. Metal brackets, a U-shaped fixing surface which is opened together with the mounting portions by the bolts and which is provided on the left side and the right side of the fixing surface, and is provided on the outer side of the step surface . A left-facing portion and a right-facing portion extending vertically, facing the outer panel in an outer peripheral region; a left curved portion curved from an upper end of the left facing portion toward the right facing surface; and the right facing portion part provided with a right curved portion which is curved toward the left side facing the upper end portion of the respective curved portions of the left facing portion and the right facing portion located on the upper side from the stepped surface, said step surface The left facing portion located on the lower side and Serial provided right facing portion cushioning material and the bottom of the partially, and the upper and lower portions of the both facing portion is abutted against the rear surface of the part on the outer panel via the respective buffer materials. In other words, the escutcheon of the door handle and the bracket disposed on the vehicle interior side from the attachment portion extend from the escutcheon at the attachment portion provided at the opening edge of the attachment hole of the outer panel. Fastened together with bolts. At this time, the flange formed on the peripheral edge of the escutcheon is in contact with the opening edge of the mounting hole from the outside of the vehicle compartment, while the facing portion formed on the bracket is located above the opening edge and It is in contact with the back surface of the outer panel via a cushioning material provided at a lower portion. Thus, the door handle is attached with the escutcheon and the bracket sandwiching the outer panel. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a mounting structure of a door handle 1 according to the present embodiment.
Is attached to a back door that opens and closes the rear opening of the vehicle. The door handle 1 comprises an escutcheon 13 mounted in a mounting hole 12 formed in an outer panel 11 of the back door, and an operation lever 14 which is tilted upward when the door is opened. The escutcheon 13 is formed in a shape adapted to the mounting hole 12 and has a bulging surface 15 bulging in the direction of the vehicle interior I. A flange 16 is formed at an opening edge of the outer peripheral portion 12 so as to be in contact with the outside O direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the operating lever 14 is provided in the upper part of the escutcheon 13 and extends horizontally along the opening surface of the escutcheon 13. An extending portion 22 extending downward from an upper edge of the lever portion 21 and an arm portion 23 extending from the extending portion 22 in the vehicle compartment I direction, penetrating the escutcheon 13 and curving upward. ing. The arm 23 is pivotally supported by the escutcheon 13, and the tip is connected to a handle rod 25 via an L-shaped link 24. Thus, the lever portion 14 is tilted upward to rotate the arm portion 23, thereby operating the handle rod 25 via the link 24 and opening the back door. I have. The mounting hole 12 formed in the outer panel 11 is formed in a horizontally long shape, and a step surface 31 which is set back in the direction of the vehicle compartment I is formed at the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 over the entire circumference. Have been. Thereby, the step surface 31
The flange 16 formed on the peripheral edge of the escutcheon 13 is accommodated in the rim, and the flange 16 is configured to be flush with the outer panel 11. As shown in FIG. 1, each of a left edge, a right edge, and a lower edge of the step surface 31 extends in the vehicle interior I direction and then has the mounting hole 1.
Left attachment part 32 and right attachment part 3 bent toward the center of 2
3 and a lower edge mounting portion 34 are formed.
, Through holes 36 through which stud bolts 35 (see FIG. 2) extending from the escutcheon 13 are inserted.
Are provided. And each of the mounting portions 32 to
A metal bracket 37 is disposed on the vehicle cabin I side from the side 34. The bracket 37 has an outer dimension larger than that of the escutcheon 13, and has a rectangular cutout 41 formed at an upper portion thereof. Each of the mounting portions 32 to 3 of the outer panel 11 is attached to the bracket 37.
4 and a U-shaped fixing surface 42, which projects from the left and right sides of the fixing surface 42 in the direction O outside the vehicle compartment, and which is outside the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 formed in the outer panel 11. Outer peripheral regions, that is, left and right facing portions 43 and 44 facing the left and right portions of the step surface 31 are formed. A left curved portion 45 curved toward the right facing surface 44 is formed at an upper end of the left facing portion 43, and a right curved curved toward the left facing surface 43 is formed at the upper end of the right facing portion 44. A portion 46 is formed. Both curved portions 4 of the left and right facing portions 43 and 44
5 and 46 have left and right upper rubbers 51 and 5 as cushioning materials.
2 are provided, and lower right and left rubbers 53 and 54 as cushioning materials are also provided at lower end portions of the both facing portions 43 and 44. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper rubbers 51 and 52 are disposed above the stepped surface 31 formed at the opening edge of the mounting hole 12, and the lower rubbers 53 and 54 are , Are arranged below the step surface 31. As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing surface 42 has through holes 36 provided in the mounting portions 32-34.
Are provided, and the stud bolts 35 extending from the escutcheon 13 are inserted into the through holes 36 of the mounting portions 32-34.
By fastening nuts 62,... In a state in which the brackets 37 penetrate through the through holes 61,.
Are jointly fastened to the mounting portions 32-34. Thereby, the left and right facing surfaces 43 and 44 of the bracket 37 are configured to abut on the back surface of the outer panel 11 via the rubbers 51 to 54. L-shaped concave beads 63, 63 are formed in the fixing surface 42 between the through holes 61,... And are reinforced by these concave beads 63, 63. In the embodiment having the above-described configuration, the escutcheon 13 of the door handle 1 and the bracket 37 are provided at the mounting portions 32 to 34 provided at the opening edges of the mounting holes 12 of the outer panel 11. Are fixed together by stud bolts 35 extending from the escutcheon 13. At this time, the flange 16 formed on the peripheral edge of the escutcheon 13 is in contact with the stepped surface 31 formed on the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 from the outside O direction while being formed on the bracket 37. The left and right facing portions 43 and 44 are in contact with the back surface of the outer panel 11 via rubbers 51 to 54 provided at portions above and below the step surface 31. Thus, the door handle 1 can be mounted with the escutcheon 13 and the bracket 37 sandwiching the outer panel 11, so that the operating force applied to the operating lever 14 of the door handle 1 can be increased. The stepped surface 31 with which the flange 16 of the escutcheon 13 abuts, and the left and right facing surfaces 43 and 4 of the bracket 37 as well as the mounting portions 32-34.
4 can be dispersed to the portion of the outer panel 11 that abuts via the rubbers 51 to 54. The left and right facing portions 43 and 44 of the bracket 37 abutting on the back surface of the outer panel 11 are:
The escutcheon 13 is formed so as to face the outer panel 11 in an outer peripheral region outside the stepped surface 31 with which the escutcheon 13 contacts, and both facing portions 43 and 44 are above and below the stepped surface 31. Rubbers 51 to 54 are provided at portions located on the side, and are configured to abut on the back surface of the outer panel 11 via the rubbers 51 to 54. Therefore, when the operation lever 14 is tilted upward, the stress generated on the upper and lower portions of the operation lever 14 is shifted upward and downward from the step surface 31 formed at the opening edge of the mounting hole 12. The rubber can be distributed to the outer panel 11 via rubbers 51 to 54 provided on the left and right facing surfaces 43 and 44 located on the side. Thus, the stud bolt 35 protruding from the finisher of the door handle 1 is attached to the outer panel 1.
1 and the operation force applied to the operation lever 14 is concentrated on only the fixing point by the stud bolt 35, so that the concentration of the operation force on the stud bolt 35 can be avoided. it can. Therefore, the mounting rigidity and durability of the door handle 1 can be increased, and the occurrence of distortion in the outer panel 11 can be prevented. As described above, in the door handle mounting structure according to the present invention, the escutcheon having the flange which is brought into contact with the opening edge of the mounting hole of the outer panel from the outside of the vehicle compartment is provided. A bracket having a facing portion that is in contact with the back surface of the outer panel via a cushioning material provided at a portion above and below the opening edge portion, formed at the opening edge of the mounting hole. The outer panel can be sandwiched between the escutcheon and the bracket by being jointly fastened to the mounting portion. Thereby, the operating force applied to the operating lever of the door handle is transmitted not only to the mounting portion, but also to the opening edge portion where the flange of the escutcheon contacts and the portion of the outer panel where the facing surface of the bracket contacts. Can be dispersed. [0022] Further, a facing portion of the bracket abutting on the back surface of the outer panel is formed so as to face the outer panel in an outer peripheral region outside the opening edge portion with which the escutcheon abuts. The facing portion is provided with a cushioning material at positions located above and below the opening edge, and is configured to contact the back surface of the outer panel via the cushioning material. For this reason, when the operation lever is tilted upward when the door is opened, the stress generated at the upper and lower portions of the operation lever is applied to the portions of the opposing surface located above and below the opening edge. It can be dispersed to the outer panel via the provided cushioning material. As a result, the stud bolt protruding from the finisher of the door handle is fixed to the outer panel, and the operation force applied to the operation lever is concentrated only at the fixing point by the stud bolt. As a result, concentration of the operating force on the stud bolt can be avoided. Therefore, the rigidity and durability of the door handle can be increased, and the occurrence of distortion in the outer panel can be prevented. [0024]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a main part of FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where an external force is applied to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a conventional door handle mounting structure. [Description of Signs] 1 Door handle 11 Outer panel 12 Mounting hole 13 Escution 14 Operating lever 16 Flange 31 Step surface 32 Left mounting portion 33 Right mounting portion 34 Lower mounting portion 36 Insertion hole 42 Fixed surface 43 Left facing portion 44 Right facing portion 45 Left curved portion 46 Right curved portion 51 Upper left rubber (buffer material) 52 Upper right rubber (buffer material) 53 Lower left rubber (buffer material) 54 Lower right rubber (buffer material)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-60357 (JP, A) JP-A-1-182478 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 55-161715 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. Showa 61- 58365 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 4-10672 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 2-89158 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 4-84678 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 56-127264 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 1/00 301 B60J 5/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claim 1] A flange is formed on a peripheral edge of the mounting hole formed in the outer panel of the door, the flange being in contact with an opening edge of the mounting hole from the outside of the vehicle compartment. A door handle mounting structure having an escutcheon provided and an operating lever which is inserted through the escutcheon and exposed to the outside of the vehicle compartment, and is operated to tilt upward when the door is opened, wherein a vehicle is provided at an opening edge of the mounting hole. Retreat to the indoor side and
Forming a step surface on which the flange of the mounting portion is disposed, and a plurality of mounting portions extending inward from an opening edge of the mounting hole,
An insertion hole for inserting a bolt extending from the escutcheon is provided, and a metal bracket disposed on the vehicle interior side from each of the mounting portions is jointly fastened to each of the mounting portions by the bolt. A U-shaped fixing surface which is opened upward, and a left-facing surface which is provided on the left side and the right side of the fixing surface and extends vertically to face the outer panel in an outer peripheral region outside the step surface. Part, a right facing part, a left curved part curved from the upper end of the left facing part toward the right facing side, and a right curved part curved from the upper end of the right facing part toward the left facing side. provided with a part, and the respective bending portions of the left facing portion located on the upper side than the stepped surface and the right facing portion, the lower portion of the left-facing portion and the right facing portion located on a lower side than the stepped surface part of the cushioning material to door
Min to provided mounting structure of the door handle, characterized in that the upper and lower portions of the both facing portion is brought into contact with the rear surface of the part on the outer panel via the respective buffer materials.