JP3572398B2 - Door outside handle device for automobile - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a door handle device which has a signal transmission unit and a reception unit in a handle unit, and performs locking and unlocking of a door lock and turning on / off of a vehicle interior light, and particularly, the transmission unit and the reception unit according to the signal. The present invention relates to a door outside handle device for an automobile in which dirt is wiped off by operating a handle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a conventional automobile door handle device includes an escutcheon 1, a handle 2 rotatably attached to the escutcheon 1 by a shaft 3, and having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a handle 2. A spring 4 for elastically pressing the escutcheon 1; The escutcheon 1 is fixed to a door panel, not shown. The arm 2a of the handle 2 is connected to a door lock device (not shown) so that the latch can be released. As shown in FIG. 8, a stopper 8 made of an elastic material is attached to the opening 5 formed in the escutcheon 1, and the stopper 8 comes into contact with the handle handle inner part 2c.
[0003]
A transmitting portion 6 for transmitting a signal toward the rear surface 2d of the handle and a receiving portion 7 for receiving a signal bounced from the rear surface of the handle are set in the handle handle inner portion 2c or the escutcheon 1 below the stopper 8. 6 and the receiving unit 7 are connected to a controller (not shown). On the other hand, when the handle 2 is manually pulled in order to open the door, a finger is caught in the hollow portion 2b having a U-shaped cross section, and the signal is interrupted. Changes such as changes are transmitted to the controller. The controller senses this change and transmits an unlock signal of the door lock and a lighting signal of the vehicle interior light.
[0004]
When the handle 2 is manually pulled after the handle 2 is put against the elasticity of the spring 4, the latch of the door lock device is released and the door can be opened. At this time, when the hand is released from the handle 2, the handle 2 comes into contact with the escutcheon 1 by the elastic force of the spring 4. The impact force generated when the handle 2 abuts on the escutcheon 1 is absorbed by the stopper 8 receiving the handle 2.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a system, since it is necessary to recognize the approach of a vehicle user or a person trying to get into the vehicle, it is necessary to radiate a signal to the outside of the vehicle from the escalation surface, and the transmitting unit and the receiving unit are exposed to the outside air. It is attached. On the other hand, outside air and rainwater contain dust and the like, and the dust and the like adhere to the surface of the transmitting unit and the surface of the receiving unit, and have a structure that is easily contaminated. For this reason, the conventional structure has a drawback that the surface of the transmitting unit is dirty, and a transmitting signal having sufficient strength to detect that the finger has hung on the hollow portion cannot be obtained. The same applies to the case where is dirty. Further, in order to always operate the function normally, the vehicle user needs to frequently clean the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile door outside handle device that allows a vehicle user to wipe off the surface of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit without cleaning the surface.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An automotive door outside handle device according to the present invention includes an escutcheon fixed to a door panel, a handle rotatably attached to the escutcheon by a shaft and connected to a door lock device, and a handle elastically pressed against the escutcheon. And a stopper, which is attached to the escutcheon and is made of an elastic material that abuts on the handle to reduce the impact of the handle, includes a transmitter that transmits a signal below the handle or below the stopper, and a receiver that receives the signal. In the disposed automobile door handle device, a lip portion made of an elastic material is provided at the lower end of the handle, or an extension is provided below the stopper, and when the lip or the extension pulls up the handle, , Downward along the surface of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit Dynamic and, so as to move upward from the transmitting unit and the receiving unit and returns a handle.
[0008]
[Action]
Since the lip portion is provided at the lower end of the handle or the stopper lower end is extended, the elastic member moves along the surfaces of the receiving portion and the transmitting portion just by pulling up the handle. That is, it is possible to wipe off the dirt attached to the transmitting unit and the receiving unit only by performing a normal door opening / closing operation, and it is possible to accurately grasp the signals being transmitted and received. Therefore, the dirt on the surface is wiped off without the vehicle user cleaning the transmitting unit and the receiving unit.
[0009]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a door outside handle device for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the same parts as those shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the outside handle device for an automobile of the present invention, a transmitting portion 16 and a receiving portion 17 are provided on the outer surface side of the escutcheon 2, and the transmitting portion surface 16 a and the receiving portion surface 17 a Is mounted diagonally upward on the outside of the vehicle. Further, a step portion 19 is provided above the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a toward the outside of the vehicle, and under the outer surface side of the stopper 8 made of an elastic material, an extension portion provided with flocking 20 on the back surface is provided. 18 are provided. When the handle 2 is returned, the lower end portion 18a of the extension portion 18 is pushed by the handle handle inner portion 2c, is bent by the step portion 19, and is located above the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a. So that transmission and reception of signals are not hindered. In addition, when the normal operation of opening the door is performed, that is, when the handle 2 is pulled, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, the extension lower end 18a moves along the transmitting section surface 16a and the receiving section surface 17a due to its elastic force. While being pressed down, it moves below the lowermost ends of the transmitting section surface 16a and the receiving section surface 17a, and then releases the latch of the door lock device, and then releases the handle 2, as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is pushed by the handle handle inner part 2c, is bent by the step part 19, moves upward while being pressed along the transmitting part surface 16a and the receiving part surface 17a, and returns to a position where transmission and reception of signals are not hindered. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the dirt 50 adheres to the transmitting part surface 16a and the receiving part surface 17a, as shown in FIG. 6B, the dirt 50 is formed by the lower end part 18a. Is swept down. Further, even if there is dirt that has not been swept down, it is swept up when the lower end portion 18a moves up. That is, only by performing the normal operation of opening the door, the lower end 18a of the extension portion wipes the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a by reciprocating up and down.
[0011]
FIG. 4 shows an outside handle device for a vehicle as another embodiment.
[0012]
In this outside handle device, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a step portion 29 is provided above the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a toward the outside of the vehicle. A lip portion 28 made of an elastic member is provided at a lower end of the handle inner portion 2c of the handle 2. When the handle 2 is returned, the lower end 28a of the lip portion 28 is pushed by the handle handle inner portion 2c and the step portion 29 and bent when the handle 2 is returned, similarly to the lower end 18a of the extension portion. It is located above the surface 17a so that transmission and reception of signals are not hindered. Similarly, when the normal operation of opening the door is performed, that is, when the handle 2 is pulled, the lower end 28a of the lip portion is elastically moved along the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a as shown by a broken line in FIG. When the handle 2 is moved downward from the lowermost ends of the transmitting section surface 16a and the receiving section surface 17a while being pressed by the force, and then the handle 2 is released, as shown by a solid line in FIG. , And is moved upward while being pressed, and wipes the transmitting part surface 16a and the receiving part surface 17a by reciprocating up and down. At this time, the lower end of the lip is located above the transmitting section surface 16a and the receiving section surface 17a, and returns to a position where transmission and reception of signals are not hindered.
[0013]
FIG. 5 shows an outside handle device for a vehicle according to another embodiment.
[0014]
In this outside handle device, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a step portion 39 is provided above the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a toward the outside of the vehicle. An extension 38 having a concave and convex back surface is provided below the outer surface of the stopper 8 made of an elastic material. When the handle 2 is returned, the lower end portion 38a of the extension portion 38 is pushed and bent by the handle handle inner portion 2c and the stepped portion 29, as in the case of the extension lower end 18a and the lip lower end 28a, and is transmitted. It is located above the surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a so that transmission and reception of signals are not hindered. Similarly, when the normal operation of opening the door is performed, that is, when the handle 2 is pulled, the lower end 38a of the lip portion is elastically moved along the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a as shown by a broken line in FIG. When the handle 2 is moved downward from the lowermost ends of the transmitting section surface 16a and the receiving section surface 17a while being pressed by force, and then the handle 2 is released, as shown by a solid line in FIG. , And is moved upward while being pressed, and wipes the transmitting part surface 16a and the receiving part surface 17a by reciprocating up and down. At this time, the lower end of the extension portion is located above the transmitting portion surface 16a and the receiving portion surface 17a, and returns to a position where transmission and reception of signals are not hindered.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
According to the structure of claim 1, a lip portion made of an elastic material is provided at a lower end of the handle, and when the lip portion lifts the handle, the lip portion moves downward along the surfaces of the transmitting portion and the receiving portion. When the handle is returned, the transmission unit and the reception unit are moved upward. Therefore, it is possible to wipe off the dirt attached to the transmission unit and the reception unit by simply performing the normal door opening / closing operation. Thus, it is possible to accurately grasp the signal being received. Therefore, the vehicle user does not clean the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit, the dirt on the surfaces is wiped off, and the function added for improving the convenience can always be normally operated.
[0016]
According to the structure of the second aspect, an extension is provided below the stopper, and when the extension raises the handle, the extension moves downward along the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit and returns the handle. And the transmitting part and the receiving part are moved upward, so that the elastic member can be integrated with the stopper, an increase in the number of parts is suppressed, and the number of assembly steps of the outside side handle device is increased. By simply performing a normal door opening / closing operation, it becomes possible to wipe off the dirt attached to the transmitting unit and the receiving unit, and it is possible to accurately grasp the signals being transmitted and received.
[0017]
According to the structure of the third aspect, since the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit are directed obliquely upward, the elastic member is pressed more strongly against the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit due to gravity, and the effect of wiping off dirt is further enhanced. .
[0018]
According to the structure of the fourth aspect, the flocking is performed on the extension portion or the back surface of the lip portion, and the flocking further enhances the wiping effect.
[0019]
According to the structure of the fifth aspect, since the back surface of the extension portion or the lip portion is made uneven, the surface pressure on the receiving portion and the transmitting portion is increased, and the wiping effect is further enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile door outside handle device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view around a stopper in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view around a stopper according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view around a stopper according to another embodiment of the present invention. Enlarged view (b) Enlarged view around the surface of the transmitting unit or the receiving unit in FIG. 3 FIG. 7 is a front view of a door outside handle device for a vehicle having a conventional structure. FIG. Cross-sectional view [Description of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 escutcheon 2 handle 2a handle arm 2b handle hollow 2c handle handle back 2d handle back 3 shaft 4 spring 5 opening 6 transmitter 6a transmitter 7 receiver 7a receiver 8 stopper 18 stopper extension 18a Extended portion lower end 19 Stepped portion 20 Flocked portion 28 Lip portion 28a Lip portion lower end 29 Stepped portion 38 Stopper extended portion 38a Extended portion lower end 39 Stepped portion 50 Dirt

Claims (5)

An escutcheon fixed to a door panel, a handle rotatably attached to the escutcheon by a shaft and connected to a door lock device, a spring for elastically pressing the handle against the escutcheon, a spring attached to the escutcheon and applied to the handle. A door handle device for an automobile, comprising a stopper made of an elastic material that is brought into contact with the handle to reduce the impact of the handle, and a transmitter that transmits a signal and a receiver that receives the signal are disposed below the handle,
At the lower end of the handle, a lip made of an elastic material that moves downward along the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit when the handle is pulled up, and moves upward from the transmitting unit and the receiving unit when the handle is returned. An outside handle device for a vehicle, comprising a part. An escutcheon fixed to a door panel, a handle rotatably attached to the escutcheon by a shaft and connected to a door lock device, a spring for elastically pressing the handle against the escutcheon, a spring attached to the escutcheon and applied to the handle. A door handle device for an automobile, comprising a stopper made of an elastic material that is brought into contact with the handle to reduce the impact of the handle, and a transmitter that transmits a signal and a receiver that receives the signal are disposed below the stopper.
An extension is provided below the stopper, and when the extension raises the handle, the extension moves downward along the surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit, and when the handle is returned, the extension is higher than the transmitting unit and the receiving unit. An outside handle device for an automobile, characterized in that the outside handle device is adapted to move to a vehicle. The outer side handle device for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein surfaces of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit are directed obliquely upward. The outside handle device for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a flock is applied to a back surface of the lip or the stopper. The outside handle device for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a back surface of the lip portion or the stopper is made uneven.

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