JP3656003B2 - Auto body structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automobile body structure such as a side door, a back door, and a side construction, and particularly to a module structure thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional vehicle body structure, for example, a door module, one described in JP-A-10-175438 is known. The technology disclosed in this gazette discloses that the constituent members of the window regulator assembly are held in a synthetic resin frame (base plate). That is, the drive drum and rail of the window regulator wire are held on the frame (base plate), respectively, and an X bar driven by the drive drum is disposed between the drive drum and rail of the window regulator wire. Yes.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional automobile body structure, for example, a door module, there are many parts to be attached to the frame (base plate), which is not only heavy, but also has a mounting man-hour, a parts management man-hour, and a part. Improvement is desired because it requires a great number of man-hours such as inspection man-hours.
[0004]
The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and is intended for an automobile capable of reducing the weight and significantly reducing the mounting man-hours, component management man-hours, component inspection man-hours, etc. accompanying the mounting of components. An object is to provide a vehicle body structure.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the outer panel and the inner panel are formed in a hollow shape, and the window panel is supported between the outer panel and the inner panel by a window regulator device so as to be movable up and down. In an automobile body structure in which a base plate that supports a part is supported, the base plate is formed of a synthetic resin plate and has a rail portion that guides the up and down trajectory of the wind panel. .
[0006]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the base plate is provided with a drive drum of a window regulator wire, etc., but the rail portion is formed on the base plate. Since there is no need to attach a rail, the installation man-hours, parts management man-hours, parts inspection man-hours can be significantly reduced.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle body structure according to the first aspect, wherein a mounting tongue piece, which is softer than a material of the base plate, is integrally formed on the periphery of the base plate. It is characterized by becoming.
[0012]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, for example, if a door lock device is arranged on the mounting tongue piece, the door lock device can be supported without requiring any separate member mounting means. The mounting tongue piece as the support means can be reduced in weight.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 3 is the vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein a sealing member that is softer than the material of the base plate is integrally formed on the periphery of the base plate. It is characterized by becoming.
[0014]
According to the third aspect of the invention, since raindrops, water discharges, and the like from the outer panel side are sealed by the sealing member, the weight can be reduced by the amount that a dustproof material such as a synthetic resin film is unnecessary. In addition to being able to achieve this, since it is not necessary to attach a dustproof material, the number of attachment man-hours, component management man-hours, component inspection man-hours can be significantly reduced.
[0015]
The invention described in claim 4 is the vehicle structure for an automobile according to claim 1 to claim 3 any one, to the base plate, the harness groove Naru supportable meandering of the mechanical components It is formed.
[0016]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the groove portion is formed integrally with the base plate, the harness can be reliably supported only by being inserted into the groove portion integral with the base plate without providing a harness support means. become.
[0017]
The invention according to claim 5, a vehicle body structure for an automobile according to any one claims 1 to 4, the base plate, the connector support of the mechanical components of the harness formed in a penetrating manner It is characterized by becoming.
[0018]
According to the invention described in claim 5 , since the connector connected to the power window motor or the like is supported by the connector support portion of the base plate, the connector arranged outside the automobile is assembled to the connector. The connection can be made only by fitting sometimes, and the cost of the grommet for the harness that passes through the through hole of the base plate becomes unnecessary, so that the cost can be reduced.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a side door as a vehicle body structure for an automobile, and reference numeral 2 denotes a front pillar panel that supports the side door 1 so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge (not shown).
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the side door 1 is formed in a hollow shape by a door outer panel 3 and a door inner panel 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a side window panel, and the side window panel 5 is supported between the door outer panel 3 and the door inner panel 4 by a window regulator device 6 so as to be movable up and down. Reference numeral 9 denotes a base plate. The base plate 9 closes an opening 7 which is a mounting hole formed in the door inner panel 4 and is supported by bolts, nuts 20 and 21, and the window regulator device 6 and the like. A mechanism part such as the door lock device 8 is supported.
[0021]
The base plate 9 is formed into a plate shape from a synthetic resin material. Rail portions 10 and 10 are formed on the outer surface 9a of the base plate 9 so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction and continuously up and down. Holders 11, 11 holding the side window panel 5 can move up and down on the rail portions 10, 10 to guide the up and down trajectory of the side window panel 5.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the drive drum 14 of the wires 12 and 13 constituting the window regulator device 6 of the side window panel 5 is housed in the vehicle outer surface 9 a of the base plate 9 and One of the cover parts 15 and 16 covering the drum 14 is formed. In other words, the one cover portion 15 is an accommodating portion for the drive drum 14 and forms an opening 15 a in which the other cover portion 16 is disposed. The other cover portion 16 is formed of a synthetic resin in a flat plate shape, and is supported on the base plate 9 by bolts 18 screwed into a lower screw portion 17 formed on the base plate 9. A known worm gear portion and worm wheel portion are connected to the driving drum 14 via the cover portions 15 and 16 via a shaft 6a and the window regulator device 6 driven by a motor is connected by bolts and nuts 20 and 21. It is supported.
[0023]
Further, an attachment tongue piece 19 made of a softer material than the material of the base plate 9 is integrally formed on any one of the peripheral portions of the base plate 9 so as to protrude. 2 and 5, for example, the mounting tongue piece 19 is on the rear side RR of the base plate 9 and on the outside of the door inner panel 4, that is, on the door outer panel 3 side. Even though the base plate 9 is arranged on the inner side of the door inner panel 4 by holding the door lock device 8 and the like by providing a slight gap 19a, the outer side of the door inner panel 4 is provided. This has a significant advantage that the arranged door lock device 8 and the like can be supported in advance. Moreover, since the mounting tongue 19 is made of a softer material than the material of the base plate 9, even if the gap 19a is small during molding, if it is forcibly removed from the mold (with an excessively close force, Usually, it breaks, but it can be released by bending the mounting tongue piece 19).
[0024]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the peripheral portion of the base plate 9, particularly the portion in contact with the door inner panel 4, is softer than the material of the base plate 9 and has a different color from the base plate 9. Are integrally formed so as to be pressed against the door inner panel 4.
[0025]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, harnesses 23 of mechanical parts such as the window regulator device 6 and the door lock device 8 meander on the vehicle outer surface 9a and the vehicle inner surface 9b of the base plate 9, respectively. A groove portion 24 that can be supported in a shape is formed. The groove 24 has a slightly larger width than the diameter of the harness 23 and the protrusions 24a are alternately and alternately formed on the left and right sides, whereby the harness 23 is forcibly bent and the return force of the harness 23 is increased by the protrusions. As a result, the harness 23 is supported in the groove portion 24 by a force that presses against the groove 24a.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5, the base plate 9 is connected to a connector 25 of a harness 23 of a mechanical component such as the window regulator device 6 and the door lock device 8 or to the connector 25. The connector 28 of the power supply harness 27 or the support portions 26 of both the connectors 25 and 28 (illustrated in this embodiment as the support portion 26 of the connector 28 of the power supply harness 27) is formed in a penetrating shape. The connector 28 of the power harness 27 is routed from a vehicle battery (not shown) via the front pillar 2 and can be fitted to the connector 25. Reference numeral 29 denotes a grommet that holds the power harness 27 on the front pillar 2. 2 denotes a front fender disposed on the front side FR of the side door 1.
[0027]
Since the present invention has such a configuration, the base plate 9 is provided with the drive drums 14 of the window regulator wires 12 and 13 and the like, but the rail portions 10 and 10 are formed on the base plate 9. Since there is no separate rail as in the prior art, the weight can be reduced. Moreover, since there is no need to attach a rail as in the prior art, the number of installation steps can be reduced accordingly. In addition, parts management man-hours such as rails, parts inspection man-hours, etc. are unnecessary, and the cost can be significantly reduced.
[0028]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the base plate 9 is supported on the door inner panel 4, rainwater and water droplets such as rainwater and water that have entered from the door outer panel 3 side are collected by the seal member 22 of the base plate 9. Since it is protected and the seal member 22 is integrally formed on the base plate 9, it is possible to reduce the weight and eliminate the need for attaching a dustproof material as much as the conventional dustproof material such as a synthetic resin film is unnecessary. It is possible to significantly reduce the man-hours for installation, parts management, and parts inspection.
[0029]
In addition, since one cover portion 15 of the drive drum 14 supported so as to overlap the base plate 9 can be also used as the base plate 9, the weight can be reduced and the drive drum can be reduced because the one cover portion 15 of the drive drum 14 is not provided. Since it is not necessary to attach one of the cover portions 15, the number of attachment man-hours, component management man-hours, component inspection man-hours, and the like can be significantly reduced.
[0030]
Further, if the door lock device 8 is disposed on the mounting tongue 19, for example, the door lock device 8 can be supported without requiring a separate member mounting means. The mounting tongue piece 19 can be reduced in weight.
[0031]
Further, since the groove portion 24 is formed integrally with the base plate 9, the protrusion portion 24 a integrated with the groove portion 24 can be simply inserted into the groove portion 24 integrated with the base plate 9 without providing a support means for the harness 23. The harness 23 can be reliably supported.
[0032]
Further, since the connector support portion 26 of the base plate 9 supports the connector 25 connected to the power window motor or the like, the power connector 28 or both of the connectors 25 and 28, the connector arranged inside the automobile. 25 and the connector 28 arranged outside the automobile can be connected to each other by simply fitting the connector 28 with the connector support portion 26 at the time of assembly. For the harnesses 23 and 27 that pass through the through hole of the base plate 9, that is, the connector support portion 26. The cost can be reduced by the fact that no grommets are needed.
[0033]
FIG. 10 is a view showing another embodiment of the connector support portion of the base plate 9. Reference numeral 31 denotes the connector support portion, and the base plate 9 itself is connected to an engagement portion 31a of a well-known terminal (not shown) of the connectors 25 and 28. , And the connectors 25 and 28 are assembled to the connector support portion 31 so that they can be fitted to each other. This not only reduces the cost but also improves the sealing performance.
[0034]
In the present embodiment, the side door 1 has been described as an example of the vehicle body structure for an automobile. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the vehicle exterior member and the vehicle interior such as a back door, a sunroof, and a side construction are not limited thereto. It is a matter of course that the present invention is within the scope of the present invention as long as it is a member provided with functional parts that perform some operation.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, although the drive drum for the window regulator wire is disposed on the base plate, since the rail portion is formed on the base plate, the weight can be reduced by the absence of the rail. It is possible to reduce the mounting man-hours, parts management man-hours, parts inspection man-hours, and the like because the rails need not be attached.
[0038]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, for example, if a door lock device is arranged on the mounting tongue piece, the door lock device can be supported without requiring any separate member mounting means. The mounting tongue piece as the support means can be reduced in weight.
[0039]
According to the third aspect of the invention, since raindrops, water discharges, and the like from the outer panel side are sealed by the sealing member, the weight can be reduced by the amount that a dustproof material such as a synthetic resin film is unnecessary. In addition to being able to achieve this, since it is not necessary to attach a dustproof material, the number of attachment man-hours, component management man-hours, component inspection man-hours, etc. can be significantly reduced.
[0040]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the groove portion is formed integrally with the base plate, the harness can be reliably supported only by being inserted into the groove portion integral with the base plate without providing a harness support means. become.
[0041]
According to the invention described in claim 5 , since the connector connected to the power window motor or the like is supported by the connector support portion of the base plate, the connector arranged outside the automobile is assembled to the connector. The connection can be made only by fitting sometimes, and the cost of the grommet for the harness that passes through the through hole of the base plate becomes unnecessary, so that the cost can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle body structure for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along line SA-SA in FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line SA-SA in FIG. 1 after assembly in FIG. 1;
4 is an enlarged explanatory view of a portion B in FIG. 3;
5 is a perspective view from the vehicle outer side of the base plate 1 in FIG. 1. FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line SC-SC in FIG.
FIG. 7 is an exploded explanatory view of FIG. 6;
8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line SD-SD in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a groove formed in the base plate.
FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view according to another embodiment of the connector support portion.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Car side door (car body structure for car)
3 Door outer panel (outer panel)
4 Door inner panel (inner panel)
5 Side window panel (wind panel)
6 Window regulator device 7 Opening (hole for mounting) formed in the inner panel
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 Door lock apparatus 9 Base plate 10 Rail part 11 Holder 12, 13 Wire 14 Drive drum 15 One side of cover part 16 The other side of cover part 19 Attachment tongue piece 22 Seal member 23 Harness 24 Groove part 25 Connector 26 Connector support part 27 Power supply harness 28 Power harness connector

Claims (5)

The outer panel and the inner panel are formed in a hollow shape, and the window panel is supported between the outer panel and the inner panel by a window regulator device so that the window panel can be moved up and down. A base plate that supports mechanical components is supported by the inner panel. In the automotive body structure
The base plate is formed of a synthetic resin plate and has a rail portion that guides an up and down trajectory of the wind panel. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1,
A vehicle body structure for an automobile characterized in that a mounting tongue piece that is softer than the material of the base plate is integrally formed on the peripheral edge of the base plate. The automobile body structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sealing member that is softer than a material of the base plate is integrally protruded at a peripheral edge portion of the base plate. Vehicle body structure. A body structure for a vehicle according to claims 1 to 3 any one,
A vehicle body structure for an automobile , wherein the base plate is formed with a groove portion capable of supporting the harness of the mechanical component in a meandering manner . A body structure for a vehicle according to claims 1 to 4 any one,
A vehicle body structure for an automobile , wherein a connector support portion of a harness of the mechanical component is formed in the base plate in a penetrating manner .

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