JP4034750B2 - Connecting structure and connecting method of wire cable of power slide device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wire cable connection structure and a connection method of a power slide device for a vehicle sliding door.

  Conventionally, it consists of a sliding door slidably attached to a plurality of guide rails provided on the vehicle body, a power unit having a wire drum that rotates by motor power, and a wire cable that connects the sliding door and the power unit. A power slide device for a vehicle slide door that slides a slide door in a door opening direction and a door closing direction via a wire cable by rotating a drum is known.

The power unit can be broadly divided into a case where the power unit is attached to a floor near the door opening of the vehicle body (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-76982) and a case where the power unit is disposed in the inner space of the quarter panel of the vehicle body (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-2000). 273358).
The overall structural relationship in the former case is as shown in FIG. 7, and a door opening C that can be closed by the sliding door B is provided on the side surface of the vehicle body A. A guide rail D is fixed, and a center guide rail F is fixed to a quarter panel E which is a rear side surface of the vehicle body A. The slide door B is provided with a lower bracket G that is slidably engaged with the lower guide rail D, and a center bracket H that is slidably engaged with the center guide rail F.

The power unit J is fixed to the floor of the vehicle body in the vicinity of the door opening C, and the opening cable K ′ of the wire cable K is connected to the lower bracket G of the sliding door B via the rear of the lower guide rail D. Further, the closing cable K ″ of the wire cable K is connected to the lower bracket G via the front of the lower guide rail D.
In addition, the power slide device is provided with a tension mechanism that absorbs fluctuations in the arrangement length of the wire cable K that occurs when the slide door B slides and keeps the tension pressure of the wire cable K constant. This tension mechanism is provided in the power unit J or the lower bracket G.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-76982 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-273358

In the known example, the operation of connecting both ends of the wire cable K to the lower bracket G is very troublesome. That is, the lower bracket G after being slidably engaged with the lower guide rail D is in a position where it cannot be easily reached, and requires a certain level of skill in the mounting operation.
Further, the tension mechanism of the wire cable K may be provided on the lower bracket G for the purpose of reducing the size of the power unit J. However, when the tension mechanism is provided on the lower bracket G, the installation work becomes more troublesome and there is a problem. there were.

Therefore, in the present invention, the lower bracket 18 of the sliding door 11 is slidably attached to the lower guide rail 14 provided on the vehicle body 10, and the power unit 20 including the wire drum 26 that rotates by motor power is attached to the floor body of the vehicle body 10. 21, a first reversing pulley 45 is provided in the vicinity of the rear part of the lower guide rail 14, and a second reversing pulley 49 is provided in the vicinity of the front part. The wire drum 26 has a door opening cable 25. 'And the door closing cable 25 "are connected to each proximal end, and the front end cable end of the door opening cable 25' extends rearward from the power unit 20 and then forwards via the first reversing pulley 45. And connected to the lower bracket 18, and the cable end of the door closing cable 25 "is connected to the power unit. In the power sliding device for a vehicle sliding door which extends forward from 20 and then returns to the rear via the second reversing pulley 49 and is connected to the lower bracket 18, the lower guide rail 14 is a step panel of the floor body 21. 38, the wire cable 25 is routed so as to surround the step panel 38 from above and below, the service hole 59 is provided in the step panel 38, the opening cable 25 'and the closing cable Each cable end 25 ″ is connected to a plate 54 sized to pass through the service hole 59, and the plate 54 is moved below the step panel 38 through the service hole 59. Connection structure of wire cable of power slide device fixed to 18 One in which the.
In the present invention, the door opening cable 25 ′ of the wire cable 25 extending rearward from the power unit 20 on the upper surface side of the step panel 38 is lowered to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 by the first reversing pulley 45. The closing cable 25 ″ of the wire cable 25 extending forward from the power unit 20 on the upper surface side of the panel 38 is lowered to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 by the second reversing pulley 49, and is moved to the lower surface side of the step panel 38. A service hole 59 formed in the step panel 38 after the front end side of the lowered door opening cable 25 ′ extends forward between the lower guide rail 14 provided at the lower portion of the step panel 38 and the step panel 38. Through the step panel 38 to the upper surface side, the step panel The front end side of the door closing cable 25 ″ lowered to the lower surface side of FIG. 8 extends rearward between the step panel 38 and the lower guide rail 14 and then the upper surface side of the step panel 38 through the service hole 59. The front ends of the cables 25 ′ and 25 ″ drawn upward from the service hole 59 are connected to the plate 54 on the upper surface side of the step panel 38, and the cables 25 ′ and 25 ″ are connected to the plate. 54 is a method of connecting a wire cable of a power slide device that is moved to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 through the service hole 59 and then fixed to the lower bracket 18 of the slide door 11.

In the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, each cable end 65 of the wire cable 25 can be attached to the plate 54 in a wide space above the step panel 38, and the plate 54 can be attached to the step panel 38 via the service hole 59. Since it can be fixed to the lower bracket 18 in a state of being moved downward, both the connection between the cable end 65 and the plate 54 and the fixation between the plate 54 and the lower bracket 18 are much easier than in the prior art.
Further, in the invention according to claim 2 of the present application, each cable end 65 can be held in an exposed state on the upper surface side of the step panel 38 by the temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61 continuously provided in the service hall 59, so that the mounting work can be further performed. It will be easy.
In the invention according to claim 3 of the present application, when the tension mechanism is provided on the lower bracket 18 side, the mounting work can be facilitated.
In the invention according to claim 4, each cable end 65 of the wire cable 25 can be attached to the plate 54 in a wide space above the step panel 38, and the plate 54 is connected to the step panel via the service hole 59. Since it can be fixed to the lower bracket 18 in a state of being moved below the position 38, both the connection between the cable end 65 and the plate 54 and the fixation between the plate 54 and the lower bracket 18 are much easier than in the prior art.
Further, in the invention according to claim 5 of the present application, each cable end 65 can be held in an exposed state on the upper surface side of the step panel 38 by the temporary fixing grooves 60, 61 continuously provided in the service hall 59. It will be easy.
In the invention according to claim 6 of the present application, when the tension mechanism is provided on the lower bracket 18 side, the mounting work can be facilitated.

  FIG. 1 shows a side surface of a typical vehicle body 10 provided with a sliding door 11. A door opening 12 that can be closed by a sliding door 11 is provided on a side surface of the vehicle body 10, and an upper guide rail 13 is fixed to the vehicle body 10 near the upper portion of the door opening 12. The lower guide rail 14 is fixed, and the center guide rail 15 is fixed to the quarter panel 16 which is the rear side surface of the vehicle body 10. The slide door 11 includes an upper bracket 17 slidably engaged with the upper guide rail 13, a lower bracket 18 slidably engaged with the lower guide rail 14, and a center slidably engaged with the center guide rail 15. A bracket 19 is provided. Each bracket 17, 18, 19 is preferably pivotally fixed to the slide door 11, and the slide door 11 is slidable in the door opening direction and the door closing direction with respect to the vehicle body 10 by the engagement between the bracket and the rail. Mounted on. The power unit 20 of the power slide device according to the present invention is attached to the floor body 21 of the door opening 12.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the power unit 20 performs winding and unwinding of a motor 22, a cylindrical worm 23 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 22, a worm wheel 24 meshing with the cylindrical worm 23, and a wire cable 25. It comprises a wire drum 26 and a clutch mechanism 27 provided between the worm wheel 24 and the wire drum 26.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower bracket 18 slidably engaged with the lower guide rail 14 includes a door stay 28 fixed to the slide door 11, and a roller plate 30 fixed to the door stay 28 with a vertical axis 29. Is provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper roller 31 is fixed to the roller plate 30 by the vertical roller shaft 32, and the lower roller 33 is fixed by the horizontal roller shaft 34.

  FIG. 2 shows a floor 21 near the door opening 12 and an L-shaped plate 35 of the lower guide rail 14 fixed to the floor 21. The upper part of the vertical plate portion 36 of the L-shaped plate 35 is fixed to a floor panel 37 constituting the indoor floor surface of the floor body 21 by bolting or welding. A horizontal step panel 38 that is stepped down with respect to the floor panel 37 is fixed in the middle of the upper and lower portions of the vertical plate portion 36, and the upper roller 31 is slidably engaged with the lower surface of the step panel 38. The upper roller guide 39 to be joined is fixed. The upper roller guide 39 constitutes a part of the lower guide rail 14.

  A lower side of the vertical plate portion 36 is formed on the cable guide surface 40. The cable guide surface 40 has a shape similar to that of the upper roller guide 39 as viewed from above, and a curved portion 41 bent toward the indoor side is formed on the front side portion, and the rear side thereof has a shape extending substantially linearly. A horizontal support surface 42 that is parallel to the step panel 38 and spaced at a predetermined interval is connected to the lower portion of the vertical plate portion 36, and the lower roller 33 rolls on the support surface 42.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the power unit 20 is preferably placed on the step panel 38 on one side of the front and back so as not to obstruct getting on or off, or a recess is formed on the step panel 38 to obstruct the operation. Store it so that it does not become. A first pulley case 44 is integrally or separately provided on the housing case 43 of the power unit 20. A first reversing pulley 45 is fixed to the front end of the first pulley case 44 by a first horizontal pulley shaft 46. The lower end of the first pulley case 44 protrudes downward from the step panel 38 through the first opening 47 of the step panel 38.

  A second pulley case 48 that forms a pair with the first pulley case 44 is disposed on the other side of the front and rear of the step panel 38, and in the second pulley case 48, a second reversing pulley 49 is disposed on the second lateral pulley shaft 50. It is fixed by the shaft. The lower portion of the second pulley case 48 is protruded downward from the step panel 38 through the second opening 51 of the step panel 38.

  When the wire cable 25 is wound around the wire drum 26, the opening cable 25 'pulls the sliding door 11 in the opening direction. When the wire cable 25 is wound around the wire drum 26, the closing cable pulls the sliding door 11 in the closing direction. The door opening cable 25 ′ extends rearward from the power unit 20 and then returns to the front under the step panel 38 via the first reversing pulley 45 to close the door. The cable 25 "extends forward from the power unit 20, and then returns to the rear under the step panel 38 via the second reversing pulley 49. The wire cable 25 has an annular shape as a whole when viewed laterally. .

  The leading end of the opening cable 25 ′ is connected to the first tension part 52, and the leading end of the closing cable 25 ″ is connected to the second tension part 53. The leading ends of the first and second tension parts 52, 53 are connected. Are provided with first and second locking portions 57 and 58 which are locked to first and second pins 55 and 56 implanted in the tension plate 54. Tension portions 52 and 53 before being attached to the tension plate 54. As shown in FIG. 2, it is taken out through the service hole 59 formed in the step panel 38 and placed and hooked into the first and second temporary fixing grooves 60, 61 connected in front of and behind the service hole 59. The temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61 are preferably grooves that are long in the moving direction of the wire cable 25, and the width thereof is wider than that of the wire cable 25 but from the tension portions 52 and 53. The narrow ones.

  The tension plate 54 is sized to pass through the service hole 59. The tension portions 52 and 53 temporarily fixed in the temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61 are attached to the tension plate 54 in a wide space above the step panel 38 and then below the step panel 38 together with the tension plate 54 through the service hole 59. Then, the tension plate 54 is attached to the roller plate 30 with bolts 62 and nuts 63.

  The tension portions 52 and 53 have the same configuration, and the tension case 64 is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape extending in the direction in which the wire cable 25 is disposed, and a tension spring 66 that contacts the cable end 65 of the wire cable 25 is provided inside. It is done. The locking portions 57 and 58 are provided on a case cap 67 that is screwed into the opening end of the tension case 64. When the screw-type case cap 67 is rotated, it is easily attached to the tension case 64 while compressing the tension spring 66.

  The first pin 55 of the tension plate 54 is disposed on the front side of the tension plate 54, and the second pin 56 is disposed on the rear side of the tension plate 54, and the first tension part 52 attached to the tension plate 54 and The second tension part 53 overlaps with each other in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an elastic cable sheath (cable outer) 68 is provided in a portion of the wire cable 25 disposed on the upper surface of the step panel 38, whereby the power unit 20 and the second pulley case are provided. The wire cable 25 between 48 can be routed freely without affecting the tension pressure. As shown in FIG. 3, the cable sheath 68 is housed in a long recess 69 formed in the step panel 38 so that the upper surface of the step panel 38 is flattened.

The wire drum 26 of the power unit 20 rotates around a vertical drum shaft 70 and is disposed closest to the step panel 38. Thereby, the wire cable 25 extending from the first reversing pulley 45 to the wire drum 26 and the drum shaft 70 of the wire drum 26 can be maintained at an angle close to a right angle.
71 is a resin step cover.

(Function)
First, the power unit 20 including the first pulley case 44 and the second pulley case 48 are attached to the step panel 38. At this time, the second pulley case 48 is temporarily fixed near the power unit 20 of the long second opening. Next, the tension portions 52 and 53 attached to the tip end of the wire cable 25 are taken out above the step panel 38 through the service hole 59 of the step panel 38 and locked in the temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61.

  Next, the tension portions 52 and 53 temporarily fixed in the temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61 are attached to a single tension plate 54 before being fixed to the roller plate 30 (lower bracket 18) in a wide space above the step panel 38. The tension plate 54 and the tension portions 52 and 53 are returned to the lower side of the step panel 38 through the service hole 59, and the tension plate 54 is attached to the roller plate 30 fixed to the door stay 28 of the slide door 11 with bolts 62 and nuts 63. Fix it.

  During this time, since the second pulley case 48 is temporarily fixed near the power unit 20 of the long second opening 51, the wire cable 25 is slack and easy to attach. Further, since the tension plate 54 is fixed to the roller plate 30 through the service hole 59, the tension plate 54 can be attached to the roller plate even if the space between the step panel 38 and the lower guide rail 14 (support surface 42) below the step panel 38 is narrow. The work of fixing to 30 can be easily performed.

  When the tension plate 54 is fixed to the roller plate 30, the temporarily pulled second pulley case 48 is pulled toward the reaction power unit 20 side of the second opening 51, and an appropriate initial tension is applied to the wire cable 25. The second pulley case 48 is permanently fixed to the step panel 38.

  In the power slide device of the present application configured as described above, since the first tension portion 52 and the second tension portion 53 are attached to the tension plate 54 so as to overlap each other, the length of the tension mechanism in the length direction of the guide rail is long. Therefore, the length of the tension mechanism and the length of the tension plate 54 to which the tension mechanism is attached are shortened, so that the end of the lower guide rail 14 can be reduced. Can move from end to end.

  The wire cable 25 disposed below the step panel 38 moves along the cable guide surface 40 of the L-shaped plate 35 having the same shape as the upper roller guide 39. Since the second tension portion 53 swings around the pins 55 and 56 provided on the tension plate 54, when the tension plate 54 passes the curved portion 41 on the front side of the lower guide rail 14, the tension portions 52 and 53 are provided. Oscillates in the direction of the hanging node of the wire cable 25, which prevents the wire cable 25 from being bent with respect to the tension portions 52 and 53.

  In the present application, the first reversing pulley 45 and the second reversing pulley 49 provided on both the front and rear sides of the step panel 38 are configured to rotate around the horizontal pulley shafts 46 and 50, and the wire cable 25 It is arranged so as to be sandwiched from above and below. With this arrangement, the space in the width direction of the vehicle necessary for arranging the wire cable 25 can be reduced, and the lateral width of the step panel 38 can be reduced, so that the space below the floor panel 37 (drive shaft and gasoline) can be reduced. The impact on tanks and places where vehicle parts such as air-conditioner ducts are placed is suppressed.

  When the step cover 71 is attached to the step panel 38, the power unit 20 including the first pulley case 44, the second pulley case 48, the service hole 59, and the cable sheath 68 are hidden, and the power unit 20 and the first Since the two pulley case 48 is disposed at the front and rear ends of the step panel 38 and the cable sheath 68 is embedded in the recess 69, the step panel 38 has a beautiful wide step surface to which the step cover 71 is attached. Can be secured.

The side view of the vehicle provided with the sliding door. The disassembled perspective view which shows the floor body and lower guide rail of the boarding / alighting part of a vehicle. Sectional drawing of the floor body and lower guide rail of the boarding / alighting part of a vehicle. The exploded perspective view of a roller plate, a tension plate, and a tension part. Sectional drawing of a tension part. The schematic block diagram of a power unit. The schematic block diagram of the conventional power slide apparatus using a lower guide rail.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle body, 11 ... Sliding door, 12 ... Door opening, 13 ... Upper guide rail, 14 ... Lower guide rail, 15 ... Center guide rail, 16 ... Quarter panel, 17 ... Upper bracket, 18 ... Lower bracket, 19 ... Center Bracket, 20 ... power unit, 21 ... floor, 22 ... motor, 23 ... cylindrical worm, 24 ... worm wheel, 25 ... wire cable, 25 '... opening cable, 25 "... closing cable, 26 ... wire drum 27 ... Clutch mechanism, 28 ... Door stay, 29 ... Vertical axis, 30 ... Roller plate, 31 ... Upper roller, 32 ... Vertical roller axis, 33 ... Lower roller, 34 ... Vertical roller axis, 35 ... L-shaped plate, 36 ... Vertical plate part, 37 ... Floor panel, 38 ... Step panel, 39 ... Upper roller guide DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 40 ... Cable guide surface, 41 ... Curve part, 42 ... Support surface, 43 ... Housing case, 44 ... 1st pulley case, 45 ... 1st inversion pulley, 46 ... 1st horizontal pulley shaft, 47 ... 1st opening part, 48 ... second pulley case, 49 ... second reversing pulley, 50 ... second lateral pulley shaft, 51 ... second opening, 52 ... first tension portion, 53 ... second tension portion, 54 ... tension plate, 55 ... First pin 56 56 Second pin 57 57 First locking portion 58 Second locking portion 59 Service hole 60 First temporary fixing groove 61 Second temporary fixing groove 62 Bolt , 63 ... nut, 64 ... tension case, 65 ... cable end, 66 ... tension spring, 67 ... case cap, 68 ... cable sheath, 69 ... recess, 70 ... drum shaft, 71 ... step cover.

Claims (6)

A lower bracket 18 of the sliding door 11 is slidably attached to a lower guide rail 14 provided on the vehicle body 10, and a power unit 20 including a wire drum 26 that rotates by motor power is fixed to a floor body 21 of the vehicle body 10. A first reversing pulley 45 is provided in the vicinity of the rear part of the lower guide rail 14, and a second reversing pulley 49 is provided in the vicinity of the front part. The wire drum 26 has a door opening cable 25 ′ and a door closing cable 25. ”And the distal end cable end of the door opening cable 25 ′ extends rearward from the power unit 20, and then returns to the front via the first reversing pulley 45. 18, and the cable end of the door closing cable 25 ″ has a cable end on the front side from the power unit 20. In the power slide device for a vehicle slide door that is connected to the lower bracket 18 by passing back through the second reversing pulley 49 and then being connected to the lower bracket 18, the lower guide rail 14 is located below the step panel 38 of the floor body 21. The wire cable 25 is routed so as to surround the step panel 38 from above and below, the service hole 59 is provided in the step panel 38, and the opening cable 25 'and the closing cable 25 " Each cable end is connected to a plate 54 sized to pass through the service hole 59, and the plate 54 is fixed to the lower bracket 18 while being moved below the step panel 38 through the service hole 59. Connecting structure of the power slide device wire cable. In claim 1, the service hall 59 is engaged with the respective cable ends of the opening cable 25 'and the closing cable 25 "drawn out above the step panel 38 through the service hole 59. And a wire cable connecting structure for a power slide device in which first and second temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61 are provided so as to hold each cable end in an exposed state on the upper surface side of the step panel 38. 3. The cable end according to claim 1, wherein the cable ends of the opening cable 25 ′ and the closing cable 25 ″ are connected to the plate 54 via a first tension part 52 and a second tension part 53. The service hole 59 has a size that allows the plate 54 to which the first tension part 52 and the second tension part 53 are connected to pass from above to below. The door opening cable 25 ′ of the wire cable 25 extending rearward from the power unit 20 on the upper surface side of the step panel 38 is lowered to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 by the first reverse pulley 45, and on the upper surface side of the step panel 38. The door closing cable 25 ″ of the wire cable 25 extending forward from the power unit 20 is lowered to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 by the second reversing pulley 49 and lowered to the lower surface side of the step panel 38. The front end of the cable 25 ′ extends forward between the lower guide rail 14 provided at the lower part of the step panel 38 and the step panel 38 and then passes through the service panel 59 formed in the step panel 38. 38 to the upper surface side of the step panel 38, to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 The leading end of the closed door closing cable 25 "extends rearward between the step panel 38 and the lower guide rail 14, and then is pulled out to the upper surface side of the step panel 38 through the service hole 59. The distal ends of the cables 25 ′ and 25 ″ drawn upward from the holes 59 are connected to the plate 54 on the upper surface side of the step panel 38, and the plates 54 connected to the cables 25 ′ and 25 ″ are connected to the service holes. A method of connecting a wire cable of a power slide device that is moved to the lower surface side of the step panel 38 via 59 and fixed to the lower bracket 18 of the slide door 11. 5. The front end side of the cables 25 ′ and 25 ″ drawn upward from the service hole 59 is engaged with temporary fixing grooves 60 and 61 formed in the service hall 59, and then the plate 54 Connecting method of wire cable of power slide device to be connected to. 6. The method of connecting a wire cable of a power slide device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein tension portions 52 and 53 are attached in advance to the tip side of the cables 25 'and 25 "drawn upward from the service hole 59. .

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