JP4288027B2 - Outside handle device for vehicle door - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an outside handle device for a vehicle door having a key cylinder.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An outside handle device is provided on the door of the automobile. This outside handle device has a handle that is pulled and operated on the outside of the vehicle on a base fixed to the outer panel, and can transmit the operation force of the handle to the door lock to release the door lock. . Further, the outside handle device is provided with a key cylinder at a position adjacent to the handle in the base, and by operating the key cylinder with a key, the key operating force is transmitted to the door lock to lock the door lock and Unlocking can be performed (see JP-A-5-346075 as a similar technique).
[0003]
A rotating shaft projects from the inner end of the key cylinder, and a lever that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft is engaged therewith. The tip of this lever and the door lock locking / unlocking lever are connected by a link to transmit the key operating force of the key cylinder to the door lock. The key cylinder is attached to the base fixed to the outer panel so that it cannot be pulled out to the outside of the vehicle in order to improve the anti-theft property. That is, the key cylinder is attached from the inside of the door of the base, and an opening smaller than the diameter of the key cylinder is formed in the base, and only the key insertion portion of the key cylinder is exposed from the opening.
[0004]
Therefore, the key cylinder is inserted into the door through a work opening formed in the inner panel of the door, and is attached to the base fixed to the outer panel from the inside of the door. Then, the lever is engaged with the rotary shaft of the key cylinder attached to the base, and the link is connected to the lever.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional technology, since the key cylinder is attached to the base from the inside of the door, the lever is attached to the rotary shaft after the key cylinder is attached, and the link is connected after the lever is attached. Work procedure. Moreover, since these operations are performed by putting a hand into the door from the operation opening formed in the inner panel of the door, it is very disadvantageous in terms of workability.
[0006]
For this reason, it is thought that the workability can be improved by assembling the lever and link to the key cylinder in advance to form a unit and mounting the unit together. However, the lever is attached directly to the rotary shaft of the key cylinder. Therefore, if such a component is attached first, it may come into contact with the door panel during assembly, and an excessive force may be applied to the rotating shaft, causing the rotating shaft to bend. For this reason, assembling a lever or the like in advance is not preferable in terms of component accuracy.
[0007]
This invention pays attention to such a conventional technique, and even if a lever or a link is assembled in advance to improve workability, the outside handle device for a vehicle door does not adversely affect the key cylinder side. Is to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a base fixed to the outer panel of the door from the inside of the vehicle, a handle provided on the outside of the vehicle, a key adjacent to the handle of the base that cannot be pulled out to the outside of the vehicle and the key. With the insertion portion exposed to the outside of the vehicle, it engages with a key cylinder provided on the outer panel of the door from the outside of the vehicle, and a rotary shaft protruding from the vehicle inner end of the key cylinder, so that the door can be rotated integrally with the door. An outside handle device for a vehicle door provided with a lever to which a link for transmitting a locking / unlocking operation force to a lock is connected, wherein the key cylinder is a separate part that constitutes a part of the base and the base The lever is provided on a block that can be attached from the outside of the vehicle, and the lever is provided so as to be rotatable relative to the base or a bracket fixed to the base. -A cylinder rotation shaft can be inserted and an engagement groove is provided to engage the rotation shaft and rotate the lever integrally. The block attached to the base is positioned closer to the inner side of the door than the outer panel of the base. portion fixed will be against that, the bracket fixed to said base, said door lock is characterized by comprising fixed.
[0009]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lever to which the link is coupled is rotatably attached to the base or a bracket fixed to the base, and the key cylinder provided on the lever is mounted on a block attached from the outside of the vehicle. Since the rotary shaft is inserted and engaged, even when the lever or the link is attached to the base or the like in advance, no external force is applied to the rotary shaft of the key cylinder, and the rotary shaft is not bent. Workability is improved because pre-assembled levers and links are attached to the base as a unit. Since the block is fixed to a portion located on the inner side of the door with respect to the outer panel of the base, the anti-theft property is maintained even when the block is attached from the outside of the vehicle. Further, the since the base and the door lock is integrated via a bracket, not only the unlocking related parts by the key cylinder, also parts for release operation by handle Ru can keep pre-assembled.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the invention, the said lever, characterized in that it combined the spring to maintain the rotating shaft of the key cylinder to the insertion engagement positions.
[0011]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the lever is maintained at a position where the rotation shaft of the key cylinder can be inserted and engaged by the spring, the state of the engagement groove portion of the lever is always constant, and the rotation shaft is Easy to insert and engage.
[0014]
According to a third aspect of the invention, the base portion positioned on the door inner side than the outer panel of the door, characterized in that a side wall for positioning the contact block.
[0015]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the positioning wall that contacts the side surface of the block is formed on the base, it is easy to perform the operation of inserting the rotary shaft of the key cylinder into the engaging groove portion of the lever.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a tapered portion is formed at the entrance of the engaging groove portion.
[0017]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the tapered portion is formed at the inlet of the engaging groove portion, the operation of inserting the rotary shaft of the key cylinder into the engaging groove portion of the lever is further facilitated.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. This embodiment relates to an outside handle device 1 in a front door of an automobile. FIG. 1 is a side view of an outside handle device 1 provided on a front door as viewed from the outside of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the outside handle device 1 includes a door lock 2 below the outside handle device 1, and the outside handle device 1 and the door lock 2 are integrated by a bracket 3.
[0019]
The outside handle device 1 has a base 6 fixed to the outer panel 4 of the front door from the inside of the door with a screw 5 with a grommet. A bell crank 8 is provided on the rear side of the base 6 so as to be rotatable around an uneven fulcrum 7. One end 8a of the bell crank 8 is U-shaped (see FIG. 6), and the rear end of the slider 10 that moves in the front-rear direction is supported by the other end 8b by a pin 9.
The front end of the slider 10 is guided to move back and forth by engaging the elongated holes 12 with the protrusions 11 formed above and below the base 6.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 4, a spring 14 is provided between the first hook 10a formed on the front portion of the slider 10 and the second hook 13 formed on the base 6 , and the slider 10 is always on the rear side. It is energizing towards. As shown in FIG. 1, a wire 16 extending to the release lever 15 of the door lock 2 is connected to the third hook 10 b formed at the upper end of the slider 10. The wire 16 is covered with an outer tube 17 and is transmitted as a force for pulling an operating force for releasing the door lock 2.
[0021]
And as shown in FIG. 4, the handle | steering-wheel 18 is attached to the base 6 from the vehicle outer side. The handle 18 is engaged with the front end 19 being slid forward in a recess 20 formed at the front end of the base 6, and the entire handle 18 can be rotated to the outside of the vehicle around the front end 19. The rear end 21 of the handle 18 is bent at the front side, and as described above, the rear end 21 is simultaneously engaged with the one end 8a of the bell crank 8 by sliding the handle 18 to the front side for mounting. Will do. Accordingly, by pulling the handle 18 to the outside of the vehicle, the one end 8a is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 so that the slider 10 connected via the other end 8b and the pin 9 moves forward against the spring 14. , wire 16 through the third hook 10b of the bracket 10 is pulled to the front side, by operating the release lever 15 of the door lock 2, to release the door lock 2 in engagement with the vehicle body of the striker (not shown) be able to.
[0022]
A key cylinder 22 for locking and unlocking the door lock 2 is provided on the rear side of the outside handle device 1 having such a structure. The key cylinder 22 is provided on the rear side of the base 6 inside a block 23 as a separate part having an outer shape continuous with the handle 18. That is, the key cylinder 22 is inserted into the cavity 24 of the block 23 from the inside of the vehicle, and the key insertion portion 22a (see FIG. 1) of the key cylinder 22 from the opening 25 having a smaller diameter than the key cylinder 22 formed on the outside of the block 23 . ) Only exposed.
[0023]
A flat rotary shaft 26 projects from the key cylinder 22 toward the inside of the vehicle. The bracket 3 fixed to the base 6 is formed with a circular hole 27 (see FIG. 2) in a portion corresponding to the rotary shaft 26 of the key cylinder 22, and a lever 28 is rotatably provided therein from the inside of the vehicle. . The lever 28 includes a rotatable shaft portion 29 within the circular hole 27, and a lever body 31 for engaging with square hole 30 (see FIG. 6) relative to the shank 29. An engagement groove portion 32 (see FIG. 8) having a shape corresponding to the rotation shaft 26 of the key cylinder 22 is formed at the outer end of the shaft portion 29. Further, a tapered portion 33 (see FIG. 10) is formed at the entrance of the engagement groove portion 32. Further, a cover 39 is provided at the inner end of the shaft portion 29 as a backlash presser for the lever 28.
[0024]
Further, around the shaft portion 29 of the lever 28, springs 35 having both ends pressed by bent portions 34 (see FIG. 6) formed in the lever 28 are provided, and both ends of the spring 35 are cut off from the bracket 3, respectively. Engage with the raised protrusion 36 (see FIG. 6) . Therefore, the position of the lever 28 is always maintained at the neutral position. And the tip of the lever main body 31, the unlocking lever 37 of the door lock 2 (see FIG. 1), are connected via a link 38 as shown in FIG. The lever 28 is covered with the cover 39.
[0025]
Next, how to attach the block 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. The outer panel 4 to which the block 23 is attached is notched, and a positioning wall 40 that abuts against the side surface on the rear side of the block 23 is formed on the inner side of the door from the position corresponding to the outer panel 4. The portion is formed with temporary holding claws 42 and 42 for holding a screw 41, which will be described later. Therefore, when the block 23 is brought into contact with the wall 40, the front and rear directions of the rotary shaft 26 and the engaging groove portion 32 coincide with each other. In addition, the state (orientation) of the engagement groove 32 is always constant because the neutral position of the lever 28 is maintained by the spring 35, so that the rotary shaft 26 is securely inserted into the engagement groove 32 while the block 23 is attached. Can be inserted. Moreover, since the tapered portion 33 is formed at the inlet of the engaging groove portion 32, the insertion of the rotating shaft 26 is further facilitated.
[0026]
Place the attached block 23, the interior door, Ru held by the temporary holding claws 42, 42 formed in the wall 40 for the positioning. A tool is inserted from a work hole 43 on the same surface as the mounting surface of the door lock 2, and the block 23 is fixed to the wall 40 by screws 41 along the front-rear direction. After fixation of the block 23, block the operation hole 43, such as by seal or lid. In this manner, by attaching the block 23, the position shift in the rear of the handle 18 can be prevented, can be prevented from falling off from the base 6 of the handle 18. By temporarily holding claws 42, 42, since the screw 41 is held, in spite of the work that the screw 41 is not visible, Ru can be prevented from falling off of the screw 41. That is , workability is improved. Further, since the handle 18 and the block 23 are attached to the base 6 from the outside of the vehicle in this way, the screw 5 with grommet for fixing the base 6 to a position hidden inside the handle 18 is provided. Since the screw 41 for fixing the block 23 to the inside of the door with respect to the outer panel 4 can be set, the anti-theft property is also excellent.
[0027]
Furthermore, once the fixed block 23, it is impossible to pull out the key cylinder 22 to the exterior. Since the key insertion portion 22a of the key cylinder 22 is exposed from the opening 25 of the block 23, the rotation shaft 26 and the lever 28 are moved against the spring 35 against the spring 35 by inserting and rotating the key. Therefore, the operating force can be reliably transmitted to the locking / unlocking lever 37 of the door lock 2 via the link 38 by rotating in the locking direction or unlocking direction.
[0028]
According to this embodiment, as described above, the lever 28 to which the link 38 is coupled is rotatably attached to the bracket 3 fixed to the base 6, and the rotary shaft 26 of the key cylinder 22 is attached to the lever 28. Therefore, the lever 28 and the link 38 can be attached to the bracket 3 in advance. Moreover, since the outside handle device 1 of this embodiment also integrates the door lock 2 with the bracket 3, not only the link 38 that is a locking / unlocking part but also the wire 16 that is a releasing part is integrated in advance as a module. All that is required is to fix the module to the outer panel 4.
[0029]
Even if an unreasonable force is generated when assembling the module, the key cylinder 22 is provided in a separate block 23, so that the unreasonable force is not transmitted to the rotating shaft 26 of the key cylinder 22 and has an adverse effect on the key cylinder 22. Never give. When the block 23 including the key cylinder 22 is attached, since the assembly and adjustment on the module side have been completed, the rotating shaft 26 can be smoothly inserted, and an excessive force is not applied to the rotating shaft 26. Further, when the block 23 including the key cylinder 22 is attached from the outside of the vehicle as in this embodiment, it is not necessary to remove the lever 28 and the link 38 even when the key cylinder 22 is replaced. Are better.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the lever to which the link is connected is rotatably attached to the base or a part fixed to the base, and the rotary shaft of the key cylinder provided in the block attached from the outside of the vehicle is inserted into the lever. Therefore, even when the lever or the link is attached to the base or the like in advance, no external force is applied to the rotary shaft of the key cylinder, and there is no possibility that the rotary shaft is bent. Workability is improved because pre-assembled levers and links are attached to the base as a unit. Since the block is fixed to a portion located on the inner side of the door with respect to the outer panel of the base, even if the structure is attached from the outside of the vehicle, the antitheft property is maintained. Further, the since the base and the door lock is integrated via a bracket, not only the unlocking related parts by the key cylinder, also parts for release operation by handle Ru can keep pre-assembled.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of an outside handle device according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the outside of a door vehicle.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SA-SA shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view seen from the direction of the arrow DA in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line SB-SB in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a side view seen from the direction indicated by the arrow DB in FIG. 3;
6 is a main part enlarged side view showing a state where a cover and a slider are removed from FIG. 5;
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SC-SC shown in FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SD-SD shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG.
10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part showing the structure around the key cylinder of FIG. 9;
11 is a side view of the temporary holding claw of FIG. 10 as viewed from the outside of the vehicle.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outside handle device 2 Door lock 3 Bracket 4 Outer panel 6 Base 18 Handle 22 Key cylinder 22a Key insertion part 23 Block 26 Rotating shaft 28 Lever 32 Engaging groove part 33 Taper part 35 Spring
38 links
40 Wall for positioning

Claims (4)

A base fixed to the outer panel of the door from the inside of the vehicle, a handle provided on the outside of the vehicle, and a key insertion portion exposed to the outside of the vehicle in a state where it cannot be pulled out to the outside of the vehicle at a position adjacent to the handle of the base. In this state, it engages with a key cylinder provided on the outer panel of the door from the outside of the vehicle and a rotary shaft protruding from the inner end of the key cylinder so as to be integrally rotatable and transmit the locking / unlocking operation force to the door lock at the tip. An outside handle device for a vehicle door comprising a lever to which a link for connecting is connected,
The key cylinder is provided as a separate part that constitutes a part of the base and is mounted on a block that can be attached to the base from the outside of the vehicle, and the lever is provided rotatably with respect to the base or a bracket fixed to the base. The key cylinder's rotary shaft can be inserted into it, and an engagement groove for engaging the rotary shaft and rotating the lever integrally is provided, and the block attached to the base is located on the inner side of the door than the outer panel of the base. I fixed it with respect to the portion located,
An outside handle device for a vehicle door, wherein the door lock is fixed to the bracket fixed to the base. An outside handle device for a vehicle door according to claim 1,
The said lever, outside handle device for a vehicle door, wherein a spring to maintain the rotating shaft of the key cylinder inserted engagable position is combined. An outside handle device for a vehicle door according to claim 1 or 2,
An outside handle device for a vehicle door, wherein a portion of the base located on the inner side of the door from the outer panel of the door is a positioning wall that comes into contact with a side surface of the block . It is an outside handle device of the door for vehicles given in any 1 paragraph of Claims 1-3,
An outside handle device for a vehicle door, wherein a tapered portion is formed at an entrance of the engagement groove .

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