JP4384070B2 - Door handle device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a door handle device that includes an electronic component in a handle body and connects the handle body and a base member with a connector.

  A conventional door handle device of this type is disclosed in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the door handle device 100 includes a base member 102 fixed to the inner surface side of the door panel 101, a handle main body 103 disposed on the outer surface side of the door panel 101, and a base supported by the base member 102. A side connector 104 and a handle side connector 105 fixed to the handle body 103 and coupled to the base side connector 104 are provided.

  The base member 102 has a locking groove 102a and a handle support shaft 102b.

  A support arm portion 103 a extends from one end side of the handle main body 103, and the support arm portion 103 a is inserted on the inner surface side from the hole 101 a of the door panel 101. A support arm portion 103 a inserted into the door panel 101 is swingably supported on a support shaft 102 b of the base member 102.

  The base-side connector 104 has a pair of support shafts 104a, and each support shaft 104a is locked in the locking groove 102a. Thereby, the base side connector 104 is supported by the base member 102 so as to be swingable.

  The handle-side connector 105 is fixed in the vicinity of the rotation of the support arm portion 103 a of the handle main body 103. An electronic component (not shown) in the handle main body 103 is electrically connected to the vehicle body side by coupling between both the connectors 104 and 105.

  Next, the attaching operation of the handle body 103 will be described. The base side connector 104 is supported by the base member 102 by inserting the support shaft 104 a of the base side connector 104 into the locking groove 102 a of the base member 102. Next, the support arm portion 103a of the handle body 103 is moved in the direction a of FIG. 12 and inserted into the hole 101a of the door panel 101. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the handle-side connector 105 is coupled to the base-side connector 104 that stands by on its insertion locus. Next, the handle body 103 is moved in the direction of the arrow b in FIG. 13 to pivotally support the support arm portion 103 a on the handle support shaft 102 b of the base member 102. Thereby, the attaching operation of the handle main body 103 is completed.

  After the handle body 103 is attached, when the handle body 103 is opened and closed in the direction of the arrow c in FIG. 11, both the connectors 104 and 105 are supported by the base member 102 via the support shaft 104a. , 105 rotate following the opening / closing operation of the handle main body 103 to maintain the coupled state.

According to the above conventional example, both the connectors 104 and 105 can be combined at the same time when the handle main body 103 is attached. The attached connectors 104 and 105 are maintained in a coupled state even when the handle body 103 is opened and closed.
US Pat. No. 6,602,077 B2

  However, in the conventional door handle device 100, since the base side connector 104 is located at the back position in the door panel 101, the operator cannot visually confirm the position of the base side connector 104 in the process of attaching the handle body 103. Therefore, there is a possibility that the connectors 104 and 105 cannot be reliably connected, and there is a problem that workability is poor.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a door handle device with good connector connection workability at the time of attaching a handle member.

The invention of claim 1 that achieves the above object includes a base member fixed to the inner surface side of the door panel, a handle body disposed on the outer surface side of the door panel, and one end side of which is rotatably supported by the base member, A handle-side connector provided on the handle body and a base-side connector provided on the base member, and when the handle body is attached to the base member from the outer surface side of the door panel, the handle-side connector and the base A door handle device to which a side connector is coupled, wherein the base side connector is supported by the base member via a telescopic member at a coupling standby position protruding from the outer surface of the door panel , and passes through the telescopic member. is connected to the vehicle body side key control unit via a base-side electric wire, when attached to the base member to the handle main body from the outer surface side of the door panel The base connector is retracted into the door panel and moved to the coupling completion position when the handle member and the base connector are coupled and the elastic member contracts and changes. .

  A second aspect of the invention is the door handle device according to the first aspect, wherein the elastic member is a flexible bellows member.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the door handle device according to the first aspect, wherein the elastic member is a coil spring.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the base-side connector is positioned at a coupling standby position where the base-side connector protrudes from the surface of the door panel by the support of the telescopic member before the handle main body is attached. And the base side connector is retracted to the coupling completion position in the door panel by the contraction / displacement of the expansion / contraction member by the pressing force, and both connectors are coupled. After the handle main body is attached, both connectors are supported by the base member via the elastic member, so that both connectors change following the opening / closing operation of the handle main body, and maintain the coupled state. In the process of attaching the handle body, the operator can visually confirm the position of the base-side connector and can easily align both connectors, so that the connector can be easily connected when the handle body is attached.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, it is possible to improve the connection workability between the connectors by simply changing the configuration and adding parts.

  According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, it is possible to improve the connection workability between the connectors by simply changing the configuration and adding parts.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door handle device 1A, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a support state of a base side connector 8 and a handle side connector 7. 3 is a sectional view before the handle body 4 is attached, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the process of attaching the handle body 4, FIG. 5 is a sectional view when the handle body 4 is completely attached, and FIG. FIG.

  The door handle device 1A is disposed in the vicinity of the base member 3 fixed to the inner surface side of the door panel 2, the grip-type handle body 4 disposed on the outer surface side of the door panel 2, and the other end side of the handle body 4. The escutcheon 5 fixed to the base member 3, the key cylinder main body 6 disposed on the inner surface side of the door panel 2 and fixed to the escutcheon 5, the handle side connector 7 fixed to the handle main body 4, and the base member 3 And a supported base side connector 8.

  A support arm portion 4 a protrudes from one end side of the handle body 4, and the support arm portion 4 a is inserted on the inner surface side from the hole 2 a of the door panel 2. The support arm portion 4a inserted on the inner surface side of the door panel 2 is rotatably supported by a support pin 3a (shown in FIG. 3 and the like) of the base member 3. On the other end side of the handle body 4, a locking arm portion 4 b is projected, and this locking arm portion 4 b is inserted on the inner surface side from the hole 2 b of the door panel 2. The locking arm portion 4b inserted on the inner surface side of the door panel 2 is detachably disposed on a lock portion (not shown) of the door lock mechanism. The door lock mechanism locks the door to the vehicle body at the lock position of the lock portion, and unlocks the door from the vehicle body at the lock release position of the lock portion. This door lock mechanism is shifted between the lock position and the unlock position by the wireless communication key means and the key cylinder body 6.

  The key cylinder body 6 is configured to be locked / unlocked by operating a mechanical key (not shown). A door lock mechanism (not shown) is connected to the key cylinder main body 6, and the lock portion of the door lock mechanism is brought into the lock position by locking the key cylinder main body 6, and the lock portion of the door lock mechanism is made unlocked by the key cylinder main body 6. It is moved to the unlock position. A portion having a key insertion hole (not shown) of the key cylinder body 6 protrudes from the hole 2 b of the door panel 2 to the outer surface side. The escutcheon 5 is arranged so as to cover the outer periphery of the key cylinder main body 6 protruding to the outer surface side of the door panel 2.

  The base member 3 is provided with a support hole 3b and a locking hole 3c, and the support pin 3a is formed inside the support hole 3b. The support hole 3b is provided with a cylindrical elastic member accommodating portion 15 from the bottom surface of the base member 3 toward the outer surface side. A plurality of bellows fixing protrusions 15 c are formed at equal intervals on the bottom opening edge 15 b of the elastic member accommodating portion 15.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the handle-side connector 7 is fixed to the connector holder 10 of the handle body 4. The handle side connector 7 is connected to an antenna 11 which is an electronic component housed in the handle body 4 via a handle side electric wire W1.

  The base-side connector 8 is supported on the base member 3 via a bellows member 12 formed of a rubber material or the like that is an elastic member. Since the base side connector 8 is supported by the distal end portion of the bellows member 12, the base side connector 8 is located at a coupling standby position (position in FIG. 3) protruding from the outer surface of the door panel 2. When the base-side connector 8 receives a pressing force inward of the door panel 2, the bellows member 12 contracts and is accommodated in the elastic member accommodating portion 15, and the base-side connector 8 is retracted into the door panel 2. Move to the joining completion position (position in FIG. 5). A connector flange 13 is formed at the base end portion of the base-side connector 8. The base-side connector 8 is connected to a vehicle-side key control circuit (not shown) via a base-side electric wire W2 that passes through the bellows member 12.

  The bellows member 12 is flexible and has a telescopic cylinder shape, and a fixing portion 14 is formed on the proximal end side. In the fixing portion 14, a plurality of fixing holes 14a are formed in the bellows fixing protrusions 15c. It is provided to fit. The bellows member 12 has the bellows member 12 fixed to the expansion / contraction member accommodating portion 15 by fitting the fixing hole 14a and the bellows fixing protrusion 15c, and supports the base side connector 8 at the tip portion thereof. .

  Next, the attaching operation of the handle body 4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, before the handle body 4 is attached, the base-side connector 8 is positioned at a coupling standby position where it protrudes from the outer surface of the door panel 2 by the support of the bellows member 12. First, with the handle side connector 7 of the handle body 4 inserted into the base side connector 8 and temporarily engaged, the support arm portion 4 a of the handle body 4 is inserted into the hole 2 a of the door panel 2. When the support arm 4a of the handle body 4 is thus inserted into the support hole 3b, the handle-side connector 7 presses the base-side connector 8 as shown in FIG. 12 is shrunk and moved to the side of the coupling completion position in the door panel 2.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the support arm 4a of the handle body 4 is pivotally supported on the support pin 3a of the base member 3, and the lock arm 4b is inserted into the lock hole 3c to open and close the door. The base side connector 8 is held at the coupling completion position in a state where the locking arm portion 4b is linked to a link mechanism (not shown). Then, the base side connector 8 is held so that the connector flange 13 finally covers the outer surface side opening edge 15a of the elastic member accommodating portion 15, and both the connectors 7 and 8 are coupled to attach the handle body 4. The work is complete.

  When the handle body 4 is opened / closed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6 with the handle body 4 attached, both the connectors 7 and 8 are supported by the base member 3 via the bellows member 12, so both The connectors 7 and 8 are rotated following the opening / closing operation of the handle body 4, and the coupled state is maintained.

  As described above, in the process of attaching the handle body 4, the operator can visually confirm the position of the base-side connector 8 and can easily align the connectors 7, 8. The workability of connecting the connectors 7 and 8 is good. Moreover, the removal operation | work of the handle | steering-wheel main body 4 can be easily performed by the operation | work reverse to an attachment operation | work.

  In the first embodiment, since the expansion / contraction member is constituted by the bellows member 12, the connection workability between the connectors 7 and 8 can be improved by simply changing the configuration and adding parts.

  Further, with the handle body 4 attached to the base member 3, the handle body 4 is biased and held from the inner surface side to the outer surface side of the door panel 2 by the restoring force of the bellows member 12. Is prevented and the product value is improved.

  FIGS. 7 to 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view before the handle body 4 is attached, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the process of attaching the handle body 4, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a sectional view when the handle body 4 is opened and closed.

  7 to 10, when comparing the door handle device 1B of the second embodiment and the door handle device 1A of the first embodiment, the configuration of the expansion and contraction members is different. That is, in the second embodiment, the elastic member is constituted by a coil spring 20 formed of a spring material. The base side connector 8 is supported by the base member 3 via a coil spring 20. That is, the coil spring 20 has the base end portion of the coil spring 20 fixed to the spring fixing portion 21 formed on the inner peripheral portion of the inner surface side opening edge 15b of the elastic member accommodating portion 15, and the base side connector at the tip portion thereof. 8 is supported.

  Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted to avoid redundant description. Further, the same components in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals for clarification.

  Even in the second embodiment, since the coil spring 20 performs the same operation as the bellows member 12 of the first embodiment when the handle body 4 is attached, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In the second embodiment, since the elastic member is constituted by the coil spring 20, as in the first embodiment, the connection workability between the connectors 7 and 8 can be improved by simply changing the configuration and adding parts. Can be planned.

  In addition, with the handle body 4 attached to the base member 3, the handle body 4 is biased and held from the inner surface side to the outer surface side of the door panel 2 by the restoring force of the coil spring 20. It is prevented and the product value is improved.

  In the first and second embodiments, the expansion / contraction member is constituted by the bellows member 12 or the coil spring 20. However, the expansion / contraction member connects the base-side connector 8 to the door panel when the base-side connector 8 does not receive a pressing force. Any member may be used as long as it is positioned at the coupling standby position protruding from the outer surface of the base plate 2 and moves the base side connector 8 to the coupling completion position in the door panel 2 by contraction change when the base side connector 8 receives a pressing force.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the door handle device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention and shows the support state of a base side connector and a handle side connector. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention before the handle body is attached. It is sectional drawing of the attachment process of the handle body which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the first embodiment of the present invention when the handle body is completely attached. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention when the handle body is opened and closed. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention before the handle body is attached. It is sectional drawing of the attachment process of the handle body which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the second embodiment of the present invention when the handle body is completely attached. It is sectional drawing at the time of opening / closing operation | movement of the handle body which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing at the time of completion of attachment of the handle body of a prior art example. It is sectional drawing before the attachment of the handle body of a prior art example. It is sectional drawing of the attachment process of the handle body of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

1A, 1B Door handle device 2 Door panel 3 Base member 4 Handle body 7 Handle side connector 8 Base side connector 12 Bellows member (expandable member)
20 Coil spring (expandable member)

Claims (3)

A base member fixed to the inner surface side of the door panel; a handle body disposed on the outer surface side of the door panel and supported at one end side thereof rotatably by the base member; a handle side connector provided on the handle body; And a base-side connector provided on the base member, wherein the handle-side connector and the base-side connector are coupled when the handle body is attached to the base member from the outer surface side of the door panel. ,
The base side connector is supported by the base member via a telescopic member at a coupling standby position protruding from the outer surface of the door panel , and is connected to the vehicle body side key control unit via a base side wire passing through the telescopic member. And
When the handle main body is attached to the base member from the outer surface side of the door panel, the base side connector is connected to the base side connector while the handle side connector and the base side connector are coupled, so that the base side connector is A door handle device characterized in that the door handle device moves out into a door panel and moves to a coupling completion position. The door handle device according to claim 1,
The door handle device, wherein the elastic member is a flexible bellows member. The door handle device according to claim 1,
The door handle device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a coil spring.

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