JP4427870B2 - Vehicle door handle device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a grip-type vehicle door handle device including a handle body having one end engaged with a frame in a tiltable manner and the other end engaged with a lever.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of vehicle door handle device, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-49769 is known. This includes a frame fixed to a panel constituting the vehicle door, a lever supported by the frame so as to be rotatable at a predetermined stroke from an initial position, one end locked to the frame, and the other end locked to the lever. A spring for biasing the lever toward the initial position, and an engagement leg portion that is attached to the frame with a panel of the vehicle door interposed therebetween and that is tiltably engaged with a support portion provided on the frame; This is a vehicle door handle device having an engagement arm portion that engages with the input portion of the lever at the other end and a handle body that rotates the lever against the biasing force of the spring by a tilting operation.
[0003]
In this door handle device, the handle main body is pushed in a direction substantially parallel to the frame to engage the engaging leg portion of the handle main body with the support portion of the frame and the engaging arm portion of the handle main body is engaged with the input portion of the lever. The handle body was attached to the frame.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Normally, the handle body has a protruding cover that covers the gap between the handle body and the frame or vehicle door panel that occurs when the handle body is tilted to prevent finger pinching when the handle body is tilted. Is provided.
[0005]
However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, the attachment structure of the handle body to the frame is a structure in which the handle body is pushed in a direction substantially parallel to the frame. For this reason, when the handle body is assembled, the cover part and the frame or the panel of the vehicle door interfere with each other. In addition, depending on the shape of the cover portion, the locking arm portion of the handle body and the input portion of the lever may not be engaged, and as a result, assembly failure may occur.
[0006]
Therefore, this invention makes it the technical subject to improve the assembly | attachment property with respect to the flame | frame of a handle main body, and to prevent an assembly failure.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The technical means taken in the present invention in order to solve the above problems are a frame fixed to a panel of a vehicle door, a lever supported on the frame so as to be rotatable within a predetermined stroke range from an initial position, A spring having one end locked to the frame and the other end locked to the lever, the lever being bent by rotating from an initial position and biasing the lever toward the initial position; An engagement leg that is attached to the frame with a panel of the vehicle door interposed therebetween and that is tiltably engaged with a support provided on the frame is provided at one end, and an engagement that engages with the input portion of the lever at the other end. A vehicle door handle device comprising a handle main body and a handle body that rotates the lever against an urging force of the spring by a tilting operation, and the other end of the spring is used as the lever. And is engaged with the other end of the spring in a state where the spring is bent and resists the urging force of the spring. to have a way a disengagement groove for holding the temporary holding position by a predetermined amount of rotation from the initial position is the entire stroke range of the lever, the engaging Datsumizo is opened in the axial direction of the spring, the An engagement portion having a concave shape is formed in the circumferential direction of the spring, and the other end of the spring held at the temporary holding position is moved by tilting the handle body and rotating the lever to the maximum stroke position. It is configured to deviate from the opening .
Preferably, a portion of the engagement / disengagement groove facing the engagement portion is inclined so that the opening contracts in the axial direction, and guides engagement of the other end of the spring.
[0008]
According to this technical means, by engaging the other end of the spring fixed to the lever with the engagement / disengagement groove, the lever is held at a position rotated by a predetermined amount from the initial position in the middle of the entire stroke range. obtain. As a result, the handle body can be assembled to the frame in a tilted state. As a result, even if a cover portion for preventing pinching of fingers is formed on the handle body, the cover portion and the panel of the frame or vehicle door The handle body can be easily assembled to the frame without interfering with the frame.
[0009]
More preferably, the engagement / disengagement groove is provided in a locking portion formed integrally with the frame.
[0010]
More preferably, the locking part is composed of a locking part that locks one end of the spring and a wall part in which the engagement / disengagement groove is formed.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the door outside handle 2 attached to the outer panel 1 of the vehicle door is supported on the outer panel 1 from the inside of the vehicle door 1 and is rotatably supported by the frame 21. The lever 23, the handle 21 that is supported by the frame 21 so as to be tiltable from the outside of the outer panel 1, and the coil spring 25 that urges the lever 23 to rotate are mainly configured.
[0012]
The frame 21 has a long shape extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle (the left-right direction in FIG. 1), and a pair of insertion ports 21a and 21b are formed on the front end side and the rear end side thereof. The frame 21 has a support portion 21c for supporting the handle body 24 in the vicinity of the insertion port 21a, and a support portion 26 for supporting the lever 23 and the coil spring 25 in the vicinity of the insertion port 21b. Locking portions 27 are integrally formed with each other. The support portion 26 is composed of a pair of vertical walls 26a and 26b arranged to face each other with a predetermined interval, and support holes 26c and 26d are formed on the inner surfaces facing each other. The lever 23 has a substantially L-shaped bell crank shape in which an input portion 23a and an output portion 23b are formed. A pair of support shafts that protrude in the direction away from each other and are inserted into the support holes 26c and 26d of the pair of vertical walls 26a and 26b of the support portion 26 of the frame 21 are formed at the bent portion between the input portion 23a and the output portion 23b of the lever 23. 23c and 23d are formed. The support shafts 23c and 23d have a two-sided width shape, and guide grooves 26e are formed in the vertical walls 26a and 26b, following the support holes 26c and 26d. Therefore, the support shafts 23c and 23d are inserted into the support holes 26c and 26d when the support shafts 23c and 23d and the guide groove 26e are matched at the desired rotation position of the lever 23. The handle body 24 of the lever 23 is a long one extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, like the frame 21, and is inserted into the insertion port 21a and is tiltably engaged with the support portion 21c on the front end side thereof. An engagement leg portion 24a is formed, and an engagement arm portion 24b that is inserted into the insertion port 21b and engageable with the input portion 23a of the lever 23 is formed on the rear end side.
[0013]
In such a configuration, the handle main body 24 is engaged with the support portion 21c by the engagement leg portion 24a and supported by the frame 21 so as to be tiltable. The lever 23 is inserted between the support holes 26c and 26d by the support shafts 23c and 23d, and is positioned between the vertical walls 26a and 26b so that the input portion 23a is disposed in the insertion port 21b. The input portion 23a is positioned in the insertion port 21b and is engaged with an engagement arm portion 24b inserted into the insertion port 21b. Then, by tilting the handle main body 24 with respect to the frame 21 around the support portion 21c, the lever 23 is rotated by the engagement between the engagement arm portion 24b and the input portion 23a.
[0014]
The vehicle door outer panel 1 is also formed with insertion ports (not shown) similar to the insertion ports 21 a and 21 b of the frame 21, so that the handle body 24 can be moved from the outside of the outer panel 1 to the inside of the outer panel 1. It can be attached to the frame 21 located. Further, a snap 28 for fixing a connecting member (not shown) such as a rod or a cable connected to a door lock device (not shown) is fixed to the output portion 23b of the lever 23. The door lock device is actuated through the connecting member by rotating.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the door outer panel 1 is formed with a recess 11 for facilitating the tilting operation of the handle body 24. The handle body 24 is formed with a cover portion 24c extending along the recess 11. The cover portion 24c covers the clearance between the outer panel 1 and the handle body 24 that is generated when the handle body 24 is tilted. ing. This prevents a finger from being pinched when the handle body 24 is tilted.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the coil spring 25 is wound around one support shaft 23 c of the lever 23. The lever 23 is formed with a locking projection 23e and a fixed projection 23f that are arranged to face each other. A movable end 25a of a coil spring 25 is inserted between the locking projection 23e and the fixed projection 23f. The movable end 25a is completely fixed to the lever 23 in the rotation direction of the lever 23 by the locking projection 23e and the fixed projection 23f. The locking portion 27 of the frame 21 includes a wall portion 27a erected so as to face one support shaft 23c around which the coil spring 25 is wound. A locking protrusion 27b and an engaging / disengaging groove 27c are formed on the wall portion 27a, and a fixed end 25b of the coil spring 25 is locked to the locking protrusion 27b. When the handle main body 24 is not tilted, the lever 23 is located at the initial position (solid line position in FIG. 3) due to the engagement between the input portion 23a and the engaging arm portion 24b. The rotation of the lever 23 due to the tilt of the handle body 24 causes the coil spring 25 to bend by moving the movable end 25a closer to the fixed end 25b, so that the coil spring 25 moves the lever 23 toward the initial position. The lever 23 is rotated within a predetermined stroke range up to the maximum stroke position (the two-dot chain line position in FIG. 3) against the urging force generated by the coil spring 25. become.
[0017]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the engagement / disengagement groove 27 c of the wall portion 27 a constituting the locking portion 27 opens in the axial direction of the coil spring 25 (the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 and 5) and is circumferential. That is, it has a key shape in which an engagement portion 27d is formed in the urging direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5), and the movable end 25a of the coil spring 25 is freely detachable. The movable end 25 a of the coil spring 25 is movable by turning the lever 23 close to the fixed end 25 to a predetermined stroke position so as to face the engagement / disengagement groove 27 c and is further bent in the axial direction of the coil spring 25. As a result, it is inserted into the engagement / disengagement groove 27c and is engaged with the engagement portion 27d of the engagement / disengagement groove 27c by the urging force of the coil spring 25 generated by the rotation of the lever 23. The predetermined stroke position of the lever 23 with the movable end 25a facing the engagement / disengagement groove 27c is a position slightly ahead (about 5 °) from the maximum stroke position of the lever 23 shown in FIG.
[0018]
Next, assembly of the door outside handle 2 configured as described above will be described.
[0019]
First, with the coil spring 25 supported on the support shaft 23c of the lever 23, the lever 23 is rotatably supported on the frame 1, the movable end 25a of the coil spring 25 is locked to the locking projection 23e of the lever 23, and The fixed end 25 b is locked to the locking protrusion 27 b of the wall portion 27 a of the locking portion 27 of the frame 21. In this state, the lever 23 is rotated to a predetermined stroke position while bending the spring 25, and the movable end 25 a of the coil spring 25 is opposed to the engagement / disengagement groove 27 c of the wall portion 27 a of the locking portion 27 of the frame 21. The movable end 25a is bent in the axial direction of the spring 25 and engaged with the engagement / disengagement groove 27c. Since the movable end 25a is completely fixed to the lever 23 by the locking protrusion 23e and the fixing protrusion 23f, the lever 23 is temporarily held at a predetermined stroke position.
[0020]
In this state, the handle main body 24 is configured such that the engagement leg 24 a and the engagement arm 24 b of the handle main body 24 are inserted into the insertion openings 21 a and 21 b of the frame 21 and the engagement leg 24 a is engaged with the support 21 c of the frame 21. 24 is pushed into the frame 21 in the longitudinal direction. As a result, the engagement leg portion 24a of the handle body 24 engages with the support portion 21c of the frame 21, the engagement arm portion 24b of the handle body 24 engages with the input portion 23a of the lever 23, and the handle body 24 becomes the frame. 21 is attached. At this time, since the lever 23 is temporarily held at a predetermined stroke position, the handle body 21 is assembled to the frame 21 while being tilted to some extent with respect to the frame 21. Thus, when the handle body 24 is pushed into the frame 21 in the longitudinal direction, interference between the cover portion 24c of the handle body 24 and the outer panel 1 of the vehicle door is avoided, and the assembling work is facilitated. Further, when the handle body 24 is tilted to some extent and assembled to the frame 21, the engagement between the input portion 23a of the lever 23 and the engaging arm portion 24b of the handle body 24 is also ensured.
[0021]
After the handle main body 24 is attached to the frame 21, the handle main body 24 is tilted and the lever 23 is rotated to the maximum stroke position, whereby the movable end 25 a of the coil spring 25 becomes the wall portion 27 a of the locking portion 27 of the frame 21. It moves in the engagement / disengagement groove 27c and comes off the opening of the engagement / disengagement groove 27c, and the temporary holding of the lever 23 is released.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the other end fixed to the lever of the spring for biasing the lever is engaged with the engagement / disengagement groove formed in the frame, and the lever is moved from the initial position in the middle of the entire stroke range by a predetermined amount. Since it is held at the rotated position, it is possible to improve the assembling property of the handle main body with respect to the frame, and it is possible to prevent the assembly failure of the lever and the handle main body. Further, since the lever is held by engaging the engagement / disengagement groove formed in the frame with the other end of the spring, there is no increase in the number of parts and the cost is advantageous.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle door handle device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an engagement / disengagement groove of the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the engagement between the other end of the spring and the engagement / disengagement groove of the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Outer panel (vehicle door panel)
2 Door Outside Handle (Vehicle Door Handle Device)
21 Frame 23 Lever 24 Handle body 25 Coil spring (spring)
27 Engagement part 24a Engagement leg part 24b Engagement arm part 25a Movable end (the other end of the spring)
25b Fixed end (one end of spring)
27a Wall portion 27b Locking protrusion 27c Engaging / disengaging groove

Claims (4)

A frame fixed to a vehicle door panel;
A lever supported by the frame so as to be rotatable within a predetermined stroke range from an initial position;
A spring having one end locked to the frame and the other end locked to the lever, the lever being bent by rotating from an initial position and biasing the lever toward the initial position;
An engagement leg that is attached to the frame with a panel of the vehicle door interposed therebetween and that is tiltably engaged with a support provided on the frame is provided at one end, and an engagement that engages with the input portion of the lever at the other end. In a vehicle door handle device comprising a handle body and a handle body that includes an arm portion and rotates the lever against an urging force of the spring by a tilting operation.
The other end of the spring is fixed to the lever, and the spring is formed on the frame and can be engaged with and disengaged from the other end of the spring. The spring is bent and engaged with the other end of the spring. have a disengagement groove for holding the lever at the temporary holding position by a predetermined amount of rotation from the initial position in the middle of the entire stroke range of the lever against the biasing force of the spring,
The engagement / disengagement groove opens in the axial direction of the spring and is formed with an engagement portion having a concave shape in the circumferential direction of the spring, and tilts the handle body to rotate the lever to the maximum stroke position. Thus, the vehicle door handle device is configured such that the other end of the spring held at the temporary holding position is disengaged from the opening. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the engagement / disengagement groove facing the engagement portion is inclined so that the opening is contracted in the axial direction, and guides engagement of the other end of the spring. Door handle device. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1, wherein the engagement / disengagement groove is provided in a locking portion formed integrally with the frame. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 3 , wherein the locking portion includes a locking portion that locks one end of the spring and a wall portion in which the engagement / disengagement groove is formed.

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