JP4569403B2 - Vehicle door handle device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door handle device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle door handle device in which a vehicle door is unlocked and a vehicle door is opened by operating a handle grip provided on the vehicle door is widely known. In such a vehicle door handle device, the handle grip is pivotally supported with respect to a frame fixed to the door panel of the vehicle door, and the handle grip is rotated from the closed state of the vehicle door, whereby the vehicle door Is unlocked in the closed position to open the vehicle door. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the handle grip that is rotated in this manner has a rotating portion provided in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip with respect to the rotating support portion provided in the frame. By being pushed in and assembled in the longitudinal direction of the grip, it is configured to be rotatably supported with respect to the frame.
JP 2002-4649 A

  By the way, such a vehicle door handle device is excellent in assembling workability because the handle grip can be easily assembled. However, since the rotating portion of the handle grip is pushed in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip, the handle is assembled. It becomes impossible to take the structure which holds the rotation part of a handle grip in the longitudinal direction of a grip. For this reason, since it becomes impossible to regulate the movement of the handle grip in the longitudinal direction, there is a possibility that the play in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip becomes large.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle door handle device that is excellent in assembling workability while suppressing backlash in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a frame fixed to a door panel of a vehicle door, and a grip portion that is rotatably supported with respect to the frame and that is open when the vehicle door is opened. And a door lock mechanism that locks the vehicle door in a closed position, and when the vehicle door is opened, the handle grip is rotated from the closed state by the door lock mechanism. In the vehicle door handle device that releases the lock and opens the vehicle door, a pivot shaft provided substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle grip and the pivot in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip A support member that restricts movement of the shaft; and a fastening member that fixes the support member to the frame, and the support member is fastened by the fastening member. The movement of the pivot shaft in the longitudinal direction is restricted in the state, and the pivot shaft is detachable from the frame in a temporarily assembled state held by the frame at a position separated from the fastening state. And

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle door handle device according to the first aspect, the support member includes a protrusion formed on one of the frame and the support member, and the frame and the support member. The gist of the invention is that it is held in a temporarily assembled state by a holding structure that is formed on one of the other sides so as to be elastically deformable and that can be engaged with the protrusion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle door handle device according to the first or second aspect, the support member has an engaging portion, and when the fixing of the support member by the fastening member is released, The gist is that the fastening member is brought into contact with the engaging portion to move the support member from the fastened state to the temporarily assembled state.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle door handle device according to the third aspect, the fastening member is a male screw member, and a female screw portion that is screwed with the male screw member is formed in the frame. The gist is to release the fixing of the support member by rotating the male screw member in the loosening direction.

The invention according to claim 5 is the vehicle door handle device according to claim 4,
The gist is that when the support member is fixed by the male screw member, the male screw member and the female screw portion are disengaged in the temporarily assembled state of the support member.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the support member restricts the rotation shaft of the handle grip from moving in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip in a fastening state in which the support member is fixed by the fastening member. For this reason, when the assembly of the vehicle door handle device is completed, rattling in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip can be suppressed.

  Further, since the support member is held by the frame in a temporarily assembled state in which the rotation axis of the handle grip is detachable from the frame, the support member and the frame can be handled as a unit before the handle grip is assembled. For this reason, in the assembly process of the vehicle door handle device, the handle grip is supported only by fastening the fastening member after assembling the handle grip, so that the assembly workability is improved. Further, since the support member and the frame can be unitized, it is advantageous in handling and manufacturing management during transportation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the support member is held in a temporarily assembled state with respect to the frame by the holding structure including the frame and the support member. For this reason, it is possible to hold the support member in a temporarily assembled state with respect to the frame without using a new member.

  Moreover, since the recessed part which comprises a holding structure is formed so that elastic deformation is possible, the engagement state of a projection part and a recessed part can be cancelled | released without big resistance. For this reason, the support member can be smoothly moved from the temporarily assembled state to the fastened state.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, when releasing the fixation of the support member by the fastening member, the fastening member is brought into contact with the engaging portion provided in the support member, and the support member is temporarily assembled from the fastening state. Move to. For this reason, when moving the support member in the fastening state for reasons such as handle grip replacement, the support member is moved to a temporarily assembled state in which the handle grip can be detached from the frame simply by releasing the fastening of the fastening member. As a result, assembly workability is improved.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fastening member is a male screw member, and the male screw member is formed in the frame so that the female screw portion to be engaged with the male screw member is formed in the frame. The member moves away from the frame. For this reason, when the fixing of the supporting member is released, the male screw member can be moved away from the frame and brought into contact with the engaging portion of the supporting member, and the supporting member is moved to the temporarily assembled state. Can be made.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the support member is released, the male screw member and the female screw portion are disengaged in the temporarily assembled state of the support member. For this reason, when releasing fixation of a supporting member, it can prevent that a male screw member loosens too much and it moves to the position where a supporting member falls from a flame | frame.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-8, one Embodiment of the door handle apparatus for vehicles concerning this invention is described.
In FIG. 1, the perspective view of the vehicle door 1 provided in the side part of the vehicle is shown. The vehicle door 1 is provided with a door panel 2, and the door panel 2 is provided with a handle grip 3 that serves as a grip when the vehicle door is opened. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1 when the vehicle door 1 is in the closed state. The vehicle door handle device 11 includes a frame 4 provided inside the door panel 2, a handle grip 3 provided outside the door panel 2, and a fixed piece (support member) 5 fixed to the frame 4.

  The frame 4 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is fixed to the door panel 2 by nuts 12 and bolts 13. The frame 4 is provided with two openings 4a and 4b at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The door panel 2 is provided with openings 2a and 2b at positions corresponding to the openings 4a and 4b of the frame 4.

  The handle grip 3 has a long outer shape, and includes a rotation shaft 3a that is rotatably supported with respect to the frame 4 on one end side, and an interlocking portion 3b that interlocks with a door lock mechanism on the other end side. . The rotation shaft 3 a of the handle grip 3 is provided at the tip of a leg portion 3 d that extends from one end side of the appearance portion 3 c of the handle grip 3. The leg portion 3 d of the handle grip 3 is inserted into the opening portion 2 a of the door panel 2 and the opening portion 4 a of the frame 4, and the rotation shaft 3 a of the handle grip 3 is held by a support portion 4 c provided on the frame 4.

  The interlocking portion 3b of the handle grip 3 is provided at the tip of a leg portion 3e extending from the other end side of the appearance portion 3c. The leg portion 3 e of the handle grip 3 is inserted into the opening 2 b of the door panel 2 and the opening 4 b of the frame 4, and the interlocking portion 3 b of the handle grip 3 is engaged with the bell crank arm 14. The bell crank arm 14 is connected to a door lock mechanism (not shown) provided inside the door panel 2.

  The fixed piece 5 is provided in the vicinity of the support portion 4c of the frame 4, and is configured to restrict the movement of the rotating shaft 3a in the longitudinal direction (hereinafter simply referred to as the longitudinal direction) of the handle grip 3. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fixed piece 5, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a support structure of the rotation shaft 3 a of the handle grip 3 by the fixed piece 5. As shown in FIG. 4A, the fixed piece 5 is fixed to the frame 4 by a nut (female screw portion) 15 and a bolt (fastening member, male screw member) 16 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, a temporarily assembled state held by the frame 4 at a position separated from the fastened state can be taken.

  The fixed piece 5 is provided with support portions 5a and 5b having a substantially U-shaped cross section in which the rotation shaft 3a of the handle grip 3 is accommodated. The fixed piece 5 is fixed to the frame 4 in the fastening state as follows. A nut 15 is fixed to the frame 4. By tightening the bolt 16 against the nut 15, the abutting surface 5 c of the fixed piece 5 and the abutting surface 4 d of the frame 4 are brought into contact with each other. At this time, the guide portions 5d and 5e of the fixed piece 5 are inserted into the holes 4e and 4f of the frame 4, and the support portions 5a and 5b are positioned. Thereby, the support parts 5a and 5b of the fixed piece 5 regulate the movement of the rotating shaft 3a in the longitudinal direction. Then, the rotation shaft 3a of the handle grip 3 is rotatably supported by the support portion 4c of the frame 4 and the support portions 5a and 5b of the fixed piece 5.

  On the other hand, the fixed piece 5 is unfastened by the nut 15 and the bolt 16 in the temporarily assembled state, and is held at a position where the butting surface 5c of the fixing piece 5 and the butting surface 4d of the frame 4 are separated from each other. At this time, the guide portions 5 d and 5 e of the fixed piece 5 are disengaged from the holes 4 e and 4 f of the frame 4, and the rotating shaft 3 a of the handle grip 3 is not supported by the support portions 5 a and 5 b of the fixed piece 5. As a result, the rotation shaft 3 a of the handle grip 3 can be moved in the longitudinal direction (the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. 4B), and the handle grip 3 can be detached from the frame 4.

  Next, a configuration in which the fixed piece 5 is held by the frame 4 in the temporarily assembled state of the fixed piece 5 will be described. FIG. 5 shows a structure for holding the fixed piece 5 by the frame 4 in the temporarily assembled state. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. The frame 4 is provided with projections 4i and 4j on planes 4g and 4h which are formed along the fastening direction of the bolt 16 (up and down direction in FIG. 5) and which face each other. The fixed piece 5 is provided with recesses 5f and 5g in planes facing the planes 4g and 4h of the frame 4, respectively. Cavities 5h and 5i are formed inside the recesses 5f and 5g, and the recesses 5f and 5g are configured to be easily elastically deformed toward the inside. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the fixed pieces 5 are held in a temporarily assembled state with respect to the frame 4 by engaging the protrusions 4 i and 4 j with the recesses 5 f and 5 g. Since the concave portions 5f and 5g of the fixed piece 5 are configured to be easily elastically deformed, the fixed piece 5 can be held in the temporarily assembled state or released from the temporarily assembled state without applying a large load.

  Next, an effect | action at the time of moving the fixed piece 5 in a fastening state is demonstrated. When the handle grip 3 is exchanged or repaired, it is necessary to move the fixed piece 5 in the fastened state to move the handle grip 3 to a detachable temporary assembly state. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the fixed portion of the fixed piece 5 in the fastening state, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are cross-sectional views taken along the line BB of the fixed portion of the fixed piece 5 in the temporarily assembled state. .

  When moving the fixed piece 5 in the fastened state, the bolt 16 is first rotated in the loosening direction. Since the nut 15 is fixed to the frame 4, the bolt 16 moves in a direction away from the frame 4 (downward direction in FIG. 6) as the bolt 16 rotates. When the bolt 16 moves by a predetermined amount, the contact surface 16a of the bolt 16 contacts the engaging portions 5j and 5k provided on the fixed piece 5. When the bolt 16 is continuously moved, the fixed piece 5 moves along with the bolt 16, and the abutting surface 5 c of the fixed piece 5 is separated from the abutting surface 4 d of the frame 4. And the handle grip 3 can be attached or detached by moving the fixed piece 5 to the position which will be in the temporary assembly state shown in FIG. Thus, by rotating the bolt 16 in the loosening direction, the fixed piece 5 can be moved from the fastened state to the temporarily assembled state, so that the work of removing the fixed piece 5 after loosening the bolt 16 becomes unnecessary. Assembly workability is improved.

  When the bolt 16 is continuously rotated in the loosening direction from the temporarily assembled state shown in FIG. 7, the nut 15 and the bolt 16 are disengaged as shown in FIG. At this time, since the protrusions 4i and 4j of the frame 4 and the recesses 5f and 5g of the fixed piece 5 are maintained in engagement, the fixed piece 5 is held in a temporarily assembled state. Thereby, even if the bolt 16 is loosened too much when the fixed piece 5 is moved, the fixed piece 5 can be prevented from falling off the frame 4.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle door handle device 11 will be described. When the assembly of the vehicle door handle device 11 is completed, the fixed piece 5 is in a fastened state. When opening the vehicle door 1, the handle grip 3 is gripped from the closed state of the vehicle door 1 and pulled outside the vehicle door 1. Since the rotating shaft 3a of the handle grip 3 is rotatably supported by the support portion 4c of the frame 4 and the support portions 5a and 5b of the fixed piece 5, the handle grip 3 rotates without rattling in the longitudinal direction. The rotation starts around the moving shaft 3a. As the handle grip 3 rotates, the interlocking portion 3b of the handle grip 3 operates the bell crank arm 14, and the bell crank arm 14 drives the latch mechanism of the door lock mechanism. When the handle grip 3 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the lock of the door lock mechanism is released. As a result, the vehicle door 1 is opened and the vehicle door 1 can be operated in the opening direction.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the above embodiment, in the fastening state in which the fixed piece 5 is fixed to the frame 4 by the nut 15 and the bolt 16, the support portions 5 a and 5 b of the fixed piece 5 have the rotating shaft 3 a of the handle grip 3 in the longitudinal direction. Regulates moving to For this reason, when the assembly of the vehicle door handle device 11 is completed, rattling in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip 3 can be suppressed.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, the fixed piece 5 is held by the frame 4 in a temporarily assembled state in which the rotation shaft 3 a can be detached from the frame 4. For this reason, the fixed piece 5 and the frame 4 can be handled as a unit before the handle grip 3 is assembled. Therefore, in the assembly process of the vehicle door handle device 11, the handle grip 3 can be supported only by fastening the bolt 16 after the handle grip 3 is assembled, and the assembling workability is improved.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the fixed piece 5 is held in a temporarily assembled state with respect to the frame 4 by the engagement between the protrusions 4 i and 4 j of the frame 4 and the recesses 5 f and 5 g of the fixed piece 5. For this reason, the fixed piece 5 can be held in a temporarily assembled state with respect to the frame 4 without using a new member.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the recesses 5f and 5g of the fixed piece 5 that engage with the protrusions 4i and 4j of the frame 4 are configured to be easily elastically deformed. For this reason, the fixed piece 5 can be held in the temporarily assembled state or released from the temporarily assembled state without applying a large load.

  (5) In the above embodiment, when the fixed piece 5 in the fastened state is moved, the bolt 16 is rotated in the loosening direction to move the bolt 16 away from the frame 4, and the contact surface 16 a of the bolt 16 is moved. Is brought into contact with the engaging portions 5j and 5k of the fixed piece 5 to move the fixed piece 5 from the fastened state to the temporarily assembled state. For this reason, the fixing piece 5 can be moved from the fastened state to the temporarily assembled state only by rotating the bolt 16 in the loosening direction, so that the assembling workability is improved.

  (6) In the above embodiment, when the fixed piece 5 is moved from the fastened state to the temporarily assembled state by rotating the bolt 16 in the loosening direction, the nut 15 and the bolt 16 are screwed together in the temporarily assembled state of the fixed piece 5. Comes off. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the bolt 16 from being loosened so that the fixed piece 5 moves to a position where it is dropped from the frame 4.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
In the above embodiment, the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention is applied to the vehicle door 1 provided at the side of the vehicle, but may be applied to a back door provided at the rear of the vehicle.

  In the above embodiment, the movement of the rotary shaft 3a in the longitudinal direction is restricted by the two support portions 5a and 5b of the fixed piece 5, but the support portion of the fixed piece 5 is only one of the support portions, The other may be provided on the frame 4.

  In the above embodiment, the fixed piece 5 is held in a temporarily assembled state with respect to the frame 4 by the engagement between the protrusions 4i and 4j of the frame 4 and the concave portions 5f and 5g of the fixed piece 5. The fixed piece 5 may be held in a temporarily assembled state by a provided member.

  In the above embodiment, the fixed piece 5 is fixed to the frame 4 by the nut 15 and the bolt 16 in the fastening state of the fixed piece 5, but the locking claw provided on the fixed piece 5 is attached to the frame 4. It may be fixed by another fastening method such as engaging with each other.

  In the above embodiment, the nut 15 is fixed to the frame 4, but a female screw portion corresponding to the nut 15 may be provided directly on the frame 4.

It is a perspective view which shows a vehicle door. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line in FIG. It is a perspective view of a fixed piece. (A), (b) is sectional drawing which shows the support structure of the rotating shaft of the handlebar grip by a fixed piece. It is sectional drawing which shows the holding structure of the fixed piece by a flame | frame in a temporary assembly state. It is sectional drawing of the fixing | fixed part of the fixing piece in a fastening state. It is sectional drawing of the fixing | fixed part of the fixing piece in a temporary assembly state. It is sectional drawing of the fixing | fixed part of the fixing piece in a temporary assembly state.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle door, 2 ... Door panel, 3 ... Handle grip, 3a ... Turning axis, 3b ... Interlocking part, 4 ... Frame, 4i, 4j ... Projection part, 5 ... Fixed piece (support member), 5a, 5b ... Support 5f, 5g ... concave portion, 5j, 5k ... engaging portion, 11 ... vehicle door handle device, 15 ... nut, 16 ... bolt (fastening member), 16a ... contact surface.

Claims (5)

A frame fixed to a door panel of a vehicle door, a handle grip that is rotatably supported with respect to the frame and serves as a grip when the vehicle door is opened, and a door lock mechanism that locks the vehicle door in a closed position And a door handle device for a vehicle that opens the vehicle door by releasing the lock by the door lock mechanism by rotating the handle grip from the closed state of the vehicle door when the vehicle door is opened. In
A rotation shaft provided substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle grip, a support member for restricting the movement of the rotation shaft in the longitudinal direction of the handle grip, and a fastening for fixing the support member to the frame And the support member restricts the movement of the pivot shaft in the longitudinal direction in a fastening state fixed by the fastening member, and is temporarily held by the frame at a position separated from the fastening state. The vehicle door handle device characterized in that the pivot shaft is detachable from the frame in the assembled state. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1,
The support member includes a protrusion formed on one of the frame and the support member, and a recess formed on the other of the frame and the support member so as to be elastically deformable and engageable with the protrusion. A vehicle door handle device that is held in a temporarily assembled state by a holding structure. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1 or 2,
The support member has an engagement portion, and when the fixing of the support member by the fastening member is released, the fastening member is brought into contact with the engagement portion, and the support member is moved from the fastened state to the temporary assembly. A vehicle door handle device characterized by being moved to a state. In the vehicle door handle device according to claim 3,
The fastening member is a male screw member, and a female screw part to be screwed with the male screw member is formed in the frame, and the male screw member is rotated in a loosening direction to release the fixing of the support member. A vehicle door handle device. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 4,
When the fixing of the support member by the male screw member is released, the male screw member and the female screw portion are disengaged in the temporarily assembled state of the support member. .

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