JP4671295B2 - Vehicle door handle device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a door handle device used when opening a door of a vehicle (for example, an automobile).

  Various types of door handle devices are attached to the door portion of the vehicle in order to open the door. For example, there is a configuration in which the door lock mechanism is released when the handle main body of the handle is gripped and raised to the near side, and the door is opened by raising the handle as it is. As this type of door handle device, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The door handle device includes a base member fixed to the door, and a handle connected to the base member so that the other end portion can be raised along the rotation direction with one end portion serving as a rotation fulcrum. . A fulcrum arm portion provided at one end of the handle is connected to a rotation fulcrum portion of the base member, and the handle is caused to rotate about the rotation fulcrum portion in the direction. At this time, the guide arm portion provided at the other end portion of the handle is slid while being guided by the rotation guide portion of the base member.

  When the handle is raised, if the rattle occurs in the vertical direction (the vertical direction of the door handle device in the attached state), the user feels uncomfortable. In order to prevent this, it is assumed that the gap between the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member is made as small as possible. Here, in the case of the conventional door handle device, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are in surface contact. For this reason, if the said clearance gap is made small, sliding resistance will become large and there exists a possibility that the operation feeling (feeling) of a handle | steering_wheel may deteriorate. In addition, since the area of the contact area is large, foreign matter such as sand that has entered the sliding portion is likely to remain as it is, which is a factor that further deteriorates the operation feeling of the handle.

JP 2003-41811 A

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides a vehicle door handle device in which an operation for raising the handle is performed even when the clearance between the sliding portions is reduced in order to eliminate rattling when the handle is raised. The challenge is to improve the feel.

Means and effects for solving the problems

The present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.
A vehicle door handle device attached to a vehicle door for opening the door,
A base member fixed to the door;
A handle that is connected to the base member so that the other end can be raised along the rotation direction with one end serving as a rotation fulcrum;
The base member includes a rotation fulcrum portion that rotatably connects one end portion of the handle, and a rotation guide portion that connects the other end portion of the handle to the rotation direction so as to be close to and away from the rotation direction. Is provided,
The handle includes a handle main body gripped by a user's hand, a fulcrum arm portion extending from one end of the handle main body and coupled to the pivot fulcrum portion of the base member, and the handle main body. A guide arm portion that extends from the end portion and is arranged to be opposed to and connected to the rotation guide portion of the base member;
A narrow contact portion that is slidably contacted locally with respect to the rotation guide portion of the base member is formed in a portion of the guide arm portion of the handle that is opposed to the rotation guide portion of the base member. And
The narrow contact portion is provided with a certain width in a width direction that is a direction along a longitudinal direction of the handle in a direction intersecting a direction in which the handle is raised, and the width in the narrow contact portion. An inclined surface in which a gap between the both end portions in the direction and the rotation guide portion of the base member is continuously widened is extended, and the outer peripheral edge portion of the narrow contact portion and the outer peripheral edge portion of the inclined surface are The shape is formed,
When the handle is caused to rotate relative to the rotation fulcrum portion of the base member as a fulcrum, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are the narrow contact portion. It is characterized by being slid while contacting through.

In the present invention , when the handle is caused to rotate relative to the base member, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are formed on at least one side thereof. It is slid while contacting through the narrow contact portion. For this reason, even when the gap between the guide arm portion and the rotation guide portion is narrowed for the purpose of reducing the vertical rattling when the handle is raised, the area of the contact area is small. Since it is small, the sliding resistance does not increase. As a result, when the handle is raised, the operation feeling can be improved while suppressing the rattling of the handle. In addition, even if foreign matter such as sand enters the contact area between the guide arm part and the rotation guide part, a large space (foreign substance escape path) is formed in an area other than the contact area. Is less likely to stay in the contact area. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility of deteriorating the operation feeling when the handle is raised.

  Specifically, the outer peripheral edge of the narrow contact portion can be trapezoidal. That is, the outer peripheral edge portion of the narrow contact portion can be trapezoidal in a plan view of the door handle device or can be trapezoidal in a rear view. As a result, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are slid while contacting (surface contact) via a thin band-like portion (narrow contact portion) of the trapezoidal portion, thereby causing the handle. The operation feeling at the time becomes good.

  Moreover, the outer peripheral edge part of the said narrow contact part can be made into triangular shape or circular arc shape. Thereby, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are slid while being in contact (line contact) via a triangular or arcuate linear portion (narrow contact portion). The operation feeling when causing the problem is further improved. The outer peripheral edge of the narrow contact portion may have a triangular shape or an arc shape in a plan view of the door handle device, and may similarly have a triangular shape or an arc shape in the rear view.

  Further, the narrow contact portion can be formed into a spherical shape or a partial shape thereof. As a result, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are slid while contacting (point contact) via a point-like portion (narrow contact portion) having a spherical shape or a part thereof. Therefore, the operation feeling when the handle is raised is further improved.

A door handle device for a vehicle that is attached to a door of a vehicle and performs an opening operation of the door, the base member being fixed to the door, and one end portion of the base member as a rotation fulcrum A handle that is connected to the base member so that the other end can be raised along a rotation direction, and a rotation fulcrum that rotatably connects one end of the handle to the base member, and the other end of the handle A rotation guide unit that connects the unit to the rotation direction so as to be capable of approaching and separating from the rotation direction. The handle includes a handle body that is gripped by a user's hand and one end of the handle body. A fulcrum arm portion extending from the base member and connected to the rotation fulcrum portion of the base member; and a fulcrum arm portion extending from the other end portion of the handle body and disposed opposite to the rotation guide portion of the base member. Guide arm part A first narrow contact portion is provided on one side of the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member, and the first narrow contact portion is also provided on the other side. There is provided a second narrow contact portion that is opposed to the narrow contact portion in a crossing state and is slidably contacted locally with respect to the first narrow contact portion, and the handle is a pivot point of the base member. The guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are in contact with each other via the first and second contact portions. It can be made to slide while .

In this case, both the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are provided with first and second narrow contact portions, respectively, and the guide arm portion and the rotation guide portion are Slid through the narrow contact portions that contact each other in the intersecting state. In the case of the present invention, all regions other than the narrow contact portions (contact regions) can be used as space portions (foreign substance escape paths). For this reason, the foreign matter is less likely to stay, and the influence of the foreign matter can be further reduced while reducing the possibility of deteriorating the operation feeling when the handle is raised.

  Examples of the present invention will be described. 1 is a perspective view of the door handle device 100, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front view of the handle 110 and the base member 120 separated, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line X1-X1 in FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view (plan sectional view) taken along line Y1-Y1 of FIG. In the present specification, viewing in the X direction in FIG. 3 is referred to as “back view of the door handle device”, and viewing in the Y direction is referred to as “plan view of the door handle device”.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door handle device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a handle 110 and a base member 120. As shown in FIG. 3, the handle 110 is inserted into the base member 120 and slid, whereby the handle 110 and the base member 120 are assembled together. The handle 110 assembled to the base member 120 is rotatable about a rotation fulcrum C. In the door handle device 100 attached to the vehicle door D (see FIG. 3), only the handle body 1 of the handle 110 is exposed to the outside (front side).

  First, the handle 110 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the handle 110 according to the present embodiment includes a handle main body 1 formed from a single or a plurality of types of resin materials such as polycarbonate resin, polybutylene terephthalate resin, and nylon resin. The fulcrum arm portion 2 that protrudes from the end portion on the vehicle front side (front side) of the handle body 1 and the guide arm portion 3 that also protrudes from the end portion on the vehicle rear side (rear side) are provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the handle body 1 of the handle 110 has a smooth curved surface as a whole so that the feel when gripped is good. A substantially L-shaped fulcrum arm portion 2 is extended from the front bottom surface portion 1 a of the handle main body 1. When the handle body 1 is assembled to the base member 120, the handle body 1 is rotated in an arc shape around a rotation fulcrum C formed at the front end of the fulcrum arm portion 2. The fulcrum arm portion 2 of the handle body 1 is provided with a width restricting portion 4 for preventing the handle 110 assembled and rotated on the base member 120 from shifting in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a guide arm portion 3 extends from a rear bottom surface portion 1 b of the handle main body 1. The distal end portion of the guide arm portion 3 is bent forward, and a locking portion 6 that is locked with the bell crank 5 (see FIG. 2) of the base member 120 is formed at the bent portion. Further, the guide arm portion 3 includes a pair of retaining portions 8 that prevent the rotated handle 110 from coming out of the base member 120 and that are guided by a rotation guide portion 7 (described later) of the base member 120. The guide arm portion 3 is provided so as to protrude in the vertical direction from the wall surface. A pair of protrusions (ribs 9) are provided on the side wall portion of the guide arm portion 3 so as to reinforce.

  Next, the base member 120 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the main body portion 11 of the base member 120 has a bow shape, and a rotation fulcrum portion 12 for connecting the fulcrum arm portion 2 of the handle 110 is formed at the front portion thereof. At the same time, a rotation guide portion 7 for connecting the guide arm portion 3 of the handle 110 is formed at the rear portion. The rotation fulcrum portion 12 of the base member 120 is provided with a front opening 13 for inserting the fulcrum arm portion 2 of the handle 110. Similarly, the rotation guide portion 7 is provided with the guide arm portion 3 of the handle 110. A rear opening 14 is provided for insertion. The fulcrum arm portion 2 of the handle 110 inserted from the front opening 13 of the base member 120 is slid along the front-rear direction and disposed at the rotation fulcrum portion 12 of the base member 120. At the same time, the guide arm portion 3 of the handle 110 is also disposed on the rotation guide portion 7 of the base member 120. In this state, when the handle body 1 is raised, the handle 110 is rotated around the rotation fulcrum C of the fulcrum arm portion 2. At this time, the pair of retaining portions 8 provided on the guide arm portion 3 of the handle 110 is guided by the guide wall portion 15 provided on the rotation guide portion 7 of the base member 120. Further, the pair of ribs 9 are guided by guide wall portions 16 projecting from the rotation guide portion 7. In the rotated handle 110, the bell crank 5 locked to the locking portion 6 of the guide arm portion 3 is automatically rotated in the reverse direction by the torsional force (elastic restoring force) of the torsion coil spring 17. And returned. In FIG. 2, 18 is a counterweight.

  The characterizing portion of the present invention will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 5, the outer peripheral edge portions of the pair of retaining portions 8 in the guide arm portion 3 have a substantially trapezoidal shape in a cross-sectional view, and a narrow contact portion 19 is formed in a band shape at the tip portion. Has been. That is, in the retaining portion 8, the width δ of the tip portion of the portion of the base member 120 that is disposed opposite to the guide wall portion 15 of the rotation guiding portion 7 is much narrower than the width W of the retaining portion 8. Thus, the contact portion 19 is formed in the narrow width (δ) portion, and each region with a gentle inclination angle with respect to the contact portion 19 is formed in the region from both ends of the contact portion 19 to the retaining portion 8. Inclined surfaces 18a and 18b are formed.

  Here, the gap e between the guide wall portion 15 of the rotation guide portion 7 and the contact portion 19 of the retaining portion 8 is extremely small. Thereby, the rattling in the vertical direction when the handle 110 is raised is suppressed.

  When the handle 110 is raised and rotated, the contact portion 19 of the retaining portion 8 and the guide wall portion 15 of the rotation guide portion 7 are slid while being in contact with each other. At this time, the width δ of the contact portion 19 which is a contact portion is narrow and only contacts the rotation guide portion 15 locally, so that the sliding resistance when the handle 110 is raised is reduced. Thereby, the operation feeling (feeling) when the handle 110 is raised is improved. In addition, inclined surfaces 8 a and 8 b are formed on both sides of the contact portion 19, and a space portion V larger than the gap e between the guide wall portion 15 and the contact portion 19 is formed. For this reason, even if foreign matter such as sand enters between the retaining portion 8 and the guide wall portion 15, the possibility that the foreign matter stays in the contact portion 19 is small. As a result, it is possible to prevent the operation feeling when the handle 110 is raised from being deteriorated by a foreign object.

  In the guide arm portion 3 of the above-described embodiment, the contact portion 19 is formed at the substantially central portion in the width direction of the retaining portion 8. However, as shown in FIG. 6A, the contact portion 19 may be formed by shifting in the width direction. In particular, as shown in FIG. 6B, the contact portion 19 may be provided at the rear end portion of the guide arm portion 3. In the case of this embodiment, since the contact portion 19 is formed at a portion farthest from the rotation fulcrum C (see FIG. 3) of the handle main body 110, the operation feeling when the handle 110 is raised is further improved.

  The contact portion 19 formed in the retaining portion 8 of the guide arm portion 3 of the above-described embodiment has a strip shape, and is in a form of surface contact with the guide wall portion 15 with a narrow width δ. However, like the guide arm portion 3 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7A, the outer peripheral edge portion of the contact portion 20 formed on the retaining portion 8 may be triangular. In this embodiment, the contact portion 20 is linear, and the rotation guide portion 15 and the contact portion 20 are in line contact. As a result, the contact area can be further reduced.

  Further, like the guide arm portion 3 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7B, the entire outer peripheral edge portion of the contact portion 21 formed on the retaining portion 8 may have an arc shape. . Even in the case of this embodiment, since the rotation guide portion 15 and the contact portion 21 are in line contact with each other, the same effect as the guide arm portion 3 of the second embodiment is obtained, and the handle 110 is raised when it is raised. Even if is tilted, a constant operational feeling can always be obtained.

  Further, like the guide arm portion 3 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the outer peripheral edge portion of the contact portion 22 formed on the retaining portion 8 is a part of a sphere. There may be. In the case of this embodiment, since the rotation guide portion 15 and the contact portion 22 are brought into point contact, the same effect as that of the guide arm portion 3 of the second embodiment is exhibited, and even if the handle 110 is tilted when it is raised. A constant operational feeling can always be obtained.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the narrow contact portions 19 to 22 are formed in a predetermined shape (band shape, line shape, or dot shape) on the retaining portion 8 of the guide arm portion 3 of the handle 110, and the base member 120 The guide wall 15 of the rotation guide 7 is a flat shape. However, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D, the retaining portion 8 of the guide arm portion 3 in the handle 110 has a flat shape, and the guide wall portion 15 of the rotation guide portion 7 in the base member 120. The narrow contact portions 19 to 22 may be formed in a predetermined shape. Even in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

  Each above-mentioned Example is a case where each contact part 19-22 is made trapezoid in planar view of the door handle apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. However, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the contact portion 23 may be trapezoidal in the rear view of the door handle device 100. Further, the contact portion 23 may have a triangular shape or an arc shape in the rear view. In particular, as shown in FIG. 10B, the contact portion 23 is formed at the position (distance H) farthest from the guide wall portion 16 by forming the contact portion 23 at the lower end portion of the retaining portion 8. Is done. As a result, the operational feeling of the handle 110 is improved, and rattling in the vertical direction when the handle 110 is raised can be most effectively prevented.

  Next, a sixth embodiment will be described. The door handle device 100 of this embodiment has a narrow first width on both the pair of retaining portions 8 of the guide arm portion 3 and the guide wall portion 15 of the rotation guide portion 7 on which each retaining portion 8 slides. 1st and 2nd contact parts 24 and 25 are provided. As shown in FIG. 11, the distal end portions of the pair of retaining portions 8 of the guide arm portion 3 in the handle 110 are trapezoidal in a cross-sectional view, and the first end surface is a band in the lateral direction. A contact portion 24 is provided. And the guide wall part 15 of the rotation guide part 7 in the base member 120 has a trapezoidal shape in a longitudinal sectional view and is provided with a belt-like second contact part 25 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the handle 110 and the base member 120 are assembled, the first contact portion 24 on the handle 110 side comes into contact with the second contact portion 25 on the base member 120 side in an intersecting state. When the handle 110 is raised, the retaining portion 8 of the guide arm portion 3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 26 around the rotation fulcrum C (see FIG. 3). Since the first contact portion 24 is provided in a strip shape in the lateral direction, the contact positions of the first and second contact portions 24 and 25 move as the handle 110 is moved, but the contact portions 24 and 25 are in contact with each other. There is no risk of falling off.

  In the case of the door handle device 100 of this embodiment, since the portions other than the first and second contact portions 24 and 25 are inclined surfaces, there is an advantage that foreign matters such as sand are difficult to enter.

  In the case of the sixth embodiment described above, the first and second contact portions 24 and 25 are belt-like and are in surface contact. However, it is also possible to make line contact by making the outer peripheral edge part of both contact parts 24, 25 or the outer peripheral edge part of either one of the contact parts 24, 25 into a triangular shape or an arc shape.

  In the sixth embodiment, the first and second contact portions 24 and 25 intersect with each other in an orthogonal state. However, the first and second contact portions 24 and 25 may intersect with each other obliquely.

1 is a perspective view of a door handle device 100. FIG. It is a bottom view similarly. It is a front view in the state where handle 110 and base member 120 were separated. FIG. 4 is a sectional view (back sectional view) taken along line X1-X1 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view (plan sectional view) taken along line Y1-Y1 of FIG. (A), (b) is a top view of the contact part 19 of a different form. (A) is a top view of the contact part 20 in the guide arm part 3 of 2nd Example, (b) is a top view of the contact part 21 in the guide arm part 3 of 3rd Example. (A) is a top view of the contact part 22 in the guide arm part 3 of 4th Example, (b) is a Z1 direction arrow line view of (a). (A)-(d) is a plane sectional view at the time of each contact part 19-22 being provided in the rotation guide part 7 of the base member 120. FIG. (A), (b) is a rear view of the principal part of the door handle apparatus 100 of 5th Example. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the door handle apparatus 100 of 6th Example. It is a Z2 direction arrow line view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

C: Rotating fulcrum
D: Door 100: Door handle device 110: Handle 120: Base member
1: Handle body
2: fulcrum arm
3: Guide arm
7: Rotation guide
12: Rotation fulcrum part 19-23: Contact part (narrow contact part)
24: 1st contact part (narrow contact part)
25: 2nd contact part (narrow contact part)

Claims (2)

A vehicle door handle device attached to a vehicle door for opening the door,
A base member fixed to the door;
A handle that is connected to the base member so that the other end can be raised along the rotation direction with one end serving as a rotation fulcrum;
The base member includes a rotation fulcrum portion that rotatably connects one end portion of the handle, and a rotation guide portion that connects the other end portion of the handle to the rotation direction so as to be close to and away from the rotation direction. Is provided,
The handle includes a handle body that is gripped by a user's hand, a fulcrum arm portion that extends from one end of the handle body and is connected to the pivot fulcrum portion of the base member, and the handle body. A guide arm portion that extends from the end portion and is arranged to be opposed to and connected to the rotation guide portion of the base member;
A narrow contact portion that is slidably contacted locally with respect to the rotation guide portion of the base member is formed in a portion of the guide arm portion of the handle that is opposed to the rotation guide portion of the base member. And
The narrow contact portion is provided with a certain width in a width direction that is a direction along a longitudinal direction of the handle in a direction intersecting a direction in which the handle is raised, and the width in the narrow contact portion. An inclined surface in which a gap between the both end portions in the direction and the rotation guide portion of the base member is continuously widened is extended, and the outer peripheral edge portion of the narrow contact portion and the outer peripheral edge portion of the inclined surface are The shape is formed,
When the handle is caused to rotate relative to the rotation fulcrum portion of the base member as a fulcrum, the guide arm portion of the handle and the rotation guide portion of the base member are the narrow contact portion. The vehicle door handle device is characterized by being slid while being in contact with each other. 2. The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the narrow contact portion is provided on a guide arm portion of the handle at a center portion in the width direction or a position shifted from the center portion in the width direction. Handle device.

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