JP4783889B2 - Automotive sliding door structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile sliding door structure.

  As a conventional sliding door structure for automobiles, there is known a structure in which a roller base rotatably provided with a roller movably fitted to a guide rail is attached to a base plate provided on the sliding door (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

In this patent document 1, the roller is attached to the roller base by attaching the bracket provided with the roller and the roller base rotatably via a pin.
JP 2006-2383 A

  However, in such a conventional structure, when the roller side bracket and the roller base are rotatably mounted via the pins, there is a possibility that a gap is generated between the roller side bracket and the roller base. When such a gap is generated, there is a risk that the bracket on the roller side rattles and eventually the slide door rattles.

  Then, an object of this invention is to obtain the sliding door structure for motor vehicles which can suppress the shakiness of the sliding door for motor vehicles.

In the invention of claim 1, a door side bracket attached to a slide door movable along the guide rail, a roller side bracket that rotatably supports a roller engaging with the guide rail, and the door side It has a pin that connects via a flanged bush to the bracket and a roller bracket, and is turnably connected around the said door-side bracket and the roller-side bracket each other pins, the door-side bracket wherein a door-side bracket is a motor vehicle sliding door structure which is adjustable in position coupled to the vehicle width direction with respect to the roller side bracket by the formed U grooves and elongated hole in, the door-side bracket, the door is attached an adjusting plate which is adjustably positionable hole in the vehicle width direction is formed to the side bracket, the tone A plate, is characterized by forming an inclined surface that can be inserted as axial gap is eliminated in the pin between the flange portion and the door side bracket of the flanged bush.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, a chamfered portion that matches the inclined surface is provided in the flange portion.
In the invention of claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the adjustment plate is provided with a raised portion that rises from the door side bracket side to the flange portion side of the flanged bush. The inclined surface is provided on a side of the raised portion facing the flange portion of the bush with the flange.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the door side bracket and the roller side bracket are connected to each other by the pin through the hooked bush, the adjustment plate provided on the door side bracket is moved so that the inclined surface of the hooked bush The position of the adjustment plate is adjusted so that there is no gap in the axial direction between the flange of the flanged bush and the door side bracket. This eliminates the axial gap between the roller-side bracket and the door-side bracket and prevents the roller-side bracket from rattling, so that rattling of the slide door can be suppressed.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the chamfered portion that matches the inclined surface of the adjustment plate is formed on the flange portion of the bush with bushing, the inclined surface of the adjustment plate is smoothly engaged with the flange portion of the bush with bushing. Accordingly, the inclined surface of the adjustment plate can be easily inserted between the flange portion of the bush with bush and the door side bracket.

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

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a sliding door structure for an automobile according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the main part of the present embodiment, and FIG. It is a top view which shows the part.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slide door structure for an automobile according to this embodiment includes a door-side bracket 2 attached to a front lower end of a slide door (not shown) movable along the guide rail 1, and the guide rail 1. A roller side bracket 5 that rotatably supports the roller 3 that engages with the support shaft 4, and a pin 7 that connects the door side bracket 2 and the roller side bracket 5 via a cylindrical hooked bush 6. And an adjustment plate 8 attached to the upper part of the door-side bracket 2 so that the position thereof can be adjusted. The axis of the support shaft 4 extends in the horizontal direction, while the axes of the bushed bush 6 and the pin 7 extend in the vertical direction.

A U-shaped groove 9 is formed at the front end of the door-side bracket 2 so as to extend in the vehicle width direction (the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 and 3) and through which the bushed bush 6 is inserted. It is open to the side (left side in FIGS. 1 and 3). The door side bracket 2 is fastened to the link 11 at the lower part of the door side bracket 2 via a bolt 10 so as to be movable in the vehicle width direction. A circular hole 12 fitted into the bushing 6 with a hook at the tip of the link 11. A long hole 13 extending in the vehicle width direction and through which the bolt 10 is inserted is formed in the door-side bracket 2 at the rear end of the link 11. For example, when adjusting the distance between a vehicle body (not shown) and the sliding door, after the bolt 10 is loosened , the door side bracket 2 is moved to a predetermined position in the vehicle width direction with respect to the roller side bracket 5 , The bolt 10 is closed again.

  The roller-side bracket 5 has a U-shaped cross section, and is provided with a base plate portion 14 provided with a support shaft 4 protruding in the direction of the guide rail 1, and is bent from the base plate portion 14 toward the slide door. A pair of upper and lower bent portions 15 and 16 sandwiching the attached bush 6 are integrally formed. The bent portions 15 and 16 are provided with circular holes 17 and 18 through which the pins 7 are inserted, respectively.

  The adjustment plate 8 has a long hole-shaped large-diameter hole 19 into which the flanged bush 6 is loosely fitted at the tip, and a small-diameter hole 21 into which the bolt 20 is loosely fitted on the slide door side. Between the large-diameter hole 19 and the small-diameter hole 21, a raised portion 22 that protrudes upward is provided, and on the side of the raised portion 22 facing the flanged bush 6, the flange 6 a of the flanged bush 6 and the door An inclined surface 23 that can be inserted into the side bracket 2 is provided, and its tip is formed in a straight line. Further, a bent portion 24 that protrudes upward is provided at the rear end of the adjustment plate 8.

  The upper end of the flanged bush 6 has a flange portion 6a that faces the bent portion 15 of the roller side bracket 5, and a chamfered portion 25 that matches the inclined surface 23 is formed on the flange portion 6a.

In the present embodiment, when connecting the door-side bracket 2 and the roller-side bracket 5, the adjustment plate 8 provided on the door-side bracket 2, adjustment plate between the bent portions 15, 16 of the roller-side bracket 5 8. After the hooked bush 6 is provided together with the door side bracket 2 and the link 11 , the pin 7 is inserted into the circular holes 17 and 18 of the roller side bracket 5 and the hooked bush 6 and the lower end thereof is swaged. Next, the bent portion 24 of the adjustment plate 8 provided on the upper part of the door-side bracket 2 is gripped to move the adjustment plate 8, and the inclined surface 23 of the raised portion 22 is moved to the flange portion 6a of the hooked bush 6 and the door-side bracket. 2 to adjust the position of the adjusting plate 8 so that there is no gap in the axial direction between the flange portion 6a of the bush 6 with the flange and the door side bracket 2 by matching the chamfered portion 25 of the flange portion 6a. Do. After adjusting the position of the adjustment plate 8 by connecting the door side bracket 2 and the roller side bracket 5 in this manner, the adjustment plate 8 is fastened to the door side bracket 2 by the bolt 20.

  Thereby, the roller side bracket 5 is connected to the door side bracket 2 by the pin 7 through the bush 6 with the flange, and can be rotated in the horizontal plane around the pin 7. At this time, the slide door is swingably supported by the pin 7 and the movement of the slide door in the moving direction (vehicle longitudinal direction) is restricted by the U-shaped groove 9 of the door side bracket 2. Further, the load in the vehicle width direction of the slide door is supported by the link 11, and the downward load is supported by the door side bracket 2 and the link 11.

  In the embodiment configured as described above, the inclined surface 23 of the adjustment plate 8 is inserted between the flange portion 6a of the bush 6 with the flange and the door-side bracket 2, so that the flange portion 6a of the bush 6 and the door-side bracket are inserted. Since there is no gap in the axial direction with 2, rattling of the sliding door can be suppressed. Further, since the chamfered portion 6a is formed with a chamfered portion 25 that matches the inclined surface 23, the inclined surface 23 of the adjusting plate 8 can be smoothly engaged with the flanged portion 6a of the bush 6 with the flange. In addition, the inclined surface 23 of the adjustment plate 8 can be easily inserted between the flange portion 6 a of the bush 6 with the flange and the door-side bracket 2. Further, since the adjustment plate 8 can be moved while holding the bent portion 24, the inclined surface 23 of the adjustment plate 8 can be easily moved between the flange portion 6a of the flanged bush 6 and the door side bracket 2 in this respect. Can be plugged in.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of the sliding door structure for motor vehicles concerning this invention was described, this invention can employ | adopt various embodiment in the range which does not deviate from a summary, without being restricted to the said embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the U-groove extending in the vehicle width direction and having one end opened to the vehicle body side is formed at the tip of the door side bracket, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of the U groove, a long hole extending in the vehicle width direction may be formed at the tip of the door side bracket. Furthermore, although the case where a collar part was integrally provided in the bush with a collar was illustrated, a bush and a collar part (flange part) can also be provided separately.

Sectional drawing which shows the sliding door structure for motor vehicles concerning one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the principal part cross section concerning one Embodiment of this invention. The top view which shows the part of the adjustment board and bush with a hook concerning one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide rail 2 Door side bracket 3 Roller 5 Roller side bracket 6 Bushing bush 6a collar 7 Pin 8 Adjustment plate 23 Inclined surface 25 Chamfer

Claims (3)

A door side bracket attached to a slide door movable along the guide rail, a roller side bracket rotatably supporting a roller engaged with the guide rail, and a hooked bush for the door side bracket and the roller side bracket. The door side bracket and the roller side bracket are connected to each other so as to be rotatable around the pin, and are formed by a U groove and a long hole formed in the door side bracket. An automotive sliding door structure in which the door-side bracket is connected to the roller-side bracket so that the position of the door-side bracket can be adjusted in the vehicle width direction .
The door-side bracket, is attached an adjusting plate which is adjustably positionable hole in the vehicle width direction is formed with respect to the door-side bracket, the adjusting plate, the flange portion of the flanged bush and the door-side bracket An automotive sliding door structure characterized in that an inclined surface that can be inserted is formed so that there is no gap in the axial direction of the pin therebetween.   The sliding door structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein a chamfered portion that matches the inclined surface is formed in a flange portion of the bush with a flange. The adjustment plate is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes from the door side bracket side to the flange side of the flanged bush,
The sliding door structure for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclined surface is provided on a side of the raised portion facing the flange portion of the bush with a flange.

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