JP5078403B2 - Vehicle out-handle device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention includes a handle body which is the vehicle door is formed in cross section substantially U-shaped having an open opposite longitudinal vehicle over the outside of the handle body have a cover attached to said handle body An operation handle extending in the direction is arranged on the outer surface side of the vehicle door, and a gap formed between the handle main body and the cover is used for confirming the locking intention of the vehicle user at one end in the longitudinal direction of the operation handle. with intention confirmation means is accommodated, the same operating handle, the handle operation portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle adjacent to the one end portion, the circuit board electrically connected to該意Zhi confirmation means is housed, at least the The present invention relates to a vehicular out-handle apparatus in which a circuit board and an electric connection portion to the circuit board and the intention confirmation means are covered with a potting agent.

The circuit board and the will confirmation means are accommodated in the operation handle, and the circuit board and the electrical connection part to the circuit board and the will confirmation means are covered with a potting agent, so that the electrical connection part between the electrical components deteriorates due to rain water or the like. Patent Document 1 discloses an outhandle device for a vehicle that prevents the occurrence of poor conduction.
JP 2004-169426 A

  However, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to perform an operation of filling the handle body with the potting agent so as to cover the circuit board and an operation of filling the potting agent so as to cover a part of the will confirmation means. In order to improve the assembly work efficiency, it is desirable to perform the potting agent filling operation once. However, the will confirmation means disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a switch for switching the switching mode by a pressing operation of the vehicle user, and the circuit board and the electric power to the circuit board and the will confirmation means are filled by one potting agent filling. If the connecting portion is covered with a potting agent, it becomes difficult for the will confirmation means that is a switch that switches the switching mode by the pressing operation to secure a sufficient space for the pressing operation of the operating portion. There is a possibility that the pressing operability is lowered and the confirmation of the will confirmation means is affected.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and without affecting the confirmation by the will confirmation means, the circuit board and the electric power to the circuit board and the will confirmation means by one potting agent filling operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an out-handle apparatus for a vehicle in which the connecting portion is covered with a potting agent to improve the assembly workability.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handle main body formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that is open on a side opposite to a vehicle door, and covers the outside of the handle main body. operating handle to have a cover attached to the body and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is disposed on the outer surface side of the door the vehicle, the space formed between the cover and the handle body, the operating handle At one end of the longitudinal direction, a will confirmation means for confirming the locking intention of the vehicle user is accommodated, and at the handle operating portion of the same operating handle that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction adjacent to the one end, the will confirmation circuit board electrically connected is contained in means, cars and at least the circuit board, and the electrical connection to the circuit board and the intention confirmation means is covered with a potting agent In use out handle device, the intention confirmation means, the end contact will check sensor der of which is adapted to check the lock intention by contact of the vehicle user to a predetermined position set in the unit Rutotomoni of the operating handle The will confirmation sensor is positioned and fixed to the handle main body before filling the potting agent at the one end portion of the operation handle, and the gap of the operation handle includes the handle operation portion and the one end portion of the operation handle. The potting agent that extends continuously over the gap and is seamlessly filled in the gap across the handle operating portion and the one end is electrically connected to a part of the will confirmation sensor, the circuit board, and the electrical connection. It is characterized by covering the part .

According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the features of the first aspect of the invention, the will confirmation sensor is bonded to the handle body, and the circuit board and the will confirmation sensor are housed and fixed. The operation handle is filled with the potting agent.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 3 is provided with a handle body formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that is open on a side opposite to the vehicle door, and a cover that covers the outside of the handle body and is attached to the handle body. An operation handle having the vehicle handle is disposed on the outer surface side of the vehicle door, and in the operation handle, a will confirmation means for confirming the locking intention of the vehicle user, and a circuit board electrically connected to the intention confirmation means, In a vehicle out-handle apparatus in which at least the circuit board and the electrical connection portion to the circuit board and the will confirmation means are covered with a potting agent, the intention confirmation means is set to the operation handle. A contact-type will confirmation sensor configured to confirm the will of locking by contact of a vehicle user with a position, and the will confirmation sensor includes the potting It is before the filling positioned and fixed to the handle body, the decorative cap covering the intention confirmation sensor in a state of being positioned and fixed to the handle body, the handle body-side as possible to fit a part of the cover It is characterized by being assembled to.

According to the present invention, since the will confirmation means for confirming the locking intention is a contact-type will confirmation sensor, the circuit board and the electrical connection to the circuit board and the will confirmation means by one potting agent filling operation Even if the part is covered with the potting agent, the confirmation by the will confirmation means is not affected, and the assembling workability can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the will confirmation sensor is fixed to the handle body side by bonding, the operation handle is constructed by assembling the handle body and the cover to each other, and potting is performed in the operation handle. The agent can be filled, and there is no concern that the will confirmation sensor is displaced from the predetermined position.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, after the handle body in which the circuit board and the will confirmation sensor covered with the decorative cap are fixed, the potting agent is filled once in a necessary amount, and then the handle body When the operation handle is constructed by assembling the cover, the decorative cap is fitted into the cover, and the amount of filling of the potting agent can be minimized.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an operation handle, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow 4 in FIG. 1.

  First, in FIG. 1, for example, an operation handle 17A extending in the vehicle front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1) is rotatably attached to the outer panel 16 of the vehicle door 15 that is a side door. The operation handle 17A is formed of a hard synthetic resin and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is disposed on the outer surface side of the outer panel 16, and a cover made of synthetic resin that covers the outside of the handle main body 18A. 19A.

  The handle body 18A extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a substantially L-shaped support arm portion 18Aa that projects into the outer panel 16 is integrally provided at one end portion in the longitudinal direction (the right end portion in FIG. 1). The other end of the handle body 18A is integrally provided with an operating arm portion 18Ab that enters the outer panel 16.

  The support arm 18Aa is provided with a recess 23 into which the support member 22 provided on the outer panel 16 side is inserted, and one end of the operation handle 17A is turned to the outer panel 16 via the support member 22. It is supported movably. The operating arm 18Ab is connected to a latch mechanism (not shown). When the vehicle door 15 is unlocked, the operating mechanism 17A is operated so that the latch mechanism closes the vehicle door 15. The state is released, and the vehicle door 15 can be opened by operating the operation handle 17A.

In FIG. 2, the handle body 18 </ b> A is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape that is open on the opposite side of the outer panel 16 so as to form an accommodation recess 24 that is open on the cover 19 </ b> A side. In the housing recess 24 , that is, in the gap between the handle main body 18 </ b> A and the cover 19 </ b> A, a circuit board 26 on which the antenna 25 is disposed is housed on the front surface side. The double-sided adhesive tape 27 is adhered to the handle body 18A.

3 and 4, in the operation handle 17A ( that is, the gap) , the circuit board 26 is provided in the handle operation part G extending in the vehicle front-rear direction of the operation handle 17A, and the operation handle 17A. will check sensor 28 is intention confirmation means for confirming the lock intention of the vehicle user at one end E to the longitudinal direction adjacent to said handle operation portion G is intended to be accommodated respectively, the intention confirmation sensor 28 In this case, the locking intention is confirmed by the vehicle user's contact with a predetermined position set on the cover 19A of the operation handle 17A.

  Thus, a pair of support protrusions 30 and 30 are integrally provided at the other end of the handle body 18A with a gap in the width direction of the handle body 18A. Concave portions 30a and 30a for positioning and mounting both sides of the will confirmation sensor 28 which are circular are formed. Thus, the will confirmation sensor 28 is bonded to the concave portions 30a with the double-sided adhesive tape 29.

  The will confirmation sensor 28 is electrically connected to the circuit board 26 through a conductive wire 31. By the way, although the will confirmation sensor 28 functions to confirm the will of locking even if it is provided on the circuit board 26, the will confirmation sensor 28 is not required depending on the model, and therefore the will confirmation sensor separated from the circuit board 26. 28 is electrically connected to the circuit board 26 through the conductor 31. As shown in FIG. 1, a harness 33 formed by collecting a plurality of conductive wires 32 electrically connected to the circuit board 26 is connected to the outside through a through hole 34 provided on one end side of the handle body 18A. Derived.

  As clearly shown in FIG. 1, the cover 19A is integrally provided on the other end side of the handle body 18A and a leg portion 35 that contacts the one end side of the handle body 18A so as to cover the handle body 18A from the outside. A leg portion 36 that fits into the support cylinder 37 is provided integrally with the cover 19A, and screw members 38 and 39 inserted through the handle body 18A are screwed into the leg portions 35 and 36, respectively.

  An opening 40 is provided in a portion of the cover 19A corresponding to the will confirmation sensor 28, and represents a predetermined position set on the cover 19A of the operation handle 17A in order to confirm the locking intention by the contact of the vehicle user. A makeup cap 41 is sandwiched between the will confirmation sensor 28 and the cover 19A so as to fit into the opening 40 and partly face the outer surface of the cover 19A.

By the way, at least a part of the intention confirmation sensor 28, the circuit board 26, and the electrical connection portion to the circuit board 26 and the intention confirmation switch 28 are covered with a potting agent 42, and the handle body 18A An introduction hole 43 for introducing the potting agent 42 is provided on one end side. Thus, the operation handle 17A is configured by fastening the cover 19A to the handle body 18A to which the circuit board 26 is fixed and the will confirmation sensor 28 is positioned and fixed, with the decorative cap 41 sandwiched between the handle confirmation sensor 28 and the handle 19A. At the same time, a predetermined amount of the potting agent 42 is filled into the operation handle 17A from the introduction hole 43 in a state where the operation handle 17A is vertically extended so that the operation arm 18Ab is in the lower position. At this time, the opening 40 provided in the cover 19 </ b> A corresponding to the will confirmation sensor 28 is closed by the decorative cap 41, and the potting agent 42 does not leak to the outside from the opening 40. That is, the potting agent 42 is filled in the operation handle 17A in the longitudinal direction across the handle operation portion G and the one end E of the operation handle 17A.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. The contact-type will confirmation sensor 28 configured to confirm the will of locking by contact of the vehicle user with a predetermined position set on the operation handle 17A is provided with the potting agent 42. Since the positioning is fixed to the handle main body 18A before filling, the potting agent 42 covers the circuit board 26 and the electrical connection portion to the circuit board 26 and the will confirmation sensor 28 by filling the potting agent 42 once. However, the confirmation by the will confirmation sensor 28 is not affected, and the assembly workability can be improved.

  In addition, since the potting agent 42 is filled in the operation handle 17A in a state where the circuit board 26 and the will confirmation sensor 28 are accommodated and fixed, the handle body 18A and the cover 19A are assembled to each other to attach the operation handle 17A. In the configured state, the potting agent 42 can be filled into the operation handle 17A, and there is no fear that the will confirmation sensor 28 is displaced from a predetermined position.

  In addition, the necessary portion in the operation handle 17A is completely filled with the potting agent 42, and the intention confirmation sensor 28 erroneously confirms the movement of rainwater that has entered the operation handle 17A as the vehicle user's intention to lock. There is no.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to the first embodiment are indicated by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description is omitted.

  An intention confirmation sensor 28 is bonded to a support protrusion 30... Provided integrally with the handle body 18 </ b> A of the operation handle 17 </ b> B with a double-sided adhesive tape 29, and a portion corresponding to the intention confirmation sensor 28 is provided on the cover 19 </ b> A. The opening 40 is closed by a decorative cap 45 that is elastically engaged with the cover 19A with a gap between the opening and the will confirmation sensor 28.

  According to the second embodiment, the potting agent 42 is also filled between the will confirmation sensor 28 and the cosmetic cap 45, but the contact confirmation sensor 28 confirms the locking intention by the contact of the vehicle user. Therefore, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to the first and second embodiments are indicated by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description is omitted.

  The operation handle 17C includes a handle body 18B and a cover 19B that covers the handle body 18B, and a cosmetic cap 46 that covers the will confirmation sensor 28 positioned and fixed to the handle body 18B partially includes the cover 19B. The handle body 18B and the cover 19B are sandwiched between the handle body 18B and the cover 19B.

That is, the will confirmation sensor 28 in a state where one end of the conducting wire 31 is electrically connected is incorporated into a makeup cap 46 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and the holder for sandwiching the intention confirmation sensor 28 between the makeup cap 46 and the holder. 47 is inserted into the makeup cap 46. A plurality of engaging holes 48 ... provided in Thus to decorative cap 46, the said decorative cap 46 by engaging claws 47a provided integrally with the holder 47 ... is resiliently engaged within said holder 47 Mounted. In addition, the handle body 18B is provided with a fitting hole 51 opened on the cover 19B side so that the decorative cap 46 can be lightly press-fitted, and in the middle of the fitting hole 51, an annular shape facing the cover 19B side is provided. The stepped portion 51a is formed, and the decorative cap 46 is lightly press-fitted into the fitting hole 51 until it comes into contact with the stepped portion 51a.

  Further, an annular portion that elastically contacts the outer periphery of the decorative cap 46 that fits a part of the opening 49 around the periphery of the opening 49 provided in the cover 19B at a portion corresponding to the will confirmation sensor 28. A seal member 50 is attached.

  Thus, the circuit board 26 is bonded to the handle main body 18B with the double-sided adhesive tape 27, and the intention confirmation sensor 28 includes a holder 47 lightly press-fitted into the handle main body 18B and a decorative cap 46 covering the will confirmation sensor 28. In the state where the electrical connection of the will confirmation sensor 28 to the circuit board 26 and the electrical connection of the harness 33 (refer to the first embodiment) to the circuit board 26 are completed, the cover 19B is attached to the handle body. The potting agent 42 is filled into the handle body 18B before being fastened to 18B.

  According to the third embodiment, after filling the handle body 18B in a state where the circuit board 26 and the will confirmation sensor 28 covered with the decorative cap 46 are fixed, the potting agent 42 is filled once in a necessary amount. When the operation handle 17C is configured by assembling the cover 19B to the handle body 18B, the decorative cap 46 is fitted into the cover 19B, and the filling amount of the potting agent 42 can be minimized.

  There is a possibility that a gap is formed between the potting agent 42 and the cover 19B in the operation handle 17C, and rainwater may enter the gap. However, since the will confirmation sensor 28 is covered with the makeup cap 46, the rainwater The will confirmation sensor 28 will not mistakenly confirm that the intention is the vehicle user's intention to lock.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the operation handle of 1st Example. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a part of handle body and a will confirmation sensor. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow 4 in FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 4 of 2nd Example. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 4 of 3rd Example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Vehicle door 17A, 17B, 17C ... Operation handle 18A, 18B ... Handle main body 19A, 19B ... Cover 26 ... Circuit board 28 ... Will confirmation sensor which is will confirmation means 42 ... Potting agent 46 ... Cosmetic cap
E ... One end of the operation handle
G ・ ・ ・ ・ Handle control part of the operation handle

Claims (3)

A handle body (18A, 18B) formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-section with the opposite side to the vehicle door (15) open, and the handle body (18A) covering the outside of the handle body (18A, 18B) a cover attached to 18B) (19A, 19B) and closed to the extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle operating handle (17A, 17B, 17C) which is disposed on the outer surface of the vehicle door (15), said handle body ( 18A, 18B) and a space formed between the cover (19A, 19B) in order to confirm the vehicle user's locking intention at one end (E) in the longitudinal direction of the operation handle (17A-17C). with intention confirmation means (28) is accommodated in, of the operating handle (17A-17C), the end handle operation portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle adjacent to the (E) (G) There it is housed the circuit board (26) electrically connected to該意Zhi confirmation means (28), at least the circuit board (26), to the circuit board (26) and the intention confirmation means (28) In the vehicle out-handle apparatus in which the electrical connection portion is covered with the potting agent (42),
A contact-type will confirmation sensor (28 , wherein the will confirmation means confirms the will of locking by a vehicle user's contact with a predetermined position set at the one end (E) of the operation handle (17A-17C). ) der Rutotomoni, positioning the handle body prior to filling of the potting agent at the first end of該意Zhi check sensor (28) said operating handle (17A-17C) (E) (42) (18A, 18B) Fixed ,
The gaps of the operation handles (17A to 17C) extend continuously over the handle operation part (G) and the one end part (E) of the operation handles (17A to 17C). The potting agent (42) filled seamlessly across the handle operating part (G) and the one end part (E) includes a part of the will confirmation sensor (28), the circuit board (26), and the An out-handle device for a vehicle , which covers an electrical connecting portion .   The will confirmation sensor (28) is adhered to the handle body (18A), and the circuit board (26) and the will confirmation sensor (28) are accommodated and fixed in the operation handle (17A, 17B). The vehicle out-handle device according to claim 1, wherein the potting agent (42) is filled. A handle body (18A, 18B) formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-section with the opposite side to the vehicle door (15) open, and the handle body (18A) covering the outside of the handle body (18A, 18B) , 18B) and an operating handle (17A, 17B, 17C) having a cover (19A, 19B) attached to the vehicle door (15). The operating handle (17A-17C) An intention confirmation means (28) for confirming the locking intention of the vehicle user and a circuit board (26) electrically connected to the intention confirmation means (28) are accommodated, and at least the circuit board (26). In the vehicle out-handle apparatus, the circuit board (26) and the electrical connection portion to the will confirmation means (28) are covered with a potting agent (42).
The will confirmation means is a contact-type will confirmation sensor (28) configured to confirm a locking will by a vehicle user's contact with a predetermined position set on the operation handle (17A to 17C). A confirmation sensor (28) is positioned and fixed to the handle body (18A, 18B) before filling the potting agent (42),
A decorative cap (46) that covers the will confirmation sensor (28) positioned and fixed to the handle body (18B) allows a part thereof to be fitted to the cover (19B). car dual-out handle device you characterized in that it is assembled to 18B) side.

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