JP5145258B2 - Vehicle door handle device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door handle device.

  As a door handle device in which a decorative washer member is arranged at the rotation end of an operation handle arranged on the surface of the door panel, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this conventional example, the handle device is formed by rotatably connecting the operation handle to a handle base disposed along the back surface of the door panel, and the handle base is fixed to the rotation hinge side end of the operation handle, This is performed at the rotation end side end of the operation handle.

  When the decorative washer member is removed from the door panel, the opening formed in the door panel to guide the operating part of the operation handle into the door is exposed to the outside, so the decorative washer member uses a fastening element on the handle base. In this way, the outer mounting member that is firmly fixed is covered with an outer cover.

  However, since the decorative washer member in the above-described conventional example is constituted by the external mounting member and the external cover, there are disadvantages that the number of parts is increased and the assembly work last name is also deteriorated.

  This problem can be solved by forming and integrating the shape of the external cover on the external mounting member. In this case, the following problem occurs. That is, when the decorative washer member is an injection-molded product of synthetic resin due to consideration of manufacturing cost and weight reduction, uniform wall thickness is required to prevent surface defects such as sink marks, and as a result, appropriate meat theft Setting is required.

  However, setting a stealer on the decorative washer member, which is an exterior part, and exposing the opening to the outside causes not only a problem in appearance but also a cause of a whistling phenomenon when driving a vehicle. .

JP 2007-92510 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door handle device that has a good assembling work and can prevent wind noise.

  The handle device includes an operation handle 2 connected to the handle base 1 and attached to a vehicle door D, and a decorative washer member 7 formed of a synthetic resin material. The decorative washer member 7 has an escutcheon portion 5 that is exposed on the surface of the door D when mounted on the door D, and an attachment protrusion 6 that protrudes from the escalation portion 5. It is fixed by inserting and connecting to the handle base 1. A nut 8 is inserted into the mounting protrusion 6 after molding for connection operation.

  In order to prevent the occurrence of surface defects such as sink marks by making the wall thickness uniform over the entire area, the meat stealing portion 3 is formed in the escutcheon portion 5, and the opening of the meat stealing portion 3 is exposed to the outside. In order to prevent the influence on the appearance or the generation of wind noise, the cover member 4 is covered.

  In the cover member 4, the attachment piece 12 is fastened together with the attachment protrusion 6 together with the nut 8 inserted after molding, and the drop-out due to deterioration with time is completely prevented. The post-molding insert process can be a press-fit type insert process or a hot-press type insert process, and in order to fix the mounting piece 12 together with the nut 8 to the lower hole 10 of the nut 8, A communication path 11 through which the attachment piece 12 can be inserted is formed between the two.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the escutcheon portion 5 and the mounting projection portion 6 can be formed integrally, so that the mounting operation is simplified and the occurrence of defects such as sink marks during molding can be prevented. In addition, since the opening of the meat stealing portion 3 is covered with the cover member 4, it is possible to prevent adverse effects on the external appearance and the like, whistling and the like, and further prevent the cover member 4 from dropping off due to deterioration over time. it can.

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The cover member 4 is provided with a locking portion 14 that is locked to the locked portion 13 of the decorative washer member 7 when the cover member 4 is attached to the meat stealing portion 3 and restricts the detachment of the nut 8 during the insert operation. When the vehicle door handle device is configured, the cover member 4 is not dropped during the post-molding insert operation, so that the manufacturing efficiency can be improved.

  The handle device is configured as a pull-up or flap-type handle device operated by pulling the central portion of the operation handle 2, and further as a grip-type handle device operated by grasping the central portion of the operation handle 2. And can be configured as a grip-type handle device.

  When the handle device is configured as a grip type and the handle base 1 is arranged along the back surface of the door panel D in order to prevent exposure to the outside, the decorative washer member 7 is used as a fixed part of the handle base 1. be able to.

In this case, the door handle device is
The handle base 1 is disposed along the back surface of the door panel D, and the mounting projection 6 of the decorative washer member 7 is fitted into a washer mounting opening 16 provided in the handle base 1 so that the washer is placed in the door D. It is connected to the side wall of the mounting opening 16 using the fastening element 9;
In addition, the escutcheon portion 5 is configured to clamp the door panel D in cooperation with the handle base 1 and fix the handle base 1 to the door panel D in a state of being connected to the handle base 1.

  According to the present invention, the assembly work last name is good and the generation of wind noise can be prevented.

It is a figure which shows a door handle apparatus, (a) is a front view, (b) is the 1B-1B sectional view taken on the line of (a). FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line 2A-2A in FIG. It is a figure which shows the mounting state of a decorative washer member, (a) is sectional drawing which shows the state before mounting | wearing, (b) is sectional drawing after mounting | wearing. It is a disassembled perspective view of a handle apparatus. It is a figure which shows the assembly state of a decorative washer member, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a rear view. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6A-6A in FIG. 5C, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6B-6B in FIG. 5C. It is sectional drawing of a decorative washer, (a) is a 7A-7A sectional view taken on the line of Fig.5 (a), (b) is sectional drawing of a connection completion state.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and subsequent figures, the handle device includes a handle base 1, an operation handle 2 having one end rotatably connected to the handle base 1, and a decorative washer member 7 disposed near the rotation end of the operation handle 2. 1 and is attached to the door D in a posture in which the left side in FIG.

  The operation handle 2 is configured as a so-called grip-type operation handle. When the operation handle 2 is gripped by an intermediate portion of the operation handle 2 and rotated around a connection end to the handle base 1, a rear end portion (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle in this specification). The actuating leg 15 formed on the mounting posture is defined as “front and rear”. As shown in FIG. 2, the handle base 1 has an input portion 17 a that abuts on the operating leg 15, and an operating force transmission means 19 such as a cable whose one end is connected to a door lock device 18 disposed in the door D. A lever 17 having an output portion 17b to be connected is rotatably connected around a pivot 17c, and the displacement of the operating leg 15 is transmitted to the door lock device 18 via the operating force transmission means 19 to be transmitted to the door. The locking device 18 is activated.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, in order to prevent exposure to the front surface of the door panel D, the handle base 1 is disposed along the back surface of the door panel D, and is formed at the front end portion of the operation handle 2 so as to be handled. 1 is inserted into the door D through a front opening 20a opened in the door panel D and a hinge insertion opening 1a opened in the handle base 1 correspondingly. The A front gasket 21 is attached to the periphery of the front opening 20a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a washer mounting opening 16 corresponding to the rear opening 20 b of the door panel D is opened in the handle base 1, and the operating leg 15 of the operation handle 2 is inserted into the door D. The washer mounting opening 16 is expanded rearward compared to the insertion space of the operating leg 15, and the decorative washer member 7 is mounted on the expanded portion. In order to fix the decorative washer member 7, a bolt (fastener 9) is temporarily fixed to the rear wall surface of the washer mounting opening 16.

  The decorative washer member 7 is formed by projecting the mounting projection 6 from the escutcheon portion 5 exposed on the surface of the door panel D in the mounted state, and is formed on the mounting projection 6 inserted into the washer mounting opening 16 from the surface side of the door panel D. The bolt 9 is fastened and fixed to the female screw portion.

  In the mounted state, the front end portion of the decorative washer member 7 interferes with the operating leg 15 of the operation handle 2 to restrict the rearward movement of the operation handle 2, and the rear portion of the door panel D by the lower end edge of the escutcheon portion 5 and the handle base 1. The handle base 1 is fixed to the door panel D by sandwiching the periphery of the opening 20b. A rear gasket 22 is interposed between the escutcheon 5 and the door panel D.

  The details of the decorative washer member 7 are shown in FIG. The decorative washer member 7 is formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material, and in order to prevent the occurrence of surface defects such as sink marks on the surface of the escutcheon part 5, the escutcheon part 5 has a meat stealer for equalizing the wall thickness. Part 3 is set. As described above, using the fact that the decorative washer member 7 is disposed adjacent to the operation handle 2 so that the backward movement of the operation handle 2 can be restricted, the meat stealing portion 3 is properly connected to the operation handle 2. In contrast, it is recessed in the front part, so that the influence on the appearance is minimized.

  Further, a nut 8 is fixed to the mounting protrusion 6 in order to form a female screw to which the bolt 9 is fastened. The nut 8 is fixed by inserting the nut 8 into the prepared hole 10 formed at the time of molding and then inserting it. Insertion of the nut 8 is performed by a hot press method in which the nut 8 is pushed into the lower hole 10 under heating conditions and press-fitted while melting the periphery of the nut 8.

  Further, the opening of the meat stealing portion 3 of the escutcheon portion 5 is closed by the cover member 4. The cover member 4 is an injection-molded product made of synthetic resin, and is formed by protruding an attachment piece 12 rearward from the closing block portion 4a that closes the opening. In order to prevent rattling of the cover member 4 after fixing, as shown in FIG. 7, the opening is formed in a tapered shape, and the closed block portion 4a has a shape in which the height dimension gradually decreases toward the rear. Further, a press-contact projection 4b is provided on the peripheral wall of the blocking block portion 4a.

  Further, the meat stealing portion 3 and the pilot hole 10 of the nut 8 communicate with each other through the communication passage 11 and, as shown in FIG. 7B, the obstruction block 4a is inserted into the meat stealing portion 3. Thus, the attachment piece 12 enters the lower hole 10 through the communication path 11. On the other hand, a hook-shaped locking portion 14 is provided on the bottom wall portion of the closing block 4a, and a rectangular hole opened in the bottom wall of the meat stealing portion 3 as the cover member 4 is inserted into the meat stealing portion 3. It is elastically locked to the to-be-latched locked portion 13, and removal is restricted.

  When the nut 8 is hot-pressed in this state, the attachment piece 12 is thermally welded to the lower hole 10, so that the cover member 4 is completely prevented from falling off due to deterioration over time.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle base 2 Operation handle 3 Meat stealing part 4 Cover member 5 Escution part 6 Mounting protrusion 7 Decoration washer member 8 Nut 9 Fastening element 10 Lower hole 11 Communication path 12 Mounting piece 13 Locked part 14 Locking part 15 Actuation Leg 16 Washer mounting opening D Door

Claims (4)

An operation handle that is rotatably connected to the handle base and is attached to a vehicle door;
A decorative washer member formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material, with an opening of the meat stealing portion closed by a cover member and an attachment projection protruding from an escutcheon portion disposed on the surface of the door D;
The decorative washer member is fixed to the handle base by a fastener that is screwed into a nut that is insert-molded after being molded into the mounting protrusion,
The cover member is a door handle device for a vehicle in which a mounting piece that is inserted through a communication path that connects a meat stealing portion of an escutcheon portion and a lower hole of a nut is fastened together when the nut is inserted.   2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is provided with a locking portion that is locked to the locked portion of the decorative washer member when the cover member is attached to the meat stealing portion and restricts detachment when the nut is inserted. Door handle device. The operation handle is formed as a grip-type operation handle having an operating leg that is connected to the handle base so as to be capable of rotating operation with one end as a rotation center, and is inserted into the door at the rotating end.
The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1, wherein the decorative washer member has an escutcheon portion disposed adjacent to a rotation end of the operation handle. The handle base is disposed along the back surface of the door panel, and the mounting protrusion of the decorative washer member is fitted into a washer mounting opening provided in the handle base so as to be fixed to the side wall of the washer mounting opening in the door. Are linked using the kimono,
4. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 3, wherein the escutcheon unit clamps the door panel in cooperation with the handle base and fixes the handle base to the door panel in a connected state to the handle base.

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