JP5172601B2 - Opening / closing body operating handle mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an operating handle mounting structure for an opening / closing body that opens and closes an opening / closing body such as a tailgate for a vehicle.

For vehicle doors, by providing a plate between the counter handle weight of the outside handle attached to the door and the outer panel of the door, the counter weight is pressed by the outer panel when the outer panel is deformed by an external input load. Thus, a structure that prevents the door from being opened is disclosed (see Patent Document 1, paragraph 0004, FIG. 28).
Japanese Patent No. 3846234

  However, if the plate is welded to the back side of the outer panel so as not to affect the thickness dimension of the door on the back side of the outer panel, the assembly of the outside handle to the outer panel may be impaired, or the outside There is a problem that the structure and layout of the handle are limited. Further, a structure in which the plate is inserted and fixed after assembling the outside handle to the outer panel is conceivable, but there is a problem that workability is poor in terms of positioning the plate and temporary fixing at the time of assembly.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides an operation handle mounting portion structure for an opening / closing body that can easily perform positioning and can improve assembling performance without limiting the structure and layout of the operation handle.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a panel material (for example, an opening / closing body (for example, a tailgate 3 in the embodiment)) that is detachably attached to a vehicle body (for example, the vehicle body 1 in the embodiment). The outer panel 17 and the inner panel 15 in the embodiment are provided with an opening for attaching an operation handle (for example, the opening 14 and the lever insertion hole 41 in the embodiment), and an operation handle of an opening / closing body attached to the opening ( For example, in the operation handle 13) mounting portion structure in the embodiment, a handle frame (for example, the handle frame 30 in the embodiment) to which the operation handle is fixed to the panel material, and the handle frame on the surface side of the panel material. Handle that is rotatably supported with respect to the handle (for example, the handle in the embodiment) 4) and a lever (for example, lever 40 in the embodiment) that penetrates the opening and swings with the handle on the back side of the panel material. A plate (for example, plate 50 in the embodiment) that suppresses displacement of the panel material toward the lever is provided in the periphery, and the plate, the panel material, and the handle frame are connected to a single mounting member (for example, implementation) The panel member is provided with an outer panel and an inner panel, the operation handle is fixed to the outer panel, and the inner panel is provided with a lever insertion hole into which the lever is inserted, The plate may be disposed between the lever and a peripheral edge of the lever insertion hole .
With this configuration, the plate that prevents the panel material from being displaced toward the lever when an external force is applied is effectively used as a member that secures rigidity for mounting the operation handle. It can be attached by an attachment member.
Further, when an external force acts on the outer panel and the relative position between the outer panel and the inner panel changes, it is possible to prevent the lever from being pressed at the periphery of the opening of the lever insertion hole provided in the inner panel.

The invention described in claim 2 is provided with locking portions (for example, the first locking portion 65 and the second locking portion 66 in the embodiment) that extend inwardly from the peripheral edge of the plate and are locked to the mounting member. It is characterized by that.
By comprising in this way, it can be latched with respect to an attachment member via a latching part only by moving a plate along the back surface of a panel material. Further, the plate can be positioned with respect to the panel material by locking the mounting member to the locking portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mounting member includes at least two bolts, and the plate includes an insertion guide portion (for example, the insertion guide portion 67 in the embodiment) extending laterally from a peripheral edge of the plate. A second locking portion (for example, implementation) including a first locking portion (for example, the first locking portion 65 in the embodiment) and a hook portion (for example, the hook portion 69 in the embodiment) extending in the vertical direction. A second locking portion 66) in the form is formed.
By comprising in this way, a volt | bolt can be latched and temporarily fixed to a 1st latching | locking part and a 2nd latching | locking part.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the second locking portion includes an insertion guide portion (for example, the insertion guide portion 68 in the embodiment) that extends laterally from the peripheral edge of the plate, and a rear side of the insertion guide portion. It is comprised by the hook part (for example, hook part 69 in embodiment) extended in the vertical direction, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
With this configuration, the bolt is inserted from the insertion guide portion of the first locking portion and the second locking portion only by moving the plate in the horizontal direction, and the insertion guide of the first locking portion is inserted. It can engage with the hook part of a part and a 2nd latching | locking part.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the handle frame of the operation handle includes an extending portion (for example, the extending arm 43 in the embodiment) extending in the vertical direction on the back surface side of the panel material, and the plate is It is characterized in that it is located between the tip of the extension part (for example, the holding part 44 in the embodiment) and the panel material.
By comprising in this way, even if it rotates in the direction which falls inward in the state which the plate has latched in the 1st latching | locking part and the 2nd latching | locking part, by the extension part of a panel material This can be prevented.

According to the invention described in claim 1, the plate that prevents the panel material from being displaced toward the lever when an external force is applied is effectively used as a member for securing rigidity for mounting the operation handle, Since it can be attached by a single attachment member, the relative positional deviation between the operation handle and the plate can be suppressed, and the assemblability can be improved without restricting the structure and layout of the operation handle. is there.
In addition, when an external force is applied to the outer panel and the relative position between the outer panel and the inner panel changes, the lever can be prevented from being pressed at the periphery of the opening of the lever insertion hole provided in the inner panel. There is an effect that is not opened.
According to the invention described in claim 2, since the plate can be locked to the mounting member via the locking portion only by moving the plate along the back surface of the panel material, the assembling property can be improved. In addition, since the plate can be positioned with respect to the panel material by locking the mounting member to the locking portion, the mounting accuracy can be improved.
According to the invention described in claim 3, there is an effect that the plate can be positioned in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction by locking the bolt to the first locking portion and the second locking portion and temporarily fixing the bolt. is there.
According to the invention described in claim 4, since the bolt can be engaged with the first locking portion and the second locking portion only by moving the plate in the lateral direction, there is an effect that workability can be improved.
According to the invention described in claim 5, even if the plate is rotated in the direction of falling inward while being locked to the first locking portion and the second locking portion, the panel material is not extended. Since this can be prevented by the protruding portion, there is an effect that the assembling work can be easily performed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “outer”, and “inner” mean up and down, front and rear, and outer and inner with respect to the vehicle body. And
FIG. 1 shows a vehicle provided with an operation handle according to an embodiment of the present invention. An opening 2 is provided at the rear part of the vehicle body 1 of the vehicle, and a tailgate 3 is provided in the opening 2 so as to be openable and closable. The tailgate 3 is supported at its upper side by an unillustrated hinge at the upper edge of the opening 2 at the rear portion of the vehicle body 1 so as to be opened and closed in a vertical direction, and in the closed state, gently downwards from the roof 4 of the vehicle body toward the rear side. It has an inclined part 5 that inclines, and a vertical part 6 that is bent from the rear end of the inclined part 5 and suddenly falls obliquely downward. A rear glass 7 is bonded and fixed to the inclined portion 5 of the tailgate 3, and an extra window glass 8 is bonded and fixed to the upper half of the vertical portion 6. A rear spoiler 21 is provided so as to straddle the rear glass 7 and the extra window glass 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting opening 9 for the rear glass 7 is formed in the inclined portion 5 of the tailgate 3. A mounting opening 10 for the extra window glass 8 is formed at the upper portion of the vertical portion 6, and a gate panel portion 11 is provided at the lower portion. The gate panel portion 11 is formed with a concave portion 12 for attaching the license plate, and an opening portion 14 for attaching the operation handle 13 is formed above the concave portion 12.
Here, the tailgate 3 corresponds to the inner panel 15 on the vehicle interior side that bends in a dogleg shape corresponding to the inclined portion 5 and the upright portion 6, and the portion corresponding to the inclined portion 5 from the outside of the vehicle interior. The upper gate panel 16 surrounding the mounting opening 9 of the rear glass 7 is joined to the outer panel 17 and the outer panel 17 provided with the mounting opening 10 of the extra window glass 8 on the upper part is joined to the portion corresponding to the hanging part 6 by welding. Has been.

Accordingly, the vertical portion 6 of the tailgate 3 is provided with a mounting opening 10 for the extra window glass 8 in the upper portion, the plate-like portion 18 of the inner panel 15 on the lower passenger compartment side, and the outer panel 17 on the lower passenger compartment exterior. The plate-like portions 19 are overlapped. The plate-like portion 18 of the inner panel 15 and the plate-like portion 19 of the outer panel 17 constitute the gate panel portion 11 of the tailgate 3.
Here, a resin rear spoiler 21 is attached to a beam portion 20 in the vehicle width direction provided at a boundary portion between the attachment opening 9 of the rear glass 7 and the extra window glass 8.
The operation handle 13 is attached to the opening 14 for attaching the operation handle.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation handle 13 includes a U-shaped handle frame 30 as viewed from above. The handle frame 30 is a metal member having inverted triangular side plates 32 on both side edges of the back plate portion 31, and hinge pins 33 are provided above the both side plates 32, and the back plate portions are connected to the hinge pins 33. An upper portion of the handle 34 is rotatably supported on the surface side of 31.

  The handle 34 is formed in a U-shaped cross section with an inner plate portion 35 and an outer plate portion 36, and is shaped so that a finger can be inserted into the inside from the lower side, and brackets 37 into which the hinge pins 33 are inserted are arranged at four positions on the upper portion. Is provided. A hook 38 extending from the upper edge of the handle frame 30 extends outwardly between the two brackets 37, 37 at the center, and a coil spring 39 is wound around the hinge pin 33. The coil spring The upper end of 39 is locked to the hook 38, and the lower end of the coil spring 39 is locked to the upper wall of the handle 34. When the handle 34 is pulled outward with respect to the handle frame 30, the handle 34 is returned inward by a coil spring 39.

  A lever 40 is attached to the back surface of the inner plate portion 35 of the handle 34. The lever 40 is formed in an opening (not shown) formed in the handle frame 30, an opening 14 in the gate panel 11, that is, an opening 14 formed in the plate-like portion 19 of the outer panel 17, and the inner panel 15. The lever insertion hole 41 extends through the vehicle interior side. When the handle 34 is pulled, the lever 40 swings downward. Note that a hook 42 for locking a wire end of an operation cable (not shown) is provided at the tip of the lever 40.

  An extension arm 43 is attached to the back surface of the handle frame 30. Like the lever 40, the extending arm 43 passes through the opening 14 of the gate panel portion 11, that is, the opening 14 formed in the plate-like portion 19 of the outer panel 17 and the lever insertion hole 41 formed in the inner panel 15. Extend to the vehicle interior side. The extension arm 43 extends to the vehicle interior side and then moves upward, bends horizontally in the vehicle width direction, extends upward again, and has its tip directed upward. A holding portion 44 for holding the outer tube of the operation cable is provided at the tip.

A plate 50 that prevents the deformed portion from being displaced toward the lever 40 even when the outer panel 17 is deformed inward by an external force is provided on the back surface of the outer panel 17 and around the opening 14. It is provided between the outer panel 7 and the lever 40 in the front-rear direction. The plate 50 is connected and fixed together with the outer panel 17 and the handle frame 30 only by two bolts 45 and 45 and nuts 51 and 51.
Specifically, each bolt 45 is a stud-type bolt having a thin head 47, and a screw portion 46 is inserted next to the hole 49 formed in the handle frame 30 and the opening 14 of the outer panel 17. The hole 48 is inserted through the holes 48 toward the vehicle interior side, and the head 47 is fixed to the handle frame 30 by being welded and fixed to the plate 50 and fastened by a nut 51.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the plate 50 is a plate-like member obtained by press-molding a steel plate material. The lower piece 60 extends downward, and the upper edge of the lower piece 60 extends horizontally toward the front of the vehicle body. And a rising portion 63 that rises at the upper edge of one side (the left side of the vehicle body) of the inclined portion 62 in the vehicle width direction. The lower piece 60 is formed with a notch 64 from below at a position corresponding to the opening 14 of the outer panel 17. A first locking portion 65 and a second locking portion 66 that are locked to the screw portion 46 of the bolt 45 are provided on both sides of the notch portion 64. The first locking portion 65 is provided on the right side (left side in FIG. 7) of the vehicle body, and the second locking portion 66 is provided on the left side (right side in FIG. 7) of the vehicle body. The first locking portion 65 is formed with an insertion guide portion 67 for the bolt 45 extending from the side edge of the notch portion 64 toward the left side in FIG.
On the other hand, the second locking portion 66 includes an insertion guide portion 68 extending from the side edge of the lower piece portion 60 toward the left side in FIG. 7 and a hook portion 69 extending continuously upward from the back side of the insertion guide portion 68. Is formed.

Here, the insertion guide portions 67 and 68 are formed to have a width dimension in which the screw portion 46 of the bolt 45 can be inserted without backlash, and the hook portion 69 has a width that allows the screw portion 46 of the bolt 45 to fit in the left and right direction without backlash. Dimension is formed.
In addition, a reinforcing bent portion 71 that is continuous across the lower piece 60, the horizontal portion 61, the inclined portion 62, and the rising portion 63 is formed on the left side edge of the plate 50 in FIG. 7.

The horizontal portion 61 and the inclined portion 62 of the plate 50 are disposed so as to stand between the extending arm 43 and the lever 40 and the inner panel 15, and the rising portion 63 includes the holding portion 44 of the extending arm 43 and the inner panel. It is arranged so that it stands between 15. Here, the horizontal portion 61 is set to a width dimension so that the screw portion 46 of the bolt 45 is hidden when viewed from above.
Here, in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, 70 has shown the cushioning material. The cushion material 70 is bonded and fixed to the back surface of the back plate portion 31 of the handle frame 30, and the handle frame 30 is pressed against the outer panel 17 to be locked to the first locking portion 65 and the second locking portion 66 of the plate 50. When the nut 51 is tightened to the bolts 45, 45, the outer frame 17 is sandwiched between the outer panel 17 and the back surface of the handle frame 30 around the opening 14, and direct contact of the handle frame 30 with the outer panel 17 can be avoided. Since it is not pressed in the opening part 14, it will be exposed.

  Therefore, to attach the operation handle 13 to the tailgate 3, the screw portions 46, 46 of the bolts 45, 45 inserted and fixed in the holes 49, 49 of the handle frame 30 are inserted into the insertion holes 48, 48 of the outer panel 17. The extension arm 43 and the lever 40 are inserted into the inner side through the opening 14 of the outer panel 17.

  In this state, the plate 50 is inserted from the mounting opening 10 of the extra window glass 8, the notch 64 of the plate 50 is inserted from above so as to escape the cushion material 70, and the screw portions 46, 46 of the bolt 45 are inserted into the first portion. If the plate 50 is moved to the right in FIGS. 5 to 7 along the back surface of the outer panel 17 by being positioned near the entrance of the insertion guide portions 67 and 68 of the first locking portion 65 and the second locking portion 66, the plate The bolt 45 is locked and temporarily fixed to the first locking portion 65 of 50 in the vertical direction, and the bolt 45 is locked and temporarily fixed in the left and right direction at the hook portion 69 in the second locking portion 66. The Then, the nut 51 is fastened to the threaded portion 46 of each bolt 45 to complete the mounting operation. Thereafter, the wire end of the operation cable is attached to the hook of the lever 40, and the outer tube of the operation cable is fixed to the holding portion 44 of the extension arm 43.

  According to the above embodiment, an external force acts on the rear portion of the vehicle body 1 to displace the plate-like portion 19 of the outer panel 17 of the tailgate 3 toward the vehicle interior side, and the peripheral edge of the lever insertion hole 41 of the inner panel 15 faces toward the vehicle interior side. Even if it moves, the inclined portion 62 and the rising portion 63 of the plate 50 receive this, and it is possible to prevent the lever 40 from rotating downward and to prevent the tailgate 3 from being opened. Further, the plate 50 for preventing the rotation of the lever 40 is effectively used as a member for securing rigidity for mounting the operation handle 13 as described above, and the operation handle 13 is mounted only by a single kind of bolt 45 and nut 51. Therefore, the relative displacement between the operation handle 13 and the plate 50 can be suppressed, and the assemblability can be improved without restricting the structure and layout of the operation handle 13.

When the plate 50 is attached, the notch 64 of the plate 50 is inserted from above so as to escape the cushion material 70, and the screw portions 46, 46 of the bolt 45 are inserted into the first locking portion 65 and the second locking portion. The first locking portion 65 of the plate 50 is simply positioned by being positioned near the entrance of the insertion guide portions 67 and 68 and moving the plate 50 to the right side in FIGS. In the second locking portion 66, the bolt 45 is locked in the left-right direction and temporarily fixed in the second locking portion 66. . Therefore, the assembly workability is improved, and the plate 50 can be positioned with respect to the outer panel 17 in both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the first locking portion 65 and the second locking portion 66, so that the mounting accuracy can be improved. .
In particular, since the fixing bolt 45 itself is used for positioning with respect to the first locking portion 65 and the second locking portion 66, the number of parts can be reduced without the need for positioning pins or the like.

  In addition, even when the upper part of the plate 50 is turned in the direction in which the upper part of the plate 50 falls to the vehicle interior side in a state where the bolt 45 is locked to the first locking part 65 and the second locking part 66 of the plate 50 during assembly, Since the rising portion 63 of the plate 50 is prevented from rotating forward by the holding portion 44 of the extending arm 43, the plate 50 does not fall off during assembly.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the operation handle of the tailgate has been described as an example.

It is a fragmentary perspective view of the vehicle body rear part of embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the tailgate of the embodiment. It is a perspective view of the operation handle of the embodiment. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state of the operation handle of the said embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state of the operation handle of the said embodiment. It is a perspective view of the plate of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Body 3 Tailgate (opening / closing body)
13 Operation handle 14 Opening 15 Inner panel (panel material)
17 Outer panel (panel material)
30 Handle frame 34 Handle 40 Lever 41 Lever insertion hole (opening)
43 Extension arm (extension part)
44 Holding part (tip)
45 bolts (mounting members)
50 Plate 51 Nut (Mounting member)
65 First locking part (locking part)
66 Second locking part (locking part)
67 Insertion Guide 68 Insertion Guide 69 Hook

Claims (5)

An opening for attaching an operation handle is provided in a panel material of an opening / closing body that is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable / closable. In the structure of the operation handle attaching portion of the opening / closing body attached to the opening, the operation handle is fixed to the panel material. A handle frame that is pivotally supported with respect to the handle frame on the surface side of the panel material, and a lever that penetrates the opening and swings with the handle on the back side of the panel material. A plate configured to prevent the panel material from being displaced toward the lever on the back surface of the panel material and around the opening, and the plate, the panel material, and the handle frame are provided as a single unit. coupled with the mounting member, the panel member comprises an outer panel and an inner panel, wherein the operating handle is fixed to the outer panel The inner panel is provided with a lever insertion hole into which the lever is inserted, said plate operating handle attachment part structure of the closing body, characterized in that disposed between the periphery of the lever insertion hole and the lever.   2. An operating handle mounting portion structure for an opening / closing body according to claim 1, further comprising a locking portion that extends inward from a peripheral edge of the plate and locks to the mounting member.   The mounting member includes at least two bolts, and the plate includes a first locking portion including an insertion guide portion extending in a lateral direction from a peripheral edge of the plate, and a second locking portion including a hook portion extending in a vertical direction. The operating handle mounting part structure for an opening / closing body according to claim 2, wherein a locking part is formed.   The said 2nd latching | locking part is comprised by the insertion guide part extended in the horizontal direction from the peripheral edge of the said plate, and the hook part extended in the vertical direction from the back | inner side of this insertion guide part. The operation handle mounting part structure of the opening / closing body described.   The handle frame of the operation handle includes an extending portion extending in a vertical direction on the back side of the panel material, and the plate is positioned between a tip of the extending portion and the panel material. The operating handle attachment part structure of the opening / closing body according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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