JP5292802B2 - Vehicle door - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular door which can prevent a malfunction of a door lock canceling switch, improves the opening/closing operability thereof, and contributes to reduction of a parts count. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular door 2 is formed of a lever handle 4 which is rotatably arranged on a cabin outside surface of a door outer panel 3, and a handle cap 8 which has mounted thereon a key cylinder body 6 and the door lock canceling switch 7, and set up such that the handle cap 8 is arranged in the vicinity of the lever handle 4. Herein an arm portion 11 is formed so as to extend from the key cylinder body 6 toward the lever handle 4, and the switch 7 is arranged between the key cylinder body 6 and the lever handle 4. Further a distal end 11b of the arm portion 11 is mounted between the switch 7 and the lever handle 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door provided with a lever handle on the outer surface of a door outer panel, and more particularly to a vehicle door in which a door lock release switch is arranged around the lever handle.

  Some recent vehicle doors are provided with a switch for releasing the door lock. Such a vehicle door is generally configured to release the door lock when an occupant presses this switch while carrying a key. Therefore, the occupant can release the door lock with a simple operation, and can smoothly open and close the vehicle door.

In such a vehicle door, it is desirable to shorten the distance between the switch and the lever handle so that the operation from when the occupant presses the switch to gripping the lever handle can be smoothly performed. However, in such a configuration, the switch may be erroneously pressed during the operation of the lever handle, which may cause a malfunction. Therefore, in order to prevent an erroneous operation, the switch and the lever handle are arranged apart from each other. A vehicle door having such a structure is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In the structure of the vehicle door disclosed in Patent Document 1, a key cylinder is disposed between the lever handle and the switch, and the distance between the lever handle and the switch is large. In addition, a mounting part for mounting the switch is provided.
JP 2002-295062 A

  However, the structure in which the distance between the lever handle and the switch in Patent Document 1 is large is effective from the viewpoint of preventing erroneous operation, but is excellent in terms of operability from when the switch is pressed until the lever handle is gripped. It is not a thing.

  Further, regarding the mounting of the switch, since the mounting parts are separately provided, the number of parts increases, which causes an increase in cost.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door that improves the operability of opening and closing the vehicle door while preventing erroneous operation of the door lock release switch, and can reduce the number of parts for mounting the switch. There is.

In order to solve the problems, a vehicle door according to the present invention includes a lever handle rotatably disposed on the outer surface of a door outer panel, a handle having a key cylinder body and a door lock release switch. A vehicle door having a handle cap disposed in the vicinity of the lever handle, wherein the switch is disposed between the key cylinder body and the lever handle, and A mounting projection that protrudes in the opposite direction with respect to the lever handle is formed, a mounting hole that allows the mounting projection to be fitted into the handle cap is provided, and the lever handle is straddled across the switch from the key cylinder body. headed to form an arm portion so as to extend, with fitting the said mounting projections into said mounting hole, said arm portion The tip is attached between the lever handle and the switch.

  In the vehicle door according to the present invention, the arm portion is in contact with a portion of the switch on the vehicle interior side to support the switch.

In the vehicle door according to the present invention, the tip of the arm portion is attached to the door outer panel. Further, in the vehicle door of the present invention, the handle formed in a shape recessed in the vehicle interior side direction so that a passenger's hand can be inserted at a position corresponding to an intermediate portion of the lever handle of the door outer panel. An escape portion is provided, and the distance from the end of the handle escape portion on the handle cap side to the center of the switch is 60 mm to 70 mm.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. A vehicle door according to the present invention includes a lever handle rotatably disposed on a surface of a door outer panel on the outside of a passenger compartment, and a handle cap to which a key cylinder body and a door lock release switch are attached, In a vehicle door in which a handle cap is disposed in the vicinity of the lever handle, the switch is disposed between the key cylinder body and the lever handle, and the key cylinder body is opposite to the lever handle. A mounting projection that protrudes toward the side is formed, a mounting hole that allows the mounting projection to be fitted into the handle cap is provided, and extends from the key cylinder body across the switch to the lever handle. wherein forming the arm portion, together with fitting the said mounting projections into said mounting hole, the distal end portion of the arm portion to the switch It is attached between said lever handle. That is, the key cylinder body occupying a relatively large space is not disposed between the switch and the lever handle. Therefore, the distance between the switch and the lever handle can be shortened within a range in which erroneous operation of the switch can be prevented without considering the layout of the key cylinder body. Therefore, a series of operations from when the switch is pressed to release the door lock until the lever handle is gripped can be made smooth. The switch is used more frequently than the key cylinder body, and the operability of opening and closing the vehicle door is improved by disposing the switch closer to the lever handle than the key cylinder body. .

  On the other hand, the arm portion extends from the key cylinder main body, and the tip end portion of the arm portion is attached between the switch and the lever handle. Therefore, the arm portion has a sufficient length. Therefore, the key cylinder body is supported at a position away from the center of the rotational torque applied by the key operation, and the mounting strength of the key cylinder body is improved. Therefore, in the present invention, a series of opening / closing operations of the vehicle door can be made smooth while preventing the switch from being operated erroneously, and the mounting strength of the key cylinder body can be improved.

  In the vehicle door according to the present invention, the arm portion is in contact with a portion of the switch on the vehicle interior side and supports the switch, so that the switch can be mounted without providing a separate mounting part. You can go down. In addition, the switch is always supported by the arm portion when the key cylinder body is attached. Therefore, when the key cylinder body, the switch, and the handle cap are assembled in the same process and attached to the door outer panel in the subsequent process, there is no need to temporarily fix the switch. That is, no additional jig or the like is required for this temporary fixing. Therefore, in the vehicle assembly process, the number of jigs and the like can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

  In the vehicle door according to the present invention, the distal end portion of the arm portion is attached to the door outer panel, and the handle cap to which the key cylinder body and the switch are attached is hardly detached from the door outer panel. Therefore, it is possible to counter a theft technique such as removing the key cylinder body and forcibly releasing the door lock.

  The vehicle door in the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Regarding the direction used here, the vehicle traveling direction is “vehicle front side”, the direction facing the vehicle front side is “vehicle rear side”, the direction of the vehicle interior side with respect to the vehicle door is “vehicle interior side”, The direction outside the passenger compartment with respect to the vehicle door is defined as “vehicle exterior”, the upper side in the vehicle height direction as “vehicle upper side”, and the lower side as “vehicle lower side”. Furthermore, the direction composed of “vehicle front side” and “vehicle rear side” is defined as “vehicle longitudinal direction”, the direction composed of “vehicle inside” and “vehicle outside” is defined as “vehicle width direction”, “vehicle upper side” and “vehicle A direction composed of “lower side” is defined as “vehicle vertical direction”.

  FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle door 2 (hereinafter referred to as a “door”) attached to a vehicle 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the outside of the passenger compartment. The front side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow F. A door 2 is attached to a side surface of the vehicle 1 in the vehicle width direction so as to be opened and closed. A door outer panel 3 (hereinafter referred to as “panel”) is disposed outside the vehicle compartment of the door 2. The lever handle 4 is provided on the outer surface of the panel 3 on the passenger compartment. Further, the lever handle 4 is disposed near the vehicle rear side of the door 2 and at an intermediate portion of the door 2 in the vehicle vertical direction.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. The lever handle 4 is formed so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction. The base end portion 4a of the lever handle 4 is disposed on the vehicle front side, and the tip end portion 4b of the lever handle 4 is disposed on the vehicle rear side. The panel 3 is provided with a handle escape portion 5 at a position corresponding to the intermediate portion 4 c of the lever handle 4. The handle escape portion 5 is formed in a shape recessed in the vehicle interior side direction. Furthermore, the handle escape portion 5 is formed in a substantially circular shape so as to surround the intermediate portion 4c of the lever handle 4 when viewed from the outside of the passenger compartment so that a passenger's hand can be inserted.

  The door 2 includes a key cylinder body 6, a switch 7, and a handle cap 8. The key cylinder body 6 is configured so that the door 2 can be locked or unlocked by a key (not shown). The key cylinder body 6 is disposed on the vehicle rear side from the lever handle 4 substantially along the direction in which the lever handle 4 extends.

  The switch 7 is configured to release the door lock when pressed by an occupant carrying a key (not shown). The switch 7 is disposed between the key cylinder body 6 and the distal end portion 4 b of the lever handle 4 substantially along the direction in which the lever handle 4 extends. The distance D from the rear end of the handle escape portion 5 to the center of the switch 7 is about 60 mm to about 70 mm corresponding to the length of a general adult thumb.

  The handle cap 8 is formed so as to cover the outer periphery of the key cylinder body 6 and the switch 7. That is, the handle cap 8 is provided with a window hole 8 a corresponding to the key cylinder body 6 and a window hole 8 b corresponding to the switch 7. Furthermore, the handle cap 8 is adjacent to the front end portion 4b of the lever handle 4, and is disposed so as to extend from the portion adjacent to the front end portion 4b to the vehicle rear side.

  3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. The distance in the vehicle width direction from the intermediate portion 4c of the lever handle 4 to the bottom portion 5a of the handle escape portion 5 is set such that a passenger's hand can be inserted. Further, the base end portion 4a of the lever handle 4 protrudes toward the vehicle interior side and the vehicle front side, and is formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The base end portion 4a is inserted into a handle attachment hole 3a provided in the panel 3 and is attached to be rotatable about an attachment shaft 9 extending in the vehicle vertical direction at a position on the vehicle interior side of the panel 3. ing. Therefore, the lever handle 4 is in a state of being rotatable in the vehicle width direction on the surface of the panel 3 on the outer side of the passenger compartment.

  Furthermore, the lever handle 4 includes a lever arm portion 4d that protrudes from the tip end portion 4b toward the vehicle interior side. When the lever handle 4 is pulled outward in the passenger compartment, the lever arm portion 4d moves in the outward direction of the passenger compartment. The lever arm portion 4d is connected to a latch release mechanism (not shown) for releasing the latch for closing the door 2 via a wire or the like. It is comprised so that the latch of the door 2 can be cancelled | released with this movement. With this latch released, the door 2 becomes openable.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. The vehicle compartment outer side portion 6 a of the key cylinder body 6 is disposed so as to be exposed to the vehicle compartment outside from the window hole 8 a of the handle cap 8. Further, the vehicle compartment outer side portion 7 a of the switch 7 is disposed so as to be exposed to the vehicle compartment outer side from the window hole 8 b of the handle cap 8. The key cylinder body 6 includes a mounting protrusion 10 and an arm portion 11. The mounting protrusion 10 protrudes from the vehicle rear side portion 6 b of the key cylinder body 6 toward the rear of the vehicle, and is formed integrally with the key cylinder body 6. The arm portion 11 extends from the vehicle front side portion 6 c of the key cylinder main body 6 toward the lever handle 4 and is formed integrally with the key cylinder main body 6.

  The intermediate portion 11 a of the arm portion 11 has a shape having a step that is recessed toward the vehicle interior side corresponding to the shape of the vehicle interior side portion 7 b of the switch 7. Therefore, the arm portion 11 is formed in a crank shape when viewed from the vehicle width direction. Further, the distal end portion 11 b of the arm portion 11 is disposed between the switch 7 and the distal end portion 4 b of the lever handle 4. Further, a bolt hole 11 c is formed in the distal end portion 11 b of the arm portion 11.

  An attachment hole 8c is formed in the vehicle front-rear direction at the end of the handle cap 8 on the vehicle rear side so that the attachment protrusion 10 can be fitted. Bolt holes 3b are formed in the panel 3 in the vehicle width direction so as to correspond to the mounting holes 11c of the arm portion 11, and nuts 12 are attached so as to correspond to the bolt holes 3b.

  Next, attachment of the key cylinder body 6 and the switch 7 in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The switch 7 is inserted into the window hole 8 b of the handle cap 8. The mounting protrusion 10 of the key cylinder body 6 is fitted into the mounting hole 8 c of the handle cap 8. The front end portion 11b of the arm portion 11 is arranged on the surface of the panel 3 on the vehicle interior side so that the bolt hole 11c of the arm portion 11 and the bolt hole 3b of the panel 3 are matched. Bolts 13 are inserted into the bolt holes 11 c of the arm portion 11 and the bolt holes 3 b of the panel 3 from the vehicle interior side toward the vehicle interior outside, and the bolts 13 are screwed into the nuts 12.

  Accordingly, the mounting projection 10 is attached to the handle cap 8, the panel 3 and the tip 11 b of the arm 11 are sandwiched between the nut 12 and the bolt 13, and the key cylinder body 6 is attached to the panel 3 and the handle cap 8. It will be. An intermediate portion 11 a of the arm portion 11 is in contact with a vehicle interior side portion 7 b of the switch 7, and the switch 7 is attached to the handle cap 8 while being supported by the arm portion 11.

  Furthermore, the opening / closing operation | movement of the door 2 in embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. When the occupant pushes the switch 7 with a finger while carrying a vehicle key (not shown), the door lock of the door 2 is released. Thereafter, the occupant moves the hand in the vicinity of the switch 7 to the position of the lever handle 4 and grips the intermediate portion 4 c of the lever handle 4. Further, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The lever arm portion 4d of the lever handle 4 moves outward from the passenger compartment, and a latch release mechanism (not shown) connected to the lever arm portion 4d via a wire (not shown) releases the latch of the door 2. Acts like With this latch released, the door 2 can be opened and closed. Note that the door 2 may be opened or closed by a pivoting method or a sliding method, and the opening and closing method is not particularly limited.

  With such a configuration, the key cylinder body 6 occupying a relatively large space is not disposed between the switch 7 and the lever handle 4. Therefore, the distance between the switch 7 and the lever handle 4 can be shortened within a range in which an erroneous operation of the switch 7 can be prevented without considering the layout of the key cylinder body 6. Therefore, a series of operations from when the switch 7 is pressed to release the door lock until the lever handle 4 is gripped can be made smooth. Further, the switch 7 is used more frequently than the key cylinder body 6, and the operability for opening and closing the door 2 is improved by disposing the switch 7 closer to the lever handle 4 than the key cylinder body 6. It becomes.

  On the other hand, the arm portion 11 extends from the key cylinder body 6, and the tip end portion 11 b of the arm portion 11 is attached between the switch 7 and the lever handle 4. For this reason, the arm portion 11 has a sufficient length. Accordingly, the key cylinder body 6 is supported at a position away from the center of the rotational torque applied by the key operation, and the mounting strength of the key cylinder body 6 is improved. Therefore, in the present invention, a series of opening / closing operations of the door 2 can be made smooth while preventing the switch 7 from being erroneously operated, and the mounting strength of the key cylinder body 6 can be improved.

  An arm portion 11 formed integrally with the key cylinder body 6 is in contact with a portion of the switch 7 on the vehicle interior side to support the switch 7, and the switch 7 can be mounted without providing a separate mounting part. And cost reduction can be achieved. When the key cylinder body 6 is attached, the switch 7 is always supported by the arm portion 11. Therefore, when the key cylinder main body 6, the switch 7, and the handle cap 8 are assembled in the same process and attached to the panel 3 in the subsequent process, there is no need to temporarily fix the switch 7. That is, no additional jig or the like is required for this temporary fixing. Therefore, also in the assembly process of the vehicle 1, the number of jigs and the like can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  The tip 11b of the arm 11 formed integrally with the key cylinder main body 6 is attached to the panel 3, and the handle cap 8 to which the key cylinder main body 6 and the switch 7 are attached is difficult to remove from the panel 3. Therefore, it is possible to counter a theft technique such as removing the key cylinder body 6 and forcibly releasing the door lock.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, Based on the technical idea of this invention, various deformation | transformation and change are possible.

  For example, as a first modification of the present invention, the embodiment of the present invention has been described using the door 2 disposed on the side surface of the vehicle 1, but the door 2 is disposed on the rear side of the vehicle such as a hatchback type door. It may be a thing.

  As a second modification of the present invention, in the embodiment of the present invention, the lever handle 4, the key cylinder body 6, and the switch 7 are arranged substantially along the vehicle width direction. In addition, they may be arranged along other directions. It becomes possible to deal with vehicles and doors of various specifications.

  As a third modification of the present invention, in the embodiment of the present invention, the direction in which the base end portion 4a and the tip end portion 4b of the lever handle 4 are disposed with respect to the key cylinder body 6 and the switch 7 may also be other directions. . It becomes possible to deal with vehicles and doors of various specifications.

It is a side view showing the vehicle which attached the door for vehicles in the embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the A section of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the C section of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Door 3 for vehicles Door outer panel 3a Handle attachment hole 3b Bolt hole 4 Lever handle 4a Base end part 4b Tip part 4c Intermediate part 4d Lever arm part 5 Handle escape part 6 Key cylinder main body 6a Car compartment outer part 6b Rear of the vehicle Side part 6c Vehicle front side part 7 Switch 7a Car exterior side part 7b Car interior side part 8 Handle cap 8a Window hole 8b Window hole 8c Mounting hole 9 Mounting shaft 10 Mounting protrusion 11 Arm part 11a Intermediate part 11b Tip part 11c Bolt hole 12 Nut 13 volts

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Claims (4)

A lever handle rotatably disposed on the outer surface of the door outer panel, and
A key cylinder body and a handle cap with a switch for unlocking the door.
In the vehicle door in which the handle cap is disposed in the vicinity of the lever handle,
The switch is disposed between the key cylinder body and the lever handle,
Forming a mounting protrusion that protrudes from the key cylinder body toward the opposite side of the lever handle;
Provide a mounting hole that allows the mounting projection to be fitted to the handle cap,
An arm portion is formed so as to extend from the key cylinder body toward the lever handle across the switch ,
The vehicle door characterized in that the mounting protrusion is fitted into the mounting hole, and the tip of the arm portion is mounted between the switch and the lever handle.   The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion is in contact with a portion of the switch on the vehicle interior side to support the switch.   The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein a distal end portion of the arm portion is attached to the door outer panel. At a position corresponding to the middle portion of the lever handle of the door outer panel, a handle escape portion formed in a recessed shape in the vehicle interior side direction is provided so that a passenger's hand can be inserted,
The vehicle door according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a distance from an end of the handle relief portion on a handle cap side to a center of the switch is 60 mm to 70 mm.

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