JP5375278B2 - Auto sliding door cable end mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable end mounting structure of an automatic sliding door allowing a cable end holder connected with a cable end pin to insert in the direction of opening of an opening part in a U-shaped holding part from the oblique direction and improving work efficiency of the mounting work. <P>SOLUTION: This cable end mounting structure is constituted by forming a guide inclined face 90 inclined in the direction of opening of the opening part in the U-shaped holding part 82 by cutting it out at a tip of the cable end holder 9a facing an interior wall face 82c on an inner side piece 82b side of the U-shaped holding part 82 and forming a step part for locking (an engaging means) 82d on a bottom face of an inner side piece 82b in the U-shaped holding part 82. A bottom part of a cable end holder 9b is provided with an engaging claw (an engaging means) 95 being engaged with the step part for locking 82d when the cable end holders 9a, 9b are inserted into the opening part in the U-shaped holding part 82. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cable end mounting structure for an automatic sliding door.

  Conventionally, as a cable end mounting structure of an automatic sliding door, a cable end pin provided at a front end of a front cable and a front end of a rear cable is connected to a cable end holder, and this cable end holder is connected to a U formed on a holder bracket. It is inserted and attached to the opening of the character-shaped holding part. There is known a structure in which the attachment is performed by inserting straightly from the opening direction in accordance with the opening of the U-shaped holding portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-176663 A

  However, as described above, it is not easy to insert and attach the cable end holder connected with the cable end pin straight from the opening direction of the opening of the U-shaped holding portion, and there is a problem that workability is poor.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the conventional problems as described above, and the cable end holder connected with the cable end pin is inserted obliquely with respect to the opening direction of the opening of the U-shaped holding portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a cable end mounting structure for an automatic sliding door that can improve the mounting workability.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the cable end mounting structure for an auto sliding door according to the present invention has a U-shaped holding portion provided on the holder bracket at the tip of the cable end holder facing the inner wall surface on one inner side. A guide inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the opening direction of the opening in the letter-shaped holding part is formed in a notch, and the outer piece of the U-shaped holding part has a locking slit between the upper long piece and the lower short piece. Formed and inserted into the locking slits of the U-shaped holding portion when the cable end holders are respectively inserted into the opening portions of the U-shaped holding portion on the outer end surfaces of the front and rear cable end holders. The engaging piece is formed to protrude.

In the cable end mounting structure of the auto-sliding door of the present invention, as described above, the opening direction of the opening in the U-shaped holding portion at the tip of the cable end holder facing the inner wall surface on the inner side of the U-shaped holding portion. The guide inclined surface which inclines with respect to is notched.
Thus, the cable end holder can be easily inserted into the opening by pushing in while the guide inclined surface formed in the notch at the tip of the cable end holder is rotated against the inner wall surface of the U-shaped holding portion. Can do.
As in the following, it is possible to insert the cable end holder cable end pins are respectively connected to the opening direction of the opening of the U-shaped holding portion in an oblique direction, therefore, possible to improve the mounting workability The effect of being able to do is obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the vehicle provided with the cable end attachment structure of the auto slide door of Example 1. It is a perspective view which shows the cable end attachment structure of the auto slide door of Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part which shows the cable end attachment structure of the auto slide door of Example 1. FIG. It is action | operation explanatory drawing of the cable end attachment structure of the auto slide door of Example 1. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a vehicle equipped with a cable end mounting structure for an automatic sliding door according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The slide door SD opens and closes an opening OP opened on the side surface of the vehicle body, and includes an upper rail 1 extending in the front-rear direction along the upper edge of the opening OP, and a lower edge of the opening OP. Is supported by three rails: a lower rail 2 extending in the front-rear direction along the rear and a rear rail 3 extending in the front-rear direction along the vertical middle portion of the rear side wall BP of the vehicle from the rear end of the opening OP. Slide back and forth.
Each rail 1, 2, 3 is formed in a shape in which the front end portion is curved toward the vehicle inner side.

On the inner side of the sliding door SD, an upper bracket 4 is attached to the upper front end, a lower bracket 5 is attached to the lower front end, and a rear bracket 6 is attached to the middle part of the rear end.
In FIG. 1, the vehicle body and the sliding door SD are shown with the upper bracket 4, the lower bracket 5, and the rear bracket 6 to which rollers that respectively roll in the upper rail 1, the lower rail 2, and the rear rail 3 are attached removed from the rail. Is drawn away.
Further, the upper bracket 4 is provided with one roller (not shown) that rolls along the upper rail 1.
The lower bracket 5 and the rear bracket 6 are respectively provided with three rollers (not shown) that roll along the lower rail 2, a guide roller R1, a load receiving roller R2, and a guide roller that roll along the rear rail 3. A swing support bracket 7 that supports R3 (see FIG. 2) is mounted to be swingable in the horizontal direction with respect to the door mounting bracket 6a about a vertical shaft 61.

As shown in FIG. 2, the swing support bracket 7 is a cross-sectional view in a side view of bearing pieces 71 and 72 that are vertically opposed to each other and a vertical wall 73 that connects the center portions of the front end edges of the bearing pieces 71 and 72. It is formed in a U shape.
The vertical wall 73 constitutes a roller support portion of a load receiving roller R2 that supports the load of the slide door SD and rolls in the rear rail 3.
In addition, roller support portions 74 and 74 having an L-shaped cross section in a side view projecting toward the outer surface side of the vertical wall 73 are extended at both ends of the front edge portions of the bearing pieces 71 and 72.
Guide rollers R1 and R3 for guiding the slide door SD along the rear rail 3 are attached to the outer surface of the vertical wall 73 and the upper surfaces of the horizontal pieces 74a and 74b in the roller support portions 74 and 74, respectively.

Next, the cable end mounting structure of the auto slide door of the first embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the cable end mounting structure of the automatic sliding door according to the first embodiment includes a holder bracket 8, a front cable end holder 9a, and a rear cable end holder 9b.
The holder bracket 8 is a member for individually holding the cable end holders 9a and 9b. The holder bracket 8 is seen in plan view along the lower surface of the horizontal piece 74a (74b) in the roller support portion 74 from both end edges of the mounting vertical wall 81. The U-shaped holding portions 82 and 82 each having a substantially inverted U-shape (opened on the slide door SD side) are extended symmetrically in the width direction (vehicle longitudinal direction) of the vertical wall 81 for mounting. Yes.
Further, the outer piece 82a of the U-shaped holding portion 82 has a locking slit 8c formed between the upper long piece 8a and the lower short piece 8b. Further, a protruding portion 8d that protrudes upward is formed on the distal end side of the long piece 8a. This is symmetrical in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the center of the roller support shaft hole 81a through which the support shaft of the load receiving roller R2 attached to the vertical wall 73 of the roller support portion 74 passes, that is, the center of the load receiving roller R2. Will be provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, the holder bracket 8 makes the mounting vertical wall 81 abut on the outer surface side of the vertical wall 73 in the swing support bracket 7, and the outer pieces 82 a of the U-shaped holding portions 82 and 82. , 82a along the horizontal pieces 74a and 74b of the roller support portions 74 and 74 having an L-shaped cross section 74, and the outer surface 74c of the horizontal piece 74a and 74b by welding P1 to the outer surface 74c of the horizontal pieces 74a and 74b. It is fixedly attached to the support bracket 7.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cable end holders 9a and 9b can engage the front cable 11a, the front cable end pin 12a provided at the tip of the rear cable 11b, and the rear cable end pin 12b, respectively. At the same time, the holder bracket 7 is configured to be inserted and fixed in the U-shaped holding portions 82 and 82.
That is, the cable end holders 9a and 9b have a shape substantially along the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped holding portion 82 of the holder bracket 7 in a plan view and can be inserted into the U-shaped holding portion 82. 91 is provided.
In addition, cable end pins 12a and 12b can be inserted and locked at the vehicle outer end (slide door SD side) end of the main body 91, and a vertical hole 92 in which the cable end pins 12a and 12b can be rotated, A slit 93 for pulling out the cable is formed inside the longitudinal hole 92.
Further, the cable routing groove is communicated with the slit 93 from the inner side surface to the front end surface of the cable end holders 9a and 9b, and is recessed on the opposite side of the support shaft of the load receiving roller R2 from the slit 93, that is, on the outer piece 82a side. 91a is formed. The front end (vehicle interior side) of the cable routing groove 91a is formed in an arc shape, and the cables 11a and 11b are gently curved to change the direction in the vehicle front-rear direction.
Further, on the base side of the main body 91, the vehicle outer side surface of the vertical wall 81 for attachment in the holder bracket 8 when the cable end holders 9 a and 9 b are respectively inserted into the U-shaped openings of the U-shaped holding portion 82. An abutment surface 94 is formed to abut against the.

In addition, the guide which inclines with respect to the opening direction of the opening in the U-shaped holding portion 82 at the tip inner corner portion of the cable end holder 9a, 9b facing the inner wall surface 82c on the inner piece 82b side in the U-shaped holding portion 82. The inclined surface 90c is notched.
Further, when the cable end holders 9 a and 9 b are respectively inserted into the openings of the U-shaped holding portion 82, the main body portion 91 is inserted into the locking slit 8 c of the U-shaped holding portion 82. An engaging piece 91b is formed to protrude.
A locking step (engaging means) 82d is formed on the bottom surface of the inner piece 82b of the U-shaped holding portion 82, while an opening portion of the U-shaped holding portion 82 is formed at the bottom of the cable end holder 9. An engaging claw (engaging means) 95 that engages with the locking step portion 82d when the cable end holders 9a and 9b are inserted into the cable end holder 9a is provided.
The lower end of the slit 93 forms the bottom surface of the slit 93, is in contact with the inner piece 82b of the U-shaped holding portion 82, and the vehicle longitudinal direction width of the main body portion 91 of the cable end holders 9a, 9b is U-shaped holding portion. The U-shaped opening 82 is fitted in conformity with the vehicle longitudinal width.
When the engaging claw 95 is engaged with the locking step portion 82d, between the contact surface 94 that contacts the vehicle outer surface of the locking step portion 82Dd from the mounting vertical wall 81 and the engaging claw 95, Between the mounting vertical wall 81 and the locking step 82d, the cable end holders 9a and 9b are fixed to the holder bracket 8.

Next, a procedure for attaching the cable end holders 9a and 9b to the holder bracket 8 will be described with reference to FIG. The holder bracket 8 is fixed to the swing support bracket 7 by welding P1, and the swing support bracket 7 is attached to the fried door SD by a door mounting bracket 6a.
First, the cable end pins 12a and 12b are inserted into the vertical holes 92 of the main body 91 in the cable end holders 9a and 9b, and the cable 11 is routed along the slit 93 and the cable routing groove 91a.
The cable end holders 9a and 9b having the cables 11a and 11b and the cable end pins 12a and 12b are connected to the bearing pieces 71 and 72 of the swing support bracket 7 between the slide door SD and the vehicle body on the rear bracket 6 side. It is inserted toward the holder bracket 8 that faces it. At this time, the cable end holders 9 a and 9 b are inserted in an oblique direction with respect to the holder bracket 8.

Next, as shown on the right side of FIG. 4, from the state in which the cable end holders 9a and 9b are inclined with respect to the opening direction of the opening in the U-shaped holding portion 82, the guide inclined surfaces 82c of the cable end holders 9a and 9b are changed. The U-shaped holding portion 82 is pushed in while rotating clockwise while being in contact with the inner wall surface 82c on the inner piece 82b side.
Then, the engagement pieces 91b of the cable end holders 9a and 9b are engaged with the locking slits 8c of the U-shaped holding portion 82, and the contact surface 94 abuts the vehicle outer surface of the mounting vertical wall 81 in the holder bracket 8. The cable end holders 9a and 9b can be attached to the holder bracket 8 in a state of contact.
Then, as shown on the left side of FIG. 4, when the cable end holders 9 a and 9 b are respectively inserted and mounted in the openings of the U-shaped holding portion 82, they are pushed down by the bottom surface of the mounting vertical wall 81 of the holder bracket 8. The locking claw 95 is returned by its elastic force, and the engagement claw 95 is engaged with the locking step portion 82d, thereby preventing the cable end holders 9a and 9b from being detached from the holder bracket 8. Become.

Next, functions and effects of the first embodiment will be described.
In the cable end mounting structure of the automatic sliding door of the first embodiment, as described above, the U-shaped holding portion is attached to the tip of the cable end holder 9 facing the inner wall surface 82c on the inner piece 82b side of the U-shaped holding portion 82. A guide inclined surface 90 that is inclined with respect to the opening direction of the opening in 82 is notched.
For this reason, when the guide inclined surface 90 cut out at the tip of the cable end holders 9a and 9b is pressed against the inner wall surface 82c of the inner piece 82b of the U-shaped holding portion 82 while being rotated, it is pushed into the vehicle body. The cable end holders 9a and 9b can be easily inserted into the opening of the U-shaped holding portion 82 from between the slide doors SD.
A locking step (engagement means) 82d is formed on the bottom surface of the inner piece 82b of the U-shaped holding portion 82, while the U-shaped holding portion 82 is provided at the bottom of the cable end holders 9a and 9b. An engaging claw (engaging means) 95 that engages with the locking step portion 82d when the cable end holders 9a and 9b are inserted into the openings is provided.
For this reason, the engagement claw (engagement means) 95 is engaged with the locking step (engagement means) 82d to prevent the removal.
As described above, the cable end holders 9a and 9b to which the cable end pins 12a and 12b are respectively connected can be inserted obliquely with respect to the opening direction of the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped holding portion 82. Therefore, the effect that the mounting workability can be improved is obtained.
Further, even when the cable end holders 9a and 9b are inserted into the cable holder 8 from an oblique direction, an engaging claw (engaging means) 95 that engages with the locking step portion 82d is elastically engaged in the vertical direction. Therefore, the insertion of the cable end holders 9a and 9b from the oblique direction is not alienated, and the mounting workability can be further improved.

Further, the outer piece 82 of the U-shaped holding portion 82 is formed with a locking slit 8c between the upper long piece 8a and the lower short piece 8b, and is formed on the outer end surface of the front and rear cable end holders 9a and 9b. Engagement pieces 91b that are inserted into and engaged with the locking slits 8c of the U-shaped holding portion 82 when the cable end holders 9a and 9b are inserted into the openings of the U-shaped holding portion 82 are formed to protrude.
For this reason, the front and rear cable end holders 9 a and 9 b can be mounted in a state in which the vertical movement with respect to the opening of the U-shaped holding portion 82 is prevented with a simple configuration.

Further, the holder bracket 8 has U-shaped holding portions 82 each having a substantially inverted U shape opened from both end portions of the vertical wall 81 for mounting to the swing support bracket 7 toward the outside of the vehicle in plan view. 81. When the cable end holders 9a and 9b are respectively inserted into the U-shaped openings of the U-shaped holding portion 82 on the base side of the front and rear cable end holders 9a and 9b. Thus, an abutment surface 94 that abuts on the vehicle outer surface of the vertical wall 81 for attachment in the holder bracket 8 is formed.
Accordingly, the front and rear cable end holders 9a and 9b can be positioned and mounted with respect to the holder bracket 8 in a state in which the movement in the in-vehicle direction is prevented.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention can be applied even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.
For example, in the embodiment, the engaging step 82d is formed on the bottom surface of the inner piece 82b of the U-shaped holding portion 82 as the engaging means, while the bottom portions of the cable end holders 9a and 9b are U-shaped. The engaging claw 95 that engages with the locking step portion 82d is provided at the time when the cable end holders 9a and 9b are respectively inserted into the openings of the holding portion 82. As long as it is engaged, the configuration and location of the engaging means can be set arbitrarily.

SD sliding door OP opening BP rear side wall R1 guide roller R2 load receiving roller R3 guide roller 1 upper rail 2 lower rail 3 rear rail 4 upper bracket 5 lower bracket 6 rear bracket 6a door mounting bracket 61 shaft 7 swing support bracket 71 upper bearing piece 72 Lower bearing piece 73 Vertical wall 74 Roller support portion 74a Horizontal piece 74b Horizontal piece 74c Outer surface 8 Holder bracket 8a Long piece 8b Short piece 8c Locking slit 8d Protrusion 81 Vertical wall for installation (vertical wall)
82 U-shaped holding portion 82a Outer piece 82b Inner piece 82c Inner wall surface 82d Locking step 9a Front cable end holder 9b Rear cable end holder 90 Guide inclined surface 91 Body 91a Cable routing groove 91b Engagement piece 92 Vertical Hole 93 Slit 94 Contact surface 95 Engaging claw 11a Front cable 11b Rear cable 12a Front cable end pin 12b Rear cable end pin

Claims (3)

A front cable end holder connected to the front cable end pin provided at the front end of the front cable and a rear cable end holder connected to the rear cable end pin provided at the front end of the rear cable are provided on the holder bracket. It is a cable end mounting structure of an auto slide door that is inserted and attached to each opening of the character-shaped holding part,
A guide inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the opening direction of the opening in the U-shaped holding part is cut out at the tip of the cable end holder facing the inner wall surface on one inner side of the U-shaped holding part,
The outer piece of the U-shaped holding part is formed with a locking slit between the upper long piece and the lower short piece,
Engagement that engages and engages with the locking slit of the U-shaped holding portion when the cable end holder is inserted into the opening of the U-shaped holding portion on the outer surface of the front end of both the front and rear cable end holders. A cable end mounting structure for an auto-sliding door, wherein a piece is formed to protrude. A front cable end holder connected to the front cable end pin provided at the front end of the front cable and a rear cable end holder connected to the rear cable end pin provided at the front end of the rear cable are provided on the holder bracket. It is a cable end mounting structure of an auto slide door that is inserted and attached to each opening of the character-shaped holding part,
A guide inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the opening direction of the opening in the U-shaped holding part is cut out at the tip of the cable end holder facing the inner wall surface on one inner side of the U-shaped holding part,
In the holder bracket, U-shaped holding portions having a substantially inverted U shape opened from both edge portions of the vertical wall toward the outside of the vehicle in plan view extend symmetrically in the width direction of the vertical wall, respectively.
A contact surface that contacts the vehicle outer surface of the vertical wall of the holder bracket when the cable end holder is inserted into the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped holding portion on the base side of the front and rear cable end holders. A cable end mounting structure for an auto-sliding door, characterized in that is formed. In the cable end mounting structure of the automatic sliding door according to claim 1 or 2,
The cable end holder and the holder bracket are provided with engaging means that engage with each other when the cable end holder is inserted into the opening of the U-shaped holding portion. Cable end mounting structure.

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