JP5617254B2 - Vehicle sliding door structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle slide door structure configured such that a glass guide that supports a door glass so as to be movable up and down extends in the vertical direction, and a slide displacement of a door body is restrained by a door latch. is there.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a door lock device (operating force from an operation handle fixed to a slide door of a vehicle having a door glass that can be moved up and down is provided via a base. In the door lock control device that transmits to the door latch, a lever member is disposed on one side of the door glass (for example, the front side of the door body), and the operating force of the outside handle provided on the outer panel side of the door body is reduced. By providing an outside rod that transmits to the lever member and an operation rod that transmits the operation force transmitted to the lever member to a door lock device provided on the inner panel side of the door body, the door glass interferes. Without making it happen, the operating force of the outside handle is transmitted to the door lock device.

JP-A-5-239964

  In the conventional device disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in a slide door of a vehicle having a door glass that can be moved up and down, an operation rod for transmitting the operation force of the outside handle to the door latch, a power transmission wire, etc. As compared to the case where the door glass is disposed below the lowest position of the door glass, there is an advantage that the transmission efficiency and the drive operability can be effectively improved by shortening the transmission path of the operation force. is there. On the other hand, it is necessary to dispose a lever member serving as a transmission relay portion for the operation force in an outer panel and an inner panel constituting the door body and a closed portion surrounded by a glass guide or the like that supports the door glass so as to be movable up and down. However, there are problems that the layout is limited and the assembly work of the lever member cannot be easily performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and efficiently transmits an operating force to the door latch without deteriorating the assembly and layout of the handle link mechanism for operating the door latch. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliding door structure for a vehicle that can be appropriately operated.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a glass guide that supports the door glass so as to be movable up and down is installed so as to extend in a vertical direction of the door body, and a slide displacement of the door body is restrained by a door latch. And a remote control mechanism for operating the door latch in the unlocking direction in response to the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle is disposed closer to the vehicle interior side than the door glass, and the door The handle link body of the handle link mechanism that bypasses the glass and transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the remote control mechanism is attached to the non-door glass side portion of the glass guide, and the glass guide is attached to the door body. An upper member and a lower member connected to the lower end of the upper member While being split, the sub-assembly body is formed by a lower portion member and the handle link body, in which the sub-assembly body is configured to be attached to the upper member and the door body.

The invention according to claim 2, in the sliding door structure for a vehicle according to the claim 1, the upper member and the lower member of the glass guide, provided in the engaging portion and the other provided on one It is comprised so that it may be connected by engagement with an engaging part.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sliding door structure according to the first or second aspect , the first transmission member that transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the handle link body of the handle link mechanism; A second transmission member for transmitting an operating force from the handle link main body to the latch; and a support bracket for rotatably supporting the handle link main body, wherein the support bracket attaches the lower member to the door main body. It also has a function as a bracket.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle in which a glass guide that supports a door glass so as to be movable up and down is installed so as to extend in a vertical direction of the door body, and a sliding displacement of the door body is restrained by a door latch. And a remote control mechanism for operating the door latch in the unlocking direction in response to the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle is disposed closer to the vehicle interior side than the door glass, and the door handle link body of the handle linkage glass bypassing transmitted to a remote control mechanism operating force of the outside handle is, the glass guide attached to the counter-door glass side portion, extending in the vertical direction integrally of the glass guide Is attached along the door body and the hand The link mechanism includes a first transmission member that transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the handle link body, a second transmission member that transmits the operation force from the handle link body to the latch, and a handle link body. The sub-assembly body is configured to be attached to the glass guide.

  In the invention according to claim 1, a remote control mechanism for operating the door latch in the unlocking direction in accordance with the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle is disposed closer to the vehicle interior side than the door glass, and the door glass A door where a bottle holder, a speaker, etc. are installed in order to attach the handle link body of the handle link mechanism that bypasses the outside handle and transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the remote control mechanism, on the non-door glass side portion of the glass guide. It is a closed part surrounded by the outer panel and inner panel of the door body and the glass guide, while the degree of freedom of layout of the handle link mechanism can be expanded by avoiding the parts dense part below the lowermost position of the glass. However, the layout of the handle link body is limited. Or is, without causing problems such as the assembling operation or complicated, the handle linkage with the handle link body it has advantages such easily and properly installed in the site.

Further, the glass guide, formed an upper member attached to the door body, as well as divided into a lower member connected to the lower end, the sub-assembly member by a said lower member and the handle link body, said sub Since the assembly body is configured to be attached to the upper member and the door body, the glass guide and the handle link mechanism of the glass guide and the handle link mechanism are not required without requiring a complicated operation of attaching the long glass guide to which the handle link body is attached to the door body. There is an advantage that the mounting work and the like can be made easier.

In the invention according to claim 2 , the upper member and the lower member of the glass guide are configured to be connected by engagement between an engaging portion provided on one side and an engaged portion provided on the other side. The upper member and the lower member can be properly positioned in a state where the upper member and the lower member are accurately positioned only by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion by, for example, fitting the upper end portion of the lower member to the lower end portion of the upper member. There is an advantage that it can be connected.

In the invention according to claim 3 , the first transmission member that transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the handle link body of the handle link mechanism, and the second transmission that transmits the operating force from the handle link body to the latch. A member and a support bracket that rotatably supports the handle link main body are provided, and the support bracket has a function as a mounting bracket for attaching the lower member to the door main body, so that the handle link main body is supported. Compared to the case where the support bracket and the mounting bracket for attaching the lower member to the door body are provided separately, there are advantages such as reduction in the number of parts and weight reduction.

In the invention according to claim 4 , a remote control mechanism for operating the door latch in the unlocking direction in accordance with the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle is disposed on the vehicle interior side of the door glass, and the door glass A door where a bottle holder, a speaker, etc. are installed in order to attach the handle link body of the handle link mechanism that bypasses the outside handle and transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the remote control mechanism on the opposite side of the glass guide to the glass side It is a closed part surrounded by the outer panel and inner panel of the door body and the glass guide, while the degree of freedom of layout of the handle link mechanism can be expanded by avoiding the parts dense part below the lowermost position of the glass. However, the layout of the handle link body is limited. Or is, without causing problems such as the assembling operation or complicated, the handle linkage with the handle link body it has advantages such easily and properly installed in the site. In addition, an integrated glass guide extending in the vertical direction is attached along the door body, and the handle link mechanism transmits a manipulation force of the outside handle to the handle link body, and the handle link body. Since the sub-assembly body including the second transmission member that transmits the operating force to the latch and the handle link main body is configured and the sub-assembly body is attached to the glass guide, the sub-assembly body is arranged along the glass guide. The door link can be smoothly moved up and down, and the sub-assembly body is attached to the glass guide via a support bracket or the like that attaches the glass guide to the door main body. Can be easily assembled in narrow areas There are advantages such.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of a vehicle provided with a sliding door structure according to the present invention. It is the side view which looked at the sliding door structure of vehicles concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the car outside. It is the side view which looked at the sliding door structure of the above-mentioned vehicle from the car inside. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the specific structure of a glass guide. It is a perspective view which shows the specific structure of a handle link mechanism. FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing another embodiment of the vehicle sliding door structure according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing still another embodiment of the sliding door structure for a vehicle according to the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sliding door structure for a vehicle according to the present invention. In the vehicle, a sliding door 1 that opens and closes an opening for getting on and off formed on the side of the vehicle is slidably installed along a center rail 2 and upper and lower rails (not shown). As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the sliding door 1 is supported by a door main body 4 having a door sash 3 provided on the upper portion thereof and a lifting mechanism not shown in the figure so as to be able to descend. A door panel comprising an outer panel 6 and an inner panel 7 is provided below the door body 4.

  A glass guide 8 that supports the door glass 5 so as to be movable up and down is extended in the slide door 1 in the vertical direction along the front side of the door body 4. Further, the door body 4 has a front door latch 10 and a rear door latch 11 that lock the door body 4 in the front closed position by restraining the sliding displacement, and locks the door body 4 in the rear open position. The lower door clutch 12 is attached to the inner panel 7 positioned on the vehicle interior side of the door glass 5.

  An outside handle 14 for operating the door latches 10 to 12 from the outside of the vehicle when the door body 4 is opened and closed is installed above the front portion of the outer panel 6 and from the inside of the vehicle when the slide door 1 is opened and closed. An inside handle 15 for operating the door latches 10 to 12 is installed above the front part of the inner panel 7. Further, the remote control mechanism 16 that operates the door latches 10 to 12 in the unlocking direction in response to the operation of the outside handle 14 and the inside handle 15 is closer to the inside handle 15 on the vehicle interior side than the door glass 5. It is provided at the position.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the glass guide 8 is connected to the upper member 17 fixed to the front side portion of the door body 4 by welding or the like, and is connected to the lower end portion thereof and is bolted to the door body 4. It is divided | segmented into the lower member 18 attached by etc. At the lower end portion of the upper member 17, an engagement portion 19 made of a pressure contact piece is formed by cutting and raising a part of the front wall. Further, at the upper end portion of the lower member 18, an engaged portion 20 consisting of a folded portion is formed by folding a part of the front wall downward, and the left and right side wall portions are widened upward. A guide portion 21 is provided.

  A support bracket 24 that rotatably supports the handle link body 23 of the handle link mechanism 22 that transmits the operating force of the outside handle 14 to the remote control mechanism 16 is attached to the lower end portion of the lower member 18. . The support bracket 24 includes a bracket main body 24a made of a member having a U-shaped cross section fixed to a portion opposite to the installation portion of the door glass 5, that is, a front side portion of the lower member 18, and the outer wall thereof. A leg portion 24b projecting from the portion toward the vehicle exterior, and the leg portion 24b is fixed to the inner panel 7 of the door body 4 by bolting or the like. That is, the support bracket 24 has both a function as a support member that rotatably supports the handle link body 23 and a function as a mounting bracket that attaches the lower member 18 to the door body 4.

  A handle link body 23 of a handle link mechanism 22 that transmits the operating force of the outside handle 14 to the remote control mechanism 16 is pivotally supported on the bracket body 24a fixed to the lower member 18, As a result, a sub-assembly body 25 including the handle link main body 23 and the lower member 18 is formed. Then, the guide portion 21 of the lower member 18 is externally fitted to the lower end portion of the upper member 17 attached to the door body 4 by welding or the like, and the engaging portion 19 is pressed against the engaged portion 20. The upper member 17 and the lower member 18 are connected. Further, by fixing the leg portion 24b of the support bracket 24 to the inner panel 7 of the door body 4 and attaching the sub-assembly body 25 to the door body 4, a glass guide 8 having a predetermined length extending in the vertical direction is obtained. It is arranged along the front side of the slide door 1.

  As described above, the handle link main body 23 is attached to the front wall portion side of the lower member 18 via the support bracket 24, thereby being disposed on the non-door glass side portion of the glass guide 8. And as shown in FIG. 6, the 1st transmission member 26 which consists of the rod-shaped body which is arrange | positioned in the vehicle outer side rather than the said door glass 5, and connects the said handle link main body 23 and the outside handle 14, A handle link mechanism 22 is configured by a second transmission member 27 made of a cable material that is disposed inside the door glass 5 and connects the handle link body 23 and the remote control mechanism 16, and the handle link mechanism 22. The operating force of the outside handle 14 is transmitted to the remote control mechanism 16 by bypassing the door glass 5 via the door.

  That is, when the outside handle 14 is operated to displace the slide door 1 from the closed position to the open position, the operating force of the outside handle 14 is transmitted through the first transmission member 26 to the handle link mechanism. 22 is transmitted to the handle link main body 23, and the handle link main body 23 swings and displaces. The operating force transmitted to the handle link body 23 is transmitted to the remote control mechanism 16 via the second transmission member 27, and the driving force is transmitted to the third transmission member 28 made of a cable material. Then, the rear door latch 11 is unlocked by being transmitted to the rear door latch 11 (see FIG. 3).

  Further, the driving force transmitted to the rear door latch 11 via the third transmission member 28 is relay relay 30 disposed on the inner panel 7 via the fourth transmission member 29 made of a cable material. And is transmitted to the front door latch 10 via a fifth transmission member 31 made of a cable member connected to the relay lever 30. As a result, the locked state of the front door latch 10 and the rear door latch 11 is simultaneously released, and the sliding door 1 can be slid.

  On the other hand, when the outside handle 14 is operated when the slide door 1 is displaced from the open position to the close position, the operating force is transferred from the first transmission member 26 to the handle link body 23 and the second transmission member 27. And is transmitted to the lower door latch 12 from the remote control mechanism 16 via the sixth transmission member 32, and the locked state is released. Thereby, the slide door 1 can be slid and displaced from the rear open position to the front close position.

  When the slide handle 1 is displaced from the closed position to the open position by operating the inside handle 15 disposed on the vehicle interior side of the door glass 5 together with the remote control mechanism 16, the operation of the inside handle 15 is performed. A force is directly input to the remote control mechanism 16 without passing through the handle link mechanism 22, and from the remote control mechanism 16 through the third to sixth transmission members 28, 29, 31, 32, etc. It transmits to each door latch 10-12, and the lock state is comprised so that it may cancel | release as needed.

  As described above, the glass guide 8 that supports the door glass 5 to be movable up and down is installed so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the sliding displacement of the door body 4 is restricted by the door latches 10 to 12. In the sliding door structure, the remote control mechanism 16 that operates the door latches 10 to 12 in the unlocking direction in accordance with the operation of the outside handle 14 and the inside handle 15 is disposed on the vehicle interior side with respect to the door glass 5. At the same time, the handle link body 23 of the handle link mechanism 22 that bypasses the door glass 5 and transmits the operating force of the outside handle 14 to the remote control mechanism 16 is attached to the portion of the glass guide 8 opposite to the door glass side. , Handle ring for operating each of the door latches 10-12 Without deteriorating the assembling performance and the layout and the like of the mechanism 22, it is possible to effectively improve the transmission efficiency and driving operability of the power for each door latches 10-12.

  Further, the above-described handle link mechanism 22 is installed above the avoidance of a part-packed part below the lowermost position of the door glass 5 on which the bottle holder B, the speaker S and the like shown by phantom lines in FIG. 2 are installed. Thus, there is an advantage that the degree of freedom of layout can be effectively expanded when each component constituting the handle link mechanism 22 is attached to the slide door 1.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the support bracket 24 is attached to the lower member 18 of the glass guide 8 disposed along the front side of the door body 4, and the handle link body 23 of the handle link mechanism 22 is attached to the support bracket 24. Since the handle link main body 23 is attached to the anti-door glass portion (front side portion) of the glass guide 8 by pivotally supporting the lower portion 18 and the handle link main body 23, the lower portion 18 and the handle link main body 23 are integrated. It can attach to the door main body 4. Therefore, the layout of the handle link body 23 is limited or assembled even in a closed portion that is surrounded by the outer panel 6 and the inner panel 7 of the door body 4 and the glass guide or the like and has a limited installation space. The handle link mechanism 22 having the handle link main body 23 can be easily and properly installed at the above location without causing problems such as complicated operations.

  Then, the operating force of the outside handle 14 is transmitted to the handle link body 23 via the first transmission member 26 disposed outside the door glass 5 and to the handle link body 23. Since the driving force thus transmitted is transmitted to the remote control mechanism 16 via the second transmission member 27 disposed on the vehicle interior side than the door glass 5, the operating force of the outside handle 14 is There is an advantage that transmission from the remote control mechanism 16 to each of the door latches 10 to 12 can be performed without interfering with the door glass 5, and transmission efficiency and driving operability of the operation force can be effectively improved.

  That is, as is generally done, by disposing a lever member serving as a transmission relay portion of the operation force input from the outside handle below the lowermost position of the door glass, the door glass When the above operation force is transmitted to the door latch by bypassing the door, the outside handle provided near the waist line, etc. located at the upper part of the door panel, through the operation rod, power transmission wire, etc. After the operating force is transmitted to the lever member located below the door body, it is necessary to transmit the operating force to the remote control unit disposed at a predetermined position. The transmission efficiency and drive operability are inevitably deteriorated.

  On the other hand, when the handle link main body 23 is attached to the non-door glass side portion (front side portion) of the glass guide 8 as in the above embodiment, the outside handle 14 and the remote control mechanism 16 are Since it is possible to prevent a large difference between the vertical position and the vertical position of the handle link main body 23 and shorten the transmission path of the operation force, power transmission efficiency and drive to each door latch 10-12 There is an advantage that operability can be effectively improved.

  In the above embodiment, the outside handle 14 disposed in front of the door panel upper portion of the door body 4 and the handle link body 23 are brought close to each other to shorten the transmission path of the operation force. The handle link main body 23 is disposed on the glass guide 8 installed along the front side of the main body 4, but the anti-glass side portion (rear side) of the glass guide disposed on the rear side of the door main body 4. The handle link main body 23 of the handle link mechanism 22 may be disposed on the side portion.

  Moreover, as shown in the said embodiment, the upper member 17 previously attached to the door main body 4 by welding the glass guide 8 to the outer panel 6 of the door main body 4, etc., and the lower member 18 connected with the lower end part, When the sub-assembly body 25 is formed by the lower member 18 and the handle link main body 23 and the sub-assembly body 25 is attached to the upper member 17 and the door main body 4, There is an advantage that the attaching operation of the glass guide 8 and the handle link mechanism 22 can be facilitated without requiring a complicated operation of attaching the long glass guide to which the link body 23 is attached to the door body 4.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, the engaging part 19 which consists of a press-contact piece provided in the lower end part of the upper member 17 and the to-be-engaged part 20 which consists of the folding | turning part provided in the upper end part of the lower member 18 are engaged. Thus, the upper member 17 and the lower member 18 are connected to each other, so that the upper end portion of the lower member 18 is externally fitted to the lower end portion of the upper member 17, and the engaging portion 19 is engaged with the engaged portion 20. There is an advantage that the upper member 17 and the lower member 18 can be properly connected in a state where the upper member 17 and the lower member 18 are accurately positioned only by being brought into pressure contact with each other.

  In particular, as shown in the above embodiment, when the guide member 21 is formed at the lower end portion of the lower member 18 so that the left and right side walls are widened upward, the lower member 18 has a lower end portion. The operation of fitting the upper end portion of the lower member 18 can be performed quickly and appropriately. In addition, it is good also as a structure which provided the to-be-engaged part 20 which consists of a folding | turning part etc. in the lower end part of the said upper member 17, and provided the engaging part 19 which consists of press-contacting pieces etc. in the upper end part of the lower member 18.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the 1st transmission member 26 which transmits the operation force of the said outside handle 14 to the above to the handle link main body 23 of the handle link mechanism 22, and each door latch 10-12 from the said handle link main body 23. A second transmission member 27 for transmitting an operating force and a support bracket 24 for rotatably supporting the handle link body 23 are provided, and a mounting bracket for attaching the lower member 18 to the door body 4 on the support bracket 24. Therefore, the number of parts is reduced and the weight is reduced compared with the case where the support bracket for supporting the handle link body 23 and the mounting bracket for attaching the lower member 18 to the door body 4 are provided separately. There are advantages such as being able to.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the outside handle 14 is disposed in the vicinity of the waist line of the door body 4 and the lower end of the glass guide 8 is disposed at the lower portion of the door body 4. In the door structure, a mounting bracket 33 for attaching the lower member 18 to the door body 4 is provided at the lower end of the lower member 18, and a support bracket 34 separate from the mounting bracket 33 is provided near the upper portion of the lower member 18. It is good also as a structure provided in. In such a configuration, the mounting state of the lower member 18 can be stably maintained, and the mounting height of the support bracket 34 is set to be substantially the same as that of the outside handle 14, thereby There is an advantage that the transmission path of the operating force from the side handle 14 to the handle link main body 23 can be further shortened.

  Further, instead of the above embodiment in which the glass guide 8 is divided into an upper member 17 and a lower member 18, as shown in FIG. The first transmission member 26 that transmits the operating force of the outside handle 14 to the handle link main body 23 is transmitted to the handle link mechanism 22 that transmits the operating force of the outside handle 14 to the remote control mechanism 16. And a second transmission member 27 that transmits an operating force from the handle link body 23 to each of the door latches 10 to 12, and a handle link body 23, and the sub assembly body 36 is configured as a sub assembly body 36. You may comprise so that it may attach to the glass guide 35. FIG.

  According to the above configuration, the door glass 5 can be smoothly moved up and down along the glass guide 35, and the sub-assembly body 36 is attached to the glass guide via the support bracket 24 or the like that attaches the glass guide 35 to the door body 4. By attaching to 35, there exists an advantage that the handle link mechanism 22 which has the said handle link main body 23 can be easily assembled | attached to a narrow site | part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sliding door 4 Door main body 5 Door glass 8 Glass guide 10-12 Door latch 14 Outer handle 15 Inner handle 16 Remote control mechanism 17 Upper member 18 Lower member 22 Handle link mechanism 23 Handle link main body 24 Support bracket 25 Subassembly body 26 1st Transmission member 27 Second transmission member 35 Glass guide 36 Sub-assembly body

Claims (4)

A glass guide that supports the door glass so as to be movable up and down is installed so as to extend in the vertical direction of the door body, and is a sliding door structure of a vehicle configured to restrain the sliding displacement of the door body by a door latch,
A remote control mechanism for operating the door latch in the unlocking direction in accordance with the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle is disposed on the vehicle interior side of the door glass, and bypasses the door glass to bypass the outside The handle link body of the handle link mechanism that transmits the operation force of the handle to the remote control mechanism is attached to the anti-door glass side portion of the glass guide, and the glass guide is attached to the door body, and the lower end portion thereof. A sub-assembly body is formed by the lower member and the handle link body, and the sub-assembly body is configured to be attached to the upper member and the door body. A sliding door structure for vehicles. The upper member and the lower member of the glass guide are configured to be coupled by engagement between an engaging portion provided on one side and an engaged portion provided on the other side. Item 10. A sliding door structure for a vehicle according to Item 1 . A first transmission member that transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the handle link body of the handle link mechanism; a second transmission member that transmits the operating force from the handle link body to the latch; and the handle link body. The vehicle sliding door according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising a support bracket that is rotatably supported, and the support bracket also has a function as a mounting bracket for attaching the lower member to the door body. Construction. A glass guide that supports the door glass so as to be movable up and down is installed so as to extend in the vertical direction of the door body, and is a sliding door structure of a vehicle configured to restrain the sliding displacement of the door body by a door latch,
A remote control mechanism for operating the door latch in the unlocking direction in accordance with the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle is disposed on the vehicle interior side of the door glass, and bypasses the door glass to bypass the outside handle link body of the handle link mechanism for transmitting the operation force of the handle to the remote control mechanism is mounted on the counter-door glass side portion of the glass guide is mounted above the glass guide piece extending vertically along the door body The handle link mechanism includes a first transmission member that transmits the operating force of the outside handle to the handle link body, a second transmission member that transmits the operation force from the handle link body to the latch, and the handle link. Constructed as a sub-assy body with body Rutotomoni, vehicles of the sliding door structure you characterized in that the sub-assembly body is configured to be attached to the glass guide.

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