JP5969807B2 - Vehicle handle and method for manufacturing vehicle handle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle handle and a method for manufacturing the vehicle handle .

  As a vehicle handle attached to a door for opening and closing the door of the vehicle, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this conventional example, the handle is formed by fixing a molding member (decorative cover) to the handle body. The decorative cover is fixed by sliding the decorative cover so that an insertion claw provided on the decorative cover is fitted in the insertion groove of the handle body, and then both are connected by a screw.

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  However, the above-described conventional example has a drawback in that the assembly workability is poor because a screw fastening operation is required for mounting the decorative cover.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle handle device and a vehicle handle manufacturing method in which a decorative cover mounting workability is improved.

According to the present invention, the object is
A handle body 1 mounted on the vehicle;
A decorative cover 4 mounted on the surface of the handle body 1 by locking portions 3 formed at both ends of the main body 2 being locked to the handle body 1;
A function adding part 5 fixed to the handle body 1;
The function-added component 5 is achieved by providing a vehicle handle provided with a movement restricting portion 6 that restricts the movement of at least one locking portion 3 of the decorative cover 4.

  As shown in the conventional example, the decorative cover 4 is locked and connected to the handle body 1 by various means such as a slide operation along the handle body 1 or a bullet lock, and then the handle cover 1 is connected to the handle body 1. The movement in the unlocking direction is restricted by the attached mounting part.

  Since the decorative cover 4 is not a structural component or a strength bearing component in the vehicle handle, it is necessary to mount the decorative cover 4 in a range where the mounting space is not sufficient, and it is often difficult to sufficiently consider the mounting strength. Further, since the decorative cover 4 is an external part, for example, when an attachment method using elastic deformation is employed, if the bending allowance is increased, damage to the surface treatment layer such as the plated surface may increase. Therefore, it is often difficult to secure a sufficient mounting strength by taking a large moment of engagement.

  On the other hand, in the present invention in which the movement of the decorative cover 4 locked to the handle main body 1 is finally restricted by the function-added component 5, the decorative cover 4 is not elastically deformed at all, for example, only a sliding operation. After that, it is finally fixed by mounting the function-added component 5, or after temporarily attaching the decorative cover 4 to the handle body 1 with slight bending, and finally fixing by attaching the function-added component 5. It is possible to select various fixing methods such as performing.

  As a result, it is possible to attach the decorative cover 4 without damaging the external appearance, and furthermore, since the attachment strength can be determined by the relationship with the function-added component 5, inadvertent dropping or mischief It is possible to reliably prevent dropout due to the like.

  The function addition component 5 is sufficient if it adds a new function to the vehicle handle, and includes electronic components such as a lighting device and a control button.

As described above, the decorative cover 4 can be attached only by a sliding operation.
The decorative cover 4 can be mounted by elastically locking the other locking portion 3 to the handle body 1 by rotating the main body 2 with the one locking portion 3 as a rotation fulcrum.
That is, according to the present invention,
A handle body 1 mounted on the vehicle;
A decorative cover 4 mounted on the surface of the handle body 1 by locking portions 3 formed at both ends of the main body 2 being locked to the handle body 1;
A function adding part 5 fixed to the handle body 1;
The function-added component 5 is provided with a movement restricting portion 6 that restricts movement of at least one locking portion 3 of the decorative cover 4.
The decorative cover 4 is a method of manufacturing a vehicle handle that is mounted by elastically locking the other locking portion 3 to the handle body 1 by rotating the main body 2 with the one locking portion 3 as a rotation fulcrum. Can be provided.

  In the present invention, the decorative cover 4 is rotated around one locking portion 3 and the other locking portion 3 is pressed against the locked portion 8 formed on the handle main body 1, whereby the locking portion 3, After the locked portion 8 or the entire decorative cover 4 is elastically deformed and overcomes the interference portion between the locked portion 3 and the locked portion 8, it is elastically restored and shifts to a locked relationship.

  When the process of attaching the entire decorative cover 4 to the handle body 1 once is taken, the amount of bending required for locking is not known in advance, so the decorative cover 4 is excessively bent and the decorative cover 4 is damaged. However, by adopting an attachment method in which the other end is locked in a state of being rotated with one end as a rotation fulcrum, an excessive deformation operation to the decorative cover 4 is applied by the assembly operator. As a result, the assembly efficiency can be improved and the occurrence of defects is reduced.

Furthermore, the manufacturing method of the vehicle handle is:
The main body 2 of the decorative cover 4 is formed to be long along the longitudinal direction of the handle body 1,
The other locking portion 3 can be configured to be elastically locked to the handle body 1 with the deflection of the main body portion 2.

  The locking between the locking portion 3 and the locked portion 8 can be shifted to the locked state by elastically deforming either the locking portion 3 or the locked portion 8. 2 is formed as a long member, and when the transition to the locked state is made using the bending of the main body portion 2, the decorative cover 4 is long, so that even if the bending amount of each portion is small, the locked portion Since the amount of displacement can be increased, the locking operation can be performed without causing excessive stress generation to each part.

in this case,
And the other locking part 3, a least one of the locked portion 8 in which the other of the engaging portion 3 is formed on the handle body 1 is engaged, locked portion 8 of the other locking part 3 If the manufacturing method of the vehicle handle in which the inclined surface 7 for generating the force that bends the main body part 2 formed in a curved shape in a direction in which the curvature of curvature is reduced by the pushing operation force is formed, the main body part 2 After rotating, the mounting operation is completed simply by pushing the other locking portion 3 into the handle body 1 side, and mounting workability is improved.

  According to the present invention, since work such as screwing is not required, the workability of attaching the decorative cover can be improved.

It is a figure which shows this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is the 1B-1B sectional view taken on the line of (a). 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2A-2A in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a decorative cover is elastically locked. It is the disassembled perspective view of the handle | steering_wheel for vehicles, (a) is the figure seen from diagonally forward, (b) is the figure seen from diagonally back. It is a figure which shows a decoration cover, (a) is a side view, (b) is a 4B direction arrow directional view of (a). It is a figure which shows a table | surface cover, (a) is a front view, (b) is the 5B-5B sectional view taken on the line of (a).

  An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The vehicle handle of this example is used by rotatably connecting the hinge protrusion 1a to a handle base (not shown) fixed to the vehicle door, and when rotating around the connecting portion with the handle base. The door lock device is operated by transmitting the displacement of the operating leg 1b formed at the other end of the door to a door lock device (not shown) in the door.

  The handle has a handle body 1, a decoration cover 4 for decorating the surface of the handle body 1, and a function for giving the handle body 1 a predetermined additional function in addition to the original function as a handle for handle operation. And an additional component 5.

  The handle body 1 is formed in a hollow shape by connecting a front cover 10 to a back cover 9. The connection of the front and back covers 9 and 10 is formed at the rear end portion of the back cover 9 (hereinafter, the position will be described with the left side as “front” in FIG. 1 and the upper side in FIG. 1B as “front”). The protrusion 9a is engaged with the front cover 10, and the front end fixed piece 9b is screwed to the embedded nut 10a of the front cover. In FIG. 1B, reference numeral 11 denotes a fixing screw that is screwed into the embedded nut.

  In this example, an antenna unit 5A and a push switch 5B are incorporated as function-added parts 5, and after being pulled out of the handle body 1 via a lead wire (not shown), control of an in-vehicle computer mounted on the vehicle is performed. Connected to the device.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the push switch 5B is formed in the switch case 5a by accommodating a contact portion not shown in the figure, and the contact portion is disconnected by pressing the push button 5b attached to the head. It is configured as a so-called push button switch to be contacted. The switch case 5a is provided with a positioning projection 5c, and is positioned at a predetermined position by fitting the positioning projection 5c into a positioning recess 10b formed in the front cover 10.

  The push switch 5B is used as a locking button. When the push switch 5B is pressed, the push switch 5B communicates with a portable electronic key (not shown) possessed by the user from the control device via an antenna described later. When the authentication code output from the portable electronic key is acquired and the authentication for the acquired authentication code is established, the door is shifted to the locked state.

  The antenna unit 5 </ b> A includes an electrode of an electrostatic sensor and an antenna, and is fixed at a predetermined position so as to be sandwiched between the front and back covers 9 and 10. The electrostatic sensor can detect gripping of the handle main body 1 by the user. When the electrostatic sensor detects a gripping operation by the user, an authentication code acquisition procedure is executed in the same manner as the push switch 5B described above. When the authentication for the acquired authentication code is established, the door shifts to the unlocked state.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the decorative cover 4 is formed long in the longitudinal direction of the handle main body 1 with a material having excellent elasticity such as a synthetic resin, and the decorative cover 4 is formed on the surface of the front cover 10. A fitting recess 10c for fitting is provided. Further, the decorative cover 4 and the front cover 10 are provided with a switch opening 10d for exposing the push button 5b of the push switch 5B described above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the decorative cover 4 has a flat plate shape from the front end portion to the intermediate portion, and has a cross-sectional shape that gradually transitions to a “<” shape from the intermediate portion to the rear end portion. Similarly, the surface of the one fitting recess 10c is formed in a shape in which the center portion is raised from the flat surface from the intermediate portion to the rear end portion.

  Locking portions 3 are provided at both ends of the main body portion 2 of the decorative cover 4 formed as described above. As shown in FIG. 4, the locking portion 3 (3B) disposed at the rear end portion is formed in a hook shape by protruding a locking piece 12 toward the rear, and a pair is disposed at both side edge portions. . As shown in FIG. 2, the front cover 10 is formed with a locked portion 8 to which the locking pieces 12 can be locked. As shown in FIG. The main body 2 can be rotated around the locking portion by being locked by the locking portion 8.

  Further, the locking portion 3 (3A) disposed at the front end portion of the decorative cover 4 is formed in a hook shape with a locking piece 14 projecting forward from the column 13 as shown in FIG. Is done. A component force in the buckling direction of the main body 2 is generated at the distal end of the locking portion 3 due to a reaction force from the protruding piece 8a to a pressing operation force to the protruding piece 8a of the locked portion 8 described later. An inclined surface 7 is formed.

  In addition, the locking portion 3A is divided into three regions in the width direction by the column portion 13 projecting forward in the central portion, and the locking dimension by the locking piece 14 of the locking portion 3 in the central portion is reduced. Yes.

  On the other hand, the front cover 10 is provided with a locked portion 8 corresponding to the locking portion 3A at the front end of the decorative cover 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the locked portion 8 is formed by projecting a plate-like protruding piece 8a toward the rear. The overhanging piece 8a is set so that the overhanging dimension is short at the center and long at both ends corresponding to the locking portion 3A of the decorative cover 4.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2B, the decorative cover 4 is mainly mounted around the locking portion with the locking piece 12 of the locking portion 3B on the rear end side locked. This is performed by rotating the portion 2 counterclockwise, and the inclined surface 7 formed on the locking portion 3A of the decorative cover 4 abuts on the locked portion 8 of the front cover 10 by rotating the main body portion 2.

  When a pushing operation force (F) is applied to the distal end portion of the main body 2 from this state, a component force in the buckling direction is generated in the main body 2 by the action of the inclined surface 7. Due to this component force, the main part 2 formed in a curved shape is elastically bent slightly in the direction in which the curvature of curvature is reduced, and after the locking part 3A gets over the locked part 8, the elasticity of the main part 2 is reached. The locking portion 3A is locked to the locked portion 8 by the return.

  Furthermore, in order to increase the connection strength of the decorative cover 4, the movement of the locking portion 3 is restricted by the movement restricting portion 6 as shown in FIG. In this example, the movement restricting portion 6 is formed on the switch case 5a of the push switch 5B and is forwardly moved to the front locking portion 3B by utilizing the fact that the decorative cover 4 is assembled after the decorative cover 4 is connected to the front cover 10. Regulate the movement of

  By arranging the movement restricting portion 6, even if a forward force is applied to the locking portion 3 </ b> B at the rear end by mischief, the locking portion 3 </ b> B does not move forward and the locking is released, The connection strength is improved. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the movement restricting portion 6 restricts the movement in the rotational direction with respect to the engaging portion 3, so that the engaging portion 3A on the front end side is moved rearward. Even if a force is applied, the decoration cover 4 as a whole is restricted from rotating around the locking portion between the locking portion 3B on the rear end side and the locked portion 8, so that the decoration cover 4 is difficult to remove. Become.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle body 2 Main part 3 Locking part 4 Decoration cover 5 Function addition part 6 Movement control part 7 Inclined surface

Claims (4)

A handle body mounted on the vehicle;
A decorative cover that is attached to the surface of the handle main body with the locking portions formed at both ends of the main body being locked to the handle main body,
A function-added part fixed to the handle body,
The vehicle handle is provided with a movement restricting portion for restricting movement of at least one engaging portion of the decorative cover in the function-added component. A handle body mounted on the vehicle;
A decorative cover that is attached to the surface of the handle main body with the locking portions formed at both ends of the main body being locked to the handle main body,
A function-added part fixed to the handle body,
The function-added component is provided with a movement restricting portion that restricts movement of at least one locking portion of the decorative cover,
The decorative cover is a manufacturing method of a vehicle handle that is mounted by elastically locking the other locking portion to the handle body by rotating the main body with one locking portion as a rotation fulcrum. The main part of the decorative cover is formed to be elongated along the longitudinal direction of the handle body,
The method of manufacturing a vehicle handle according to claim 2 , wherein the other locking portion is elastically locked to the handle body with the deflection of the main body. And the other engaging portion, at least one of the locked portion of the other engagement portion is formed on the handle body is locked by pushing operation force to the engaging portion of the other locking portion The method of manufacturing a vehicle handle according to claim 3, wherein an inclined surface that generates a force that bends the curved main body in a direction in which the curvature of curvature is reduced is formed.

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