JP6130341B2 - Vehicle door structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door structure.

  The vehicle door is provided with an outer handle (door handle, outside handle) that is operated to change the door from a closed state (closed position) to an open state (open position). The outer handle is connected to, for example, a latch mechanism (door lock assembly) that engages the door with the vehicle body via a rod or a cable. When the door is in a closed state, a latch constituting a latch mechanism provided in the door body engages with a striker formed on the vehicle body. Then, by operating the outer handle to rotate it around the support shaft, the latch mechanism is displaced, the engagement between the vehicle body and the latch mechanism is released, and the door can be in the open position (open state). .

  Such vehicle doors are provided with lock means (lock device, latch release restricting device) for locking the latch device so that the engagement between the door and the vehicle body is not released in an unintended state. The lock means is provided, for example, in the middle of an operation transmission path from the outer handle to the latch device, and invalidates and regulates the interlocking operation between the outer handle and the latch device.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an operation member for operating such a locking unit between a locked state and an unlocked state is formed in the vicinity of the outer handle. In this patent document 1, the structure which exposed so that the push switch for operating a locking device could be operated from the outer side of a door via the opening part provided in the outer handle is disclosed.

  For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration in which a receiver for operating a lock device is provided on the inner surface of a care recess for operating the outer handle. This receiver is provided at a position that cannot be easily seen from the outside of the vehicle by a lever.

JP 2005-330752 A Japanese Patent No. 4537521

  However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, in the configuration in which the operation member of the lock unit is exposed at a position that can be easily visually recognized from the outside of the vehicle body, there is a problem that the design is greatly impaired in a vehicle that places importance on design. there were.

  On the other hand, in the configuration in which the operation member of the lock means is provided at a position that cannot be easily visually recognized from the outside of the vehicle body as in Patent Document 2, when the user operates the operation member by directly touching the operation member, the operability is deteriorated. was there.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door structure having an operation member that constitutes a locking means having excellent operability without impairing design. And

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention employs the following aspects.
(1) A vehicle door structure according to an aspect of the present invention includes an outer handle device (for example, the outer handle device 20 in the embodiment) formed on the outer surface side of the door, and the door is engaged with a side surface of the vehicle body. A latch device (for example, the latch device 30 in the embodiment) and a lock means (for example, the lock means 40 in the embodiment) for locking the latch device are provided, and the outer handle device is connected to the door of the latch device. An outer handle (for example, the outer handle 21 in the embodiment and an operation member (for example, the operation member 41 in the embodiment) for operating the locking means), and the outer handle has an outer surface thereof. Extending along the outer surface of the door, and the operating member includes an inner and outer surface extending inward and outward from the outer surface of the door, and the outer Formed adjacent to the edge of bundles, said outer handle includes a shaft support which is pivotally supported by the pivot shaft at one end along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a grip portion formed at the other end The operating member is formed adjacent to an edge of the gripping portion, and at least one of the gripping portions along the rotation axis forms a side wall extending along the inner and outer surfaces, The member is provided adjacent to the front end of the side wall, and the side wall is provided at a position offset from the operation member when viewed from the inside / outside direction of the vehicle. It is provided in the overlapping position .

( 2 ) In the vehicle door structure described in ( 1 ) above, an edge of the gripping portion is inclined so as to move away from the shaft support portion from one end along the rotating shaft toward the other end, and the operation The member is formed at a position adjacent to the other end of the edge on the inner and outer surfaces.

(3) In the vehicle door structure according to any one of the above (1) or (2), said outer handle recess (e.g. recessed toward the outer surface of the door in its formed position inward The recess is formed so as to cover a part of the recess 25) in the embodiment, and the inner and outer surfaces constitute an upper region of the recess.

According to the invention described in (1), by providing the operation member of the locking means on the inner and outer surfaces that are difficult to see from the outside of the vehicle, the operation member becomes inconspicuous, and the outer surface of the door and the outer surface of the outer handle are the same. As a result, it is possible to further improve the design of a vehicle having a high design with little unevenness on the door portion.
And, by forming the operation member at the inner and outer surfaces extending inward and outward from the outer surface of the door and the position close to the edge of the outer handle, the user can easily access and operate the operation member. Thus, the operability of the locking means can be improved.

  According to the invention described in (2), the user can easily access and operate the operation member by forming the operation member of the lock means in the vicinity of the edge of the grip portion of the outer handle. In other words, the design of the vehicle is improved by providing inner and outer surfaces that make it difficult to visually recognize the operation member from the outside, but it is difficult for the user to slide the finger along the edge of the grip portion. The operating member at the position can be easily recognized. Thereby, an operation member can be easily operated only by a user's finger feeling.

  According to the invention described in (3), the edge portion of the grip portion of the outer handle is inclined so as to be away from the shaft support portion from one end in the vertical direction toward the other end. The grip portion can be gripped smoothly. In other words, when the outer handle is rotated on the side of the shaft support, the rotation operation is performed with a smaller operation load when the outer handle is operated by grasping the other end whose distance from the shaft support is farther than one end of the edge. can do. By providing the operation member in the vicinity of the other end of the edge that enables the outer handle to be rotated with such a small operation load, the outer handle can be smoothly rotated after the operation member is operated.

  According to the invention described in (4), by forming the side wall extending along the inner and outer surfaces in the vertical direction of the grip portion of the grip portion of the outer handle, the user's fingers can move the inner and outer surfaces when operating the outer handle. To prevent contact with the upper side of the. Accordingly, when the outer handle is operated, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such that the user's finger unintentionally contacts the operation member and erroneously operates the lock device.

  According to the invention described in (5), the operation member is formed in the upper region of the recess recessed inward from the outer surface of the door, and the operation member becomes difficult to visually recognize from the outside of the vehicle. . In particular, the design can be further improved in the case of a vehicle having a high design with few door surface irregularities, such as the outer surface of the door and the outer surface of the outer handle being on the same surface.

It is a top view when the door vicinity of a vehicle is seen from one side of the vehicle width direction. It is a partially broken view when the door of the vehicle is viewed from the vehicle interior side in the vehicle width direction. It is a top view when the door of a vehicle is seen from the vehicle interior side in the vehicle width direction. It is a principal part enlarged plan view when the outer handle apparatus vicinity of a door is seen from the vehicle compartment outer side. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part when a cross section in the vehicle width direction of the door along the line A-A ′ of FIG. 4 is viewed from the rear side. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part when a cross section in the vehicle width direction of the door taken along line B-B ′ in FIG. 4 is viewed from below.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle door structure of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are specifically described for better understanding of the gist of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In addition, in the drawings used in the following description, in order to make the features of the present invention easier to understand, there is a case where a main part is shown in an enlarged manner for convenience, and the dimensional ratio of each component is the same as the actual one. Not necessarily. In the following explanation, the front side in the traveling direction is simply the front side, the rear side in the traveling direction is simply the rear side, the upper side in the gravitational direction is simply the upper side, the lower side in the gravitational direction is simply the lower side, and the vehicle body is perpendicular to the traveling direction and the gravitational direction. The width direction will be simply referred to as the vehicle width direction.

FIG. 1 is a plan view when the vicinity of a vehicle door is viewed from one side in the vehicle width direction.
FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway view of the vehicle door as viewed from the vehicle interior side in the vehicle width direction. In addition, this FIG. 2 has shown the state except a door inner panel.
The vehicle 1 having the vehicle door structure of the present embodiment is, for example, a two-door open car (compatible, cabriolet) that can open and close a roof portion between a front pillar 3 and a rear pillar 4 constituting the vehicle body 2. . A door 10 is attached to the side opening 6 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 so as to be openable and closable. In the following description, only the door 10 on one side in the vehicle width direction will be described. However, the door on the other side has the same configuration.

  The door structure 10A employed in the door 10 includes a door body 11, an outer handle device (door handle device, outside handle device, door knob device) 20, a latch device (latch mechanism) 30, an outer handle device 20 and a latch. A rod 12 that interlocks with the device 30, a lock device (locking means, door lock device) 40, a window glass 13 that moves up and down with respect to the door body 11, and a side mirror 14 are provided.

The latch device (latch mechanism) 30 engages with a striker (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the side opening 6 of the vehicle body 2, thereby locking the door 10 to the side opening 6 in a closed state (hereinafter referred to as “closed”) This state is referred to as a latch state).
The outer handle device (door handle device, outside handle device, door knob device) 20 operates the latch device 30 via the rod 12 by rotating an outer handle 21 described later, thereby locking the door 10. Is released (hereinafter, this state is referred to as an unlatched state). As shown in FIG. 3, the latch device 30 can also bring the door 10 into an unlatched state by operating an inner handle 17 formed on the door interior side.

  The locking device (locking means, door lock device) 40 is set to a locked position where the latch device 30 is locked (hereinafter, this state is referred to as a locked state) and to a state that can be displaced from the latched state to the unlatched state. It is displaced between the unlocked positions (hereinafter, this state is referred to as the unlocked state). In the present embodiment, the latch device 30 is displaced from the locked state to the unlocked state by an operation of an operation member 41, which will be described later, constituting the locking device 40. As shown in FIG. 3, the locking device 40 operates the operation member 18 on the vehicle interior side formed on the vehicle interior side of the door 10 to change the latch device 30 between the locked state and the unlocked state. Can be displaced between.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a main part when the vicinity of the outer handle device of the door is viewed from the outside of the passenger compartment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part when a cross section in the vehicle width direction of the door is viewed from the rear side along the line A-A ′ of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part when a cross section in the vehicle width direction of the door is viewed from below along the line B-B ′ of FIG. 4.

  The outer handle device (door handle device, outside handle device, door knob device) 20 includes an outer handle (door handle, outside handle, door knob, grip portion) 21 that brings the door 10 into an unlatched state. The outer handle 21 has a shape in which a part of the outer surface that is an exposed portion extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 along the outer surface of the door 10. The exposed portion of the outer handle 21 is formed so as to cover a part of the recess 25 of the outer handle device 20.

  By forming the exposed portion of the outer handle 21 along the outer surface without protruding from the outer surface of the door 10, the shape when the outer handle 21 is viewed from the outside has a stylish appearance of the vehicle 1. It has a flowing and elegant design.

  The recess 25 is a groove that is recessed inward from the outer surface of the door body 11 and is long in the front-rear direction. Of these recesses 25, the upper and lower areas 22 extending in the inner and outer directions from the outer surface of the door are the inner and outer faces 22, and the upper and lower faces 24 are areas connecting the upper inner and outer faces 22 a and the lower inner and outer faces 22 a. Of the concave portion 25 formed of a uniform surface, for example, the inner and outer surfaces 22 are regions having more horizontal components than the vertical direction in FIG. 5, and the upper and lower surfaces 24 are vertical in the horizontal direction. It can be set as an area | region with many components.

  The recess 25 including the inner and outer surfaces 22 is formed by a member different from the door 10 in the present embodiment, but may be formed by curving a part of the outer surface of the door 10.

  One end side of the outer handle 21 that is not exposed on the outer surface of the door 10 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 is a shaft support portion 21A. The shaft support portion 21 </ b> A is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 23 formed on the door 10. On the other hand, the other end side of the outer handle 21 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 is a grip portion 21 </ b> B exposed on the outer surface of the door 10. In such an outer handle 21, a shaft support portion 21A and a grip portion 21B are integrally formed. The rear side of the recessed portion 25 is exposed to the vehicle outer side than the edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B.

  The edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B constituting the outer handle 21 is inclined so as to move away from the shaft support portion 21A from the one end 21BE1 along the rotation shaft 23 toward the other end 21BE2. That is, the edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B is inclined toward the rear side on the upper side rather than on the lower side. Further, the gripping portion 21B constituting the outer handle 21 is integrally formed with side walls 21W and 21W extending in the vehicle width direction along the inner and outer surfaces 22 in the vertical direction.

  In the outer handle device 20 having such a configuration, the operation space H of the outer handle 21 is defined by the recess 25, the inner surface 21N of the outer handle 21, and the upper and lower side walls 21W and 21W.

  Then, when the user puts the door 10 in the unlocked state when the latch device 30 is in the unlocked state, the user grips the gripping portion 21B so that the user's fingers enter the operation space H, and rotates. The outer handle 21 is rotated outwardly about the shaft 23 (the edge portion 21BE side of the grip portion 21B is pulled out from the inner and outer surfaces 22: see arrow P1 in FIG. 6). Thereby, the latch device 30 can be operated via the rod 12 to bring the door 10 into an unlatched state, and the door 10 can be rotated toward the open position.

  The lock device (lock means, door lock device) 40 is for displacing the latch device 30 between the locked state and the unlocked state, and is operated when the latch device 30 in the unlocked state is displaced to the locked state. An operation member (lock switch, lock button) 41 is provided. The operation member 41 is a member that is directly operated by the user and may be any member that opens and closes an electrical switch, for example. The lock device 40 may be an electrical device that electrically controls the latch device 30 by operating the operation member 41. In the present embodiment, the operation member 41 is a push button.

The operating member 41 of the locking device (locking means, door locking device) 40 is a region exposed from the outer handle 21 on the upper inner / outer surface 22a of the inner / outer surface 22 of the recess 25, that is, the outer on the inner surface 22a on the upper side. It is formed at a position not covered by the handle 21.
In the present embodiment, the operation member 41 is formed in the vicinity of the edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21, particularly in the vicinity of the other end 21BE2 of the edge portion 21BE. That is, the operation member 41 is formed on the side of the upper side wall 21 </ b> W of the outer handle 21 (the end on the edge 21 </ b> BE side). Such a portion where the operation member 41 is formed forms a vicinity (corner portion) between the curved surface 25a on the rear side of the concave portion 25 elongated in the front-rear direction and the inner surface 22a on the upper side.

  Thus, the operation member 41 is formed so as to protrude downward from the upper inner / outer surface 22a. When the latch device 30 is locked, the operation member 41 is directed toward the upper side of the inner / outer surface 22a. And then press it with your finger.

  The amount of protrusion of the operation member 41 from the inner and outer surfaces 22 is such that it cannot be easily recognized when viewed from the outside of the vehicle 1 so that the vicinity of the outer handle 21 is looked down, and an operational feeling is obtained when a push operation is performed. It is set as much as possible. That is, it is preferable that the operation member 41 is formed in a size that can be visually recognized by looking into the vicinity of the outer handle 21 from below. It is also preferable to make the color tone of the operation member 41 the same as or close to the color tone of the surrounding inner and outer surfaces 22.

  The operation member 41 of the lock device can also be used for displacing the latch device 30 from the locked state to the unlocked state. For example, after a certain authentication signal is sent to the lock device 40 in advance, the operation member 41 is operated so that the latch device 30 can be displaced to the unlocked state and the door can be brought into the unlatched state. .

  The operation of the vehicle door structure in the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. In the door structure 10A of the present embodiment, for example, when the user gets off the vehicle 1 and puts the door 10 into a latched state, and then puts the door 10 into a locked state, the user enters a locking device (locking means, door). This is done by pushing the operating member 41 of the locking device 40. When the user pushes the operation member 41, the lock device 40 operates to displace the latch device 30 to the locked state. As a result, the linkage between the outer handle device 21 and the latch device 30 via the rod 12 is cut off, and even if the outer handle 21 is operated, the engagement between the latch device 30 and the striker is not released, and the door 10 is latched. It remains locked in the state (door lock state).

  The operation member 41 of the lock device 40 is not covered with the outer handle 21 on the upper inner / outer surface 22a of the inner / outer surface 22 of the outer handle device 20, for example, the grip of the outer handle 21 as in the present embodiment. By forming near the edge 21BE of the portion 21B, particularly near the other end 21BE2 of the edge 21BE, the user can easily access and operate the operation member 41.

  That is, the operating member 41 is provided near the boundary (corner portion) between the curved surface 25a on the rear side of the recess 25 and the upper inner / outer surface 22a among the upper inner and outer surfaces 22a that are difficult to visually recognize from the outside. Although the design of the vehicle 1 is improved, the user can easily operate the operation member 41 at a position that is difficult to visually recognize by simply sliding the finger upward along the edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B. it can. In other words, the user can make the operation member 41 in a position where the finger can be touched with the finger placed on the edge 21BE of the gripping part 21B. Thereby, for example, even in a dark environment such as at night or in an indoor garage, the operation member 41 can be easily operated only by the sense of the user's fingers and the latch device 30 can be displaced to the locked state. The operability of the locking device 40 can be greatly enhanced.

  On the other hand, when the operation member 41 of the locking device 40 is formed in the vicinity of the edge 21BE of the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21, particularly in the vicinity of the other end 21BE2 of the edge 21BE, the vicinity of the outer handle 21 is visually recognized. In addition, the operation member 41 can only be visually recognized from the inner and outer surfaces 22 and cannot be easily recognized from the outside, so that it is possible to maintain a simple and excellent design with less irregularities around the outer handle 21 and its surroundings.

  Thus, according to the door structure 10 </ b> A of the present embodiment, a high design that ensures high design around the door 10 including the outer handle 21 and that can be easily accessed and operated by the operation member 41 of the lock device 40. It can also have sex.

  Further, when the operation member 41 of the lock device 40 is used to displace the latch device 30 from the locked state to the unlocked state, the operation member 41 is used in the vicinity of the edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21, particularly the edge portion. By forming the 21BE near the other end 21BE2, the user can operate the operation member 41 to displace the latch device 30 in the unlocked state, and then move the finger to the front side to grasp the outer handle 21. The part 21B can be gripped, and the operation from releasing the door lock to opening the door can be performed quickly and smoothly.

  Further, the edge portion 21BE of the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21 is inclined so as to be away from the shaft support portion 21A from one end 21BE1 in the vertical direction along the rotation shaft 23 toward the other end 21BE2, that is, the edge portion 21BE By forming the operation member 41 in the vicinity of the other end 21BE2 of the edge portion 21BE with the upper side inclined toward the rear side rather than the lower side, the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21 can be moved after the operation member 41 is operated. It can be gripped smoothly.

  That is, when the outer handle 21 is rotated about the rotation shaft 23, the outer handle 21 is operated by grasping the other end 21BE2 whose distance from the rotation shaft 23 is farther than the one end 21BE1 of the edge portion 21BE. The rotation operation can be performed with a smaller operation load. By providing the operation member 41 in the vicinity of the other end 21BE2 of the edge portion 21BE that enables the rotation of the outer handle 21 with such a small operation load, for example, the operation member 41 is unlocked from the locked state. In the case of using for shifting to the state, the outer handle 21 can be smoothly rotated after the operation member 41 is operated. Thereby, it is possible to smoothly perform from the release of the door lock to the latch device 30 in the unlatched state with a small operating force.

  Further, by forming a side wall W extending along the inner and outer surfaces 22 in the vertical direction of the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21, the user's fingers come into contact with the upper side of the inner and outer surfaces 22 when operating the outer handle 21. Disappears. Thus, when the outer handle 21 is operated, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such that the user's finger unintentionally contacts the operation member 41 and the latch device 30 is erroneously displaced to the locked state.

  Further, by forming a side wall W extending along the inner and outer surfaces 22 in the vertical direction of the grip portion of the grip portion 21B of the outer handle 21, the recess 25, the inner surface 21N of the outer handle 21, and the upper and lower side walls 21W and 21W are formed. The operation space H of the outer handle 21 surrounded by can be formed. Then, by inserting the user's fingers into the operation space H, the outer handle 21 can be stably rotated.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of the door structure of the vehicle of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, In the range which does not deviate from the technical idea of the invention, it can change suitably.
For example, the operation member 41 of the lock device 40 may be configured such that the latch device 30 can be used for both the displacement from the locked state to the unlocked state and the displacement from the unlocked state to the locked state.

  In this case, the latch device 30 is displaced to the unlocked state when the operation member 41 is operated after the authentication signal or the like is input to the lock device 40 in advance, and is latched when the operation member 41 is operated without the authentication signal or the like being input. For example, the device 30 may be displaced to a locked state. The operation member 41 may be configured such that an operation member that brings the latch device 30 into an unlocked state and an operation member that brings the latch device 30 into a locked state are arranged in parallel.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation member 41 is a mechanical push button. However, other than this, for example, various operations such as a capacitive touch switch, a rotary lever, a slide lever, etc. It can be set as the operation member of a system.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation member 41 is formed so as to form a rectangle (rectangular shape) when seen in a plan view. However, other than this, the operation member 41 has various shapes such as a circle, an ellipse, and a triangle. Can be used. In addition, the operation surface (top surface) of the operation member 41 does not need to be a flat surface, and may have a shape such as a curved surface or a rough surface that causes a specific touch feeling to the user's fingers. Accordingly, the operation member 41 can be more easily accessed even in an environment where the surroundings are dark, such as at night.

  In the above-described embodiment, the outer handle 21 is configured to rotate around the rotation shaft 23 along the vertical direction of the vehicle 1. The above-described operation member 41 may be formed on an outer handle that is operated so as to be pulled upward about a rotation axis along the front-rear direction.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation member 41 is formed on the upper inner / outer surface 22a of the inner / outer surface 22. However, for example, the operation member 41 is formed on the lower inner / outer surface 22b. It is good also as a structure.

  In the above-described embodiment, as the vehicle 1 to which the door structure 10A is applied, a two-door open car (compatible, cabriolet) that can open and close the roof portion between the front pillar 3 and the rear pillar 4 is illustrated. The vehicle 1 is not limited to such an open car, and the door structure 10 </ b> A can be applied to a vehicle having variously shaped vehicle bodies in exactly the same manner.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 10 Door 10A Door structure 20 Outer handle device 21 Outer handle 22 Inner / outer surface 25 Recess 30 Latch device 40 Lock device 41 Operation member

Claims (3)

An outer handle device formed on the outer surface side of the door, a latch device for engaging the door with a side surface of the vehicle body, and a lock means for locking the latch device,
The outer handle device has an outer handle that releases the engagement of the latch device with the door, and an operation member that operates the locking means.
The outer handle has an outer surface extending along an outer surface of the door, and the operation member is formed adjacent to an inner / outer surface extending inward and outward from the outer surface of the door and an edge of the outer handle,
The outer handle includes a shaft support portion that is pivotally supported by the rotation shaft on one end side along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a grip portion that is formed on the other end side.
The operation member is formed adjacent to an edge of the grip portion,
Forming a side wall extending along the inner and outer surfaces on at least one of the grip portions along the rotation axis;
The operation member is provided adjacent to a tip of the side wall,
When viewed from inside and outside the vehicle, the side wall is provided at a position offset from the operation member,
A door structure for a vehicle , wherein the side wall and the operation member are provided at a position where they overlap each other when viewed from the front-rear direction . An edge portion of the grip portion is inclined so as to be away from the shaft support portion from one end along the rotation axis toward the other end, and the operation member is adjacent to the other end of the edge portion on the inner and outer surfaces . The vehicle door structure according to claim 1 , wherein the door structure is formed at a position . The outer handle is formed so as to cover a part of a recess recessed inward from the outer surface of the door at a formation position thereof, and the inner and outer surfaces constitute an upper region of the recess. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1 or 2 .

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