JP6266342B2 - Carrier plate and window regulator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a carrier plate and a window regulator applied to a vehicle door using the carrier plate.

  A window regulator that is applied to a vehicle door and moves a window glass up and down is generally a glass holder to which the window glass is fixed, a carrier plate that is connected to the glass holder, and a guide that guides the carrier plate to move up and down. A window fixed to the glass holder together with the carrier plate by pulling the other end of the rail, the rising and lowering cable whose one end is locked to the carrier plate, and the rising and lowering cable. And a driving device that moves the glass up and down.

  Here, as a carrier plate used in the window regulator, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this carrier plate, upper and lower locking plates that respectively lock the cable ends attached to one end of the ascending and descending cables, an adjacent opening sandwiched between the locking plates, and the locking plate The insertion port formed on the opposite side of the opening with the slit interposed therebetween, the slit formed in the locking plate communicating with the opening and the insertion port, and the upper ends of the locking plate connected to each other A top surface that closes the top of the opening, a side surface that connects the side edges of the locking plate, and a storage portion that stores the cable ends of the ascending and descending cables inside by the top surface, the side surface, and the locking plate. Are provided on the substrate.

Japanese Patent No. 4230405

  In the carrier plate disclosed in Patent Document 1, in the work of attaching the cable end, the cable ends that are inserted from different insertion openings and pushed toward the accommodation portion are not accommodated in the accommodation portion and exceed the same. There is. When such an event occurs, one cable end rides on the other cable end and is in a state where it can be easily removed from the carrier plate. Therefore, it is necessary for the operator to proceed with the work while correcting the cable end so that the cable end is arranged at an appropriate position. In order to prevent the cable end from coming off from the carrier plate, it is also effective to provide a retaining claw, etc. In this case, the lifting and lowering cables are manually operated on the retaining claw. Each of them needs to be hooked, and the work becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems as described above, and can easily carry out the attaching operation of the cable end, and the attached cable end is difficult to be removed, and the carrier has a simple configuration. It is an object to provide a plate and a window regulator using the carrier plate.

  In order to achieve the above object, a carrier plate of the present invention is a carrier plate for a window regulator in which a window glass moves up and down by a cable, and includes a cable end mounting portion for mounting a cable end of the cable, and the cable end mounting The part includes a guide part in which the cable end slides and moves, a restricting surface for restricting the movement of the cable end guided to the inside of the cable end attaching part by the guide part, and the cable end locked A cable engaging portion having a cable end engaging portion and a cable accommodating portion for accommodating a cable in the vicinity of the cable end, and is provided between the restriction surface and the cable end engaging portion, and accommodates the cable end. A cable end accommodating portion that is capable of reaching the regulation surface. When ended it is accommodated in the cable end accommodation portion, and wherein said that the cable is housed in the cable housing.

  (1) The carrier plate of the present invention is moved when the cable end is slidably contacted with the guide portion and guided to the inside of the cable end attachment portion in the operation of attaching the cable end of the cable to the cable end attachment portion. In addition, the movement of the cable end is restricted by the restriction surface. As a result, the carrier plate prevents the cable end from moving beyond the cable housing portion and can be securely housed in the cable end housing portion, so that the cable end can be easily attached. it can. Further, in the present carrier plate, the cable end that is accommodated in the cable end accommodating portion and is engaged with the cable end engaging portion is prevented from coming out of the cable end accommodating portion due to contact with the restriction surface. Therefore, there is no need to manually adjust the cable end housing position and the cable housing by providing a cable retaining claw or the like in the guide portion, cable housing portion, or the like.

  (2) The carrier plate according to the present invention corrects the position of the cable end so that the operator reaches the regulation surface by guiding the cable end in sliding contact with the guide portion so as to reach the regulation surface. There is no need. As a result, this carrier plate makes it easier to attach the cable end.

  (3) In the carrier plate of the present invention, since the guide portion is inclined, it is easy to guide the cable end that is in sliding contact with the regulating surface, and therefore, the cable end can be attached more easily.

  (4) Since the carrier plate of the present invention is integrated with the guide portion and the cable end locking portion, the configuration is simple and the carrier plate can be made compact. In addition, the carrier plate can easily secure the thickness of the cable end locking portion, thereby easily ensuring the strength of the cable end locking portion.

  (5) The carrier plate of the present invention has a length in the cable axial direction of the cable end accommodating portion that is substantially the same as the length of the cable end in the cable axial direction, so that the cable end is accommodated in the cable end accommodating portion. The movable range of the cable end in the cable axial direction is small and difficult to shift. Thereby, this carrier plate can suppress further that a cable end escapes from a cable end accommodating part.

  (6) In the carrier plate of the present invention, in a state where the cable end is attached to the cable end attachment portion, an inhibition portion is provided in the vicinity of the cable end attachment portion in the cable extending direction. The cable is prevented from escaping from the opening of the slit-shaped cable housing portion. Thereby, this carrier plate can suppress the escape from the cable end accommodating part of a cable end by the cable having escaped from the cable accommodating part.

  (7) The window regulator of the present invention has the carrier plate of the present invention, so that the ascending and descending cables can be easily attached.

The front view of the window regulator of this invention. The front view of the carrier plate of this invention. The rear view of this invention carrier plate. AA expanded sectional view in FIG. The enlarged front view of a cable and a cable end. The expanded sectional view explaining the attachment order to the carrier plate of a cable end. The expanded sectional view explaining the attachment order to the carrier plate of a cable end.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A window regulator 1 of the present invention is used by being fixed to an inner panel or a module panel (module carrier) of a vehicle door (not shown), and includes a carrier plate 2 of the present invention as shown in FIG. ing. The window regulator 1 includes a carrier rail 2 that connects a glass holder (not shown) to which a window glass is fixed, a guide rail 3 that guides and lifts the carrier plate 2, and an upper end of the guide rail 3. And direction changing members 4, 5 provided at the lower end, and a driving device 8 connected to the direction changing members 4, 5 via outer tubes 6, 7. In the window regulator 1, the cable end 9a shown in FIG. 5 (a) is attached to the carrier plate 2 with the cable end 9a hung around the direction changing member 4 and provided at the tip thereof. 6, the other end is connected to a drum (not shown) in the driving device 8, and the lowering cable 10 shown in FIG. 5 (b) is wound around the direction changing member 5. A cable end 10 a provided at the tip is attached to the carrier plate 2, passes through the outer tube 7, and the other end is connected to the drum (not shown) in the driving device 8.

  By adopting the above-described configuration, the window regulator 1 operates the motor 11 included in the driving device 8 to rotationally drive the drum (not shown) and pulls the lifting cable 9 around the drum. At the same time, the lowering glass 10 is sent to one end side from the drum to raise the glass not shown in the figure, and the raising cable 9 is sent to one end side and the lowering cable 10 is wound around the drum for pulling operation. This lowers the glass.

  The window regulator 1 is characterized by the configuration of the carrier plate 2, and other configurations may be employed. Therefore, in the following, the configuration of the carrier plate 2 will be mainly described.

  The carrier plate 2 is made of a resin material, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the carrier plate 2 is provided near the left and right ends, and is used for connection with a glass holder not shown in the figure. 12b, engaging portions 13a, 13b, 13c provided on the front side closer to the center than the through holes 12a, 12b and used for movable engagement with the guide rail 3 shown in FIG. The cable ends 9a and 10a shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are attached to the upper and lower portions of the cable, and are opened to the back side. A cable end mounting portion 14 in which the cable 9 and the lowering cable 10 are accommodated, and a rising cable 9 accommodated in the cable end mounting portion 14 and an inhibition portion 15 that inhibits the falling cable 10 from being pulled out are provided. That.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cable end mounting portion 14 is used to insert the cable end 9 a of the ascending cable 9 and the cable end 10 a of the descending cable 10 shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). Cable insertion holes 16 provided on both sides of the front side, guide portions 17 in which the cable ends 9a and 10a inserted through the cable insertion holes 16 move in sliding contact with each other, and cable end attachments from the guide portions 17 The cable ends 9 a and 10 a guided to the inside of the portion 14 are provided with restricting surfaces 18 composed of both sides of a flat plate for restricting movement in the insertion direction. Further, the cable end attaching portion 14 includes a cable engaging portion 19 and a cable end accommodating portion 20. The cable engaging portion 19 accommodates a cable end locking portion 19a that locks the movement of the cable ends 9a, 10a in the return direction, and a rising cable 9 and a lowering cable 10 in the vicinity of the cable ends 9a, 10a. It is comprised from the cable accommodating part 19b. The cable end accommodating portion 20 is provided between the restriction surface 18 and the cable locking portion 19a, and can accommodate the cable ends 9a and 10a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cable end mounting portion 14 accepts insertion of the cable end 9a of the raising cable 9 from the upper side of the drawing, and accepts insertion of the cable end 10a of the lowering cable 10 from the lower side. 3 and 4, the cable insertion hole 16, the guide portion 17, the restricting surface 18, the cable engaging portion 19 and the cable end accommodating portion 20 are respectively provided. , They are arranged to face each other.

  As shown particularly well in FIG. 4, the cable insertion hole 16 opens from the open front side toward the back side, and the cable ends 9a and 10a shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). Is opened wider than the outer diameter of the cable ends 9a, 10a. The cable ends 9a and 10a may be spherical, hexagonal, or other shapes.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the guide portions 17 are provided on both sides of the cable accommodating portion 19 b of the cable engaging portion 19 that opens toward the back side, and are located above the guide portion 17. And a guide auxiliary portion 17b provided so as to expand upward in the center side, and further provided from the outer side to the inner side in the cable axial direction of the cable end mounting portion 14, and the front surface of the carrier plate 2. A guide slope portion 17a that inclines from the side toward the back side, and is connected to an outer end portion of the cable end mounting portion 14 of the guide slope portion 17a in the cable axial direction, compared with the guide slope portion 17a. And a guide portion 17c having a gentle inclination.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cable end locking portion 19 a of the cable engaging portion 19 is provided on both sides of the cable housing portion 19 b, and the restriction is placed on the cable end housing portion 20. It arrange | positions so that the surface 18 may be opposed. The cable end locking portion 19 a is integrated with the guide portion 17.

  The cable accommodating portion 19b of the cable engaging portion 19 is provided on the back side between the guide portion 17 and the cable end locking portion 19a provided on both sides thereof, as particularly clearly shown in FIG. The slit-shaped opening 19c is formed so that the slit width is wider than the outer diameters of the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 and smaller than the outer diameters of the cable ends 9a and 10a. The cable housing portion 19b is spatially connected to the cable end housing portion 20 on the cable end housing portion side of the cable end mounting portion 14 and to the cable insertion hole 16 on the outer and back sides. Communicate.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cable end accommodating portion 20 is arranged between the restriction surface 18 and the cable end locking portion 19 a in the axial direction of the cable 9 for raising and lowering the cable ends 9 a and 10 a. It is comprised substantially the same as the length along. Further, the back side of the cable end housing portion 20 in FIG. 4 is open to the outside of the back side of the cable end mounting portion 14 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the obstructing portion 15 includes the cable end in the extending direction of the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 in a state where the cable ends 9 a and 10 a are accommodated in the cable end accommodating portion 20. It is provided near the outside of the mounting portion 14. The blocking portion 15 is provided on the side opposite to the bottom side of the cable housing portion 19b with respect to the cables 9 and 10 housed in the cable housing portion 19b. However, the cable escapes from the opening. If it inhibits, it is not limited to this, You may form in the shape of a protrusion.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the cable end 9a of the lifting cable 9 to the cable end attaching portion 14 of the carrier plate 2 of the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6A, the cable end 9a is inserted from the front side where the cable insertion hole 16 is opened toward the back side while holding the lifting cable 9 by hand. As a result, the end portion of the cable end 9 a first comes into contact with the guide portion 17 c of the guide portion 17.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), when the raising cable 9 is further pushed inward on the cable end housing portion side of the cable end mounting portion 14, the raising cable 9 is moved to the guide portion of the guide portion 17. 17c and the guide slope part 17a are moved while sequentially sliding.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), when the raising cable 9 is further pushed into the cable end mounting portion 14, the cable end 9a reaches the guide auxiliary portion 17b provided oppositely. Then, it moves while sliding on it. At this time, the guide auxiliary portion 17b is opposed to the cable engaging portion 19b of the cable engaging portion 19, and has a substantially V-shaped valley. As a result, the cable end 9a is guided toward the restriction surface 18 by being pushed into the substantially V-shaped valley of the guide auxiliary portion 17b and proceeding.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the raising cable 9 is further pushed into the cable end mounting portion 14, the cable end 9 a reaches the restriction surface 18. As a result, the cable end 9a falls from the valley of the guide auxiliary portion 17b and is accommodated in the cable end accommodating portion 20 as shown in FIG.

  Here, since the cable accommodating portion 19b of the cable engaging portion 19 is formed in a slit shape that is wider than the outer diameter of the lifting cable 9 and narrower than the outer diameter of the cable end 9a, the vicinity of the cable end 9a falls. Thus, the lifting cable 9 is accommodated. The cable end locking portion 19a formed inside the cable housing portion 19b locks the movement of the cable end 9a in the return direction.

  With the above procedure, the cable end 9a of the lifting cable 9 can be attached to the cable end attaching portion 14 of the carrier plate 2 of the present invention. In the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, the cable end 10a of the descending cable 10 can be attached to the cable end attaching portion 14 by the same procedure as described above.

  As described above, the carrier plate 2 according to the present invention has the cable end 9a, 10a attached to the cable end attaching portion 14 in the operation of attaching the cable end 9a, 10a attached to one end of the descending cable 10. When the guide part 17c of the guide part 17c, the guide slope part 17a and the guide auxiliary part 17b are sequentially slidably contacted and guided to the cable end accommodating part side inside the cable end attaching part 14, The movement of the cable ends 9a, 10a is restricted by the surface 18. Thereby, in the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, the cable ends 9a and 10a are prevented from moving beyond the cable end accommodating portion 20, and can be reliably accommodated in the cable end accommodating portion 20, so that This work can be performed.

  Further, in the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, when the tension of the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 is loosened, the cable ends 9a and 10a accommodated in the cable end accommodating portion 20 abut against the restriction surface 18. Since it is prevented from coming out of the cable end housing portion 20 in contact with the cable housing portion 19b of the guide portion 17 or the cable engaging portion 19, the lifting cable 9, the retaining cable 10 of the lowering cable 10, etc. There is no need to provide a mechanism.

  Further, in the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, the guide auxiliary portion 17b of the guide portion 17 is opposed to the cable engaging portion 19 with the cable accommodating portion 19b interposed therebetween, and a cable end accommodating portion is formed between the substantially V-shaped valleys. As shown, the cable housing portion 19b is formed so as to expand upward. By having such a shape, the cable ends 9a and 10a are guided in sliding contact with the guide auxiliary portion 17b and guided by the guide portion 17 so as to reach the restriction surface 18 without falling. It becomes. This eliminates the need for the operator to manually correct the positions of the cable ends 9a and 10a with the cable ends 9a and 10a so that the operator reaches the regulation surface 18. As described above, the carrier plate 2 according to the present invention makes it easier to attach the cable ends 9a and 10a to the cable end attaching portion 14.

  In the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, the guide portion 17 is inclined from the front side to the back side of the carrier plate 2 from the outside to the inside of the cable end mounting portion 14. The guide portion 17 is configured such that, when the cable ends 9a and 10a are attached, the guide portion 17c with which the cable ends 9a and 10a are slidably contacted is inclined more gently than the guide slope portion 17a with which the guide ends 17 are slid thereafter. As a result, the carrier plate 2 of the present invention can easily guide the cable ends 9a, 10a slidably contacting the guide portion 17 to the restricting surface 18, so that the cable ends 9a, 10a are attached to the cable end attachment portion 14. Work is easier.

  In addition, the carrier plate 2 of the present invention is simple in structure and compact because the guide portion 17 and the cable end locking portion 19a of the cable engaging portion 19 are integrated. Further, the carrier plate 2 of the present invention can easily secure the return direction thickness of the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 of the cable end locking portion 19a due to the above configuration. The strength of the cable end locking portion 19a against the force acting in the return direction of the descending cable 10 can be easily ensured.

  Further, in the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, the lengths of the cable ends 9a and 10a in the axial direction of the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 are substantially the same as the length of the cable end accommodating portion 20, The movable range of the cable ends 9a and 10a in the cable end accommodating portion 20 in the axial direction is small. As a result, the carrier plate 2 of the present invention further prevents the cable ends 9a, 10a from escaping from the cable end accommodating portion 20 because the cable ends 9a, 10a are not easily displaced in the axial direction within the cable end accommodating portion 20. can do.

  The carrier plate 2 of the present invention is provided in the extending direction of the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 accommodated in the cable accommodating part 19b of the cable engaging part 19 and in the vicinity of the cable end attaching part 14. The obstructed portion 15 is located on the front side of the opening portion 19c of the cable housing portion 19b that opens to the back side, and prevents the cable from escaping from the opening portion. By means of the obstruction part 15, the carrier plate 2 of the present invention makes the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 coming out of the opening part 19c contact the obstruction part 15 to suppress the escape, and The cable ends 9 a and 10 a can be prevented from escaping from the cable end accommodating portion 20.

  Further, since the window regulator 1 of the present invention is configured using the carrier plate 2 of the present invention, the ascending cable 9 and the descending cable 10 can be easily assembled.

  The window regulator 1 and the carrier plate 2 shown in the present embodiment are only one aspect of the window regulator and the carrier plate according to the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

  The window regulator according to the present invention can be applied to a vehicle door. The carrier plate according to the present invention can be applied to the window regulator.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Window regulator 2 Carrier plate 3 Guide rail 8 Drive device 9 Ascending cable 9a, 10a Cable end 10 Descent cable 14 Cable end attaching part 15 Inhibiting part 17 Guide part 17a Guide slope part 17b Guide auxiliary part 17c Guide part 18 Restricting surface 19 Cable engaging portion 19a Cable end locking portion 19b Cable housing portion 19c Opening portion 20 Cable end housing portion

Claims (2)

A carrier plate for a window regulator in which the window glass moves up and down by a cable,
A cable end mounting portion for mounting the cable end of the cable;
The cable end mounting portion has a guide portion that moves in sliding contact with the cable end;
A regulating surface that regulates movement of the cable end guided to the inside of the cable end mounting portion by the guide portion;
A cable end locking portion for locking the cable end; a cable engaging portion having a cable receiving portion for storing a cable near the cable end; and provided between the restriction surface and the cable end locking portion. A cable end accommodating portion capable of accommodating the cable end;
Have
The guide part is
Integrated with the cable end locking portion,
A guide auxiliary part provided on the back side of the guide part, a guide slope provided to inward from the outside in the cable axial direction of the cable end mounting part, and inclined to face the back side of the carrier plate; A guide portion connected to an outer end portion in the cable axial direction of the cable end mounting portion on the guide slope ,
The cable engaging portion is
A slit-shaped opening, and a cable housing portion provided on the back side between the guide portion and the cable end locking portion;
The cable housing portion is
The slit width is wider than the outer diameter of the cable and has a slit-like opening formed to be narrower than the outer diameter of the cable end, and a bottom portion on the front side,
It is formed in a slit shape wider than the outer diameter of the cable and narrower than the outer diameter of the cable end,
The cable end accommodating portion is
The length between the regulation surface and the cable end locking portion is substantially the same as the length of the cable end along the axial direction of the cable, and the back side opens to the outside of the cable end mounting portion,
In the extending direction of the cable from the cable end mounting portion of the carrier plate,
An inhibition part that suppresses the cable housed in the cable housing part from coming out of the cable from the opening of the cable housing part is provided, and between the inhibition part and the guide part,
Opening wider than the outer diameter of the cable end, provided with a cable insertion hole through which the cable end can be inserted,
The configuration of the inhibition part, the cable engagement part and the cable end accommodating part,
When the cable end is inserted into the cable insertion hole and pushed inward on the cable end housing portion side of the cable end mounting portion, the cable end moves while sequentially sliding on the guide portion and the guide slope. And a carrier plate configured to be accommodated in a cable end accommodating portion when reaching the guiding auxiliary portion and guided toward the restricting surface to reach the restricting surface. . The guide rail, the carrier plate ascending and descending along the guide rail, the ascending and descending cable locked to the carrier plate, and the ascending and descending cable are pulled. A window regulator with a drive device to operate.

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