JPH0219489Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a door handle device for a vehicle, and particularly includes a bezel that is fixed to a mounting panel of a door, and a bezel that is housed in a recessed part of the bezel and pivotably supported on the bezel. This invention relates to an improved structure of a door handle device for a vehicle, in other words, a door inside handle device, which has a handle member and is connected to a door lock device so that the door can be opened by swinging the handle member. It is something.

Conventional door handle devices for vehicles have problems such as their complicated structure and large number of parts, so various countermeasures have been investigated.
Various proposals have been made, including Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-34957, but none of them have satisfactorily met practical requirements.

For example, in the above-mentioned publication, pivot parts are formed on both sides of the handle main body, and pivot parts of the handle base are formed at positions corresponding to the pivot parts, and the handle main body is moved into the recess of the handle base. A door handle device disclosed in this publication has a simple assembly structure in which the door handle is assembled into the handle base using a press-fitting method from above. Because it utilizes the elastic deformation of the base, if the handle base is deformed due to strong impact or rough operation of the handle, the press-fitted handle may come off. It is essentially inherent. In addition, the material for forming the handle base is limited to elastically deformable materials such as nylon resin, and rigid materials cannot be used, so the opening of the trim board with flocking etc. can be reliably suppressed. Moreover, there are also inherent problems such as a gap being created between the handle base and the door mounting panel during use, and the handle base itself deforming and causing wobbling.

The present invention has been developed against this background, and its purpose is to make it possible to form the handle member and the bezel that accommodates it from a rigid material, and to To provide a door handle device for a vehicle, which makes it easy to incorporate a handle member into the bezel, improves workability, and prevents the handle member from easily coming off from the bezel after installation. be.

In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention includes a bezel that is fixed to a mounting panel of a door, and a bezel that is pivotably supported on the bezel so as to be able to be stored in a recessed part of the bezel. A door handle device for a vehicle, which has a handle member, the handle member is connected to a door lock device, and the door can be opened by swinging of the handle member, a pivot shaft protruding laterally on both sides of the handle member. are provided coaxially with each other, and at least one of these pivots is movable in the axial direction so that it can be retracted inward in the axial direction when the handle member is attached to and detached from the bezel. A pivot hole for respectively supporting the pivot is provided in a portion of the bezel, and an arcuate recess centered on the axis of the pivot is provided in the handle member, and the handle member is disposed within the arcuate recess. A coil spring is provided that biases the axially movable pivot in a direction to project the handle member to the side and also applies a return force to the handle member.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the incorporated coil spring acts as a torsion spring that applies a return force to the handle member so that it is housed in the recess of the bezel, and Functions as a compression spring that biases the pivot,
At least one of the pivots rotatably supported by the pivot hole of the bezel is biased by the coil spring to protrude to the side of the handle member, and the axially movable pivot is biased by the coil spring. Since the handle member can be retracted inwardly against the biasing force, the axially movable pivot is retracted inwardly in the handle member when the handle member is assembled to the bezel. By doing so, it becomes possible to assemble the handle member to the bezel without bending the bezel, and the assembling operation can be performed extremely easily. and,
After the handle member is assembled to the bezel, the pivot shaft movable in the axial direction is projected to the side of the handle member by the biasing force of the coil spring and is held in a position inserted into the pivot hole of the bezel. This may result in a strong impact being applied, or
Even if the handle member is roughly operated, the handle member is reliably prevented from coming off from the bezel.

Moreover, according to the door handle device according to the present invention, as described above, when assembling the handle member to the bezel, the axially movable pivot is retracted inward of the handle member, so that the bezel can be attached to the bezel. Since the handle member can be assembled to the bezel without elastic deformation, the bezel and even the handle member can be made of rigid materials such as ABS resin. By constructing the bezel from a rigid material such as ABS resin, the bezel can be attached to the door mounting panel much more firmly than before, and the trim board can be held down even more securely. It is.

Hereinafter, in order to further facilitate understanding of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the door handle device (door inside handle device) according to the present invention, in which the device is attached to the door so as to be depressed. A box-shaped bezel (handle housing or handle case) 2 with one side open, and the bezel 2
A handle member 4 in the shape of a rectangular frame is accommodated in the handle member 4 and swings (rotates) to operate a predetermined linked door lock device. A movable pin 6 serving as one pivot of the handle member 4
and a coil spring 8 attached to the handle member 4 to urge the movable pin 6 and apply a return force against the handle member 4.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the bezel 2 has a box-like shape with a substantially rectangular plane, and has a curved bottom portion 10 that is deeply recessed inside and continues to one end in the longitudinal direction. A horizontal bottom portion 14 having a recessed portion 12 formed therein for accommodating the handle portion of the handle member 4 and extending from the curved bottom portion 10 toward the longitudinal end side of the bezel 2 with a slight downward inclination, A predetermined gap (opening 16) is formed between the other end and the peripheral wall. And this horizontal bottom 1
4, a rectangular notch 18 into which the lever portion of the handle member 4 is inserted, and a bent notch 20 into which the leg portion formed at the end of the coil spring 8 is inserted, are provided in the opening, respectively. It is provided so as to open at 16. Further, the end of the horizontal bottom portion 14 on the side of the opening 16 is a curved portion 22 forming a part of a cylinder, and extends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bezel 2 (hereinafter referred to as the lateral direction). ,
A locking groove 24 for locking the end leg portion of the coil spring 8 is provided in the curved portion 22. Further, a supporting portion 2 is provided at both ends of the curved portion 22 and has a semicircular bearing portion 26 inside the circumferential wall facing each other in the lateral direction of the bezel 2.
8 are integrally provided, and the bearing portion 2
6, the shaft hole 30 which is a pivot hole corresponds to the bezel 2.
Each is provided on the surrounding wall. In addition, bezel 2
The curved bottom part 10 of the bezel 2 is further provided with a mounting hole 32 for attaching the bezel 2 to a mounting panel of a door, and a rib 34 erected on the back side of the bezel 2 is provided.
is provided with a claw portion 36 that engages with the mounting panel to prevent the bezel 2 from floating up. Reference numeral 37 is a rod-shaped protrusion that engages with an engagement hole in the door mounting panel to prevent the bezel 2 from rotating.

On the other hand, as clearly shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the handle member 4 has a rectangular frame shape and has a U-shaped handle portion 40 integrally provided with the base portion 38. A lever portion 44 having a hole 42 for connecting a link of a predetermined door lock device is integrally formed on the back side of the lever portion 38.
Further, a fixed shaft portion 46 of a predetermined length is integrally provided on the outer surface of the end of the base portion 38 on the side where the lever portion 44 is formed. A through hole 48 into which the movable pin 6 can be loosely fitted is formed at the other end of the base portion 38 so as to be coaxial with the fixed shaft portion 46 . The back side part of the base 38 between the fixed shaft part 46 forming part and the through hole 48 forming part is connected to the fixed shaft part 46 and the through hole 4 forming part.
8 (movable pin 6) is an arcuate recessed portion 50 approximately centered on the axis.

Also, as is clear from Figures 1, 9, and 10,
The movable pin 6 has a long small diameter portion 5 on both sides of the large diameter portion 52.
4 and a short small diameter part 56, and the overall length thereof is set shorter than the arcuate recess 50, so that the long small diameter part 54 is connected to the base part 38 of the handle member 4. It can be inserted into the through hole 48 from the inside to the outside, and since the small diameter portion 54 is set to be longer than the through hole 48 by a predetermined dimension, in the inserted state, the long small diameter The distal end portion of the portion 54 is made to protrude by a predetermined amount to the side of the handle member 4, thereby forming a movable shaft portion corresponding to the fixed shaft portion 46. The coil spring 8 has legs 58 and 6 which are elongated at both ends.
0, one of them 58 is bent to be locked in a locking hole 62 provided in the lever portion 44 of the handle member 4, and the other 60 is fitted in the locking groove 24 of the bezel 2. It is designed so that it can be locked in place.

The bezel 2, the handle member 4, which has such a structure,
When assembling the movable pin 6 and the coil spring 8, first, the long small diameter portion 54 of the movable pin 6 is inserted into the through hole 48 of the base 38 of the handle member 4 from the inside, while the leg at one end of the coil spring 8 is inserted. The bent portion of the portion 58 is locked into the locking hole 62 provided in the lever portion 44, and the coil spring 8 is compressed and accommodated in the arcuate recess 50 on the back side of the base portion 38 of the handle member 4. The other end of the coil spring 8 presses and urges the large diameter portion 52 of the movable pin 6 outward. As a result, a predetermined length portion of the small diameter portion 54 of the movable pin 6 protrudes laterally from the through hole 48, forming a movable pivot, and a predetermined length portion in the direction of compressing the coil spring 8. By applying a pressing force of 1 to the movable pin 6, the protruding portion of the small diameter portion 54 can be pushed into the through hole 48.

Next, in the handle member 4 with the movable pin 6 and coil spring 8 assembled, the fixed shaft portion 46 is inserted into one shaft hole 30 of the bezel 2, while the lever portion 44 of the handle member 4 is inserted into the notch 1.
At 8, the other leg portion 60 of the coil spring 8 is inserted through the notch 20, and a movable pin 6 is protruded to the side of the handle member 4.
If the axis of the movable pin 6 is aligned with that of the other shaft hole 30 of the bezel 2 while the protruding part (small diameter part 54 portion) is pushed in and retracted, and then the pushing force is released, The protruding small diameter portion 54 of the movable pin 6 is fitted into the other shaft notch 30 by the biasing force of the coil spring 8, and is inserted into the shaft hole 3.
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A cylindrical space that supports the outer shape of the coil spring 8 is formed by the curved portion 22 of the bezel 2 and the arcuate recess 50 of the handle member 4.Furthermore, a cylindrical space is formed that supports the outer shape of the coil spring 8. The shaft portion 46 and the small diameter portion 54 of the movable pin 6 are each rotatably supported in the shaft hole 30 which is disposed opposite to each other in the lateral direction of the bezel 2, thereby allowing the handle member 4 to swing. It will become.

Note that after the small diameter portion 54 of the movable pin 6 is inserted into the shaft hole 30, the coil spring 8
The other leg 60 of the handle member 4 is moved from the notch 20 to be locked in the locking groove 24, so that the coil spring 8 acts as a torsion spring against the handle member 4. be made into That is, one leg 58 of the coil spring 8 is fixed to the handle member 4 (locking hole 62), while the other leg 60 is locked to the locking groove 24 of the bezel 2, so that the coil Spring 8
The torsional force acts on the handle member 4 as a turning force, and the handle member 4 applies a return force to the handle member 4 in the direction in which the handle portion 40 of the handle member 4 is accommodated in the recessed portion 12 of the bezel 2. be.

Then, in this way, the handle member 4 is attached to the bezel 2.
As shown in FIG. 11, the door handle device incorporated in the bezel 2 is attached to the mounting panel (inner door plate) 64 of the door through the mounting hole 32 of the bezel 2 using an appropriate fastening member such as a screw. It will be fixed. At this time, the claw portion 36 provided on the back side of the bezel 2 is engaged with the mounting panel 64 to prevent the bezel 2 from floating when the handle member 4 is operated. In addition, in the figure,
Arrows A and B indicate the rocking (rotation) direction of the handle member 4, 66 is a link of the door lock device, and 68 is a trim board.

Therefore, in the door handle device having such a configuration, the handle member 4 can be incorporated into the bezel 2 from the front side very easily, and the opening of the bezel 2 can be made as small as possible. Moreover, since the coil spring 8 acts as a torsion spring on the handle member 4 and as a compression spring on the movable pin 6, the handle member 4 can be attached to the bezel. 2, it is sufficient to push the movable pin 6 into the bezel 2, while after assembly, the movable pin 6 is biased outward to ensure engagement with the shaft hole 30 of the bezel 2. The handle member 4 is firmly made, and even if a strong impact is applied to the handle member 4 or the handle member 4 is operated roughly, the handle member 4 will never come off.

Moreover, since the attachment of the handle member 4 to the bezel 2 does not utilize elastic deformation of the bezel, the material of the bezel has rigidity.
Materials such as ABS resin and PBT resin were suitably used, which effectively solved problems such as lifting, deformation, and even wobbling of the bezel.

In particular, in recent years, with the trend toward higher quality interior parts, the trim board 68 has become flocked. Considering that it is desirable for the bezel 2 to be made of a rigid material when it is attached, the device having the above structure is truly desirable.

It should be noted that the present invention is by no means limited to these specific examples, and it goes without saying that various changes and modifications can be made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

For example, in FIG. 12, another configuration of the pivot on the handle member is shown. There, a short small diameter portion 56 of the movable pin 6 is located on the opposite side of the lever portion 44 corresponding to the fixed shaft portion 46.
A boss portion 70 is integrally formed so as to face the coil spring 8.
The end portion of the small diameter portion 56 is inserted in the same manner as the small diameter portion 56. In this way, the leg portion 58' of the coil spring 8 can be made into a straight shape,
There is an advantage that it is not necessary to adopt the structure of bending and locking into the locking hole 62 of the lever portion 44 as in the above example. Note that such straight leg portions 58' are
It is sufficient that the coil spring 8 itself is prevented from rotating by coming into contact with a suitable portion of the handle member 4.

Further, regarding the pivot provided in the handle member 4, in the above example, the fixed shaft portion 46 and the movable pin 6 as the movable shaft portion are combined, but instead of this, both may be constructed as a movable shaft portion. There is no problem even if they are urged outward by a coil spring, and it is also possible to construct the two pivots integrally to make a movable shaft.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, the coil spring 72 may be divided into a compression part 74 and a torsion part 76, and the intermediate part thereof may be locked to the lever part 44 of the handle member 4. It is possible.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the bezel 2 and the handle member 4 according to the present invention are integrally molded products made of a suitable resin, and although resin molded products are used in the above example, various resin molded products can be used instead of this. There is no problem in using composite products or metal products that are composited or insert-molded with metal materials for the purpose of.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the door handle device according to the present invention, FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 are a plan view, front view, and rear view of the bezel, and FIG. 6 are a sectional view and a sectional view in FIG. 2, respectively, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the handle member, FIG. 8 is a sectional view in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the movable pin and A bottom view of the handle member showing the assembly relationship of the coil spring, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7 (movable pin and coil spring assembled state)
FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the door handle device assembled to the door mounting panel, and FIG. 12 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 10 showing another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 is a first example showing another example of a coil spring.
It is a main part diagram corresponding to the figure. 2... Bezel, 4... Handle member, 6... Movable pin, 8... Coil spring, 10... Curved bottom, 12... Recessed part, 14... Horizontal bottom, 1
8, 20... Notch, 22... Curved portion, 24...
Locking groove, 26...Bearing part, 28...Support part, 30
...Shaft hole, 38...Base, 40...Handle part, 44
... Lever part, 46 ... Fixed shaft part, 48 ... Through hole, 50 ... Arc-shaped recess, 52 ... Large diameter part, 54
...Long small diameter part, 56...Short small diameter part, 58,6
0... Leg portion, 62... Locking hole, 64... Mounting panel, 66... Link, 68... Trim board.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A bezel that is fixed to a mounting panel of a door, and a handle member that is swingably supported on the bezel in a state that it can be stored in a recessed part of the bezel, the handle A door handle device for a vehicle in which a member is connected to a door lock device so that a door can be opened by swinging the door handle device, wherein pivot shafts projecting laterally are provided coaxially with each other on both sides of the handle member, and At least one of the pivots is movable in the axial direction so that it can be retracted inward in the axial direction when the handle member is attached to and detached from the bezel, and the pivot is attached to a portion of the bezel corresponding to the pivot. a pivot hole for each pivot, and an arcuate recess centered on the axis of the pivot in the handle member, and a pivot that is movable in the axial direction when disposed within the arcuate recess; a coil spring that biases the handle member in a direction that causes the handle member to protrude laterally and provides a return force to the handle member;
A vehicle door handle device characterized by: