JPH022838Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automobile door structure, particularly to an outside handle mounting structure.

In the conventional automobile door fitting process, a door constructed by joining the peripheral edges of an outer panel and an inner panel to each other is attached to the vehicle body, and on a factory production line, the gap between the outer panel and the inner panel of the door is attached to the vehicle body. The worker inserts the door lock device, window regulator device, and other functional parts inside the door into the space formed inside the door through an appropriate number of holes drilled in the inner panel. The worker inserts his hand through the hole,
These functional parts are installed individually inside the door,
After that, the surface of the inner panel was covered with the door trim.

However, these work holes cannot be made too large due to the need to maintain the rigidity of the door, and most of the functional parts must be installed on the inner panel side of the door interior space, making it difficult for workers to The installation location became a blind spot, and the installation work had to be done by hand, resulting in extremely poor work efficiency. Furthermore, it was difficult to automate the installation work because the work was diverse.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. The rigidity of the door 1 is maintained by closing the door with the sub-panel 5, which is the third panel. An omitted window regulator device, a door lock device, an electric actuator for remotely controlling the door lock device, an inside handle, a check link device for imparting an appropriate sense of resistance to the opening/closing operation of the door 1, a speaker, etc. functional parts inside the door,
Alternatively, it has been considered to significantly simplify the work of attaching the functional parts by attaching the door trim and interior interior parts integrally in advance and then attaching the sub-panel 5 to the inner panel 3 in this state.

The present invention was made in connection with so-called packed doors that are assembled using such a method, and in particular, in a door constructed by joining the peripheral edges of an inner panel and an outer panel to each other.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile door structure in which an outside handle device is attached in advance to an inner panel side and the outside handle device is disposed in a window hole of an outer panel.

That is, by providing the outside handle device in advance on the inner panel side, the present invention eliminates the need for the outside handle device and door lock device to be operated through the hole in the inner panel after the outer panel is attached, which was previously required. To provide an automobile door structure that can streamline installation work by omitting connection work.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on an illustrated embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the door 1 is constructed by joining a sub-panel 5 equipped with in-door functional parts (not shown) to an opening 4 of a rectangular frame-shaped inner panel 3 from the inside of the vehicle, and an outer panel from the outside of the vehicle. The outer panel 2 is assembled by joining the peripheral edges of the outer panel 2 to the inner panel 3.
Before joining to the outside handle device 6
is attached to the bracket 7 of the inner panel 3.

The bracket 7 is a rectangular plate bent into a crank shape when viewed from above, and its base end 7a is fixed to the inner panel 3, and its attachment part 7b is arranged parallel to the outer panel 2. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting portion 7 of the bracket 7
In b, a rectangular hole 8 with a continuous groove 8a is bored in the center of the upper and lower edges, and a pair of internal threads 9, 9 are cut on the left and right sides of the rectangular hole 8.

Next, the configuration of the outside handle device 6 will be explained.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a case of the outside handle device 6, which has a rectangular box shape with an opening 11 facing outside the vehicle, and mounting pieces 13, 13 each having a mounting hole 12 formed therein are provided on the left and right outer surfaces thereof. , and in the center of the top wall and bottom wall close to the rectangular hole 8,
A pair of upper and lower engaging protrusions 14, 14 are provided in a protruding manner.

Also, a pair of left and right notched windows 15, 15 are cut out from the rear wall to the upper wall of the case 10, and an L-shaped protrusion 16 is integrally connected to the edge of each notched window 15. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the middle portions of the Z-shaped handle arms 18 are pivotally connected to shafts 17 that horizontally pass through the upper ends of the respective projecting pieces 16. The lower portions of these handle arms 18 are housed within the case 10, and a handle portion 19 is bridged between the end surfaces facing the opening 11.

Further, the upper end of a connecting rod 20 is connected to the vehicle-inward end of one of the handle arms 18.

A torsion coil spring 20 is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft 17, and locking legs at both ends of the torsion coil spring 21 are connected to the projecting piece 16 and the handle arm 18, respectively.
5, the handle portion 19 is urged inwardly by the case 10, and the handle portion 19 resists this urging force as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
When the door is pulled out to the outside of the vehicle, a door lock device (not shown) is released via the connecting rod 20, allowing the door to be opened.

Note that 22 is a sealing member made of rubber stuck to the periphery of the opening 11 of the case 10.

The above-mentioned outside handle device 6 is inserted into the bracket 7 with the front edge of the opening of the case 10 and the engaging protrusions 14, 14 protruding from the rectangular hole 8, and is secured to the bracket with the mounting screws 23, 23. It is attached to the back of 7.

Then, the handle arm 18 of the outside handle device 6 and the door lock device A (see FIG. 1) attached to the inner panel 3 are connected using the connecting rod 20.
Connect at.

The outer panel 2 is made of synthetic resin material,
As shown in FIG. 3, a window hole 24 of approximately the same size is provided opposite to the opening of the case 10.
A frame-shaped decorative frame 24a is formed on the peripheral edge, and engaging protrusions 25, 25 are provided on the back surface of the window hole 24, that is, on the inner side edge of the window, and have engaging claws 25a facing each other in the vertical direction. are integrally connected.

As described above, when the outer panel 2 is joined to the inner panel 3, the engaging claw 25a of the engaging protrusion 25 engages with the engaging protrusion 14 of the case 10, as shown in FIG. The case 10 is fixed to the outer panel 2, and the sealing member 22 is interposed in the gap between the outer panel 2 and the case 10 to prevent rainwater from entering the door.
The outside handle device 6 includes a handle portion 19
is arranged in the window hole 24 of the outer panel 2 so that it can be operated by inserting a finger into the opening 11 of the case 10 through the window hole 24.

In the above embodiment, the outside handle device 6 is attached to the bracket 7 fixed to the inner panel 3, but instead of this, a bracket is provided on the sub-panel 5, and the outside handle device 6 is attached to this bracket. Or,
It may also be attached directly to the sub-panel 5.

Moreover, the structure of the outside handle device 6 is as follows.
The present invention is not limited to the structure of the above embodiment, and any handle device may be used as long as it can release the door lock device from outside the vehicle.

As explained above in detail, in the automobile door structure according to the present invention, the outside handle device is attached to the inner panel side before the door is assembled, so the installation work of the outside handle device is facilitated. This has the advantage of allowing work to be automated.

Further, unlike the conventional method, after installing the outside handle device, there is no need to perform connection work and adjustment with the door lock device through the work hole of the door, which has the advantage of improving work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view partially cut away showing the assembled state of the outside handle device, which is the main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. The figure is an exploded perspective view of Figure 2,
The figure is the front view of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is the A-A of Fig. 4.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along the A line. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Door, 2...Outer panel, 3...Inner panel, 5...Sub panel, 6...Outside handle device, 7...Bracket, 20...Connecting rod, 24
...Window hole, A...Door lock device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a door constructed by joining the peripheral edges of an inner panel and an outer panel, an outside handle device is fixed to the inner panel side, and the outside handle device is arranged in a window hole bored in the outer panel. An automobile door structure characterized by: