JPH0247156Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an outer handle of an automobile door that is provided on the outer panel side of the door in order to open the automobile door after unlocking it.

(Prior art) If the outer surface of this type of outer handle protrudes from the outer panel surface of the automobile door, or if a portion of the outer handle housing is left open to the outside, air resistance will occur during driving, and Since wind noise is generated during high-speed driving, there is a demand to completely cover the outer handle housing by making the outer surface of the outer handle substantially flush with the outer panel surface of the automobile door.

In order to satisfy this requirement, the opening of the outer handle accommodating portion formed on the door outer panel surface may be covered with a suitable lid member so as to be substantially flush with the door outer panel surface.

However, if the structure is such that the lid member can be opened manually, the lid member must be opened first, and then the handle member that was previously covered by the lid member can be operated to unlock and open the door. As mentioned earlier, the operation to open the door is a two-action process, which makes the operation cumbersome.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-5627, a lock release member 2 and a lid member 3 are provided so as to be substantially flush with the door outer panel 1, and the door outer panel 1 is A handle device has been proposed that covers the storage section 4 provided in the handle.

According to this handle device, after unlocking the lid member 3, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Since the door can be unlocked by inserting the door and pulling the lock release member 2, there is an advantage that the door opening operation can be done in one action.

This handle device is not limited to the outer handle of an automobile door, but if it is applied to the outer handle, it will meet the requirements for flushing with the outer surface of the door and simplify the opening operation of the door ( This means that both of the requirements (one-action) are satisfied.

However, in the structure of the handle device described above, the lock release member 2 and the lid member 3 have an end portion 2a opposite to the overlapping portion 5 of both members 2 and 3;
3a is hinged to the door side by hinge shafts 6 and 7, so that the lock release member 2
There is a problem in that it is difficult to secure a sufficient distance from the hinge shaft 6 to the tip operating portion 2b, and as a result, the lever ratio becomes small and a large operating force is required.

In addition, in the above handle structure, since the tip 3b of the lid member 3 is biased in the direction of overlapping with the lock release member 2 by the spring 8 wound around the hinge shaft 7, the finger of the inserted hand is , the tip operation part 2b of the lock release member 2 and the tip part 3 of the lid member 3
The door is clamped with a relatively large force between the lock release member 2 and the lock release member 2, resulting in poor operability.In particular, after opening the door by operating the lock release member 2, it is difficult to close the door while holding the lock release member 2. At that time, the finger is caught between the lock release member 2 and the lid member 3,
There is an operational defect that may pose a risk of injury.

(Purpose of the invention) The purpose of the invention is to create an automobile door that satisfies both the requirements of making the door flush with the exterior surface of the automobile door and making the opening operation possible in one action, while also providing excellent operability and eliminating the risk of fingers being jammed. The object of the present invention is to provide an outer handle structure for a door.

(Structure of the invention) In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a handle member that covers almost the entire opening of the outer handle storage section, which is formed by recessing from the door outer panel surface, has an outer surface that extends to the outside of the door. The handle member is formed to be substantially flush with the plate surface, and a hinge shaft portion is formed on one side of the handle member and an operating portion is formed on the other side,
An opening is formed between them, and a lid member is provided to cover the opening of the handle member so as to be substantially flush with the outer surface of the handle member when the handle member is overlapped from the inside, and the hinge axis of the handle member is One side of the lid member is hinged to the same side as the handle member, and the hinge shaft portion of the handle member is hinged to the door side.

To open the door, open the lid member from the opening of the handle member toward the inside of the door and insert your hand between the lid member and the operating part of the handle member.
By pulling the operating portion toward the outside of the door, the door may be unlocked, and then the door may be continued to be pulled.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention, since the handle member is almost flush with the door outer panel surface and the outer surface of the lid member is almost flush with the handle member, the outer handle as a whole is almost flush with the door outer panel surface. It can be made flush with the outer handle, allowing you to open the door in one action by simply inserting your hand through the opening of the handle member, and because the lid member is hinged on the same side as the hinge side of the handle member, the outer handle It is possible to secure a sufficient distance from the hinge shaft of the handle member to the operation part without requiring a large length in the longitudinal direction, and the lever ratio for unlocking the door can be increased. Furthermore, since the lid member is displaced along the hand together with the handle member, there is no risk of fingers being jammed together.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an outer handle 13 is provided near the opening/closing end of a side door 12 of an automobile 11, with its longitudinal direction substantially matching the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 14, and with its longitudinal direction substantially aligned with the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 14. The front side of the door is hinged and attached to the side door 12 side.

The outer handle 13 is basically composed of a handle member 15 and a lid member 16, as shown in FIG. The handle member 15 is, for example, an integrally molded product made of plastic material, and has a roughly rectangular opening 1 in its center for inserting a hand.
It consists of a generally rectangular frame 18 defining a frame 7. The left side of FIG. 3 across the opening 17 of the frame 18 (the front side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 14)
includes a pair of upper and lower hinge shaft portions 18 for hinge-coupling the handle member 15 to the side door 12 side.
a and 18b are provided at a slightly recessed position, and a lever 19 is formed by extending from the upper hinge shaft portion 18a in an inward direction substantially perpendicular to the frame 18, and a link rod is provided at the tip of the lever 19. One end of 20 is connected. Although not specifically shown, this link rod 20 is connected to a door lock device assembled to the side door 12, and is connected to a handle member 15.
The door lock is released when the door is unlocked.

Further, on the right side of the frame 18 (the rear side of the vehicle body 14) sandwiching the opening 17, there is formed an operating portion 18c of the handle member 15 which is wide enough to be operated by hand.

On the other hand, the lid member 16 is a rectangular plate member 21 made of, for example, plastic and is provided to cover the opening 17 of the frame 18 forming the handle member 15 from the inside of the handle member 15. A hinge shaft portion 21a for hinge connection to the handle member 15 is formed at the front end of the handle member 15, and the rear end is located inside the operating portion 18c of the handle member 15, as clearly shown in FIG. (Back side)
The stepped portion 21b is formed so as to wrap around and polymerize.

As shown in FIG. 4, the outer handle 13 composed of a handle member 15 and a lid member 16 is attached to an outer handle storage portion 22 formed by recessing the door outer plate 12a of the side door 12 from its outer plate surface. do.

Outer handle storage section 2 of outer handle 13
2, the hinge shaft portion 18a of the handle member 15 is attached to the outer handle storage portion 22 from the inside of the door outer panel 12a using the mounting hole 23 formed in advance on the front side wall of the outer handle storage portion 22. ，
18b, and insert the hinge shaft parts 18a and 18b left inside the door outer panel 12a into the hinge shaft 24.
This is done by hinge-coupling the side door 12 to the inside of the side door 12. In that case, the handle member 15
The hinge position is set so that the outer surface 15A of the door is substantially flush with the outer surface of the door outer panel 12a. The lid member 16 is hinged so that its outer surface 16A is substantially flush with the outer surface 15A of the handle member 15 at the front end of the opening 17 of the handle member 15 when overlapped from the inside of the handle member 15. It is hinged to the handle member by an axle 25. Although not shown, the lid member 16 is biased by a helical spring wound around the hinge shaft 25 so as to come into contact with the inside of the handle member 15.

The operation of the outer handle 13 is performed using the handle member 1.
5, insert your hand into the opening 17 of the handle member 15, push the lid member 16 inward as shown by the imaginary line A in FIG. As shown in B, the handle member 15 can be pulled toward the front (outside). When the handle member 15 is pulled toward the user, the lever 19 is moved toward the hinge shaft 24.
4, the hour hand is displaced a predetermined amount around the hour hand in FIG. 4, and the door lock device is unlocked via the link rod 20. When the handle member 15 is further pulled toward the user, the entire side door 12 is opened.

In the above outer handle structure, the lever length l of the handle member 15 (from the hinge shaft 24 to the operating portion 18
c) can be made approximately equal to the length of the outer handle storage portion 22 in the front-rear direction, so that the handle member 15 can be operated easily.

Further, even when the side door 12 is closed again after opening the side door 12 and the side door 12 is pushed in while grasping the operating portion 18c of the handle member 15, the state is protected by the lid member 16. Since the side door 12 can be closed with
There is no danger of finger jamming.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the outer handle 13
Although the case has been described in which the outer handle 13 is mounted with its longitudinal direction substantially matching the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 14, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mounting position and mounting direction of the outer handle 13 may be determined depending on the relationship with the door. can be set as necessary.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a conventional handle device, Fig. 2 is a side view of an automobile showing a state in which an outer handle according to an embodiment of the present invention is assembled to a side door, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional handle device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A perspective view of such an outer handle, FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view in the - line direction of FIG. 2. 12a...Door outer plate, 13...Outer handle, 15...Handle member, 15A...Outer surface,
16... Lid member, 16A... Outer surface, 17... Opening, 18a, 18b... Hinge shaft portion, 18c...
Operation section, 21a...hinge shaft section, 22...outer handle storage section, 24, 25...hinge shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It covers an outer handle storage part that is recessed from the door outer panel surface and an opening of the outer handle storage part, and has a hinge shaft part on one side and an operating part on the other side, A handle member having an opening between the hinge shaft portion and the operating portion, and a lid member formed to cover the opening of the handle member from the inside of the handle member so as to be substantially flush with the outer surface of the handle member. The handle member has an outer surface that is substantially flush with the outer surface of the door, the hinge shaft portion of the handle member is hinged to the door side so as to be rotatable in the outward direction of the door, and the lid member is hinged to the door side so as to be rotatable in the outside direction of the door. An outer handle structure for an automobile door, which is hinged to the shaft side so as to be rotatable toward the inside of the door.