JPH026198Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an outer handle structure for an automobile.

Generally, the outer handle of a car is used to open the door by pulling it outward. It is placed flush with the outside surface of the panel.

Incidentally, in recent years, there has been a trend toward so-called flat surface surfaces for automobile bodies from the viewpoint of improving aerodynamic characteristics and preventing wind noise, and providing a recess in the outer panel of the door as described above This is undesirable from the perspective of making a flash surface, and there is also the problem that noise such as wind noise, dust, wind, etc. tend to enter the vehicle interior through the lever through hole in the recess.

Conventionally, there is a method described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-5627 that solves the above problems, and this method uses a metal rotating plate in a recess of the outer panel that is biased outward by a spring. When opening the door, the rotary plate was pushed into the recess with a finger and the pull member was pulled outward. However, in this case, since the rotating plate is a metal plate, it feels unpleasant to the touch, and a mechanism for biasing the rotating plate outward with a spring is required, resulting in a complicated structure.

This idea was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the recess provided in the outer panel of the door is almost flush with the outer surface of the outer panel and is divided into two parts. A pull member that strokes the opening/closing operation member and an inwardly deformable cover are arranged, and the cover is fixed to the recess, and a fixing part that extends from the outside to the inside of the recess and is fixed to the recess. Since it is composed of one elastic member having an outer part extending from the outer end of the fixed part to the pull member side, it is possible to achieve a flat surface on the outer surface of the door with a very simple structure, and also to reduce noise, dust, etc. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an outer handle structure for an automobile that can prevent the intrusion of foreign substances, is easy to install, and has excellent operability.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show an outer handle structure of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.
is a door, and a recess 3 is formed at the rear of the vehicle body of an outer panel 2 of the door 1 by recessing a part of the outer panel 2. As shown in FIG.
a is provided to pass through. The handle lever 4a has a downwardly curved arc shape, and its inner end is pivotally supported on the door body by a support shaft 6.
The handle lever 4a is always biased to rotate counterclockwise by a biasing spring (not shown). Furthermore, a link arm 7 extending toward the lower right in FIG. 2 is fixed to the inner end of the handle lever 4a, and a link rod 8 is rotatably attached to the tip of the arm 7. These act as door opening/closing operating members that release the engagement between the door lock and the striker.

On the other hand, a pull member 5 having a substantially rectangular shape from the front is fixed to the outer end of the handle lever 4a, and the pull member 5 occupies the upper half of the opening surface of the recess 3;
Further, its outer surface 5a is substantially flush with the outer surface 2a of the outer panel 2.

Then, on the lower surface 3c of the recess 3, a cover 9 formed in a substantially triangular prism shape using an elastic material such as rubber is fixed at its lower part (fixing part) 9a with adhesive or screws. The outer surface of the outer portion 9b of the cover 9 is substantially flush with the outer panel outer surface 2a. Furthermore, cutout grooves 9f extending along the longitudinal direction of the cover 9 are provided at the lower end, the center, the upper end of the inner surface of the inner surface 9d, and the lower end of the outer surface of the outer surface 9b of the cover 9, respectively. It is formed.

Next, the effects will be explained.

In a normal state when the door is not opened or closed, such as when the door is closed, the pull member 5 is in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and the cover 9 is in the shape shown by the solid line in the same figure. The surface is substantially flush with the outer panel outer surface 2a. When opening the door, push the outer part 9b of the cover 9 inward with your finger and insert your finger into the recess 3. At this time, the cover 9 is bent from the notched groove 9f and deformed into the shape shown by the dashed line in the figure.
Next, as shown by the two-dot chain line in the same figure, when you put your finger on the inside of the handle member 5 and pull the handle member 5 outward to move it to the position shown by the one-dot chain line in the same figure,
The handle lever 4a and the link arm 7 are the support shaft 6
This causes the link rod 8 to be stroked downward, thereby disengaging the door lock from the striker and opening the door. Then, place your finger on the pull member 5.
When released, the pull member 5 automatically returns to its original position due to the spring force, that is, the position indicated by the solid line in the figure, and the cover 9 also returns to its original shape due to its own elastic force. The outer surface of the outer panel 2 is substantially flush with the outer surface 2a of the outer panel 2.

In this way, in the outer handle structure of this embodiment, during normal times such as when the door is closed, the opening surface of the recess 3 is always closed by the pull member 5 and the cover 9, and the outer surface of the outer panel 2 of the door 1 is closed. In addition, it is possible to prevent noise such as wind noise, dust, wind, etc. from entering the vehicle interior through the lever through hole 3b of the recess 3. In addition, the cover 9 has a fixed part, that is, a lower part 9a and an outer part 9b, which are integrated into one member, so the number of parts is small and installation is easy.
Furthermore, since the entire cover is made of elastic material,
It feels good to the touch, and also has the effect of smoothing the insertion and removal of fingers into the inside of the pull member 5.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a case attachment hole 2b is formed in the outer panel 2 of the door 1, and an outer handle case 13 is inserted and fixed into the case attachment hole 2b. The outer handle case 13 corresponds to the recess 3 of the above embodiment. Note that 10 is a sealing member that seals between the periphery of the handle case 13 and the outer panel 2.

Further, FIG. 4 shows a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 above. In this modification, the outer panel 2 has a recess 2.
3 is formed, and the upper half 23a at the bottom of the recess 23 is formed to be more recessed than the lower half 23b, and the upper half 23a has the handle case 13 of the embodiment shown in FIG. In comparison, the handle case 33 having only its upper half is arranged and fixed.

Further, FIG. 5 shows a modification of the cover 9 of each of the above embodiments. In the figure, 19 is a cover having an L-shaped cross section, and the inside of the bent portion has a cutout groove 1.
9e is formed, and the outer surface 19a of the vertical side 19f of the cover 19 is almost flush with the outer panel 2, and in the center of the lower surface of the horizontal side (fixed part) 19g is formed. A plurality of engagement protrusions 19h are integrally formed at appropriate locations in the longitudinal direction, and the engagement protrusions 19h engage with through holes 13a drilled in the lower end of the outer handle case 13 to open the door. At times, this cover 19 is adapted to deform into the shape shown by the dashed line in the figure.

As described above, according to the outer handle structure of an automobile according to the present invention, the door opening/closing operation member is stroked into the recess provided in the outer panel of the door in a half-shape, substantially flush with the outer panel. a handle member that is fixed to the recess, and a cover that can be deformed inwardly; Since it is constructed from one elastic member having an outer part extending from the end to the pull member side, it is possible to achieve a flat surface of the door with a very simple structure. This has the effect of preventing noise such as wind noise, ducts, wind, etc. from entering the vehicle interior. Furthermore, the cover has a fixed part and an outer part, and is one piece, so it has fewer parts and is easy to install.Also, since the entire cover is made of elastic material, it feels nice to the touch and has a handle. It also has the effect of smoothing the insertion and removal of fingers into the inside of the member.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial side view showing a door portion of an automobile to which an outer handle structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing a modification of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the cover of each of the above embodiments. 1...Door, 2...Outer panel, 3,1
3, 23... recess, 5... pull member, 7, 8...
Door opening/closing operation member, 9, 19...cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A handle member and a cover are provided in a recess provided in an outer panel of a door in a halved shape and are substantially flush with the outer surface of the outer panel, and the pull member is The cover is configured to be pulled outward to operate the door opening/closing operation member, and the cover extends from the outside to the inside of the recess;
An outer handle structure for an automobile, characterized in that it is made of an elastic material and integrally includes a fixing part fixed in a recess and an outer part extending from an outer end of the fixing part toward a pull member.