JPH0351503Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an outside handle structure provided on a back door panel of an automobile.

Conventionally, in wagons, etc., a spare tire 2 is mounted on one side of a back door 1, as shown in FIG.
is attached, and the outside handle 3 is attached to the other side.
is provided. This outside handle 3
is covered by a garnish 4 as shown in FIG.

To explain the outside handle 3, 6 is a bracket fixed to the back door panel 7 with a mounting screw 8, and a lock lever 10 is rotatably supported on this bracket 6 via a support shaft 9. There is. One end of this lock lever 10 extends into the back door 1 through a long hole 11 bored in the back door panel 7, and a door latch mechanism (not shown) is provided at this end.
A rod 12 that interlocks with is connected. Also,
A hand grip portion 13 of the outside handle 3 is rotatably provided on the spindle 9, and the hand grip portion 13 interlocks with the lock lever 10, so that the lock lever 10 rotates together with the hand grip portion 13. There is.

Therefore, the opening 4a of the garnish 4
The handle can be operated by inserting a finger from the handle portion 13 and hooking the finger to the handle portion 13.

Further, a back door garnish 5 attached to the back door panel 7 is provided below the outside handle 3, and a mounting surface 5a on the outer surface of the back door garnish 5 is provided.
A license plate (vehicle registration number plate) is attached to the vehicle.

By the way, a license plate must have good visibility, and the standards of various countries specify the viewing angle of the license plate. However, if there is a protrusion (spare tire) near the license plate, it will obstruct the license plate and do not meet the standards of other countries, so it is necessary to install the license plate in a position that protrudes rearward (50 mm). arise.

Therefore, in order to use the back door garnish 5 attached to the back door panel 7 as the license plate attachment surface 5a, and to install the license plate in a position protruding toward the rear of the vehicle body,
It is necessary to make a part of the back door panel 7 project rearward, and to provide a back door garnish 5 for attaching the license plate to the projecting part.

However, providing a protrusion on the back door panel 7 requires replacing the press mold, since this is generally formed by press working, and also requires multiple protrusions with different amounts of protrusion to meet the standards of other countries. Preparing multiple types of press molds for molding different types of back door panels 7 would result in a significant increase in costs and would be complicated in terms of mold management, so it cannot be adopted.

Therefore, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, a rearwardly protruding back door garnish 5 is integrally provided with the garnish 4 that covers the outside handle 3, and the license plate is attached to the back door garnish 5. If configured to be attached, the license plate can be installed so as to protrude rearward in accordance with the standards of other countries.

Furthermore, there is no need to provide a protrusion on the back door panel 7, one type of back door panel 7 can be used in common, and only one type of press mold is used, which can reduce costs.

However, if the garnish 4 that covers the outside handle 3 is integrated with a back door garnish 5 that projects rearward to meet the above standards,
As shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 2, the handle part 1
There is a drawback that the back door appliance 5 gets in the way during the operation of step 3, resulting in poor operability.

This idea was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose was to create a rear door accessory that can mount a license plate in accordance with the standards of other countries without having to mold a protrusion on the rear door panel. To provide an outside handle structure for an automobile door which allows the amount of protrusion of the door to be changed and allows the handle to be operated without being obstructed by the back door garnish.

This invention will be explained below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Reference numeral 21 in FIGS. 3 to 5 is a back door panel, and a bracket 22 is fixed to this back door panel 21 with mounting screws 23. A pivot pin 24 is provided on one side wall of the bracket 22, and a bent portion of an L-shaped lock lever 25 is rotatably supported on the stop pin 24. One end of this lock lever 25 passes through a long hole 26 in the back door panel 21, and a rod 27 that interlocks with a door latch mechanism (not shown) is connected to this tip. Further, one end of an interlocking member 29 is connected to the other end of the lock lever 25 via a pin 28. Further, a U-shaped mounting plate 30 is attached to the tip of the bracket 22, and a rotating shaft 31 is rotatably supported in the lateral direction on this mounting plate 30. A handle portion 32 formed by bending a plate-like member is attached to the rotating shaft 31 located between the end plates of the mounting plate 30. A rotating lever 33 is fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 31, and the other end of the interlocking member 29 is connected to the rotating lever 33 by a pin 34. Further, the rotating lever 33 is biased in the direction of arrow a by a biasing spring 35 wound around the rotating shaft 31.

Outside handle 3 configured in this way
6 is a bracket 22 including the lock lever 25.
is surrounded by a back door garage 37. That is, back door appliance 37
A space 37a whose upper surface is closed is formed in the upper part of the bracket 22.
stands out. Further, an opening 38 is provided on the rear surface of the back door appliance 37 facing the space 37a, and the mounting plate 30 including the handle portion 32 projects rearward from this opening 38.
In addition, the opening 38 of the back door appliance 37
A garnish 39 having a bulging space 39a that bulges rearward at the upper part of the rear surface is attached to a portion opposite to the garnish 39 by mounting screws 40, 40.

The garnish 39 surrounds the hand grip 32, the rotating lever 33, and the mounting plate 30, and has an opening 41 on its lower surface into which a finger is inserted when operating the hand grip 32. Therefore, the opening 41 of the garnish 39 is connected to the license plate mounting surface 3 of the back door garnish 37.
It protrudes rearward from 7b.

Garnish 3 to open the back door
Insert your fingers through the opening 41 of 9, and
put your finger on it. Then, move the handle part 32 by arrow b
When rotated in the direction, the rotation lever 33
Rotate in the same direction around . Therefore, since the interlocking member 29 is pulled in the direction of the arrow c, the lock lever 25 rotates in the direction of the arrow d about the pivot pin 24, and the rod 27 can be pushed down to unlock the door latch mechanism.

In addition, when the back door garnish 37 is replaced to change the amount of rearward protrusion of the license plate mounting surface 37b, the bracket 22 and the interlocking member 2 are replaced to match the back door garnish 37.
By changing the length of the handle 9, the handle portion 32 can be set at an arbitrary position.

Therefore, even if the amount of protrusion of the license plate mounting surface 37b of the back door garnish 37 from the back door panel 21 is changed in order to comply with the standards of other countries, the outside handle 36
The position of the handle part 32 can be easily changed to a position where the back door garnish 37 does not get in the way when operating the handle.

As explained above, according to this invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(a) The license plate mounting surface can be made to conform to the standards of other countries by simply replacing the back door garnish without molding any protruding parts on the back door panel. Therefore, there is no need to prepare multiple types of press molds for molding multiple types of back door panels having different protrusion amounts, and the press molds can be provided at low cost.

(b) Even if you change the amount of protrusion of the license plate mounting surface of the back door panel from the back door panel, you can change the position of the outside handle handle so that the back door garnish does not get in the way when operating the handle. can be easily changed to

(c) Even if the back door garnish is replaced, the handle part and the garnish covering it can be shared.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car with a back door;
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a conventional outside handle, Figs. 3 to 5 show an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the outside handle structure, and Fig. 4 is a side view of a conventional outside handle. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the outside handle, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal side view of the outside handle. 21... Back door panel, 22... Bracket,
25... Lock lever, 29... Interlocking member, 32... Hand grip portion, 36... Outside handle, 37... Back door appliance, 37a... Space portion, 39...
Garnish, 39a...bulging space.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A back door garnish is provided along a back door panel of an automobile, and has a closed space between the back door panel and the back door panel at least in the upper part thereof, and a license plate is attached to the outer surface of the back door garnish. A garnish having a bulging space that bulges out rearward is provided on the upper rear surface of the back door garnish, and a handle portion of the outside handle is rotatably provided in the bulging space of the garnish. A bracket protruding into the space of the back door garnish is provided on the back door panel, a lock lever for operating the door latch mechanism is rotatably provided on the bracket, and the lock lever and the handle portion of the outside handle are connected to each other as an interlocking member. An outside handle structure for an automobile door characterized by being twisted and connected.