JPH045367Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to the structure of a garnish that covers an open lever attached to an outer panel of an automobile door.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, the outer panel of the door is generally provided with an open lever for operating the door opening/closing lock mechanism, and the outer panel of the door has the open lever rotatably supported. A recess is formed for attaching a handle member consisting of a base member. By operating this open lever, the door opening/closing lock mechanism was unlocked and the door was opened. A garnish is provided on the outer panel of the door along the door surface of the outer panel so as to cover the open lever. (For example, see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-44916.) However, the conventional garnish shown above is made of a relatively hard material such as synthetic resin, and requires a stroke to operate the door opening/closing lock mechanism. , a gap approximately equal to the above-mentioned stroke is provided between the open lever and the garnish. Therefore, there is a problem in that the recess formed in the outer panel for attaching the handle member becomes deep, which increases the thickness of the door and increases the weight of the door.

(Purpose of the invention) An object of the invention is to provide a garnish structure for an automobile that solves the above-mentioned conventional problems.

(Structure of the invention) The structure of the invention for achieving the above object is a door structure composed of an outer panel and an inner panel, in which a recess is formed in the outer panel, and a recess is formed in the recess. A handle member consisting of an open lever for operating the opening/closing lock mechanism of the door and a base member rotatably supporting the open lever is attached, and the outer panel is provided with a garnish that covers the open lever. at least a portion facing the open lever is formed of a deformable elastic member, and the gap between the open lever and the garnish when not operated is larger than the stroke of the open lever when it rotates to release the opening/closing lock mechanism. It is also characterized by being formed short.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the garnish that covers the open lever that operates the door opening/closing lock mechanism is
It is made of a deformable elastic member, and the gap between the garnish and the open lever is formed to be shorter than the stroke of the open lever when it rotates to release the opening/closing lock mechanism, so that the opening lever and the garnish are clearly distinguishable from each other. Since the gap can be made smaller than when a non-deformable garnish is used, the recess for attaching the handle member can be made shallower, the door can be formed thinner, and the weight of the door can be reduced.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the back door 1 has an outer panel 1a and an inner panel 1b.
It is formed from. The outer panel 1a has a recess 1 for attaching a handle member (described later).
c is formed. An opening hole 2 is provided in the recess 1c of the outer panel 1a, and a handle member 5 consisting of an open lever 3 and a base member 4 is disposed within the opening hole 2, and the handle member 5 is attached to the outer panel 1a. is the end 4 of the base member 4
Screws or the like (not shown) are inserted into the mounting holes 4a' and 4b' provided in the holes 4a and 4b, and these are attached to the outer panel 1a forming the opening hole 2. The open lever 3 and the base member 4 are attached by connecting the arms 3a, 3b of the open lever 3 and the mounting recesses 4c, 4d provided in the base member 4 via the pins 6, 6', so that the open lever 3 is attached to the pins. It is rotatably supported around 6 and 6'. A garnish 8 is attached to the outer panel 1a by adhesive 9 along the door surface so as to cover an open lever 3 for operating an opening/closing lock mechanism 7 (described later) of the back door 1. The garnish 8 is made of a material such as synthetic resin, and has a portion 10 of the garnish 8 facing the open lever 3.
is formed of a deformable elastic member 11. By doing this, the gap between the open lever 3 and the portion 10 of the garnish 8 facing the open lever 3 can be made shorter than the stroke of the open lever 3 when it rotates to open the opening/closing lock mechanism 7. Therefore, compared to the conventional non-deformable garnish that needs to be installed at a position that is farther away from the open lever when not operated than the rotation stroke of the open lever to release the opening/closing lock mechanism, the present invention's non-deformable garnish Since the garnish can be disposed within the above-mentioned stroke of the open lever, the thickness of the door can be reduced. Next, the opening/closing lock mechanism 7 of the back door 1 will be explained. A mounting portion 3c is provided at the tip 3b' of the arm 3b of the open lever 3, and an operating rod 12 is connected to the mounting portion 3c.A rotary lever 13 is attached to the end of the operating rod 12. supported. The rotary lever 13 is rotatably supported on a mounting base 15 by a mounting pin 14, and a claw lever 16 is provided at a position where the tip 13a of the rotary lever 13 comes into contact when the open lever 3 is operated. Next, to explain the operation of the opening/closing lock mechanism 7, when opening the back door 1, by operating the open lever 3 in the direction A (see Fig. 1), the open lever 3 rotates around the pins 6 and 6'. By pushing down the arms 3'a and 3b, the operating rod 12 is pushed down and the rotation lever 13 is pushed down.
rotates with the mounting pin 14 as a fulcrum, and as it rotates, the tip 13a of the rotary lever 13 pushes the claw lever 16 in the direction B (see Fig. 4), releasing the locking state of the locking means (not shown). The opening operation of the back door 1 becomes possible. Incidentally, the dashed line in FIG. 2 indicates the position of the open lever 3 when the back door 1 is opened and the lock is released. Further, in this embodiment, only the portion 10 of the garnish 8 that covers the open lever 3, which faces the open lever 3, is formed of the deformable elastic member 11, but the entire garnish 8 is formed of the easily deformable elastic member 11. Good too.

In this invention, by configuring as above,
The garnish, which is provided to cover the open lever that operates the door opening/closing lock mechanism, is made of a deformable elastic material, so the garnish flexes and the gap between the open lever and the garnish can be reduced, making it possible to reduce the gap between the handle member and the opening lever. Since the recess for attaching the door can be made shallower, the door can be made thinner.
This has the effect of reducing the weight of the door.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a rear perspective view of the automobile, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - - in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the handle member, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the open lever and the lock mechanism. be. 3... Open lever, 4... Base member, 5
...Handle member, 8... Garnish, 11...
...Elastic member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A door structure composed of an outer panel and an inner panel, wherein a recess is formed in the outer panel, and in the recess there is an open lever that operates the opening/closing lock mechanism of the door, and the open lever is rotatable. A handle member is attached to the outer panel, and the outer panel is provided with a garnish that covers the open lever, and at least a portion of the garnish that faces the open lever is formed of a deformable elastic member; A garnish structure for an automobile, wherein a gap between the open lever and the garnish when not operated is formed shorter than a stroke of the open lever when it rotates to open the lock mechanism.