JPH06239135A - Regulator installing structure of door for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a regulator installing structure of door for vehicle which can adjust an error of installing angle of a regulator easily. CONSTITUTION:The lower part of a regulator 30, or a bracket 36 installed to the lower part of the regulator 30 has been installed to the lower part 21a of an inner panel allowable to connect and disconnect by an installing means T utilizing an adjust bolt 28. As a result, even though the final installing angle of the regulator 30 generates an error by the unevenness of the form of parts and the like, the error of the installing angle of the regulator 30 can be adjusted by regulating the distance L between the lower part of the regulator 30 and the lower part 21a of the inner panel, and a good elevating performance of a window panel can be obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle door regulator mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vehicle door regulator mounting structure is known, for example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (as a similar technique, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-312230).
(See Japanese Patent Publication). In the following description, R will be referred to as the inside of the vehicle and O as the outside of the vehicle.

A door body 1 is composed of an inner panel 2 and an outer panel 3. A sash portion 5 is formed upright from the front and rear waist portions 4 of the door body 1, and a large opening 6 is formed in the center of the inner panel 2. A subframe 7 is attached to the opening 6 so as to traverse the center of the opening 6 substantially horizontally. Then, the regulator 8 and the window panel 9 are provided in the door body 1.
Is installed. The regulator 8 includes a rail 10 whose center is curved toward the outside of the vehicle, a carrier plate 11 supported by the rail 10 so as to be vertically movable, a wire member 12 to which the carrier plate 11 is connected, and a wire. It is composed of a motor 13 for driving the member 12. Bolts B ₁ , B ₂ , and B ₃ are erected on the rail 10 at the top, bottom, and center thereof, respectively. Also,
The motor 13 is also provided with a bolt B ₄ . The window panel 9 is fixed to the carrier plate 11 that moves up and down.

Next, as a procedure for attaching the regulator 8 and the window panel 9, first, the regulator 8 is put into the door body 1, and bolts B ₁ and B ₂ provided above and below the regulator 8 are attached to corresponding inner panels. Upper part 2a of 2
And the mounting holes h ₁ and h ₂ formed in the lower portion 2b to the inside R of the vehicle, and the bolts B ₁ and B ₂ are attached to the nuts N ₁ and N _2.
Fix at. Next, the window panel 9 is attached to the door body 1
Put it in the carrier plate 11 of the regulator 8
Install on. Then, finally, the sub-frame 7 is attached so as to cross the opening 6 of the inner panel 2. A bracket 14 bent in a crank shape is provided at a position of the sub-frame 7 corresponding to the bolt B ₃ at the center of the rail 10.
The cutouts 7a for projecting the bolt B ₃ to the interior side R, 14a is are formed in each successive state. Of the cutouts 7a and 14a, the cutout 14a of the bracket 14
It is narrower than the notch portion 7a of the sub-frame 7, by engaging from above the notch portion 14a to the screw groove of the bolt B _3, relative movement relative to the bracket 14 of the bolt B ₃ is restricted. In other words, the central portion of the rail 10 is in a state of being convexly curved toward the vehicle outer side O as described above. However, since there is variation in the degree of this curvature, the upper and lower bolts B ₁ of the rail 10 are , B ₂ are fixed to the upper part 2a and the lower part 2b of the inner panel 2, the bolt B ₃ at the center of the rail 10 is temporarily fixed by the notch 14a of the bracket 14 according to the degree of curvature, and finally by the nut N _3. It is designed to be fixed. Then, after the rail 10 is fixed, the bolt B _{4 of the} motor 13 is also fixed by another nut N ₄ after passing through the mounting hole h ₄ of the subframe 7.

[0005]

However, in the case of such a conventional vehicle door regulator mounting structure,
The variation in the curvature of the rail 10 is
Although it can be corrected by engaging the bolt 4 with the central bolt B ₃ , the upper and lower bolts B ₁ and B ₂ of the rail 10 are directly fixed to the upper portion 2a and the lower portion 2b of the inner panel 2, so that the inner panel There is no method for correcting the error in the angle of the rail 10 due to the variation in the shapes of the upper part 2a and the lower part 2b of the rail 2. If the angle of the rail 10 is rounded, it is not possible to obtain a good up-and-down locus of the window panel 9.

In particular, recently, a module type vehicle door in which an ascending / descending module in which the ascending / descending function of the window panel 9 is integrated and assembled to the door body 1 has been developed. In the case of a door of a type, since the regulator 8 is not directly attached to the door body 1 but is attached to the door body 1 via other parts, the shape variation of the upper portion 2a or the lower portion 2b of the inner panel 2 is not uniform. Not only this, variations in the shapes of the interposed parts may adversely affect the attachment angle of the regulator 8, and improvements are particularly desired.

According to the present invention, even with such a modular vehicle door, a vehicle door regulator capable of easily correcting an error in the mounting angle of the regulator due to variations in the shapes of the inner panel and other parts. A mounting structure is provided.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a regulator mounting structure for a vehicle door according to the present invention is provided with a substantially concave inner panel having an opening portion cut out from the upper side, and the inner panel. An outer module having an outer panel joined to the outer side of the panel, an inner frame having both ends attached to the front and rear waist portions of the inner panel, an upper part attached to the inner frame and a lower part attached to the lower part of the inner panel. A regulator mounting structure for a vehicle door, comprising: a regulator to be mounted; and a lifting module having a window panel mounted to be movable up and down on the regulator, wherein a lower part of the regulator or a bracket mounted on the lower part is provided. , The bottom of the inner panel by the mounting means using the adjustment bolt Those mounted freely separable against.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a regulator mounting structure for a vehicle door, in which a horizontal portion above the lower portion of the inner panel and a vertical portion below the inner panel and located inside the vehicle are provided in the lower portion of the regulator. And a vertical portion of the bracket is attached to and detachable from the lower portion of the inner panel by an attaching means using an adjusting bolt.

In the above and below, the term "regulator" is not limited to a rail structure for vertically moving a window panel along a rail or the like, but an arm structure for vertically moving a window panel using an arm. May be

[0011]

According to the present invention, since the lower portion of the regulator or the bracket attached to the lower portion is attached to the lower portion of the inner panel so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the lower portion of the inner panel by the attaching means using the adjusting bolt, the shape of the parts is temporarily changed. Even if there is an error in the final mounting angle of the regulator due to the variation of the regulator, the mounting angle error of the regulator can be corrected by adjusting the distance between the lower part of the regulator and the lower part of the inner panel, and good lifting performance of the window panel. Is obtained.

According to another invention, a bracket having a horizontal portion located above the lower portion of the inner panel and a vertical portion located inside the vehicle under the inner panel is attached to the lower portion of the regulator. Therefore, an inner module such as a door trim or a harness can be fixed to the horizontal portion of the bracket.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on. It should be noted that the description overlapping with the conventional one is omitted.

The door 15 according to this embodiment is of a modular type, and includes an outer module 16 that takes on the overall rigidity of the door 15, an elevating module 18 that integrates the elevating mechanism of the window panel 17, and an inner inner cover. The structure is roughly divided into a module 19 (see FIG. 2), and each of the modules 16, 18 and 19 is individually assembled in advance and finally assembled.
The advantage of this modular door 15 is that it can secure a sufficient working space when assembling one module, as compared with the conventional structure in which one door is completed while complicatedly connecting many parts, and also the assembling process. There is a point that the work is not disturbed by other module components. Hereinafter, the structure of each module 16, 18, and 19 will be described in order.

Outer Module This outer module 16 is composed of an outer panel 20, an inner panel 21, and a sash portion 22.
A guard member 23 and a reinforcing member 24 are provided on the vehicle inner surface of the outer panel 20. Also, the inner panel 2
An opening portion 25 is formed in the center of 1 by cutting out from the upper side, and the entire inner panel 21 has a concave shape in a side view. A concave portion 27 is formed in the waist portion 26 of the inner panel 21 that faces the front and rear across the open portion 25, and the concave portion 27 makes the cross-sectional shape of the waist portion 26 uneven, increasing the rigidity in the vicinity. ing. Then, in the vicinity of the waist portion 26, the recess 27 is sandwiched between the upper and lower mounting holes h ₅
Is formed, and a welding nut (not shown) is provided on the vehicle exterior side of the mounting hole h ₅ . Furthermore, the bottom 21a of the inner panel 21, the mounting hole h ₆ for attaching the adjustment bolt 28 to be described later is formed.

Lifting Module This lifting module 18 has a basic structure including an inner frame 29, a regulator 30, and a window panel 17. The inner frame 29 has an uneven cross section by continuously forming a concave portion 31 corresponding to the concave portion 27 on the inner panel 21 side in the longitudinal direction, thereby improving the overall rigidity. Further, the front and rear end portions of the inner frame 29 mounting hole h ₇ corresponding to the mounting hole h ₅ is formed.

The regulator 30 is provided with a rail 32, a carrier plate 33 that moves up and down along the rail 32, a loop, and a part of the carrier plate 3.
And a wire member 34 connected to
And a motor 35 for driving the.
The window panel 17 is fixed to the carrier plate 33. Therefore, when the wire member 34 is driven by the motor 35, the carrier plate 33 moves up and down together with the window panel 17.

A bolt B ₅ is provided on the rail 32.
Are erected by welding, and a bolt B ₆ is erected on the motor 35 as well. Therefore, the inner frame 29 has mounting holes h corresponding to these bolts B ₅ and B _6.
8 and h ₉ are formed respectively. In addition, the rail 32
A bracket 36 bent in a crank shape is provided in the lower part of the. The bracket 36 has a horizontal portion 36a and the vertical portion 36b, the vertical portion 36b and the mounting hole h ₁₀ is formed, the weld nut 37 on the back side of the mounting hole h ₁₀
Is provided. An outer portion of the adjusting bolt 28 is screwed into the welding nut 37. A flange 28 is provided on the inner side of the adjusting bolt 28.
a is integrally formed. This adjustment bolt 2
A nut N ₅ described later is screwed into the vehicle inner side portion of the flange 28a of No. 8 and the welding nut 37, the adjusting bolt 28, and the nut N constitute the mounting means T of this embodiment. It

Inner module (see FIG. 2) The inner module 19 is provided on the innermost side R of the door 15, and has an opening 38 for a speaker, an armrest portion 39, a pocket portion 40 and the like.

Assembly Procedure Next, the assembly procedure of the door 15 will be described. First, the lifting module 18 is assembled. That is, the window panel 17 is fixed to the carrier plate 33, and the bolt B _{5 on the} rail 32 and the bolt B of the motor 35 are fixed.
₆ , the corresponding mounting holes h _{8 of} the inner frame 29,
Insert the h _9, fixed at the nut N _6, N ₇ (see FIG. 2). As a result, the elevating module 18 is completed, and thus the elevating module 18 is assembled to the outer module 16. The window panel 17 of the elevating module 18 has the sash portion 2 of the outer module 16.
In order to avoid interference with 2, it is lowered to the bottom in advance.

Next, the oblique side 17a of the window panel 17
The entire lifting module 18 is held in a rotated state until the window panel 17 is substantially vertical.
And only the regulator 30 is inserted between the outer panel 20 and the inner panel 21. Then, after the window panel 17 and the like are put into the outer module 16, the entire lifting module 18 is returned to the original horizontal state, and the mounting holes h ₇ of the lifting module 18 and the mounting holes h ₅ of the outer module 16 are aligned with each other. At the same time, the bracket 36 provided at the lower portion of the regulator 30 is positioned inside the inner panel 21.

At this time, by inserting the adjusting bolt 28 provided in the lower portion of the regulator 30 into the mounting hole h ₆ of the lower portion 21a of the inner panel 21, the weight of the elevating module 18 is mounted through the adjusting bolt 28. It will be supported by the hole h ₆ , and the subsequent mounting holes h ₅ , h
_It becomes easier to perform the fastening work between ₇ members.

After the inner frame 29 is attached to the inner panel 21 and the lifting module 18 is basically attached, the outer module 16 of the window panel 17 is attached.
While checking the positional relationship with respect to the rail 32 and the mounting angle of the rail 32, the adjusting bolt 28 projecting from the mounting hole h ₆ of the inner panel 21 to the inner side R of the vehicle is rotated by the tool 41 to lower the rail 32 and the inner panel 21. Bottom 2
The distance L with 1a is adjusted to an optimum value. That is, if the distance L is increased, the upper end of the rail 32 (window panel 17) falls toward the inside R of the vehicle, and if it is decreased, it falls toward the outside O of the vehicle. Adjust. Adjust bolt 2
When the distance L is adjusted by rotating 8, the adjusting bolt 28 is finally fixed with the nut N ₅ , and the mounting of the lifting module 18 is completed. The inner module 19 is provided on the inner side R of the lifting module 18.
And the door 15 is completed.

In the above description of each embodiment, the outer module 16 with the sash portion 22 is taken as an example, but a sashless type may be used. Further, the regulator 30 may not be an electric type using the motor 35, but may be a manual type using a handle.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the lower portion 42a of the inner panel is located slightly outside the vehicle O, and the vertical portion 43b of the bracket 43 provided on the lower portion of the rail 32 is located inside the vehicle interior R of the lower portion 42a. Then, a welding nut 44 is provided toward the mounting hole h ₁₁ formed in the lower portion 42a,
An adjusting bolt 28 and a nut N ₈ are attached between the mounting hole h _{11 of “a”} and the mounting hole h ₁₂ of the vertical portion 43 b of the bracket 43 so as to be adjustable. Therefore, the adjusting bolt 28 can adjust the distance L between the lower portion 42a and the lower portion of the rail 32 to assemble the window panel at the optimum angle, as in the previous embodiment.

The pocket portion 46 of the inner module 45 is placed on the horizontal portion 43a of the bracket 43, and the bottom portion 46a and the horizontal portion 43a are fastened by the bolt / nut means 47. Further, the horizontal portion 43
A clip 49 for holding the harness 48 is also fastened to the lower surface of a by the bolt / nut means 47. Other configurations and operational effects are similar to those of the previous embodiment.

[0027]

The regulator mounting structure for a vehicle door according to the present invention has the contents as described above.
The lower part of the regulator or the bracket attached to the lower part is attached by an attaching means using an adjusting bolt.
Since it can be attached to and detached from the lower part of the inner panel, even if there is an error in the final mounting angle of the regulator due to variations in parts shape, etc., adjust the distance between the lower part of the regulator and the lower part of the inner panel. As a result, an error in the mounting angle of the regulator can be corrected, and good lifting performance of the window panel can be obtained.

According to another invention, a bracket having a horizontal portion located above the lower portion of the inner panel and a vertical portion located inside the vehicle below the inner panel is attached to the lower portion of the regulator. Therefore, an inner module such as a door trim or a harness can be fixed to the horizontal portion of the bracket.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an inner module is attached to an outer module that is a combination of lifting modules.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SA-SA shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional regulator mounting structure for a vehicle door.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing attachment of a rail central portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 Outer Module 17 Window Panel 18 Lifting Module 20 Outer Panel 21, 42 Inner Panel 21a, 42a Inner Panel Lower Part 25 Opening Part 26 Waist Part 28 Adjust Bolt 29, 45 Inner Frame 30 Regulator 36, 43 Bracket 36a, 43a Horizontal Part 36b, 43b Vertical part T Attachment means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outer module having a substantially concave inner panel whose opening is cut out from the upper side, and an outer panel joined to the vehicle outer side of the inner panel, and both front and rear waist portions of the inner panel. An elevating module having an inner frame attached to the inner frame, a regulator having an upper part attached to the inner frame and a lower part attached to a lower part of the inner panel, and an elevating module having a window panel elevatingly attached to the regulator. A regulator mounting structure for a vehicle door, characterized in that a lower portion of the regulator or a bracket attached to the lower portion is attached to and detached from a lower portion of an inner panel by an attaching means using an adjusting bolt. The vehicle door regulator mounting structure. 2. A bracket having a horizontal portion located above the lower portion of the inner panel and a vertical portion located inside the vehicle at the lower portion of the inner panel is attached to the lower portion of the regulator, and the vertical portion of the bracket is adjusted. 2. The regulator door mounting structure for a vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the structure is mounted on the lower portion of the inner panel so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the lower portion of the inner panel by mounting means using a bolt.