JPH0629411Y2 - Outer handle device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to an outer handle device for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a swing regulation of a lever that is swung in accordance with a turning operation of an outer handle.

[Problems to be Solved by the Prior Art and Invention] An outer handle device for a vehicle includes, for example, an actual open shaft 61-
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 98158.

This outer handle device is provided with a lever that is oscillated in conjunction with the turning operation of the outer handle, and the lever is used to stroke the operating rod of the door lock mechanism. The operating force of the rotating operation is reduced by appropriately setting the position of the dynamic center of gravity and through the lever, etc. Therefore, the operating rod can be reliably stroked with a light force.

However, in such an outer handle device, the center of gravity of the outer handle and lever is adjusted to reduce the operating force. Therefore, when a gravity load due to rollover or the like is applied to the vehicle body, the outer handle and lever are Will be swung in the direction that unlocks the door lock mechanism due to the inertial force of its gravity load due to rollover or the like, and therefore, even if the outer handle is not rotated, the door lock mechanism is unlocked. There was the inconvenience of being locked.

Such inconvenience can be prevented to some extent by urging the outer handle and lever in the direction toward the inertial force described above with a spring or the like. There was a problem because the handle had to be operated, which was contrary to the reduction in the operating force described above.

[Purpose of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and can prevent unlocking of the door lock mechanism due to gravity load such as rollover, and the outer handle can be operated with a light force as in the conventional case. It is an object of the present invention to provide an outer handle device for a vehicle that can be operated by.

[Configuration of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, an outer handle device for a vehicle according to the present invention is an outer handle device in which an operating rod of a door lock mechanism is stroked by a lever that is rocked in conjunction with a rotation operation of an outer handle. , When the outer handle is unrotated, when a load for rotating the lever in the unlocking direction is applied to a predetermined amount or more, the lever is rocked in the unlocking direction so that the lever is in the non-rotating position. The door lock mechanism is configured so as not to be unlocked by providing an engaging means for restricting the outer handle within a predetermined amount by engaging with the outer handle.

With the above configuration, when a gravity load due to rollover or the like is applied to the vehicle body, even if the lever is rocked by the inertial force of the gravity load, the rocking is restricted within the predetermined amount by the restricting means. Therefore, unlocking of the door lock mechanism due to the swing of the lever can be prevented.

Also, since it is a simple structure that only has the above-mentioned restricting means,
In addition to being advantageous in terms of weight and cost, the outer handle can be operated with a light force as in the conventional case.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a vehicle to which a preferred embodiment of an outer handle device for a vehicle according to the present invention is applied.

Doors 2 are arranged on the left and right sides of the vehicle body 1, and the doors 2 are so-called press doors, and are provided with an outer handle device 10 according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a schematic configuration of the door 2 shown in FIG. 1 as seen in a plan view from the passenger compartment side.

This door 2 has a door lock mechanism 3, an inner handle 4,
Lock knob 5, electric lock 6, outer handle device 10
Are arranged in predetermined portions, and the inner handle 4, the lock knob 5, the electric lock 6, and the outer handle device 10 are respectively rods 41, 51, 53, 61, 11, 12.
Is connected to the door lock mechanism 3 via. The rod 51 and the rod 53 are connected by a link 52.
Therefore, the door lock mechanism 3 includes the inner handle 4,
Lock knob 5, electric lock 6, outer handle device 10
Is unlocked or locked by each operation of.

FIG. 3 is a side view in which the outer handle device 10 of FIG. 2 and its peripheral portion are partially broken. Further, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the outer handle device 10 of FIG. 3 taken along the line IV-IV.

This outer handle device 10 supports an outer handle 13 and a lever 16 on a main body 14 thereof so as to be rotatable and swingable, and swings the lever 16 in conjunction with a rotating operation of the outer handle 13. As a result, the rod 11 connected to one end of the lever 16 is stroked to unlock the door lock mechanism 3. The main body 14 is fixed to a predetermined portion of a door outer panel 21, which is an outer plate of the door 2. In addition, 22 shown in FIG.
Is a door inner panel, and 23 is a door glass.

The outer handle 13 is provided with two arms 13a and 13c standing upright on the rear surface side of the handle portion on the vehicle exterior side with a predetermined space therebetween, and one arm 13a is provided with a hole 13b. A protrusion 16a of the lever 16 described later is fitted into and removed from the hole 13b. The outer handle 13 is rotatably engaged by the support shafts 15 and 15 while the arms 13a and 13c thereof are urged to rotate in a predetermined direction via springs to both ends of the base 14a of the main body 14, respectively. Be stopped. Also, the outer handle 13
The center of gravity of its rotation is set appropriately and can be rotated with a small operating force.

The lever 16 is swingably locked to the base portion 14a of the main body 14 by a support shaft 17 at a substantially central portion thereof, and a long hole formed at one end of the lever 16 is erected on the base portion 14a. And the swing stroke is restricted. A spring is provided at the support shaft 17 portion, and thereby the lever 16 is urged to swing in a predetermined direction. Further, the lever 16 has a tip end of a rod 11 connected to the end opposite to the fitting side with the pin 18, and the side to which the rod 11 is connected has the arm 13a described above.
A protrusion 16a that is inserted into and removed from the hole 13b is formed, and an abutting portion 16b that abuts on the end of the arm 13a is formed. Further, the lever 16 has its swing center of gravity set appropriately, and can swing with a small operating force.

That is, the arms 13a and 13c are connected to the base portion 1 of the main body 14.
The outer handle 13 rotatably locked to the shaft 4a by the support shafts 15, 15 and the lever 16 pivotally locked to the base portion 14a by the support shaft 17 rotate and rock relative to each other. Since the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 are arranged so that the moving directions thereof are substantially orthogonal to each other and both are biased in a predetermined direction by a spring, in the normal state, the contact portion 16b of the lever 16 and the outer handle 13 are in a normal state. And the ends of the arms 13a are brought into contact with each other to be locked. During normal operation of rotating the outer handle 13, the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 rotate with a light force,
Since it is set to swing, the outer handle 1
The rod 11, which is the operating rod of the door lock mechanism 3, is reliably stroked with a light operating force in accordance with the swinging of the lever 16 which is swung in accordance with the rotation of 3.

In addition, the outer handle device 10 adjusts the center of gravity of each of the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 and the urging force of the spring urging each of the outer handle 13 and the rotational force of the outer handle 13 so as to adjust the rotational moment of the outer handle 13. The swinging moment of the lever 16 is larger than that of the outer handle 13. Therefore, when a gravity load due to rollover or the like is applied to the vehicle body 1, the lever 16 is earlier than the outer handle 13 in the gravity load. It is rocked by the inertial force of.

5A and 5B show the operation of the outer handle device 10 during normal operation, and FIG. 5A is a perspective view,
(B) is a plan view. 6A and 6B show the operation of the outer handle device 10 when it receives a gravitational load due to rollover or the like. FIG. 6A is a perspective view and FIG. 6B is a plan view.

In a normal operation of rotating the outer handle 13, the outer handle device 10 rotates with the support shaft 15 of the outer handle 13 as a center, and a lever 16 abutted on the lever 16 by the end of the arm 13a. Since the contact portion 16b is pushed, the lever 16 is swung about the support shaft 17 as shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B). At this time, the hole portion 13b of the arm 13a and the protrusion 16a of the lever 16 are set so that the rotation and swing of each of the protrusions 16a of the lever 16 do not interfere with each other and are not fitted to each other. Therefore, FIG.
During normal operation as shown in (B), the outer handle 1
The 3 and the lever 16 are rotated and swung in predetermined directions without interfering with each other.

On the other hand, when a gravitational load due to rollover or the like is applied to the vehicle body 1, the lever 16 is adjusted so as to swing earlier than the outer handle 13 by the inertial force of the gravitational load. The lever 16 begins to swing, but at that time, as shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B), the outer handle 13 has not yet rotated, so that the lever 16 that has begun to swing into the hole 13b of the arm 13a. The protrusions 16a are fitted with a slight swing stroke and are locked together. Therefore, the rotation and swing of the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 are locked by the fitting and locking of the hole 13b and the protrusion 16a, and the rod 11 connected to the end of the lever 16 or the door lock mechanism 3 is locked. That is, the stroke of the operation rod is blocked, and thus the unlocking of the door lock mechanism 3 can be prevented.

That is, according to such a configuration, when a gravity load due to rollover or the like is applied to the vehicle body 1, the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 are engaged and locked with each other by the inertial force of the gravity load. The stroke of the rod 11, which is the operating rod of the mechanism 3, can be prevented, and the unlocking of the door lock mechanism 3 can be prevented.

Further, the door lock mechanism 3 at the time of rollover or the like has a simple structure in which the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 are simply provided with the hole 13b and the protrusion 16a for fitting each other.
Since it is possible to prevent unlocking, it is advantageous in terms of weight and cost. With such a simple configuration, the adjustment of the center of gravity for reducing the operation force of the outer handle 13 and the lever 16 can be performed without interference, and thus the outer handle 13 can be operated with a light force as in the conventional case. .

As described above, according to the present invention, when a gravity load due to rollover or the like is applied to the vehicle body, even if the lever of the outer handle device is swung by the inertial force of the gravity load, Since the swinging is regulated within the predetermined amount by the regulating means, the unlocking of the door lock mechanism due to the swinging of the lever can be prevented. Further, since it has a simple structure in which the restricting means for restricting such swinging of the lever is provided, it is advantageous in terms of weight and cost, and the outer handle can be operated with a light force as in the conventional case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a vehicle to which a preferred embodiment of an outer handle device for a vehicle according to the present invention is applied,
1 is an explanatory view of the schematic structure of the door 2 shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from the vehicle interior side, and FIG. 3 is a side view in which the outer handle device 10 of FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the outer handle device 10 of FIG. 3 taken along the line IV-IV, and FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B) show the operation of the outer handle device 10 during normal operation. (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a plan view, and FIG. 6 shows its operation when the outer handle device 10 receives a gravitational load due to rollover or the like. (A) is a perspective view, B) is a plan view. 3 ... Door lock mechanism 10 ... Outer handle device 11 ... Rod (operation rod) 13 ... Outer handle 13b ... Hole (regulating means) 16 ... Lever 16a ... Protrusion (regulating means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An outer handle device in which an operating rod of a door lock mechanism is stroked by a lever that is swung in conjunction with a rotating operation of an outer handle, wherein the lever is unlocked when the outer handle is not rotating. When the load to rotate in the lock direction acts more than a predetermined amount,
A structure is provided to prevent the door lock mechanism from being unlocked by providing an engagement means for restricting swinging of the lever in an unlocking direction within a predetermined amount by engaging the lever with an outer handle in a non-rotating position. An outer handle device for a vehicle, characterized in that