JPH0635081Y2 - Door handle device for automobile - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door handle, and more particularly to a vehicle door handle device having high mechanical strength and easy to assemble.

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-79066, the arm of the outside door handle device is connected to the lever of the door lock device by a connecting rod. The door lock device is arranged below the outside handle. On the other hand, there is known a direct-acting vehicle door handle device that directly transmits a turning operation of a handle body to a door lock device without using a connecting rod. The door handle device includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a bracket 1 and a handle body 2 rotatably supported by the bracket 1. The bracket 1 has a function as an escrow that is fixed to a door panel of an automobile (not shown). The handle body 2 is elastically pressed against the bracket 1 by a spring (not shown). An arm body 3 is projectingly provided on the back surface of the handle body 2, and an end portion 4a of a drive arm 4 extending in a direction perpendicular to the arm body 3 is arranged above a lever 6 of a door lock device 5. When the handle body 2 rotates, the end 4a of the drive arm 4 directly presses the lever 6 of the door lock device 5.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional vehicle door handle device of the direct actuation system, the drive arm 4 is fixed at a right angle from the arm body 3 in a cantilevered state by caulking.
There is a problem in terms of mechanical strength and durability in the fixing structure, and there is a drawback that the manufacturing cost rises as the number of assembling steps due to caulking increases.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door handle device capable of increasing the mechanical strength of a drive arm and reducing the number of assembly steps.

A vehicle door handle device according to the present invention includes a bracket having a pair of arm portions and fixed to a door handle of a vehicle, a handle body having a pair of arm portions, and an arm of the handle body. Support shaft inserted into the first hole formed in the arm and the hole formed in the arm portion of the bracket and supporting the handle body rotatably on the bracket, and a spring for elastically pressing the handle body against the bracket. Have and. In this vehicle door handle device, the drive shaft is provided with a locking portion that prevents the arm portion from falling off. The drive shaft, which is inserted into the second hole formed in the arm portion of the handle body, includes a contact portion that can directly contact the lever of the door lock device. Formed on the outside. One end of the spring wound around the support shaft is in contact with the drive shaft, and the other end of the spring is in contact with the bracket to urge the handle body to the bracket via the drive shaft. In the illustrated embodiment, the locking portion is a first elastic member integrally formed with the distal end portion of the drive shaft.
Locking portion and a second locking portion formed as a flange portion.

Action The drive shaft is supported by the pair of arm portions at two positions in the lengthwise direction, and the locking portion formed on the drive shaft prevents the drive shaft from falling off the arm portion. When the handle body is manually operated, the contact portion provided at the end of the drive shaft directly contacts the lever of the door lock device. Since the external force acting on the drive shaft is supported by the pair of arms, the mechanical strength of the drive shaft is increased and the durability is improved. In the embodiment of the present invention, the drive shaft is press-fitted into the second holes formed in the pair of arm portions of the handle body during assembly, so that the drive shaft is attached to the second hole of the arm portion by one-touch by the snap action. You can
Easy to assemble.

Further, since one end of the spring is brought into contact with the drive shaft, the play of the drive shaft can be prevented, and one end of the spring does not need to be bent.

Embodiment An embodiment of the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle body 10 has a pair of arm portions 12A and 12B, and a first hole 14 is formed in each arm portion 12A and 12B. Further, the bracket 20 is provided with a pair of arm portions 22A and 22B, and each arm portion 22A and 22B is provided with a hole 24. The support shaft 13 is inserted through the first holes 14 of the arm portions 12A and 12B and the holes 24 of the arm portions 22A and 22B, and is rotatably supported by the support shaft 13 with respect to the bracket 20. The support shaft 13 is prevented from falling off from the portions 22A and 22B and the arm portions 12A and 12B. Both ends of the support shaft 13 are supported by a pair of arm portions 22A and 22B of the bracket 20. A spring 40 that elastically biases the handle body 10 against the bracket 20 is wound around the support shaft 13. As shown in FIG. 2, one end 40 of the spring 40 wound around the support shaft 13
a is brought into contact with the drive shaft 50 and the spring 40
The other end 40b of the drive shaft 50
The handle body (10) is urged against the bracket (20) via. Therefore, the play of the drive shaft 50 can be prevented, and the end of the spring 40 can be straightened to the drive shaft 50 without bending the end of the spring and locking it to the handle body unlike the conventional case. It is sufficient to bring them into contact. The handle body 10 and the bracket 20 are formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyacetal resin or a metal such as zinc.

The bracket 20 is fixed to a vehicle door panel (not shown) via the end cover 30 by a pair of stud bolts 23, 23 formed by insert molding on the bracket 20. When the bracket 20 is fixed, the outer surface 11, the bracket 20 and the door panel of the handle body 10 are substantially flush with each other. The end cover 30 formed of rubber synthetic resin such as polyethylene interposed between the door panel and the bracket 20 provides a sealing action against rainwater and a shock absorbing action when the handle body 10 is operated.

In addition to the first hole 14, each arm 12A, 12B has a stepped second hole 12a, 12b as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b).
Is provided. Enlarged holes in the second holes 12a and 12b, respectively.
15a and 15b, reduced holes 16a and 16b, and shoulders 17a and 17b formed between the enlarged holes 15a and 15b and the reduced holes 16a and 16b. The drive shaft 50 is mounted in the second holes 12a and 12b. The drive shaft 50 includes a first locking portion 51 integrally formed with elasticity at its tip, a second locking portion 53 formed as a flange portion, a first locking portion 51 and a second locking portion. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 54 formed in the longitudinal direction between the stopper 53
And an auxiliary rib 55 that increases the mechanical strength of the second locking portion 53.
And a contact portion 56 formed in a flat spherical shape at the projecting end portion. First locking portion formed at the tip of the drive shaft 50
51 is equally divided by a plurality of slits 52 around the axis and can be reduced or expanded in diameter in the radial direction by its elasticity.

The drive shaft 50 is inserted into the second holes 12a and 12b of the arm portions 12A and 12B.
When mounting, the first locking portion 51 of the drive shaft 50 is press-fitted through the second hole 12b as shown in FIG. 3 (a). The first locking portion 51 is forcibly reduced in diameter when passing through the second hole 12b, and is automatically expanded by its own elasticity after passing through the second hole 12b. The first locking portion 51 of the drive shaft 50 is further inserted in the second hole 12a in the same manner,
After the insertion, the first locking portion 51 contacts the shoulder portion 17a,
Since the second locking portion 53 contacts the shoulder portion 17b, the drive shaft 50 is fixed against any axial movement, and the drive shaft 50 is prevented from falling off the arm portions 12A and 12B.
The contact portion 56 is set at a position where it contacts the lever 61 of the door lock device 60 shown in FIG. 4, and the contact part 56 operates the lever 61 of the door lock device 60 when the handle body 10 rotates. . The external force acting on the contact portion 56 via the lever 61 is supported by the arm portions 12A and 12B, so that the arm portions 12A and 1B
About 2% of external force acts on 2B. Therefore, the mechanical strength of the drive shaft 50 is increased, and the durability is improved. Further, the mechanical strength of the drive shaft 50 is further increased by the reinforcing ribs 54 and 55, and the durability is also improved.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the drive shaft 50 is supported by the pair of arm portions 12A and 12B at two positions in the length direction, and the arm portions of the drive shaft 50 are provided by the locking portions 51 and 53 formed on the drive shaft 50. It is prevented from falling off from the parts 12A and 12B. When the handle body 10 is manually operated, the contact portion 56 provided at the end of the drive shaft 50 directly contacts the lever 61 of the door lock device 60. The external force acting on the drive shaft 50 is supported by the pair of arms 12A and 12B respectively, so that the drive shaft
The mechanical strength of 50 increases and the durability improves. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the pair of arm portions 12 of the handle body 10 are assembled at the time of assembly.
The drive shaft 50 is inserted into the second holes 12a and 12b formed in A and 12B.
By press-fitting, the drive shaft 50 can be easily mounted by one-touch by the snap action, and there is no need for the conventional caulking work. Even when the drive shaft 50 is replaced, the drive shaft 50 can be easily disassembled only by elastically deforming the first locking portion 51 at the tip of the drive shaft 50 in the diameter reducing direction and removing it from the arm portion 12A.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention has the advantages that the backlash of the drive shaft can be prevented and the end of the spring need not be bent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle door handle device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the vehicle door handle device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 (a) is a partial sectional view showing an assembled state of a drive shaft, 3 (b) is a partial perspective view showing the first locking portion of the drive shaft, FIG. 4 is a side view showing the operation, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a rear view of a conventional vehicle door handle device. 10 …… Handle body, 12A, 12B …… Arm part, 12a, 12b
...... Stepped hole, 20 ...... Bracket, 50 ...... Drive shaft,
51 …… first locking part, 53 …… second locking part, 54,55 ……
Reinforcing ribs, 56 ... abutting part, 60 ... Door lock device, 61 ...
…lever

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bracket having a pair of arm portions and fixed to a door panel of an automobile, a handle main body having a pair of arm portions, a first hole formed in the arm portion of the handle main body, and an arm of the bracket. A support shaft that is inserted into a hole formed in the arm portion and that rotatably supports the handle body on the bracket; and a spring that elastically presses the handle body against the bracket to prevent the handle body from falling off. In a vehicle door handle device having a stop formed on a drive shaft, a handle for a drive shaft that can directly contact a lever of a door lock device and that includes a contact part formed outside a pair of arm parts of a bracket Insert the second hole formed in the arm part of the main body, and abut one end of the spring wound on the support shaft to the drive shaft. At the same time, the other end of the spring is brought into contact with the bracket to urge the handle main body against the bracket via the support shaft. 2. The utility model registration claim wherein the engaging portion has a first engaging portion elastically formed integrally with the distal end portion of the drive shaft and a second engaging portion formed as a flange portion. The automobile door handle device according to item (1).