JPH067190Y2 - Car door handle - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial field of application The present invention relates to a door handle for general vehicles such as automobiles,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a door handle having an improved connection structure between a bracket called an escutcheon and an end cover.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, the structure of a door handle for an automobile includes a bracket fixed to the vehicle body side door panel that also serves as an external ornament, and a bracket that is rotatably supported by a spring bias against this bracket and is operated by a puller when getting on and off. It is composed of a handle main body and a main member such as an end cover which is joined to the back surface of the bracket for the purpose of sealing and buffering rainwater. In many cases, the joining of the end cover to the back surface of the bracket has been conventionally performed by welding, fastening means such as screws or push nuts.

However, in the case of such a conventional joining means of the bracket and the end cover, the joining portion has poor reliability in terms of strength and durability over time, and the manufacturing and assembling costs increase. There is a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile door handle that can be assembled quickly, can obtain required joint strength, and can reduce cost. Has an aim.

In order to achieve this object, a vehicle door handle according to the present invention includes a bracket fixed to a door panel of a vehicle body and an end cover joined to a rear surface of the bracket. In the door handle, the bracket is provided with a flat shield portion projecting from the rear surface, the front end of which is downward, and the both ends of which are notched fitting ends, and the end cover is provided for each fitting end on both sides of the shielding part. And a groove-shaped joint portion that is relatively fitted in the vertical direction.

Action When joining the bracket and the end cover, if both members are moved up and down relative to each other and piled up, both fitting ends of the shield part on the bracket side fall into the fitting recesses on the pair of joint parts on the end cover side. It fits together and the joining of the bracket and end cover is completed with almost one touch.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of an automobile door handle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a bracket 10 is fixed to a door panel (not shown) on the vehicle body side, and a handle body 20 is rotatably supported on the bracket 10.
Further, an end cover 30 is attached to the back surface of the bracket 10 between the bracket and the door panel. Bracket 10
The handle main body 20 is a molded product made of a synthetic resin such as polyacetal resin or a metal such as zinc, and the end cover 30 is a molded product made of rubber such as a synthetic resin such as polyethylene. This end cover 30 is used for the impact on the entire structure of the door handle, as well as the handle body
It absorbs the impact of the puller operation and also acts as a seal to prevent rainwater from entering.

Bracket 10 has stud bolts 1 on both sides of the back.
1 is fixed upright, and the stud bolt 11 is passed through a hole 31 provided at a corresponding position of the end cover 30,
The bracket 10 is fastened and fixed to the vehicle body side door panel with a nut.

Here, in the shaft supporting structure of the handle main body 20 with respect to the bracket 10, a pair of arm portions 12 and 13 are provided on both sides of the back surface of the bracket 10, and these shaft holes 12a and 13a are provided.
Are provided respectively. On the other hand, a pair of arm portions 21 and 22 are provided at corresponding positions on the handle main body 20 side, and shaft holes 21a and 22a are also provided in these portions. Therefore, when assembling the two members, the handle main body 20 is inserted into the shaft holes 12a and 13a on the bracket 10 side.
The shaft holes 21a and 22a on one side are aligned on the coaxial line, and the shaft support shaft 40 is inserted from all of them on one side. A spring 50 is elastically attached around the axis of the shaft 40, and one end 50a of the spring 50 is locked to the handle body 20 side and the other end 50b is locked to the bracket 10 side. is there. With this spring structure, the handle main body 20 can be pivoted outward from the vehicle body against the spring 50 by a pulling operation with respect to the bracket 10 fixed to the vehicle body side door panel. In addition, a flat skirt-shaped shield portion 14 is provided in the central portion of the bracket 10 by bending so as to project to the rear side, and both ends thereof are formed as fitting ends 14a and 14b which are cut vertically. Has been done.
The cut portion is also a relief portion of the arm portions 21 and 22 of the handle body 20. The shielding portion 14 has a blinding meaning in consideration of the appearance of the inside end cover 30 exposed to the outside when the handle body 10 is pulled.
It also has the meaning of returning water to rainwater.

On the other hand, in the structure of the end cover 30, joint portions 32 and 33 are provided on both sides on the side to be joined to the back surface of the bracket 10. In these joint portions 32 and 33, a pair of back-to-back fitting recesses 32a, which are groove-shaped, are formed.
33a are provided so as to project, and both fitting ends 14a and 14b of the shield portion 14 on the bracket 10 side are inserted from above in a frame-like manner so as to be engaged and held.

In addition to the fitting structure, a plurality of protruding pins 15 are formed on the side of the bracket 10 so as to form an end cover 30.
A boss 34 with a concave hole that engages with the pin 15 is formed on the side. The corresponding pair of concave and convex portions are engaged with each other to position the end cover 30 with respect to the bracket 10 at the time of joining, and to enhance the joining force.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As an example of the assembly, first, the handle body 20 is pivotally supported on the bracket 10. That is, the shaft holes 21a and 13a of the handle body 20 side are aligned with the shaft holes 12a and 13a of the arm portions 12 and 13 of the bracket 10 side by side, and the shaft support shaft 40 is inserted from one direction into them. Let At this time, the spring 50 makes the shaft 40
It is mounted around the axis of. This allows the bracket 1
The rear surface of 0 is joined to the end cover 30 side. That is, the stud bolt 11 on the bracket 10 side
Through the window 31 on the side of the end cover 30 to attach the bracket 1
The fitting ends 14a and 14b of the shield portion 14 on the 0 side and the left and right joint portions 32 and 33 on the side of the end cover 30 are fitted by relative engagement in the vertical direction in the drawing. In conjunction with this, the pin 15 and the boss with hole 34 corresponding to each other are engaged with each other in both members. The fitting and engaging operations during this period are performed with almost one touch.

Next, the stud bolts 11 of the bracket 10 are fastened to the vehicle body side door panel with nuts, and the entire door handle including the above three main members is attached.

As described above, in the vehicle door handle according to the present invention, in the joining structure of the bracket and the end cover, the shield portion provided on the bracket side so as to project to the back side is used, and both ends are used as the fitting ends. By forming
The fitting end and a pair of recessed groove-shaped joint portions provided on the end cover side are fitted with one-touch by a drop-in method.

Further, the joining portion on the end cover side can be easily obtained at low cost by taking advantage of the characteristics of rubber molding. Moreover,
As the shielding portion on the bracket side, there may be a case where an existing one provided as a conventional means in this part can be used as it is, and it is possible to significantly reduce the cost in comparison with the conventional joining structure of this type. .

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of an automobile door handle according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the whole, and FIG. 2 is a main portion of a joint between a bracket and an end cover. It is an assembly plane sectional view of only one side. 10 ... Bracket, 14 ... Shielding portion, 14a, 14b
...... Mating end, 20 ...... Handle body, 30 ...... End cover, 32, 33 ...... Joining part, 32a, 33a ...... Mating recess.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle door handle including a bracket fixed to a door panel of a vehicle body and an end cover joined to a back surface of the bracket, wherein the bracket projects from the back surface and has a front end downward and both ends. A flat shielding part is provided as a fitting end by cutting, and the end cover is provided with a recessed groove-like joining part that is fitted relatively to the respective fitting ends on both sides of the shielding part from above and below. A door handle for an automobile.