JPH0739772B2 - Car door handle - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handle, and more particularly to an automobile door handle having a small number of parts and easy to assemble.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional automobile door handle disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-21635 has a handle body that is manually operated by a puller and a bracket that rotatably supports the handle body and is fixed to a door panel. I have it. On the back side of the bracket, a pair of shaft support arm portions is provided adjacent to the pair of rectangular elongated holes provided in the bracket. The handle body is provided with a pair of arm portions pivotally attached to the pair of pivot support arm portions of the bracket. The shaft support arm of the bracket and the arm of the handle body are connected by a shaft support pin,
The handle body is rotatably supported by the bracket. The spring wound around the pivot pin urges the handle body against the bracket.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In a door handle for an automobile, a through hole is formed in a bracket pivot support arm and a handle body arm, and a knurled pivot support pin, a pivot support arm and an arm are provided. The shaft support pin is prevented from falling off by being press-fitted into the provided through hole. However, the knurling of the shaft support pin and the assembling by press-fitting require a dedicated processing jig, which causes a cost increase. Further, even if the knurled shaft support pin is press-fitted, there is a risk that the shaft support pin may fall off due to a processing accuracy error, vehicle body vibration, or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile door handle in which the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced by integrally forming the pivot pin with the pivot arm portion of the bracket or the arm portion of the handle body.

Means for Solving the Problems An automobile door handle according to the present invention includes a bracket provided with a pair of pivot arm portions on its rear surface and fixed to a door panel, and a pair of arms pivotally attached to the pivot arm portions of the bracket. And a spring for urging the handle body against the bracket.
The shaft portion is integrally formed on one of the arm portion of the handle body and the pivotal arm portion of the bracket, and the shaft portion is formed with a small-diameter tip portion of the step portion. A locking hole and a guide groove extending outward from the locking hole and gradually increasing in depth toward the outer edge portion are provided on the other of the arm portion of the handle body and the pivot arm portion of the bracket. After passing the arm part of the handle main body through the pair of openings formed in the bracket, bring the tip parts of the pair of shaft parts into contact with the corresponding guide grooves and slide them to snap into the corresponding locking holes. Can be installed. When the tip part of the shaft part is attached to the locking hole, the step part of the shaft part comes into contact with the peripheral edge part of the locking hole to allow relative movement between the shaft support arm part and the arm part along the axial direction of the shaft part. Block. In addition, a spring that biases the handle body against the bracket is wound around the shaft portion.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a pair of shaft portions are provided inside the respective arm portions integrally with and opposed to the pair of arm portions of the handle main body, and a pair of locking holes are provided in the pair of pivot support arm portions of the bracket. Form. A pair of shafts, around which a spring is wound, are rotatably fitted in a pair of locking holes of a pair of pivot support arms. In another embodiment, a pair of shaft portions are provided integrally with the pair of arm portions of the handle main body and outside each of the arm portions in opposite directions, and a pair of locking holes are formed in the pair of shaft support arm portions of the bracket. At the same time, the pair of shafts, around which the springs are wound, are rotatably fitted in the pair of locking holes of the pair of pivot support arms. In yet another embodiment, the first shaft portion is provided integrally with one arm portion of the handle body, and the second locking hole is formed in the other arm portion of the handle body. In addition, a first locking hole is formed in one of the pivot support arms of the bracket, and the first support hole is integrally formed with the other support arm of the bracket.
The second shaft portion is provided in the same direction as the shaft portion.
The first shaft part, which has a spring wound around it, is rotatably fitted in the first locking hole, and the second shaft part, which has a sping wound around it, can rotate around the second locking hole. To fit.

Action After inserting the arm part of the handle body into the opening part of the bracket, slide the shaft part provided on the arm part of the handle body or the shaft support arm part of the bracket over the guide groove, and then lock the holes facing each other. The bracket of the handle body is assembled by one-touch by engaging with the bracket by snap action. Since the shaft portion is integrally formed on the side surface of the arm portion of the handle body or the shaft supporting arm portion of the bracket, there is no risk of falling off.

Embodiment An embodiment of the vehicle door handle according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. A handle main body 20 which is operated when getting on and off is rotatably supported by a bracket 10 which is usually called an escutcheon and also serves as an external ornament. The bracket 10 is fixedly attached to a door panel (not shown) of a vehicle body. Normally, an end cover (not shown) is interposed between the door panel and the bracket 10 for a sealing effect against rainwater and an ornamental effect. The bracket 10 and the handle body 20 are molded products made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyacetal resin or polycarbonate, or a metal such as zinc. A pair of shaft support arm portions 11 is provided on both sides of the rear surface of the bracket 10, and
A pair of long hole-shaped openings 12 is provided outside the outer surface of the opening 11. A pair of arm portions 21 provided on the handle main body 20 are inserted into the corresponding openings 12 at the time of assembly. The opening 12 is provided with a size that does not hinder the operation and rotation of the handle body 20.
A protruding rib 12 formed along the longitudinal direction of the opening 12.
Put each arm 21 into contact with a and mount the bracket 10 after assembly.
It is possible to prevent lateral separation of the shaft support arm portion 11 on the side and the arm portion 21 on the side of the handle body 20.

Below each opening 12, a pair of stud bolts 13 are embedded by molding. The bracket 10 is fixed to the door panel via the stud bolt 13.

A pair of arm portions 21 are provided on the back surface of the handle body 20 so as to correspond to the pair of shaft supporting arm portions 11 of the bracket 10. A shaft portion 22 is integrally formed on each of opposite side surfaces of the arm portion 21, and each shaft portion 22 is provided with a step portion 22a and a small-diameter tip portion 22b.

A guide groove 11a is formed on the outer surface of the pivot arm 11 of the bracket 10.
Is provided. The guide groove 11a extends from a locking hole 11b formed in the shaft support arm 11 toward the outer edge of the shaft support arm 11, and has a depth that gradually increases from the locking hole 11b toward the outer edge. It is inclined. The locking hole 11b is the shaft support arm 1
It is a blind hole or a through hole formed in 1. The guide groove 11a and the locking hole 11b as a whole are the support holes H formed in the shaft support arm portion 11.
Make up.

The base end portion 21a of the arm portion 21 has a larger thickness than the tip end portion, and the thickness of the base end portion 21a is from the base end of the shaft portion 22 to the stepped portion 2
It is almost equal to the length up to 2a. A slit 21b is formed in the base end portion 21a of the arm portion 21 in order to prevent "sink" during molding.

A width and a length that allow the shaft portion 22 of the handle body 20 to be inserted at the time of assembly are given to the opening 12 of the bracket 10. For this reason,
The opening 12 can be quite large, but in practice, the opening 12 is to prevent water intrusion or tampering with the locking device.
The area is preferably as small as possible. In order to solve this contradictory problem, after the shaft portion 22 of the arm portion 21 passes, the opening 12 is closed by the thick base end portion 21a, and the gap between the arm portion 21 and the bracket 10 at the opening 12 is formed. Should be minimized. The through hole 24 for connecting the rod connected to the lock device (not shown) is the other arm portion 21 on the handle body 20 side.
It is provided in.

A coil-shaped spring 30 is wound around the shaft portion 22 between the shaft support arm portion 11 of the bracket 10 and the arm portion 21 of the handle body 20. The spring 30 elastically presses the handle body 20 against the bracket 10. The length from the base end of the shaft portion 22 to the stepped portion 22a is a spring between the pivot support arm portion 11 of the bracket 10 and the arm portion 21 of the handle body 20.
It is the gap required for the interposition of 30.

At the time of assembly, after inserting the arm portion 21 of the handle body 20 into the opening 12 of the bracket 10, the spring 30 is wound around the shaft portion 22 and the tip portion 22b of the shaft portion 22 is guided into the guide groove 1.
Contact 1a. From the peripheral edge of the pivot arm 11 to the locking hole 11
When the shaft portion 22 is forcibly slid along the guide groove 11a toward b, the shaft supporting arm portion 11 or the arm portion 20 of the handle main body 20 is slightly elastically moved inward by the elasticity of the shaft supporting arm portion 11 itself. After the arm portion 20 is deformed or the arm portion 20 is deformed outwardly, the tip portion 22b of the shaft portion 22 is attached to the locking hole 11b by a snap action with one touch. Shaft part 22
When the tip 22b of the shaft 22 is attached to the locking hole 11b, the shaft 22
The step portion 22a of the shaft portion 22 abuts on the peripheral edge portion of the locking hole 11b.
Relative movement between the shaft support arm portion 11 and the arm portion 21 along the axial direction of is prevented.

Once the tip portion 22b of the shaft portion 22 is mounted in the locking hole 11b, the tip portion 22b is securely arranged in the locking hole 11b, and a sufficient external force is applied in the direction in which the pair of shaft support arm portions 11 approach each other. Unless the external force is applied or a sufficient external force is applied in the direction of separating the pair of arm portions 20 from each other, the tip end portion 22b cannot be separated from the locking hole 11b. Then one end of each spring 30
The handle body 20 is elastically brought into contact with the bracket 10 by locking 30a to the pivot arm 11 and locking the other end 30b to the arm 21.

In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pair of arm portions 21 of the handle main body 20 are connected to the pair of shaft support arm portions 11 of the bracket 10 from the outside. On the other hand, in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pair of arm portions 21 of the handle main body 20 are connected to the pair of shaft support arm portions 11 of the bracket 10 from the inside. It The opening 12 of the bracket 10 is provided inside the shaft support arm 11 corresponding to the arm 21 of the handle body 20. The second embodiment can also obtain the same operational effect as the first embodiment.

5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention. Third
In the embodiment, the first shaft portion 14 is provided integrally with one arm portion 43 of the handle main body 20, and
A second support hole H2 is formed in the other arm portion 44 of 20. The first support hole H1 is formed in one of the shaft supporting arm portions 41 of the bracket 10, and the other shaft supporting arm portion 42 of the bracket 10 is formed.
A second shaft portion 15 is provided integrally with and in the same direction as the first shaft portion 14. The first shaft portion 14 wound with the spring 30 is rotatably fitted in the first support hole H1, and the second shaft portion 15 wound with the spring 30 is
Is rotatably fitted in the support hole H2.

In each embodiment, the shaft portion integrally formed on one of the bracket 10 and the handle main body 20 is attached by a snap action to the locking hole formed on the other side of the bracket 10 and the handle main body 20 by a one-touch operation. There is an advantage that the shaft-manufacturing pin, its working process and mounting process can be omitted.

In addition, in the first to third embodiments, at least one of the shaft support arm portion 11 of the bracket 10 and the arm portion 21 of the handle body 20 must be made of a flexible material. Both may be made of flexible materials as long as the required rigidity is obtained.

As described above, the vehicle door handle according to the present invention is
The number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced, and the handle body and the bracket can be easily assembled. Further, since the shaft portion is integrally formed on the side surface of the arm portion of the handle body or the pivotal support arm portion of the bracket, there is no risk of falling off, and a door handle for an automobile can be obtained with reliable quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of an automobile door handle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear assembly view showing a first embodiment of an automobile door handle according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the second embodiment, FIG. 4 is a rear assembly view showing the second embodiment, FIG. 5 (a) is an exploded perspective view showing the third embodiment, and FIG. 5 (b). Is a perspective view of an essential part showing a third embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a rear assembly view showing the third embodiment. 10 …… Bracket, 11 …… Spindle arm, 11a …… Guide groove, 11b …… Locking hole, 12 …… Opening, 14, 15, 22 ……
Shaft part, 22a ... step part, 22b ... tip part, 20 ... handle body, 21 ... arm part, 30 ... spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bracket having a pair of pivot arm portions provided on its rear surface and fixed to a door panel, a handle body having a pair of arm portions pivotally attached to the pivot arm portions of the bracket, and a bracket. In an automobile door handle equipped with a spring that biases the handle body, a shaft portion is integrally formed on one of the handle body arm portion and the bracket pivot support arm portion, and a step portion and a small-diameter tip portion are formed on the shaft portion. And a guide groove that extends outward from the lock hole and that gradually increases in depth toward the outer edge is provided on the other of the arm portion of the handle body and the pivot arm portion of the bracket. After passing the arm portion of the handle main body through the pair of openings formed in the pair, the distal end portions of the pair of shaft portions are brought into contact with the corresponding guide grooves and slid to correspond to each other. It can be attached to the stop hole by snap action, and when the tip of the shaft part is attached to the locking hole, the step part of the shaft part comes into contact with the peripheral edge part of the locking hole and the axial support arm part along the axial direction of the shaft part. A door handle for an automobile, characterized in that relative movement between the arm and the arm is prevented, and a spring for urging the handle body against the bracket is wound around the shaft. 2. A pair of shaft portions are provided inside the respective arm portions integrally with and opposed to the pair of arm portions of the handle body, and a pair of locking holes are formed in the pair of shaft support arm portions of the bracket. The vehicle door handle according to claim 1, wherein a pair of shaft portions having springs wound around them are rotatably fitted in a pair of locking holes of a pair of pivot arm portions. 3. A pair of shaft portions are provided integrally with the pair of arm portions of the handle main body and outside each of the arm portions in opposite directions, and a pair of locking holes are formed in the pair of pivot support arm portions of the bracket. The vehicle door handle according to claim 1, wherein a pair of shaft portions having springs wound around them are rotatably fitted in a pair of locking holes of a pair of pivot arm portions. 4. A first shaft portion is provided integrally with one arm portion of the handle body, and a second engaging hole is formed in the other arm portion of the handle body, and one shaft support arm portion of the bracket is provided. A first locking hole is formed in the second shaft portion, a second shaft portion is provided integrally with the other pivot support arm portion of the bracket and in the same direction as the first shaft portion, and a spring is wound around the first shaft portion. 2. The shaft part of rotatably fitted in the first locking hole, and the second shaft part around which a spring is wound is rotatably fitted in the second locking hole. Car door handle.