JPH0825972A - Gas stay mounting structure for rear door - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enlarge the size of an opening for a rear door. CONSTITUTION:Regarding the mounting structure of a rear door gas stay 7 for the mounting thereof on a vehicle for assisting the open and close operation of a rear door capable of turn via a rear door hinge 2, a recessed gas stay housing section 4 with an open upper end is formed on a side panel rear outer 3 (side of vehicle) in the vicinity of an open section B for the rear door. A stud ball 9 (support fitting) is provided in the section 4. Also, the lower end 7a of the stay 7 is rotatably supported on the ball 9 and the say 7 is housed in the section 4. Furthermore, the upper end 7b of the stay 7 is fitted to a rear door hinge 2 (upper side) for the rear door, and an air duct grill 14 (finisher) is provided for covering the section 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gas stay mounting structure for assisting the opening and closing of a back door of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type, for example,
There is one as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

Reference numeral 41 in the drawing denotes a back door of the vehicle, which includes a back door inner 42 and a back door outer 43.
Have and. Reference numeral 44 denotes a side panel rear of the vehicle, which has a side panel rear outer 45 and a side panel inner rear 46.

As shown in FIG. 10, the side panel rear outer 45 is formed with a gas stay housing portion 47 which is recessed toward the front of the vehicle. In addition, this gas stay storage unit 4
In FIG. 7, a stud ball 49 is provided by screwing a thread portion of a stud ball 49 into a weld nut 48, and a ball portion 49 a of the stud ball 49 is provided in
The gas stay 50 is rotatably attached with the lower end portion 50a fitted.

Although not shown, the upper end of the gas stay 50 is rotatably attached to the back door 41.

On the other hand, in the back door opening peripheral edge portion 44a,
A weather strip 51 that abuts the back door inner 42 is attached inside the gas stay 50. Further, outside the gas stay 50, the side panel rear outer 4 is provided at the side edge of the back door inner 42.
A seal 52 that abuts 5 is attached. In addition,
Reference numeral 53 in the figure is a back door glass.

Further, as shown by a chain double-dashed line in the figure, a stud ball 49 is attached to the side panel inner rear 46, and the lower end portion 50 of the gas stay 50 is attached to the ball portion 49a.
The one with a attached is also known.

Incidentally, as this kind of product, an actual Kaihei 1-2
There is one described in Japanese Patent No. 6530.

[0009]

However, in such a conventional gas stay mounting structure, since the gas stay 50 is disposed at the position covered by the back door 41, this disposing space H1 is secured. Since it is necessary, there is a problem that the opening dimension L1 of the back door 41 becomes narrow.

Further, as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.
When the gas stay 50 is arranged inside the weather strip 51, the H1 size can be narrowed, but there is a problem that the opening size L1 is narrowed by the gas stay 50 itself.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gas stay mounting structure for a back door, which allows a large opening size of the back door.

[0012]

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the invention described in claim 1 opens and closes a back door which rotates around an upper edge portion. In a back door gas stay mounting structure for mounting an auxiliary gas stay on a vehicle, a concave gas stay housing portion having an open top is formed on a side surface of the vehicle close to an opening of the back door, and a support tool is provided in the gas stay housing portion. A lower end portion of the gas stay is rotatably supported by the support tool, and the gas stay is stored in the gas stay storage portion.
An upper end portion of the gas stay is attached to an upper portion of the back door, and a finisher for covering the gas stay housing portion is provided.

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that a drafter is provided in the gas stay accommodating portion for performing ventilation between the vehicle interior side and the vehicle exterior side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a drafter base for preventing water from entering the passenger compartment side from the ventilation hole of the drafter is attached to the back surface of the drafter attachment surface of the gas stay housing portion. The support is attached to the drafter base attachment portion.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the support is attached to a bottom surface of the gas stay accommodating portion along a substantially horizontal direction.

[0016]

According to the means described in claim 1, since the concave gas stay housing is formed on the side surface of the vehicle close to the opening of the back door, and the gas stay is housed in the housing, and covered by the finisher, There is no need to cover the gas stay with a back door as in the past. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a large installation space H1 and the opening size of the back door can be made large.

Further, since the work of attaching the gas stay is completed by simply attaching the lower end of the gas stay to the support provided in the gas stay accommodating portion and attaching the upper end to the upper portion of the back door, the work of attaching the gas stay becomes complicated. It will never happen.

According to the means described in claim 2, in addition to the operation of claim 1, since the drafter is attached to the gas stay housing portion, it is not necessary to separately provide an attachment place of the drafter, and the arrangement of parts is complicated. It is possible to avoid a reduction in design freedom.

According to the means described in claim 3, in addition to the functions of claims 1 and 2, the drafter base is attached to the rear surface of the drafter attachment surface, and the support is attached to the drafter base attachment portion. Therefore, compared with the case where the support is attached only to the panel of the gas stay storage part,
The mounting stability of the support is improved. As a result, the supporting strength of the lower end portion of the gas stay is also improved.

According to the means described in claim 4, in addition to the functions of claims 1 to 3, since the support is attached to the bottom surface of the gas stay accommodating portion along the substantially horizontal direction, when the back door is opened and closed. In addition, it is possible to improve the support strength of the lower end portion of the gas stay, as compared with the case where the bottom surface receives a force applied to the gas stay in a substantially vertical direction and the support tool is attached to the wall surface of the gas stay accommodating portion along the substantially vertical direction.

[0021]

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

1 to 6 and 8 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the structure will be described. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a back door body, which has a back door inner 17 and a back door outer 19. Reference numeral 2 is a back door hinge, and this back door hinge 2 and the back door body 1
The back door 10 is constituted by the and. In addition,
Reference numeral 11 in the figure denotes a back door hinge 2 and a roof panel 1.
It is a waterproof seal that seals the gap with 2. Reference numeral 20 denotes a side panel rear of the vehicle, which has a side panel rear outer 3 and a side panel inner rear 16.

On the side surface of the vehicle near the opening B of the back door 10 of the side panel rear outer 3 is formed a gas stay accommodating portion 4 which is recessed in the vehicle width direction and which opens upward. A drafter 5 is installed on the drafter mounting surface 4a of the gas stay accommodating portion 4 along the substantially vertical direction. The drafter 5 vents the interior and exterior of the vehicle. Further, the drafter 5 is attached to the rear surface 4b of the drafter mounting surface 4a. A drafter base 6 is attached to prevent water from entering from the pores 5a to the passenger compartment side. In this attached state, the upper portion is opened as shown in FIG.

Then, the gas stay 7 is housed and attached to the gas stay housing section 4 as follows.

A weld nut 8 is attached to the lower edge portion 6a of the drafter base 6, and a stud ball 9 as a "supporting tool" and a screw portion thereof are attached to the overlapping portion of the lower edge portion 6a and the drafter attachment surface 4a. The weld nut 8 is screwed and attached. Then, as shown in FIG.
The lower end portion 7a of the gas stay is fitted into the ball portion 9a of the stud ball 9, so that the gas stay 7 can rotate about the ball portion 9a.

On the other hand, the upper end portion 7b of the gas stay 7 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, it is attached to the back door hinge 2 as the “upper part of the back door”.

Further, in this embodiment, the upper end portion 7b of the gas stay 7 is attached to the back door hinge 2, but it may be attached to the side surface 13 of the back door body 1 as shown in FIG. As shown, the connecting rod 22 may be attached to the side surface 13 of the back door body 1 and attached to the connecting rod 22.

In this way, after the gas stay 7 is housed and mounted in the gas stay housing portion 4, the air duct grill 14 as a "finisher" that covers the gas stay housing portion 4 is mounted by the machine screw 15. This air duct grill 14 is provided with a duct 14a,
Via the duct 14a and the ventilation hole 5a of the drafter 5, ventilation is performed between the vehicle interior side and the vehicle exterior side.

On the other hand, a weather strip 18 abutting against the back door inner 17 is attached to the opening peripheral edge 20a of the back door 10, whereby the gap between the back door body 1 and the opening peripheral edge 20a is sealed. Reference numeral 21 is a back door glass, and reference numeral 23 is a glass seal.

In the mounting structure of the gas stay 7 of the back door 10 having such a structure, the opening B of the back door 10
A concave gas stay housing portion 4 is formed on the side surface of the vehicle close to, and a gas stay 7 is housed in the gas stay housing portion 4,
As shown in FIG. 8, since it is covered with the finisher 14, it is not necessary to cover the gas stay 7 with the back door 10 as in the conventional case. Therefore, a large installation space H as in the conventional
1 does not need to be secured, and the opening dimension L of the back door 10
2 can be taken large.

The mounting work of the gas stay 7 is completed by simply fitting the lower end portion 7a of the gas stay 7 into the ball portion 9a of the stud ball 9 and mounting the upper end portion 7b to the back door hinge 2 or the like. It will not be complicated.

On the other hand, a drafter 5 is installed in the gas stay housing portion 4.
Since it is attached, it is not necessary to separately provide an attachment location for the drafter 5, and it is possible to avoid complication of component arrangement and reduction in design flexibility.

Further, the drafter base 6 is attached to the rear surface 4b of the drafter attachment surface 4a, and the stud ball 9 is attached to the overlapping portion between the lower edge portion 6a of the drafter base 6 and the drafter attachment surface 4a. As compared with the case where the stud balls 9 are attached only to the storage section 4, the attachment stability of the stud balls 9 is improved. As a result, the supporting strength of the lower end portion 7a of the gas stay 7 is also improved.

FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a support bracket 31 as a "supporting tool" is attached to the bottom surface 4c of the gas stay accommodating portion 4 along the substantially horizontal direction. .

The support bracket 31 has a substantially angled shape, a lower piece 31a thereof is spot-welded to the bottom surface 4c, and a gas stay 32 is formed on a side piece 31b of the support bracket 31.
The lower end 32a of the is supported rotatably in the vehicle front-rear direction.

In this embodiment, since the support bracket 31 is attached to the bottom surface 4c of the gas stay accommodating portion 4, when the back door 10 is opened and closed, the force applied to the gas stay 32 in the substantially vertical direction is received by the bottom surface 4c. As compared with the case where the support bracket 31 is attached to the wall surface (drafter attachment surface 4a) of the gas stay accommodating portion 4 along the substantially vertical direction, the support strength of the lower end portion 32a of the gas stay 32 can be improved.

The other structure and operation are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

[0040]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, a concave gas stay accommodating portion is formed on the side surface of the vehicle close to the opening of the back door, and the gas stay accommodating portion is provided with the gas stay. Since it is stored and covered with a finisher, it is not necessary to cover the gas stay with a back door as in the conventional case. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a large installation space H1 and the opening size of the back door can be made large.

Further, since the work of attaching the gas stay is completed by simply attaching the lower end of the gas stay to the support provided in the gas stay accommodating portion and attaching the upper end to the upper portion of the back door, the work of attaching the gas stay becomes complicated. It will never happen.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since the drafter is attached to the gas stay accommodating portion, it is not necessary to separately provide a drafter attachment portion, and the parts arrangement is complicated, It is possible to avoid a reduction in design freedom.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effects of claims 1 and 2, the drafter base is attached to the rear surface of the drafter attachment surface, and the support is attached to the drafter base attachment portion. Therefore, compared with the case where the support is attached only to the panel of the gas stay storage part,
The mounting stability of the support is improved. As a result, the supporting strength of the lower end portion of the gas stay is also improved.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of claims 1 to 3, since the support is attached to the bottom surface of the gas stay accommodating portion along the substantially horizontal direction, when the back door is opened and closed. In addition, it is possible to improve the support strength of the lower end portion of the gas stay, as compared with the case where the bottom surface receives a force applied to the gas stay in a substantially vertical direction and the support tool is attached to the wall surface of the gas stay accommodating portion along the substantially vertical direction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a back door gas stay mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a back door gas stay mounting structure showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of a lower end portion of a gas stay in the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a first top view of a gas stay in the same embodiment.
It is a side view showing a mounting structure including a partial cross section.

FIG. 5 is a second upper end portion of the gas stay in the same embodiment.
It is a side view showing a mounting structure including a partial cross section.

FIG. 6 is a third top view of the gas stay in the same embodiment.
It is a side view showing a mounting structure including a partial cross section.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a lower end portion of a gas stay in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the rear of the vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a mounting position of a gas stay in a conventional example,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rear of the vehicle.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 9) of a gas stay mounting structure for a back door, showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Back Door Main Body 2 Back Door Hinge 3 Side Panel Rear Outer (Vehicle Side) 4 Gas Stay Housing 7 Gas Stay 7a Lower End of Gas Stay 7b Upper End of Gas Stay 9 Stud Ball (Support) 10 Back Door 14 Air Duct Grill (Finisher) B Back Door opening

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gas stay mounting structure for a back door for mounting a gas stay, which assists opening and closing of a back door rotating around an upper edge portion, on a vehicle, wherein an upper portion is opened on a side surface of the vehicle adjacent to the opening of the back door. Forming a recessed gas stay accommodating portion, providing a supporting tool in the gas stay accommodating portion, rotatably supporting the lower end portion of the gas stay in the supporting tool, and accommodating the gas stay in the gas stay accommodating portion, A gas stay mounting structure for a back door, wherein an upper end portion of the gas stay is mounted on an upper portion of the back door, and a finisher for covering the gas stay housing portion is provided. 2. The gas stay mounting structure for a back door according to claim 1, wherein a drafter for ventilating between a vehicle compartment side and a vehicle exterior side is attached to the gas stay housing portion. 3. A drafter base for preventing water from entering a vehicle compartment side from a ventilation hole of the drafter is attached to a rear surface of the drafter attachment surface of the gas stay housing portion, and the support is provided at the drafter base attachment portion. The gas stay mounting structure for a back door according to claim 2, wherein a tool is attached. 4. The gas stay mounting structure for a back door according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member is mounted on a bottom surface of the gas stay housing along a substantially horizontal direction.