JPH083690Y2 - Rod holder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rod holder for connecting a bending end portion of an operating rod linked to an inside handle or an outside handle to an operating connecting plate in a door lock mechanism of an automobile, for example. It is about improvement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional rod holder of this type, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-5765. The conventional rod holder is integrally molded with synthetic resin, and
As shown in FIG. 5, the rod 11 is composed of a tubular body 11 into which the bent end portion of the rod is fitted and held, and a grip body 12 integrally provided on the upper portion of the tubular body 11. The former tubular body 11 has its upper end. A tapered guide surface 13 that guides the insertion of the bent end portion of the rod is formed substantially continuously on the peripheral edge of the opening, and a flange portion 14 is formed on the upper portion on the side where the grip body 12 is not provided, and
A pair of locking shoulders 15 are formed on opposite side wall surfaces,
The latter grasping body 12 is formed in a C-shaped cross-section so that the linear main body of the rod can be detachably grasped from the lateral direction.

Therefore, when the bent end portion Ra of the rod R, which is linked to the inside handle or the like, is connected to the operating connecting plate P of the door lock mechanism by using the rod holder having such a structure, first. , The flange portion 14 and the locking shoulder portion 15
After the tubular body 11 of the holder is engaged with the mounting hole H formed in the connecting plate P via the, the bent end of the rod R is obtained by the action of the tapered guide surface 13 inside the tubular body 11. When the straight body Rb of the rod R is grasped by the C-shaped grasping body 12 at the same time when the portion Ra is fitted, this allows the bent end portion Ra of the rod R to face the connecting plate P as shown in FIG. It will be easily connected.

[0004]

In the conventional rod holder, in which the tapered guide surface 13 is formed on the peripheral edge of the upper end opening of the tubular body 11, the bent end portion Ra of the rod R is placed inside the tubular body 11. Although it is indispensable for smooth fitting, the presence of the tapered guide surface 13 may be adversely affected when the door lock mechanism is assembled. That is, at the time of actual assembly, the linear body Rb of the rod R is
In order to connect the sides, the work of forcibly pulling the straight body portion Rb side of the rod R may be forced, but in this case, in particular, the taper guide on the side where the gripping body 12 is not installed side by side. Due to the presence of the surface 13, the linear body portion Rb of the rod R holds the gripping body 12 as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
The bent end R of the rod R while promoting the expansion of the C-shape of
There is a sufficient risk that a may be easily bent inside the tubular body 11 and the tubular body 11 itself may be damaged or the C-shape of the grip body 12 may be deformed. Therefore, the present invention is to provide an improved rod holder capable of effectively solving the problems of the conventional rod holder.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first invention is to provide a tubular body in which the bent end portion of the rod is fitted and held, and a rod which is provided above the tubular body so as to be laterally provided. Assuming a rod holder consisting of a gripping body for gripping the linear body and forming a tapered guide surface on the peripheral edge of the upper end opening of the cylindrical body, the upper end opening edge of the cylindrical body on the side where the gripping body is not installed is , Adopting a configuration in which a reinforcing wall protruding inward is integrally provided with the reinforcing wall protruding upward. Further, the second invention adopts a configuration in which the outer peripheral edge of the reinforcing wall is an inclined surface based on the configuration of the first invention.

[0006]

Therefore, even in the first invention, the cylinder of the holder is inserted into the mounting hole of the connecting plate, and the cylinder is attached to the mounting hole, and then the rod is inserted into the cylinder. If the linear main body of the rod is gripped by the gripping body at the same time when the bent end is fitted, the bent end of the rod can be easily and surely connected to the connecting plate side. However, in the first invention, a reinforcing wall that projects inward is provided at the upper end opening edge on the side where the grip body of the tubular body is not installed horizontally. For example, when the door lock mechanism is assembled, the linear body of the rod is installed. When the part is pulled and the bent end of the rod is about to be bent inside the cylinder,
Since the bent end collides with the reinforcing wall and effectively prevents kinking inside the cylinder, the kinking of the bent end causes the cylinder to be damaged or gripped as in the past. You no longer have to worry about your body deforming. Moreover, since the reinforcing wall is provided so as to project upward, when the bent end portion of the rod is fitted into the inside of the cylindrical body, it is possible to exert its guiding action as well. The presence of the reinforcing wall itself does not interfere with the insertion work. Further, in addition to this, the second invention, in particular, has a relationship that the outer peripheral edge of the reinforcing wall is formed as an inclined surface, so that the reinforcing wall side or the like is temporarily pressed by the tip of the rod,
Even if an attempt is made to move the connecting plate in the unlocking direction, the action of the inclined surface causes the tip of the rod to slide, making it impossible to press the rod, thus contributing to the prevention of theft.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to an illustrated embodiment. A rod holder according to this embodiment is also an integrally molded product of a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS.
Bottomless cylindrical body 1 in which the bent end Ra of the
And a C-shaped gripping body 2 which is integrally provided on one side of the upper part of the cylindrical body 1 and detachably grips the linear main body Rb of the rod R.
And, in particular, for the former cylindrical body 1, the gripping body 2
While a tapered guide surface 3 similar to the conventional one is continuously formed at the upper end opening edge portion on the side where is horizontally installed, a pair of flange portions 4 is formed at the upper outer peripheral edge of the upper portion, and each of the flange portions 4 is formed. Forming a pair of slits 5 on the lower side wall, and
A pair of locking shoulders 6 is formed on the opposing side wall surfaces where the slits 5 do not exist.

In the present embodiment, on the premise of such a construction, as shown in the figure, the tapered guide surface is provided at a substantially half circumference of the upper end opening edge of the tubular body 1 on the side where the gripping body 2 is not provided laterally. 3 is integrally provided with a reinforcing wall 7 projecting inwardly at a right angle and protruding slightly upward as it is, and the presence of the reinforcing wall 7 reliably prevents the bending end Ra of the rod R from being twisted. It is adopted. Further, an inclined surface 7a that spreads at the hem including an arc surface is positively formed on the outer peripheral edge of the reinforcing wall 7, and the existence of the inclined surface 7a and the reinforcing wall 7 itself is a bent portion of the rod R. By projecting to the vicinity of the rounded end and covering the straight line portion of the bent end portion Ra, the anti-theft effect can be expected.

Therefore, even when the bent end portion Ra of the rod R linked to the inside handle or the like is connected to the operating connecting plate P of the door lock mechanism by using the rod holder having such a structure, first. The bending action of each of the slits 5 is obtained, the tubular body 1 of the holder is inserted into the mounting hole H formed in the connecting plate P, and the tubular body 1 is placed in the mounting hole H. And the bent end portion Ra of the rod R is fitted into the inside of the tubular body 1, and at the same time, the straight main body portion Rb of the rod R is gripped by the C-shaped gripping body 2. if,
As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the bent end portion Ra of the rod R is
Will be easily and surely connected to the connecting plate P side.

However, at the time of fitting the bent end portion Ra, on the side where the grip body 2 is provided horizontally, as in the conventional case,
On the side where the taper guide surface 3 acts and the grip body 2 is not provided laterally, the bent end portion Ra of the rod R is inside the tubular body 1 due to the guide action obtained from the upward protruding state of the reinforcing wall 7. Therefore, there is no fear that the presence of the reinforcing wall 7 newly provided in this embodiment will hinder the fitting work.

In addition, the reinforcing wall 7 provided at the upper end opening edge of the tubular body 1 on the side where the grip body 2 is not installed laterally has a straight main body portion Rb of the rod R when the door lock mechanism is assembled.
Even if the bent end portion Ra of the rod R is attempted to be bent inside the cylinder body 1 by being pulled by force, the bent end portion Ra collides with the reinforcing wall 7 and the inside of the cylinder body 1 Since the twisting can be effectively prevented, there is no fear that the tubular body 1 is damaged or the C-shape of the gripping body 2 is deformed due to the twisting of the bent end Ra as in the conventional case. Also, if the tip of the rod is pressed against the reinforcing wall 7 side of the rod R,
Even if an attempt is made to move the connecting plate P in the unlocking direction, this time, by the action of the protruding amount of the inclined surface 7a of the reinforcing wall 7 and the reinforcing wall 7 to the radius stop, the tip of the rod is slid and the pressing force is exerted. Since it is practically impossible, it can greatly contribute to the prevention of theft.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the reinforcing wall 7 is provided with a relatively long width in the substantially half-circumferential portion on the side where the grip body 2 is not provided laterally, but the invention is not limited to this. Needless to say, the same operational effect can be expected even if the width is provided in the minimum necessary range. Further, although the embodiment is directed to the operation rod in the automobile door lock mechanism, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is necessary to prevent the bending end from being twisted. Any rod can be targeted.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, by adopting the above configuration, the linear main body side of the rod is temporarily pulled,
Even if the bent end of the rod is about to be bent inside the tubular body, the presence of the reinforcing wall provided at the upper end opening edge of the tubular body on the side where the grip body is not installed laterally prevents the bent end of the rod from being bent. Since the twisting can be effectively prevented, there is no fear that the tubular body is damaged or the gripping body is deformed due to the twisting at the bent end as in the conventional case. In addition, since the reinforcing wall is provided so as to project upward, it can also cooperate with the tapered guide surface to exert the guiding function of the bent end portion of the rod into the cylinder, so that the reinforcing wall itself. There is no worry that it will interfere with the insertion work. In addition to this, if the outer peripheral edge side of the reinforcing wall is formed as an inclined surface, it is possible to expect the above-mentioned antitheft effect, and in any case, its practicality is extremely great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a rod holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rod holder.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the rod holder.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state where the bent end portion of the rod is connected to a connecting plate.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional rod holder.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of relevant parts showing a state where the bent end portion of the rod is connected to a connecting plate using the rod holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cylindrical body 2 gripping body 3 taper guide surface 7 reinforcing wall 7a inclined surface R rod Ra bent end of rod Rb linear body of rod P connecting plate H mounting hole

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Issei Miyamoto 1-14-7 Maruyama, Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Oi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Inside the corporation (56) Bibliographic flat 3-36508 (JP, U) Flat 3-114608 (JP, U) Flat 5-64515 (JP, U) Flat 4-5765 (JP, U) Y2)

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An upper end of the tubular body, comprising: a tubular body into which the bent end portion of the rod is fitted and held; and a holding body which is provided above the tubular body and holds the linear main body portion of the rod. In a rod holder having a tapered guide surface on the periphery of the opening, at the upper end opening edge on the side where the grip body of the tubular body is not installed horizontally,
A rod holder characterized in that a reinforcing wall protruding inward is integrally provided with the reinforcing wall protruding upward. 2. The rod holder according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral edge of the reinforcing wall is an inclined surface.