JPH09142142A - Side door device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide excellent appearance and to reduce size and weight. SOLUTION: A door panel 2 is longitudinally slidably supported along a guide rail 9 for a door panel arranged at the lower part of a door frame 4, and door glass 3 is longitudinally slidably supported along a pair of guide rails 11 and 12 for a door glass arranged at the upper part of the door frame 4 and the upper part of a door panel 2. When a door opening part 1 is released, the door panel 2 and the door glass 3 are slid rearward through push cables 44, 45, and 48 by a door panel drive means 40 and a door glass drive means 41 and contained in a door pocket 8 formed between a car body panel 20 and window glass 21, and the door frame 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle side door device, and more particularly to a vehicle side door device in which a door panel and a door glass slide back and forth to open and close a door opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle in which a side door is slid in a front-rear direction to open and close a door opening has been conventionally used in a light commercial vehicle or the like. Since this structure has a structure in which the side door slides along a guide rail provided on the outer surface of the vehicle body, there is a problem that the guide rail is exposed to the outside of the vehicle body and the appearance is deteriorated.

Therefore, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-13371 discloses a roller for supporting a guide rail provided on an inner surface of a side door so as to be movable back and forth from a door opening to a vehicle exterior via a link mechanism. The side door is slidable in the front-rear direction by opening and closing the door opening by guiding the guide rail along a roller extending outside the vehicle body.

[0004]

According to what is disclosed in the above publication, although it is possible to prevent the guide rail from being exposed to the outside of the vehicle body, the side doors slide along the outer surface of the vehicle body. Since it moved, the image of a commercial vehicle remained, which was unsuitable for application to passenger cars.

In addition, since the conventional side door has the door glass raising / lowering device housed inside the door body, not only is the door body increased in thickness and weight, but also the door body thickness is increased. There was a problem that the volume of the passenger compartment was squeezed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a side door device for a vehicle which has an excellent appearance and is small and lightweight.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a side door device for a vehicle according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a door panel slidably mounted on a side portion of a vehicle body and an upper portion of the door panel. A door glass that is slidable back and forth with respect to a vehicle body side portion and a door panel, a door pocket provided in the vehicle body for housing the door panel and the door glass, a door panel drive means for sliding the door panel back and forth, and a door A door glass driving means for sliding the glass back and forth is provided.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the structure of claim 1, the door glass opens and closes following the opening and closing of the door panel and is independent of the door panel when the door panel is in the closed state. It is characterized by being openable and closable.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a side door, and FIG. 3 is a line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a door panel and a door glass are opened, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the door panel is closed and the door glass is opened. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle V is a three-door vehicle having left and right side doors D and a rear door (only the left side door D is shown). Is adapted to open and close the door opening 1 of the vehicle body by sliding in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Since the left and right side doors D are symmetrical and have substantially the same structure, the structure of the left side door will be described below as a representative thereof.

As will be apparent with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 together, the side door includes a door panel 2 made of one synthetic resin panel, and a door glass 3 located above the door panel 2. Door frame 4 provided on the side of the vehicle body
Is a door frame main body 5 in which a plurality of aluminum extruded materials are combined in a frame shape, a vertical reinforcing member 6 connecting the upper and lower parts of the door frame main body 5, and the vertical reinforcing member 6 and the door frame main body 5 It is composed of a lateral reinforcing member 7 connecting the rear portions. The door opening 1 is defined by the front half of the door frame body 5 and the vertical reinforcing member 6, and the outer peripheral portion of a door pocket 8 described later is defined by the rear half of the door frame body 5 and the vertical reinforcing member 6. To be done.

A door panel guide rail 9 having a guide groove with an open upper surface is fixed to the lower portion of the door frame body 5, and a door panel seal member 10 fitted to the door panel guide rail 9 is provided below the door panel 2. The edge is supported so that it can slide back and forth. A door glass lower guide rail 11 having a guide groove having an open upper surface is fixed along the upper edge of the door panel 2, and an upper portion of the door glass having a guide groove having an open lower surface is provided on an upper portion of the door frame body 2. The guide rail 12 is fixed, and the lower edge and the upper edge of the door glass 3 are in front and rear directions on the door glass sealing members 13 and 14 fitted to the lower door glass guide rail 11 and the upper door glass guide rail 12, respectively. Slidably supported.

The lower half and the upper half of the rear half of the door frame body 5 are respectively a vehicle body panel 20 and a window glass 21.
The garnish 22 is fixed outside the vertical reinforcing member 6 of the door frame 4 with a predetermined gap so as to be flush with the front edges of the vehicle body panel 20 and the window glass 21. . Then, the body panel 20,
The door pocket 8 is formed between the window glass 21 and the garnish 22 and the rear portion of the door frame 4.

When the side door D is in the closed position, the weather strip 23 provided so as to surround the door opening 1 of the door frame 4 is provided with the door panel 2 and the door glass 3.
The projections 24 and 25 projecting on the inner surface of the peripheral edge of the door contact the weather strips 26 and 27 provided on the front edges of the door panel 2 and the door glass 3, respectively.
8 and the A pillar 29. Also garnish 22
The seal member 30 provided on the inner surface of the door slides on the outer surfaces of the door panel 2 and the door glass 3.

Inside the door pocket 8, the door panel 2 is provided.
A door panel drive means 40 for sliding the door glass back and forth and a door glass drive means 41 for sliding the door glass 3 back and forth are housed. The door panel driving means 40 pushes and pulls the two push-pull cables 44 and 45 at the same time by the driving force of the motor 42 via the gear box 43, and the tips of the push-pull cables 44 and 45 are at the door panel 2.
Is attached to the rear end of. The door glass driving means 41 pushes and pulls one push-pull cable 48 through the gear box 47 by the driving force of the motor 46, and the tip of the push-pull cable 48 is at the rear end of the door glass 3. Be combined.

The motor 42 of the door panel driving means 40 is driven in the forward / reverse direction by operating a door panel opening / closing switch (not shown) provided in the vehicle compartment or by a key operation from outside the vehicle compartment, and the motor 46 of the door glass driving means 41 is driven by the vehicle. It is driven in the forward and reverse directions by operating a door glass opening / closing switch (not shown) provided in the room.

A lock mechanism 49 provided at the front portion of the door frame 4 for locking the door panel 2 in the closed position is electrically operated by means such as a solenoid.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

When the door panel driving means 40 is operated,
The door glass driving means 41 is operated in conjunction with it, so that when the door panel 2 is opened and closed, the door glass 3 is opened and closed following the door panel 2. That is, when the door panel open / close switch or the key is operated to open the door panel 2, the door lock mechanism 49 is unlocked, and the door panel drive means 40 and the door glass drive means 41.
Is operated, the door panel 2 pulled by the motor 42 of the door panel drive means 40 via the push-pull cables 44 and 45 slides backward along the door panel guide rail 9, and the motor of the door glass drive means 41 is driven. The door glass 3 pulled by 46 via the push-pull cable 48 slides backward along the upper guide rail 12 for door glass. As a result, the door panel 2 and the door glass 3 open the door opening 1 and are housed inside the door pocket 8 (see FIG. 5).

When a door panel open / close switch or a key is operated to close the door panel 2, the door panel drive means 4
0 and the door glass driving means 41 are actuated, the door panel 2 pushed by the motor 42 of the door panel driving means 40 via the push-pull cables 44 and 45 slides forward along the door panel guide rail 9, and The door glass 3 pushed by the motor 46 of the door glass driving means 41 via the push-pull cable 48 slides forward along the upper guide rail 12 for door glass.
When the door panel 2 and the door glass 3 close the door opening 1, the door lock mechanism 49 operates.

When the door glass open / close switch is operated to operate the door glass driving means 41 when the door panel 2 is closed, the door glass 3 pushed and pulled by the push-pull cable 48 is used for the door glass. The door glass 3 slides back and forth along the lower guide rail 11 and the door glass upper guide rail 12, and the door glass 3 is independently opened and closed with respect to the door panel 2 (see FIG. 6). An interlock mechanism is provided so that the door glass driving means 41 does not operate even when the door glass open / close switch is operated when the door panel 2 is in the open position. This prevents the door glass 3 from being driven to the closed position when the door panel 2 is in the open position, and prevents the door glass 3 from obstructing getting on and off.

As described above, since the door panel 2 and the door glass 3 are slid back and forth to open and close the door opening 1, it is a narrow parking lot in which it is difficult to secure a sufficient door opening space on the side of the vehicle. However, it is possible to open and close the door opening portion 1 to easily get on and off. Moreover, since the door glass 3 is not housed inside the door panel 2, it is not necessary to provide an elevating mechanism for the door glass 3 inside the door panel 2, and the door panel 2 is composed of one synthetic resin panel to reduce the thickness. You can As a result, not only can the weight of the side door D be reduced, but the volume of the vehicle interior can be increased by the amount corresponding to the reduction in the thickness of the door panel 2.

Further, since the door panel 2 and the door glass 3 in the open position are housed in the door pocket 8 and are not exposed to the side of the vehicle body, the appearance can be neatly improved and the product can be improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, various design changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, in the embodiment, the left and right side doors are slidable doors, but the left and right side doors may be slidable doors, and the other side door may be a swingable swinging door. good.

[0027]

As described above, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the door panel and the door glass are slid back and forth by the door panel driving means and the door glass driving means to be taken in and out of the door pocket provided in the vehicle body. Therefore, it is possible to open and close the door opening easily even in a narrow parking lot, and to reduce the thickness of the door panel to reduce the weight and to reduce the thickness of the door panel. The volume of the passenger compartment can be increased by the amount of decrease. Moreover, since the door panel and the door glass are housed in the door pocket and not exposed to the side of the vehicle body in the open position, the appearance can be improved as compared with the case where the door panel and the door glass are opened along the outer surface of the vehicle body.

According to the invention described in claim 2,
The door glass opens and closes following the opening and closing of the door panel, and can be opened and closed independently of the door panel when it is closed.Therefore, when the door panel is opened, the door glass must be opened to prevent entry and exit. The door glass can be freely opened when the door panel is closed to facilitate ventilation or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a side door.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which a door panel and a door glass are opened.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which a door panel is closed and a door glass is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Door panel 3 Door glass 8 Door pocket 40 Door panel driving means 41 Door glass driving means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A door panel (2) provided on a vehicle body side portion so as to be slidable back and forth, and a door provided on an upper portion of the door panel (2) and capable of sliding forward and backward with respect to the vehicle body side portion and the door panel (2). Glass (3)
A door pocket (8) provided in the vehicle body for housing the door panel (2) and the door glass (3), a door panel driving means (40) for sliding the door panel (2) back and forth, and a door glass (3) And a door glass drive means (41) for sliding the door back and forth. 2. The door glass (3) opens and closes following the opening and closing of the door panel (2), and can be opened and closed independently of the door panel (2) when the door panel (2) is in a closed state. The side door device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein: