JPH1122256A - Door outside handle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve appearance quality by covering internal structural components with simple structure so as to prevent rust formation or the like, and improve operability by regulating the operating position of a handle lever stably in a door outside handle. SOLUTION: A handle lever 26 is rotatably fitted to a handle base fixed to an outer panel 21, by a supporting shaft 27, and the upper end part of the handle base 23 is extended being bent onto the handle lever 26 side so as to provide a hood part 23c for covering a coil spring 28. At the time of rotating operation of the handle lever 26, its upper end part is brought into contact with the upper face of the hood part 23c so as to regulate the rotation of the handle lever 26.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door outside handle for opening a side door of a vehicle from outside the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a side door of a vehicle has a front end rotatably mounted by a hinge device and a rear end portion lockable by a door lock device.
The side door can be opened by unlocking the door lock device with the inside handle inside the vehicle or the door outside handle outside the vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional door outside handle mounting structure.

As shown in FIG. 5, in a side door rotatably mounted on a vehicle body panel (not shown), a recess 102 is formed at a predetermined position of a door outer panel 101, and a handle base is formed in the recess 102. 103 is fixed by bolts 104 and nuts 105. Handle lever 1
6 is rotatably mounted on a pair of left and right mounting walls 107 provided on the handle base 103 with a support shaft 108, and is supported by a spring 109 wound around the support shaft 108 in FIG.
, And the stopper (not shown) is located at the non-operation position (solid line position in FIG. 5) where the stopper (not shown) abuts on the handle base 103. Further, a protrusion 110 is integrally formed at the upper end of the handle base 103, and when the handle lever 106 is turned against the urging force of the spring 109, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In addition, the operating position is regulated by the upper end of the handle lever 106 abutting on the protrusion 110. Further, a connecting portion 111 extending inside the door outer panel 101 is formed on the handle lever 106, and a connecting rod 113 connected to a door lock (not shown) by a holder 112 is connected to the connecting portion 111.

Accordingly, when the handlebar lever 106 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 against the urging force of the spring 109 from the non-operation position indicated by the solid line in FIG.
106 stops at the operation position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. By the turning operation of the handle lever 106, the operation force is transmitted to the door lock via the connecting rod 113, and the door lock is unlocked. Then, the side door can be opened by pulling the handle lever 106 forward.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional door outside handle, a door outer panel 101 is provided to secure a rotation operation area of the handle lever 106.
A gap S is provided between the handle lever 106 and the upper end thereof. Therefore, there is a problem that the handle base 103 and the end of the spring 109 can be seen from the outside through the gap S, and the appearance quality is impaired. And
Since this spring 109 is exposed to the outside, it is exposed to rainwater or the like, and therefore there is a problem that rust is easily generated.

Further, in the conventional door outside handle, when the handle lever 106 is turned to the operation position, the upper end of the handle lever 106 is
Position is regulated by contacting 110. Therefore, when the plate thickness of the handle base 103 is not sufficient and the mounting accuracy of the handle lever 106 to the handle base 103 is low,
There is a problem that the contact between the handle lever 106 and the projection 110 becomes unstable. In this case, the upper end of the handle lever 106 is
(The end surface of the handle base 103), so that there is a problem that a scratch or the like is easily generated here.

[0008] As a device for concealing the gap S between the door outer panel 101 and the upper end of the handle lever 106, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-134160, for example. The "door outer handle" disclosed in this publication is one in which the handle portion of the handle body and the door outer plate are connected by a soft material. In this case, the soft material is deformed, discolored, broken, etc. due to long-term use. There is a risk of doing
Further, there is a problem that the appearance quality is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem and aims to improve appearance quality by concealing internal components with a simple structure and preventing rust or the like from occurring.
An object of the present invention is to provide a door outside handle in which operability is improved by stably restricting an operation position of a handle lever.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a door outside handle.
A handle lever is rotatably mounted on a handle base fixed to the outer surface side of the door outer plate by a support shaft, and an extension portion extending to the handle lever side is provided at an end of the handle base. At the time of movement, the movable end abuts on the extending portion to restrict the rotation. Therefore, when the handle lever is rotated, the movable end of the handle lever comes into contact with the side surface of the extended portion of the handle base to regulate the position, so that the handle lever is stabilized regardless of the thickness of the handle base and the mounting accuracy. In addition, the extended portion extends between the door outer plate and the end of the handle lever, and the appearance quality is not impaired by hiding the internal components.

In the door outside handle according to the second aspect of the present invention, the end of the handle base is bent toward the handle lever from the base portion of the handle base fixed in contact with the outer surface of the door outer plate. The set part is integrally formed. Therefore,
The extension can be formed with a simple configuration, and operability and appearance quality can be improved without increasing cost.

[0012]

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

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view (II of FIG. 3) showing an attached state of a door outside handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation state of the door outside handle, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the door outside handle,
FIG. 4 schematically shows a side door structure in which the door outside handle of the present embodiment is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 4, a side door 11 of the vehicle is provided.
The front end is mounted on the vehicle body by a hinge device 12 so as to be horizontally rotatable, and the rear end can be locked to the vehicle body by a door lock 13. And the side door 1
1 is provided with an inside handle 14, which is connected to a door lock 13 by a connecting rod 15, and an outside handle 16 is provided outside the side door 11.
Is connected to the door lock 13 by the connecting rod 17. Therefore, this inside handle 14
By operating the outside handle, the door lock 13 is unlocked via the connecting rods 15 and 17, and the side door 11 can be opened. Reference numeral 18 denotes a knob connected to the door lock 13 by a connecting rod 19, which can disable unlocking of the door lock 13 by operating the inside handle 14 and the outside handle.

As shown in FIG. 1, a recess 22 is formed on the outer surface of an outer panel (door outer plate) 21 of the side door 11 in the outoid handle 16.
The recess 22 has a handle base 23 having two sets of bolts 2.
4 and a nut 25. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the handle base 23 has a plate-like base portion 23 a in contact with the outer panel 21, and a pair of left and right mounting portions 2 bent from both sides of the plate-like base portion 23 a.
3b and an eaves portion 23c that extends outward from the upper end of the plate-like base portion 23a. The handle lever 26 has a pair of right and left mounting portions 26b formed on both sides on the back side of the handle main body 26a. By penetrating, the handle lever 26 is rotatably attached to the handle base 23.

A coil spring 28 is wound around the support shaft 27. One leg 28a is engaged with an engaging portion 23d cut and raised on the base 23a of the handle base 23, and the other leg 28a is engaged with the other. The leg 28b is the handle lever 2
6 is engaged with a notch 26c formed in the mounting portion 26b. Therefore, the handle lever 26 is urged in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.
The handle main body 26a is held at a non-operating position (a position shown in FIG. 1) in contact with a stopper 23e formed on the handle base 23.

Also, as described above, the handle base 2
An eaves portion 23c is integrally formed at the upper end of the third member 3. The eave portion 23c extends from the upper end of the plate-like base portion 23a toward the handle lever 26, and conceals the shear surface of the handle base 23 and the legs 28a, 28b of the coil spring 28. I have. Then, the handle lever 26 is moved upward against the urging force of the spring 28 (FIG. 1).
As shown in FIG. 2, when the handle lever 26 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
The rotation operation position is regulated by contacting the upper surface of the. Protective walls 26d are formed on both sides of the handle lever 26 on the rear side so that when the handle lever 26 is rotated, the fingertip of the operator does not contact the support shaft 27 or the coil spring 28. .

Further, the handle lever 26 has a connecting portion 2 extending from one mounting portion 26b to the inside of the side door 11 through an opening (not shown) of the door outer panel 21.
6e are formed. The upper end of the connecting rod 17 whose lower end is connected to the door lock 13 by a holder 29 is connected to the connecting portion 26e.

Accordingly, when the handle lever 26 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 1 from the non-operation position shown in FIG. 1 against the urging force of the spring 28, the handle lever 26 has an upper end of the handle base 23. By contacting the upper surface of the eaves portion 23c, the rotation thereof is restricted, and stops at the operation position shown in FIG. During the movable operation of the handle lever 26, the operating force is applied to the connecting portion 26 of the handle lever 26.
e through the connecting rod 17 connected to the door lock 13
And the door lock 13 is unlocked. And
After the door lock 13 is unlocked, the side door 11 can be opened by pulling the handle lever 26 toward the user.

As described above, in the door outside handle of the present embodiment, the eave portion 23c is provided at the upper end of the handle base 23 so as to be bent and extended toward the handle lever 26, and the handle lever 26 is turned. During operation, the upper end abuts on the upper surface of the eaves portion 23c so that the rotation is restricted, so that a sufficient area where the upper end of the handle lever 26 abuts is secured, and the abutment surface is formed on the handle base. 2
Since the side of the handle 3 is not the end face, the contact portion is not damaged, and the position of the handle lever 26 can be stably regulated regardless of the thickness of the handle base 23 and the mounting accuracy. In addition, this eave portion 23c is
Since it extends to the side, the components such as the support shaft 27 and the coil spring 28 can be concealed with a simple configuration, and the appearance quality is not impaired. And rust can be prevented.

[0021]

As described in detail in the above embodiment, according to the door outside handle of the first aspect of the present invention, the handle lever is fixed to the handle base fixed to the outer surface side of the door outer plate by the support shaft. Rotatably mounted,
An extended portion is provided at the end of the handle base so as to extend toward the handle lever, and when the handle lever is rotated, the movable end comes into contact with the extended portion to restrict the rotation. When the is rotated, the movable end thereof comes into contact with the side surface of the extended portion of the handle base to restrict the position, and the position of the handle lever is stably regulated regardless of the thickness of the handle base and the mounting accuracy. In addition, since the extended portion extends between the door outer plate and the end of the handle lever, the appearance quality can be improved by concealing the internal components.

According to the door outside handle of the second aspect of the present invention, the end of the handle base fixed to the outer surface side of the door outer plate is bent toward the handle lever from the base portion. Since the extension portion is integrally formed, the extension portion can be formed with a simple configuration, and operability and appearance quality can be improved without increasing costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view (II cross section in FIG. 3) illustrating an attached state of a door outside handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an operation state of a door outside handle.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the door outside handle.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a side door structure to which the door outside handle according to the embodiment is attached.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional door outside handle mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Side door 13 Door lock 16 Outed handle 17 Connecting rod 21 Outer panel (door outer plate) 22 Concave portion 23 Handle base 23a Base portion 23b Attachment portion 23c Eave portion (extended portion) 23d Locking portion 23e Stopper 26 Handle lever 26a Handle Main body 26b Mounting part 26c Notch part 26d Protective wall 26e Connecting part 27 Support shaft 28 Coil spring 28a, 28b Leg

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outside handle in which a handle lever is rotatably mounted on a handle base fixed to an outer surface side of a door outer panel by a support shaft, the handle handle extending to an end of the handle base toward the handle lever. A door outside handle, wherein an extension portion is provided, and when the handle lever rotates, a movable end thereof contacts the extension portion to restrict rotation. 2. The door outside handle according to claim 1, wherein the extending portion has an end portion from a base portion of a handle base fixed in contact with an outer surface side of the door outer plate on a side of the handle lever. A door outside handle which is bent and formed integrally.