JPS628305Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a door handle structure for a sliding door lock device that engages the sliding door so that it does not move when the door is fully opened.

Conventionally, in an automobile sliding door that is attached to a door opening of a vehicle body so as to be able to be opened and closed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, as shown in FIG. A plate spring 2 whose one end is fixed to the side surface of the guide rail 1 with a rivet 5 is inserted into the guide rail 1 through the formed notch 4, and the roller 3 is latched by the plate spring 2 which is inserted into the guide rail 1. It was used as a locking device when the sliding door was fully opened.
In the locking device using the leaf spring 2, increasing the spring force increases the locking force but increases the operating force when closing the sliding door, and weakening the spring force decreases the operating force for the sliding door but reduces the locking force. Due to the small size of the sliding door, the sliding door will not lock due to its own weight, so the spring force cannot be made too weak. For this reason, the operating force required to close the sliding door becomes large. or,
A striker is provided at the rear edge of the door opening of the vehicle body, a lock lever that engages with the striker is rotatably supported on the front inner plate of the sliding door, and an operation lever that positions the lock lever in an engaged/disengaged state. of,
Separately from the handle that also serves as a handle for releasing the door lock device when the door is closed and for opening and closing the door, it is provided at the front end of the sliding door, and when the sliding door is fully opened, it can be disengaged by operating the operating lever with your hand while pushing the handle. It has been proposed that the lock lever is engaged with a striker when the sliding door is fully opened, but when closing the door, the lock lever must be engaged by hand to close the door. After moving from the position to the disengaged position, push the handle in the closing direction to close it.
There is a problem in that it requires two operations and has poor operability.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a door handle that facilitates the engagement and disengagement of the sliding door lock device when the sliding door is fully opened.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

A is a sliding door that is attached to the door opening 11 of the vehicle body A so that it can be opened and closed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the front part 12b of the inner panel 12 of the sliding door a is
The tip of a bracket 14a to which a bumper lever 14 for a stopper is fixed when the sliding door a is fully opened is fixed, and a cavity 13 whose rear side is open is formed between the rear end 14b of the bumper lever 14 and the inner panel 12. has been done.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a substantially "shaped" latch which serves as a sliding door locking device when the sliding door a is fully opened.
A lock pawl 16a is formed at the tip so as to be engaged with and disengaged from a locking hole 15 forming an engaging portion provided at
It is rotatably supported by a pin 17 on a bracket 14a of the bumper lever 14 in the cavity 13. The latch 16 is connected to the locking hole 1 by a latch spring 18 interposed in a pin 17.
5 in the direction of engagement. The stopper pin 19 provided on the bracket 14a is connected to the latch 1.
The latch 16 is positioned by contacting the base end 16b of the latch 6. Although the latch 16 is shown attached to the bracket 14a of the bumper lever 14, it may be attached to the inner panel 12 of the sliding door a as long as it is within the cavity 13. Further, instead of the locking hole 15, a hook-shaped striker on the rear edge 30 of the door opening 11 may be fixed to serve as the engaging portion.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a door handle having a U-shaped cross section and provided in a recess 21a of the outer panel 21 of the sliding door a at the same position as the bumper lever 14,
The side surfaces 25c and 25d of the mounting base 25 attached to the recess 21a of the outer panel 21 and the inner walls 20b and 20c of the door handle 20 face each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, with an appropriate gap provided, and the shaft is attached to the mounting base 25 by the handle pin 24. supported. A latch lever 22 is provided at the lower end of the door handle 20 and extends toward the inside of the vehicle body, passing through the through hole 21b of the outer panel 21 and the through hole 12a of the inner panel 12. It is formed so as to be able to come into contact with the end 16b. Moreover, the outer panel 21 and the inner panel 12
The latch lever 2 in the door 23 formed between
Two arcuate long holes 22b are drilled, and the long holes 22
Connected to b is a rod 28 which is connected to a door lock device (not shown) and releases the door lock device when the door is closed. In this way, the rod is provided with a play that allows the movement of the slide door lock device in the releasing direction when the door is fully opened so as not to be transmitted to the rod. Reference numeral 26 denotes a handle spring installed in the handle pin 24, and both ends of the handle spring 26 are in contact with the inner walls 20b, 20c of the door handle 20, and the spring 2 is held by the pins 25a, 25b of the mounting base 25.
The tip of 6 is positioned so that it does not spread.

With the above-mentioned configuration, when the sliding door a is opened from the closed state shown in FIG.
When the door handle 20 is operated in the direction of the arrow X (opening direction), the door handle 20 rotates in the opening direction about the handle pin 24 against the biasing force of the handle spring 26, and the latch lever 22 of the door handle 20 also rotates in unison.
The rod 28 connected to the long hole 22b of the door handle 20 is operated to release the door lock device (not shown) when the door is closed, and at the same time, the front inner wall 20 of the door handle 20 is opened.
When the sliding door a approaches full opening, the locking claw 16a of the latch 16 engages the locking hole 15 of the vehicle body A against the biasing force of the latch spring 18.
At the same time, the rear end 14b of the bumper rubber 14 comes into contact with the rear edge 30 of the door opening 11 of the vehicle body A.

In addition, when closing the sliding door a, if the door handle 20 is operated in the direction of arrow Y (door closing direction) from the open state shown in FIG.
is rotated in the closing direction about the handle pin 24 against the biasing force of the handle spring 26, and the latch lever 22 of the door handle 20 is also rotated in synchrony, but at this time, it is connected to the door lock device when closing the door. The rod 28 is not operated due to the play within the elongated hole 22b. As the latch lever 22 rotates, the distal end 22a of the latch lever 20 resists the biasing force of the latch ring 18 and engages the proximal end 16 of the latch 16.
Press b to rotate the latch 16 and lock the lock pawl 16.
At the same time, the rear inner wall 20c of the door handle 20 comes into contact with the side surface 25d of the mounting base 25 and becomes the door closing operation handle to close the sliding door a. I can do it.

In the above embodiment, when opening the door, the front inner wall 20b of the door handle 20 and the mounting base 25
When closing the door, the rear inner wall 20c of the door handle 20 and the mounting base 2 come into contact with each other.
However, when opening the door, the front inner wall 20b of the door handle 20 and the side surface 25c of the mounting base 25 are brought into contact with each other, and The rear inner wall 20c of the door handle 20 on the diagonal is brought into contact with the side surface 25d of the mounting base 25, and when closing the door, the rear inner wall 20c of the door handle 20 is brought into contact with the side surface 25d of the mounting base 25.
and the side surface 25d of the mounting base 25, and furthermore, the front inner wall 20b of the door handle 20 diagonally therebetween and the side surface 25c of the mounting base 25 may be brought into contact with each other.

As described above, the present invention provides a sliding door with a sliding door locking device when fully opened that engages with an engaging portion provided on the vehicle body, and a door handle that releases the locking device to release the door locking device when the door is closed. The rods are connected with a play such as a long hole that allows the sliding door lock device to move in the releasing direction when the door is fully opened, and a handle that releases the lock device when the door is fully open and a handle that releases the door lock device when the door is closed. and the operating direction for releasing the locking device when the sliding door is fully opened and the closing direction of the sliding door, and the operating direction for releasing the door locking device when the sliding door is closed and the opening direction for the sliding door. Furthermore, when the sliding door is fully opened, the locking device automatically engages with the engaging part of the vehicle body, so opening and closing the sliding door can be done with a single operation. It has the advantage of being simple in structure and can be provided at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial plan view of a guide rail showing a conventional locking device for a sliding door when fully opened; Fig. 2 is a side view of an automobile having a sliding door equipped with a locking device for a sliding door when fully opened according to the present invention; Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view corresponding to the - line in Figure 2 showing the state when the sliding door is fully open, and Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts of the same. , FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the latch and the handle. a is a sliding door, 11 is a door opening, 15 is a locking hole, 16 is a latch, 20 is a door handle, 2
1 is the outer panel, 22 is the latch lever, 25 is the mounting base, and 28 is the rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The vehicle body is provided with an engaging portion, the sliding door is provided with a sliding door locking device when fully opened that engages with the engaging portion, and the door opening portion of the vehicle body is provided with an engaging portion for when the door is opened. , in the door handle device for a sliding door for an automobile, in which the sliding door is provided with a door lock device when the door is closed that engages with the engaging portion, a mounting base is attached to an outer panel of the sliding door, and a door handle is attached to the mounting base. The door handle is rotatably supported in the opening direction and the closing direction, the door handle is formed with an inner wall and a latch lever, the inner wall is formed to be able to rotate and come into contact with the mounting base, and the latch lever is fully opened. The latch lever is interlocked with the sliding door locking device when the door is closed, and the latch lever and the door locking device when the door is closed are connected with a play that allows the sliding door locking device to move in the releasing direction when the door is fully opened. Features: Door handle device for automotive sliding doors.