KR100875753B1 - Window regulator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a window regulator, and more particularly, a guide rail extending vertically to a door panel of a vehicle, a slide base slidably installed on the guide rail, and mounted with a window for a door of the vehicle, and the guide. In the window regulator comprising a coupling means for coupling a rail to the door panel,

The coupling means relates to a window regulator which is adjustable in position with respect to the door panel.

Description

Windows regulator

1 is a view showing a state in which the window regulator according to the prior art is installed in the door of the vehicle.

2 is a view showing a window regulator is installed on the front of the door panel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the rear of the door panel of FIG.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of Figure 2;

5 is an exploded view of FIG. 4;

6 to 8 are views showing the position of the guide rail relative to the door panel using the coupling means in the window regulator of FIG.

<Brief Description of Drawings>

1.Regulator 10 ... Guide rail

11 Guide pulley 20 Slide base

30 ... Joining means 40 ... Block body

41.Accepting part 42 ... Pin member

50 first screw member 51 head

52.Protrusion 53.Thread 1

60 ... 2nd thread member 61 ... 2nd thread part

62.Border 63

64 Bolts 70 Wires

80 ... Windows 90 ... Door Panel

91 Through-hole 92 Nut

93 ... washer

The present invention relates to a window regulator, and more particularly to a window regulator having a coupling means for coupling the guide rail to the door panel.

The window regulator is installed on the door panel of the vehicle to lift the window up and down. As shown in FIG. 1, the window regulator 100 includes a guide rail 110 which is disposed in the vertical direction on the door panel 160 of the vehicle, and is slidably installed on the guide rail 110. A slide base 120 on which the dragon window 170 is mounted and a coupling means 130 for coupling the guide rail 110 to the door panel 160 are provided.

The window regulator 100 further includes a wire 140 connected to the slide base 120 and moving a predetermined trajectory, and a driving step 150 for rotating the wire 140.

The slide base 120 slides on the guide rail 110 according to the operation of the wire 140 and the driving means 150, and thus the window 170 mounted on the slide base 120 is vertically moved up and down. Move in the direction of

In a typical car, a frame is provided on an upper side of a door and a window is lifted in the frame, but recently, there are many cars without a frame, and the window moves in a vertical direction without a frame.

In a vehicle without such a frame, the window is raised or lowered when both sides are not guided by the frame, so that the slide base that mounts the window is moved vertically while maintaining the horizontal or vertical position precisely compared to a vehicle having a frame in the door. Should be. If the slide base does not maintain the correct horizontal or vertical state, the airtightness between the window and the body of the car may not be maintained and rain may seep into the inside of the car when it rains. There is. In addition, even in a vehicle with a frame, there is a fear that abnormal sounds may occur due to friction with the frame while the window is raised or lowered.

However, in the related art, the guide frame slidably supporting the slide base in the vertical direction may be coupled only to a predetermined position of the door panel initially set by the designer. That is, a coupling means such as a bolt for coupling the slide base to the door panel can only fix a predetermined position, and there is a problem in that the guide rail cannot be installed on the door panel by adjusting the position of the guide rail.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a window regulator that can be coupled to the door panel by adjusting the position of the guide rail.

The window regulator of the present invention for achieving the above object is a guide rail which is arranged long in the vertical direction on the door panel of the vehicle, the slide base is slidably installed on the guide rail and the window for the door of the vehicle is mounted; In the window regulator comprising a coupling means for coupling the guide rail to the door panel, the coupling means is positionable relative to the door panel the guide rail.

In the window regulator, the distance between the door panel and the guide rail is preferably adjusted by the coupling means.

In the window regulator, the coupling means, the block body is coupled to the guide rail; A first screw member including a head portion coupled to the block body and a first screw portion formed with a thread in a longitudinal direction; And a second screw material provided on the door panel and provided with a second screw part screwed to the first screw part.

In the window regulator, the first screw member is preferably rotatably coupled to the block body in the vertical direction of the door frame.

In the window regulator, one side of the first screw member is composed of a head having at least a portion of a spherical shape, and a protrusion provided on an imaginary line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first screw portion while passing through the center of the head portion; Preferably, the block body is provided with a receiving portion having a shape corresponding to the head and the protrusion.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a view showing a state in which the window regulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is installed on the front of the door panel, Figure 3 is a view showing the rear of the door panel of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a main part of FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 5 is an exploded view of FIG. 4, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are views illustrating a state in which the guide rail is positioned with respect to the door panel using a coupling means in the window regulator of FIG. 2.

The window regulator 1 according to the present embodiment includes a guide rail 10, a slide base 20, and a coupling means 30.

The guide rail 10 is arranged long in the vertical direction on the door panel 90 of the vehicle. The guide pulley 11 which guides the wire 70 is provided in the upper and lower sides of this guide rail 10 in rotational freedom.

The slide base 20 is slidably installed on the guide rail 10, and the door window 80 of the vehicle is mounted.

The slide base 20 is guided to the guide pulley 11 and coupled to a wire 70 for moving a predetermined path. The slide base 20 coupled to the wire 70 slides upward and downward on the slide base 20 as the wire 70 moves.

The coupling means 30 is the door panel 90 is coupled to the guide rail 10. Specifically, the guide rail 10 is coupled to the door panel 90 so as to be adjustable in position.

Here, the position adjustment means adjusting the distance between the guide rail 10 and the door panel 90 when the guide rail 10 is coupled to the door panel 90, or the guide rail 10 is moved to the door. It includes coupling to be inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the panel 90.

The coupling means 30 includes a block body 40, a first screw member 50, and a second screw member 60.

The block body 40 is coupled to the guide rail 10. A pin member 42 is provided to couple the block body 40 to the guide rail 10. The pin member 42 is fixed to the guide rail 10 through the block body 40. The block body 40 is fixedly coupled to the guide rail 10 by the pin member 42.

An interior of the block body 40 is provided with a receiving portion 41 for receiving the head 51 and the protrusion 52 of the first screw member 50 to be described later. The head 51 and the protrusion 52 are not separately fitted to the receiving portion 41 of the block 40 after the block 40 is manufactured, but the head 51 and the protrusion prepared in advance. The 52 is manufactured together with the block 40 by insert injection molding.

Therefore, after the injection molding, the first screw member 50 is in a state in which the head portion 51 and the protrusion portion 52 are coupled to the block body 40. On the other hand, the first screw member 50 and the block body 40 is the contact surface is fixed to each other in the molding process. Since the first screw member 50 should be rotated with respect to the block body 40, after the molding is completed, the first screw member 50 is rotated to move the first screw member 50 to the block body 40. It is desirable to be in a rotatable state with respect to Of course, it is also possible to form a predetermined coating layer on the surface of the head 51 or the protrusion 52 in advance before molding so that the first screw member 50 is in a rotatable state even after molding.

The first screw member 50 includes a head 51, a protrusion 52, and a first screw portion 53.

The head 51 has a spherical shape as a whole, and is provided on one side of the first screw member 50.

When the first screw member 50 is coupled to the block body 40, the protruding portion 52 rotates only the up and down direction of the door panel 90, and does not rotate in the other direction. If the protruding portion 52 is not provided, the head 51 may be rotated in any direction because the head 51 is formed as a whole. However, if it is possible to rotate in any direction in this way, when rotating the second screw member 60 described later, the first screw member 50 also rotates together, the first screw member 50 is It becomes impossible to move in the longitudinal direction of the first screw portion 53. The detailed description will be described later.

On the other hand, the protrusion 52 protrudes from the head 51. Specifically, the protrusion 52 protrudes along an imaginary line perpendicular to the vertical direction of the door panel 90 while passing through the center of the head 51. One pair of the protrusions 52 is preferably provided on one side of the head 51 and the opposite side of the head 51 away from one side thereof, but may be provided only on one side of the head 51. Do.

 Specifically, the protrusion 52 is provided in the block 40 so that the first screw member 50 can rotate in the vertical direction of the door panel 90. To this end, the protrusion 52 is disposed in the block 40 such that the protrusion direction of the protrusion 52 is parallel to the left and right directions of the door panel 90 (that is, the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction of the door panel 90).

The first screw portion 53 is provided on the other side of the first screw member 50, the thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface.

The second screw member 60 is installed on the door panel 90 and forms a round rod shape as a whole. Inside the second screw member 60, a second screw portion 61 screwed to the first screw portion 53 is provided.

The second screw portion 61 is a thread having a shape corresponding to that of the first screw portion 53.

A protruding edge portion 62 is provided in the middle portion of the second screw member 60 so that the second screw member 60 can be positioned on the upper surface of the door panel 90. Refers to the side of the door panel where the window regulator is installed.)

The lower portion of the second screw member 60 is protruded from the rear surface of the door panel 90 when coupled with the door panel 90 and has a male thread portion 63 having a thread, and extends from the male screw portion 63 and has a cross section. This hexagonal bolt portion 64 is provided.

The male thread portion 63 of the screw thread is connected to a nut 92 positioned on the lower surface side of the door panel 90 so that the second screw member 60 may be installed on the door panel 90.

The bolt portion 64 allows the second screw member 60 to be rotated by a tool such as a wrench (not shown). When the wrench is inserted into the bolt portion 64 to rotate the wrench, The two screw members 60 rotate.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, a washer 93 is further provided between the door panel 90 and the nut 92 so that the second screw member 60 may be well installed on the door panel 90.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the door panel 90 is provided with a through hole 91 into which the second screw member 60 can be inserted, and the male screw portion 63 and the hexagon of the second screw member 60 are provided. The bolt portion 64 of the cross section protrudes from the rear surface of the door panel 90 through the through hole 91.

Coupling means 30 of the window regulator 1 according to the present embodiment described above is the door panel 90 and the guide rail by the screw coupling of the first screw member 50 and the second screw member 60. Adjust the interval between (10).

In addition, the coupling means 30 of the window regulator 1 according to the present embodiment is formed between the door panel 90 and the guide rail 10 by the rotation of the block body 40 and the first screw member 50. Allow the angle to change.

The operation and effect of the window regulator 1 according to the present embodiment having such a configuration are as follows.

First, a coupling method of moving the lower portion of the guide rail in a state where the upper portion of the guide rail is fixed will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

First, the head 51 and the protrusion 52 couple the block body 40 coupled in the receiving hole to the guide rail 10. At this time, the block body 40 is coupled to the guide rail 10 by the pin member 42. Thereafter, after screwing the first screw portion 53 of the first screw member 50 to the second screw portion 61 of the second screw member 60, the second screw member 60 of the door panel 90 Insert into the through hole 91. At this time, the edge portion 62 of the second screw member 60 is in contact with the upper surface of the door panel 90, the male screw portion 63 and the bolt portion 64 through the through-hole 91 the door panel 90 Protrudes to the rear of the).

Thereafter, the washer and the nut 92 are inserted into the male screw part 63 of the second screw member 60 to fix the position of the guide rail 10.

After the worker fixes the position of the upper portion of the guide rail 10, the position of the lower portion of the guide rail 10 is adjusted. Specifically, when the operator moves the lower portion of the guide rail 10 upward to select the correct position of the guide rail 10, as shown in Figure 6, the upper portion of the guide rail 10 is first It rotates around the head of the screw member 50. Then, when the position where the window can be accurately moved in the vertical direction is selected, the lower portion of the guide rail 10 is fixed by a suitable fixing means. Subsequently, after installing the window, if the lower height of the guide rail is not precisely adjusted so that the window does not move properly with respect to the door frame, the operator releases the lower part of the guide rail 10 and again guide rail 10. While moving the lower portion of the up and down direction, select the appropriate position, and fix the position of the lower portion of the guide rail (10) to the selected position.

In addition, in order to move the upper and lower ends of the guide rail 10 away from the door panel 90 at the same time (upward), as shown in FIG.

First, after loosening the nut 92 fitted to the male screw portion 63 of the second screw member, the worker rotates the bolt portion 64 using a predetermined wrench or the like. As the bolt portion 64 rotates, the second screw member 60 also rotates at the same time. When the second screw member 60 rotates, the first screw member 50 which is screwed with the second screw member 60 changes the distance between the guide rail 10 and the door panel 90. . Accordingly, the first screw member 50, which is screwed to the second screw member 60, moves in the longitudinal direction of the first screw member 50. As the first screw member 50 moves in the longitudinal direction as described above, the block body 40 and the guide rail 10, which are coupled to the first screw member 50, are formed together with the first screw member 50. 1 is moved in the longitudinal direction of the screw member 50 to change the distance between the guide rail 10 and the door panel 90. On the other hand, while the upper portion of the guide rail is moved upwardly away from the door panel 90, the operator moves the lower portion of the guide rail 10 also upwards away from the door panel 90.

Accordingly, the guide rail 10 is moved so that the top and bottom away from the door panel 90 at the same time. When the guide rail 10 is moved to a desired position, the lower part of the guide rail 10 is fixed by an appropriate means, and the upper part of the guide rail 10 has a washer and a nut 92 with the second screw member 60. ) Into the male screw portion 63 to fix the position.

According to the window regulator 1 of the present embodiment, the operator installing the window regulator 1 on the door panel 90 can fix the guide rail 10 to a desired position.

In the related art, the guide rail 10 may be installed only at the position of the door panel 90 which is set in advance, and the operator may not change it later. However, the door panel 90 and the guide rail 10 can not be reflected in the dimensions at the time of design due to the manufacturing tolerances, such that the window was not able to move along the correct movement path.

However, in this embodiment, the operator may combine the guide rail 10 and the door panel 90 in consideration of the horizontality or verticality of the window.

The window regulator according to the present invention can be modified as follows.

First, in the above-described embodiment, the coupling means for adjusting the position is provided on the upper part of the guide rail, but the coupling means can be installed on the lower part of the guide rail, and can be applied to various positions.

Secondly, in the above-described embodiment, the coupling means capable of adjusting the interval and the rotation angle is illustrated, but it is also possible to use only the coupling means capable of adjusting the spacing only or to use the coupling means capable of adjusting the rotation angle only.

That is, it is also possible to prevent the block body and the first screw member from rotating, and to allow the first screw member and the second screw member to be screwed together so that only the gap can be adjusted.

In addition, although the first screw member and the second screw member are integrally coupled without being screwed together, the block body and the first screw member are rotatably coupled so that only the angle between the door panel and the guide rail can be adjusted. Do.

Third, in the above-described embodiment, a protrusion is provided so that the first screw member rotatable in the vertical direction of the door panel does not rotate together with the second screw member. However, various configurations may be considered.

That is, it is also possible to form a rod shape extending in the left and right directions of the door panel instead of making the head part spherical.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to embodiments and various modifications, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments and modifications, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be.

According to the window regulator as described above, the coupling position of the guide rail and the door panel can be easily adjusted so that the window can move on the correct position of the door.

Claims (5)

delete And a guide rail disposed vertically on the door panel of the vehicle, a slide base slidably installed on the guide rail, and mounted with a window for the door of the vehicle, and coupling means for coupling the guide rail to the door panel. In the window regulator, The coupling means is capable of positioning the guide rail relative to the door panel, A window regulator characterized in that the gap between the door panel and the guide rail is adjusted by the coupling means. The method of claim 2, The coupling means, A block body coupled to the guide rail; A first screw member including a head portion coupled to the block body and a first screw portion formed with a thread in a longitudinal direction; And And a second screw member installed on the door panel and having a second screw portion screwed to the first screw portion. The method of claim 3, And the first screw member is rotatably coupled to the block body in a vertical direction of the door panel. The method of claim 4, wherein One side of the first screw member is composed of a head having at least a portion of a spherical shape, and a protrusion protruding from the head along an imaginary line perpendicular to the vertical direction of the door panel while passing through the center of the head, The block body is provided with a window regulator having a shape corresponding to the head and the protrusion.

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