KR20110053008A

KR20110053008A - Door hinge assembly for vehicles

Info

Publication number: KR20110053008A
Application number: KR1020090109791A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김태우
Original assignee: 현대자동차주식회사
Priority date: 2009-11-13
Filing date: 2009-11-13
Publication date: 2011-05-19

Abstract

PURPOSE: A door hinge assembly for a vehicle is provided to enable a door to be opened/closed in two manners by selectively locking/unlocking a sliding hinge arm. CONSTITUTION: A door hinge assembly for a vehicle comprises a hinge arm latch(300). The hinge arm latch can selectively lock or unlock a swing hinge arm and a sliding hinge arm(220). The hinge arm latch comprises a swing locking bar(310), a sliding locking bar(320) and a locking bar control unit(330). The swing locking bar can control the rotating operation of the swing hinge arm by movement. The sliding locking bar can control the rotating operation of the sliding hinge arm by movement. The locking bar control unit controls the movement of the sliding locking bar and the swing locking bar.

Description

Door hinge assembly for vehicles

The present invention relates to a door hinge assembly for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a door hinge assembly for a vehicle that is capable of selectively opening and closing the door of the vehicle in a swing and sliding manner.

In general, the door of the car is used to connect and block the inside and outside of the vehicle, and closes the door while driving to block outside noise, rain, and wind. Plays an important role in protecting

Such a door for a vehicle can be divided into a swing door and a sliding door which are commonly used. The swing door is a door that is used most frequently in most passenger cars due to the easy opening and closing of the door. If there are obstacles or the space is narrow, it is difficult for passengers to get on and off.

On the other hand, the sliding door is a door that is applied in a van or bus, and the sliding door is opened and opened, which is difficult to open and close compared to the swing door, but it is easy to get on and off in a narrow space and has practical advantages.

Recently, in order to have the advantages of such a swing door and a sliding door, the vehicle door is normally opened and closed by a swing method like a general car door, and when there is an obstacle or a space is difficult to open and close by a swing method, An openable door hinge assembly has been developed.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a swing operation of a door hinge assembly for a conventional vehicle, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a sliding operation of a door hinge assembly for a conventional vehicle. 4 is a partial view showing a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle.

The conventional door hinge assembly shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-202237 (2008.09.04), and is capable of swinging on a vehicle body in order to enable both swing and sliding door opening and closing. The door hinge 30 to be securely mounted, the latch device 80 for locking and unlocking the door hinge 30, and the door hinge 30 locked state of the hinge latch device 80. And a lock holding device (comprising reference numerals 92 to 95 in FIG. 4), and the door is slidably connected to the door hinge 30.

The hinge latch device 80 may release the door hinge 30 to be swingable when the door is opened in a swing manner, or lock the door hinge 30 to not swing when the door is opened in a sliding manner. When the latching device 80 for the hinge is in an unlocked state, the door is swingable with respect to the vehicle body, such as the door hinge 30, and in the locked state, the door is capable of sliding with respect to the door hinge 30. Done.

In addition, the lock holding device is configured to maintain the locked state of the hinge latch device 80 only for a predetermined time at the time when the door starts to be opened in the closed state and immediately before closing when the door is opened by the sliding method.

The lock holding device is configured to include a coupling part that can be coupled to the hinge latch device 80, the coupling part is coupled to the hinge latch device 80 to maintain a locked state and the hinge It is installed so as to be displaced between the open positions to be separated from the latch device (80).

The conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle configured as described above has the striker of the latch device 80 for the hinge as shown in FIG. 2 in the state of restraining the movement of the sliding link 61 through the link latch device 110. 81 and the latch 82 is released, the door hinge 30 is rotated only around the swing hinge 34 so that the door can be opened and closed in a swing manner, and the striker of the link latch device 110 As shown in FIG. 3, the striker 81 and the latch 82 of the latch device 80 for the hinge are engaged with each other by disengaging the 111 and the latch 112 to release the restraint of the sliding link 61. Due to the combined rotation of the door hinge 30 around the swing hinge 34, the door hinge 30 is rotated about the sliding hinges 55, 57, 65, and 67 so that the door is opened and closed in a sliding manner.

However, such a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle is somewhat complicated in configuration due to a plurality of devices including a hinge latch device 80, a link latch device 110, and a lock retaining device. There are relatively many disadvantages.

In addition, the size of the latches 82 and 112 may be increased due to the configuration of lock holding devices in the latches 82 and 112 of the hinge latch device 80 and the link latch device 110. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the lock retainer is configured to be released by contact with the protrusion 91 protruding from the link 52, thereby causing a geometric limitation in the design of the link 52. There is.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, by configuring a hinge arm latch that can lock and unlock the swing hinge arm and the sliding hinge arm mounted between the body and the door for the opening and closing operation of the door, An object of the present invention is to provide a door hinge assembly for a vehicle that can open and close the door in a swing and sliding manner by selectively locking the swing hinge arm and the sliding hinge arm.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a swing hinge arm rotatably coupled to a body body to swing open and close the door, and a sliding hinge arm rotatably coupled to the swing hinge arm slides the door open and close. In a door hinge assembly for a vehicle that is possibly operable,

It is mounted to the swing hinge arm, to provide a door hinge assembly for a vehicle comprising a hinge arm latch configured to selectively lock or unlock the swing hinge arm and the sliding hinge arm.

The present invention is configured to selectively control the opening and closing method of the door by selectively locking and unlocking the swing hinge arm that is operable to open and close the door by the swing method or the sliding hinge arm that is operable to open and close the door by sliding There is an effect that can be opened and closed the door by using both ways.

In addition, the present invention can also perform the function of maintaining the locking state of the swing hinge arm or the sliding hinge arm hinge arm latch portion to selectively lock and unlock the swing hinge arm and the sliding hinge arm, a simpler configuration than the existing It can be made, it is possible to obtain the effect of reducing the labor maneuvering according to these parts.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention, as used in the singular and the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention, and overlapping descriptions of the same parts as in the prior art may be omitted.

The present invention relates to a door hinge assembly for a vehicle configured between the door and the body body to operate for swinging or sliding opening and closing of the door. .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention, Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the main portion of the door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention.

As shown, the door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention is a swing hinge arm 210 coupled to a swing hinge 211 rotatably to a body body and a sliding hinge 225 rotatably to the swing hinge arm 210. In order to selectively control the rotation operation of the sliding hinge arm 220 coupled to the), the door can be opened and closed in a selected manner of a swing method or a sliding method.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 5, the door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a swing hinge arm 210 hinged to a body body via a body bracket 200, and the swing hinge arm 210. A hinge arm latch 300 coupled to the hinge hinge 220 and the swing hinge arm 210 to selectively lock or unlock the swing hinge arm 210 and the sliding hinge arm 220. It is configured to include).

The present invention selectively locks and unlocks the sliding hinge arm 220 for sliding opening and closing of the door and the swinging hinge arm 210 for swinging opening and closing of the door through the hinge arm latch 300. Can be selected.

That is, in order for the door equipped with the door hinge assembly according to the present invention to be opened and closed in a sliding manner, the sliding hinge arm 220 should be unlocked and rotated, and the swing hinge arm 210 may be opened and closed in a swing manner. The lock should be unlocked and rotated, and the swing hinge arm 210 should be locked when sliding and opening the door, and the sliding hinge arm 220 should be locked when swinging and opening the door.

As shown in FIG. 6, the hinge arm latch 300 includes a swing locking bar 310 capable of locking the rotation operation of the swing hinge arm 210 and a rotation operation of the sliding hinge arm 220. It may be made of a sliding locking bar 320 that can lock the locking bar control means 330 to control the locking operation of the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320.

The swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 are mounted to be linearly movable on the swing hinge arm 210, the swing locking bar 310 is reversed from the locking bar control means 330 to the body bracket Suppressing the rotation of the swing hinge arm 210 due to interference with the 200 and the sliding locking bar 320 is backward from the locking bar control means 330 and interferes with the sliding hinge arm 220 due to the sliding hinge arm ( The rotation of 220 can be suppressed.

In addition, the locking bar control means 330 is a rotor 331 is formed so that the swing locking bar 310 or the sliding locking bar 320 can enter the inside, and is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 331 The first rotor electromagnet 332 and the second rotor electromagnet 333, which are positioned at a distance from each other, and the first case electromagnet 334, which are mounted to be spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface of the rotor 331, and are spaced from each other. ) And the second case electromagnet 335.

Specifically, the rotor 331 is rotatably mounted to the swing hinge arm 210, the swing locking bar insertion groove into which the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 can enter, respectively. 331a and a sliding locking bar insertion groove 331b are provided, and according to the rotation of the rotor 331, the swing locking bar insertion groove 331a is positioned in line with the swing locking bar 310 or sliding locking. The bar insertion groove 331b is positioned in a straight line with the sliding locking bar 320 to be able to enter the inside of the rotor 331 to unlock the swing hinge arm 210 or the sliding hinge arm 220. Will be.

In addition, a spring (not shown) is inserted into the swing locking bar insertion groove 331a and the sliding locking bar insertion groove 331b of the rotor 331 to be pushed by a magnetic field of the rotor 331 to be spaced apart. The return of the bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 may be assisted.

In addition, the case 340 is configured to cover and protect the rotor 331 for the airtight of the rotor 331 is configured inside the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335, The case 340 is provided with a first guide tube 341 and a second guide tube 342 capable of guiding linear movements of the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320, respectively.

Here, the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335 are mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the case 340.

In the present invention, the first rotor electromagnet 332 and the second rotor electromagnet 333 and the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335 are magnetized when the current flows, When the current is cut off, the magnet is returned to its original state without being magnetized. The swing hinge arm 210 and the sliding hinge arm 220 are made of permanent magnets.

In particular, the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335 are configured to be magnetized and the polarity can be switched when the current flows, and to open and close the door, such as swing opening and closing of the door Accordingly, only one of the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335 may be selectively changed in polarity so that the rotor 331 may rotate.

Accordingly, when the first case electromagnet 334 or the second case electromagnet 335 has the same polarity as that of the first rotor electromagnet 332 and the second rotor electromagnet 333, the first case facing The rotor 331 can be rotated by pushing the electromagnet 332 or the second rotor electromagnet 333.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the rotor 331 forms a magnetic field capable of pushing the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 when electricity is applied, and the rotor (the rotor) is formed on the body bracket 200. A swing locking groove 201 through which the end 311 of the swing locking bar 310 pushed and moved by the magnetic field formed at 331 may be formed or fitted, and the hinge portion 223 of the sliding hinge arm 220 is formed. ) Is formed with a sliding locking groove 221 through which the sliding locking bar 320 pushed and moved by the magnetic force formed in the rotor 331.

Here, the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 is the bottom surface of the swing locking groove 201 and the sliding locking groove 221 even if the magnetic force of the rotor 331 is separated from the rotor 331. It is supported on the first guide tube 341 and the second guide tube 342 of the case 340 is configured so as not to go out.

Further, in the door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention, the link hinge arm 230 is rotatably coupled to the swing hinge arm 210, and the rail bracket 241 is rotatably coupled to the sliding hinge arm 220. .

The link hinge arm 230 is constant (sliding the door) around the sliding hinges (213, 225, 227, 231) together with the sliding hinge arm 220 when the door is opened and closed in a sliding manner in a state in which the swing hinge arm 210 is locked. And rotate to the position where it can be opened and closed.

7 is a schematic view showing a door equipped with a door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the rail bracket 241 is provided with a rail 240 integrally or assembling, and the door 250 is equipped with a slider 250 that can move in a horizontal direction through the rail 240. The slider 250 and the rail 240 are configured to prevent separation from each other.

The door hinge assembly of the present invention having the above configuration may be symmetrically mounted to the upper and lower ends of the door as shown in FIG. 8 for smooth opening and closing of the door, and the swing hinge arm 210 of the upper and lower ends for assembly rigidity. By installing the door hinge 270 mounted at both ends in the door to be swingable with respect to the vehicle body, the door can be opened and closed in a swing manner when the swing hinge arm 210 is rotated.

In addition, a sliding link 260 for assembly rigidity may be connected between the link hinge arm 230 respectively configured at the upper end and the lower end of the door.

Hereinafter, the operating state of the embodiment according to the present invention.

8A and 8B are schematic flowcharts illustrating an operation process of the main part shown in FIG. 6.

As shown in Fig. 8A (a), the door hinge assembly according to the present invention is normally set to a swingable state requiring less force for opening and closing the door.

At this time, the swing hinge arm 210 enters the swing locking bar insertion groove 331a and fixes the rotor 331 so as not to rotate, and the sliding locking bar 320 has one end of the second guide tube of the case 340. The other end penetrates the sliding lock groove 221 in the inserted state 342 to prevent rotation of the sliding hinge arm 220.

Then, the swing locking bar 310 is not subjected to the interference by the body bracket 200 and the swing hinge arm 210 is rotatable around the swing hinge 211, the door hinge 270 swings swing It is possible to open and close the swing of the door.

If the user wants to open and close the door in such a setting state, the user rotator 331, the first rotor electromagnet 332, the second rotor electromagnet 333, the first case electromagnet 334 and the first When electricity is supplied to the two-case electromagnet 335, a magnetic field is formed while current flows through the rotor 331.

At this time, the magnetic field around the rotor 331 is formed in the direction to push the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320, the swing locking bar 310 as shown in (c) of Figure 8a Pushing out of the (331) enters the swing locking groove 201 of the body bracket 200.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8A (d), the rotation lock of the rotor 331 is released, and the repulsive force acts on the first rotor electromagnet 332 and the first case electromagnet 334 facing each other. 331 is rotated.

At this time, as shown in (e) of FIG. 8B, the second case electromagnet 335 positioned close to the swing hinge arm 210 is different from the first rotor electromagnet 332 and the second rotor electromagnet 333. The rotor 331 rotates in a clockwise direction due to the attraction force acting on the second rotor electromagnet 333 which is switched to have a polarity and has a magnetism, which is closer to the first rotor electromagnet 332. Done.

When the rotor 331 is rotated as shown in FIG. 8B (f) and the second rotor electromagnet 333 is in a position facing the second case electromagnet 335, the rotor 331 is rotated by the second rotor. The magnetic field is temporarily fixed between the electromagnet 333 and the second case electromagnet 335 by the attraction force, and no more current flows through the rotor 331.

Then, as the magnetic field used to push the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 is removed, the sliding locking bar 320 is the sliding locking bar insertion groove of the rotor 331 as shown in FIG. 331b enters and locks the rotor 331, and the swing locking bar 310 is a portion between the front end portion of the rotor 331 (the first rotor magnet 332 and the second rotor magnet 333). It is impossible to enter into the rotor 331 by the).

As shown in FIG. 8B (h), current is cut off from the first rotor electromagnet 332 and the second rotor electromagnet 333 and the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335, and the swing lock bar. Locking the rotation of the swing hinge arm 210 in the state 310 enters the swing lock groove 201 of the body bracket 200, the sliding locking bar 320 is separated from the sliding hinge arm 220 by the sliding hinge By unlocking the rotation of the arm 220, the door can be opened and closed in a sliding manner, and this locked state can be maintained until current flows back to the rotor 331 by a user's manipulation.

In order to enable such an operation, the rotor 331 according to the present invention is made of an oval-shaped cross section close to an oval, and the sliding locking bar insertion groove 331b and the swing locking bar insertion groove 331a are the rotors. Located in a straight line with respect to the rotation axis of the 331, the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 are disposed perpendicular to each other, the first case electromagnet 334 to the second guide tube 342 The second case electromagnet 335 is mounted in close proximity to the first guide tube 341.

As a result, the swing hinge arm 210 is kept in a locked state so that the door hinge 270 is not swingable, and the sliding hinge arm is unlocked to be rotatable about the sliding hinges 213, 225, 227, and 231. The sliding hinge arm 220 and the link hinge arm 230 rotate to the position where the slider 250 slides through the rail 240, and then the slider 250 moves through the rail 240 so that the door is slid open and closed. .

In order to switch the door opening and closing method back to the swing method in the present invention, the above process may be reversed.

As described above, in the present invention, when the door is swinged to open or close the door, the swing locking bar 310 leaves the swing locking groove 201 of the body bracket 200 to unlock the swing hinge arm 210 so that the door is door hinge ( 270 to allow the swing to rotate, and the sliding locking bar 320 enters the sliding lock groove 221 of the sliding hinge arm 220 to lock the sliding hinge arm 220 to suppress sliding opening and closing of the door. .

In addition, the sliding locking bar 320 releases the sliding locking groove 221 to unlock the sliding hinge arm 220 when the door is opened and closed, thereby allowing the door to be opened and closed, and the swing locking bar 310 is provided. By entering the swing locking groove 201 of the body bracket 200 to lock the rotation of the swing hinge arm 210 to suppress the swing opening and closing of the door.

As described above, the present invention is to use the hinge arm latch 300 to swing the door open and close the sliding hinge arm 220, unlock the swing hinge arm 210, to open and close the sliding door When the swing hinge arm 210 is locked and the sliding hinge arm 220 is unlocked, the door opening and closing method may be selectively controlled as necessary.

In addition, since the hinge arm latch 300 performs a function of maintaining the locking state of the swing hinge arm 210 or the sliding hinge arm 220, the latch device for the hinge of the door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention. (Refer to reference numeral 80 in FIG. 1), the latch device for link (see 110 in FIG. 1) and the lock holding device (see FIG. The effect is reduced.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the invention is not limited to these embodiments, and has been claimed by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. It includes all the various forms of embodiments that can be implemented without departing from the spirit.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a swing operation of a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle

3 is a schematic view showing a sliding operation of a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle

Figure 4 is a partial view showing a conventional door hinge assembly for a vehicle

5 is a perspective view of a door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the main portion of the door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention

7 is a schematic view showing a door equipped with a door hinge assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention;

8A and 8B are schematic flowcharts showing the operation process of the main part shown in FIG.

200: body bracket

201: Swing lock groove

210: swing hinge arm

220: sliding hinge arm

221: sliding lock groove

230: link hinge arm

240: rail

241: Rail Bracket

250: slider

260: sliding link

270 door hinge

300: hinge arm latch part

310: Swing Locking Bar

320: sliding locking bar

330: locking bar control means

331: rotor

331a: Swing Locking Bar Insertion Groove

331b: Sliding locking bar insertion groove

332: first rotor electromagnet

333: second rotor electromagnet

334: first case electromagnet

335: Second Case Electromagnet

340: Case

341: first guide tube

342: second guide tube

Claims

The swing hinge arm 210 rotatably coupled to the body body operates to swing open and close the door, and the sliding hinge arm 220 rotatably coupled to the swing hinge arm 210 enables sliding open and close the door. In the door hinge assembly for a vehicle,

It is mounted to the swing hinge arm 210, and comprises a hinge arm latch 300 to selectively lock or unlock the swing hinge arm 210 and the sliding hinge arm 220 A door hinge assembly for a vehicle.

The method according to claim 1, The hinge arm latch 300,

A swing locking bar 310 capable of controlling a rotation operation of the swing hinge arm 210 by moving a position;

A sliding locking bar 320 capable of controlling a rotation operation of the sliding hinge arm 220 by moving a position;

Locking bar control means (330) configured to control the positional movement of the swing locking bar (310) and the sliding locking bar (320);

Door hinge assembly for a vehicle, characterized in that consisting of.

The method of claim 2, wherein the locking bar control means 330,

A rotor (331) rotatably mounted to the swing hinge arm (210) to form a magnetic field and to push the swing locking bar (310) and the sliding locking bar (320) through electricity;

A first rotor electromagnet 332 and a second rotor electromagnet 333 mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the rotor 331 and spaced apart from each other;

A first case electromagnet 334 and a second case electromagnet 335 mounted spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface of the rotor 331 and spaced apart from each other;

Door hinge assembly for a vehicle, characterized in that consisting of.

The method according to claim 2,

The case 340 is further provided with a first guide tube 341 and a second guide tube 342 that can guide the movement of the swing locking bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320, respectively. A door hinge assembly for a vehicle.

The method of claim 3,

The first rotor electromagnet 332 and the second rotor electromagnet 333 and the first case electromagnet 334 and the second case electromagnet 335 are made of an electromagnet that is magnetized when current is passed, Swing lock bar 310 and the sliding locking bar 320 is a door hinge assembly for a vehicle, characterized in that made of a permanent magnet.

The method according to claim 3 or 5,

The first case electromagnet (334) and the second case electromagnet (335) is a door hinge assembly for a vehicle, characterized in that the polarity of any one of the two selected to change when the electricity.