WO2017199500A1

WO2017199500A1 - Outer handle device for vehicle door

Info

Publication number: WO2017199500A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/006245
Authority: WO
Inventors: 雅俊吉田
Original assignee: 株式会社ホンダロック
Priority date: 2016-05-16
Filing date: 2017-02-21
Publication date: 2017-11-23
Also published as: JP2017206829A

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of avoiding an increase in size of an outer handle device for a vehicle door, while achieving interlock and connection of a handle lever with a connection arm part by using a small number of parts. A handle lever 31 is supported by a handle base 14, and when a connection arm part 16 is inserted into an insertion hole 19, the handle lever 31 can be pushed by the tip portion of the connection arm part 16. Thus, an engaging piece 40 is rotatably connected to the handle lever 31 while elastically biased toward an engaging position side, the engaging piece 40 being allowed to rotate between the engaging position up to which the engaging piece 40 enters into the insertion hole 19 and a retracting position up to which the engaging piece 40 is displaced by being pushed by the tip portion of the connection arm part 16. A locking part 45 is installed on the connection arm part 16, the engaging part 45 engaging the engaging piece 40 while enabling the engaging piece 40 to be rotated from the retracting position to the engaging position as the connection arm part 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 19 up to a non-operating position when an outer handle 12 is assembled to the handle base 14.

Description

Outdoor handle device for vehicle door

This application claims priority based on the Japanese patent application “Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-98228” filed on May 16, 2016, and the contents thereof are incorporated by reference.

In the present invention, a handle base having an insertion hole is fixed to an outer panel of a vehicle door, and the connection constituting a part of an out handle that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction while allowing the door to be opened outside the outer panel. The arm portion is inserted into the insertion hole so as to be movable between a non-operation position when the out handle is not operated and a door opening operation position when the out handle is opened. A handle lever that is linked to and connected to the connecting arm portion so as to be able to rotate between a non-operating position corresponding to the non-operating position of the portion and an operating position corresponding to the opening operation position of the connecting arm portion. The present invention relates to an out-handle device for a vehicle door that is supported by the handle base while being elastically biased toward the non-actuated position.

An out handle device for a vehicle door in which the handle lever is interlocked and connected to the connecting arm portion by engaging one end portion of the handle lever with a locking recess provided in the connecting arm portion of the out handle. It is already known from Patent Document 1.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 04-045633

However, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is an insertion hole provided in the handle base so that the connecting arm portion is inserted in order to engage one end portion of the handle lever with the locking recess of the connecting arm portion. It is formed larger in the longitudinal direction of the handle body than the size required for insertion of the connecting arm portion, and the connecting arm portion is slid in the longitudinal direction of the out handle in the insertion hole, thereby locking one end portion of the handle lever. A stopper that fills the gap formed between the connecting arm and the inner surface of the insertion hole after the engagement is completed is attached to the handle base so as to prevent rattling in the insertion hole of the connecting arm. ing. For this reason, increase in the number of parts and complication of the assembly work cannot be avoided, and the enlargement of the out handle device is unavoidable by forming the insertion hole unnecessarily large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an out-handle apparatus for a vehicle door that can avoid an increase in size while achieving interlocking and connection of a handle lever to a connecting arm portion with a small number of parts. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a handle base having an insertion hole is fixed to an outer panel of a vehicle door, and the outboard extends in the vehicle front-rear direction while allowing the door to be opened outside the outer panel. The connecting arm portion constituting a part of the handle can be moved between a non-operation position when the out handle is not operated and a door opening operation position when the out handle is opened. It is inserted into the hole and can be rotated between the non-operation position corresponding to the non-operation position of the connection arm portion and the operation position corresponding to the door opening operation position of the connection arm portion. In an out handle device for a vehicle door that is supported and supported by the handle base while a handle lever that is interlocked and coupled is elastically biased toward the non-operation position side, A handle lever is supported by the handle base via a support shaft having an axis along the longitudinal direction of the out handle, and the connecting arm portion is inserted into the insertion hole when the out handle is assembled to the handle base. Accordingly, it is possible to be pushed by the distal end portion of the connecting arm portion, and an engagement position that projects from the handle lever into the insertion hole, and is pushed by the distal end portion of the coupling arm portion to the outside of the insertion hole. The handle lever is configured such that an engagement piece that can rotate between the displaced retracted position can be rotated about an axis parallel to the support shaft while being elastically biased toward the engagement position. The engaging piece can be rotated from the retracted position to the engaging position in response to the connecting arm portion being inserted into the non-operating position in the insertion hole during the assembly. While Wherein the locking portion for engaging the engagement piece is provided on the connecting arm portion.

According to the above feature of the present invention, when the connecting arm portion of the out handle is inserted into the insertion hole of the handle base when the out handle is assembled to the handle base, the handle base is rotatably supported by the handle base via the support shaft. The engagement piece, which is pivotally connected to the lever and is in the engagement position, is pushed by the tip of the connection arm part to rotate to the retracted position, and the connection arm part is inserted into the insertion hole until the non-operation position is reached. Then, the engagement piece can be engaged with the locking portion of the connecting arm portion, and the engagement piece that is elastically biased toward the engagement position side rotates from the retracted position to the engagement position. To engage the locking portion of the connecting arm portion. In this way, when the handle lever is interlocked and connected to the connecting arm portion via the engagement piece, when the connecting arm portion moves from the non-operation position to the door opening operation position, the posture with respect to the handle lever is changed to the engagement position. The turning force is transmitted to the handle lever from the engagement piece that remains constant, and the handle lever rotates from the non-operating position to the operating position. When the input of the operating force to the out handle is stopped, the handle lever that is elastically biased toward the non-operating position rotates from the operating position to the non-operating position and remains in the engaging position. When the force is transmitted from the handle lever to the connecting arm portion through the piece, the connecting arm portion moves to the non-operation position. In other words, the engagement piece is pivotally connected to the handle lever, and a simple mechanism with only a small number of parts is added to the handle lever so that the engagement piece is elastically biased toward the engagement position. The linkage and connection of the handle lever to the connecting arm can be achieved, and it is not necessary to slide the out handle in the longitudinal direction when assembling the out handle to the handle base. It can be avoided.

It is a side view which shows a part of vehicle door. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the handle lever and the engagement piece as seen from the same direction as FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view sequentially showing an assembly process of an out handle to a handle base corresponding to FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. First, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, for example, an outer panel 11 of a vehicle door D, which is a side door, An out handle 12 extending in a direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1) is rotatably attached so as to be operated on the outer surface side of the vehicle door D. The outer panel 11 has a curved portion 11a that forms a recess 13 for allowing a vehicle user's hand holding the out handle 12 to be inserted outwardly, and bulges inward in the vehicle width direction. Provided.

A handle base 14 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is fixed to the inner surface of the outer panel 11. The out handle 12 has one end portion (front end portion in this embodiment) rotatably supported by the handle base 14 and the other end portion of the handle main body 15 disposed on the outer side of the outer panel 11 ( In this embodiment, a connecting arm portion 16 is connected to the rear end portion), and the handle main body 15 includes a handle main body 17 and the handle main body 17 opposite to the outer panel 11. The connection arm portion 16 is integrally connected to the handle main body 17 integrally.

The handle base 14 is provided with an insertion hole 19 disposed behind the recess 13, and the outer panel 11 is provided with a through hole 20 corresponding to the insertion hole 19. Is inserted into the insertion hole 19 through the through hole 20. An elastic seal member 21 that can be interposed between the handle body 15 and the outer panel 11 is attached to the base portion of the connecting arm portion 16 on the handle body 15 side.

A tact switch 22 is provided at the other end of the handle main body 15 for confirming the intention of the vehicle user to lock the vehicle door D. The handle cover 18 is provided with the tact switch 22. An opening 24 is provided to allow the switch button 23 to be pressed.

Referring also to FIG. 3, a cylinder body 26 of a cylinder lock 25 that is locked and unlocked by a mechanical key (not shown) is provided on the handle base 14 behind the connecting arm portion 16. Fixed. Further, the outer panel 11 is smoothly connected to the other end portion (the rear end portion in this embodiment) of the handle body 15 when the out handle 12 is in a non-operating state behind the out handle 12. Thus, the base cover 28 protruding outward from the outer panel 11 is fixed so as to cover a part of the cylinder body 26 with a seal member (not shown) interposed between the outer panel 11 and the outer panel 11. The base cover 28 is provided with an opening 29 through which the key hole 27 of the cylinder lock 25 faces.

The connecting arm portion 16 moves between a non-operation position when the out handle 12 is not operated and a door opening operation position (position shown in FIG. 2) when the out handle 12 is opened. It is inserted into the insertion hole 19 as possible, and the non-operating position of the connecting arm portion 16 corresponding to the non-operating position and the operating position of the connecting arm portion 16 corresponding to the opening operation position (shown in FIG. 2). A handle lever 31 that can be rotated between positions) is linked to and connected to the connecting arm portion 16 and is supported by the handle base 14 while being elastically biased toward the non-operating position. The

The handle lever 31 is supported by the handle base 14 via a support shaft 32 having an axis along the longitudinal direction of the handle body 15. The support shaft 32 is provided across a pair of

support plates

33 and 34 provided integrally with the handle base 14 above the connecting arm portion 16 with a space in the longitudinal direction of the handle body 15.

4 and 5 together, the handle lever 31 is disposed between the

support plates

33 and 34 and the support cylinder portion 31a through which the support shaft 32 is inserted, and the support cylinder portion 31a. A flat plate portion 31b that is connected to a portion near the support plate 33 and projects radially outward from the support tube portion 31a, and is connected to the flat plate portion 31b on the opposite side of the connecting arm portion 16 with respect to the support shaft 32. It is formed so as to integrally have the weight part 31c provided.

A torsion spring 35 surrounding the support cylinder portion 31a is provided between the flat plate portion 31b and the support plate portion 34, and the handle lever 31 is moved to the inoperative position side by the elastic force of the torsion spring 35. The bullet is energized towards.

A holder 36 is elastically engaged with the weight portion 31 c of the handle lever 31, and the other end of a rod 37 having one end connected to the holder 36 is provided in the vehicle door D. It is connected to the latch mechanism 38. That is, when the handle lever 31 is rotated from the non-operating position to the operating position, the pressing force from the rod 38 is input to the latch mechanism 38.

When the vehicle user confirms the intention to lock the vehicle door D with the tact switch 22, the latch mechanism 38 is confirmed to be a regular portable device by communication between the portable device carried by the vehicle user and the vehicle. When the vehicle door D is held in a locked state and the vehicle user grasps the handle body 15 in the locked state of the vehicle door D, the vehicle user confirms the intention to unlock the vehicle door D. The vehicle door D is unlocked when the vehicle user D is confirmed to be a legitimate portable device by communication between the portable device carried by the vehicle user and the vehicle, and from the rod 38 in the unlocked state. Is input to the latch mechanism 38, the vehicle door D can be opened.

The cylinder lock 25 has a rotating rod 39 extending from the cylinder body 26 toward the latch mechanism 38, and the latch mechanism 38 is moved from the rotating rod 39 as the cylinder lock 25 is locked and unlocked. In response to the input of the rotational power, the latch mechanism 38 operates to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state of the vehicle door D.

Referring also to FIG. 6, the engagement piece 40 is connected to the flat plate portion 31 b of the handle lever 31 so as to be rotatable around an axis parallel to the support shaft 32. The engagement piece 40 can be pushed by the distal end portion of the connecting arm portion 16 when the connecting arm 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 19 when the out handle 12 is assembled to the handle base 14. An engagement position (position shown in FIGS. 2 to 4) that projects into the insertion hole 19 from the flat plate portion 31b of the lever 31 and an outer side of the insertion hole 19 that is pushed by the distal end portion of the connecting arm portion 16. It is possible to rotate between the displaced retracted position and is connected to the flat plate portion 31b, and is elastically biased toward the engaging position.

The flat plate portion 31b of the handle lever 31 has a bottomed receiving hole 41 opened at the end of the flat plate portion 31b on the side of the insertion hole 19 and has an axis along a plane perpendicular to the axis of the support shaft 32. Formed. The engagement piece 40 includes an engagement piece base 40a inserted into the opening end of the accommodation hole 41, and a flat plate-like engagement portion protruding from the engagement piece base 40a so as to protrude from the flat plate portion 31b. 40b, and the engagement piece base 40a is connected to the handle lever 31 via a pin 42 having an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the handle lever 31, that is, the axis of the support shaft 32. The flat plate portion 31b is rotatably connected.

A coil spring 43 is housed in the housing hole 41 and has a contact portion 44 a that can contact the engagement piece base portion 40 a of the engagement piece 40 and is received in the storage hole 41. The coil spring 43 is contracted between the transmission plate 44 and the closed end of the accommodation hole 41. That is, the transmission plate 44 is formed with a step portion 44 b facing the side opposite to the engagement piece 40, and the coil spring 43 is compressed between the step portion 44 b and the closed end of the accommodation hole 41. Established.

The engagement piece 40 is formed with a stopper portion 40c that contacts the flat plate portion 31b of the handle lever 31 when the engagement piece 40 is in the engagement position as shown in FIG. In a state where 40c is in contact with the flat plate portion 31b, the engagement piece 40 is restricted from rotating from the engagement position in a direction away from the retracted position. In this state, the contact portion of the transmission plate 44 is restricted. The entire surface of 44 a abuts on the engagement piece base 40 a of the engagement piece 40. When the engagement piece 40 is rotated from the engagement position to the retracted position, only the tip of the contact portion 44a comes into contact with the engagement piece base portion 40a of the engagement piece 40. In this state, the elastic biasing force of the coil spring 43 acts on the engagement piece 40 via the transmission plate 44 so as to bias the engagement piece 40 toward the engagement position. become.

The connecting arm portion 16 is provided with a locking portion 45, and the locking portion 45 is inserted into the insertion hole 19 by the connecting arm portion 16 when the out handle 12 is assembled to the handle base 14. A flat plate-like engaging portion 40b of an engaging piece 40 that rotates from the retracted position to the engaging position in accordance with the insertion to the non-operation position is engaged. It is formed as a through-hole opened on the lower surface.

Further, an elastic member 46 having a contact surface 46a for contacting and engaging the flat engagement portion 40b in the locking portion 45 is detachably attached to the distal end portion of the connecting arm portion 16. Note that the flat plate-like engaging portion 40b may be directly brought into contact with and engaged with the connecting arm portion 16 in the locking portion 45 without mounting the elastic member 46.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The handle lever 31 is provided on the handle base 14 that has the insertion hole 19 and is fixed to the outer panel 11 of the vehicle door D. The connecting arm portion 16 that is supported via a support shaft 32 that forms a part of the out handle 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 19 when the out handle 12 is assembled to the handle base 14. An engagement position that allows pressing at the distal end portion of the connecting arm portion 16 and enters the insertion hole 19 from the handle lever 31, and an outer side of the insertion hole 19 that is pressed at the distal end portion of the connecting arm portion 16. The engagement piece 40 that can be rotated between the retracted position displaced in the direction of rotation is capable of rotating about an axis parallel to the support shaft 32 while being elastically biased toward the engagement position. The engagement piece 40 is connected to the handle lever 31 when the connecting arm portion 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 19 to the non-operation position in the non-operation state of the out handle 12 during the assembly. The connecting arm portion 16 is provided with a locking portion 45 that engages the engagement piece 40 while allowing the engagement piece 40 to rotate from the retracted position to the engagement position.

According to the interlocking and connecting structure of the handle lever 31 to the connecting arm portion 16, the connecting arm portion 16 of the out handle 12 is shown in FIG. 7A when the out handle 12 is assembled to the handle base 14. In addition, when inserted into the insertion hole 19 of the handle base 14, the engagement piece is rotatably connected to the handle lever 31 that is rotatably supported by the handle base 14 via the support shaft 32 and is in the engagement position. As shown in FIG. 7B, the connecting arm portion 16 is pushed by the tip end portion of the connecting arm portion 16 and rotated to the retracted position until reaching the inoperative position as shown in FIG. 7C. Is inserted into the insertion hole 19, the engagement piece 40 can be engaged with the locking portion 45 of the connecting arm portion 16, and the engagement piece 40 that is elastically biased toward the engagement position side is provided. The locking portion 4 of the connecting arm portion 16 is rotated from the retracted position to the engaging position. To engage in.

When the connecting arm portion 16 is moved from the non-operation position to the door opening operation position as shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the handle lever 31 is interlocked and connected to the connecting arm portion 16 via the engagement piece 40 as described above, The turning force is transmitted to the handle lever 31 from the engagement piece 40 in which the posture with respect to the handle lever 31 remains constant at the engagement position, and the handle lever 31 rotates from the non-operation position to the operation position. When the input of the operating force to the out handle 12 is stopped, the handle lever 31 that is elastically biased toward the non-actuated position rotates from the actuated position to the non-actuated position and remains in the engaged position. When the force is transmitted from the handle lever 31 to the connecting arm portion 16 through the engagement piece 40, the connecting arm portion 16 moves to the non-operation position. That is, the handle lever 31 is provided with a simple mechanism with a small number of parts, in which the engagement piece 40 is rotatably connected to the handle lever 31 and the engagement piece 40 is elastically biased toward the engagement position. It is possible to achieve the interlock and connection of the handle lever 31 to the connecting arm portion 16 simply by adding, and it is not necessary to slide the out handle 12 in the longitudinal direction when the out handle 12 is assembled to the handle base 14. The enlargement of the out-handle device can be avoided.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. Is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Outer panel 12 ... Out handle 14 ... Handle base 16 ... Connection arm part 19 ... Insertion hole 31 ... Handle lever 32 ... Spindle 40 ... Engagement piece 45 ... Locking part D ... Vehicle door

Claims

A handle base (14) having an insertion hole (19) is fixed to the outer panel (11) of the vehicle door (D), and allows the door to be opened outside the outer panel (11). The connecting arm portion (16) constituting a part of the out handle (12) extending in the non-operating position in the non-operating state of the out handle (12) and the door opening operation completion state of the out handle (12) It is inserted into the insertion hole (19) so as to be able to move between the door opening operation positions, and the non-operating position of the connecting arm part (16) corresponding to the non-operating position and A handle lever (31) linked to and connected to the connecting arm portion (16) to be able to rotate between operating positions corresponding to the door opening operation position is elastically directed toward the non-operating position side. Being energized In the out door device for a vehicle door supported by the handle base (14), the handle lever (31) is arranged via the support shaft (32) having an axis along the longitudinal direction of the out handle (12). The connecting arm is supported by the handle base (14), and the connecting arm (16) is inserted into the insertion hole (19) when the out handle (12) is assembled to the handle base (14). An engagement position that allows it to be pushed by the tip of the portion (16) and enters the insertion hole (19) from the handle lever (31), and is pushed by the tip of the connecting arm (16). An engagement piece (40) capable of rotating between a retraction position displaced outward of the insertion hole (19) is elastically biased toward the engagement position side, and the support shaft Until the axis parallel to (32) It is connected to the handle lever (31) so as to be rotatable, and the engaging arm (16) is inserted into the insertion hole (19) up to the non-operating position during the assembly. A locking portion (45) for engaging the engagement piece (40) while allowing the piece (40) to rotate from the retracted position to the engagement position is provided on the connecting arm portion (16). An out-handle device for a vehicle door, characterized in that