WO2022091546A1

WO2022091546A1 - Vehicle

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Publication number: WO2022091546A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/031271
Authority: WO
Inventors: 侑也小島; 悠基柴田; 豪紀佐藤; 和宏日比
Original assignee: トヨタ車体株式会社
Priority date: 2020-10-26
Filing date: 2021-08-26
Publication date: 2022-05-05
Also published as: JP2022069922A; JP7334709B2; CN116056926A

Abstract

A vehicle (11) that comprises a body (14), a back door (15), a drive unit (16), and an operation switch (29). The body (14) has a back surface (12) that has an opening (13). The back door (15) is provided to the body (14) and can open and close the opening (13). The drive unit (16) drives the back door (15) open and closed. The operation switch (29) is provided to an outer surface of the body (14) at a location that is outside the opening/closing locus (30) of the back door (15).

Description

vehicle

This disclosure relates to a vehicle equipped with a back door.

Conventionally, as a vehicle of this type, for example, the one shown in Patent Document 1 is known. These vehicles are equipped with an electric back door that opens and closes an opening formed in the rear. A hinge is provided at the top of the opening. The back door opens and closes by rotating up and down via the hinge driven by an electric motor. The tip of the back door is provided with an open operation switch operated to open the back door and a close operation switch operated to close the back door.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-326729

By the way, in the back door as described above, the user manually operates the open operation switch while standing at the position facing the back door to open the back door. For this reason, especially when the vehicle equipped with the back door is a one-box type, the range of the opening / closing trajectory of the back door becomes large, so that the user should avoid the back door that opens after operating the open operation switch. You need to go back a lot. Therefore, there is a problem that the usability of the back door is deteriorated especially when the user opens and closes the back door in a limited space.

A vehicle that solves the above problems includes a body having an opening on the back surface, a back door provided in the body that can open and close the opening, a drive unit that drives the opening and closing of the back door, and the back door. It is equipped with an operation switch for opening and closing. The operation switch is arranged at a position on the outer surface of the body outside the range of the opening / closing locus of the back door.

A perspective view of the vehicle of one embodiment when viewed from the rear. The side schematic diagram which shows the part from the central part to the rear part in the side part of a vehicle. Enlarged view of the main part of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in FIG.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the vehicle will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle 11 is a so-called minivan and includes a body 14. The body 14 has an opening 13 on the back surface 12 that communicates the inside and outside of the vehicle 11. The opening 13 is provided over substantially the entire back surface 12 of the body 14. A hinge-type back door 15 capable of opening and closing the opening 13 is provided on the back surface portion (rear end portion) of the body 14.

Specifically, the body 14 has a hinge (not shown) on the upper side of the opening 13 in the back surface portion (rear end portion). The back door 15 is swingably connected to the body 14 via the hinge (not shown). In this case, the back door 15 has a fully closed position (position shown by a broken line in FIG. 2) in which the opening 13 is fully closed and a fully open position in which the opening 13 is fully opened above the fully closed position (FIG. 2). It is swingable to and from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line (2). A drive unit 16 for opening and closing the back door 15 is provided at the upper portion of the rear end of the side portion in the body 14. The drive unit 16 is composed of, for example, a motor.

At the center of the vehicle front-rear direction X on the side portion of the body 14, an entrance / exit 17 for getting on / off the vehicle 11 and a slide door 18 for opening / closing the entrance / exit 17 are provided. The slide door 18 is located at a fully closed position (position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) in which the entrance / exit 17 is fully closed by a motor (not shown) provided in the vehicle 11 and behind the fully closed position. The door is opened and closed between the fully opened position (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2) at which the entrance 17 is fully opened.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the side portion of the body 14, an upper slide mechanism 19, a central slide mechanism 20, and a lower slide for guiding the slide movement between the fully open position and the fully closed position of the slide door 18 are provided. A mechanism 21 is provided.

The upper slide mechanism 19 includes an upper guide rail 22 and an upper guide roller 23. The upper guide rail 22 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction X at a position above the entrance 17 on the side surface of the vehicle 11. The upper guide roller 23 is provided on the upper part of the inner surface of the slide door 18. The upper guide roller 23 is arranged so as to move while rotating inside the upper guide rail 22. The upper slide mechanism 19 guides the upper part of the slide door 18 so as to slide and move in the vehicle front-rear direction X by guiding the upper guide roller 23 by the upper guide rail 22.

The central slide mechanism 20 includes a central guide rail 24 and a central guide roller 25. The central guide rail 24 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction X at a position rearward from the entrance 17 on the side surface of the vehicle 11. The central guide roller 25 is provided at the center of the inner surface of the slide door 18 in the vertical direction Z. The central guide roller 25 is arranged so as to move while rotating inside the central guide rail 24. The central slide mechanism 20 guides the central guide roller 25 by the central guide rail 24 so that the central portion of the slide door 18 in the vertical direction Z slides and moves in the vehicle front-rear direction X.

The lower slide mechanism 21 includes a lower guide rail 26 and a lower guide roller 27. The lower guide rail 26 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction X at a position below the entrance 17 on the side surface of the vehicle 11. The lower guide roller 27 is provided at the lower part of the inner surface of the slide door 18. The lower guide roller 27 is arranged so as to move while rotating inside the lower guide rail 26. The lower slide mechanism 21 guides the lower guide roller 27 by the lower guide rail 26 so that the lower portion of the slide door 18 slides and moves in the vehicle front-rear direction X.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a recess 28 is provided at the rear side surface of the body 14, that is, at the rear side of the entrance / exit 17 on the side surface of the body 14. In the recess 28, a central guide rail 24 as an example of the guide rail for guiding the slide movement of the slide door 18 described above and an operation switch 29 for opening and closing the back door 15 are provided. The operation switch 29 and the central guide rail 24 are arranged so as to be housed in the recess 28. The operation switch 29 is arranged at a position outside the range of the opening / closing locus 30 of the back door 15 on the outer surface of the body 14 (the design surface outside the body 14).

The operation switch 29 is arranged adjacent to the central guide rail 24 on an extension line behind the central guide rail 24 in the recess 28. The operation switch 29 may be arranged on both the left and right side surface rear portions of the body 14, or may be arranged on either one of the left and right side surface rear portions of the body 14. The operation switch 29 and the drive unit 16 are electrically connected to a control unit (not shown) included in the vehicle 11. The control unit (not shown) controls the drive of the drive unit 16 based on a command signal for opening and closing the back door 15 transmitted from the operation switch 29.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation switch 29 is composed of a push button type switch. The push-button switch has an open button 31 that opens the back door 15 and a close button 32 that closes the back door 15. The open button 31 and the close button 32 are arranged so as to be aligned with each other in the vehicle front-rear direction X and adjacent to each other. The operation switch 29 is covered with a cover 34 having a through hole 33. The open button 31 and the close button 32 are inserted into the through hole 33. Therefore, the open button 31 and the close button 32 are exposed in the through hole 33 of the cover 34.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a rail cover 35 having a substantially rectangular plate shape is provided on the rear side surface of the body 14 so as to cover most of the recess 28. The central guide rail 24 and a part of the cover 34 including the through hole 33 are not covered by the rail cover 35. The tips of the open button 31 and the close button 32 of the operation switch 29 are located outside the cover 34 in the vehicle width direction Y. Further, the tips of the open button 31 and the close button 32 are more than a straight line L connecting the outer surface of the body 14 adjacent to the operation switch 29 on the lower side and the outer surface of the rail cover 35 adjacent to the upper side of the operation switch 29. It is located inside the width direction Y. That is, the operation switch 29 is located inside the vehicle width direction Y with respect to the outer surface around the operation switch 29 on the side portion of the vehicle 11 in the vehicle width direction Y.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the cover 34 is fixed to the body 14 by a screw (not shown) or the like. At the front and rear positions of the operation switch 29 on the surface of the cover 34 on the body 14 side, a bottomed cylindrical boss rib 36 as an example of the rib is provided so as to project toward the body 14. That is, the boss rib 36 extends in the vehicle width direction Y. A bracket 37 is fixed to a portion of the operation switch 29 on the body 14 side.

The bracket 37 has two boss ribs 36 and two tongue piece portions 38 projecting at positions facing each other in the vehicle width direction Y. A hole 39 is formed through the tongue piece portion 38. The two tongue pieces 38 are fixed to the corresponding boss ribs 36 by screws 40 in the holes 39, respectively. That is, the operation switch 29 is fixed to the cover 34 via the bracket 37.

A band-shaped extending portion 41 extending toward the body 14 is formed between the two tongue pieces 38 on the surface of the bracket 37 on the body 14 side. A facing surface 42 is formed at the tip of the extending portion 41. The facing surface 42 is formed by bending the tip end portion of the extending portion 41 upward at a right angle. The facing surface 42 faces the body 14 in the vehicle width direction Y. The extending portion 41 is in contact with the body 14 on the facing surface 42.

A band-shaped guide plate 43 is arranged on the outside of the central guide rail 24 in the recess 28 of the body 14. The guide plate 43 guides the central guide roller 25. The front end portion of the cover 34 overlaps a part of the guide plate 43 in the vehicle width direction Y. A slight gap S is formed between the front end portion of the cover 34 and the guide plate 43.

Next, the operation when opening and closing the back door 15 of the vehicle 11 will be described.

The opening / closing operation of the back door 15 is performed by a user standing at a position facing the operation switch 29 located at the rear side surface of the body 14 outside the vehicle 11 and pressing the open button 31 and the close button 32 of the operation switch 29. Will be done. In this case, since the user can operate the operation switch 29 while visually observing the back door 15 outside the range of the opening / closing locus 30 of the back door 15, the opening / closing drive is driven when the operation switch 29 is operated to open / close the back door 15. There is no need to escape from the back door 15. Therefore, the usability of the back door 15 by the user is improved.

Most of the load when the open button 31 and the close button 32 of the operation switch 29 are pressed is transmitted to the body 14 from the facing surface 42 of the extending portion 41, and the rest is transmitted to the cover 34 via the bracket 37. To. However, since the cover 34 is provided with the boss rib 36, the rigidity of the cover 34 is ensured by the boss rib 36. Therefore, the cover 34 is hardly deformed.

Further, while the vehicle 11 is traveling, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, foreign matter such as water or snow intrudes into the inside of the cover 34 through the gap S between the front end portion of the cover 34 and the guide plate 43. There is. However, since the boss rib 36 is arranged at a position on the inside of the cover 34 in front of the operation switch 29, foreign matter such as water or snow that has entered the inside of the cover 34 by the boss rib 36 is directly applied to the operation switch 29. Is suppressed.

Further, the tips of the open button 31 and the close button 32 of the operation switch 29 are straight lines connecting the outer surface of the body 14 adjacent to the operation switch 29 on the lower side and the outer surface of the rail cover 35 adjacent to the upper side of the operation switch 29. It is located inside the vehicle width direction Y with respect to L. Therefore, even if the user leans against the rear side surface of the body 14 of the vehicle 11 from above the operation switch 29, the user may mistakenly press the open button 31 and the close button 32 of the operation switch 29 on his / her back or the like. It is suppressed.

According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects are exhibited.

(1) The vehicle 11 has a body 14 having an opening 13 on the back surface 12, a hinged back door 15 provided on the body 14 that can open and close the opening 13, and a drive unit that drives the back door 15 to open and close. A 16 and an operation switch 29 for opening and closing the back door 15 are provided. The operation switch 29 is arranged at a position outside the range of the opening / closing locus 30 of the back door 15 on the outer surface of the body 14. According to this configuration, since the user can operate the operation switch 29 outside the range of the opening / closing locus 30 of the back door 15, the back door 15 driven when the user operates the operation switch 29 to open / close the back door 15 You don't have to run away. Therefore, the usability of the back door 15 by the user can be improved.

(2) In the vehicle 11, a recess 28 is formed on the side surface of the body 14, and the operation switch 29 is arranged so as to be housed in the recess 28. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the user from accidentally touching the operation switch 29, so that it is possible to suppress the user from erroneously operating the operation switch 29.

(3) In the vehicle 11, a boarding / alighting port 17 and a slide door 18 for opening / closing the boarding / alighting port 17 are provided on the side of the body 14, and a recess 28 is provided on the rear side of the boarding / alighting port 17 on the side surface of the body 14. Is arranged, and a central guide rail 24 for guiding the slide movement of the slide door 18 is provided in the recess 28 so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction X. The operation switch 29 is arranged adjacent to the central guide rail 24 on an extension line behind the central guide rail 24. According to this configuration, since the operation switch 29 becomes inconspicuous, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the design of the vehicle 11 due to the arrangement of the operation switch 29.

(4) In the vehicle 11, the operation switch 29 is covered with a cover 34 having a through hole 33, and the open button 31 and the close button 32 are inserted into the through hole 33. According to this configuration, since only the open button 31 and the close button 32 of the operation switch 29 are exposed from the cover 34, the operation switch 29 can be protected while ensuring the operability of the operation switch 29 by the user.

(5) In the vehicle 11, the boss rib 36 is provided so as to project toward the body 14 at a position at least in front of the operation switch 29 on the surface of the cover 34 on the body 14 side. According to this configuration, foreign matter such as water or snow that infiltrates the inside of the cover 34 from the gap S between the front end portion of the cover 34 and the guide plate 43 which is a member on the body 14 side, particularly while the vehicle 11 is traveling. The boss rib 36 can suppress the direct contact with the operation switch 29.

(Change example)
The above embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. Further, the above-described embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.

-In the cover 34, at least one of the two boss ribs 36 may be omitted.

A rib other than the boss rib 36 may be appropriately provided on the inner surface of the cover 34.

・ The cover 34 may be omitted.

-The operation switch 29 does not necessarily have to be arranged adjacent to the central guide rail 24 on the extension line behind the central guide rail 24.

-The operation switch 29 does not necessarily have to be arranged in the recess 28 of the body 14. That is, the operation switch 29 may be arranged so as to protrude from the outer surface of the body 14.

The operation switch 29 may be arranged at any position on the body 14 as long as it is outside the range of the opening / closing locus 30 of the back door 15. For example, the operation switch 29 may be arranged in an area other than the opening 13 on the back surface 12 of the body 14. May be good.

-The back door 15 may be changed to, for example, a link type back door using a 4-link mechanism.

Claims

A body with an opening on the back and
A back door provided on the body and capable of opening and closing the opening,
A drive unit that drives the opening and closing of the back door,
An operation switch that opens and closes the back door,
It is a vehicle equipped with
The operation switch is a vehicle characterized in that the operation switch is arranged at a position outside the range of the opening / closing locus of the back door on the outer surface of the body.
A recess is formed on the side surface of the body.
The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the operation switch is arranged in a state of being housed in the recess.
On the side of the body, an entrance / exit and a slide door for opening / closing the entrance / exit are provided.
The recess is arranged on the rear side of the entrance on the side surface of the body.
A guide rail for guiding the sliding movement of the slide door is provided in the recess so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the operation switch is arranged adjacent to the guide rail on an extension line behind the guide rail.
The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation switch is covered with a cover having a through hole, and a push button is inserted into the through hole. ..
The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein ribs are provided so as to project toward the body at least at a position on the surface of the cover on the body side in front of the operation switch.