JP2015131503A - Vehicle door structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle door structure which improves the work efficiency when a swing door is opened after a slide door is opened.SOLUTION: A vehicle door structure 1 includes: a slide door which opens and closes a front side area of a rear part door opening part of a vehicle body; a swing door which opens and closes a rear side area of the rear part door opening part with the slide door; and a handle unit 8 provided at the slide door. The handle unit 8 includes: a handle body 40 having a handle part 42 for opening and closing the slide door and the swing door; and a support medium 41 which supports the handle body 40. The handle part 42 may rotate around a rotary shaft 47 provided parallel to a vertical direction of the slide door in a fore and aft direction of the slide door and rotate around a rotary shaft 45 provided parallel to the fore and aft direction of the slide door to the upper side of the slide door.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular door structure including a slide open / close slide door and a swing open / close swing door.

  As a conventional vehicle door structure, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 is known. The vehicle door structure described in Patent Document 1 is provided on a slide door that opens and closes a front area of a rear door opening, a swing door that opens and closes a rear area of the rear door opening together with the slide door, and an outer surface of the slide door. An outer handle for opening and closing the sliding door, and an opening handle provided at the front edge of the swing door for opening the swing door. The sliding door slides forward and backward through the vehicle body via the sliding mechanism. The swing door rotates with respect to the vehicle body via a hinge mechanism in a state where the swing door overlaps with the slide door. Further, the vehicle door structure connects the swing door opening / closing regulating mechanism that connects (locks) the swing door and the vehicle body when the swing door is in the fully closed state, and connects the slide door and the swing door in the fully closed state. A slide door opening / closing restriction mechanism and a slide restriction mechanism for connecting the fully open slide door and the swing door are provided.

JP 2011-46271 A

  However, the following problems exist in the prior art. That is, in order to unlock the swing door and the vehicle body, it is necessary to open the swing door by operating the opening handle. Therefore, when the swing door is opened after the slide door is opened, it is necessary to change the outer handle to the open handle, leading to a reduction in work efficiency.

  The objective of this invention is providing the vehicle door structure which can improve the working efficiency at the time of opening a swing door after opening a slide door.

  The present invention relates to a vehicle including a slide door that opens and closes a partial area of a door opening provided on a side or rear part of a vehicle body, and a swing door that opens and closes another partial area of the door opening together with the slide door. First locking means for locking the sliding door with respect to the swing door, second locking means for locking the swing door with respect to the vehicle body, and first unlocking for unlocking the sliding door with respect to the swing door. Means, a second unlocking means for unlocking the swing door with respect to the vehicle body, and a handle unit provided on the slide door, the handle unit for opening and closing the slide door and opening the swing door A handle body having a handle portion, a first rotation shaft provided in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion, and the handle A second rotating shaft provided in parallel to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sliding door, and when the sliding door is unlocked by the first unlocking means to open and close the sliding door The handle portion is rotated about one of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft, the swing door is unlocked with respect to the vehicle body by the second lock release means, and the swing door is When the opening operation is performed, the handle portion is configured to rotate about the other rotation shaft of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft.

  In such a vehicle door structure according to the present invention, when the swing door is opened after the slide door is opened, the handle portion is firstly centered on one of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft. By rotating, the slide door is unlocked with respect to the swing door and the slide door is opened. When the slide door is fully opened, the other rotation axis of the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis is the center. By rotating the handle portion, the swing door is unlocked with respect to the vehicle body and the swing door is opened. In this way, when the swing door is opened after the slide door is opened, it is not necessary to change the handle portion, so that the work efficiency can be improved.

  Preferably, one rotation axis is provided in parallel to a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slide door, and the other rotation axis is provided in parallel to the sliding direction of the slide door.

  In such a configuration, when the sliding door is opened and closed, the handle is centered on one rotating shaft provided in parallel to a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the sliding door (for example, the vertical direction of the sliding door). By rotating the part, the handle part is rotated along the sliding direction of the sliding door, so that the moving direction of the sliding door and the operating direction of the handle part substantially coincide. Thereby, the operativity of a handle part can be improved.

  Preferably, the handle unit further includes a support body that rotatably supports the handle portion via the second rotation shaft, and the support body is connected to the handle main body via the first rotation shaft. It can be rotated.

  In this case, with a simple structure, the handle portion is rotated along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion with the first rotation axis as the center, and the second rotation axis is the center. The handle portion can be rotated along a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion.

  Further preferably, the handle body has an arm portion extending from the handle portion toward the inside of the vehicle body, and the handle portion is rotated around the other rotation axis at the tip portion of the arm portion. A protrusion that engages with a component constituting at least a part of the second unlocking means.

  In this case, when the handle portion is rotated about the other rotation axis, the protrusion of the handle body engages with a part constituting a part of the second unlocking means, and the swing door is locked to the vehicle body. Can be released.

  In this case, preferably, the second lock release means includes a lever member provided on the swing door, and a connection member that connects the lever member and the movable portion of the second lock means, and the component is a lever member. is there.

  In this case, when the handle portion is rotated about the other rotation axis, the protrusion of the handle body pushes the lever member, and the connection member is pulled toward the handle body side accordingly. The movable part of the second locking means is moved through. Therefore, the lock of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body can be released.

  The second lock releasing means is a movable switch that detects the contact with the protrusion and the second lock means so as to release the lock of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body when the contact between the contact switch and the protrusion is detected. The component may be a contact switch.

  In this case, when the handle portion is rotated around the other rotation axis, the protrusion of the handle body comes into contact with the contact switch, so that the movable portion of the second lock means is driven by the drive portion. Therefore, the lock of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body can be released.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the working efficiency at the time of opening a swing door after opening a sliding door can be improved. As a result, a handle exclusively for opening the swing door is not required, and the merchantability can be improved.

1 is a side view showing a vehicle including an embodiment of a vehicle door structure according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the sliding door shown in FIG. 1 and a swing door are opened. It is a perspective view which shows the detailed structure of the outer door handle unit shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the slide door lock release mechanism shown in FIG. 1 with an outer door handle unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state which rotated the handle | steering-wheel part shown in FIG. 3 to the back of a slide door. It is the figure which looked at the state which the sliding door shown in FIG. 1 opened fully, and overlapped with the swing door from the front side of the vehicle body. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the swing door lock release mechanism shown in FIG. 1 with an outer door handle unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the swing door lock release mechanism shown in FIG. 7 with an outer door handle unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state which rotated the handle | steering-wheel part shown in FIG. 8 above the slide door. FIG. 10 is a view showing a modification of the swing door lock release mechanism shown in FIG. 9 as another embodiment of the vehicle door structure according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a view showing another modification of the swing door lock release mechanism shown in FIG. 9 as still another embodiment of the vehicle door structure according to the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a vehicle door structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a vehicle provided with an embodiment of a vehicle door structure according to the present invention. In the figure, a vehicle door structure 1 of the present embodiment is provided on a side portion of a vehicle body 2. A front door opening 3 positioned on the side of the front seat and a rear door opening 4 positioned on the side of the cargo compartment provided behind the front seat are formed on the side of the vehicle body 2. Has been. The front door opening 3 is opened and closed by the front door 5.

  The rear door opening 4 is opened and closed by a slide opening / closing slide door 6 and a swing opening / closing swing door 7. As shown in FIG. 2A, the slide door 6 is configured to slide in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 to open and close the front region of the rear door opening 4. In a state where the slide door 6 is fully opened, the slide door 6 is positioned outside the swing door 7 and overlaps with the swing door 7 as shown in FIG.

  In a state where the slide door 6 is fully opened, the swing door 7 is rotated with respect to the vehicle body 2 as shown in FIG. 2C, and the rear region of the rear door opening 4 is moved together with the slide door 6. It is configured to open and close.

  An outer door handle unit 8 is provided on the outer surface of the slide door 6. By operating the outer door handle unit 8, the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 can be opened and closed. The outer door handle unit 8 will be described in detail later. An inner door handle 9 is provided on the inner surface of the slide door 6. By operating the inner door handle 9, the slide door 6 can be opened and closed.

  The vehicle door structure 1 includes a slide support mechanism 11A to 11C that supports the slide door 6 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and a rotation support mechanism 12 that supports the swing door 7 so as to be rotatable with respect to the vehicle body 2. And.

  The slide support mechanism 11A is provided on the upper part of the vehicle body 2 so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and is provided on the upper part of the front end of the slide door 6. And a guided body 14 to be guided. The slide support mechanism 11B is provided at the lower portion of the vehicle body 2 so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and is provided at the lower portion of the front end of the slide door 6. And a guiding body 16 to be guided.

  The slide support mechanism 11 </ b> C is provided near the center of the swing door 7 so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the swing door 7, and is provided at the rear end of the slide door 6. And a guide body 18 guided by the intermediate slide rail 17. The front-rear direction of the swing door 7 is a direction that coincides with the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 and the slide door 6 when the swing door 7 is fully closed.

  The rotation support mechanism 12 has two upper and lower hinges 24 that rotatably connect a rear pillar 23 provided at the rear end of the vehicle body 2 and the swing door 7.

  Further, the vehicle door structure 1 includes a fully closed slide door lock mechanism 25 that locks the slide door 6 with respect to the swing door 7 when the slide door 6 is fully closed, and the slide door 6 when the slide door 6 is fully open. Two fully open slide door lock mechanisms 26 that lock the swing door 7 with respect to the swing door 7, and two upper and lower swing door lock mechanisms 27 that lock the swing door 7 with respect to the vehicle body 2 when the swing door 7 is fully closed. In addition.

  The fully closed slide door lock mechanism 25 includes a latch 28 attached to the rear end portion of the slide door 6 and a striker 29 attached to the front end portion of the swing door 7 and engaged with the latch 28. When the sliding door 6 is fully closed, the latch 28 and the striker 29 are engaged, and the sliding door 6 and the swing door 7 are locked.

  The unlocking of the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully-closed slide door lock mechanism 25 can be performed by opening the slide door 6 with the outer door handle unit 8 or the inner door handle 9. The unlocking by the operation of the outer door handle unit 8 will be described in detail later.

  The fully open slide door lock mechanism 26 includes a latch 30 attached to the front end portion of the slide door 6 and a striker 31 attached to the front end portion of the swing door 7 and engaged with the latch 30. When the slide door 6 is fully opened, the latch 30 and the striker 31 are engaged, so that the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 are locked.

  The unlocking of the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully open slide door lock mechanism 26 can be performed by an operation of closing the slide door 6 by the outer door handle unit 8 or the inner door handle 9. The unlocking by the operation of the outer door handle unit 8 will be described in detail later.

  The swing door lock mechanism 27 includes a bowl-shaped lock member 32 attached to the swing door 7 and a striker 33 attached to the vehicle body 2 and engaged with the lock member 32. When the swing door 7 is fully closed, the lock member 32 protrudes from the swing door 7 toward the vehicle body 2 by the urging force of a spring (not shown), and engages with the striker 33. Is locked.

  The unlocking of the swing door 7 and the vehicle body 2 by the swing door lock mechanism 27 can be performed by an operation of opening the swing door 7 by the outer door handle unit 8 (described later).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the outer door handle unit 8 includes an L-shaped handle main body 40 and a support body 41 that supports the handle main body 40. The handle main body 40 extends in the vertical direction of the slide door 6, performs a opening / closing operation of the sliding door 6 and an opening operation of the swing door 7, and a vehicle body 2 from an upper end portion of the handle portion 42. And an arm portion 43 extending toward the inner side. The handle portion 42 is provided on the outer surface of the slide door 6. The arm portion 43 extends from the indoor side surface of the slide door 6 to the inside of the vehicle body 2. A protrusion 44 is provided on the lower surface of the distal end portion of the arm portion 43.

  The support body 41 is capable of rotating the handle body 40 in the vertical direction of the slide door 6 via a rotation shaft 45 provided in parallel to the front-rear direction of the slide door 6 (the slide direction of the slide door 6). To support. At the lower end portion of the support body 41, a stopper portion 46 that abuts the handle portion 42 when the handle main body 40 is in a neutral state (see FIG. 3) and restricts the rotation of the handle portion 42 below the slide door 6. Is provided. Further, the support body 41 can be rotated in the front-rear direction of the slide door 6 together with the handle body 40 via a rotation shaft 47 provided in parallel with the vertical direction of the slide door 6. The rotation shaft 47 is fixed to the slide door 6 inside the slide door 6. The rotating shaft 45 is an axis provided in parallel to the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 42. The rotation shaft 47 is a shaft provided in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 42.

  With the above configuration, the handle portion 42 can be rotated in the front-rear direction of the slide door 6 about the rotation shaft 47 and can be rotated above the slide door 6 about the rotation shaft 45. Become.

  Although not shown, the outer door handle unit 8 is a spring that urges the handle portion 42 to return to the neutral state when the handle portion 42 is rotated from the neutral state to the front-rear direction of the slide door 6. And a spring that urges the handle portion 42 to return to the neutral state when the handle portion 42 is rotated upward from the neutral state to the slide door 6.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle door structure 1 further includes a slide door lock release mechanism 50 that releases the lock of the slide door 6 with respect to the swing door 7 by the slide door lock mechanisms 25 and 26.

  The slide door unlock mechanism 50 includes an unlock switch 51, an unlocking rod 52 that connects the unlock switch 51 and the support 41, an unlock switch 51, and a fully-closed slide door lock mechanism 25. And a cable 54 for connecting the lock release switching portion 51 and the latch 30 of the fully-open slide door lock mechanism 26.

  The lock release switching unit 51 releases the lock between the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully closed slide door lock mechanism 25 and releases the lock between the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully open slide door lock mechanism 26. Switch. The unlocking rod 52 is connected to the lower end of the rear surface of the support 41 (see FIG. 3).

  When the slide door 6 is opened from the state where the slide door 6 is fully closed (see FIG. 1), the handle portion 42 (see FIG. 3) in the neutral state is grasped, and as shown in FIG. The handle portion 42 is rotated to the rear of the slide door 6 around 47. Then, since the support body 41 rotates in front of the slide door 6, the rod 52 is pulled by the support body 41, and accordingly, the fully-closed slide door lock mechanism 25 is connected via the lock release switching unit 51 and the cable 53. The latch 28 is pulled, and the latch 28 is released from the striker 29. As a result, the lock between the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully closed slide door lock mechanism 25 is released. Accordingly, the slide door 6 can be moved to the rear side of the vehicle body 2 and opened.

  On the other hand, when the slide door 6 is closed from a state where the slide door 6 is fully opened (see FIG. 2 (b)), although not particularly illustrated, the handle portion 42 in the neutral state is gripped and rotated as described above. The handle portion 42 is rotated forward of the slide door 6 around the moving shaft 47. Then, since the support body 41 rotates rearward of the slide door 6, the rod 52 is pushed by the support body 41, and accordingly, the latch of the fully open slide door lock mechanism 26 is latched via the lock release switching portion 51 and the cable 54. 30 is pulled, and the latch 30 is released from the striker 31. As a result, the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 are unlocked by the fully open slide door lock mechanism 26. Therefore, the slide door 6 can be moved to the front side of the vehicle body 2 and closed.

  The slide door lock release mechanism 50 is not particularly limited to the above structure. For example, a fully-closed lock release cable that connects the rear surface of the support 41 and the latch 28 of the fully-closed slide door lock mechanism 25, and a support A fully open lock releasing cable that connects the front surface of the body 41 and the latch 30 of the fully open slide door lock mechanism 26 may be provided. In this case, when the handle portion 42 is rotated to the rear of the slide door 6, the fully-closed lock release cable is pulled to lock the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully-closed slide door lock mechanism 25. Is released and the handle portion 42 is rotated forward of the slide door 6, the fully open lock release cable is pulled, thereby unlocking the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 by the fully closed slide door lock mechanism 26. Is done.

  The vehicle door structure 1 further includes a swing door lock release mechanism 60 that releases the lock of the swing door 7 with respect to the vehicle body 2 by the swing door lock mechanism 27. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the swing door lock release mechanism 60 connects the lever member 61 provided at the front portion of the swing door 7 and the lever member 61 and the lock member 32 of the swing door lock mechanism 27. Cable 62 to be used.

  The lever member 61 extends in the front-rear direction of the swing door 7. As shown in FIG. 8, the lever member 61 is swingable through a pivot shaft 63 parallel to the width direction of the swing door 7 orthogonal to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the swing door 7. 7 is supported. A part of the front side of the lever member 61 protrudes from the front surface of the swing door 7. The lever member 61 is biased so as to be horizontal by a spring (not shown). In a state where the slide door 6 is fully opened, the protrusion 44 provided at the tip of the arm portion 43 of the handle body 40 is located on the upper surface of the front portion of the lever member 61. The cable 62 is connected to the lower surface of the rear portion of the lever member 61.

  When the swing door 7 is opened from the state in which the slide door 6 is fully opened (see FIG. 2B), the handle portion 42 (see FIG. 8) in the neutral state is gripped in the same manner as described above, as shown in FIG. Then, the handle portion 42 is rotated about the rotation shaft 45 so as to be pulled up to the near side. Then, the handle portion 42 is separated from the stopper portion 46 of the support body 41, and the protrusion 44 of the handle body 40 pushes the front portion of the lever member 61 downward against the urging force of the spring (not shown). The lever member 61 swings around the rotation shaft 63 so that the rear portion of the member 61 is raised. Accordingly, the lock member 32 of the swing door lock mechanism 27 is pulled via the cable 62, and the lock member 32 is detached from the striker 33. As a result, the swing door 7 and the vehicle body 2 are unlocked by the swing door lock mechanism 27. Therefore, the swing door 7 can be opened to the front side.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 are sequentially opened from the state where the slide door 6 is fully closed, first, the handle portion 42 of the slide door 6 is centered on the rotation shaft 47. The slide door 6 is opened by rotating backward. Then, when the slide door 6 is fully opened, the swing door 7 is opened together with the slide door 6 by rotating the handle portion 42 so as to be pulled up about the rotation shaft 45. Thus, when operating the outer door handle unit 8, the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 can be opened sequentially without changing the handle portion 42 one by one. Thereby, after opening the sliding door 6, the working efficiency at the time of opening the swing door 7 can be improved.

  Further, when the slide door 6 is opened, the handle portion 42 is rotated to the rear of the slide door 6, and when the slide door 6 is closed, the handle portion 42 is rotated to the front of the slide door 6, and the swing door 7 is moved. When opening, the handle 42 is rotated so as to be pulled up to the near side. That is, the direction in which the slide door 6 and the swing door 7 are moved and the direction in which the handle portion 42 is operated are the same. Therefore, the operability of the outer door handle unit 8 can be improved.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing a modified example of the swing door lock releasing mechanism 60 shown in FIG. 9 as another embodiment of the vehicle door structure according to the present invention. In the figure, a swing door lock release mechanism 60 according to this modification includes a contact switch 65 provided at the front portion of the swing door 7 and a swing door lock according to an output signal (ON / OFF signal) of the contact switch 65. And a drive unit 66 for driving the lock member 32 of the mechanism 27.

  The contact switch 65 is a sensor that detects contact with the protrusion 44 of the handle body 40. When the handle portion 42 is in a neutral state, the protrusion 44 does not contact the contact switch 65, and the output signal of the contact switch 65 is OFF. When the handle portion 42 is pivoted about the pivot shaft 45 so as to be pulled up, the projection 44 contacts the contact switch 65, and the output signal of the contact switch 65 is turned on.

  The drive part 66 is comprised, for example with the electromagnetic solenoid. The drive unit 66 engages the lock member 32 with the striker 33 when the output signal of the contact switch 65 is OFF, and moves the lock member 32 in a direction away from the striker 33 when the output signal of the contact switch 65 is turned ON. Let Note that the drive unit 66 may be configured by, for example, a combination of an electric motor and a gear or a ball screw.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the handle portion 42 is rotated so as to be pulled up toward the front side, the protrusion 44 of the handle body 40 contacts the contact switch 65, and the lock member 32 is detached from the striker 33 by the drive portion 66. It becomes like this. Therefore, the swing door 7 and the vehicle body 2 can be electrically unlocked by the swing door lock mechanism 27.

  FIG. 11 is a view showing another modified example of the swing door lock release mechanism 60 shown in FIG. 9 as still another embodiment of the vehicle door structure according to the present invention. In this figure, the swing door lock release mechanism 60 of this modification has a cable 68 that directly connects the protrusion 44 of the handle body 40 and the lock member 32 of the swing door lock mechanism 27. In this case, the protrusion 44 is disposed inside the slide door 6.

  When the handle portion 42 is turned around the turning shaft 45 so as to be pulled up, the cable 68 is pulled toward the handle body 40 and the lock member 32 is detached from the striker 33. The lock between the door 7 and the vehicle body 2 is released.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the handle portion 42 of the handle body 40 extends in the vertical direction of the slide door 6 (the direction orthogonal to the slide direction of the slide door 6). It may extend in the direction (sliding direction of the sliding door 6).

  In the above embodiment, the handle 42 rotates in the front-rear direction of the slide door 6 around the rotation shaft 47 parallel to the vertical direction of the slide door 6 when the slide door 6 is opened and closed. When the swing door 7 is opened, the slide door 6 is pivoted upward about a pivot shaft 45 that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slide door 6. It is not restricted to such a configuration. For example, when the sliding door 6 is opened and closed, the handle portion is pivoted in the vertical direction of the sliding door 6 about a pivoting axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the sliding door 6, and the swing door 7 is opened. When this is done, the slide door 6 may be rotated in the front-rear direction around the rotation axis parallel to the vertical direction of the slide door 6. Moreover, you may provide each rotation axis so that it may become a direction inclined from each direction instead of the direction along the direction parallel or orthogonal to the up-down direction and the front-back direction of the slide door 6.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the protrusion 44 is provided on the lower surface of the distal end portion of the arm portion 43, and the handle portion 42 is moved upward with the rotation shaft 45 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slide door 6 as the center. Although the structure is such that the front portion of the lever member 61 is pushed when the lever member 61 is rotated, the structure is not limited to such a structure. For example, the front end of the arm portion 43 is moved to the rear of the slide door 6 by rotating the handle door 42 forward about a rotation shaft 47 parallel to the vertical direction of the slide door 6. You may arrange | position a lever member in an up-down direction so that it may contact a lever member when it rotates. In this case, the protrusion may be provided on the rear surface of the tip of the arm portion 43.

  As described above, the outer door handle unit 8 is parallel to the rotation axis (first rotation axis) parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 42 and the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 42. It is only necessary to have a rotation axis (second rotation axis), and it is possible to appropriately change which axis is used for the arrangement of the slide door 6 and for the opening / closing operation of the slide door 6 and the opening operation of the swing door 7. It is.

  In the above embodiment, the shape of the handle body 40 of the outer door handle unit 8 is L-shaped. However, the shape of the handle body is not particularly limited, and the shape of the handle body is T-shaped, and the arm portion is in the middle of the handle body. You may connect.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the vehicle door structure 1 is provided in the side part of the vehicle body 2, the vehicle door structure of this invention is applicable also to what was provided in the rear part of the vehicle body.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle door structure, 2 ... Vehicle body, 4 ... Rear door opening, 6 ... Slide door, 7 ... Swing door, 8 ... Outer door handle unit, 25 ... Fully closed slide door lock mechanism (1st locking means), 26 ... Fully open slide door lock mechanism (first lock means), 27 ... Swing door lock mechanism (second lock means), 32 ... Lock member (movable part), 40 ... Handle body, 41 ... Support, 42 ... Handle part , 44 ... projection, 45 ... rotating shaft (second rotating shaft), 47 ... rotating shaft (first rotating shaft), 50 ... slide door lock release mechanism (first lock releasing means), 60 ... swing door Unlocking mechanism (second unlocking means), 61... Lever member (part), 62... Cable (connection member), 65 .. contact switch (part), 66.

Claims (6)

A vehicle door comprising: a sliding door that opens and closes a partial area of a door opening provided on a side or rear part of a vehicle body; and a swing door that opens and closes another partial area of the door opening together with the sliding door. In structure
First locking means for locking the sliding door with respect to the swing door;
Second locking means for locking the swing door with respect to the vehicle body;
First unlocking means for unlocking the sliding door with respect to the swing door;
Second unlocking means for unlocking the swing door with respect to the vehicle body;
A handle unit provided on the sliding door,
The handle unit is
A handle body having a handle portion for opening and closing the sliding door and opening the swing door;
A first rotation shaft provided parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion;
A second rotation shaft provided in parallel to a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion,
When the slide door is unlocked by releasing the lock of the slide door with respect to the swing door by the first unlocking means, one of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft is rotated. When the handle is rotated around the center and the swing door is unlocked with respect to the vehicle body by the second unlocking means to open the swing door, the first pivot shaft and the A door structure for a vehicle, wherein the handle portion is configured to rotate about the other rotation axis of the second rotation axis. The one rotation shaft is provided in parallel to a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the sliding door,
The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the other rotation shaft is provided in parallel to the sliding direction of the slide door. The handle unit further includes a support that rotatably supports the handle portion via the second rotation shaft,
3. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the support body is rotatable together with the handle body through the first rotation shaft. The handle body has an arm portion extending from the handle portion toward the inside of the vehicle body,
A protrusion that engages with a component that constitutes at least a part of the second unlocking means when the handle portion is rotated about the other rotation axis at the distal end portion of the arm portion. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle door structure is provided. The second lock release means includes a lever member provided on the swing door, and a connection member that connects the lever member and the movable portion of the second lock means,
The vehicle door structure according to claim 4, wherein the component is the lever member. The second lock releasing means is configured to release the lock of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body when a contact switch that detects contact with the protrusion and contact between the contact switch and the protrusion is detected. 2 having a drive unit for driving the movable part of the locking means,
The vehicle door structure according to claim 4, wherein the component is the contact switch.

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