JP3333745B2 - Inside door handle device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an engaging hole protruding from a rear surface of a casing for supporting an inside handle, and an insertion hole for inserting the engaging claw into an inner panel of a vehicle door. A mounting hole formed of an engaging hole connected to the insertion hole moves the engaging claw from the insertion hole to the engaging hole while sliding the casing along the surface of the inner panel. It is provided to be able to engage the engaging claw on the back surface of the inner panel ,
A screw member having a head engaged with the casing is provided with the casing.
The screw member is inserted through an insertion hole provided in the
Grommet that can be screwed into the inner panel
The present invention relates to an inside door handle device for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, such an inside door handle device is already known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-43379.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above prior art,
By inserting the plurality of engaging claws into the locking holes of the inner panel and sliding the casing along the surface of the inner panel, the engaging claws are engaged with the back surface of the inner panel, thereby forming the casing. It is fixed to the inner panel. However, in such a structure, it is easy to remove the casing from the inner panel, which is convenient during maintenance.However, the attachment of the casing to the inner panel is uncertain, and the casing may rattle with respect to the inner panel. is there.

In order to securely attach the casing to the inside door handle, the casing may be fastened to the inner panel by a screw member in addition to the engagement of the engaging claw with the inner panel. Since the panel is relatively thin, a grommet for screwing the screw member is required as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-98852. In this case, after the grommet mounted on the casing side is engaged with the inner panel, it is impossible to screw the screw member into the grommet because it is necessary to slide the casing along the surface of the inner panel. It must be mounted on the inner panel side in advance. However, when the casing is slid along the surface of the inner panel in a state where the grommet is attached to a predetermined position of the inner panel so that the engagement claws are engaged with the inner panel, the insertion holes provided in the casing are not provided. Positioning of the holes and grommets becomes complicated.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the casing is slid along the surface of the inner panel so that the engagement claws are engaged with the inner panel, and then the grommet is used. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inside door handle device for a vehicle, in which a casing is fastened to an inner panel to enable firm attachment, and a positioning of an insertion hole for inserting a screw member and a grommet is easy.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an engaging claw is provided on a rear surface of a casing for supporting an inside handle, and is provided on an inner panel of a vehicle door. A mounting hole formed by an insertion hole for inserting the engagement claw and an engagement hole connected to the insertion hole, wherein the engagement claw is inserted into the insertion hole while sliding the casing along the surface of the inner panel. depending on the parts move to the engagement hole portion provided as possible to engage the engaging claws on the rear surface of the inner panel, said cable
A screw member having a head engaged with the thing;
The screw member is inserted through the insertion hole provided in the
In a vehicle inside door handle device in which a functional grommet is attached to the inner panel, the grommet is slid in accordance with the sliding of the casing accompanying the movement of the engagement claw from the insertion hole to the engagement hole. To enter
Positioning recess facilitate the positioning of the grommet against the insertion hole Te, characterized in that provided on the rear surface of the casing so as to face the insertion hole.

According to such a configuration, when the casing is slid along the surface of the inner panel in order to engage the engaging claw with the inner panel, the grommet mounted on the inner panel is positioned on the rear surface of the casing. You will enter the recess. Therefore, in addition to the engagement of the engaging claw with the inner panel, the casing is fastened to the inner panel by a screw member, so that the casing can be securely fixed to the inner panel, and the screw member that is screwed into the grommet is provided. The positioning of the grommet with the insertion hole provided in the casing to allow the grommet to be inserted can be facilitated.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 provides the above-mentioned claim 1.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in the above, the positioning recess is formed so as to increase in width toward the approach start end side of the grommet, and according to such a configuration, the casing is formed of the inner panel. When sliding along the surface, it is possible to reliably guide the grommet into the positioning recess.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on one embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 14 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of a vehicle door, FIG. 2 is a front view of an inside door handle device, and FIG. 2
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG.
5 is a side view of the base and the decorative frame in a separated state, FIG. 6 is a front view of the base as viewed from the direction of arrow 6 in FIG. 5, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the base as viewed from the direction of arrow 7 in FIG.
9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7, and FIG.
0 is a front view of the decorative frame as viewed from the direction of arrow 10 in FIG. 5, FIG.
1 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 11 in FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 12 in FIG. 10, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line 13-13 in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line 14-14 of FIG.

In FIG. 1, for example, a master switch 15 for controlling the raising / lowering of a window glass of each vehicle door and the locking / unlocking of each vehicle door is provided on the inner surface side of the vehicle door on the driver's seat side, for example. Provided is an inside door handle device 16 according to the invention.

2 to 5, an inside door handle device 16 includes a casing 19 attached to an inner panel 17 of the vehicle door and an inside door handle device connected to a lock device (not shown) of the vehicle door. A door trim 1 for covering the inner surface of the inner panel 17 with a handle 20 and a lock knob 21 pivotally supported.
The casing 19 is attached to the inner panel 17 so that a part thereof projects from the opening 18 a provided in the inner panel 8.

The inner panel 17 is provided with a mounting portion 17a protruding in a trapezoidal shape toward the inside of the vehicle. The casing 19 includes a base 22 made of synthetic resin fixed to the mounting portion 17a. And a synthetic resin-made decorative frame 23 mounted on the base 22.

6 to 8, the base 22 is elongated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and has an opening 24 provided at one end in the longitudinal direction. Is disposed on the rear side along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The inside handle 20 is also formed to extend long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the base 20a and the lock knob 21 of the inside handle 20 are
The support shaft 2 is disposed in the opening 24 so that the lock knob 21 is adjacent to the base 20a, and attached to the base 22 so as to cross the opening 24 up and down.
5, the inside handle 20 and the lock knob 2
1 is rotatably supported.

That is, the base 2 of the inside handle 20
0a is integrally provided with a cylindrical support portion 20b for rotatably supporting the lock knob 21.
The inside handle 20 is directly supported rotatably by the support shaft 25, and the lock knob 21 is rotated by a support portion 20 b integrally provided with the inside handle 20. It will be movably supported.

In addition, the base 20 of the inside handle 20
A torsion spring 26 surrounding the support shaft 25 is provided between the a and the base 22. The spring force of the torsion spring 26 urges the inside handle 20 to rotate toward the non-operation position. . In addition, the base arm 20a of the inside handle 20 has a regulating arm 2 that abuts against the base 22 in order to regulate the end of rotation of the torsion spring 26 toward the non-operation position.
0c are continuously provided integrally.

On the back of the base 22, an inner panel 1 is provided.
7, first and second ribs 28 and 29 which can slide along the surface of the mounting portion 17a are provided in a protruding manner,
The first rib 28 is formed in a substantially U-shape that opens toward the rear side along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and protrudes from the rear surface of the other end of the base 22 (the side opposite to the opening 24). Base 22
Is disposed at a position adjacent to the opening 24 at the middle portion in the longitudinal direction.

On both sides of the first rib 28 on the back surface of the base 22, engagement claws 30 are projected.
As shown in FIG. 9, both engagement claws 30, 30
The base 22 is formed in an approximately L-shape in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the base 22 so as to abut and engage with the back surface of the mounting portion 17a so as to sandwich the mounting portion 17a of the inner panel 17 between the base 22 and the mounting portion 17a. .

On the other hand, each of the engaging claws 3 is attached to the mounting portion 17a.
Mounting holes 31, 31 corresponding to 0, 30 are provided. Each of the mounting holes 31, 31 has a rectangular insertion hole 31a, into which the entire engagement claw 30 can be inserted, and the insertion holes 31a,.
Are formed in a substantially L-shape with engagement holes 31b. Thus, the first and second ribs 28, 2 are provided on the surface of the mounting portion 17a of the inner panel 17.
9 are slid and the base 22 is slid with respect to the mounting portion 17a, so that the two engagement claws 30, 30 are moved from the insertion holes 31a of the mounting holes 31, 31 to the engagement holes 31b. By the movement, the two engaging claws 30 are engaged with the back surface of the mounting portion 17a.

Referring also to FIGS. 11 to 12, the decorative frame 23 has a flange portion 23a which extends outward so as to overlap the peripheral portion of the opening portion 18a of the door trim 18 on the entire periphery of the opening edge. The decorative frame 23 is formed in a substantially rectangular dish shape, and a part of the decorative frame 23 is cut out on the rear side along the front-rear direction of the vehicle so as to form a cutout portion 23b. The notch 23 b corresponds to the opening 24 in the base 22, and the rear face of the decorative frame 23 is brought into contact with a rib 32 projecting vertically and horizontally on the surface of the base 22. When the base 23 is mounted on the base 22, the inside handle 20 pivotally supported by the base 22 extends from the notch 23b to the front inside the decorative frame 23 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The inside handle 20 can be operated by inserting a hand into the inside.

On the back of the decorative frame 23, a plurality of, for example, a pair of first and second projections 33, 3 projecting toward the base 22 side.
4 are integrally protruded, and the base 22 has first and second projections 33 and 34 respectively fitted therein.
Fitting holes 35 and 36 are provided.

The first protrusion 33 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a relatively small diameter, and is provided on the rear side of the decorative frame 23 so as to protrude forward along the vehicle longitudinal direction. The second protrusion 34 is formed of the first protrusion 33. It is formed in a cylindrical shape with a larger diameter than the opening 24 and protrudes from the back of the decorative frame 23 in the vicinity of the opening 24.

Further, a screw member 38 for fastening the decorative frame 23 together with the base 22 to the mounting portion 17a is provided on the second protrusion 34.
An insertion hole 37 for inserting the
The insertion hole 37 is formed by coaxially connecting a large-diameter hole 37a into which the head 38a of the screw member 38 can be inserted and a small-diameter hole 37b through which the screw shaft 38b of the screw member 38 can be inserted. It is.

The screw member 38 is connected to the inner panel 17.
Grommet 3 made of synthetic resin attached to mounting portion 17a
Screw into 9. That is, the thickness of the inner panel 17, that is, the mounting portion 17a is relatively thin, and it is difficult to screw the screw member 38 directly. Therefore, the screw member 38 is screwed into the grommet 39 previously mounted on the mounting portion 17a. Things.

In the base 22 of the casing 19, a pair of engaging claws 30, 30 projecting from the rear side of the base 22 are inserted into the mounting holes 31, 31 of the mounting portion 17a. , 31 by sliding the base 22 along the surface of the mounting portion 17a so as to move the engaging claws 30, 30 from the insertion holes 31a to the engaging holes 31b. Is the mounting part 17a
Of the casing 1
9, a positioning recess 40 for allowing the grommet 39 to enter according to the sliding of the base 22 is provided on the back surface of the base 22.

The positioning recess 40 is formed by a part of the second rib 29 protruding from the rear surface of the base 22, and slides the rectangular grommet 39 to the mounting portion 17a of the base 22. Is formed in a substantially U-shape opened toward the opening portion 24 side of the base 22 so as to guide the insertion hole 37 of the casing 19, that is, facing the closed end side of the positioning recess 40. A second fitting hole 36 is provided in the base 22. Moreover, in the positioning recess 40, the opening end side, that is, the entry start end side of the grommet 39, is formed so as to increase in width as approaching the entry start end.

When the decorative frame 23 is mounted on the base 22, the two engaging projections 41 and 42 projecting from the outer surface of the base 22 are provided with two resilient claws 43 provided integrally with the decorative frame 23. , 44 are resiliently engaged.

One of the engaging projections 41, 42 is provided on the lower outer surface of the base 22 at a position close to the rear opening 24 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The other engagement projection 42 is provided on the upper outer surface of the base 22 so as to project forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Thus, the engaging projections 41 and 42 are formed to have a triangular cross-sectional shape in order to facilitate the elastic engagement of the elastic claws 43 and 44.

On the other hand, one of the projecting claws 43 of the both projecting claws 43, 44 extends along the lower outer surface of the base 22 at a position protruding partly from the notch 23b. The elastic claw 43 is provided with a rectangular engaging hole 45 for engaging the one engaging protrusion 41. The other resilient claw 44 is formed integrally with the decorative frame 23 so as to extend along the upper outer surface of the base 22, and the other resilient claw 43 is engaged with the other engagement protrusion 42. A rectangular engaging hole 46 is provided.

Referring to FIG. 13 and FIG.
The base 22 and the decorative frame 2 are mounted on the decorative frame 23
Between the three, an insertion opening 47 is formed to face the inner surface of one of the pair of spring claws 43 and 44. A jig 48 such as a flathead screwdriver can be inserted into the insertion opening 47 from the inside of the decorative frame 23. The jig 48 inserted into the insertion opening 47 presses the resilient claws 43 from the inside. It is possible to release the engagement with the engaging projection 41 corresponding to the resilient claw 43.

Further, the insertion slot 47 is covered by the inside handle 20 in a non-operating state (a state shown by a chain line in FIG. 14).
The insertion of 8 can be executed only when the inside handle 20 is operated as shown by a solid line in FIG.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The engaging projections 41 and 42 provided at two places of the base 22 fixed to the mounting portion 17a of the inner panel 17 have resilient claws provided in the decorative frame 23. The base 19 and the decorative frame 23 are interconnected to each other to form the casing 19 by the resilient engagement of the decorative frames 43 and 44.
First and second protrusions 33 integrally projecting from the back of
34 is fitted into the first and second fitting holes 35 and 36 provided in the base 22, so that the decorative frame 23 is positioned with respect to the base 22 and the base 2 is
2 is prevented as much as possible.

Further, the decorative frame 23 is attached to the first projection 34, which is one of the first and second projections 33 and 34, by the base 2.
2 and an insertion hole 37 through which a screw member 38 to be fastened to the attachment portion 17a of the inner panel 17 is inserted. Therefore, the decorative frame 23 is fastened to the inner panel 17 together with the base 22, and the decorative frame 23 is firmly fixed to the base 22.

The insertion opening 47 for facing the inner surface of the resilient claw 43 which is one of the plurality of resilient claws 43, 44 is provided.
The elastic nail 23 is formed between the base 22 and the decorative frame 23 in a state where the decorative frame 23 is mounted on the base 22, and the elastic nail 43 is pressed from the inner side by a jig 48 inserted into the insertion opening 47. Since it is possible to release the engagement with the engagement projection 41 corresponding to 43, no excessive force is applied to the resilient claw 43 and the engagement projection 41 when the engagement is released,
Neither the resilient claws 43 nor the engagement projections 41 are damaged. In addition, since the engagement between one resilient claw 43 and the engagement protrusion 41 is released, the engagement between the other resilient claw 44 and the engagement protrusion 42 is also released without applying an excessive force. All the claws 43, 44 and the engaging projection 4
The decorative frame 23 can be removed from the base 22 while preventing damage to the bases 1 and 42.

Further, since the insertion opening 47 is covered with the inside handle 20 in the non-operating state, the insertion opening 47 is not conspicuous and has an excellent appearance.

Further, the mounting portion 17a of the inner panel 17
The engaging claws 30, 30 protruding from the rear surface of the base 22 are inserted into the mounting holes 31, 31 provided in the mounting portion 17a.
While the base 22 is slid along the surface of the
The engaging claws 30, 30 are engaged with the back surface of the mounting portion 17a by moving the 0, 30 in the mounting holes 31, 31, but the casing 19 is more firmly fixed to the inner panel 17. Inner panel 17
A grommet 39 is mounted on the mounting portion 17a of
A screw member 38 is screwed into the grommet 39. At this time, the grommet 39 is moved by sliding the base 22.
However, there is a possibility that the positioning with the insertion hole 37 of the casing 19 may be complicated. However, the positioning recess 40 into which the grommet 39 enters according to the sliding of the base 22 faces the insertion hole 37 and faces the base 22. It is provided on the back of. Therefore, when the base 22 is slid along the surface of the mounting portion 17a, the grommet 39 mounted on the mounting portion 17a enters the positioning recess 40, and the casing 19 is inserted into the casing 19 so that the screw member 38 can be inserted. The positioning between the insertion hole 37 provided in the decorative frame 23 and the grommet 39 can be facilitated.

Further, the positioning recess 40 is provided with the grommet 3
9 is formed so as to increase in width toward the approach start end side, so that when the base 22 is slid along the surface of the mounting portion 17a, the positioning recess 4 of the grommet 39 is formed.
It is possible to reliably guide the entry to zero.

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

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the casing 19 is constituted by the separate base 22 and the decorative frame 23. However, the present invention is also applied to an inside door handle device using a casing having the base and the decorative frame integrally. Applicable.

[0040]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the engagement of the engaging claw with the inner panel, the casing is fastened to the inner panel so that the casing can be attached to the inner panel. The grommet can be securely fixed, and the positioning of the grommet with the insertion hole through which the screw member to be screwed into the grommet is inserted is facilitated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the casing is slid along the surface of the inner panel, it is possible to reliably guide the grommet into the positioning recess.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an inner surface side of a vehicle door.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the inside door handle device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the base and the decorative frame in a separated state.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the base as viewed from the direction of arrow 6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the base as viewed from the direction of arrow 7 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the decorative frame as viewed from the direction of arrow 10 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 11 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 12 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line 13-13 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line 14-14 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 ... Inside door handle device 17 ... Inner panel 19 ... Casing 20 ... Inside handle 30 ... Engagement claw 31 ... Mounting hole 31a ... Insertion hole 31b ... Aperture 37 37 Insertion hole 38 Screw member 39 Grommet 40 Positioning recess

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Makiko Motono 1-4-1, Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama Examiner at Honda R & D Co., Ltd. Yasuto Tsujino (56) References JP-A-60-3372 (JP) JP-A-59-126876 (JP, A) JP-A-7-8099 (JP, U) JP-A-7-43379 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB Name) E05B 1/00 301 B60J 5/04

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An engaging claw (30) protrudes from a rear surface of a casing (19) that supports the inside handle (20), and the engaging claw (30) is provided on an inner panel (17) of a vehicle door. ) Is inserted into the casing (31) along with a surface of the inner panel (17) along the surface of the inner panel (17). As the engagement claw (30) is moved from the insertion hole (31a) to the engagement hole (31b) while sliding the 19), the engagement claw (30) is formed on the back surface of the inner panel (17). Is provided so as to engage with the casing (19).
A screw member (38) having a head (38a)
Through the insertion hole (37) provided in the ring (19),
A grommet (39) into which the screw member (38) can be screwed.
In but a vehicle inside door handle device for being mounted to said inner panel (17), before Kigakarigotsume (30)
From the insertion hole (31a) to the engagement hole (31b).
The grommet (39) is made to enter according to the sliding of the casing (19) accompanying the movement to the insertion hole (3).
A positioning recess (40) for facilitating positioning of the grommet (39) with respect to 7) is provided on the rear surface of the casing (19) so as to face the insertion hole (37). Inside door handle device for vehicles. 2. The inside door for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the positioning recess (40) is formed so as to increase in width as approaching a leading end side of the grommet (39). Handle device.