JP3298964B2 - Vehicle door structure and vehicle door assembly method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door structure in which a window operating mechanism, a lock mechanism, and the like are incorporated in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A door lock mechanism incorporated in a door structure of a vehicle enables a door to be opened by operating a door inner handle provided inside a door trim, and an outer door from the outside of the vehicle. Opening and locking can also be performed by operating the handle.
You can unlock it.

This door lock mechanism is, for example,
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-21414, the door body is incorporated between a door body forming a part of an external structure of a vehicle body and a door trim forming an inner wall surface of a vehicle compartment. Conventionally, an operating mechanism such as a lock mechanism including a door inner handle has been incorporated into a door body. However, as described above, since the lock mechanism allows the door to be opened by operating the door inner handle, the door inner handle must be configured to be exposed from the door trim.
For this reason, it has been necessary to provide a certain clearance between the door trim and the door inner handle in order to stably ensure the integrity of the assembly between the door trim and the door body. However, in this case, the adhesion between the door inner handle and the door trim in the assembled state is impaired,
There is a problem that the appearance deteriorates.

The present invention is provided from such a viewpoint, and provides a door structure having a good finished appearance because the door lock mechanism and the door trim are well matched when the door body side and the door trim side are assembled. To provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide a door structure that provides the above-described good appearance without complicating the door assembling process.

[0005]

To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is configured as follows. The door structure according to the present invention includes: a door body constituting an outer surface of the door; and a door trim attached to the inside of the door body and constituting an inner surface of the door.
A lock body attached to the door body, an inner handle attached to the door trim to operate the lock body to open the door by operating from a vehicle interior, and an inner handle attached to the door trim to the inner handle A first engaging member that is connected so as to transmit the operation of the door;
And a second engagement member connected with the operation of the serial first engagement member can be transmitted, and said first and second engagement members being engaged when assembling the door trim and the door body The inner handle is operably linked to the lock body.

In a preferred aspect, the first engagement member includes:
The second engagement member is engaged with the common shaft such that the second engagement member can not rotate relative to the common shaft. In another aspect, the first
The operation of the inner handle is transmitted to the lock main body by the engagement of the engagement member and the second engagement member such that they cannot move relative to each other in the axial direction.

In another aspect of the present invention, a method for assembling a door is provided. A door body constituting an outer surface of a door is prepared, and a lock body for locking / unlocking the door is attached to the door body. A door trim constituting the inner surface of the door is prepared, and an inner handle for operating the lock body to open the door by operating from the vehicle interior is attached to the door trim.
Connect the engagement member so that the operation of the inner handle can be transmitted,
An inner handle for connecting the second engagement member to the lock body so as to transmit the operation of the first engagement member, and engaging the first and second engagement members when assembling the door trim and the door body; Is operably linked to the lock body.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the door lock mechanism including the inner handle and the lock body, which has been conventionally attached to the door body as an integral body, is divided, and the inner handle, which has a problem with the consistency with the door trim, is attached to the door trim. The inner handle and the lock main body are operably linked when the door trim and the door main body are connected in advance. In this way, there is no problem of consistency between the door trim and the inner handle.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an exploded perspective view of a door structure according to the present invention. The door 1 of the present example includes a door body 2 that forms an outer surface of a vehicle body, and a door trim 3 that forms an inner wall on the vehicle interior side. A lock mechanism 4 is arranged between the door body 2 and the door trim 3. The door lock mechanism 4 allows a lock unit 5 for opening the door, an operation unit 6 connected to an outer handle (not shown), and the operation unit 6 and the lock unit 5 to transmit the operation of the outer handle. A pair of locking and unlocking connecting rods 7 and 8 to be connected, an inner handle 9, this operating unit 10, and a pair of locking operably connecting the inner handle 9 and the lock unit. And an unlocking connecting rod mechanism.
In this example, the connecting rod mechanism is divided into two sections, locking and unlocking inner handle side rods 11 and 12 connected to the inner handle side, and locking and unlocking inner handle side rods 11 and 12 connected to the lock unit side. Locking and unlocking lock unit side rods 13 and 14 connected to the handle side rods 11 and 12 are provided.

The ends of the inner handle side rods 11, 12 have bent portions 11a, 12a bent in a U-shape, and resin joints 15, 16 are attached to these bent portions. The joints 15 and 16 have engagement grooves 17 and 18 that engage with the lock unit side rod. Further, the lock rod 13 on the lock unit side has a horizontal portion extending obliquely upward and forward from the lock unit 5 and further horizontally forward. The unlocking rod 14 of the lock unit side rod is further connected to another rod 20 via a swing lever 19, and this rod is connected to the lock unit 5.

The horizontal portions of the two rods 13 and 14 have protrusions projecting inward in a horizontal plane.
a and 14a are locked to the inner surface of the door body 2 by clips 21 on both sides. The protrusions 13a and 14a are adapted to engage with the engagement grooves of the joints 15 and 16,
In this engaged state, the inner handle side rods 11, 1
A screw is provided to prevent relative movement in the axial direction with the screw 2. Further, engaging pins 22 and 23 are provided on the protruding portions, and the pins 22 and 23 are connected to the joints 15 and 16.
By engaging with concave portions (not shown) provided in the engagement grooves 17, 18, the inner handle side rod 1
Prohibition of relative movement between the lock rods 1 and 12 and the lock unit side rods 13 and 14 is ensured, whereby the operation of the inner handle 9 is reliably transmitted to the lock unit 5.

An inner handle cover 24 is attached around the inner handle 9 inside the door trim 3.
A window operation button 3a for operating the door glass
Is attached to the door trim 3. First, the inner panel 25 and the outer panel 26 of the door body 2
During this time, the lock unit 5 is attached to the front end portion, that is, the rear end portion of the door. Similarly, an operation unit 6 for an outer handle is mounted above the lock unit 5 at the rear end. In this case, the lock unit 5 is connected to the operation unit of the outer handle by a connecting rod. Further, the lock unit 5 is in a state where the lock unit side rods 13, 14, 20 are attached.
The distal ends of the lock unit side rods 13 and 14 are supported by the door body 2 on the engagement side by clips 21.

An inner handle 9 is fixed to the door trim 3, and a pair of inner handle side rods 11 and 12 are attached to the inner handle 9.
Joints 15 and 16 are attached to the distal ends of the inner handle side rods 11 and 12, respectively. In this state, the door trim 3 is assembled to the door body 2 at a predetermined workstation.

The door trim 3 to which the inner handle 9, the inner handle side rods 11, 12 and the joints 15, 16 are attached is horizontally moved from the inside to the door main body 2 and assembled. At this time, the inner handle side rods 11, 1
The engagement grooves 17 and 18 of the second joints 15 and 16 relatively approach the rods 13 and 14 on the lock unit side, and engage with the protrusions 13a and 14a of the rods. At this time, since the pins 22 and 23 are engaged with the concave portions of the joints 15 and 16, the axial relative movement between the inner handle side rods 11 and 12 and the lock unit side rods 13 and 14 is restricted.

As a result, the operating force of the inner handle is transmitted by applying an axial displacement to the inner handle side rods 11 and 12, and the lock unit side rods 13 and
14. It can be transmitted to the lock unit 5 via the swing lever 19 and the rod 20. In the above configuration, since the door trim 3 and the door main body 2 are assembled in a state where the inner handle 9 is attached to the door trim 3 in advance, there is no problem in matching between the lock mechanism and the door trim 3.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, another embodiment of the present invention is shown. In the structure of the present example, there are one connecting rods 31 and 32 connecting the lock unit 5 fixed to the inner panel 25 of the door body 2 with the bolts 30 and the outer handle and the inner handle 9 respectively. By operating, the opening operation can be performed.

The lock / unlock mechanism via the inner handle 9 includes an inner handle side rod 31 and a lock unit side rod 33, and the inner handle side rod 31 and the lock unit side rod 33 are connected to the hinge mechanism 3
4 so as to interlock with each other. 2 and 4
As shown in the figure, a lever 35 and a rotating shaft 3 fixed to the lever 35 are provided at the tip of the rod 31 on the inner handle side.
6 are integrated. Further, the shaft 36 penetrates a case 37 rotatably supporting the shaft 36 and engages with a joint member 38. As shown in FIG. 4, the shaft 36 has a projection 39 formed on the circumference thereof, while the joint member 38 has a recess 40 which engages with the projection. Therefore, when they are engaged, the joint member 38 rotates in conjunction with the lever 35. The joint member 38 is rotatably supported by the inner panel 25 of the door body 2 via a gasket member 41. The other end of the joint member 38 is provided with a shaft portion 43 having a rectangular cross section. The shaft portion 43 is engaged with a rectangular opening 45 of a lever 44 to which one end of the lock unit side rod 33 is connected. Therefore, when both are connected, the inner handle side lever 35 and the lock unit side lever 44 are connected to each other so that they cannot rotate relative to each other.

In this configuration, when the inner handle 9 is operated, the inner handle side rod 31 is displaced in the axial direction, thereby rotating the lever 35. As a result, the shaft 36 rotates to rotate the lever 44 on the lock unit side. This displacement is transmitted to the lock unit 5 as an axial displacement of the rod on the lock unit side. That is, the operation of the inner handle is transmitted to the lock unit 5, and the door is opened.

FIG. 6 discloses an upper assembled state of the door body 2 and the door trim 3. A weather strip 50 is attached to an upper end portion of the inner panel 25 of the door body 2 to ensure a sealing property with the door glass 51. A weather strip 52 having a substantially S-shaped cross section is attached to the upper end of the door trim 3. The weather strip 50 of the inner panel 25 and the weather strip 52 of the door trim 3 are engaged with each other by engagement portions 53,
4 are provided. In this configuration, when the door trim 3 is assembled close as shown by the arrow in the figure, the projections 53a and 54a of the engaging portions come into contact with each other and irreversibly engage while elastically deforming each other.

According to the structure of this embodiment, the weather strip 5
By dividing 0 into the door body 2 and the door trim 3, the door trim 3 can be assembled simply by relatively approaching the door trim 2. That is, conventionally, when the door trim 3 is brought close to the door body 2, it is necessary to move the door trim downward so that the engagement portion 55 at the upper end of the weather strip 50 is fitted to the upper end of the inner panel 25 of the door body 2. By attaching the weather strip 50 as two pieces to the door body 2 and the door trim 3 in advance as described above, it is not necessary to move the door body 2 and the door trim 3 relatively up and down when the door body 2 and the door trim 3 are assembled. Becomes

Referring to FIG. 7, there is shown still another example of the upper structure of the door body 2 and the door trim 3.
In this example, the weather strip 56 is one piece and is provided on the door trim 3. In this case, after horizontally approaching the door main body to attach the door trim 3, the weather strip 56 is bent to engage the projection 56a of the weather strip with the opening 57 provided at the upper end of the inner panel 25 of the door main body 2. Thus, the weather strip 56 can be stably mounted on the upper portion of the door. Also in this case, it is not necessary to move the door body 2 and the door trim 3 up and down when assembling them.

FIG. 8 shows a structure of a mounting portion for attaching the weather strip 58 in another structure. In the configuration of the present example, a folded portion 59 is formed at the upper end of the door trim 3. At the time of assembly, when the door trim 3 is brought close to the door body 2, the tip 59 a of the folded portion 59 first comes into close contact with the inner surface of the inner panel 25. The positional relationship between the door body 2 and the door trim 3 is fixed. Thereafter, the weather strip 58 is inserted from above into the weather strip 58 having a groove that sandwiches the upper end of the inner panel 25 and the tip 59a of the folded portion of the door trim that is in close contact with the upper end, and fixes the two.

Also in this configuration, when assembling the door main body 2 and the door trim 3, the assembling can be performed only by the horizontal movement of the door trim 3. Thus, the door body 2
The door trim 3 and the door trim 3 can be assembled only by moving in the horizontal direction. Therefore, even if the lock mechanism is divided and integrated at the time of assembling the two, the engagement can be reliably performed and a problem occurs. Absent.

FIG. 9 shows another superstructure. In the structure of this example, the weather strip 60 is attached to the upper end of the door body 2 in advance. A folded portion 61 is formed at the upper end of the door body of the present example, and an opening 62 is provided in the folded portion 61 so that the door trim 3 is provided.
The distal end of an engaging member 63 attached to the inside of the upper part of the first member is engaged while elastically deforming. In this case, the distal end of the engaging member 63 includes an engaging portion 64 having a protrusion 64a and a pressing portion 65 at a position facing the engaging portion 64. In the engaged state, the protrusion 64a of the engaging portion engages with the opening 62. In combination, the folded portion 61 is sandwiched between the engaging portion and the pressing portion 65.

A terminal lip 66 is attached to the upper end of the door trim 3 so as to match with the weather strip 60 attached to the upper end of the inner panel.

[0026]

According to the above construction of the present invention, the door lock mechanism is divided, the part supported by the door body in the final assembled state is previously mounted on the door body, and the part supported by the door trim is previously Since the door main body and the door trim are connected in a state where the door trim side is attached, the appearance of the finish can be improved.

Further, this does not complicate the assembling process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a door according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a door,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a rod connecting portion;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an upper joint portion between the door trim and the door body,

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 according to another example,

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6 according to yet another example,

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 6, according to yet another structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door 2 Door main body 3 Door trim 4 Lock mechanism 5 Lock unit 6 Operation unit 7, 8 Connecting rod 9 Inner handle 11, 12 Inner handle side rod 13, 14 Lock unit side rod 15, 16 Joint

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A door body constituting an outer surface of a door, a door trim attached to the inside of the door body to constitute an inner surface of the door, a lock body attached to the door body, and mounted on the door trim and operated from a vehicle interior. An inner handle for operating the lock body to open the door by operating the lock body; and a first engagement member attached to the door trim and connected to the inner handle so as to transmit the operation of the inner handle. Lock body attached to the door body
Connected to the first engagement member so as to transmit the operation of the first engagement member .
And a engaging member, the engaging with said first and second engagement member when assembling the door trim and the door body
An automobile door structure wherein an inner handle is further operably linked to the lock body. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first engagement member includes:
A door structure wherein the second engagement member engages with the common shaft such that the second engagement member cannot rotate relative to the common shaft. 3. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the first engagement member and the second engagement member are engaged with each other so as to be axially immovable. 4. A door body constituting an outer surface of a door is prepared, a lock body for locking / unlocking the door is attached to the door body, and a door trim constituting an inner surface of the door is prepared.
An inner handle for operating the lock body by operating from the vehicle interior to open the door is attached to the door trim, and a first engagement member is connected to the inner handle so that the operation of the inner handle can be transmitted. (2) connecting the engagement member to the lock body so that the operation of the first engagement member can be transmitted;
When assembling a door trim and a door main body, the first and second engaging members are engaged with each other so that the inner handle is operably linked to the lock main body.