JP3898527B2 - Inside door handle device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle inside door handle device that is disposed on a vehicle door and unlocks a door lock.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of inside door handle device includes a handle and a handle base that is fixed to the door inner panel and pivotally supports the handle, and the handle extends from an opening of a door trim that is attached to the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel. It is exposed to the vehicle interior side. At this time, not only the handle but also the non-decorated portion of the handle base will be exposed from the opening of the door trim. However, a cover (escussion) formed in a frame shape according to the shape of the opening of the door trim is attached to the door trim. Attaching to the handle base from the interior of the vehicle complements the appearance.
[0003]
Here, it is necessary to remove the door trim at the time of maintenance and inspection of the door lock and the inside door handle device, and it is preferable that the cover attached from the vehicle interior side of the door trim is easy to remove. From this viewpoint, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-87601, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-25168, and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-193330 disclose an inside door handle device in which a cover can be easily removed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since all of these conventional techniques are configured to remove the cover using a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver, the parts (handle, handle base, Such as cover) may be damaged or damaged.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in the background of such a conventional technique, and an object thereof is to provide an inside door handle device for a vehicle that can remove a cover without using a tool.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a handle base fixed to the door inner panel and supporting the handle, and a handle attached to the handle base via a plurality of locking means and exposed from the opening of the door trim. And a cover for hiding the non-decorative portion of the base.In the vehicle interior door handle device, a portion of the cover trim surrounding the opening of the door trim is not connected, and is disposed in the vicinity of the terminal portion. The provided locking means is set so that the locking is released by expanding the terminal portion from the inner peripheral edge side toward the outer peripheral edge side, and the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portion is It can be pressed only when the handle is rotated from the normal position in the vicinity of the side wall. The inner edge of the terminal portion is opposed to the side wall of the handle and the handle is in the normal position. And it is characterized in that it is exposed depressible plate-shaped pressure receiving portions and is formed only upon Luo rotated.
[0007]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, unlike the conventional frame-shaped cover, it is easy to bend and deform at both end portions of the non-connected cover. Therefore, any one terminal part of the cover can be bent without using a tool, and the locking of one locking means located in the vicinity of the terminal part can be easily released. When the one locking means is released, the remaining locking means can be released as it is, and the cover can be removed.
[0008]
That is, according to the inside door handle device of the first aspect, the cover can be removed without using a tool.
[0010]
Moreover, according to invention of Claim 1 , a cover can be removed by pressing the inner periphery of the terminal part exposed by rotating a handle | steering-wheel. In other words, since the cover cannot be removed unless the handle is rotated, it is possible to prevent the cover from being accidentally dropped even though the structure is easily removable.
[0012]
Further , according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portion is configured as a plate-like press receiving portion, the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portion can be pressed without hurting the hand.
[0013]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the inside door handle device for a vehicle according to the first aspect , the handle base comes into contact with the pressure receiving portion of the terminal portion from the outer peripheral side and the pressure receiving portion of the terminal portion. A protruding portion is provided that allows the pressing receiving portion to get over when a pressing force of a predetermined value or more is applied from the inner peripheral edge side.
[0014]
According to the invention described in claim 2 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 , the rigidity of the terminal portion of the cover, which tends to be soft, can be complemented by the protrusion. In addition, since this protrusion part accepts overcoming of a press receiving part, a cover can be removed with a hand, still without using a tool.
[0015]
In the third aspect of the present invention, the inside door handle device for a vehicle according to claim 2, which the protruding portion, wherein the inclined surface for guiding the riding of the pressure receiving portion is provided It is.
[0016]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention, since the rising of the pressure receiving portion is guided by the inclined surface of the protrusion, the cover can be removed smoothly.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the inside door handle device for a vehicle according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a handle base of the inside door handle device for the vehicle, and FIG. 3 is a view of the handle base of the inside door handle device for the vehicle. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the vehicle inside door handle device before the cover is attached, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the cover attached state of the vehicle inside door handle device, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 5, and FIG. 9 is a view of the handle of the inside door handle device. It is a perspective view which shows a rotation state.
[0018]
The vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment includes a handle 16 that is connected to a door lock means (not shown) and can release the door lock, a handle base 11 that pivotally supports the handle 16, and a cover 12. Configured.
[0019]
The handle base 11 is locked to a hook locking hole 14a of the door inner panel 14 via a plurality of hook portions 13, and is fastened and fixed to the door inner panel 14 by a bolt B, and the handle base 11 A support portion 19 that protrudes from the main body 15 and pivotally supports the handle 16 via the shaft 18 and a grip portion 16b of the handle 16 are provided at a predetermined interval from the grip portion 16b to the outside of the passenger compartment. A plate-shaped decorative portion 20.
[0020]
The handle 16 includes a base portion 16a that is pivotally supported with respect to the shaft 18, and a grip portion 16b that protrudes from the base portion 16a. A U-shaped opening 16c is formed in the base portion 16a of the handle, and a lock knob 17 that can lock the rotation of the handle 16 is accommodated in the U-shaped opening 16c.
[0021]
On the vehicle interior side of the handle base 11, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, a door trim 21 having an opening 22 that exposes the handle 16 and the lock knob 17 pivotally supported by the handle base 11 to the vehicle interior side is disposed. Has been. The door trim 21 is detachably attached to a locking portion (not shown) of the door inner panel 14, and the hook claws 25 </ b> A and 25 </ b> B of the door trim 21 are hooked into the hook holes 24 </ b> A and 24 </ b> B of the flange portion 23 of the handle base 11. It is attached detachably.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the opening 22 of the door trim 21 is formed into a front rear circle from a circular portion 22b that exposes the base portion 16a of the handle 16 and a rectangular portion 22a that exposes the grip portion 16b of the handle 16. Has been. Here, the rectangular portion 22 a of the opening portion 22 is formed in substantially the same shape as the peripheral shape of the plate-shaped decorative portion 20 of the handle base 11, and the peripheral portion of the rectangular portion 22 a contacts the peripheral flange 23 of the decorative portion 20. It touches. This eliminates the need for the cosmetic cover 12 described later in the rectangular portion 22a. On the other hand, the circular portion 22 b of the opening 22 is formed with a predetermined gap along the peripheral surface of the support portion 19 of the handle base 11, and the non-decorated portion of the handle base 11 exposed from the opening 22 is covered with the cover 12. It is designed to hide and make up.
[0023]
The cover 12 is formed in a substantially dome shape, and includes a U-shaped opening 34 that exposes the lock knob 17 and the handle 16, and is formed in a substantially C shape in a front view. That is, the cover 12 of this embodiment is configured such that a part of the periphery of the opening 22 of the door trim 21 is not connected, unlike a frame-shaped cover having a conventional structure.
[0024]
Here, both the straight portions 34a, 34a of the U-shaped opening 34 constituting the inner peripheral edge of the both end portions 35, 35 of the cover 12 are arranged so that the dividing gap between the cover 12 and the handle 16 is constant. The sixteen base portions 16a are arranged close to each other along both side walls 16d and 16a. In order to prevent the handle 16 and the cover 12 from interfering with each other when the handle 16 is rotated, both the straight walls 34a and 34a of the side walls 16d and 16d of the base 16a of the handle 16 and the U-shaped opening 34 of the cover 12 are used. Is set so as to be orthogonal to the shaft 18 constituting the rotation axis of the handle 16.
[0025]
6 and 7, the cover 12 is attached to the handle base 11 via the locking means 28, 29, and 30 with the peripheral leg portion 37 being in contact with the surface of the door trim 21. . Each of the locking means 28, 29, 30 protrudes from the back surface of the cover 12 and is locked to the locking claw 31. The locking claw 31 is formed on the outer surface of the support portion 19 of the handle base 11. And a flexible piece 32 having a locking hole 33.
[0026]
The locking means 28 and 30 disposed in the vicinity of both the terminal portions 35 and 35 of the cover 12 can be locked by pushing the terminal portions 35 and 35 from the inner peripheral edge side toward the outer peripheral edge side. The engagement / disengagement direction is set so as to be released.
[0027]
The inner peripheral edges of both terminal portions 35 and 35 are set close to the side walls 16d and 16d of the handle 16, and can be pressed by the hand only when the handle 16 is rotated from the normal position. Further, the inner peripheral edges of the terminal portions 35 and 35 are opposed to the side walls 16d and 16d of the handle 16, and are exposed only when the handle 16 is rotated from the normal position and can be pressed by the hand. Press receiving portions 38, 38 are formed.
[0028]
Further, the handle base 11 is provided with projections 39, 39 that come into contact with the press receiving portions 38, 38 of the terminal portions 35, 35 from the outer peripheral edge side, and the projections 39, 39 are soft covers. In addition to complementing the rigidity of the 12 terminal portions 35, 35, the division gap between the base portion 16 a of the handle 16 and the terminal portion 35 of the cover 12 is prevented from widening. Further, the projections 39 and 39 are provided at positions slightly interfering with the pressure receiving portions 38 and 38, so that the terminal portions 35 and 35 are shifted to the side walls 16d and 16d of the base portion 16a of the handle 16 to thereby move the terminal portion. The locking means 28 and 30 in the vicinity of 35 and 35 are securely maintained.
[0029]
The height of the protrusion 39 is set so as to allow the pressure receiving portions 38, 38 to get over when a pressing force of a predetermined value or more is applied to the pressure receiving portions 38, 38 of the terminal portions 35, 35. Thus, it is still possible to release the locking means 28, 30 by the hand. The protrusions 39, 39 are provided with inclined surfaces 39a, 39a for guiding the pressing of the press receiving portions 38, 38 when a pressing force is applied to the press receiving portions 38, 38, respectively. Reference numerals 40 and 40 in the figure are support portions that support the vicinity of the circular portion 22b of the door trim 21 from the back side of the door trim 21 in order to complement the strength of the door trim 21 in the vicinity of the circular portion 22b of the opening 22.
[0030]
The mounting process of the vehicle inside door handle device 10 thus configured is performed as follows.
[0031]
First, the handle base 11 assembled with the handle 16 and the lock knob 17 is fixed to the door inner panel 14 with a plurality of hook portions 13, 13, 13 and bolts B.
[0032]
Next, the door trim 21 is fixed to the door inner panel 14 from the vehicle interior side. The door trim 21 is fixed to a locking portion (not shown) of the door inner panel 14, and the locking claws 25 A and 25 B of the door trim 21 are engaged with the locking holes 24 A and 24 B of the flange portion 23 of the handle base 11. It is done by stopping. At this time, positioning of the door trim 21 in the vehicle front-rear direction is performed by the locking claws 25A and the locking holes 24A, and at the same time, the door trim 21 is positioned in the vertical direction by the locking claws 25B and the locking holes 24B. The rectangular portion 22 a of the opening 22 of the door trim 21 is reliably positioned with respect to the decorative portion 20.
[0033]
In addition, the locking part (not shown) of the door inner panel 14 is configured to allow positioning by the locking claws 25A and 25B and the locking holes 24A and 24B.
[0034]
Next, from this state, the cover 12 is attached from the vehicle interior side. That is, by inserting the flexible piece 32 of the cover 12 into the opening 22 of the door trim 21, the locking hole 33 of the flexible piece 32 of the cover 12 is locked to the locking claw 31 of the handle base 11. 12 is attached to the handle base 11. At this time, the peripheral leg portion 37 constituting the outer peripheral edge of the cover 12 abuts on the surface of the door trim 21, while the peripheral edge of the U-shaped opening 34 constituting the inner peripheral edge of the cover 12 is close to the base portion 16 a of the handle 16. As a result, the cover 12 completely hides the gap between the circular portion 22 b of the opening 22 of the door trim 21 and the handle 16.
[0035]
Next, the cover removal process of the vehicle inside door handle device 10 configured as described above will be described.
[0036]
When removing the cover 12, as shown in FIG. 9, the handle 16 is first rotated from the normal position to expose the press receiving portions 38, 38 constituting the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portions 35, 35 of the cover 12.
[0037]
In this state, the pressing receiving portion 38 of the terminal portion 35 of either one of the covers 12 is pressed outward to widen the terminal portion 35, and the locking means 28 located in the vicinity of the terminal portion 35 is released. To do.
[0038]
In response to the pressing of the pressing receiving portion 38 of the terminal portion 35 of the cover 12, the pressing receiving portion 38 gets over the protruding portion 39 of the handle base 11, and the protruding portion 39 and the pressing receiving portion 38. The width in the releasing direction is set to be the releasing position of the locking means at the position where the pressure receiving portion 38 has passed over the projection 39 (see the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 6 and 7).
[0039]
As described above, according to the vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment, unlike the conventional frame-shaped cover, the C-shaped cover 12 can be easily bent and deformed at both terminal portions 35 and 35 thereof. Therefore, one of the terminal portions 35 (or 35) of the cover 12 is bent by the hand without using a tool, and one locking means 28 (or 30) located in the vicinity of the terminal portion 35 (or 35). Can be easily released. Then, when one locking means 28 (or 30) is released, the remaining locking means 29, 30 (or 29, 28) can be released as it is, so that the cover 12 can be removed. That is, it becomes the vehicle inside door handle device 10 which can remove the cover 12 without using a tool.
[0040]
Here, in this embodiment, the C-shaped cover 12 is configured to be partially disconnected as described above, that is, the cover is unnecessary in a part around the opening 22 of the door trim 21. Although the flange part 23 which contact | abuts the peripheral edge back surface of the rectangular part 22a of the opening part 22 of the door trim 21 at the periphery of the decoration part 20 of the base 11 is taken, the opening part of the door trim 21 which contact | abuts this flange part 23 Since the peripheral terminal of the 22 rectangular part 22a is formed by winding back, the peripheral terminal part of the door trim 21 is not seen and the appearance is well maintained.
[0041]
Further, according to the vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment, the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portion 35 is formed on the side wall 16d of the handle 12 so that it can be pressed by the hand only when the handle 12 is rotated from the normal position. Since it is set in proximity, it cannot be removed unless the cover 12 is intentionally removed by rotating the handle 12, and the cover can be accidentally removed while having a structure that can be easily removed as described above. 12 can be prevented from coming off.
[0042]
Moreover, according to the vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment, since the inner peripheral edges of the terminal portions 35 and 35 are configured as plate-shaped press receiving portions 38 and 38, the terminal portion 35 is not damaged. , 35 can be pressed.
[0043]
Further, according to the vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment, the projections 39 and 39 that come into contact with the press receiving portions 38 and 38 of the terminal portions 35 and 35 from the outer peripheral edge side of the cover 12 that tends to be soft. The rigidity of the terminal portions 35 and 35 can be supplemented. Here, since the protrusions 39 and 39 are configured to allow the pressure receiving portions 38 and 38 to get over, the cover 12 can be removed by the hand without using a tool.
[0044]
Further, according to the vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment, the inclined surfaces 39a, 39a of the protrusions 39, 39 guide the riding of the press receiving portions 38, 38, so that the cover 12 can be removed smoothly. it can. The inclined surfaces 39a and 39a may be straight surfaces or curved surfaces.
[0045]
Further, according to the vehicle inside door handle device 10 of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the width in the releasing direction of the protrusions 39 and 39 and the press receiving portions 38 and 38 is set to the press receiving portion. 38, 38 is set to be the release position of the locking means 28, 30 at the position where the protrusions 39, 39 are passed over, and once the locking means 28, 30 are released from the locking, the engaging means is again engaged. Stopping is prevented, and the cover 12 can be easily removed.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the cover is characterized in that a part of the periphery of the opening of the door trim is configured so as not to be connected. Therefore, unlike the conventional frame-shaped cover, the cover is provided at both end portions of the cover. Bending deformation becomes easy. Therefore, any one terminal part of the cover can be flexed with a hand without using a tool, and the locking of one locking means located in the vicinity of the terminal part can be easily released. When the one locking means is released, the remaining locking means can be released as it is, and the cover can be removed. That is, according to this invention, a cover can be removed without using a tool, and a vehicle inside door handle device can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of an inside door handle device for a vehicle according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a handle base of the inside door handle device for the vehicle.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a handle base of the inside door handle device for the vehicle.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the inside door handle device for the vehicle before the cover is attached.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a cover attachment state of the inside door handle device for the vehicle.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a turning state of the handle of the inside door handle device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle inside door handle apparatus 11 Handle base 12 Cover 14 Door inner panel 16 Handle 16d Handle side wall 21 Door trim 22 Opening part 28 Locking means 30 Locking means 35 Cover terminal part 37 Peripheral leg part 38 Press receiving part 39 Protrusion Part 39a Inclined surface of protrusion

Claims (3)

A handle base fixed to the door inner panel and pivotally supporting the handle; and a cover attached to the handle base via a plurality of locking means and concealing the non-decorative portion of the handle base exposed from the opening of the door trim. In the vehicle inside door handle device provided,
The cover is part of the surrounding of the opening of the door trim consists of unconsolidated, said locking means disposed in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the cover that is configured to non-consolidated, the inner circumference of the terminal portion It is set so that its locking is released by pushing it from the edge side toward the outer peripheral edge side, and the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portion is arranged close to the side wall of the handle, and the handle is rotated from the normal position. Ri pressable der only when, the inner peripheral edge of the terminal portion is proximate face the side wall of the handle, pressable become plate-shaped pressing exposed only upon rotating the handle from the normal position An inside door handle device for a vehicle, wherein a receiving portion is formed. The inside door handle device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
The handle base is allowed to come into contact with the pressure receiving portion of the terminal portion from the outer peripheral edge side and when the pressing force of the terminal portion is applied with a pressing force of a predetermined value or more from the inner peripheral edge side. An inside door handle device for a vehicle, characterized in that a protrusion is provided. The inside door handle device for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the projecting portion is provided with an inclined surface that guides the ride of the press receiving portion.

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