JP6620672B2 - Vehicle door device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door device that opens and closes a door opening of a vehicle body.

  A related vehicle door device is described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle door device of Patent Document 1 is configured to open and close one door opening 100 of a vehicle body by a front door 101 and a rear door 102. The front door 101 is connected to a vehicle body (not shown) by a front door hinge 101h so as to be horizontally rotatable. The rear door 102 is connected to the vehicle body by a rear door hinge 102h so as to be horizontally rotatable. Accordingly, the door opening 100 can be opened and closed by horizontally rotating the front door 101 and the rear door 102 about the hinge shaft of the front door hinge 101h and the hinge shaft of the rear door hinge 102h, respectively.

JP 2013-67293 A

  In the vehicle door device described above, when the door lock device (not shown) of the front door 101 and the rear door 102 is in the half-locked state while the vehicle is running, the rear door 102 in the front open state receives the traveling wind and the door is rotated. It becomes rattling in the moving direction.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is that the vibration in the rotational direction of the door during traveling of the vehicle even when the door closing lock device is in the half-locked state. And so on.

The above-described problems are solved by the inventions of the claims. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle that opens and closes the door opening of the vehicle body by horizontally rotating the door about the door hinge of the vehicle body while sliding the rotation free end side of the door in the vehicle longitudinal direction. One end of the door device is connected to the door in a horizontally rotatable state, the other end is connected to the door hinge, and is provided in the vehicle body and a link mechanism for opening and closing the door. And a concave member into which the rotation free end side of the door is inserted when the door closes the door opening, and the concave member is an opening into which the rotation free end side of the door is inserted. The link mechanism is configured such that when the door opens and closes the door opening, the link mechanism can slide in and out of the concave member by sliding the rotation free end side of the door. .

According to the present invention, the door can be horizontally rotated around the door hinge of the vehicle body while the rotation free end side of the door slides in the vehicle front-rear direction. For this reason, even if the door closing lock device is in a half-locked state, the door does not rotate horizontally in the opening direction unless the rotation free end side of the door slides in the vehicle front-rear direction. As a result, vibration in the rotational direction of the door while the vehicle is running can be suppressed. In particular, even if the door is a front opening door with the free rotation end side on the front side, the backlash of the door due to traveling wind can be suppressed.
Further, even if the door closing lock device is in the half-locked state, the door free rotation end side is inserted into the concave member, so that the vibration of the door while the vehicle is running can be further suppressed.

According to the invention of claim 2 , the link mechanism has a base end portion connected to the door hinge and a tip end portion connected to the rotation center side of the door in a horizontally rotatable state, and the door is connected to the door hinge. When the door opening is closed, the door has a link that is held in parallel with the door, and the link rotates around the hinge axis of the door hinge by a predetermined angle in the opening direction from the door closing position. Then, when the door is rotated by a predetermined angle in the opposite direction with respect to the link, the door is slid so that the rotation free end side of the door is pulled out from the concave member.

  That is, the link is rotated by a predetermined angle in the opening direction around the hinge axis of the door hinge, and the door is inclined by a predetermined angle in the opposite direction with respect to the link, so that the free rotation end of the door from the hinge axis of the door hinge The distance to the side becomes smaller. Thereby, the rotation free end side of the door can be slid so as to be pulled out from the concave member. In addition, after the rotation free end side of the door is pulled out from the concave member, the door can be opened by further rotating the link around the hinge axis of the door hinge.

According to invention of Claim 3 , the said door hinge is provided in the rear side of the door opening part of the vehicle body, the said concave member is provided in the front side of the said door opening part, and the front end side of the said door is a rotation free end side. It is. That is, since the door is a front opening door whose front side is opened, it is easy to get out of the foot from the door opening even when the rotation angle of the door is small. For this reason, it is advantageous for getting on and off in a narrow place.

  According to the invention of claim 4, a closing lock device is provided on the rear side of the door, and the closing locking device is configured to be engageable with a striker provided on the rear side of the door opening of the vehicle body. ing.

  According to the present invention, even when the door locking device is in a half-locked state, it is possible to suppress vibrations of the door while the vehicle is running.

1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle including a door device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing opening operation of the door device. It is a top view showing opening operation of the door device. It is a perspective view showing the cover member of the said door apparatus, a link mechanism, a door hinge, etc. FIG. It is a schematic plan view showing operation | movement of the cover member, link mechanism, etc. of the said door apparatus. It is a schematic plan view showing operation | movement of the cover member, link mechanism, etc. of the said door apparatus. It is a schematic plan view showing operation | movement of the cover member, link mechanism, etc. of the said door apparatus. It is a side view showing the door device of the conventional vehicle.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, the vehicle door device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The vehicle door device according to the present embodiment is a front opening door device that opens and closes a door opening provided on a side surface of a passenger car. Here, front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom shown in the figure correspond to front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the passenger car 10.

<About the outline of the passenger car 10>
As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the passenger car 10 is an ultra-compact car, and a vehicle compartment 13 is provided from the center of the vehicle body 12 to the rear part. In the passenger compartment 13, a driver's seat (not shown) is provided at the center in the width direction, and the rear side of the driver's seat is a luggage storage portion. As shown in FIG. 2, door openings 14 are formed on the left and right sides of the vehicle body 12, and the driver can get on and off the passenger car 10 using the left and right door openings 14. The left and right door openings 14 are configured to be opened and closed by a door device 20.

<About the outline | summary of the door apparatus 20 of the passenger car 10>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the door device 20 of the passenger car 10 is a device that opens and closes the door opening 14 in a front open state. As shown in FIG. 4, the door device 20 includes a door 22, a door hinge 30 provided on the rear side of the door opening 14, and a front side of the frame 24 of the door 22 from the rear on the front side of the door opening 14. And a cover member 35 to be fitted. Furthermore, the door device 20 includes a link mechanism 40 that pulls the front end of the frame 24 of the door 22 backward from the cover member 35 when the door 22 is opened.

<About door 22>
As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the door 22 includes a door exterior panel 22p constituting the exterior design of the door 22, and a horizontal bar-shaped frame 24 that reinforces the door exterior panel 22p on the back side of the door exterior panel 22p (FIG. 4). Reference). The frame 24 is provided so as to extend from the front end position of the door 22 to the rear end position at the height position of the belt line of the door 22. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a closing lock device 26 for the door 22 is provided at the rear end position of the frame 24. Further, an inner handle 25 for releasing the lock state of the closing lock device 26 is provided on the inner side of the frame 24 toward the front side. The closing lock device 26 is configured to engage with a striker 15 s provided on the center pillar 15 on the rear side of the door opening 14 when the door 22 closes the door opening 14 of the vehicle body 12. (See FIG. 4). Further, an outer handle (not shown) for releasing the locked state of the closed lock device 26 is provided at a position corresponding to the closed lock device 26 on the outer surface side of the door exterior panel 22p.

<About door hinge 30>
The door hinge 30 is a hinge that supports the door 22 so as to be horizontally rotatable, and is fixed to the side surface of the center pillar 15 at a position above the striker 15s as shown in FIG. The door hinge 30 includes an upper and lower fixing bracket 31 that is fixed to the side surface of the center pillar 15, and a hinge shaft 32 that is supported by the upper and lower fixing bracket 31 so as to be rotatable about an axis.

<About the cover member 35>
The cover member 35 is fixed to the vehicle body 12 (the front side of the door opening 14). As shown in FIG. 4, when the door 22 is closed, the front end of the frame 24 of the door 22 is inserted from the rear. It is configured to be fitted. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the cover member 35 is formed into a U-shaped groove extending in the vertical direction with a steel plate or the like, and the rear side is open. The inner side wall part 35e (right side wall part) of the U-shaped groove in the cover member 35 is formed wider in the front-rear width than the outer side wall part 35g (left side wall part), and the inner side wall part 35e is fixed to the vehicle body 12. (See FIG. 2 etc.).

  Further, the outer wall portion 35g (left side wall portion) of the cover member 35 is bent in a state in which the rear end edge 35k of the outer wall portion 35g is inclined in the direction of widening the opening of the U-shaped groove. Thereby, when the door 22 is closed, the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 is easily inserted into the cover member 35. Further, an elastic deformation portion (not shown) that presses the side surface of the frame 24 of the door 22 is provided inside the U-shaped groove of the cover member 35. That is, the cover member 35 corresponds to the concave member of the present invention. Further, the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 corresponds to the door free rotation end side in the present invention.

<About the link mechanism 40>
The link mechanism 40 is a mechanism for sliding the front end of the frame 24 of the door 22 backward and pulling it out from the cover member 35 when the door 22 is opened. As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the link mechanism 40 includes a link 43 that is connected to the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30 at a right angle, and a front end of the link 43 that is connected to the rear portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 (near the rotation center). And a connecting mechanism 45 that is connected in a horizontally rotatable manner. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the link 43 is formed in a horizontal bar shape so as to overlap in parallel with the upper surface of the frame 24 of the door 22 when the door 22 is closed. The connection mechanism 45 includes a connection pin 45p that vertically connects and connects the link 43 and the frame 24 that are vertically stacked.

  Around the connection pin 45p of the connection mechanism 45, there is provided a spring (not shown) for urging the frame 24 of the door 22 with respect to the link 43 in the right turning direction as shown in FIG. Yes. Further, a right rotation stopper (not shown) that prohibits the right rotation of the frame 24 with respect to the link 43 by a predetermined angle or more is provided in the vicinity of the connecting pin 45p. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, when the link 43 rotates about the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30 in the opening direction (left direction) of the door 22 by a predetermined angle θ, the frame 24 moves to the link 43 by a spring force. On the other hand, it turns right by a predetermined angle θ around the connecting pin 45p.

  As a result, the distance from the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30 to the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 is reduced as compared with the case where the frame 24 is not inclined with respect to the link 43 (θ = 0 °). As a result, the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 slides backward and is pulled out from the cover member 35. Then, after the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 is pulled out from the cover member 35, the link 43 is further rotated to the left about the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30 as shown in FIG. 22 opens the door opening 14. That is, the spring of the coupling mechanism 45 corresponds to the elastic body of the present invention.

<About the opening / closing operation | movement of the door apparatus 20 of the passenger car 10>
First, to open the door 22 of the door device 20, the outer handle (not shown) of the door 22 or the inner handle 25 is operated to release the lock state of the closing lock device 26, and the door 22 is opened (leftward). ). As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the link 43 of the link mechanism 40 rotates to the left about the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30, and the door 22 (frame 24) rotates to the link 43 by the spring force. To do. When the link 43 rotates left by a predetermined angle θ around the door hinge 30 (hinge shaft 32) and the door 22 (frame 24) rotates right by a predetermined angle θ with respect to the link 43, the door 22 The front end portion of the frame 24 is pulled out from the cover member 35.

  Further, when the door 22 (frame 24) rotates to the right by the predetermined angle θ with respect to the link 43, the inclination angle of the door 22 with respect to the link 43 is maintained at the predetermined angle θ by the action of a right rotation stopper (not shown). Is done. Then, the door 22 and the link 43 rotate left about the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30 in a state where the door 22 is inclined with respect to the link 43 by a predetermined angle θ, as shown in FIG. 22 opens the door opening 14.

  In order to close the door 22 of the door device 20, the door 22 is pressed in the closing direction. As a result, the link 43 rotates to the right about the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30, and the door 22 rotates to close the door opening 14. When the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 comes into contact with the inner wall portion 35e of the cover member 35 (see FIG. 6), when the link 43 is further rotated to the right, the frame 24 of the door 22 becomes the link 43. On the other hand, it turns counterclockwise against the force of the spring. As a result, the inclination angle θ of the frame 24 of the door 22 with respect to the link 43 decreases, and the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 is inserted into the cover member 35. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, with the link 43 and the frame 24 of the door 22 overlapped (inclination angle 0 °), the closing lock device 26 of the door 22 is engaged with the striker 15s of the center pillar 15, 22 is held in the closed lock state.

<Advantages of Door Device 20 of Passenger Car 10 According to the Present Embodiment>
According to the door device 20 of the passenger car 10 according to the present embodiment, the link 43 is rotated around the hinge shaft 32 of the door hinge 30 after the front end portion of the door 22 is pulled out from the cover member 35 (concave member) of the vehicle body 12. The door 22 can be opened by moving it. For this reason, even if the closing lock device 26 of the door 22 is in the half-locked state, the front end portion of the door 22 is inserted into the cover member 35 (concave member), and thus the door 22 caused by traveling wind during traveling of the vehicle. Can be suppressed. Further, since the door 22 is a front opening door whose front side is opened, it is easy to get out of the foot from the door opening 14 even when the rotation angle of the door 22 is small, and it is easy to get on and off. For this reason, it is advantageous for getting on and off in a narrow place. Further, an elastic deformation portion that holds the side surface of the frame 24 of the door 22 is provided inside the cover member 35. For this reason, vibration of the door 22 can be prevented in a state where the front end portion of the frame 24 of the door 22 is inserted into the cover member 35.

<Example of change>
Here, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in this embodiment, the door 22 is composed of a door exterior panel 22p and a horizontal bar-shaped frame 24 that reinforces the door exterior panel 22p, and the link 43 of the link mechanism 40 is connected to the frame 24. . However, it is also possible to configure the door 22 from the door exterior panel 22p and the door interior panel, and to connect the link 43 of the link mechanism 40 to the door interior panel. Moreover, in this embodiment, the door hinge 30 illustrated the front opening door 22 provided in the rear side of the door opening part 14. As shown in FIG. However, it is also possible to apply the present invention to a rear opening door in which the door hinge 30 is provided on the front side of the door opening 14.

10 ... Passenger car (vehicle)
12 ... Vehicle body 14 ... Door opening 20 ... Door device 22 ... Door 24 ... Frame 30 ... Door hinge 32 ... Hinge shaft 35 ... Cover member (concave member)
40 ... Link mechanism 43 ... Link

Claims (4)

A door device for a vehicle that opens and closes the door opening of the vehicle body by horizontally rotating around the door hinge of the vehicle body while the free rotation end side of the door slides in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
One end is connected to the door in a horizontally rotatable state, the other end is connected to the door hinge, and a link mechanism that opens and closes the door;
A concave member that is provided in the vehicle body and into which the rotation free end of the door is inserted when the door closes the door opening;
With
The concave member is formed by expanding the opening side into which the rotation free end side of the door is inserted,
A vehicle door device configured such that when the door opens and closes the door opening, the link mechanism is slidable with respect to the concave member by sliding the rotation free end side of the door. The vehicle door device according to claim 1,
In the link mechanism, a base end portion is connected to the door hinge, and a tip end portion is connected to a rotation center side of the door so as to be horizontally rotatable, and the door closes the door opening. Sometimes it has a link that is held parallel to the door,
The link is rotated by a predetermined angle in the opening direction from the closed position of the door about the hinge axis of the door hinge, and the door is rotated by a predetermined angle in the reverse direction with respect to the link. A vehicle door device that slides so that a free end side is pulled out from the concave member . A vehicle door device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The door hinge is provided on the rear side of the door opening of the vehicle body, and the concave member is provided on the front side of the door opening,
A vehicle door device in which a front end side of the door is a rotation free end side . The vehicle door device according to claim 3 ,
A door device for a vehicle, wherein a closing lock device is provided on the rear side of the door, and the closing lock device is configured to be engageable with a striker provided on the rear side of a door opening of the vehicle body.

Images