JP6676856B2 - Sliding door interference prevention device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle, which prevents a slide door from being opened when a fuel lid is opened.

  Conventionally, in a sliding door type vehicle, for refueling, when the fuel lid disposed adjacent to the sliding door opening is opened, in order to prevent the sliding door from interfering with the fuel lid and the refueling gun, A slide door interference prevention device that prevents the slide door from opening when the fuel lid is opened is disposed on the vehicle body side.

  As described in Patent Literature 1, the slide door interference prevention device is disposed inside a slide door opening wall of a vehicle body and is a rod-shaped latch that can advance and retreat from a through hole formed in the opening wall (Patent Literature 1). Has a "stopper"), and when the fuel lid is opened, the latch projects from the through hole in the slide door opening wall in conjunction with the operation of the detection mechanism (the "lever mechanism") for detecting the opening of the fuel lid. Thus, the opening operation of the slide door is prevented, and when the fuel lid is closed, the latch is retracted from the through hole in conjunction with the operation of the detection mechanism, thereby permitting the opening operation of the slide door.

JP-A-2000-64700

  However, in the vehicle slide door interference prevention device described in Patent Literature 1, since the latch is configured to be able to advance and retreat from the through hole in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the fuel lid, water during rain or car washing is discharged from the through hole. It cannot be completely prevented from entering the body panel inside the sliding door opening wall. For this reason, although a seal is interposed around the through hole in the opening wall of the slide door and between various components, there is still a limit in preventing water from entering.

  If water penetrates into the vehicle body panel through the through hole of the sliding door opening wall, the retractor (winding machine) of the seat belt of the rear seat accommodated in the vehicle body panel and the electric component (supply electricity to the slide door D) For example, there is a risk that functional components such as a power supply device for the above will be wet.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle, which can prevent water from being applied to a functional component housed in a vehicle body panel.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the technical means of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell that is slidably supported along a side surface of a vehicle body; In a slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle, wherein the opening operation is permitted and the opening operation of the sliding door is prevented when the fuel lid is open, the sliding door can advance and retreat from a through hole provided in a vehicle body panel, When the fuel lid is closed, it retracts to the through hole to permit the opening operation of the slide door, and when the fuel lid is open, a latch for preventing the opening operation of the slide door by contacting the striker; A cylindrical guide cylinder fixed in the vehicle body panel and into which the latch is slidably inserted in the reciprocating direction. A latch guide having a water outlet for discharging the infiltration water having entered fine the guide cylinder is connected to the latch guide, and a drain tube for discharging the infiltration water discharged from the drain outlet.

  Preferably, the guide cylinder is provided with a water channel for flowing the intruded water toward the drain port.

  More preferably, a water cover is provided below the latch guide to receive the infiltrated water and guide the water to the drain port.

  More preferably, a downward joint portion to which the drain tube is connected is provided below the latch guide.

  More preferably, the drain tube extends downward along the door opening wall of the vehicle body panel.

  According to the present invention, the latch guide is provided with a drain port for draining intrusion water entering from a through hole of the vehicle body panel, and the latch guide is connected to a drain tube for discharging infiltration water drained from the drain port. It is possible to prevent the functional components housed in the panel from being exposed to water.

1 is a side view of a vehicle to which a slide door interference prevention device according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view of a slide door interference prevention device and a detection mechanism. It is an exploded perspective view of a slide door interference prevention device. It is a front view of a slide door interference prevention device. It is a side view of a slide door interference prevention device. It is a top view of a slide door interference prevention device. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 6. It is XX sectional drawing in FIG. It is an enlarged side view of the principal part of a vehicle body panel.

  In FIG. 1, a vehicle to which a slide door interference prevention device 1 according to the present embodiment is applied includes a slide door D supported to be slidable in the front-rear direction along a side surface of a vehicle body B, and And a fuel lid F which is a fuel filler port disposed on a side surface of the vehicle body B.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a detection mechanism 2 that detects the open / closed state of the fuel lid F is attached inside the fuel filler. When the fuel lid F is open, the sliding door is located inside the door opening wall P11 of the vehicle body panel, that is, between the vehicle body outer panel P1 and the vehicle body inner panel P2 forming the rear part of the vehicle body B (hereinafter, referred to as “in the vehicle body panel”). A slide door interference prevention device 1 for preventing the opening operation of D is attached.

  The sliding door D is located on a surface facing the door opening wall P11 when the door is closed, and abuts a latch 13 of the sliding door interference prevention device 1 described later to prevent the sliding door D from being opened from the closed position. The striker 3 is fixed.

  The detection mechanism 2 includes a base 21 fixed in the vehicle body panel, a column-shaped actuator 22 supported by the base 21 and capable of moving back and forth in the opening and closing direction of the fuel lid F, and an actuator 22 And a spring (not shown) for urging the operator 22 in the advance direction via the lever 23.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the sliding door interference prevention device 1 includes a latch guide 12 fixed to the inner surface of a door opening wall P11 by bolts (not shown) via a rectangular plate-shaped back plate 11 as main components. The latch 13 is slidably supported in the forward and backward directions by the latch guide 12 and is connected to the lever 23 of the detection mechanism 2 via the rod 4. (A direction protruding from the hole P12), a water cover 15 for receiving water flowing into the latch guide 12 and flowing down, a guide plate 16 fixed to the latch guide 12, and connection to the latch guide 12. And a drain tube 17.

  As can be understood from FIG. 2, when the fuel lid F is opened, the operator 22 of the detection mechanism 2 projects outward following the opening of the fuel lid F. As a result, the latch 13 of the slide door interference prevention device 1 protrudes from the through hole P12 of the door opening wall P11 by the urging force of the spring 14 via the lever 23 and the rod 4, and the movement locus of the striker 3 on the slide door D side. To enter.

  Therefore, even if an attempt is made to open the slide door D in this state, the striker 3 abuts on the latch 13, so that the slide door D is prevented from moving in the opening direction, and the slide door D for the fuel lid F or a refueling gun (not shown). D interference is prevented.

  When refueling is completed and the fuel lid F is closed, the operator 22 retreats into the vehicle body panel following the closing of the fuel lid F, and the rod 4 is pulled rearward via the lever 23. Accordingly, the latch 13 retreats from the through hole 12 of the door opening wall P11 against the urging force of the spring 14 due to the pulling force of the rod 4, and retreats outside the movement locus of the striker 3. Thereby, the opening operation of the slide door D is permitted.

  Next, a detailed structure of the slide door interference prevention device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The latch guide 12 includes a cylindrical guide tube 12a into which the latch 13 is slidably inserted in the forward and backward directions, flange portions 12b and 12b formed to sandwich the guide tube 12a from both sides, and a front of the guide tube 12a. It has a drain part 12c connected to the lower part and a downward drain joint part 12d formed at the lowermost part of the drain part 12c.

  The back plate 11 is fixed to the front surfaces of the flange portions 12b, 12b of the latch guide 12, and has a circular hole 11a through which the latch 13 passes in the center. On the surface (front surface) of the back plate 11, an annular seal member 18A closely attached to the periphery of the through hole P12 of the door opening wall P11 is attached.

  The latch guide 12 is fixed to the inner surface of the door opening wall P11 by fixing the back plate 11 fixed to the flange portions 12b, 12b to the inner surface of the door opening wall P11 with bolts (not shown). An annular seal member 18B is interposed between the front surface of the latch guide 12 and the rear surface of the back plate 11.

  A slit 12e in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper surface of the substantially rear half of the guide cylinder 12a of the latch guide 12. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the inner surface (upward facing surface) of the drain portion 12c has a downward arc shape, and water flowing into the drain portion 12c is jointed to the lowermost portion thereof as described later. A drain port 12f is provided for draining to a drain tube 17 connected to the portion 12d.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a first water passage 12 g that allows water entering the guide tube 12 a to flow down to the drain portion 12 c is formed at the forefront of the guide tube 12 a and the lower portion of the latch guide 12. As a result, the water that has penetrated into the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the guide cylinder 12a and the outer peripheral surface of the latch 13 through the through hole P12 of the door opening wall P11 and the round hole 11a of the back plate 11, It flows into the drain part 12c through 12g, and is discharged from the drain port 12f.

  A second water passage 12h is provided at the rearmost and lower part of the guide tube 12a of the latch guide 12 so that water that has entered the guide tube 12a flows down to a drain portion 15a of the water cover 15, which will be described later.

  The latch 13 is slidably inserted into the guide tube 12a of the latch guide 12 in the advancing / retreating direction (front-back direction), has a tapered surface 13a at a front end portion, and has a wing piece 13b erected at a rear end portion. You. The wing piece 13b is provided with a long hole 13c in the front-rear direction. The wing piece 13b projects upward from the slit 12e of the latch guide 12, and the front end of the rod 4 is slidably connected to the elongated hole 13c in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the front end of the spring 14 is received at the bottom of a bottomed hole 13 d provided at the rear of the latch 13, and the rear end of the spring 14 is a rear piece of the guide plate 16 through the flange 19 a of the guide rod 19. The latch 13 is constantly urged in the direction protruding from the through hole P12 of the door opening wall P11. The guide plate 16 is fixed to the rear side of the flange portion 12b of the latch guide 12 so as to surround both sides and the rear side of the guide tube 12a of the latch guide 12.

  The water cover 15 includes a drain portion 15a that covers a substantially lower half of the guide tube 12a of the latch guide 12, a flange portion 15b provided at a front end of the drain portion 15a, and a rising portion that is provided upright at a rear portion of the drain portion 15a. 15c, and the flange portion 15b is fixed in contact with the rear surface of the drain portion 12c of the latch guide 12 so that the front surface of the flange portion 15b is in close contact with the rear surface. As shown in FIG. 8, in a state where the flange portion 15 b is fixed to the latch guide 12, the inner surface of the drain portion 12 c of the latch guide 12 and the bottom surface of the drain portion 15 a of the water cover 15 are connected so that a step does not occur. Alternatively, the drain portion 15a of the water cover 15 is higher than the drain portion 12c of the latch guide 12.

  The drain portion 15a of the water cover 15 is for receiving water flowing down from the second water passage 12h of the latch guide 12, and has an inner surface on which the received water flows toward the drain port 12f of the latch guide 12. Incline down toward the front. Thus, the water flowing down from the second water passage 12h of the latch guide 12 is transmitted through the drain portion 15a of the water cover 15, and is discharged from the drain port 12f of the latch guide 12. Therefore, water that has entered the guide cylinder 12a through the through hole P12 of the door opening wall P11 and the round hole 11a of the back plate 11 is discharged from the drain port 12f through the first water passage 12g and the second water passage 12h. .

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the drain tube 17 is formed of a soft resin such as polyvinyl chloride, and has an upper end 17a connected to the joint 12d of the latch guide 12 and along the door opening wall P11. The lower end portion 17b extends downward and approaches the bottom portion P3 in the vehicle body panel, and a substantially central portion in the vertical direction is fixed to the inner surface of the vehicle body inner panel P2 or the door opening wall P11 by the clip 5. Preferably, lower end portion 17b of drain tube 17 is located directly above drain hole P31 provided in bottom portion P3 in the vehicle body panel. As a result, the water discharged from the drain port 12f of the latch guide 12 is drained by the drain tube 17 at a position near the bottom P3 in the vehicle body panel, and is discharged outside the vehicle body panel through the drain hole P31 of the bottom P3. By doing so, it is possible to minimize the rebound of water discharged from the lower end portion 17b of the drain tube 17 at the bottom P3 in the vehicle body panel. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the slide door D is omitted and the fuel lid F is open for convenience of explanation.

  As described above, the slide door interference prevention device 1 includes the drain portion 12c for receiving the intruded water that has entered the guide tube 12a into the latch guide 2, and the drainage for draining the intruded water received by the drain portion 12c. Port 12f, and a drain tube 17 that discharges ingress water discharged from the drain port 12f near the bottom portion P3 in the vehicle body panel is connected to a joint portion 12d provided in the latch guide 2, thereby providing a vehicle body panel. The functional parts such as the retractor and the electrical components of the seat belt accommodated therein can be prevented from being wet.

  Furthermore, the front pipe 12a of the latch guide 2 is provided with the first first water path 12g and the rear second water path 12h, so that it enters the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the latch 13 and the inner peripheral surface of the guide cylinder 12a. The infiltrated water that has flowed through the first and second water paths 12g and 12h can be reliably flowed down to the drainage port 12f.

  Further, by providing the water cover 15 so as to cover the lower half of the latch guide 12, the inflowing water flowing down from the second water passage 12h can be reliably guided to the drain port 12f.

  Further, by providing the joint portion 12d below the latch guide 2, the drain tube 17 can be easily and reliably connected to the latch guide 2.

  Further, the drain tube 17 is extended downward along the door opening wall P11 so that the lower end portion 17b approaches the bottom portion P3 in the vehicle body panel, thereby minimizing the rebound of water discharged from the drain tube 17. It is possible to more reliably prevent the functional components in the vehicle body panel from being exposed to water.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sliding door interference prevention device 11 Back plate 11a Round hole 12 Latch guide 12a Guide cylinder 12b Flange part 12c Drain part 12d Joint part 12e Slit 12f Drainage port 12g 1st channel 12h 2nd channel 13 Latch 13a Tapered surface 13b Wing piece 13c Length Hole 13d Bottom hole 14 Spring 15 Water cover 15a Drain portion 15b Flange portion 15c Rise 16 Guide plate 16a Rear piece 17 Drain tube 17a Upper end portion 17b Lower end portion 18A, 18B Seal member 19 Guide rod 19a Flange portion 2 Detecting mechanism 21 Base Reference Signs List 22 actuator 23 lever 3 striker 4 rod 5 clip B body D slide door F fuel lid P1 body outer panel P11 door opening wall P12 through hole P2 body inner panel 3 bottom P31 drain hole

Claims (5)

When the fuel lid located within the movement range of the slide door slidably supported along the side of the vehicle body is closed, the opening operation of the slide door is permitted, and when the fuel lid is open, the slide door is opened. In a slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle that prevents opening operation,
When the fuel lid is closed, it is retractable to the through hole to allow the slide door to open, and when the fuel lid is open, the fuel lid is open. A latch for preventing opening operation of the slide door by contacting the latch;
A latch guide fixed in the vehicle body panel and having a cylindrical guide tube in which the latch is slidably inserted in the reciprocating direction and a drain port for discharging intruding water that has entered the guide tube;
A drain tube connected to the latch guide and discharging the intruding water discharged from the drain port.   The slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a water passage that allows the inflow water to flow toward the drain port is provided in the guide cylinder.   3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a water cover is provided below the latch guide to receive the infiltrated water and guide the water to the drain port.   The slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a downward joint portion to which the drain tube is connected is provided below the latch guide.   The slide door interference prevention device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the drain tube extends downward along a door opening wall of the vehicle body panel.

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