JP7200725B2 - guideless regulator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention comprises a drum mounted on a surface of an inner panel of a door facing an outer panel and capable of rotating forward and backward, an annular wire partly wound around the drum, and the inner panel of the door. An upper guide member and a lower guide member, which are attached to the surface facing the outer panel and guide the wire so that the wire is arranged along the direction of elevating the window glass, and the wire elevating the window glass. The present invention relates to a guideless window regulator that has a window glass mounting member that mounts the window glass on a portion along a direction, and rotates the drum forward or backward to move the wire and raise or lower the window glass.

A conventional guideless window regulator will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a view of a door with a conventional guideless window regulator and an inner panel removed, as seen from the inside of the vehicle.
A guideless window regulator 5 for raising and lowering a window glass 3 is arranged in a space between an inner panel (inner panel) and an outer panel (outer panel) 1 which constitute a door panel.

A configuration of the guideless window regulator 5 will be described. A wire drive unit 7 is attached to the surface of the inner panel facing the outer panel 1 . The wire drive unit 7 is provided with a drum 11 that is rotationally driven in the forward or reverse direction by a motor 9 .
The wire 13 has a substantially annular shape, a portion of which is wound around the drum 11 .

A first upper guide member 15, a first lower guide member 17, a second upper guide member 19, and a second lower guide are provided on the surface of the inner panel facing the outer panel 1 to guide the wire 13 along the upward/downward direction of the window glass 3. A member 21 is provided. The first upper guide member 15 is provided via a bracket 14 attached to the wire drive section 7 . A jig (bracket) 16 is rotatably provided on the inner panel with a pin 18 as a fulcrum. After the first lower guide member 17 is attached to the inner panel at a predetermined position, it becomes unnecessary.

The wire 13 is laid over the first lower guide member 17, the first upper guide member 15, the second lower guide member 21, and the second upper guide member 19 in this order in a substantially N-shape.
A wire between the first upper guide member 15 and the first lower guide member 17 (a portion of the wire 13 along the upward/downward direction of the window glass 3) is provided with a first window glass mounting member (glass holder) for mounting the window glass 3 thereon. 23 are provided.

A second window glass mounting member ( A glass holder) 25 is provided.
In the guideless window regulator 5, a first slack preventing means 27 is provided between the wire driving portion 7 and the second upper guide member 19 to eliminate slack in the wire 13. A second anti-slack means 29 is provided between.

Between the first lower guide member 17 and the first anti-slack means 27 is the tube 31 through which the wire 13 is inserted, and between the second lower guide member 21 and the second anti-slack means 29 is the wire 13. A tube 33 is provided to pass through.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. The first slack stopping means 27 and the second slack stopping means 29 absorb the slack of the wire 13 and prevent the wire 13 from coming off the guide member.

When the motor 9 is driven to rotate the drum 11 forward or backward to move the wire 13, the window glass 3 attached to the wire 13 via the first window glass mounting member 23 and the second window glass mounting member 25 is moved. moves up and down (see Patent Document 1, for example).

JP 2006-348627 A

However, in the guideless window regulator shown in FIG. 18, guide members such as the first upper guide member 15, the first lower guide member 17, the second upper guide member 19 and the second lower guide member 21 are directly attached to the inner panel by screws or the like. is provided.
However, there are places on the inner panel where the guide members cannot be directly attached for reasons such as the inability to drill holes for attaching the screws.

Therefore, there is a problem that the stroke of the window glass 3 in the vertical direction cannot be sufficiently secured.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a guideless window regulator in which a guide member can be attached to a desired portion of an inner panel.

In order to achieve at least one of the above-described problems, a guideless window regulator reflecting one aspect of the present invention is attached to the side of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel, and is rotatable forward and backward. A drum, a ring-shaped wire partially wound around the drum, and the inner panel of the door are attached to the side facing the outer panel, and the wire is arranged along the upward/downward direction of the window glass. an upper guide member and a lower guide member for guiding the wire; and a window glass mounting member for mounting the window glass on a portion of the wire along the upward/downward direction of the window glass. Alternatively, a guideless window regulator for moving the wire by reversing to move the window glass up and down, comprising: a fixing portion attached to a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel; and a lower portion than the fixing portion. and a guide member mounting portion provided with the lower guide member, and a contact portion extending upward from the fixing portion and contacting a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel. and the fixing portion of the guide bracket is composed of a nut into which a bolt that is inserted through a fixing portion hole provided in the inner panel is screwed, and the contact portion of the guide bracket includes the A rotation stopping portion is provided for restricting rotation with respect to the inner panel, and the contact portion of the guide bracket is formed with a claw portion capable of coming into contact with a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel. The inner panel is formed with a stopper hole into which the claw portion is fitted when the guide bracket is in the normal position, and the claw portion abuts against the inner wall surface of the stopper hole. function as the rotation stopper of the guide bracket .

Other features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

According to the guideless window regulator of the present invention, the guide member can be attached to the desired portion of the inner panel by using the guide bracket.
Further, the guide bracket extends upward from the fixing portion and has a contact portion that contacts a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel, so that the guide member can separate the guide bracket from the inner panel. Even if force is applied, it is difficult to peel off.

Other effects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

It is a top view of the guideless window regulator of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the outer panel of a press door to which the guideless window regulator of FIG. 1 is attached. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the guideless window regulator of FIG. 1 to which a window glass guided by a glass run is attached; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting line iV-IV in FIG. 3; 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting line V-V of FIG. 3; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the guide bracket of FIG. 1; FIG. 7 is a view in the direction of arrow VII in FIG. 6; FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating guide bracket holes provided in the outer panel of FIG. 2 ; FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a first step of attaching a guide bracket using the holes shown in FIG. 8; FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a second step of attaching the guide bracket using the holes shown in FIG. 8; FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a third step of attaching the guide bracket using the holes shown in FIG. 8; It is a figure explaining other 1st example of a movement prevention part. It is a figure explaining other 2nd example of a movement prevention part. It is a figure explaining the other 3rd example of a movement prevention part. It is a figure explaining other 4th example of a movement prevention part. It is a figure explaining the 5th other example of a movement prevention part. It is a figure explaining other 6th example of a movement prevention part. FIG. 10 is a view of a door with a conventional guideless window regulator and an inner panel removed, as seen from the inside of the vehicle.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the guideless window regulator of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outer panel of the press door to which the guideless window regulator of FIG. 1 is attached, and FIG. 3 is a glass run attached to the guideless window regulator of FIG. 1 is a plan view of a state in which a window glass guided to is attached. FIG.

A guideless window regulator 55 for raising and lowering a window glass 53 is arranged in a space between an inner panel (inner panel: see FIG. 2) 51 and an outer panel (outer panel) of the press door.
A configuration of the guideless window regulator 55 will be described. A wire drive unit 57 is attached to the surface of the inner panel 51 facing the outer panel. The wire drive unit 57 is provided with a drum 65 that is driven to rotate forward or backward by a motor 63 .

Wire 71 has a substantially annular shape, a portion of which is wound around drum 65 .
A first upper guide member (rear upper guide member) 81 and a first lower guide member (rear lower guide member) for guiding the wire 71 along the elevating direction of the window glass 53 are provided on the surface of the inner panel 51 facing the outer panel. 83, a second upper guide member (front upper guide member) 91, and a second lower guide member (front lower guide member) 93 are provided.

In this embodiment, pulleys are used except for the second lower guide member 93 , and the second lower guide member 93 is a fixed guide having grooves formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof with which the wire 71 is engaged.
The wire 71 is hooked over the first lower guide member 83, the first upper guide member 81, the second lower guide member 93, and the second upper guide member 91 in this order in a substantially N-shape.

A first window glass mounting member (a glass holder) for mounting the window glass 53 on the wire 71 (a portion of the wire 71 along the upward/downward direction of the window glass 53) between the first upper guide member 81 and the first lower guide member 83. ) 101 is provided.
A second window glass mounting member ( A glass holder) 103 is provided.

The mounting structure of the wire 71, the first window glass mounting member 101, and the second window glass mounting member 103 of this embodiment is a cross wire mounting structure shown in FIG.
The guideless window regulator 55 is provided with slack preventing means for eliminating slack in the wire 71 . In this embodiment, a first locking means 111 is provided between the wire driving portion 57 and the first upper guide member 81, and a second locking means 113 is provided between the wire driving portion 57 and the second lower guide member 93. established.

The first anti-slack means 111 is provided between the first upper guide member 81 and the wire driving portion 57, and includes a tube 115 through which the wire 71 is inserted and a coil spring 117 that pushes the tube 115 toward the first upper guide member 81. consists of The coil spring 117 expands and contracts according to the tension of the wire 71 , absorbs slack in the wire 71 , and prevents the wire 71 from coming off the first upper guide member 81 .

Similarly, the second anti-slack means 113 is provided between the second lower guide member 93 and the wire driving portion 57 and includes a tube 119 through which the wire 71 is inserted and a coil spring 121 that pushes the tube 119 toward the second lower guide member 93 . It consists of The coil spring 121 expands and contracts according to the tension of the wire 71 , absorbs slack in the wire 71 , and prevents the wire 71 from coming off the second lower guide member 93 .

The first lower guide member 83 is attached to the inner panel 51 using the guide bracket 131 . Here, the guide bracket 131 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 6, 7 and 8. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the guide bracket in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of arrow VII in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a view for explaining holes for the guide bracket provided in the outer panel in FIG.

A fixing portion attached to the surface of the inner panel 51 facing the outer panel is formed in the middle of the guide bracket 131 in the longitudinal direction. The fixing portion of the present embodiment is a pierce nut 135 into which a bolt 133 (see FIG. 2) that is inserted through a fixing portion hole 51a (see FIG. 8) provided in the inner panel 51 is screwed.

A weld nut fixed by welding may be used instead of the pierce nut fixed by caulking.
Below the pierce nut (fixed portion) 135, a guide member mounting portion 136 in which the first lower guide member 83 is provided is formed. The guide member mounting portion 136 of this embodiment is two holes 137 and 139 for mounting the first lower guide member.

A contact portion 141 is formed above the pierce nut (fixed portion) 135 to contact the surface of the inner panel 51 of the door facing the outer panel. The contact portion 141 of this embodiment is a portion that extends upward from the edge of the pierce nut (fixed portion) 135 .
Further, the upper end of the guide bracket 131 is formed with a lever bracket rotating portion 143 that rotatably engages with the inner panel 51 of the door. The lever bracket rotating portion 143 has a cylindrical surface portion 143a which can be engaged with the lever bracket hole 51b (see FIG. 8) formed in the inner panel 51 and which can contact the inner peripheral surface of the lever bracket hole 51b when engaged. have. Further, the cylindrical surface portion 143a is provided with a lever bracket abutment that can abut against the surface of the inner panel 51 of the door opposite to the surface facing the outer panel, which is the periphery of the lever bracket hole 51b, to prevent it from coming off. A portion 143b is formed.

Further, the contact portion 141 of the guide bracket 131 is provided with a rotation stop portion 151 that restricts rotation with respect to the inner panel 51 . The rotation stopping portion 151 of the present embodiment is a temporary placement claw portion (claw portion) 153 that is formed on the guide bracket 131 and can contact the surface of the inner panel 51 of the door facing the outer panel. On the other hand, the inner panel 51 is formed with a stopper hole 51c (see FIG. 8) into which the temporary placement claw portion 153 is fitted when the guide bracket 131 is in the normal position.

The temporary placement claw portion 153 functions as a rotation stopper for the guide bracket 131 by contacting the inner wall surface of the stopper hole 51c.
Further, the temporary placement claw portion 153 has a temporary placement claw contact portion 153a which is a peripheral portion of the stopper hole 51c and is capable of coming into contact with the surface of the inner panel 51 of the door opposite to the surface facing the outer panel. formed.

Further, the fixing portion hole 51a, the lever bracket hole portion 51b, and the stopper hole portion 51c are configured such that the temporary placement claw portion 153 is engaged with the stopper hole portion 51c when the lever bracket rotation portion 143 of the guide bracket 131 is engaged with the lever bracket hole portion 51b. The pierce nut 135 of the guide bracket 131 and the fixing portion hole 51a are formed to match each other when the guide bracket 131 abuts against the inner wall surface 51d (see FIG. 8).

The inner wall surface 51d of the stopper hole 51c is contacted by the temporary placement claw portion 153 of the guide bracket 131 which is rotationally biased by the tension of the wire 71 by the first slackening means 111 and the second slackening means 113. It is the surface that touches.
Next, the guide bracket 131 of this embodiment is manufactured by press molding. The inner panel 51 of the door has a concave portion 163 recessed in the surface direction facing the outer panel. The recess 163 of this embodiment includes a first recess 165 recessed from the base 161 toward the door inner panel 51 , a contact portion 141 , and a second recess 167 having a pierce nut (fixing portion) 135 .

Furthermore, a first flange portion 169 and a second flange portion 171 are formed on both sides of the contact portion 141 of the guide bracket 131 along the extending direction.
The first recessed portion 165 , the second recessed portion 167 , the first flange portion 169 , and the second flange portion 171 are formed to increase the rigidity of the guide bracket 131 against bending and twisting.

Next, a method of attaching the guide bracket 131 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the first step of attaching the guide bracket using the holes shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the second step of attaching the guide bracket using the holes shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. [Fig. 9] is a view for explaining a third step of attaching the guide bracket using the hole shown in Fig. 8;

[First step]
Description will be made with reference to FIG.
A first lower guide 83 is attached in advance to the guide member attachment portion 136 of the guide bracket 131 .

Then, the lever bracket rotating portion 143 of the guide bracket 131 is inserted into the lever bracket hole 51 b of the inner panel 51 . At this time, the guide bracket 131 is positioned at a position where the tension of the wire 71 by the first anti-slack means 111 and the second anti-slack means 113 does not act on the first lower guide 83 , and the wire 71 is easily pulled through the first lower guide 83 . can be hung on
[Second step]
Description will be made with reference to FIG.

Using the lever bracket rotation portion 143 of the guide bracket 131 as a rotation fulcrum, the guide bracket 131 is rotated until the temporary placement claw portion 153 enters the stopper hole 51c. At this position, tension of the wire 71 by the first anti-slack means 111 and the second anti-slack means 113 acts on the first lower guide 83 . Therefore, the guide bracket 131 is biased in the arrow X direction in the figure. Also, the pierce nut 135 and the fixing portion hole 51a do not match.
[Third step]
Description will be made with reference to FIG.

When the force for rotating the guide bracket 131 is released, the tension of the wire 71 causes the temporary placement claw portion 153 to come into contact with the inner wall surface 51d of the stopper hole 51c to stop the rotation. At this time, the pierce nut 135 is aligned with the fixing hole 51a, and the guide bracket 131 is fastened to the surface of the door inner panel 51 facing the outer panel using the bolt 133 (see FIG. 2).

After the pierce nut (fixed portion) 135 is fastened (fixed) to the inner panel 51, the lever bracket rotating portion 143 comes into contact with the bracket hole 51b of the inner panel 51 to prevent rotation.
Next, a movement preventing portion for preventing the window glass 53 from moving when the window glass 53 is fully closed will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV -IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the front end of the window glass 53 protruding from the door panel engages a windshield run 182 provided on a front sash 181 having a U-shaped cross section, and the rear end of the window glass 53 is engaged with the windshield run 182. The portion engages with a rear glass run 184 provided on a rear sash 183 having a U-shaped cross section to guide the up and down movement of the window glass 53 .

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the front end surface 53a of the window glass 53 is provided so as to always press the bottom portion 182a of the windshield run 182 facing the bottom portion 181a of the front sash 181. A bottom portion 182a of the glass run 182 is provided so as to press the bottom portion 181a of the front sash 181 at all times.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the bottom portion 184a of the rear glass run 184 and the rear end surface 53b of the window glass 53 are provided so that there is always a gap therebetween.
The glass mounting means closer to the drum 65 , in this embodiment the first windshield mounting member 101 , is subjected to greater wire tension than the second windshield mounting member 103 . The glass mounting means and the wire in this embodiment form a cross wire mounting structure.

Therefore, a large wire tension (WT2) acts on the first window glass mounting member 101, and the window glass 53 tries to move forward. However, the front end face 53a of the windshield 53 always presses the bottom 182a of the windshield run 182, and the bottom 182a of the windshield run 182 always presses the bottom 181a of the front sash 181. By pressing the bottom portion 181a of the front sash 181 via the glass run 182, the bottom portion 181a of the front sash 181 functions as a movement preventing portion, and the window glass 53 does not move forward.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. The first slack stopping means 111 and the second slack stopping means 113 absorb the slack of the wire 71 and prevent the wire 71 from coming off the guide member.
When the motor 63 is driven to rotate the drum 65 forward or backward to move the wire 71, the window glass 53 is attached to the wire 71 via the first window glass mounting member 101 and the second window glass mounting member 103. rises and falls.

According to such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) By using the guide bracket 131 , the first lower guide member 83 can be attached to a desired location on the inner panel 51 .
(2) The guide bracket 131 extends upward from the pierce nut (fixed portion) 135 and has a contact portion 141 that contacts the surface of the inner panel 51 of the door facing the outer panel. Even if a force that causes the bracket 131 to separate from the inner panel 51 acts, the bracket 131 does not easily separate.
(3) By forming the first concave portion 165, the second concave portion 167, the first flange portion 169, and the second flange portion 171 in the guide bracket 131, the rigidity against bending and twisting of the guide bracket 131 is increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above forms.
Although the guide bracket 131 is fastened to the inner panel 51 in the above configuration, it may be welded or glued.

Claims (5)

a rotatable drum mounted on the side of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel;
an annular wire partially wound around the drum;
an upper guide member and a lower guide member that are attached to the side of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel and guide the wire so that the wire is arranged along the upward/downward direction of the window glass;
a window glass attachment member that attaches the window glass to a portion of the wire along the direction of elevation of the window glass;
has
A guideless window regulator that rotates the drum forward or backward to move the wire and raises or lowers the window glass,
a fixing portion attached to a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel;
a guide member mounting portion provided below the fixing portion and on which the lower guide member is provided;
a contact portion extending upward from the fixing portion and in contact with a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel;
a guide bracket having
The fixing portion of the guide bracket is composed of a nut into which a bolt inserted through a fixing portion hole provided in the inner panel is screwed,
The contact portion of the guide bracket is provided with a rotation stopping portion that restricts rotation with respect to the inner panel,
The contact portion of the guide bracket is formed with a claw portion capable of coming into contact with a surface of the inner panel of the door facing the outer panel,
The inner panel is formed with a stopper hole into which the claw portion is fitted when the guide bracket is in the normal position,
The claw portion abuts against the inner wall surface of the stopper hole to function as the rotation stopping portion of the guide bracket,
A guideless window regulator characterized by: The contact portion of the guide bracket extends upward from the edge of the fixed portion ,
A guideless window regulator according to claim 1 , characterized in that: The guide bracket is
a base having the guide member mounting portion;
a concave portion recessed from the base portion in a surface direction of the inner panel facing the outer panel and having the contact portion and the fixing portion;
3. A guideless window regulator according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that it comprises: Flange portions are formed on both sides along the extension direction of the contact portion of the guide bracket ,
The guideless window regulator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that: The nut is composed of a pierce nut fixed to the guide bracket by caulking or a weld nut fixed to the guide bracket by welding,
A guideless window regulator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:

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