JPH0645302B2 - Vehicles with multiple sliding doors on the same side of the car body - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle having a plurality of sliding doors provided on the same side surface of a vehicle body.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, on the side of the body of a van-type car, etc., a rotating door for entering and exiting the cab and a sliding door for loading and unloading in the center are provided in the front, and a sliding window is also provided in the rear quarter. There was a type that expanded the installation and was able to assist the loading and unloading of luggage through this sliding window.

In addition to the problems to be solved by the invention, since the windows in the rear quarter section are constructed by sliding a plurality of windows, even if the windows are opened, half of the window frame opening or There is a problem that only a small opening area smaller than that can be used.

According to the present invention, an outer surface of a plurality of doors slidably provided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body on the same side surface of the vehicle body forms the same surface as the outer surface of the vehicle body when the door is closed, and when one of the doors is opened, The first purpose is to provide a vehicle in which the door is always closed and the door being opened can slide along the outer surface of the other door without colliding with the other door, In addition, among the multiple doors, the window and door provided in the opening of the rear quarter of the vehicle body should be formed into one, so that when the door is opened, the entire surface of the door frame opening can be fully used for loading and unloading of luggage. This is the second object of the invention.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a plurality of doors (2) on the same side surface (1a) of a vehicle body (1).
(3) are slidably juxtaposed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (1), and when the doors are closed, the outer surfaces (2a) and (3a) of the doors (2) and (3) are flush with the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1). All the doors (2) and (3) are kept closed by the interlock device (P) which is kept in the closed state, and the doors other than the one that is to be opened when any of the doors are opened and the vehicle body ( By the guide mechanism (T) (T) that connects 1) and each door (2) (3), after the door to be opened protrudes outside the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1) Is formed so as to slide along the outer surface (2a) of the door of the interlock device (P).
Connect the rear actuator controller (A) that controls the rear actuator (C) to the power supply (V), and lock the input terminal (A ₁ ) and unlock input terminal (A) of the rear actuator controller (A). ₂ ) Switch relay (I) contact (I ₂ ) and contact
(I ₃ ) respectively, connect the front actuator controller (B) that controls the front actuator (D) to the power supply (V), and lock the input terminal (B ₁ ) and unlock the front actuator controller (B). Switch input terminal (B ₂ ) for contact of relay (J)
(J ₂ ) and contact (J ₃ ) respectively, and the contact (I ₂ ) and (J ₂ )
To the contact (L ₁ ) of the safety relay (L) and connect the handle switch (E) and switch (G) for the front door, handle switch (F) and switch (H) for the rear door. Connect (E ₁ ) (G ₁ ) (F ₁ ) (H ₁ ) to the power supply (V), and connect the contact (E ₂ ) to the contact piece (j ₁ ) of the relay (j).
, And the contacts (G ₂ ) via the rectifying element (W),
Connect the contact (F ₂ ) to the contact piece (i ₁ ) of the relay (i) and the rectifying element.
(X) are connected to each other, and the contacts (j ₃ ) and (i ₃ ) of the relays (j) and (i) are switched to the switching relays (I) and (J) coil (I).
₄ ) and (J ₄ ), and connect the switching relays (I) and (J) contact pieces, (I ₁ ) and (J ₁ ) to the central switch (K) contact (K ₂ ). , The contact piece (K ₁ ) of the centralized switch (K) is grounded and
(K ₃₎ is connected to the contact (L ₃₎ of the safety relay (L), the contact of the front contact of the door switch (G) (G ₂₎ is via a rectifying element (Y), also a rear door switch (H) (H ₂ ) is connected to one end of the coil (L ₄ ) of the safety relay (L) via the rectifying element (Z), and the other end of the coil (L ₄ ) is grounded.

Operation Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the doors are closed, the plurality of doors (2) and (3) form the same surface as the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1) without protruding, and one door (2 ) To the other door (3) by the interlock mechanism (P).
Does not open and keeps the door closed, so the door being opened (2)
Without colliding with other doors (3), the door (2) being opened is guided by the guide mechanism (T) and once protrudes outward from the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1). It slides open along the outer surface (3a) of the other door (3). When the door (2) being opened is closed after the loading operation of the luggage, the door (2) is guided by the guide mechanism (T) (T) again and the other door (3) is closed. After sliding along the outer surface (3a) in the opposite direction to the front, the door is once retracted to be housed in a predetermined position and closed to form the same surface as the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1).

Also, when the opening operation is performed on the other rear door (3) that was closed earlier, the front door (2) that was opened and closed earlier by the interlock mechanism (P) does not open, so the closed state is maintained. The open rear door (3) is guided by the guide mechanism (T) without colliding with the front door (2) that was opened and closed first, and then the side surface of the vehicle body (1) is temporarily guided. (1a) Sliding and opening along the outer surface (2a) of the front door (2) that was opened and closed earlier after protruding from (1a) and closing the rear door (3) after loading and unloading work Then, it slides in the opposite direction to the front along the outer surface (2a) of the front door (2) that was previously opened and closed by being guided again by the guide mechanism (T), and then retracted once and then set in the old position. The closed vehicle body (1) and the side surface (1a) form the same surface.

And since both the front door (2) and the rear door (3) can be fully opened, each opening can use the entire surface,
In particular, the opening (1c) for the rear door (3) can be fully utilized for loading and unloading work.

In the electric circuit of FIG. 8, the front door (2) and the rear door (3) are both in the unlocked state, and the case where the front door (2) is opened from this state will be described.

The temporary, the front grip the door handle (not shown), front door handle switch (E) is activated, before contact piece of the switching relay for door locking and unlocking (J) (j ₁₎ from the contact point (j ₃ ), The coil (I ₄ ) of the switching relay (I) for locking and unlocking the rear door is excited, so that the contact piece (I ₁ ) goes to the contact (I ₂ ) side and the contact piece (j ₁ ) to the contact (j ₁ ). ₂ ) Switch to the side.

Therefore, even if you grasp the handle of the rear door (3), the switching relay
Since the coil (J ₄ ) of (J) is not excited and the input of the front door actuator controller (B) is not switched, the front door (2)
Is in the unlocked state. On the other hand, the current of the lock input terminal (A ₁ ) of the rear door actuator controller (A) is the switching relay (I).
Contact (I ₂ ) → contact piece (I ₁ ) and then the contact (K ₂ ) of the central lock switch (K) is grounded through the contact piece (K ₁ ).
Rear actuator controller (A) is the rear actuator
Generate an output to lock (C). In this way, by gripping the front door handle, the operation of the rear door handle switch (F) is abandoned, and only the front door (2) can be opened.

When the rear door handle switch (F) is operated first, the operation of the front door handle switch (E) is abandoned, so only the rear door (3) can be opened.

Next, grasp the front door (2) and open it to open the front door switch.
Since (G) operates and the contact piece (G ₁ ) contacts the contact (G ₂ ), the contact (j ₁ ) of the switching relay (J) continues to pass through the contact (j ₃ ) and the contact of the switching relay (I) continues. Front door (2) to energize coil (I ₄ )
The rear door (3) will not be opened even if the handle is half opened and the hand is released from the handle.

To open the rear door (3), close the open front door (2) and bring the contact (G ₁ ) of the front door switch (G) into contact with the contact (G ₃ ). Remove your hand from and bring the contact piece (E ₁ ) of the handle switch (E) for the front door into contact with the other contact point (E ₃ ). In this state, the coil (I ₄ ) of the switching relay (I) is not excited, so the other contact (I ₃ ) of the contact piece (I ₁ ) of the switching relay (I)
Rear door actuator controller to return to
Since the unlocking input of (A) is grounded through the contact (I ₁ ) of the switching relay (I) through the contact (K ₂ ) of the centralized switch (K) → contact (K ₁ ), the rear actuator controller ( (A) generates an electric output to unlock the rear actuator (C), and the rear door
The door of (3) can be opened. When the contact piece (K ₁ ) of the centralized switch (K) on the indoor side is brought into contact with the contact (K ₃ ), the front door (2) and the rear door
Only when (3) is closed, the contact piece (L ₁ ) of the safety relay (L)
Contacts the contact (L ₃ ), the lock input of the rear actuator controller (A) and front actuator controller (B) is the contact piece (L ₁ ) of the safety relay (L) that contacts the contact (L ₃ ). Since the contact piece (K ₁ ) of the centralized lock switch (K) contacts the contact (K ₃ ) and is grounded, the front door (2) and the rear door (3) are locked. When the contact piece (K ₁ ) of the centralized lock switch (K) is brought into contact with the contact (K ₂ ), the unlocking input of each of the rear actuator controller (A) and the front actuator controller (B) causes the switching relay (I) and Each contact piece (I ₁ ) and (J ₁ ) of (J) is a contact (I ₃ ) (J ₃ ).
, And the contact (K ₂ ) of the central lock switch (K) is grounded through the contact piece (K ₁ ), so that the front door (2) and the rear door (3) are both unlocked.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTSExplaining an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, (1) is a vehicle body of a pan type vehicle, and a side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1) has a central opening (1b) and a rear opening (1c), respectively. ) And are provided. The central opening (1b) and the rear opening (1c) have a front door (2) and a rear door, respectively.
(3) and, when the doors are closed, the front doors (2) and the rear doors (3) of the outer surfaces (2a) and (3a) are co-located so as to form the same surface as the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1), Moreover, the doors that are opened by the respective guide mechanisms (T) (T) formed between the vehicle body (1) and the vehicle body (1) are slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (1) along the outer surface of the closed door.

Each of the guide mechanisms (T) and (T) is composed of a rail attached to the vehicle body (1) side and a roller attached to the door side. That is, the guide mechanisms (T) (T) for the front door (2) and for the rear door (3) are the upper and lower peripheral edges (1d) (1d) of the central opening (1b) and the vehicle body.
A front upper rail (4) for sliding the front door (2), a lower front rail (5), and a central rail (6) are attached along the rear in the rear center of the side surface (1a) of (1). Sides (1) of the vehicle body (1) at the upper and lower peripheral edges (1e) (1e) of the rear opening (1c) and the peripheral edge (1d) above the central opening (1b).
Rear upper rail for sliding rear door (3) along the center front of a)
(7), rear lower rail (8) and outer upper rail (9) are attached. On the other hand, inside the front door (2) there is a rear edge corresponding to the central rail (6).
(2b) and on the inner side of the rear door (3) at the upper part of the front edge (3b) corresponding to the outer rail (9).
Fix 0). (11) is an arm that connects the bracket (10) and the rollers (14) and (15) rolling in the respective rails (6) or (9) to the front and rear parts of the horizontal part (11a). The outer upper piece (11b)
And an inner upper piece (11c), an outer lower piece (11d) having one end curved in an L-shape is provided at the center of the horizontal portion (11a), and an inner lower piece (11e) vertically bent at the other end. The center of the curved portion (11f) provided with is superposed and fixed. And the upper wall (10) of the bracket (10)
a) and the lower wall (10b) to the outer upper piece (11b) and outer lower piece (1b) of the arm (11).
1d) and 1d) are supported on the same axis by pins (12) and (13), and the arm (11) is attached to the bracket (10) so as to rotate horizontally. Further, the inner upper piece (11c) of the arm (11) is horizontally rotated, and the inner lower piece (11e) is vertically rotated, respectively. The lateral positioning roller (14) and the door load sharing roller that rotate. These rollers (14) and (15) are supported along the vertical inner surface (16) and horizontal bottom surface (17) of the central rail (6) and the outer upper rail (9), respectively, which have a U-shaped cross section. It is configured to roll.

Also, the upper and lower inner sides of the front door (2) near the front edge (2c) and the rear door
(3) In the upper and lower inner sides near the rear edge (3c), the upper arm (18) corresponds to the front upper rail (4), rear upper rail (7), front lower rail (5), and rear lower rail (8). ) And a lower arm (19) are provided so as to project laterally at the end of the upper arm (18) along the inner sides of the front upper rail (4) and the rear upper rail (7), respectively. roller
(20) is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction, and the lower arm (19)
Rollers (21) for lateral positioning, which rotate along the inner sides of the lower front rail (5) and the lower rear rail (8), are horizontally rotatably supported at the ends of the vehicle body (1). ), A roller (23) for load sharing that rotates on the receiving edge (22) is rotatably supported in the vertical direction.

Front front rail (4), front bottom rail (5), rear center rail (6)
The front and rear upper rails (7), rear lower rails (8), and outer rear rails (9) of each are respectively curved arcuately inward as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Form (24). The arcuate part
The curved width (M) of (24) is set to the front door (2) and the rear door when the door is closed.
The outer surfaces (2a) and (3a) of (3) keep the same surface as the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1), and the front door (2) or the rear door (3) has an arcuate portion (24) of each rail. ) To the straight part (25), that is, after the door once protrudes outward, one of the doors can slide along the outer surface (2a) or (3a) of the other door. To form.

In addition, when either one of the front door (2) and the rear door (3) is opened, the other door always keeps the closed state, and when one door is opened, the other door is opened at the same time. An interlock device (P) is provided to prevent the collision.

Explaining this interlock device (P), (A)
(B) is a rear actuator controller and a front actuator controller for locking and unlocking the rear actuator (C) and the front actuator (D), respectively, and the instructions of the rear actuator controller (A) and the front actuator controller (B) are given. A rear actuator and a front actuator that convert electrical input to mechanical output for actuating a locking knob (not shown). By dropping each input to the ground, the rear actuator (C) and the front actuator (D) are driven within a fixed time.

(E) and (F) are rear door handle switch and front door handle switch that interlock with the door opening and closing handles of the front door (2) and the rear door (3), respectively, and the contact piece (E ₁ ) when the handle is gripped. Contacts one contact (E ₂ ), and when the handle is released, the contact piece (E ₁ ) switches to the other contact (E ₃ ) and (F ₃ ). (G) is the front door (2) and vehicle body
A switch for detecting the opening and closing of the front door provided between (1) and (1), which closes when the front door is opened (O
N) and open (OFF) when closed.

(D) is a front actuator provided on the front door (2) for stopping the unlocking operation of the front door, which is interlocked when the rear door (3) is opened.
The operation of releasing the lock state by the front actuator (D) in (2) is stopped to keep the front door (2) in the closed state. (H)
Is a switch for detecting the opening / closing of the rear door provided between the rear door (3) and the vehicle body (1), which is closed (ON) when the rear door is opened in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the rear door (3), Open (OFF) when closed.
(C) is a rear actuator provided on the rear door (3) for stopping the unlocking operation of the rear door, which is interlocked when the front door (2) is opened.
(3) The operation of releasing the locked state by the rear actuator (C) is stopped, that is, the closed state of the rear door (3) is maintained. (I) and (J) are the front door handle switch (E), the rear door handle switch (F), the front door switch (G), and the rear door switch (H). Switching relay for switching each lock of 3) to lock and unlock, (K) centrally locks and unlocks each lock of front door (2) or rear door (3) inside the room. Central lock switch for locking, (L) is a safety relay that locks the open door when either the front door (2) or the rear door (3) is open. .

In this embodiment, the relay circuit is used, but a semiconductor such as a digital IC may be used.

As a result, according to the present invention, a single door, which is attached so as to be movable back and forth, can be fully opened in the opening of the window provided in the rear quarter of the conventional vehicle body. It can be used for loading and unloading cargo, and unloading work can be performed easily, smoothly and quickly. Also, with multiple doors, when opening one door, the other doors always keep the closed state, so there is a risk that the opening door may collide with other doors, damage the doors, or injure the operator. Absent. Further, when the doors are closed, the outer surface of each door is kept flush with the side surface of the vehicle body, so the appearance is good and at the same time the opened door slides along the outer surface of the other closed doors when opening and closing. The occupied space for opening and closing the doors is minimal during opening and closing, and even when there are other vehicles, fences, or buildings approaching during parking, all the doors are opened and closed to carry cargo. Can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a wiring diagram of an interlock device, and FIG. 3 is a front door and front upper rail / front lower rail.・ A plan view showing the connection with the central rail, Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the connection with the rear door and the rear upper rail, rear lower rail, and outer upper rail, and Fig. 5 is the front door and the central rail. In the vertical cross-sectional view showing the mounting relationship with, the reference numerals and names in () indicate the relationship between the rear door and the outer upper rail. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the mounting relationship between the front door and the front upper rail, and the reference numerals and names in () indicate the relationship between the rear door and the rear upper rail. FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the mounting relationship between the front door and the lower front rail, and the reference numerals and names in () indicate the relationship between the rear door and the lower rear rail. FIG. 8 is an electric circuit diagram of the interlock device. Reference numeral: 1 ... vehicle body, 1e ... peripheral edge 1a ... side surface, 2 ... front door 1b ... central opening, 2a ... outer surface 1c ... rear opening, 2b ... rear edge 1d ... peripheral edge, 2c …… Front edge 3 …… Rear door, 12 ・ 13 …… Pin 3a …… Outer surface, 14 ・ 15 …… Roller 3b …… Front edge, 16 …… Vertical inner surface 3c …… Rear edge, 17 …… Horizontal bottom surface 4 Front upper rail, 18 upper arm 5 Front lower rail, 19 lower arm 6 Central rail, 20 Roller 7 rear upper rail, 21 Roller 8 rear lower rail , 22 …… receiving edge 9 …… outer rail, 23 …… roller 10 …… bracket, 24 …… arc part 10a …… upper wall, 25 …… straight part 10b …… lower wall 11 …… arm, A… … Rear actuator controller 11a …… Horizontal part, A ₁・ B ₁ …… Locking input terminal 11b …… Outer upper piece, A ₂・ B ₂ …… Unlocking input terminal 11c …… Inner upper piece, B …… Front Actuator controller 11d ... lower outer piece, C ...... after actuator 11e ...... the lower piece, D ...... front actuator 11f ...... flexure, E ...... front handle switch E 1 _...... armature door, i 2 _· i ₃ ...... Contact E ₂・ E ₃ ...... Contact, J …… Switching relay F …… Handle switch for rear door (for locking and unlocking front door) F ₁ …… Contact piece, J ₁ …… Contact piece F ₂・ F ₃ … … Contact, J ₂ · J ₃ …… Contact G …… Switch (for detecting front door open / close), J ₄ …… Coil, j …… Relay G ₁ …… Contact piece, j ₁ …… Contact piece G ₂・ G ₃ ...... _contact, (for the rear door open and close detection) _j 2 · j ₃ ...... contact H ...... switch, K ...... central locking switch K ₁ ...... contact piece H 1 _... contact _{piece, K} 2 · K ₃ ...... contact H ₂ · ₃ ...... contact, L ...... safety relay I ...... switching relay (for the rear door locking and unlocking), _{L 1} ...... contact piece _{L 2} · L ₃ ...... contact I ₁ ...... Contact piece, L ₄ ...... Coil I ₂ · I ₃ ...... Contact, M ・ ・ ・ Width (of arcuate part) I ₄ …… Coil, P …… Interlock device i …… Relay, TT …… Guidance mechanism i ₁ …… Contact piece, V …… Power supply W ・ X ・ Y ・ Z …… Rectifying element

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of doors (2) on the same side (1a) of a vehicle body (1).
(3) are slidably juxtaposed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (1), and when the doors are closed, the outer surfaces (2a) and (3a) of the doors (2) and (3) are flush with the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1). And the doors other than the one that tries to open when any of the doors are opened are kept closed by the interlock device (P) provided by connecting them to each of the doors (2) and (3). After the door to be opened protrudes outside the side surface (1a) of the vehicle body (1) by the guide mechanism (T) (T) that connects (1) and each door (2) (3) The interlock device is formed so as to slide along the outer surface (2a) of another door.
(P) connects the rear actuator controller (A) that controls the rear actuator (C) to the power supply (V), and locks the rear actuator controller (A) input terminal (A ₁ ) and unlock input terminal ( A ₂ ) Switch relay (I) contact (I ₂ ) and contact
(I ₃ ) respectively, connect the front actuator controller (B) that controls the front actuator (D) to the power supply (V), and lock the input terminal (B ₁ ) and unlock the front actuator controller (B). Switch input terminal (B ₂ ) for contact of relay (J)
(J ₂ ) and contact (J ₃ ) respectively, and the contact (I ₂ ) and (J ₂ )
To the contact (L ₁ ) of the safety relay (L) and connect the handle switch (E) and switch (G) for the front door, handle switch (F) and switch (H) for the rear door. Connect (E ₁ ) (G ₁ ) (F ₁ ) (H ₁ ) to the power supply (V), and connect the contact (E ₂ ) to the contact piece (j ₁ ) of the relay (j).
, And the contact (G ₂ ) via the rectifying element (W).
Connect the contact (F ₂ ) to the contact piece (i ₁ ) of the relay (i) and the rectifying element.
(X) are connected to each other, and the contacts (j ₃ ) and (i ₃ ) of the relays (j) and (i) are switched to the switching relays (I) and (J) coil (I).
₄ ) and (J ₄ ), and connect the contact pieces (I ₁ ) and (J ₁ ) of the switching relays (I) and (J) to the contact (K ₂ ) of the centralized switch (K). Connect the contact piece (K ₁ ) of the centralized switch (K) to the ground and make contact.
(K ₃₎ is connected to the contact (L ₃₎ of the safety relay (L), the contact of the front contact of the door switch (G) (G ₂₎ is via a rectifying element (Y), also a rear door switch (H) (H ₂ ) is connected to one end of the coil (L ₄ ) of the safety relay (L) via the rectifying element (Z), and the other end of the coil (L ₄ ) is grounded. Vehicles with multiple sliding doors on the same side.