JP2002079831A - Peripheral structure of power window switch - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a peripheral structure of a power window switch with improved operability of the power window switch. SOLUTION: In the peripheral construction of the power window switch, a power window finisher 8 forms a recessed portion 9 from an upside surface to side surfaces of a rear portion thereof, an inside grip 10 and a palm rest 11 are integrally formed inside the recessed portion 9, the palm rest 11 is composed of a block having a surface forming an inclined surface, and gradually getting wider than the inside grip 10. On a front surface 81 of the power window finisher 8, knobs 12 are arranged at a position to which a driver naturally straightens his fingers after having rested his hand on the palm rest 11, and in front of the knobs 12, a knob 13 of a front rear change-over switch, a knob 14a of a door lock switch 14a, and a knob 14b of a window lock switch are exposedly arranged on the power window finisher. A knob 15 constituting a mirror control switch is arranged on a side face 82 of the power window finisher 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a peripheral structure of a power window switch which enables an operator of a motor vehicle to operate a power window switch smoothly and appropriately.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The structure around a power window switch in the prior art is shown in FIGS. According to this technique, according to FIG. 3, an inside grip 2 is mounted inside a door 1 of an automobile, and the inside grip 2 closes the door 1 by pulling by a seated occupant. Reference numeral 3 denotes an armrest, which is provided inside the door 1 of the vehicle and includes a power window finisher 4. The power window finisher 4 includes a power window switch 5, a door lock switch 6a, and a window lock switch 6b for opening and closing four windows. This technology is characterized in that the palm grip is not provided, and the inside grip 2 is configured as a separate member from the armrest 3.

FIG. 4 shows a structure of a type in which an inside grip 7 is integrally formed as a recess in the armrest 3, except for this point, in which the configuration of the power window switch 5 and the like is the same, and the technology shown in FIG. It does not have a palm rest as well.

Further, as another example of the conventional technique, there is a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-208385.
In this technique, a substantially crown-shaped armrest is generally composed of an elbow contact portion, a curved portion, and a curved surface portion, and a switch group is provided in each of these portions.

[0005]

The conventional structure around the power window switch section inside the door is the above-mentioned configuration example, and in each case, the armrest, the inside grip, the power window switch, etc. are independent functional bodies. And the following issues exist.

[0006] That is, the inside grip is merely designed so that the occupant can hold his / her hand to close the door, and there is no part for determining the position of the hand. It is difficult for the finger of the occupant to smoothly and properly rest on the knob of the power window switch, and if the power window switch is not visually operated, erroneous operation may occur.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The peripheral structure of the power window switch according to the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and enables an occupant to smoothly and properly mount a power window switch mounted on an automobile. To operate,
An object of the present invention is to prevent a malfunction of the power window switch. And the following configuration,
Means were adopted.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the palm rest is formed at the front of the inside grip provided inside the door, and the finger of the operator when the hand is placed on the palm rest in front of the palm rest. A power window switch knob is provided at a position (1).

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the inside grip forming the palm rest is integrally formed with the power window finisher provided with the knob of the power window switch.
It is a peripheral structure of the described power window switch section.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 of a peripheral structure of a power window switch section according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a peripheral structure of a power window switch section according to the present invention.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a power window finisher, which has a recess 9 formed from the upper surface of the rear portion to the side surface, and an inside grip 10 and a palm rest 11 are integrally formed in the recess 9. On the front surface 81 of the power window finisher 8, the occupant rests his / her hand on the palm rest 11, and the knob 12 of the power window switch is arranged at a position where the finger is naturally extended. Switch knob 13, Door lock switch knob 1
4a and a window lock switch knob 14b are exposed on the power window finisher 8. The power window finisher 8
Alternatively, the palm rest 11 may be configured as a separate member.

A mirror control switch is provided on a side surface 82 at a front portion of the power window finisher 8, and a knob 15 of the mirror control switch is arranged to be exposed outside the side surface 82.

The palm rest 11 is formed of a pedestal having an inclined surface, and is formed wider than the inside grip. In addition, the palm rest 11
Is designed to be gradually wider than the inside grip 10 to improve the stability of the hand as compared with a case where the hand is directly placed on the inside grip 10 whose shape is determined with priority given to ease of gripping. The surface 1 of the palm rest 11
A large number of small projections 112 are formed on the surface of the small projection 112, and when an occupant opens and closes a window, his / her hand or finger is put on the small projections 112.
Touching the palm makes it easy to check the position of the palm rest and makes the hand less slippery. The palm rest 11 is formed integrally with a front portion of the inside grip 10.

In the first embodiment of the present invention,
Although the palm rest 11 is formed integrally with the inside grip 10, the present invention is not limited to this.
Further, the inside grip 10 may be arranged in the recess 9 of the power window finisher 8. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a door of an automobile.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the peripheral structure of the power window switch section according to the present invention will be described. When an occupant such as a driver opens and closes a window of the car, as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2, when the occupant positions hand 17 while touching small projections 112 formed on surface 111 of palm rest 11, power The finger 16 is naturally positioned on the knob 12 of the window switch,
The occupant's finger 16 confirms the position of the knob 12 of the power window switch. Therefore, by pulling or pushing the knob 12 of the power window switch with the occupant's finger 16, the window of the desired automobile is raised or lowered to open and close the window.
In the above embodiment, two knobs 12 of the power window switch are provided by providing the knob 13 of the front rear changeover switch, and the position of the occupant's finger 16 is easily determined. However, when four knobs 12 are provided, The frequently used front window operation knob 12 is
It is good to set it to the position of the finger naturally extended from 1.

The power window finisher 8
The switches other than the power window switch mounted inside, for example, each knob such as a front rear switch, a door lock switch, a window lock switch, a mirror control switch, etc.
7 can be operated with the finger 16 by slightly shifting it forward.

After an occupant such as a driver opens the door 1 of the automobile and sits down, the occupant inserts the hand 17 into the concave portion 9, grasps the inside grip 10 with the hand 17, and pulls the inside grip 10. Door 1 can be closed.

[0017]

The peripheral structure of the power window switch section according to the present invention has the above-described configuration and operation, and therefore has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the palm rest is formed at the front of the inside grip provided inside the door, and at the position of the finger of the operator when the hand is placed on the palm rest in front of the palm rest. It is a peripheral structure of a power window switch section, wherein a knob of the power window switch is provided. With such a configuration, the knob of the power window switch is provided at the front part of the palm rest, so that when a switch such as the power window switch is operated, positioning by the occupant can be performed, and malfunction of the switch can be prevented. . Also,
If a small protrusion is formed on the surface of the palm rest, the occupant's hand can operate the switch knob while touching the small protrusion, and the positioning and holding of the hand can be performed more reliably. Positioning can be clarified.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the inside grip formed with the palm rest is integrally formed with the power window finisher provided with the knob of the power window switch. It is a peripheral structure of a switch part. With such a configuration, the palm rest is formed integrally with the inside grip, the size of the device can be reduced, and the simplification and beautifulness of the door of the automobile can be promoted. Also, attachment to the door becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment showing a peripheral structure of a power window switch section according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operation state of a peripheral structure of a power window switch unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a structure around a power window switch unit according to the related art.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the structure around the power window switch section in the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 automobile door 8 power window finisher 81 front surface of power window finisher 82 side surface of power window finisher 9 recess of power window finisher 10 inside grip 11 palm rest 111 palm rest surface 112 small protrusion 12 power window switch knob 13 front rear Knob of changeover switch 14a Knob of door lock switch 14b Knob of window lock switch 15 Knob of mirror control switch 16 Occupant's finger 17 Occupant's hand

Claims (2)

[Claims] A palm rest is formed at a front portion of an inside grip provided inside a door, and a knob of a power window switch is provided in front of the palm rest and at a position of a finger of an operator when a hand is placed on the palm rest. The peripheral structure of the power window switch unit, characterized by the deployment of 2. The peripheral structure of a power window switch section according to claim 1, wherein an inside grip forming a palm rest is integrally formed with a power window finisher provided with a knob of the power window switch.