JP2002038814A - Power sliding door drive system for automobiles - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To ensure a reliable temporary holding state along the outer tube in a cable area ahead of a guide roller before and after a guide is lost and becomes free to move. SOLUTION: At least a drive motor 7, a drum 9 to which rotational power is given by the drive motor 7, and one of which is wound out by rotation of the drum 9 is fed out and guided by an outer tube 17, and the front and rear guide rollers 19 are provided. And a cable 11 further extended from the drive device 1, and the drive device 1 is provided with a cable holding portion 41.
And a cable terminal holding portion 43, and the cable 11 folded back from the front and rear guide rollers 19 along the outer tube 17 is provided to the cable holding portion 41 and the cable terminal portion 2
1 is temporarily held in the cable terminal holding portion 43 so as to be freely detachable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drive device for a power slide door for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, means for opening and closing a door by power in a one-box vehicle is known.

[0003] The outline of a slide door driving device that opens and closes a door by power is that a winding cable and a feeding cable are respectively extended from a drum to which rotational power is given by a driving motor. Each extended cable is guided by front and rear guide rollers, and then connected to a slide door.

[0004] The area from the drum to the front and rear guide rollers is guided by an outer tube, and the cable beyond the front and rear guide rollers is exposed and has a free end that can move freely.

[0005]

The drive device for the power slide door is packed and delivered to a manufacturer. However, as described above, the cable from the drum to the front and rear guide rollers is guided and protected by an outer tube. ,
The cable ahead of the front and rear guide rollers is a free end exposed.

[0006] For this reason, problems such as difficulty in packing and easy damage are caused.

[0007] To solve this problem, it is possible to cope by binding cable areas that swing freely.
After the binding member is removed, it becomes unnecessary dust, and management after removal becomes troublesome. It costs money.

[0008] Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to easily and tentatively hold the cable area without generating dust and the like.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a drive device for a power slide door for an automobile, which can be obtained quickly.

[0009]

According to one aspect of the present invention, at least one of a drive motor, a drum to which rotational power is given by the drive motor, and one of the rotations of the drum is provided. A cable extending from the front and rear guide rollers, wherein the cable is extended from the front and rear guide rollers, the drive device including a cable guided by the outer tube and further extended from the front and rear guide rollers when the other is wound up. And a cable holding portion for temporarily holding the folded cable in a freely detachable manner, and a cable terminal holding portion for temporarily holding the cable terminal portion of each cable in a freely detachable manner, from the front and rear guide rollers along the outer tube. It has.

[0010] With this configuration, a reliable temporary holding state of the cable area along the outer tube can be quickly obtained by engaging the cable holding section and the cable end holding section. As a result, the packing operation is facilitated, and the cable is not damaged.

On the other hand, when the cable is removed from the cable holding portion and the cable terminal holding portion, the cable region becomes a free end where the restraint is released. It does not come out.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cable holding portion and the cable terminal holding portion are formed integrally with a tensioner that applies tension to the cable.

Accordingly, the cable holding portion and the cable end holding portion can be obtained at the same time without molding by forming the tensioner together when forming the tensioner, and the cable in the folded state along the outer tube can be reliably formed. It can be temporarily held quickly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, at least a driving motor, a drum to which rotational power is given by the driving motor, and when one of the drums is wound by rotation of the drum, the other is fed out and guided by the outer tube. And a cable further extended from the front and rear guide rollers, wherein the first holding portion for holding the outer tube and the cable region extended from the front and rear guide rollers are provided. It comprises a second holding portion that is folded back along the outer tube from the front and rear guide rollers and temporarily holds the folded-back cable region along the outer tube so as to be freely detachable and engaged with the vehicle body. It has a holding member.

[0015] With this configuration, the outer tube is engaged with the first holding portion of the holding member, and the cable folded from the front and rear guide rollers is engaged with the second holding portion, so that the cable region extends along the outer tube. A reliable temporary holding state can be obtained. As a result, packaging work becomes easier,
No damage to the cable.

On the other hand, when the cable is removed from the second holding member, the cable area becomes a free end where the restraint is released, so that the cable can be assembled to the sliding door without any trouble, and the vehicle body locking portion is connected to the vehicle body. , A stable fixed support state of the outer tube can be obtained.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a drive device 1 for a power slide door for a vehicle, which is mounted on a vehicle body panel 3 of the vehicle as shown in FIG. The driving device 1 rotates forward on a mounting base 5 for mounting the vehicle body panel.
A reversible drive motor 7 and a tensioner 13 for applying tension to the drum 9 to which rotational power is given by the drive motor 7 and the cable 11 fed from the drum 9 are provided.

The drive motor 7 supplies a forward or reverse rotation power to the drum 9 via a speed reduction mechanism 15.

When the cable 11 is wound around the drum peripheral surface and the drum 9 rotates forward or backward, one becomes the cable 11 to be wound up and the other becomes the cable 11 to be unwound. I have.

The cable 11 to be wound up and the cable 11 to be fed out have an exposed structure further extended from front and rear guide rollers 19 after being guided by the outer tube 17. As shown in FIG. 5, the cable ends 21, 21 serving as cable ends are
Mounting bracket 25 attached to slide door 23
Can be attached to the cable terminal attaching portion 27 of the above.

The tensioner 13 for applying tension to the cable 11 is made of a synthetic resin material. As shown in FIG. 2, the tensioner 13 includes a pair of front and rear fixed rollers 2.
9, a fixed roller 29, and a movable roller 31 disposed between the fixed roller 29. After the cable 11 passes below the fixed roller 29, passes over the movable roller 31, and the other one again. The arrangement is to pass under the fixed roller 29.

The fixed roller 29 is rotatably fixed to and supported by the tensioner body 13a by a fixed shaft 33.
The movable roller 31 is rotatably supported by a movable shaft 37 facing a vertically long slot 35 provided in the tensioner main body 13a.

The movable shaft 37 can move up and down within the range of the elongated hole 35 and is constantly urged upward by an urging spring 39.

The biasing spring 39 is a coil spring.
One is a spring support 4 provided on the tensioner body 13a.
0, and the other acts on the movable shaft 37 to apply a tension to the cable 11 via the movable roller 31 urged upward.

On the side wall of the tensioner body 13a, a cable holding portion 41 for temporarily holding the cable 11 extended from the front and rear guide rollers 19 and folded back along the outer tube 17, and a cable for temporarily holding the cable terminal portion 21 are provided. A terminal holding unit 43 is provided.

The cable holding portion 41 is a pair of upper and lower holding pieces 4 that hold the cable 11 from above and below and that are open at the front.
5, 45 are formed integrally with the tensioner body 13a.

The cable terminal holding section 43 is formed by a pair of front and rear holding pieces 47, 47 having front open ends for holding the cylindrical cable terminal section 21 from right and left.
It is made in a shape integral with 3a. A pair of holding pieces 47,
47, the cable guide groove 4
The cable 9 is provided so as to be easily pulled out through the cable guide groove 49 so that the cable 11 can be temporarily held.

According to the driving device for a power slide door for an automobile configured as described above, the front and rear guide rollers 19 are provided.
By engaging the cable 11 folded back from the cable holding portion 41 of the tensioner main body 13a and the cable end portion 21 with the cable end holding portion 43, a reliable temporary holding state along the outer tube 17 can be obtained. As a result, the packing operation is facilitated, and the cable 11 is not damaged.

On the other hand, the cable 11 and the cable terminal 21 are transferred from the cable holder 41 and the cable terminal holder 43.
By removing the cable 11, the restraint of the cable 11 is released, and the assembly of the cable 11 to the slide door 23 can be performed without any trouble. Further, since the cable holding portion 41 and the cable terminal holding portion 43 are formed integrally with the tensioner main body 13a, they are excellent in cost and workability, and there is no danger of dust or the like.

FIGS. 6 to 9 show a second embodiment in which the cable 11 is temporarily held.

That is, the first holding the outer tube 17
And the area of the cable 11 extended from the front and rear guide rollers 19 is folded back along the outer tube 17 from the front and rear guide rollers 19, and the folded area of the cable 11 is extended along the outer tube 17 along the outer tube 17. The structure has a holding member 59 including a second holding portion 53 that is temporarily held in a detachable manner, and a vehicle body locking portion 57 that is inserted and mounted in the mounting hole 55 of the vehicle body panel 3.

The first holding portion 51 is provided with the outer tube 17.
Has a U-shaped shape in which an insertion port 51a into which is inserted from above is directed upward.

The second holding portion 53 has a U-shaped shape in which an insertion port 53a for inserting the cable 11 from below is directed downward, and the insertion direction is different by 180 degrees.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the second holding portion 53 has a U-shaped shape with the insertion port 53a facing upward, like the first holding portion 51, and has the first and second holding portions. Holder 5
The structure may be such that the insertion directions of the first and the third 53 are the same.

Since the other components are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the detailed description is omitted.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the outer tube 17 is attached to the first holding portion 51 of the holding member 59, and the cable 11 folded back from the front and rear guide rollers 19 is attached to the second holding portion 53, respectively. By engaging,
In the area of the cable 11, a reliable temporary holding state along the outer tube 17 is obtained. In this case, by increasing the number of the holding members 59, more reliable temporary holding is possible. As a result, the packing operation is facilitated, and the cable 11 is not damaged.

On the other hand, the cable 11
When the cable 11 is removed, the area of the cable 11 becomes a free end where the restraint is released, so that the cable 11 can be assembled to the slide door 23 without any trouble. Further, by inserting the vehicle body locking portion 57 into the mounting hole 55 of the vehicle body panel 3 and fixedly supporting the same, a stable fixed support state of the outer tube 17 can be obtained.

[0039]

As described above, according to the driving apparatus for a power slide door for an automobile of the present invention, the cable extended from the front and rear guide rollers can be temporarily and securely held along the outer tube. And the workability at the time of temporary holding can be improved.

Further, the temporary holding of the cable can be easily released, and there is no hindrance after the temporary holding is released.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a power sliding door driving device according to the present invention at the time of packing, showing the driving device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where a cable and a cable terminal are removed from a cable holding part and a cable terminal holding part provided on a tensioner.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a state in which a cable is temporarily held in a cable holding unit provided in a tensioner, and a cable terminal unit is temporarily held in a cable terminal holding unit.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of an automobile having a sliding door.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a drive device showing a state of attachment to a vehicle body.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a second embodiment for temporarily holding a cable area when a drive device is packed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a part of a state in which an outer tube and a cable are temporarily held by a holding member of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a state where a cable is removed from a holding member.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the holding member.

FIG. 10 is a side view similar to FIG. 9 with an insertion opening of the second holding unit facing upward;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 drive device 7 drive motor 9 drum 11 cable 17 outer tube 19 front and rear guide rollers 21 cable end 41 cable holding 43 cable end holding

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Claims (3)

[Claims] At least a drive motor, a drum to which rotational power is given by the drive motor, and a drum that is wound up by rotating one of the drum and the other is fed out, is guided by an outer tube, and is further extended from front and rear guide rollers. In the driving device for a power slide door for a vehicle having a cable, the cable area extended from the front and rear guide rollers is folded back along the outer tube from the front and rear guide rollers, and the folded cable is temporarily detachably engaged. A driving device for a power slide door for an automobile, comprising: a cable holding portion for holding the cable; and a cable terminal holding portion for temporarily holding a cable terminal portion of each cable in a detachable manner. 2. The driving device for a power slide door for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the cable holding portion and the cable terminal holding portion are formed integrally with a tensioner that applies tension to the cable. 3. A drive motor, at least a drum to which rotational power is given by the drive motor, and one of which is fed out when one of the drums is wound by rotation of the drum and further extended from the front and rear guide rollers guided by the outer tube. In the driving device for a power slide door for a vehicle having a cable, a first holding portion for holding the outer tube, and the cable region extended from the front and rear guide rollers extends along the outer tube from the front and rear guide rollers. It is characterized by comprising a holding member including a second holding portion that is folded back and temporarily holds the folded-back cable region along the outer tube so as to be freely detachable, and a vehicle body locking portion that is attached to the vehicle body. Power sliding door drive device for automobiles.