JP2011143889A - Vehicle door - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce weight and to secure a wide indoor space by eliminating a housing, while reducing manhours as a door assembling line. <P>SOLUTION: This invention is for the vehicle door, and includes a door panel provided with a side window glass opening 12 for inserting side window glass 41 and a cutout part 13 formed on its vehicle indoor side so as to be continued to the side window glass opening 12, a sub-panel 11 installed on and fixed to the door panel in a state of closing the cutout part 13, and a pair of guide rails 52F and 52R arranged on both sides of a shade 51 in a sun shade device 50 and guiding pulling-out and taking-up of the shade 51. Both guide rails 52F and 52R are connected by the sub-panel 11, and a window regulator 60 for performing opening-closing operation of the side window glass 41 is installed on the door panel via the side window glass opening 12 and the cutout part 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door provided with a sunshade device for a side window.

  As this type of sunshade device, for example, a sunshade device described in Patent Document 1 below is known. This includes a pair of guide rails arranged on both sides of the shade, and a winding roller for winding the shade. End caps are respectively attached to the lower ends of the guide rails, and a housing for connecting these end caps is provided between the end caps. By providing the housing, both guide rails and the take-up roller can be handled as a unit.

  On the other hand, as a window regulator that opens and closes a side window glass (window body) of a side window, for example, one described in Patent Document 2 below is known. In general, the window regulator can move the side window glass up and down and is larger than the opening for the side window glass for assembling the side window glass, and thus cannot be attached to the door panel through this opening. For this reason, a part mounting opening for mounting the window regulator is formed in the lower part of the side surface of the vehicle interior of the door panel, and the window regulator is often mounted to the door panel through this opening. On the other hand, the side window glass is inserted from the opening for the side window glass, and the lower end of the side window glass is fixed to the glass holder of the window regulator.

Japanese Patent No. 4256863 Japanese Patent No. 3332803

  However, in the above configuration, it is necessary to form a part mounting opening separately from the window glass opening, which increases the man-hours for processing the door panel. Further, after the window regulator is attached at the vehicle assembly destination, it is necessary to close the component attachment opening. Then, it is necessary to insert the side window glass from the opening for the side window glass and fix the lower end portion of the side window glass to the glass holder. That is, since it is necessary to insert the side window glass and the window regulator through separate openings and fix them, the number of work steps on the door assembly line at the vehicle assembly destination increases.

  Moreover, since both guide rails are directly fixed to the window frame, it is not necessary to connect both guide rails by the housing after being fixed to the window frame. In addition, the presence of the housing leads to an increase in the weight of the entire vehicle. Furthermore, since the housing is provided, it is necessary to secure an installation space in consideration of a marginal space around the housing. Further, since the thickness of the housing itself is added, the indoor space is compressed accordingly. .

  The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and aims to reduce the number of man-hours as a door assembly line, and to secure a wide indoor space by eliminating a housing and to reduce the weight.

  The present invention is a vehicle door to which a sunshade device that shields light that is inserted into a vehicle interior from a side window is attached, the window body opening through which the window body of the side window passes, and the window body opening on the vehicle interior side A door panel provided with a notch formed continuously, a sub-panel that is attached and fixed to the door panel with the notch being closed, and arranged on both sides of the shade in the sunshade device. A pair of guide rails for guiding, both guide rails are connected by sub-panels, and the window regulator for opening and closing the window body is configured to be attached to the door panel through the window body opening and notch. It has the characteristics.

  According to such a structure, after attaching a window body to a window regulator previously and unitizing, this can be attached to a door panel from the opening for window bodies, and a notch part. Therefore, the window body and the window regulator can be attached to the door panel at a time. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a component mounting opening for mounting the window regulator in the lower portion of the door panel on the side of the vehicle interior. As a result, it is not necessary to close the component mounting opening. Therefore, the man-hour reduction as a door assembly line can be aimed at.

  Moreover, since both guide rails are connected using the subpanel which closes a notch part, the housing which connects both guide rails becomes unnecessary. Therefore, a wide indoor space can be secured and the weight can be reduced.

The following configuration is preferable as an embodiment of the present invention.
A pair of caps are attached to the lower ends of both guide rails, and a take-up roller for winding the shade between the caps is installed. Both guide rails may be connected to the sub-panel via both caps. Good.

  According to such a configuration, since both caps need only be attached to the lower end portions of both guide rails, the work of assembling the winding roller to both guide rails becomes easy.

  The cap may be configured to have a support portion that pivotally supports the end of the take-up roller and an attachment portion that attaches the cap to the sub-panel in the same plane.

  According to such a configuration, since the support portion and the attachment portion are provided on the same surface, the maximum dimension of the entire cap can be made smaller than when the support portion and the attachment portion are provided on different surfaces.

  According to the present invention, man-hours as a door assembly line can be reduced, and a housing can be eliminated to secure a large indoor space and reduce the weight.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view which cut | disconnected the vehicle door in embodiment in the vehicle width direction Exploded sectional view showing assembled state of vehicle door The exploded perspective view which shows the state before the assembly around the side window The perspective view which shows the state which connected the lower end part of both guide rails with the sub panel. The exploded perspective view which shows the connection structure of a cap and the edge part of a winding roller Sectional view enlarging the periphery of the sub-panel in FIG. AA line sectional view in FIG.

<Embodiment>
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle door in the present embodiment includes a door inner panel 10, a door outer panel 20, a door trim 30, a side window glass 41 that is a window body of the present invention, a sunshade device 50, a window regulator 60, and the like. It is prepared for. The door panel referred to in the present invention is composed of the door inner panel 10 and the door outer panel 20. The side window glass 41 can be slid in the vertical direction at the upper end of the door panel, and the side window glass 41 is assembled. An opening 12 for side window glass to be passed is formed. The side window glass opening 12 corresponds to the window body opening of the present invention.

  The door inner panel 10 is disposed facing the vehicle interior side of the door outer panel 20. An accommodation space for accommodating the window regulator 60 and the like is formed between the door inner panel 10 and the door outer panel 20, and the window regulator 60 is fixed to the door panel by a fixing means (not shown) in the accommodation space. The door panel is configured by pressing a metal plate material such as iron or aluminum and combining the metal plate materials.

  The window regulator 60 has a guide rail 61 extending in the vertical direction, and the glass holder 62 is guided by the guide rail 61 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The glass holder 62 is movable in the vertical direction by a driving device 63 installed at the lower part of the guide rail 61. Further, the glass holder 62 sandwiches and holds the lower end portion of the side window glass 41. Thereby, the side window glass 41 can be opened and closed.

  The door trim 30 is disposed facing the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel 10. An upper end portion of the door trim 30 extends to the side window glass opening 12, and a space for installing the sunshade device 50 is secured inside the upper end portion of the door trim 30. In addition, a pair of weather strips 70 are attached to the opening edge of the side window glass opening 12. The side window glass 41 is sandwiched between the weather strips 70 and 70 from the vehicle width direction. This restricts the entry of water or the like into the door panel. The door trim 30 is made of a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene, a mixture of a wood-based material and a synthetic resin material, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the sunshade device 50 winds a shade 51 that blocks light inserted into the vehicle interior from the side window glass 41, a pair of guide rails 52 </ b> F and 52 </ b> R that guides the vertical movement of the shade 51, and the shade 51. A take-up device 53 is provided. The sunshade device 50 is attached along the window frame 80 of the vehicle door. The shade 51 is composed of a flexible sheet-like member.

  The window frame 80 is formed integrally with the door panel or made of a separate member, and is composed of a door frame garnish (not shown) that covers the interior of the vehicle interior. In addition to the side window glass 41 described above, the window frame 80 is attached with a triangular window body 42 fitted in a triangular shape so as to be immovable. Between the side window glass 41 and the triangular window body 42 in the window frame 80, a central frame portion 81 that partitions them is provided. Further, a portion constituting the vehicle front side of the window frame 80 is a front frame portion 82. The side window glass 41 is sandwiched from the vehicle front-rear direction by the front frame portion 82 and the central frame portion 81 and is supported so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The side window 40 is configured by the side window glass 41, the triangular window body 42, and the window frame 80 including the center frame portion 81, the front frame portion 82, and the upper frame portion 83.

  Of the two guide rails 52F and 52R, the guide rail 52F on the vehicle front side is fixed to the front frame portion 82. On the other hand, of the two guide rails 52F and 52R, the guide rail 52R on the vehicle rear side is fixed to the central frame portion 81. A leading frame 54 is spanned between the guide rails 52F and 52R, and the leading frame 54 is fixed to the tip of the shade 51. Both guide rails 52F and 52R guide both end portions of the preceding frame 54 in the vertical direction, and accordingly, the moving operation of the shade 51 is guided. The preceding frame 54 has a shape that is long in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is arranged along the upper frame 83 that constitutes the upper side of the window frame 80 when reaching the light shielding position (upper position) that covers the side window glass 41 and shields light. Is done.

  A motor (not shown) is disposed below the side window glass 41, and wires (not shown) that can be moved by the driving force of the motor are disposed inside the guide rails 52F and 52R. Has been. The tip of the wire is fixed to both ends of the preceding frame 54. Accordingly, the wire is moved by the driving force of the motor, and the preceding frame 54 attached to the tip of the wire moves in the vertical direction. Such a moving mechanism of the preceding frame 54 is the same as that disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-193367.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of caps 55 and 55 are attached to the lower end portions of both guide rails 52F and 52R. Each of the caps 55 and 55 is provided with a pair of attachment plate portions 55A and 55A (corresponding to the “attachment portion” in the present invention) extending to the opposite sides. Both mounting plate portions 55A and 55A are screwed to both end portions of the sub-panel 11. That is, both mounting plate portions 55A and 55A are connected by the sub-panel 11.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the winding device 53 includes a pair of support pins 55B and 55B (corresponding to the “support portion” of the present invention) formed so as to protrude from the opposing surfaces of both caps 55 and 55, and a cylindrical winding. The take-up roller 53A, a pair of bearings 53B and 53B press-fitted and held in the openings at both ends of the take-up roller 53A, and a spring 53C that urges the take-up roller 53A in the take-up direction are provided. One end of the spring 53C is fixed so as not to rotate with respect to the support pin 55B, and the other end of the spring 53C is fixed to a spring receiver 53D assembled so as not to rotate inside the winding roller 53A.

  The bearing 53B has an insertion hole 53E through which the support pin 55B is inserted. The insertion hole 53E of the bearing 53B has a slightly larger hole diameter than the diameter of the support pin 55B. Further, in a state where the bearing 53B is press-fitted into the opening at both ends of the winding roller 53A, the shaft center of the winding roller 53A and the shaft center of the insertion hole 53E of the bearing 53B coincide with each other. Therefore, in a state where the support pin 55B is inserted into the insertion hole 53E, the bearing 53B is pivotally supported by the support pin 55B, and accordingly, the winding roller 53A can rotate with respect to the support pin 55B. The winding roller 53A is configured with a metal cylindrical material as a base material, and the bearing 53B and the spring receiver 53D are configured with a synthetic resin.

  The spring 53C is a coiled metal spring. When the take-up roller 53A is rotated with respect to the support pin 55B, the spring 53C in a natural state is twisted in the circumferential direction to generate a spring force. For this reason, when the shade 51 wound around the outer peripheral surface of the winding roller 53A is pulled out, a spring force of the spring 53C is generated, and this spring force urges the shade 51 in the winding direction.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 2, a cutout 13 that is continuous with the side window glass opening 12 is formed at the upper end of the door inner panel 10. The notch 13 is closed by the sub panel 11 described above. That is, the sub-panel 11 is fixed to the door inner panel 10 by being screwed to the opening edge of the notch 13. The opening made up of the side window glass opening 12 and the notch 13 has a size that allows the window regulator 60 to pass therethrough. For this reason, the side window glass 41 can be previously attached to the window regulator 60 to be unitized, and this can be attached and fixed to the door panel.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the caps 55 and 55 are connected using the sub-panel 11, a housing for connecting the caps 55 and 55 is not necessary. That is, both guide rails 52F and 52R of the sunshade device 50 are connected by the sub-panel 11 via both caps 55 and 55. In other words, by eliminating the housing, there is no need to secure a marginal space between the housing and the door trim 30 and between the housing and the door inner panel 10, and accordingly, a wider indoor space can be secured. It is possible to reduce the weight of the entire vehicle.

  The present embodiment is configured as described above. Next, a method for assembling the sunshade device 50 to the vehicle door will be briefly described. First, both guide rails 52F and 52R are fixed to the window frame 80 by screwing the both guide rails 52F and 52R to the center frame portion 81 and the front frame portion 82. On the other hand, in a state where both ends of the winding roller 53A of the winding device 53 are rotatably supported by both support pins 55B and 55B, both mounting plate portions 55A and 55A are screwed to the sub-panel 11, and these are unitized. .

  Next, after fixing the glass holder 62 of the window regulator 60 to the lower end part of the side window glass 41 and unitizing, it inserts into the inside of a door panel from the opening 12 for side windows glass and the notch part 13, and it attaches with respect to a door panel. Fix it. Thereafter, both caps 55, 55 are attached to the lower end portions of both guide rails 52F, 52R, both caps 55, 55 are attached to the sub-panel 11, and the notch 13 is closed with the sub-panel 11 and screwed. By fixing the guide rails 52F and 52R to the window frame 80, the sunshade device 50 is assembled to the door panel. Further, the door trim 30 is fixed to the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel 10 with a clip or the like. Thus, the vehicle door is completed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the notch portion 13 is provided at the upper end portion of the door inner panel 10, and the guide rails 52 </ b> F and 52 </ b> R of the sunshade device 50 are coupled by the sub-panel 11 that closes the notch portion 13. The housing which connects both guide rails 52F and 52R is unnecessary. Therefore, a wider indoor space can be secured and the entire vehicle can be reduced in weight.

  Further, since the window regulator 60 can be inserted into the door panel through the side window glass opening 12 and the notch 13, the part mounting opening does not have to be provided in the lower part of the side surface of the vehicle interior of the door inner panel 10. There is no need to close the opening. Furthermore, the lower end part of the side window glass 41 is fixed to the glass holder 62 of the window regulator 60, and can be attached and fixed to the door panel from the side window glass opening 12 and the cutout part 13 in a united state. Therefore, the man-hours as a door assembly line can be reduced.

  Further, since both caps 55, 55 are fitted into the lower end portions of both guide rails 52F, 52R, the assembling work of the sun shade device 50 to the door panel becomes easy. Further, since the support pin 55B and the mounting plate portion 55A are provided on the same surface, the maximum dimension of the cap 55 as a whole can be made smaller than when the support pin 55B and the mounting plate portion 55A are provided on different surfaces.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) Although the winding roller 53A is rotatably supported by the support pins 55B and 55B provided on the caps 55 and 55 in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the winding roller 53A penetrates the inside. A connecting shaft that rotatably supports the winding roller 53A may be provided, and the connecting shaft may be fixed to the caps 55 and 55 so as not to rotate.

  (2) Although the winding roller 53A is attached to the support pin 55B via the bearing 53B in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the winding roller 53A may be directly attached to the support pin 55B.

  (3) Although the guide rails 52F and 52R are connected via the caps 55 and 55 in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the lower ends of the guide rails 52F and 52R are directly fixed to the sub-panel 11. Also good.

  (4) Although the support pin 55B is exemplified as the support portion in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the support recess is provided as the support portion, and the support protrusion that can be fitted into the support recess is provided in the bearing 53B. Also good.

  (5) Although the mounting plate portion 55A is exemplified as the mounting portion in the above embodiment, according to the present invention, a hooking portion that can be hooked and locked on the subpanel 11 may be used as the mounting portion. A mounting seat for mounting a clip or the like to be fixed may be used as the mounting portion.

10. Door inner panel (door panel)
11 ... Subpanel 12 ... Side window glass opening (window body opening)
13 ... Notch 20 ... Door outer panel (door panel)
40 ... side window glass (window body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 ... Sunshade apparatus 51 ... Shade 52F, 52R ... Guide rail 53A ... Winding roller 55 ... Cap 55A ... Mounting plate part (mounting part)
55B ... Support pin (support part)
60 ... Window regulator

Claims (3)

A vehicle door to which a sunshade device that blocks light entering the vehicle interior from a side window is attached,
A door panel provided with a window body opening through which the window body of the side window passes and a cutout portion formed on the vehicle interior side so as to be continuous with the window body opening;
A sub-panel that is attached to and fixed to the door panel with the notch closed.
A pair of guide rails arranged on both sides of the shade in the sunshade device for guiding the withdrawal and winding of the shade;
Both guide rails are connected by the sub-panel,
A window regulator that opens and closes the window body is attached to the door panel through the window body opening and the cutout portion.   A pair of caps are attached to the lower ends of the both guide rails, and a take-up roller for winding the shade is installed between the caps. The both guide rails are connected to the sub-panel via the caps. The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle door is provided.   The said cap has the support part which pivotally supports the edge part of the said winding roller in the same surface, and the attaching part which attaches the said cap to the said sub-panel. Vehicle door.

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