CN201849295U - Sliding door support device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a supporting device for a sliding door of a vehicle, which can simply and correctly confirm the adjusted position of the bracket on the side of the vehicle door relative to the bracket on the side of the vehicle body. On the surface of the lower side of the bracket (10) on the vehicle side of the upper roller unit (6), there is a position where the adjustment position of the bracket (11) on the door side relative to the bracket (10) on the vehicle side can be visually confirmed. Scale (16) for adjustment, on the surface of the upper side of the door side bracket (17) of the lower roller unit (8), is provided with can visually confirm that the car door side bracket (17) is relative to the vehicle body side bracket (21 ) position adjustment scale (25).

Description

Vehicle sliding door support device

technical field

The utility model relates to a supporting device for a sliding door of a vehicle, which is used for supporting a sliding door on a guide rail arranged on a vehicle body so that it can be freely opened and closed along the front and rear directions.

Background technique

A sliding door supporting device has: a vehicle body side bracket, which is movably installed on a guide rail on the vehicle body side; and a vehicle door side bracket, which is fixed on the sliding door and is connected and fixed with the vehicle body side bracket. In addition, the bracket on the side of the door is connected to the bracket on the side of the vehicle in such a manner that it can be moved and adjusted relative to the bracket on the side of the vehicle in the direction of the inside and outside of the vehicle, so that the sliding door can be located at an appropriate position when the sliding door is mounted on the vehicle body ( For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 08-268074.

However, in the above-mentioned sliding door supporting device, since there is no mark indicating the mutual positional relationship between the door side bracket and the vehicle body side bracket, the position adjustment of the door side bracket can only be performed depending on the feeling of the operator. Therefore, correct position adjustment cannot be performed, so that the sliding door cannot be installed in an appropriate position.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a sliding door support device for a vehicle that can easily and accurately confirm the adjusted position of a bracket on a door side with respect to a bracket on a vehicle body side.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first solution of the utility model is to provide a sliding door support device for a vehicle. On the guide rails facing the front and rear directions on the side of the vehicle body, the sliding door is supported by a roller unit so that it can be opened and closed in the front and rear directions. Freely, the roller unit includes: a vehicle body side bracket guided by the guide rail and capable of moving in the front and rear directions; a door side bracket fixed on the sliding door and capable of moving relative to the vehicle body side bracket. connected to the bracket on the side of the vehicle body in a position-adjustable manner along the inside and outside of the vehicle; A position adjustment scale is provided on the door side bracket and/or the vehicle body side bracket, and the adjusted position of the door side bracket with respect to the vehicle body side bracket can be visually confirmed through the position adjustment scale.

According to this configuration, the position of the sliding door in the vehicle interior/exterior direction can be easily adjusted by using the position adjustment scale as a reference.

The second solution of the present utility model is that in the first solution, the roller unit includes: an upper roller unit for supporting the upper part of the sliding door; and a lower roller unit for supporting the lower part of the sliding door. In the upper roller unit, the position adjustment scale is provided on the lower surface of the vehicle body side bracket and/or the door side bracket, and in the lower roller unit, the position adjustment scale The scale is provided on the upper surface of the bracket on the vehicle body side and/or the bracket on the door side.

According to this structure, when performing the work of adjusting the position of the sliding door, the operator can easily recognize the position adjustment scale and the setting on the lower surface of the bracket on the vehicle body side and/or the bracket on the door side of the upper roller unit. Scales for position adjustment on the upper surface of the bracket on the body side and/or the bracket on the door side of the lower roller unit.

The third solution of the present invention is that in the second solution, the upper roller unit is used to fix the door side bracket on the The head of the bolt on the body side bracket is downward, and in the lower roller unit, it is used to fix the door side bracket on the The head of said bolt on the body side bracket faces upwards.

According to this configuration, the operator can easily loosen or tighten the respective bolts of the upper roller unit and the lower roller unit during the work of adjusting the position of the sliding door.

According to the present invention, by providing a position adjustment scale on the vehicle body side bracket and/or the door side bracket of the roller unit, the adjustment position can be seen visually, so that the position of the door side bracket relative to the vehicle body side bracket can be easily and accurately confirmed. Adjust the position of the rack.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of main parts of a vehicle using the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the upper roller unit.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the upper roller unit viewed from the direction of arrow III in Fig. 2 .

Fig. 4 is a top view of the lower roller unit.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 4 .

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 4 .

Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of main parts of the lower roller unit.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line C-C in Fig. 7 .

Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the lower roller unit.

Explanation of reference signs

R1, R2 bending part

1 body

2 sliding doors

3 upper rail

4 middle rail

5 lower rails

6 upper roller unit

7 middle roller unit

8 lower roller units

9 horizontal scroll wheel

9a vertical axis

10 Body side brackets

11 door side bracket

12 bolts

14 long holes

15 weld nuts

16 position adjustment scales

17 door side bracket

18 bolts

19 lower side panel

20 upper side panels

21 body side bracket

22 vertical scroll wheel

23 horizontal scroll wheel

25 position adjustment scale

26 fiducial markers

111 base

112 door fixing part

113, 114 raised part

115 Benchmark Department

170 base

171 Plane Department

172 vertical wall for fixing

174a Vertical wall for front reinforcement

174b Vertical wall for rear reinforcement

175a anterior hump

175b rear raised part

176a central hump

176b central eminence

177 cut slot

178 long holes

191 female threaded hole

201 round hole

202 protrusion

203 through hole

211 vertical slices

212 top film

213 Download

214 protruding pieces

215 reinforcement sheet

221 horizontal axis

231 vertical axis

241 vertical axis

242 bearing

243 Flange

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the following explanations, let the left obliquely lower in FIG. 1 and the right in FIG. 2 be “front”; the upper right obliquely in FIG. 1 and the left in FIG. The upper left obliquely of , and the upper part in Fig. 2 are "vehicle interior"; the obliquely lower right in Fig. 1, and the lower part in Fig. 2 are "vehicle exterior".

As shown in FIG. 1 , upper, central, and lower sides of the vehicle body 1 are provided with upper rails 3 , middle rails 4 , and lower rails 5 , whose front portions are bent toward the vehicle interior and whose longitudinal directions face the front-rear direction. The upper front part, the central rear part and the lower front part of the sliding door 2 are equipped with movable upper roller unit 6, middle roller unit 7 and lower roller unit which can be respectively guided by upper guide rail 3, middle guide rail 4 and lower guide rail 5. 8. By installing the upper roller unit 6, the middle roller unit 7 and the lower roller unit 8 to be movable on the upper guide rail 3, the middle guide rail 4 and the lower guide rail 5 respectively, the sliding door 2 can be arranged on the car door opening at the side of the vehicle body 1 from a closed position. The fully closed position of the vehicle body 1 moves slightly to the outside from the side of the vehicle body 1, and moves to the fully open position rearward along the vehicle body 1, and the movement opposite to the above-mentioned movement can be carried out.

As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the upper roller unit 6 includes: a vehicle body side bracket 10, which is provided with a horizontal roller 9 that can movably engage with the upper guide rail 3; and a door side bracket 11, which is fixed in the sliding door 2 The upper front part of the side is fixedly connected with the side bracket 10 of the vehicle body.

The bracket 10 on the vehicle body side extends toward the outside of the vehicle from the end portion on the vehicle interior side where the horizontal roller 9 is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction by the vertical shaft 9a. 12 and 12 are connected and fixed to the door side bracket 11 in a manner that the position can be adjusted along the inside and outside of the car. The bolts 12, 12 are arranged head down.

A base portion 111 of the door side bracket 11 extends in the vehicle interior direction from a door fixing portion 112 where the door side bracket 11 is fixed to the sliding door 2 with bolts (not shown). The base portion 111 is substantially flat in the horizontal direction, and the door fixing portion 112 is formed by bending an outer end portion of the base portion 111 upward.

Slotted holes 14 , 14 into which the bolts 12 , 12 can be inserted and extending in the direction of the vehicle interior and exterior are respectively provided at the substantially center of the base portion 111 and at the end portion on the vehicle interior side. In addition, in the region of the base portion 111 that does not overlap with the bracket 10 on the vehicle body side, a raised portion 113 that protrudes upward and is rectangular in plan view is formed, and on the door fixing portion 112 is formed a rectangular bump portion in a side view that protrudes toward the vehicle inner side. raised portion 114 .

The protruding portions 113, 114 not only increase the strength of the base portion 111 and the door fixing portion 112 respectively, but also increase the strength of the bent portion between the base portion 111 and the door fixing portion 112 because they are formed continuously with each other.

To assemble the roller unit 6, the upper surface of the base portion 111 of the door side bracket 11 overlaps the lower surface of the vehicle body side bracket 10, and the bolts 12, 12 are inserted into the long holes 14, 14 from below, and Weld nuts 15, 15 welded on the vehicle body side bracket 10 are threaded and tightened.

Even after the bolts 12, 12 are tightened, by loosening the bolts 12, 12, within the range of the long holes 14, 14 of the base 111, the position of the door side bracket 11 relative to the vehicle body side bracket 10 in the inward and outward direction of the vehicle can be adjusted. .

In addition, in the above structure, although the elongated holes 14, 14 for position adjustment are provided only on the door side bracket 11, instead of this, it is also possible to provide only on the vehicle body side bracket 10, or on the vehicle body side bracket. 10 and door side bracket 11 both sides are provided with slotted holes.

On the lower surface of the bracket 10 on the vehicle body side, near the portion where the bolt 12 is screwed on the inside of the vehicle and overlaps with the base 111 of the bracket 11 on the door side, a position adjustment scale 16 is provided. , the position adjustment scale 16 is provided with scales at predetermined intervals along the vehicle interior and exterior direction. With the vehicle inner front end of the base 111 of the door side bracket 11 as the reference part 115, by using the position adjustment scale 16 to recognize the position of the reference part 115, it can be confirmed that the door side bracket 11 is inside or outside the vehicle relative to the vehicle body side bracket 10. position in the direction.

In this embodiment, the vehicle inner front end portion of the door side bracket 11 is used as the reference portion 115 , but a reference mark (not shown) as a reference may be provided on the door side bracket 11 .

According to the above structure, even after the sliding door 2 is mounted on the vehicle body 1, by loosening the bolts 12, 12 from below the upper roller unit 6 located on the upper part of the sliding door 2, the door side bracket 11 can be moved in and out of the vehicle. Adjust the position of the sliding door 2 in the direction of the inside and outside of the vehicle. In addition, by providing the position adjustment scale 16 on the lower surface of the bracket 10 on the vehicle body side, when the sliding door 2 is mounted on the vehicle body 1, the operator can recognize the position adjustment scale 16 from below, and it is easy to adjust the position. The position adjustment of the door side bracket 11 improves the installation performance. In addition, since the position adjustment scale 16 is formed in the shape of a tick mark, fine adjustment of the position of the bracket 11 on the door side becomes easy.

Next, the lower roller unit 8 will be described. In addition, in the following description, let the left in FIG. 4 and the bottom in FIG. 7 be “front”; the right in FIG. 4 and the top in FIG. 7 are “rear”; the top in FIG. The left side in 7 is "vehicle interior"; the bottom in Fig. 4 and the right side in Fig. 7 are "vehicle exterior".

As shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7 to Fig. 9, the lower roller unit 8 includes: a door side bracket 17, which is fixed on the lower front part of the inner side of the sliding door 2; In the guide rail 5, the vertical roller 22 that can rotate around the horizontal axis and the horizontal roller 23,23 that can rotate around the vertical axis; The vertical shaft 241 of the vertical shaft 241 can be connected rotatably, and clamps the car inner side end portion of the door side bracket 17 from up and down, utilizes two bolts 18, 18 to be fixed on the car door side bracket 17, so that the car door side bracket 17 can move along the side of the car. Adjust the position in the inner and outer directions.

The outer shape of the door side bracket 17 is formed by a crank-shaped base 170 in a plan view, the base 170 having a front curved portion R1 and a rear curved portion R2 curved in the front-rear direction at a substantially central portion in the vehicle interior and exterior direction.

Near the part where the lower side panel 19 and the upper side panel 20 are fixed at the inner end of the base part 170, a flat part 171 is formed, and the flat part 171 is used to fix a fully open door lock (not shown). The door lock is used to hold the sliding door 2 at the fully open position by engaging with a lock pin (not shown) on the vehicle body side when the sliding door 2 is at the fully open position.

A vertical wall 172 for fixing is provided at the vehicle outer end portion of the base 170. The vertical wall 172 for fixing is bent upward and fixed to the sliding door 2 by bolts (not shown in the figure). On the other side, a front reinforcement vertical wall 174 a and a rear reinforcement vertical wall 174 b bent upward are respectively provided along the outer shape of the base 170 in plan view. The front end portion and the rear end portion of the fixing vertical wall 172 are respectively connected to the vehicle outer end portions of the front reinforcing vertical wall 174 a and the rear reinforcing vertical wall 174 b.

In the part connecting the flat part 171 of the base 170 and the vertical wall 174a for front reinforcement, a front side raised part 175a raised upward is provided along the front side bending part R1. A portion of the reinforcing vertical wall 174b is provided with a rear raised portion 175b raised upward along the rear curved portion R2.

Between the front raised portion 175a and the rear raised portion 175b of the base portion 170 of the door side bracket 17, a central raised portion 176a protruding upward is provided along the front reinforcing vertical wall 174a and the rear reinforcing vertical wall 174b. . In addition, the vertical wall 172 for fixing is provided with a central raised portion 176b that protrudes toward the vehicle interior and is connected to the central raised portion 176a.

As described above, the rigidity of the door side bracket 17 is increased by the front reinforcement vertical wall 174a, the rear reinforcement vertical wall 174b, the front raised portion 175a, the rear raised portion 175b, the central raised portion 176a, and the central raised portion 176b. Visibly enhanced. In particular, the bending portions R1 and R2 where the load tends to concentrate are reinforced by the front raised portion 175a, the rear raised portion 175b, and the central raised portion 176a, so the strength is remarkably improved.

The flat surface portion 171 of the door-side bracket 17 is provided with position adjustment scales 25 provided at predetermined intervals along the vehicle interior and exterior directions. The position adjustment scale 25 is provided on the upper surface of the plane part 171, and is provided between the bolts 18, 18 and near the upper side plate 20, so that even when the sliding door 2 is mounted on the vehicle body 1, Next, operators can also see it. A reference mark 26 overlapping with the scale 25 for position adjustment is provided on the upper side plate 20 . By aligning the scales of the reference mark 26 with the scale 25 for position adjustment, the bracket 17 on the door side can be easily fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the bracket 21 on the vehicle body side.

Mainly as shown in FIG. 9 , on the flat surface portion 171 of the door side bracket 17 are provided: a notch 177 opening toward the inner side of the vehicle; 18, 18, the bolts 18, 18 are used to connect and fix the planar portion 171, the lower side plate 19 and the upper side plate 20 with each other. In addition, the bolts 18, 18 are arranged with their heads facing upward.

The vehicle body side bracket 21 comprises: a vertical piece 211 on the inner side; an upper piece 212 and a lower piece 213 in the horizontal direction, which are respectively bent from the upper and lower ends of the vertical piece 211 to the outside of the vehicle to extend horizontally; The protruding pieces 214, 214 protrude from the front and rear sides of the vertical piece 211 to the inside of the vehicle.

At substantially the center of the vertical piece 211 in the front-rear direction, the vertical roller 22 is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 221 facing the vehicle inner side in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 7 , the front ends of the reinforcing pieces 215 , 215 protruding inwardly from the inner sides of the protruding pieces 214 , 214 are welded on the horizontal shaft 221 . Thus, the horizontal shaft 221 carrying the weight of the sliding door 2 is strengthened, and the sliding door 2 can be opened or closed in a stable state.

Horizontal rollers 23, 23 are rotatably supported by vertical shafts 231, 231 on the protruding pieces 214, 214.

In addition, the vertical roller 22 is disposed on a line L connecting the centers of the vertical shafts 231 , 231 . Accordingly, the width dimension of the lower rail 5 to which the vertical roller 22 and the horizontal rollers 23, 23 are movably engaged can be reduced.

The vertical shaft 241 is fixed on the upper piece 212 and the lower piece 213 . As shown in FIG. 8 , a cylindrical bearing 242 is provided between the upper piece 212 and the lower piece 213 , and the bearing 242 is rotatably sleeved on the vertical shaft 241 . The bearing 242 is inserted into the circular hole 201 provided on the rotating portion of the upper side plate 20 , and a flange portion 243 sandwiched between the lower side plate 19 and the lower piece 213 is formed at the lower end portion of the bearing 242 . The flange part 243 is fixed on the lower side plate 19 by welding, so that the bearing 242 and the lower side plate 19 can rotate integrally.

As described above, by sandwiching the flange portion 243 of the bearing 242 between the lower side plate 19 and the lower piece 213 of the bracket 21 on the vehicle body side, and fixing the flange portion 243 to the lower side plate 19, the bearing 242 and the lower side plate 19 is integrally rotated about the vertical axis 241, and the lower side plate 19 does not directly contact the lower piece 213 of the bracket 21 on the vehicle body side, so smooth rotation can be obtained. In addition, since the self-weight of the sliding door 2 is borne by the large area where the lower surface of the flange portion 243 and the lower piece 213 contact each other, wear of the load-bearing portion can be reduced, and smooth rotation can be obtained for a long time.

The lower side plate 19 is triangular in plan view, and is arranged between the upper piece 212 and the lower piece 213. As mentioned above, by being fixed on the flange portion 243 of the bearing 242, it is integrated with the bearing 242 and rotates relative to the vertical axis 241. The lower side panel 19 is rotatably connected to the vehicle body side bracket 21 in the above-mentioned manner. As shown in FIG. 9 , female threaded holes 191, 191 are provided on the outer end of the lower side plate 19, and the female threaded holes 191, 191 are used to connect and fix the lower side plate 19 on the plane portion 171. The two downward bolts 18, 18 are screwed together.

The size of the upper side plate 20 is roughly half of the lower side plate 19 in the front-rear direction when viewed from above. The upper side plate 20 is arranged between the upper piece 212 and the lower piece 213. The upper side plate 20 is rotatable relative to the vertical shaft 241 in the circular hole 201 at the inner end, and the upper side plate 20 is rotatably connected to the vehicle body side bracket 21 in the above-mentioned manner.

As mainly shown in FIG. 7 , a protruding portion 202 is provided at the vehicle interior front end of the upper side panel 20 . When the vehicle body side bracket 21 is located on the straight line portion of the lower guide rail 5, the protrusion 202 abuts on the vehicle body side bracket 21, so that the vehicle body side bracket 21 faces straight to the front and rear direction, and limits the direction of the vehicle body side bracket 21 to the direction shown in FIG. 7 . Turn counterclockwise.

As shown mainly in FIGS. 8 and 9 , a through hole 203 for inserting one bolt 18 is provided at the vehicle outer end portion of the upper side panel 20 .

The vehicle body side bracket 21 and the door side bracket 17 of the lower roller unit 8 are connected to each other by the following operation.

In the state where the flat surface portion 171 of the door side bracket 17 is sandwiched between the upper side plate 20 and the lower side plate 19 rotatably supported between the upper piece 212 and the lower piece 213 of the vehicle body side bracket 21, the The notched groove 177 of the flat portion 171 is engaged with the outer periphery of the bearing 242 from the vehicle outer side. Then, insert the bolt 18 on the rear side into the long hole 178 of the plane part 171 from above, and screw it with the female screw hole 191 of the lower side plate 19 and tighten it, and then insert the bolt 18 on the front side into the through hole of the upper side plate 20 203 and the elongated hole 178 of the flat surface 171 are threadedly engaged with the female threaded hole 191 of the lower side plate 19 and tightened.

As a result, the flat portion 171 of the door side bracket 17 can It is rotatably connected between the upper piece 212 and the lower piece 213 of the bracket 21 on the vehicle body side.

As described above, since the flat portion 171 of the door side bracket 17 is connected and fixed so as to be sandwiched between the upper side plate 20 and the lower side plate 19 that are rotatably connected to the vehicle body side bracket 21 by the vertical shaft 241, Therefore, the bracket 21 on the vehicle body side can be firmly connected to the bracket 17 on the door side.

In addition, even after the bolts 18, 18 are tightened, by loosening the bolts 18, 18, within the range of the long holes 178, 178 of the planar portion 171, the position of the door side bracket 17 relative to the body side bracket 21 inside and outside the vehicle can be adjusted. position in the direction.

Therefore, in the vehicle assembly line in which the sliding door 2 is mounted on the vehicle body 1, together with the aforementioned adjustment work of the upper roller unit 6, the operator installs the bolt 18 of the lower roller unit 8 at the bottom of the sliding door 2, 18 is unscrewed from the top, and the adjustment operation is performed, and the sliding door 2 can be easily adjusted along the inside and outside direction of the car, so that no steps are produced between the surface of the sliding door 2 and the surface of the vehicle body 1.

In addition, in the vehicle assembly line, the operator can easily adjust the position of the sliding door 2 by recognizing the position adjustment scale 16 of the upper roller unit 6 and the position adjustment scale 25 of the lower roller unit 8 . Moreover, the position of the sliding door 2 can be finely adjusted easily by making the scales 16 and 25 for position adjustment into a scale line shape.

Claims (3)

1. A sliding door supporting device for a vehicle is characterized in that, on the guide rails (3, 5) facing the front and rear directions on the side of the vehicle body (1), the sliding door (2) is moved by the roller unit (6, 8) ) is supported so that it can be freely opened and closed in the front and rear directions, The roller unit (6, 8) includes: The side brackets (10, 21) of the vehicle body are guided by the guide rails (3, 5) and can move in the front and rear directions; The door side brackets (11, 17) are fixed on the sliding door (2), and are connected to the vehicle body side brackets (10, 21) in a manner that can be positionally adjusted in the vehicle interior and exterior directions. body side bracket (10, 21) connection; and bolts (12, 18) for fixing the door side brackets (11, 17) to the body side brackets (10, 21) in a position-adjustable manner, Position adjustment scales (16, 25) are provided on the door side brackets (11, 17) and/or the vehicle body side brackets (10, 21), and the position adjustment scales (16, 25) Adjusted positions of the door side brackets (11, 17) relative to the vehicle body side brackets (10, 21) can be visually confirmed. 2. The vehicle sliding door support device according to claim 1, wherein: The roller unit (6, 8) comprises: an upper roller unit (6), used to support the upper part of the sliding door (2); and a lower roller unit (8), used to support the upper part of the sliding door (2) lower part, In the upper roller unit (6), the position adjustment scale (16) is provided on the lower surface of the vehicle body side bracket (10) and/or the door side bracket (11), In the lower roller unit (8), the position adjustment scale (25) is provided on an upper surface of the bracket (21) on the vehicle body side and/or the bracket (17) on the door side. 3. The vehicle sliding door support device according to claim 2, wherein: In the upper roller unit (6), it is used to fix the door side bracket (11) on the vehicle body side bracket ( 10) the head of the bolt (12) is downward, In the lower roller unit (8), it is used to fix the door side bracket (17) on the vehicle body side bracket ( 21) the head of the bolt (18) is upward.

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