JPH0592019U - Car door structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A wiper blade that wipes the outer surface of the windshield over a wide area can be lifted up and down through the upper opening of the door panel to provide a side view from the vehicle interior through the windshield. To ensure the appearance of the wind glass. [Structure] A wiper blade 21 for wiping the outer surface of a window glass 5 that moves up and down through an upper end opening 4 is housed in the door panel 1 so as to move up and down through the upper end opening of the door panel 1, and the wiper blade 21 is housed. The blade 21 is formed in a frame shape with the outer shape of the window glass 5 being framed. Then, in the door panel 1, a blade motor for driving the wiper blade 21 up and down when the windshield is closed.
24 and an elevating guide means 25 for elevating and guiding the wiper blade 21 are provided. The elevating guide means 25 is provided integrally with the main guide rail 12 and the sub guide rail 14 of the window regulator device 11 by the first and second blade guide pieces 27, 28.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle door structure, and more particularly, to an improvement of a vehicle door structure provided with a wiper blade for wiping an outer surface of a window glass which is elevated and lowered through an upper end opening of a door panel.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as such a vehicle door structure, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-44367, a window glass that moves up and down through an upper end opening of the door panel is provided at a position above the front side of the door panel. A wiper blade for wiping the outer surface is provided so as to be able to move up and down, and within the door panel, a lifting drive means for driving the wiper blade up and down, and a lifting guide means for guiding the wiper blade up and down are provided. When water droplets adhere to the outer surface of the windshield during rainfall, the wiper blade is moved up and down by the elevating and lowering drive means while being guided up and down by the elevating guide means to wipe off the water droplets on the outer surface of the windshield with the wiper blade. The view from the passenger compartment is secured for the door mirror fixed to the upper position. Thing was Unishi is known.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, with the above-mentioned conventional one in which the wiper blade is moved up and down at the front upper position of the door panel, only the view from the passenger compartment to the door mirror can be secured, and the side view from the passenger compartment through the windshield during rain is more enhanced. There was a demand for even greater assurance.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional one, since the wiper blade is arranged at the front upper position of the door panel, the appearance of the windshield appearance is impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to configure a wiper blade capable of wiping an outer surface of a window glass over a wide area so that the wiper blade can be lifted and lowered through an upper end opening of a door panel. However, the side view from the passenger compartment through the windshield is effectively secured, and the appearance of the windshield is improved.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, a solution means devised by the invention as set forth in claim 1 is, as a door structure of an automobile, for wiping an outer surface of a window glass which moves up and down through an upper end opening of the door panel into a door panel. The wiper blade is housed so as to move up and down through the upper opening of the door panel. Then, the wiper blade is formed in a frame shape with the outer shape of the windshield glass, and inside the door panel, an elevating and lowering drive means for raising and lowering the wiper blade when the windshield is closed, and elevating and lowering the wiper blade. A configuration is provided in which a lifting guide means for guiding is provided.

Further, the solution means devised by the invention according to claim 2 limits the ascending / descending guide means of the invention according to claim 1, and is integrally provided on an elevating guide rail for elevating and guiding the window glass. It is configured.

Further, the solution means devised by the invention of claim 3 limits the lifting drive means of the invention of claim 1 or 2, and drives the wiper blade up and down when the windshield is closed. It is configured.

[0009]

[Action]

 With the above structure, in the device according to claim 1, the wiper blade is formed in a frame shape with an outer shape of the wind glass, and when the water drops adhere to the outer surface of the wind glass during rainfall, the wiper blade is formed. The water droplets on the outer surface of the windshield are wiped over the entire area by the wiper blade while the vertical movement of the windshield is performed by the elevation drive means while the vertical movement is performed by the elevation drive means. The lateral view is secured over the entire area.

In addition, since the wiper blade moves up and down through the upper opening of the door panel, the wiper blade is stored in the door panel when not in use except when it is moved up and down in the case of rain, etc., and the appearance of the windshield looks good. Is not damaged by the wiper blade.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the elevating guide means is integrally provided on the elevating guide rail for elevating and lowering the window glass, so that the elevating guide rail for elevating and lowering the wiper blade is provided. It is not necessary to provide it separately, and the lift guide rail for wind glass lift guide can also be used as the lift guide rail for wiper blade lift guide.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the wiper blade is driven to move up and down when the windshield is closed, so that the wiper blade is prevented from moving up and down when the windshield is open even if it is not closed. As a result, the water droplets wiped from the outer surface of the windshield are reliably prevented from entering the vehicle interior.

[0013]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the vehicle door structure of the invention as set forth in claim 1, when the windshield is closed during rain or the like, the wiper blade that wipes the water droplets on the outer surface of the windshield over the entire area is used when the windshield is not closed. While reliably preventing water droplets wiped from the outside of the windshield from entering the vehicle interior, it is possible to ensure a lateral view from the vehicle interior through the windshield over the entire area, and the upper end of the door panel. The wiper blade that moves up and down through the opening can improve the appearance of the windshield when the wiper blade is not used.

According to the door structure of the automobile in the invention as claimed in claim 2, the elevator guide means for using the elevator guide rail for the wind glass elevator guide also as the elevator guide rail for the wiper blade elevator guide, It is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify the layout of the layout within the door panel.

Further, according to the door structure of the automobile in the invention as set forth in claim 3, the wiper blade which is moved up and down when the windshield is closed causes the water droplets wiped from the outer surface of the windshield when the windshield is not closed into the vehicle interior. It is possible to reliably prevent entry.

[0016]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show a door panel of an automobile using a door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, the door panel 1 is provided as a front side door S. The door panel 1 is constructed by integrally joining an inner panel 2 and an outer panel 3, and a window glass 5 is configured to move up and down through an upper end opening 4 which is opened at an upper end thereof. Further, the upper end of the door panel 1 is integrally provided with a sash 6 as a frame body projecting upward from the front and rear ends thereof to support the window glass 5 when rising. Further, an interior material 8 is attached to the inner surface of the inner panel 2 for keeping the appearance of the door panel 1 from the passenger compartment 7 side good. At the upper end portions of the inner panel 2 and the outer panel 3 facing each other at the upper end opening 4 of the door panel 1, rubber weather strips 9 and 9 for elastically sandwiching and sealing the wind glass 5 from the left and right are attached, respectively. In addition, the entry of water and the like into the door panel 1 through the upper end opening 4 of the door panel 1 is prevented. In this case, the weather strip 9 attached to the upper end portion of the outer panel 3 is formed through a molding 10 and is formed in a stepped shape so that a wiper blade 21 described later can be smoothly inserted. Incidentally, H is a reinforcing frame which is joined to the upper end of the inner surface of the inner panel 2 and forms a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction.

A window regulator device 11 for moving up and down the window glass 5 is housed in the door panel 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the window regulator device 11 extends in a substantially vertical direction at a position slightly rearward of the center of the door panel 1, and vertically guides a window slightly rearward of the center of the lower end of the window glass 5. A main guide rail 12 having a substantially H-shaped cross section having front and rear guide portions 12a and 12b, which is used as a first elevating guide rail for guiding the windshield, and is fixed to the center of the lower end portion of the windshield 5. A first window guide piece 13 having a substantially C-shaped cross section which is slidably fitted to the front guide portion 12a of the main guide rail 12, and a front end portion inside the door panel extending substantially vertically, and a lower end portion of the window glass 5. It is used as a second elevating guide rail for elevating and lowering the front end of the window glass, and has an approximately H-shaped cross section with front and rear guide parts 14a and 14b. The sub guide rail 14, the second wind guide piece 15 having a substantially C-shaped cross section, which is fixed to the front end of the lower end portion of the window glass 5 and is slidably fitted to the front guide portion 14a of the sub guide rail 14, The guide rollers 16 are axially supported at the upper and lower ends of the front guide portion 12a of the main guide rail 12, and the guide rollers 16 are wound around the guide rollers 16, and the first wind guide piece 13 has a rear portion between the guide rollers 16. A window raising / lowering wire 17 having a fixed side midway portion and a wind motor 18 for winding up / down driving the windshield 5 are wound around a front midway portion between the guide rollers 16 of the window raising / lowering wire 17. I have it. The window regulator device 11 is attached to the outer surface of the inner panel 2 in the door panel 1.

Inside the door panel 1, a wiper blade 21 for wiping the outer surface of the window glass 5 that moves up and down through the upper end opening of the door panel 1 is provided at the upper end of the door panel 1 from the outer surface side of the window glass 5. It is stored so as to move up and down through the opening 4. The wiper blade 21 is formed in an outer shape of the window glass 5, that is, in a frame shape with the upper edge and the front and rear edges (including the lower edge rear portion) framed, and the shape (frame shape) is not deformed. It is made of a rubber material 23 having a holding body 22 (for example, a reinforced plastic or a wire material) that holds a shape inside so as to be in sliding contact with the outer surface of the window glass 5. In addition, inside the door panel 1, a blade motor 24 having the same structure as the window motor 18 as an ascending / descending drive means for vertically moving the wiper blade 21, and an ascending / descending guide means for ascending / descending the wiper blade 21 are provided. And 25 are provided. The blade motor 24 is provided in the door panel 1 by a window glass blockage sensor 26 that detects a completely closed state of the window glass 5 at the lower end position of the window glass 5, and the window glass blockage sensor 26 is provided. Only when the detection signal from 26 indicates that the windshield 5 is completely closed, the blade motor 24 drives the wiper blade 21 up and down.

The elevating guide means 25 is fixed to the rear lower end position of the wiper blade 21, and is fitted in the rear guide portion 12b of the main guide rail 12 slidably so as to have a substantially C-shaped cross section. -Shaped first blade guide piece 27 and a second blade fixed to the front lower end position of the wiper blade 21 and slidably fitted to the rear guide portion 14b of the sub-guide rail 14 and having a substantially C-shaped cross section. The guide piece 28, the guide rollers 29, 29 pivotally supported on the upper and lower ends of the rear side guide portion 12b of the main guide rail 12, and the guide rollers 29 are wound between the guide rollers 28, 29 to form the first blade guide piece 27. The blade raising / lowering wire 30 having the front middle portion between the guide rollers 29 fixed thereto is provided, and the first blade guide piece 27 and the second blade guide are provided. The piece 28 is provided integrally with the main guide rail 12 and the sub guide rail 14 of the window regulator device 11. The rear halfway portion between the guide rollers 29 of the blade lifting wire 30 is wound around the blade motor 24. In this case, the wiper blade 21 is designed to be operated intermittently according to the amount of rainfall.

Therefore, in the above-described embodiment, the wiper blade 21 is formed in a frame shape with the outer shape (upper edge and front and rear edges) of the window glass 5 being framed, and water drops adhere to the outer surface of the window glass during rainfall. When the wiper blade 21 is moved up and down by the blade motor 24, the first blade guide piece 27 and the second blade guide piece 27 and the second guide portion 14b on the rear guide portion 12b of the main guide rail 12 and the sub guide rail 14 are driven. By sliding and guiding the blade guide piece 28 up and down, the water droplets on the outer surface of the windshield are wiped off by the wiper blade 21 over the entire area, and the side view from the inside of the vehicle compartment 7 through the windshield 5 during rain is observed. Can be secured over the entire windshield 5. Moreover, the wiper blade 21 is moved up and down by the blade motor 24 only when the detection signal from the windshield blockage sensor 26 is in the completely closed state of the windshield 5, so that the windshield 5 is slightly moved. However, it is possible to reliably prevent the wiper blade 21 ascending and descending from the outer surface of the windshield 5 from entering the inside of the vehicle compartment 7 when the cover is open, and to prevent the wiper blade 21 from being erroneously operated. it can.

In addition, the wiper blade 21 is raised and lowered through the upper end opening 4 of the door panel 1, so that the wiper blade 21 is housed in the door panel 1 when not in use except for raising and lowering during rain or the like, and the windshield 5 It is possible to improve the appearance of the wind glass 5 when the wiper blade 21 is not used, without impairing the appearance of the wiper blade 21.

Further, in the above embodiment, the elevating guide means 25 is integrated with the main guide rail 12 and the sub guide rail 14 of the window regulator device 11 by the first blade guide piece 27 and the second blade guide piece 28. Since the vertical guide rails (main guide rail 12 and sub guide rail 14) for guiding the wiper blade 21 up and down are not separately provided, the main guide rails for wind glass lift guide are provided. 12 and the sub-guide rail 14 can also be used as a lift guide rail for the wiper blade lift guide, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the layout of the door panel 1 can be simplified.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but includes various other modifications. For example, in the above embodiment, the wiper blade 21 is composed of the holder 22 and the rubber material 23. However, the wiper blade formed in the frame shape with the outer shape of the wind glass is not deformed. Of course, the wiper blade may be formed. In that case, the material of the wiper blade is selected in consideration of damage to the weather strip slidingly in contact with the upper opening of the door panel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a front side door with an outer panel removed, as viewed from the outside of a vehicle body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view according to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the upper end opening of the door panel taken near the center.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main guide rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door panel 4 Top opening 5 Wind glass 12 Main guide rail (elevating guide rail) 14 Sub guide rail (elevating guide rail) 21 Wiper blade 24 Blade motor (elevating drive means) 25 Elevating guide means

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A wiper blade for wiping an outer surface of a window glass which moves up and down through an upper end opening of the door panel is housed in the door panel so as to move up and down through an upper end opening of the door panel. The wiper blade is formed in a frame shape edging the outer shape of the windshield glass, and within the door panel, an elevating and lowering drive means for elevating and lowering the wiper blade and an elevating and lowering guide means for elevating and lowering the wiper blade are provided. An automobile door structure characterized by being provided. 2. The door structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the elevating guide means is integrally provided on an elevating guide rail for elevating and guiding the window glass. 3. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the lifting drive means drives the wiper blade up and down when the windshield is closed.