JPH0738603Y2 - Outer handle device for vehicle door - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outer handle device for a vehicle door, and more particularly to a spring mounting structure for the outer handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional spring mounting structure for a vehicle door handle of this type, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-62273, one end of a coil spring wound around a mounting shaft is used as a locking portion. There is also one that locks the other end of the coil spring with the lock driving arm.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional spring mounting structure, in order to lock one end of the coil spring in the locking portion, one end of the coil spring is pressed against the spring force. And, the coil spring is lifted so as to exceed the height of the locking portion, and after the height is exceeded, one end of the coil spring that is lifted is lowered, and the pressing force is released to release the coil spring. One end of is contacted with the locking portion to set it in the locked state. Therefore, in order to set the locked state, since a series of operations such as pressing → lifting → descending → releasing pressing must be performed manually against the spring force of the coil spring, the operation is unstable and troublesome, Therefore, the work is inefficient and fatigued.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. A spring for a door handle for a vehicle, which can stably and smoothly assemble a spring, is provided. The purpose is to provide a mounting structure.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a spring which has a lever which is rotated around a support shaft by operating a handle body and which biases the lever. , The winding portion is loosely fitted to the support shaft, one end portion of which is first locked to the lever, and the other end portion is then locked to the locking portion near the support shaft. An outer handle device for a vehicle door is characterized in that a guide portion is provided for guiding the other end portion of the spring so as to engage with the engaging portion against the spring force of the spring itself. .

[0006]

In the above structure, when the other end of the spring is brought into contact with the guide part and slid in the direction against the spring force of the spring itself, the other end of the spring is guided to the guide part. And is locked by the locking portion.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged rear view of an outer handle device for a vehicle door, in which 1 is a handle body,
2 is a support shaft, 3 is a second lever as a lever according to the present invention, 4 is a spring, and 5 is a guide portion.

The handle main body 1 is fixed to a shaft 8 provided in a through hole 7 of a handle case 6 and can be operated from the outer surface side of a vehicle door.

One end of a first lever 11 is connected by a rivet 24 to a leg portion 10 projecting from the through hole 7 of the handle body 1 to the back side of the handle case 6, and the other end of the first lever 11 is connected to the other end. It is connected to one end portion 12a of a second lever 3 having a bell crank shape and pivotally supported by the support shaft 2 protruding to the back side of the handle case 6.

A winding portion 13 of a spring 4 composed of a torsion coil spring is loosely fitted to the support shaft 2 on which the second lever 3 is pivotally supported, and one end portion 14 of the spring 4 rotates the second lever 3 counterclockwise. It is locked to the base end of the other end 12b to urge the other end 12b, and the other end 15 of the spring 4 is locked to a locking portion 16 formed on the back side of the handle case 6. Reference numeral 17 denotes a locking hook portion formed on one end portion 12b of the second lever 3 that locks the one end portion 14 of the spring, and 18 denotes the second lever 3 when connecting the leg portion 10 and the first lever 11 to each other. Is a stopper fixed to the back surface of the handle case 6 for restricting the clockwise rotation of the.

The other end portion 15 of the spring is attached to the locking portion 16
A guide portion 5 is formed on the back side of the handle case 6 for guiding the guide.

The guide portion 5 is a ridge 19 projecting from the back side of the handle case 6, and the one end of the ridge 19 projects higher than the tip of the one end and the spring, etc. Restricting protrusion 2 that restricts the initial mounting position of the end portion 15
0 is formed, and the engaging portion 1 is provided on the other end of the ridge 19.
A stepped portion 21 as 6 is formed.

The protrusion 19 connecting the step 21 and the restriction protrusion 20 has an upper surface from one end thereof to the engaging portion 16.
The tapered shape is formed so that the height gradually increases toward the other end on the side. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a low-height portion 22 is formed in the middle of the regulating projection 20, and the height gradually increases from the low-height portion 22 and continues to the step portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, the step portion 21 has a concave portion 23 for preventing the other end portion 15 of the spring 4 from coming off.
Are formed.

A lock arm (not shown) for opening and closing the vehicle door 9 is connected to the tip of the other end 12b of the second lever 3.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned embodiment will be described.

When the spring mounting structure is assembled, first, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
3 is loosely fitted to the support shaft 2, and then the second lever 3 of the levers 3 to which the first lever 11 and the second lever 3 shown by the chain line in FIG. 2 is pivotally attached to the upper end of the second lever 3 and the other end 12 of the second lever 3
The one end portion 14 of the spring 4 is locked to the engaging hook portion 17 at the base end of b, and finally the other end portion 15 of the spring 4 is engaged.
Is locked to the locking portion 16.

When the other end portion 15 is locked to the locking portion 16, first, as shown in FIGS.
5 is located at the initial mounting position of the ridge 19 that has passed over the restriction projection 20 and is adjacent to the restriction projection 20, and then the other end 1
When 5 is pressed counterclockwise against the biasing force of the spring, the other end portion 15 comes into contact with the ridge 19 and slides on the upper surface thereof.
As shown in FIG. 5, the lower part 22 gradually rises in the direction of the arrow and is pushed up by the step portion 21, and when it goes over the step portion 21, it automatically descends and fits into the concave portion 23 as shown by the solid line.

In this way, the other end 1 of the spring 4 is
After 5 is locked to the locking portion 16, one end of the first lever 11 of the lever 3 is riveted to the leg portion 10 as shown in FIG.

[0021]

As described above, the present invention is a spring for biasing the lever, which has a lever which is rotated around the support shaft by operating the handle body, and whose winding portion is An outer handle for a vehicle door that is loosely fitted to a support shaft, one end of which is first locked to the lever, and the other end of which is then locked to a locking part near the support shaft. In the device, since the other end of the spring is provided with a guide part for guiding the other end against the spring force of the spring to be locked to the locking part,
The spring can be assembled stably and smoothly, and the manufacturing efficiency of the vehicle door handle is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged rear view of an outer handle device for a vehicle door according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view on arrow II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway enlarged perspective view of the same outer handle device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part of the same outer handle device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handle Main Body 2 Support Shaft 3 Second Lever 4 Spring 5 Guide Part 6 Handle Case 10 Leg Part 11 First Lever 13 Winding Part 14 4 One End 15 4 Other End 16 Locking Part 17 Locking Hook Part 19 Projection Article 20 Regulation protrusion 21 Step 23 23 Recess

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A spring having a lever that is rotated around a support shaft by operating a handle body, and biases the lever, the winding portion of which is loosely fitted to the support shaft, and one end of the spring portion is loosely fitted. Is first locked to the lever, and subsequently, in the outer handle device for a vehicle door provided so that the other end is locked to the locking part near the support shaft, the other end of the spring is An outer handle device for a vehicle door, characterized in that a guide portion is provided for guiding to engage with the engaging portion against the spring force of the spring itself. 2. The guide portion is a protrusion provided on the back side of the handle case, and one end of the protrusion protrudes from the protrusion and the other end of the spring is initially attached. 2. The outer handle device for a vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein a regulating protrusion that regulates a position is provided, and a step portion serving as the locking portion is provided at the other end of the protrusion. 3. The outer handle device for a vehicle door according to claim 2, wherein the stepped portion is provided with a recess for preventing the other end of the spring from coming off.