JPH0996131A - Inside handle unit structure of automobile door - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) 【Abstract】 PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve door lock control with a single push-pull wire in a general-purpose handle unit having a lock knob and an inside handle. SOLUTION: When a lock knob 11 is rotated to an unlock position, a knob driven member 13 pivotally moves to an unlock position along second trajectory restricting portions 17A to 17C provided on a case 1, and a push-pull wire 19 is pulled. Then, the door lock device 20 is unlocked. When the inside handle 4 is rotated to the unlatched position, the handle follower member 7
Moves in the axial direction along the guide pin 6, and the engaging portions 9 and 14
And the knob follower member 1 by the handle follower member 7 by mutual engagement of
3 is pushed along the movement deflecting portion 17t and is integrally pivoted to the unlatch position, and the push-pull wire 19 is further pulled to unlatch the door lock device 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inside handle unit structure for an automobile door, and more particularly, to transmitting the operating force of a lock knob and an inside handle to a door lock device via a single push-pull wire so as to provide the door lock. The present invention relates to an inside handle unit structure for locking, unlocking, and unlocking a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some examples of inside handle unit structures for automobile doors include Mondeo PA issued by Ford Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) on Oct. 20, 1994.
As shown in RTSCATALOG, the operating force of the inside handle is transmitted to the door lock device via one push-pull wire, and the door lock device is locked, unlocked and unlatched by the operation of the inside handle. It is known to operate.

[0003]

In this conventional inside handle unit structure, the door handle is unlocked by pulling the inside handle from the unlocked position substantially parallel to the door inner panel to the inside of the vehicle. On the contrary, the door handle is locked by pushing the inside handle from the unlocked position to the door outer panel side, and the inside handle is provided with the function of the lock knob. When locked, the end of the inside handle on the opposite side to the pushing side will protrude from the door inner panel surface to the inside of the passenger compartment, so it is possible to accidentally push this protruding end to unlock the door lock device. There is.

Therefore, the present invention follows the structure of a simple general-purpose handle unit having an inside handle and a lock knob, and then locks, unlocks and unlocks a door lock device via a single push-pull wire. (EN) Provided is an inside handle unit structure for an automobile door, which can be operated and can be simplified in structure and improved in reliability.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a case mounted on a door inner panel, an unlatched position which is mounted on the case via a support shaft, and which is manually operated toward a passenger compartment. Inside handle that can be rotated to the initial position where it returns to its original position, and a follower handle that is slidably mounted in the axial direction on a guide pin that protrudes in the direction orthogonal to the support shaft on the circumferential side of the end of the inside handle that supports the shaft. A member, a lock knob mounted coaxially with the inside handle to be rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a lock knob that is disengageably disposed in a groove formed on the circumferential side of the lock knob and integrally formed with the lock knob. A rotatable knob driven member and a case, which is provided on the case, causes the handle driven member to perform a sliding movement along a guide pin and a swiveling movement about a support shaft as the inside handle rotates. (1) The trajectory restricting portion and the case are provided, and the knob driven member is pivotally moved around the support shaft between the locked position and the unlocked position with the rotation of the lock knob, and the knob driven member is moved from the unlocked position. Further, a second locus restricting portion for pivotally moving around the support shaft to the unlatch position according to the rotation of the inside handle, and a knob follower member provided at the intermediate portion in the length direction of the second locus restricting portion are provided. A handle provided on the handle follower member and the knob follower member, and a movement deflecting portion that allows the knob follower member to move in a direction orthogonal to the support shaft at the lock position to engage and disengage the knob follower member with the groove portion of the lock knob. When the driven member is rotated to the unlatch side, they are engaged with each other, and at the unlocked position of the knob driven member, the knob driven member is moved to the second locus along with the movement of the handle driven member in the direction orthogonal to the support shaft. An engaging portion that moves along the movement changing portion of the control portion to be disengaged from the groove portion of the lock knob, and that allows the knob driven member to pivotally move to an unlatch position integral with the handle driven member, and a knob driven member. A return spring that gives a return force from the unlatched position to the unlocked position, one end of which is connected to a door lock device mounted on the door body, and the other end of which is connected to the knob driven member, and the lock position of the knob driven member is And a push-pull wire for transmitting a turning operation force to the unlock position and the unlatched position to the door lock device to lock, unlock and unlock the door lock device. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lock knob is rotated from the lock position to the unlock position, the knob follower member pivotally moves from the lock position to the unlock position along the second trajectory restricting portion and pushes. -Tow the pull wire to unlock the door lock device.

When the inside handle is rotated from the initial position to the unlatched position while the lock knob is unlocked, the handle follower member is disengaged along the guide pin due to the movement restriction of the first trajectory restricting portion as the inside handle is rotated. Move in the direction you want to.

During the movement of the handle follower member along the guide pin, the knob follower member in the unlocked position is pushed by the handle follower member due to the engagement of the engaging portions with each other.
The knob driven member is moved along the movement changing portion of the trajectory restricting portion to disengage from the groove portion of the lock knob.

Further, when the inside handle is rotated to the unlatch side, the handle driven member and the knob driven member are integrally pivoted to the unlatch position along the first locus restricting portion and the second locus restricting portion and pushed.・ Pull the pull wire to unlock the door lock device and open the door.

When the inside handle is released, the inside handle is automatically returned to the initial position by its return spring, while the knob follower member is returned to the unlock position by the urging force of the return spring and engages with the groove of the lock knob. .

Therefore, if the lock knob is rotated from the unlocked position to the locked position after the door is closed and the door lock device is latched, the knob driven member pivotally moves to the locked position and pushes the push-pull wire. Locks the door lock device.

As described above, with the structure of a general-purpose handle unit having a lock knob and an inside handle as a basic structure, one push-pull wire is used to perform a lock operation, an unlock operation, and an unlatch operation of a door lock device. It is possible to simplify the structure.

Further, in the door locked state, the lock knob is in the locked position and does not project from the door inner panel surface as in the case of a general-purpose handle unit, so that unlocking malfunction can be prevented in advance.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the inside handle of the first aspect is in the initial position and the lock knob is in the lock position, the guide pin of the handle follower member is engaged by the engaging portion on the knob follower member side. It is characterized by restraining movement along it.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the movement of the handle follower member is restrained when the door lock device is in the locked state, rotation of the inside handle to the unlatch side is restrained, and erroneous operation is prevented. You can

According to a third aspect of the present invention, with the inside handle of the first aspect in the initial position and the lock knob in the locked position, the engagement portion on the handle driven member side and the engagement on the knob driven member side are engaged. It is characterized in that the parts are engaged with each other.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the inside handle is rotated to the unlatch side in the state where the lock knob is in the lock position and the door lock device is locked, the handle follower member moves to the unlatch side. At the same time, the knob driven member is integrally moved to the unlock position and the unlatched position, and the so-called override function of unlocking and unlatching the door lock device by operating the inside handle can be performed.

[0018]

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a case mounted and fixed to a door inner panel 3 of a door body 2, which is formed in a box-like shape with an open side on the passenger compartment side.

Reference numeral 4 indicates an inside handle, and a case 1
The upper and lower walls 1 of the case 1 at a position close to the open portion inside
It is attached to a support shaft 5 fixed to a and 1b.

The inside handle 4 is unlatched to be pulled around to the passenger compartment by a manual operation, and an initial position where the inside handle 4 is automatically restored by a biasing force of a return spring (not shown) to be substantially flush with the door inner panel 3. It can be freely rotated.

The unlatched position and the initial position of the inside handle 4 are regulated by a first locus regulating portion 16 described later and / or a stopper (not shown).

A flat portion 4a is formed on a peripheral side of the inside handle 4 which faces the inner side of the case 1 at the shaft support side.
On the flat portion 4a, a guide pin 6 having a rectangular cross section is provided so as to project obliquely forward toward the inside of the case 1.

Reference numeral 7 is a guide hole 8 having the same shape as the guide pin 6.
The handle follower member is slidably mounted on the guide pin 6 through the front end surface of which is formed in a plane arc shape, and the rear side surface has a pin catching groove 9 as an engaging portion on the front end side thereof. Has been formed.

A slide pin 10 is projectingly provided on the lower surface of the rear end of the handle follower member 7.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a lock knob coaxially attached to the inside handle 4 and rotatably attached to the support shaft 5 at a locked position and an unlocked position. In this embodiment, the inside handle 4 is located below the lock knob 11. Is rotatably inserted into the support shaft 5.

The lock position and the unlock position of the lock knob 11 are regulated by a second trajectory regulating portion 17 described later and / or a stopper not shown.

On the peripheral side of the lock knob 11 facing the inside of the case 1, a groove portion 12 for engaging and disengaging a knob driven member 13, which will be described later, is cut out.

Reference numeral 13 is a knob driven member disposed above the handle driven member 7, and its rear end 13a is formed in a tapered shape so as to conform to the shape of the opening of the groove 12 of the lock knob 11. The rear end 13a can be engaged with and disengaged from the groove 12.

The knob follower member 13 has a first slide pin 14 fixed to the tip end thereof so as to vertically penetrate therethrough, and a second slide pin 15 fixed to the upper surface of the rear end thereof. The first slide pin 14 and the second slide pin 15 are slidably engaged with a second trajectory restricting portion 17, which will be described later, and mounted on the upper and lower walls 1a and 1b of the case 1.

A slide pin 10 on the lower surface of the rear end of the handle follower member 7 is slidably engaged with the lower wall 1b of the case 1, and the handle follower member 7 is guided along with the rotation of the inside handle 4. Sliding movement along 6 and spindle 5
A slide hole 16 is formed as a first locus restricting portion that causes a turning movement around it.

The slide hole 16 is formed by inclining from the vicinity of the flat portion 4a on the peripheral side of the shaft support side end of the inside handle 4 toward the inside of the case 1 in a backward slanting direction, and a handle driven member. Axial movement restricting portion 16a for slidingly moving 7 along the guide pin 6 in the axial direction, and, following the axial movement restricting portion 16a, is formed in an arc shape centered on the support shaft 5 and is driven by the handle. It comprises a turning movement restricting portion 16b for turning the member 7.

Further, the upper and lower ends of the first slide pin 14 of the knob follower member 13 and the second slide pin 15 are slidably engaged with the upper and lower walls 1a and 1b of the case 1 to lock the lock knob 11. Slide holes 17A, 17B, and 17C are formed as the second locus restricting portion 17 that pivotally moves the knob driven member 13 around the support shaft 5 in accordance with the rotation.

Each of these slide holes 17A to 17C is formed in an arc shape with the support shaft 5 as the center, and the first turning movement restricting portion 17f for turning the knob driven member 13 between the locking position and the unlocking position. And a second radial position larger than a radial position of the first turning movement restricting portion 17f about the support shaft 5 for turning the knob driven member 13 from the unlocked position to the unlatched position.
The knob follower 13 is formed at a part where the turning movement restricting portion 17S and the first and second turning movement restricting portions 17f and 17s are connected to each other, and the knob driven member 13 is orthogonal to the support shaft 5 of the knob driven member 13 at its unlocked position. It comprises a movement deflecting portion 17t for allowing the movement in the direction and for engaging and disengaging the rear end 13a of the knob follower member 13 with the groove portion 12 of the lock knob 11.

Since the knob driven member 13 is pivotally moved around the support shaft 5 as described above, the slide holes 17C for guiding the second slide pins 15 are provided on both sides of the slide holes 17A, 17B for guiding the first slide pins 14. It is formed within a line connecting the forming toe and the center of the support shaft 5.

In this embodiment, the knob follower member 1
The first slide pin 14 of No. 3 is attached to the handle follower member 7
Is effectively used as an engaging portion that engages with the pin capturing groove 9 as an engaging portion of the handle follower member 7 along the guide pin 6 in the disengagement direction with the knob follower member 13 in the unlock position. When axially moved, the first slide pin 14 protruding to the lower surface side of the knob follower member 13 engages with the pin catching groove 9, and the first slide pin 14 and the second slide pin 15 move toward the movement deflecting portion 17t. Along the direction of the second turning movement restricting portion 17s, the knob follower member 13 has a rear end 13a.
Is detached from the groove 12 of the lock knob 11.

Further, in this embodiment, when the inside handle 4 is in the initial position and the lock knob 11 is in the lock position, the tip end surface of the handle driven member 7 contacts the first slide pin 14 of the knob driven member 13. ,
Axial movement of the handle follower member 7 along the guide pin 6 is restricted.

On the other hand, on the upper surface of the upper wall 1a of the case 1, there is provided a return spring 18 which gives the knob driven member 13 a restoring force from the unlatched position to the unlocked position.

The return spring 18 is an arc-shaped leaf spring arranged substantially along the inner peripheral edge of the second turning movement restricting portion 17s of the second trajectory restricting portion 17A.

The rear end of the return spring 18 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper wall 1a, and when the knob driven member 13 moves from the locked position to the unlocked position, the free end of the tip of the return spring 18 becomes the second locus. The first slide pin 14 protruding from the regulation portion 17A is elastically contacted with the peripheral surface of the upper end portion.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a push-pull wire for transmitting the rotational operation force of the knob driven member 13 to the door lock device 20 mounted on the door body 2.

The push-pull wire 19 includes an inner wire 19a connected to the knob follower member 13 and a lever member (not shown) of the door lock device 20, and the inner wire 19a.
And an outer tube 19b whose one end is fixed to the side wall of the case 1 and the other end is fixed to the frame of the door lock device 20. The inner wire 19a is used to lock and unlock the knob driven member 13. The swing operation force to the unlocked position is transmitted to the lever member of the door lock device 20 to lock, unlock, and unlock the door lock device 20.

Next, the operation of the embodiment having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 3, the door body 2 is closed and the door lock device 20 is locked.

In the locked state of the door lock device 20, the inside handle 4 is at the initial position and the lock knob 11 is at the lock position.

In this state, the tip end surface of the handle follower member 7 contacts the first slide pin 14 of the knob follower member 13 to restrain the axial movement of the handle follower member 7 along the guide pin 6.

Therefore, even if the inside handle 4 is attempted to be pulled toward the vehicle interior side, the rotation of the inside handle 4 toward the unlatched side is restrained, so that an erroneous operation can be prevented.

When the lock knob 11 is rotated from the lock position to the unlock position as shown in FIG. 4 from the door locked state shown in FIG. 3, the knob follower member 13 includes the first slide pin 14 and the second slide pin 15. Second locus regulation unit 1
7A, 17B, and 17C each first turning movement restricting portion 17
It slides around the support shaft 5 by a slide guide action with f, and is fixed at the unlock position.

By turning the knob driven member 13 from the locked position to the unlocked position, the inner wire 19a of the push-pull wire 19 is pulled by a predetermined amount to unlock the door lock device 20.

When the knob driven member 13 is moved to the unlocked position, the first slide pin 14 is moved to the handle driven member 7.
When the handle follower member 7 is released from the front end face of the handlebar to release the restraint, the inside handle 4 is free to rotate to the unlatch side, while the first slide pin 14 elastically contacts the free end of the return spring 18.

When the inside handle 4 is pulled from the initial position shown in FIG. 4 toward the unlatch side toward the vehicle interior side as shown in FIG. 5, the slide pin 10 of the handle driven member 7 and the axial direction of the first trajectory restricting portion 16 are moved. Movement restriction unit 16a
By the slide guide action with the handle follower member 7
Moves along the guide pin 6 in the direction of separation.

During the axial movement of the handle follower member 7 associated with the turning of the inside handle 4 toward the unlatch side, the first knob follower member 13 in the unlocked position is moved to the first position.
When the slide pin 14 is captured and engaged with the pin capturing groove 9 of the handle driven member 7, the first slide pin 14 and the first slide pin 14 of the knob driven member 13 are moved along with the axial movement of the handle driven member 7. The two slide pins 15 move to the second turning movement restricting portion 17s side along the corresponding movement changing portions 17t, and the rear end 13a of the knob follower member 13 is locked by the lock knob 11.
It is disengaged from the groove 12 (see FIG. 6).

Then, when the inside handle 4 is rotated to the unlatch position as shown in FIG. 7, a slide guide action between the slide pin 10 of the handle follower member 7 and the turning movement restricting portion 16b of the first locus restricting portion 16, and The first and second slide pins 14 and 15 of the knob driven member 13 and the second turning movement restricting portion 17 of the second trajectory restricting portions 17A to 17C.
By the slide guide action with s, the handle follower member 7 and the knob follower member 13 rotate integrally to the unlatch position.

The inner wire 19a is pulled by the pivotal movement of the knob follower member 13 from the unlocked position to the unlatched position, and the door lock device 20 is unlatched, so that the door body 2 can be freely opened. Become.

The door body 2 is opened and the inside handle 4 is opened.
When the hand is released from the inside handle 4, the inside handle 4 is automatically returned to the initial position as shown in FIG. 4 through the states shown in FIGS.

On the other hand, when the knob driven member 13 is in the unlocked position shown in FIG. 7, the spring force of the return spring 18 acts on the first slide pin 14 to return the knob driven member 13 to the unlocked position. When the handle follower member 7 moves toward the initial position as the inside handle 4 automatically returns to the initial position, the knob follower member 13 simultaneously moves through the states shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, the knob driven member 13 is returned to the unlocked position, and the rear end 13a of the knob driven member 13 engages with the groove 12 of the lock knob 11 and remains at the unlocked position.

After opening the door body 2 as described above,
When the door body 2 is closed, a latch (not shown) of the door lock device 20 engages with a striker on the vehicle body side, and the door lock device 20 enters a latched state.

Therefore, when the door lock device 20 is latched, the lock knob 11 at the unlock position shown in FIG. 4 is rotated to the lock position as shown in FIG. Along with the knob driven member 1
3 pivotally moves to the lock position, pushes the inner wire 9a to lock the door lock device 20, and restrains the axial movement of the handle follower member 7 to rotate the inside handle 4 toward the unlatch side. to bound.

Here, if the lever structure of the door lock device 20 is a known self-lock lever structure, when the door body 2 is closed, the lock knob 11 is previously rotated to the lock position and then the door body 2 is closed. Thus, the door lock device 20 self-locks.

FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the handle follower member 7 is formed to be slightly longer than that shown in the first embodiment, the inside handle 4 is at the initial position, and the lock knob 11 is provided.
Is in the locked position, the pin catching groove 9 of the handle driven member 7 and the first slide pin 14 of the knob driven member 13
And are engaged.

The axial movement restricting portion 16a of the first trajectory restricting portion 16 is formed so that the rising of the inclination is gentler than that shown in the first embodiment, and when the inside handle 4 is rotated to the unlatch side. From the time when the knob follower member 13 integrally with the handle follower member 7 reaches the unlock position, the first slide pin 14 is moved by the pin catching groove 9 along the movement deflecting portion 17t to the second turning movement restricting portion 17f. It is pushed to the side.

Therefore, according to the structure of the second embodiment, the inside handle 4 is held in the state where the lock knob 11 is in the lock position and the door lock device 20 is locked.
When is rotated to the unlatch side, the knob driven member 13 is integrally moved to the unlock position and the unlatch position together with the movement of the handle driven member 7 to the unlatch side, and the door lock device 20 is unlocked by operating the inside handle 4. And a so-called override function with unlatching is obtained.

Of course, the unlock position of the lock knob 11 when the inside handle 4 is in the initial position,
Rotation to the locked position is free.

The operation of closing the door body 2 and locking the door lock device 20 from the state where the door body 2 is opened is exactly the same as in the case of the first embodiment.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the first trajectory restricting portion 16 and the second trajectory restricting portions 17A to 17C are formed as slide holes, but this is of course the case 1.
It may be formed in a groove shape on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower walls 1a, 1b.

Further, in addition to this, the first locus restricting portion 16 and the second locus restricting portion 17 may be a groove portion which slides and guides the handle follower member 7 and the knob follower member 13 itself without using the slide pin. Is.

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the structure of a general-purpose handle unit having a case with a lock knob and an inside handle is used as a basic structure, and a lock operation and an unlock operation of a door lock device are performed through one push-pull wire. Since the unlatch operation can be performed, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Further, in the door locked state, the lock knob is in the locked position and does not project from the door inner panel surface like the general-purpose handle unit, so that the unlocking malfunction can be prevented in advance.

According to the second aspect, in the door lock state, the movement of the handle follower member is restricted by the knob follower member,
Since the turning of the inside handle toward the unlatch side is restricted, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the override function of unlocking and unlatching the door lock device can be obtained by the unlatching operation of the inside handle in the door locked state, and the door opening operability from the vehicle interior side is improved. can do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the relationship between the door body, the door lock device, and the inside handle unit of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view showing a door locked state of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view showing an unlocked state of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view showing the unlatching process of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing the unlatching process of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing an unlatched state of the same embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing a door lock state of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Case 2 Door Main Body 3 Door Inner Panel 4 Inside Handle 5 Support Shaft 6 Guide Pin 7 Handle Follower Member 9 Engagement Part 11 Lock Knob 12 Groove Part 13 Knob Follower Member 14 Engagement Part 16 First Trajectory Control Part 17A -17C 2nd locus | trajectory control part 17t Moving deflection part 18 Return spring 19 Push pull wire 20 Door lock device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A case mounted on a door inner panel, and an inside handle which is mounted on the case via a support shaft and is rotatable between an unlatched position where it is manually operated toward the passenger compartment and an initial position where it is automatically restored. , A handle driven member that is slidably mounted in the axial direction on a guide pin that protrudes in the direction orthogonal to the support shaft on the circumferential side of the shaft support side end of the inside handle, and the lock position and unlock position coaxially with the inside handle. A lock knob rotatably attached to the lock position, a knob follower member that is disengageably disposed in a groove formed in a notch on the peripheral side of the lock knob and is rotatable integrally with the lock knob, and provided on the case. Provided on the case is a first trajectory restricting portion that causes the handle follower member to slide along the guide pin and pivot around the support shaft as the inside handle rotates. The knob driven member is caused to pivotally move around the support shaft between the locked position and the unlocked position with the rotation of the lock knob, and the knob driven member is further unlocked from the unlocked position with the rotation of the inside handle. A second locus restricting portion for performing a pivotal movement around the support shaft, and a knob driven member provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the second locus restricting portion at the unlocked position of the knob driven member. And a direction change portion for allowing the knob driven member to engage and disengage with the groove portion of the lock knob by allowing movement in a direction orthogonal to the direction, and with the handle driven member and the knob driven member provided with the rotation of the handle driven member toward the unlatch side. Are engaged with each other, and the knob driven member is moved along the movement deflecting portion of the second trajectory restricting portion as the handle driven member moves in the direction orthogonal to the support shaft at the unlocked position of the knob driven member. Let An engaging portion that disengages from the groove portion of the lock knob and that allows the knob driven member to pivotally move to the unlatched position integrally with the handle driven member, and a return force from the unlatched position to the unlocked position is given to the knob driven member. And a return spring that is connected to the door lock device attached to the door body, and the other end is connected to the knob driven member, and the turning operation force of the knob driven member to the locked position, the unlocked position, and the unlatched position is applied. An inside handle unit structure for an automobile door, comprising: a push-pull wire that is transmitted to a door lock device to lock, unlock, and unlock the door lock device. 2. The movement of the handle follower member along the guide pin is restrained by the engagement portion on the knob follower member side when the inside handle is in the initial position and the lock knob is in the lock position. 1. The inside handle unit structure of the automobile door according to 1. 3. An engaging portion on the handle driven member side and an engaging portion on the knob driven member side are engaged with each other with the inside handle in the initial position and the lock knob in the locked position. The inside handle unit structure for an automobile door according to claim 1.