JPH10266643A - Automotive steering system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To fix a resin escutcheon of a steering wheel device for a vehicle at a predetermined position without increasing the number of parts. SOLUTION: An automobile handle device 1 according to the present invention.
0, a pair of mounting portions 11 provided on the escutcheon 11
c, a collar 29 having an elongated hole 29a is fixed to each of the collars 29, and an arc-shaped lip 34 protruding from the periphery of the through hole 32a of the end cover 32 is fixed to the elongated hole 29a of one collar 29
The escutcheon 11 is fixed to the door panel by inserting a bolt 37 into the long hole 29a of the collar 29.
Since the arc-shaped lip 34 protruding from the periphery of the through hole 32a of the end cover 32 is arranged in the long hole 29a of the collar 29, a given mechanical strength is provided to the mounting portion 11c without increasing the number of parts. As a result, the escutcheon 11 can be accurately positioned at a predetermined position.
The escutcheon 11 does not move or rattle after mounting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door handle device, and more particularly to a vehicle handle device capable of fixing a resin escutcheon in a predetermined position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known an automotive steering device having a bracket fixed to a door panel of an automobile and a handle rotatably mounted on the bracket. For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Sho 56-78635 discloses an apparatus for preventing a door from being opened. FIG. 10 shows a known door handle disclosed in this publication. In the door handle 1, the handle support portion 5 of the handle support bracket 4 attached to the outer panel 2 is loosely fitted into the insertion hole 3 formed in the outer panel 2 of the door, and the door support operation portion 5 is fitted to the handle support portion 5. The arm 8 of the side handle 7 is rotatably supported by the shaft 9. Bracket 4
Stud bolt 6 fixed to the hole 2a of the outer panel 2.
After that, the bracket 4 is fixed to the outer panel 2 by screwing the stud bolt 6 to a nut (not shown) arranged inside the outer panel 2. In order to easily attach the bracket 4 to the outer panel 2 and to absorb a dimensional error, one hole 2a of the outer panel 2 is formed as a long hole or a large diameter.

At the time of fixing, after the stud bolt 6 is inserted, the position is adjusted using the other hole 2a as a fulcrum and fixed by a nut. Since the other hole 2a is almost the same as the stud bolt 6, it can be fixed at a predetermined position, and the entire handle does not move up, down, left and right even when an external force is applied. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, contrary to the door handle of FIG.
A pair of bolts 37 are fixed to the
10, there is also a structure in which a handle mounting portion 11c in which one hole is formed as a long hole or a large diameter is fixed by a nut 38 as in FIG. Such a handle is fixed while being adjusted using the other hole as a fulcrum as in FIG.

[0004]

When the escutcheon of the door handle as shown in FIG. 7 is made of resin, the mounting portion 11c with the bolt 37 and the nut 38 is used.
It is necessary to embed a metal collar 29 in the mounting portion 11c of the escutcheon so that the tightening force by the tightening is not directly applied to the resin portion. In this case, the mounting portion 11
Since the size of the hole c is different, two kinds of collars are required, and the number of parts increases. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a steering apparatus for an automobile which can fix a resin escutcheon at a predetermined position without increasing the number of parts.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automobile handle device which is fixed to an automobile door panel via an end cover and forms a hollow portion, and is rotatably attached to the escutcheon and provided in the door. A handle operatively connected to a door lock device to be mounted. A collar having a long hole is fixed to each of the pair of mounting portions provided in the escutcheon, and an arc-shaped lip protruding from the periphery of the through hole of the end cover is disposed in the long hole of at least one of the collars. Secure the escutcheon to the door panel by inserting bolts into the holes. In the embodiment of the present invention, the operating projection provided on the handle is projected into the door panel through the opening formed in the escutcheon, and the operating projection of the handle is operatively connected to a door lock device mounted in the door. A bolt secured to the door panel is inserted into the slot of the collar and secured with a nut.

[0006] Since the arc-shaped lip protruding from the periphery of the through hole of the end cover is arranged in the long hole of the collar, the escutcheon can be accurately positioned at a predetermined position. No rattling occurs. Further, since the lip is formed integrally with the end cover, the number of parts does not increase.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a vehicle handle device according to the present invention applied to a back door handle device mounted on a back door of a vehicle will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
an escutcheon 11 forming an a and an escutcheon 1
1 and the escutcheon 1
A handle 13 is provided in the hollow portion 11a and rotatably attached to the shaft 12. A spring 14 is wound around the shaft 12 and biases the handle 13 to the door closing position. The escutcheon 11 is a hollow portion 11 a of the escutcheon 11 that accommodates the handle 13.
A pair of bulging portions 20 formed so as to protrude inside the door panel 33, a concave portion 23 formed by the partition 21 recessed toward the cavity 11a between the pair of bulging portions 20, and a pair of protruding portions on both sides. And a mounting portion 11c. As shown in FIG. 5, an end cover 32 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the escutcheon 11.
Through the door panel 33 of the back door of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of reinforcing metal collars 29 having a long hole 29a is inserted into a long hole 11d formed in the mounting portion 11c of the escutcheon 11, and as shown in FIG. Bolt 3 fixed to door panel 33
7 is inserted into the long hole 29a of the collar 29. Bolt 37
The nut 38 is screw-connected to the
Is attached to a door panel 33 via an end cover 32. The finisher 31 covers the mounting portion 11c, and is fixed to the door panel 33 of the back door of the vehicle by fixing means (not shown). In addition, Escussion 1
The operation projection 16 provided on the handle 13 is projected into the door panel 33 through the opening 15 formed in the first panel 1. A bent end of a rod (not shown) is attached to a connection hole 16a formed in the operation projection 16, and this rod is connected to a door lock device mounted in the back door, and the operation projection 16 of the handle 13 is a door lock. Operatively connected to the device.

The recess 23 has a first recess 24 largely recessed toward the cavity 11a and a second recess 25 recessed slightly toward the cavity 11a to form a step 35 in the partition 21.
The spring 14 is arranged in the concave portion 24 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, a support hole 28 is formed in the side wall 22 of the pair of bulges 20 of the escutcheon 11, and a through hole 27 is formed in the arm 26 of the handle 13 disposed in the bulge 20 of the escutcheon 11. Form. The shaft 12 inserted through the coiled spring 14 disposed outside the partition 21 is passed through the through hole 27 of the handle 13 to cut the shaft 11.
Is supported by the support hole 28. One end of the shaft 12 around which the spring 14 is wound is provided with a side wall 22 of one of the bulging portions 20.
Is formed on the outer surface of the shaft 12 and a caulking portion 12b is formed on the other end of the shaft 12 to abut on the outer surface of the side wall 22 of the other bulging portion 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, an arc portion 30 is formed in the second recess 25 along an arc centered on the shaft 12. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, one end 14 a of the spring 14 is engaged with the operation projection 16 of the handle 13, and the other end 14 b is engaged with the partition 21 forming the first recess 24. The handle 13 is disposed below the spring 14 via the partition 21, and the handle 13 has a U-shaped cross section in which the opening 13 a faces downward. As shown in FIG. 5, the license plate 36 is fixed below the handle 13.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a long hole 29a made of a metal collar 29 embedded in the other mounting portion 11c of the escutcheon 11 has a through hole 3 of an end cover 32.
A pair of arc-shaped lips 34 projecting from the periphery of 2a are arranged, and a gap 34a is formed between the pair of lips 34. The escutcheon 11 can be fixed to the door panel 33 by inserting the bolt 37 into the long hole 29 a of the collar 29. The collar 29 imparts a given mechanical strength to the resin mounting portion 11c, so that the mounting portion 11c can be securely mounted to the door panel 33. As shown in FIG. 7, a bolt 37 having a head fixed to the door panel 33 is inserted into the long hole 29 a of the collar 29 and is fixed by a nut 38. The bolt 37 inserted into the lip 34 is prevented from contacting the metal collar 29 due to the elasticity of the lip 34.

An arc-shaped lip 34 protruding from the periphery of the through hole 32 a of the end cover 32 is attached to the long hole 29 of the collar 29.
a, the escutcheon 11 can be accurately positioned at a predetermined position.
The escutcheon 11 does not move or rattle after mounting. Also, since the lip 34 is formed integrally with the end cover 32, the lip 34 does not become a separate part, and the collar 2
9 is also one type, and the number of parts does not increase. Further, the escutcheon 11 and the end cover 32 are securely connected.

Embodiments of the present invention can be modified. In order to further secure the connection between the escutcheon 11 and the end cover 32, a concave portion or a convex portion is formed at a desired position of one of the escutcheon 11 and the end cover 32, and the other corresponding portion of the escutcheon 11 and the end cover 32 is formed. A convex portion or a concave portion may be formed at a position, and the concave portion and the convex portion may be connected at the time of assembly. Lip 3
4 can be formed in various shapes as needed.

[0013]

As described above, in the steering apparatus for an automobile according to the present invention, the resin escutcheon is fixed at a predetermined position without increasing the number of parts and imparting a given mechanical strength to the mounting portion. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a vehicle steering device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a mounting portion.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle steering device according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an automobile steering wheel device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 4;

9 is a sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional automobile back door handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ··· Automotive handle device, 11 ··· Escutcheon, 11a ··· Cavity, 11c ··· Mounting part, 1
1d..long hole, 13..handle, 15..opening, 16..operation protrusion, 29..collar, 29a
..Long hole, 32..End cover, 32a..Through hole, 33..Door panel, 34..Lip, 37
・ ・ Bolt, 38 ・ ・ Nut,

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenichi Suzuki 1-6-8 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Alpha Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshiki Kijima 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Nissan Automobile Stock Inside the company (72) Inventor Toru Aizawa Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An escutcheon fixed to an automobile door panel via an end cover and forming a hollow portion,
A handlebar rotatably mounted on the escutcheon and having a handle operably connected to a door lock device mounted in the door, comprising a collar having a long hole in each of a pair of mounting portions provided in the escutcheon. An arc-shaped lip which is fixed and protrudes from the periphery of the through hole of the end cover is arranged in at least one of the long holes of the collar, and a bolt is inserted into the long hole of the collar to fix the escutcheon to the door panel. Automotive steering wheel device. 2. The automotive vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an operating projection provided on the handle is projected into the door panel through an opening formed in the escutcheon, and the operating projection of the handle is operatively connected to a door lock device mounted in the door. Handle device. 3. The vehicle handle device according to claim 1, wherein a bolt fixed to the door panel is inserted into an elongated hole of the collar and fixed with a nut.