CN103241106B - Sliding door structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a sliding door structure. The sliding door main body (28) is configured by joining a door inner panel (30) to a door outer panel (32) disposed outside the door inner panel (30) in the vehicle width direction. In addition, a door trim (36) having a normal portion (58) on the side of the vehicle compartment (26) is bonded to a door inner panel (30) on the side of the vehicle compartment (26) and a bulging portion (60). Extending in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction, the bulging portion (60) is formed so as to bulge inward in the vehicle width direction and is disposed on the vehicle width direction inner side of the front end portion of the door inner panel (30). Moreover, a window regulator (38) is provided on the front end of the sliding door main body (28), and the connector part (72) of the window regulator (38) is arranged on the door trim (36) The vehicle width direction outer side of the bulging part (60) in.

Description

Sliding door structure

technical field

The invention relates to a sliding door structure of a vehicle.

Background technique

Conventionally, there is known a vehicle provided with a sliding door on a side portion of a vehicle body (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-35881 described below). Functional components such as a window regulator for sliding the door glass in the vertical direction of the vehicle are provided inside the sliding door.

However, in the conventional structure, functional components such as a window regulator are arranged at an intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the sliding door (see JP-A-2002-137634 ). Therefore, the thickness of the middle portion of the sliding door toward the vehicle width direction is increased. As a result, in order to slide the sliding door from the closed state to the open state, it is necessary to lift and move the sliding door outward in the vehicle width direction in consideration of the thickness of the middle portion of the sliding door. In other words, in the conventional structure, while ensuring the sliding amount of the sliding door (moving amount in the vehicle front-rear direction), the lifting amount (moving amount in the vehicle width direction) of the sliding door is suppressed. There is still room for improvement on this point.

Contents of the invention

The present invention provides a sliding door structure capable of suppressing the lifting amount of the sliding door while ensuring the sliding amount of the sliding door.

A first aspect of the present invention relates to a sliding door structure including: a door inner panel extending in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction of the vehicle; and a door outer panel arranged at the vehicle width of the door inner panel. The outer side of the sliding door is formed by being joined to the inner panel of the vehicle door, and a space for storing the door glass is formed between it and the inner panel of the vehicle door; the general part extends in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction of the vehicle; The bulging portion is formed so as to bulge inward in the vehicle width direction from the front end portion of the general portion, and is disposed on the vehicle width direction inner side of the front end portion of the door inner panel. The sliding door structure further includes: a door trim mounted on the inner surface of the door inner panel in the vehicle width direction; outside of the vehicle width direction.

Since a part of the functional part is arranged on the outside of the vehicle width direction of the bulging part in the door trim, compared with the case where a part of the functional part is arranged in the middle part of the sliding door in the vehicle front-rear direction, the pulling effect is suppressed. An increase in the width of the door (the distance between the door outer panel and the general part of the door trim in the vehicle width direction). As a result, the amount of sliding of the sliding door in the vehicle front-rear direction can be secured while suppressing the amount of lift of the sliding door toward the vehicle width direction outer side.

Alternatively, the functional component may be configured as a window regulator that opens and closes the door glass, and the window regulator is disposed on the front end of the sliding door main body, and In the connector part provided on the window regulator, the connection part connected with the connector for power supply may be arranged on the door inner panel and the bulge in the door trim. between departments.

Since the window regulator is disposed on the front end of the main body of the sliding door, the width of the sliding door (the distance between the door outer panel and the general part of the door trim in the vehicle width direction) is less likely to be affected by the vehicle. Effects of window regulators. As a result, increase in the width of the sliding door is further suppressed. In addition, since the connecting portion connected to the connector for power supply is arranged between the door inner panel and the bulging portion of the door trim, the case where the connecting portion is arranged between the door outer panel and the door inner panel In contrast, there is no need to use waterproof connectors.

The amount of lift of the sliding door can be further suppressed, and the unit price of the window regulator can be reduced.

Alternatively, the bulging portion may be provided with a recess formed in a concave shape outward in the vehicle width direction, and an inner handle may be provided on the recess for use in A door lock unit provided on the sliding door main body is operated.

The inside handle is provided in a recess formed on the bulge of the door trim. In other words, the inner handle is accommodated in the recess. Therefore, an increase in the width of the front end portion of the sliding door including the inside handle is suppressed. As a result, the amount of sliding of the sliding door in the vehicle front-rear direction can be ensured while further suppressing the amount of lift of the sliding door toward the vehicle width direction outer side.

The window regulator may include a motor and a speed reducer for reducing the number of revolutions of the motor, and the connector portion of the window regulator, the motor, and the The speed reducers are arranged in this order from the vehicle front side to the rear side.

The motor and the speed reducer, which are heavier than the connector part, are arranged near the center in the front-back direction of the sliding door. Therefore, optimization of the weight balance in the vehicle front-rear direction of the sliding door is achieved.

An anti-vibration material may be provided at a portion of the door trim facing the window regulator.

Since the anti-vibration material is provided on the above-mentioned portion of the door trim, the operation sound of the window regulator that enters the vehicle compartment can be absorbed by the anti-vibration material.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along line I-I of FIG. 2B.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a vehicle including a sliding door according to the present embodiment,

Fig. 2B is a perspective view showing the vehicle when the sliding door is set to an open state.

Detailed ways

The features, advantages, technical and industrial significance of this invention are described in the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like parts.

The structure of the sliding door of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIG.1 and FIG.2A, 2B. In addition, the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction is indicated by arrow FR, the outer side in the vehicle width direction is indicated by arrow OUT, and the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction is indicated by arrow UP. In addition, in the following description, when the front-rear and up-down directions are used without particular explanation, the front-rear in the vehicle front-rear direction and the up-down in the vehicle up-down direction are indicated.

As shown in FIG. 2A , the vehicle body 12 to which the sliding door structure 10 of the vehicle according to the present embodiment is applied includes a so-called front seat sliding door that can be opened by opening the sliding door 14 . Closed, so that the occupants can sit in the front seats such as the passenger seat and the rear seats in the second row and beyond. Hereinafter, the vehicle body 12 will be described first, and then the sliding door 14 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2B , the vehicle body 12 includes a side sill 16 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a front pillar 18 extending from the front end of the side sill 16 toward the upper side of the vehicle. extend. Further, the vehicle body 12 includes a roof side sill 20 extending from the upper end of the front pillar 18 toward the vehicle rear side, and a center pillar 22 extending from the rear end of the roof side sill 20 toward the vehicle lower side. extended, and its lower end is connected to the rocker 16 . The side sill 16, the front pillar 18, the roof sill 20, and the center pillar 22 form a door opening 24 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the side of the vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B , the sliding door 14 closing the door opening 24 is configured to be in an open state by being raised and moved outward in the vehicle width direction and then slid to the vehicle rear side.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the sliding door 14 which is the main part of this embodiment includes: a door inner panel 30 and a door outer panel 32 forming the sliding door main body 28 ; and a door glass 34 arranged on the door inner panel 30 . Between the door outer panel 32 ; the door trim 36 , which forms a part of the interior design of the vehicle; and the window regulator 38 , which is used to electrically open and close the door glass 34 . Hereinafter, the door inner panel 30 will be described first, the door outer panel 32 , the door glass 34 , and the door trim 36 will be described in this order, and finally the window regulator 38 will be described.

The door inner panel 30 is a press-formed product formed by pressing a steel plate material, and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction and vertical direction to form a portion of the sliding door main body 28 on the compartment 26 side. Specifically, the door inner panel 30 includes a base wall portion 40 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. Further, on the front end side of the base wall portion 40 , a first fixing portion 42 is formed in a concave shape inwardly in the vehicle width direction, and a window regulator 38 described later is fixed to the first fixing portion 42 . . Further, a connector opening 44 for inserting the connector portion 72 of the window regulator 38 toward the passenger compartment 26 side of the door inner panel 30 is formed in the first fixing portion 42 . . In addition, on the front end side of the base wall portion 40 and on the front side of the first fixing portion 42 , a second fixing portion 46 is formed in a concave shape outward in the vehicle width direction. The inner handle 45 is fixed by the operation force transmission unit shown.

In addition, the door inner panel 30 includes a front vertical wall portion 48 that is curved and extends outward in the vehicle width direction from a front end portion of the base wall portion 40 (second fixing portion 46 ). Furthermore, the door inner panel 30 includes a front flange portion 50 formed by bending an outer end portion of the front vertical wall portion 48 in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle front side. In addition, the door inner panel 30 includes a rear vertical wall portion (not shown) that curves and extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the rear end portion of the base wall portion 40 . Furthermore, the door inner panel 30 includes a rear flange portion (not shown) formed by bending an outer end portion of the rear vertical wall portion in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle front side.

The door outer panel 32 is a press-formed product formed by pressing a steel plate material, and forms a part of the exterior design of the vehicle body 12 . Specifically, the door outer panel 32 includes an outer wall portion 52 formed to be gently curved in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle vertical direction. The front end and the rear end of the outer wall portion 52 are folded inward in the vehicle width direction and hemmed to be joined to the front flange portion 50 and the rear flange portion of the door inner panel 30 . Also, the unshown lower end portion of the outer wall portion 52 is similarly folded toward the vehicle width direction inner side and hemmed to be joined to the lower end portion of the door inner panel 30 . In this way, the sliding door body portion 28 is formed by joining the door outer panel 32 to the door inner panel 30 . In addition, a space A for accommodating a door glass 34 described later is formed between the door outer panel 32 and the door inner panel 30 .

As shown in FIG. 2A , the door glass 34 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape and closes the door glass opening 54 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 , the door glass 34 is set so as to be able to slide and move in the vertical direction of the vehicle along the glass run channel 56 . The door glass 34 is configured to be accommodated in a space A formed between the door outer panel 32 and the door inner panel 30 by slidingly moving toward the lower side of the vehicle along the glass run channel 56 .

The door trim 36 is an injection-molded part formed by using a resin material, and is provided so as to cover the surface (the base wall portion 40 ) of the door inner panel 30 on the side of the passenger compartment 26 , and is secured by clips or the like. It is fixed on the inner panel 30 of the car door. Specifically, the door trim 36 includes a general portion 58 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and an up-down direction, and a bulging portion 60 extending from the front end portion of the general portion 58 toward the vehicle. It is formed so that the inner side in the vehicle width direction bulges out. In addition, the bulging portion 60 is disposed on the passenger compartment 26 side of the front end portion of the door inner panel 30 in a state where the door trim 36 is fixed to the door inner panel 30 . Further, the bulging portion 60 is provided with a concave portion 62 formed to be concave outward in the vehicle width direction. In addition, an inside handle 45 for transmitting an operation force to a door lock unit (not shown) provided on the sliding door main body 28 is provided on the concave portion 62 . In other words, the inner handle 45 is housed in the recessed portion 62 . Furthermore, a vibration-proof material 64 is provided at a portion of the door trim 36 that faces the window regulator 38 .

A window regulator 38 as a functional component is provided inside the sliding door main body portion 28 on the front end side of the sliding door main body portion 28 . Specifically, the window regulator 38 includes: a motor 66 ; a speed reducer 68 that reduces the number of rotations of the motor 66 to a desired number of rotations; and a case 70 that accommodates the motor 66 , the speed reducer 68 and the like. In addition, the window regulator 38 is provided with a connector portion 72 as a part of the functional component, and the connector portion 72 is oriented toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction when the window regulator 38 is fixed to the door inner panel 30 . formed in a prominent manner. Furthermore, a connection portion 72A to which a connector for power supply is connected is provided at an inner end portion in the vehicle width direction of the connector portion 72 . This connection portion 72A is inserted into the connector opening portion 44 formed on the door inner panel 30 , and the housing 70 is fixed to the first fixing portion 42 of the door inner panel 30 . As a result, the connector for power supply can be connected to the connection portion 72A from the side of the vehicle compartment 26 of the door inner panel 30 . Furthermore, in a state where the window regulator 38 is fixed to the door inner panel 30 , the connector portion 72 , the motor 66 and the speed reducer 68 are arranged in this order from the vehicle front to the rear.

Next, operations and effects of this embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the connector portion 72 of the window regulator 38 is arranged outside the bulging portion 60 of the door trim 36 in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the width W1 of the sliding door 14 (the door outer panel 32 and the door trim 36 ) is suppressed compared with the case where the window regulator 38 and the connector portion 72 are arranged in the middle portion of the sliding door in the vehicle front-rear direction. The distance of the general portion 58 in the vehicle width direction) increases. As a result, the amount of sliding of the sliding door 14 in the vehicle front-rear direction can be ensured while suppressing the amount of lifting of the sliding door 14 toward the vehicle width direction outer side. In addition, a line L indicated by a dashed-two dotted line indicates a clearance C required between the vehicle outer panel surface 74 and the sliding door 14 . The gap C is appropriately set in consideration of the tolerance of each structural component.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the window regulator 38 is disposed on the front end portion of the sliding door main body portion 28 . Therefore, the width W1 of the sliding door is further less affected by the window regulator 38 . That is, an increase in the width W1 of the sliding door is further suppressed. As a result, the amount of sliding of the sliding door 14 in the vehicle front-rear direction can be ensured while further suppressing the amount of lifting of the sliding door 14 toward the vehicle width direction outer side.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the connecting portion 72A connected to the connector for power supply is disposed between the door inner panel 30 and the bulging portion 60 of the door trim 36 . Therefore, compared with the case where the connecting portion 72A is disposed between the door outer panel 32 and the door inner panel 30 , it is not necessary to use a waterproof connector. As a result, in the present embodiment, the unit price of the window regulator 38 can be reduced.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the inner handle 45 is accommodated in the recessed portion 62 formed on the bulged portion 60 of the door trim 36 . Therefore, an increase in the width W2 of the front end portion of the sliding door 14 including the inside handle 45 is suppressed. As a result, the amount of sliding of the sliding door 14 in the vehicle front-rear direction can be ensured while further suppressing the amount of lifting of the sliding door 14 toward the vehicle width direction outer side.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the connector portion 72 of the window regulator 38, the motor 66, and the speed reducer 68 are arranged in this order from the vehicle front to the rear. In other words, the motor 66 and the speed reducer 68 , which are heavier than the connector portion 72 , are arranged near the center of the sliding door 14 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, it is possible to optimize the weight balance of the sliding door 14 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the anti-vibration material 64 is provided at a portion of the door trim 36 that faces the window regulator 38 . Therefore, it is possible to suppress the intrusion of the operation sound of the window regulator 38 into the passenger compartment 26 .

In addition, although the example in which the window regulator 38 which is a functional component is arrange|positioned at the front-end|tip part of the sliding door 14 was demonstrated in this embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which other functional components such as a remote controller for operating the door lock of the door lock unit and a lock actuator are disposed on the front end portion of the sliding door 14 .

In addition, in this embodiment, the example in which the connecting portion 72A connected to the power supply connector is arranged between the door inner panel 30 and the bulging portion 60 of the door trim 36 has been described. The invention is not limited thereto. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the connecting portion 72A is arranged between the door outer panel 32 and the door inner panel 30 . In this case, it is only necessary to apply a watertight connector.

In addition, although the example in which the recessed part 62 which accommodates the inside handle 45 is provided in the door trim 36 was demonstrated in this embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which the recess 62 is not provided may also be employed. In this way, whether or not to provide the recessed portion 62 on the door trim 36 only needs to be appropriately set in consideration of the operability, shape, and the like of the inside handle 45 .

In addition, although this Embodiment demonstrated the example which applied the sliding door structure 10 of the vehicle to what is called a front seat sliding door, this invention is not limited to this. For example, the sliding door structure of the present invention can also be applied to a so-called rear seat sliding door configured to allow passengers to sit in the second or third row of seats.

As mentioned above, although one embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said content, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, various deformation|transformation other than the above can be made and implemented.

Claims (5)

1. A sliding door structure for a vehicle, comprising: a door inner panel (30), which extends in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction of the vehicle; A door outer panel (32), which is disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side of the door inner panel, is joined to the door inner panel to form a sliding door main body, and forms a storage space between the door inner panel and the door inner panel. the space for the door glass; a door trim (36) mounted on the inner surface of the door inner panel in the vehicle width direction, The sliding door structure is characterized in that, The door trim includes: a general portion (58) extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and an up-down direction; formed and arranged on the vehicle width direction inner side of the front end portion of the door inner panel, The sliding door structure has a functional component, and at least a part of the functional component is arranged on the vehicle width direction outer side of the bulge in the door trim. 2. The sliding door structure according to claim 1, wherein, The functional components include a window regulator (38) for opening and closing the door glass, The window regulator (38) is arranged on the front end of the main body of the sliding door, In addition, the connecting portion (72A) connected to the connector for power supply among the connector portion (72) provided on the window regulator is arranged so that the door inner panel (30) and the Between said bulges (60) in the door trim (36). 3. The sliding door structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The bulging portion (60) is provided with a concave portion (62) formed to be concave outward in the vehicle width direction, In addition, an inner handle (45) for operating a door lock unit provided on the main body of the sliding door is provided on the concave portion. 4. The sliding door structure according to claim 2, wherein, The window regulator (38) includes a motor (66) and a speed reducer (68) for reducing the rotation speed of the motor, Furthermore, the connector part (72), the motor (66), and the speed reducer (68) of the window regulator are arranged in this order from the vehicle front side to the rear side. 5. The sliding door structure according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, A vibration-proof material (64) is provided at a portion of the door trim (36) facing the window regulator (38).