JP3930231B2 - slide door - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a slide door device having a recess formed in a vehicle body side and extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle, a rail installed in the recess to guide a slide door, and a cover covering the outside of the rail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a sliding door described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-119349, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line AA in FIG.
[0003]
In the figure, a recess 3 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is formed on a side portion of the vehicle body 1. A rail 5 is installed in the recess 3.
The sliding door 7 is provided with rollers 11 and 13 movably engaged with the rail 5 via the bracket 9, and the sliding door 7 is guided by the rail 5 and can move in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
[0004]
A plurality of brackets 15 are fixed to the upper surface of the rail 5 at intervals. One bifurcated portion 21 that opens in the front-rear direction of the resin-made clip 19 is engaged with the standing wall portion 17 of each bracket 15, and a projection 23 formed on the bifurcated portion 21 is formed on the standing wall portion 17 of the bracket 15. It is prevented from coming off by engaging with the hole 17a.
[0005]
Further, the cover 24 that covers the side of the rail 5 has a plurality of notches 25 formed inside at intervals in the front-rear direction, and an edge 27 of the cover 24 engages with the other bifurcated portion 29 of the clip 19. ing.
[0006]
Further, a packing 33 is attached to the tip of the inner cut-and-raised portion 31 of the cover 24 formed at intervals in the front-rear direction, and is fitted into the space between the flange portion 35 of the bracket 15 and the rail 5. .
[0007]
Further, the rear portion of the cover 24 is provided with a hole on the vehicle body side and is attached using a bolt or the like using this hole.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the sliding door having the above configuration has the following problems.
(1) The bracket 15 and the cover 24 are attached via the clip 19, and the clip 19 must be formed with two bifurcated portions 21 and 29 and a projection 23, and the shape is complicated. .
[0009]
Moreover, the process of attaching the clip 19 to the bracket 15 and the process of attaching the cover 24 to the clip 19 are required, and the assembly is troublesome.
(2) Since the standing wall portion 17 of the bracket 15 extends away from the rail 5, the cover 24 must cover not only the rail 5 but also the standing wall portion 17 of the bracket 15.
[0010]
Therefore, the height of the cover 24 (dimension H in FIG. 5) is increased, and the cover 5 is attached at two locations in the height direction, that is, the upper portion of the cover 24 is engaged with the bracket 15 via the clip 19. The lower portion of the cover 24 is attached to the rail 5 by fitting the cut and raised portion 31 of the cover 24 into the space between the flange portion 35 of the bracket 15 and the rail 5.
[0011]
Therefore, the structure is complicated and the cost is increased.
(3) The rear part of the cover 24 is provided with a hole on the vehicle body side and is attached using a bolt or the like using this hole. These bolts and the like are exposed on the vehicle body, detracting from aesthetics and preventing crime.
[0012]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a first object thereof is to provide a sliding door having a simple structure, easy to assemble, and capable of reducing costs.
[0013]
The second problem is to provide a sliding door with improved aesthetics and crime prevention.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1, which solves the above-mentioned problem, has a recess formed in the vehicle body side portion and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, a rail installed in the recess to guide the slide door, and a cover covering the outside of the rail. A slide door device, wherein a protrusion is provided on the cover, a cut-and-raised portion toward the cover is formed on a side surface of the rail facing the cover, and one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the rail A bracket formed of a bent portion that is bent from the base end portion toward the cover, is bent from the base end portion, and is opposed to a side portion of the rail on which the cut-and-raised portion is formed. and side to said cover and opposed, the cut-and-raised portions of the rail, a base end portion of the bracket, to engage the protrusion of the cover into the hole formed by the bent portion of the bracket It is a slide door, wherein the door.
[0015]
A projection provided on the cover, by a hole the protrusion of the cover engages the bracket to form in cooperation with said rail are formed by providing the rail clip as has been described in the prior art Is unnecessary, the structure is simple, and the assembly is easy.
[0017]
The bent part of the bracket is bent so as to face the side part of the rail where the cut-and-raised part is formed, so the height of the cover is lowered, and only one installation in the height direction is required. Cost can be reduced.
[0018]
According to a second aspect of the invention, a sliding door, wherein a rear portion of the mounting portion to the body of the cover of the invention of claim 1 Symbol mounting is covered with the tail lamp.
[0019]
Since the attachment portion of the rear portion of the cover to the vehicle body is covered with the tail lamp, the attachment member to the vehicle body of the rear portion of the cover such as a bolt is not exposed from the vehicle body, and the aesthetics and crime prevention properties are improved.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of the sliding door of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket and retainer of FIG. It is a figure explaining attachment of the rail rear-end part.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 4A, the present embodiment relates to a slide door 107 that opens and closes by moving in the direction of arrow II.
As shown in FIG. 2, a recess 103 that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is formed in a side portion of the vehicle body 101, and a rail 105 is installed in the recess 103.
[0022]
The rail 105 is bent from one end portion of the base portion 105a and the base portion 105a, and is fixed to a bottom portion 103a of the concave portion 103. The rail 105 is bent from the fixing portion 105b and is parallel to the base portion 105a. One top 105c, a first standing wall 105d that is bent from the first ceiling 105c and parallel to the bottom 103a of the recess 103, and is bent from the first standing wall 105d and parallel to the base 105a. Bent from the second top 105e, the second top 105e, the second standing wall 105f parallel to the first standing wall 105d, the second standing wall 105f, It consists of a cut and raised portion 105g extending in the opening direction (the direction of the cover described later).
[0023]
The sliding door 107 includes a roller 111 that rolls on the base portion 105a of the rail 105 via the bracket 109, and a roller 111 that can come into contact with the first standing wall portion 105d and the second standing wall portion 105f of the rail 105. The slide door 107 is guided by the rail 105 and is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
[0024]
On the second top portion 105e of the rail 105, a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) brackets 115 are fixed at intervals with a spot welding method or the like.
This bracket 115 is bent at the base end portion 115a fixed to the second top portion 105e (upper surface) of the rail 105 and the base end portion 115a, and the second raised portion 105g of the rail 105 is formed. It consists of a bent portion 115b facing the upright wall portion (side surface) 105f with a gap.
[0025]
Accordingly, the second standing wall portion 105f of the rail 105, the cut-and-raised portion 105g of the rail 105, the base end portion 115a of the bracket 115, and the bent portion 115b of the bracket 115 extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A hole S is formed.
[0026]
On the other hand, a mounting bracket 125 is provided on the surface of the cover 123 that covers the rail 105 so as to face the bracket 115. The upper part of the attachment fitting 125 is fixed to the cover 123 by spot welding or the like, and the lower part of the attachment fitting 125 is attached to the cover 123 by hemming or pressing.
[0027]
Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting fitting 125 is formed with a protrusion 125 a that can be engaged with the cylindrical hole S described above.
In addition, a retainer 127 made of an elastic material such as a resin that is elastically deformed to prevent it from coming off when engaged with the cylindrical hole S is attached to the protrusion 125a. The retainer 127 is formed with a hole 127a into which the protruding portion 125a of the mounting bracket 125 is fitted, and the hole 125b formed in the protruding portion 125a of the mounting bracket 125 is engaged with the hole 127a to prevent the retainer 127 from coming off. A protrusion 127b is formed to achieve the above.
[0028]
Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the front end of the rail 105 is fixed to the base 105 a and the second top 105 e of the rail 105 by a technique such as spot welding so that the rail 105 does not open. A mouth opening prevention bracket 133 is provided.
[0029]
Further, a front bracket 131 is attached to the front portion of the rail 105 by a technique such as spot welding. The front portion of the cover 123 is attached to the rail 105 by a clip 141 that is inserted through the hole 131 a of the front bracket 131 and engages with the hole 123 a formed in the front portion of the cover 123.
[0030]
In addition, two attachment holes 123b are formed in the rear portion of the cover 123, and a tapping screw 155 that can be inserted into the hole 123b and screwed into the hole 153a formed in the tail lamp base 153 is shown in FIG. As shown, the rear portion of the cover 123 is attached to the tail lamp base 153.
[0031]
The tail lamp cover 161 provided on the tail lamp base 153 is set to have a shape that covers the tapping screw 155.
In addition, the assembly of the above-described configuration is performed by first attaching a rail assembly in which three brackets 115, a front bracket 131, and a mouth opening prevention bracket 133 are attached to the rail 105, and three attachment brackets 125 in which a retainer 127 is attached to the cover 123. The attached cover assembly is prepared, and the rail assembly is attached to the vehicle body 101.
[0032]
Then, the rollers 111 and 113 of the slide door 107 are assembled to the rail 105, and each retainer 127 portion of the mounting bracket 125 of the cover assembly is press-fitted into each cylindrical hole S formed in the bracket 115 portion of the rail assembly. .
[0033]
Thereafter, the front portion of the cover 123 is attached to the rail 105 using a clip 141 that is inserted into the hole 131 a of the front bracket 131 of the rail assembly and engages with the hole 123 a in the front portion of the cover 123.
[0034]
Further, the rear portion of the cover 123 is attached to the vehicle body 101 using a tapping screw 155 that is inserted through the hole 123 b at the rear portion of the cover 123 and screwed into the hole 153 a of the tail lamp base 153.
[0035]
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the tail lamp cover 161 is attached so as to cover a tapping screw 155 that is an attachment member to the vehicle body 101 at the rear portion of the carver 123.
[0036]
According to the above configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) A mounting bracket 125 formed with a protrusion 125a to which the retainer 127 is attached is provided on the cover 123, and a bracket 115 that forms a hole S with which the protrusion 125a of the cover engages with the rail 105 is formed on the rail. The provision of the clip eliminates the need for the clip described in the conventional example, simplifies the structure, and facilitates assembly.
[0037]
(2) The bent portion 115b of the bracket 115 is bent so as to face the second standing wall portion (side portion) 105f of the rail 105 on which the cut-and-raised portion 105g is formed. It can be lowered and only one installation in the height direction is required, and the cost can be reduced.
[0038]
(3) The rear portion of the cover 123 is attached to the vehicle body 101 using the hole 153a formed in the tail lamp base 153, and the attachment portion of the rear portion of the cover 123 to the vehicle body 101 is covered with the tail lamp. The attachment member to the vehicle body at the rear portion of the cover 123 is not exposed from the vehicle body 101, and the aesthetics and crime prevention properties are improved.
[0039]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the bracket 115 is attached to the second top (upper surface) 105e of the rail 105, but may be attached to the base (lower surface) 105a of the rail 105.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the invention of claim 1, wherein As described above, the protrusions provided on the cover, a hole the protrusion of the cover engages the bracket to form in cooperation with said rail is provided on the rail By forming the clip, the clip as described in the conventional example becomes unnecessary, the structure is simple, and the assembly is easy.
[0041]
Bent portion of the bracket, since the cut-and-raised portion is bent to the side facing the rail formed, the height of the cover is lowered, the corner at the attachment of the one place in the height direction Cost reduction can be achieved.
[0042]
According to the invention of claim 2 , the attachment part of the rear part of the cover to the vehicle body is covered with the tail lamp, so that the attachment member to the vehicle body of the rear part of the cover such as a bolt is not exposed from the vehicle body, Aesthetics and crime prevention are improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a sliding door according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line BB in FIG.
3 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket and retainer of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a diagram for explaining attachment of a rear end portion of the rail in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a slide door described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-119349.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line AA in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Car body 103 Recess 105 Rail 115 Bracket 123 Cover 125a Protrusion S Hole

Claims (2)

A slide door device having a recess formed in a vehicle body side portion extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, a rail installed in the recess to guide the slide door, and a cover covering the outside of the rail,
Providing a protrusion on the cover,
Forming a cut-and-raised portion toward the cover on the side of the rail facing the cover;
One of the upper surface and the lower surface of the rail is bent from the base end portion toward the cover direction and the base end portion facing the cover direction, and is opposed to the side portion of the rail where the cut and raised portion is formed. Fix the bracket consisting of the bent part,
The protrusion of the cover is engaged with a hole formed by a side surface of the rail facing the cover, a cut and raised portion of the rail, a base end portion of the bracket, and a bent portion of the bracket. Sliding door featuring. The sliding door according to claim 1 , wherein a mounting portion of the rear portion of the cover to the vehicle body is covered with a tail lamp .

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