JP6825471B2 - How to install vehicle door opening / closing unit and sliding door opening / closing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle door opening / closing unit that moves a sliding door in an opening / closing direction, and a method for installing a sliding door opening / closing device.

The sliding door opening / closing device of the vehicle includes a door opening / closing unit that moves the sliding door in the opening / closing direction, and an actuator that drives the door opening / closing unit. Conventionally, the door opening / closing unit and the actuator have been installed at a predetermined position on the vehicle body in an integrated state. However, due to the structure of the vehicle body, it may be difficult to install the door opening / closing unit and the actuator in an integrated state.

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 11, the door opening / closing unit 102 is installed in the locker 114 from the side opening 114h of the vehicle body 110, and the actuator 103 is installed on the floor 116 in the vehicle interior. ing. Then, in the process of installing the actuator 103, as shown in FIG. 12, the output shaft 103r protruding downward from the housing 105 of the actuator 103 is passed through an opening (not shown) of the floor 116 or the like, and inside the case 102c of the door opening / closing unit 102. It is connected to the drive pulley 102p of. According to the above configuration, when the output shaft 103r of the actuator 103 rotates, the drive pulley 102p in the case 102c of the door opening / closing unit 102 rotates, and the sliding door moves in the opening / closing direction by the action of the door opening / closing unit 102.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-131457

In the installation work of the sliding door opening / closing device of the vehicle described above, there is a step of storing the door opening / closing unit 102 in the locker 114 from the narrow side opening 114h of the vehicle body 110. Further, when connecting the output shaft 103r of the actuator 103 to the drive pulley 102p of the door opening / closing unit 102, it is necessary to support the door opening / closing unit 102 at a predetermined position in the rocker 114. Therefore, there are many troublesome tasks and the work efficiency is low.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the efficiency of work when the door opening / closing unit is housed in the locker.

The above-mentioned problems are solved by the invention of each claim. The invention of claim 1 is a vehicle door opening / closing unit that is installed in a locker forming a lower edge of a sliding door opening of a vehicle body and moves the sliding door in the opening / closing direction. It is provided with a unit case that houses a door opening / closing mechanism and extends in the opening / closing direction of the sliding door, and the unit case is supported when the unit case is stored in the locker from a side opening of the locker. A supported portion is provided, and a fitted portion is formed in the supported portion of the unit case so that the fitting portion of the support jig that supports the unit case can be fitted in a disengaged state. The support jig is provided with a grip portion to be gripped, and the grip portion of the support jig is outside the rocker while the fitting portion of the support jig is inside the locker. It is configured so that it can be gripped by .

According to the present invention, the unit case of the door opening / closing unit is provided with a supported portion that is supported when the unit case is stored in the locker through the side opening of the locker. Since the unit case is provided with the supported portion in this way, it becomes easy to support the unit case. Therefore, the efficiency of the work of storing the unit case of the door opening / closing unit in the locker and further connecting the actuator to the door opening / closing mechanism is improved.
Further, the supported portion of the unit case is formed with a fitted portion into which the fitting portion of the support jig is fitted. Therefore, the unit case can be stably supported by the support jig.

According to the invention of claim 2, a plurality of supported portions of the unit case are provided in the longitudinal direction of the unit case. Therefore, the unit case can be supported from below in a well-balanced manner.

The invention of claim 3 is a vehicle door opening / closing unit installed in a locker forming a lower edge of a sliding door opening of a vehicle body to move the sliding door in the opening / closing direction, and includes a door opening / closing mechanism and the above-mentioned. A unit case that houses a door opening / closing mechanism and extends in the opening / closing direction of the sliding door is provided, and the unit case is supported when the unit case is stored in the locker through a side opening of the locker. The surface to which the supported portion is provided is provided, and the surface of the unit case where the supported portion is provided is formed so that the position of the supported portion is recessed from other positions. That is, in the unit case, the thickness dimension of the portion having the supported portion is smaller than the thickness dimension of the portion other than the supported portion. Since the unit case is configured to support the recessed supported portion, the unit case can be easily passed through the narrow side opening of the rocker while the unit case is supported.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a door opening / closing unit for moving the sliding door in the opening / closing direction is installed in a rocker forming a lower edge of the sliding door opening of the vehicle body, and an actuator for driving the door opening / closing unit is provided in the vehicle interior. This is a method of installing a sliding door opening / closing device for a vehicle installed on the floor of the door opening / closing unit, in which the supported portion of the unit case of the door opening / closing unit is supported by the tip of the support jig, and the support jig is used. The unit case is housed in the rocker through a side opening formed on the side surface of the rocker, and the output shaft of the actuator is held in a state where the unit case is supported in the rocker by the support jig. It has a step of connecting to a door opening / closing mechanism housed in a unit case of the door opening / closing unit, and the door opening / closing mechanism of the door opening / closing unit drives a transmission belt to open and close the sliding door. A door bracket is connected to the transmission belt in a movable configuration, and the support jig is provided with a bracket support portion capable of supporting the door bracket while supporting the supported portion of the unit case. Is used. Therefore, the door bracket can be stably supported together with the unit case.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the work of storing the door opening / closing unit in the locker.

It is a schematic perspective view of the vehicle provided with the slide door opening / closing device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the method of installing the door opening / closing unit and the actuator of the sliding door opening / closing device with respect to a vehicle body. It is the III arrow view enlarged view of FIG. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the method of installing a door opening / closing unit with respect to a vehicle body (locker). It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the connection structure of the actuator of the sliding door opening / closing device to the vehicle body, and the door opening / closing unit. It is the whole plan view of the sliding door opening and closing device. It is a partial plan sectional view showing the structure in the unit case of a door opening / closing unit. It is a side view of the unit case. It is a perspective view which looked at the supported part of the unit case from below. It is a perspective view which shows the tip part of the support jig of the unit case. It is a perspective view which shows the installation method of the door opening / closing unit and the actuator of the conventional sliding door opening / closing device. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the connection structure of the door opening / closing unit of the conventional sliding door opening / closing device and an actuator.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, a vehicle door opening / closing unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a sliding door opening / closing device including the same will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. The slide door opening / closing device according to the present embodiment is a sliding door opening / closing device that opens / closes the rear door opening of the vehicle body. Here, the front-rear, left-right, and up-down shown in the figure correspond to the front-back, left-right, and up-down of the vehicle provided with the slide door opening / closing device according to the present embodiment.

<Overview of vehicle body 10>
Before explaining the slide door opening / closing device 40 according to the present embodiment, the outline of the vehicle body 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle body 10 is formed with a front door opening 11 corresponding to a front seat such as a driver's seat or a passenger seat, and a rear door opening 12 corresponding to the rear seat. A center pillar 14 extending in the vertical direction is provided between the door openings 11 and 12 of the vehicle body 10. A rocker 30 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is formed at the lower edges of the door openings 11 and 12, and the lower end of the center pillar 14 is connected to the locker 30. The front door opening 11 is configured to be openable and closable by a front door (not shown) that can rotate around a door hinge. Further, the rear door opening 12 is configured to be openable and closable by the slide door 23.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle body 10 is provided with an upper guide rail 16, a lower guide rail 17, and a center guide rail 18 that guide the slide door 23 in the sliding direction. The upper guide rail 16 and the lower guide rail 17 are provided above and below the rear door opening 12, and the center guide rail 18 is provided at the center position in the height direction on the rear side of the rear door opening 12. The lower guide rail 17 is provided at a predetermined position in the locker 30, as will be described later. On the guide rails 16, 17 and 18, guide roller units 19, 20 and 21 provided at the upper end, the lower end and the center of the slide door 23 roll along the guide rails 16, 17 and 18, respectively. It is connected in a possible state. As a result, the slide door 23 can slide along the guide rails 16, 17, and 18.

<About locker 30 and floor structure>
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rocker 30 is formed in a tubular shape by aligning the rocker inner 33, the rocker outer 34, and the side outer 35 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle from the left-right direction. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a door opening / closing unit 50 (described later) of the sliding door opening / closing device 40 is provided on the outer surface of the locker 30, that is, the rocker outer 34 and the side outer 35. The elongated side openings 34h and 35h for storing from the right direction are formed so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The side openings 34h and 35h are formed on the rear side of the center pillar 14 with a length dimension substantially equal to the sliding range of the sliding door 23. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an elongated and shallow box-shaped inner locker box 36 whose opening is aligned with the side opening 34h and 35h is provided inside the locker 30.

The locker inner box 36 is a box body in which the door opening / closing unit 50 of the sliding door opening / closing device 40 is housed, and is formed by aligning the upper panel 36u and the lower panel 36d from above and below. Then, the peripheral edge of the opening at the right end of the rocker inner box 36 is joined to the peripheral edge of the side opening 34h of the rocker outer 34 from the inside. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a portion of the locker inner box 36 in which the drive pulley storage portion 510 of the door opening / closing unit 50 is stored (hereinafter referred to as an overhanging portion 360) is located on the indoor side (hereinafter referred to as an overhanging portion 360) from the wall surface opening 33h of the locker inner 33. It protrudes to the left side). That is, the locker 30 and the locker inner box 36 correspond to the locker of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a lower guide rail 17 is attached downward at a predetermined position on the lower surface of the upper panel 36u constituting the locker inner box 36. Further, the upper panel 36u of the locker inner box 36 is formed with an upper surface opening 36e into which the lower housing 433 of the actuator 43 of the slide door opening / closing device 40 is inserted from above at a predetermined position of the overhanging portion 360.

As shown in FIG. 5, between the lower side surface of the rocker inner 33 constituting the rocker 30 and the floor panel 37 of the vehicle body 10, the floor side panel 38 covers the overhanging portion 360 of the locker inner box 36 from below. Is provided. Further, a floor step panel 39 is provided between the upper vertical wall surface of the floor side panel 38 and the upper side surface of the rocker inner 33 so as to cover the overhanging portion 360 of the locker inner box 36 from above. The floor step panel 39 is formed with an opening 39h in which the lower housing 433 of the actuator 43 of the slide door opening / closing device 40 is inserted from above at a position overlapping the upper surface opening 36e of the locker inner box 36.

<About the sliding door opening / closing device 40>
The slide door opening / closing device 40 is a device that slides the sliding door 23 along the guide rails 16, 17, and 18, and as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the sliding door opening / closing unit 50 and the door opening / closing unit 50 that open / close the slide door 23 are moved. It is composed of an actuator 43 for driving the door opening / closing unit 50.

<About the door opening / closing unit 50>
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the door opening / closing unit 50 includes an elongated unit case 51, a drive pulley 52, a plurality of driven pulleys 53f, 53b, 53m, support pulleys 54a, 54b, a transmission belt 55, and the like. It is composed of a door bracket 57. That is, the drive pulley 52, the driven pulleys 53f, 53b, 53m, the support pulleys 54a, 54b, the transmission belt 55, and the like correspond to the door opening / closing mechanism of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the unit case 51 is formed by projecting the case main body 51 m arranged along the lower guide rail 17 and the front left side of the case main body 51 m, and the drive pulley storage portion 510. And have. The drive pulley storage portion 510 is formed in the shape of a container with an open upper portion, and the upper opening of the drive pulley storage portion 510 is closed by the lid portion 511 as shown in FIG. A through hole 511h into which the lower housing 433 of the actuator 43 is fitted is formed in the center of the lid portion 511.

As shown in FIG. 7, a disk-shaped drive pulley 52 is housed in the drive pulley storage portion 510 of the unit case 51 at the center position, and the first support pulley 54a and the drive pulley 52 are stored on the right rear side of the drive pulley 52. A second support pulley 54b is provided on the left side of the above. Then, one end side of the transmission belt 55 hung from the rear side with respect to the drive pulley 52 passes between the drive pulley 52 and the second support pulley 54b and is pulled out forward from the drive pulley storage portion 510. Further, the other end side of the transmission belt 55 hung from the rear side with respect to the drive pulley 52 is hung from the front with respect to the first support pulley 54a and is pulled out from the drive pulley storage portion 510 to the rear.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the transmission belt 55 pulled forward from the drive pulley storage portion 510 is hung from the front on the first driven pulley 53f provided at the front end of the case main body portion 51 m of the unit case 51. It is bent rearward and guided to the rear through the outside of the case body 51 m. Then, the transmission belt 55 guided rearward through the outside of the case body 51m is hung from the rear on the second driven pulley 53b provided at the rear end of the case body 51m and bent forward, and the case body is bent forward. It is returned to the first support pulley 54a of the drive pulley storage portion 510 through the inside of the portion 51m.

The door bracket 57 is fixed to a part of the transmission belt 55 located outside the case body 51 m. Further, a plurality of third driven pulleys 53m are provided in the case main body 51m between the transmission belts 55 located on the outside and the inside at intervals in the length direction. As a result, when the drive pulley 52 of the door opening / closing unit 50 rotates around the axis, the transmission belt 55 hung on the drive pulley 52 moves along the outer peripheral surface of the drive pulley 52. The transmission belt 55 is formed by the action of the first driven pulley 53f, the second driven pulley 53b, the third driven pulley 53m, and the first and second supporting pulleys 54a and 54b to the outside of the case body 51m of the unit case 51. And move along the inside. As a result, the door bracket 57 fixed to the transmission belt 55 on the outside of the case body 51 m moves in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

<About Actuator 43>
The actuator 43 is a mechanism for driving the door opening / closing unit 50 by rotating the drive pulley 52 of the door opening / closing unit 50 in the forward or reverse direction. As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the actuator 43 includes a drive motor and a speed reduction mechanism (not shown), and a housing 430 for accommodating the drive motor and the speed reduction mechanism. The output shaft 43p of the speed reduction mechanism is rotatably supported at the center of the front side of the housing 430 in a vertically oriented state. The housing 430 of the actuator 43 is composed of an upper housing 431 with an open lower side and a lower housing 433 with an open upper side, and the openings of the upper and lower housings 431 and 433 are aligned and bolted to form a hollow container. It is formed in a shape.

As shown in FIG. 5, a cylindrical tubular portion 433e for coaxially accommodating the output shaft 43p of the actuator 43 is provided at the lower end of the lower housing 433. Then, the tubular portion 433e of the lower housing 433 is passed through the opening 39h of the floor step panel 39 and the upper surface opening 36e of the upper panel 36u of the locker inner box 36, and the lid portion 511 of the drive pulley storage portion 510 of the unit case 51 is passed. It is configured to fit through the through hole 511h. Further, a shaft hole 433x is formed in the center of the tip of the tubular portion 433e so that the tip of the output shaft 43p of the actuator 43 projects. Then, the output shaft 43p of the actuator 43 protruding from the tubular portion 433e of the lower housing 433 is inserted and fixed into the central cylindrical portion 52e of the drive pulley 52 of the door opening / closing unit 50.

<About the support jig 60 and the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51>
When the door opening / closing unit 50 of the sliding door opening / closing device 40 is installed in the locker 30 from the side openings 34h and 35h of the locker 30, the support jig 60 has a case body portion 51m of the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50 (hereinafter, , Unit case 51) is a jig that supports it from below. Here, as shown in FIG. 8, in the unit case 51, the upper surface 51u of the unit case 51 is flat, whereas the lower surface 51d of the unit case 51 is supported by the support jig 60 at the position of the supported portion 520. It is dented. The supported portion 520 is formed on the front portion and the rear portion of the unit case 51.

As shown in FIG. 9, the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 is provided with a left rib 521 and a right rib 522 extending in the front-rear direction on the ceiling portion. The center front side of the left rib 521 and the center front side of the right rib 522 are connected by the front connecting rib 523. Further, the central rear side of the left rib 521 and the central rear side of the right rib 522 are connected by a rear connecting rib 524. That is, a square frame 520w composed of a left rib 521, a right rib 522, a front connecting rib 523, and a rear connecting rib 524 is formed in the center of the ceiling of the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51. Further, the left rib 521 and the right rib 522 are formed with slit portions 521s and 522s extending in the front-rear direction at the position of the square frame 520w.

As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the support jig 60 is composed of a rod-shaped jig main body 60 m and a bracket support 60 k projecting laterally with respect to the jig main body 60 m. The jig main body 60 m is provided with a support portion 62 for supporting the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 from below on the tip end side, and a grip portion 68 is provided on the base end portion side. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the support portion 62 of the support jig 60 (jig main body portion 60 m) is formed to be sufficiently thin with respect to the grip portion 68. At a position closer to the base end portion with respect to the support portion 62, a wall thickness increasing portion 63 is provided, which increases the wall thickness dimension by gradually raising the upper surface. Then, the base end portion side of the wall thickness increasing portion 63 is set to a constant wall thickness dimension.

As shown in FIG. 10, on the upper surface of the support portion 62 of the support jig 60, the front projection 66 fitted between the front connecting rib 523 and the rear connecting rib 524 of the square frame 520w in the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51. And the rear projection 67 are formed. Further, on the upper surface of the support portion 62 of the support jig 60, a left rib 521 of the square frame 520w in the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 is provided at a position slightly closer to the tip of the front projection 66 and the rear projection 67. A sandwiching portion 65 that is sandwiched by elastic force is provided. The sandwiching portion 65 has a configuration in which the left rib 521 of the square frame 520w is sandwiched between the tips of a pair of protrusions, and a claw 65t that hangs on the slit portion 521s of the left rib 521 is formed at the tip of the protrusion.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bracket support portion 60k of the support jig 60 is a door opening / closing unit in a state where the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50 is supported by the support portion 62 of the support jig 60. It is a portion that supports the door bracket 57 of 50. As a result, the door bracket 57, which is fixed to the transmission belt 55 of the door opening / closing unit 50 and cannot be positioned with respect to the unit case 51, can be positioned with respect to the unit case 51 by the bracket support portion 60k of the support jig 60. become. As described above, the front protrusion 66, the rear protrusion 67, and the sandwiching portion 65 of the support portion 62 of the support jig 60 correspond to the fitting portion of the support jig of the present invention. Further, the left rib 521, the right rib 522, the front connecting rib 523, and the rear connecting rib 524 (square frame 520w) of the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 are the fitted portions of the supported portion of the unit case of the present invention. Corresponds to.

<Installation of slide door opening / closing device 40>
First, the front protrusion 66, the rear protrusion 67, and the sandwiching portion 65 of the support portion 62 of the support jig 60 are fitted from below to the square frame 520w of the supported portion 520 in the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50. .. Then, the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50 is supported from below by the support portion 62 of the support jig 60. Further, the door bracket 57 of the door opening / closing unit 50 is supported from below by the bracket support portion 60k of the support jig 60. In this state, the grip portion 68 of the support jig 60 is gripped, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the door opening / closing unit 50 is passed through the side openings 34h and 35h of the locker 30 from the right direction, and the locker inner box 36 Store in place on the inside.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the tubular portion 433e of the lower housing 433 of the actuator 43 is inserted into the opening 39h of the floor step panel 39 and the upper surface opening 36e of the upper panel 36u of the locker inner box 36, and the tubular portion is inserted. The tip of the 433e is fitted into the drive pulley storage portion 510 (through hole 511h of the lid portion 511) of the door opening / closing unit 50. Then, the output shaft 43p of the actuator 43 protruding downward from the tubular portion 433e of the lower housing 433 is inserted and fixed into the central cylindrical portion 52e of the drive pulley 52 of the door opening / closing unit 50. In this state, the lower housing 433 of the actuator 43 is screwed to the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50 to complete the assembly of the sliding door opening / closing device 40.

When the assembly of the slide door opening / closing device 40 is completed, the support portion 62 of the support jig 60 is removed from the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51. After assembling the slide door opening / closing device 40, the guide roller unit 20 of the sliding door 23 is inserted into the locker inner box 36 from the side openings 34h and 35h of the locker 30, and the door opening / closing of the guide roller unit 20 and the slide door opening / closing device 40 is performed. The unit 50 is connected to the door bracket 57.

<Advantages of the sliding door opening / closing device 40 according to this embodiment>
According to the slide door opening / closing device 40 according to the present embodiment, the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50 is supported from below when the unit case 51 is stored in the locker 30 from the side openings 34h and 35h of the locker 30. A supported portion 520 is provided. As described above, since the unit case 51 is provided with the supported portion 520, it becomes easy to support the unit case 51 from below. Therefore, the efficiency of the work of storing the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50 in the locker 30 and further connecting the actuator 43 to the drive pulley 52 (door opening / closing mechanism) of the door opening / closing unit 50 is improved.

Further, the supported portions 520 of the unit case 51 are provided at a plurality of locations (two locations) in the longitudinal direction of the unit case 51. Therefore, the unit case 51 can be supported from below in a well-balanced manner. Further, since the recessed supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 is supported from below, the unit case 51 can be easily passed through the narrow side openings 34h and 35h of the rocker 30 while the unit case 51 is supported from below.

Further, the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 has a square frame 520w (fitted portion) into which the front projection 66, the rear projection 67, and the sandwiching portion 65 (fitting portion) of the support jig 60 are fitted. It is formed. Therefore, the unit case 51 can be stably supported by the support jig 60. Further, the support jig 60 is provided with a bracket support portion 60k that supports the door bracket 57 while supporting the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51. Therefore, the door bracket 57 can be stably supported together with the unit case 51.

[Change example]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and changes can be made without departing from the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, a recessed supported portion 520 is formed in the unit case 51 of the door opening / closing unit 50, and the front projection 66 and the rear projection 66 on the upper surface of the support jig 60 are located at the ceiling position of the supported portion 520. An example is shown in which the square frame 520w to which the 67 and the sandwiching portion 65 are fitted from below is formed. However, it is also possible to form the shape of the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 so that the tip end portion of the support jig 60 fits in from the lateral direction. Further, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the support jig 60 is provided with the support portion 62 for supporting the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 from below and the bracket support portion 60k. However, by allowing the door bracket 57 of the door opening / closing unit 50 to be supported on the unit case 51 side, it is possible to omit the bracket support portion 60k of the support jig 60. Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the supported portion 520 of the unit case 51 is supported from below is shown, but it is also possible to form the supported portion 520 in a structure that can be supported from another direction.

10 ... Vehicle body 23 ... Sliding door 30 ... Locker 34h ... Side opening 35h ... Side opening 36 ... Locker inner box (locker)
40 ... Sliding door opening / closing device 43 ... Actuator 43p ... Output shaft 50 ... Door opening / closing unit 51 ... Unit case 51d ... Bottom surface 51u ... Top surface 520w ... Corner Frame (fitted part)
520 ... Supported part 52 ... Drive pulley (door opening / closing mechanism)
55 ... Transmission belt (door opening / closing mechanism)
57 ... Door bracket 60k ... Bracket support 60 ... Support jig 65 ... Sandwich (fitting part)
66 ... Front protrusion (fitting part)
67 ... Rear protrusion (fitting part)

Claims (4)

A vehicle door opening / closing unit that is installed in a locker that forms the lower edge of the sliding door opening of the vehicle body and moves the sliding door in the opening / closing direction.
It is provided with a door opening / closing mechanism and a unit case that houses the door opening / closing mechanism and extends in the opening / closing direction of the sliding door.
The unit case is provided with a supported portion that is supported when the unit case is stored in the locker through a side opening of the locker .
The supported portion of the unit case is formed with a fitted portion in which the fitting portion of the support jig that supports the unit case is fitted in a disengaged state.
The support jig is provided with a grip portion to be gripped, and the grip portion of the support jig can be gripped outside the rocker while the fitting portion of the support jig is inside the rocker. The door opening / closing unit of the vehicle configured as such . The vehicle door opening / closing unit according to claim 1.
The supported portions of the unit case are vehicle door opening / closing units provided at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction of the unit case. A vehicle door opening / closing unit that is installed in a locker that forms the lower edge of the sliding door opening of the vehicle body and moves the sliding door in the opening / closing direction.
It is provided with a door opening / closing mechanism and a unit case that houses the door opening / closing mechanism and extends in the opening / closing direction of the sliding door.
The unit case is provided with a supported portion that is supported when the unit case is stored in the locker through a side opening of the locker.
The surface of the unit case provided with the supported portion is a vehicle door opening / closing unit in which the position of the supported portion is recessed from other positions. A door opening / closing unit that moves the sliding door in the opening / closing direction is installed in a locker that forms a lower edge of the sliding door opening of the vehicle body, and an actuator that drives the door opening / closing unit is installed on the floor in the vehicle interior. It is a method of installing a sliding door opening / closing device for vehicles.
With the supported portion of the unit case of the door opening / closing unit supported by the tip of the support jig, the unit case is placed in the locker through a side opening formed on the side surface of the locker using the support jig. The process of storing and
A step of connecting the output shaft of the actuator to a door opening / closing mechanism housed in the unit case of the door opening / closing unit while the unit case is supported in the locker by the support jig.
Have and
The door opening / closing mechanism of the door opening / closing unit has a configuration in which a transmission belt is driven to move the sliding door in the opening / closing direction, and a door bracket is connected to the transmission belt.
A method of installing a sliding door opening / closing device for a vehicle in which a jig having a bracket support portion capable of supporting the door bracket while supporting the supported portion of the unit case is used as the support jig.

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