Door structure for vehicle

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to a door structure for a vehicle of a door module type.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] In conventional, in a door structure for a vehicle, there has been known a door structure of a door module type structured such that an opening is provided in an inner panel of a door main body constituted by an outer panel and an inner panel, and a cable type window regulator for vertically moving a window panel (a window glass) and a module base in which the other door interior assembled parts are previously assembled, are fixed to a portion in the periphery of the opening of the inner panel by bolts so as to capable of closing the opening, thereby closing the opening by the module base (for example, refer to German Patent Application Laid-Open No. 19622310).

[0006] In the door structure for the vehicle as mentioned above, the structure is made such that a handle such as an arm rest, a grip handle or the like which is gripped at a time of opening and closing the door from a room inside is fixed to a center portion of the module base. Accordingly, since a sideward force is applied to the center portion of the module base at a time of operating the handle, it is necessary to increase a rigidity of the module base so that the module base does not deform in a door closing direction, that is, in a thickness direction.

[0007] The present invention has been made by taking the problems mentioned above in the related art into consideration, and an object of the present invention is to provide a door structure for a vehicle can effectively increase a rigidity of a portion near a mounting portion to which a handle is fixed, without increasing a thickness of a module base.

[0008] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a door structure for a vehicle comprising: a door main body having an opening provided in an inner panel; a module base provided with a window regulator for vertically moving a window panel, and having fastening portions provided in an outer peripheral of the module base and closing the opening by the module base; a mounting portion mounting a handle to an inside of the vehicle in the module base and provided between fastening portions; and reinforcing beads provided along a line connecting the mounting portion of the handle and the fastening portions.

[0009] Further, in addition, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a door structure for a vehicle as recited in the first aspect mentioned above, wherein the window regulator is a cable type winding a cable around a drive portion so as to vertically move the window panel, and the cable is arranged in parallel with a recess of the reinforcing bead.

[0010] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door showing an embodiment according to the present invention;

[0011] FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a module base in the embodiment according to the present invention;

[0012] FIG. 3 is a vertical cross side sectional view of a door along a line III—III in FIG. 2, in the embodiment according to the present invention;

[0013] FIG. 4 is a horizontal cross sectional view along a line IV—IV in FIG. 2, in the embodiment according to the present invention; and

[0014] FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view of a main portion, in the embodiment according to the present invention.

[0015] A description will be given below of an embodiment according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, in the following description, a leftward direction in FIGS. 1 and 2 is set to a “backward direction”, a leftward direction in FIG. 3 is set to a “room inside” and a rightward direction is set to a “room outside”.

[0016] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a module base and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross sectional view of a door.

[0017] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a door D according to the present embodiment is a front door in which a front end portion is pivoted to a vehicle body by a pair of upper and lower door hinges (not shown) so as to freely open and close, and is structured such that a module base 7 in which a window regulator 6 for vertically moving a window panel (a window glass) 5 is previously assembled, and a door trim 8 covering the module base 7 are mounted to an inner panel 3 in a door main body 4 formed by hemming or spot welding a peripheral edge of an outer panel 1 made of a steel sheet and the inner panel 3 made of a steel sheet and having an opening 2 in a center portion thereof.

[0018] The module base 7 is formed by drawing the steel sheet by a press molding machine and is structured such that a plurality of fastening portions 9 and 9aprovided along an outer peripheral edge of the module base 7 are fastened to a fixed portion 3aprovided in the periphery of the opening 2 of the inner panel 3 by means of a bolt 10. Accordingly, the module base 7 is fixed to the inner panel 3 and closes the opening 2. The window regulator 6 is arranged in an inner portion of the door main body 4 via the opening 2.

[0019] Front and rear mounting portions 12 which are provided in a side of a door trim 8 and into which a bolt 11 for fixing an arm rest gripped at a time of opening and closing the door D from the room inside or a handle 8asuch as a grip handle or the like is screwed are provided substantially a center portion of the module base 7.

[0020] A mounting hole 14 to which a speaker 13 corresponding to a door interior assembled part is mounted is provided in a forward lower portion of the module base 7, and a working hole 17 for working is provided in a backward lower portion thereof, respectively. A seal member 7asecuring a water tightness and a sound insulating property between the inner panel 3 and the module base 7 is adhered to all the periphery of the module base 7.

[0021] The working hole 17 is utilized for confirming a fastening operation and a fastened position of a bolt 16 fastening a rear holder 5aadhered to a lower end portion of the window panel 5 to a clamp 15 mentioned below in the window regulator 6.

[0022] Reference numeral 18 denotes a synthetic leather lid closing the working hole 17 so as to secure water tightness. An outer periphery of the lid 18 is bonded to a periphery of the working hole 17 by an adhesive, a double-stick tape or the like. The mounting hole 14 is closed by the speaker 13.

[0023] A flange 17aprotruding toward the room outside (an inner portion of the door) in a tubular manner according to a press burring process is formed in an inner peripheral edge of the working hole 17, as shown in FIG. 5. Further, the same flange 14ais also formed in an inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 14.

[0024] The flanges 14aand 17aimprove a strength and a rigidity in the periphery of the mounting hole 14 and the working hole 17 in the module base 7, and are used as a portion with which a finger is engaged at a time of conveying the module base 7.

[0025] Reinforcing beads 19, 19a,19band 19cin a vertical direction protruding to the room inside are provided on a line connecting the mounting portion 12 in the module base 7 and the fastening portions 9adisposed in the upper and lower portions thereof.

[0026] The reinforcing beads 19, 19a,19band 19cincrease a strength and a rigidity in the vertical direction of the module base 7, particularly, between the mounting portion 12 and the respective upper and lower fastening portions 9a,and restrict an amount of displacement in a thickness direction of the module base 7. Accordingly, since a load input to the module base 7 from the handle 8aat a time of closing the door D is substantially uniformly dispersed to the respective upper and lower fastening portions 9avia the respective reinforcing beads 19, 19a,19band 19c,a rigid feeling of the module base 7 can be increased, and an improved door closing operation can be obtained. Further, it is possible to reduce a thickness of the module base, and it is possible to lighten the door and reduce a cost.

[0027] The window regulator 6 is a cable type window regulator, and is formed by a pair of front and rear guide rails 20 fixed to the module base 7 so as to move along a vertically moving track of the window panel 5, front and rear carrier plates 21 fitted to the front and rear guide rails 20 so as to be capable of sliding in a vertical direction, a drive portion 22 attached to a substantially center of the module base 7, and a cable 23 wound up around a drum 22brotated by a motor 22ain the drive portion 22 so as to be wound so as to be capable of feeding out, arranged between the front and rear guide rails 20 in a cross multiplication shape and connected to the front and rear carrier plates 21.

[0028] The clamp 15 is extended forward in the front and rear carrier plates 21 so as to be capable of vertically moving along side portions of the front and rear guide rails 20.

[0029] The cable 23 comprises two parts denoted as 23a, 23b. The cable 23adisposed between a guide portion 20aprovided in an upper end portion of the front guide rail 20 and a guide portion 20bprovided in a lower end portion of the rear guide rail 20 is guided along a recess of the reinforcing beads 19 and 19a.Further, in the same manner, the cable 23bdisposed between a guide portion 20cprovided in a lower end portion of the front guide rail 20 and the drive portion 22 is guided along a recess of the reinforcing bead 19b.

[0030] An extended portion 23aof the cable 23 disposed between a guide portion 20aprovided in an upper end portion of the front guide rail 20 and a guide portion 20bprovided in a lower end portion of the rear guide rail 20 is guided along a recess of the reinforcing beads 19 and 19a.Further, in the same manner, an extended portion 23bof the cable 23 disposed between a guide portion 20cprovided in a lower end portion of the front guide rail 20 and the drive portion 22 is guided along a recess of the reinforcing bead 19b.

[0031] Accordingly, a sufficient gap (space portion) is secured in room inside and outside directions, as shown in FIG. 4, between the extended portions 23aand 23bof the cable 23 and the reinforcing beads 19, 19aand 19b,so that even when the extended portions 23aand 23bof the cable 23 oscillate in the room inside and outside directions due to an inertial force of a closing operation of the door D, the module 7 is neither brought into contact with the base 7 nor a slapping sound is generated.

[0032] When the front and rear carrier plates 21 are at predetermined positions as shown by imaginary lines in FIGS. 1 to 3, the front clamp 15 and the rear clamp 15 respectively overlap the mounting hole 14 and the working hole 17, whereby it is possible to confirm the positions of the front and rear clamps 15 from the mounting hole 14 and the working hole 17. That is, the mounting hole is provided on a moving path of the front clamp 15, and the working hole 17 is provided on a moving path of the rear claim 15.

[0033] The window panel 5 is inserted to an inner portion of the door main body from a waist opening 4aof the door main body 4 after fixing the module base 7 to the inner panel 3, and bolts 16 are inserted to the inner portion of the door main body 4 from the mounting hole 14 and the working hole 17 by using a tool in a state of aligning the positions of the front and rear holders 5aand the clamp 15, whereby the holders 5aand the clamp 15 are fastened by the bolts 16. Accordingly, the window panel 5 is connected to the carrier plate 21 of the window regulator 6.

[0034] After the fastening operation between the holders 5aof the window panel 5 and the clamp 15, the working hole 17 is closed by the lid 18, and the mounting hole 14 is closed by the speaker 13.