JPH0640866Y2 - Sliding door opening / closing device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a slide door opening / closing device in a vehicle in which a side opening of a vehicle body is opened / closed by a slide door.

(Prior Art and its Problems) As a slide door opening / closing device for opening / closing a slide door provided on a side portion of a one-box car or the like, for example, there is one disclosed in JP-A-58-189479. In this device, a lower rail is arranged along a lower edge of a side opening of a vehicle body, the lower rail is arranged, and a slide door is movably attached to the lower rail. On the other hand, a rear stage of the substantially tubular cable guide is disposed along the lower rail, and the front stage is disposed on the floor panel upper surface in the vehicle compartment along the vehicle width direction. Further, a flexible cable having a shoe attached is slidably accommodated in the cable guide, and the shoe and the slide door are connected to each other through a slit formed along the cable guide. The sliding door is opened and closed by sliding the shoe via the cable.

However, in the conventional slide door opening / closing device, the front stage of the cable guide is arranged in the vehicle compartment, so that there is a problem that the space in the vehicle compartment is restricted accordingly.

Further, in consideration of the aesthetics of the vehicle interior, the cable guide is usually covered with a decorative member, but in that case, the space in the vehicle interior is further restricted.

(Object of the Invention) An object of the present invention is to provide a slide door opening / closing device in a vehicle that solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and can sufficiently secure a vehicle interior space.

(Means for Achieving the Purpose) The present invention is a slide door opening / closing device for a vehicle, wherein a side opening of a vehicle body is opened / closed by a slide door. On the lower side of the side portion of the floor panel forming the, a long floor side panel is attached to the front and rear corresponding to the lower region of the side opening, and the floor panel is formed at the lower rear end of the side opening. A partition panel in the vehicle width direction is attached to a space surrounded by a rear end of the floor side panel and a peripheral edge of the side opening of the vehicle body, and a flexible cable for opening and closing the slide door is accommodated. A cable guide, the front stage of which is arranged along the side surface on the side opening side of the floor side panel,
The latter part is arranged along the lower surface of the floor panel after penetrating the partition panel.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a side view showing a vehicle to which a slide door opening / closing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, a side opening 2 is formed in a side portion of the vehicle body 1, and a slide door 3 for opening and closing the opening 2 is attached.

2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the periphery of the lower rear end of the opening 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a horizontal view showing the side portion of the vehicle body 1. FIG. As shown in these figures, the floor panel 4 forming the floor surface of the passenger compartment
On the underside of the side of the
A panel 5 and a floor side second panel 5a (Fig. 2) are provided, and at the lower end of the floor side first panel 5,
The floor side third panel 6 is connected to form a rail region that also serves as the lower rail 7 by these panels 5, 5a, 6. The front end of the lower rail 7 is bent toward the side opposite to the side opening 2 so that the slide door 3 can be closed by pulling the slide door 3 to the side opposite to the side opening 2 as shown in FIG. There is. On the other hand, one end of the lower arm 8 is attached to the slide door 3, and lower rollers 9 and 9 (FIG. 2) are attached to the other end of the lower arm 8 so that the lower rollers 9 and 9 are slidably accommodated in the lower rail 7. Thus, the slide door 3 is slidably supported by the vehicle body 1. Also, the floor side first to third panels 5, 5a, 6
As shown in FIG. 3, a partition panel 10 in the vehicle width direction is provided at the rear end of the lower rail 7 that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the rail 7, and the rear end of the lower rail 7 is formed. A space S surrounded by the floor panel 4 and the peripheral edge of the side opening 2 of the quarter panel 18, which is a vehicle body, is divided into front and rear parts.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the attachment of the cable guide 11, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the geared cable 12, and FIG.
The drawing is a plan view of the shoe 13, and FIG. 8 is a front view thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cable guide 11
Passes through the curved portion 7a of the lower rail 7 from the front end of the lower rail 7 and penetrates the partition panel 10 to be guided to the rear of the partition panel 10, and then, as shown in FIG. Is disposed so as to pass through the dead space between the wheel house 14 and the side frame 15 on the lower surface of the. This cable guide 11 is finished in a substantially tubular shape, and the front part of the cable guide 11 extends along the longitudinal direction and the vehicle body
11a (Fig. 5) that opens toward the side opening 2 side of the
Is formed. Further, a geared cable 12 forming a flexible cable is slidably accommodated in the cable guide 11. The geared cable 12 has a shoe 13 attached to a non-gear portion 12a at its tip. The shoe 13 is the main body 13a
And a mounting piece 13b mounted on the body 13a. As shown in FIG. 10, the surface of the main body 13a on the side opening 2 side is finished into a curved surface 13c following the inner peripheral surface shape of the curved portion 11b on the front side of the cable guide 11 on the side opening 2 side. . The main body 13a is housed in the cable guide 11 in a state where the mounting piece 13b of the shoe 13 is passed through the slit 11a. Further, the mounting piece 13b is connected to the lower arm 8 via the connector 17, and the geared cable 12 slides to allow the shoe 13 to move.
Is moved so that the slide door 3 moves and the opening 2 is opened and closed.

In addition, the cable guide 11 at the rear end of the lower rail 7
A notched area is provided in the central part of the so that a part of the geared cable 12 is exposed, and the driving means 16 is provided corresponding to the notched area.
Is provided. The drive means 16 has a motor body 16a arranged on the side opposite to the side opening 2 of the floor side third panel 6, and a gear 16b to which the rotational drive of the motor body 16a is transmitted is provided in the lower rail 7 with a geared cable 12b. It is attached to the floor side first and third panels 5 and 6 by a mounting member 16c in a state of being engaged with. Then, the drive means 16 is driven to drive the geared cable.
The sliding door 3 is opened and closed by sliding 12.

According to this slide door opening / closing device, the cable guide 11
The front stage of is arranged along the lower rail 7,
Since the rear stage is configured to penetrate the partition panel 10 and be guided to the rear of the partition panel 10, it is arranged in the dead space between the wheel house 14 and the side frame 15 on the lower surface of the floor panel 4, The cable guide 11 does not restrict the space inside the vehicle interior, and a sufficient space inside the vehicle interior can be secured.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the slide door opening / closing device for a vehicle of the present invention, the front of the cable guide for opening and closing the slide door is provided along the side surface on the side opening side of the floor side panel. Since it is arranged, the rear panel is configured to penetrate the partition panel and then be guided to the rear of the partition panel along the lower surface of the floor panel.
The cable guide does not restrict the space inside the vehicle,
A sufficient passenger compartment space can be secured.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing a vehicle to which a slide door opening / closing device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3 to 5 are respectively a perspective view, a horizontal sectional view and an exploded perspective view of a main part for explaining the structure of the slide door opening / closing device of one embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a flexible cable applied to one embodiment, FIG. 7 is a plan view of a shoe applied to one embodiment,
FIG. 8 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining the arrangement of the rear portion of the flexible cable applied to one embodiment,
FIG. 10 is a plan view for explaining the shape of the shoe applied to one embodiment. 1 ... Vehicle body, 2 ... Opening, 3 ... Sliding door, 4 ... Floor panel, 5,5a, 6 ... Floor side 1st to 3rd panel, 7 ... Lower rail, 10 ... Partition panel, 11 …… Cable guide, 12 …… Geared cable

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a vehicle in which a side opening of a vehicle body is opened and closed by a slide door, a side panel lower surface side of a floor panel forming a floor surface of a vehicle compartment corresponds to a lower region of the side opening. And a long floor side panel is attached in the front-rear direction, and a space surrounded by the floor panel, the rear end of the floor side panel, and the peripheral edge of the side opening of the vehicle body at the lower rear end of the side opening. A partition panel in the vehicle width direction is attached to a portion of the cable guide that accommodates a flexible cable for driving the slide door to open and close, and the preceding stage is along a side surface on the side opening side of the floor side panel. The slide door opening in the vehicle is characterized in that the rear panel is installed along the lower surface of the floor panel after the partition panel is penetrated. Closing device.