Vehicle door module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10166846-B2
Application number	US-201515512971-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Priority date	Nov 26, 2014
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle door module includes a base attached to an opening of an inner panel; a window glass lifting-lowering device attached to the base, the window glass lifting-lowering device provided with a window glass cable for pulling a window glass, a window glass drum for winding the window glass cable, a window glass lifting-lowering motor for rotating the window glass drum, and at least one pulley for guiding the window glass cable; and a support for supporting the pulley, the support being provided to the base and supported by an edge part of the opening of the inner panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle door module comprising:
a base coupled to an inner panel around an opening;
a window regulator coupled to the base, wherein the window regulator includes a window glass cable that draws a window glass, a window glass drum that winds the window glass cable, a window glass lifting-lowering motor that rotates the window glass drum, and at least one pulley that guides the window glass cable; and
a support portion located on the base, wherein the support portion supports the pulley and is supported by an edge defining the opening of the inner panel, wherein
the edge defining the opening of the inner panel includes an attachment portion that extends toward a center of the opening, wherein the pulley is attached to the attachment portion,
the base includes a cutaway portion to which the attachment portion is fitted, wherein the support portion projects from an edge of the cutaway portion so that the support portion is located at a position separated from the base, and
the support portion includes a pulley mount, which is a part on which the pulley is mounted, wherein when the base is located on the inner panel around the opening so that the attachment portion is fitted to the cutaway portion, the pulley mount is positioned in alignment with the attachment portion.

2. The vehicle door module according to claim 1 , wherein when the base is located around the opening of the inner panel, the support portion intersects an extension direction of the attachment portion.

3. The vehicle door module according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a door moving unit located on the base, wherein the door moving unit moves a vehicle door including the inner panel, wherein
the door moving unit includes a door cable that is connected to a vehicle body and a door drum that winds the door cable,
the door moving unit is configured to move the vehicle door by winding the door cable with the door drum, and
the door cable is drawn out of the door moving unit in a direction that conforms to a direction in which the support portion projects.

4. The vehicle door module according to claim 1 , wherein
the base includes a guide groove that guides at least one of an electric power supply cable and a power transmission cable, which are located at an inner surface side of the base, to an outer surface side of the base, and
the guide groove is inwardly recessed in a vehicle width direction and includes an open end located in the edge of the cutaway portion.

5. The vehicle door module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a reinforcement portion that reinforces the support portion.

6. The vehicle door module according to claim 1 , wherein when the window glass is located at a lowest point in a moving range of the window glass, the pulley is located above a lower end of the window glass.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Makino Sadayuki
• Katayama Hidefumi
• Chono Katsumi
• Shibayama Satoshi
• Mori Kenta

Classifications

• E05Y2201/654

  Cables · CPC title

• E05F15/689 Primary

  specially adapted for vehicle windows · CPC title

• B60J1/17

  vertically · CPC title

• B60J5/0416

  Assembly panels to be installed in doors as a module with components, e.g. lock or window lifter, attached thereto · CPC title

• B60J5/0412

  Lower door structure · CPC title