Door structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11028620-B2
Application number	US-201716315317-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2017
Priority date	Jul 8, 2016
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A door structure configured so that a sensor within an outer handle can be protected against water. A door structure for a vehicle is provided with: a first cover member constituting the outer surface of an outer handle; a sensor for detecting the approach of a user to the first cover member or the contact of the user with the first cover member; a marker provided on the outer surface of the first cover member at a location overlapping a region to be detected by the sensor; and a shield section provided between the sensor and the marker.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door structure of a vehicle body including an outer handle, comprising:
a cover member that forms an outer surface of the outer handle;
a sensor that detects approach of a user to the cover member or contact of the user with the cover member;
a marker that is provided on a portion of an outer surface of the cover member coinciding with a detection area of the sensor;
a base member on which the sensor is attached;
a shield that extends outward in a vehicle width direction from an upper end part of the base member, the shield being provided in a position coinciding with the detection area; and
a water stop member that is interposed between the marker and the shield, wherein
the water stop member is interposed between an inner surface of an area of the cover member on which the marker is provided and an upper surface of the shield, the water stop member being in surface contact with the inner surface of the area of the cover member and the upper surface of the shield,
the sensor includes a sensor upper wall forming the detection area,
an upper surface of the sensor upper wall is in surface contact with a lower surface of the shield,
the water stop member includes an eave provided to extend downward from a lower end of the water stop member and to wind inward in the vehicle-width direction so as to grasp a portion of the shield in order to mount the water stop member to the shield, and
a lower end of the eave is positioned lower than the sensor upper wall.

2. The door structure according to claim 1 , wherein
an upper end of the base member is bonded to the cover member.

3. The door structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller to which a detection result of the sensor is inputted, wherein
the sensor includes a vertical portion that is provided to extend downward from an inner end in a vehicle-width direction of the sensor upper wall, and
the vertical portion is connected with the controller.

4. The door structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the marker is provided at a position coinciding with the sensor upper wall in a direction orthogonal to an upper wall of the cover member.

5. The door structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member includes an inner wall and a base upper wall that is provided to extend outward in a vehicle-width direction from an upper end of the inner wall,
the shield is formed as the base upper wall, and
the sensor is provided on outer side in the vehicle-width direction of the inner wall and below the base upper wall.

6. The door structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the marker is provided at a position coinciding with the sensor upper wall in a direction orthogonal to an upper wall of the cover member.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iwai Yutaka
• Kishikawa Nobuyuki

Classifications

• E05B81/64

  Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors · CPC title

• E05B85/16

  a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part · CPC title

• E05B81/76

  Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles · CPC title

• E05B81/77

  comprising sensors detecting the presence of the hand of a user · CPC title

• B60J5/00

  Doors (B60J10/00 takes precedence; window aspects B60J1/00 {; side board or tailgate structures for open load compartments B62D33/023}) · CPC title