Door structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019153754-A1
Application number	US-201716315317-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 5, 2017
Priority date	Jul 8, 2016
Publication date	May 23, 2019
Grant date	—

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 t he 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

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; and a shield that is provided between the sensor and the marker.

2 . The door structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a base member on which the sensor is attached, wherein the base member includes the shield.

3 . The door structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a water stop member that is interposed between the marker and the shield.

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

5 . The door structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the sensor includes a sensor upper wall forming the detection area, the shield is formed as a base upper wall of the base member, and the sensor upper wall is in surface contact with the shield,

6 . The door structure according to claim 5 , 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.

7 . The door structure according to claim 5 , wherein
the marker is provided at a position coinciding with the sensor upper wall in a direction orthogonal to an upper all of the cover member.

8 . The door structure according to claim 2 , 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 forced 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.

9 . The door structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a water stop member that is interposed between the marker and the shield.

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

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iwai Yutaka
• Kishikawa Nobuyuki

Classifications

• E05B81/76

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

• E05B77/34 Primary

  Protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress (closures or guards for keyholes E05B17/14) · CPC title

• B60R25/24

  using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user · 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

• B60J5/00

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