Vehicle door structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9822579-B2
Application number	US-201615074155-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 19, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle door structure includes a door lock unit configured to lock a sliding door and a swing door when the sliding door is in a fully opened state, and a lock detection unit configured to detect a locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by the door lock unit. The door lock unit has a locking pin disposed at a guide body, a locking pin biasing member configured to bias the locking pin toward the swing door, and a fitting section formed at a slide rail and fitted onto the locking pin. The lock detection unit detects the locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by detecting the locking pin being fitted into the fitting section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle door structure comprising a sliding door and a swing door that are configured to open and close a door opening section formed at a vehicle body, the vehicle door structure comprising:
a sliding door support unit configured to support the sliding door to enable opening and closing thereof;
a swing door handle configured to perform an operation of opening the swing door;
a door lock unit configured to lock the sliding door and the swing door when the sliding door is in a fully opened state;
a manipulation control unit configured to disable a manipulation of the swing door handle when the swing door is in a fully closed state; and
a lock detection unit configured to detect a locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by the door lock unit,
wherein the sliding door support unit has a slide rail attached to the swing door and configured to slide the sliding door with respect to the swing door, and a guide body attached to the sliding door and configured to guide the sliding door to the slide rail upon sliding of the sliding door,
the door lock unit has a locking pin disposed at the guide body, a locking pin biasing member configured to bias the locking pin toward the swing door, and a fitting section formed at the slide rail and fitted onto the locking pin, and locks the sliding door and the swing door by fitting the locking pin into the fitting section,
the lock detection unit detects the locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by detecting the locking pin being fitted into the fitting section, and
the manipulation control unit enables a manipulation of the swing door handle when the locked state between the sliding door and the swing door is detected by the lock detection unit.

2. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting section has a cylindrical shape,
the lock detection unit has a lever pivotally attached to the swing door via a pivotal shaft and configured to engage with a front end portion of the locking pin fitted into the fitting section, a lever-biasing member configured to bias a portion of the lever engaged with the locking pin toward the fitting section, and a connecting member configured to connect a portion of the lever opposite to the portion engaged with the locking pin with respect to the pivotal shaft and the manipulation control unit, and
the locked state between the sliding door and the swing door is detected by pressing the lever by the locking pin.

3. The vehicle door structure according to claim 2 , wherein the lever is disposed to close an opening of the fitting section by a biasing force of the lever-biasing member in a state in which the front end portion of the locking pin is not engaged with the lever.

4. The vehicle door structure according to claim 2 , wherein the lever has an L-shaped cross section, and
the connecting member is connected to the lever to extend toward a side at which the sliding door is closed.

5. The vehicle door structure according to claim 3 , wherein the lever has an L-shaped cross section, and
the connecting member is connected to the lever to extend toward a side at which the sliding door is closed.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk

Inventors

• Maruyama Katsuya
• Kuno Hiroshi

Classifications

• E05Y2900/532

  Back doors or end doors · CPC title

• B60J5/06

  slidable; foldable · CPC title

• E05B79/10

  Connections between movable lock parts · CPC title

• E05D15/0604

  allowing an additional movement (E05D15/10 takes precedence; raising wings before sliding E05D15/565) · CPC title

• B60J5/0497 Primary

  for load transporting vehicles or public transport, e.g. lorries, trucks, buses · CPC title