Back door hinge structure, back door device and automobile

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, and discloses a back door hinge structure, a back door device and an automobile. The back door hinge structure comprises a first hinge piece and a second hinge piece, and the first hinge piece comprises a first mounting plate and a ball socket piece which are connected; a spherical cavity is formed in the ball socket piece, an open groove is formed in one side of the ball socket piece, and the groove direction of the open groove extends in the circumferential direction of the ball socket piece. The second hinge piece comprises a second mounting plate and a ball head piece which are connected with each other; the ball head part is movably connected into the spherical cavity, the second mounting plate extends out of the ball socket part through the open groove, and the second mounting plate can slide in the groove direction of the open groove. By means of the back door hinge structure, the adjusting difficulty of the back door is reduced, and therefore posture control over the back door relative to the vehicle body is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of automobile accessories, and in particular to a tailgate hinge structure, a tailgate device and an automobile. Background Art

[0002] As the basic functions of automobiles are met, consumers have higher and higher requirements for the refinement of automobile appearance, especially the refinement of the rear area of ​​the car, which directly affects consumers' perception and evaluation of the car. The tailgate, as the area of ​​rear size integration, is equipped with most of the parts of the rear styling, including the tailgate trim, taillights, through-lights, etc. Therefore, the tailgate posture control directly affects the matching effect of the rear area of ​​the whole vehicle. The tailgate hinge is the connecting structure between the tailgate and the body. Common tailgate hinges include female hinges and male hinges. The female hinge is used to connect to the body, and the male hinge is used to connect to the tailgate.

[0003] In the prior art, the female hinge and the male hinge are connected by a riveting process. The male hinge can only rotate around a single axis relative to the female hinge. The posture of the tailgate hinge is easily affected by the flatness of the vehicle body and the mounting surface of the tailgate, making it difficult to adjust the tailgate and not conducive to controlling the posture of the tailgate relative to the vehicle body.

[0004] It should be noted that the above contents are only used to assist in understanding the technical solution of the present utility model, and do not constitute an admission that the above contents are prior art. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide a tailgate hinge structure, a tailgate device and a car, aiming to reduce the difficulty of adjusting the tailgate, thereby facilitating the posture control of the tailgate relative to the vehicle body.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a back door hinge structure, comprising:

[0008] A first hinge component, the first hinge component comprises a first mounting plate and a ball and socket component connected to each other; a spherical cavity is provided inside the ball and socket component, and an open groove is provided on one side of the ball and socket component, and a groove direction of the open groove extends along the circumferential direction of the ball and socket component;

[0009] The second hinge component includes a second mounting plate and a ball head component connected to each other; the ball head component is movably connected in the spherical cavity, the second mounting plate extends out of the ball socket component through the open groove, and the second mounting plate can slide along the groove direction of the open groove.

[0010] The back door hinge structure provided by the embodiment of the present application utilizes the ball socket and the ball head to cooperate with each other to realize the spherical connection between the first hinge and the second hinge. On the basis of the spherical connection, the second hinge can rotate around multiple axes relative to the first hinge, reducing the influence of the back door hinge posture on the flatness of the vehicle body and the mounting surface of the back door, thereby reducing the difficulty of adjusting the back door, and achieving the purpose of facilitating the posture control of the back door relative to the vehicle body. At the same time, an open groove is provided on one side of the ball socket, and the groove direction of the open groove extends along the circumferential direction of the ball socket; when the back door and the vehicle body are opened or closed, the second mounting plate slides along the groove direction of its open groove.

[0011] In a possible implementation of the present application, the first mounting plate is used to connect to the vehicle body, and the second mounting plate is used to connect to the tailgate; or, the first mounting plate is used to connect to the tailgate, and the second mounting plate is used to connect to the vehicle body.

[0012] In a possible implementation of the present application, an adjustment gap is provided between the inner side wall of the ball socket and the outer surface of the ball head.

[0013] In a possible implementation of the present application, a plurality of adjustment holes are distributed on the ball and socket member, and the adjustment holes are used to install an adjustment member so as to use the adjustment member to limit the ball head member located inside the ball and socket member.

[0014] In a possible implementation of the present application, the ball and socket member includes at least three adjustment holes, a plane determined by the at least three adjustment holes is defined as an adjustment hole plane, and a center point of the ball and socket member is located on the adjustment hole plane.

[0015] In a possible implementation of the present application, the adjustment hole is provided with a threaded structure, the adjustment member includes a threaded portion, and the adjustment member is threadedly matched with the adjustment hole; the end of the adjustment member is used to abut against the ball head member.

[0016] In a possible implementation of the present application, the first mounting plate is provided with at least two first mounting holes, and the first mounting holes are used for first fixing bolts to pass through; and the at least two first mounting holes are symmetrically distributed on opposite sides of the ball and socket member.

[0017] In a possible implementation of the present application, the second mounting plate is provided with at least two second mounting holes, and the second mounting holes are used for second fixing bolts to pass through; at least two second mounting holes are arranged in a linear array along the length direction of the second mounting plate.

[0018] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a back door device, comprising any of the back door hinge structures described above.

[0019] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a car, comprising the above-mentioned tailgate device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 A first structural schematic diagram of a back door hinge structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 The second structural schematic diagram of the back door hinge structure provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 3 The third structural schematic diagram of the back door hinge structure provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 4 A fourth structural schematic diagram of a back door hinge structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 5 A first structural schematic diagram of a first hinge member in a back door hinge structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 6 The second structural schematic diagram of the first hinge member in the back door hinge structure provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 7 The third structural schematic diagram of the first hinge member in the back door hinge structure provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 8 A fourth structural schematic diagram of a first hinge member in a back door hinge structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of a second hinge member in a back door hinge structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of the adjusting member in the tailgate hinge structure provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Reference numerals:

[0031] 1. First hinge member; 2. First mounting plate; 201. First mounting hole; 3. Ball socket member; 301. Spherical cavity; 302. Open slot; 303. Adjustment hole; 4. Second hinge member; 5. Second mounting plate; 501. Second mounting hole; 6. Ball head member; 7. Adjustment gap; 8. Adjustment member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the specific technical solution of the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present application, but are not used to limit the scope of the present application.

[0033] In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0034] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, directional terms such as "up", "down", "left" and "right" are defined relative to the orientation of the components in the drawings. It should be understood that these directional terms are relative concepts. They are used for relative description and clarification, and they may change accordingly according to the changes in the orientation of the components in the drawings.

[0035] In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium.

[0036] In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0037] In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present application should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present related concepts in a specific way.

[0038] The present application embodiment provides a back door hinge structure, referring to the attached Figure 1-4 ,include:

[0039] A first hinge component 1, the first hinge component 1 comprises a first mounting plate 2 and a ball and socket component 3 connected to each other; a spherical cavity 301 is provided inside the ball and socket component 3, and an open groove 302 is provided on one side of the ball and socket component 3, and a groove direction of the open groove 302 is extended along the circumferential direction of the ball and socket component 3;

[0040] The second hinge component 4 includes a second mounting plate 5 and a ball head component 6 connected to each other; the ball head component 6 is movably connected in the spherical cavity 301, the second mounting plate 5 extends out of the ball socket component 3 through the opening groove 302, and the second mounting plate 5 can slide along the groove direction of the opening groove 302.

[0041] The back door hinge structure provided in the embodiment of the present application utilizes the ball socket 3 and the ball head 6 to cooperate with each other to realize the spherical connection between the first hinge 1 and the second hinge 4. On the basis of the spherical connection, the second hinge 4 can rotate around multiple axes relative to the first hinge 1, reducing the influence of the back door hinge posture on the flatness of the mounting surface of the vehicle body and the back door, thereby reducing the difficulty of adjusting the back door, and achieving the purpose of facilitating the posture control of the back door relative to the vehicle body. It can be understood that since the traditional back door hinge can only rotate around a single axis, the flatness of the mounting surface of the back door hinge, the back door and the vehicle body will be limited; during the fine adjustment of the back door, the XYZ directions of the back door and the vehicle body will affect each other, resulting in an increase in the difficulty of adjusting the back door, thereby affecting the back door posture. The embodiment of the present application adopts a spherical connection, so that the installation of the first hinge and the second hinge with the back door and the vehicle body can adapt to any mounting surface angle, which greatly reduces the design requirements of the back door hinge structure. At the same time, since the tailgate hinge structure is not affected by the flatness of the mounting surface, the deviation is absorbed by the connection between the ball socket component 3 and the ball head component 6, thereby reducing the precision requirements for components.

[0042] At the same time, an open groove 302 is provided on one side of the ball socket 3, and the groove direction of the open groove 302 extends along the circumferential direction of the ball socket 3; when the tailgate is opened or closed between the vehicle body, the second mounting plate 5 slides along the groove direction of its open groove 302.

[0043] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the first mounting plate 2 is used to connect with the vehicle body, and the second mounting plate 5 is used to connect with the back door; or, the first mounting plate 2 is used to connect with the back door, and the second mounting plate 5 is used to connect with the vehicle body. In this way, combined with the introduction of the background technology, when the first mounting plate 2 is used to connect with the vehicle body, and the second mounting plate 5 is used to connect with the back door, the first hinge member 1 to which the first mounting plate 2 belongs is a female hinge, and the second hinge member 4 to which the second mounting plate 5 belongs is a male hinge; when the first mounting plate 2 is used to connect with the back door, and the second mounting plate 5 is used to connect with the vehicle body, the first hinge member 1 to which the first mounting plate 2 belongs is a male hinge, and the second hinge member 4 to which the second mounting plate 5 belongs is a female hinge. It can be seen that the arrangement scheme of the ball socket member 3 and the ball head member 6 in the female hinge and the male hinge in the embodiment of the present application can be swapped, and the present application does not impose specific restrictions on it. For the convenience of description, the following uses the first mounting plate 2 to connect with the vehicle body, and the second mounting plate 5 to connect with the back door for description.

[0044] In addition, it should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, Figure 5-8 The first mounting plate 2 is provided with at least two first mounting holes 201, and the first mounting holes 201 are used for the first fixing bolts (not shown in the drawings) to pass through; in this way, the first fixing bolts pass through the first mounting holes 201 and are fixedly connected to the vehicle body, so as to realize the mutual fixation of the first mounting plate 2 and the vehicle body, and the structure is simple and practical. Further, in the embodiment of the present application, the first mounting holes 201 are provided in two, and the two first mounting holes 201 are symmetrically distributed on the opposite sides of the ball socket 3. In this way, it is ensured that after the first mounting plate 2 and the vehicle body are fixed to each other, the left and right sides of the ball socket 3 are balanced in force, which is conducive to strengthening the installation firmness of the first mounting plate 2 and the vehicle body.

[0045] In addition, it should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, Fig. 9 , the second mounting plate 5 is provided with at least two second mounting holes 501, and the second mounting holes 501 are used for the second fixing bolts (not shown in the drawings) to pass through; in this way, the second fixing bolts pass through the second mounting holes 501 and are fixedly connected to the back door, so as to realize the mutual fixation of the second mounting plate 5 and the back door, and the structure is simple and practical. Further, in the embodiment of the present application, there are two second mounting holes 501, and the two second mounting holes 501 are arranged in a linear array along the length direction of the second mounting plate 5. In this way, it is ensured that after the second mounting plate 5 and the back door are fixed to each other, when the back door and the vehicle body are opened or closed, the back door can smoothly drive the second mounting plate 5 to slide along the opening groove 302.

[0046] Further, in some embodiments of the present application, refer to the attached Figure 1 An adjustment gap 7 is provided between the inner side wall of the ball socket 3 and the outer surface of the ball head 6. With such a configuration, the relative position between the ball socket 3 and the ball head 6 can be finely adjusted by utilizing the adjustment gap 7, and the first mounting plate 2 and the second mounting plate 5 are further not affected by the installation flatness, and the deviation of the installation surface flatness is absorbed by the adjustment gap 7, thereby reducing the requirements for the accuracy of components.

[0047] On this basis, in some embodiments of the present application, refer to the attached Figure 5-8 And attached Fig.10 , the ball socket 3 is provided with a plurality of adjustment holes 303, the adjustment holes 303 are used to install the adjustment member 8, so as to limit the ball head member 6 located inside the ball socket 3 by using the adjustment member 8. With such a configuration, considering the existence of the adjustment gap 7, a certain spherical movement space of the ball head member 6 is provided inside the ball socket 3; during normal use of the automobile, the spherical movement space is not conducive to the connection firmness between the vehicle body and the back door. Therefore, after the first mounting plate 2 and the second mounting plate 5 are respectively installed with the vehicle body and the back door, the depth of the adjustment member 8 inserted into the adjustment hole 303 is used to reduce its spherical movement space, so that it can limit the ball head member 6 located inside the ball socket 3.

[0048] In addition, it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the ball socket 3 includes at least three adjustment holes 303, and the plane determined by the at least three adjustment holes 303 is defined as the adjustment hole 303 plane, and the ball center point of the ball socket 3 is located on the adjustment hole 303 plane. In this way, based on the principle that three points determine a plane, the adjustment holes 303 are set to at least three, and in the embodiment of the present application, the adjustment holes 303 are set to three. And the ball center point of the ball socket 3 is located on the plane of its adjustment hole 303, so that the three adjustment members 8 cooperate with each other to adjust the position of the ball head member 6, so that the ball center point of the ball head member 6 coincides with the ball center point of the ball socket 3, which is conducive to improving the smoothness of the spherical member relative to the ball socket 3 when it moves, and avoiding the rotation jam of the two due to the deviation of the ball center point.

[0049] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the specific forms of the adjustment hole 303 and the adjustment member 8 are not limited, and they can be configured according to actual conditions. For example, in some embodiments of the present application, the adjustment hole 303 is provided with a threaded structure, the adjustment member 8 includes a threaded portion, and the adjustment member 8 is threadedly matched with the adjustment hole 303; in this way, the connection between the adjustment member 8 and the adjustment hole 303 is achieved by threaded matching, and the structure is simple and practical. At the same time, by adjusting the adjustment member 8 to be screwed into the internal depth of the ball socket 3, and using the end of the adjustment member 8 to abut against the ball head member 6, it is conducive to achieving the operability of the ball center point of the ball head member 6 and the ball center point of the ball socket 3 to coincide with each other.

[0050] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a back door device, the back door device comprising a back door hinge structure of any of the above embodiments. For the specific structure of the back door hinge structure, reference may be made to the above embodiments. Since the back door device adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described one by one here.

[0051] It should be noted that the creative ideas of this application are also applicable to hinges in other parts of the vehicle, such as engine hood, door hinges and other structures, and this application does not impose any specific restrictions.

[0052] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a car, the car comprising the back door device of the above embodiment. The specific structure of the back door hinge structure in the back door device can be referred to the above embodiment. Since the car adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here one by one.

[0053] It should be noted that the automobile in this application may refer to a large automobile, a small automobile, a special-purpose automobile, etc. For example, according to the vehicle type, the automobile in this application may be a sedan, an off-road vehicle, a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) or other vehicle types. Generally, an automobile is provided with wheels, a power source, and a transmission system provided between the wheels and the power source. The transmission system can transmit the power provided by the power source to the wheels, so that the wheels rotate, thereby driving the vehicle to travel.

[0054] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the type of the power source of the automobile is not limited. For example, for a fuel-powered automobile, the power source may refer to a fuel engine such as a gasoline engine or a diesel engine; for an electric automobile, the power source may refer to an electric motor; for a hybrid automobile, the power source may refer to an engine or an electric motor; for an automobile powered by other means, the power source may refer to a device that generates power.

[0055] The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are only for description and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments. The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A back door hinge structure, characterized in that: include: A first hinge component, the first hinge component comprises a first mounting plate and a ball and socket component connected to each other; a spherical cavity is provided inside the ball and socket component, and an open groove is provided on one side of the ball and socket component, and a groove direction of the open groove extends along the circumferential direction of the ball and socket component; The second hinge component includes a second mounting plate and a ball head component connected to each other; the ball head component is movably connected in the spherical cavity, the second mounting plate extends out of the ball socket component through the open groove, and the second mounting plate can slide along the groove direction of the open groove.

2. The back door hinge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first mounting plate is used to connect to the vehicle body, and the second mounting plate is used to connect to the tailgate; or, the first mounting plate is used to connect to the tailgate, and the second mounting plate is used to connect to the vehicle body.

3. The back door hinge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: An adjustment gap is arranged between the inner side wall of the ball socket and the outer surface of the ball head.

4. The back door hinge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ball and socket member is provided with a plurality of adjustment holes, and the adjustment holes are used to install adjustment members so as to limit the position of the ball head member located inside the ball and socket member by using the adjustment members.

5. The back door hinge structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ball and socket member includes at least three adjustment holes, and a plane defined by the at least three adjustment holes is defined as an adjustment hole plane. The center point of the ball and socket member is located on the adjustment hole plane.

6. The back door hinge structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The adjusting hole is provided with a threaded structure, the adjusting member includes a threaded portion, and the adjusting member is threadedly matched with the adjusting hole; the end of the adjusting member is used to abut against the ball head member.

7. The back door hinge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first mounting plate is provided with at least two first mounting holes, and the first mounting holes are used for first fixing bolts to pass through; the at least two first mounting holes are symmetrically distributed on opposite sides of the ball and socket member.

8. The back door hinge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second mounting plate is provided with at least two second mounting holes, and the second mounting holes are used for second fixing bolts to pass through; the at least two second mounting holes are arranged in a linear array along the length direction of the second mounting plate.

9. A back door device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a back door hinge structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. An automobile, characterized in that: Comprising the back door device as claimed in claim 9.

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