Method for mounting a bearing bracket on a vehicle door

Abstract

Method for mounting a bearing bracket (4) for a door handle on a cutout (3.1) of a vehicle door (3), comprising: - Providing a mounting frame (1) with a mounting surface (1.1) designed for mounting on an inside (3.2) of the vehicle door (3), and with alignment elements (1.3) and / or receiving elements (1.4), - Providing an assembly aid (2) with an outer contour (2.1) that corresponds at least partially to an inner contour of the cutout (3.1) in the vehicle door (3), wherein the assembly aid (2) has auxiliary alignment elements (2.2) that correspond to the alignment elements (1.3), - Providing a bearing bracket (4) with bearing bracket receiving elements (4.1) that correspond to the alignment elements (1.3) and / or receiving elements (1.4), - Place the mounting frame (1) onto the mounting aid (2) in such a way that the alignment elements (1.3) and auxiliary alignment elements (2.2) engage with each other, - Inserting the outer contour (2.1) of the mounting aid (2) into the cutout (3.1) until the contact surface (1.1) rests against the inside (3.2) and securing the mounting frame (1) to the inside (3.2) in this position, - Removal of the mounting aid (2), - Place the bearing bracket (4) onto the mounting frame (1) such that the bearing bracket receiving elements (4.1) of the bearing bracket (4) engage with the alignment elements (1.3) and / or receiving elements (1.4), - Attaching the bearing bracket (4) to the mounting frame (1) and / or to the vehicle door (3).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a method for mounting a bearing bracket for an outside door handle on a cutout of a vehicle door.

[0002] It is known to fasten an outside door handle for a vehicle door to a bearing bracket which is arranged in or behind a cutout in the vehicle door such that the outside door handle is flush with an outer surface of the vehicle door.

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for mounting a bearing bracket for an outside door handle on a cutout of a vehicle door.

[0004] The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1.

[0005] A method according to the invention for mounting a bearing bracket for an outside door handle on a cutout of a vehicle door comprises: - Providing a mounting frame with a contact surface designed to engage with an inner side of the vehicle door and with alignment elements and / or receiving elements, - Providing a mounting aid with an outer contour that corresponds at least partially to an inner contour of the cutout in the vehicle door, wherein the mounting aid has auxiliary alignment elements that correspond to the alignment elements of the mounting frame, - Providing a bearing bracket with bearing bracket receiving elements that correspond to the alignment elements and / or receiving elements of the mounting frame, - Placing the mounting frame onto the mounting aid in such a way that the alignment elements of the mounting frame and the auxiliary alignment elements of the mounting aid engage with each other, - Insert the outer contour of the mounting aid into the cutout until the contact surface rests on the inside and fasten the mounting frame on the inside in this position, - Removing the assembly aid, - Placing the bearing bracket on the mounting frame in such a way that the bearing bracket receiving elements of the bearing bracket engage with the alignment elements and / or receiving elements of the mounting frame, - Attach the bearing bracket to the mounting frame and / or the vehicle door.

[0006] In one embodiment, the mounting frame is attached to the inside of the vehicle door by means of an adhesive layer provided on the contact surface.

[0007] In one embodiment, an adhesive strip, in particular a double-sided adhesive strip, is used as the adhesive layer.

[0008] In one embodiment, the bearing bracket is attached between a door reinforcement plate present on the vehicle door and the bearing bracket and / or between the bearing bracket and the mounting frame.

[0009] In one embodiment, the bearing bracket is attached by screwing.

[0010] An exemplary vehicle door assembly comprises a vehicle door with a cutout, a mounting frame and a bearing bracket for an outside door handle, wherein the mounting frame comprises a bearing surface configured to bear against an inside of the vehicle door, and alignment elements and / or receiving elements, wherein the bearing bracket comprises bearing bracket receiving elements corresponding to the alignment elements and / or receiving elements, wherein the mounting frame is attached to an inside of the vehicle door around the cutout, wherein the bearing bracket is placed on the mounting frame in such a way that the bearing bracket receiving elements of the bearing bracket are in engagement with the alignment elements and / or receiving elements, whereby the bearing bracket is attached to the mounting frame and / or the vehicle door.

[0011] For example, the alignment elements and / or auxiliary alignment elements and / or receiving elements comprise at least one friction fit and / or press fit and / or at least one snap hook.

[0012] For example, an adhesive layer is provided on the contact surface.

[0013] For example, the alignment elements are in the form of domes and serve as receiving elements for corresponding bearing bracket elements on the bearing bracket, which are in the form of openings into which the domes fit, such that one or only one alignment of the bearing bracket on the mounting frame is possible.

[0014] For example, the mounting frame is designed to accommodate a fold of the cutout in the vehicle door.

[0015] The vehicle door arrangement can in particular be manufactured by means of the method described above.

[0016] Advantageously, the information about the position of the cutout is transmitted to the mounting frame with the aid of the outer contour of the mounting aid, which corresponds completely or approximately to the inner contour of the cutout in the vehicle door.

[0017] The bearing bracket elements, which correspond to the receiving elements of the mounting frame, ensure that the bearing bracket assumes a precise, predetermined position relative to the mounting frame. Due to the precise prior alignment of the mounting frame to the vehicle door, the bearing bracket also assumes a precise, predetermined position relative to the vehicle door, particularly its cutout. This enables precise, time- and cost-saving installation of the bearing bracket on the vehicle door.

[0018] Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings: Fig. 1 a schematic view of a mounting frame and a mounting aid for mounting a bearing bracket for an outside door handle in a vehicle door, Fig. 2 a schematic view of the mounting frame with the mounting aid and a vehicle door, Fig. 3 a schematic view of the vehicle door with the mounting frame while the mounting aid is removed, Fig. 4 a schematic view of the vehicle door with the mounting frame during the installation of a bearing bracket, Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a vehicle door assembly comprising the vehicle door with the mounting frame and the mounted bearing bracket, and Fig. 6 a schematic exploded view of an embodiment of the vehicle door with the cutout, the mounting frame, the mounting aid and the bearing bracket.

[0019] Corresponding parts are provided with the same reference numerals in all figures.

[0020] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a mounting frame 1 and a mounting aid 2 for mounting a bearing bracket 4 for an outside door handle in a vehicle door 3.

[0021] The mounting frame 1 has, for example, a circumferential, in particular elongated, contour that follows, for example, an inner contour of a cutout in the vehicle door 3. The circumferential contour of the mounting frame 1 can be slightly larger than the inner contour of the cutout in the vehicle door 3 in order to accommodate a possibly existing fold 3.3 of the cutout in the vehicle door 3.

[0022] A contact surface 1.1 of the mounting frame 1, which is designed to rest on an inner side of the vehicle door 3, can be completely or partially provided with an adhesive layer 1.2, for example an adhesive strip, in particular a double-sided adhesive strip. The adhesive layer 1.2 can be Fig. 1, the side facing away from the mounting frame 1 must be provided with a protective strip which can be removed before installation on the vehicle door 3.

[0023] An outer contour 2.1 of the assembly aid 2 corresponds, for example, completely or approximately to the inner contour of the cutout in the vehicle door 3 in which the bearing bracket 4 is to be arranged.

[0024] The mounting frame 1 and / or the mounting aid 2 can be provided with alignment elements 1.3 and auxiliary alignment elements 2.2 to hold the mounting frame 1 on the mounting aid 2 in a predetermined mounting position. The alignment elements 1.3 and auxiliary alignment elements 2.2 can, for example, comprise at least one friction fit and / or press fit and / or at least one snap hook.

[0025] In a Fig. In the assembly step shown in Figure 1, the mounting frame 1 is placed on the mounting aid 2 such that the alignment elements 1.3 and auxiliary alignment elements 2.2 hold the mounting frame 1 on the mounting aid 2 in the predetermined mounting position.

[0026] Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the mounting frame 1 with the mounting aid 2 and a vehicle door 3.

[0027] After the protective strip has been removed from the adhesive layer 1.2, the mounting aid 2 is attached to the Fig. 1, the mounting frame 1 mounted thereon is moved toward a cutout 3.1 in the vehicle door 3, wherein the outer contour 2.1 of the mounting aid 2 is inserted into the cutout 3.1. At the end of this insertion movement, the adhesive layer 1.2 rests against an inner side 3.2 of the vehicle door 3, so that the mounting frame 1 is adhered to the vehicle door 3 exactly in the desired position, i.e., in the correct position.

[0028] The circumferential contour of the mounting frame 1 accommodates, if necessary, a fold 3.3 of the cutout 3.1 in the vehicle door 3.

[0029] Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the vehicle door 3 with the mounting frame 1 while the mounting aid 2 is removed.

[0030] In this case, the mounting aid 2 is pulled off, possibly after releasing one or more snap hooks or other alignment elements 1.3 and auxiliary alignment elements 2.2, for example, in the direction away from an outer side 3.4 of the vehicle door 3. The mounting frame 1 remains on the inner side 3.2 of the vehicle door 3 due to the adhesive layer 1.2. In another embodiment, it can be provided that the mounting aid 2 is pulled off in the opposite direction, i.e., in the direction away from the inner side 3.2 of the vehicle door 3.

[0031] Furthermore, Fig. 3 on a side of the mounting frame 1 facing away from the contact surface 1.1, receiving elements 1.4 for receiving corresponding elements of the bearing bracket 4 are shown.

[0032] Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the vehicle door 3 with the mounting frame 1 during the assembly of a bearing bracket 4. The bearing bracket 4 has bearing bracket receiving elements 4.1 corresponding to the receiving elements 1.4 of the mounting frame 1, which are aligned in or on these.

[0033] Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a vehicle door assembly 10, comprising the vehicle door 3 with the mounting frame 1 and the mounted bearing bracket 4. Due to the bearing bracket elements 4.1 corresponding to the receiving elements 1.4 of the mounting frame 1, the bearing bracket 4 assumes a precise, predetermined position relative to the mounting frame 1. Due to the previous, precise alignment of the mounting frame 1 to the vehicle door 3, the bearing bracket 4 now also assumes a precise, predetermined position relative to the vehicle door 3, in particular its cutout 3.1.

[0034] In this position, the bearing bracket 4 can be secured, for example, by screwing. The fastening, in particular the screwing, can take place between a door reinforcement plate, if present on the vehicle door 3, and the bearing bracket 4 and / or between the bearing bracket 4 and the mounting frame 1.

[0035] For example, an outside door handle can then be attached to the bearing bracket 4, in particular flush with the outside 3.4.

[0036] In an exemplary embodiment, the assembly aid 2 can be Fig. 5 shown state in the mounting frame 1 and only then be removed.

[0037] With the help of the outer contour 2.1 of the mounting aid 2, which corresponds completely or approximately to the inner contour of the cutout 3.1 in the vehicle door 3, the information about the position of the cutout 3.1 is transmitted to the mounting frame 1.

[0038] Fig.6 is a schematic exploded view of an embodiment of the vehicle door 3 with the cutout 3.1, the mounting frame 1, the mounting aid 2 and the bearing bracket 4. In the illustrated embodiment, the mounting frame 1 has alignment elements 1.3 in the form of, for example, three domes, optionally with a slot. The mounting aid 2 has corresponding auxiliary alignment elements 2.2 in the form of openings into which the domes fit, such that one or only one alignment of the mounting frame 1 on the mounting aid 2 is possible. In the illustrated embodiment, the alignment elements 1.3 also serve as receiving elements 1.4 for corresponding bearing bracket receiving elements 4.1 on the bearing bracket 4, which can also be in the form of openings into which the domes fit, such that one or only one alignment of the bearing bracket 4 on the mounting frame 1 is possible. LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS 1 mounting frame 1.1 Contact surface 1.2 Adhesive layer 1.3 Alignment element 1.4 Receiving element 2 Assembly aid 2.1 Outer contour 2.2 Auxiliary alignment element 3 vehicle door 3.1 Excerpt 3.2 Inside 3.3 Fold 3.4 Outside 4 bearing brackets 4.1 Bearing bracket support element 10 Vehicle door arrangement

Claims

[1] Method for mounting a bearing bracket (4) for a door handle on a cutout (3.1) of a vehicle door (3), comprising: - Providing a mounting frame (1) with a contact surface (1.1) designed to bear against an inner side (3.2) of the vehicle door (3), and with alignment elements (1.3) and / or receiving elements (1.4), - Providing a mounting aid (2) with an outer contour (2.1) which at least partially corresponds to an inner contour of the cutout (3.1) in the vehicle door (3), wherein the mounting aid (2) has auxiliary alignment elements (2.2) which correspond to the alignment elements (1.3), - Providing a bearing bracket (4) with bearing bracket receiving elements (4.1) which correspond to the alignment elements (1.3) and / or receiving elements (1.4), - placing the mounting frame (1) on the mounting aid (2) in such a way that the alignment elements (1.3) and auxiliary alignment elements (2.2) engage with each other, - Inserting the outer contour (2.1) of the assembly aid (2) into the cutout (3.1) until the contact surface (1.1) rests on the inside (3.2) and fastening the mounting frame (1) to the inside (3.2) in this position, - Remove the assembly aid (2), - placing the bearing bracket (4) on the mounting frame (1) in such a way that the bearing bracket receiving elements (4.1) of the bearing bracket (4) engage with the alignment elements (1.3) and / or receiving elements (1.4), - Fasten the bearing bracket (4) to the mounting frame (1) and / or to the vehicle door (3). [2] Method according to claim 1, wherein the mounting frame (1) is fastened to the inside (3.2) of the vehicle door (3) by means of an adhesive layer (1.2) provided on the contact surface (1.1). [3] Method according to claim 2, wherein an adhesive strip, in particular a double-sided adhesive strip, is used as the adhesive layer (1.2). [4] Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the fastening of the bearing bracket (4) takes place between a door reinforcement plate present on the vehicle door (3) and the bearing bracket (4) and / or between the bearing bracket (4) and the mounting frame (1). [5] Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the fastening of the bearing bracket (4) is carried out by screwing.

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