Abstract
It is provided a fixture for mounting a window lifter assembly in a vehicle door, wherein the fixture can be mounted in a vehicle door and at least includes at least one mounting portion, via which the window lifter assembly can be mounted on the fixture in a plurality of mounting positions, and at least one tool interface, via which a tool adapted for connection can reversibly be connected to the fixture, wherein the window lifter assembly properly mounted on the fixture can be shifted from one of the mounting positions into another one of the mounting positions by a torque introduced into the connected tool. adjusting
Claims
1. A fixture for mounting a window lifter assembly in a vehicle door, wherein the fixture can be mounted in the vehicle door and at least includes: at least one mounting portion via which the window lifter assembly can be mounted on the fixture in a plurality of mounting positions, and at least one tool interface via which a tool adapted for connection can reversibly be connected to the fixture wherein the window lifter assembly properly mounted on the fixture can be shifted from one of the mounting positions into another one of the mounting positions by a torque introduced into the connected tool.
2. The fixture according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is formed with a mounting opening into which a connecting element can be introduced for mounting the window lifter assembly on the fixture.
3. The fixture according to claim 2, wherein the mounting opening is formed with an oblong hole.
4. The fixture according to claim 2, wherein a boundary of the mounting opening includes an opening for pushing the connecting element into the mounting opening.
5. The fixture according to claim 4, wherein the opening extends up to an edge of the fixture.
6. The fixture according to claim 1 wherein the tool interface is formed with a protruding or receding structure with respect to the fixture.
7. The fixture according to claim 1 wherein the tool interface is formed with an oblong hole.
8. The fixture according to claim 1, wherein the fixture includes at least one connecting opening for connecting the fixture to a door module carrier.
9. The fixture according to claim 1, wherein the fixture includes at least one holding portion protruding with respect to a flat portion of the fixture for positively connecting the fixture to a door module carrier.
10. A vehicle door assembly including: a door module carrier, the fixture according to claim 1 mounted on the door module carrier, the window lifter assembly mounted on the fixture via the at least one mounting portion, and a door body connected to the door module carrier, comprising at least one adjustment opening for adjusting the mounted window lifter assembly.
11. The vehicle door assembly according to claim 10, wherein the adjustment opening is aligned with the at least one mounting portion.
12. The vehicle door assembly according to claim 10, wherein the adjustment opening is formed in such a way that a tool adapted for adjusting the window lifter assembly can be guided through the adjustment opening.
13. The vehicle door assembly according to claim 10, wherein the adjustment opening can be closed in a waterproof way.
14. The vehicle door assembly according to claim 10, wherein the mounting portion of the fixture is formed with a mounting opening into which a connecting element can be introduced for mounting the window lifter assembly on the fixture, wherein a boundary of the mounting opening includes an opening for pushing the connecting element into the mounting opening, and the opening is arranged along a vertical above the mounting opening.
15. (canceled)
16. A method for adjusting the window lifter assembly of the vehicle door assembly according to claim 10, wherein the window lifter assembly is detached from the at least one mounting portion by means of a tool adapted for adjusting the mounted window lifter assembly the window lifter assembly is shifted from one mounting position on the fixture into another mounting position, and the window lifter assembly is fixed.
17. (canceled)
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0075] The attached Figures by way of example illustrate possible design variants of the proposed solution.
[0076] FIG. 1 shows a perspective representation of a first embodiment of the proposed fixture with a mounting opening and a tool interface.
[0077] FIG. 2 shows the proposed fixture of FIG. 1 in a state mounted on a door module carrier with a window lifter assembly mounted on the fixture.
[0078] FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D show various further embodiments of the proposed fixture.
[0079] FIG. 4A shows another embodiment of the proposed fixture with an opening for pushing a connecting element into the mounting opening.
[0080] FIG. 4B shows a perspective representation of a mounting position of the fixture of FIG. 4A on a door module carrier.
[0081] FIG. 5 shows a perspective representation of possible mounting positions of a window lifter assembly on the proposed fixture of FIG. 4A.
[0082] FIG. 6A shows a perspective representation of a first embodiment of a tool in a state operatively connected to a connecting means.
[0083] FIG. 6B shows another perspective representation of the tool of FIG. 6A in a state guided through an adjustment opening for adjusting a mounted window lifter assembly.
[0084] FIGS. 7A and 7B show perspective side views of a vehicle door with the proposed vehicle door assembly.
[0085] FIG. 7C shows a top view from the wet-space side onto a door inner skin of the vehicle door of FIGS. 7A and 7B with a schematic representation of a tool channel.
[0086] FIG. 8 shows a top view from the wet-space side onto a door inner skin of another vehicle door.
[0087] FIG. 9A shows a perspective representation of another embodiment of the proposed fixture.
[0088] FIG. 9B shows the proposed fixture of FIG. 9A in a state mounted on a door module carrier with a window lifter assembly mounted on the fixture.
[0089] FIG. 10 shows a flow diagram of the proposed mounting method.
[0090] FIGS. 11 and 12 show flow diagrams of the proposed method for adjusting a window lifter assembly.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0091] FIG. 1 shows a fixture 100 including a substantially flat base body. In a central region, the fixture 100 comprises a bent lug which includes a mounting opening 110 formed with an oblong hole. For mounting a window lifter assembly 200 on the fixture 100, a connecting element 210 can be introduced into the mounting opening 110. Above the mounting opening 110, a tool interface 120 formed with an oblong hole is arranged. The tool interface 120 has a longitudinally extending axis which extends through an imaginary center of the mounting opening 110. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting openings 130 of various sizes is incorporated into the fixture 100. Via at least some of the connecting openings 130, the fixture 100 can be mounted on a door module carrier 310. It is likewise conceivable and possible that with some of the connecting openings 130 the fixture 100 can be connected to a door inner skin 510 and/or a door trim and/or a door outer skin.
[0092] At an edge extending around the outside of the fixture 100, the same has a bent edge with which the fixture 100 can be supported on a corresponding contour of a door module carrier 310. Thus, the bent edge of the fixture 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a holding portion 140. Such a holding portion 140 simplifies the positioning of the fixture 100 on a door module carrier 310.
[0093] FIG. 2 shows how the fixture 100 shown in FIG. 1 supports on a door module carrier 310 via the holding portion 140. The bent edge of the fixture 100 therefor flatly rests against a corresponding contour of the door module carrier 310. For producing a connection to the door module carrier 310, the fixture 100 furthermore is connected to the same via the connecting opening 130 of the fixture 100. A connecting element 210 formed with a screw and a nut extends through the mounting opening 110 of the fixture 100. Via the connecting element 210, a window lifter assembly 200 is fixed on the fixture 100. By releasing the screw, the connecting element 210 and thus the window lifter assembly 200 can be adjusted along the mounting opening 110 and thus transversely to the door module carrier 310 into various mounting positions and can be fixed again by newly tightening the screw. Thus, the window lifter assembly 200 shown in FIG. 2 can be adjusted relative to the fixture 100 and the door module carrier 310. To shift the window lifter assembly 200 in the mounting opening 110, an adjusting force can be introduced into the connecting element 210 after releasing the screw, in that a tool 400 adapted therefor supports on the tool interface 120 of the fixture 100.
[0094] For realizing a modular solution, the window lifter assembly 200 can be mountable on different door module carriers 310 via a plurality of different embodiments of the proposed fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105.
[0095] For this purpose, FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D show various embodiments of the proposed fixture 101, 102, 103, 104, 105. The fixtures 102, 103 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, in contrast to the fixture 100 shown in FIG. 1, do not have a bent edge. Likewise, a number of connecting openings 130 is different. Both the embodiment of FIG. 3A and the embodiment of FIG. 3B substantially is formed as a bracket whose legs include a 90 angle. In the region of the curvature, both fixtures 101, 102 include reinforcements.
[0096] In contrast to the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 3A, the fixture 104 in FIG. 3D includes two tool interfaces 120. Thus, the tool 400 can be used for releasing and shifting the connecting element 210 in different positions on the fixture 104.
[0097] Just like the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the embodiments of the proposed fixture 103, 104 as shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D also have bent edges or holding portions 140. In contrast to the embodiment of the fixture 100 as shown in FIG. 1, the bent edges of the embodiments in FIGS. 3C and 3D on the other hand are not circumferential, but each extend only along a portion of the edge. Analogously to the embodiments of FIGS. 3A and 3B, the fixtures 103, 104 in FIGS. 3C and 3D each include an angled portion which is stiffened in the region of the curvature.
[0098] To provide for pushing a connecting element 210 into the mounting opening 110 without completely releasing the connecting element 210, the mounting opening 110 can have an opening 150 on a boundary.
[0099] FIG. 4A therefor shows an exemplary configuration of another embodiment of the proposed fixture 105. In a region shown on the left in FIG. 4A, the same includes a mounting opening 110 whose boundary is formed with an opening 150 in the upper region, which extends up to the edge of the fixture 105. Thus, a not completely released connecting element 210, such as a screw with an attached nut, can be pushed into the mounting opening 110 and subsequently be shifted in the mounting opening 110. Analogously to the further embodiments of the proposed fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104 from FIGS. 1, 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D, the fixture 105 in FIG. 4A also includes connecting openings 130 for connecting the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 to a door module carrier 310 and a tool interface 120 for supporting a tool 400. A holding portion 142 formed with a bead is centrally incorporated into the embodiment shown in FIG. 4A. In a state properly mounted on a door module carrier 310, the same engages into a corresponding depression of the module carrier in order to position the fixture 105. Furthermore, the embodiment of FIG. 4A also includes a holding portion 140 formed with an angled edge at a lower end.
[0100] FIG. 4B shows a proper mounting position of the fixture 105 of FIG. 4A on a door module carrier 310.
[0101] In FIG. 5 it is shown how mounting of a window lifter assembly 200 in various mounting positions is possible via the fixture 105 mounted corresponding to FIG. 4B. FIG. 5 here shows three different mounting positions for the window lifter assembly 200 by shifting the connecting element 210 within the mounting opening 110. For the sake of simplicity, the connecting element 210 here is each shown without an associated nut. For initially mounting the window lifter assembly 200 with a partly released connecting element 210, the connecting element 210 can be guided into the mounting opening 110 via the opening 150 shown at the upper edge of the fixture 105. Within the mounting opening 110, the mounting position can be defined by shifting and by tightening a nut not shown here.
[0102] The releasing, tightening and shifting of the connecting element 210 can be carried out by means of the tool 400. For this purpose, FIG. 6A shows a first embodiment of the tool 400. The tool 400 comprises an outer element 410 and an inner element 420 rotatably mounted within the outer element 410, wherein the inner element 420 includes a tool head 422 at an end portion for releasing a connecting element 210 by a rotation. FIG. 6A shows the tool head 422 in operative connection with the connecting element 210. At an end portion opposite the tool head 422, the inner element 420 includes a handle 424 for introducing a torque into the inner element 420. Thus, by turning the handle 424, the connecting element 210 which extends through the mounting opening 110 of the fixture 100 can be released. Furthermore, the tool 400 includes a radially extending supporting portion 412 at an end portion of the outer element 410 facing the tool head 422. The tool 400 thereby can be supported on a workpiece. On an end portion facing away from the workpiece, the outer element 410 includes a handle 414 for introducing a torque into the outer element 410. By introducing the torque with the connecting element 210 at least partly released, the connecting element 210 can be shifted along the mounting opening 110, wherein the tool 400 supports on the tool interface 120. The window lifter assembly 200 mounted on the fixture 100, which is shown in FIG. 6A, thereby can be shifted relative to the door module carrier 310, and the window lifter assembly 200 thus can be adjusted.
[0103] Due to the cylinder-shaped tool 400, no manual contact with the proposed fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 is necessary. In this connection, FIG. 6B shows how the tool 400 provides for adjusting the mounted window lifter assembly 200 by means of the tool 400. The tool 400 therefor is guided through an adjustment opening 512 in the door inner skin 510, which provides for access to the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 for the tool 400. An interior door trim not shown in FIG. 6B is irrelevant for the adjustment operation with the tool 400 and can be mounted in advance or remain mounted. The adjustment opening 512 shown in FIG. 6B accordingly provides for a linear access from the adjustment opening 512 to the mounting opening 110 and the tool interface 120.
[0104] FIGS. 7A and 7B show a perspective side view of the vehicle door 500 of FIG. 6B with a view through the adjustment opening 512 onto the mounting opening 110. For reasons of clarity, a representation of the connecting element 210 in the mounting opening 110 has been omitted. Through the adjustment opening 512 and the mounting opening 110 the window lifter assembly 200 located behind the same can be seen, which can be mounted with the connecting element 210 and can be shifted along the mounting opening 110.
[0105] FIG. 7C shows a wet-space-side view of the door module carrier 310 mounted on the door inner skin 510. An imaginary connection between the adjustment opening 512 in the door inner skin 510 and the fixture 104 mounted on the door module carrier 310, which is shown in FIG. 3D, defines the tool channel 520 along which the tool 400 is guided for adjusting the mounted window lifter assembly 200.
[0106] In principle, a window lifter assembly 200 can also be mountable on a door module carrier 310 with a plurality of fixtures 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105. Each of the fixtures 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 can include at least one connecting element 210, via which the window lifter assembly 200 can be adjusted relative to the module carrier. The fixtures 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 can provide for an adjustment along respectively different spatial directions or also along the same spatial directions.
[0107] FIG. 8 shows an exemplary embodiment of a door module carrier 310 of the proposed door assembly mounted on a door inner skin 510, comprising two fixtures 101, 102 of the proposed type. Each of the fixtures 101, 102 can be reached with the tool 400 via a separate adjustment opening 512 in the door inner skin 510, in order to adjust the window lifter assembly 200 relative to the door module carrier 310. The fixture 101 shown on the left in FIG. 8 corresponds to the fixture 101 of FIG. 3A. The fixture 102 shown on the right in FIG. 8 corresponds to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3B. Both fixtures 101, 102 can be reached via the tool 400, without removing a possibly mounted interior door trim or further door components. Merely possible closures of the adjustment openings 512 shown here must be removed for introducing the tool 400.
[0108] In further embodiments of the proposed fixture 106 it is also conceivable that the mounting opening 110 is formed as a round hole.
[0109] FIGS. 9A and 9B therefor show a possible embodiment of the proposed fixture 106. FIG. 9A shows the fixture 106 individually, while in FIG. 9B the fixture 106 is mounted on a door module carrier 310. On the mounted fixture 106 a window lifter assembly 200 in turn is mounted. A connecting element 210 extends through the mounting opening 110, which connects the window lifter assembly 200 to the fixture 106. To allow the window lifter assembly 200 and the fixture 106 to be shifted relative to each other, the connecting element 210 extends through an oblong hole on the side of the window lifter assembly 200. The window lifter assembly 200 likewise includes openings which are at least partly aligned with the tool interfaces 120 of the fixture 106. Thus, a supporting portion 412 of the tool 400, which is formed with a trunnion, can extend through both the tool interface 120 and the aligned opening of the mounted window lifter assembly 200. When a torque is introduced into the tool 400 operatively connected to the connecting element 210 via the tool head 422, the tool 400 is supported on the connecting element 210 and an adjusting force is introduced into the window lifter assembly 200 via the opening of the window lifter assembly 200 aligned with the tool interface 120. In the arrangement shown in FIG. 9B, the window lifter assembly 200 thus can be adjusted with regard to a distance to the door module carrier 310 via the tool 400.
[0110] Furthermore, the fixture 106 also includes a fastening portion 160. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the fixture 106 therefor is formed with a bent lug which in the mounted state of the fixture 106 extends away from the door module carrier 310. To the fastening portion 160 a wire harness 320 of a functional part of the vehicle door 500 is attached.
[0111] In principle, the mounting portion 110 of the fixture can also be formed without a mounting opening. By way of example, the mounting portion 110 can be formed with a bolt or a screw which is integrally connected to the fixture.
[0112] FIG. 10 shows a possible sequence of the proposed mounting method of a vehicle door assembly. Here, the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 initially is mounted on a door module carrier 310. Subsequently, the window lifter assembly 200 is mounted on the door module carrier 310 via the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and then the door module carrier 310 is mounted on the door body. The connection of the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 to the door module carrier 310 by way of example is conceivable and possible by an adhesive bond, a welding connection or a screw connection.
[0113] In principle, the proposed method steps can also be carried out in a different order. By way of example, a fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 of the proposed type initially can be mounted on a door module carrier 310. Subsequently, the door module carrier 310 can be attached to a door body in order to subsequently mount the window lifter assembly 200 on the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. It is likewise conceivable and possible to initially mount the door module carrier 310 on the door inner skin 510 and/or the door outer skin. Subsequently, the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 of the proposed type is attached to the door module carrier 310.
[0114] After mounting the window lifter assembly 200, the same in particular can be adjusted by means of the tool 400 via the adjustment opening 512 without any further disassembly.
[0115] FIG. 11 therefor shows the proposed method for adjusting the mounted window lifter assembly 200. For this purpose, the window lifter assembly 200 initially is detached from the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 by means of a tool 400 adapted therefor, the window lifter assembly 200 is shifted from one mounting position into the other one, and subsequently the window lifter assembly 200 is fixed again. The vehicle door 500 can remain completely mounted except for the removal of possible closures for the adjustment opening 512.
[0116] FIG. 12 shows another possible sequence of the proposed adjusting method for an embodiment of the window lifter assembly 200, in which the window lifter assembly 200 is mounted on the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 via a connecting element 210. For this purpose, the connecting element 210 initially is released by means of a tool, in particular the tool 400 of FIGS. 6A and 6B. Subsequently, the at least one connecting element 210 is shifted along the mounting opening 110, wherein the tool 400 supports on the tool interface 120 of the fixture 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. Subsequently, the at least one connecting element 210 is fixed again.
[0117] The proposed solution is not limited to the exemplary embodiments discussed here in detail. Rather, the proposed solution also comprises any combination of features of the discussed exemplary embodiments, as far as the same can be combined by the skilled person in an executable way.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0118] 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 fixture [0119] 110 mounting portion [0120] 120 tool interface [0121] 130 connecting opening [0122] 140, 142 holding portion [0123] 150 opening [0124] 160 fastening portion [0125] 200 window lifter assembly [0126] 210 connecting element [0127] 220 guide rail [0128] 300 door module [0129] 310 door module carrier [0130] 312 sealing [0131] 320 cable strand [0132] 400 tool [0133] 410 outer element [0134] 412 supporting portion [0135] 414 handle [0136] 420 inner element [0137] 422 tool head [0138] 424 handle [0139] 500 vehicle door [0140] 510 door inner skin [0141] 512 adjustment opening [0142] 520, 522, 524 tool channel
