Coupling apparatus for car door
A coupling apparatus for a car door mechanically couples a first member having a first hole to a second member having a second hole at a position corresponding to the first hole. The coupling apparatus includes a stop portion configured to support the first member, a crossbar configured to support the second member and couple the second member to the first member when rotated to a final coupling position, and a shaft configured to support the stop portion and the crossbar and including a hook portion configured to hook the shaft to the first member at a temporary coupling position. The shaft is shaped to enter and rotatably pass through the first and second holes of the first and second members. The shaft is provided with an airtight member to maintain airtightness between the shaft and the first hole of the first member at the final coupling position.
1 . A coupling apparatus for a car door, the coupling apparatus comprising:
a first member comprising a first hole;
a second member comprising a second hole at a position corresponding to the first hole; and
a coupler configured to mechanically couple the first member and the second member to each other,
wherein a first latch projection is defined on an inner peripheral surface of the first hole of the first member,
wherein the coupler comprises:
a shaft extending in a vertical direction and having a shape for entering and rotatably passing through the first hole of the first member and the second hole of the second member;
a stop portion disposed on a side of the shaft and configured to support the first member;
a crossbar disposed on another side of the shaft and configured such that when the shaft is rotated to a final coupling position, the crossbar supports the second member and fixedly couples the second member to the first member; and
a position maintaining portion comprising a groove portion and a separation prevention protrusion, the groove portion being disposed on an outer side of the shaft and configured to define a movement path along which the first latch projection moves, and the separation prevention protrusion being disposed on the groove portion and configured to prevent the first latch projection in the movement path from being separated from the shaft,
wherein the first latch projection is disposed on the first member in an elastically movable manner such that when the first latch projection passes the separation prevention protrusion while coming into contact with the separation prevention protrusion, the first latch projection elastically moves in a direction away from the separation prevention protrusion, and
wherein a buffer space is defined in the first member around the first hole by a through-hole penetrating the first member in the vertical direction, and
wherein when the first latch projection passes the separation prevention protrusion, the first latch projection is moved toward the buffer space.
2 . The coupling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an elastic support is disposed between the first hole and the buffer space, and the first latch projection protrudes from a center lateral surface of the elastic support.
3 . The coupling apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the elastic support extends in a wave shape in which a convex portion relatively close to the shaft and a concave portion relatively distant from the shaft are alternately defined.
4 . The coupling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a second latch projection is defined in the first hole of the first member at a position where the second latch projection makes a right angle with the first latch projection,
an inclined lateral surface is defined on each of both sides of the crossbar, and
the second latch projection makes contact with the inclined lateral surface of the crossbar to prevent the crossbar inserted into the first hole from moving in a direction opposite to a direction in which the crossbar is inserted into the first hole.