Patent Publication Number: US-2013227887-A1

Title: Vehicle door structure

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a vehicle door structure, and, in particular, to a vehicle door structure having a composite door panel in which a slide opening and closing door panel and a swing opening and closing door panel are combined. 
     2. Related Background Art 
     As a vehicle door structure, for example, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-240611 has been known. The vehicle door structure disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-240611 has a first door panel and a second door panel, and the first door panel is configured to be slideable with respect to the second door panel, and the second door panel is configured to be swingable with respect to the vehicle body. Further, in the above-described vehicle door structure as the conventional technology, for the reason of improving the stability of the slide opening and closing door panel at the time of slide opening and closing, it is considered that the slide opening and closing door panel is supported by the vehicle at the time of slide opening and closing the slide opening and closing door panel, and the support of the slide opening and closing door panel by the vehicle is released when the slide opening and closing door panel is brought into a fully open condition. 
     As described above, in such a vehicle door structure in which a slide opening and closing door panel is supported by a vehicle at the time of opening and closing the slide opening and closing door panel, in consideration of the safety at the time of opening and closing the swing opening and closing door panel, and further, in order to reduce the load on a swinging member for swinging the swing opening and closing door panel, a state in which the slide opening and closing door panel overlaps the swing opening and closing door panel is preferably maintained at the time of opening and closing the swing opening and closing door panel. However, because a handle of the slide opening and closing door panel is made operable, when the handle of the slide opening and closing door panel is accidentally operated in a state in which the swing opening and closing door panel is open, the fixation of the slide opening and closing door panel and the swing opening and closing door panel is released. Thus, there is a risk that the slide opening and closing door panel is not supported by the vehicle, and the slide opening and closing door panel may be uncoupled from the swing opening and closing door panel. 
     An object of the invention is to provide a vehicle door structure in which it is possible to prevent the slide opening and closing door panel from being uncoupled from the swing opening and closing door panel when the swing opening and closing door panel is opened. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a vehicle door structure including: a first door panel which is installed at a first opening section provided in a vehicle body, the first door panel opens and closes the first opening section; a second door panel which is installed at a second opening section continuously provided adjacent to the first opening section, the second door panel opens and closes the second opening section; a sliding mechanism with which the first door panel is slideably mounted with respect to the vehicle body and the second door panel, and the first door panel is moved between a closed position at which the first opening section is closed and an open position at which the first door panel overlaps the second door panel at the same time as the first opening section is fully opened; a swinging mechanism with which the second door panel is swingably supported with respect to the vehicle body, and the second door panel is made swingable when the first door panel is at the open position; and a locking mechanism which locks the first door panel to the second door panel at the open position of the first door panel, wherein the vehicle door structure further includes a controlling mechanism which invalidates an operation of a handle controlling the locking mechanism in the first door panel when the second door panel is opened. 
     The vehicle door structure is provided with a controlling mechanism which invalidates an operation of a handle controlling the locking mechanism in the first door panel when the second door panel is opened. Accordingly, since the operation of the handle is invalidated by the controlling mechanism even when the handle of the first door panel is operated when the second door panel is opened, the locking mechanism is not released. Thus, the fixation of the first door panel and the second door panel by the locking mechanism is maintained. As a result, it is possible to prevent the first slide opening and closing door panel from coming away from the second swing opening and closing door panel. 
     In an embodiment, the control mechanism includes an abutting portion which is provided in the first door panel or the second door panel and abuts against the vehicle body at the closed position of the second door panel where the second opening section is closed by the second door panel, and a linkage controlling portion which controls a linkage between the handle and the locking mechanism, and wherein the linkage controlling portion maintains the linkage between the handle and the locking mechanism when the abutting portion abuts against the vehicle body and breaks the linkage between the handle and the locking mechanism when the abutting portion separates from the vehicle body. With such a configuration, in the vehicle door structure, when the abutting portion separates from the vehicle body, that is, the second door panel is opened, the linkage between the handle and the locking mechanism is automatically broken. Thus, in the vehicle door structure, it is possible to reliably invalidate the operation of the handle of the first door panel when the second door panel is opened. 
     In accordance with the present invention, when the swing opening and closing door is opened, it is possible to prevent the slide opening and closing door from being uncoupled from the swing opening and closing door. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a side view showing a vehicle body to which a vehicle door structure according to an embodiment is applied. 
         FIG. 2A  is a perspective view showing a state in which a slide door panel is in the process of being opened, and  FIG. 2B  is a perspective view showing a state in which the slide door panel is at an open position. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing a state in which a swing door panel is open in the vehicle door structure. 
         FIG. 4  is an overhead view of a state in which the slide door panel and the swing door panel are fixed. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram visibly showing the slide door panel and the swing door panel from the outside of the vehicle. 
         FIGS. 6A and 6B  are diagrams showing an idling mechanism. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are diagrams showing an operation of the idling mechanism. 
         FIGS. 8A and 8B  are diagrams showing an operation of the idling mechanism. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     In addition, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals in the description of the drawings, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted. 
       FIG. 1  is a side view showing a vehicle body to which a vehicular door panel according to an embodiment is applied. In addition, in the following descriptions, the words “front,” “rear,” “upper,” “lower,” and the like may be used in some case. These words correspond to the front and rear/upper and lower portions of a vehicle (automobile). 
     A vehicle  1  shown in  FIG. 1  is, for example, a minivan to which a vehicle door structure  10  according to the embodiment is applied. In the following description, an example in which the vehicle door structure  10  is applied to one side surface (left side surface) of the vehicle  1  shown in  FIG. 1  will be described. A similar configuration may be provided on the other side surface. 
       FIG. 2A  is a perspective view showing a state in which a slide door panel is in the process of being opened, and  FIG. 2B  is a perspective view showing a state in which the slide door panel is at an open position.  FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing a state in which a swing door panel is open in the vehicle door structure.  FIG. 4  is an overhead view of a state in which the slide door panel and the swing door panel are fixed. 
     As shown in the respective diagrams, the vehicle door structure  10  includes a front door panel  12 , a slide door panel (first door panel)  14 , a swing door panel (second door panel)  16 , a slide mechanism (sliding mechanism)  18 , hinge mechanisms (swinging mechanism)  20 , a locking mechanism  22  and a idling mechanism  23  (controlling mechanism). 
     First, a front opening section  24  to which the front door panel  12  is installed and a rear opening section  26  to which the slide door panel  14  and the swing door panel  16  are installed will be described. 
     The front opening section  24  and the rear opening section  26  are provided in one side surface of a vehicle body  5 . The front opening section  24  is provided in the front of the vehicle body  5 , and is a portion through which someone gets in or gets out of a driver seat or a passenger seat. The front door panel  12  is a door panel for opening and closing the front opening section  24 , and is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the vehicle body  5  by the hinge mechanisms  20 . 
     The rear opening section  26  is provided in the rear of the vehicle body  5 , and is a portion through which someone gets in and/or gets out of the rear seats, or puts in and/or takes out baggage. The rear opening section  26  is partitioned from the front opening section  24  with a pillar  27 . The rear opening section  26  is composed of a first opening section  28  and a second opening section  30 . The first opening section  28  and the second opening section  30  are continuously provided adjacent to each other in the front-back direction. The first opening section  28  is provided on the front side of the vehicle body  5  in the rear opening section  26 , and the second opening section  30  is provided on the rear side of the vehicle body  5  in the rear opening section  26 . 
     The slide door panel  14  is installed at the first opening section  28 . The slide door panel  14  is a door panel for opening and closing the first opening section  28 . The slide door panel  14  is provided so as to be slideable in the front-back direction with respect to the vehicle body  5  and the swing door panel  16  by the slide mechanism  18 . A handle  15  is provided on the slide door panel  14 , and the slide door panel  14  is opened and closed by operating the handle  15 . 
     The swing door panel  16  is installed at the second opening section  30 . The swing door panel  16  is a door panel for opening and closing the second opening section  30 . The swing door panel  16  is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the vehicle body  5  by the hinge mechanisms  20 . A handle  17  is provided on the swing door panel  16 , and the swing door panel  16  is opened and closed by operating the handle  17 . The entire rear opening section  26  is opened and closed with the slide door panel  14  and the swing door panel  16 . 
     The slide mechanism  18  is mounted to make the slide door panel  14  slideable with respect to the vehicle body  5 . The slide mechanism  18  is a mechanism which moves the slide door panel  14  between a closed position at which the slide door panel  14  closes the first opening section  28  and an open position at which the slide door panel  14  overlaps the swing door panel  16  at the same time as the first opening section  28  is fully opened. The slide mechanism  18  includes an upper slide rail  32 , a lower slide rail  34 , an intermediate slide rail  36 , an upper slide part  38 , a lower slide part  40  and an intermediate slide part  42 . 
     The upper slide rail  32  is disposed at the upper portion (a roof side rail) of the vehicle body  5  in the first opening section  28 . The upper slide rail  32  is extended along the front-back direction of the vehicle body  5 . The lower slide rail  34  is disposed at the lower portion (on the floor side) of the vehicle body  5  in the first opening section  28 . The lower slide rail  34  is extended along the front-back direction of the vehicle body  5 . 
     The intermediate slide rail  36  is disposed on the exterior surface side in the swing door panel  16 . The intermediate slide rail  36  is disposed substantially at the central portion in the height direction of the vehicle body  5  in the swing door panel  16 . The intermediate slide rail  36  is extended along the front-back direction of the vehicle body  5 . 
     The upper slide part  38 , the lower slide part  40  and the intermediate slide part  42  are provided on the slide door panel  14 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the upper slide part  38  is disposed at the upper portion on the front end side of the slide door panel  14 . The lower slide part  40  is disposed at the lower portion on the front end side of the slide door panel  14 . The intermediate slide part  42  is disposed on the rear end side and substantially at the central portion in the height direction of the slide door panel  14 . 
     The upper slide part  38  includes a roller R. The lower slide part  40  and the intermediate slide part  42  include unillustrated rollers. The rollers are guided by the upper slide rail  32 , the lower slide rail  34  and the intermediate slide rail  36  to slide, thereby making the slide door panel  14  slideable with respect to the vehicle body  5  and the swing door panel  16 . 
     The slide door panel  14  is made freely movable in the front-back direction of the vehicle body  5  between the closed position at which the first opening section  28  is closed and the open position ( FIG. 2B ) at which the slide door panel  14  is located lateral to the swing door panel  16  to overlap the swing door panel  16  at the same time as the first opening section  28  is fully opened. 
     Specifically, when the slide door panel  14  is at the closed position, the upper, lower and intermediate slide parts  38 ,  40  and  42  are guided by the upper, lower and intermediate slide rails  32 ,  34  and  36 . Further, when the slide door panel  14  is at the open position, the upper and lower slide parts  38  and  40  are detached from the upper and lower slide rails  32  and  34  (refer to  FIG. 3 ), and only the intermediate slide part  42  is guided by the intermediate slide rail  36 . 
     The hinge mechanisms  20  are provided on the rear side in the second opening section  30  (the rear opening section  26 ). A pair of the hinge mechanisms  20  are disposed so as to have a space in the vertical direction of the vehicle body  5 . The swing door panel  16  is supported so as to be swingable with respect to the vehicle body  5  by the hinge mechanisms  20 , and as shown in  FIG. 3 , the swing door panel  16  swings to be opened and closed centering on the shaft along the vertical direction of the vehicle body  5 . 
     The locking mechanism  22  includes a lock  44  and a door lock striker  46 . The locking mechanism  22  is a mechanism which locks the slide door panel  14  to the swing door panel  16  at the open position of the slide door panel  14 . The lock  44  is attached to a base B mounted with the upper slide portion  38  and a base (not shown) mounted with the lower slide portion  40 . The door lock striker  46  is provided at each position corresponding to the lock  44  in the swing door panel  16 . 
     In the locking mechanism  22 , when the slide door panel  14  reaches the open position (the position where the rollers of the upper and lower slide portion  38  and  40  separate from the upper and lower slide rails  32  and  34 ), the lock  44  of the slide door panel  14  is connected to the door lock striker  46  of the swing door panel  16 . Accordingly, the slide door panel  14  and the swing door panel  16  are fixed. 
       FIG. 5  is a diagram visibly showing the slide door panel and the swing door panel from the outside of the vehicle. As shown in  FIG. 5 , the handle  15  includes a first handle  15   a  and a second handle  15   b.  The first handle  15   a  is a handle which is operated when opening the slide door panel  14 . The first handle  15   a  is connected to a first connection controlling portion C 1  through a wire Y 1 . A plurality of (here, two) wires Y 3  and Y 4  are connected to the first connection controlling portion C 1 . 
     The wire Y 3  is connected to a lock-up portion L which locks the slide door panel  14  to the vehicle body  5 . The wire Y 4  is connected to a lock (not shown) which is attached to the vicinity of the center of the rear end of the slide door panel  14 . With such a configuration, when the first handle  15   a  is operated, the wires Y 3  and Y 4  are operated through the first connection controlling portion C  1 , so that the lock-up portion L and the lock are controlled. 
     The second handle  15   b  is a handle which is operated when closing the slide door panel  14 . The second handle  15   b  is connected to a second connection controlling portion C 2  through a linkage controlling portion  52  (to be described later) by wires Y 2   a  and Y 2   b.  A plurality of (here, two) wires Y 5  and Y 6  are connected to the second connection controlling portion C 2 . The wire Y 5  is connected to a latch (not shown) disposed in the lock  44  which is disposed at the upper portion of the slide door panel  14 . The wire Y 6  is connected to a latch (not shown) disposed in the lock  44  which is disposed at the lower portion of the slide door panel  14 . With such a configuration, when the second handle  15   b  is operated, the wires Y 5  and Y 6  are operated through the second connection controlling portion C 2 , so that the lock  44  is controlled. Accordingly, the connection between the lock  44  and the door lock striker  46  is released. 
     The connection between the lock  44  of the slide door panel  14  and the door lock striker  46  of the swing door panel  16  may be released by the operation of the second handle  15   b  of the slide door panel  14 . For this reason, when the second handle  15   b  of the slide door panel  14  is operated by mistake even in a state where the slide door panel  14  and the swing door panel  16  are fixed when opening the swing door panel  16 , the fixation between the lock  44  and the door lock striker  46  is released, so that the slide door panel  14  may slide. At this time, when the slide door panel  14  slides toward the front side of the vehicle body  5  with respect to the swing door panel  16 , there is a concern that the intermediate slide portion  42  may separate from the intermediate slide rail  36  and hence the slide door panel  14  may come away from the swing door panel  16 . 
     Therefore, the vehicle door structure  10  according to the embodiment includes an idling mechanism  23  as shown in  FIGS. 6A and 6B .  FIGS. 6A and 6B  are diagrams showing the idling mechanism, where  FIG. 6A  illustrates a configuration of an abutting portion and  FIG. 6B  illustrates a configuration of a linkage control portion. The idling mechanism  23  shown in  FIGS. 6A and 6B  is a mechanism which invalidates the operation of the handle  15  (second handle  15   b ) with respect to the slide door panel  14  when the swing door panel  16  is opened. The idling mechanism  23  includes an abutting portion  50 , the linkage controlling portion  52 , and a wire Y 7  which connects the abutting portion  50  to the linkage controlling portion  52 . 
     The abutting portion  50  abuts against a body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5  at the closed position of the swing door panel  16  where the swing door panel  16  closes the second opening  30 . The abutting portion  50  is disposed near, for example, the lower slide portion  40  in the slide door panel  14 . More specifically, the abutting portion  50  is disposed at a position where the abutting portion abuts against the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5  when the slide door panel  14  slides and abuts against the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5  at the open position of the slide door panel  14 . The abutting portion  50  is disposed at a position where the abutting portion abuts against the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5  in the slide door panel  14  except for the case of opening of the swing door panel  16 . 
     The abutting portion  50  includes a base body portion  50   a,  a roller  50   b,  and a spring  50   c.  One end of the wire Y 7  is connected to one end of the base body portion  50   a.  The roller  50   b  is a portion which abuts against the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5 . The roller  50   b  is disposed at the other end of the base body portion  50   a,  and is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the base body portion  50   a.  By the roller  50   b,  the abutting portion  50  is provided so as to be movable while abutting against the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5  in response to the sliding movement of the slide door panel  14 . The spring  50   c  is connected to one end of the base body portion  50   a.  The spring  50   c  biases the base body portion  50   a  and the roller  50   b  toward the vehicle body  5 . 
     Since the abutting portion  50  is biased toward the vehicle body  5  by the spring  50   c,  the abutting portion moves toward the vehicle body  5  when the swing door panel  16  is opened, that is, the roller  50   b  separates from the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5 . At this time, the abutting portion  50  pulls the wire Y 7  which is connected to the base body portion  50   a.    
     The linkage controlling portion  52  controls the mechanical linkage between the second handle  15   b  and the locking mechanism  22 . The linkage controlling portion  52  maintains the linkage between the second handle  15   b  and the locking mechanism  22 , that is, the lock  44  when the abutting portion  50  abuts against the vehicle body  5 . The linkage controlling portion  52  breaks the linkage between the second handle  15   b  and the locking mechanism  22  when the abutting portion  50  separates from the vehicle body  5 . The linkage controlling portion  52  is disposed between, for example, the second handle  15   b  and the second connection controlling portion C 2 . Specifically, the linkage controlling portion  52  is provided between the wire Y 2   a  and the wire Y 2   b  which connect the second handle  15   b  and the second connection controlling portion C 2  to each other. The linkage controlling portion  52  includes a first member  60 , a second member  62 , and a third member  64 . 
     The first member  60  is a plate-like member, and is provided with a first guide hole H 1 . The first guide hole H 1  is a hole which is long in the longitudinal direction, and extends in the extension direction of the first member  60 . The wire Y 2   b  which is connected to the second connection controlling portion C 2  is connected to one end (lower end) of the first member  60 . Specifically, the wire Y 2   b  which is interlocked with the wires Y 5  and Y 6  controlling the release of the lock  44  is connected to the first member  60 . Further, the other end (upper end) of the first member  60  is axially supported by a shaft  65  fixed to the slide door panel  14  so as to be rotatable about the shaft with respect to the slide door panel  14 . 
     The second member  62  is a plate-like member, and is provided with a second guide hole H 2 . The second guide hole H 2  is provided near one end (lower end) of the second member  62 . The second guide hole H 2  is substantially formed in an L-shape, and includes a first portion H 2   a  which extends in the extension direction of the second member  62  and a second portion H 2   b  which extends so as to be curved upward in an inclined direction from one end (upper end) of the first portion H 2   a.  Further, the second member  62  is rotatably connected to the first member  60 . The substantial center portion of the second member  62  is connected to the other end (upper end) of the first member  60  by the shaft  65 , and the second member rotates about the shaft with respect to the first member  60  and the slide door panel  14 . The wire Y 2   a  which is connected to the second handle  15   b  is connected to the other end (upper end) of the second member  62 . 
     The third member  64  is provided with a third guide hole H 3 . The third guide hole H 3  is formed in a curved shape, and is substantially formed in the same shape as that of the second portion H 2   b  of the second guide hole H 2 . The center portion of the third member  64  is axially supported by a shaft  66  fixed to the slide door panel  14 , and the third member is provided so as to be rotatable about the shaft. The wire Y 7  is connected to one end of the third member  64 . The third member  64  moves along with the operation of the abutting portion  50  by the wire Y 7 . 
     In the linkage controlling portion  52 , the first member  60 , the second member  62 , and the third member  64  are disposed so as to overlap each other, and a pin P is provided at a position where the first guide hole H 1 , the second guide hole H 2 , and the third guide hole H 3  are common to each other. The pin P is provided so as to be movable along the first guide hole H 1 , the second guide hole H 2 , and the third guide hole H 3 . 
     Next, an operation of the idling mechanism  23  will be described by referring to  FIGS. 7A to 8B .  FIGS. 7A to 8B  are showing an operation of the idling mechanism. Furthermore, in  FIGS. 7A to 8B , for convenience of description, a configuration is exemplified in which the abutting portion  50  is directly connected to the linkage controlling portion  52 . Of course, even in the case of the configuration in which the abutting portion  50  and the linkage controlling portion  52  according to the embodiment are connected to each other by the wire Y 7 , the same operation as that of the configuration shown in  FIGS. 7A to 8B  is performed. 
     First, as shown in  FIG. 7A , when the roller  50   b  of the abutting portion  50  abuts against the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5 , that is, the swing door panel  16  is closed, the linkage controlling portion  52  is present at the initial state. The initial state indicates a state where the third member  64  is present at the initial position where the third member is not operated (does not rotate). At this time, the pin P is positioned at the lower portion of the first portion H 2   a  of the second guide hole H 2  and the first guide hole H 1  and at one end side (right side) of the third guide hole H 3 . 
     When the handle  15   b  is operated in this state, the wire Y 2   a  is pulled as shown in  FIG. 7B . At this time, the pin P moves along the third guide hole H 3  while being positioned at the lower portion of the first portion H 2   a  of the second guide hole H 2  and the first guide hole H 1 . With this movement, the first member  60  and the second member  62  move about the shaft  65  in a synchronized state while the movement thereof is regulated in the left and right direction of the drawing by the pin P. Specifically, the first member  60  and the second member  62  are simultaneously inclined in a direction in which they are pulled by the wire Y 2   a.  Accordingly, the wire Y 2   b  which is connected to the lower end of the first member  60  is pulled. As a result, the second connection controlling portion C 2  connected with the wire Y 2   b  operates two wires Y 5  and Y 6 , so that the connection of the lock  44  with respect to the door lock striker  46  is released. 
     Meanwhile, as shown in  FIG. 8A , when the roller  50   b  of the abutting portion  50  separates from the body surface  5   a  of the vehicle body  5 , that is, the swing door panel  16  is opened, the third member  64  of the linkage controlling portion  52  rotates about the shaft  66  with the operation in which the abutting portion  50  advances toward the vehicle body  5 . Specifically, one end of the third member  64  is pulled so as to rotate about the shaft in response to the operation in which the abutting portion  50  advances toward the vehicle body  5 . Accordingly, the pin P is moved toward the upper portion (one end (left end) of the second portion H 2   b ) of the first portion H 2   a  of the second guide hole H 2  at the upper portion of the first guide hole H 1 . 
     When the handle  15   b  is operated in this state, the wire Y 2   a  is pulled as shown in  FIG. 8B . At this time, the second member  62  is movable along the second portion H 2   b  of the second guide hole H 2  with respect to the pin P. For this reason, only the second member  62  is inclined in a direction in which the second member is pulled by the wire Y 2   a,  so that the first member  60  is not synchronized with this operation. Thus, even when the second handle  15   b  is operated, the operation is not transmitted to the wire Y 2   b  connected to the first member  60  (the operation of the second handle  15   b  is invalidated). As a result, even when the second handle  15   b  is operated, the connection between the lock  44  and the door lock striker  46  is not broken, and the connection state is maintained. Specifically, even when the handle  15   b  is operated, the fixation of the slide door panel  14  and the swing door panel  16  is maintained. 
     As described above, in the vehicle door structure  10  according to the embodiment, the idling mechanism  23  is provided so as to invalidate the operation of the second handle  15   b  controlling the locking mechanism  22  in the slide door panel  14  when the swing door panel  16  is opened. Accordingly, in the vehicle door structure  10 , since the operation of the second handle  15   b  is invalidated by the idling mechanism  23  even when the second handle  15   b  of the slide door panel  14  is operated when the swing door panel  16  is opened, the connection between the lock  44  and the door lock striker  46  is not broken. Thus, in the vehicle door structure  10 , when the swing door panel  16  is opened, the fixation of the slide door panel  14  and the swing door panel  16  by the locking mechanism  22  is maintained. As a result, it is possible to prevent the slide door panel  14  from coming away from the swing door panel  16  in the vehicle door structure  10 . 
     Further, the idling mechanism  23  includes the abutting portion  50  and the linkage controlling portion  52 , the linkage controlling portion  52  maintains the linkage between the second handle  15   b  and the locking mechanism  22  when the abutting portion  50  abuts against the vehicle body  5  and breaks the linkage between the second handle  15  and the locking mechanism  22  when the abutting portion  50  separates from the vehicle body  5 . Specifically, the linkage controlling portion  52  breaks the linkage between the second handle  15   b  and the lock  44  when the swing door panel  16  is opened. With such a configuration, in the vehicle door structure  10 , it is possible to invalidate the operation of the handle  15  of the slide door panel  14  when the swing door panel  16  is opened. 
     The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the abutting portion  50  and the linkage controlling portion  52  are connected to each other by the wire Y 7 , but the abutting portion  50  and the linkage controlling portion  52  may be directly connected to each other as shown in  FIGS. 7A to 8B . 
     Further, the arrangement position of the idling mechanism  23  (the abutting portion  50  and the linkage controlling portion  52 ) is not limited to the above-described position. The arrangement position of the idling mechanism  23  may be appropriately set in response to the design. Furthermore, it is possible to improve the sensitivity of the idling mechanism  23  with respect to the opening of the swing door panel  14  by the amount in which the abutting portion  50  is disposed at the front side in the slide door panel  14  or the swing door panel  16 .