CA1310030C - Locking device for vehicle - Google Patents

Locking device for vehicle

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CA1310030C
CA1310030C CA000565033A CA565033A CA1310030C CA 1310030 C CA1310030 C CA 1310030C CA 000565033 A CA000565033 A CA 000565033A CA 565033 A CA565033 A CA 565033A CA 1310030 C CA1310030 C CA 1310030C
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recess
cam gear
accommodated
synthetic resin
locking device
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French (fr)
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Shinjiro Yamada
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Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/02Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the type of actuators used
    • E05B81/04Electrical
    • E05B81/06Electrical using rotary motors
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/12Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators
    • E05B81/16Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/24Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by constructional features of the actuator or the power transmission
    • E05B81/32Details of the actuator transmission
    • E05B81/34Details of the actuator transmission of geared transmissions
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/24Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by constructional features of the actuator or the power transmission
    • E05B81/32Details of the actuator transmission
    • E05B81/42Cams
    • E05B81/44Cams in the form of grooves
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/02Lock casings
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/20Bolts or detents
    • E05B85/24Bolts rotating about an axis
    • E05B85/243Bolts rotating about an axis with a bifurcated bolt

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

A locking device for vehicle comprises a cover made from a metal sheet, a back plate also made from a metal sheet and a body made of a synthetic resin and having a recess for accommodating a latch and a latchet. Said synthetic resin body is assembled between said cover and back plates and has an integral synthetic resin case having a first recess, a second recess and third recess. A switching motor is accommodated in the first recess, a cam gear rotatable by said switching motor is accommodated in said second recess, a switching lever engaged in a cam groove formed in said cam gear and switched between lock and unlock positions is accommodated in said third recess.

Description

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LOCKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

Background of the Invention Field of the Invention This inventlon relates to a locking device, which is mounted for use in a vehicle door engaging with a striker mounted in a vehicle.
Prior Art Heretofore, there has been known a structure, in which a body made of a synthetic resin is assembled between a cover and a back plate made from a metal sheet and has a recess, in which a latch and a latchet are accommodated. There has also been known a structure prov;ded with an actuator consisting of a motor and a reduct;on gear tra;n for automatically sw;tching a lock;ng lever between lock and unlock positions, the locking lever serving to sw;tch a lock;ng dev;ce prov;ded on the outer side of a plate mounted ;n a veh;cle between lock and unlock states.
Problems to be Solved accord;ng to the Invention The well-known actuator for automatically switch-;ng the lock;ng lever between the lock and unlock pos;t;ons as noted above ;s fabricated separately of the lock;ng dev;ce and secured by means of screws to the dev;ce.
Inconven;ence, therefore, ;s encountered in - 1 - ~' 1310~

that:
(a) the ent;re structure has a large size; and (b) extra labor and expenses are required for mounting.
Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a small-size locking dev;ce for a vehicle, in which the actuator is assembled integrally in the synthetic resin body.
Another object of the invention is to reduce extra labor and expenses for mount;ng.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a front s;de exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the locking device according to the invention;
F;g. 2 ;s a back side exploded perspective view showing the same locking device; and Fig. 3 ;s a side view showig the same locking dev;ce with a cover removed to show an accommodating section accommodating a motor and other components.
Deta;led Descript;on of the Preferred Embodiment An embodiment of the invention will now be des-cribed with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Reference numeral 1 designates a cover made from a metal sheet, numeral 2 designates a back plate made from the same metal sheet, and numeral 3 desig-.

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nates a body made of a synthet;c resin. The body3 is clamped between the cover 1 and back plate 2.
These parts 1 to 2 are secured to one another by screws or caulking pins.
The synthet;c resin body 3 has a recess 6, in which are accommodated a latch 4 rotatable in engage-ment with a striker secured to the vehicle and a latchet 5 in engagement with half and full latch engagement shoulders formed on the outer periphery of the latch 4 to prevPnt reverse rotation of the latch 4.
The pack plate 2 made from metal sheet ;s mounted on the back side of the synthetic resin body 3.
As in a well-known locking device for vehicles, there are an inner lever 7 rotatable by a door inner handle, a spr;ng 8, a locking lever 9 for switching the device to lock and unlock states, a l;nk 10, an adjustment rod 12 connected to a door outer handle, an opening lever 11 connected to the adjustment rod 12, a con-nector paul 13 rotatable with the rotation of the open;ng lever 11 for opening the latchet 5 and an actuator operat;on l;nk 14, these components be;ng mounted on the outer side of the back plate 2 of metal sheet.
The body 3 of synthetic res;n has an ;ntegral synthet;c res;n case 21, wh;ch has a recess 16 for 131Q~3~

accommodat;ng a switching motor 15, a recess 18 for accommodating a cam gear 17 rotatable from the sw;tch-ing motor 15 and a recess 2D for accommodating a switching lever 19 rotatable w;th operat;on of a silL knob mounted on the veh;cle door.
The switching motor 15 is inserted in the recess 16, an intermediate speed-reduction gear 24 is loosely fitted on a shaft 29 provided on a mounting member 28, on which a switching motor 15 is mounted, and an output gear 23 secured to an output shaft 32 of the switching motor 15 is meshed with the intermediate gear 24.
A small gear 33 which is ;ntegral w;th the speed-reduction gear 24 ;s meshed w;th the cam gear 17.
The cam gear 17 is secured to the shaft 3û provided on the mount;ng member 28. The gears are accommodated ;n the recess 18 of the synthet;c res;n case 21.
The switching lever 19 ;s accommodated ;n the recess of the synthet;c resin case 21, and a l;d 22 closes the recess 21.
The cam gear 17 is formed on one side thereof with a cam groove 26, which surrounds the shaft 30 and has a f;rst end a closer to the shaft and a last:
end b more remoter from the shaft. The switching lever 25 has a project;on 25 engaged ;n the cam groove 26. The f;rst and last ends a and b are formed on 13100~0 , .

an orbit of the projection 25 of the switching lever 19 such that they are radially staggered with respect to each other. When the cam gear executes one rota-tion, therefore, the project;on 25 of the sw;tch;ng lever 19 in engagement with the cam groove 26 ;s displaced from the first end a to the last end b.
When the projection 25 is brought to the f;rst end a, the locking device assumes a lock state. When the projection 25 is brought to the last end b, the device assumes an unlock state.
Reference numeral 27 des;gnates a pivotal pin provided on the switching lever 19. The pin 27 penet-rates a through hole 36 formed at the bottom of the recess 20 to the outside, and the actuator operation l;nk 14 ;s secured to the projecting end of the pin 27. The lock;ng lever 9 has a project;on 35 engaging w;th an end 34 of the actuator operat;on l;nk 14.
Reference numeral 37 designates a coupl;ng section of the s;ll knob.
Operat;on Now, the operation w;ll be descr;bed.
Operat;on 3rought About by Sw;tch;ng Motor 15 When the switching motor 15 ;s energized, the speed-reduct;on gear 24 ;s rotated by the output gear 23 to cause rotat;on of the cam gear 17 v;a the small gear 33 ;ntegral with- ;t. The rotation 1310~30 of the cam groove 17 causes the project;on 25 having been at the f;rst end a, ;.e., lock pos;t;on, to be moved along the cam groove 26 to the last end b, i.e., unlock posit;on.
The movement of the projection 25 from the lock position a to the unlock position b causes rotation of the switching lever 19 w;th the shaft 27, thus caus;ng rotation of the actuator operation link 14 secured to the shaft 27. Since the projection 35 of the locking lever 9 ;s engaged with the end 34 of the actuator operation link 14, the rotation of the lever 14 causes rotation of the locking lever 9 to sw;tch the locking device to an unlock state.
When the switching motor 15 is driven in the reverse direction, a converse operation takes place, that ;s, the projection 25 having been at the unlock pos;tion b ;s returned aLong the cam groove 26 to -the lock pos;t;on a.
Manual Operat;on S;nce the first and last ends a and b of the cam groove 26 of the cam gear 17 are formed on the orbit of the project;on 25 about the shaft 27 of the switching lever 19, the former at the lock pos;-tion and the latter at the unlock pos;tion, as noted above, when the switching lever 19 ;s turned manually, the project;on 25 ;s moved about the shaft 27 between ~31~30 the first and last ends a and b.
This means that when the s;ll knob connected to the coupler 37 of the actuator operat;on l;nk 14 is turned manually, the link 14 is rotated with the shaft 27 to cause rotation of the switching lever 19 secured to the shaft 27. The projection 25 thus is moved from the lock position a to the unlock posi-tion b or vice versa, while at the same time the locking lever 9 is moved by the end 34 of the actuator operation l;nk 14. In this way, the locking dev;ce is switched between the lock and unlock states.
Effectiveness of the Invention As has been described ;n the forego;ng, according to the invention the synthetic res;n body 3 between the metal sheet cover 1 and metal sheet back plate is formed with the recess 6 wh;ch accommodates the latch 4 and latchet 5 and has the ;ntegral synthet;c resin case 21 with the recess 16 whlch accommodates the switching motor 15, the recess 18 which accom-modates the gears rotated by the switch;ng motor 15 and the recess 20 which accommodates the switching lever 19 engaged in the cam groove 26 of the cam gear 17 and switched between the lock and unlock positions, with the sw;tch;ng motor 15 accommodated in the recess 16, the can gear 17 accommodated ;n the recess 18 and the switching lever 19 accommodated .

13100~0 in the recess 20. Since the synthetic resin body 3 and synthet;c res;n case 21 are ;ntegral with each other, the manufacture can be simplified, and its pr;ce can be reduced. Further, the dev;ce can be readily assembled, and the accuracy of assembly can be improved.
Furthermore, the dev;ce can be used both automa-tically and manually.

Claims (3)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A locking device for a vehicle comprising a cover (1) made from a metal sheet, a back plate (2) also made from a metal sheet and a body (3) made of a synthetic resin and having a recess (6) for accommodating a latch (4) and a latchet (5), said synthetic resin body (3) being assembled between said cover (1) and back plate (2) and having an integ-ral synthetic resin case (21) having a first recess (16), a second recess (18) and a third recess (20), a switching motor (15) being accommodated in the first recess (16), a cam gear (17) rotatable by said switching motor (15) being accommodated in said second recess (18), a switching lever (19) engaged in a cam groove (26) formed in said cam gear (17) and switched between lock and unlock positions (a and b) being accommodated in said third groove (20).
2. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein said cam groove (26) of said cam gear (17) surrounds the axis of said cam gear (17).
3. The Locking device according to claim 1, wherein said cam groove (26) of said cam gear (17) has a fist end closer to the cam gear axis and a last end more remote from said cam gear axis, said first end being formed at a lock position (a), said last end being formed at an unlocked position (b), said first and last ends being formed on an orbit of a projection (25) of said switching lever (19).
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JP10278487A JPH076316B2 (en) 1987-04-24 1987-04-24 Vehicle locking device
JP62-102784 1987-04-24

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