CN101084358A - Load floor latch - Google Patents

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CN101084358A
CN101084358A CNA200580022186XA CN200580022186A CN101084358A CN 101084358 A CN101084358 A CN 101084358A CN A200580022186X A CNA200580022186X A CN A200580022186XA CN 200580022186 A CN200580022186 A CN 200580022186A CN 101084358 A CN101084358 A CN 101084358A
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F·维特里
C·拉塔姆
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/006—Locks or fastenings for special use for covers or panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C3/00—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively
    • E05C3/12—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action
    • E05C3/122—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action flush
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C3/00—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively
    • E05C3/12—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action
    • E05C3/16—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch
    • E05C3/162—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch the handle or member moving essentially towards or away of the plane of the wing or frame

Abstract

A latch having a housing, handle, actuator, pawl and rotary pawl torsion spring and two actuator torsion springs. The rotary pawl torsion spring biases the pawl toward the unlatched or opened position. The handle is pivotally attached to the housing and has two paddles that engage the actuator. The actuator is slidably supported by the housing. Lifting the handle to the open position causes rotating movement of the actuator which in turn causes the pawl to rotate to the unlatched or retracted position.

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Load floor latch
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of locking devicen, be used for releasedly, be fastened on closed position such as panel or door with a closure member.
Background technology
The main part of automobile all is provided with removable load floor panel usually.These panels are generally all supporting the weight of the object on the main part that is placed on automobile, and are removable, to allow that use is such as the spare tyre that is placed on usually below the load floor panel.Commonly, load floor panel by gravity and the effect that covers the car mat on the load floor panel usually be held in place.Load floor panel is equipped with handle usually, and the upper surface flush of this handle and load floor panel is removed this panel so that allow the user when needed.Yet this conventional device that uses has a shortcoming, and that is exactly that load floor panel may be shifted when running car is on coarse road surface.In addition, because this panel is not to be fixed on forcibly on the position, therefore, it may become lax and occur rocking in main part and produce annoying noise.Therefore still need in the art a kind of with this load floor panel breech lock of fix in position forcibly.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of be used for as the breech lock of closure members such as panel (or floor), drawer, door.Though just fastening at the load floor panel (or floor) of car body part of the operating process of the breech lock that will describe in presents, breech lock of the present invention can be widely used in various doors, window, panel and drawer.Breech lock of the present invention is fastened to second closure member releasedly with first closure member such as door, window, panel or drawer, as be fixed to another, window, panel or drawer or on the framework of first securing member.Latch assembly of the present invention comprises that a housing, has the handle of two projections, a ratchet, a ratchet torsion spring, and has two flashboards (or operating parts) and two actuators that are connected in the torsion spring of housing.The breech lock housing has a depressed part, and this depressed part holds this handle when handle is in the close position.This depressed part has the open top that the bottom of a base closed and are surrounded by seat ring or flange.The breech lock housing also comprises a ratchet holder that is connected in the bottom of depressed part.This holder has been put ratchet torsion spring and rotatable ratchet.Handle can be the form of a flashboard or annulus, is beneficial to the user and catches this handle with three or four fingers.
Latch body can be installed in the hole of first closure member with a plurality of known securing members.Holder has been put ratchet and ratchet torsion spring and ratchet has been setovered, so just actuate ratchet towards breech lock not or the enable possition rotate.Handle is being supported pivotly by housing and is having activation projection, and this activation projection is clashed into the flashboard of actuator.When latch handle was suggested outside the depressed part of housing, the projection on the handle was moved facing to the actuator upper flashboard, makes actuator be withdrawn into the not position of breech lock with the elastic reaction that overcomes the actuator torsion spring, and this actuator torsion spring impels handle to arrive make position.The elastic reaction that overcomes the actuator torsion spring when handle is by when move the enable possition, an arm on the actuator is moved towards the rear portion of housing, therefore and the elastic reaction of ratchet torsion spring impels ratchet to move the actuator arm of resisting displacement backward towards the enable possition, breech lock is opened and is discharged the keeper that is positioned on second closure member.
When breech lock be positioned at the enable possition and be equipped with breech lock closure member bang be closed for one the time, the outer surface configuration that is exposed to of ratchet allows that the action of keeper makes the ratchet of rotation produce bang one closing motion.
In order to live the closed breech lock of better mode with a kind of ratio by bang a breech lock, the user can mention handle and keeper is contacted with ratchet, thereby ratchet is turned to make position.
Therefore, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of latch assembly, this latch assembly first closure member bang shut for one the time automatically engage with keeper on second closure member.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of breech lock with low appearance profile, makes this breech lock clearly not outstanding on the surface of panel that breech lock is installed.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of latch assembly, and this latch assembly has the handle of pivot, this handle with ratchet towards the rotated position of breech lock not.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of latch assembly that has handle, and this handle can be used for moving the panel that breech lock is installed.
These or other purpose of the present invention will be found out in following explanation and accompanying drawing significantly.
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Fig. 1 is the phantom drawing of latch assembly of the present invention, represents that this latch assembly is in the state of closure or breech lock;
Fig. 2 is the phantom drawing of latch assembly of the present invention, represents that this latch assembly is in to open or the state of breech lock not;
Fig. 3 is the lateral view that latch assembly of the present invention is in the state of closure or breech lock;
Fig. 4 is that latch assembly of the present invention is in and opens or the lateral view of the state of breech lock not;
Fig. 5 is the phantom drawing of the bottom surface of latch assembly of the present invention, represents that this latch assembly is in the state of closure or breech lock;
Fig. 6 is the phantom drawing of the bottom surface of latch assembly of the present invention, represents that this latch assembly is in to open or the state of breech lock not;
Fig. 7 and 8 is phantom drawings of bottom of the housing of latch assembly of the present invention, expresses the ratchet holder;
Fig. 9 is the top view of latch assembly of the present invention, represents that this latch assembly is in the state of closure or breech lock, and latch handle is removed;
Figure 10 is the top view of latch assembly of the present invention, represents that this latch assembly is in to open or the state of breech lock not, and latch handle is removed;
Figure 11 is the phantom drawing at top of the housing of latch assembly of the present invention, expresses the ratchet holder;
Figure 12 is the phantom drawing of bottom of the handle of latch assembly of the present invention;
Figure 13 and 14 is the phantom drawing at top of the actuator of latch assembly of the present invention;
Figure 15 is the ratchet of latch assembly of the present invention and the phantom drawing of ratchet torsion spring; And
Figure 16 is the phantom drawing of the housing of latch assembly of the present invention.
In whole accompanying drawing, identical Reference numeral is as one man represented corresponding feature.
The specific embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1-16, the present invention is directed to a kind of latch assembly 100 of using with as closure members such as panel, drawer, doors of being used for.Though just fastening at the load floor panel of the main part of automobile of the operating process of the breech lock 100 that will describe in presents, breech lock of the present invention can be widely used in various doors, window, panel and drawer.Breech lock 100 of the present invention is fastened on one second closure member such as door, window, panel or drawer releasedly with one first closure member, as be fixed to another, on window, plate or drawer or the keeper (or keeper) on the framework of first securing member.Latch assembly 100 of the present invention comprises a housing 102, one handle 104, a ratchet torsion spring 162, actuator 98, actuator torsion spring 232 and ratchet 110.
Breech lock housing 102 has an inner chamber or depressed part 112, and this depressed part holds handle 104 when handle is in as shown in Figure 1 make position.Depressed part 112 have a base closed bottom 114 and by a seat ring or flange 118 around.The breech lock housing also comprises a holder 206, and this holder is connected in the bottom of bottom 114 of the sealing of depressed part 112.Holder 206 puts ratchet 110 and ratchet torsion spring 162.Cylinder-shaped sleeve 134 is from flange 118 downward projections.Referring to Fig. 1 and 2, housing 102 is by being installed on the load floor panel in that an opening is set on the load floor panel.The girth of the opening on load floor panel should be less than the girth of flange 118.Housing 102 is installed in the opening, the downside of flange 118 and the abut outer surfaces of panel.The floor should have the otch that is used for sleeve pipe 134, and perhaps its size and/or shape are defined as allowing that bottom side from panel is near sleeve pipe 134.So housing 102 just can be with being fastened on the panel such as self-tapping screw, this self-tapping screw can be from the bottom side and the sleeve engages of panel.
Handle 104 can be the form of annulus, as shown in figure 12, so that the user catches this handle 104 with three or four fingers.Handle 104 also has a pair of cylindrical protrusions 142 that stretches out from the two ends of handle 104.Projection 142 is buckled in the opening 144, so that handle 104 is pivotably connected on the housing 102.When handle 104 was positioned at make position, handle 104 was contained in the cavity 112, so that the top of handle 104 flushes with flange 118.These characteristics make breech lock 100 have a low-down appearance profile, because flange 118 is only outstanding a little from the external surface of panel.Handle 104 must be mentioned and handle 104 enable possition could be moved to.The size of handle 104 preferably is arranged to allow three or four finger insertions of user, makes handle 104 to be caught by the user and to mention like this.
As previously mentioned, housing 102 can be installed in the opening of first closure member or panel with a plurality of known securing members.Therefore holder 206 has been put ratchet 110 and ratchet torsion spring 162, because the bias force that the ratchet torsion spring is setovered to ratchet 110, ratchet 110 can turn in holder 206 to be opened or the position of breech lock not.The stretching, extension of ratchet 110 or the position of breech lock be shown in Fig. 1,3,5 and 9, and the withdrawal of breech lock 100 or not the position of breech lock shown in Fig. 2,4,6 and 10.
Handle 104 is being supported pivotally by housing 102 and is having actuating (or driving) projection 126, and this activation projection is at the flashboard 234 that touches (or bump) actuator 98 when handle 104 is raised.When latch handle 104 is suggested outside the depressed part 112 of housing 102, projection 126 on the handle 104, shown in Figure 12, the spring action that overcomes the actuator torsion spring 232 on actuator torsion spring fork 236 is withdrawn into the not position of breech lock with actuator 98, and this spring action impels handle 104 to get back to make position.When handle 104 overcame the spring action of actuator torsion spring 236 and is moved to the enable possition, the arm 204 on the actuator 98 moved towards the rear portion of housing 102, as shown in Figure 6.The spring action of ratchet torsion spring 162 impels ratchet 110 to move towards the enable possition, make the lug 156 of ratchet 110 be released, thereby open breech lock 100 and ratchet 110 will be discharged at the keeper (not shown) on second closure member from engagement state with the actuator arm 204 at the rear portion of shifting to housing 102.
Mentioning handle 104 makes the projection 126 of handle 104 promote actuator 98, and then promoting actuator arm 204 moves towards the rear portion of housing 102, the rear portion of this housing make thereupon ratchet torsion spring 162 with ratchet 110 towards open or not the position of breech lock advance, reach fully until ratchet 110 and to withdraw, to open or the position of breech lock not, as shown in the figure.Therefore panel can be unlocked, and promptly is lifted away from from second closure member.
In the process of closed first closure member, keeper works with the contacting of ratchet 110 on holder 206, make first closure member bang shut for one the time ratchet 110 turned to the position of breech lock.Therefore first closure member just has been fastened on its position releasedly.
As shown in figure 15, ratchet 110 has a body part 154, and a pair of pawl pivot members 138 is extended from this body part.Ratchet 110 has a lug or projection 156 and is provided with a pawl slot 158, to keep the keeper member (not shown) when ratchet 110 is in the position of breech lock.Keeper member will or be fixed on closure in this pawl slot 158 or the position of breech lock in the location.Ratchet 110 also is provided with from pawl body 154 extended arm portions 160.
Ratchet torsion spring 162 is installed on the ratchet 110 with the part 166 of reeling, and the part 166 of reeling is around the body portion 142 of pawl pivot members 138.Recess 170 in the transverse bar 168 of torsion spring 162 and the arm portion 160 engages.In illustrated example, recess 170 is exaggerated thereby more is clear that, it more forcibly remains on position with respect to ratchet 110 with transverse bar 168.Torsion spring 162 also has shape of tail part 172 and arm 176.Vertical spring arm 176 extends and is connected in transverse bar 168 from the part 166 of the coiling of torsion spring 162 respectively.Pawl arm 160 is positioned in the middle of the spring arm 176.In the time of in ratchet 110 is installed in housing 102, the position of recess 170 is in respect to pawl slot 158 further backward.Projection or lug 156 have a plane surface 180, and it roughly extends with respect to the pivot axis of ratchet 110 on radial direction.
Shown in Figure 13 and 14, actuator 98 has actuator arm 204, and this actuator arm extends downward below the housing 102 when actuator 98 is installed on the housing.Actuator springs tooth-like part 238 on actuator 98 provide be used for two actuator torsion spring legs 240 in one engage.Actuator 98 can be installed on the housing 102 by actuator yoke 296 is embedded actuator otch 290.
Breech lock of the present invention is fitted with protecting cover spare 202, and as shown in Figure 2, this protecting cover spare has protecting cover spare leg 300, and this protecting cover spare leg engages in the protecting cover spare hole 288 that is fitted on the protecting cover spare support member 286.
Breech lock 100 of the present invention also optionally has a buffering stop member 284, and as shown in figure 10, lid buffering stop member can suppress the action of handle 104 when handle 102 is back to the position of off position and closure.
Should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the various embodiments described above, but be included in any and whole embodiment in the following claim scope.

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1. one kind is fastened to first closure member breech lock on second closure member releasedly in order to the position at breech lock, and described breech lock comprises:
Be suitable for being accommodated in the housing in the hole that is formed in described first closure member;
Be installed in the handle on the described housing pivotally, described handle can pivot between enable possition and make position, and described handle has at least one projection;
Be arranged on the ratchet on the described housing, described ratchet can be in the position of breech lock and is not pivoted between the position of breech lock;
Be used for the ratchet bias unit of described ratchet towards the location bias of described not breech lock; With
Be connected in the actuator of described housing, described actuator has at least one flashboard, be used at described handle during from described make position pivoting action and described at least one protrusion engagement of described handle, and have and be used for and described engaged pawl and the arm that is disengaged with it;
The pivoting action of described handle provides described at least one projection of described handle to engage with described at least one flashboard of described actuator when described ratchet is in the position of described breech lock thus, thereby described actuator is shifted, and the described arm and the described ratchet of described actuator are disengaged, thereby allow the bias force of described ratchet bias unit described ratchet to be turned to the position of described not breech lock.
2. breech lock according to claim 1 is characterized in that, it comprises that also at least one is used to resist the actuator bias unit of the pivot of described handle from described make position biasing.
3. breech lock according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described ratchet bias unit is a torsion spring.
4. breech lock according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least one actuator bias unit is a torsion spring.
5. breech lock according to claim 2 is characterized in that described handle is an annular.
6. breech lock according to claim 2 is characterized in that described housing is provided with flange, and described flange contacts described closure member when being used in described breech lock is arranged at described first closure member.
7. breech lock according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described handle has two projections, and described actuator has two flashboards that engage with complementary protuberance on the described handle respectively.
8. breech lock according to claim 7 is characterized in that described handle is arranged in the depressed part of described housing, makes to flush with described housing when described handle is in described make position.
9. breech lock according to claim 8 is characterized in that described housing is provided with the ratchet holder, and described ratchet holder is put described ratchet and described ratchet bias unit.
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