CN114658303A - Locking device and car - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a locking device and an automobile, wherein the locking device is used on the automobile and comprises a first locking component and a second locking component, the first locking component is arranged on one of a first automobile door and a second automobile door, the second locking component is arranged on the other of the first automobile door and the second automobile door, the first locking component comprises a lock pin box and a first locking piece, the first locking piece is arranged in the lock pin box, the lock pin box is provided with a slot, when one of the first automobile door and the second automobile door is closed or opened relative to the other, the second locking component is inserted into or separated from the slot so as to lock or unlock the first locking component and the second locking component, therefore, under the condition that the automobile body structure of the automobile is not utilized, the first automobile door and the second automobile door are locked or unlocked, the automobile body structure can be optimized, and the space for people or goods to enter or exit from the automobile body is enlarged.

Description

Locking device and car

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of automobile equipment, in particular to a locking device and an automobile.

Background

With the continuous development of the automobile industry, automobiles are more and more popularized in daily life of people, and the requirements of people on the use comfort and safety of the automobiles are higher and higher. The door of the vehicle body, in particular the door, can be connected to the vehicle body in different ways, for example, a swing door, a sliding door, a flap door, etc.

In the related art, a vehicle body generally includes a front cockpit and a rear passenger cabin, each of the cockpit and the passenger cabin has a separate door, each door generally needs to be locked with the vehicle body through a locking mechanism, a connecting column is generally disposed at a position of the vehicle body between the front door and the rear door, that is, a B-pillar of the vehicle body, a latch of the locking mechanism can be disposed on the B-pillar, and a shape of the door and an arrangement of the locking mechanism are limited by a position of the B-pillar.

However, in a vehicle body structure in which the position of the B-pillar varies or there is no B-pillar, a lock mechanism cannot be arranged between the front side door and the rear side door.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a locking device and an automobile, which aim to solve the technical problem that a locking mechanism cannot be arranged between a front side automobile door and a rear side automobile door in a B-pillar position change or B-pillar-free automobile body structure of an automobile body.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a locking device, which can be used in an automobile, wherein the automobile comprises a plurality of doors, the locking device comprises a first locking component and a second locking component, and the first locking component and the second locking component are respectively arranged on two adjacent doors, so that the doors are locked when the doors are closed.

The first locking component comprises a locking pin box and a first locking piece, the first locking piece is arranged in the locking pin box, the locking pin box is provided with a slot, the first locking piece can be abutted to or separated from the second locking component to enable the first locking component and the second locking component to be locked or unlocked, and the second locking component is inserted into or separated from the slot along with the closing or opening of the car door.

The utility model provides a locking device has realized the locking or the unblock of first door and second door through set up first locking subassembly and second locking subassembly respectively on adjacent first door and second door under the automobile body structure's of not using the car the condition, and then can optimize the automobile body structure, increase personnel or goods business turn over space of automobile body, any one can all initiatively realize locking and unblock in first locking subassembly and the second locking subassembly simultaneously, thereby make the opening process of first door and second door not divide the order, improve user experience.

As an optional implementation manner, the first locking member may include a locking portion and a pulling portion, an opening is disposed on a sidewall of the slot, and the pulling portion may drive the locking portion to move relative to the opening, so that the locking portion extends from the opening to the slot, and the locking portion abuts against the second locking assembly, or the locking portion retracts from the opening, and the locking portion is separated from the second locking assembly.

So set up, through utilizing first locking piece, can realize the reliability that second locking subassembly was locked in the slot, also can smoothly break away from the slot when the unblock simultaneously.

As an optional implementation manner, the first locking assembly may further include a first elastic member and a stopper, the stopper may abut against a side of the locking portion away from the slot, the elastic member may be located on a side of the stopper away from the locking portion, and the elastic member may apply an elastic force to the stopper toward the slot.

So set up, provide the pretightning force through utilizing first elastic component, can guarantee first latch fitting and second latch fitting butt complex reliability to after first latch fitting carries out the unblock operation, can utilize elasticity to assist first latch fitting to reset.

As an alternative embodiment, the number of the first locking pieces may be two, the two first locking pieces are respectively located at two opposite sides of the slot, and the locking parts of the two first locking pieces are respectively abutted against or separated from two opposite sides of the first locking assembly.

So set up, lock and the unblock to the second lock joint subassembly simultaneously through two first locking parts, can further improve the reliability of lock joint between first lock joint subassembly and the second lock joint subassembly, avoid the lock joint function to become invalid.

As an optional implementation manner, the second locking assembly may include a locking main body, a second locking member, and a pulling member, a first end of the locking main body may be in inserting fit with the slot, the second locking member may be rotatably connected to the first end of the locking main body, a first end of the pulling member is slidably connected to the second locking member, a second end of the pulling member extends from the second end of the locking main body, the pulling member may move along a length direction of the locking main body, and the pulling member drives the second locking member to unfold or fold relative to the locking main body.

With the arrangement, the second locking piece can be locked or unlocked in the slot by operating the pulling piece.

As an optional implementation manner, one side of the second locking piece facing the slot wall of the slot may have a slot, and when the second locking piece is unfolded relative to the locking body, the first locking piece abuts in the slot; when the second locking piece is folded relative to the locking main body, the first locking piece is separated from the clamping groove.

So set up, can improve first locking piece and second locking piece complex reliability and stability, avoid deviating from under the locking state.

As an optional implementation manner, the first end of the pulling member may be provided with a sliding buckle, the second locking member may be provided with a sliding groove, the sliding groove extends along the length direction of the second locking member, the sliding buckle may be matched with the sliding groove, and when the sliding buckle is located at different positions in the sliding groove, the second locking member has different included angles with respect to the locking main body.

By the arrangement, the unfolding angle of the second locking piece relative to the locking main body can be controlled by controlling the position of the pulling piece, so that the locking and unlocking states can be controlled.

As an optional implementation manner, the number of the second locking pieces may be two, the two second locking pieces and the first end of the locking main body may be coaxially connected and located at different sides of the locking main body, and the slide fastener may be simultaneously slidably disposed in the sliding grooves of the two second locking pieces.

When the sliding fastener moves towards the rotating axes of the two second locking pieces, the included angles of the two second locking pieces relative to the locking main body are increased; when the slide fastener deviates from the rotating axes of the two second locking pieces, the included angles of the two second locking pieces relative to the locking main body are reduced. So set up, two locking parts can be synchronous respectively and the first locking part cooperation of slot both sides.

As an alternative embodiment, the first lock assembly may be provided on a first vehicle door, the first vehicle door may be provided with a first handle, and the first lock may be connected to the first handle; the second latch assembly may be disposed on a second door having a second handle, and the pull member may be coupled to the second handle.

So set up, through the handle on the first door of operation or the second door, can realize the unblock or the locking between first locking subassembly and the second locking subassembly.

In a second aspect, the present application further provides an automobile, which includes an automobile body, a first door, a second door, and a locking device in the above technical solution, wherein the first door and the second door are disposed adjacent to each other, and the locking device is connected between the first door and the second door, so that the first door and the second door are locked or unlocked.

The application provides a locking device and an automobile, wherein the locking device is used on the automobile and comprises a first locking component and a second locking component, the first locking component is arranged on one of a first automobile door and a second automobile door, the second locking component is arranged on the other of the first automobile door and the second automobile door, the first locking component comprises a lock pin box and a first locking piece, the first locking piece is arranged in the lock pin box, the lock pin box is provided with a slot, when one of the first automobile door and the second automobile door is closed or opened relative to the other, the second locking component is inserted into or separated from the slot so as to lock or unlock the first locking component and the second locking component, therefore, under the condition that the automobile body structure of the automobile is not utilized, the first automobile door and the second automobile door are locked or unlocked, the automobile body structure can be optimized, and the space for people or goods to enter and exit the automobile body is enlarged.

In addition to the technical problems solved by the embodiments of the present application, the technical features constituting the technical solutions, and the advantages brought by the technical features of the technical solutions described above, other technical problems that can be solved by the locking device and the automobile provided by the present application, other technical features included in the technical solutions, and advantages brought by the technical features will be further described in detail in the detailed description.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a locking device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a position of a locking device provided by an embodiment of the present application on a vehicle;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of a locking device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first locking component in the locking device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a first locking assembly in a locking apparatus provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second lock joint assembly in the locking device according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a second lock joint assembly in the locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-a locking device; 110-a first locking component; 111-a first locking member; 1111-locking part; 1112-a pulling portion; 112-lockpin box; 1120-slot; 1121-box body; 1122-cover plate; 1123-opening; 113-a first elastic member; 114-a stop; 115-a fastener; 120-a second locking assembly; 121-locking the body; 122-a second locking member; 1221-card slot; 1222-a chute; 123-a pulling member; 1231-a slider; 124-limit joint;

200-a first vehicle door;

300-second vehicle door.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. And can be adjusted as needed by those skilled in the art to suit particular applications.

Next, it should be noted that, in the description of the present application, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or member must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" should be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; there may be communication between the interiors of the two members. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those skilled in the art as the case may be.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The vehicle door is used as a switching piece of a vehicle body, and is the place where a user enters a passenger compartment first, the switching comfort and the safety of the vehicle door are very important, at present, the vehicle door can be connected with the vehicle body in different modes, for example, the vehicle door can be rotated, the vehicle door can slide, a flip vehicle door and the like, the vehicle body usually comprises a front cab and a rear passenger compartment, the cab and the passenger compartment can be provided with independent vehicle doors, the vehicle door usually needs to be locked with the vehicle body through a locking mechanism, a connecting column is usually arranged at the position of the vehicle body between the front vehicle door and the rear vehicle door, namely a vehicle body B column, and a lock catch of the locking structure can be arranged on the B column.

However, the shape of the vehicle door and the arrangement of the locking mechanism are limited by the position of the B-pillar, the B-pillar isolates the access space of two adjacent vehicle doors, the space for people or goods to access the vehicle body is influenced to a certain extent, namely, the man-machine interaction space is limited, and in the vehicle body structure with the position of the B-pillar changed or without the B-pillar, the locking mechanism cannot be arranged between the front vehicle door and the rear vehicle door.

In view of the above problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a locking device and an automobile, two adjacent doors on the automobile are locked through the locking device, so that the two adjacent doors have a mutually locking and matching relationship, and any one of the two doors can be unlocked and opened relative to the other door by using the locking device, so that the locking of the doors is realized while the access spaces on the automobile body corresponding to the adjacent doors can be communicated without depending on the structure of the automobile body, the activity space is increased, and the user experience is improved.

For ease of understanding, an application scenario of the embodiment of the present application is first described below.

The locking device provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to an automobile, the automobile body of the automobile is provided with a plurality of doors, such as a cockpit door and a rear passenger compartment door, the locking device can be arranged between two doors which are arranged front and back relative to the length direction of the automobile body to realize the opening and locking of the doors, and the automobile body entrances and exits corresponding to two adjacent doors can be communicated with each other, namely, the middle part can not be blocked, so that a larger in-out movement space is provided. In the present application, all types and opening/closing manners of the doors are not particularly limited, and the following description will be given taking an example in which two doors on one side of an automobile are fitted with a lock device.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a locking device provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a schematic installation position of the locking device provided in the embodiment of the present application on an automobile, and fig. 3 is an exploded view of the locking device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a locking device 100, a vehicle includes a first door 200 and a second door 300, the locking device 100 includes a first locking component 110 and a second locking component 120, the first locking component 110 is disposed on one of the first door 200 and the second door 300, the second locking component 120 is disposed on the other of the first door 200 and the second door 300, and the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 can cooperate to achieve the locking and unlocking functions of the first door 200 and the second door 300.

It is understood that, when the first door 200 and the second door 300 are both closed with respect to the body (not shown) of the vehicle, the first locking assembly 110 and the second locking assembly 120 may be locked with each other, so that both the first door 200 and the second door 300 may be locked in the closed state, and when either one of the first door 200 and the second door 300 is opened with respect to the body of the vehicle, the first locking assembly 110 and the second locking assembly 120 are unlocked, so that both the arrangement of the locking device 100 on the first door 200 and the second door 300 may be realized, and the opening and closing of the first door 200 and the second door 300 may be performed in a non-sequential order, that is, the second door 300 may be opened in the state where the first door 200 is closed, and the first door 200 may be opened in the state where the second door 300 is closed.

With continued reference to fig. 1-3, in some embodiments, the first locking assembly 110 includes a latch box 112 and a first locking member 111, the first locking member 111 is disposed in the latch box 112, the latch box 112 has a slot 1120, when one of the first door 200 and the second door 300 is closed relative to the other, the second locking member 120 can be inserted into the slot 1120, so that the first locking member 111 and the second locking member 120 are locked, and when one of the first door 200 and the second door 300 is opened relative to the other, the second locking member 120 can be disengaged from the slot 1120, so that the first locking member 111 and the second locking member 120 are unlocked.

It should be noted that, in the locking device 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 are respectively disposed on the first door 200 and the second door 300 that are adjacent to each other, and under the condition that the vehicle body structure of the vehicle is not used, the first door 200 and the second door 300 are locked or unlocked, so that the vehicle body structure can be optimized, the space for people or goods to enter or exit from the vehicle body is increased, and meanwhile, any one of the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 can actively lock and unlock, so that the opening processes of the first door 200 and the second door 300 can be performed in no-order, and the user experience is improved.

For example, the first door 200 and the second door 300 may be a front door and a rear door of an automobile, i.e., a driver's seat door or a passenger seat door, and a door of a rear passenger compartment, respectively, wherein the front door may be a door that is opened by a hinge rotation, and the rear door may be a door that is opened by a guide rail sliding.

Since any one of the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 can be unlocked relative to the other one when the corresponding vehicle door is opened, the structures of the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 have the functions of triggering locking and unlocking, and the detailed structure and the matching manner of the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 are described in detail below.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first locking component in a locking device provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the first locking component in the locking device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 3 to fig. 5, in a possible implementation manner, the first locking element 111 may include a locking portion 1111 and a pulling portion 1112, an opening 1123 is disposed on a sidewall of the slot 1120, and the pulling portion 1112 may drive the locking portion 1111 to move relative to the opening 1123, so that the locking portion 1111 extends from the opening 1123 to the slot 1120, or the locking portion 1111 retracts from the opening 1123.

It can be understood that when the pulling portion 1112 drives the locking portion 1111 to at least partially extend into the slot 1120 from the opening 1123, the locking portion 1111 abuts against the second locking assembly 120, so that the locking portion 1111 can fix or limit the second locking assembly 120, and prevent the second locking assembly 120 from moving in the slot 1120 or being disengaged from the slot 1120; when the pulling portion 1112 drives the locking portion 1111 to retract into the opening 1123, the locking portion 1111 is separated from the second locking assembly 120, so that the position limitation or the fixation of the second locking assembly 120 can be released, and the second locking assembly 120 can be disengaged from the slot 1120 as the first door 200 or the second door 300 is opened.

For example, the pulling portion 1112 may be a flexible rope, the pulling portion 1112 that may be used includes, but is not limited to, a steel wire, a plastic rope, and the like, one end of the pulling portion 1112 may be connected to the locking portion 1111, the other end of the pulling portion 1112 may extend from the latch box 112, and an end of the pulling portion 1112 extending from the latch box 112 may be connected to other components (for example, a handle, a motor, and the like) on the vehicle door, so that the other components may drive the pulling portion 1112 to move relative to the latch box 112, and further drive the locking portion 1111 to move.

For example, the pulling portion 1112 may be connected to the locking portion 1111 by binding, pressing, welding, integral forming, or the like, the cross-sectional shape of the locking portion 1111 may match the shape of the opening 1123, the locking portion 1111 may have certain rigidity because the locking portion 1111 needs to be abutted against and matched with the second locking assembly 120, the shape and structure of the locking portion 1111 may include, but are not limited to, a sphere, a cylinder, a square column, or the like, and the material and specific size of the locking portion 1111 are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, by utilizing the movement of the first locking member 111 in the lock pin box 112, the reliability of the locking of the second locking assembly 120 in the slot 1120 can be achieved, and at the same time, the second locking assembly can be smoothly separated from the slot 1120 when unlocking.

In some embodiments, the first locking assembly 110 may further include a first elastic member 113 and a stopper 114, the stopper 114 may abut against a side of the locking portion 1111 facing away from the slot 1120, the elastic member may be located on a side of the stopper 114 facing away from the locking portion 1111, and the elastic member may apply an elastic force to the stopper 114 towards the slot 1120.

It is understood that the stopper 114 may have a size larger than that of the locking portion 1111, and the pulling portion 1112 may protrude from the latch case 112 after passing through the stopper 114 and the first elastic member 113. By using the first elastic member 113 to provide a pre-tightening force, the reliability of the abutting fit between the first locking member 111 and the second locking member 120 can be ensured, and after the first locking member 111 is unlocked, the first locking member 111 can be assisted to reset by using the elastic force.

For example, the first elastic member 113 may be a spring, one end of the spring away from the stopper 114 abuts against an inner wall of an end portion of the latch box 112, when the pulling portion 1112 drives the locking portion 1111 to disengage from the second locking component 120, the locking portion 1111 may drive the stopper 114 to overcome an elastic force of the first elastic member 113, i.e., compress the spring, and after an external driving force to the pulling portion 1112 is removed, the spring may push the stopper 114 to reset, so that the locking portion 1111 compresses the second locking component 120, and the locking force of the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 is provided by the first elastic member 113.

In a possible implementation manner, the number of the first locking members 111 may be two, two first locking members 111 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the insertion slot 1120, and the locking portions 1111 of the two first locking members 111 are respectively abutted against or separated from two opposite sides of the first locking assembly 110.

It can be understood that, by simultaneously locking and unlocking the second locking component 120 through the two first locking members 111, the reliability of the locking between the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 can be further improved, and the failure of the locking function can be avoided.

It should be noted that, in the case that the internal space of the lock pin box 112 is sufficient, the number of the first lock pieces 111 is more, each first lock piece 111 may be provided with the first elastic piece 113 and the stopper 114, respectively, and the pulling portion 1112 of each first lock piece 111 may be connected to the same external driving source, so that the synchronous locking and unlocking of the second locking assembly 120 by the plurality of first lock pieces 111 may be realized.

In some embodiments, the latch box 112 may include a box body 1121 and a cover 1122, the box body 1121 may be surrounded with the cover 1122 to form a slot 1120, and the cover 1122 is located at a side of the box body 1121 facing away from the second locking assembly 120, that is, a side of the box body 1121 facing the second locking assembly 120 is an entrance of the slot 1120. The cover 1122 may be provided with a fastener 115, such that the cover 1122 may be integrally mounted on a corresponding vehicle door after being assembled with the box 1121, and the fastener 115 may be a threaded connector such as a screw or a bolt, for example.

For example, to facilitate the symmetrical arrangement of the plurality of first locking members 111, the slot 1120 may be located at a middle position of the latch box 112, when two first locking members 111 are used, the two first locking members 111 may be located at two ends of the box body 1121, and the pulling part 1112 may protrude through the cover plate 1122 to the outside of the latch box 112.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second lock joint assembly in the lock device provided in the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the second lock joint assembly in the lock device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 3 to 7, in a possible implementation manner, the second locking assembly 120 may include a locking main body 121, a second locking member 122 and a pulling member 123, a first end of the locking main body 121 may be inserted into and matched with the insertion slot 1120, the second locking member 122 may be rotatably connected to the first end of the locking main body 121, a first end of the pulling member 123 is slidably connected to the second locking member 122, a second end of the pulling member 123 extends out from the second end of the locking main body 121, the pulling member 123 may move along the length direction of the locking main body 121, and the pulling member 123 drives the second locking member 122 to unfold or fold relative to the locking main body 121.

It can be understood that the angle between the second locking member 122 and the locking body 121 can be controlled by operating the pulling member 123, that is, the locking body 121 can be kept different in the slot 1120 as the pulling member 123 moves, and the second locking member 122 can rotate in the second slot 1120 relative to the locking body 121.

When the included angle between the second locking piece 122 and the locking body 121 is increased, that is, the second locking piece 122 rotates and unfolds relative to the locking body 121, the second locking piece 122 abuts against and is matched with the first locking piece 111, so that the locking of the second locking piece 122 in the slot 1120 can be realized, and the locking of the first locking component 110 and the second locking component 120 can be correspondingly realized; when the included angle between the second locking assembly 120 and the locking body 121 becomes smaller, that is, the second locking member 122 is rotated and folded relative to the locking body 121, the second locking member 122 is separated from the second locking member 122, so as to unlock the second locking member 122 in the slot 1120, and accordingly, the first locking assembly 110 and the second locking assembly 120 can be unlocked.

In some embodiments, a side of the second locking member 122 facing the groove wall of the slot 1120 may have a slot 1221, when the second locking member 122 is unfolded relative to the locking body 121, the first locking member 111 abuts in the slot 1221, and when the second locking member 122 is folded relative to the locking body 121, the first locking member 111 is separated from the slot 1221, so that reliability and stability of the first locking member 111 and the second locking member 122 can be improved, and the first locking member 111 and the second locking member 122 are prevented from being separated in the locked state.

It is understood that the shape of the card slot 1221 may be configured to match the shape of the locking portion 1111 of the first locking member 111, and for example, when the locking portion 1111 is spherical, the card slot 1221 may be shaped as a corresponding hemisphere or have an arc surface.

The manner in which the pulling element 123 drives the second locking element 122 to unfold or fold relative to the locking body 121 will be described in detail below.

With reference to fig. 3, fig. 6 and fig. 7, the first end of the pulling element 123 may be provided with a sliding buckle 1231, the second locking element 122 may be provided with a sliding slot 1222, the sliding slot 1222 extends along the length direction of the second locking element 122, the sliding buckle 1231 may be engaged with the sliding slot 1222, and when the sliding buckle 1231 is located at different positions in the sliding slot 1222, the second locking element 122 has different included angles with respect to the locking main body 121, so that by controlling the position of the pulling element 123, the unfolding angle of the second locking element 122 with respect to the locking main body 121 may be controlled, i.e., the locking and unlocking states may be controlled.

For example, the second locking member 122 may be a plate-shaped member, the number of the second locking members 122 may be two, the two second locking members 122 may be coaxially connected to the first end of the locking body 121 and located on different sides of the locking body 121, and the sliding buckle 1231 may be simultaneously slidably disposed in the sliding groove 1222 of the two second locking members 122.

The two second locking pieces 122 may be symmetrically disposed with respect to the locking body 121, when the slider 1231 moves toward the rotation axis of the two second locking pieces 122, the included angles of the two second locking pieces 122 with respect to the locking body 121 are both increased, and in addition, the two second locking pieces 122 are unfolded toward both sides with respect to the locking body 121 and may be in abutting engagement with the two first locking pieces 111 on both sides of the insertion slot 1120; when the slide fastener 1231 moves away from the rotation axes of the two second locking elements 122, the included angles between the two second locking elements 122 and the locking body 121 are both reduced, and at this time, the two second locking elements 122 are folded toward the middle with respect to the locking body 121 and separated from the first locking elements 111 at the two sides of the slot 1120.

It should be noted that the two locking pieces may be respectively and synchronously engaged with the first locking pieces 111 on both sides of the slot 1120, the expansion angle range of the second locking piece 122 relative to the locking body 121 may be any angle between 0 ° and 90 °, and the maximum expansion angle of the second locking piece 122 may be designed according to the size of the slot 1120, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the application.

In addition, the locking body 121 may be rod-shaped, one end of the locking body 121 facing away from the insertion slot 1120 may be provided with a limit joint 124, the pulling element 123 may be a flexible cable, and one end of the pulling element 123 facing away from the insertion slot 1120 may pass through the limit joint 124 to be matched with a driving structure on an external vehicle door, and the limit joint may provide a limit for the movement of the pulling element 123, and the form that the pulling element 123 may adopt includes a steel cable, a plastic cable, and the like.

In some embodiments, the second locking assembly 120 may further include a second elastic member (not shown) which may provide an elastic force to the second locking member 122 to be unfolded with respect to the locking body 121, and it is understood that the power to fold the second locking member 122 with respect to the locking body 121 may be provided by an external pulling force (a handle, a motor, etc.) through the pulling member 123. The elastic force of the second elastic member can provide an unfolding reset force for the second locking member 122 when the pulling force on the pulling member 123 is released, and provide a pre-tightening force for the locking and matching of the first locking member 111 and the second locking member 122, thereby ensuring the reliability of locking and connecting.

For example, the second elastic member may be a torsion spring disposed on a rotating shaft of the second locking member 122, or the second elastic member may be a spring disposed between the second locking member 122 and the locking body 121, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

In one possible implementation, the first lock assembly 110 may be disposed on the first door 200, the first door 200 may be provided with a first handle (not shown), and the first lock 111 may be connected to the first handle; the second latch assembly 120 may be disposed on the second door 300, and the second door 300 may be provided with a second handle (not shown) to which the pull member 123 may be connected.

It will be appreciated that unlocking or locking between the first and second lock assemblies 110, 120 can be accomplished by operating a handle on either the first door 200 or the second door 300. When a first handle on the first vehicle door 200 is pulled, the first locking piece 111 can be driven to move, so that the first locking piece 111 and the second locking piece 122 are separated, and when a second handle on the second vehicle door 300 is pulled, the second locking piece 122 can be driven to move, so that the first locking piece 111 and the second locking piece 122 can also be separated.

For example, the first door 200 may be a rotatably opened door and the second door 300 may be a slidably opened door. In order to realize the locking and matching of different types of doors, different doors have different opening and closing directions, and therefore, the second locking assembly 120 can be separated from the slot 1120 from different directions, so that the unlocking operation can be realized by operating any one of the first locking assembly 110 and the second locking assembly 120.

When the locking device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied between the front door and the rear door of the automobile, the B-pillar structure on the automobile body can be eliminated, and the movement space for people to get in and out can be increased.

The utility model provides a locking device, be used for on the car, the locking device includes first locking subassembly and second locking subassembly, first locking subassembly sets up on one in first door and second door, the second locking subassembly sets up on another one in first door and second door, first locking subassembly includes lockpin box and first locking piece, first locking piece sets up in the lockpin box, the lockpin box has the slot, when one in first door and the second door closes or opens for another person, the second locking subassembly pegs graft with the slot or breaks away from, so that first locking piece and second locking subassembly lock or unblock, thereby under the condition of the automobile body structure of not using the car, the locking or the unblock of first door and second door has been realized, and then can optimize the automobile body structure, increase personnel or goods business turn over the space of automobile body.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present application further provides an automobile, which includes a body (not shown), a first door 200, a second door 300, and the locking device 100 of the above-mentioned technical solution, wherein the first door 200 is disposed adjacent to the second door 300, and the locking device 100 is connected between the first door 200 and the second door 300 to lock or unlock the first door 200 and the second door 300.

It is understood that the first lock assembly 110 may be disposed on the first door 200, the first door 200 may be provided with a first handle (not shown), the first lock assembly 110 may be coupled to the first handle, the second lock assembly 120 may be disposed on the second door 300, the second door 300 may be provided with a second handle (not shown), and the second lock assembly 120 may be coupled to the second handle. When a user needs to enter or exit, the user may open the first door 200 alone, may open the second door 300 alone, or may open the first door 200 and the second door 300 simultaneously, and may unlock the locking device 100 by operating both the first door 200 and the second door 300.

In addition, the vehicle provided in the embodiment of the present application may be a fuel vehicle, an electric vehicle, or a hybrid vehicle, and may be a series hybrid vehicle, a parallel hybrid vehicle, or a series-parallel hybrid vehicle, for example, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment, and the function of the vehicle may be a passenger car or a truck.

The automobile provided by the embodiment of the application has all the technical schemes and all the technical effects of the locking device, and the details are not repeated herein.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. The locking device is characterized by being used on an automobile, wherein the automobile comprises a plurality of automobile doors, the locking device comprises a first locking component and a second locking component, and the first locking component and the second locking component are respectively arranged on two adjacent automobile doors;

the first locking component comprises a locking pin box and a first locking piece, the first locking piece is arranged in the locking pin box, the locking pin box is provided with a slot, at least part of the second locking component is inserted in the slot, and the first locking piece can be abutted to or separated from the second locking component so as to lock or unlock the second locking component and the slot.

2. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the first locking member includes a locking portion and a pulling portion, an opening is provided on a sidewall of the slot, and the pulling portion can drive the locking portion to move relative to the opening, so that the locking portion extends from the opening to the slot, and the locking portion abuts against the second locking member, or the locking portion retracts from the opening, and the locking portion is separated from the second locking member.

3. The locking device according to claim 2, wherein the first locking component further comprises a first elastic member and a stopper, the stopper abuts against a side of the locking portion facing away from the slot, the elastic member is located on a side of the stopper facing away from the locking portion, and the elastic member applies an elastic force to the stopper toward the slot.

4. The locking device according to claim 2, wherein there are two first locking members, the two first locking members are respectively located at two opposite sides of the slot, and the locking portions of the two first locking members are respectively abutted against or separated from two opposite sides of the first locking member.

5. The locking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second locking assembly comprises a locking body, a second locking member and a pulling member, wherein a first end of the locking body is in plugging fit with the insertion slot, the second locking member is rotatably connected with the first end of the locking body, a first end of the pulling member is slidably connected with the second locking member, and a second end of the pulling member extends from the second end of the locking body; the pulling piece can move along the length direction of the locking main body, and the pulling piece drives the second locking piece to unfold or fold relative to the locking main body.

6. The locking device of claim 5, wherein a side of the second locking member facing a wall of the slot has a catch, the first locking member abutting in the catch when the second locking member is deployed relative to the locking body; when the second locking piece is folded relative to the locking main body, the first locking piece is separated from the clamping groove.

7. The locking device according to claim 5, wherein the first end of the pulling member is provided with a sliding buckle, the second locking member is provided with a sliding groove, the sliding groove extends along the length direction of the second locking member, the sliding buckle is engaged with the sliding groove, and when the sliding buckle is located at different positions in the sliding groove, the second locking member has different included angles with respect to the locking body.

8. The locking device according to claim 7, wherein there are two second locking members, two of the second locking members are coaxially connected to the first end of the locking body and are located on different sides of the locking body, and the slide fastener is simultaneously slidably disposed in the sliding grooves of the two second locking members;

when the sliding buckle moves towards the rotating axes of the two second locking pieces, the included angles of the two second locking pieces relative to the locking main body are increased; when the slide fastener deviates from the rotating axes of the two second locking pieces, the included angles of the two second locking pieces relative to the locking main body are reduced.

9. An automobile comprising a body, a first door, a second door, and the locking device of any one of claims 1-8, the first door being disposed adjacent the second door, the locking device being connected between the first door and the second door to lock or unlock the first door and the second door.

10. The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the latch arrangement includes a first latch component and a second latch component, the first latch component being disposed on the first door, the first door having a first handle, the first latch component being coupled to the first handle; the second locking assembly is arranged on the second vehicle door, a second handle is arranged on the second vehicle door, and the second locking assembly is connected with the second handle.

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