EP1099810A1 - Actuating device for a locking mechanism of a vehicle door - Google Patents

Actuating device for a locking mechanism of a vehicle door Download PDF

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EP1099810A1
EP1099810A1 EP00403132A EP00403132A EP1099810A1 EP 1099810 A1 EP1099810 A1 EP 1099810A1 EP 00403132 A EP00403132 A EP 00403132A EP 00403132 A EP00403132 A EP 00403132A EP 1099810 A1 EP1099810 A1 EP 1099810A1
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Pierre-Yves Soulagnes
Bruno Etienne
Stéphane Kippelen
Nathalie Gaittet
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Akwel SA
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/107—Pop-out handles, e.g. sliding outwardly before rotation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B77/00—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes
    • E05B77/34—Protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/02—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the type of actuators used
    • E05B81/04—Electrical
    • E05B81/06—Electrical using rotary motors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
    • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
    • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/01—Mechanical arrangements specially adapted for hands-free locking or unlocking

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  • the present invention relates to a device for controlling a mechanism for locking a door of a vehicle, the control device being mounted in a housing formed in said door and comprising a member manual actuation, arranged on the side corresponding to a surface exterior of the door, this manual actuating member being coupled to said locking mechanism so as to unlock it manually from outside the vehicle.
  • the organ manual actuation has a swivel handle or handle, "trigger" type, pivotally mounted on a fixed support.
  • the handle is in protruding from the outer wall of the door or is arranged opposite a recess in this wall, in order to define an area of access, between the handle and the wall, which allows a user to pass his fingers to operate the handle.
  • the prior art control devices have various disadvantages.
  • the access area required to operate the handle creates an aesthetic constraint.
  • the stylist is forced to choose either one protruding handle is obviously in the outer wall of the door. This is a major drawback as we know the importance given to style of a road vehicle, and in particular of a car.
  • a handle in protrusion can be dangerous.
  • the presence of a protruding part or a recess generates, beyond a certain speed, disturbances in the air flow on the door, slightly affecting the aerodynamics of the vehicle.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to overcome these various drawbacks by providing a device for controlling a mechanism for locking a door of a practical, safe and sophisticated vehicle, requiring no area permanent access to the manual actuator, and allowing improve the aesthetics and aerodynamics of the door.
  • a control device as described in the preamble, characterized in that said manual actuator comprises a handle movable between a rest position, in which said handle and said exterior surface of the door are substantially in the same plane of so that a user cannot grab the handle, and a position of use, wherein said handle is spaced from said surface outside of the door so that a user can grasp the handle.
  • the handle In the rest position, the handle is advantageously retracted into said door housing to be flush with said outer surface of this door.
  • the handle is coupled to the locking mechanism of the door so that it doesn't unlock this locking mechanism between said rest position and said use position and so that when the handle is manually operated by a user from said position of use in an actuated position, it unlocks said mechanism door locking, the handle being further away from the outer surface door in said actuated position than it is in said position of use.
  • control device can comprise a control mechanism coupled to said handle and arranged to cause movement in a predetermined manner said handle between said rest position and said position of use.
  • the control mechanism advantageously comprises a rail of guide mounted in the housing and rigidly connected to the door as well as a transmission support coupled to the handle and arranged to slide in said guide rail, and said transmission support comprises a rack coupled to a drive shaft of a drive motor by a power transmission assembly so that the engine drive control in motion the transmission medium in the guide rail so as to move said handle between said position of rest and said position of use.
  • the guide rail and the support transmission each have complementary forms of guidance arranged to limit the travel of the transmission medium relative to the rail guide.
  • the handle advantageously comprises a handle rod arranged to slide in a groove in the transmission support so that the handle can be moved manually between the operating position and the actuated position.
  • the control device may include return means arranged to urge the handle rod towards the inside of said groove.
  • the guide rail, the support transmission and handle rod are curved longitudinally substantially in the shape of an arc of a circle.
  • control device comprises a servo system arranged to transmit in a way predetermined control signals to said control mechanism, this control system can include at least means of detection, timers and an electronic unit arranged to generate said control signals.
  • said servo system comprises a user request member arranged to be actuated by a user from outside the vehicle and generate a signal to request the use of the handle towards said control mechanism.
  • This user request member advantageously includes a flange resiliently coupled to said handle and arranged to cooperate with a switch mounted on said handle to form a push button.
  • the servo system can be arranged to operate in conjunction with a vehicle interior control unit which transmits control signals representative of the state of the door lock, states condemned and not condemned, to condemn and unlocking said control mechanism.
  • the servo system can also include a control unit. separate electronic control arranged to lock and unlock said control mechanism.
  • the control device of the present invention makes it possible to unlock a mechanism for locking a door of a vehicle, in particular a road vehicle, from outside the vehicle.
  • This control device is suitable for a mechanism for locking a side door of the passenger compartment, the trunk door or tailgate, or the hood of the vehicle.
  • the mechanism of locking (not shown in the figures) is a conventional mechanism which includes a lock, such as a mechanical or electrical lock, and a keeper, known to those skilled in the art.
  • the lock is secured to the door and the keeper is integral with bodywork elements of the vehicle for example.
  • control device 100 is mounted in a housing 11a formed in door 11 of the vehicle. It includes an organ manual actuation 12, such as a handle 12a, on the side corresponding to the outer surface 11b of the door.
  • the handle 12a is coupled to the lock of the locking mechanism so as to unlock it in particular at using a cable or a switch, for example, depending on whether the lock is mechanical or electrical.
  • the handle 12a is movable between a rest position, illustrated by the Figures 6a and 6b, and a position of use, illustrated by Figures 8a and 8b.
  • a rest position illustrated by the Figures 6a and 6b
  • a position of use illustrated by Figures 8a and 8b.
  • the handle 12a and the outer surface 11b of the door 11 are substantially contiguous so that a user cannot grab the handle. This is flush with the outer surface 11b and is re-entered in the housing 11a of the door for example.
  • the handle 12a In the position of use, the handle 12a is spaced from the outer surface 11b so that the user can enter it. Between these two rest positions and of use, the handle 12a does not unlock the lock.
  • the control device 100 includes a control mechanism 13 coupled to the handle 12a, which controls its movement between its position of rest and its position of use.
  • the member actuator 12 comprises the handle 12a, which is integral with a rod handle 12b.
  • This rod 12b has a shaped cross section approximately T for example.
  • the control mechanism 13 includes a transmission support 14 having a groove longitudinal 15 whose shape is approximately complementary to the shape of the handle rod 12b.
  • the rod 12b is housed in this groove 15 and is arranged to slide therein.
  • the handle rod 12b is held in position in the groove 15 by means of return or thrust for example, arranged to urge the handle 12a towards the transmission medium 14.
  • the transmission support 14 has an exterior profile approximately rectangular. It has on its upper face teeth 16 arranged transversely, substantially over its entire length for example and forming a rack.
  • the control mechanism 13 comprises a body 17 rigidly connected to the door 11, by a fixing flange 18 screwed or riveted to the door 11 by example.
  • the body 17 comprises a guide rail 19 of profile substantially rectangular and open green, the top is substantially U-shaped, for example.
  • the guide rail 19 extends from the fixing flange 18 in the direction of the outer surface 11b of the door 11.
  • the outer end of the rail 19 has an orifice 20.
  • the transmission support 14 is housed in the rail of guide 19, the rack 16 being opposite the upper opening of the rail 19. This support 14 is arranged to slide, through the orifice 20, in the rail guide 19.
  • the latter comprises, for example, protrusions rectangular 21 arranged on its longitudinal walls, inside the rail, which form keys.
  • the longitudinal grooves 22 have a length less than the length of the transmission support 14 so as to limit its travel by relative to the guide rail 19.
  • the handle rod 12b, the support of transmission 14 and guide rail 19 are curved longitudinally, substantially in the shape of a circular arc for example, to limit the overall length of the assembly so that it can be accommodated in the thickness of door 11.
  • the body 17 of the control mechanism 13 comprises a housing transmission 23, in which is mounted a transmission assembly of power 24, such as a gear assembly for example.
  • the set 24 comprises an output transmission member 24a, such as a gear by example, arranged above the rail 19 and coupled to the rack 16 of the transmission support 14.
  • the body 17 also includes a housing for motorization 25 formed of two half-casings assembled to each other by example by fixing screws.
  • the control mechanism 13 comprises a drive motor 26, such as an electric motor for example, housed in the motor housing 25 of the body 17.
  • the drive shaft 27 of the electric motor 26 is coupled to an input transmission member 24b, such that a gear, of the power transmission assembly 24.
  • This assembly 24 is arranged to couple the drive shaft 27 of the motor electric 26 to the rack 16 of the transmission support 14.
  • the rotation of the drive shaft 27 controls the movement of the support transmission 14 in the guide rail 19, and therefore the displacement of the rod handle 12b, coupled to the transmission support 14, between the position of rest and position of use.
  • the control device 100 comprises in particular a request member of use 29 of the handle 12a.
  • This member 29 comprises a coupled flange resiliently to the handle 12a by means of a leaf spring 30 and forms a push button in cooperation with a switch 31 mounted on said handle 12a, for example.
  • This leaf spring and this switch can be replaced by any other appropriate body.
  • the flange has a shape and dimensions substantially similar to those of the handle 12a, for example, and is superimposed on it and connected to it by tenons 32 housed in corresponding holes 33.
  • the push button 29 is arranged so that a pulse of a user on it in the direction of arrow D, like this is shown in Figure 7, generates an electrical request signal of use of the handle 12a towards the electric motor 26, so as to make pass the handle 12a from the rest position to the use position.
  • the handle 12a can be operated manually by a user. Under the effect of a sufficient stress, exerted in the direction indicated by arrow F, the rod handle 12b slides in the groove 15 of the support 14 and the handle 12a can be brought to an actuated position, represented by FIG. 5. In this actuated position, the handle 12a is further away from the surface exterior 11b of the door 11 that it is in the position of use. This additional stroke of the handle 12a allows the unlocking of the door lock mechanism lock 11. If the lock is electric, the handle rod 12b is arranged to actuate a lock switch for example.
  • the lock is mechanical, it unlocks the lock via a link, such as a cable for example, one end of which is attached to the handle rod 12b.
  • actuation means are known to those skilled in the art and do not are not shown here.
  • the handle 12a returns automatically against the transmission support 14 by a spring effect, i.e. in the position of use, when the user releases the handle 12a.
  • the control device 100 comprises a system for controlling the control mechanism 13.
  • This servo system is designed to transmit predetermined control signals to the motor electric 26.
  • the servo system includes means for detection and an electronic unit 28 arranged to generate these signals ordered.
  • the detection means may include means for detection of the state of the lock, locked and unlocked states, of the position of the handle 12a, in particular the positions of rest, use and operated.
  • the servo system can also include timers, including a lockout timeout lock and a delay for waiting for actuation of the handle.
  • the servo system can also incorporate a unit of electronic control which is arranged to transmit and receive signals representative of the state of the control device, condemned state or unlocked.
  • the servo system can operate in conjunction with a passenger compartment control unit (card already present on the vehicle, which transmits and receives signals representative of the state of the lock, condemned and not condemned states.
  • a passenger compartment control unit card already present on the vehicle, which transmits and receives signals representative of the state of the lock, condemned and not condemned states.
  • the locking or unlocking the lock and the locking device order can therefore be simultaneous or separate and be done using a key, an infrared remote control or an access badge electromagnetic for example.
  • the device for requesting the use of the handle 12a which generates an electrical signal to the electric motor 26 to pass the handle 12a from the rest position to the use position, may include an infrared remote control or an electromagnetic access badge or any other equivalent means working in conjunction with the system of the electric motor to generate such an electric signal of use request.
  • the servo system transmits a signal to the electric motor to return the handle 12a and the control device to the position of rest ( Figures 2a and 2b).
  • the lock unlocks and releases the door 11 which can be open.
  • the servo system starts the waiting time for lock lock. It should be noted that the handle 12a returns automatically in the use position (figure 4a and 4b) as soon as the user releases it.
  • the servo system then generates a signal control to the electric motor 26 to return the device control 100 in the rest position ( Figures 2a and 2b) or as soon as the lock is locked when door 11 is closed, i.e.
  • the servo system can also include means arranged to detect abnormal resistance on the handle 12a, when its passage from the position of use to the rest position. These means are arranged to generate a priority control signal to the motor electric 26 so that it brings the handle 12a into the position of use. This prevents a user from pinching their fingers behind the handle 12a when its return to the rest position.
  • the controller 100 of the present invention has many benefits. It is suitable for any conventional locking mechanism a side door of the passenger compartment, the trunk door or tailgate, or the hood of a vehicle. In the rest position, the handle 12a and the surface exterior 11b of door 11 are substantially contiguous and the handle is flush with this surface. This allows for a smooth exterior profile of the door 11 when the handle 12a is not used, making it possible to improve the security, aesthetics and aerodynamics of the door. The device is perfected and very practical. The handle 12a becomes usable by a simple manual pressure or push by the user on the push button 29.
  • the motorized control device 100 can also include various detection and timing means that allow operation safe and efficient.
  • control mechanism 13 can to be different. This may include, according to a solution shown, a free nut mounted on a master screw driven by a motor assembly electric reducer, this free nut being rigidly connected to the support of transmission coupled to the handle to control the movement of the handle between rest and use positions.
  • control mechanism may include an eccentric mounted on a drive shaft of a reduction motor assembly and cooperating with the transmission support coupled to the handle, the eccentric being arranged to cause the handle to move between the positions of rest and use when the drive shaft turns on itself.
  • the control mechanism can include a link hinged at one end to the transmission support coupled to the handle and rigidly connected at the other end to a shaft drive of a reduction motor assembly, the rotation of the shaft drive rotating the link to move the handle between rest and use positions.
  • the handle can also be pivotally mounted on its transmission support, instead to be slidably mounted therein, and to be brought in manually from the position of use in the position actuated by pivoting.
  • This solution technique is actually a combination of manual and motorized variants of the device according to the invention, in which a motor is used to move, for example, by sliding, the handle from its rest position to its position of use, as for device 100. However, the handle is manually rotated to its actuated position.

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The door handle (12a) is coupled with a command mechanism (13) comprising a guiding track (19) integral with the door and a sliding organ (14) integral with the handle. The sliding organ is controlled by a motor (26) via a clutch assembly. The door handle (12a) can be aligned with the door wall (11b) so that an user can not grip. The second position is when the handle is prominent and a third when the handle is placed more distant from the door wall than in the position of use.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage d'une porte d'un véhicule, le dispositif de commande étant monté dans un logement ménagé dans ladite porte et comprenant un organe d'actionnement manuel, disposé du côté correspondant à une surface extérieure de la porte, cet organe d'actionnement manuel étant couplé audit mécanisme de verrouillage de manière à le déverrouiller manuellement depuis l'extérieur du véhicule.The present invention relates to a device for controlling a mechanism for locking a door of a vehicle, the control device being mounted in a housing formed in said door and comprising a member manual actuation, arranged on the side corresponding to a surface exterior of the door, this manual actuating member being coupled to said locking mechanism so as to unlock it manually from outside the vehicle.

Des dispositifs de commande du type tel que décrit ci-dessus sont couramment utilisés dans le domaine de l'automobile. Typiquement, l'organe d'actionnement manuel comporte une poignée pivotante ou une manette, du type "gâchette", montée pivotante sur un support fixe. La poignée est en saillie par rapport à la paroi extérieure de la porte ou est disposée en regard d'un évidement ménagé dans cette paroi, ceci afin de définir une zone d'accès, entre la poignée et la paroi, qui permet à un utilisateur de passer ses doigts pour manoeuvrer la poignée.Control devices of the type as described above are commonly used in the automotive field. Typically, the organ manual actuation has a swivel handle or handle, "trigger" type, pivotally mounted on a fixed support. The handle is in protruding from the outer wall of the door or is arranged opposite a recess in this wall, in order to define an area of access, between the handle and the wall, which allows a user to pass his fingers to operate the handle.

Les dispositifs de commande de l'art antérieur présentent divers inconvénients. La zone d'accès nécessaire à la manoeuvre de la poignée crée une contrainte esthétique. Le stylicien est contraint de choisir soit une poignée en saillie soit un évidemment dans la paroi extérieure de la porte. Ceci est un inconvénient majeur tant on connaít l'importance accordée au style d'un véhicule routier, et en particulier d'une voiture. Une poignée en saillie peut s'avérer dangereuse. En outre, la présence d'une partie saillante ou d'un évidement génère, au-delà d'une certaine vitesse, des perturbations dans l'écoulement d'air sur la porte, nuisant légèrement à l'aérodynamisme du véhicule. The prior art control devices have various disadvantages. The access area required to operate the handle creates an aesthetic constraint. The stylist is forced to choose either one protruding handle is obviously in the outer wall of the door. This is a major drawback as we know the importance given to style of a road vehicle, and in particular of a car. A handle in protrusion can be dangerous. In addition, the presence of a protruding part or a recess generates, beyond a certain speed, disturbances in the air flow on the door, slightly affecting the aerodynamics of the vehicle.

Le but de la présente invention est de pallier ces divers inconvénients en fournissant un dispositif de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage d'une porte d'un véhicule pratique, sûr et perfectionné, ne nécessitant pas une zone d'accès permanente à l'organe d'actionnement manuel, et permettant d'améliorer l'esthétique et l'aérodynamisme de la porte.The purpose of the present invention is to overcome these various drawbacks by providing a device for controlling a mechanism for locking a door of a practical, safe and sophisticated vehicle, requiring no area permanent access to the manual actuator, and allowing improve the aesthetics and aerodynamics of the door.

Ce but est atteint par un dispositif de commande tel que décrit en préambule, caractérisé en ce que ledit organe d'actionnement manuel comporte une poignée mobile entre une position de repos, dans laquelle ladite poignée et ladite surface extérieure de la porte sont sensiblement dans un même plan de sorte qu'un utilisateur ne peut pas saisir la poignée, et une position d'utilisation, dans laquelle ladite poignée est écartée de ladite surface extérieure de la porte de sorte qu'un utilisateur peut saisir la poignée.This object is achieved by a control device as described in the preamble, characterized in that said manual actuator comprises a handle movable between a rest position, in which said handle and said exterior surface of the door are substantially in the same plane of so that a user cannot grab the handle, and a position of use, wherein said handle is spaced from said surface outside of the door so that a user can grasp the handle.

Dans la position de repos, la poignée est avantageusement rentrée dans ledit logement de la porte pour être affleurante à ladite surface extérieure de cette porte.In the rest position, the handle is advantageously retracted into said door housing to be flush with said outer surface of this door.

De préférence, la poignée est couplée au mécanisme de verrouillage de la porte de sorte qu'elle ne déverrouille pas ce mécanisme de verrouillage entre ladite position de repos et ladite position d'utilisation et de sorte que, quand la poignée est actionnée manuellement par un utilisateur de ladite position d'utilisation dans une position actionnée, elle déverrouille ledit mécanisme de verrouillage de la porte, la poignée étant plus écartée de la surface extérieure de la porte dans ladite position actionnée qu'elle ne l'est dans ladite position d'utilisation.Preferably, the handle is coupled to the locking mechanism of the door so that it doesn't unlock this locking mechanism between said rest position and said use position and so that when the handle is manually operated by a user from said position of use in an actuated position, it unlocks said mechanism door locking, the handle being further away from the outer surface door in said actuated position than it is in said position of use.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de commande peut comprendre un mécanisme de commande couplé à ladite poignée et agencé pour entraíner en déplacement de façon prédéterminée ladite poignée entre ladite position de repos et ladite position d'utilisation. According to one embodiment of the invention, the control device can comprise a control mechanism coupled to said handle and arranged to cause movement in a predetermined manner said handle between said rest position and said position of use.

Le mécanisme de commande comprend, avantageusement, un rail de guidage monté dans le logement et lié rigidement à la porte ainsi qu'un support de transmission couplé à la poignée et agencé pour coulisser dans ledit rail de guidage, et ledit support de transmission comporte une crémaillère couplée à un arbre d'entraínement d'un moteur d'entraínement par un ensemble de transmission de puissance de sorte que le moteur d'entraínement commande en déplacement le support de transmission dans le rail de guidage de manière à déplacer ladite poignée entre ladite position de repos et ladite position d'utilisation.The control mechanism advantageously comprises a rail of guide mounted in the housing and rigidly connected to the door as well as a transmission support coupled to the handle and arranged to slide in said guide rail, and said transmission support comprises a rack coupled to a drive shaft of a drive motor by a power transmission assembly so that the engine drive control in motion the transmission medium in the guide rail so as to move said handle between said position of rest and said position of use.

Dans cette variante de réalisation, le rail de guidage et le support de transmission présentent chacun des formes complémentaires de guidage agencées pour limiter la course du support de transmission par rapport au rail de guidage.In this alternative embodiment, the guide rail and the support transmission each have complementary forms of guidance arranged to limit the travel of the transmission medium relative to the rail guide.

Dans cette forme de réalisation, la poignée comporte avantageusement une tige de poignée agencée pour coulisser dans une rainure ménagée dans le support de transmission de sorte que la poignée peut être déplacée manuellement entre la position d'utilisation et la position actionnée.In this embodiment, the handle advantageously comprises a handle rod arranged to slide in a groove in the transmission support so that the handle can be moved manually between the operating position and the actuated position.

Le dispositif de commande peut comporter des moyens de rappel agencés pour solliciter la tige de poignée vers l'intérieur de ladite rainure.The control device may include return means arranged to urge the handle rod towards the inside of said groove.

Dans le but de limiter l'encombrement, le rail de guidage, le support de transmission et la tige de poignée sont incurvés longitudinalement sensiblement en forme d'arc de cercle.In order to limit the size, the guide rail, the support transmission and handle rod are curved longitudinally substantially in the shape of an arc of a circle.

Dans la forme de réalisation motorisée, le dispositif de commande comprend un système d'asservissement agencé pour transmettre de façon prédéterminée des signaux de commande audit mécanisme de commande, ce système d'asservissement pouvant comporter au moins des moyens de détection, des temporisations et un bloc électronique agencés pour générer lesdits signaux de commande.In the motorized embodiment, the control device comprises a servo system arranged to transmit in a way predetermined control signals to said control mechanism, this control system can include at least means of detection, timers and an electronic unit arranged to generate said control signals.

De manière préférentielle, ledit système d'asservissement comprend un organe de demande d'utilisation agencé pour être actionné par un utilisateur depuis l'extérieur du véhicule et générer un signal de demande d'utilisation de la poignée vers ledit mécanisme de commande.Preferably, said servo system comprises a user request member arranged to be actuated by a user from outside the vehicle and generate a signal to request the use of the handle towards said control mechanism.

Cet organe de demande d'utilisation comporte, avantageusement, un flasque couplé de façon élastique à ladite poignée et agencé pour coopérer avec un interrupteur monté sur ladite poignée pour former un bouton-poussoir.This user request member advantageously includes a flange resiliently coupled to said handle and arranged to cooperate with a switch mounted on said handle to form a push button.

Le système d'asservissement peut être agencé pour fonctionner conjointement avec une unité de contrôle habitacle du véhicule qui transmet des signaux de commande représentatifs de l'état du mécanisme de verrouillage de la porte, états condamné et non condamné, pour condamner et décondamner ledit mécanisme de commande.The servo system can be arranged to operate in conjunction with a vehicle interior control unit which transmits control signals representative of the state of the door lock, states condemned and not condemned, to condemn and unlocking said control mechanism.

Mais, le système d'asservissement peut également comporter une unité de commande électronique séparée agencée pour condamner et décondamner ledit mécanisme de commande.However, the servo system can also include a control unit. separate electronic control arranged to lock and unlock said control mechanism.

La présente invention et ses avantages apparaítront mieux dans la description suivante de deux modes de réalisation de l'invention, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue éclatée en perspective du dispositif de commande de la présente invention ;
  • la figure 2a est une vue latérale en élévation du dispositif de commande de la figure 1, illustrant la position de repos de l'organe d'actionnement manuel ;
  • la figure 2b est une vue schématique en perspective illustrant l'organe d'actionnement en position de repos sur une porte latérale d'un véhicule routier ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue latérale en élévation du dispositif de commande de la figure 1, illustrant l'impulsion d'un utilisateur sur le bouton-poussoir de demande d'utilisation de l'organe d'actionnement ;
  • la figure 4a est une vue latérale en élévation du dispositif de commande de la figure 1, illustrant la position d'utilisation de l'organe d'actionnement ;
  • la figure 4b est une vue schématique en perspective illustrant l'organe d'actionnement en position d'utilisation sur la porte latérale du véhicule ; et
  • la figure 5 est une vue latérale en élévation du dispositif de commande de la figure 1, illustrant la position actionnée de l'organe d'actionnement.
The present invention and its advantages will appear better in the following description of two embodiments of the invention, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the control device of the present invention;
  • Figure 2a is a side elevational view of the control device of Figure 1, illustrating the rest position of the manual actuator;
  • Figure 2b is a schematic perspective view illustrating the actuator in the rest position on a side door of a road vehicle;
  • Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the control device of Figure 1, illustrating the impulse of a user on the push button requesting use of the actuating member;
  • Figure 4a is a side elevational view of the control device of Figure 1, illustrating the position of use of the actuator;
  • Figure 4b is a schematic perspective view illustrating the actuator in the use position on the side door of the vehicle; and
  • Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the control device of Figure 1, illustrating the actuated position of the actuator.

Le dispositif de commande de la présente invention permet de déverrouiller un mécanisme de verrouillage d'une porte d'un véhicule, en particulier d'un véhicule routier, depuis l'extérieur du véhicule. Ce dispositif de commande est adapté à un mécanisme de verrouillage d'une porte latérale de l'habitacle, de la porte ou du hayon du coffre, ou du capot du véhicule. Le mécanisme de verrouillage (non représenté par les figures) est un mécanisme conventionnel qui comprend une serrure, telle qu'une serrure mécanique ou électrique, et une gâche, connu de l'homme du métier. La serrure est solidaire de la porte et la gâche est solidaire d'éléments de carrosserie du véhicule par exemple.The control device of the present invention makes it possible to unlock a mechanism for locking a door of a vehicle, in particular a road vehicle, from outside the vehicle. This control device is suitable for a mechanism for locking a side door of the passenger compartment, the trunk door or tailgate, or the hood of the vehicle. The mechanism of locking (not shown in the figures) is a conventional mechanism which includes a lock, such as a mechanical or electrical lock, and a keeper, known to those skilled in the art. The lock is secured to the door and the keeper is integral with bodywork elements of the vehicle for example.

En référence aux figures, le dispositif de commande 100 est monté dans un logement 11a ménagé dans la porte 11 du véhicule. Il comprend un organe d'actionnement manuel 12, tel qu'une poignée 12a, du côté correspondant à la surface extérieure 11b de la porte. La poignée 12a est couplée à la serrure du mécanisme de verrouillage de manière à la déverrouiller notamment au moyen d'un câble ou d'un interrupteur, par exemple, selon que la serrure est mécanique ou électrique.With reference to the figures, the control device 100 is mounted in a housing 11a formed in door 11 of the vehicle. It includes an organ manual actuation 12, such as a handle 12a, on the side corresponding to the outer surface 11b of the door. The handle 12a is coupled to the lock of the locking mechanism so as to unlock it in particular at using a cable or a switch, for example, depending on whether the lock is mechanical or electrical.

La poignée 12a est mobile entre une position de repos, illustrée par les figures 6a et 6b, et une position d'utilisation, illustrée par les figures 8a et 8b. Dans la position de repos, la poignée 12a et la surface extérieure 11b de la porte 11 sont sensiblement jointives de sorte qu'un utilisateur ne peut pas saisir la poignée. Celle-ci est affleurante à la surface extérieure 11b et est rentrée dans le logement 11a de la porte par exemple. Dans la position d'utilisation, la poignée 12a est écartée de la surface extérieure 11b de sorte que l'utilisateur peut la saisir. Entre ces deux positions de repos et d'utilisation, la poignée 12a ne déverrouille pas la serrure.The handle 12a is movable between a rest position, illustrated by the Figures 6a and 6b, and a position of use, illustrated by Figures 8a and 8b. In the rest position, the handle 12a and the outer surface 11b of the door 11 are substantially contiguous so that a user cannot grab the handle. This is flush with the outer surface 11b and is re-entered in the housing 11a of the door for example. In the position of use, the handle 12a is spaced from the outer surface 11b so that the user can enter it. Between these two rest positions and of use, the handle 12a does not unlock the lock.

Le dispositif de commande 100 comporte un mécanisme de commande 13 couplé à la poignée 12a, qui commande son déplacement entre sa position de repos et sa position d'utilisation.The control device 100 includes a control mechanism 13 coupled to the handle 12a, which controls its movement between its position of rest and its position of use.

Dans le mode de réalisation décrit ici, à titre d'exemple seulement, l'organe d'actionnement 12 comporte la poignée 12a, qui est solidaire d'une tige de poignée 12b. Cette tige 12b a une section transversale en forme approximativement de T par exemple. Le mécanisme de commande 13 comprend un support de transmission 14 comportant une rainure longitudinale 15 dont la forme est approximativement complémentaire de la forme de la tige de poignée 12b. La tige 12b est logée dans cette rainure 15 et est agencée pour coulisser dans celle-ci. La tige de poignée 12b est maintenue en position dans la rainure 15 par des moyens de rappel ou de poussée par exemple, agencés pour solliciter la poignée 12a en direction du support de transmission 14.In the embodiment described here, by way of example only, the member actuator 12 comprises the handle 12a, which is integral with a rod handle 12b. This rod 12b has a shaped cross section approximately T for example. The control mechanism 13 includes a transmission support 14 having a groove longitudinal 15 whose shape is approximately complementary to the shape of the handle rod 12b. The rod 12b is housed in this groove 15 and is arranged to slide therein. The handle rod 12b is held in position in the groove 15 by means of return or thrust for example, arranged to urge the handle 12a towards the transmission medium 14.

Le support de transmission 14 a un profil extérieur approximativement rectangulaire. Il comporte sur sa face supérieure des dents 16 disposées transversalement, sensiblement sur toute sa longueur par exemple et formant une crémaillère.The transmission support 14 has an exterior profile approximately rectangular. It has on its upper face teeth 16 arranged transversely, substantially over its entire length for example and forming a rack.

Le mécanisme de commande 13 comprend un corps 17 lié rigidement à la porte 11, par une bride de fixation 18 vissée ou rivetée à la porte 11 par exemple. Le corps 17 comporte un rail de guidage 19 de profil sensiblement rectangulaire et ouvert vert le haut en forme sensiblement de U par exemple. Le rail de guidage 19 s'étend depuis la bride de fixation 18 en direction de la surface extérieure 11b de la porte 11. L'extrémité extérieure du rail 19 comporte un orifice 20. Le support de transmission 14 est logé dans le rail de guidage 19, la crémaillère 16 étant en regard de l'ouverture supérieure du rail 19. Ce support 14 est agencé pour coulisser, à travers l'orifice 20, dans le rail de guidage 19. Ce dernier comporte, par exemple, des protubérances rectangulaires 21 disposées sur ses parois longitudinales, à l'intérieur du rail, qui forment des clavettes. Celles-ci se logent dans deux gorges longitudinales 22 correspondantes ménagées sur les faces longitudinales extérieures du support de transmission 14 pour le guider en déplacement dans ledit rail de guidage 19. Les gorges longitudinales 22 ont une longueur inférieure à la longueur du support de transmission 14 de manière à limiter sa course par rapport au rail de guidage 19. La tige de poignée 12b, le support de transmission 14 et le rail de guidage 19 sont incurvés longitudinalement, sensiblement en forme d'arc de cercle par exemple, pour limiter l'encombrement longitudinalement de l'ensemble afin qu'il puisse se loger dans l'épaisseur de la porte 11.The control mechanism 13 comprises a body 17 rigidly connected to the door 11, by a fixing flange 18 screwed or riveted to the door 11 by example. The body 17 comprises a guide rail 19 of profile substantially rectangular and open green, the top is substantially U-shaped, for example. The guide rail 19 extends from the fixing flange 18 in the direction of the outer surface 11b of the door 11. The outer end of the rail 19 has an orifice 20. The transmission support 14 is housed in the rail of guide 19, the rack 16 being opposite the upper opening of the rail 19. This support 14 is arranged to slide, through the orifice 20, in the rail guide 19. The latter comprises, for example, protrusions rectangular 21 arranged on its longitudinal walls, inside the rail, which form keys. These are housed in two longitudinal grooves 22 corresponding formed on the outer longitudinal faces of the transmission support 14 to guide it in movement in said rail guide 19. The longitudinal grooves 22 have a length less than the length of the transmission support 14 so as to limit its travel by relative to the guide rail 19. The handle rod 12b, the support of transmission 14 and guide rail 19 are curved longitudinally, substantially in the shape of a circular arc for example, to limit the overall length of the assembly so that it can be accommodated in the thickness of door 11.

Le corps 17 du mécanisme de commande 13 comporte un carter de transmission 23, dans lequel est monté un ensemble de transmission de puissance 24, tel qu'un ensemble à engrenages par exemple. L'ensemble 24 comprend un organe de transmission de sortie 24a, tel qu'un engrenage par exemple, disposé au-dessus du rail 19 et couplé à la crémaillère 16 du support de transmission 14. Le corps 17 comporte également un carter de motorisation 25 formé de deux demi-carters assemblés l'un à l'autre par exemple par des vis de fixation. Le mécanisme de commande 13 comprend un moteur d'entraínement 26, tel qu'un moteur électrique par exemple, logé dans le carter de motorisation 25 du corps 17. L'arbre d'entraínement 27 du moteur électrique 26 est couplé à un organe de transmission d'entrée 24b, tel qu'un engrenage, de l'ensemble de transmission de puissance 24. Cet ensemble 24 est agencé pour coupler l'arbre d'entraínement 27 du moteur électrique 26 à la crémaillère 16 du support de transmission 14. La rotation de l'arbre d'entraínement 27 commande le déplacement du support de transmission 14 dans le rail de guidage 19, et donc le déplacement de la tige de poignée 12b, couplée au support de transmission 14, entre la position de repos et la position d'utilisation.The body 17 of the control mechanism 13 comprises a housing transmission 23, in which is mounted a transmission assembly of power 24, such as a gear assembly for example. The set 24 comprises an output transmission member 24a, such as a gear by example, arranged above the rail 19 and coupled to the rack 16 of the transmission support 14. The body 17 also includes a housing for motorization 25 formed of two half-casings assembled to each other by example by fixing screws. The control mechanism 13 comprises a drive motor 26, such as an electric motor for example, housed in the motor housing 25 of the body 17. The drive shaft 27 of the electric motor 26 is coupled to an input transmission member 24b, such that a gear, of the power transmission assembly 24. This assembly 24 is arranged to couple the drive shaft 27 of the motor electric 26 to the rack 16 of the transmission support 14. The rotation of the drive shaft 27 controls the movement of the support transmission 14 in the guide rail 19, and therefore the displacement of the rod handle 12b, coupled to the transmission support 14, between the position of rest and position of use.

Le dispositif de commande 100 comprend notamment un organe de demande d'utilisation 29 de la poignée 12a. Cet organe 29 comporte un flasque couplé de façon élastique à la poignée 12a au moyen d'une lame ressort 30 et forme un bouton-poussoir en coopération avec un interrupteur 31 monté sur ladite poignée 12a, par exemple. Cette lame ressort et cet interrupteur peuvent être remplacés par tout autre organe approprié. Le flasque a une forme et des dimensions sensiblement similaires à celles de la poignée 12a, par exemple, et est superposé à celle-ci et relié à elle par des tenons 32 logés dans des trous 33 correspondants. Le bouton-poussoir 29 est agencé de sorte qu'une impulsion d'un utilisateur sur celui-ci dans le sens de la flèche D, comme cela est représenté sur la figure 7, génère un signal électrique de demande d'utilisation de la poignée 12a vers le moteur électrique 26, de manière à faire passer la poignée 12a de la position de repos à la position d'utilisation.The control device 100 comprises in particular a request member of use 29 of the handle 12a. This member 29 comprises a coupled flange resiliently to the handle 12a by means of a leaf spring 30 and forms a push button in cooperation with a switch 31 mounted on said handle 12a, for example. This leaf spring and this switch can be replaced by any other appropriate body. The flange has a shape and dimensions substantially similar to those of the handle 12a, for example, and is superimposed on it and connected to it by tenons 32 housed in corresponding holes 33. The push button 29 is arranged so that a pulse of a user on it in the direction of arrow D, like this is shown in Figure 7, generates an electrical request signal of use of the handle 12a towards the electric motor 26, so as to make pass the handle 12a from the rest position to the use position.

Dans la position d'utilisation, illustrée par les figures 4a et 4b, la poignée 12a peut être actionnée manuellement par un utilisateur. Sous l'effet d'une sollicitation suffisante, exercée dans le sens indiqué par la flèche F, la tige de poignée 12b coulisse dans la rainure 15 du support 14 et la poignée 12a peut être amenée jusqu'à une position actionnée, représentée par la figure 5. Dans cette position actionnée, la poignée 12a est plus écartée de la surface extérieure 11b de la porte 11 qu'elle ne l'est dans la position d'utilisation. Cette course supplémentaire de la poignée 12a permet le déverrouillage de la serrure du mécanisme de verrouillage de la porte 11. Si la serrure est électrique, la tige de poignée 12b est agencée pour actionner un commutateur de serrure par exemple. Si la serrure est mécanique, elle déverrouille la serrure par l'intermédiaire d'un élément de liaison, tel qu'un câble par exemple, dont l'une de ses extrémités est fixée à la tige de poignée 12b. Ces moyens d'actionnement sont connus de l'homme du métier et ne sont pas représentés ici. Il est à noter que la poignée 12a revient automatiquement contre le support de transmission 14 par un effet ressort, c'est-à-dire dans la position d'utilisation, quand l'utilisateur relâche la poignée 12a.In the position of use, illustrated by FIGS. 4a and 4b, the handle 12a can be operated manually by a user. Under the effect of a sufficient stress, exerted in the direction indicated by arrow F, the rod handle 12b slides in the groove 15 of the support 14 and the handle 12a can be brought to an actuated position, represented by FIG. 5. In this actuated position, the handle 12a is further away from the surface exterior 11b of the door 11 that it is in the position of use. This additional stroke of the handle 12a allows the unlocking of the door lock mechanism lock 11. If the lock is electric, the handle rod 12b is arranged to actuate a lock switch for example. If the lock is mechanical, it unlocks the lock via a link, such as a cable for example, one end of which is attached to the handle rod 12b. These actuation means are known to those skilled in the art and do not are not shown here. It should be noted that the handle 12a returns automatically against the transmission support 14 by a spring effect, i.e. in the position of use, when the user releases the handle 12a.

Le dispositif de commande 100 comprend un système d'asservissement du mécanisme de commande 13. Ce système d'asservissement est agencé pour transmettre de façon prédéterminée des signaux de commande au moteur électrique 26. Le système d'asservissement comporte des moyens de détection et un bloc électronique 28 agencés pour générer ces signaux de commande. Les moyens de détection peuvent comprendre des moyens de détection de l'état de la serrure, états verrouillé et non verrouillé, de la position de la poignée 12a, en particulier les positions de repos, d'utilisation et actionnée. Le système d'asservissement peut comprendre également des temporisations, notamment une temporisation d'attente de verrouillage serrure et une temporisation d'attente d'actionnement de la poignée. Le système d'asservissement peut également incorporer une unité de commande électronique qui est agencée pour transmettre et recevoir des signaux représentatifs de l'état du dispositif de commande, état condamné ou décondamné. Selon une alternative, le système d'asservissement peut fonctionner conjointement avec une unité de contrôle habitacle (carte électronique), déjà présente sur le véhicule, qui transmet et reçoit des signaux représentatifs de l'état de la serrure, états condamné et non condamné. La condamnation ou la décondamnation de la serrure et du dispositif de commande peuvent donc être simultanées ou séparées et se faire au moyen d'une clef, d'une télécommande infrarouge ou d'un badge d'accès électromagnétique par exemple.The control device 100 comprises a system for controlling the control mechanism 13. This servo system is designed to transmit predetermined control signals to the motor electric 26. The servo system includes means for detection and an electronic unit 28 arranged to generate these signals ordered. The detection means may include means for detection of the state of the lock, locked and unlocked states, of the position of the handle 12a, in particular the positions of rest, use and operated. The servo system can also include timers, including a lockout timeout lock and a delay for waiting for actuation of the handle. The servo system can also incorporate a unit of electronic control which is arranged to transmit and receive signals representative of the state of the control device, condemned state or unlocked. Alternatively, the servo system can operate in conjunction with a passenger compartment control unit (card already present on the vehicle, which transmits and receives signals representative of the state of the lock, condemned and not condemned states. The locking or unlocking the lock and the locking device order can therefore be simultaneous or separate and be done using a key, an infrared remote control or an access badge electromagnetic for example.

Il est à noter que l'organe de demande d'utilisation de la poignée 12a, qui génère un signal électrique vers le moteur électrique 26 pour faire passer la poignée 12a de la position de repos à la position d'utilisation, peut comporter une télécommande à infrarouge ou un badge d'accès électromagnétique ou tout autre moyen équivalent fonctionnant conjointement avec le système d'asservissement du moteur électrique pour générer un tel signal électrique de demande d'utilisation.It should be noted that the device for requesting the use of the handle 12a, which generates an electrical signal to the electric motor 26 to pass the handle 12a from the rest position to the use position, may include an infrared remote control or an electromagnetic access badge or any other equivalent means working in conjunction with the system of the electric motor to generate such an electric signal of use request.

Nous allons maintenant décrire un mode de fonctionnement préféré du dispositif de commande 100 de l'invention.We will now describe a preferred mode of operation of the control device 100 of the invention.

On suppose que le dispositif de commande se trouve dans la position de repos (figures 2a et 2b), et que la serrure est verrouillée (porte 11 fermée). Tant que l'unité de contrôle habitacle est à l'état condamné, le système d'asservissement bloque le moteur électrique 26 et une impulsion sur le bouton-poussoir 29 ne produit aucun effet. Lorsque le véhicule est décondamné, le signal électrique de demande d'utilisation de la poignée 12a, généré par une impulsion sur le bouton-poussoir 29 (figure 3), est transmis au moteur électrique 26, de manière à faire passer la poignée 12a de la position de repos à la position d'utilisation (figures 4a et 4b). Le système d'asservissement lance la temporisation d'attente d'actionnement de la poignée 12b. Si la poignée n'est pas actionnée à la fin de cette temporisation, le système d'asservissement transmet un signal au moteur électrique pour ramener la poignée 12a et le dispositif de commande dans la position de repos (figures 2a et 2b). Lorsque la poignée 12a est amenée dans sa position actionnée (figure 5), la serrure se déverrouille et libère la porte 11 qui peut être ouverte. Le système d'asservissement lance la temporisation d'attente de verrouillage serrure. Il est à noter que la poignée 12a revient automatiquement dans la position d'utilisation (figure 4a et 4b) dès que l'utilisateur la relâche. Le système d'asservissement génère ensuite un signal de commande au moteur électrique 26 pour ramener le dispositif de commande 100 dans la position de repos (figures 2a et 2b) soit dès que la serrure est verrouillée, lorsque la porte 11 est refermée, soit à la fin de la temporisation d'attente de verrouillage serrure, pour éviter de laisser trop longtemps et inutilement la poignée 12a en position d'utilisation (figure 4a et 4b) lorsque la porte 11 est ouverte. Une nouvelle impulsion sur le bouton-poussoir 29 permet de faire ressortir la poignée 12a en position d'utilisation lorsque la porte 11 est ouverte et le système d'asservissement relance la temporisation d'attente de verrouillage serrure, ce qui ramène le système à l'état précédent.It is assumed that the control device is in the position of rest (Figures 2a and 2b), and that the lock is locked (door 11 closed). As long as the passenger compartment control unit is in the locked state, the system servo locks the electric motor 26 and an impulse on the push button 29 has no effect. When the vehicle is unlocked, the electric signal for requesting the use of the handle 12a, generated by an impulse on the push button 29 (figure 3), is transmitted to the electric motor 26, so as to move the handle 12a from the position of rest in the position of use (Figures 4a and 4b). The system control starts the waiting delay for actuation of the handle 12b. If the handle is not actuated at the end of this time delay, the servo system transmits a signal to the electric motor to return the handle 12a and the control device to the position of rest (Figures 2a and 2b). When the handle 12a is brought into its position actuated (Figure 5), the lock unlocks and releases the door 11 which can be open. The servo system starts the waiting time for lock lock. It should be noted that the handle 12a returns automatically in the use position (figure 4a and 4b) as soon as the user releases it. The servo system then generates a signal control to the electric motor 26 to return the device control 100 in the rest position (Figures 2a and 2b) or as soon as the lock is locked when door 11 is closed, i.e. at the end of the lock lock wait delay, to avoid leaving too much for a long time and unnecessarily the handle 12a in the use position (FIG. 4a and 4b) when the door 11 is open. A new push on the push button 29 allows the handle 12a to stand out in the use position when door 11 is open and the servo system restarts the lock lock wait delay, which brings the system back to the previous state.

Le système d'asservissement peut également comporter des moyens agencés pour détecter une résistance anormale sur la poignée 12a, lors de son passage de la position d'utilisation à la position de repos. Ces moyens sont agencés pour générer un signal de commande prioritaire vers le moteur électrique 26 pour qu'il ramène la poignée 12a dans la position d'utilisation. Cela évite qu'un utilisateur se coince les doigts derrière la poignée 12a lors de son retour en position de repos.The servo system can also include means arranged to detect abnormal resistance on the handle 12a, when its passage from the position of use to the rest position. These means are arranged to generate a priority control signal to the motor electric 26 so that it brings the handle 12a into the position of use. This prevents a user from pinching their fingers behind the handle 12a when its return to the rest position.

Le dispositif de commande 100 de la présente invention a de nombreux avantages. Il est adapté à tout mécanisme de verrouillage conventionnel d'une porte latérale de l'habitacle, de la porte ou du hayon du coffre, ou du capot d'un véhicule. Dans la position de repos, la poignée 12a et la surface extérieure 11b de la porte 11 sont sensiblement jointives et la poignée est affleurante à cette surface. Cela permet d'avoir un profil extérieur lisse de la porte 11 lorsque la poignée 12a n'est pas utilisée, permettant d'améliorer la sécurité, l'esthétique et l'aérodynamisme de la porte. Le dispositif est perfectionné et très pratique. La poignée 12a devient utilisable par une simple pression ou impulsion manuelle de l'utilisateur sur le bouton-poussoir 29. The controller 100 of the present invention has many benefits. It is suitable for any conventional locking mechanism a side door of the passenger compartment, the trunk door or tailgate, or the hood of a vehicle. In the rest position, the handle 12a and the surface exterior 11b of door 11 are substantially contiguous and the handle is flush with this surface. This allows for a smooth exterior profile of the door 11 when the handle 12a is not used, making it possible to improve the security, aesthetics and aerodynamics of the door. The device is perfected and very practical. The handle 12a becomes usable by a simple manual pressure or push by the user on the push button 29.

Le dispositif de commande motorisé 100 peut également comprendre divers moyens de détection et de temporisation qui permettent un fonctionnement sûr et performant.The motorized control device 100 can also include various detection and timing means that allow operation safe and efficient.

La présente invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits précédemment, mais s'étend à toutes modifications ou variantes évidentes pour l'homme du métier. En particulier, le mécanisme de commande 13 peut être différent. Celui-ci peut comporter selon une solution on représentée, un écrou libre monté sur une vis patronne entraínée par un ensemble moteur réducteur électrique, cet écrou libre étant lié rigidement au support de transmission couplé à la poignée pour commander le déplacement de la poignée entre les positions de repos et d'utilisation. Selon une alternative, non représentée, le mécanisme de commande peut comprendre un excentrique monté sur un arbre d'entraínement d'un ensemble moteur réducteur et coopérant avec le support de transmission couplé à la poignée, l'excentrique étant agencé pour entraíner en déplacement la poignée entre les positions de repos et d'utilisation lorsque l'arbre d'entraínement tourne sur lui-même. Selon une autre alternative, non représentée, le mécanisme de commande peut comprendre une biellette articulée à une extrémité au support de transmission couplé à la poignée et lié rigidement à l'autre extrémité à un arbre d'entraínement d'un ensemble moteur réducteur, la rotation de l'arbre d'entraínement faisant pivoter la biellette pour entraíner en déplacement la poignée entre les positions de repos et d'utilisation. La poignée peut également être montée pivotante sur son support de transmission, au lieu d'être montée coulissante dans celui-ci, et être amenée manuellement de la position d'utilisation à la position actionnée par pivotement. Cette solution technique est en fait une combinaison de variantes manuelle et motorisée du dispositif selon l'invention, dans laquelle un moteur est utilisé pour déplacer, par exemple, par coulissement, la poignée de sa position de repos à sa position d'utilisation, comme pour le dispositif 100. Toutefois, la poignée est pivotée manuellement jusqu'à sa position actionnée.The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described previously, but extends to any obvious modifications or variations for the skilled person. In particular, the control mechanism 13 can to be different. This may include, according to a solution shown, a free nut mounted on a master screw driven by a motor assembly electric reducer, this free nut being rigidly connected to the support of transmission coupled to the handle to control the movement of the handle between rest and use positions. According to an alternative, no shown, the control mechanism may include an eccentric mounted on a drive shaft of a reduction motor assembly and cooperating with the transmission support coupled to the handle, the eccentric being arranged to cause the handle to move between the positions of rest and use when the drive shaft turns on itself. According to another alternative, not shown, the control mechanism can include a link hinged at one end to the transmission support coupled to the handle and rigidly connected at the other end to a shaft drive of a reduction motor assembly, the rotation of the shaft drive rotating the link to move the handle between rest and use positions. The handle can also be pivotally mounted on its transmission support, instead to be slidably mounted therein, and to be brought in manually from the position of use in the position actuated by pivoting. This solution technique is actually a combination of manual and motorized variants of the device according to the invention, in which a motor is used to move, for example, by sliding, the handle from its rest position to its position of use, as for device 100. However, the handle is manually rotated to its actuated position.

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Dispositif de commande (100) d'un mécanisme de verrouillage d'une porte (11) d'un véhicule, le dispositif de commande étant monté dans un logement (11a) ménagé dans ladite porte et comprenant une poignée (12a) disposée du côté correspondant à une surface extérieure (11b) de la porte et couplée audit mécanisme de verrouillage de manière à le déverrouiller manuellement depuis l'extérieur du véhicule, ladite poignée (12a) étant mobile entre une position de repos, dans laquelle ladite poignée (12a) et ladite surface extérieure (11 b) de la porte sont sensiblement jointives de sorte qu'un utilisateur ne peut pas saisir la poignée, une position d'utilisation, dans laquelle ladite poignée (12a) est écartée de ladite surface extérieure (11b) de la porte (11) de sorte qu'un utilisateur peut la saisir, et une position actionnée par ledit utilisateur, dans laquelle ladite poignée (12a) est plus écartée de la surface extérieure (11b) de la porte (11) qu'elle ne l'est dans ladite position d'utilisation, cette poignée (12a) étant couplée audit mécanisme de verrouillage de la porte (11) de sorte qu'elle ne déverrouille pas ce mécanisme de verrouillage entre ladite position de repos et ladite position d'utilisation et de sorte qu'elle déverrouille ledit mécanisme de verrouillage entre ladite position d'utilisation et ladite position actionnée, ledit dispositif de commande (100), comprenant un mécanisme de commande (13) couplé à ladite poignée (12a) et agencé pour entraíner en déplacement de façon prédéterminée ladite poignée (12a) entre ladite position de repos et ladite position d'utilisation, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme de commande (13) comprend un rail de guidage (19) monté dans le logement (11a) et lié rigidement à la porte (11) ainsi qu'un support de transmission (14) couplé à la poignée (12a) et agencé pour coulisser dans ledit rail de guidage (19), et en ce que ledit support de transmission (14) comporte une crémaillère (16) couplée à un arbre d'entraínement (27) d'un moteur d'entraínement (26) par un ensemble de transmission de puissance (24) de sorte que le moteur d'entraínement (26) commande en déplacement le support de transmission (14) dans le rail de guidage (19) de manière à déplacer ladite poignée (12a) entre ladite position de repos et ladite position d'utilisation.Control device (100) for a locking mechanism of a door (11) of a vehicle, the control device being mounted in a housing (11a) formed in said door and comprising a handle (12a) arranged on the side corresponding to an exterior surface (11b) of the door and coupled to said locking mechanism so as to unlock it manually from outside the vehicle, said handle (12a) being movable between a rest position, wherein said handle (12a) and said outer surface (11b) of the door are substantially contiguous so that a user cannot grasp the handle, a position of use, in which said handle (12a) is spaced from said outer surface (11b) by the door (11) so that a user can grasp it, and an actuated position by said user, wherein said handle (12a) is further away from the outer surface (11b) of the door (11) than it is in said position of use, this handle (12a) being coupled to said mechanism locking the door (11) so that it does not unlock this locking mechanism between said rest position and said position of use and so that it unlocks said locking mechanism between said position of use and said actuated position, said device for control (100), comprising a control mechanism (13) coupled to said handle (12a) and arranged to cause movement so predetermined said handle (12a) between said rest position and said position of use, characterized in that said control mechanism (13) comprises a guide rail (19) mounted in the housing (11a) and linked rigidly to the door (11) as well as a transmission support (14) coupled to the handle (12a) and arranged to slide in said guide rail (19), and that said transmission support (14) comprises a rack (16) coupled to a drive shaft (27) of a drive motor (26) by a power transmission assembly (24) so that the engine drive (26) controls the transmission support in movement (14) in the guide rail (19) so as to move said handle (12a) between said rest position and said use position. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le rail de guidage (19) et le support de transmission (14) présentent chacun des formes complémentaires de guidage (21, 22) agencées pour limiter la course du support de transmission (14) par rapport au rail de guidage (19).Control device according to claim 1, characterized in that the guide rail (19) and the transmission support (14) each have complementary guide shapes (21, 22) arranged to limit the travel of the transmission support (14) relative to the guide rail (19). Dispositif de commande selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la poignée (12a) comporte une tige de poignée (12b) agencée pour coulisser dans une rainure (15) ménagée dans le support de transmission (14) de sorte que la poignée (12a) peut être déplacée manuellement entre la position d'utilisation et la position actionnée.Control device according to any one of the claims previous, characterized in that the handle (12a) has a rod handle (12b) arranged to slide in a groove (15) formed in the transmission support (14) so that the handle (12a) can be moved manually between the operating position and the actuated position. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le rail de guidage (19), le support de transmission (14) et la tige de poignée (12b) sont incurvés longitudinalement sensiblement en forme d'arc de cercle.Control device according to claim 3, characterized in that the guide rail (19), the transmission support (14) and the handle rod (12b) are curved longitudinally substantially in the form of an arc of a circle. Dispositif de commande selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de rappel agencés pour solliciter la tige de poignée (12b) vers l'intérieur de ladite rainure (15).Control device according to any one of Claims 3 to 4, characterized in that it comprises return means arranged to bias the handle rod (12b) towards the inside of said groove (15). Dispositif de commande selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un système d'asservissement agencé pour transmettre de façon prédéterminée des signaux de commande audit mécanisme de commande (13).Control device according to any one of the claims previous, characterized in that it includes a servo system arranged for predetermined transmission of control signals to said control mechanism (13). Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit système d'asservissement comporte au moins des moyens de détection, des temporisations et un bloc électronique (28) agencés pour générer lesdits signaux de commande. Control device according to claim 6, characterized in that said servo system comprises at least detection means, timers and an electronic unit (28) arranged to generate said timers control signals. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que ledit système d'asservissement comprend un organe de demande d'utilisation (29) agencé pour être actionné par un utilisateur depuis l'extérieur du véhicule et générer un signal de demande d'utilisation de la poignée (12a) vers ledit mécanisme de commande (13).Control device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that said servo system includes a request member of use (29) arranged to be actuated by a user from the outside of the vehicle and generate a handle request signal (12a) towards said control mechanism (13). Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit organe de demande d'utilisation (29) comporte un flasque couplé de façon élastique à ladite poignée (12a) et coopérant avec un interrupteur (31) monté sur ladite poignée (12a) de manière à former un bouton-poussoir.Control device according to claim 8, characterized in that said use request member (29) comprises a flange coupled to resiliently to said handle (12a) and cooperating with a switch (31) mounted on said handle (12a) so as to form a push button. Dispositif de commande selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le système d'asservissement est agencé pour fonctionner conjointement avec une unité de contrôle habitacle du véhicule qui transmet des signaux de commande représentatifs de l'état du mécanisme de verrouillage de la porte (11), états condamné et non condamné, pour condamner et décondamner ledit mécanisme de commande (13).Control device according to any one of Claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the servo system is arranged for operate in conjunction with a vehicle interior control unit which transmits control signals representative of the state of the door locking mechanism (11), condemned and not states condemned, to condemn and unlock the said control mechanism (13). Dispositif de commande selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le système d'asservissement comporte une unité de commande électronique séparée agencée pour condamner et décondamner ledit mécanisme de commande (13).Control device according to any one of Claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the servo system comprises a control unit separate electronic control arranged to lock and unlock said control mechanism (13).
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