EP1449455B1 - Key housing - Google Patents

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EP1449455B1
EP1449455B1 EP04100560A EP04100560A EP1449455B1 EP 1449455 B1 EP1449455 B1 EP 1449455B1 EP 04100560 A EP04100560 A EP 04100560A EP 04100560 A EP04100560 A EP 04100560A EP 1449455 B1 EP1449455 B1 EP 1449455B1
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Hervé Calor
M.Louis Canard
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/32—Bags or wallets for holding keys
    • A45C11/327—Bags or wallets for holding keys with sliding keys
    • A45C11/328—Bags or wallets for holding keys with sliding keys comprising a sliding mechanism
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B19/00—Keys; Accessories therefor
    • E05B19/0082—Keys or shanks being removably stored in a larger object, e.g. a remote control or a key fob

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  • the present invention relates to a key housing, especially for a motor vehicle, having a retractable insert movable in translation as described in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Housings incorporating such retractable inserts are particularly practical because they allow, when the user does not need to use the key insert, to hide it in the very structure of the housing that protects it.
  • This arrangement prevents the insert from catching in the user's pockets and damaging his clothes. This arrangement also makes it possible to significantly reduce the size of the device.
  • Such a key case is known from the document FR-A-2,609,304 which provides a control device comprising a housing in which a key insert is housed and concealed.
  • the key insert can be manipulated in translation and extracted from its housing by means of a gripping button coupled to the insert.
  • This arrangement has a certain number of disadvantages among which a complex assembly requiring the mounting of the key insert together with all the other elements of the device that may be present in the housing, namely, the battery, the remote control , the button for operating the remote control, etc.
  • the key insert can not be mounted later on the housing.
  • An object of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages and to propose a solution to overcome these mounting difficulties.
  • the invention proposes a key housing, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a housing having a longitudinally-shaped insert housing, a key insert mounted to move in translation in said housing, a gripping member attached to the housing, rear end of said insert, to allow movement of the insert between a retracted position in which the insert is concealed in said housing and an extended position in which the insert is out of said housing, characterized in that said housing insert comprises at least one insertion opening of the insert with the associated gripping member, located at one of its ends and in that the gripping member cooperates with retaining means which, when inserting the insert in said insert housing through the insertion opening, are erased to allow the passage of the gripping member during assembly, then projecting, after passing said insert through the insertion opening, to prevent removal of the insert from its insert housing.
  • the retaining means provided by the gripping member allow simple assembly of the insert which can be done at any time.
  • These retaining means preferably comprise a pin or stud subjected to the force of resilient means to facilitate mounting of the insert in the insert housing.
  • the pin cooperates with notches, associated with the end stops, arranged at each end of the insert housing, to form indexing means.
  • indexing means allow indexing of the insert in the deployed and retracted position so that the insert, when it is in engagement with the indexing means corresponding to these positions, is blocked and can not leave accidentally, for example as a result of vibration, the blocking position in which it is located.
  • a key box 1 comprising a housing or shell 2 of generally parallelepipedal shape made, for example, in the form of two half-shells assembled on hinge or welded, for example, ultra son.
  • This housing or shell 2 has an elongate insert housing 3 in which is housed a key insert 4, movable in translation in the insert housing 3.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a key box according to the invention in which the key insert 4 is in the retracted position A position ( figure 1 ): the insert is concealed in insert housing 3, and in deployed position B ( figure 2 ): the insert is out of said housing.
  • the key insert 4 has at one of its rear ends 4a a gripping member 5 allowing a user to move said insert in translation between position A and position B.
  • the insert housing 3 comprises at least one insertion opening 6 of the insert 4 with the associated gripping member 5, located at one of its ends 3a, so that, when mounting the key box, the insert key 4 carrying the gripping member 5 is inserted through said insertion opening 6.
  • the insert housing 3 also has a longitudinal slot opening through which the gripping member 5 protrudes outside the housing 2 to allow, by actuation of the member 5 by a user, the displacement of the insert key 4.
  • the gripping member 5 cooperates with retaining means (not visible on the Figures 1 and 2 ) which, during the introduction of the key insert 4 into said insert housing 3 through the insertion opening 6, are erased to allow the passage of the gripping member 5 during assembly, then protruding, after passage of said insert 4 through the insertion opening 6, to prevent removal of the insert 4 from its insert housing 3.
  • the figure 3 present in exploded perspective view a first embodiment of the retaining means for preventing removal of the insert from its insert housing.
  • the key insert 4 of longitudinal shape has at its rear end 4a opposite the end intended to cooperate with a latch (not shown), a fixing hole 4b for mounting the gripping member 5.
  • the organ 5 is an assembly formed of a control slider 8, elastic means 9, made in the present case by a helical spring, and a pin 10.
  • the control slider 8 has a cylindrical portion 8a provided with a cylindrical housing 8b at the bottom of which a first end of the spring 9 is retained.
  • the second end of the spring 9 is fixed to the pin 10 so that the pin 10 is elastically movable relative to the control slider 8.
  • the inner cylindrical walls of the housing 8b of the slider 8 serve to guide the spring 9 when the latter is working.
  • the retaining means 7 are arranged at the level of the key insert 4 on the gripping member 5 and comprise the pin 10 subjected to the force of the resilient means of the spring 9.
  • control slider 8 furthermore has a support wall 8c for better attachment to the insert 4.
  • FIGS 4 to 7 representing views in longitudinal section along the axis XX of the figure 1 a key box according to a first embodiment of the invention during the different steps of mounting the key insert in the insert housing.
  • Figures 4 to 7 show the key housing before insertion of the gripping member carried by the insert, during the insertion of the gripping member, after complete insertion of the key insert in the retracted position and after insertion of the insert key in deployed position.
  • FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 1 and FIG. 1 show the key case 1 according to the invention comprising a shell 2 and an insert housing 3 of longitudinal shape that can accommodate a key insert 4.
  • the key insert 4 is movable in translation in the housing of insert 3 by means of a gripping member 5 that carries the insert.
  • the gripping member 5 is made, assembled and fixed according to the description made in connection with the figure 3 .
  • the insert housing 3 has, at its end 3a, an insertion opening 6 to allow, during assembly, the introduction of the insert 4 provided with the gripping member 5, in the housing of insert 3.
  • the insert housing is provided, at its end on the side of the insertion opening 6, with a local narrowing 11, oriented along the height h of said housing.
  • End stops 13 having adjacent notches 14 ( figure 7 ) are also arranged at each end 3a and 3b of the insert housing 3.
  • the limit stop is formed by the local narrowing 11 and the opposite end of the opening the end stop is formed by the guide means 12 of the insert at the outlet of the housing 3.
  • the gripping member 5 has retaining means 7 provided with resilient means in the form of a spring 9.
  • the gripping member 5 When mounting the insert 4 in the housing 3 of the housing 2, the gripping member 5 abuts on the local constriction 11 present at the inlet of the insertion opening 6 ( figure 4 ).
  • the spring 9 of the retaining means 7 is compressed and the pin 10 is retracted to allow insertion of the insert 4 into the insertion opening 6.
  • the retaining means 7 cooperate with the local narrowing 11 and allow to advance the insert 4 in its housing 3 ( figure 5 ).
  • the insert introduces it further forward in the housing 3 until the end of the local narrowing 11.
  • the retaining means 7 no longer cooperate with the local narrowing 11 and the elastic means formed by the spring 9 are released ( figure 6 ).
  • the retaining means 7 can no longer be compressed to pass over the local narrowing 11 so that the withdrawal of the insert 4 from its insert housing 3 is prevented.
  • the compression spring 9 of the holding means 7 makes it possible to guarantee the ingrumontact of the insert 4.
  • the end of the local narrowing 11 on the side of the insert housing 3 thus constitutes a stop or end stop 13 which blocks the movement of the insert in the direction of the stop.
  • Such a limit stop 13 is also present at the end 3b opposite to the insertion opening 6 of the housing 3 and is coupled to the guide means 12 of the insert. Indeed, during the displacement of the insert of its position retracted A in its deployed position B, a guide at the outlet of the insert at the end 3b of the insert housing 3 is formed to ensure holding of the insert in torsion when the latter is inserted into a lock (not shown) for actuating said latch in rotation.
  • the guide means 12 are made of material with the shell (or housing) 2 to form a single piece and ensure recovery of the torsional force of the insert 4 in operation in a lock.
  • the end stops 13, present at the ends 3a and 3b of the insert housing 3, have notches 14 in an adjacent manner. These notches 14 cooperate with the pin 10 of the retaining means. 7 to form indexing means 15 defining the retracted position A and the deployed position B of the insert 4.
  • This indexing of the insert allows the user to know when he has reached the retracted position A or the extended position B so that it does not force on the gripping member.
  • the figure 8 has a schematic partial view in section along the axis XX of the figure 1 a second embodiment of the retaining means.
  • the retaining means 7 are arranged in the insert housing 3. They consist of a stud (or pin) 16 subjected to the force of resilient means formed by a spring 17
  • the stud 16 has, on the side of the insertion opening 6, a chamfered portion 16a.
  • the gripping member 5 has a control slider 8 provided with a pin 10.
  • the pin 10 cooperates with the stud 16 which resiliently tilts with the spring 17 and retracts to allow the insertion of the insert assembly 4 plus body 5 in the insert housing 3.
  • the chamfered portion 16a that the stud 16 presents facilitates the insertion of the insert assembly 4 plus the gripping member 5 by assisting the retraction of the retaining means 7.
  • second guide means for the key insert 4 are provided. These second guide means are in the form of a groove. disposed longitudinally on the bottom of the housing 3 in the axis of the insert4. During the displacement of the insert 4 from one position to another, the pin 10 of the gripping member 5 cooperates with this groove to form guide means of the insert.
  • a key housing for housing a retractable insert in which the mounting of the insert is particularly simple.
  • the indexing of the insert in the retracted or deployed position by the retaining means cooperating with notches is of a very appreciable sensation during the handling of the gripping member for moving the insert.

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Abstract

The key case has an insertion socket (3) with an attachment unit (5) that cooperates with a retention unit (7). The retention unit is hidden to allow the passage of the attachment unit, when a key insertion (4) is introduced in the socket through an insertion opening (6), and is projected after passing the insertion through the opening, to prevent the insertion coming back from the socket. The attachment unit is fixed at a rear end of an insertion socket to allow the movement of key insertion between a retracted position in which the insertion is hidden in the socket and a deployed position in which the insertion is withdrawn from the socket.

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La présente invention concerne un boîtier de clé, notamment pour véhicule automobile, présentant un insert rétractable mobile en translation tel que décrit dans le préambule de la revendication 1.The present invention relates to a key housing, especially for a motor vehicle, having a retractable insert movable in translation as described in the preamble of claim 1.

Les boîtiers intégrant de tels inserts rétractables sont particulièrement pratiques car ils permettent, lorsque l'utilisateur n'a pas besoin de se servir de l'insert de clé, de le dissimuler dans la structure même du boîtier qui le protège.Housings incorporating such retractable inserts are particularly practical because they allow, when the user does not need to use the key insert, to hide it in the very structure of the housing that protects it.

Cette disposition évite que l'insert ne s'accroche dans les poches de l'utilisateur et n'endommage ses vêtements. Cet arrangement permet, en outre, de réduire de manière significative l'encombrement du dispositif.This arrangement prevents the insert from catching in the user's pockets and damaging his clothes. This arrangement also makes it possible to significantly reduce the size of the device.

Un tel boîtier de clé est connu par le document FR-A- 2 609 304 qui propose un dispositif de commande comprenant un boîtier dans lequel un insert de clé est logé et dissimulé. L'insert de clé peut être manoeuvré en translation et extrait de son logement à l'aide d'un bouton de préhension couplé à l'insert.Such a key case is known from the document FR-A-2,609,304 which provides a control device comprising a housing in which a key insert is housed and concealed. The key insert can be manipulated in translation and extracted from its housing by means of a gripping button coupled to the insert.

Un autre boîtier de clé est connu par le document CH-A-658 880 .Another key case is known from the document CH-A-658 880 .

Cet arrangement présente un certain nombre d'inconvénients parmi lesquels un montage complexe nécessitant le montage de l'insert de clé en même temps que l'ensemble des autres éléments du dispositif pouvant être présents dans le boîtier, à savoir, la batterie, la télécommande, le bouton d'actionnement de la télécommande, etc....This arrangement has a certain number of disadvantages among which a complex assembly requiring the mounting of the key insert together with all the other elements of the device that may be present in the housing, namely, the battery, the remote control , the button for operating the remote control, etc.

En conséquence, avec ce type de dispositif, l'insert de clé ne peut être monté ultérieurement sur le boîtier.Accordingly, with this type of device, the key insert can not be mounted later on the housing.

Un but de la présente invention est de pallier ces inconvénients et de proposer une solution pour remédier à ces difficultés de montage.An object of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages and to propose a solution to overcome these mounting difficulties.

A cet effet, l'invention propose un boîtier de clé, notamment de véhicule automobile, comprenant un boîtier présentant un logement d'insert de forme longitudinale, un insert de clé monté mobile en translation dans ledit logement, un organe de préhension fixé à l'extrémité arrière dudit insert, pour permettre le déplacement de l'insert entre une position escamotée dans laquelle l'insert est dissimulé dans ledit logement et une position déployée dans laquelle l'insert est hors dudit logement, caractérisé en ce que ledit logement d'insert comprend au moins une ouverture d'insertion de l'insert avec l'organe de préhension associé, située à l'une de ses extrémités et en ce que l'organe de préhension coopère avec des moyens de retenue qui, lors de l'introduction de l'insert dans ledit logement d'insert à travers l'ouverture d'insertion, sont effacés pour permettre le passage de l'organe de préhension lors du montage, puis en saillie, après le passage dudit insert au travers de l'ouverture d'insertion, pour empêcher le retrait de l'insert de son logement d'insert.For this purpose, the invention proposes a key housing, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a housing having a longitudinally-shaped insert housing, a key insert mounted to move in translation in said housing, a gripping member attached to the housing, rear end of said insert, to allow movement of the insert between a retracted position in which the insert is concealed in said housing and an extended position in which the insert is out of said housing, characterized in that said housing insert comprises at least one insertion opening of the insert with the associated gripping member, located at one of its ends and in that the gripping member cooperates with retaining means which, when inserting the insert in said insert housing through the insertion opening, are erased to allow the passage of the gripping member during assembly, then projecting, after passing said insert through the insertion opening, to prevent removal of the insert from its insert housing.

Selon l'invention, les moyens de retenue que présente l'organe de préhension permettent un montage simple de l'insert qui peut être fait à tout moment.According to the invention, the retaining means provided by the gripping member allow simple assembly of the insert which can be done at any time.

Ces moyens de retenue comportent de préférence un pion ou plot soumis à la force de moyens élastiques pour faciliter le montage de l'insert dans le logement d'insert.These retaining means preferably comprise a pin or stud subjected to the force of resilient means to facilitate mounting of the insert in the insert housing.

De manière avantageuse, le pion coopère avec des encoches, associées aux butées de fin de courses, disposées à chaque extrémité du logement d'insert, pour former des moyens d'indexation. Ces moyens d'indexation permettent un indexage de l'insert en position déployée et escamotée de sorte que l'insert, lorsqu'il se trouve en prise avec les moyens d'indexation correspondants à ces positions, est bloqué et ne peut quitter accidentellement, par exemple par suite de vibrations, la position de blocage dans laquelle il se trouve.Advantageously, the pin cooperates with notches, associated with the end stops, arranged at each end of the insert housing, to form indexing means. These indexing means allow indexing of the insert in the deployed and retracted position so that the insert, when it is in engagement with the indexing means corresponding to these positions, is blocked and can not leave accidentally, for example as a result of vibration, the blocking position in which it is located.

D'autres caractéristiques relatives à des modes particuliers et avantageux sont présentés dans les revendications dépendantes.Other features relating to particular and advantageous modes are presented in the dependent claims.

L'invention sera mieux comprise au cours de la description explicative détaillée d'un exemple non limitatif faisant référence aux figures annexées qui représentent :

  • Figure 1, une reprĂ©sentation schĂ©matique en perspective d'un boĂ®tier de clĂ© selon l'invention dans lequel l'insert de clĂ© est escamotĂ©,
  • Figure 2, une reprĂ©sentation schĂ©matique en perspective d'un boĂ®tier de clĂ© selon l'invention dans lequel l'insert de clĂ© est dĂ©ployĂ©,
  • Figure 3, une reprĂ©sentation schĂ©matique en vue Ă©clatĂ©e en perspective de l'insert de clĂ© et de l'organe de prĂ©hension selon un premier mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention,
  • Figure 4, une vue en coupe longitudinale selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 prĂ©sentant le boĂ®tier de clĂ© selon un premier mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention avant insertion de l'organe de prĂ©hension,
  • Figure 5, une vue en coupe longitudinale selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 prĂ©sentant le boĂ®tier de clĂ© selon un premier mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention lors de l'insertion de l'organe de prĂ©hension,
  • Figure 6, une vue en coupe longitudinale selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 prĂ©sentant le boĂ®tier de clĂ© selon un premier mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention après insertion complète de l'insert de clĂ© et en position escamotĂ©e,
  • Figure 7, une vue en coupe longitudinale selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 prĂ©sentant le boĂ®tier de clĂ© selon un premier mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention après insertion de l'insert de clĂ© et en position dĂ©ployĂ©e,
  • Figure 8, une vue partielle schĂ©matique en coupe selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 selon second mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention avant insertion de l'insert de clĂ©.
The invention will be better understood during the detailed explanatory description of a nonlimiting example with reference to the appended figures which represent:
  • Figure 1 , a diagrammatic representation in perspective of a key case according to the invention in which the key insert is retracted,
  • Figure 2 , a schematic representation in perspective of a key case according to the invention in which the key insert is deployed,
  • Figure 3 , a schematic representation in exploded perspective view of the key insert and the gripping member according to a first embodiment of the invention,
  • Figure 4 , a view in longitudinal section along the axis XX of the figure 1 presenting the key case according to a first embodiment of the invention before insertion of the gripping member,
  • Figure 5 , a view in longitudinal section along the axis XX of the figure 1 presenting the key case according to a first embodiment of the invention during the insertion of the gripping member,
  • Figure 6 , a view in longitudinal section along the axis XX of the figure 1 presenting the key case according to a first embodiment of the invention after complete insertion of the key insert and in the retracted position,
  • Figure 7 , a view in longitudinal section along the axis XX of the figure 1 presenting the key case according to a first embodiment of the invention after inserting the key insert and in the deployed position,
  • Figure 8 , a partial schematic sectional view along the axis XX of the figure 1 according to a second embodiment of the invention before insertion of the key insert.

Pour faciliter la compréhension du lecteur, les figures 1 et 2 , qui représentent schématiquement en perspective un boîtier de clé selon l'invention, seront décrites conjointement. Sur ces figures, on voit un boîtier de clé 1 selon l'invention comprenant un boîtier ou coque 2 de forme générale parallélépipédique réalisé, par exemple, sous la forme de deux demi coques assemblées sur charnière ou soudée, par exemple, par ultra sons. Ce boîtier ou coque 2 présente un logement d'insert 3 allongé dans lequel est logé un insert de clé 4, mobile en translation dans le logement d'insert 3.To facilitate the understanding of the reader, the Figures 1 and 2 , which schematically represent in perspective a key case according to the invention, will be described jointly. In these figures, we see a key box 1 according to the invention comprising a housing or shell 2 of generally parallelepipedal shape made, for example, in the form of two half-shells assembled on hinge or welded, for example, ultra son. This housing or shell 2 has an elongate insert housing 3 in which is housed a key insert 4, movable in translation in the insert housing 3.

Respectivement, les figures 1 et 2 montrent un boîtier de clé selon l'invention dans lequel l'insert de clé 4 est en position escamotée position A (figure 1) : l'insert est dissimulé dans logement d'insert 3, et en position déployée position B (figure 2): l'insert est hors dudit logement.Respectively, Figures 1 and 2 show a key box according to the invention in which the key insert 4 is in the retracted position A position ( figure 1 ): the insert is concealed in insert housing 3, and in deployed position B ( figure 2 ): the insert is out of said housing.

L'insert de clé 4 présente à l'une de ses extrémité arrière 4a un organe de préhension 5 permettant à un utilisateur de mouvoir ledit insert en translation entre la position A et la position B.The key insert 4 has at one of its rear ends 4a a gripping member 5 allowing a user to move said insert in translation between position A and position B.

Selon l'invention, le logement d'insert 3 comprend au moins une ouverture d'insertion 6 de l'insert 4 avec l'organe de préhension 5 associé, située à l'une de ses extrémités 3a, de sorte que, lors de montage du boîtier de clé, l'insert de clé 4 portant l'organe de préhension 5 est inséré à travers ladite ouverture d'insertion 6.According to the invention, the insert housing 3 comprises at least one insertion opening 6 of the insert 4 with the associated gripping member 5, located at one of its ends 3a, so that, when mounting the key box, the insert key 4 carrying the gripping member 5 is inserted through said insertion opening 6.

Le logement d'insert 3 présente également une ouverture longitudinale formant fente par laquelle l'organe de préhension 5 fait saillie à l'extérieur du boîtier 2 pour permettre, par actionnement de l'organe 5 par un utilisateur, le déplacement de l'insert de clé 4.The insert housing 3 also has a longitudinal slot opening through which the gripping member 5 protrudes outside the housing 2 to allow, by actuation of the member 5 by a user, the displacement of the insert key 4.

Selon l'invention, l'organe de préhension 5 coopère avec des moyens de retenue (non visibles sur les figures 1 et 2) qui, lors de l'introduction de l'insert de clé 4 dans ledit logement d'insert 3 à travers l'ouverture d'insertion 6, sont effacés pour permettre le passage de l'organe de préhension 5 lors du montage, puis en saillie, après le passage dudit insert 4 au travers de l'ouverture d'insertion 6, pour empêcher le retrait de l'insert 4 de son logement d'insert 3.According to the invention, the gripping member 5 cooperates with retaining means (not visible on the Figures 1 and 2 ) which, during the introduction of the key insert 4 into said insert housing 3 through the insertion opening 6, are erased to allow the passage of the gripping member 5 during assembly, then protruding, after passage of said insert 4 through the insertion opening 6, to prevent removal of the insert 4 from its insert housing 3.

Ainsi, il n'est pas à craindre, lors de la manipulation de l'insert 4 entre sa position B et sa position A pour le faire revenir dans sa position escamotée, que l'insert 4 sorte que son logement 3 par l'ouverture 6 ayant servie à l'insertion.Thus, it is not to be feared, when handling the insert 4 between its position B and its position A to return it to its retracted position, that the insert 4 so that its housing 3 through the opening 6 having served for insertion.

La figure 3 présente en vue éclatée en perspective un premier mode de réalisation des moyens de retenue pour empêcher le retrait de l'insert de son logement d'insert. The figure 3 present in exploded perspective view a first embodiment of the retaining means for preventing removal of the insert from its insert housing.

L'insert de clé 4 de forme longitudinale présente à son extrémité arrière 4a opposée à l'extrémité destinée à coopérer avec un verrou (non représenté), un trou de fixation 4b pour le montage de l'organe de préhension 5. L'organe de préhension 5 est un assemblage formé d'un curseur de commande 8, de moyens élastiques 9, réalisés dans le cas présent par un ressort de type hélicoïdal, et d'un pion 10.The key insert 4 of longitudinal shape has at its rear end 4a opposite the end intended to cooperate with a latch (not shown), a fixing hole 4b for mounting the gripping member 5. The organ 5 is an assembly formed of a control slider 8, elastic means 9, made in the present case by a helical spring, and a pin 10.

Le curseur de commande 8 présente une partie cylindrique 8a dotée d'un logement cylindrique 8b au fond duquel une première extrémité du ressort 9 est retenue. La seconde extrémité du ressort 9 est fixée au pion 10 de sorte que le pion 10 est mobile élastiquement par rapport au curseur de commande 8. Les parois cylindriques intérieures du logement 8b du curseur 8 servent au guidage du ressort 9 lorsque ce dernier travaille.The control slider 8 has a cylindrical portion 8a provided with a cylindrical housing 8b at the bottom of which a first end of the spring 9 is retained. The second end of the spring 9 is fixed to the pin 10 so that the pin 10 is elastically movable relative to the control slider 8. The inner cylindrical walls of the housing 8b of the slider 8 serve to guide the spring 9 when the latter is working.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, et selon l'invention, les moyens de retenue 7sont disposés au niveau de l'insert de clé 4 sur l'organe de préhension 5 et comportent le pion 10 soumis à la force des moyens élastiques du ressort 9.In this embodiment, and according to the invention, the retaining means 7 are arranged at the level of the key insert 4 on the gripping member 5 and comprise the pin 10 subjected to the force of the resilient means of the spring 9.

Ainsi, après montage de l'organe de préhension 5 et fixation de celui-ci sur l'insert de clé 4 par introduction de la partie cylindrique 8a dans le trou 4b prévu à cet effet au niveau de l'extrémité arrière 4a de l'insert 4. Le curseur de commande 8 présente de plus une paroi d'appui 8c pour une meilleure fixation sur l'insert 4.Thus, after assembly of the gripping member 5 and fixing thereof on the key insert 4 by introducing the cylindrical portion 8a into the hole 4b provided for this purpose at the rear end 4a of the insert 4. The control slider 8 furthermore has a support wall 8c for better attachment to the insert 4.

Les figures 4 à 7 représentant des vues en coupe longitudinale selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 d'un boîtier de clé selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention lors des différentes étapes de montage de l'insert de clé dans le logement d'insert. De manière respective les figures 4 à 7 montrent le boîtier de clé avant insertion de l'organe de préhension porté par l'insert, lors de l'insertion de l'organe de préhension, après insertion complète de l'insert de clé en position escamotée et après insertion de l'insert de clé en position déployée. The Figures 4 to 7 representing views in longitudinal section along the axis XX of the figure 1 a key box according to a first embodiment of the invention during the different steps of mounting the key insert in the insert housing. In a respective way Figures 4 to 7 show the key housing before insertion of the gripping member carried by the insert, during the insertion of the gripping member, after complete insertion of the key insert in the retracted position and after insertion of the insert key in deployed position.

Sur ces figures on visualise le boîtier de clé 1 selon l'invention comportant une coque 2 et un logement d'insert 3 de forme longitudinale pouvant accueillir un insert de clé 4. L'insert de clé 4 est mobile en translation dans le logement d'insert 3 par l'intermédiaire d'un organe de préhension 5 que porte l'insert.These figures show the key case 1 according to the invention comprising a shell 2 and an insert housing 3 of longitudinal shape that can accommodate a key insert 4. The key insert 4 is movable in translation in the housing of insert 3 by means of a gripping member 5 that carries the insert.

L'organe de préhension 5 est réalisé, assemblé et fixé selon la description faite en rapport avec la figure 3.The gripping member 5 is made, assembled and fixed according to the description made in connection with the figure 3 .

Le logement d'insert 3 présente, au niveau de son extrémité 3a, une ouverture d'insertion 6 pour permettre, lors de montage, l'introduction de l'insert 4 muni de l'organe de préhension 5, dans le logement d'insert 3.The insert housing 3 has, at its end 3a, an insertion opening 6 to allow, during assembly, the introduction of the insert 4 provided with the gripping member 5, in the housing of insert 3.

Selon l'invention, le logement d'insert est pourvu, à son extrémité du côté de l'ouverture d'insertion 6, d'un rétrécissement local 11, orienté selon la hauteur h dudit logement.According to the invention, the insert housing is provided, at its end on the side of the insertion opening 6, with a local narrowing 11, oriented along the height h of said housing.

Il présente également à son extrémité 3b opposée à l'ouverture d'insertion 6 des moyens de guidage 12 de l'insert de clé 4 pour le passage de la position escamotée A de l'insert à la position déployée B dans laquelle l'insert peut être utilisé. Ces moyens de guidage 12 sont réalisés, par exemple à l'aide de parois, limitant la section du logement d'insert 3 tout en permettant le passage de l'insert 4.It also has at its end 3b opposite the insertion opening 6 of the guide means 12 of the key insert 4 for the passage of the retracted position A of the insert to the deployed position B in which the insert can be used. These guide means 12 are made, for example with the aid of walls, limiting the section of the insert housing 3 while allowing the passage of the insert 4.

Des butées de fin de course 13 comportant de manière adjacente des encoches 14 (figure 7) sont également disposées au niveau de chaque extrémité 3a et 3b du logement d'insert 3.End stops 13 having adjacent notches 14 ( figure 7 ) are also arranged at each end 3a and 3b of the insert housing 3.

De manière avantageuse, du côté de l'ouverture d'insertion 6, la butée de fin de course est formée par le rétrécissement local 11 et du côté opposé à l'ouverture la butée de fin de course est formée par les moyens de guidage 12 de l'insert en sortie du logement 3.Advantageously, on the side of the insertion opening 6, the limit stop is formed by the local narrowing 11 and the opposite end of the opening the end stop is formed by the guide means 12 of the insert at the outlet of the housing 3.

Selon l'invention également, l'organe de préhension 5 présente des moyens de retenue 7 muni de moyens élastiques réalisés sous la forme d'un ressort 9.According to the invention also, the gripping member 5 has retaining means 7 provided with resilient means in the form of a spring 9.

Lors du montage de l'insert 4 dans le logement 3 du boîtier 2, l'organe de préhension 5 bute sur le rétrécissement local 11 présent à l'entrée de l'ouverture d'insertion 6 (figure 4). Le ressort 9 des moyens de retenus 7 est comprimé et le pion 10 est escamoté pour permettre l'introduction de l'insert 4 dans l'ouverture d'insertion 6. Lors de cette insertion, les moyens de retenue 7 coopèrent avec le rétrécissement local 11 et permettent de faire avancer l'insert 4 dans son logement 3 (figure 5).When mounting the insert 4 in the housing 3 of the housing 2, the gripping member 5 abuts on the local constriction 11 present at the inlet of the insertion opening 6 ( figure 4 ). The spring 9 of the retaining means 7 is compressed and the pin 10 is retracted to allow insertion of the insert 4 into the insertion opening 6. During this insertion, the retaining means 7 cooperate with the local narrowing 11 and allow to advance the insert 4 in its housing 3 ( figure 5 ).

L'insert en introduit plus en avant dans le logement 3 jusqu'à la fin du rétrécissement local 11. Les moyens de retenue 7 ne coopèrent plus avec le rétrécissement local 11 et les moyens élastiques formés par le ressort 9 sont libérés (figure 6). Dans cette disposition, les moyens de retenue 7 ne peuvent plus être comprimés pour passer par dessus le rétrécissement local 11 de sorte que le retrait de l'insert 4 de son logement d'insert 3 est empêché.The insert introduces it further forward in the housing 3 until the end of the local narrowing 11. The retaining means 7 no longer cooperate with the local narrowing 11 and the elastic means formed by the spring 9 are released ( figure 6 ). In this arrangement, the retaining means 7 can no longer be compressed to pass over the local narrowing 11 so that the withdrawal of the insert 4 from its insert housing 3 is prevented.

Le ressort de compression 9 des moyens de retenus 7 permet de garantir l'indémontabilité de l'insert 4.The compression spring 9 of the holding means 7 makes it possible to guarantee the indémontabilité of the insert 4.

L'extrémité du rétrécissement local 11 du côté du logement d'insert 3 constitue ainsi une butée d'arrêt ou butée de fin de course 13 qui bloque le déplacement de l'insert dans la direction de la butée.The end of the local narrowing 11 on the side of the insert housing 3 thus constitutes a stop or end stop 13 which blocks the movement of the insert in the direction of the stop.

Une telle butée de fin de course 13 est également présente à l'extrémité 3b opposée à l'ouverture d'insertion 6 du logement 3 et est couplée au moyens de guidage 12 de l'insert. En effet, lors du déplacement de l'insert de sa position escamotée A à sa position déployée B, un guidage en sortie de l'insert au niveau de l'extrémité 3b du logement d'insert 3 est réalisé pour garantir une tenue de l'insert en torsion lorsque ce dernier est introduit dans un verrou (non représenté) pour actionner ledit verrou en rotation.Such a limit stop 13 is also present at the end 3b opposite to the insertion opening 6 of the housing 3 and is coupled to the guide means 12 of the insert. Indeed, during the displacement of the insert of its position retracted A in its deployed position B, a guide at the outlet of the insert at the end 3b of the insert housing 3 is formed to ensure holding of the insert in torsion when the latter is inserted into a lock ( not shown) for actuating said latch in rotation.

Les moyens de guidage 12 sont issus de matière avec la coque (ou boîtier) 2 pour former une pièce unique et garantir une reprise de l'effort de torsion de l'insert 4 en fonctionnement dans un verrou.The guide means 12 are made of material with the shell (or housing) 2 to form a single piece and ensure recovery of the torsional force of the insert 4 in operation in a lock.

Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, les butées de fin de courses 13, présentes aux extrémités 3a et 3b du logement d'insert 3, comportent de manière adjacente des encoches 14. Ces encoches 14 coopèrent avec le pion 10 des moyens de retenus 7 pour former des moyens d'indexation 15 définissant la position escamotée A et la position déployée B de l'insert 4.According to another aspect of the invention, the end stops 13, present at the ends 3a and 3b of the insert housing 3, have notches 14 in an adjacent manner. These notches 14 cooperate with the pin 10 of the retaining means. 7 to form indexing means 15 defining the retracted position A and the deployed position B of the insert 4.

Cet indexage de l'insert permet à l'utilisateur de savoir quand il a atteint la position escamotée A ou la position déployée B pour qu'il ne force pas sur l'organe de préhension.This indexing of the insert allows the user to know when he has reached the retracted position A or the extended position B so that it does not force on the gripping member.

Cet indexage est particulièrement visible sur la figure 7 montrant le pion 10 en prise, grâce au ressort 9, avec l'encoche 14 pour indexer l'insert en position déployée B.This indexing is particularly visible on the figure 7 showing the peg 10 in engagement with the spring 9 with the notch 14 for indexing the insert in the extended position B.

La figure 8 présente une vue partielle schématique en coupe selon l'axe X-X de la figure 1 d'un second mode de réalisation des moyens de retenue. The figure 8 has a schematic partial view in section along the axis XX of the figure 1 a second embodiment of the retaining means.

Dans ce second mode de réalisation de l'invention, les moyens de retenue 7 sont disposés dans le logement d'insert 3. Ils sont constitués d'un plot (ou pion) 16 soumis à la force de moyens élastiques formés par un ressort 17. Le plot 16 présente, du côté de l'ouverture d'insertion 6, un partie chanfreinée 16a.In this second embodiment of the invention, the retaining means 7 are arranged in the insert housing 3. They consist of a stud (or pin) 16 subjected to the force of resilient means formed by a spring 17 The stud 16 has, on the side of the insertion opening 6, a chamfered portion 16a.

L'organe de préhension 5 présente quant à lui un curseur de commande 8 muni d'un pion 10.The gripping member 5 has a control slider 8 provided with a pin 10.

Ainsi, lors du montage de l'insert 4 dans le logement d'insert 3, le pion 10 coopère avec le plot 16 qui bascule élastiquement grâce au ressort 17 et s'escamote pour permettre l'insertion de l'ensemble insert 4 plus organe de préhension 5 dans le logement d'insert 3.Thus, during the mounting of the insert 4 in the insert housing 3, the pin 10 cooperates with the stud 16 which resiliently tilts with the spring 17 and retracts to allow the insertion of the insert assembly 4 plus body 5 in the insert housing 3.

Une fois que l'organe de préhension a passé le plot 16, ce dernier reprend élastiquement sa position initiale et empêche le retrait de l'insert 4 de son logement 3.Once the gripping member has passed the stud 16, the latter resumes elastically its initial position and prevents removal of the insert 4 from its housing 3.

La partie chanfreinée 16a que présente le plot 16 facilite l'introduction de l'ensemble insert 4 plus organe de préhension 5 en aidant à l'escamotage des moyens de retenue 7.The chamfered portion 16a that the stud 16 presents facilitates the insertion of the insert assembly 4 plus the gripping member 5 by assisting the retraction of the retaining means 7.

De manière avantageuse, en plus des moyens de guidage 12 de l'insert en sortie du boîtier 2, on prévoit des seconds moyens de guidage de l'insert de clé 4. Ces seconds moyens de guidage sont réalisés sous la forme d'une rainure disposée longitudinalement sur le fond du logement 3 dans l'axe de l'insert4. Lors du déplacement de l'insert 4 d'une position à une autre, le pion 10 de l'organe de préhension 5 coopère avec cette rainure pour former des moyens de guidage de l'insert.Advantageously, in addition to the guide means 12 of the insert at the outlet of the housing 2, second guide means for the key insert 4 are provided. These second guide means are in the form of a groove. disposed longitudinally on the bottom of the housing 3 in the axis of the insert4. During the displacement of the insert 4 from one position to another, the pin 10 of the gripping member 5 cooperates with this groove to form guide means of the insert.

Grâce à l'invention, on a réalisé un boîtier de clé pour le logement d'un insert rétractable dans lequel le montage de l'insert est particulièrement simple.Thanks to the invention, there is provided a key housing for housing a retractable insert in which the mounting of the insert is particularly simple.

Cette faculté de pouvoir monter l'insert de clé après l'intégration de tous les autres éléments (batterie, unité télécommande ...) est particulièrement appréciable, surtout lorsque, par exemple, le boîtier et l'insert de clé ne sont pas fabriqués au même endroit.This ability to mount the key insert after the integration of all other elements (battery, remote control unit ...) is particularly valuable, especially when, for example, the housing and the key insert are not manufactured. at the same place.

Par ailleurs, l'indexage de l'insert en position escamotée ou déployée par les moyens de retenue coopérant avec des encoches, tel décrit dans le cadre du premier mode de réalisation, est d'une sensation très appréciable lors de la manipulation de l'organe de préhension pour le déplacement de l'insert.Furthermore, the indexing of the insert in the retracted or deployed position by the retaining means cooperating with notches, as described in the context of the first embodiment, is of a very appreciable sensation during the handling of the gripping member for moving the insert.

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  1. Key casing, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising:
    - a casing (2) having an insert housing (3) of longitudinal shape,
    - a key insert (4) mounted such that it can move in translation in said housing,
    - a gripping member (5) fixed to the rear end (4a) of said insert in order to move the insert (4) between a retracted position (A), in which the insert is concealed in said housing, and a deployed position (B), in which the insert is outside said housing,
    characterized in that
    said insert housing (3) comprises at least one insertion opening (6) for inserting the insert (4) with the associated gripping member (5), said insertion opening (6) being located at one of the ends (3a) of said insert housing (3), and in that the gripping member (5) engages with retaining means (7) which, during the introduction of the insert (4) into said insert housing through the insertion opening (6), are moved aside to allow the passage of the gripping member (5) during fitting, and then protrude, once said insert has passed through the insertion opening (6), in order to prevent the insert (4) from being withdrawn from its insert housing (3).
  2. Key casing according to Claim 1, characterized in that the retaining means (7) are arranged in the insert housing (3).
  3. Key casing according to Claim 1, characterized in that the retaining means (7) are arranged on the gripping member (5) at the insert (4).
  4. Key casing according to Claim 3, characterized in that the insert housing (3) is provided, at its end (3a) having the insertion opening (6), with a local neck (11) which is oriented along the height (h) of said housing, and in that the retaining means (7) are moved aside by virtue of the local neck (11) during the introduction of the insert (4) into the insertion opening, and then prevent the withdrawal of the insert from said insert housing (3).
  5. Key casing according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the retaining means (7) comprise a peg or stud (10, 16) which is subjected to the force of elastic means (9, 17).
  6. Key casing according to Claim 5, characterized in that the elastic means (9, 17) are produced in the form of a preferably helical spring (9, 17).
  7. Key casing according to Claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the gripping member (5) has an operating slider (8) provided with a cylindrical housing (8b), and in that one end of the spring (9) is retained in the bottom of the cylindrical housing (8b) and the other end is fixed to the peg (10), the cylindrical walls of the housing (8b) serving to guide the spring (9).
  8. Key casing according to one of Claims 5 to 7, comprising at each end (3a, 3b) of the insert housing (3) an end-of-travel end stop (13), characterized in that recesses (14) adjacent to the end-of-travel end stops (13) are arranged in the insert housing (3) and engage with the peg (10) which is subjected to the force of the elastic means (9) in order to form indexing means (15) that define the retracted position (A) and the deployed position (B) of the insert (4).
  9. Key casing according to Claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the stud (16) comprises a bevelled part (16a) in order to make it easier to introduce the assembly formed by the insert (4) and the gripping member (5) into the insert housing (3).
  10. Key casing according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the casing comprises a second housing that accommodates a radiofrequency transmitter and/or receiver unit, in particular a remote control.
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