EP1478818B1 - Latch with shipping condition - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
- E05B17/0012—Accessories in connection with locks for lock parts held in place before or during mounting on the wing
Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to a vehicle latch that can hold a lever, in particular a release lever, during shipping and installation and to a method of operation of a vehicle latch.
- Vehicle latches generally comprise a housing, a ratchet, a pawl, an inside release lever, an outside release lever, an inside locking lever, and an outside locking lever. The various levers are operably coupled to the pawl to effect the various functions of the latch. Examples of typical latches are disclosed in United States Patent nos. 4,929,007 and 6,254,148.
- Each of the various levers are operably connected, typically via a Bowden cable or rigid rod, to a respective handle or lever. A Bowden cable can be adjusted after the lever is installed. However, a rigid rod cannot be adjusted after the clip connecting the release lever to the rod has been closed. If the release lever is not in the correct position for installation, the attachment of the release lever to the clip will leave the release lever in a less than optimum position. If the release lever is unable to return to the designed rest or ready position, the release lever may block or prevent the locking lever from freely moving preventing the latch from fully locking or unlocking. Document FR-A-2769035 describes latch that can hold a release lever during shipping condition.
- In current production latches for Volkswagen and Audi, the latch is provided with a spring that biases the release lever to the designed rest or ready position to ensure that the latch can be properly installed. Once the latch is installed and attached to the rigid rod to operably connect the release lever to the outside handle, the spring is disengaged from the release lever, allowing normal operation of the latch. The spring can be re-engaged for re-installation after service. However, in normal operation, the spring provides no useful function.
- The disadvantages of the prior art may be overcome by providing a latch having a housing having a detent positioned to retain a spring coupled to a lever and thereby selectively position the lever in an "install" position during shipping and installation.
- According to one aspect of the invention a vehicle latch is provided which includes a housing having a detent and a stop according to the subject matter of claim 1. A lever having an abutment is pivotally connected to the housing. A spring having a coil section, a tail portion and an opposite portion is mounted in the housing. The opposite portion biases the lever to a predetermined position. The tail portion is moveable from an install position to an operational position. In the install position the tail portion engages the detent and the lever abutment so as to locate the lever at the predetermined position. In the operational position the tail portion is biased to engage the stop when the lever is first pivoted away from the predetermined position.
- In the preferred embodiment the predetermined position of the lever in the install position is a position in which the lever engages the housing. The predetermined position of the lever in the operational position is the same position of the lever as in the install position.
- In the preferred embodiment the opposite end of the spring engages the lever and provides a greater force to bias the lever to the predetermined position when the tail portion is in the install position than when the tail portion is in the operational position. The tail portion of the spring is removable from the detent upon application of a force on the lever, said force being greater than the bias force on the lever provided by the spring.
- According to another aspect of the invention, a method of operating a vehicle latch is provided, the vehicle latch having a housing with a detent and a stop, according to the subject matter of claim 9. A lever is pivotally connected to the housing and is movable from a ready position engaging the housing to an active position pivoted away from the housing. A spring extends from the lever to the housing applying a biasing force to the lever urging the lever to the ready position. The spring has a tail portion, a coil section and an opposite end. The opposite end engages the lever to provide the biasing force which moves the lever to the ready position. The tail end is moveable to engage either the stop or detent. When the tail end engages the detent, the tail end also engages the lever and the biasing force holding the lever in the ready position is increased. The tail end is removable from the detent to engage the stop when the lever is first pivoted away from the ready position, disengaging the lever from the tail end and thus reducing the biasing force on the lever.
- In drawing that illustrate embodiments of the present invention,
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of latch of the present invention with the lever in a "ready" position and the tail end of the spring in an "install" position;
- Figure 2 is perspective view of the latch of Figure 1 with the lever in a first pull or "active" condition; and
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the latch of Figure 1, with the lever in the ready position and the tail end of the spring in an "operational" condition.
- Figure 1 illustrates a latch 10 of the present invention. The latch 10 is of conventional construction and design. Typically, latch 10 can have four levers, an inside and outside locking lever and an inside and outside release lever. Although the invention could be applied to any of these levers, the invention is preferably applied to the outside release lever for an operative connection to an outside door handle.
- The latch 10 has a
lever 12 that is pivotally connected to the latch 10 atpin 14. Aspring 16 extends between thelever 12 and thehousing 18 of the latch 10.Spring 16 has anelongated tail portion 20 extending from acoil section 22 wound about thepin 14, terminating in anopposite end 24.End 24 engages atab 26 of lever 12. Thetail portion 20 of thespring 16 engages a connectingend 28 of thelever 12 at an abutment ortab 30. -
Housing 18 has a detent 32, preferably formed from two wedge shapedparts stop 34. Thedetent 32 is located such that thetail portion 20 extends from thecoil section 22 to engagetab 30 whiletab 30 engages astop 36 formed in the housing. Detent 32 is sized to firmly hold thetail portion 20 in this position, namely, an "install" or shipping position. In this position, thelever 12 cannot be moved away from thestop 36 unless a significant force is applied sufficient to dislodge thetail portion 20 out of the detent 32. Thespring 16 also provides a bias force to urge thelever 12 againststop 36. In this position, the connecting rod or Bowden cable can be attached to the connectingend 28 of the lever. - Once the rod or Bowden cable is attached to the connecting
end 28, the handle is operated, pulling thelever 12 in the direction of arrow A (Fig. 2) from a ready position to an active position. Astab 30 abuts thetail portion 20, the pulling force will urge thetail portion 20 over the detent 32 whereupon spring bias will snap thetail end 20 into an operational position, engaging thestop 34, as shown in Fig. 2. The spring, operating throughopposite end 24, will urge thelever 12 back toabut stop 36, as shown in Fig. 3. However, since thetail end 20 now rests againststop 34, the force required to activate thelever 12 is equivalent to a biasing force provided by theopposite end 24 ofspring 22, consistent with normal operation of the latch 10. In the install position, on the other hand, thespring 16 is contracted to a greater extent as shown in Fig. 1 thus providing a greater force acting onlever 12 so as to keep it in the install or shipping position. - The
tail portion 20 can be returned to the shipping position by manually urging the-tail portion 20 against the rotation of thecoil section 22 and over the wedge ofdetent 32. Thetail end 20 can be returned if the latch or the release handle is required to be serviced.
Claims (9)
- A vehicle latch comprising:a) a housing (18) having a detent (32) and a stop (34);b) a lever (12) pivotally connected to the housing (18), the lever (12) having an abutment (30); andc) a spring (16) having a coil section (22), a tail portion (20) and an opposite portion (24) for biasing the lever (12) to a predetermined position, the tail portion (20) being movable from an install position to an operational position, wherein in the install position the tail portion (20) engages the detent (32) and the lever abutment (30) so as to locate the lever (12) at the predetermined position, and in the operational position the tail portion (20) is biased to engage the stop (34) when the lever (12) is first pivoted away from the predetermined position.
- A latch according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined position of the lever (12) in the install position is a position in which the lever (12) engages the housing (18).
- A latch according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined position of the lever (12) in the operational position is the same position of the lever (12) in the install position.
- A latch according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the opposite portion (20) engages the lever (12) and provides a greater force to bias the lever (12) to the predetermined position when the tail portion (20) is in the install position than when the tail portion (20) is in the operational position.
- A latch according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the tail portion (20) of the spring (16) is removable from the detent (32) upon application of a force on the lever (12), said force being grater than the bias force on the lever (12) provided by the spring (16).
- A latch according to any one of the claims 1-5, wherein the lever (12) is operatively connected to an outside door handle.
- A latch according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the tail portion (20) of the spring (16) is movable from the operational position to the install position.
- A latch according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the coil section (22) of the spring (16) is mounted to pivot pin (14) about which the lever (12) rotates.
- A method of operating a vehicle latch having a housing (18) provided with a detent (32) and a stop (34), a lever (12) pivotally connected to the housing (18) and movable from a ready position engaging said housing (18) and an active position pivoted away from the housing (18), and a spring (16) extending from the lever (12) to the housing (18) and applying a biasing force to said lever (12) urging the lever (12) to the ready position, said spring (16) having a tail portion (20) movable to engage either of said stop (34) and said detent (32), a coil section (22), and an opposite portion (24) engaging said lever (12), said method comprising the steps of:- moving said tail portion (20) to engage said detent (32) and said lever (12) so that said spring (16) increases said biasing force holding said lever (12) in said ready position;- removing said tail portion (20) from said detent (32) to engage said stop (34) by first pivoting away said lever (12) from the ready position thereby disengaging said lever (12) from said tail portion (20) and reducing said biasing force on said lever (12).
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