EP1586726B1 - Opening and closing mechanism for a vehicle door - Google Patents

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EP1586726B1
EP1586726B1 EP05007233A EP05007233A EP1586726B1 EP 1586726 B1 EP1586726 B1 EP 1586726B1 EP 05007233 A EP05007233 A EP 05007233A EP 05007233 A EP05007233 A EP 05007233A EP 1586726 B1 EP1586726 B1 EP 1586726B1
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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
    • E05B85/14—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
    • E05B85/16—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part
    • 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
    • E05B77/02—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes for accident situations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B13/00—Devices preventing the key or the handle or both from being used
    • E05B13/002—Devices preventing the key or the handle or both from being used locking the handle

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  • the present invention relates to a door opening / closing mechanism of a motor vehicle.
  • This mechanism is of the type comprising a handle pivotally mounted on a base around an axis substantially parallel to the plane of the door and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle.
  • a handle generally comprises two branches protruding from its ends, including a pivoting branch pivotally connected to the base and an actuating branch acting on a transmission assembly performing the unlocking of the door.
  • US 6,447,030 and EP 1,286,009 illustrate existing mechanisms.
  • motor vehicle door opening / closing mechanisms comprising means for locking the handle in the locked position of the door in the event of an accident, including inertia systems including flyweights.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these disadvantages.
  • Its main purpose is therefore to provide a handle mechanism of the aforementioned type, which allows a perfectly satisfactory locking of the handle.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism whose operation remains simple and natural for the user.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism having a structure that remains relatively simple, with reliable operation.
  • Such a pivoting locking member normally held in the locking position by the elastic member, allows a permanent and reliable locking of the handle in the door lock position, as long as actuation of the control member is not possible. not realised.
  • This locking member retains a simple structure to achieve and has a reliable operation.
  • control member on the handle allows a simple and natural actuation of the locking member simultaneously with the actuation of the handle.
  • the locking member may comprise a locking leg, comprising a gripping surface for engagement with the base, and an actuating branch connected to this locking branch, forming an angle with the latter, this branch of the locking arm. actuation being located near the control member, which acts on this actuating leg when actuated.
  • the structure of the mechanism according to the invention is thus particularly simple.
  • the locking leg and the actuating leg that comprises the locking member can be in one piece.
  • the locking member may comprise at least one housing or a projection receiving a portion of the elastic member, allowing easy assembly of the mechanism.
  • the locking member can comprise a cavity for receiving the elastic member, this cavity being delimited by a wall whose face opposite to the cavity forms a control member.
  • the elastic member may have two clean windings to engage on projections of the locking member, an intermediate branch connecting these two windings, and at least one other branch extending from at least one winding, said intermediate branch bearing against the locking member or the handle while said other arm bears against, respectively, the handle or the locking member.
  • the locking member may be independent of a fixed actuating leg that includes the handle, and be mounted on this fixed actuating branch.
  • the locking arm of this locking member can also constitute the actuating arm of the handle itself.
  • this locking arm may comprise at least one boss at its free end, engaging, in the locking position of the door, in a corresponding housing provided on the base.
  • the control member may be arranged on the face of the handle opposite to the base. Preferably, however, this control member is arranged on the face of the handle facing the base, in a location such that it is substantially opposite the index of the user when the latter grasps the handle .
  • the control member may be constituted by a button that can be pressed to actuate the locking member.
  • FIG. 1 represents a mechanism 1 for opening / closing a motor vehicle door, comprising a base 2, a transmission assembly 3, a handle 4, a locking member 5 and a spring 6.
  • the base 2 is intended to be fixed to the door, against the sheet thereof. It has a central portion 10, a rear portion 11 and a front portion 12.
  • the central portion 10 has a recessed concave shape, allowing the user's fingers to pass around the handle 4, and delimits a housing 13 for receiving the transmission assembly 3.
  • This transmission assembly 3 comprises a pivoting body 15 provided with a radial wing 16, a pin spring 17 adapted to normally maintain this pivoting body 15 in a position corresponding to the locking of the door and a lever 18 integral with the body 15, connected to an actuating cable (not shown) which controls the movement of the door opening / closing latch.
  • the radial flange 16 is opposite an actuating branch 30 that the handle 4 comprises and is actuated by this actuating branch 30 when the handle 4 is rotated, as will be explained later.
  • the rear portion 11 delimits a housing 20 for receiving a pivoting branch 31 that comprises the handle 4 and comprises a rounded cross member 21 (see FIGS. 1A, 2 and 3) around which this branch 31 pivots.
  • the front portion 12 delimits a housing 22 for receiving said actuating branch 30 and comprises, at this housing 22, two grooves 23 L-shaped, visible in particular in Figure 1A.
  • the main parts of these grooves 23 (those perpendicular to the length of the base 2), are adapted to receive slidingly two lateral bosses 24 that includes the actuating branch 30, and the secondary parts (those parallel to the length of the base 2) of these grooves 23 are adapted to receive these bosses 24 in the locking position of the handle 4.
  • the handle 4 comprises a body 25 on which is fixed a trim cover 26, this fixing being carried out by means of snap-fitting projections 27 provided on the body 25 and complementary cavities arranged on the cover 26.
  • the pivoting branch 31 is integral with the body 25. It has a curved shape, allowing its engagement in the housing 20 and comprises a notch 32 at its free end, allowing its pivotal engagement on the rounded cross member 21 present in this housing 20.
  • the body 25 At its end opposite to that comprising the pivoting limb 31, the body 25 comprises a pair of coaxial holes 35 receiving an axle 36 pivotally mounting the locking member 5 on the handle 4.
  • the body 25 delimits a housing 37 opening on the face of the handle 4 facing the base 2.
  • the locking member 5 has two substantially perpendicular branches 30, 40 and comprises, at the junction zone of these branches 30, 40, a hole 41 for receiving the pin 36.
  • the locking leg 30 forms the aforementioned branch of actuation of the transmission assembly 3. It has a curved free end 42, intended to cooperate with the radial flange 16 of the pivoting body 15, and comprises the two lateral bosses 24 on either side of this free end 42.
  • the branch 40 constitutes an actuating branch of the pivoting of the locking member 5, and is, after assembly, inside the housing 37. At its free end, it forms, on the side of the body 25, a cavity 43 of the spring 6 and, the side of the base 2, a rounded boss 44.
  • the length of this branch 40 is such that the boss 44 is substantially opposite the index of the user when the user engages his fingers around the handle 4, this boss 44 thus forming a button for actuating the locking member 5 pivotally.
  • the spring 6 is a coil spring.
  • the locking member 5 is normally held by the spring 6 which tends to move the branch 40 away from the body 25, in the position shown in FIG. 2. In this position, the bosses 24 are engaged in said secondary portions. grooves 23, so that the locking member 5, and therefore the handle 4, is locked relative to the base 2.
  • the user grasps the handle 4 and presses with his index the button that forms the boss 44, thus moving the locking member 5 in the position shown in Figure 3.
  • the bosses 24 are then extracted from said portions secondary grooves 23, thus releasing the pivoting of the handle 4 and allowing the opening of the door.
  • This opening results from the action of the end 42 against the wing 16, pivoting the body 15 and the actuation of the cable acting on the opening / closing latch of the door.
  • FIG. 4 shows a mechanism 1 comprising a handle 4 provided with a fixed actuating branch 50, integral with the body 25.
  • the body 25 comprises a locking member 5 provided with its own locking arm 51, here formed by a pair of hooks
  • the base 2 comprises two lugs 52 integral with it, behind which the hooks forming the locking arm 51 engage in the locking position of the handle 4.
  • the base 2 receives a seal 53, closing the housing 22.
  • the locking member 5 comprises two coaxial pivots 55 protruding from its two lateral faces, and delimits a housing 56 in which two coaxial lugs 57 project in the direction of one another (see FIGS. 6).
  • the spring 6 is constituted by a folded metal wire so as to form two windings 58 adapted to be engaged on these pins 57, an intermediate branch 59 between these two windings and two rectilinear extremal branches 60.
  • the intermediate branch 59 bears against the body 25 while the two extremal branches 60 bear against a wall of the locking member 5 which delimits the housing 56.
  • the button 44 is independent of the branch 40 and simply bears against it for the actuation of the locking member 5 pivotally.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views passing through the hook of the branch 51 situated at the rear. plan in Figure 4.
  • the invention thus provides a mechanism for opening / closing a motor vehicle door allowing a perfectly satisfactory locking of the handle 4, having an operation which remains simple and natural for the user, and having a structure which remains relatively simple, with reliable operation.
  • control member may be an electrical system, in particular actuated by waves, and / or the mechanism may include such a system; the control organ to cooperate directly with the organ of royal life I August through one or more pieces of transmission placed between them.

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The mechanism has a pivoting locking unit (5) mounted at the level of an activating arm (30). The unit pivots between a locking position and an unlocking position of a handle (2), where the unit engages and disengages with a base (2), respectively. A helical spring (6) maintains the locking unit in the locking position. A knob (44) controls pivoting of the locking unit towards its unlocking position.

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La présente invention concerne un mécanisme d'ouverture/fermeture de portière de véhicule automobile.The present invention relates to a door opening / closing mechanism of a motor vehicle.

Ce mécanisme est du type comprenant une poignée montée pivotante sur une embase autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan de la portière et sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la poignée. Une telle poignée comprend généralement deux branches faisant saillie de ses extrémités, dont une branche de pivotement reliée de manière pivotante à l'embase et une branche d'actionnement agissant sur un ensemble de transmission réalisant le déverrouillage de la portière. Les documents US 6,447,030 et EP 1 286 009 illustrent des mécanismes existants.This mechanism is of the type comprising a handle pivotally mounted on a base around an axis substantially parallel to the plane of the door and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle. Such a handle generally comprises two branches protruding from its ends, including a pivoting branch pivotally connected to the base and an actuating branch acting on a transmission assembly performing the unlocking of the door. US 6,447,030 and EP 1,286,009 illustrate existing mechanisms.

Il est connu de réaliser un tel mécanisme sans verrouillage du mouvement de la poignée lorsque que le véhicule roule, ce qui peut occasionner une ouverture intempestive de la portière en cas d'accident, soit sous l'effet d'accélérations, soit sous l'effet de déformations subies par la portière et/ou la carrosserie du véhicule, particulièrement en cas de choc latéral.It is known to make such a mechanism without locking the movement of the handle when the vehicle is rolling, which may cause an inadvertent opening of the door in case of accident, either under the effect of accelerations or under the effect of deformation on the door and / or the bodywork of the vehicle, particularly in the event of a side impact.

Il est par ailleurs connu de réaliser des mécanismes d'ouverture/fermeture de portière de véhicules automobiles comprenant des moyens de verrouillage de la poignée en position de verrouillage de la portière en cas d'accident, notamment des systèmes à inertie incluant des masselottes.It is also known to provide motor vehicle door opening / closing mechanisms comprising means for locking the handle in the locked position of the door in the event of an accident, including inertia systems including flyweights.

Les systèmes existants s'avèrent toutefois ne pas permettre un blocage de la poignée parfaitement satisfaisant en cas d'accident et ont pour inconvénient d'avoir des structures relativement complexes.The existing systems however prove to not allow a perfectly satisfactory handle lock in case of accident and have the disadvantage of having relatively complex structures.

La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to remedy these disadvantages.

Son objectif principal est donc de fournir un mécanisme à poignée du type précité, qui permette un verrouillage parfaitement satisfaisant de la poignée.Its main purpose is therefore to provide a handle mechanism of the aforementioned type, which allows a perfectly satisfactory locking of the handle.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de fournir un mécanisme dont l'actionnement reste simple et naturel pour l'utilisateur.Another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism whose operation remains simple and natural for the user.

Un autre objectif encore de l'invention est de fournir un mécanisme ayant une structure qui reste relativement simple, avec un fonctionnement fiable.Yet another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism having a structure that remains relatively simple, with reliable operation.

Pour atteindre ces objectifs, la poignée du mécanisme selon l'invention comprend :

  • un organe de verrouillage pivotant, monté au niveau de la branche d'actionnement de cette poignée, cet organe étant pivotant entre une position de verrouillage de la poignée, dans laquelle il vient en prise avec l'embase, et une position de déverrouillage de la poignée, dans laquelle il n'est pas en prise avec l'embase ;
  • un organe élastique maintenant normalement l'organe de verrouillage en position de verrouillage, et
  • un organe de commande du pivotement de l'organe de verrouillage vers sa position de déverrouillage.
To achieve these objectives, the handle of the mechanism according to the invention comprises:
  • a pivoting locking member, mounted at the actuating leg of this handle, this member being pivotable between a locking position of the handle, in which it engages the base, and an unlocking position of the handle, in which it is not engaged with the base;
  • an elastic member normally holding the locking member in the locking position, and
  • a control member for pivoting the locking member towards its unlocking position.

Un tel organe de verrouillage pivotant, maintenu normalement en position de verrouillage par l'organe élastique, permet un verrouillage permanent et fiable de la poignée en position de verrouillage de la portière, tant qu'un actionnement de l'organe de commande n'est pas réalisé.Such a pivoting locking member, normally held in the locking position by the elastic member, allows a permanent and reliable locking of the handle in the door lock position, as long as actuation of the control member is not possible. not realised.

Cet organe de verrouillage conserve une structure simple à réaliser et a un fonctionnement fiable.This locking member retains a simple structure to achieve and has a reliable operation.

La présence de l'organe de commande sur la poignée permet un actionnement simple et naturel de l'organe de verrouillage simultanément à l'actionnement de la poignée.The presence of the control member on the handle allows a simple and natural actuation of the locking member simultaneously with the actuation of the handle.

L'organe de verrouillage peut comprendre une branche de verrouillage, comprenant une surface de prise pour sa venue en prise avec l'embase, et une branche d'actionnement reliée à cette branche de verrouillage, formant un angle avec cette dernière, cette branche d'actionnement étant située à proximité de l'organe de commande, lequel agit sur cette branche d'actionnement lorsqu'il est actionné.The locking member may comprise a locking leg, comprising a gripping surface for engagement with the base, and an actuating branch connected to this locking branch, forming an angle with the latter, this branch of the locking arm. actuation being located near the control member, which acts on this actuating leg when actuated.

La structure du mécanisme selon l'invention est ainsi particulièrement simple.The structure of the mechanism according to the invention is thus particularly simple.

La branche de verrouillage et la branche d'actionnement que comprend l'organe de verrouillage peuvent être d'un seul tenant.The locking leg and the actuating leg that comprises the locking member can be in one piece.

L'organe de verrouillage peut comprendre au moins un logement ou une saillie recevant une partie de l'organe élastique, permettant un assemblage facile du mécanisme. Notamment, l'organe de verrouillage peut comprendre une cavité de réception de l'organe élastique, cette cavité étant délimitée par une paroi dont la face opposée à la cavité forme d'organe de commande. Alternativement, l'organe élastique peut présenter deux enroulements propres à venir en engagement sur des saillies de l'organe de verrouillage, une branche intermédiaire reliant ces deux enroulements, et au moins une autre branche se prolongeant à partir d'au moins un enroulement, ladite branche intermédiaire venant en appui contre l'organe de verrouillage ou la poignée tandis que ladite autre branche prend appui contre, respectivement, la poignée ou l'organe de verrouillage.The locking member may comprise at least one housing or a projection receiving a portion of the elastic member, allowing easy assembly of the mechanism. In particular, the locking member can comprise a cavity for receiving the elastic member, this cavity being delimited by a wall whose face opposite to the cavity forms a control member. Alternatively, the elastic member may have two clean windings to engage on projections of the locking member, an intermediate branch connecting these two windings, and at least one other branch extending from at least one winding, said intermediate branch bearing against the locking member or the handle while said other arm bears against, respectively, the handle or the locking member.

L'organe de verrouillage peut être indépendant d'une branche d'actionnement fixe que comprend la poignée, et être monté sur cette branche d'actionnement fixe.The locking member may be independent of a fixed actuating leg that includes the handle, and be mounted on this fixed actuating branch.

La branche de verrouillage de cet organe de verrouillage peut également constituer la branche d'actionnement de la poignée elle-même. Dans ce cas, cette branche de verrouillage peut comprendre au moins un bossage au niveau de son extrémité libre, venant s'engager, en position de verrouillage de la portière, dans un logement correspondant aménagé sur l'embase.The locking arm of this locking member can also constitute the actuating arm of the handle itself. In this case, this locking arm may comprise at least one boss at its free end, engaging, in the locking position of the door, in a corresponding housing provided on the base.

L'organe de commande peut être aménagé sur la face de la poignée opposée à l'embase. De préférence, toutefois, cet organe de commande est aménagé sur la face de la poignée tournée vers l'embase, en un emplacement tel qu'il se trouve sensiblement en regard de l'index de l'utilisateur lorsque que ce dernier saisit la poignée.The control member may be arranged on the face of the handle opposite to the base. Preferably, however, this control member is arranged on the face of the handle facing the base, in a location such that it is substantially opposite the index of the user when the latter grasps the handle .

L'actionnement de cet organe de commande est ainsi réalisé selon un geste simple et naturel.The actuation of this control member is thus performed in a simple and natural gesture.

L'organe de commande peut être constitué par un bouton pouvant être pressé pour actionner l'organe de verrouillage.The control member may be constituted by a button that can be pressed to actuate the locking member.

L'invention sera bien comprise, et d'autres caractéristiques et avantages de celle-ci apparaîtront, en référence au dessin schématique annexé, représentant, à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, deux formes de réalisation possibles du mécanisme qu'elle concerne.The invention will be better understood, and other features and advantages thereof will appear, with reference to the appended schematic drawing, showing, by way of non-limiting examples, two possible embodiments of the mechanism that it relates.

La figure 1 en est une vue en perspective éclatée, selon une première forme de réalisation ;

  • la figure 1A est une vue en coupe longitudinale et perspective d'une embase qu'il comprend ;
  • la figure 2 en est une vue en coupe longitudinale, dans une position de verrouillage ;
  • la figure 3 en est une vue similaire à la figure 2, dans la position de déverrouillage ;
  • la figure 4 en est une vue en perspective éclatée, selon une deuxième forme de la réalisation ;
  • la figure 5 en est une vue en section longitudinale, dans une position de verrouillage, et
  • la figure 6 en est une vue similaire à la figure 4, dans la position de déverrouillage.
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view, according to a first embodiment;
  • Figure 1A is a longitudinal sectional view and perspective of a base that comprises;
  • Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view in a locking position;
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, in the unlocked position;
  • Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view, according to a second embodiment of the embodiment;
  • FIG. 5 is a view in longitudinal section, in a locking position, and
  • Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4, in the unlocking position.

Par simplification, les parties ou éléments d'une forme de réalisation qui se retrouvent de manière identique ou similaire dans une autre forme de réalisation seront identifiés par les mêmes références numériques et ne seront pas à nouveau décrits.For simplicity, parts or elements of an embodiment that are identical or similar in another embodiment will be identified by the same reference numerals and will not be described again.

La figure 1 représente un mécanisme 1 d'ouverture/fermeture de portière de véhicule automobile, comprenant une embase 2, un ensemble de transmission 3, une poignée 4, un organe de verrouillage 5 et un ressort 6.FIG. 1 represents a mechanism 1 for opening / closing a motor vehicle door, comprising a base 2, a transmission assembly 3, a handle 4, a locking member 5 and a spring 6.

L'embase 2 est destinée à être fixée à la portière, contre la tôle de celle-ci. Elle présente une partie centrale 10, une partie arrière 11 et une partie avant 12.The base 2 is intended to be fixed to the door, against the sheet thereof. It has a central portion 10, a rear portion 11 and a front portion 12.

La partie centrale 10 présente une forme évidée concave, permettant le passage des doigts de l'utilisateur autour de la poignée 4, et délimite un logement 13 de réception de l'ensemble de transmission 3. Cet ensemble de transmission 3 comprend un corps pivotant 15 pourvu d'une aile radiale 16, un ressort en épingle 17 propre à maintenir normalement ce corps pivotant 15 dans une position correspondant au verrouillage de la portière et un levier 18 solidaire du corps 15, relié à un câble d'actionnement (non représenté) qui commande le mouvement du loquet d'ouverture/fermeture de la portière.The central portion 10 has a recessed concave shape, allowing the user's fingers to pass around the handle 4, and delimits a housing 13 for receiving the transmission assembly 3. This transmission assembly 3 comprises a pivoting body 15 provided with a radial wing 16, a pin spring 17 adapted to normally maintain this pivoting body 15 in a position corresponding to the locking of the door and a lever 18 integral with the body 15, connected to an actuating cable (not shown) which controls the movement of the door opening / closing latch.

Après montage, l'aile radiale 16 se trouve en regard d'une branche d'actionnement 30 que comporte la poignée 4 et est actionnée par cette branche d'actionnement 30 lorsque la poignée 4 est pivotée, ainsi que cela sera explicité plus loin.After assembly, the radial flange 16 is opposite an actuating branch 30 that the handle 4 comprises and is actuated by this actuating branch 30 when the handle 4 is rotated, as will be explained later.

La partie arrière 11 délimite un logement 20 de réception d'une branche de pivotement 31 que comprend la poignée 4 et comprend une traverse arrondie 21 (cf. figures 1A, 2 et 3) autour de laquelle pivote cette branche 31.The rear portion 11 delimits a housing 20 for receiving a pivoting branch 31 that comprises the handle 4 and comprises a rounded cross member 21 (see FIGS. 1A, 2 and 3) around which this branch 31 pivots.

La partie avant 12 délimite un logement 22 de réception de ladite branche d'actionnement 30 et comprend, au niveau de ce logement 22, deux rainures 23 en formes de L, visibles en particulier sur la figure 1A. Les parties principales de ces rainures 23 (celles perpendiculaires à la longueur de l'embase 2), sont propres à recevoir à coulissement deux bossages latéraux 24 que comprend la branche d'actionnement 30, et les parties secondaires (celles parallèles à la longueur de l'embase 2) de ces rainures 23 sont propres à recevoir ces bossages 24 en position de verrouillage de la poignée 4.The front portion 12 delimits a housing 22 for receiving said actuating branch 30 and comprises, at this housing 22, two grooves 23 L-shaped, visible in particular in Figure 1A. The main parts of these grooves 23 (those perpendicular to the length of the base 2), are adapted to receive slidingly two lateral bosses 24 that includes the actuating branch 30, and the secondary parts (those parallel to the length of the base 2) of these grooves 23 are adapted to receive these bosses 24 in the locking position of the handle 4.

La poignée 4 comprend un corps 25 sur lequel est fixé un capot enjoliveur 26, cette fixation étant réalisée au moyen de saillies d'encliquetage 27 aménagées sur le corps 25 et de cavités complémentaires aménagées sur le capot 26.The handle 4 comprises a body 25 on which is fixed a trim cover 26, this fixing being carried out by means of snap-fitting projections 27 provided on the body 25 and complementary cavities arranged on the cover 26.

La branche de pivotement 31 est solidaire du corps 25. Elle présente une forme recourbée, permettant son engagement dans le logement 20 et comprend une encoche 32 à son extrémité libre, permettant son engagement à pivotement sur la traverse arrondie 21 présente dans ce logement 20.The pivoting branch 31 is integral with the body 25. It has a curved shape, allowing its engagement in the housing 20 and comprises a notch 32 at its free end, allowing its pivotal engagement on the rounded cross member 21 present in this housing 20.

A son extrémité opposée à celle comportant la branche de pivotement 31, le corps 25 comprend une paire de trous coaxiaux 35 recevant un axe 36 de montage pivotant de l'organe de verrouillage 5 sur cette poignée 4.At its end opposite to that comprising the pivoting limb 31, the body 25 comprises a pair of coaxial holes 35 receiving an axle 36 pivotally mounting the locking member 5 on the handle 4.

En arrière de ces trous 35, le corps 25 délimite un logement 37 s'ouvrant sur la face de la poignée 4 tournée vers l'embase 2.Behind these holes 35, the body 25 delimits a housing 37 opening on the face of the handle 4 facing the base 2.

L'organe de verrouillage 5 présente deux branches sensiblement perpendiculaires 30, 40 et comprend, au niveau de la zone de jonction de ces branches 30, 40, un trou 41 de réception de l'axe 36.The locking member 5 has two substantially perpendicular branches 30, 40 and comprises, at the junction zone of these branches 30, 40, a hole 41 for receiving the pin 36.

La branche de verrouillage 30 forme la branche précitée d'actionnement de l'ensemble de transmission 3. Elle présente une extrémité libre recourbée 42, destinée à coopérer avec l'aile radiale 16 du corps pivotant 15, et comporte les deux bossages latéraux 24 de part et d'autre de cette extrémité libre 42.The locking leg 30 forms the aforementioned branch of actuation of the transmission assembly 3. It has a curved free end 42, intended to cooperate with the radial flange 16 of the pivoting body 15, and comprises the two lateral bosses 24 on either side of this free end 42.

La branche 40 constitue une branche d'actionnement du pivotement de l'organe de verrouillage 5, et se trouve, après montage, à l'intérieur du logement 37. A son extrémité libre, elle forme, du côté du corps 25, une cavité 43 de réception du ressort 6 et, du côté de l'embase 2, un bossage arrondi 44. La longueur de cette branche 40 est telle que ce bossage 44 se trouve sensiblement en regard de l'index de l'utilisateur lorsque que cet utilisateur engage ses doigts autour de la poignée 4, ce bossage 44 formant ainsi un bouton d'actionnement de l'organe de verrouillage 5 en pivotement.The branch 40 constitutes an actuating branch of the pivoting of the locking member 5, and is, after assembly, inside the housing 37. At its free end, it forms, on the side of the body 25, a cavity 43 of the spring 6 and, the side of the base 2, a rounded boss 44. The length of this branch 40 is such that the boss 44 is substantially opposite the index of the user when the user engages his fingers around the handle 4, this boss 44 thus forming a button for actuating the locking member 5 pivotally.

Le ressort 6 est un ressort hélicoïdal.The spring 6 is a coil spring.

En pratique, l'organe de verrouillage 5 est maintenu normalement, par le ressort 6 qui tend à écarter la branche 40 du corps 25, dans la position représentée sur la figure 2. Dans cette position, les bossages 24 sont engagés dans lesdites portions secondaires des rainures 23, de sorte que l'organe de verrouillage 5, et donc la poignée 4, est verrouillé par rapport à l'embase 2.In practice, the locking member 5 is normally held by the spring 6 which tends to move the branch 40 away from the body 25, in the position shown in FIG. 2. In this position, the bosses 24 are engaged in said secondary portions. grooves 23, so that the locking member 5, and therefore the handle 4, is locked relative to the base 2.

Pour ouvrir la portière, l'utilisateur saisit la poignée 4 et presse avec son index le bouton que forme le bossage 44, déplaçant ainsi l'organe de verrouillage 5 dans la position représentée sur la figure 3. Les bossages 24 sont alors extraits desdites portions secondaires des rainures 23, libérant ainsi le pivotement de la poignée 4 et permettant l'ouverture de la portière. Cette ouverture résulte de l'action de l'extrémité 42 contre l'aile 16, réalisant un pivotement du corps 15 et l'actionnement du câble agissant sur le loquet d'ouverture/fermeture de la portière.To open the door, the user grasps the handle 4 and presses with his index the button that forms the boss 44, thus moving the locking member 5 in the position shown in Figure 3. The bosses 24 are then extracted from said portions secondary grooves 23, thus releasing the pivoting of the handle 4 and allowing the opening of the door. This opening results from the action of the end 42 against the wing 16, pivoting the body 15 and the actuation of the cable acting on the opening / closing latch of the door.

La figure 4 montre un mécanisme 1 comprenant une poignée 4 pourvue d'une branche d'actionnement 50 fixe, solidaire du corps 25. Dans cette version du mécanisme 1, le corps 25 comprend un organe de verrouillage 5 muni de sa propre branche de verrouillage 51, ici formée par une paire de crochets, et l'embase 2 comprend deux ergots 52 solidaires d'elle, derrière lesquels les crochets formant cette branche de verrouillage 51 viennent s'engager en position de verrouillage de la poignée 4.FIG. 4 shows a mechanism 1 comprising a handle 4 provided with a fixed actuating branch 50, integral with the body 25. In this version of the mechanism 1, the body 25 comprises a locking member 5 provided with its own locking arm 51, here formed by a pair of hooks, and the base 2 comprises two lugs 52 integral with it, behind which the hooks forming the locking arm 51 engage in the locking position of the handle 4.

L'embase 2 reçoit un joint 53, refermant le logement 22.The base 2 receives a seal 53, closing the housing 22.

L'organe de verrouillage 5 comprend deux pivots coaxiaux 55 faisant saillie de ses deux faces latérales, et délimite un logement 56 dans lequel font saillie, en direction de l'un de l'autre, deux ergots coaxiaux 57 (cf. figures 5 et 6).The locking member 5 comprises two coaxial pivots 55 protruding from its two lateral faces, and delimits a housing 56 in which two coaxial lugs 57 project in the direction of one another (see FIGS. 6).

Le ressort 6 est constitué par un fil métallique plié de manière à former deux enroulements 58 propres à être engagés sur ces ergots 57, une branche intermédiaire 59 entre ces deux enroulements et deux branches extrémales rectilignes 60. La branche intermédiaire 59 prend appui contre le corps 25 tandis que les deux branches extrémales 60 prennent appui contre une paroi de l'organe de verrouillage 5 qui délimite le logement 56.The spring 6 is constituted by a folded metal wire so as to form two windings 58 adapted to be engaged on these pins 57, an intermediate branch 59 between these two windings and two rectilinear extremal branches 60. The intermediate branch 59 bears against the body 25 while the two extremal branches 60 bear against a wall of the locking member 5 which delimits the housing 56.

Le bouton 44 est indépendant de la branche 40 et prend simplement appui contre elle pour l'actionnement de l'organe de verrouillage 5 en pivotement.The button 44 is independent of the branch 40 and simply bears against it for the actuation of the locking member 5 pivotally.

Le fonctionnement du mécanisme 1 selon cette deuxième version est similaire à celui décrit précédemment concernant la première version, et est illustré par les figures 5 et 6, lesquelles sont des vues en section passant par le crochet de la branche 51 situé à l'arrière-plan sur la figure 4.The operation of the mechanism 1 according to this second version is similar to that described above with regard to the first version, and is illustrated by FIGS. 5 and 6, which are sectional views passing through the hook of the branch 51 situated at the rear. plan in Figure 4.

L'invention fournit ainsi un mécanisme d'ouverture/fermeture de portière de véhicule automobile permettant un verrouillage parfaitement satisfaisant de la poignée 4, ayant un actionnement qui reste simple et naturel pour l'utilisateur, et ayant une structure qui reste relativement simple, avec un fonctionnement fiable.The invention thus provides a mechanism for opening / closing a motor vehicle door allowing a perfectly satisfactory locking of the handle 4, having an operation which remains simple and natural for the user, and having a structure which remains relatively simple, with reliable operation.

Il va de soi que l'invention n'est pas limitée à la forme de réalisation décrite ci-dessus à titre d'exemple mais qu'elle s'étend à toutes les formes de réalisations couvertes par les revendications ci-annexées. Ainsi, l'organe de commande peut être un système électrique, notamment actionné par ondes, et/ou le mécanisme peut inclure un tel système ; l'organe de commande de coopérer directement avec l'organe de vie royale je août par l'intermédiaire d'une ou plusieurs pièces de transmission placées entre eux.It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above by way of example but that it extends to all embodiments covered by the appended claims. Thus, the control member may be an electrical system, in particular actuated by waves, and / or the mechanism may include such a system; the control organ to cooperate directly with the organ of royal life I August through one or more pieces of transmission placed between them.

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  1. Mechanism (1) for opening/closing the door of a motor vehicle, comprising a handle (4) mounted so that it swivels on a base plate (2) around an axis approximately parallel to the plane of the door and approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle (4), this handle (4) comprising an actuating section (30, 50) acting on a transmission assembly (3) which enables the door to be unlocked;
    mechanism (1) characterised in that the handle (4) includes:
    - a swivelling locking component (5) mounted at the interface with the actuating section (30, 50) of this handle (4), this component (5) swivelling between a locking position of the handle (4), in which it engages with the base plate (2), and an unlocking position of the handle (4), in which it is not engaged with the base plate (2);
    - a flexible component (6) normally holding the locking component (5) in the locking position, and
    - a component (44) controlling swivelling of the locking component (5) towards its unlocking position.
  2. Mechanism (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the locking component (5) includes a locking section (30, 51), comprising a gripping surface for its engagement with the base plate (2), and an actuating section (4) linked to this locking section (30, 51), forming an angle with the latter, this actuating section (40) being situated close to the control component (44), which acts on this actuating section (40) when it is actuated.
  3. Mechanism (1) according to claim 2, characterised in that the locking section (30, 51) and the actuating section (40) included in the locking component (5) comprise a single piece.
  4. Mechanism (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the locking component (5) includes at least a recess (43) or a projection receiving part of the flexible component (6).
  5. Mechanism (1) according to claim 4, characterised in that this locking component (5) includes a cavity (43) to receive the flexible component (6), this cavity (43) being bordered by a wall (44) of which the surface opposite the cavity (43) forms the control component.
  6. Mechanism (1) according to claim 4, characterised in that this flexible component (6) offers two coils (58) suitable for engaging with the projections on the locking component (5), an intermediate section (59) linking these two coils (58), and at least one other section (60) extending from at least one coil (58), the said intermediate section (59) resting against the locking component (5) or the handle (4) while the said other section (60) rests, respectively, against the handle (4) or the locking component (5).
  7. Mechanism (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the locking component (5) is independent of a fixed actuating section (50) included in the handle (4) and is mounted on this fixed actuating section (50).
  8. Mechanism (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the locking section (30) of the locking component (5) constitutes the actuating section (30) of the handle (4) itself.
  9. Mechanism (1) according to claim 8, characterised in that the locking section (30) includes at least a projection (24) on its free extremity which, in the door locking position, engages with a corresponding recess (23) made in the base plate (2).
  10. Mechanism (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the control component (44) is located on the surface of the handle (4) turned towards the base plate (2), positioned so that it is approximately opposite the user's forefinger when the latter grasps the handle (4).
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