EP2087185B1 - Poignée de véhicule munie d'un dispositif de sécurité - Google Patents

Poignée de véhicule munie d'un dispositif de sécurité Download PDF

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EP2087185B1
EP2087185B1 EP07847797A EP07847797A EP2087185B1 EP 2087185 B1 EP2087185 B1 EP 2087185B1 EP 07847797 A EP07847797 A EP 07847797A EP 07847797 A EP07847797 A EP 07847797A EP 2087185 B1 EP2087185 B1 EP 2087185B1
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Guillaume Lesueur
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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
    • E05B13/00—Devices preventing the key or the handle or both from being used
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • 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
    • E05B77/04—Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision
    • E05B77/06—Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision by means of inertial forces
    • 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/0001—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof
    • E05B47/0009—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof with thermo-electric actuators, e.g. heated bimetals

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  • the present invention relates to a handle for doors or the like, and in particular to a lever handle which can be employed for unlocking and simultaneously opening the door of a motor vehicle and is provided with an inertial security device which prevents the accidental opening of this door in the event of an accident.
  • WO-A-2004/042177 in the name of the same applicant discloses a handle comprising a lever which can rotate in a frame to be fixed to a door of a vehicle and is mechanically connected to a rocker which can rotate in the frame when the lever is pulled for unlocking the door, said rocker being provided with a shoulder suitable to be intercepted by a stop piece of a locking member comprising a pendulum provided with an inertial mass, so that the stop piece intercepts the shoulder during a strong oscillation of the pendulum caused by inertial thrusts acting on this mass.
  • the handle and thus the door, cannot open accidentally because of the inertial thrusts acting onto the lever during a side impact suffered by the motor vehicle.
  • the locking member of this known handle does not always work in a correct manner, since the pendulum can sometimes go back to its normal position during the impact, for example due to sudden changes of the acceleration acting on the inertial mass, or due to a bouncing of the pendulum. In other words, it is not always possible to synchronize the action of the inertial mass with the movement of the lever and/or to keep the pendulum in the handle locking position for a sufficient time.
  • the handle according to the present invention can be connected to a sensor which changes the shape of the elastic means, i.e. the force which they normally exert on the pendulum, when the sensor detects an acceleration corresponding to the impact suffered by the vehicle.
  • the handle is always locked during an impact and is automatically unlocked after the impact.
  • the elastic means contract during the impact, so as to exert a force which not only does not oppose but even assists the oscillation of the pendulum, so as to increase the force acting on the locking member.
  • the elastic means made of a shape memory material preferably comprise a helical spring arranged between the pendulum and the frame, so that also the known handles can be easily provided with the device according to the present invention.
  • the handle according to the present invention comprises in a known way a frame 1 suitable to be fixed for example behind the outer surface of a door 2 of a motor vehicle.
  • Frame 1 is provided with a transversal pin 3 acting as a fulcrum, around which a shaped extension 4 of a lever 5 suitable for being pulled outwards in the direction of arrow 6 for opening door 2 can rotate.
  • Lever 5 thus rotates around a first axis 7 substantially parallel to the rotation axis of door 2.
  • the other end of lever 5 is provided with an appendix 8 which protrudes into frame 1 and comprises a recess 9 in which a tongue 10 is engaged in a rotating manner.
  • rocker 11 which can rotate in frame 1 around a second axis 12 substantially perpendicular to axis 7.
  • lever 5 is mechanically connected to rocker 11, so that the latter rotates around axis 12 when lever 5 is pulled.
  • a helical spring 13 is arranged in a coaxial manner in rocker 11 for returning it to the original position, together with lever 5, when the latter is not pulled anymore.
  • Rocker 11 is in turn connected to the unlocking mechanism (not shown in the figures) of door 2, so that the latter can be opened by further pulling lever 5.
  • Said connection is for example carried out by means of a cable (not shown in the figures) which is pulled by rocker 11 during its rotation.
  • Rocker 11 is preferably provided with a cam surface 14 on which a tappet 15, arranged at an end of the arm of a locking member comprising in particular a pendulum 16 pivoted to frame 1 or to a body integral therewith, can slide.
  • Pendulum 16 therefore oscillates around a third axis 17 substantially parallel to axis 7 around which lever 5 rotates when rocker 11 rotates around axis 12.
  • the other end of pendulum 16 is provided with an inertial mass 18 which preferably has a flat shape and is arranged close to the centre of frame 1.
  • Rocker 11 is suitably provided with a shoulder 20 arranged at a distance from the cam surface 14 greater than the height of tappet 15 of pendulum 16. Tappet 15 therefore passes under shoulder 20 without contacting it if it slides on the cam surface 14, while it intercepts shoulder 20, so as to act as a stop piece and to prevent the rotation of rocker 11, when it moves away from this surface, in particular due to an oscillation of pendulum 16.
  • rocker 11 rotates in the direction of arrow 21, so that tappet 15 slides on the cam surface 14 without interfering with shoulder 20.
  • the elastic means 19 are made of a shape memory material and are connected through conductors 22 to an acceleration sensor 23 suitable for detecting an acceleration corresponding to an impact of the motor vehicle, in particular an acceleration in a direction substantially perpendicular to door 2. The same acceleration acts also on the inertial mass 18, thereby oscillating pendulum 16.
  • the elastic means 19 modify their shape when they receive a signal from sensor 23, which is preferably arranged in door 2.
  • the signal emitted by sensor 23 is an electric signal which heats the elastic means 19 by Joule effect, so as to activate their shape memory.
  • the elastic means 19 consisting of a helical spring, as in the present embodiment, contract due to said signal, so as to generate a force in an opposite direction with respect to the normal force of the spring, which would tend to expand in the absence of said signal.
  • sensor 23 detects the acceleration which acts on the inertial mass and sends a signal 25 to the elastic means 19, which contract, so as to favor the oscillation of pendulum 16, thereby keeping it in its impact position, i.e. with tappet 15 against shoulder 20.
  • sensor 23 turns off, so that the elastic means 19 can expand again, thereby releasing tappet 15 from shoulder 20 and allowing the opening of door 2, if lever 5 is pulled.

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Claims (8)

  1. Poignée comprenant un levier (5) qui peut tourner dans un cadre (1) destiné à être fixé à la porte (2) d'un véhicule et qui est connecté mécaniquement à un organe de verrouillage comprenant un pendule (16) pourvu d'une masse d'inertie (18) et qui peut pivoter par rapport au cadre (1) ou un corps intégré à celui-ci, de sorte qu'une oscillation du pendule (16) puisse empêcher la rotation complète du levier (5), des moyens élastiques (19) exerçant normalement sur le pendule (16) une force s'opposant à ladite oscillation, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens élastiques (19) sont fabriqués en un matériau à mémoire de forme de sorte qu'ils puissent changer de forme lorsqu'ils reçoivent un signal (25) provenant d'un capteur d'accélération (23).
  2. Poignée selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens élastiques (19) exercent une force qui facilite ladite oscillation du pendule (16) lorsqu'ils reçoivent ledit signal (25) du capteur d'accélération (23).
  3. Poignée selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens élastiques (19) se contractent lorsqu'ils reçoivent ledit signal (25) provenant du capteur d'accélération (23).
  4. Poignée selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le capteur d'accélération (23) est arrangé dans la porte (2) d'un véhicule.
  5. Poignée selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que le capteur d'accélération (23) est approprié pour détecter une accélération dans une direction substantiellement perpendiculaire à la porte (2) du véhicule.
  6. Poignée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le signal (25) transmis par le capteur d'accélération (23) est un signal électrique qui chauffe les moyens élastiques (19) par effet Joule, de manière à activer leur mémoire de forme.
  7. Poignée selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens élastiques (19) comprennent un ressort hélicoïdal arrangé entre le pendule (16) et le cadre (1).
  8. Poignée selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que l'axe longitudinal dudit ressort hélicoïdal (19) est substantiellement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation (17) du pendule (16).
EP07847797A 2006-12-06 2007-12-04 Poignée de véhicule munie d'un dispositif de sécurité Not-in-force EP2087185B1 (fr)

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IT000658A ITRM20060658A1 (it) 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Maniglia per veicoli con dispositivo di sicurezza
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