Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
  • E05B15/02—Striking-plates; Keepers; Bolt staples; Escutcheons
  • E05B15/0205—Striking-plates, keepers, staples
  • E05B15/024—Striking-plates, keepers, staples adjustable
• • 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
  • E05B85/04—Strikers
  • E05B85/045—Strikers for bifurcated bolts

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a structural element for fastening a locking subassembly of an opening of a vehicle, to a kit comprising the structural element and the subassembly, to a vehicle equipped with such a kit and a method of fixing the subassembly on the structural element.
• a vehicle opening generally comprises a lock integral with the opening cooperating with a keeper disposed on a bodywork element of the vehicle to ensure the locking of the opening.
• the strike is arranged on a sole to allow its positioning on the body member: indeed, the positioning of the striker requires a proper alignment thereof with the lock.
• it is known, for example from the patent application FR 2 918 402, to position a soleplate on the structural element by engaging centering pins projecting from said soleplate in corresponding fixing orifices which allow movement in a predetermined direction of the sole; the opening is then closed by ensuring that the striker and the lock are properly aligned by moving the sole.
• the soleplate is permanently fixed to the bodywork element by introducing fastening means in orifices provided for this purpose in the soleplate and in the structural element.
• the fixing of the soleplate is generally performed while the opening remains closed, the orifices for the fastening means then being accessible from inside the vehicle. Access to the holes provided for the fastening means is therefore often difficult and forces the operator responsible for assembly to take very uncomfortable positions. These uncomfortable positions can sometimes even cause injury to the operator.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a structural element making it possible to reduce the steps of assembly of a striker, to avoid assembly errors thereof and to avoid causing injury to the striker. the editing operator.
• the present invention relates to a structural element of a vehicle having at least one fastening orifice to allow the passage and the fixing of a fastener of a locking subassembly of an opening , said structural member being characterized in that each fixing hole has an insertion zone adapted for the passage of a fastener and extended by a guide slot extending in a predetermined direction.
• the present invention also relates to a kit comprising, on the one hand, a structural element according to the invention and, on the other hand, a locking subassembly of an opening of a vehicle intended to be fixed on the structural element and comprising:
• a base having a first face and a second face opposite to each other, the first face being designed to be positioned in abutment on the structural element;
• a striker projecting from the second face and intended to cooperate with a lock disposed on the opening;
• the subassembly comprising at least one fastener projecting from the first face.
• a structural element according to the invention makes it possible to facilitate the attachment of the base of a subassembly contained in a kit according to the invention to the vehicle structural element: the translation of each fastening member in the slot of the corresponding fastening hole of the structural element makes it possible to align the striker with the lock, the immobilization of the subassembly then taking place thanks to the fastening elements which enclose the structural element at the level of its slots.
• the constituent elements of the kit according to the invention make it possible to avoid the usual step of clearing the access to orifices provided for the insertion of fastening means since each fastener is pre-installed on the base.
• the constituent elements of the kit according to the invention make it possible to facilitate access to the fastening elements from the outside of the vehicle by the arrangement of the vehicle structure this to avoid re-opening the opening so as not to lose the alignment of the strike with the lock.
• the structural element further comprises at least one centering orifice, designed to cooperate with a centering pin of the subassembly, each centering hole being extended by a parallel guide slot. at the slot.
• the structural element has two fixing orifices and two centering orifices.
• the structural element has orifices to allow accessibility of the fasteners from outside the vehicle.
• the subassembly comprises at least one centering pin projecting from the first face of the base.
• the present invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular of the motor vehicle type, characterized in that it is equipped with at least one kit according to the invention.
• the present invention relates to a method of fixing a locking subassembly on a structural element according to the invention, comprising the following successive steps consisting of:
• Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a vehicle equipped with a kit according to the invention
• Figure 2 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a subset contained in the kit
• Figure 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a subassembly
• Figure 4 is a view of the rear face of a kit.
• a vehicle 1 according to the invention shown in FIG. 1, comprises an opening 2 that can be held in the closed position by a lock 3 cooperating with a latch 4 of a locking subassembly 5 fixed to a structural element 6 according to the invention.
• the subassembly 5 and the structural element 6 constitute a kit according to the invention.
• the subassemblies 5, shown in Figures 2 and 3 each comprise, in addition to the latch 4, a base 7 substantially flat and having a first face 8 and a second face 9 opposite to each other.
• the first face 8 is designed to be positioned in abutment on the structural element 6.
• the striker 4 protrudes from the second face 9 while two fasteners 1 0 protrude from the first face 8.
• the fasteners 1 0 also protrude from the second face 9 of the base 7.
• each fastener 1 0 consists of at least one screw 1 1, having a screw head 1 2 and a longitudinal body 1 3, and a nut 14 mounted on the base 7.
• the nuts 14 are welded to the second face 9.
• the fastener 1 0 protrudes from the first face 8 by the screw 1 1 and protrudes from the second face 9 by the nut 14.
• the subassembly 5, shown in FIG. 3, furthermore comprises centering pins 1 5 which project from the first face 8.
• the structural element 6 has fixing orifices 16, illustrated in FIG. 4, each having an insertion zone 17 extended by a guide slot 18.
• the insertion zone 1 7 of each fixing orifice 1 6 is designed to allow the insertion of a fastener 1 0: for example, each insertion zone 1 7 has substantially the shape of an orifice having dimensions greater than the maximum diameter of the screw 1 1, constituting a fastener 1 0, to allow the passage of the screw head 1 2.
• Each slot 1 8 is, for example, an oblong orifice extending according to a preferred direction, and whose width is substantially greater than the diameter of the body 1 3 acting as centering but less than the diameter of the screw head 1 2.
• each fastener 1 0 is designed to be introduced into an insertion zone 1 7 and then to cooperate with a slot 1 8 allowing the displacement of the base 7 in the predetermined direction of the slots 18.
• the fasteners 1 0 are designed to to clamp the structural element 6: for example, the screw 1 1 of each fastener 1 0 is then tightened so as to permanently fix the position of the base 7 on the structural element 6.
• the structural element 6 is designed so that each screw January 1 is positioned on the vehicle 1 so as to be accessible from outside the vehicle.
• Fixing is carried out by tightening the screw 1 1 when the fastener 1 0 is positioned in the slot 1 8: in fact, the insertion zone 17 having dimensions greater than the screw head 1 2, the fixation can be performed only when the fixing member 1 0 has been translated into the insertion zone 1 7.
• centering orifices 19 may be formed in the structural element 6: these centering orifices 1 9 have a substantially elongated guide slot 20 in the same preferred direction
• the centering pins 1 5, shown on the subassembly 5 of FIG. 3, can be inserted into these centering apertures 1 9.
• the insertion of a centering pin 1 5 into a centering orifice 19 can be obtained by subjecting the centering pin 1 5, for example, elastic deformation or the centering orifices 1 9 may have a shape similar to the fixing orifices 1 6.
• the centering pins 1 5 of the subassembly of FIG. 3 cooperate with the centering orifices 19 during the displacement of the base 7, in the same way that the fastening elements 1 0 cooperate with the fixing orifices 1 6.
• a subset 5 contained in a kit according to the invention described above, associated with a structural element 6 according to the invention makes it possible to reduce the steps of assembling a striker 4, to avoid errors. mounting it and avoids injury to the mounting operator.

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