EP3029230A1 - Relay mechanism of vehicle sliding door - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a relay mechanism of a vehicle sliding door, and specifically, to a relay mechanism which transmits an operating force from an open handle of the door to a latch unit of the door while performing relay control to the operating force.
- an "anti-theft mechanism (double lock mechanism)" and a "child-proof mechanism” have been provided in a relay mechanism and a latch unit in the related art(see Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2009-30362 , Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2009-30363 , Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 8-74455 , and Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2000-345751 , for example).
- the anti-theft mechanism improves crime prevention and is a function to prevent an incorrect unlock operation of a lock lever of a locking/unlocking mechanism by an unauthorized access from outside.
- the child-proof mechanism can perform an operation to open a door by an outer open handle from among open handles of the door and makes an operation to open the door by an inner open handle be invalid.
- a relay mechanism of a vehicle sliding door includes: an outer open lever configured to be coupled with an outer open handle (12) of a sliding door and to release latch units to open the sliding door when the outer open lever is operated; an inner open lever mechanism configured to be coupled with an inner open handle of the sliding door and to release the latch units to open the sliding door when the inner open lever mechanism is operated; an outer lock lever configured to disable the release of the latch units by the operation of the outer open lever; and an inner lock lever configured to disable the release of the latch units by the operation of the inner open lever mechanism.
- the inner lock lever is configured to switch between an unlock position where the inner open lever mechanism is operated and an anti-theft position where the inner open lever mechanism is disabled to be operated.
- FIG. 1 A side surface of a vehicle body 11 having a sliding door 10 is illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the sliding door 10 is opened and closed by sliding in the front-back direction along the side surface of the vehicle body 11.
- the sliding door 10 has an outer open handle 12 and an inner open handle 13.
- the sliding door 10 has a front-side latch unit 15, which engages with a front-side striker 14 fixed to the vehicle body 11, on a front end.
- the sliding door 10 has a rear-side latch unit 17, which engages with a rear-side striker 16 fixed to the vehicle body 11, on a rear end.
- the sliding door 10 is held in a door closed state by engaging the front-side latch unit 15 with the front-side striker 14 and engaging the rear-side latch unit 17 with the rear-side striker 16.
- a sill knob and a door key cylinder are not provided in the sliding door 10.
- a relay mechanism 18 is attached in the sliding door 10, and the open handles 12 and 13 are respectively coupled with the latch units 15 and 17 by the relay mechanism 18.
- the relay mechanism 18 has a base plate 19 fixed to a metallic inner plate of the sliding door 10.
- An outer open lever 21 ( FIG. 7 ) is rotatably attached to the base plate 19 with a central shaft 20.
- An arc-shaped hole 22 having the central shaft 20 as the center is provided in an arm unit extending upward of the outer open lever 21.
- An end portion of a coupling tool 23 ( FIG. 3 ) such as a rod which extends to the outer open handle 12 is engaged with the arc-shaped hole 22.
- an L-shaped hole 24 is formed in the arm unit extending to the right of the outer open lever 21.
- An outer lock pin 25 ( FIG. 3 ) is slidably engaged with the L-shaped hole 24.
- a ratchet lever 26 ( FIG. 8 ) is rotatably supported by the central shaft 20.
- the ratchet lever 26 is arranged to overlap with the outer open lever 21.
- An engagement window 27 which can be engaged with the outer lock pin 25 is provided in the ratchet lever 26.
- the engagement window 27 is overlapped with the L-shaped hole 24.
- the ratchet lever 26 is coupled with the front-side latch unit 15 and the rear-side latch unit 17 respectively with coupling tools 28 and 29 ( FIG. 8 ) such as a rod.
- Two pieces of an outer lock lever 31 is rotatably attached to the base plate 19 with a lock shaft 30, and the two pieces of the outer lock lever 31 are coupled with the lock shaft 30.
- a slot 32 with which the outer lock pin 25 is slidably engaged is provided in the outer lock lever 31. When the outer lock lever 31 rotates, the outer lock pin 25 moves in an engage slot 24A of the L-shaped hole 24.
- An outer actuator 33 is fixed to the base plate 19.
- An output lever 34 of the outer actuator 33 is engaged with the outer lock lever 31.
- the inner open lever mechanism 35 is provided in the base plate 19 ( FIGS. 2 and 4 ).
- the inner open lever mechanism 35 includes a main inner open lever 37 ( FIG. 9 ) and a sub inner open lever 38 ( FIG. 10 ).
- the main inner open lever 37 and the sub inner open lever 38 are supported by the central shaft 20 and are integrally rotated by an elastic force of a pressed spring 36.
- the main inner open lever 37 is coupled with the inner open handle 13 via a coupling tool 39 such as a rod.
- a rotatable leg unit 40 of the sub inner open lever 38 is faced to a inner lock pin 42 which is slidably engaged with a horizontally long slot 41 of the ratchet lever 26.
- the rotatable leg unit 40 is engaged with the inner lock pin 42, and the ratchet lever 26 is rotated via the inner lock pin 42. Accordingly, the sliding door 10 is in a state where the door can be opened.
- An inner lock lever 43 ( FIG. 11 ) is provided on the side of the inner open lever mechanism 35.
- the inner lock lever 43 is attached to the base plate 19 with a lock shaft 44.
- An L-shaped hole 45 is provided in an upper portion of the inner lock lever 43, and the inner lock pin 42 is slidably engaged with the L-shaped hole 45.
- the L-shaped hole 45 includes a block slot 45A having the lock shaft 44 as the center and a free slot 45B having the central shaft 20 as the center. When the inner lock lever 43 rotates, the inner lock pin 42 relatively moves in the block slot 45A.
- the inner lock lever 43 is coupled to an output lever 47 of an inner actuator 46.
- the main inner open lever 37 is rotated via the coupling tool 39, and the torque is transmitted to the sub inner open lever 38 via the pressed spring 36.
- the sub inner open lever 38 cannot rotate according to the mechanism block state made by the inner lock lever 43 and the inner lock pin 42, and the pressed spring 36 is elastically widened. Accordingly, an excessive operating force is not transmitted to the sub inner open lever 38 and the inner lock pin 42, and damage of components is reduced.
- a child-proof lever 48 ( FIG. 12 ) is supported by the lock shaft 44.
- the lock shaft 44 may be integrally formed with the child-proof lever 48.
- a vertically long slot 50 is provided in the child-proof lever 48, and the inner lock pin 42 is slidably engaged with the vertically long slot 50.
- the inner lock pin 42 moves in the horizontally long slot 41 of the ratchet lever 26 by the contact with the slot 50 and switched between a position which overlaps with a rotational locus of the rotatable leg unit 40 provided in the sub inner open lever 38 (non-child-proof position) and a position which separates from the rotational locus of the rotatable leg unit 40 (child-proof position).
- FIGS. 13A to 13C are action explanatory diagrams by using positions of the inner lock pin 42 and the inner lock lever 43.
- FIG. 13A when the inner lock lever 43 is placed on the slightly right side relative to the rotatable leg unit 40 and the inner lock pin 42 is placed on the left, the inner lock pin 42 is placed at a position facing to the free slot 45B and overlapping with the rotational locus of the rotatable leg unit 40. Therefore, the state becomes a normal unlocked state. That is, in this state, when the rotatable leg unit 40 rotates, the inner lock pin 42 moves upward so that the ratchet lever 26 is rotated.
- FIG. 13B a state is illustrated where the inner lock lever 43 is lock-rotated (anti-theft rotation) from the state of FIG. 13A .
- the inner lock pin 42 is positioned in the block slot 45A, and the state is switched to the anti-theft state.
- the inner lock pin 42 cannot move upward as it has a contact with the block slot 45A, and the mechanism block is performed. Therefore, the state becomes excellent in crime prevention.
- FIG. 13C is a diagram of a state where the child-proof lever 48 is switched from the state in FIG. 13A to the child-proof position. Although the inner lock pin 42 moves in the block slot 45A, the inner lock lever 43 stays at the unlock position. This state is a normal child-proof state, and the rotatable leg unit 40 uselessly swings without being engaged with the inner lock pin 42.
- the lock levers 31 and 43 are respectively provided in the outer open handle 12 and the inner open handle 13, and the respective levers can be individually switched. However, naturally, when the sliding door 10 is locked, it is desirable that both of the lock levers 31 and 43 be switched to the locked state (anti-theft state) by the actuators 33 and 46.
- the inner lock pin can be commonly used in the child-proof mechanism and the anti-theft mechanism, the design can be reasonable.
- the structure is more specific, and the design can be easily realized.
- the crime prevention can be more improved by using the anti-theft mechanism with a mechanism block, and a damage relative to a component caused by the unauthorized access can be reduced.
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an outer lock lever (31) configured to disable the release of the latch units (15, 17) by the operation of the outer open lever (21); and an inner lock lever (43) configured to disable the release of the latch units (15, 17) by the operation of the inner open lever mechanism (35).
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- The present invention relates to a relay mechanism of a vehicle sliding door, and specifically, to a relay mechanism which transmits an operating force from an open handle of the door to a latch unit of the door while performing relay control to the operating force.
- An "anti-theft mechanism (double lock mechanism)" and a "child-proof mechanism" have been provided in a relay mechanism and a latch unit in the related art(see
Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2009-30362 Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2009-30363 Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 8-74455 Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2000-345751 - An anti-theft mechanism, which has been proposed until now, has acted relative to a single lock lever of a locking/unlocking mechanism. That is, the lock lever functions relative to both the outer open handle and the inner open handle of the door. When the lock lever is in the unlocked state, the door can be opened by both the open handles. When the lock lever is in the locked state, the door cannot be opened by both the open handles.
- However, in recent years, a number of doors in which an inside lock operating unit (sill knob) is omitted has been employed. When the sill knob-less relay mechanism and the latch unit in which the sill knob is omitted are designed, there is a problem in that the conventional anti-theft mechanism for a common lock lever has less generality, and especially, waste is increased in a combination with the child-proof mechanism.
- It is an object of the present invention to at least partially solve the problems in the conventional technology.
- To solve the problem described above, a relay mechanism of a vehicle sliding door includes: an outer open lever configured to be coupled with an outer open handle (12) of a sliding door and to release latch units to open the sliding door when the outer open lever is operated; an inner open lever mechanism configured to be coupled with an inner open handle of the sliding door and to release the latch units to open the sliding door when the inner open lever mechanism is operated; an outer lock lever configured to disable the release of the latch units by the operation of the outer open lever; and an inner lock lever configured to disable the release of the latch units by the operation of the inner open lever mechanism. The inner lock lever is configured to switch between an unlock position where the inner open lever mechanism is operated and an anti-theft position where the inner open lever mechanism is disabled to be operated.
- The above and other objects, features, advantages and technical and industrial significance of this invention will be better understood by reading the following detailed description of presently preferred embodiments of the invention, when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a relation between a sliding door and a vehicle body to which a relay mechanism has been applied; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded sectional view of the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 4 is a front view of the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear view of a main part of the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the main part of the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 7 is a rear view of an outer open lever which is applied to the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 8 is a rear view of a ratchet lever which is applied to the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 9 is a front view of a main inner open lever which is applied to the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 10 is a front view of a sub inner open lever which is applied to the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 11 is a front view of an inner lock lever which is applied to the relay mechanism; -
FIG. 12 is a front view of a child-proof lever which is applied to the relay mechanism; and -
FIGS. 13A to 13C are action brief explanatory diagrams of the relay mechanism.FIG. 13A is a diagram of a state where the inner lock lever is placed at an unlock position.FIG. 13B is a diagram of a state where the inner lock lever is placed at a lock position (anti-theft position).FIG. 13C is a diagram of a child-proof state. - One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A side surface of a
vehicle body 11 having a slidingdoor 10 is illustrated inFIG. 1 . The slidingdoor 10 is opened and closed by sliding in the front-back direction along the side surface of thevehicle body 11. As is well known, the slidingdoor 10 has an outeropen handle 12 and an inneropen handle 13. The slidingdoor 10 has a front-side latch unit 15, which engages with a front-side striker 14 fixed to thevehicle body 11, on a front end. The slidingdoor 10 has a rear-side latch unit 17, which engages with a rear-side striker 16 fixed to thevehicle body 11, on a rear end. The slidingdoor 10 is held in a door closed state by engaging the front-side latch unit 15 with the front-side striker 14 and engaging the rear-side latch unit 17 with the rear-side striker 16. In the present embodiment, a sill knob and a door key cylinder are not provided in the slidingdoor 10. - A
relay mechanism 18 is attached in the slidingdoor 10, and theopen handles latch units relay mechanism 18. - A detail on the
relay mechanism 18 will be illustrated afterFIG. 2 . Therelay mechanism 18 has abase plate 19 fixed to a metallic inner plate of the slidingdoor 10. An outer open lever 21 (FIG. 7 ) is rotatably attached to thebase plate 19 with acentral shaft 20. An arc-shaped hole 22 having thecentral shaft 20 as the center is provided in an arm unit extending upward of the outeropen lever 21. An end portion of a coupling tool 23 (FIG. 3 ) such as a rod which extends to the outeropen handle 12 is engaged with the arc-shaped hole 22. When the outeropen handle 12 is rotated to open the door, the outeropen lever 21 rotates clockwise inFIG. 3 . - As illustrated in
FIG. 7 , an L-shaped hole 24 is formed in the arm unit extending to the right of the outeropen lever 21. An outer lock pin 25 (FIG. 3 ) is slidably engaged with the L-shaped hole 24. - A ratchet lever 26 (
FIG. 8 ) is rotatably supported by thecentral shaft 20. Theratchet lever 26 is arranged to overlap with the outeropen lever 21. Anengagement window 27 which can be engaged with theouter lock pin 25 is provided in theratchet lever 26. Theengagement window 27 is overlapped with the L-shaped hole 24. Theratchet lever 26 is coupled with the front-side latch unit 15 and the rear-side latch unit 17 respectively withcoupling tools 28 and 29 (FIG. 8 ) such as a rod. When the ratchet lever 26 rotates clockwise inFIG. 3 , thelatch units strikers - Two pieces of an
outer lock lever 31 is rotatably attached to thebase plate 19 with alock shaft 30, and the two pieces of theouter lock lever 31 are coupled with thelock shaft 30. Aslot 32 with which theouter lock pin 25 is slidably engaged is provided in theouter lock lever 31. When theouter lock lever 31 rotates, theouter lock pin 25 moves in an engageslot 24A of the L-shapedhole 24. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , when theouter lock pin 25 moves in the engageslot 24A and moves to a position close to thecentral shaft 20, a state of the door becomes an unlocked state. In the unlocked state, clockwise rotation of the outeropen lever 21 is transmitted to theratchet lever 26 via theouter lock pin 25, and the slidingdoor 10 can be opened. On the other hand, when theouter lock pin 25 is separated from thecentral shaft 20 and moves to a position to face to auselessly swinging slot 24B of the L-shapedhole 24, the state of the door becomes a locked state. In the locked state, even when the outeropen lever 21 rotates clockwise, theouter lock pin 25 relatively moves in theuselessly swinging slot 24B. Accordingly, theratchet lever 26 does not rotate, and an operation to open the door becomes invalid. - An
outer actuator 33 is fixed to thebase plate 19. Anoutput lever 34 of theouter actuator 33 is engaged with theouter lock lever 31. - An inner
open lever mechanism 35 is provided in the base plate 19 (FIGS. 2 and4 ). The inneropen lever mechanism 35 includes a main inner open lever 37 (FIG. 9 ) and a sub inner open lever 38 (FIG. 10 ). The main inneropen lever 37 and the sub inneropen lever 38 are supported by thecentral shaft 20 and are integrally rotated by an elastic force of a pressedspring 36. The main inneropen lever 37 is coupled with the inneropen handle 13 via acoupling tool 39 such as a rod. - A
rotatable leg unit 40 of the sub inneropen lever 38 is faced to ainner lock pin 42 which is slidably engaged with a horizontallylong slot 41 of theratchet lever 26. When the sub inneropen lever 38 rotates, therotatable leg unit 40 is engaged with theinner lock pin 42, and theratchet lever 26 is rotated via theinner lock pin 42. Accordingly, the slidingdoor 10 is in a state where the door can be opened. - An inner lock lever 43 (
FIG. 11 ) is provided on the side of the inneropen lever mechanism 35. Theinner lock lever 43 is attached to thebase plate 19 with alock shaft 44. An L-shapedhole 45 is provided in an upper portion of theinner lock lever 43, and theinner lock pin 42 is slidably engaged with the L-shapedhole 45. The L-shapedhole 45 includes ablock slot 45A having thelock shaft 44 as the center and afree slot 45B having thecentral shaft 20 as the center. When theinner lock lever 43 rotates, theinner lock pin 42 relatively moves in theblock slot 45A. Theinner lock lever 43 is coupled to anoutput lever 47 of aninner actuator 46. - When the
inner lock lever 43 is rotated counterclockwise from the state inFIG. 4 , theinner lock pin 42 relatively moves in theblock slot 45A. In this state, upward movement of theinner lock pin 42 is prevented by the engagement with theblock slot 45A, and the state becomes a mechanism block state. Therefore, when the sub inneropen lever 38 is rotated to open the door and therotatable leg unit 40 is engaged with theinner lock pin 42, theratchet lever 26 cannot be rotated. This state is to switch the state to the locked state by theinner lock lever 43, and also, this state is an anti-theft state where the rotation of theratchet lever 26 is prevented by the mechanism block state. - When the operation to open the door has been actually performed to the inner
open handle 13 in the anti-theft state, the main inneropen lever 37 is rotated via thecoupling tool 39, and the torque is transmitted to the sub inneropen lever 38 via the pressedspring 36. However, the sub inneropen lever 38 cannot rotate according to the mechanism block state made by theinner lock lever 43 and theinner lock pin 42, and the pressedspring 36 is elastically widened. Accordingly, an excessive operating force is not transmitted to the sub inneropen lever 38 and theinner lock pin 42, and damage of components is reduced. - A child-proof lever 48 (
FIG. 12 ) is supported by thelock shaft 44. Thelock shaft 44 may be integrally formed with the child-proof lever 48. When the slidingdoor 10 is in the door closed state, a switchingoperation knob 49 of the child-proof lever 48 is arranged at a position where the switchingoperation knob 49 cannot be operated as it is hidden from outside. - A vertically
long slot 50 is provided in the child-proof lever 48, and theinner lock pin 42 is slidably engaged with the verticallylong slot 50. When the child-proof lever 48 is switched, theinner lock pin 42 moves in the horizontallylong slot 41 of theratchet lever 26 by the contact with theslot 50 and switched between a position which overlaps with a rotational locus of therotatable leg unit 40 provided in the sub inner open lever 38 (non-child-proof position) and a position which separates from the rotational locus of the rotatable leg unit 40 (child-proof position). -
FIGS. 13A to 13C are action explanatory diagrams by using positions of theinner lock pin 42 and theinner lock lever 43. As illustrated inFIG. 13A , when theinner lock lever 43 is placed on the slightly right side relative to therotatable leg unit 40 and theinner lock pin 42 is placed on the left, theinner lock pin 42 is placed at a position facing to thefree slot 45B and overlapping with the rotational locus of therotatable leg unit 40. Therefore, the state becomes a normal unlocked state. That is, in this state, when therotatable leg unit 40 rotates, theinner lock pin 42 moves upward so that theratchet lever 26 is rotated. - Also, in
FIG. 13B , a state is illustrated where theinner lock lever 43 is lock-rotated (anti-theft rotation) from the state ofFIG. 13A . Theinner lock pin 42 is positioned in theblock slot 45A, and the state is switched to the anti-theft state. In this state, even when theinner lock pin 42 is made to move upward by rotating therotatable leg unit 40, theinner lock pin 42 cannot move upward as it has a contact with theblock slot 45A, and the mechanism block is performed. Therefore, the state becomes excellent in crime prevention. -
FIG. 13C is a diagram of a state where the child-proof lever 48 is switched from the state inFIG. 13A to the child-proof position. Although theinner lock pin 42 moves in theblock slot 45A, theinner lock lever 43 stays at the unlock position. This state is a normal child-proof state, and therotatable leg unit 40 uselessly swings without being engaged with theinner lock pin 42. - In the present invention, the lock levers 31 and 43 are respectively provided in the outer
open handle 12 and the inneropen handle 13, and the respective levers can be individually switched. However, naturally, when the slidingdoor 10 is locked, it is desirable that both of the lock levers 31 and 43 be switched to the locked state (anti-theft state) by theactuators - Also, as illustrated in
FIG. 13C , when a locking operation is performed in the child-proof state, theinner lock lever 43 rotates counterclockwise and is changed to a lock position (anti-theft position). At this time, since theblock slot 45A of theinner lock lever 43 has enough length, theblock slot 45A can move without interfering with theinner lock pin 42. Accordingly, when the child-proof state is continuously used, both or one of the lock levers 31 and 43 can be selectively switched by theactuators - In the embodiment of the present invention, since the lock lever is set relative to both the outer open handle and the inner open handle of the door, it is easy to design the anti-theft mechanism.
- In the embodiment of the present invention, since it is only necessary to set the child-proof mechanism relative to the inner lock lever for acting relative to the inner open handle, it is easy to design the anti-theft mechanism and the child-proof mechanism.
- In the embodiment of the present invention, since the inner lock pin can be commonly used in the child-proof mechanism and the anti-theft mechanism, the design can be reasonable.
- In the embodiment of the present invention, the structure is more specific, and the design can be easily realized.
- In the embodiment of the present invention, the crime prevention can be more improved by using the anti-theft mechanism with a mechanism block, and a damage relative to a component caused by the unauthorized access can be reduced.
- Although the invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments for a complete and clear disclosure, the appended claims are not to be thus limited but are to be construed as embodying all modifications and alternative constructions that may occur to one skilled in the art that fairly fall within the basic teaching herein set forth.
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- A relay mechanism (18) of a vehicle sliding door (10), comprising:an outer open lever (21) configured to be coupled with an outer open handle (12) of a sliding door (10) and to release latch units (15, 17) to open the sliding door (10) when the outer open lever (21) is operated;an inner open lever mechanism (35) configured to be coupled with an inner open handle (13) of the sliding door (10) and to release the latch units (15, 17) to open the sliding door (10) when the inner open lever mechanism (35) is operated;an outer lock lever (31) configured to disable the release of the latch units (15, 17) by the operation of the outer open lever (21); andan inner lock lever (43) configured to disable the release of the latch units (15, 17) by the operation of the inner open lever mechanism (35), whereinthe inner lock lever (43) is configured to switch between an unlock position where the inner open lever mechanism (35) is operated and an anti-theft position where the inner open lever mechanism (35) is disabled to be operated.
- The relay mechanism (18) of the vehicle sliding door (10), according to claim 1, further comprising:a child-proof lever (48); andan inner lock pin (42) which is switched between a child-proof position and a non-child-proof position by the operation of the child-proof lever (48).
- The relay mechanism (18) of the vehicle sliding door (10), according to claim 2, wherein
the inner lock lever (43) is configured to relatively move with respect to the inner lock pin 42 so as to be switched between the unlock position and the anti-theft position. - The relay mechanism (18) of the vehicle sliding door (10), according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
when the inner lock lever (43) is placed at the anti-theft position, the inner lock lever (43) is configured to disable the operation of the inner open lever mechanism (35) by a mechanism block state. - The relay mechanism (18) of the vehicle sliding door (10), according to claim 4, wherein
the inner open lever mechanism (35) includes a main inner open lever (37) which is coupled with the inner open handle (13) without a play and a sub inner open lever (38) which is connected so as to rotate integrally with respect to the main inner open lever (37) by an elastic force of a pressed spring (36).
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