Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
  • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
  • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
  • E05B81/90—Manual override in case of power failure
• • 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
  • E05B85/06—Lock cylinder arrangements
• • 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
  • E05B85/12—Inner door handles

Definitions

• the invention is in the field of vehicles, more particularly motor vehicles.
• the invention finds a particular application in the design of vehicles, including sashes.
• the invention relates to a vehicle interior arrangement comprising a cargo securement system, a device for separating a cargo volume from the passenger compartment.
• the invention presented here solves the drawbacks of the solutions of the prior art by providing a device for opening a vehicle opening particularly enhancing both the interior and exterior style, while providing a simple and safe design.
• the object of the present invention relates to a device for opening a vehicle door, particularly an automobile, comprising unlocking means for mechanically releasing the connection between the opening and the vehicle body , a gripping means for the opening and / or closing operation of the opening and a main control means connected to the unlocking means for controlling a change of state of the connection between the opening and the body of the vehicle, the device comprises emergency control means for substituting for said main control means in case of failure of the latter so that said backup means is then able to control said means of unlocking, said emergency control means comprising a movable element on the door panel between an initial position of rest and a final activation position in which the movable element makes a change by mechanical control of the state of said unlocking means its locking position in which the closed leaf is held stationary on the vehicle body to its unlocked position in which the door is adapted to be moved relative to the body, characterized in that the emergency control means comprises a movable element of barrel type, rotary knob or rotary tilting pallet.
• the device which is the subject of the invention may comprise the following characteristics taken separately or in combination with one another: said unlocking means comprises a lock connected to an electric actuator whose control generates a change of state of the lock; between a locking position in which the closed leaf is held stationary on the vehicle body and an unlocking position in which the leaf is able to be moved relative to the body,
• said gripping means is of the type of a flush handle made by a door panel and / or an interior door trim,
• the handle is of the type of a flush handle formed by the wall of the door panel, the door panel comprising an opening of which at least one of the peripheral edges defines the handle accessible from an interior space of the panel,
• said gripping means comprises an access flap to the interior space, the displacement of a closing position of the opening to an open position makes it possible to grip the handle,
• the door panel and / or the interior door trim comprises a cellar access to which is achieved through the opening
• said main control means comprises a sensor adapted to detect the presence of a hand and / or a finger positioned at least in proximity to the means of gripping, the sensor being electrically connected to the electric actuator of said unlocking means, the movable member is adapted to move in translation or rotation including axis transverse to the opening, the movable member is mechanically connected to the latch by means of at least one cable or linkage, the movable element being of the type of: a manually operable door cylinder, in particular by switching between inactive and active states, to act mechanically on unlocking the lock, or
• a manually operable pallet the pallet being connected to a retaining / releasing means keeping it in an inactive position, the pallet being positioned wholly or partly projecting out of the door interior lining when said retaining / releasing means is tilted into position; active position, which tends to facilitate its grip, or
• the pallet comprises a frame in particular of parallelepipedal shape, an articulated flap as well as means of rotation of the flap with respect to the frame, the shutter in a state of rest, is disposed within the frame delimited by the pallet, substantially flush, the pallet is subject to the opening of the door trim so that in the initial position, the frame s' extends along the peripheral edges of the opening in the interior door trim so that the pallet and the flap each extend flush with the door interior trim, the hinged flap is rotatably mounted on the door trim.
• said means of restraint / release comprises a push button stop, ejection means generating a thrust force, in particular of the type of a spring.
• the invention also relates to an opening comprising a device having the aforementioned characteristics, characterized in that it comprises a gripping means disposed on the outer panel of the body and / or on the trim door interior, the gripping means being electrically connected to the locking means via the main control means and mechanically to the locking means via the emergency control means.
• the opening may include the feature that the door panel or interior trim comprises a single housing for contiguously receiving said main control means and the emergency control means in particular so that they are respectively arranged flush with the door panel or the interior door trim.
• the invention also relates to a vehicle, particularly of the type of an automobile, comprising at least one opening having the aforementioned characteristics.
• FIG. 1 is a partial schematic representation of a opening device of an opening accessible from the outside of the door, according to the invention
• Figure 2 illustrates a section A-A of Figure 1 showing a gripping means and a main control means making it possible to open the door from outside the vehicle, according to the invention
• Figure 3 schematically shows a partial perspective of the door of Figure 1 in an opening maneuver situation, the hand of a user engaging with the external opening device according to the invention
• FIG. 4 schematically represents a partial perspective view of a door 1 comprising a first embodiment of a device for opening an opening leaf accessible from the passenger compartment according to the invention, in an opening maneuvering situation. by a user of the vehicle;
• FIG. 5 schematically represents a partial perspective of a variant of the opening device accessible from the inside of the door of FIG. 4, according to the invention,
• FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of a door comprising both an internal opening device and an external opening device, according to the invention.
• FIGS 7 and 8 show schematically, respectively from the front and in section, an emergency control means of the inner door opening device, according to the invention
• FIGS. 9 and 10 schematically represent a partial perspective view of the door of FIG. 4 in a situation of emergency opening maneuver according to successive steps of release and then gripping of an emergency control means, according to FIG. 'invention.
• the front and rear are defined according to the direction of travel of a motor vehicle. In forward and in a straight line, the vehicle progresses from the rear towards the front, of axis X. On the other hand, it is considered that the vehicle rests on a horizontal ground of axes X and Y.
• FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an opening 2, more particularly a left front side door, knowing that it could be a left rear side door or a right side door front or rear, or even a tailgate, comprising an outer panel 21 of bodywork.
• the rear edge of the door comprises an unlocking means 3, the opposite edge having hinge hinges (not shown) for rotating about a substantially vertical shaft Z axis of the door.
• the opening can also be a sliding side door, a trunk door, a butterfly-type opening side door rotatably mounted about an axis X, or an opening side door. antagonist.
• the unlocking means 3 in the idle state keeps the door closed on the vehicle body.
• the movable elements constituting it are displaced, which results in a change of state of the connection between the opening and the vehicle body, making the opening movement of the vehicle suitable. opening.
• the door of Figure 1 comprises an opening device 1 comprises a gripping means 4 for the opening maneuver and / or closure of the opening. It is an external door control device.
• the gripping means 4 is made directly by the door panel 21, it extends over a dotted area, which is substantially rectangular in shape, and which extends below an opening 23 formed in the panel 21. This area is an outer door handle 41.
• Main control means 5 is disposed in this area on the inside of the panel 21. It can be a capacitive sensor or a push button for acting electrically on the unlocking means 3 which comprises an electric actuator 32 connected to the movable member of said unlocking means 3, that is to say a latch 31.
• the main control means 5 is connected by an electric wire 51 to the electric actuator 32 so that pressing on the sensor generates an electrical control causing the state of the lock 31 to change.
• the opening 23 is dimensioned so as to make it possible to pass a hand therethrough to reach said main control means 5 but also the inner zone of the panel 21 forming said gripping means 4.
• the fact of thus disposing the sensor of said main control means 5 at the inner zone of the panel 21 forming said gripping means 4 makes it possible to achieve almost simultaneous unlocking and then a tilting of the door to its open position.
• the opening 23 can be closed by a flap 43 which is rotatably mounted on the panel 21 between a substantially vertical position of closure and a tilted opening position as shown in dashed lines in FIG.
• a support 430 extends at the opening 23. It comprises the hinge means of the flap 43 but also means for holding in a substantially vertical position of closure (not shown) which may consist for example of a spring and a stop made directly by said support 430.
• the support 430 may form a frame to the flap 43 in that it makes the junction between the contour of the flap 43 and the contour of the opening 23.
• Such support frame 430 can be made of plastic. It allows a protection of the user against any injury that may come from a hand contact against the edges of the opening 23.
• the opening 23 can be made in a punched cutout of the door panel 21, which can be made of steel.
• the sensor of said control means 5 is disposed on the inner face of the panel 21.
• the opening 2 comprises a housing whose access is made possible by the opening 23, such housing delimiting an interior space 210 to the opening.
• This housing is delimited transversely by an inner wall 211 bottom and by the gripping zone forming the handle 41 flush.
• the inner space 210 is divided into two zones, the upper one in which the flap 43 and the other lower in which the sensor of said control means 5 is arranged to rotate.
• the lower zone defines a cellar 410 whose bottom is formed by a transverse wall which is connected to the inner wall 211.
• the support 430 is shaped according to the profile of the upper part of the inner wall 211, here substantially curved, so that the support 430 and the inner wall are superimposed on one another. This can contribute to their assembly.
• the opening 2 of Figure 1 comprises an emergency control means 6 connected to the latch 31 mechanically, via a linkage or a cable 62.
• the emergency control means 6 comprises a movable member for example, a door lock type control means 61, which is intended to be operated by a key to transmit to the latch 31 a mechanical unlocking control.
• the barrel 61 can be covered by a barrel cover to maintain uncluttered and continuous style of the door as it can be seen from the outside.
• the barrel 61 is either in an initial rest position or a final activation position in which the movable element makes a change by mechanical control of the state of said unlocking means 3 from its locking position in which the opening 2 closed is held stationary on the vehicle body to its unlocked position in which the opening 2 is adapted to be moved relative to the body.
• FIG. 3 shows the opening device 1 during an opening when the user's hand tilts the flap 43, which approximately takes the position shown in dashed lines in FIG. 2.
• the fingers of the hand are positioned at their end in the interior space 210 to reach the sensor of said main control means 5 and the handle 41 made by the panel 21.
• Figures 4 to 10 describe a device 1 for opening an opening which is made accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. It is an inner door control device which has substantially the same characteristics as the previously described device, except that it is arranged at a door interior lining 22.
• the interior liner 22 may comprise an armrest 24 having a substantially horizontal surface. It may also include a loudspeaker 25 as can be seen in FIG. 4.
• the opening 2 of Figure 4 is a front left side door, knowing that it could be a left rear side door or a right side door front or rear or a tailgate, with a trim 22.
• the rear edge of the door comprises an unlocking means 3 visible in FIG. 5, the opposite edge including hinge hinges (not shown) allowing the rotation around a substantially vertical axis Z of the door. .
• the unlocking means 3 in the idle state keeps the door closed on the vehicle body.
• the movable elements constituting it are displaced, which results in a change of state of the link between the opening and the vehicle body, making it suitable for the opening movement of the opening.
• FIGs 4, 6 to 10 shows an embodiment of the door opening device.
• Figure 5 is an illustration of an alternative embodiment of the door opening device in that said emergency control means 6 is different in design as will be detailed later.
• the opening device 1 comprises a gripping means 4 for the opening and / or closing maneuver of the opening.
• the gripping means 4 is made directly by the door seal 22, it extends over a dotted area, which is substantially rectangular in shape, and which extends below an opening 23 formed in the trim . This area is an interior 42 door handle.
• a main control means 5 is disposed in this zone, on the outer face of the inner liner 22. It can be a capacitive sensor or a push button for acting electrically on the unlocking means 3 which comprises an electric actuator 32 connected to the movable member of said unlocking means 3, that is to say the latch 31, when a support is performed on said main control means 5.
• the opening 23 is dimensioned so as to make it possible to pass a hand through it, to reach said main control means 5 but also to grip the handle 42.
• the opening 23 may be closed by a flap 44 which is rotatably mounted on the inner lining 22 between a closed position, here substantially vertical, and a tilted opening position as shown in FIG. displacement of the flap 44 is rotated about a rotation shaft 441 shown in dashed lines in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 which extends substantially horizontally.
• the inner lining may comprise the hinge means of the flap 44 but also means for holding in a substantially vertical position of closure (not shown) which may consist for example of a return spring and a stop.
• the sensor of said control means 5 is disposed on the outer face of the inner liner 22 which also delimits a housing whose access is made possible by the opening 23, such housing delimiting an interior space 210.
• This housing is delimited transversely by an inner wall 221 bottom and by the gripping zone forming the handle 42 flush.
• the inner space 210 is divided into two zones, the upper one in which the flap 44 and the other lower in which the sensor of said control means 5 is rotated.
• the lower zone defines a cellar 420 whose bottom is formed by a transverse wall which is connected to the inner wall 221.
• the opening 2 comprises emergency control means 6 connected to the lock 31 in a mechanical manner, via a linkage or a cable 64.
• This emergency control means 6 comprises an element mobile, for example a button 63 to push or turn, which is intended to be maneuvered to transmit to the latch 31 a mechanical unlocking control.
• the push-button 63 to be depressed or rotated is either in an initial rest position or a final activation position in which the movable element makes a change by mechanical control of the state of said unlocking means 3 from its locking position. wherein the opening 2 closed is held stationary on the vehicle body to its unlocked position in which the opening 2 is adapted to be moved relative to the body.
• the emergency control means 6 comprises a pallet 620, one of the lateral edges is rotatably mounted about a substantially vertical shaft 621.
• This pallet 620 is mechanically connected to the latch 31 via a linkage or cable 64 so that a tilting action of the pallet around this axis causes the door to be unlocked.
• the pallet 620 is manually operable from an initial position of rest to a final activation position in which it realizes an unlocking of the opening 2 which is then able to be moved relative to the body.
• the pallet 620 is positioned by default in an inactive position in which it merges with the liner 22, in that it extends to the extension of the liner, flush with the inner face of the liner. To make it possible to grip it, the pallet 620 is positioned wholly or partly projecting out of the door lining 22. To do this, the interior liner 22 comprises a retaining / releasing means 7 which allows either a holding in the inactive position of the pallet, or a changeover to the active position of the pallet 620 which is then in the active position, which tends to facilitate its grip in emergency situation by means of main control 5.
• Said retention / release means 7 of the pallet comprises a removable abutment 71, in the form of a push button 71.
• Said retention / release means 7 of the pallet may comprise an ejection means 72 generating a force of thrust, including the type of a spring.
• Said retention / release means 7 is positioned contiguously to the pallet 62 in the inactive position, in the same plane.
• Said retention / release means 7 laterally extends the pallet 620, by its edge opposite to that on which is rotatably mounted the pallet with respect to the interior lining 22 door.
• pressing the push button 71 generates a thrust of the pallet 620 as shown in FIG. 9.
• the user only has to grab the pallet 620, then to rotate by pulling the pallet towards him. pallet 620 which then pivots around the Z axis. By thus swinging the pallet 620, the mechanical connection with the lock 31 controls an unlocking which releases the door and allows it to be opened.
• the flap 44 is rotatably mounted on the pallet 620 which is then shaped to frame it.
• the flap 44 is thus rotatably mounted around the shaft 441 carried by the pallet 620.
• the inner lining 22 is shaped so as to comprise an interior space 210 forming a housing in which the pallet 620 carrying the flap 44 can evolve.
• 441 and 621 shafts which are respectively intended for the displacement of the flap 44 and the pallet 62 are perpendicular to each other.
• the pallet 620 comprises a frame which is in particular of hollow parallelepipedal shape, the flap being of substantially complementary shape, to the mounting sets near.
• the door is a door which comprises at the same time several opening devices 1 previously described, one of which makes it possible to operate an external opening control, the other making it possible to operate a control of interior opening, each of these commands being made electrically by a sensor.
• the electrical connections 51 can be connected to a common computer.
• the mechanical links 62, 64 can be connected to each other in order to optimize the number of parts used.
• the senor is positioned in an interior space 210 forming a housing located either behind the panel 21, or behind the interior liner 22.
• An opening 23 made directly on the panel 21 or the interior lining 22 makes it possible for the passage of a hand to through the panel 21 or the interior liner 22 to access the unlocking electrical control sensor.
• Each sensor of said main control means 5 is electrically connected to the actuator 32 of the latch 31, either directly or indirectly via a computer integrated in the lock or on-board computer of the vehicle.
• the flap 44 is mounted in a larger structure formed by the pallet 620.
• the latter can also be called "rescue handle”.
• said retaining / releasing means 7 is rendered operational again after use of the emergency pallet 620.
• the use of the device 1 for indoor control and outdoor control allows a relatively flattering style consistency.
• the use of common parts reduces the manufacturing blow of an opening equipped with such a device 1 opening.
• the handle 41, 42 is of the type of a flush handle formed by the wall of the door panel 21 or the door trim through which an opening 23 is formed, at least one of the peripheral edges, preferably the lower edge. , defines the handle accessible from an interior space 210 of the panel or the interior trim. This edge can be reinforced to prevent any localized deformation of the panel 21 or the interior lining 22 forming the handle 41, 42.
• the opening 2 comprising a panel 21 or an interior liner 22 with a previously described opening device comprises a single housing intended to contiguously receive said main control means 5 and said emergency control means 6 in particular so as to they are able to be arranged flush with the panel 21 or the interior lining 22 door 2, pledge of a discrete integration.
• the size of the opening device 1 is restricted allowing easy integration in different ranges of vehicles.

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