EP4472851A1 - Dispositif d'obturation d'une baie menagee dans la carrosserie d'un vèhicule, et vèhicule correspondant - Google Patents
Dispositif d'obturation d'une baie menagee dans la carrosserie d'un vèhicule, et vèhicule correspondantInfo
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
- E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
- E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
- E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
- E05D15/1047—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage specially adapted for vehicles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J1/00—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor
- B60J1/08—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor arranged at vehicle sides
- B60J1/12—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor arranged at vehicle sides adjustable
- B60J1/16—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor arranged at vehicle sides adjustable slidable
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
- E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
- E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
- E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
- E05D2015/1055—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage with slanted or curved track sections or cams
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
- E05Y2201/20—Brakes; Disengaging means; Holders; Stops; Valves; Accessories therefor
- E05Y2201/224—Stops
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
- E05Y2201/40—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefor
- E05Y2201/47—Springs
- E05Y2201/48—Leaf or leg springs
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
- E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
- E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
- E05Y2201/64—Carriers
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
- E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
- E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
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Definitions
- the field of the invention is that of equipping bays used in particular in motor vehicles.
- the invention relates to devices for closing a bay provided in a structural element, for example in the bodywork of a vehicle, or in a door of the vehicle, and comprising a sliding movable part capable of releasing or to close an opening by offering a flush appearance, seen from the outside.
- the invention can also equip various other types of structures, such as caravans, camper vans, coaches and buses, minibuses, trucks, vans, boats, etc.
- these devices are designed so as to present, seen from the outside, a flush or quasi-flush appearance between the bodywork, or more generally the wall or the structure, and the fixed panel of the device.
- the shutter device (hereinafter called "flush bay”) comprises a fixed part and a movable part relative to this fixed part, or sliding panel.
- the movable part is connected to the fixed assembly by functional elements which provide the required mobility and which are attached to the face of the fixed part facing the interior of the vehicle.
- This fixed part can be made of one or more elements (placed next to each other in the same plane), for example of glass or polycarbonate.
- flush bay can thus be mounted entirely independently of the vehicle, and attached, from the outside, into the housing defined for this purpose by the bay, or the housing, defined in the bodywork, or more generally in the wall.
- edges of the fixed part are secured, for example using a bead of glue, to the edges of the opening, without any other intermediate connecting element.
- the flush bay has, seen from the outside, a smooth, flush appearance, due to the fact that no frame is necessary on the contour of the opening formed in the fixed assembly.
- a guide device comprising a first and a second guide rail mounted on the fixed part (or fixed structure) of the bay, on both sides. other side of the opening closed by the movable panel.
- the movable panel is mounted on the rails, by means of shuttles, to slide for example in a longitudinal direction, in a sliding plane between one (or more) open position and a closed position, in which it closes the opening.
- the movable panel inscribed in the plane of the fixed part, passing from an intermediate release position, in the sliding plane, in next to the opening and disengaged from it in the closed position.
- the shuttles each have tracks capable of cooperating with pins carried by the movable panel. These tracks make it possible, during the movement of the shuttles, to drive the mobile panel, relative to the fixed part, according to a movement which can be broken down into two independent movements, namely: - a perpendicular movement towards the interior of the vehicle in two stages (known as tacking) with respect to the plane formed by the fixed part, allowing passage from a closed and locked position, in which the movable panel is in the same plane as the fixed part and the opening, to an intermediate position of clearance, in which the movable panel is offset with respect to the fixed part facing the opening and disengaged therefrom, in a sliding plane, so as to allow this sliding.
- the movable panel is thus movable in a disengagement direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, and - a movement in the sliding plane, parallel to the plane formed by the fixed part.
- plan must here be understood in a broader sense: the plan formed by the bay is sometimes curved, in one, or even two, directions to adapt to the shape of the structure (this also justifies the term “substantially” used in the description and claims).
- the mobile panel can be moved manually or using an electric motor.
- actuating means act on one of the shuttles present in the rails in order to move the movable panel between a closed position and at least one open position.
- the actuating means may in particular take the form of a cable (known as a Push-Pull cable) connected to the electric motor so as to pull or push the mobile panel.
- the actuating means can also take the form of a rack or cables of the bicycle cable type.
- the proposed technique makes it possible to solve at least some of the drawbacks raised by the prior art. More specifically, the proposed technique relates to a closing device for a bay provided in a structure, comprising a fixed part, in which an opening is defined, and at least one sliding mobile panel guided along two guide rails mounted on one face of said fixed panel, between a closed position, closing off said opening, in a first plane defined by said fixed panel, called closing plane, and at least one open position, in a second plane, called plane of sliding, substantially parallel to said shutter plane, each of said guide rails carrying at least one shuttle guided in translation in said rail, movable in translation in said guide rails, and ensuring the passage of the movable panel from said shutter position to said at least one sliding position, and vice versa, with the aid of at least one groove guiding a pin secured to said movable panel, and the sliding movement of said movable panel in said closure plane to place said movable panel in an open position.
- said shuttle comprises means for locking at least one of said pins in the corresponding groove, in a locking position, when said movable panel is in said open position, so as to oppose an untimely movement said movable panel with respect to said shuttle in a direction perpendicular to said sliding plane.
- the blocking means oppose the untimely movement of the pin, and therefore of the movable panel, according to this perpendicular axis.
- any inopportune stresses on the mobile panel, along this axis are avoided, which can be particularly detrimental to the operation and/or to the integrity of the closure device.
- the bottom of said groove carries an abutment for blocking said pin, maintaining said pin at the end of said groove corresponding to said open position.
- said abutment is mounted on a flexible strip.
- the closure device comprises means opposing deformation of said slat when said movable panel is in an open position, and means allowing deformation of said slat when said panel is in an open position. transition zone between said shutter plane and said sliding plane.
- said means opposing deformation comprise a protrusion extending under said slat and bearing against the bottom of said rail.
- Such a protrusion is a simple and effective solution making it possible, at lower cost, to oppose any deformation of the slat when the movable panel is in an open position.
- said rail has a release portion, for example a hole or a bowl, coinciding with said transition zone, so that said slat can move and allow said pin to be released from said abutment, when said movable panel is in said transition zone.
- a release portion for example a hole or a bowl, coinciding with said transition zone, so that said slat can move and allow said pin to be released from said abutment, when said movable panel is in said transition zone.
- said release portion is produced by stamping said bottom of said rail.
- Such a configuration makes it possible to have a one-piece guide rail, in particular simplifying assembly and maintenance of the closure device.
- said clearance portion is an added piece which is received in an opening made in said bottom of said rail.
- said abutment has inclined planes.
- Such inclined planes allow the pin carried by the movable panel to gradually exert a pressure force on the blocking abutment during passage from the closed position to the open position of the movable panel, and vice versa. More precisely, this pressure force generates a progressive deformation of the slat, when the latter is arranged opposite a hole or basin formed in the rail in order to allow the overlapping and the crossing of the blocking means.
- said lamella is formed in the mass of said shuttle.
- said lamella is attached to said shuttle, for example by screwing, clipping and/or gluing.
- Such a configuration makes it possible in particular to simplify the maintenance of the shuttle, in particular the replacement of a deteriorated lamella with a new lamella.
- said strip is a leaf spring.
- said pin is also guided in a rail end piece, having a guide portion ensuring that said pin is locked in the direction perpendicular to said sliding plane.
- Such a groove makes it possible to gradually guide a pin carried by the mobile panel from a sliding track, oriented along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, towards a notch for receiving this same pin in the closed position of the mobile panel.
- the end piece makes it possible to contribute to the guiding of the movable panel, in order in particular to avoid the presence of jolts when the latter reaches the closed position, and to the blocking of the latter.
- said pin is movable in translation along its axis.
- the displacement of said pin along its axis makes it possible to cross said stop.
- the proposed technique also relates to a motor vehicle comprising at least one shutter device as described above.
- FIG. 1 illustrates as a whole an example of a closure device according to the proposed technique
- FIG. 2 illustrates a top view of the closure device of Figure 1 focused on the front part of the lower guide rail having a lower shuttle according to the proposed technique and pins carried by the movable panel;
- FIG. 3 illustrates a partial view of the front end of the lower shuttle the closure device of Figure 2 showing in particular means for blocking the pin carried by the movable panel;
- Figure 4 illustrates a partial sectional view of the front end of Figure 2, along the longitudinal axis of the guide rail, showing at another angle the locking means visible in Figure 3;
- FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C illustrate different views of the position of a pin of the movable panel relative to the locking means of Figures 2 and 3 when the movable panel is in the closed position;
- FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic view of a pin of the movable panel crossing the blocking means of Figures 2 and 3 when the movable panel is in the intermediate release position
- FIGS 7A, 7B and 7C illustrate different views of the position of a pin of the movable panel relative to the locking means of Figures 2 and 3 when the movable panel is in the open position.
- the general principle of the proposed technique relates to a closure device, of the "flush bay” type, comprising at least one shuttle having, in addition to at least one guide groove for a pin carried by a movable panel, means of blocking of this pawn.
- Such blocking means are configured to block the pin in the groove when the movable panel is in an open position, that is to say arranged in a sliding plane.
- FIGS. 1 to 7C make direct or indirect reference to a side wall of a motor vehicle.
- the proposed technique can be applied in the same way to other structures having a wall in which a bay is defined, such as, for example, a caravan or a motorhome.
- the opening can be formed in a side wall of the vehicle (for example for utility vehicles, minivans, station wagons, etc.), in a wall oriented towards the rear of the vehicle (for example for "pick-ups “), or even in a door. It can also be a separation bay of a vehicle.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 we detail an example of a shuttle having means for blocking a pin carried by a mobile panel as well as an example of a guide rail receiving such a shuttle. The operation of such blocking means is then presented in relation to FIGS. 5A to 7C.
- FIG. 1 as a whole illustrates a slidably mobile panel closure device seen from inside the vehicle.
- FIG. 2 illustrates, according to a partial top view, certain members contributing to the sliding of the movable panel when the latter is in the closed position.
- Such a shutter device 1 is in the form of a set, or "flush bay", ready to be placed in a bay (that is to say an opening, or a "hole") formed in the bodywork 10 (side wall for example) or a door, or more generally in the structure of a vehicle (or of a caravan or a camper, for example), or more generally of a wall to receive a closure device provided with an opening.
- a bay that is to say an opening, or a "hole” formed in the bodywork 10 (side wall for example) or a door, or more generally in the structure of a vehicle (or of a caravan or a camper, for example), or more generally of a wall to receive a closure device provided with an opening.
- Such a closure device comprises a fixed part 11, that is to say remaining immobile with respect to the structure 10 which receives it, and a slidingly movable panel, or sliding panel, 12, movable with respect to the part fixed 11.
- the fixed part 11 also called the fixed panel, can in particular be made of glass or of polycarbonate, in one or more elements.
- the fixed part 11 is pierced with an opening closed off by the movable panel 12 in the position of figure 1 and extending in the same plane as the fixed part 11.
- This mobile panel 12 comprises in particular a glazed portion 122 and a frame 121.
- Guide rails respectively an upper rail 114 and a lower rail 115, made of a profiled material, are attached by gluing to the face of the fixed part 11 facing the interior of the vehicle. It is noted that these rails are remote from the contour of the fixed part 11, and do not participate, nor do they harm, the attachment of the latter to the edge of the opening.
- the rails 114 and 115 which are substantially parallel in this example, hold and slide the mobile panel 12, which has a frame 121 secured to the rails 114, 115.
- the movable panel 12 can be moved along the rails 114, 115, in a sliding plane substantially parallel to the plane defined by the fixed part 11.
- the mobile panel 12 can completely close the opening of the fixed part 11 (FIG. 1) or partially or completely release this opening.
- the movable panel 12 can take one or more open positions, depending on its position relative to the rails 114, 115.
- the movable panel 12 can move perpendicularly to the plane defined by the fixed part 11, so as to close off the opening, in a closed position (FIG. 1), in which it is flush with this fixed part 11, so to propose a flush assembly (bodywork 10, fixed part 11 and mobile part 12).
- the movable panel 12 further comprises a seal (not shown), fitted to the frame 121 so as to be secured to the face of the frame 121 facing the outside of the vehicle, and having a lip bearing on the face the fixed part 11 facing the interior of the vehicle, when the latter is in the closed position.
- the upper rail 114 carries an upper shuttle (not visible) and the lower rail 115 carries a lower shuttle 2 (FIG. 2).
- the upper 114 and lower 115 rails are rails comprising a bottom wall and two side walls extending perpendicular to the bottom wall. The other end of the side walls has a short return 116 allowing to receive and maintain the upper and lower shuttles.
- the structure of the guide rails will be detailed later.
- the lower 2 and upper (not visible) shuttles are each substantially in the form of a bar of dimensions adapted to slide in the guide rails and have front and rear grooves capable of cooperating with front and rear pins 123, 124 fixedly carried by the movable panel 12.
- the movable panel 12 is thus in a transition zone, in a direction of perpendicular clearance, between the shutter plane and the sliding plane, and
- the mobile panel can follow a curve according to which the two movements (locking/unlocking and sliding) are linked.
- the movement of the mobile panel 12 is ensured in particular by means of a control cable, or drive cable, 13 of the "push pull" type, coupled to the lower shuttle 2 and driven by motorized means controlled by a user.
- the lower shuttle 2 comprises means for locking the front pin 123 in the front groove, in a locking position, when the movable panel is in the open position.
- Figures 3 and 4 illustrate, according to different partial views, an example of lower shuttle comprising means for blocking a front pin carried by a movable panel of the closing device.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a partial view of the front end of the lower shuttle of the closure device of FIG. 2 showing in particular the means for blocking the pin carried by the movable panel.
- Figure 4 illustrates a partial sectional view of the front end of Figure 2, along the longitudinal axis of the guide rail, showing from another angle the locking means in question. To simplify the understanding of the invention, the endpiece 3 is not shown in Figure 4.
- each shuttle is substantially in the form of a bar of dimensions adapted to slide in the associated guide rail and has front and rear grooves capable of cooperating with front and rear pins carried by the movable panel .
- front groove 23 configured to cooperate with the front pin 123 of the movable panel (not shown) is shown.
- This front groove 23 is arranged and dimensioned so as to ensure, during the movement of the shuttles in the guide rails, the drive of the movable panel according to the kinematics previously described.
- the front pin 123 moves in the front groove 23, when the movable panel is in the transition zone, from a first end 231, associated with the closed position of the movable panel, and a second end 232, associated with the the opening positions of this same mobile panel, and vice versa.
- the blocking means are formed by a projection, forming a blocking abutment 25, carried by the bottom of the front groove 23.
- a blocking abutment 25 is configured to block the front pin 123 of the movable panel in the second end 232 of the front groove 23 when this same movable panel is in the open position.
- the bottom of the front groove 23 is formed by, or carries, a flexible lamella 24, that is to say having elastic deformation properties.
- the blade 24 has a first end 241, integral with the first end 231 of the front groove 23, and a second end 242, free and located approximately at the level of the second end 232 of this same groove.
- the shuttle 2 further comprises means 26 opposing a deformation of the slat 24 when the movable panel is in an open position. Such means thus make it possible to lock, or maintain, the front pin 123 in the locking position. This therefore translates into effective maintenance of the pin, and therefore of the movable panel, in the blocking position.
- the lamella 24 is formed in the mass of the shuttle 2.
- a one-piece part can be obtained by making the shuttle out of a plastic material for example.
- it may be an added blade, compared to a flexible metal blade.
- the locking abutment 25 is formed by a projection having first and second inclined planes 251, 252 converging and substantially arranged facing the first and second ends 231, 232 of the front groove 23 respectively.
- Such inclined planes are configured to cooperate with the front pin 123 carried by the movable panel. More specifically, these inclined planes allow the front pin to gradually exert a pressure force on the locking abutment. This generates a deformation of the slat, when the latter is placed opposite a clearance portion provided in the rail, for example a hole, or opening, 119 in the embodiment described, and ultimately the crossing of the blocking stop.
- the hole 119 is made by stamping the bottom wall 115 PF of the rail 115.
- This hole can be enveloped by a drain making it possible to recover the water, in the lower rail.
- this hole can be covered by the front end cap to prevent light leaks.
- the first inclined plane 251 defines, with respect to the slat 24, a first angle al having an angle value greater than that of a second angle a2 defined by the second inclined plane 252 with respect to the lamella 24.
- the value of the first angle a1 is between 145 and 155° and the value of the second angle a2 is between 115 and 125°.
- the front pin 123 of the movable panel must exert on the locking abutment 25 a greater pressure force to disengage from the second end 232 the front groove 23 only to engage in it. This therefore translates into improved retention of the front pin of the movable panel in its blocking position.
- the means 26 opposing a deformation of the slat 24, when the movable panel is in an open position, are formed by a protrusion extending under the slat 24.
- This protrusion 26, disposed substantially under the end free 242 of the slat 24, is configured to bear against the bottom wall 115 PF of the lower rail 115.
- FIGS. 2, 4 and 5C in particular illustrate, according to different partial views, an example of a lower guide rail configured to receive a lower shuttle comprising locking means as described above.
- the lower rail 115 is a profile comprising the bottom wall 115 PF and the two side walls 115 P L extending perpendicularly to the bottom wall 115 PF .
- the side wall 115 P L located on the exterior side of the vehicle comprises the return 116 which extends perpendicularly to the latter and towards the interior of the vehicle.
- the bottom wall 115 PF of the lower rail 115 has, near its front end 115 E , a hole 119, that is to say a recess oriented along the Z axis.
- such a hole 119 forms a means allowing, when the movable panel is in the transition zone, a deformation of the slat 24 carrying the blocking abutment 25 so as to release/disengage the pin from this blocking stop 25.
- the lower rail 115 is a profile, made of a metallic material, the return 116 of which, forming the upper wall of the lower rail 115, defines a track 117 for moving the pins 123, 124 of the movable panel 12, along the X axis, when the latter slides from a closed position to the open position or positions, and vice versa.
- the return 116 also has a front recess 118a extending, along the X axis, from the front end 215 E of the rail over a predetermined length and opens onto the track 117.
- the front recess 118a makes it possible to widen the front end of the track 117.
- This front recess 118a is configured to receive an end piece 3 in which is formed a guide portion, or groove, 31 having one end defining a front notch 312.
- the return 116 further has a rear notch 118b.
- the front 312 and rear 118 notches are configured to receive front and rear pins 123, 124 respectively carried by the movable panel when the latter is in the closed position.
- the shapes and dimensions of the front and rear notches 117a, 117b are therefore complementary to those of the pins of the movable panel.
- the front pin 123 is guided in an end piece 3 of the lower rail 115, having a guide portion 31 ensuring that the front pin 123 is locked in the direction perpendicular to the sliding plane of the movable panel.
- Such a portion or groove 31 makes it possible to gradually guide a pin carried by the movable panel from a sliding track, oriented substantially along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, towards a notch for receiving this same pin in the final position of the movable panel (closed For example).
- the end piece forming a mechanical stop also makes it possible to contribute to the guiding of the movable panel in order in particular to avoid the presence of jerks when the latter reaches the closed position. 5.2.4 Kinematics of a shuttle including means for blocking a pin
- FIGS. 5A to 7C illustrate, according to different views, the main steps of the kinematics of the blocking means carried by the lower shuttle and configured to block, when the movable panel is in the open position, the front pin of the movable panel in the front groove of the shuttle.
- Figures 5A, 5B and 5C illustrate different partial views of the shutter device when the movable panel is in the closed position, that is to say located in the shutter plane.
- the front pin 123 of the movable panel When the movable panel (not shown) is in the closed position, the front pin 123 of the movable panel is located in the front notch 312 of the guide groove 31 (shown in broken lines in FIG. 5A) formed in the end piece secured to the lower rail 115. Thus, the front pin 123 is blocked along the axis X.
- Such immobilization of the mobile panel along the X axis can be achieved by blocking one, or more, of the four pins carried by the mobile panel.
- the implementation of a tip as described above makes it possible to ensure effective immobilization of the mobile panel along the X axis only by blocking a single pin carried by the mobile panel, namely the front pin 123 in the illustrated example.
- the front pin 123 is located at the level of the first end 231 of the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2. Thus, the front pin 123 is locked along the Y axis .
- the front pin 123 is simultaneously locked along the X and Y axes when the movable panel is in the closed position. This makes it possible to ensure effective maintenance of the movable panel in the closed position.
- the locking abutment 25, which is located between the two ends 231, 232 of the front groove 23, is not stressed when the movable panel is in the closed position. This is normal because the blocking abutment 25 has the function of blocking the front pin 123 when the movable panel is in the open position.
- the protrusion 26 rests on the bottom wall 115 F p of the lower rail 115 so as to oppose any untimely deformation of the slat 24. It can however be envisaged, alternatively, to free from such contact between the protrusion 26 and the bottom wall 115 F p when the panel is in the closed position.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic sectional view of the shutter device during the first movement of the movable panel, that is to say when the movable panel is in the transition zone between the shutter plane and the sliding plane .
- the lower shuttle 2 slides inside the lower rail 115 towards the rear of the vehicle along the axis X.
- This sliding in particular forces the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2 to move the front pin 123 along a clearance direction perpendicular to the shutter plane (along the Y axis).
- the front pawn 123 therefore disengages from the first end 231 of the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2, associated with the closed position of the movable panel, to gradually join the second end 232 of this same groove, associated with the open position of the movable panel.
- Such movement along the Y axis is however possible only if the front pin 123 is held in the front notch 312 of the guide groove 31 of the end piece secured to the lower rail 115, that is to say blocked according to the X axis.
- the front pin 123 gradually and partially introduces the slat 24 into the hole 119 so as to be able to overlap the locking abutment 25, as illustrated in figure 6.
- the front pin 123 After crossing the first inclined plane 251 of the blocking abutment 25, the front pin 123 gradually reduces the pressure exerted on the second inclined plane 252 of the blocking abutment 25. This allows a progressive relaxation of the strip 24 and therefore a return of the blocking abutment 25 in the blocking position. Thus, once the front pin 123 has completely crossed the locking abutment 25, it engages in the second end 232 of the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2.
- the front pin 123 is located in the second end 232 of the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2, associated to the open position of the movable panel.
- FIGS 7A, 7B and 7C illustrate different views of the closure device during the second movement of the movable panel, that is to say when the movable panel is in the sliding plane in the opening position or positions.
- the front pin 123 When the movable panel is in the open position, that is to say located in the shutter plane, the front pin 123 is located at the level of the second end 232 of the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2. Thus, the front pin 123 is locked along the X axis.
- the slat 24 of the lower shuttle 2 is moved away from the hole 119 in order to that the protrusion 26 rests on the bottom wall 115 F p of the lower rail 115.
- the front pin 123 exerts a pressure force on the second inclined plane 252 of the locking abutment 25, the slat 24 cannot not be distorted.
- the locking abutment 25 therefore opposes any movement of the front pin 123 along the Y axis.
- the front pin 123 is therefore held in a locking position at the second end 232 of the front groove 23 of the lower shuttle 2, associated with the open position of the movable panel.
- the locking means according to the proposed technique are described in relation to a front groove of a lower shuttle.
- Such blocking means preferably find an application to the pins cooperating with grooves whose shape is substantially perpendicular to the sliding plane in the open position of the movable panel.
- blocking means can however be envisaged for any groove provided in a guide shuttle and cooperating with a pin carried by a movable panel belonging to a closure device for a bay.
- the hole, allowing the release of the pin from the abutment of the flexible slat to move when the movable panel is in the transition zone is made by stamping the bottom of the rail.
- any other method allowing the formation of such a hole can be implemented.
- the hole made in the rail is replaced by a cup, that is to say a non-through recess oriented along the Z axis, also allowing movement, deformation, of the flexible slat in order to ensure the clearance of the pin when the mobile panel is in the transition zone.
- a bowl is made by stamping the bottom of the rail.
- the bowl can also be an added piece which is housed in an opening made in the bottom of the rail or is an added piece placed opposite this opening.
- the basin is formed by a drainage part, arranged under or surrounding the opening, so as to allow, in addition to the passage of the flexible blade in the hole, the recovery water present in the rail.
- the proposed technique relates to an upper rail, the hole allowing the passage of the flexible slat is masked/covered by the end piece so as in particular to avoid light leaks.
- the flexible blade carrying the blocking abutment of the pin, is formed in the mass of the shuttle.
- a flexible blade is attached to the body of the shuttle, for example by screwing, clipping and/or gluing.
- the flexible strip is a spring strip, for example metallic.
- the bottom of the shuttle is fixed (that is to say non-deformable) and has an orifice in which is housed by a locking abutment.
- This blocking abutment is movable in translation along the Z axis and is controlled by a spring-forming element arranged between the abutment and the bottom of the rail, in order to allow the blocking, or unblocking, of the pin carried by the movable panel when it is in the open position.
- the blocking means are formed by a fixed blocking abutment made in the fixed bottom of the groove.
- This stop is configured to cooperate with a pin, secured to the mobile panel, mobile in translation along its axis.
- the displacement of the pin along its axis makes it possible to cross the stop.
- the proposed technique therefore has all or some of the following advantages, depending on the embodiments adopted: guaranteeing a long life of the closure device; improve the guiding and/or stopping of the mobile panel; guarantee simplified maintenance of the closure device; simplify the assembly of the shutter device; - limit the size of the closure device; limit the manufacturing costs of the closure device;
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