JP2001123713A - Cylinder-lock attachment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the exertion of a cantilever load on a mounting section, and to improve burglarproofness without breaking even when a strong pushing load is exerted to a cylinder lock. SOLUTION: The cylinder-lock attachment device has a panel 40, to which a cylinder-lock inserting hole 42 and a cylinder-lock mounting hole 41 are formed, a cylinder lock 20, to which an engaging projecting section 25 engaged with the periphery of the cylinder-lock inserting hole 42 by inserting the engaging projecting section into the cylinder-lock inserting hole 42 of the panel 40 at a fixed position and rotating the engaging projecting section and a mounting section 27 facing the position of the cylinder-lock mounting hole 41 of the panel 40 at a rotated positioned are formed, and an outer handle device 1 fixed onto the surface of the panel 40, and the cylinder lock 20 is screwed and installed to the other handle device 1 through the cylinder-lock mounting hole 41 of the panel 40 at a position where the cylinder lock 20 is inserted into the cylinder-lock inserting hole 42 of the panel 40 and turned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cylinder lock mounting device for mounting a cylinder lock on a panel of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
There is one as shown in JP-A-54523. As shown in FIG.
9, a cylinder lock mounting hole 105 is formed in the handle base 103, and the end of the cylinder lock 109 is connected to the cylinder lock mounting hole 10 from the inside of the door.
5, the mounting portion 110 and the handle base 10
3 is fixed together with the panel 101 interposed therebetween, and at least a lower edge of the cylinder lock mounting hole 105 is formed with a guide portion 113 extending toward the inside of the door, and is fitted to the guide portion 113. While forming the hole 114,
A hook 115 is provided on the lower surface of the outer periphery of the end of the cylinder lock 109 so as to fall into and engage with the fitting hole 114 when the cylinder lock 109 is fitted into the cylinder lock mounting hole 105 to prevent the key cylinder from coming off.

When the end of the cylinder lock 109 is fitted into the cylinder lock mounting hole 105 along the guide portion 113, a hook 115 on the outer periphery of the end of the cylinder lock 109 is engaged with the fitting hole of the guide 113 in the process. 114, the cylinder lock 109 is prevented from coming off. Thereby, the cylinder lock 109 is temporarily held, so that the worker can release his / her hand from the cylinder lock 109 and perform the joint fastening operation of the attachment portion 110 and the handle base 103.

[0004] In this conventional example, an operator operates a cylinder lock 109.
Release the hand from the mounting part 110 and the handle base 103
However, since the hook portion 115 falls into and engages with the fitting hole 114 of the guide portion 113, the cylinder lock 109 is strongly pushed in the door inner direction. When a load is applied, the hook 11
5 may come off from the fitting hole 114 of the guide portion 113, and if it comes off, it may be held by the cantilever of the mounting portion 110 alone, and may be broken.

[0005]

The present invention pays attention to this point, so that a cantilever load is not applied to the mounting portion, and even if a strong pressing load is applied to the cylinder lock, the cylinder lock is not broken and theft. It was made to improve the performance.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a panel provided with a cylinder lock insertion hole and a cylinder lock mounting hole, and a cylinder lock of the panel at a predetermined position. A cylinder lock having an engaging projection engaged with the periphery of the cylinder lock insertion hole by being rotated through the insertion hole and having a mounting portion facing the position of the cylinder lock mounting hole of the panel at the rotated position. An outer handle device fixed to the surface of the panel, wherein the cylinder lock is inserted into the cylinder lock insertion hole of the panel and rotated at a position where the cylinder lock is rotated through the cylinder lock mounting hole of the panel. The mounting projection is engaged with and held around the insertion hole, so that a cantilever load is not applied to the mounting portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the engaging projection and the mounting portion of the cylinder lock are covered with an outer handle device, so that the mounting portion is not visible from the outside.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion of the cylinder lock is provided on a flange formed in a flange shape on the outer surface of the cylinder lock, and the flange stabilizes the cylinder lock. Hold.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a retaining projection is formed on the outer handle device and extends through the panel, and the retaining projection engages a part of a flange formed on the outer surface of the cylinder lock. As a result, the outer handle device does not rise from the panel.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 5 show a cylinder lock according to the present invention mounted on an automobile panel together with an outer handle device. 1 is an outer handle device, 2 is a handle base attached to a panel 40 described later, and 3 is a handle member pivotally supported by the handle base 2.

At the center of the handle base 2, a recess 4 is provided which is recessed on the rear side (lower side in FIG. 1) so that a hand can be inserted, and a cylinder lock housing 5 is provided on the right side thereof. Is formed. An opening hole 6 is formed on the front side (upper side in FIG. 1) of the cylinder lock housing 5.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a shaft that pivotally supports the handle member 3 so as to be swingable. A mounting screw 8 is provided on the back surface of the handle base 2, and a mounting hole 9 is formed on the right side thereof. further,
At the right end, a holding projection 10 protruding from the rear side is formed.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a cylinder lock. The cylinder lock 20 includes a rotor 21 which is rotated by inserting a matching key (not shown) and a holder 2 which rotatably holds the rotor 21.
3 is provided.

The holder 23 has a substantially cylindrical tubular portion 24, and a pair of engaging projections 25,
A projection 25 is provided (see FIG. 4), and a flange 26 is formed at a position slightly closer to the rear side than the engagement projections 25, 25. A projecting portion 27 as an attachment portion extends from the flange portion 26, and a screw insertion hole 28 is formed in the center of the projecting portion 27. Further, the handle portion 2
A recess 29 for escape of the holding projection 19 formed at the bottom is formed, and one end of the escape recess 29 is an engaging portion 30 with which the holding projection 10 is engaged. The engagement protrusion 25,
25 and the overhang portion 27 are located at positions covered by the handle base 2 and cannot be seen from the outside.

The key lever 22 is attached to the rotor 21 by a retaining ring 31, and when the matching key is inserted into the rotor 21 and turned, the key lever 22 responds to the door 21 via a rod (not shown). The locking device is driven. Also, the rotor 21
A flange 32 is formed on the rear side of the rotor 21, and a holding plate 33 that holds the flange 32 and prevents the rotor 21 from slipping to the rear side.
Is provided.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a panel for fixing the outer handle device 1 and the cylinder lock 20 to each other.
And a cylinder lock insertion hole 42 through which the cylinder lock 20 is inserted (see FIG. 4). The cylinder lock insertion hole 42
The recesses 43, 44 through which the engagement projections 25, 25 of the cylinder lock 20 can be inserted are formed, and the relief portion 45 through which the holding projection 10 protruded from the handle base 2 is inserted is formed in the recess 44. Have been. Further, the panel 40 has a concave portion 46 into which the concave portion 4 of the handle base 2 enters, and a screw insertion hole 47 through which the mounting screw 8 is inserted.

Reference numeral 50 denotes the handle base 2 and the panel 40.
A rib 51 protrudes around the periphery of the handle sheet (see FIG. 4) sandwiched between the screw hole 52 and the screw hole 52 of substantially the same shape at the same position as the cylinder lock mounting hole 41 and the cylinder lock insertion hole 42 of the panel 40. And a cylinder lock insertion hole 53 are formed.

Reference numeral 61 denotes a mounting screw 8 for the handle base 2.
And screw the outer handle device 1 to the panel 4
Reference numeral 62 denotes a fixing bolt which is screwed into the mounting hole 9 of the handle base 2 to fix the outer handle device 1 and the cylinder lock 20.

The outer handle device 1 and the cylinder lock 20 are assembled to the panel 40 as follows. First, after the rib 51 of the handle sheet 50 is fitted to the outer periphery of the handle base 2 of the outer handle device 1, the mounting screw 8 of the handle base 2 is inserted into the screw insertion hole 47 of the panel 40 and held.

As a result, the outer handle device 1 is in contact with the panel 40 with the handle sheet 50 interposed therebetween. At this time, the holding projection 1 protruding from the handle base 2
Numeral 0 protrudes to the back side of panel 40 (on the front side in the drawing in FIG. 3A) through relief portion 45 formed in panel 40.

Next, the cylinder lock 20 is inserted through the cylinder lock insertion hole 42 of the panel 40 from the rear side (the lower side in FIG. 1), and is fitted into the cylinder lock receiving portion 5. At this time, FIG.
As shown in (b), the engaging projections 25, 25 are in a state of being fitted through the concave portions 43, 44 of the cylinder lock insertion hole 42. Then, as shown in FIG.
The holding projection 10 protruding to the rear side of the
Is located in the cylinder lock 2 by the holding projection 10.
Zero insertion is not prevented. And the rotor 21
Is rotatably fitted into the opening 6 of the handle base 2.

In this state, the cylinder lock 20 is
Rotate counterclockwise from the state of (b), (c). Then, the engagement portion 30 of the flange portion 26 is brought into contact with the holding projection 10 in a state where the engagement portion 30 is engaged with the holding projection 10, and rotation is prevented. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3D, the engaging projections 25, 25 are engaged around the cylinder lock insertion hole 42 of the panel 40. And collar part 2
6 as shown in FIG. 3 (e) and FIG.
The engagement of the holding projections 10 with the engagement claws 11 prevents the movement of the handle base 2 to the front side, and the outer handle device 1 is temporarily held on the panel 40. At a position where the rotation is prevented, a screw insertion hole 28 formed in the overhang portion 27 of the flange portion 26 is formed.
Correspond to the mounting hole 18 of the handle base 11. The engagement projections 25, 25 are located on the front side of the panel 40 with the handle sheet 50 sandwiched therebetween,
The cylinder lock 20 engages around the cylinder lock insertion hole 42 and
Is also temporarily held by the panel 40.

Finally, the outer handle device 1 and the cylinder lock 20 are tightened by screwing the nut 61 to the mounting screw 8 and screwing the mounting bolt 62 through the screw insertion hole 28 of the flange 26 to the mounting hole 9. It can be attached to the panel 40. Note that the engagement portion 30 of the flange portion 26 is brought into contact with the holding projection 10 in a state where the engagement portion 30 is engaged with the holding projection 10 and rotation thereof is prevented. Since the screw insertion hole 28 is made to coincide with the mounting hole 18 of the handle base 11, the mounting bolt 62 is screwed into the mounting hole 9 through the screw insertion hole 28 of the flange 26 without any alignment. What is necessary is just to do, and the assembly property is good.

[0024]

As described above, in the door handle device for a vehicle according to the present invention, even if the operating angle of the handle member is large, the double torsion spring abuts on the projection protruding rearward, and the double torsion spring contacts the projection. Since the movement is restricted, the double torsion spring does not come off from the concave portion. As apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the cylinder lock attaching device is strongly pushed in from the front side of the cylinder lock, the engaging projection engages around the cylinder lock insertion hole of the panel. As a result, no cantilever load is applied to the mounting portion, and the mounting portion is not easily broken.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the engaging projection and the mounting portion of the cylinder lock are covered with the outer handle device, the mounting portion is not visible from the outside, and the mounting portion is attacked and destroyed. And the theft can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion of the cylinder lock is provided on a flange formed in a flange shape on the outer surface of the cylinder lock. And the cylinder lock is held on the panel by the engaging projection and the flange, so that even if the outer handle device is broken, the cylinder lock cannot be rotated, so the anti-theft property Is high.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a holding projection is formed on the outer handle device and extends through the panel, and the holding projection engages with a part of a flange formed on the outer surface of the cylinder lock. As a result, the outer handle device does not rise from the panel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing a state where a cylinder lock and an outer handle device according to the present invention are attached to a door panel.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a state where the door panel of FIG. 1 is omitted.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a state in which a cylinder lock and an outer handle device are attached to a panel as viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a position of a holding protrusion in a state where the outer handle device is attached to a panel; FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the position of the engagement protrusion when the cylinder lock is fitted to the panel, FIG. 4C is a diagram showing the position of the flange, and FIG. 4D is a diagram showing the engagement protrusion engaging the panel by rotating the cylinder lock. FIG. 7E is a diagram illustrating a state in which the flanges are engaged with each other, and FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before the cylinder lock and the outer handle device are attached to the panel.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer handle device 2 Handle base 5 Cylinder lock accommodating part 10 Holding projection 20 Cylinder lock 23 Holder 25 Engagement protrusion 26 Flange 27 Projection 40 Panel 41 Cylinder lock mounting hole 42 Cylinder lock insertion hole 50 Handle sheet

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A panel provided with a cylinder lock insertion hole and a cylinder lock mounting hole, and is engaged with the periphery of the cylinder lock insertion hole by being rotated by being inserted into the cylinder lock insertion hole of the panel at a predetermined position. A cylinder lock having an attachment portion facing the position of the cylinder lock attachment hole of the panel at a position rotated with the engagement projection, and an outer handle device fixed to a surface of the panel, wherein the cylinder lock is An installation device for a cylinder lock, wherein the cylinder lock is screwed and attached to an outer handle device through a cylinder lock attachment hole of the panel at a position where the cylinder lock is rotated by being inserted into the cylinder lock insertion hole of the panel. 2. The cylinder lock mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the engagement projection and the mounting portion of the cylinder lock are covered with an outer handle device. 3. The cylinder lock mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder lock mounting portion is provided on a flange formed in a flange shape on an outer surface of the cylinder lock. 4. A holding projection extending through a panel is formed on the outer handle device, and the holding projection is engaged with a part of a flange formed in a flange shape on an outer surface of the cylinder lock. The mounting device for a cylinder lock according to claim 1, wherein: