JP2002054335A - Opener handle device for motor vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opener handle device for a motor vehicle with an improved anti-theft function as a construction from which a key cylinder in a locking position cannot be easily removed. SOLUTION: An opener handle 3 which can be oscillated to an actuating position for releasing a lock state and a standby position not releasable for an opening and closing body for a motor vehicle journaled to a base plate 9 mounted near a driver's seat 2, a key cylinder 5 capable of switching a linking member 5a to a locking position or unlocking position is attached to an attaching means 8 by inserting a key 4 near the opener handle 3, the key cylinder 5 links the linking member 5a, in locking position, to the opener handle 3 in standby position, at the opener handle device blocking the oscillation in releasing direction, a shielding portion 5d covering the handle means 8 of the key cylinder is formed to the linking member 5a in locking position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle opener handle device for remotely unlocking a vehicle opening / closing body such as a trunk lid and a gas filler lid, and more particularly to a device for preventing operation of an opener handle. A locking member is provided, and the operation of the locking member is performed by a key operation of a key cylinder provided near the opener handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional opener handle device for remotely releasing a lock of a trunk lid, a gas filler lid, or the like from a driver's seat or the like by a cable or the like is known, but is further switched to a locked position and an unlocked position. JP-A-60-105778 discloses an opener handle device in which when a possible key cylinder is provided and locked by a key, unlocking by an opener handle becomes impossible. Such devices have been increasingly required from the viewpoint of theft prevention due to the increase in open cars in recent years.

[0003]

However, in the above-described opener handle device, when the key cylinder itself is removed using a tool or the like, the opener handle may be operable.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle opener handle device having a structure in which a key cylinder at a locked position cannot be easily removed.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An opener handle that can swing between an operating position where the locked state of the vehicle opening / closing body can be released and a standby position where the locked state cannot be released,
By pivotally supporting the base plate fixed in the vicinity of the driver's seat and inserting a key in the vicinity of the opener handle, the locking member is attached to the locked position and the unlocked position by a switchable key cylinder by attaching means, When the key cylinder is in the locking position, the locking member is locked to the opener handle in the standby position, and the swinging operation in the release direction is prevented, so that the vehicle opener handle device includes:
The locking member is provided with a shielding portion that covers the mounting means of the key cylinder when in the locked position.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the key cylinder is in the locked position, the mounting means is covered by the shielding portion, so that it is difficult to remove the key cylinder by a tool or the like. Further, since the shield covers the mounting means only when the key cylinder is in the locked position, the key cylinder can be mounted in the unlocked position during the mounting operation, and the mounting workability is good.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the mounting means is a fastening member for fixing the key cylinder.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the mounting means of the key cylinder is a fastening member, the mounting is strong and reliable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the attachment means is an elastic clip which is detachably engaged with the key cylinder.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the attaching means of the key cylinder is an elastic clip, the attaching workability is good.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the base plate is provided with an abutting portion which is disposed close to the shielding portion at the locking position and which abuts when the shielding portion attempts to deform.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the shielding portion is bent and deformed with a tool or the like in order to detach the elastic clip, a part of the shielding portion comes into contact and prevents further bending deformation. This makes it even more difficult to remove the key cylinder, thereby making it possible to more reliably prevent unauthorized operation of the opener handle.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5
The left side is the front of the vehicle and the right side is the rear of the vehicle. 4 and 5, the upper side indicates the outside of the vehicle,
The lower part shows the inside of the vehicle.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a side sill S near the driver's seat 2.
An opener handle device attached to an inner surface for unlocking a vehicle opening / closing body such as a trunk lid (not shown) or a gas filler lid (not shown). The opener handle device 1 includes an opener handle 3 that releases the lock by performing a swing operation, and a key cylinder 5. The key cylinder 5 is disposed behind the opener handle 3 and can be switched between a locked position and an unlocked position by inserting and rotating the key 4. When the key cylinder 5 is in the locked position, the opener is opened. This prevents the handle 3 from swinging in the unlocking direction. Reference numeral 6 is a cover for improving the appearance of the key cylinder.

A shaft 7 is implanted in the opener handle 3, and a tip of the shaft 7 is attached to a side sill S by a bolt 8.
The opener handle 3 is rotatably supported by the base plate 9 by penetrating through the hole 9 a of the base plate 9 fixed by the base plate 9. At the tip of the shaft 7, a flange 7a
Are formed. A coil spring 10 is interposed between the flange 7a and the base plate 9 in a compressed state. With this configuration, the opener handle 3 is guided by the shaft 7 and the hole 9a against the urging force of the coil spring 10, and the handle 3a is movable in the vehicle interior direction. When the opener handle 3 is moved to the gas filler lid lock release position G which is a counterclockwise direction in FIG. . Also, both ends 10a of the coil spring 10 are
While being engaged on both sides of the engagement projection of the plate 9,
It also engages on both sides of the engagement leg 3b suspended from the opener handle 3. By the action of the coil spring 10, the engagement leg 3 b of the opener handle 3 is always urged to be in a position that matches the engagement protrusion of the base plate 9. With this configuration, the opener handle 3
Are always held at a neutral position C shown by a solid line in FIG. When the coil spring 10 moves to the unlock position G, it is returned to the neutral position by the urging force of the coil spring 10.

A push-pull cable 11 is connected to a cable connecting portion 3c formed at the tip of the engaging leg 3b.
The push-pull cable 11 is connected to each lock mechanism via an intermediate mechanism (not shown), and releases each lock according to the swing of the opener handle 3.

An engaging plate 3e having an engaging groove 3d opening rearward is fixed to the side surface of the opener handle 3, and the engaging groove 3d is a locking member for a key cylinder 5 described later. The locking lever 5a is engaged.

Behind the opener handle 3, a mounting plate 13 in which the key cylinder 5 is fixed to the inner surface of the side sill S with bolts 12 of a fastening member as mounting means.
Is fixed. The key cylinder 5 is fixed to the lower surface of the eave portion 13a of the mounting plate 13 by a mounting bolt 14 with a mounting portion 5b extending in an arm shape. In addition, on the front and rear sides of the eave portion 13a and on the indoor side, there are provided protective bending portions 13b which are formed to hang down. These protective bent portions 13b are provided to prevent a tool from entering from outside to loosen the mounting bolts 14 of the key cylinder 5 and prevent the key cylinder 5 from being removed.

At the lower end of the key cylinder 5, there is provided a locking lever 5a fixed to a rotating shaft 5c which can swing to a locked position or an unlocked position in conjunction with the operation of the key 4.
2 and 4 show the key cylinder 5 in the unlocked position, and FIGS. 3 and 5 show the key cylinder 5 in the locked position. A hanging portion 5d is formed on the lower edge of the locking lever 5a, and is disposed so as to cover the bolt 12 on the side of the opener handle 3 of the two bolts 12 at the locked position of the key cylinder 5. At this time, the shielding part 5d is composed of two bolts 8 of the base plate 9 supporting the opener handle 3.
The bolt 8 on the side of the key cylinder 5 is also arranged so as to cover it.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described. The locking lever 5a of the key cylinder 5 in the locked position shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 is engaged with the engagement groove 3d of the opener handle 3 to prevent the opener handle 3 from swinging. In this state, the opener handle 3 does not swing even if an attempt is made to hold the handle portion 3a of the opener handle 3 to operate, so that operation of the opener handle 3 other than the person holding the key 4 can be prevented.

At this time, even if a person who does not have the ignition key 4 tries to remove the bolt 12 of the key cylinder 5 with a tool in order to illegally operate the opener handle 3, the key cylinder 5 in the locked position is locked. It is impossible for a tool to enter the bolt 12 covered by the shielding portion 5d of the stop lever 5a. As a result, the key cylinder 5
Can not be removed, and incorrect opener handle 3
Operation can be reliably prevented.

The assembling of the opener handle device 1 is as follows. First, the opener handle 3 is assembled to the side sill S by bolts, and then the key cylinder 5 is assembled. When assembling the key cylinder 5, first, the mounting portion 5 b of the key cylinder 5 is fastened to the mounting plate 13 with the mounting bolt 14. Next, the mounting plate 13 to which the key cylinder 5 is mounted is fixed to the side sill S with the bolt 12 with the key cylinder 5 in the unlocking position. Here, the key cylinder 5 is set to the unlock position,
This is to prevent the shielding portion 5d of the locking lever 5a from hindering the mounting by the bolt 12. After that, attach the cover 6 to the key cylinder 5 and opener handle 3
When the push-pull cable 11 is connected to the cable connecting portion 3c, the assembly of the opener handle device 1 is completed.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
A description will be given based on FIGS. 7 to 10. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different portions will be described. In addition, components related to a configuration common to the first embodiment will be described using the same numbers. 7 to 10, the left side is the front of the vehicle and the right side is the rear of the vehicle. 9 and 10, the upper part indicates the outside of the vehicle, and the lower part indicates the inside of the vehicle.

The opener handle device 21 of the present embodiment
The key cylinder 25 is attached to a base plate 29 that rotatably supports the opener handle 3. A key cylinder 25 fixed to a base plate 29 of the opener handle 3 is disposed behind the opener handle 3. In the key cylinder 25,
A flange-like flange 25a is formed at the upper end. The key cylinder 25 is inserted from above into an insertion hole 29b provided in an eave portion 29a of the base plate 29, and a flange portion 25a is engaged with the upper surface of the eave portion 29a. Here, an elastic clip 30 serving as a U-shaped attachment means is inserted from the front and attached to a neck (not shown) having a smaller diameter than the other part of the key cylinder 25 located near the lower surface of the eave portion 29a. , Key cylinder 25
Is fixed to the eaves portion 29a. The eaves 29
A protective bent portion 29c is provided on both sides of the rear side and the indoor side of FIG. These protective bends 29c prevent unauthorized entry of tools and the like from the outside,
It is provided to protect the elastic clip 30 and the key cylinder 25. Further, the space between the protective bent portion 29c on the indoor side and the inside of the base plate 29 is set to be only slightly wider than the width of the elastic clip 30, so that the elastic clip 30 after being attached to the key cylinder 25 is prevented from rotating. No.

At the lower end of the key cylinder 25, a key 4
A locking lever 25c fixed to a rotating shaft 25b that can swing between a locking position and an unlocking position in interlock with the operation of. 7 and 9 show the key cylinder 2 in the unlocked position.
5 and FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 show the key cylinder 25 in the locked position. An upright shielding portion 25d is formed on the upper edge of the locking lever 25c, and the elastic clip 3 of the key cylinder 25 is provided when the key cylinder 25 is locked.
It is arranged so as to block the front, which is the direction of attachment / detachment. Further, an abutting portion 29d protruding from the base plate 29 and disposed near the front side of the shielding portion 25d at the locking position is formed.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
The locking lever 25c of the key cylinder 25 in the locked position shown in FIGS.
d to prevent the opener handle 3 from swinging. In this state, the handle 3a of the opener handle 3
, The opener handle 3 does not swing, and the operation of the opener handle 3 other than the person holding the key 4 can be prevented.

At this time, even if a person who does not have the ignition key 4 tries to detach the elastic clip 30 of the key cylinder 25 by trying to operate the opener handle 3 illegally, the locking of the key cylinder 25 in the locked position is performed. The separating direction A shown in FIG. 10 is blocked by the blocking portion 25d of the lever 25c. As a result, it becomes difficult to remove the key cylinder 25, and it is possible to prevent unauthorized operation of the opener handle 3.

The abutting portion 29d projecting from the base plate 29 to the inside of the vehicle causes a part of the shielding portion 25d to be bent when the shielding portion 25d is bent and deformed by a tool or the like in order to release the elastic clip 30. To prevent further bending deformation.
5 becomes even more difficult, and unauthorized operation of the opener handle 3 can be more reliably prevented.

In assembling the opener handle device 21, first, the base plate 29 of the opener handle 3 is assembled to the side sill S with the bolt 8, and then the key cylinder 25 is assembled to the base plate 29. When assembling the key cylinder 25, first, the key cylinder 2
5 with the unlocking position, the insertion hole 29b of the base plate 29 is set.
Insert Here, the key cylinder 25 is set to the unlocking position so that the shielding portion 25d of the locking lever 25c does not obstruct the subsequent mounting of the disconnectable clip 30. Next, the elastic clip 30 is inserted from the front of the lower surface of the eave portion 29a and attached to the neck of the key cylinder 25, whereby the assembly of the key cylinder 25 is completed. Then, attach the cover 6 to the key cylinder 25,
When the push-pull cable 11 is connected to the cable connecting portion 3c of the opener handle 3, the assembly of the opener handle device 21 is completed.

[0030]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the key cylinder is in the locked position, the mounting means is covered by the shielding portion, so that it becomes difficult to remove the key cylinder with a tool or the like. Further, since the shield covers the mounting means only when the key cylinder is in the locked position, the key cylinder can be mounted in the unlocked position during the mounting operation, and the mounting workability is good.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the mounting means of the key cylinder is a fastening member, the mounting is strong and reliable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the attaching means of the key cylinder is an elastic clip, the attaching workability is good.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the shielding portion is bent and deformed with a tool or the like in order to release the elastic clip, a part of the shielding portion abuts to prevent further bending deformation. In addition, it becomes even more difficult to remove the key cylinder, and it is possible to more reliably prevent unauthorized operation of the opener handle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle opener handle device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the opener handle device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the opener handle device in the locked state of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the opener handle device in the unlocked state of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the opener handle device in the locked state of FIG. 3;

6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the opener handle device in an unlocked state according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a side view of the opener handle device in the locked state of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the opener handle device in the unlocked state of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the opener handle device in the locked state of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 21 opener handle device 2 driver's seat 3 opener handle 4 key 5, 25 key cylinder 5a, 25c locking lever (locking member) 5d, 25d shielding portion 9, 29 base plate 12 bolt (fastening member) 29d contact portion 30 Elastic clip (mounting means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] An opener handle that can swing between an operating position where the locked state of the vehicle opening / closing body can be released and a standby position where the locked state cannot be released is pivotally supported on a base plate fixed near the driver's seat, and the opener is opened. By inserting a key in the vicinity of the handle, the lock member is attached to a lock position and an unlock position by a switchable key cylinder by mounting means. When the key cylinder is in the lock position, the lock member is in the standby position. The vehicle opener handle device, which is locked to the opener handle of the above, and prevents swinging in the release direction, wherein the locking member has a shielding portion that covers the mounting means of the key cylinder when in the locked position. An opener handle device for a vehicle, characterized in that it is made. 2. The opener handle device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said attaching means is a fastening member for fastening a key cylinder. 3. The opener handle device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said attaching means is an elastic clip which is detachably engaged with said key cylinder. 4. The opener handle device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the base plate is disposed close to a shielding portion at a locking position, and the shielding portion tends to deform. An opener handle device for a vehicle, wherein an abutting portion is provided for abutting upon contact.