JP2008018817A - Vehicular engagement device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular engagement device capable of suppressing the dispersion of engagement force caused by an error even if it is caused in assembling a lid member or an engagement device body to a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular engagement device 1 capable of being engaged with an engagement fitting 2a formed so as to project from the lid member 2 to retain the lid member 2 pivoted by a hinge H and capable of being opened and closed in a closed state is provided with the engagement device body 4 fixed to a position corresponding to the engagement fitting 2a of the lid member 2 at a vehicle side; a slide member 5 having a guide passage 5a formed in the engagement device body 4 and guiding the engagement fitting 2a and made slidable in the extension direction of the guide passage 5a in the engagement device body 4; and a claw 6 formed on the slide member 5 and capable of being engaged with the engagement fitting 2a guided by the guide passage 5a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular locking device that can be locked with a locking metal fitting that protrudes from the lid member so that the lid member that is swingable by a hinge and can be opened and closed is held in a closed state. It is.

  For example, a seat for a motorcycle (such as a tandem seat) can be opened and closed by swinging by a hinge, and a locking device is fixed to the vehicle side so as to hold the seat in a closed state in a normal state. Yes. Such a vehicular locking device has, for example, a claw portion biased by a spring or the like in the locking device body, and the claw portion matches a notch formed at a predetermined position of the locking metal fitting. It was comprised so that it might lock. In addition, since this prior art does not relate to the literature known invention, there is no prior art document information to be described.

  However, in the above conventional vehicle locking device, since the locking position with the locking metal fitting is fixed to the vehicle side, the seating seat (lid member) and the locking device main body assembly error with respect to the vehicle When this occurs, there is a problem in that the locking force varies and the load to be applied at the time of opening and closing may be different. That is, if the locking force is too small, the seating seat may be opened carelessly, whereas if the locking force is excessive, the opening / closing operation becomes difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and even when an assembly error of the lid member or the locking device main body with respect to the vehicle occurs, the vehicle engagement that can suppress variation in the locking force due to the error. It is to provide a stopping device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to hold the lid member that is swingable by the hinge and can be opened and closed in a closed state, the vehicle latch that can be latched with a locking metal fitting protruding from the lid member. In the locking device, the locking device main body fixed at a position corresponding to the locking metal fitting of the lid member on the vehicle side, the locking device main body being disposed in the locking device main body, and guiding the locking metal fitting A sliding member having a guide path and made slidable in the extending direction of the guide path within the locking device main body, and a member formed on the slide member and guided by the guide path It is characterized in that it comprises locking means and locking means that can be locked.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle locking device according to the first aspect, the guide path and the locking means in the sliding member are formed larger than the width dimension of the locking bracket. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle locking device according to the first or second aspect, the guide path includes the locking bracket in a state where the locking bracket is locked with the locking means. It is characterized in that it can be guided by extending further than the protruding end position.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the process of swinging the lid member to the closed state, the sliding member can be slid within the locking device body while the locking bracket is guided by the guide path. Even if an assembly error of the member or the locking device main body with respect to the vehicle occurs, the error can be absorbed by the sliding operation of the sliding member, and variation in the locking force can be suppressed.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the guide path and the locking means in the sliding member are formed larger than the width dimension of the locking bracket, the locking bracket and the locking device main body are caused by an assembly error. Even if a dimensional error occurs in the width direction of each other, the locking by the locking means can be surely performed while allowing the error.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the guide path extends further than the protruding end position of the locking metal fitting in a state where the locking metal fitting is locked with the locking means, and can be guided. The overstroke of the lid member can be allowed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The vehicle locking device according to the present embodiment locks with a locking metal fitting protruding from the lid member so as to hold the lid member swingable by a hinge and opened and closed in a closed state. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid member 2 made of a seating seat for a two-wheeled vehicle is swung by a hinge H so as to be opened and closed.

  The lid member 2 has a locking metal fitting 2a made of a metal bar-like member that is formed to be bent and projecting at a part thereof. When the lid member 2 is in an open state as shown in FIG. 3 is opened, and for example, luggage or the like can be accommodated or taken out. Further, during normal times (such as when the vehicle is running), the lid member 2 is swung by the hinge H to close the accommodation space 3 and to be closed by the vehicle locking device 1 as shown in FIG. It is configured to be retained. Note that reference numeral 2b in the figure denotes a mounting bracket for mounting the locking bracket 2a to the lid member 2 and integrating them.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the vehicle locking device 1 is mainly composed of a locking device main body 4, a sliding member 5, and a claw portion 6 as locking means. The locking device body 4 has screw holes 4b formed at both edge portions thereof, and is screwed into a predetermined portion of the vehicle while inserting a screw (not shown) through the screw hole 4b, thereby locking the vehicle on the vehicle side. It can be fixed at a position corresponding to the fitting 2a (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  A housing recess 4a that opens upward at the opening 4aa is formed in the locking device body 4, and a sliding member 5 that is separate from the locking device body 4 is formed in the housing recess 4a. Is arranged. The sliding member 5 is formed with a guide path 5 a extending while being bent following the shape of the locking metal fitting 2, and a claw portion 6 biased by a spring 7 is formed in the middle. ing. As shown in FIG. 4, the claw portion 6 is accommodated in a hole 5b formed in the middle of the guide path 5a while being urged by a spring 7, and the protruding end protrudes into the guide path 5a. Further, the protrusion 6a restricts further protrusion toward the guide path 5a.

  The guide path 5a is formed of a groove shape formed in the sliding member 5 so as to guide the locking metal fitting 2 in the process of closing the lid member 2 to the claw portion 6, and the opening edge portion thereof is a tapered surface 5aa. Chamfered at 5ab. Then, when the lid member 2 is swung by the hinge H to change from the open state to the closed state, the locking metal fitting 2a is inserted into the guide path 5a, and as shown in FIGS. It will be guided to the side.

  On the other hand, a notch 2aa (see an enlarged view of FIG. 1) is formed in the vicinity of the tip of the locking metal fitting 2a, and the protruding end of the claw portion 6 has a shape corresponding to the notch 2aa. However, when the notch 2aa of the locking metal fitting 2a guided by the guide path 5a as described above matches the protruding end of the claw portion 6 (see FIG. 8), the claw portion 6 is for locking at that position. It is comprised so that the metal fitting 2a can be latched.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the dimension of the sliding member 5 in the longitudinal direction (the extending direction of the guide path 5a and the left-right direction in FIG. 4) is set smaller than the dimension of the accommodating recess 4a in the same direction. The sliding member 5 is slidable in that direction in the housing recess 4a. Accordingly, in the process of swinging the lid member 2 to the closed state, the sliding member 5 can be slid within the locking device body 4 while the locking metal fitting 2a is guided by the guide path 5a. 2 and the assembly of the locking device body 4 with respect to the vehicle can be absorbed by the sliding operation of the sliding member 5 to suppress variations in locking force.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the width dimension t2 of the guide path 5a and the claw portion 6 in the sliding member 5 is set larger than the width dimension t1 of the locking metal fitting 2a. As a result, even if the locking metal fitting 2a and the locking device main body 4 have a dimensional error in the width direction due to an assembly error, if the locking metal fitting 2a is within the range of the dimension t2, the error will occur. It is possible to reliably perform locking by the claw portion 6 while allowing the above.

  Furthermore, the guide path 5a in the sliding member 5 is an extension portion that is further extended from the protruding end position of the locking metal fitting 2a in a state where the locking metal fitting 2a is locked to the claw portion 6 and can be guided. D (see FIG. 8) is formed. Accordingly, even when the locked lid member 2 is further swung in the closing direction, the locking bracket 2a can be guided in the same direction as shown in FIG. Stroke can be tolerated.

Next, the operation of the vehicle locking device will be described.
When the lid member 2 that has been opened as shown in FIG. 1 is swung by the hinge H to be in the closed state, as shown in FIG. It reaches the guide path 5a of the sliding member 5 through the portion 4aa. At this time, if the guide path 5a coincides with the swinging locus of the locking metal fitting 2a, the sliding member 5 does not slide, and the locking metal fitting 2a is connected to the claw portion 6 as shown in FIG. Abut.

  When the locking metal fitting 2a advances along the guide path 5a by further swinging of the lid member 2, the claw portion 6 is submerged in the hole 5b against the urging force of the spring 7, and the notch 2aa is clawed. When the position of the portion 6 is reached, the claw portion 6 protrudes again by the urging force of the spring 7 until it matches the notch 2aa (see FIG. 8). Thereby, the metal fitting 2a for latching is latched by the nail | claw part 6, and the cover member 2 can be hold | maintained in a closed state.

  Further, when the lid member 2 is further swung in the closing direction from the locked state, the claw portion 6 is submerged in the hole 5b against the urging force of the spring 7, and the locking bracket 2a is attached to the extension portion D. Therefore, the overstroke of the lid member 2 can be allowed. If the lid member 2 in the closed state is pulled up with a force larger than the urging force of the spring 7, the claw portion 6 is released from the notch 2aa, the locking is released, and the lid member 2 can be swung to the open state.

  On the other hand, when the assembly error of the lid member 2 and the locking device main body 4 with respect to the vehicle has occurred and the locking bracket 2a comes into contact with one tapered surface 5aa at the entrance of the guide path 5a as shown in FIG. Since the moving member 5 is pressed in the direction of the arrow in the drawing and slides in the same direction, the locking metal fitting 2a is guided by the guide path 5a in the same manner as when there is no assembly error, and then shown in FIG. Thus, the nail | claw part 6 is latched.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 12, when the locking metal fitting 2a comes into contact with the other tapered surface 5ab at the entrance of the guide path 5a due to an assembly error, the sliding member 5 is pressed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Since the sliding metal fitting 2a is slid, it is guided by the guide path 5a in the same manner as when there is no assembly error, and is then locked by the claw portion 6 as shown in FIG. That is, when the locking metal fitting 2a and the guide path 5a are relatively displaced due to an assembly error, the sliding member 5 slides in a direction to eliminate the positional deviation. Can always be surely locked.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the locking metal fitting 2a is bent, and the guide path 5a is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the sliding member 5. Accordingly, the locking metal fitting 2a and the guide path 5a are formed. When there is a relative displacement, the swinging motion of the locking metal fitting 2a can be efficiently transmitted to the sliding member 5 side and slid. Further, as described above, even if the locking metal fitting 2a and the locking device body 4 have a dimensional error in the width direction due to an assembly error, the locking by the claw portion 6 is allowed while allowing the error. Can be surely performed. Therefore, the locking force for the locking metal fitting 2a can be always constant regardless of whether there is an assembly error, so that the load to be applied by the operator during the opening / closing operation of the lid member 2 is constant, The operability can be improved.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a separate guide path for guiding the locking metal fitting 2a in the width direction is provided in the sliding member, and the width direction is also provided. You may comprise so that an assembly | attachment error may be absorbed when a sliding member slides. Alternatively, a plurality of locking metal fittings may be fixed to the lid member 2, and a plurality of vehicle locking devices may be fixed to the vehicle side correspondingly. In this embodiment, the lid member is made of a seat for a two-wheeled vehicle. However, the lid member can be applied to various types of lid member locking devices that can be opened and closed by a hinge in a vehicle.

  A locking device main body fixed at a position corresponding to the locking metal fitting of the lid member on the vehicle side, a guide path disposed in the locking device main body and guiding the locking metal fitting, A sliding member that is slidable in the extending direction of the guide path in the locking device main body, and can be locked to a locking bracket formed on the sliding member and guided in the guide path. If it is a vehicle locking device provided with locking means, it can also be applied to devices with different external shapes or those with other functions added.

The schematic diagram which shows the cover member of the open state to which the locking device for vehicles which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. The schematic diagram which shows the cover member of the closed state to which the locking device for vehicles is applied A plan view and a front view showing the vehicle locking device IV-IV line sectional view in FIG. VV line sectional view in FIG. Schematic diagram showing the locking operation (no assembly error) for the locking bracket of the vehicle locking device Schematic diagram showing the locking operation (no assembly error) for the locking bracket of the vehicle locking device Schematic diagram showing the locking operation (no assembly error, locked state) of the vehicle locking device to the locking bracket. Schematic diagram showing the locking operation of the vehicle locking device to the locking bracket (no assembly error, overstroke state) Schematic showing the locking operation (with assembly error) to the locking bracket of the vehicle locking device Schematic diagram showing the locking operation of the vehicle locking device to the locking bracket (with assembly error, locked state) Schematic showing the locking operation (with assembly error) to the locking bracket of the vehicle locking device Schematic diagram showing the locking operation of the vehicle locking device to the locking bracket (with assembly error, locked state)

Explanation of symbols

1 Vehicle Locking Device 2 Lid (Sitting Seat)
2a Locking metal fitting 3 Storage space 4 Locking device body 5 Sliding member 5a Guide path 6 Claw (locking means)
7 Spring

Claims (3)

In a vehicle locking device that can be locked with a locking metal fitting that protrudes from the lid member in order to hold the lid member that is swingable by a hinge and can be opened and closed in a closed state,
A locking device body fixed at a position corresponding to the locking metal fitting of the lid member on the vehicle side;
A sliding member disposed in the locking device main body, having a guide path for guiding the locking metal fitting, and slidable in the extending direction of the guide path in the locking device main body When,
A locking means formed on the sliding member and capable of locking with the locking metal fitting guided in the guide path;
A vehicular locking device characterized by comprising:   The vehicle locking device according to claim 1, wherein the guide path and the locking means in the sliding member are formed larger than the width dimension of the locking metal fitting.   2. The guide path according to claim 1, wherein the guide path extends further than a protruding end position of the locking metal fitting in a state where the locking metal fitting is locked with the locking means. The vehicle locking device according to claim 2.

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