JP3513023B2 - Remote control device for automobile parts - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device for automobile parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a remote control device for remotely located automobile parts, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-333934 is known. This conventional example relates to an opening operation device for an automobile door, in which an outside handle device is fixed to a door panel, and an operation handle of the outside handle device and a lock device arranged inside the door are connected by a rod rod. When the operation handle is rotated from the panel surface in the pull-out direction, the rod rod moves downward to push down the release lever of the lock device, and the latch of the lock device is moved in the lock release direction with the striker on the vehicle body side.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the lock device and the operation handle are connected via the rod bar which is not easily buckled by the rotating operation of the operation handle.
The following phenomena are conceivable in an emergency such as a vehicle collision. That is, when an impact that changes the relative distance between the operating handle and the lock device is applied to the vehicle body, the lock device may be operated by the rod bar, and the door may be opened carelessly.

On the other hand, in order to eliminate such a drawback, it is considered that the operation handle and the lock device are connected by a flexible cable. For example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-5467.
No. 0 publication. In this conventional example, a cable is formed by inserting an inner wire into an outer case, and the lock device is operated by pulling the inner wire with an operation handle.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the lock device can be prevented from operating even if the relative distance between the operating handle and the lock device changes, but it has the following drawbacks. First, when performing remote operation using a cable, it is necessary to move the lock device to be operated, more precisely, the release lever of the lock device in the pulling direction, and the lock device is set in the pushing direction. Will need to be changed significantly. In order to use the inner wire to drive in the pushing direction, it is necessary to increase the wire diameter in order to prevent buckling of the inner wire, and it is not possible to ensure flexibility.

Next, in order to apply the operation force in the pulling direction to the release lever of the lock device, it is necessary to connect both ends of the inner wire with a strength that does not easily detach against the load in the pulling direction. The sex is bad.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides a remote control device for automobile parts, which is highly safe and highly replaceable with existing devices. With the goal. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door opening operation device and a vehicle door opening operation handle device using the above remote control device.

[0008]

FIG. 1A shows the principle of the present invention. A flexible cable 3 is formed by movably inserting the inner wire 2 into the outer case 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation component including the rotation operation unit 5, and reference numeral 6 denotes an operation target component that performs a predetermined operation by applying a rotation operation to the rotation operation unit 5.

In the present invention, the inner wire 2 of the cable 3 which is usually used as an operation force transmitting element is fixed at both ends to a fixed fixed point 7 between the operation target component 6 and the operation component 4, that is, a point where the relative distance does not change. , Inner wire 2
The outer case 1 whose movement path is restricted by is bridged between the rotation operation part 5 and the operation part 10 of the operation target component 6.

When the rotary operation part 5 of the operation component 4 is rotated around the rotation center 15 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, one end of the outer case 1 is pushed by the rotary operation part 5 and is operated along the inner wire 2. Moved to the side of the component 6 and the operation unit 1
0 is driven in the direction of arrow B. As shown in FIG. 1 (b),
When the inner wire 2 is used as an operation force transmitting element and the outer case 1 is fixed to the fixed fixed point 7, the protrusion 17 of the inner wire 2 protruding from the outer case 1 is bent, whereby the vertical displacement of the rotary operation part 5 is increased. In the present invention in which the inner wire 2 is used as a guide element and the outer case 1 is driven in the middle portion thereof although it can absorb δ, in order to absorb the vertical displacement δ, the cable 3 is fixed between the fixed fixed points 7 and 7. Are routed so as to have a path length longer than the straight line distance L of.

Therefore, according to the present invention, remote operation using the cable 3 is possible even for an operation target whose operation direction is the pushing direction, and safety is enhanced as compared with the case where an operation rod or the like is used. be able to. Further, even if the operating unit 10 is of a type in which the latch is disengaged by an operation in the downward direction, such as the lock device 9, the door opening operation device using the cable 3 can be used as it is. Therefore, it is highly substitutable.

Further, since the inner wire 2 functions only as a guide for the outer case 1, the fixing strength to the fixed fixed point 7 is such that frictional force during operation of the outer case 1 does not cause accidental detachment or the like. That's enough. As a result,
In comparison with the case where the inner wire 2 is used as an operation force transmitting element in the pulling direction, the immobile fixed point 7 is relatively simple.
Since it can be fixed to, the workability of mounting is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the handle case 11 is fixed to the door of the automobile and the operation handle 8 is rotatably connected to the door. The latch and the striker on the vehicle body are engaged and disengaged by being fixed inside the door of the automobile. A locking device 9 having an operating portion 10 whose engagement / disengagement operating direction is set downward, and having flexibility, being installed between the operating handle 8 and the operating portion 10 and rotating the operating handle 8 An outer case 1 that moves in the pushing direction by an operation to disengage the operation portion 10, and has flexibility, and both ends have the handle.
On the case 11 and the casing 9a of the lock device 9, respectively.
Between the fixed fixed point 7 and the fixed fixed point 7 in the door to be set
The opening operation device for an automobile door has an inner wire 2 that is fixed in a path length longer than a straight line distance , is inserted into the outer case 1, and guides the moving direction of the outer case 1.

An outer case 1 for a cable 3 is provided on an operation handle 8 which can be rotated with respect to a door and an operation portion 10 of a lock device 9, and an inner wire is used to regulate a movement path of the outer case 1. Both ends of 2 are fixed to a fixed fixed point 7 in the door. When the operating handle 8 is operated, the outer case 1 moves to the lock device 9 side along the inner wire 2, and the operating portion 10 of the lock device 9 is driven in the pushing direction to release the latch from the striker.

The invention according to claim 3 is fixed to an automobile door.
Fixed, the operating handle 8 is rotatably connected
Fixed to the case 11 and inside the door of the car,
A locking device 9 that is remotely operated by the handle 8, and flexibility
Has a handle and is pushed by rotating the operating handle 8.
The outer case that moves in the direction to remotely operate the lock device 9.
1 and one end fixed to the handle case 11
-Movement of the outer case 1 inserted in the case 1
Inner wire 2 for guiding the direction and the operating hand
One end of the outer case 1 is rotatably connected to the
The outer case is inserted and rotated by the operation handle 8.
The cylinder body 13 that pushes down 1 and the handle case 11
It is provided on the cylindrical body 13 when rotating the operating handle 8.
When the inner wire 2 is abutted against the end of the outer case 1
A door opening operation handle device for an automobile having a guide portion 14 that guides toward a fixed portion .

One end of the inner wire 2 of the cable 3 is fixed to the handle case 11, and the outer case 1
Is inserted into the cylindrical body 13 attached to the operation handle 8. The tubular body 13 is rotatably connected to the operation handle 8, and the guide portion 14 of the handle case 11 directs the fixed point (immovable fixed point 7) of the inner wire 2 regardless of the rotation angle of the operation handle 8. Be guided by. With the cable 3 routed with an arbitrary curvature, when the tip of the tubular body 13, that is, the outer cable 3 inserted into the tubular body 13 is directed toward the fixing point of the inner case, the outer cable 3 is routed. Since the angle of deviation from the tangential direction with respect to the rope direction can be reduced, it is possible to transmit the operation force along the moving direction to the outer cable 3.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows an embodiment in which an outside handle device is used as a door opening operation handle device 12. The outside handle device 12 includes a handle case 11 fixed to a vehicle door panel 18,
An operation handle 8 serving as a rotation operation unit 5 connected to the handle case 11 and a cable 3 are included. The operation handle 8 is rotatably supported on the handle case 11 by a pivot 11a, and the operation handle 8 is rotated so as to be pulled out to the outside of the vehicle body from the initial state shown in FIG. 2 (a). It can be rotated to the operating position.

On the other hand, a lock device 9 as an operation target component 6 is fixed in the door. The lock device 9 is formed by rotatably disposing a latch (not shown) in the casing 9a. The latch engages with a striker (not shown) fixed to the door opening of the vehicle body to maintain the door closed state. In addition, the lock device 9 is the operation unit 1 that is rotatable around the shaft 10a.
2A, the latch is rotated in the disengagement direction with the striker by rotating the operating portion 10 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2A, that is, the pushing direction, thereby enabling the door opening operation. be able to.

The outside handle device 12 and the lock device 9 are connected by a cable 3 in order to transmit the rotational operation force to the operation handle 8 to the lock device 9.
As shown in FIG. 2B, the cable 3 is formed by movably inserting the inner wire 2 into the outer case 1. The cable 3 has appropriate flexibility so that it can be bent with an appropriate curvature, and can be freely routed within the space inside the door. As the inner wire 2, a single wire can be used in addition to the stranded wire as shown in FIG. 2B, and the outer case 1 can transmit the transmission force in the compression direction given to one end as much as possible without compressive deformation. It has a certain degree of rigidity. As the outer case 1, as shown in FIG. 2B, the iron coil 1a
It is possible to use the one in which a coating layer 1b of vinyl chloride or the like is formed on the outer circumference of. 2B, a clearance 3a is formed between the outer case 1 and the outer circumference of the inner wire 2 so that the inner wire 2 can be freely pulled out in the outer case 1 or moved in the pushing direction. Indicates a space.

FIG. 4 shows details of the connecting portion between the operating handle 8 and the cable 3. Reference numeral 13 is a cylindrical body, and is rotatably connected to the operation handle 8 at a shaft portion 13a formed on a side wall portion. The cylindrical body 13 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape having a ceiling wall 13b, and the inner wire 2 of the cable 3 is pulled out from the cylindrical body 13 through a through hole 13c provided in the ceiling wall 13b of the cylindrical body 13 to form a cable. It is fixed to the wire holding portion 11b of the handle case 11 on an extension of the wiring route of No. 3. The wire holding portion 11b is formed with a guide portion 14 having an inclined surface, and the tubular body 13 is guided even when the operation handle 8 is rotated from the initial position shown in FIG. 4 (b) as shown in FIG. 4 (c). It is forcibly rotated around the bearing so as to contact the portion 14 and face the fixed portion (fixed fixed point 7) of the inner wire 2.

On the other hand, the other end of the inner wire 2 is fixed to the casing 9a of the lock device 9. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the inner wire 2 is fixed by using a fastener 19 such as a screw, but as described above, the fixing strength of the inner wire 2 is easy due to friction with the outer case 1. Since it is sufficient that it is not detached, a simple fixing means as shown in FIG. 5, for example, can be adopted. This fixing means has a through hole 20a penetrating vertically, and is formed by disposing a stopper plate 21 in a case 20 fixed to the casing 9a by appropriate means. The stopper plate 21 has a through hole 21a through which the rigid straight rod member 2a fixed to the tip of the inner wire 2 can be inserted in the horizontal posture shown in FIG.
And is biased upward by the compression spring 22 arranged on the back surface side. Hard straight rod member 2 of inner wire 2
When a is pushed in downward, the stopper plate 21 becomes horizontal against the reaction force of the compression spring 22 and the through hole 21a.
Can be plugged into. On the other hand, when a force in the pulling-out direction is applied to the inner wire 2, the stopper plate 21 is inclined to prevent the hard straight rod member 2a from being detached, as shown in FIG. 5 (b).

As shown in FIG. 6, a stiffening member 1c is attached to the lower end portion of the outer case 1 to prevent local buckling, and is supported by a cable receiver 23 attached to the operating portion 10. . The stiffening member 1c is formed in a spiral shape in order to impart appropriate flexibility to the mounting portion and prevent the outer case 1 from bending at a boundary portion with the outer case 1 with a small curvature. The cable receiver 23 has a fitting recess 23a on the upper surface for receiving the lower end of the outer case 1,
The inner wire 2 is pulled out to the fixed fixed point 7 from the through hole 23b formed in the central portion.

Further, the cable receiver 23 constitutes a stroke adjusting means. The stroke adjusting means is the operation unit 1.
The distance between the rotation center 10a of 0 and the operating force acting point of the outer case 1 is made variable so that the lever arm length LA can be adjusted, and the cable receiver 23 is rotatably attached to the operating portion 10. Consists of In this embodiment, the cable receiver 23 is made of a synthetic resin material, and the fitting portion 23c having a rectangular cross section is formed in the rectangular hole 10 of the operation portion 10.
It is fitted and fitted to b. The fitting recess 23a that receives the tip of the outer case 1 is eccentric with respect to the center of the fitting portion 23c, and when the cable receiver 23 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 6B, the fitting portion 23c bends. Rectangular hole 10
Rotate in b. By rotating the cable receiver 23, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), the interval (lever arm length LA) between the fitting recess 23a and the rotation center of the operating portion 10 is longer than that in FIG. 6 (b), and the outer case 1 has the same pressing stroke length. The rotation angle of the operation unit 10 is adjusted.

Therefore, in this embodiment, both ends of the inner wire 2 are fixed to the handle case 11 and the fixed fixed point 7 on the lock device 9, and the upper end of the outer case 1 is fixed to the cylindrical body 13 and the lower end is fitted into the recessed portion 23a. When attached to the outer casing 1, both ends of the outer case 1 are pressed against the ceiling wall 13b of the cylindrical body 13 and the bottom wall of the fitting recess 23a due to the elasticity of the cable 3. When the operation handle 8 is rotated so as to be pulled out of the vehicle body in this state, the upper end of the outer case 1 is at the upper end of the cylindrical body 1.
It is pushed down by the ceiling wall 13b of 3 and moves downward,
The lower end pushes the operation portion 10 downward to move the latch in the engagement releasing direction with the striker.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the vehicle door opening operation device using the door outside handle device, the inside handle device may be used.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device for automobile parts which is highly safe and highly replaceable with existing devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention, in which (a) is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention and (b) is a diagram showing a case where an inner wire is driven.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an opening operation device for an automobile door, FIG.
Is a sectional view, and (b) is a sectional view of the cable.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where an operation handle is operated.

4A and 4B are diagrams showing a connection state of the cable to the operation handle, in which FIG. 4A is a view taken in the direction of arrow 4A in FIG. 2A, FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line 4B-4B in FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4B-4B of (a) when the operation handle is rotated.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing a connected state of the cable to the lock device, FIG. 5A is a sectional view showing an inserted state, and FIG. 5B is a sectional view showing a state after the insertion.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing an operation unit, (a) is a sectional view,
(B) is a 6B direction arrow view in (a) of a cable receiver, (c) is a figure which shows the state which rotated the cable receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 outer case 2 inner wire 3 cables 4 operation parts 5 Rotation operation part 6 Operation target parts 7 Fixed points 8 operation handle 9 Lock device 10 Operation part 11 handle case 12 handle device 13 cylinder 14 Guide part

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 65/12-65/42 B60J 5/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An operation component in which a fixed fixed point can be set and a rotary operation unit is rotatably connected, and an operation target component in which a fixed fixed point can be set and which is remotely operated by a rotary operation of the rotary operation unit, A cylindrical ceiling that is flexible and is connected to the rotary operation unit.
Both ends abut on a bottom wall of a fitting recess formed in the wall and the operation target component, and an outer case for operating the operation target component by moving in a pushing direction by a rotation operation on the rotation operation unit, It has flexibility, and both ends of the operation part and the operation target part are fixed.
A remote control device for an automobile part, comprising: an inner wire which is fixed to a point with a path length longer than a linear distance between the fixed fixed points and is inserted into the outer case and which guides a moving direction of the outer case. 2. A handle case fixed to a door of an automobile and having an operation handle rotatably coupled thereto, and a latch fixed to the inside of the door of the automobile to disengage the striker on the vehicle body side, and the disengagement operation direction is downward. A locking device having an operation part set to, and having a flexibility, is installed between the operation handle and the operation part, and moves in the pushing direction by the rotation operation of the operation handle to engage the operation part. The outer case to be released and the flexible case, both ends of which are locked on the handle case.
To the fixed fixed point in the door that is set on each casing
An opening operation device for an automobile door, comprising: an inner wire fixed with a path length longer than a straight line distance between the fixed fixed points and inserted into the outer case, and guiding the moving direction of the outer case. 3. A handle case fixed to an automobile door and having an operation handle rotatably coupled thereto, a locking device fixed inside the automobile door and remotely operated by the operation handle, and having flexibility. An outer case that moves in the pushing direction by rotating the operation handle to remotely operate the lock device, and an inner wire that has one end fixed to the handle case and is inserted into the outer case to guide the moving direction of the outer case. A cylindrical body that is rotatably connected to the operation handle and one end of the outer case is inserted, and that pushes down the outer case by the rotation of the operation handle; and a cylindrical body that is provided in the handle case and that is rotated when the operation handle is rotated. A guide part that abuts and guides the end of the outer case toward the fixed part of the inner wire. Car door opening operation handle device that.