JP4448672B2 - Door fixing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a door fixing device suitable for fixing a back door, a trunk lid and the like of an automobile.

As a device for fixing doors such as back doors and trunk lids of automobiles, a striker fixed to the door support, a support fixed to the center of the end of the door, a latch supported by the support, a detent lever, Many door lock devices having an open lever are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In such a door lock device, when the door is closed and the striker collides with the latch in the open state, the latch rotates with the impact engaged with the striker, and the door and the door support are attracted to each other. . Then, the detent lever engages with the latch in the closed state to restrict the reverse rotation of the latch, and the door is fixed in the closed state.

On the other hand, when the open lever is turned, the detent lever is pulled away from the latch. As a result, the latch is reversely rotated to be in the open state, and the engagement between the latch and the striker is released, so that the door can be opened.
However, conventionally, this type of door fixing device has a considerable weight against the balance of weight even though a mechanism unit that rotates various levers in cooperation with each other and a motor that rotates these levers have a considerable weight. Since almost no consideration was given, the center of gravity was often biased to one side. For this reason, an uneven load is always applied to the door, and the door may be deformed or the door may not be opened and closed smoothly.

JP 2000-204812 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a door fixing device that has a center of gravity at or near the center in the width direction of the main body mechanism and does not have to worry about an uneven load being applied to the door or door support.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a door fixing device of the present invention is fixed to one of a door support and a door, and has a support portion in which a striker entrance is formed at the center in the width direction, and a latch supported by the support portion. , open lever, a body mechanism having a lock lever and a motor, wherein the latch is capable striker engageable entering the striker insertion opening so as to pivot to the closed position, the normal and reverse the locking lever with the motor By turning, the open lever changes between a locked state and an unlocked state. When the open lever is in the unlocked state, the open lever is rotated to rotate the latch to the open position. And the engagement with the striker is released, and the support is formed on one side of the support portion across the center line of the striker advancement entrance. With mounting the motor to the part, axially supports the lock lever and the open lever to the support portion at the other side is provided with a center of gravity of the striker opening on the center line or body mechanism near the.

  The support portion includes a cover fixed to the door, an upper plate standing upward from the cover, and a motor case fixed to the rear surface of the upper plate. The motor case is disposed on the other side of the motor case. A motor may be housed, and the lock lever and the open lever may be pivotally supported on one side of the front surface of the upper plate.

  According to the present invention, since the position of the center of gravity is at or near the center of the main body mechanism, an uneven load is not applied to the door or door support attached with the main body mechanism, and the door is difficult to open and close by deformation. Can be prevented.

Hereinafter, an embodiment which is an automobile back door fixing device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door fixing device of the present invention is supported by the striker 1 fixed to the lower edge of the opening that is a door support, the support part mounted on the back door, and the support part. The main body mechanism 2 includes a latch 3, a detent lever 4, an open lever 5, a slide member 6 , a lock lever 7, and a motor 35 .
The striker 1 is formed by bending a metal rod into a substantially U-shape and protruding upward.

The support portion includes a box-shaped cover 8 that is exposed and fixed to the lower surface of the back door, a latch base 9 that is housed and fixed in the cover 8, and an upper plate 10 that is attached to the upper surface of the latch base 9. The motor case 21 is superposed and fixed to the rear surface of the upper plate 10.
The cover 8 is made of metal, and a striker entrance 11 is formed on the lower surface thereof. This striker advance entrance 11 is located in the center in the width direction of the support portion.
The latch base 9 is made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of protrusions 12 protrude from the upper surface at intervals. As shown in FIG. 2, a striker receiving recess 13 is formed on the lower surface of the latch base 9 at a position that coincides with the striker advance inlet 11 of the cover 8.

The upper plate 10 is formed by bending a metal plate. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the upper plate 10 includes a fixed piece 14 fixed to the upper surface of the latch base 9 and an upright piece 15 bent at one end of the fixed piece upward. Have. In addition, fins 37 that are bent backward are formed at a plurality of locations on the periphery of the upright piece 15.
Motor case 21 is formed in a hollow box shape a synthetic resin as a material, the plurality of pairs of locking claws 36 formed so as to face the outer surface, by embracing the fin 37 of the upper plate 10, upper plate 10 Attached to.

The latch 3 is rotatably attached to the lower surface of the latch base 9 on one side of the striker receiving recess 13 with a first shaft 16 penetrating the latch base 9 up and down.
Further, the latch 3 is formed with a notch that engages with the striker 1. When the latch 3 is in the open state, this notch opens toward the opening side of the striker advance entrance 11.
However, when the back door is closed and the striker 1 entering the striker entrance 11 collides with the latch 3 and the latch 3 is rotated by the impact, the notch rotates while receiving the striker 1 and crosses the striker entrance 11. The striker 1 cannot escape from the striker entrance 10, and the back door is fixed in a closed state. The latch 3 is urged in the open direction by a first spring 17 attached to the outer periphery of the first shaft 16.

As shown in FIG. 8, the detent lever 4 is rotatably mounted on the lower surface of the latch base 9 on the other side of the striker receiving recess 13 with a second shaft 18 penetrating the latch base 9 up and down. .
Further, the detent lever 4 is urged in a direction approaching the outer peripheral surface of the latch 3 by a second spring 19 mounted on the outer periphery of the second shaft 18, and engages with the latch 3 in the closed state. 3 is restricted from rotating to the open state.

When the detent lever 4 engaged with the latch 3 in the closed state is rotated in the releasing direction against the biasing force of the second spring 19, the latch 3 biased by the first spring 17 is Returning to the open position at once, the engagement between the latch 3 and the striker 1 can be released, and the back door can be opened.
Further, one end of the detent lever 4 stands upward, and an abutting piece 20 exposed to the front of the latch base 9 is formed.
Since the related structure of the striker 1, the latch 3 and the detent lever 4 is conventionally known, the operation sequence is not shown.

The fixing piece 14 of the upper plate 10 is placed on the protrusion 12 of the latch base 9 and fixed to the upper surface of the latch base 9 by the first shaft 16 and the second shaft 18. As shown in FIG. 2, the motor case 21 is mounted on the rear surface of the upright piece 15 of the upper plate 10.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the open lever 5 is rotated by the first support shaft 22 on the front surface of the upright piece 15 on the other side (detent lever 4 side) across the center line a of the striker entrance 11. Installed as possible.
The open lever 5 is formed in a straight bar shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and passes through the center portion of the open lever 5 with the first support shaft 22 (FIGS. 3 and 5), and the lower end portion is a contact piece of the detent lever 4. It faces one side of 20.

The open lever 5 is urged by a coil spring 23 in a direction in which a lower end portion thereof moves away from the contact piece 20 of the detent lever 4.
Further, the lower end portion of the open lever 5 is provided with a front piece 24 and a rear piece 25 arranged on the front and rear sides of the contact piece 20, and the front piece 24 and the rear piece 25 are long in the axial direction. The holes 26 are formed so as to face each other (FIG. 6). The upper end portion of the long hole 26 is located above the contact piece 20 of the detent lever 4, and the lower end portion of the long hole 26 reaches below the upper end of the contact piece 20.
Further, the tip of the cable 27 is connected to the upper end of the open lever 5, and when the cable 27 is operated to pull the upper end of the open lever 5 to one side, the front piece 24 and the rear piece 25 of the open lever 5 are brought into contact with each other. It passes through the front and rear sides of the contact piece 20.

On the other side across the center line a, the lock lever 7 is rotatably attached to the front surface of the upright piece 15 by a second support shaft 28 provided on the outer side of the first support shaft 22 (see FIG. 1, FIG. 3).
The lock lever 7 has a base portion bent at a substantially right angle so as to extend upward and in the direction of the open lever 5, and the second support shaft 28 passes through the center of the base portion.
One end of the lock lever 7 toward the open lever 5 is bent forward at a right angle, and further, its tip is bent at a right angle to extend to a position reaching the front of the center of the open lever 5.
The other end of the base portion of the lock lever 7 is inclined upward in the other direction, and a long guide hole 29 is formed in this portion in the axial direction.

The upper end portion of the slide member 6 is pivotally attached to one end portion of the lock lever 7 by the third support shaft 30.
The slide member 6 is formed in a thin plate shape using synthetic resin as a raw material, and is disposed on the same axis as the open lever 5 so as to overlap one end of the front surface thereof, and is slidable along the open lever 5. (FIG. 4).
The rear surface of the lower end of the slide member 6 protrudes in a direction intersecting the sliding direction of the slide member 6 and the rotation direction of the open lever 5 and is slidably engaged with the long hole 26 of the open lever 5 The shaft 31 is provided integrally (FIG. 6).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a rotating member 32 projects from the other side of the motor case 21 so as to be located behind the other end of the lock lever 7. The base of the rotating member 32 is attached to the motor case 21 so as to rotate about an axis along the front-rear direction.
Further, a locking shaft 33 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the distal end portion of the rotating member 32, and the front end portion of the locking shaft 33 is slidably engaged with the guide hole 29 of the lock lever 7. .
The rotating member 32 is rotated by an actuator 34 and can be switched between an upper position where the tip end is raised and a lower position where the tip end is processed.
The motor 35 that drives the actuator 34 is housed inside the motor case 21 on one side across the center line a. As a result, the weights on both sides of the center line a are substantially balanced, and the center of gravity of the main body mechanism 2 is located on or near the center line a.

When the rotating member 32 is lowered to the lower position, the other end of the lock lever 7 connected via the locking shaft 33 and the guide hole 29 is pushed down, and one end of the lock lever 7 is rotated upward. .
Then, the slide member 6 pivotally attached to one end of the lock lever 7 rises to the lock position along the open lever 5, and the pressing shaft 31 of the slide member 6 reaches the upper end of the long hole 26 of the open lever 5.
In this state, when the cable 27 is operated to pull the upper end of the open lever 5 to one side, the open lever 5 and the slide member 6 rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 1 and are provided at the lower end of the open lever 5. Further, the front piece 24 and the rear piece 25 pass through the front and rear of the contact piece 20 of the detent lever 4, but the pressing shaft 31 of the slide member 6 in the locked position is located above the contact piece 20. There is no effect on the piece 20.

On the other hand, when the rotation member 32 is rotated to the upper position, the other end of the lock lever 7 is pushed up, one end of the lock lever 7 is lowered, and the slide member 6 slides toward the lower end of the open lever 5. Move.
When the slide member 6 moves to the unlocked position, the pressing shaft 31 of the slide member 6 reaches the lower end of the long hole 26 of the open lever 5.

When the cable 27 is pulled in this state and the open lever 5 and the slide member 6 interlocked therewith are rotated, the pressing shaft 31 located at the lower end of the long hole 26 of the open lever 5 hits the contact piece 20 of the detent lever 4. And press it to the other side.
As a result, the detent lever 4 is pulled away from the latch 3 and rotated to the release position, the latch 3 returns to the open state by the force of the first spring 17, and the engagement between the striker 1 and the latch 3 is released.
The door fixing device of the present invention can also be applied to doors other than automobile doors.
Further, depending on the type and structure of the door, the main body mechanism can be mounted on the door support and the striker can be fixed to the door.

The front view of the door fixing device which shows the Example of this invention. Rear view of the above. Sectional drawing of the principal part of a door fixing device. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. The partially broken top view of an open lever and a slide member. The principal part side view of an open lever and a slide member. Sectional drawing of the one side lower part of a door fixing device. Sectional drawing of the other side lower part of a door fixing device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Striker 2 Main body mechanism 3 Latch 4 Detent lever 5 Open lever 6 Slide member 7 Lock lever 8 Cover 9 Latch base 10 Upper plate 11 Striker entrance 12 Protrusion 13 Striker receiving recessed part 14 Fixed piece 15 Standing piece 16 1st shaft 17 1st 1 spring 18 second shaft 19 second spring 20 abutment piece 21 motor case 22 first support shaft 23 coil spring 24 front piece 25 rear piece 26 long hole 27 cable 28 second support shaft 29 guide hole 30 Third support shaft 31 Press shaft 32 Rotating member 33 Locking shaft 34 Actuator 35 Motor 36 Locking claw 37 Fin a Center line

Claims (2)

A main body mechanism having a support portion fixed to one of the door support and the door and having a striker advance entrance formed in the center in the width direction, and a latch, an open lever , a lock lever and a motor supported by the support portion; the latch is capable striker engageable entering the striker insertion opening so as to rotate in the closed position, by forward and reverse rotation of the lock lever with said motor, said open lever is locked state and the unlocked state When the open lever is in an unlocked state, the latch is rotated to the open position and the engagement with the striker is released by rotating the open lever. And mounting the motor on the support portion on one side across the center line of the striker entrance of the support portion, and on the other side Axially supports the lock lever and the open lever lifting unit, a door locking device, characterized in that provided the center of gravity of the body mechanism centerline or near the striker insertion opening. The support portion includes a cover fixed to the door, an upper plate standing upward from the cover, and a motor case fixed to the rear surface of the upper plate. The motor case is disposed on one side of the motor case. The door fixing device according to claim 1, wherein a motor is housed, and the lock lever and the open lever are pivotally supported on the other side of the front surface of the upper plate.

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