JP4946549B2 - Electric lock unit string jig - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electric lock unit for a vehicle door, and in particular, an electric lock unit for assembling an electric lock unit of a vehicle door provided with an operation string that enables manual unlocking operation in a vehicle assembling process. It relates to a string jig.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, vehicles equipped with an electric lock unit are commercially available so that unlocking of a vehicle back door or the like can be performed with a light touch. In the conventional electric lock unit, there is a problem in that the back door or the like cannot be opened in a state where the power supply wiring to the electric motor is not yet made in the vehicle assembling process, and the work inconvenience is great. In order to cope with such a problem, the present applicant has proposed an electric unlocking device in Patent Document 1 in which when a string is pulled, a release lever is operated to release a locked state of a door.
JP 2000-179210 A

However, in the electric unlocking device of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to pull out the string from a small hole for inserting a striker provided in the back door panel, and it is difficult to pull out the string, and it takes time to install the apparatus. Furthermore, there is a problem that grease of the lock mechanism adheres to the string, and the vehicle becomes dirty with grease when the string is routed.

In addition, in the case of two back doors that open up and down, it is necessary to attach an electric lock unit to the left and right of the back door, respectively. To release the lock, the left electric lock unit string and the right electric lock unit There was a problem in operability because the string of the lock unit had to be pulled separately.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described problems, and easily attaches to a vehicle door with a string for enabling the door to be manually unlocked at a stage where power supply wiring to the electric motor is not made. and to provide an electric lock unit for cord jig to facilitate the mounting of the electric lock unit to.

According to the first aspect of the present invention , the lock means 40 includes the housing 12 and engages with the striker 50 provided on the door opening edge of the vehicle to be locked. An electric lock unit string jig 80 that is attached to the electric lock unit 10 that is disposed in the vehicle door and has an unlocking means 20 that is eliminated,
The electric lock unit string jig 80 passes through the door from the inside of the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle, and when pulled in one direction, the string 48 engages with a part of the unlocking means 20 and forcibly operates it. And is detachably attached to the housing 12 ;
The electric lock unit string jig is
A notch in the housing of the electric lock unit for allowing the striker to be inserted, and being detachably attached to a notch communicating with an opening for allowing the striker to be inserted in the vehicle door. Technical features.

In the electric lock unit string jig according to claim 1, the lock release means is forcibly activated when the string is pulled from one direction inside or outside the vehicle even in a state where the power supply wiring to the electric motor is not made in the vehicle assembly process. The door is unlocked and can be opened. The string is held by a string jig that is detachably attached to the housing. For this reason, by attaching a string jig to the housing at a position corresponding to the opening of the door for pulling out the string, the string can be passed through the opening when the electric lock unit is assembled to the door. . This eliminates the need for pulling out the string from the door panel and facilitates the mounting of the electric lock unit. Further, since it is not necessary to pull out the string, no grease adheres to the string, and the vehicle is not contaminated with the grease.

The electric lock unit string jig according to claim 1 is a notch in the housing of the electric lock unit for allowing the striker to be inserted, and communicates with an opening for allowing the striker of the vehicle door to be inserted. Removably attached to the notch. When the electric lock unit is assembled to the door, the string can be passed through the opening for allowing the vehicle door striker to be inserted. This eliminates the need for pulling out the string from the door panel and facilitates the mounting of the electric lock unit.

In the electric lock unit string jig according to claim 2 , the pair of holding portions hold both ends of the notch of the housing of the electric lock unit, and the biasing means sets the pair of holding portions on the both end sides. Energize. For this reason, at the time of attachment, the electric lock unit string jig does not fall off from the electric lock unit, and attachment of the electric lock unit is facilitated. Further, the stringing part for the electric lock unit can be easily detached from the electric lock unit by removing the holding part from both ends of the notch of the housing against the urging force of the urging means.

The electric lock unit according to claim 3 includes an engagement member of an electric lock unit string jig for holding a string from the electric lock unit arranged on the right side of the vehicle door, and an electric type arranged on the left side. It is possible to engage with an engaging member of an electric lock unit string jig for holding a string from the lock unit. For this reason, by pulling the engaged electric jigs for both electric lock units, the left electric lock unit and the right electric lock unit can be unlocked simultaneously, and the operability can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a sports multipurpose vehicle provided with an electric lock unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The rear portion of the sports multipurpose vehicle is provided with a pair of upper and lower back doors, an upper back door UD that opens upward and a lower back door LD that opens to a substantially horizontal position on the lower side. A door handle 60 is provided at the center of the lower back door LD, and a pair of electric lock units 10 are provided in the left and right door panels.

The configuration of the door handle 60 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 showing a cross section taken along line I-I in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 which is a rear perspective view of the door handle. As shown in FIG. 2, the door handle 60 has a U-shaped concave section, and an operation knob 66 is provided through the upper wall 62. A horizontally extending operation piece 68 is coupled to the base end of the operation knob 66, and both are supported by a pivot 76 provided with a coil spring 70 (FIG. 3) so as to be integrally swingable at this coupling portion. A contact piece 74 of a limit switch 72 provided on the back surface of the side wall 64 of the door handle 60 is in contact with the lower surface of the front end of the operation piece 68. Therefore, when a hand is inserted into the door handle 60 and the operation knob 66 is pushed up as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2, the operation piece 68 rotates downward to push down the contact piece 74, and an unlock signal is sent from the limit switch 72. Be emitted.

4 shows a cross section taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 shows a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. 4, and the electric lock unit 10. 6 (A) and 6 (B) showing the plane of the motor as a single unit, and FIG. 9 which is an explanatory diagram of assembly of the electric lock unit 10 to the lower back door LD. FIG. 4 corresponds to the direction of arrow IV in FIG. 6A shows a state where the string jig 80 is attached to the electric lock unit 10, and FIG. 6B shows a state where the string jig 80 is removed. FIG. 9 shows assembly of the electric lock unit 10 to the lower back door LD with the string jig 80 attached to the electric lock unit 10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6B, the housing 12 of the electric lock unit 10 is formed with a notch 14 for allowing the body-side striker 50 (FIG. 4) to pass therethrough. Similarly, as shown in FIG. A small opening D2a is also provided in the door inner panel D2 of the lower back door LD, and the electric lock unit 10 is positioned so that the notch 14 corresponds to the small opening D2a of the door inner panel D2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the electric lock unit 10 includes an unlock mechanism 20 and a lock mechanism 40 driven by an electric motor 22, and is attached to the door inner panel D <b> 2 side. When the lower back door LD is closed, the latch 42 of the locking mechanism 40 is engaged with the leg portion 52 of the U-shaped striker 50 provided on the body side of the door opening edge to be locked. This will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The latch 42 is a substantially circular plate having a notch 42a in a part thereof. The latch 42 can be rotated around the support shaft 42b and is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 by a spring (not shown). It is energized. In the process of closing the lower back door LD, the striker leg 52 that has entered the notch 14 of the housing 12 of the lock mechanism 40 from below in FIG. 5 also enters the notch 42a of the latch 42 as shown in the figure. Engage with this. Adjacent to the latch 42, there is provided a pole 44 that can be rotated about a support shaft 44a and is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by a spring (not shown). As shown in the drawing, a part of the pawl 44 moves over the engaging protrusion 44b of the pole 44, and as a result, the return rotation of the latch 42 is restricted and a locked state is obtained.

An operation lever 24 is provided to release the locked state, and a lower end 24e thereof is positioned close to the return projection 44c of the pole 44 as shown in FIG. In this state, when the lower end 24e of the operation lever 24 moves in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 5, the pawl 44 rotates in the clockwise direction in the figure, and the engagement protrusion 44b moves backward in the figure, and the latch 42 returns. The lock is released because it can rotate.

A perspective view of the drive lever 46 for releasing the lock of the electric lock unit 10 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, only the L-shaped L-shaped panel 12 </ b> L constituting a part of the housing 12 in the electric lock unit 10 is shown. The drive lever 46 is pivotally supported by a support shaft (not shown), is provided substantially in parallel with the operation lever 24 described above, and an end portion of the drive lever 46 opposite to the illustrated end portion 46e. The operation lever 24 is connected by a link provided on the drive lever 46 (not shown), and the operation lever 24 is interlocked with the swing of the drive lever 46. The drive lever 46 is coupled to the electric motor 22 (FIG. 6) and is rotated by the electric motor 22. That is, when an unlock signal is issued from the limit switch 72 of the door handle 60 described above, an activation signal is output from the motor control circuit (not shown) to the electric motor 22 and the drive lever 46 rotates in the direction of arrow b in FIG. As a result, the operating lever 24 rotates in the same direction and the lower end 24e thereof moves in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. 5, and the locked state is released.

In the present embodiment, the drive lever 46 is formed with a through hole 46 a for inserting the operation string 48 from the string jig 80. If the power supply wiring to the electric motor 22 is not yet made in the vehicle assembly process, the drive lever 46 is rotated in the direction of the arrow b in FIG. Is rotated in the same direction, and its lower end 24e moves in the direction of arrow a in FIG.

A string jig 80 for holding the string will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, the string jig 80 includes a winding portion 82 for winding the operation string 48, hook portions 84 and 86 provided at both ends of the winding portion 82, and a hook-like shape provided at the tip. , And a holding portion 90 for fixing to the housing 12, and is formed of a flexible resin. The collar 88 is for engaging with a collar of another string jig 80. A notch 86 a for passing the operation string 48 is formed in the rear collar portion 86.

8A is a plan view of the string jig 80 in FIG. 7, and FIGS. 8B and 8C are views of the string jig 80 in FIG. FIG. 8C shows an engaged state between the string jig 80 and the housing 12 of the electric lock unit. As shown in FIG. 8B, the holding portion 90 includes a V-shaped portion 92 formed in a V-shaped cross section, and the left side wall 92L of the V-shaped portion 92 in the drawing is fixed to the flange 86 side, The right side wall 92R is formed so as to be swingable with respect to the left side wall 92L and open to a predetermined angle. As shown in FIG. 8A, a “<”-shaped upper end piece 94 is formed at the upper ends of the side walls 92L and 92R, and a central piece 96 is formed at a position slightly above the center. A support piece 98 for supporting the operation string 48 is provided at the rear end of the left side wall 92L.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the upper end piece 94 and the central piece 96 of the left side wall 92L sandwich the left end part 14L of the notch 14, and similarly, the upper end piece 94 and the central piece 96 of the right side wall 92R. The right end portion 14R of the notch 14 is clamped. As described above, the V-shaped portion 92 is formed such that the right side wall 92R is opened to a predetermined angle with respect to the left side wall 92L, and the V-shaped portion 92 is attached to the notch 14 with the string jig 80 attached thereto. The portion 92 urges the upper end piece 94 and the central piece 96 of the right side wall 92R toward the right end portion 14R side of the notch 14, and similarly, the upper end piece of the left side wall 92L toward the left end portion 14L side of the notch 14. 94 and the central piece 96 are energized. As a result, the string jig 80 is prevented from falling off from the electric lock unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 8A, an inclined portion 96a is formed on the end surface of the central piece 96 on the flange portion 86 side. When the string jig 80 is pulled out from the notch 14 of the housing 12 in the direction of the arrow d in FIG. 7 by the inclined portion 96a, the inclined portion 96a of the central piece 96 contacts and slides on the back surface of the front end surface 12Lf of the housing 12. By moving, the V-shaped angles of the left side wall 92L and the right side wall 92R are narrowed, and the string jig 80 can be easily pulled out.

As shown in FIG. 8C, an inclined portion 96 b is formed on the lower end surface of the center piece 96. When attaching the string jig 80 to the notch 14 of the housing 12 by the inclined portion 96b, the upper end piece 94 of the left side wall 92L and the upper end piece 94 of the right side wall 92R are lightly pinched, and the V shape of the V portion 92 is obtained. By narrowing the angle and pressing the inclined portion 96b of the central piece 96 from the upper end surface 12Lu side of the housing 12 to the notch 14 from the upper side, the inclined portion 96b is notched to the right end 14R and the left end 14L. , The V-shaped angle of the left side wall 92L and the right side wall 92R is narrowed, and the central piece 96 gets over the right end portion 14R and the left end portion 14L. The upper end piece 94 abuts on the upper end surface 12Lu of the housing 12, whereby the upper end piece 94 and the center piece 96 of the left side wall 92L sandwich the left end 14L of the notch 14, and similarly, the right side wall 92R. The upper end piece 94 and the center piece 96 sandwich the right end portion 14R of the notch 14. As a result, the string jig 80 can be easily attached to the electric lock unit 10.

Next, assembly of the electric lock unit to the lower back door LD will be described with reference to the explanatory diagrams of FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 9, the door inner panel D2 is provided with an opening D2h for accommodating the electric lock unit 10 and the like and a small opening D2a for inserting the striker 50 described above with reference to FIG. ing. The electric lock unit 10 having the string jig 80 attached to the notch 14 is accommodated in the door inner panel D2 so that the string jig 80 is directed to the small opening D2a of the door inner panel D2.

As shown in FIG. 10, the string jig 80 is inserted into the opening D2h of the door inner panel D2, and the electric lock unit 10 is positioned so that the notch 14 of the housing 12 corresponds to the opening D2h. Is attached to the door inner panel D2.

And as shown in FIG. 11, the operation string 48 is taken out from the small opening D2a of the door inner panel D2 by pulling out the string jig 80 from the electric lock unit 10. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12, after attaching the interior plate P to the opening D2h of the door inner panel D2, a string jig for holding the operation string 48 from the electric lock unit assembled on the left side of the lower back door LD. 80 and a string jig 80 for holding the operation string 48 from the electric lock unit assembled on the right side are engaged via a collar 88 shown in FIG. The length of the operation cord 48 is adjusted to a length sufficient to be pulled out from the electric lock unit and engage with another cord jig 80 at the center of the lower back door LD.

According to such a structure, when the power supply wiring to the electric motor 22 has not been made yet in the vehicle assembly process, the operating lever 48 pulls the drive lever 46 by pulling the pair of engaged string jigs 80. 7 is forcibly rotated counterclockwise. Along with this, the operating lever 24 rotates in the same direction, and its lower end 24e moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5, and the locked state is released. After the power supply wiring to the electric motor 22 is made, the operation cord 48 that is no longer needed is passed through the through hole 46a in a loop shape. Can be removed.

In the electric lock unit 10 and the string jig 80 of the embodiment, the operation lever 46 is forced when the operation string 48 is pulled from one direction inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle even in a state where the power supply wiring to the electric motor is not made in the vehicle assembly process. The door is unlocked and can be opened. Since the operation string 48 is held by a string jig 80 detachably attached to the housing 12, the string jig is positioned at a position corresponding to the small opening D2a of the door for pulling out the operation string 48 with respect to the housing 12. By attaching 80, when the electric lock unit 10 is assembled to the door, the operation string 48 can be passed through the small opening D2a. This eliminates the need to pull out the operation string 48 from the door panel, and facilitates the mounting of the electric lock unit 10. Further, since the operation string 48 need not be pulled out, no grease adheres to the operation string 48, and the vehicle is not contaminated with the grease due to the operation string 48.

The string jig 80 of the embodiment is a notch 14 in the housing 12 of the electric lock unit 10 for allowing the striker 50 to be inserted, and a small opening D2a for allowing the striker 50 of the vehicle door to be inserted. Removably attached to the notch 14 that communicates. Therefore, when the electric lock unit 10 is assembled to the door, the operation string 48 can be passed through the small opening D2a for allowing the striker 50 of the vehicle door to be inserted. Thereby, it becomes unnecessary to pull out the operation string 48 from the inside of the door panel, and the electric lock unit 10 can be easily attached.

In the string jig 80 according to the embodiment, a holding portion including a pair of upper end pieces 94 and a center piece 96 holds both end portions 14R and 14L of the notch 14 of the housing 12 of the electric lock unit 10, and a V-shaped portion 92 is provided. The pair of sandwiching portions (the upper end piece 94 and the central piece 96) are urged toward the both end portions 14R and 14L, respectively. For this reason, the string jig | tool 80 does not drop | omit from the electric lock unit 10, and attachment of the electric lock unit 10 becomes easy. Further, the string jig 80 can be easily detached from the electric lock unit 10 by removing the holding portions from both ends of the notch 14 of the housing 12 against the urging force of the V-shaped portion 92.

The electric lock unit 10 of the embodiment includes a hook 88 of a string jig 80 that holds an operation string 48 from the electric lock unit 10 disposed on the right side of a vehicle door, and an electric lock disposed on the left side. The hook 88 of the string jig 80 that holds the operation string 48 from the unit 10 can be engaged. Therefore, by pulling the engaged two string jigs 80, the left electric lock unit 10 and the right electric lock unit 10 can be unlocked simultaneously, and the operability can be improved.

It is not difficult to let the operating string 48 pass through the opening downward from the electric lock unit due to the weight of the operating string 48, but it is difficult to pass the opening in the lateral direction. In the electric lock unit of the embodiment, it is easy to pass the operation string 48 in the lateral direction.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a pair of left and right electric lock units is accommodated with respect to the door has been described. However, when one unit is installed in a lateral direction such as a side door of a vehicle, a flip-up type back door is also provided. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to the case where one unit is attached to the central portion.

It is the perspective view which looked at the rear part of the sports multipurpose vehicle provided with the electric lock unit which concerns on embodiment of this invention from back. It is sectional drawing along the II line | wire of FIG. It is a rear perspective view of a door handle. It is sectional drawing along the II-II line of FIG. It is sectional drawing along the III-III line of FIG. FIG. 6A is a plan view showing a state where a string jig is attached to the electric lock unit, and FIG. 6B is a plan view showing a state where the string jig is removed. It is a perspective view of the operation lever of an electric lock unit. 8A is a plan view of the string jig in FIG. 7, and FIGS. 8B and 8C are views of the string jig in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly | attachment to the lower back door of an electric lock unit. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly | attachment to the lower back door of an electric lock unit. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly | attachment to the lower back door of an electric lock unit. It is explanatory drawing of manual unlocking of a lower back door.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electric lock unit, 12 ... Housing, 14 ... Notch, 14L ... Left end part, 14R ... Right end part, 22 ... Electric motor, 20 ... Unlock mechanism, 24 ... Operation lever, 40 ... Lock mechanism, 42 ... Latch, 44 ... Pole, 46 ... Drive lever, 48 ... Operating string, 50 ... Striker, 80 ... String jig, 88 ... Bridge, 92 ... V-shaped part, 92L ... Left side wall, 92R ... Right side wall, 94 ... Upper end pieces 94, 96 ... center piece, LD ... lower back door, D2a ... small opening

Claims (3)

A vehicle having a housing and having a lock means that is locked by engaging with a striker provided at a door opening edge of the vehicle, and a lock release means that is operated by an electric motor to release the lock state of the lock means A string jig for an electric lock unit attached to an electric lock unit disposed in a door,
The electric lock unit string jig holds a string that passes through the door from the inside of the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle and engages with a part of the unlocking means when it is pulled in one direction to force it to operate. , removably attached, et al is in the housing,
The electric lock unit string jig is
A notch in the housing of the electric lock unit for allowing the striker to be inserted, and being detachably attached to a notch communicating with an opening for allowing the striker to be inserted in the vehicle door. An electric lock unit string jig. A pair of sandwiching portions for sandwiching both ends of the notch of the housing, and
2. The string jig for an electric lock unit according to claim 1 , further comprising: an urging unit that urges the pair of sandwiching portions toward the both end portions. The electric lock unit string jig according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising an engagement member for engagement with another electric lock unit string jig.

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