JP6187014B2 - Vehicle door lock device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door lock device provided in a vehicle.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 below each disclose an example of a vehicle door lock device. The vehicle door lock device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a housing that houses a latch mechanism, a lock mechanism, and the like that are constituent elements thereof, and an opening for assembling a cable such as an open cable or a locking cable in the housing. Is provided. On the other hand, the vehicle door lock device disclosed in Patent Document 2 discloses a structure in which an opening provided in a housing for assembling this type of cable is covered with a protective member separate from the housing. .

JP 2013-83086 A JP 2006-266028 A

(Problems to be solved by the invention)
According to the vehicle door lock device including the protective member as described above, the assembled cable can be protected by the protective member. In this case, since the protective member has a separate structure from the housing, when the holding region for holding the cable is provided in the protective member, the holding member attached to the housing is separated from the cable during the cable assembly operation. It is assumed that it is detached from the housing due to the received load.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of said point, One of the objectives is a vehicle door lock apparatus provided with the protection member for protecting the cable after being assembled in a housing, It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique effective for improving the attachment property of a protective member to a housing.

(Means for solving the problem)
To achieve the above object, a vehicle door lock device according to the present invention includes a latch mechanism, a lock mechanism, a housing, and a protective member. A latch mechanism is comprised so that a vehicle door can be hold | maintained in a closed state by engagement with the striker attached to the vehicle body. The lock mechanism functions to set the latch mechanism to an unlocked state in which the engagement with the striker can be released or a locked state in which the engagement with the striker cannot be released. The housing is configured as a container that houses at least the latch mechanism and the lock mechanism. The protection member is a member having a separate structure from the housing, which is attached to the housing for protection of the housing. This protective member serves in particular to protect the elements housed in the housing from water present outside the housing.

  The protection member includes a main body portion and a cover portion that are connected to each other via a hinge portion. The main body includes a standing wall standing from the extending surface of the main body, a cable holding groove formed in an upper edge portion of the standing wall, and a locking portion. The cable holding groove holds at least one of an open cable connecting the door handle provided on the vehicle door and the locking mechanism and a locking cable connecting the door lock knob provided on the vehicle door and the locking mechanism. Fulfills the function of The locking portion is locked to the housing in order to restrict the movement of the main body portion relative to the housing with respect to the cable insertion direction in the cable holding groove. In this case, the locking portion of the main body portion resists the load in the pressing direction received from the cable. Thereby, it can prevent that the main-body part of the protection member attached to the housing detaches | leaves from a housing by the press load received from the said cable at the time of the assembly | attachment operation | work of a cable. As a result, it becomes possible to improve the attachment property of the protective member to the housing. The cover part is rotatable about the hinge part from a predetermined deployment position to a closed position covering the standing wall of the main body part. When the cover portion is in the closed position, the cable held in the cable holding groove is protected by being covered with the cover portion.

  In the vehicle door lock device described above, the locking portion is preferably provided in the vicinity of the standing wall. Thereby, it becomes possible to receive the said pressing load in the vicinity of the standing wall where the pressing load from a cable acts. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the main body portion of the protection member from being detached from the housing.

  In the vehicle door lock device described above, the housing preferably includes a housing side standing wall and a housing side cable holding groove. The housing side erected wall is erected in the same direction as the erected wall provided in the main body of the protection member. The housing-side cable holding groove is formed in the upper edge portion of the housing-side standing wall to hold at least one of the open cable and the locking cable. The locking portion is preferably provided between the standing wall and the housing side standing wall. In this case, it is reasonable that the pressing load acting on both the standing wall and the housing side standing wall from the cable can be received in the region between the standing wall and the housing side standing wall.

  In the above vehicle door lock device, it is preferable that the locking portion is a locking claw that is bent toward the housing side standing wall while standing from the main body portion of the protection member in the same direction as the standing wall. Thereby, the structure of a latching | locking part can be simplified.

  In the vehicle door lock device described above, the cover portion rotates around the hinge portion from a deployment position extending horizontally along the extending surface of the main body portion to a closed position covering the standing wall of the main body portion. It is preferably operable. Accordingly, when the cover portion is in the deployed position extending horizontally along the extending surface of the main body portion, the cable can be easily inserted into the cable holding groove, and the assembly work of the cable can be facilitated. It becomes possible.

  In the vehicle door lock device described above, the cable holding groove of the standing wall includes a first cable holding groove for holding the open cable and a second cable holding groove for holding the locking cable. Is preferred. In this case, it is preferable that the protective member includes a lock structure that locks the cover portion in the closed position with respect to the main body portion between the first cable holding groove and the second cable holding groove. This lock structure is provided in the cover part so as to be engageable with the lock claw provided between the first cable holding groove and the second cable holding groove in the standing wall of the main body part. Preferably, it is constituted by a lock hole. According to this lock structure, the main body portion and the cover portion of the protection member can be firmly fixed to each other, and the two cables held in the corresponding cable holding grooves are reliably prevented from being lifted or violated. be able to. In particular, the lock structure can be simplified by using lock claws and lock holes that can be engaged with each other.

  In the above vehicle door lock device, the main body, the cover, and the hinge are integrally formed of a resin material, and the hinge is a thin portion provided between the main body and the cover. Preferably there is. Thereby, the structure of a protection member can be simplified.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the vehicle door lock device including the protective member for protecting the cable after being assembled in the housing, it is possible to improve the attachment of the protective member to the housing. It became possible.

It is the figure which looked at the vehicle door locking device 100 provided in the vehicle door 10 from the vehicle inside. It is a figure which shows the state which has the cover part 141 of the protection member 130 in a deployment position in the vehicle door lock device 100 in FIG. It is the figure which looked at the vehicle door lock device 100 in FIG. 1 from the vehicle rear. It is a figure which shows the cross-section regarding the AA line | wire of the vehicle door lock apparatus 100 in FIG. It is a top view of the protection member 130 in FIG. It is a perspective view of the protection member 130 in FIG. It is the side view which looked at the protection member 130 in FIG. 5 from the arrow B direction. It is a figure which shows the state which has the cover part 141 in a closed position in the protection member 130 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the protection member 230 which concerns on the example of a change of the protection member 130 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the assembly | attachment operation | work which assembles the inside open cable W1 to the housing. It is a figure which shows the assembly | attachment operation | work which assembles the inside open cable W1 to the housing. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vehicle door lock device 100 as viewed from the outside of the vehicle, and shows a rib 138 provided on the main body 131 of the protection member 130. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle door lock device 100 as viewed from the inside of the vehicle, in which a rib 104 provided on the housing 101, a rib 139 provided on the main body 131 of the protective member 130, and a cover 141 of the protective member 130 are provided. It is a figure which shows the provided rib 147. FIG. It is the figure which looked at the vehicle door lock apparatus 100 from the vehicle front, Comprising: It is a figure which shows rib 104,138,139,147. It is a figure which shows the structure of the housing 201 which concerns on the example of a change of the housing 101 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the housing 201 which concerns on the example of a change of the housing 101 in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, the front and rear of the vehicle are indicated by arrows X1 and X2, respectively, the outside of the vehicle (right side of the vehicle) and the inside of the vehicle (left side of the vehicle) are indicated by arrows Y1 and Y2, respectively. The upper side and the lower side of the vehicle are indicated by arrows Z1 and Z2, respectively. These directions can be applied to the vehicle door lock device in a state before being assembled to the vehicle door, and to the vehicle door lock device in a state after being assembled to the vehicle door.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle door lock device 100 according to the present embodiment is arranged in a region partitioned by a vehicle outer door outer panel and a vehicle inner door inner panel constituting the vehicle door 10. Yes. As a typical example of the vehicle door 10, a vehicle door on the right side of the rear seat is described.

  The housing 101 of the vehicle door lock device 100 is made of a resin material and has an accommodation space for accommodating a plurality of components including the latch mechanism 110 and the lock mechanism 120. That is, the housing 101 is configured as a housing that houses at least the latch mechanism 110 and the lock mechanism 120. Typically, the accommodation space for the latch mechanism 110 is provided on the vehicle rear side so as to face the striker 12 fixed to the vehicle body 11, and the accommodation space for the lock mechanism 120 is located on the vehicle front side from the accommodation space. A space is provided. The housing 101 corresponds to the “housing” of the present invention. A protective member 130 made of a resin material is attached to the housing 101. The protection member 130 is a member that is attached to the housing 101 to protect the housing 101 and has a separate structure from the housing 101. The protection member 130 functions to protect the element housed in the housing 101 from water existing outside the housing 101. This protective member 130 corresponds to the “protective member” of the present invention.

  The latch mechanism 110 can hold the vehicle door 10 in a closed state by engagement with the striker 12 attached to the vehicle body 11. The lock mechanism 120 sets the latch mechanism 110 to an unlocked state where the engagement with the striker 12 can be released or a locked state where the engagement with the striker 12 cannot be released. The latch mechanism 110 and the lock mechanism 120 correspond to the “latch mechanism” and the “lock mechanism” of the present invention, respectively. For further specific structures of the latch mechanism 110 and the lock mechanism 120, for example, refer to the structure of the actuation mechanism B of the automobile door lock device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-138454.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lock mechanism 120 includes an inside open lever 121, an outside open lever 122, and an active lever 123. The inside open lever 121 is connected to the inside door handle 13 provided on the vehicle door 10 via the inside open cable W1. For this reason, the inside open lever 121 rotates by the operation of the inside door handle 13. The outside open lever 122 is connected to the outside door handle 14 provided on the vehicle door 10 via a rod (not shown). For this reason, the outside open lever 122 rotates by the operation of the outside door handle 14. The active lever 123 is connected to a door lock knob 15 provided on the vehicle door 10 via a locking cable W2. For this reason, the active lever 123 rotates by the operation of the door lock knob 15 and the key cylinder (not shown).

  The inside open cable W1 and the locking cable W2 are both control cables in which an inner cable is movably inserted inside a hollow outer cable. In the inside open cable W1, the inner cable exposed from the end of the outer cable is locked to the inside open lever 121. Similarly, in the locking cable W2, the inner cable exposed from the end of the outer cable is locked to the active lever 123. In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, the inside open cable W <b> 1 and the locking cable W <b> 2 are respectively connected to a standing wall 103 provided in the housing 101 and two standing walls 136 and 137 provided in the protection member 130. It is assembled to the housing 101 by being installed and held. FIG. 4 is also referred to for the locking cable W2. A rod may be used instead of the inside open cable W1 and the locking cable W2.

  5 to 8 are referred to for the detailed structure of the protection member 130 described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the protection member 130 includes a main body portion 131 and a cover portion 141 that are connected to each other via three hinge portions 150. In the protective member 130, the main body 131, the cover 141, and the hinge 150 are integrally formed of a resin material. In this case, the hinge part 150 is a thin part provided between the main body part 131 and the cover part 141 made of a resin material, and a so-called hinge function is generated by utilizing the flexibility of the thin part. It is configured as an “integral hinge”. In the case of this configuration, the structure of the protection member 130 can be simplified. The main body 131, the cover 141, and the hinge 150 referred to here correspond to the “main body”, “cover”, and “hinge” of the present invention, respectively.

  In this protective member 130, the cover portion 141 extends the standing walls 136 and 137 of the 131 main body portion from a predetermined deployment position (position shown in FIG. 7) extending horizontally along the extending surface of the main body portion 131. It can be rotated in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 7 around the hinge part 150 (hinge line 150a) up to the closed position (position shown in FIG. 8) for covering. When the cover part 141 is in the unfolded position, a state is formed in which the cover part 141 is opened approximately 180 ° with respect to the main body part 131. Typically, when the protective member 130 is in the initial state where the hinge portion 150 has not been bent once after the resin molding, the cover portion 141 of the protective member 130 is set at the unfolded position. Yes. On the other hand, the protection member 130 is attached so as to sandwich the lower region of the housing 101 from both sides by the main body part 131 and the cover part 141, and the inner surface 131a of the main body part 131 and the inner surface 141a of the cover part 141 face each other. In this case, the cover portion 141 of the protection member 130 is set at the closed position.

  In the protective member 130, the inner surface 131 a of the main body 131 is attached to one surface of the housing 101 when the cover 141 is in the unfolded position. Thereafter, the inner surface 141 a of the cover portion 141 in the closed position is attached to the other surface of the housing 101. For this purpose, locking projections 132, 132, locking claws 133, and locking claws 134, 134 are provided on the inner surface 131a of the main body 131, and a locking claw 142 is provided on the inner surface 141a of the cover portion 141. ing. As a result, in the main body 131, the locking protrusions 132 and 132, the locking claws 133, and the locking claws 134 and 134 are respectively locked to one surface of the housing 101. In the cover portion 141, the locking claw 142 is locked by being inserted into the other surface of the housing 101, specifically, the locking hole 102 in FIG.

  The main body portion 131 is provided with two standing walls 136 and 137 that stand on the main body portion from an extended surface (in particular, the inner surface 131a). These two upright walls 136 and 137 are spaced apart from each other. These standing walls 136 and 137 have a first function of preventing water from entering the housing 101 and a second function of holding the inside open cable W1 and the locking cable W2. The first function can be dealt with by interposing the two standing walls 136 and 137 at a distance from each other and interfering in two steps with water that is about to enter the housing 101 from the main body 131. Regarding the second function, a cable holding groove 136a into which the inside open cable W1 is inserted and a cable holding groove 136b into which the locking cable W2 is inserted are formed in the upper edge portion 136c of the standing wall 136. The cable insertion direction of the cables W1, W2 in this case is indicated by an arrow D in FIG. Similarly, a cable holding groove 137a into which the inside open cable W1 is inserted and a cable holding groove 137b into which the locking cable W2 is inserted are formed in the upper edge portion 137c of the standing wall 137. Thereby, when the cover part 141 is in the unfolded position extending horizontally along the extending surface of the main body part 131, the cables W1, W2 can be easily inserted into the cable holding grooves 136a, 136b, 137a, 137b. It is possible to facilitate the cable assembly work.

  The inner surface 141a of the cover portion 141 in the closed position is a facing surface that faces the inner surface 131a of the main body 131. The inner surface 141a is provided with three standing walls 144, 145, and 146 that are spaced apart from each other. In particular, a cable holding groove 144a into which the inside open cable W1 is inserted and a cable holding groove 144b into which the locking cable W2 is inserted are formed in the upper edge portion 144c of the standing wall 144. Accordingly, when the cover portion 141 is in the closed position, the cable holding grooves 144a and 144b of the standing wall 144 are coupled with the cable holding grooves 137a and 137b of the standing wall 137, and the inside open cable W1 and A holding space for holding each of the locking cables W2 is formed. As a result, each of the inside open cable W1 and the locking cable W2 is securely held.

  In this case, the main body 131 and the cover 141 in the closed position engage with each other in one engagement region. That is, the protection member 130 is in a closed position with respect to the main body 131 between the cable holding groove 136a (first cable holding groove) and the cable holding groove 136b (second cable holding groove) of the standing wall 136. A lock structure for locking a certain cover portion 141 is provided. Specifically, the lock claw 135 provided between the cable holding groove 136a and the cable holding groove 136b in the standing wall 136 of the main body 131, and the cable holding groove 144a in the standing wall 144 of the cover part 141. And a lock hole 143 provided between the cable holding groove 144b and a lock structure. As a result of the locking claw 135 and the lock hole 143 engaging with each other, the cover part 141 in the closed position with respect to the main body part 131 is locked. According to this configuration, the main body portion 131 and the cover portion 141 of the protection member 130 can be firmly fixed to each other, and the two cables W1 and W2 held in the corresponding cable holding grooves can be lifted or violated. The effect that it can prevent reliably is obtained. In particular, the lock structure can be simplified by using the lock claw 135 and the lock hole 143 provided between the cable holding groove 136a and the cable holding groove 136b of the standing wall 136. This lock structure corresponds to the “lock structure” of the present invention.

  As shown in the protective member 130 shown in FIG. 7, the region above the extending plane passing through the upper surface of the upper edge 136c of the standing wall 136 is for assembling the two cables W1 and W2. The assembly work area 160 for operating each of the cables W1, W2 is as follows. Therefore, in order to perform this assembling work smoothly, in this embodiment, it is preferable to employ an interference avoidance structure that prevents the cover portion 141 of the protection member 130 from interfering with the assembling work area 160.

  In this interference avoidance structure, the first cover portion 141 is disposed below the upper edge portion 136c of the standing wall 136 provided in the main body portion 131 (below in the standing direction). Structure, second structure in which the hinge part 150 is disposed below the cable center of the cables W1, W2 held in the cable holding grooves 136a, 136b of the standing wall 136 (downward in the standing direction), the main body part 131 This is embodied by a third structure or the like configured such that the standing height of the standing wall 136 is higher than the standing height of the standing wall 144 of the cover portion 141. According to this interference avoidance structure, it is possible to prevent the cover portion 141 of the protection member 130 from interfering with the assembly work of the cables W1 and W2 when the two cables W1 and W2 are assembled. In particular, according to the first structure, when the cover part 141 of the protection member 130 is in the unfolded position, the cover part 141 does not interfere with the assembly work area, and thus the cover part 141 is a group of cables W1 and W2. It can be reliably prevented from interfering with the attaching work. According to the second structure, the cover part 141 is unlikely to obstruct the assembly work of the cables W1, W2 by arranging the hinge part 150 at a position relatively lower than the cable center.

  Instead of the protective member 130 shown in FIG. 7, a protective member 230 shown in FIG. 9 can be adopted. In FIG. 9, the same elements as those shown in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the same elements is omitted. The protective member 230 is a protective member except that the hinge portion 150 that connects the main body portion 131 and the cover portion 141 has a two-stage structure, that is, has two hinge lines 150a extending substantially parallel to each other. It has the same configuration as 130. According to this configuration, the cover portion 141 can be separated from the main body portion 131 with respect to the extending direction of the protective member 130 (left and right direction in FIG. 9), and the cover portion 141 is provided for the two cables W1 and W2. It is hard to get in the way of assembly work. Also, in this protective member 230, by adopting the same interference avoidance structure as in the case of the protective member 130, it is possible to more reliably prevent the cover portion 141 from interfering with the assembly work of the cables W1, W2. Can do.

  10 and 11 are referred to for the assembly work of the inside open cable W1 and the locking cable W2. In the case of the inside open cable W <b> 1, first, as shown in FIG. 10, the cable tip W <b> 1 a is inserted into the engagement hole 121 a of the inside open lever 121. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, the inside open cable W1 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow E around the cable front end W1a. For example, the inside open cable W1 rotated from the first position P1 to the third position P3 through the second position P2 in FIG. 11 is the standing wall 103 (cable holding groove 103a) of the housing 101 at the third position P3. , And the standing walls 136, 137 (cable holding grooves 136a, 137a) of the protection member 130 are attached and held. The locking cable W2 has a cable tip W2a inserted into the engagement hole 123a of the active lever 123, and the standing wall 103 (cable holding groove 103b) of the housing 101 and the standing walls 136 and 137 of the protection member 130. It is attached and held in (cable holding grooves 136b, 137b). In this case, the standing wall 103 of the housing 101 is a housing-side standing wall standing in the same direction as the standing walls 136 and 137 of the protection member 130, and a cable holding groove is formed at the upper edge of the standing wall 103. 103a, 103b (housing side cable holding grooves) are formed as openings.

  During the cable assembling work, the main body 131 of the protection member 130 is connected to the cables W1, W2 by the operation in which the cables W1, W2 are inserted into the cable holding grooves 136a, 136b, 137a, 137b of the standing walls 136, 137. Receive the load in the pressing direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the protection member 130 according to the present embodiment has a pressing direction (direction indicated by a white arrow in FIG. 4) received by the locking claws 133 of the main body 131 from the cables W1 and W2. ) To resist the load. That is, the locking claw 133 is locked to the housing 101 in order to restrict the movement of the main body 131 relative to the housing 101 with respect to the cable insertion direction of the cables W1, W2 in the cable holding grooves 136a, 136b, 137a, 137b. The locking claws 133 are provided in the vicinity of the standing walls 136 and 137 and between the standing walls 136 and 137 and the standing wall 103 of the housing 101. This locking claw 133 corresponds to the “locking claw” and “locking portion” of the present invention. Accordingly, the main body 131 of the protection member 130 attached to the housing 101 can be prevented from being detached from the housing 101 due to a pressing load received from the cables W1 and W2 when the cables W1 and W2 are assembled.

  In particular, the protection member 130 can receive the pressing load in the vicinity of the standing walls 136 and 137 on which the pressing load from the cables W1 and W2 acts. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the main body 131 of the protection member 130 from being detached from the housing 101. Further, the pressing load acting on both the standing walls 136 and 137 on the protection member 130 side and the standing wall 103 on the housing 101 side from the cables W1 and W2 is applied between the standing walls 136 and 137 and the standing wall 103. It is reasonable to be able to receive in the area of. As a result, it is possible to improve the attachment of the protection member 130 to the housing 101.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the locking claw 133 preferably has a structure bent from the main body portion 131 toward the standing wall 103 while standing in the same direction as the standing walls 136 and 137. Thereby, the structure of the latching | locking part for latching the main-body part 131 to the housing 101 can be simplified. The number, position, shape, and the like of the portions corresponding to the locking claws 133 can be changed as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the protection member 130 having the above-described configuration is attached to the housing 101, the cable lead-out opening is formed on the vehicle front side of the protection member 130 by the portion where the main body 131 and the cover 141 are opposed to each other. 130a and 130b are formed. The cable lead-out opening 130a is an opening for leading the inside open cable W1 out of the protective member 130. Similarly, the cable lead-out opening portion 130b is an opening portion that is disposed at a position lower than the cable lead-out opening portion 130a and leads the locking cable W2 out of the protective member 130.

  In this case, the protection member 130 having the above-described configuration preferably further includes a water guiding structure for guiding the water so that the water outside the housing 101 flows while avoiding the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b. This water guiding structure may be configured using, for example, a rib provided on at least one of the housing outer surface of the housing 101, the main body 131 of the protection member 130, and the outer surfaces 131b and 141b of the cover 141. it can. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the housing 101 can use ribs 104 that protrude from the outer surface of the housing toward the vehicle inner side X <b> 1 and extend in the inclined direction. In the main body 131, the rib 138 protrudes from the outer surface 131 b of the main body 131 to the vehicle front Y 1 and extends in the vertical direction, and protrudes from the outer surface 131 b of the main body 131 to the vehicle inward X 1 and tilts toward the rib 104. Ribs 139 extending in the direction can be utilized. In the cover part 141, a rib 147 that protrudes from the outer surface 141b toward the vehicle inner side X1 and extends in the inclined direction can be used. These ribs may be dedicated ribs for water guidance, or may be combined with reinforcing ribs.

  The rib 138 of the main body 131 functions to restrict the flow of water from the outer surface 131b side of the main body 131 toward the vehicle inward X1. According to the rib 138, the water flowing from above the housing 101 does not flow toward the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b, but is directed toward the vehicle lower Z2 by the flow in the arrow direction f1 in FIG. Is done. The rib 104 of the housing 101 and the rib 139 of the main body 131 are arranged to face each other so that the distance between them is gradually reduced toward the vehicle lower side Z2, and the lower ends of the two ribs 104 and 139 are connected to each other. A guide gap 105 is formed at a position above the lead-out openings 130a and 130b. Thus, the water flowing from above the housing 101 does not flow toward the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b, but is collected in the guide gap 105 by the flow in the arrow directions f2 and f3 in FIG. It is guided to the lower Z2 and finally guided to a position below the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b. In short, water is guided by the cooperation of the rib 104 of the housing 101 and the rib 139 of the main body 131. Furthermore, by setting the cover part 141 to the closed position, a rib 147 extending from a position facing the guide gap 105 to a position below the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b is formed. According to the rib 147, the water guided from the guide gap 105 to the vehicle lower side Z2 does not flow toward the opening walls 130a and 130b, for example, toward the vehicle lower side Z2 by the flow in the arrow direction f4 in FIG. Be guided. As a result, the water outside the housing 101 flows around the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b, and water can be prevented from entering the periphery of the cables W1 and W2 through the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b. .

  According to the water guiding structure described above, water can be prevented from entering the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b. In particular, by rationally arranging the three ribs 104, 139, and 147, water at a position above the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b is reliably guided to a position below the cable lead-out openings 130a and 130b. It becomes possible. In particular, when a water guiding structure is constructed using a reinforcing rib, it is reasonable that the rib can serve both as a reinforcing function and a water guiding mechanism.

  The vehicle door lock device 100 preferably includes a housing 201 as a modification of the housing 101 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. The housing 201 is different from the housing 101 in that it includes a door lock seal material 106 and a water absorbing material 107 in addition to the components of the housing 101, and the other structure is the same as the housing 101.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the door lock seal material 106 is bonded to the standing end surface of the rib 104 of the housing 201 with an adhesive. The door lock seal member 106 extends along both the extending surface on the vehicle inner side and the extending surface on the rear side of the vehicle among the portions, and the upper region of the housing 201, the latch mechanism 110, and the lock mechanism 120. And a part for housing the The door lock seal material 106 functions as a water seal material that prevents the flow of water from flowing from the upper side of the housing 201 toward the latch mechanism 110 and the lock mechanism 120. As a result, water flowing from above the housing 201 flows toward the guide gap 105 while avoiding the latch mechanism 110 and the lock mechanism 120 on the upper surface of the rib 104.

  The water absorbing material 107 is bonded to the upper surface of the rib 104 of the housing 201 with an adhesive and extends along the rib 104. The water absorbing material 107 functions to absorb and hold water flowing from above the housing 201 toward the rib 104 and water flowing along the upper surface of the rib 104. As a result, the amount of water flowing from the top of the housing 201 toward the guide gap 105 can be suppressed. In this case, it is preferable that the water absorbing material 107 is bonded to the rib 104 with an adhesive stronger than the door lock sealing material 106.

  The present invention is not limited to the above exemplary embodiment, and various applications and modifications are possible. For example, each of the following embodiments to which the above embodiment is applied can be implemented.

  In the vehicle door lock device 100 described above, the case where the cover portion 141 is set to a predetermined deployment position (first deployment position) opened approximately 180 ° with respect to the main body portion 131 has been described. The predetermined deployment position of the cover part 141 is not limited to this, and can be set to an appropriate position as necessary. For example, the second deployed position where the cover portion 141 forms a deployment angle of approximately 90 ° with respect to the main body 131, or the third deployed position in the region between the first deployed position and the second deployed position. Alternatively, the fourth deployment position in the region having the deployment angle larger than the first deployment position can be selected as the predetermined deployment position of the cover portion 141.

  In the vehicle door lock device 100 described above, the case where the lock structure that locks the cover 141 in the closed position with respect to the main body 131 is provided between the cable holding groove 136a and the cable holding groove 136b has been described. In the invention, this lock structure can be provided at another position. Further, regarding this lock structure, the lock claw 135 of the standing wall 136 is changed to a lock hole corresponding to the lock hole 143, and the lock hole 143 of the standing wall 144 is changed to a lock claw corresponding to the lock claw 135. You can also. Further, this lock structure can be omitted as required.

  In the vehicle door lock device 100 described above, the case where the cover portion 141 of the protection member 130 has an interference avoidance structure that avoids interference with the assembly work area 160 has been described. However, in the present invention, the cover portion 141 in the deployed position is described. However, this interference avoidance structure can be omitted if necessary when it does not interfere with the work of assembling the cables W1, W2.

  In the vehicle door lock device 100 described above, the protective member 130 in which the main body 131, the cover 141, and the hinge 150 are integrally formed of a resin material has been described. However, these three components have separate structures. In addition, at least one of these three components may be made of a metal material.

  In the vehicle door lock device 100 described above, the case where the cables held by the main body 131 of the protection member 130 are the two cables, the inside open cable W1 and the locking cable W2, has been described. At least one of the locking cables can be a holding target cable. In this case, the open cable includes open cables other than the inside open cable W1.

  In the vehicle door lock device 100 described above, the case where the housing 101 and the protection member 130 are provided with the water guiding structure by the rib has been described. However, in the present invention, at least one of the housing 101 and the protection member 130 may be provided with the water guiding structure. it can. Further, this water guiding structure can be omitted if necessary.

  In the present invention, the essential structure of the vehicle door lock device 100 described above can be applied to each vehicle door of the vehicle. For example, the essential structure of the vehicle door lock device 100 can be applied to the left and right doors for the front seat of the vehicle, the left and right doors for the rear seat of the vehicle, and the door (back door) at the rear of the vehicle. it can.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle door, 11 ... Vehicle body, 12 ... Striker, 13 ... Inside door handle, 14 ... Outside door handle, 15 ... Door lock knob, 100 ... Vehicle door lock device, 101, 201 ... Housing, 102 ... Locking hole 103 ... Standing wall, 103a, 103b ... Cable holding groove, 104 ... Rib, 105 ... Guide opening, 106 ... Door lock seal material, 107 ... Water absorbing material, 110 ... Latch mechanism, 120 ... Lock mechanism, 121 ... Inside open Lever, 122 ... outside open lever, 123 ... active lever, 130, 230 ... protective member, 130a, 130b ... cable outlet opening, 131 ... main body, 131a ... inner surface, 131b ... outer surface, 132 ... locking projection, 133 134 ... Locking claws, 135 ... Lock claws, 136, 137 ... Standing walls, 36a, 136b, 137a, 137b ... cable holding groove, 136c, 137c ... upper edge part, 138, 139 ... rib, 141 ... cover part, 141a ... inner face, 141b ... outer face, 142 ... locking claw, 143 ... lock hole, 144, 145, 146 ... standing wall, 144a, 144b ... cable holding groove, 144c ... upper edge part, 147 ... rib, 150 ... hinge part, 150a ... hinge wire, 160 ... assembly work area, W1 ... inside open cable , W1a: cable tip, W2: locking cable, W2a: cable tip

Claims (7)

A latch mechanism capable of holding the vehicle door closed by engagement with a striker attached to the vehicle body;
A lock mechanism that sets the latch mechanism to an unlocked state in which the engagement with the striker can be released, or a locked state in which the engagement with the striker cannot be released;
A housing that houses at least the latch mechanism and the lock mechanism;
A vehicle door lock device, comprising: a protective member that is attached to the housing for protection of the housing and is separate from the housing;
The protective member includes a main body part and a cover part connected to each other via a hinge part,
The main body includes a standing wall standing from an extending surface of the main body, an open cable connecting a door handle provided to the vehicle door and the lock mechanism, and a door provided to the vehicle door. A cable holding groove formed in the upper edge of the standing wall to hold at least one of the locking cables connecting the lock knob and the locking mechanism, and a cable insertion direction in the cable holding groove A locking portion locked to the housing for restricting movement of the main body relative to the housing, and
The vehicle door lock device, wherein the cover part is rotatable about the hinge part from a predetermined deployment position to a closed position covering the standing wall of the main body part. The vehicle door lock device according to claim 1,
The said locking part is a door lock device for vehicles provided in the vicinity of the said standing wall. The vehicle door lock device according to claim 1 or 2,
The housing holds a housing side standing wall standing in the same direction as the standing wall provided in the main body portion of the protection member, and at least one of the open cable and the locking cable. A housing-side cable holding groove formed in the upper edge of the housing-side standing wall for opening,
The said latching | locking part is a vehicle door lock apparatus provided between the said standing wall and the said housing side standing wall. The vehicle door lock device according to claim 3,
The vehicle door lock device, wherein the locking portion is a locking claw that is bent toward the housing side standing wall while standing from the main body portion of the protection member in the same direction as the standing wall. The vehicle door lock device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The cover part is rotatable about the hinge part from a deployed position extending horizontally along the extending surface of the main body part to a closed position covering the standing wall of the main body part. , Vehicle door lock device. The vehicle door lock device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The cable holding groove of the standing wall includes a first cable holding groove for holding the open cable and a second cable holding groove for holding the locking cable,
The protective member includes a lock structure that locks the cover portion in the closed position with respect to the main body portion between the first cable holding groove and the second cable holding groove;
The lock structure includes a lock claw provided between the first cable holding groove and the second cable holding groove in the standing wall of the main body, and the lock claw engageable with the lock claw. A vehicle door lock device comprising a lock hole provided in a cover portion. The vehicle door lock device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
In the protection member, the main body portion, the cover portion, and the hinge portion are integrally formed of a resin material, and the hinge portion is a thin portion provided between the main body portion and the cover portion. Vehicle door lock device.

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