JPH0343316Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle door lock operating device for locking and unlocking a vehicle door lock.

A conventional operating device for an automobile door lock includes, for example, a base fixed to a door trim, a locking knob connected to a transmission member to the door lock, a locking knob removably attached to the base, and a proximal end. The locking knob has an unlocking knob hinged to the base, and an inclined link hinged to the tip of the unlocking knob, and the entire surface becomes smooth with the surface of the door trim when the door is locked. When the unlocking knob is pushed in during locking, the inclined link is folded about the hinge part, and the tip of the inclined link pushes up the locking knob, thereby unlocking the door lock. There is something.

However, in such a conventional automobile door lock operating device, the locking knob is only attached to the base so that it can extend and retract, but is structurally unable to rotate. When screwing together the two, after attaching the assembled operation device to the door trim,
By turning the transmission member, the transmission member must be screwed to the locking knob and the position of the locking knob and the transmission member must also be adjusted, so the work of connecting the transmission member and the locking knob is extremely complicated. However, if the locking knob and the transmission member are provided and connected in order to improve the workability, it will become too complicated and the cost will inevitably increase. There was a desire for something that was both durable and inexpensive.

The present invention was developed in view of the current situation, and provides an operating device for a door lock for automobiles, in which the connection between the locking knob and the transmission member is extremely simple, and the positioning of the two does not need to be adjusted. It is intended to.

In order to achieve such an objective, in the present invention, a locking knob connected to a transmission member to the door lock is attached to a base whose surface is fixed along the surface of the door trim so as to be retractable from an opening in the base. , the proximal end of the unlocking knob whose surface is retractable into the opening of the base is hinged so that the locking knob projects, and when the lock is locked, the top surface of the locking knob touches the opening of the base. At the same time, the surface of the unlocking knob also closes the opening, and the top surface and the surface are smoothly continuous with the surface of the base, and when the unlocking knob is pushed in, the locking knob protrudes to unlock the door. In the operating device for a locking automobile door lock, a notched portion is formed in the head of the transmission member, and an insertion hole into which the head is inserted is formed in the locking knob, and the notched portion of the transmission member is accommodated. A locking member having an engaging portion that can be engaged with the locking member is positioned inside the unlocking knob and hinged to the locking knob, and the head of the transmission member in the locked position is in the insertion hole. Operation of a door lock for an automobile, characterized in that when the unlocking knob is pushed in while the door lock is inserted, the locking member is pressed by the unlocking knob and locks the transmission member. After placing the assembled operating device in a locked state and attaching the operating device to the door trim so that the head of the transmission member is inserted into the insertion hole, the unlocking knob is pushed in. Accordingly, the locking member locks the transmission member.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 showing the locked state and FIG. 2 showing the unlocked state.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 6, and 7, G is a door glass, a door trim T is attached to the inner panel P, and a door lock ( An operating device 1 for locking and unlocking (not shown) is attached.

The operating device 1 includes a base 2 fixed to the door trim T so that its surface follows the door trim T, a locking knob 3 to which a transmission member R to the door lock is connected, and a locking knob 3 attached to the base 2 so as to be vertically retractable. An unlocking knob 4 whose portion 41 is hinged to the base 2, an inclined link 5, 5 hinged to the distal end portions 42, 42 of the unlocking knob 4, and a projecting member provided on the inclined link 5, 5. It has two arms 6, 6.

The surface of the base 2 protrudes slightly from the surface of the door trim T and is almost smooth and continuous, and when the door is locked, the top surface of the locking knob 3 and the surface of the unlocking knob 4 are smooth and continuous with the surface of the base 2. are doing. That is, the top surface of the locking knob 3 closes the first opening 21 of the base 2, and the surface of the unlocking knob 4 also closes the second opening 22, so that the top surface of the locking knob 3 and the unlocking knob 4 The surface of the base 2 is smoothly continuous with the surface of the base 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the locking knob 3 includes an operating part 31 having an insertion hole 30 therein into which a notched part R1 formed on the head of the transmission member R is inserted, and a first operating part 31.
When an unlocking operation is performed by pushing the unlocking knob 4 shown in the figure, the slanted links 5, 5 which can be engaged with the distal end engaging portions 51, 51 during the unlocking operation are performed. first step portions 32, 32; second step portions 33, 33 capable of engaging with engagement bosses 52, 52 formed protrudingly on the sides of the inclined links 5, 5 in the final stage of the unlocking operation; escape holes 35 for the engagement bosses 52, 52 bored in the side walls 34;
35, and a hinge 70 on the lower edge of the operating section 31 on the inside of the vehicle.
A locking member 7 for locking the notched portion R1 of the transmission member R, and a locking hole 36 bored in the vehicle outer side wall for locking the locking member 7 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, when the locking member 7 is rotated clockwise about the hinge part 70 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, a clip 71 is formed to hold the transmission member R, and inside the locking member 7, the clip 71 is formed so as to hold the transmission member R.
A groove-shaped engaging portion 72 is formed that engages with the notched portion R1 when the grip is held.

Further, the locking member 7 is located inside the unlocking knob 4 when the locking knob 3 and the base 2 are assembled as shown in FIG. When the unlocking knob 4 is pushed in in the state shown in FIG. It is arranged so that it is locked by twisting.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the base 2 includes a base 20, an upward first opening 21 for the locking knob 3 formed in the base 20, and a first opening 21 for the unlocking knob 4 formed in the base 20. A second horizontal opening 22, elongated holes 24, 24 formed in the side walls 23, 23 and pivotally supporting engagement pins 61, 61 protruding from one end of the arms 6, 6, and a door trim T. An upper trim engagement portion 25 and lower trim engagement bosses 26, 26 for attaching the base 2 are formed.

To assemble the operating device 1 having the above configuration, first, the clip 71 of the locking member 7 is released from the locking hole 36 as shown in FIG. After fitting from below into the first opening 21 of the base 2 shown in FIG. In this state, the engagement pins 61, 61 of the arms 6, 6 are inserted into the elongated holes 24, 2.
4 and the engagement bosses 52, 52 may be engaged with the escape holes 35, 35.

The operating device 1 assembled in this manner is put into a locked state as shown in FIG. 3 insertion hole 30
By inserting it into the interior, the locking knob 3 and the transmission member R are temporarily connected, and the base 2 of the operating device 1 is fixed to the door trim T at the trim engagement portion 25 and the trim engagement bosses 26, 26. In this way, the installation of the operating device 1 to the door trim T is completed, and the completed state of the installation is shown in FIG.

In the installation completion state, the notched portion R1 of the transmission member R is inserted into the insertion hole 30 of the locking knob 3, and the locking knob 3 and the transmission member R are temporarily connected. Since the positions of the locking knob 3 and the transmission member R are automatically adjusted, there is no need to separately adjust the positions.

When the unlocking knob 4 is pushed in in the installation completion state shown in FIG. 72 engages with the notched portion R1 of the transmission member R, and the locking hole 36 locks the clip 71 of the locking member 7. By that,
The connection between the locking knob 3 and the transmission member R is completed (the state shown in FIG. 7).

When the unlocking knob 4 is pushed in in the locked state shown in FIG. , until the middle of the unlocking operation, the tip engaging portions 51 of the inclined links 5, 5,
51 pushes up the first step portions 32, 32 from below, and from the middle of the unlocking operation, the engagement bosses 52,
52 pushes up the second step portions 33, 33 from below, and pushes up the locking knob 3 to the unlocked position shown in FIG.

When a locking operation is performed by pushing down the locking knob 3 in the unlocked state shown in FIG. 2, the operation is opposite to the unlocking operation, and the folded inclined links 5, 5 are expanded. The unlocking knob 4 is pushed out to the locked position shown in FIG.

According to the present invention, when attaching the assembled operating device to the door trim, the operating device is in the locked state and the transmission member is positioned in the locked position, and the notched portion of the transmission member is inserted into the locking knob. By inserting the operating device into the hole and attaching the operating device to the door trim, the positions of the transmitting member and the locking knob are automatically adjusted, and when the locking knob is pushed in when the installation is completed, the locking member is closed. is pressed by the unlocking knob and locks the notched portion of the transmission member, thereby completing the connection between the transmission member and the locking knob. Therefore, the work of connecting the transmission member and the locking knob is extremely simple. Moreover, there is no need to adjust the position of the transmission member and the locking knob at all.

Further, according to the present invention, there is no need to adjust the positions of the transmission member and the locking knob, so parts can be shared.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the locked state, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the unlocked state, and Figure 3 is a part of the interior. An enlarged perspective view, FIGS. 4 and 5 are exploded perspective views of main parts,
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the attachment is completed, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the connection of the transmission member is completed, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1... Door lock operating device, 2... Base,
3... Locking knob, 4... Unlocking knob, 6... Arm, 7... Locking member, 30... Insertion hole, 41...
... Base end part, 72 ... Engagement part, T ... Door trim,
R...transmission member, R1...knurled portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A locking knob to which a transmission member to the door lock is connected is attached to a base whose surface is fixed along the surface of the door trim so as to be retractable from the opening of the base, and The proximal end of the unlocking knob is hinged so that the surface of the locking knob can protrude into the opening of the base so that the knob protrudes, and when the lock is locked, the top surface of the locking knob closes the opening of the base and the lock is unlocked. The surface of the locking knob also closes the opening, the top surface and the surface are smoothly continuous with the surface of the base, and when the unlocking knob is pushed in, the locking knob protrudes to unlock the door lock. In the door lock operating device, a notched portion is formed in the head of the transmission member, and an insertion hole into which the head is inserted is formed in the locking knob, and the notched portion of the transmission member can be held and engaged. A locking member having an engaging portion is positioned inside the unlocking knob and hinged to the locking knob, and the head of the transmission member in the locked position is inserted into the insertion hole. An operating device for a door lock for an automobile, characterized in that when the unlocking knob is pushed in in a state where the unlocking knob is pressed, the locking member is pressed by the unlocking knob and locks the transmission member.