JPH0524838U - Trunk lock device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The trunk lid is closed with a small force and the device is downsized to improve the vehicle body mountability. [Constitution] The trunk 12 of the vehicle body 11 is replaced with the trunk lid 1
It can be opened and closed by 4 and the post 5 of the striker 52
The latch 27 of the lock 22 is engaged with 7 to allow the trunk lid 14 to be restrained, and the post 57 so that the trunk lid 4 can be held in the first closed position before the closed position and the fully closed second closed position. In a trunk lock device that supports up and down freely and can be stopped,
Drive device 51 for moving the post 57 of the striker 52
Are connected via a cable 71, and when the trunk lid 14 is not in contact with the seal member 15, the latch 27 and the post 57 engage with each other to restrain the trunk lid 14 with respect to the vehicle body. In this state, the post 57 is moved downward. By doing so, the trunk lid 14 is completely closed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a trunk lock device for locking a trunk lid that is attached to a vehicle so as to be openable and closable.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In general, a sedan type vehicle has a trunk (opening) formed in the rear for storing luggage, which can be opened and closed by a lid and can be locked and unlocked by a locking device. ing. FIG. 14 shows a trunk of a vehicle equipped with a conventional trunk lock device.

As shown in FIG. 14, a trunk 12 is formed at a rear portion of a vehicle body 11 and can be opened and closed by a trunk lid 14 supported by a pair of hinges 13. The trunk lid 14 can be locked and unlocked by a trunk lock device.

The conventional trunk lock device is composed of a lock 101 mounted on the trunk lid 14 and a striker 102 mounted on the vehicle body 11. Then, the rotatable latch (not shown) of the lock 101 is engaged with the striker 102, so that the trunk 14 can be restrained in the closed state. On the other hand, the trunk lid 14 can be opened by releasing the restraint between the latch and the striker 102 with the opener handle 104 connected via the cable 103.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the conventional trunk lock device described above, in order to close the trunk lid 14, the trunk lid 14 is pushed downward from the open state shown in FIG. 14 so that the latch is engaged with the striker 102 and the trunk lid 14 is closed. Closed. However, in order to prevent the luggage stored in the trunk 12 from getting wet, a rubber seal member 15 is attached around the opening of the trunk 12, and when the trunk lid 14 is closed, the seal member 15 is not replaced. There was a problem that it was troublesome because it was necessary to overcome the force and push down the trunk lid 14, which required a considerable amount of force.

In addition, when the trunk lid 14 is closed with a large force, the closing sound also becomes large, and there is a problem that the passenger is uncomfortable.

In order to solve such a problem, the latch and the striker are engaged with each other just before (above) the fully closed position of the trunk lid, and the striker is moved downward with the both engaged. Conventionally, the one in which the trunk lid is fully closed has been proposed. However, this trunk lock device has a problem in that the motor, the mechanical section, and the striker are integrally configured as one device, the device becomes large and requires a large storage space, and there is no freedom in mounting on the vehicle body. It was

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a trunk lock device capable of easily closing the trunk lid with a small force and having good vehicle body mountability. To do.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A trunk lock device of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is capable of opening and closing a rear opening of a vehicle body by a lid, and a striker provided on the vehicle body side and a latch provided on the lid side are engaged to each other. Trunk lock device in which the lid can be restrained and the striker is supported so as to be movable and stoppable so that the lid can be held at the first closed position before the closed position and the fully closed second closed position. In this case, the drive device for moving the striker is connected via a cable.

[0010]

When the trunk lock is pushed down, first, the latch and the striker are engaged with each other, and the lid is restrained in the first closed position. Then, when the striker is moved downward by the drive device from this engaged state, the lid is drawn into the second closed position and is closed and held.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a trunk of a vehicle equipped with a trunk lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the trunk lock, FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5 shows the front of the striker, FIG. 6 shows its left side, FIG. 7 shows its right side, FIG. 8 shows the BB cross section of FIG. 5, and FIGS. 9 to 13 show the operating state of the trunk lock device. The members having the same functions as those of the related art are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

The trunk lock device of this embodiment is composed of a trunk lock 22 mounted on the trunk lid 14 and having a releasing solenoid 21, and a striker 52 mounted on the vehicle body 11 and having a post-moving drive device 51. ing. The trunk lock device is capable of holding the trunk lid 14 in the first closed position before the closed position of the trunk 12 and in the completely closed second closed position.

In the trunk lock 22, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, mounting holes 24 for the trunk lid 14 are formed on both sides of the upper portion of the base plate 23, while a post 57, which will be described later, is formed in the center of the lower portion. An opening 25 to enter is formed.

In the base plate 23, a latch 27 is pivotally supported by a shaft 26 on one side of the opening 25 (on the right side in FIG. 2), and an engaging portion 28 that engages with a post 57 and a pole 32 are engaged with the latch 27. A locked portion 29 to be locked and a stopper portion 30 are formed. On the other hand, a pole 32 is pivotally supported by the shaft 31 on the other side (left side in FIG. 2) of the opening 25 of the base plate 23, and a locking portion 33 for locking the locked portion 29 of the latch 27 is provided on the pole 32. A stopper portion 34 is formed. A tension coil spring 35 is stretched between the latch 27 and the pole 32, and biases the latch 27 in the counterclockwise direction and the pole 32 in the clockwise direction in FIG. ..

A switch lever 37 is attached to the pole 32 via a connecting plate 36 so that the pole 32 can rotate integrally with the pole 32. On the other hand, a motor operation switch 39 having a switch piece 38 is attached to the upper part of the base plate 23, and the switch piece 38 is operated by the rotation of the switch lever 37 to turn ON / OFF the motor operation switch 39. You can do it. Further, the tip of the operating rod 41 of the releasing solenoid 21 is connected to the connecting plate 36 by the holder 40, and the releasing solenoid 21 is operated by an operation switch provided near the driver's seat of the vehicle. You can do it. 2 to 4, 42 is a rubber damper and 43 is a cover.

Therefore, after the post 57 of the striker 52 enters through the opening 25 and engages with the engaging portion 28 of the latch 27, the latch 27 rotates against the biasing force of the spring 35, and the locked portion is engaged. This restrained state is maintained by the contact of 29 with the locking portion 33 of the pole 32. On the other hand, when the solenoid 21 is energized to operate the operating rod 41 (to the left in FIG. 2) and the pole 32 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 2, the latched portion 29 of the latch 27 is locked. The portion 33 is released, and the biasing force of the spring 35 rotates the latch 27 counterclockwise to release the restraint of the post 57.

In the striker 52, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, attachment holes 54 for the vehicle body 11 are formed on both sides of the upper and lower portions of the base plate 53, and an elongated hole 55 extending vertically is formed in the central portion. Has been formed. The slider 56 has an upper end fixed to the base end of a post 57 having a square ring shape in a side view (see FIG. 6), and an engagement pin 58 fixed to the center of the post. The base plate 53 is movably fitted in the long hole 55, and the upper and lower sliding holes 59 are formed on both sides of the lower part, and the support pins 60 erected on the base plate 53 are fitted in the respective sliding holes 59. It matches.

A lever 62 is rotatably attached to the base plate 53 by a pivot 61, and a tension coil spring 65 is stretched between a projecting piece 63 at the lower end and a standing wall 64 of the base plate 53. The lever 62 is urged by 65 in the clockwise direction in FIG. An arcuate cam groove 66 is formed in the lever 62, and an engaging pin 58 fixed to the slider 56 penetrates the cam groove 66.

Further, a motor stop switch 69 having a switch piece 68 is attached to the base plate 53 via a bracket 67, and the rotation of the lever 62 actuates the switch piece 68 to drive the motor stop switch 69. Can be turned on and off. While the connecting piece 70 is fixed to the lever 62, the case 72 of the drive cable 71 of the drive device 51 is supported by the standing wall 64 of the base plate 53, and the tip of the drive cable 71 connects the connecting pin 73. It is connected to the connecting piece 70 via.

Therefore, when the drive cable 71 is pulled by the drive device 51, the lever 62 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 5 against the biasing force of the spring 65, and the cam groove 66 causes the engagement pin 58 to rotate. Moves along the long hole 55 (moves downward in FIG. 5). Then, the post 57 similarly moves via the slider 56 to which the engagement pin 58 is fixed. Then, the lever 62 rotates a predetermined amount to turn off the motor stop switch 69, whereby the drive device 51 is stopped and the post 57 is held in the position moved downward in FIG.

On the other hand, when the drive device 51 is driven in the opposite manner to stop pulling the drive cable 71, the lever 62 is rotated clockwise by the urging force of the spring 65 in FIG. The engaging pin 58 moves along the long hole (moves upward in FIG. 5). Then, the post 57 also moves through the slider 56 to which the engaging pin 58 is fixed, and returns to the original position.

Although not shown, the drive device 51 has a motor, a speed reducer, and a winding drum for winding the drive cable 71 built therein, and as shown in FIG. 1, a relay box 75 is connected thereto.

Next, the operation of the trunk lock device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. In the following description of operation, unnecessary members are omitted in each drawing in order to clarify the operating position of each member.

First, the case of closing the trunk lid 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, when the trunk lid 14 is open, the lock 22 and the striker 52 of the trunk lock device are in the state shown in FIG. That is, in the latch 27 of the lock 22, the engaging portion 28 faces downward, and the switch lever 37 of the pole 32 pushes the switch piece 38 of the motor operation switch 39 to be in the OFF state. Further, the post 57 (slider 56) of the striker 52 is located above.

When the trunk lid 14 is pushed downward to close it from this state, first, the lock 22 descends, and the post 57 of the striker 52 enters the opening 25 of the base plate 23, as shown in FIG. Further, the post 57 engages with the engaging portion 28 of the latch 27 to rotate the latch 27 against the biasing force of the spring 35. Then, the locked portion 29 of the latch 27 is locked by the locking portion 33 of the pawl 32 to prevent the latch 27 from rotating in the counterclockwise direction, and the post 57 is held in a restrained state by the latch 27. It At this time, the trunk lid 14 is held at the first closed position before the closed position, and is not in contact with the seal member 15 mounted around the opening of the trunk 12.

When the pole 32 is rotated by the rotation of the latch 27, the switch lever 37 is also rotated to stop pushing the switch piece 38 away from the switch piece 38, and the motor operation switch 39 is turned on to drive the striker 52. The device 51 is driven. The drive device 51 pulls the drive cable 71 to rotate the lever 62 counterclockwise in FIG. 10 against the biasing force of the spring 65, and as shown in FIG. 11, engages the engagement pin 58 with the cam groove 66. And moves downward along the long hole 55. Then, the post 57 also moves downward via the slider 56 to which the engaging pin 58 is fixed. Therefore, the trunk lid 14 descends together with the latch 57, that is, the lock 22, which is in a restrained state with the post 57.

When the lever 62 rotates a predetermined amount to the position shown in FIG. 11, the end pushes the switch piece 68 of the motor stop switch 69 to turn it off, whereby the drive device 51 stops. When the drive device 51 is stopped and the pulling of the drive cable 71 is released, the lever 62 returns slightly as shown in FIG. 12 and is held at the position shown in FIG. At this time, since the lever 62 is held at this position, the engagement pin 58 is located at the lower position by the cam groove 66, and thus the position of the lock 22 is maintained via the slider 56, the post 57, the latch 27 and the like. Then, the trunk lid 14 is fully closed by holding the trunk 12 in the second closed position where the trunk 12 is completely closed.

As described above, by pushing down the trunk lid 14 and engaging the latch 27 and the post 57 when the trunk lid 14 and the seal member 15 on the vehicle body 11 side are not yet in contact with each other, Since the lock 22 (trunk lid 14) is restrained with respect to the striker 52 (vehicle body 11), the door closing operation of the trunk lid 14 can be performed with a small force. Then, by moving the post 57 downward when the latch 27 and the post 57 are engaged, the trunk lid 14 can be completely closed.

Next, the case of opening the trunk lid 14 will be described. From the fully closed state (second closed position) of the trunk 14 shown in FIG. 12, the solenoid 21 is energized by the operation switch near the driver's seat, and the operating rod 41 is moved to the left as shown in FIG. Then, the pole 32 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 13, the locking portion 33 disengages from the locked portion 29 of the ratchet 27, and the latch 27 is counterclockwise in FIG. 13 by the biasing force of the spring 35. It rotates clockwise to release the post 57. Then, the engagement between the lock 22 and the striker 52 is released, and the trunk lid 14 can be opened.

When the pole 32 rotates, the switch lever 37 pushes the switch piece 38 of the motor operating switch 39 to drive the drive device 51 in the opposite manner to the above. Then, when the drive cable 71 is pushed, the lever 62 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 13 by the biasing force of the spring 65, and the cam pin 66 moves the engaging pin 58 upward along the long hole. To do. Therefore, the post 57 whose latch 27 is disengaged moves upward and returns to its original position.

[0032]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above in detail with reference to the embodiments, according to the trunk lock device of the present invention, by engaging the striker and the latch, the lid can be restrained, and the lid is closed at the first position before the closing position. Since the striker is movably supported so that it can be held in the closed position and the completely closed second closed position, and the drive device for moving the striker is connected via a cable, the trunk lid is a seal member on the vehicle body side. When the striker is not in contact with the vehicle, it is restrained against the vehicle body by engaging the latch and the striker. In this state, the striker moves downward and the trunk lid is completely closed. Therefore, the trunk lid can be closed with a small force, the closing sound of the trunk lid is reduced, and the passenger is not discomforted. Further, by separating the striker and the drive device, the device can be downsized and made compact, and the vehicle body can be mounted with a high degree of freedom to improve the vehicle body mountability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trunk of a vehicle equipped with a trunk lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a trunk lock.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a trunk lock.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the striker.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the striker.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the striker.

8 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an operation state diagram of the trunk lock device.

FIG. 10 is an operation state diagram of the trunk lock device.

FIG. 11 is an operation state diagram of the trunk lock device.

FIG. 12 is an operation state diagram of the trunk lock device.

FIG. 13 is an operation state diagram of the trunk lock device.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a trunk of a vehicle equipped with a conventional trunk lock device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 vehicle body 12 trunk (rear opening) 14 trunk lid 15 sealing member 21 release solenoid 22 trunk lock 27 latch 32 pole 39 motor operation switch 51 drive device 52 striker 57 post 62 lever 69 motor stop switch 71 cable

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hideaki Fukaya, 30 Oshima, Kitazaki-cho, Obu-shi, Aichi, Ansei, Inc. (72) Kazuo Ikeda 30 Oshima, Kitazaki-cho, Obu, Aichi, Ansei, Inc.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rear opening of a vehicle body can be opened and closed by a lid, and a striker provided on the vehicle body and a latch provided on the lid engage with each other to restrain the lid, and the lid is closed. In a trunk lock device in which the striker is movable and can be stopped so that the striker can be held in a first closed position in the front and a second closed position that is completely closed, a drive device that moves the striker is connected to a cable by a cable. A trunk lock device characterized by being connected through.