JPH053547U - Door lock lock / unlock operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The actuator unit can be mounted on the door lock mounting surface without interfering with the lever provided on the mounting surface of the door lock body, thereby enabling downsizing. [Structure] An output lever (17) is engaged with one end of the output shaft (16b) of the actuator section (15) so as to rotate integrally with the output shaft (16b), and the other end is The connecting lever (18) is engaged so as to rotate integrally with the output member (17), the output lever (17) is connected to the locking / unlocking lever (6), and the connecting lever (18) is an operating means. The actuator part (15) is connected to the lock knob of the
It is attached to (4b).

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a locking / unlocking operation device for an automobile door lock in which an actuator is fixed to a door lock body having a locking / unlocking lever.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A conventional vehicle door lock locking / unlocking operation device has a motor and a speed reduction mechanism built into the lower part of the main housing that houses the meshing part of the door lock, and the rotation of the motor is decelerated by a speed reduction mechanism to lock and unlock. The sub-housing holding the actuator with two rotatable levers in the locked position is fixed, and one end of one of the two levers is used as a locking / unlocking lever installed in the main housing of the door lock. By connecting the other end to the lock knob that is the operation means on the vehicle interior side of the door, and connecting the other lever to the operation means on the vehicle exterior side of the door and rotating the motor of the actuator part, The locking / unlocking lever of the door lock can be moved to the locking / unlocking position via one lever. (See, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-30874)

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional device as described above, since the actuator part is fixed to the lower part of the main housing part, the vertical dimension of the door lock becomes long. This is not suitable for areas where the lock storage space is small, and in the worst case, it will not be possible to install the door lock, resulting in a layout change.

In order to shorten the vertical dimension, it is conceivable to fix the actuator part to the side of the main housing of the door lock. The inside lever connected to the inside handle located inside is pivotally attached and may interfere with these levers.Therefore, the actuator cannot be easily attached to the side mounting surface. There is a point. In view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, the present invention enables the actuator unit to be mounted on the mounting surface of the door lock body without interfering with the lever provided on the mounting surface of the door lock body. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a locking / unlocking operation device for an automobile door lock, which can be downsized.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the device of the present invention fixes an actuator portion having an output lever rotated by a driving means to a door lock body having a body accommodating a meshing mechanism, and operates the output lever. In a locking / unlocking operation device for an automobile door lock in which a locking / unlocking lever provided on the door lock body is moved to a locking position and an unlocking position, the actuator portion is moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the body of the door lock body. It is fixed to the mounting surface formed on the shaft, the output lever of the actuator is engaged with the output lever connected to the locking / unlocking lever, and the other end of the output shaft is connected to the operating lever. It is characterized by being engaged.

[0006]

[Action]

 An output lever is engaged with one end of the output shaft of the actuator so as to rotate integrally with the output shaft, and a coupling lever is engaged with the other end of the output shaft so as to rotate integrally with the output member. When engaged, the output lever is connected to the locking / unlocking lever, the output lever is connected to the lock knob of the operating means, and the actuator portion is attached to the mounting surface of the door lock body.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. (1) is a door lock main body provided inside a rear door of an automobile, and a latch for engaging and disengaging a striker (not shown) provided on the vehicle body side by opening and closing the door and a locking plate (not shown) for engaging and disengaging the latch. It is composed of a body (2) accommodating a meshing mechanism such as the above, and an operation mechanism section (3) having a lever for controlling and operating the meshing mechanism.

The operating mechanism section (3) has a first mounting surface (4a) installed on the body (2) and a second mounting surface (4b) formed substantially at right angles to the body (2). It has a substantially L-shaped cover body (4) formed from and, and is pivotally attached to the first mounting surface by a shaft (5), and the first, second and third arm portions (6a) (6b) It has a locking / unlocking lever (6) having (6c) and a long hole part (7a) slidably engaged with the tip of the first arm part (6a) of the locking / unlocking lever (6). The sub-lever (7) slidably supported is pivotally attached by a shaft (8), and one end (the right end in FIG. 3) is connected to a door opening operation means arranged outside the door. , The other end (the left end in FIG. 3) is provided with an outside lever (9) pivotally attached to the lower end of the sub-lever (7), and the second attachment surface (4b) is pivotally attached by a shaft (10), One end (11a) is inside the door The inside lever (11) is connected to a door opening operation means (not shown) to be placed via a wire (12), and the other end (11b) can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging portion (7b) of the sub-lever (7). ) Is provided.

The locking / unlocking lever (6) has a circular groove portion (6d) at the tip of the second arm portion (6b), and is integrally formed in the groove portion (6d) and the first mounting surface (4a). Both ends of an elastically deformable biasing body (13), which is molded into a substantially Ω shape with a synthetic resin material, are rotatably fitted into the circular groove (4c). By the urging force of 13), it is possible to move to the unlocked position shown in FIG. 3 and the locked position shown in FIG.

When the sub lever (7) is in the unlocked position, the release portion (7c) formed at the upper end of the sub lever (7) is released by the release operation of the outside lever (9) or the inside lever (11). The locking lever can be operated in the releasing direction (upward in FIG. 3) by engaging with the protrusion (14), and the engagement between the latch and the striker can be released to open the door. Further, when the sub lever (7) is in the locked position, the unlocking portion (7c) of the sub lever (7) swings against the protrusion (14) of the locking lever as shown in FIG. 4, and the door opening operation means opens the door. Disable.

Reference numeral (15) is a case (15a) in which a forward and reverse rotatable motor and a speed reduction mechanism are housed, and an output member (16) formed of a gear that can rotate the rotation of the motor through the speed reduction mechanism. ) In the output member (16), the output shaft (16b) having the fitting hole (16a) penetrating in the axial direction is rotated to the bearing portion (15b) of the case (15a). As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, particularly, one end of the fitting hole (16a) of the output shaft (16b) is engaged with the third arm portion (6c) of the locking / unlocking lever (6). The base (17a) of the output lever (17), which has a fork-shaped engagement groove (17c) that can be fitted, has a bifurcated engagement shaft (17b) protruding in the axial direction on one side of the case (15a). To the output member (16) so as to rotate together, and at the other end of the fitting hole (16a) of the output shaft (16b), as shown in FIGS. In (18a), the lock / unlock operation means for manual operation provided on the inside of the door is locked. The flat engaging shaft portion (18c) formed in the axial direction is formed on the base portion (18b) of the connecting lever (18) having the connecting portion (18a) connected to the knob via the connecting member such as a rod. The output shaft is engaged with the engaging shaft portion (17c) of the output lever (17) from the other side surface of the case (15a) so as to rotate integrally with the output member (16).

The actuator part (15) is arranged such that the output lever (17) is arranged on the second mounting surface (4b) side and the connecting lever (18) is arranged on the opposite side, so that the door lock body (1). The output lever (17) is engaged with the third arm portion (6c) of the locking / unlocking lever (6) by being fixed to the lower half of the second mounting surface (4b) from approximately the center thereof.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The actuator section (15) engages the output lever (17) with one end of the output shaft (16b), and engages the connecting lever (18) with the other end of the output shaft (16b) to connect the door lock body. By fixing the second mounting surface (4b) of (1) from approximately the center to the lower side, the output lever (17) is fixed without interfering with the inside lever (11) provided on the second mounting surface (4b). ) Can be connected to the locking / unlocking lever, and the connecting lever (18) can be efficiently connected to the door opening operation means, and further, it can project largely below the door lock body (1). There is no.

In the unlocked state shown in FIG. 1, the sub-lever (7) is moved upward by interlocking with the operation of the outside lever (9) or the inside lever (11) by the door opening operation means. , The release part (7c) of the sub-lever (7) engages with the protrusion (14) of the locking plate, the locking plate moves in the releasing direction, the engagement between the latch and the striker is released, and the door opens. .

By rotation of the motor of the actuator part (15), the output lever (17) and the connecting lever (18) are integrated with the output shaft (16b) to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. The locking / unlocking lever (6) rotates to the locking position as shown in FIG. 4 against the biasing force of the biasing member (13) via the output lever (17). Further, when the lock knob is locked, the output lever (17) is rotated via the connecting lever (18) in the same manner as described above, and the locking / unlocking lever (6) is moved to the locking position.

When the locking / unlocking lever (6) moves to the locking position, the release part (7c) of the sub-lever (7) swings against the protrusion (14) of the locking plate, so that the outside lever (9). Even if the sub-lever (7) is actuated by releasing the locking lever, the locking plate does not move to the releasing position. Further, since the releasing portion (11b) of the inside lever (11) swings against the engaging portion (7b) of the sub-lever (7), the sub-lever (7) does not operate.

[0017]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the present invention has the following effects. By engaging the output lever at one end of the actuator output shaft and the connecting lever at the other end of the output shaft, the output lever can be locked and unlocked without interfering with the lever provided on the mounting surface. Further, the connecting levers can be respectively connected to the operating means, and the actuator portion can be attached to the attaching surface formed in the body of the door lock body in a direction substantially at right angles.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a door lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 1, which is a cross-section of a part of the cover body when the locking / unlocking lever is in the unlocking position.

FIG. 4 is a line sectional view similar to FIG. 3 when the locking / unlocking lever is in the locking position.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 1 excluding a meshing mechanism portion.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a connecting lever.

FIG. 7 is a front view of an output lever.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of essential parts of a connecting lever and an output lever.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Door lock body (2) Body (3) Operation control section (4a) First mounting surface (4b) Second mounting surface (6) Locking and unlocking lever (7) Sub-lever (11) Inside lever (15) Actuator section (15a) Case (16) Output member (16b) Output shaft (17) Output lever (17c) Engagement shaft part (18) Connection lever (18c) Engagement shaft part

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] Claims: 1. A door lock main body having a body accommodating a meshing mechanism is fixed to an actuator portion having an output lever rotated by a driving means, and the door lever is operated by the operation of the output lever. In a locking / unlocking operation device for an automobile door lock in which a locking / unlocking lever provided on the main body is moved to a locking position and an unlocking position, an actuator portion is mounted on a body of the door lock main body in a substantially perpendicular direction. The output lever of the actuator part is engaged with the output lever connected to the lock / unlock lever, and the other end of the output shaft is engaged with the connection lever connected to the operating means. A door locking / unlocking operation device for automobiles.