JPH0571377U - Door lock device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To improve workability and waterproofness. [Constitution] The cable (7) is connected to the cable cover (5), the cable end (7c) is held by the cable cover holding portion (5c), and the cover plate (3) is attached to the lock body (2). Open the cable cover (7)
After fitting to (6a), hold the cable end (7c) to the holding part (5c).
By detaching from the lock body (2) with the cover plate (3) attached, the cable (7) can be connected to the operating lever (9) and the opening (6a)
Since it is hidden by the cable cover (5), rainwater can be prevented from entering the cable (7) along the inner cable (7b).

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 According to the present invention, a cover plate is fixed to a lock body provided with a meshing mechanism, and an operating lever pivotally attached to the cover plate or the lock body is connected to an operated device arranged on a door via a cable. The present invention relates to a vehicle door lock device.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, in the door lock device as described above, the work of connecting the cable to the operation lever of the door lock device is usually performed in order to prevent the door lock body from dragging the cable and flowing through the assembly process. It will be done after the main body is assembled.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, for example, as disclosed in JP-A-64-21186, in a door lock device configured to cover the side surface of the door lock main body with a side cover, a cable for the operating lever of the door lock is If the connection work is done after the door lock body is assembled, the side cover is assembled to the door lock body in the previous process of the cable connection work. It will not be possible to connect the cable to the lever. Therefore, the cable connection work must be performed before the side cover is assembled to the door lock body, which lowers the efficiency of the assembly work.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, for example, by forming an opening into which the cable end can be inserted, in the vicinity of the connection portion of the actuating lever of the cover plate, the opening can be inserted through the opening. It may be possible to connect the cables after the door lock body has been assembled.However, since the opening cannot be made too large, workability deteriorates and the door lock device is attached to the door. However, there is a risk that rainwater may enter the cable and cause problems such as reduced waterproofness and rust resistance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door lock device having improved workability and improved waterproofness.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To achieve the above object, the device of the present invention fixes a cover plate to a lock body provided with a meshing mechanism, and an operating lever pivotally attached to the cover plate or the lock body is operated by a door. In a vehicle door lock device that is connected to the device via a cable, an opening is formed in the vicinity of the operating lever of the cover plate, and a holding part that connects the cable and temporarily holds the end of the cable detachably is provided. It is characterized in that the cable cover it has is fitted into the opening.

[0007]

[Action]

 Connect the cable to the cable cover, hold the end of the cable in the holding part of the cable cover, and with the cover plate attached to the lock body, fit the cable cover into the opening. The opening of the door is hidden. Then, the cable end is connected to the connecting part of the operating lever by disengaging the cable end from the holding part. Therefore, with the cover plate attached to the lock body, the cable can be connected to the operating lever, and the opening is covered by the cable cover, so rainwater does not enter the cable through the inner cable. It can be prevented.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (1) is a locking device that is attached to the door of a vehicle and that engages with a latch that can be engaged and disengaged with a striker that is fixed to the vehicle body side when the door is opened or closed, and that locks rotation of the latch in the releasing direction. This is a door lock main body in which a cover plate (3) made of synthetic resin is fixed to the side surface of a lock main body (2) accommodating a meshing mechanism such as plates (none of which is shown).

On the cover plate (3), first and second upright portions (3b) of the lower and upper portions, which are erected continuously from one side edge of the flat surface portion (3a) facing the lock body (2), are provided. ) (3c) is formed, and the second standing portion (3c) has a rectangular opening (6a) into which the first cable cover (5) connecting the first cable (7) is fitted. A connecting part (6) is formed. The other end of the first cable (7) is connected to an inside handle (operated device) arranged inside the door. The upper and lower side walls (6b) (6c) of the coupling part (6) are integrally formed with inwardly projecting and elastically deformable claws (6d) (6e). Between the first and second standing portions (3b) and (3c), another terminal is connected to a second cable (18) connected to a locking / unlocking operation knob (not shown) for manual operation arranged inside the door. The second cable cover (4), which is connected with (1), is fixed.

The first cable cover (5) has a shape matching the opening (6a), and a cable fixing portion (5a) for fixing the outer casing (7a) of the first cable (7) and a cable. An arcuate guide path (5b) for guiding the inner cable (7b) of the first cable (7) in a pushable / pullable manner is formed continuously from the fixed portion (5a). At the inner part of the guideway (5b), a pair of left and right elastically deformable holding portions (cable end portions (cable end portions) (7c) fixed to the end of the inner cable (7b) are sandwiched from left and right. A working hole (5d) is formed continuously from the 5c) and the holding part (5c) to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 5, the flat surface (3a) of the cover plate (3) facing the lock body (2) is pivotally attached by a shaft (8) and has one end (9a). An outside lever (9) (operating lever) connected to an outside handle (not shown) provided outside the door of the vehicle via a connecting member such as a rod and a shaft (10) are pivotally attached, and A first lock lever (11) whose one end (11a) is connected to a key cylinder (not shown) arranged on the vehicle exterior side of the door via a connecting member such as a rod is rotatably provided at each position. Has been.

The outside lever (9) has a coil portion housed in the housing portion (8a) of the shaft (8), and one end thereof is locked to the upright portion (9b) of the outside lever (9). A spring (12) whose end is locked to the upright portion (3d) of the cover plate (3) urges it clockwise in FIG. 5 and between the one end portion (9a) and the pivot portion. One end of the first sub-lever (14) is rotatably connected by a pin (13) slidably fitted in an arcuate guide groove (3e) formed in the cover plate (3). At the other end of the outside lever (9), a connecting portion (9c) is formed which is bent and has an engaging groove (9d). The connecting portion (9c) is arranged at a position facing the opening (6a) of the connecting portion (6).

A long hole (14a) is formed at the other end of the first sub-lever (14). An upper end of a second sub-lever (15) slidably supported by the cover plate (3) in the vertical direction is slidably engaged with the elongated hole (14a).

The first lock lever (11) is connected to the lower end (15a) of the second sub-lever (15), and the key cylinder is operated to operate the first sub-lever (14) and the second sub-lever (15). ) Can be interlocked with each other to move to the unlocked position shown in FIG. 5 and the locked position rotated clockwise from the unlocked position. A corrugated leaf spring (15b) is fixed to the second sub-lever (15), and the leaf spring (15b) abuts the protrusion (3f) formed on the cover plate (3) by an elastic force. , Held in the locked and unlocked positions.

(16) is an electric actuator that is fixed to the standing portion (2b) of the cover plate (2) with a screw (16b) and can be driven by a locking / unlocking operation switch provided in the driver's seat or the like. In addition, the motor includes a motor (not shown) provided inside the housing (16a) and capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions, a reduction mechanism (not shown) for reducing the rotation of the motor, and the like.

(17) is an output lever connected to the output shaft (not shown) of the reduction mechanism of the actuator (16) and pivotally supported outside the housing (16a). It is possible to move to the unlocked position shown in FIG. 4 and the locked position rotated counterclockwise from the unlocked position via the structure. One end (17a) of the output lever (17) is connected to the second cable (18), and the other end (17b) is connected to the bent portion (15b) of the second sub-lever (15). By the locking / unlocking operation of the lock knob or the rotation of the motor, the first lock lever (11) and the first and second sub-lever (14, 15) can be moved to the locking position and the unlocking position, respectively.

When the first lock lever (11) is in the unlocked position, the first sub-lever (14) and the second sub-lever (15) are in the positions shown in FIG. 5, and the outside lever (9) is released. (Counterclockwise in FIG. 5), the first sub-lever (14) is guided by the guide portion (3e) via the pin (13) and moves to the right, whereby the engagement portion (14b) is locked. The door can be opened by abutting an open lever (19) connected to the locking plate and shown by a chain double-dashed line, releasing the engagement between the locking plate and the latch. When in the locked position, the second sub-lever (15) moves downward from the position shown in Fig. 5, and the first sub-lever (14) rotates clockwise around the pin (13). As a result, the engaging portion (14b) of the first sub-lever (14) is in a state of idling with respect to the open lever (19), and the door release operation is disabled.

When connecting the inside handle and the outside lever (9) pivotally attached to the door lock body (1), connect the outer tube (7a) of the first cable (7) to the first cable cover (5). The first cable is connected to the cable fixing part (5a) of the first cable and the inner cable (7b) is bent along the guide path (5b) to elastically hold the cable end part (7c) in the holding part (5c). Assemble (7) and the first cable cover (5). Next, with the cover plate (3) attached to the lock body (2), the first cable cover (7) is inserted into the opening (6a) of the coupling portion (6) from the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 1 By engaging the stepped portion (5e) of the cable cover (5) and the stepped portion (7d) of the outer tube (7a) with both the claw portions (6d) (6e) of the connecting portion (6), as shown in FIG. As shown, the first cable cover (5) is attached to the cover plate (3), and the opening (6a) of the cover plate (3) is hidden by the first cable cover (5).

In the next step, the inner cable (7b) of the first cable (7) is pulled from the other end side, and the cable end member (7c) is detached from the holding portion (5c). (7b) is restored and moved in the direction of the arrow, and is fitted into the connecting groove (9d) of the connecting portion (9c) of the outside lever (9), so that the cable end member (7c) is placed inside the outside lever (9c). ).

Accordingly, with the cover plate (3) attached to the lock body (2), the first cable (7) can be connected to the outside lever (9) and the opening (6a) can be formed. Since it is hidden by the first cable cover (5), rainwater can be prevented from entering the first cable (7) through the inner cable (7b). The method for removing the cable end portion (7c) of the first cable (7) from the holding portion (5c) is not limited to the above method, and various methods are possible. For example, with the first cable cover (5) attached to the cover plate (3), insert the jig into the work hole (5d), push in the cable end (7c) and remove it from the holding part (5c). Is also good.

[0021]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the cable end portion of the cable can be connected to the operating lever with the cover plate attached to the door lock body, the workability can be improved and the cable can be operated. Since the opening for connecting to the lever is hidden, the waterproof property can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a door lock device before a cable cover to which the present invention is applied is attached.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a door lock device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the door lock device.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a cover plate to which a cable cover is attached.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cover plate.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part with a cable cover and a cover plate separated from each other.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part with a cable cover attached to a cover plate.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the cable cover viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG.

9 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Door lock body (2) Lock body (3) Cover plate (4) Second cable cover (5) First cable cover (5a) Cable fixing part (5b) Guideway (5c) Holding part (5d) Work Hole (6) connecting part (6a) opening (7) first cable (7a) outer tube (7b) inner cable (7c) cable end (cable end) (9) outside lever (operating lever) (9c) Connection part (9d) Engagement groove (11) First lock lever (12) Spring (14) First sub-lever (15) Second sub-lever

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cover plate is fixed to a lock body having a meshing mechanism, and an operating lever pivotally attached to the cover plate or the lock body is connected to an operated device arranged on a door via a cable. In a vehicle door lock device, an opening is formed in the cover plate in the vicinity of the operating lever, and a cable cover having a holding portion for temporarily holding the end of the cable detachably is fitted in the opening. A door lock device for an automobile characterized by: