JPH0650043A - Door lock device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a lever laid below a door lock body to be easily connected to an operation device fitted to a door without any need of a substantial change in the constitution of a door lock device. CONSTITUTION:In the state where a door lock device fitted with an outside lever 2 and a key lever 3 is fixed at the predetermined position, the joint section 8c of a link 8 connected to the lever 2 or 3, whichever is lower, extends upward from the lower side of a door lock body 4, and projects above a guard bar fixed to a door. As a result, a connection member jointed to an operation device can be easily connected to the other lever 3 simply via connection to the joint section 8c of the link 8, without any need of leading under the guard bar.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door lock device for an automobile, in which a lever provided on a door lock body attached to a door is connected to an operating device provided outside the door via a connecting member. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional door lock device as described above, for example, there is one shown in FIG. That is, a door lock device attached to a conventional door is a door lock main body (102) that houses a meshing mechanism or the like that meshes with a striker fixed to the vehicle body side and restrains the door (101) in a closed state. , An outer handle (103a) provided on the outer panel (101a) of the door (101) and serving as an operating device for door release operation, and a key cylinder (104) serving as another operating device for locking / unlocking operation, respectively. Rod (105) (1
The outside lever (107) and the key lever (108) which are connected via the (06) are pivotally attached, and the outside lever (107) is connected to the outside handle (103).
Due to the positional relationship of (1), it is arranged above the door lock body (102). Therefore, the key lever (108) is constructed so as to be pivotally attached to the lower side of the door lock body (102) inevitably. In addition, the position where the door lock device is mounted on the door (101) is advantageous in terms of strength, so that the meshing portion housed in the door lock body (102) of the door lock device and the outer panel of the door (101) ( As shown in the figure, the position of the guard bar (109) fixed to the side of 101a) is arranged so as to exactly overlap in the left-right direction when the door (101) is viewed from the rear.

[0003]

However, in the conventional device as described above, when the door lock device is installed inside the door (101), the rod (10) of the key lever (108) is installed.
Since the position of the connecting part with respect to 6) is arranged at a position so as to sneak under the guard bar (109), after mounting the key cylinder (104) and the door lock device on the door (101),
The key lever (108) connecting work for connecting the key cylinder (104) and the key lever (108) is manually performed by a worker through a work hole formed in the inner panel (101b) of the door (101). Since the connecting part of the key lever (108) is located below the guard bar (109) in a very narrow space, the rod connecting work of the key lever (108) is in a groping state, and the assembling workability is improved. There is a problem that it is very bad.

In view of the above problems of the prior art, the present invention does not significantly change the configuration of the door lock device, and a lever provided below the door lock body and an operating device provided on the door. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile door lock device that can be easily connected to a vehicle door lock device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the device of the present invention comprises an outside lever and a door which are connected to an operating device provided on the vehicle body outside the door through a connecting member. A key lever that is connected to another operating device provided outside the vehicle via another connecting member is provided, and either the outside lever or the key lever is above the door lock body, and the other is below the door lock body. In the vehicle door lock device provided in, the lower end of the key lever or the outside lever of the outside lever and the operating device are connected to the other lever at the lower end and are supported by the body body so as to be vertically movable. And the linking part of the link to which the linking member is linked is extended above at least one lever. It is a symptom.

[0006]

When the door lock device provided with the outside lever and the key lever is fixed at a predetermined position of the door, the connecting portion of the link connected to the lower one of the outside lever and the key lever is , Extends upward from below the door lock body and projects above a guard bar fixed to the door. Therefore, the work of connecting the connecting member connected to the operating device to the lower lever can be easily connected to the operating device by connecting to the connecting portion of the link without slipping under the guard bar. .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (1) is a door lock device provided inside the door, a latch that can be engaged with and disengaged from a striker (not shown) provided on the vehicle body side, and a locking plate that can be engaged with and disengaged from the latch.
A door lock body (4) that accommodates (both not shown) inside, and pivotally supports an outside lever (2) and a key lever (3).
And a manipulation mechanism section (5) accommodating a plurality of manipulation levers for controlling the locking plate stored in the door lock body (4).

The outside lever (2) is rotatably supported by a shaft (9) above the door lock body (4), and has an outer end which constitutes an operating device provided outside the vehicle. A connecting portion (2a) is formed to which a lower end of a rod connected to a side handle (not shown) is connected. When the door is released from the outside handle, the rod is rotated in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. The plate can be disengaged and the door can be opened.

The key lever (3) is bent in a crank shape and is formed in a bearing portion below the door lock body (4).
A lock / unlock lever (6), which is pivotally supported by (4a) in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3, and has one end rotatably supported by the operation mechanism section (5) and which constitutes one of the operation levers. ), And the other end is connected via a holder (7) and a link (8) to a key cylinder (not shown) that is another operation device provided on the outside of the vehicle to lock the key cylinder, When the door is unlocked, it can be rotated in the direction of the arrow to move between an unlocked position that enables the door release operation of the outside handle and a locked position that disables the door release operation. The holder (7) is made of a synthetic resin material, and the working end of the holder (7) is connected to the lower end (8a) of the link (8).
Are formed.

The link (8) is shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 4, the support part (4
It is sandwiched by b) and the cover plate (4c) of the door lock body (4), and is supported by the door lock body (4) so as to be vertically movable. The lower end portion (8a) of the link (8) is formed with a cutout portion (8b) with which the protrusion portion (7a) of the holder (7) engages, and the upper end portion thereof is connected to a key cylinder. A connecting portion (8c) is formed to which the lower end of the rod forming the member is connected, and this connecting portion (8c) is at least the outside lever.
It extends upward so as to project upward from the connecting portion (2a) of (2). Therefore, when the door lock device (1) is installed inside the door provided with the guard bar, the link (8)
The connecting portion (8c) is arranged above the guard bar.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. When the door lock device (1) provided with the outside lever (2) and the key lever (3) is fixed at a predetermined position on the door, the link connected to the key lever (3)
Since the connecting portion (8c) of (8) extends upward from below the door lock body (4) and projects above the guard bar fixed to the door, the rod connected to the key cylinder is connected to the key lever (8c). The work to connect to 3) is done by connecting the rod to the connecting part (8c) of the link (8) without letting it go under the guard bar, so that the rod connected to the key cylinder can be easily connected to the key lever (3). Can be connected to. By connecting the rod to the link (8), the key cylinder and the key lever (3) are connected via the rod, and the link (8) is guided to the supporting portion (4b) by the locking / unlocking operation of the key cylinder. Move up and down, and the key lever (3) moves to the locked position or the unlocked position. The rod connected to the outside handle should be connected to the outside lever during the front or rear stroke of the work for connecting the rod to the link (8).
Connect to (2a).

The link (8) is a door lock body (4).
It is supported so that it can move up and down, and moves up and down in conjunction with the locking / unlocking operation of the key lever (3). It does not interfere with the members.

In the above embodiment, the outside lever (2) is placed above the door lock body (4) and the key lever is
Although the door lock device having the structure in which (3) is provided below the door lock body (4) has been described, the present invention is not limited to this structure. For example, the outside lever (2) is provided below the door lock body (4), and the key lever (3)
In the case of a door lock device having a structure in which the door lock body is provided above the door lock body (4), the lower end portion (8a) of the link (8) is connected to the outside lever (2), and the connecting portion of the link (8) ( By extending 8c) so as to project above the key lever (3), the work of connecting the rod to the outside lever (2) can be improved.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the lower one of the key lever or the outside lever and the operating device are connected to the lever at the lower end and can be moved up and down in the door lock body. The operation device and the lever provided below can be easily connected by connecting via the supported link and extending the connecting portion of the link to which the connecting member is connected at least above the upper lever. be able to. Further, since it is only necessary to add a link, it is not necessary to change the arrangement relationship of the levers of the door lock body, and it is not necessary to drastically change the structure of the door lock body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door lock device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

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

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a door in which a conventional door lock device is attached to the door.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Door lock device (2) Outside lever (2a) Connection part (3) Key lever (4) Door lock body (4b) Support part (5) Operation mechanism part (6) Locking and unlocking lever (7) Holder (7a ) Projection (8) Link (8c) Connection

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outside lever, which is connected to an operation device provided on the vehicle outer side of a door, via a connecting member, and another operating device, which is provided on the vehicle outer side of the door, on the body body via another connecting member. A door lock device for an automobile, comprising a key lever to be connected, wherein one of the outside lever and the key lever is provided above the door lock body and the other is provided below the door lock body. The other lever provided below and the operating device are connected via a link whose lower end is connected to the other lever and which is supported by the body body so as to be movable up and down. A door lock device for an automobile, characterized in that a connecting portion is extended above at least one lever.