JPH0754518Y2 - Remote control device for vehicle locking and unlocking - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a remote control device for locking and unlocking doors, hoods, filler lids, etc. of vehicles from the vehicle interior.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as a remote control device for locking / unlocking a vehicle, for example, a device for locking / unlocking a back door as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-128867, and There is known a device for unlocking the filler lid and the trunk, as described in JP-A-60-63658.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, each of the above-described conventional devices can perform only two operations, one operation when pushing and one operation when pulling, by one pushable cable. It was a thing.

The present invention increases the number of operations that can be performed with a single cable and enhances the functionality, thereby improving space efficiency, weight reduction, and cost reduction.
It is intended to provide a remote control device for unlocking.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in a vehicle locking / unlocking remote control device of the present invention, an operating member is connected to one end of a push-pull cable attached to a vehicle body. The operating member has a neutral position, a first position in which a predetermined amount of the cable is subtracted from the neutral position, a second position in which the cable is pressed in the opposite direction by a predetermined amount, and a cable further than the second position. It is provided so as to be movable to the pushed third position,
The other end of the cable can be unlocked at the first position of the operating member while being lockable at the second position of the operating member.
A lock mechanism is connected, and an intermediate locking member is fixed to an intermediate portion of the cable to cover a portion between the intermediate locking member of the cable and the first locking mechanism and an intermediate locking member at an end portion. A first casing having a slidable hollow portion is fixedly provided to the vehicle body, and the intermediate locking member is moved in the hollow portion when the operating member is moved from the second position to the third position. Is provided, and a second casing that covers the cable between the intermediate locking member and the operation member is provided. The operation member side of the second casing is fixed to the vehicle body and the first casing is provided. The operation member of the second lock mechanism is connected to the casing side end portion so that the second lock mechanism can be unlocked by the operation of the cable by the operation of the operation member from the second position to the third position. .

(Operation) In the vehicle locking / unlocking remote control device of the present invention, the operation member is moved to the first position and the second position,
The first lock mechanism can be unlocked / locked by pulling or pushing the cable.

Further, the second locking mechanism can be unlocked by further moving the operation member from the second position to the third position and further pressing the cable.

To explain the operation in this case, when the cable is pushed further from the second position by the operating member, the intermediate locking that slides in the cavity of the first casing in the operating range from the neutral position to the second position. The tool is restricted from sliding by the stopper. Then, the second casing is pushed back in the direction of the operation member by the reaction force of the pressing force of the cable after the sliding restriction, and the operation member connected to the second casing is operated based on the movement of the second casing. Then second
The lock mechanism is locked or unlocked.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing a vehicle equipped with a remote control device A for locking / unlocking the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in this figure, a back door 2 is provided on the rear surface of the vehicle body 1, and a filler lid 3 is provided on the left side surface of the rear portion of the vehicle body.

A door lock (first lock mechanism) 4 is provided between the lower end of the back door 2 and the vehicle body 1. The door lock 4 has the same structure as that described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-128867, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, in brief, the door lock 4 is the back door 2 side. The lock portion 5 includes a latch (not shown) provided on the vehicle body and a striker (not shown) provided on the vehicle body 1 side.

The lock portion 5 is connected to a push button 7 provided on the back door 2 via a transmission mechanism 6, and when the push button 7 is pushed, the pushing member 8 of the push button 7 shown in FIG. The lever 9 of the transmission mechanism 6 is pressed to disengage the lock portion 5.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a lever 10 provided on the push button 7 is connected to a link 12 via a rod 11, and an operation piece 13 of the link 12 is shown around a rotary shaft 14. When rotated in the middle right direction (arrow B direction), the base end portion of the push button 7 rotates, and the position of the pressing member 8 does not match the position of the lever 9 (shown by the solid line). Even if 7 is pushed, the lock portion 5 is in a locked state where the engagement of the lock portion 5 is not disengaged. Therefore, conversely, the operation piece of the link 12
When 13 is rotated to the left in the figure, the positions of the pressing member 8 and the lever 9 coincide with each other, and the unlocked state is shown (shown by an imaginary line). The operation piece 13 of the link 12 is projected to the outside of the back door 2 through a hole 15 provided at the lower end of the back door 2.

Further, the rotation of the link 12 is performed by the operation mechanism 16. That is, the operating mechanism 16 is, as shown in FIG.
It comprises a support bracket 17, a first slider 18, and a second slider 19, and is attached to the vehicle body 1. The second slider 19 is slidably supported by the support bracket 17 within a range allowed by the elongated hole 20, and the first slider 18 is also provided.
Is slidable within the range allowed by the long holes 20 and 21. In addition, locking pieces 22 and 23 provided on both sliders 18 and 19 are arranged to face each other.

The operation piece 13 of the link 12 is arranged between the locking pieces 22 and 23 as shown in FIG. 1 with the back door 2 closed, and moves to the right side of the first slider 18 in the figure. Is rotated to a position for locking the lock portion 5 (shown by an imaginary line), and a slide of the second slider 19 to the left side in the drawing is rotated for a position to unlock the lock portion 5 (shown by a solid line). It

The door lock 4 is constituted by the lock portion 5, the transmission mechanism 6, the push button 7, the rod 11, and the operation mechanism 16 described above.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation mechanism 16 of the door lock 4 is an operation handle as an operation member attached to a side of a driver's seat (not shown) via a cable 24.
It is connected to 25. The cable 24 is a push-pull cable 24 that is generally called a push-pull cable.
Is.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, end locking members 26, 27 are caulked at one end of the cable 24 at predetermined intervals, and one end 26 is engaged with the locking piece 22 of the first slider 18. While being stopped, the other 27 is locked to the locking piece 23 of the second slider 19,
In addition, a spring 28 is provided between the sliders 18 and 19 in order to maintain the contact state between the sliders 18 and 19 and the both-ends locking members 26 and 27.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation handle 25 is rotatably attached to a support bracket 29 attached to the vehicle body 1 by a support shaft 30, the lower end is connected to a cable 24, and the upper end is operated. It is used as a grip portion 31. Further, in the figure, the grip portion 31 pushes the cable 24 from the neutral position N by a predetermined amount, and the neutral position indicated by N in the drawing, a first position indicated by subtracting the cable 24 from the neutral position N by a predetermined amount. The second position shown in the figure and a third position shown in the figure in which the cable 24 is pushed further than the second position are rotatable in four positions, and the biasing force is arranged in the neutral position N. Has been done.

That is, the cable when the grip 31 is set to the first position
The second slider required to move the operation piece 13 of the link 12 to the unlocked position [13 ()] by the stroke amount of the pulling side of 24
The push-side stroke amount of the cable 24 when it is set to the second position corresponds to the stroke amount of 19, and the first slider 18 required to move the operation piece 13 to the locking position [13 (,)]. Corresponds to the stroke amount.

Incidentally, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the grip portion 31, and the first position, the neutral position N, the second position and the third position are displayed, and the second position to the third position are displayed. When moving, it is necessary to move once in the width direction by the arrow C.
Indicated by.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, an intermediate locking tool 32 is caulked at an intermediate position of the cable 24 close to the filament lid 3. The cable 24 between the intermediate locking device 32 and the operating mechanism 16 of the door lock 4 is covered with the first casing 33.

Then, one end of the first casing 33 is fixed to the operating mechanism 16, and the other end is formed with a hollow portion 34 in which the intermediate locking member 32 can slide, and the first casing 33 is formed by a bracket (not shown). It is fixed to the car body.

On the other hand, the cable between the intermediate locking device 32 and the operating handle 25
24 is covered by the second casing 35. One end of the second casing 35 on the operation handle 25 side is fixed to the support bracket 29, and the unlocking lever 36 (operating member) is connected to the other end.

The unlocking lever 36 has a rotating shaft 37 at its middle portion,
Is rotatably attached to the filler lid 3 and the other end is connected to the opener 39 of the filler lid 3.

That is, when the unlocking lever 36 is at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the filler lid 3 is closed, and when the unlocking lever 36 is rotated to the position shown by the imaginary line, the opener 39 slides to move the filler lid 3 of the filler lid 3. The engagement with the locking spring 40 is released, that is, unlocked.

That is, the opener 39 and the locking spring 40 constitute the second lock mechanism in the claims.

In FIG. 1, the position of the solid line of the intermediate engaging member 32 corresponds to the neutral position N of the operation handle 25, the position indicated by () on the imaginary line is the first position, and the position indicated by (,) is the second position. The position corresponding to the position and the third position, and further, in the innermost part of the hollow portion 34,
It serves as a stopper 41 that restricts the movement of the cable 24 from the position corresponding to the position to the side where the cable 24 is pushed.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

(A) When the back door is unlocked When the back door 2 is locked, the grip portion 31 of the operation handle 25 is pulled up from the neutral position N to the first position and rotated.

As a result, the cable 24 is pulled by a predetermined amount, and in the operation mechanism 16 of the door lock 4, the second slider 19 locked by the end locking member 27 slides left in the drawing.

Therefore, the operation piece 13 of the link 12 is pushed by the locking piece 23 and
It is moved to the position shown by the solid line in the figure, and the pressing member 8 of the push button 7 is placed in a position corresponding to the lever 9 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. That is, when the push button 7 is pressed, the lock portion 5 is disengaged.

When the grip 31 is returned to the neutral position N, the second slider 19
Is returned to its original position by the urging force of the spring 28, but the operating piece 13 is held at that position.

In addition, when the gripper 31 is operated between the neutral position N and the first position in this way to move the cable 24, the intermediate locking member 32
Slides in the cavity 34.

(B) When locking the back door When the back door 2 is locked, the grip portion 31 of the operation handle 25 is pushed down from the neutral position N to the second position and rotated.

As a result, the cable 24 is pushed in by a predetermined amount, and in the operation mechanism 16 of the door lock 4, the first slider 18 locked by the end locking member 26 moves to the right in the figure.

Therefore, the operation piece 13 of the link 12 is pushed by the locking piece 22 and
The push member 7 of the push button 7 is moved to the position indicated by the imaginary line in the figure, and the push member 7 is arranged and locked in a position that does not coincide with the lever 9 as shown by the solid line in FIG. That is, even if the push button 7 is pushed, the pressing member 8 swings with the lever 9 and the lock portion 5 is not disengaged.

When the grip 31 is returned to the neutral position N, the first slider 18
Is returned to its original position by the urging force of the spring 28, but the operating piece 13 is held at that position.

Incidentally, when the cable 24 is moved by operating the grip portion 31 between the neutral position N and the second position in this way, the intermediate locking device 32
Slides in the cavity 34.

(C) When unlocking the filament lid When the filament lid 3 is unlocked, the grip portion 31 of the operation handle 25 is rotated to the third position and the cable 24 is moved to the second position.
Push in further than the position.

Then, the intermediate locking device 32 is provided with the hollow portion 34 of the first casing 33.
Sliding is regulated by a stopper 41 at the inner part of the lock, and the reaction force acts on the second casing 35.
36 rotates to the side of the operation handle 25 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.

As a result, the opener 39 is operated and the filament lid 3 is unlocked.

As described above, in the device of the present embodiment, three operations of locking / unlocking the back door 2 and unlocking the filament lid 3 can be performed by one cable 24, and the functionality is improved. As a result, compared to the case where two remote control devices are provided, space efficiency can be improved, weight can be reduced, cost can be reduced, frequency of failures can be reduced, and erroneous operation can be prevented. The effect of being able to do is obtained at the same time.

Further, in the embodiment, when the filler lid 3 is unlocked, the door lock 4 is locked, so that it is possible to prevent theft during refueling.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
In addition to unlocking / locking the back door 2 and the filler lid 3, other lids such as the engine hood and the trunk hood may be locked / unlocked.

Further, in the embodiment, the operation handle 25 that rotates with respect to the vehicle body 1 is shown as the operation member, but the movement method of this operation member is not limited to rotation, and other movement methods such as sliding may be used. May be.

Further, in the embodiment, the door lock 4 that is the first lock mechanism is used.
Has shown that the push button 7 is pushed to disengage the lock portion 5, but the engagement may be released by a door handle.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, in the vehicle locking / unlocking remote control device of the present invention, the locking / unlocking of the first locking mechanism and the unlocking of the second locking mechanism are performed by one cable. Since the above three operations are performed, the functionality is increased as compared with the conventional one, and there are effects that space efficiency is improved, weight is reduced, cost is reduced, frequency of failure is reduced, and erroneous operation can be prevented. Further, in unlocking the second lock mechanism, the present invention locks the first lock mechanism when the operation member is pushed from the neutral position to the third position through the second position. The first lock mechanism is not unlocked when the second lock mechanism is unlocked, and the first lock mechanism can be unlocked and locked selectively, and the second lock mechanism is also unlocked. When choosing to unlock the
The lock mechanism is only locked, and when it is desired to unlock only the second lock mechanism, the first lock mechanism is not unlocked, which is convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a vehicle locking / unlocking remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a vehicle equipped with the embodiment device, and FIG. 3 is a main part of the embodiment device. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the same, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a main part of the embodiment apparatus. 1 …… Vehicle body 4 …… Door lock (first lock mechanism) 24 …… Cable 25 …… Operating handle (operating member) 32 …… Intermediate locking device 33 …… First casing 34 …… Cavity part 35 …… No. 2 Casing 36 …… Release lever (operating member) 39 …… Opener (second lock mechanism) 40 …… Locking spring (second lock mechanism) 41 …… Stopper N …… Neutral position …… First position… ... 2nd position ... 3rd position

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An operating member is connected to one end of a push-pull cable attached to a vehicle body, and the operating member has a neutral position and a first position where a predetermined amount of the cable is subtracted from the neutral position. On the contrary, it is provided movably between a second position where the cable is pushed by a predetermined amount and a third position where the cable is pushed further than the second position. At the other end of the cable, at the first position of the operating member, While it can be unlocked, it can be locked at the second position of the operating member, the first
A lock mechanism is coupled, an intermediate locking member is fixed to an intermediate portion of the cable, covers a portion between the intermediate locking member of the cable and the first locking mechanism, and has an intermediate locking member at an end portion. A first casing having a slidable hollow portion is fixedly provided in the vehicle body, and the movement of the intermediate locking member when moving the operating member from the second position to the third position is provided in the hollow portion. And a second casing that covers the cable between the intermediate locking member and the operating member, the operating member side of the second casing being fixed to the vehicle body, and the first casing. The operation member of the second lock mechanism is connected to the casing side end portion so that the second lock mechanism can be unlocked by the operation of the cable by the operation of the operation member from the second position to the third position. Lock the vehicle Remote control device for unlocking.