JPH08239070A - Handle lock device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make a handle lock device do not get in lock condition when an ignition switch is ON, by simple constitution. CONSTITUTION: A handle lock device, which has a lock pin 12 to put a handle in lock and unlock condition, is equipped with a lock detection switch 19, which detects the displacement in the direction of lock of a lock pin 12, and a handle lock actuator 10, which operates to displace the lock pin 12 in the direction of unlock, and when lock detection switch 19 detects the displacement in lock direction of the lock pin 12, in condition that the main power of a vehicle is on, the handle lock actuator 19 is operated to displace the lock member 12 in the direction of unlock.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lock device for locking and unlocking a steering handle of a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional steering wheel lock device is designed so that an ignition switch is turned on at the same time when a steering wheel lock is unlocked. Regulated. Therefore, it is necessary to give sufficient consideration to prevent failure or damage of parts. In addition, a device for electrically driving a handle lock device is also known,
In this case, it is controlled so that a lock command is not issued to the steering wheel lock when the ignition switch is on.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, in order to prevent the handle lock device from being locked when the ignition switch is on, its structure and control circuit tend to be complicated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a handle lock device that can eliminate the above inconvenience.

[0004]

Therefore, according to the present invention, in a handle locking device having a lock member for locking and unlocking a handle, a switch for detecting displacement of the lock member in a locking direction and an unlocking of the lock member. When the switch detects a locking direction displacement of the lock member while the main power supply of the vehicle is on, the actuator is actuated to move the lock member in the unlocking direction. It is designed to be displaced.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a handle lock device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is II of FIG.
-II line sectional view, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the steering wheel lock device, FIG. 5 is an external view of a vehicle to which the vehicle control device is attached, FIG. 6 is a front view around the steering wheel, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the control device, and FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are operation flow diagrams of the vehicle control device.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the vehicle 1 has:
A main board 3 is provided on a top bridge 2a in the center of the handle 2, and an on switch 3a, an off switch 3b, and a parking switch 3c are arranged on the main board 3. A start switch 22 and a kill switch 23 are provided near the handle grip 2b. Further, the vehicle 1 is provided with a transmission / reception unit 6 having an antenna 5 inside the cowl 4, and by pressing an on switch 3a or a parking switch 3c on the main board 3, a request signal of a predetermined frequency is transmitted from the antenna 5. Is set to be transmitted.

On the other hand, the user has a small transceiver 7 which can be carried in a pocket or the like, and when the transceiver 7 receives a request signal, the user's unique password is transmitted from the transceiver 7. A code signal is transmitted. The personal identification code is received by the antenna 5 of the transmission / reception unit 6 and a matching signal is output if it matches the preset setting code. Further, the vehicle 1 is provided in the vicinity of the main board 3. Handle lock actuator 10 is built in,
The handle 2 can be locked and unlocked.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a lock pin 12 is provided in a case 11 of the handle lock actuator 10 so as to be slidable in the lateral direction of FIG.
First and second rods 12a and 12b are fixed to the lock pin 12 at right angles to its axis. A spring 13 is held in a compressed state between the first rod 12a located near the center of the lock pin 12 and the inner wall of the case 11, whereby the lock pin 12 is always attached in the inward direction of the case 11. It is energized.

The operating rod 14 has one end provided with a knob 15 projected to the outside of the vehicle 1 (see FIG. 5) and the other end substantially "".
The cam 14a is provided with a V-shape, and the cam 14a is engaged with the second rod 12b located near one end of the lock pin 12. As a result, when the operating rod 14 is pulled, the lock pin 12 projects outward of the case 11 against the urging force of the spring 13, and the handle 2
It is designed so that it can be locked.

In the case 11, the plunger 1
6 is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction of FIG.
Is always urged in the direction of. The lock pin 12 has an engagement groove 18 formed between the first rod 12a and the second rod 12b, and by engaging the tip end portion of the plunger 16 with the engagement groove 18, the lock pin 12 is locked. The pin 12 is adapted to be retained in the locked position.

Further, the lock pin 1 is provided in the case 11.
A lock detection switch 19 is provided in the vicinity of 2,
The lock detection switch 19 is pressed by a lever 20 fixed to the lock pin 12 to be turned off. The plunger 16 is in a state capable of being attracted by the solenoid 21, and by sucking the plunger 16, the engagement between the plunger 16 and the lock pin 12 can be released to unlock the handle 2. Is being done.

As shown in FIG. 7, the on switch 3a, the off switch 3b and the parking switch 3c on the main board 3 are connected to the transmitting / receiving unit 6, and the transmitting / receiving unit is connected to the main power source via the main relay 24. 8 is connected. Then, when the on-switch 3a is pressed and the recitation code signal and the setting code match, the transmission / reception unit 6 issues a match signal to energize the main relay 24, and as a result, the main power source 8 becomes the battery power source 25. It is connected and turned on. Further, the main power source 8 is configured so that the main relay 24 is turned off and is disconnected from the battery power source 25 by pressing the off switch 3b.

An emergency switch 26 is connected in parallel to the main relay 24, and the mechanical switch 27 (see FIG. 5) housed in the transceiver 7 opens and closes the emergency switch 26 to open the main power supply 8. It can be turned on and off.

The start switch 22 and the kill switch 23 are
The main power supplies 8 are connected in parallel with each other. Further, an ignition unit 31 is connected to the kill switch 23 via an ignition coil 30, and the engine is started by pressing the start switch 22 when the main power source 8 is on.
When the main power supply 8 is on and the engine is stopped, a request signal of a predetermined frequency is transmitted from the transceiver unit 6 at regular intervals, and communication with the transceiver 7 is not normally performed for a predetermined period. If you continue,
The main relay 24 is turned off and the main power supply 8 is automatically turned off.

The solenoid 21 in the handle lock actuator 10 is connected to the main relay 24, and the lock detection switch 19 is connected to the solenoid 21. Accordingly, when the main relay 24 is turned on while the lock detection switch 19 is turned on, the solenoid 21 is energized.

Further, the lock detection switch 19 is connected to the ignition unit 31 via an ignition control unit 32, whereby the lock detection switch 19 is turned on when the start switch 22 is pressed to start the engine. In some cases (at this time, the handle 2 is in the locked state), the ignition control unit 32 sends a thinning signal to the ignition unit 31 to prevent the engine from normally igniting.

The transmitting / receiving unit 6 includes a park relay 28.
A parking lamp 29 is connected via. Then, when the parking switch 3c is pressed and the recitation code signal and the setting code signal match, the transmission / reception unit 6 issues a matching signal to activate the park relay 28 and turn on the parking lamp 29. There is. The parking lamp 29 can be turned on only when the main power source 8 is off, and is turned off when the main power source 8 is turned on.

Next, the operation of the handle lock device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, press the on switch 3a on the main board 3 (S
1) In response to this, the transmission / reception unit 6 provided in the vehicle 1 transmits a request signal of a predetermined frequency for a predetermined period (S2). When the card-shaped transceiver 7 carried by the user receives this request signal (S3), the transceiver 7
Automatically sends a personal identification code signal a predetermined number of times (S4). Then, the transmission / reception unit 6 receives the secret code signal (S5), and compares and collates with a preset setting code (S6). When the secret code signal and the setting code match, the main relay 24 is energized and the main power source 8 is turned on (S7).
When radio communication cannot be performed due to a battery exhaustion of the transceiver 7 or a failure of the transmission / reception unit 6, the emergency power switch 26 is turned on by operating the mechanical key 27 housed in the transceiver 7 (S8). 8 can also be turned on (S9).

When the main power source 8 is turned on while the handle 2 is in the locked state, the solenoid 21 in the handle lock actuator 10 is energized, which disengages the plunger 16 from the lock pin 12 and locks the lock. The handle 2 is unlocked by pulling the pin 12 into the case 11 by the urging force of the spring 13 (S10). In this way, the lock pin 12 is the case 1
When the lock detection switch 19 is pulled into 1, the lever 20 fixed to the lock pin 12 presses the lock detection switch 19 to turn off the lock detection switch 19. As a result, the solenoid 21 is de-energized and the plunger 16
Is protruded by the urging force of the spring 17, and the lock pin 1
Abut on the side surface of 2.

Next, the start switch 22 provided near the handle grip 2b is pushed (S11). When the engine is started, if the handle 2 is normally unlocked according to the output of the lock detection switch 19 (at this time, the lock detection switch 19 is in the off state).
Since the ignition control unit 32 does not work, the engine ignites normally (S12). On the other hand, if the handle 2 is not unlocked normally and the lock detection switch 19 remains in the ON state, the ignition control unit 32 sends a thinning signal to the ignition unit 31 so that the engine normally ignites. No (S13).

The stop of the engine is performed according to the determination of normal stop or emergency stop (S14). At the time of normal stop, by pressing the off switch 3b on the main board 3 (S15), the engine is stopped (S16) and the main power supply 8 is turned off (S17), while at the time of emergency stop By pressing the kill switch 23 provided near the handle grip 2b (S18), the engine is immediately stopped (S19). After that, by pressing the off switch 3b on the main board 3 (S20), the main relay 24 is turned off and the main power supply 8 is also turned off (S20).
21).

Next, it is determined whether the steering wheel 2 needs to be locked (S
22), when the handle 2 is locked, the handle 2 is rotated to the locked position and then the operating rod 14 provided on the handle lock actuator 10 is pulled (S23). 11, the plunger 16 is engaged with the engagement groove 18 of the lock pin 12 by the urging force of the spring 17, and the handle 2 is locked (S24).

Next, when the parking lamp 29 is to be turned on in response to the determination as to whether or not the parking lamp 29 should be turned on (S25), the parking switch 3c on the main board 3 is pressed (S26) to respond to this. hand,
First, the transmission / reception unit 6 provided in the vehicle 1 transmits a request signal having a predetermined frequency for a predetermined period (S27). When the transmitter / receiver 7 carried by the user receives this request signal (S28), the transmitter / receiver 7 transmits a personal identification code signal specific to the user a predetermined number of times (S29). Then, the transmission / reception unit 6 receives the secret code signal (S30), and compares and collates with the setting code (S31). When the secret code signal and the set code match, the park relay 28 is energized and the parking lamp 29 is turned on (S32).

When the main power supply 8 is in the ON state, it is determined whether the engine is in the rotating state or in the stopped state (S33), and the engine is operated for 1 minute in accordance with the determination of the engine stop time (S34). If it is in the stopped state as described above, the request signal of the predetermined frequency is repeatedly transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 6 every minute (S35). When the transmitter / receiver 7 carried by the user receives this request signal (S36), the transmitter / receiver 7 transmits a personal identification code signal specific to the user a predetermined number of times (S37). Then, the transmission / reception unit 6 receives the secret code signal (S3
8), compare and collate with the setting code (S39). When the secret code signal and the setting code match, the main power supply 8 is kept in the ON state (S4).
0). On the other hand, if the transceiver unit 6 does not receive the personal identification code signal from the transceiver 7 (when the user is away from the vehicle), the main power supply 8 is automatically turned off (S
41).

[0025]

The present invention has an extremely simple structure.
There is an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent the handle lock device from being locked when the ignition switch is on.

[0026]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a handle lock device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the handle lock device.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a vehicle to which a vehicle control device is attached.

FIG. 6 is a front view around a handle.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle control device.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the vehicle control device.

FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart of the vehicle control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vehicle 2 Handle 2a Top Bridge 2b Handle Grip 3 Main Board 3a On Switch 3b Off Switch 3c Parking Switch 4 Cowl 5 Antenna 6 Transmitter / Receiver Unit 7 Transmitter / Receiver 8 Main Power Supply 10 Handle Lock Actuator 11 Case 12 Lock Pin 12a First Rod 12b 2nd rod 13 Spring 14 Operation rod 14a Cam 15 Knob 16 Plunger 17 Spring 18 Engagement groove 19 Lock switch detection switch 20 Lever 21 Solenoid 22 Start switch 23 Kill switch 24 Main relay 25 Battery power supply 26 Emergency switch 27 Mechanical key 28 Park Relay 29 Parking lamp 30 Ignition unit 31 Ignition coil 32 Ignition control unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Mitsumitsu Ebihara Large character, Sadowara-cho, Miyazaki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture 3,700 Wadayama Wadayama, Honda Lock Co., Ltd. Naka Wadayama 3,700 Address Honda Lock Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A handle lock device having a lock member for locking and unlocking a handle, comprising a switch for detecting displacement of the lock member in a locking direction, and an actuator for activating the lock member in the unlocking direction. A handlebar lock, characterized in that, when the main power source of the vehicle is on and the switch detects displacement of the lock member in the locking direction, the actuator is operated to displace the lock member in the unlocking direction. apparatus.