JPH0978896A - Outside handle device of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent wrong unlocking, by forming a locked part restricting the descent of an outside handle rod at the time when the key cylinder provided with a locking lever is locked. SOLUTION: When a key cylinder 18 is rotated and locked by a key in the state an outside handle 12 arranged in an escutcheon 11 is not manipulated, a lever 18b provided at the door inside end of the key cylinder 18 and a locking lever 18c are rotated together. The locking lever 18c is set in the fixed part 16a bent and formed in the middle of the outside handle rod 16 to make it impossible for the outside handle rod 16 to move down and prevent the outside handle 12 from turning upward. Accordingly, a door lock device is prevented in a simple structure from carelessly unlocking.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle outside handle device having an improved anti-theft property.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type, for example, there is one shown in FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an escutcheon fixed to a door outer panel (not shown).
Also, a key cylinder 3 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, a pair of arms 2a project from the outside handle 2, and the arms 2a are inserted into the inside of the door through a pair of openings 1a formed in the escutcheon 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the tip end of 2a is vertically rotatably attached to the back surface side of the escutcheon 1 by a shaft 4 extending in the horizontal direction.
Is urged downward by.

By rotating the outside handle 2 upward as shown in FIG. 7, the outside handle rod 6 is moved downward, and the latching state of the latch (not shown) and the striker are released, and the door is released. Can be opened and closed.

A cylindrical outer case 7 is arranged in the escutcheon 1, and a cylindrical key cylinder 3 is inserted in the outer case 7. When a key is inserted into the key hole 3a, the key cylinder 3 is unlocked from the tumbler (not shown) provided on the key cylinder 3 and the inner wall of the outer case 7 to release the key cylinder 3 from the key cylinder 3a. The rotation in the outer case 7 is possible. When the key cylinder 3 is rotated from the locked state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 8 to the unlocked state shown by the solid line, the lever 3b provided at the inner end of the door of the key cylinder 3 is also integrated upward. The lock device (not shown) is unlocked through the key rod 9 by being rotated.

Examples of this type include those described in JP-A-3-169989, JP-A-3-158583 and JP-A-6-108712.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional device, the outside handle 2 can be rotated upward even when the lock device is locked, and The arm 2a of the outside handle 2 has an opening 1a of the escutcheon 1 in consideration of play.
Since it is loosely inserted in, the unauthorized unlocking input may act through the gap between the peripheral edge of the opening 1a and the arm 2a. Therefore, although the gap is made as narrow as possible, there is a problem that it is difficult to manufacture.

[0008] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an outside handlebar device for a vehicle which can prevent an illegal unlocking input from acting.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention described in claim 1 is made by paying attention to such a problem, and a door lock device is locked / unlocked by rotating a key cylinder by a key operation. In the vehicle outside handle device that locks and moves the outside handle to lower the outside handle rod to unlatch the door lock device, in the locked state of the door lock device, the outside lock device is used. The outside handle device for a vehicle is provided with a movement preventing means for preventing the side handle from moving.

According to this structure, since the outside handle is prevented from moving in the locked state of the door lock device, the opening formed in the escutcheon is not exposed unlike the conventional case, and an incorrect unlocking input is made. Can be prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the movable blocking means is provided with a locking lever on the key cylinder, while the outside handle is not operated. In this state, when the key cylinder is locked and operated, a locked portion that locks the locking lever and prevents the outside handle rod from descending is formed on the outside handle rod. Is characterized by.

According to this structure, it is possible to prevent the illegal unlocking input from acting with a simple structure in which the key cylinder is provided with the locking lever and the outside handle rod is provided with the locked portion.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First Embodiment of the Invention Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention
explain about.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
Is shown.

First, the structure will be described. In the figure, reference numeral 11 is an escutcheon fixed to a door outer panel (not shown), and the escutcheon 11 is provided with an outside handle 12 and a key cylinder 18.

The outside handle 12 is provided with a pair of arms 12a projecting from the outside handle 12. The arms 12a are inserted into the inside of the door through a pair of openings (not shown) formed in the escutcheon 11. A shaft 14 extending in the horizontal direction is vertically rotatably attached to the back side of the escutcheon 11, and the outside handle 12 is urged downward by a spring similar to the conventional one.

By rotating the outside handle 12 upward against the urging force of the spring, the outside handle rod 16 is moved downward, and the latch of the door lock device (not shown) and the striker are locked. The state is set to be released.

A cylindrical outer case 17 is arranged in the escutcheon 11, and the cylindrical key cylinder 18 is inserted into the outer case 17. When a key is inserted into the key hole 18a, the key cylinder 18 is unlocked from the tumbler (not shown) provided on the key cylinder 18 and the inner wall of the outer case 17 to release the key cylinder 18 from the key cylinder 18a. Rotation within the outer case 17 is possible. When the key cylinder 18 is rotated from the unlocked state shown in FIG. 3A to the locked state shown in FIG. 3B, the lever 18b provided at the inner end of the door of the key cylinder 18 is also integrated. Key rod 1 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure.
A locking device (not shown) is locked via 9

Further, the key cylinder 18 and the outside handle rod 16 are provided with a movement preventing means for preventing the outside handle 12 from rotating upward (moving) when the key cylinder 18 is locked. There is.

More specifically, in the movable preventing means, a locking lever 18c is provided at the inner end of the door of the key cylinder 18, and the locked portion 16a to which the locking lever 18c is locked.
Is formed on the outside handle rod 16.

The locked portion 16a is formed by bending the outside handle rod 16 in the middle thereof. Then, when the outside handle 12 is in the non-operated state (the latch and the striker are not locked), when the door lock device is locked, the locking lever 18c locks on the locked portion 16a and the outside. Handle rod 16
Is prevented from falling (see FIG. 3 (b)).

Next, the operation will be described.

First, when the door lock device is unlocked by the key cylinder 18, as shown in FIG. 3A, the locking lever 18c and the outside handle rod locked portion 16a are not locked. It is locked. Therefore, in this state, the outside handle 12 can be rotated upward, the outside handle rod 16 is lowered, and as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. The latched state between the latch and the striker can be released.

Next, when the key cylinder 18 is rotated by the key to lock the door lock device, the locking lever 18c is released.
Is rotated, and the locking lever 18c is locked to the locked portion 16a of the outside handle rod 16 (see FIG. 3B). As a result, the outside handle rod 16 cannot be lowered, and the outside handle 12
Cannot be rotated upwards.

Therefore, as in the conventional case, the escutcheon 1
The opening of No. 1 is not exposed, and an unauthorized unlocking input does not act through the opening to inadvertently unlock the door lock device.

(Second Embodiment of the Invention) FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the invention.

The second embodiment of the present invention is formed by locally bending the locked portion 16a of the outside handle rod 16 upward.

According to this, as shown in FIG. 4B, the locked portion 1 in which the locking lever 18c is locally bent.
By being locked by the 6a, the restriction in the horizontal direction is also performed, and the locked state becomes stronger.

Further, since the locked portion 16a serves as a mark, it is possible to confirm the upper and lower sides when the outside handle rod 16 is assembled, and it is possible to prevent the inverted handle rod 16 from being mounted upside down. Incidentally, conventionally, a mark is attached to the upper part of the outside handle rod 16 to prevent the handle bar 16 from being mounted upside down.

The other structure and operation are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

(Third Embodiment of the Invention) FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the invention.

The locking lever 18d of the third embodiment is
The lever 18b and the locking lever 18c of the key rod 19 of the first embodiment are integrally formed in a fan shape.

With this configuration, it is not necessary to separately provide the locking lever 18c as in the first embodiment, and therefore,
The number of parts and man-hours for assembly are reduced.

[0034]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, when the door lock device is locked,
Since the outside handle is prevented from moving, the opening formed in the escutcheon is not exposed as in the conventional case, and it is possible to prevent the illegal unlocking input from acting.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect described in claim 1, a simple structure in which the key cylinder is provided with a locking lever and the outside handle rod is provided with a locked portion Thus, the practically useful effect of preventing the illegal unlocking input from being exerted is exhibited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle outside handle device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the back side.

2 is a view showing the first embodiment and is a side view of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a key cylinder and the like showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional outside handle device for a vehicle as seen from the front side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where an outside handle of the conventional example is rotated upward.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a key cylinder and the like showing the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Outside handle 16 Outside handle rod 18 Key cylinder Locking mechanism 16a Locked part 18c, 18d Locking lever

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A door lock device is locked / unlocked by rotating a key cylinder by a key operation, and an outside handle rod is moved down by moving an outside handle to move the outside handle rod. An outside handle device for a vehicle for unlatching a lock device, comprising: a movement preventing means for preventing movement of the outside handle when the door lock device is locked. 2. The movable blocking means is provided with a locking lever on the key cylinder, and the locking lever is locked when the key cylinder is locked while the outside handle is not operated. An outside handle device for a vehicle, wherein a locked portion for preventing the outside handle rod from descending is formed on the outside handle rod.