JPH11192837A - Window locking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a window locking device which can prevent occurrence of theft by making it difficult to conduct lock release from the outside of a vehicle. SOLUTION: This device consists of the first bracket 300, which is mounted on the rotating end side of window glass whose base end side is rotatably- formed at the opening edge of the window, a lever 500 whose base end side is rotatably-formed at the first bracket 300, a link 700 whose end side is rotatably-formed on the rotating end side of the lever 500, and the second bracket 900 on which the other end of the link 700 is rotatably-formed and which is mounted on the opening edge of the window, whereas a lock mechanism 1000 is formed to prohibit rotation between the link 700 and the lever 500.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a first bracket attached to a rotating end of a window glass having a base end rotatably provided at an opening edge of a window, and a first bracket mounted on the first bracket. A lever whose end is rotatably provided, a link whose one end is rotatably provided at the rotating end of the lever, and an opening edge of the window wherein the other end of the link is rotatably provided And a second bracket attached to the window.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A quarter window glass or the like of a car is provided with a quarter window glass which can be opened and closed.
A window lock device is provided that prohibits movement of the quarter window in the closed state in the opening direction.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are configuration diagrams showing an example of this window lock device. FIG. 6A shows the window glass in a closed state, and FIG. 6B shows the window glass in an open state. Is shown.

In the figure, a first bracket 3 is attached to a rotating end of a window glass 1 whose base end is rotatably provided at an opening edge of a window 2. The base end of the lever 5 is rotatably attached to the first bracket 3.

[0005] One end of a link 7 is rotatably attached to the rotating end of the lever 5. On the other hand, a second bracket 9 is attached to an opening edge (body) 10 of the window 2, and a link 7 is attached to the second bracket 9.
Is rotatably attached to the other end.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. (a) The state shown in the figure shows the time when the window glass 1 is in the closed state. Here, when the lever 5 is pulled in the direction of arrow I, the lock is released, and thereafter, the rotating end side of the window glass 1 is opened outside the vehicle by pushing the lever 5 outside the vehicle (b).
The state shown in FIG.

When the window glass 1 is to be closed, the lever 5 is pulled in the direction of arrow II from the state shown in FIG. 2B, the window glass 1 is closed, and the lever 5 is pushed in the direction of arrow II. (a) Return to the locked state shown in the figure.

[0008]

However, when the lock device having the above-described configuration is in the locked state shown in FIG. 6A, wire or the like is used from outside the vehicle through the gap S between the window glass 1 and the opening edge 10. By pressing the lever 5 in the direction of arrow I, there is a problem that the lever 5 can be rotated in the direction of arrow I and the window glass 1 can be easily opened.

Therefore, there is a problem that the articles and the vehicle in the vehicle are stolen. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to prevent the vehicle from being unlocked from outside the vehicle,
An object of the present invention is to provide a window lock device capable of preventing theft.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first window attached to a rotating end of a window glass having a base end rotatably provided at an opening edge of a window. , A lever whose base end side is rotatably provided on the first bracket, a link whose one end side is rotatably provided on the rotation end side of the lever, and the other end of the link A second bracket attached to the opening edge of the window, the window being provided rotatably on a side thereof, wherein a rotation of the lever with respect to the first bracket and a rotation between the link and the lever are provided. And a lock mechanism for prohibiting at least one of the rotation of the link with respect to the second bracket.

A lock mechanism for inhibiting at least one of rotation of a lever with respect to the first bracket, rotation between the link and the lever, and rotation of the link with respect to the second bracket is provided. Therefore, the window glass cannot be opened unless the lock mechanism is released.

Therefore, it is difficult to release the lock from outside the vehicle,
Theft can be prevented. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the lock mechanism according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lock mechanism is provided on the lever, and is provided to be rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal to a rotation axis of the link. A lock member, provided on the link, wherein the lock member is engaged, a circumferential guide groove centered on a rotation axis with the lever, and a guide groove provided continuously with the guide groove; A lock groove that can be engaged with the lock member when the window glass is closed, an urging member provided on the lever, and urging the lock member in the lock groove direction; and an urging member provided on the lever. And a lock release means for rotating the lock member against the urging force of the urging means.

When the window glass is in the closed state, the lock member urged by the urging means is engaged with the lock groove, and the rotation of the link is prohibited. When the unlocking means is operated against the urging force of the urging means, the engagement between the lock member and the lock groove is released, the lock member moves to the guide groove, and the rotation between the link and the lever is possible. Becomes

Here, while operating the unlocking means,
The window glass can be opened by operating the lever. According to such a configuration, even when the lever is pushed from outside the vehicle with a wire or the like in the window glass closed state, the rotation between the link and the lever is prohibited by the lock mechanism, so that it is difficult to unlock from outside the vehicle, Theft can be prevented.

Further, since the window glass cannot be opened unless the lever is operated while the unlocking means is operated, the lock is more difficult to be unlocked from outside the vehicle and theft can be prevented.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The window lock device of the present embodiment locks a window glass 100 of a rear quarter window 200 of a vehicle as shown in FIG. The window glass 100 is rotatably attached to the vehicle body using the hinge 101 at the base end side.
0 is provided on the rotation end side.

Next, the configuration of the window lock device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the window lock device of the present embodiment. In the figure, 3
Reference numeral 00 denotes a first bracket attached to the rotating end of the window glass 100 via a cushion 301. The first bracket 300 is provided with an upright wall portion 303 having a through hole 302 formed in parallel with the rotation axis of the window glass 100.

Reference numeral 500 denotes a lever having a substantially U-shaped cross section which can be engaged with the upright wall portion 303 of the first bracket 300, and has a through hole 30 of the first bracket 300 at one end.
2, through holes 501 and 501 'are formed. Then, the through holes 501, 501 'of the lever 500
The lever 500 is rotatably attached to the first bracket 300 by using a pin 400 that fits into the through hole 302 of the first bracket 300.

At one end of the link 700 and at the other end, through holes 701 and 702 are provided. On the rotating end side of the lever 500, through holes 502 and 502 ′ facing the through hole 701 formed on one end side of the link 700 are formed. And lever 5
The lever 500 is provided by using a pin 401 that fits into the through-holes 502 and 502 ′ of the “00” and the through-hole 701 of the link 700.
, One end of the link 700 is rotatably attached to the rotation end.

Reference numeral 900 denotes a second bracket mounted on the body 201 whose base end is the opening edge of the rear quarter window 200. This second bracket 9
00 is bent at the tip end side, and a hole 90 facing the through hole 702 formed at the other rotating end side of the link 700.
1 is formed. Then, the second bracket 900
The other rotating end of the link 700 is rotatably attached to the second bracket 900 by using a pin 403 that fits into the hole 901 of the link 700 and the through hole 702 of the link 700.

The second bracket 900 is provided with a cushion 903 made of an elastic material. Next, the lock mechanism 1000 that inhibits rotation between the link 700 and the lever 500 will be described.

The lever 500 has a shaft 5 provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to a pin 401 which is a rotation axis of the lever.
09 is formed. The through-hole 1101 of the lock member 1100 is fitted into the shaft portion 509, and the lock member 1100 is rotatable with respect to the shaft portion 509. The lock member 1100 has protrusions 110 in the direction of the shaft portion 509 at symmetric positions via the through holes 1101.
2, 1103 are formed. Further, the lock member 11
A lock projection 1105 protruding in the direction of the link 700 is formed on the peripheral surface of 00.

On the other hand, the link 700 has the lock member 1 around the axis of the through hole 701 (the axis of rotation with the lever 500).
A circumferential guide groove 720 with which the 100 lock projections 1105 are engaged is formed. Further, a lock projection 1105 of the lock member 1100 is provided on the link 700 in a state of being connected to the guide groove 720 and extending in the axis direction of the through hole 701 (the rotation axis with the lever 500). An engageable lock groove 730 is formed.

The lever 500 has substantially rectangular holes 510, 5
10 'are formed and these holes 510, 510'
Buttons 1200 and 1200 'as unlocking members are movably engaged. These buttons 1200, 12
00 ′, the protrusion 110 of the lock member 1100
Elongated holes 1201 and 1201 'with which the second 1103 engages are formed. Therefore, when the buttons 1200 and 1200 'are moved in a direction approaching each other, the locking member 1100
1 rotates in the direction of arrow III in FIG. 1 around the shaft portion 509, and conversely, when the buttons 1200, 1200 ′ are moved in the direction away from each other, the lock member 1100 moves in the direction of arrow III around the shaft portion 509. It is designed to rotate.

A button 1300 has a button 1200 at one end.
The other end is locked by a button 1200 ', and is a spring as an urging member for urging the buttons 1200 and 1200' away from each other.

With the biasing force of the spring 1300,
The lock member 1100 is urged in a direction opposite to the arrow III. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B are configuration diagrams for explaining the operation of the window lock device. FIG. 2A shows the window glass in a closed state, and FIG. 2B shows the window glass in an open state. 3A and 3B are views for explaining the operation of the lock mechanism shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 3A shows a locked state, and FIG. 3B shows a unlocked state. In FIG. 2, the lock mechanism 1000 is omitted.

To open the window glass 100 in the closed state, first, the lock mechanism 1000 is operated. That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the window glass 100 is in the closed state, the lock projection 1105 of the lock member 1100 is locked.
Engages with the lock groove 730 of the link 700,
The rotation between 0 and the lever 500 is prohibited.

When the buttons 1200 and 1200 'are pressed against the biasing force of the spring 1300, the lock member 1100 is rotated, and the lock projection 1105 is moved to the guide groove 720 of the link 700, and the link 700 and the lever are moved. A rotation between 500 and 500 is possible.

While holding the operation force on the buttons 1200 and 1200 ', the lever 500 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow I in FIG.
When the link 700 is slightly pulled in the V direction, the link 700 rotates, and the lock groove 730 is separated from the lock protrusion 1105 of the lock member 1100. Therefore, even if the operation force on the buttons 1200 and 1200 'is released, the lock protrusion 1105 of the lock member 1100 remains The link 700 and the lever 50 are not engaged with the lock groove 730.
Rotation between 0 is possible.

Further, in FIG.
If the user continues to pull in the IV direction, the lock of the window lock device is released, and then the lever 500 is pushed out of the vehicle to bring the rotating end side of the window glass 100 to the outside as shown in FIG. 2B.

When the window glass 100 is to be closed, the lever 500 is pulled in the direction of arrow V from the state shown in FIG.
By pressing 0 in the direction of the arrow V, the state returns to the locked state shown in FIG. At this time, the lock groove 730 of the link 700
Since the link 700 has returned to a position where it can be engaged with the lock projection 1105 of the lock member 1100, the lock projection 1105 of the lock member 1100 urged by the spring 1300 in the direction of engagement with the lock groove 730 is connected to the link 700. Of the link 7
Rotation between 00 and lever 500 is prohibited.

According to the above configuration, the window glass 10
When the lever 500 is pushed from outside of the vehicle with a wire or the like in the closed state of 0, the link 700 and the lever 5
Since the rotation between 00 and 00 is prohibited, it is difficult to release the lock from outside the vehicle, and theft can be prevented.

Further, in the present embodiment, the button 120
The window glass 100 cannot be opened unless the lever 500 is operated while the 0,1200 'is being operated, so that the lock is harder to be unlocked from outside the vehicle and theft can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a configuration as shown in FIG. 5 may be used. 5, the same parts as those of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The difference between the present embodiment and the above-described embodiment is a lock mechanism for inhibiting rotation between the link 700 and the lever 500. Lock mechanism 20 of the present embodiment
No. 00, a shaft 2100 is provided on the lever 500, and further, a substantially rectangular hole 550 facing the shaft 2100 is provided on the lever 500.

A button 2200 movably engages with the hole 550 of the lever 500. The button 2200 has a stepped hole 2203 formed of a large diameter portion 2201 and a small diameter portion 2202 in which the shaft 2100 is fitted.

The button 2200 has a link 700
A lock projection 2205 that can be engaged with the guide groove 720 and the lock groove 730 is formed. One end of a spring 2300 provided to wind the shaft 2100 is connected to the lever 500, and the other end is connected to a step between a large diameter portion 2201 and a small diameter portion 2202 of a stepped hole 2203 of the button 2200. Has been stopped. Therefore, this spring 23
00 is a direction in which the button 2200 protrudes from the lever 500, that is, a direction in which the lock projection 2205 engages with the lock groove 730 of the link 700 when the window glass 100 is in the closed state.

The operation of the lock mechanism 2000 having the above structure will be described. When the window glass 100 is in the closed state, the lock projection 2205 of the button 2200 is connected to the link 70.
0 is engaged with the lock groove 730, and the link 700 and the lever 5
The rotation between 00 and 00 is prohibited.

Here, the button 2200 is
When pressed against the urging force of 00, the lock projection 2205 of the button 2200 moves to the guide groove 720 of the link 700, and rotation between the link 700 and the lever 500 becomes possible.

Further, in the above embodiment, the lock mechanisms 1000 and 2000 inhibit the rotation between the link 700 and the lever 500, but the present invention is not limited to this. At least one of rotation between the link 700 and the lever 500, rotation of the lever 500 with respect to the first bracket 300, and rotation of the link 700 with respect to the second bracket 900 may be prohibited.

[0041]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, rotation of the lever with respect to the first bracket,
At least one of rotation between the link and the lever, rotation of the link relative to the second bracket;
By providing a lock mechanism that inhibits one rotation, the window glass cannot be opened unless the lock mechanism is released.

Therefore, it is difficult to release the lock from outside the vehicle,
Theft can be prevented. According to the second aspect of the present invention, a lock mechanism is provided on the lever, and a lock member is provided on the link so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal to a rotation axis of the link; and the lock is provided on the link. The members engage,
A guide groove in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis of the lever and a guide groove, which is provided continuously with the guide groove, extends in the rotation axis direction of the link, and is capable of engaging with the lock member when the window glass is closed. Lock groove, and provided on the lever,
By comprising an urging member for urging the lock member in the lock groove direction, and a lock releasing means provided on the lever and rotating the lock member against the urging force of the urging means, Even if the lever is pushed by wire or the like from outside the vehicle in the window glass closed state, since the rotation between the link and the lever is prohibited by the lock mechanism, the lock is hardly released from outside the vehicle and theft can be prevented.

Further, the window glass cannot be opened unless the lever is operated while the unlocking means is being operated. Therefore, the unlocking from the outside of the vehicle is more difficult, and theft can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a window lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are configuration diagrams for explaining the operation of the window lock device. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a window glass in a closed state, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a window glass in an open state.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of the lock mechanism shown in FIG. 1;
(a) is a view showing a locked state, and (b) is a view showing an unlocked state.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an entire vehicle provided with the window lock device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view for explaining another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a conventional window lock device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 300 first bracket 500 lever 700 link 900 second bracket 1000 locking mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] A first bracket attached to a rotating end of a window glass having a base end rotatably provided at an opening edge of the window; and a base end rotatable by the first bracket. A lever provided, a link having one end rotatably provided on the rotating end side of the lever, and a second end provided rotatably on the other end side of the link and attached to the opening edge of the window. A window lock device comprising: a bracket; and a rotation of the lever with respect to the first bracket, a rotation between the link and the lever, and a rotation of the link with respect to the second bracket. A window lock device comprising a lock mechanism for inhibiting rotation. 2. The lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the lock mechanism is provided on the lever, the lock member being rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal to a rotation axis of the link, and the lock mechanism being provided on the link, and And a guide groove extending in the circumferential direction about the rotation axis of the lever and the guide groove, extending in the rotation axis direction of the link, and engaging with the lock member when the window glass is closed. A lock groove that can be engaged; an urging member provided on the lever, for urging the lock member in the lock groove direction; and a urging member provided on the lever to oppose the urging force of the urging means. 2. The window lock device according to claim 1, further comprising: a lock release unit that rotates the lock.