JPS6217061B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a rainwater prevention device for a lock device for an automobile.

(Prior Art) It is known that a lock device is provided with a wire or rod that connects an inner handle and a lock device body on the door side that engages with a striker provided on the vehicle body side.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The main body of the locking device is located at one corner of the vehicle door, so even if rainwater accumulates on the door, the main body will not be exposed to rainwater. Since the rod or wire is stretched around the locking device, rainwater can enter the locking device through the rod or wire. That is, this phenomenon is not observed in the connecting member between the outer handle and the locking device main body, but it is observed in the connecting member between the inner handle and the locking device main body.

This is because the power transmission wire or rod that connects the inner handle and the lock device body is located just below the window glass, and in winter, when this rainwater freezes, the door will not open.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the present invention provides a holding fitting 8 at the connecting portion of the wire or rod 7 that connects the locking device main body 1 on the door side and the inner handle that engages with the striker provided on the vehicle body side. In a locking device for an automobile, a synthetic resin covering 10 is detachably attached to the outer periphery of the holding fitting 8 to prevent rainwater from entering the locking device main body 1 through the wire or rod 7. This is a rainwater prevention device.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 indicates a locking device main body, and the locking device main body 1 includes a latch 2 that engages with a striker on the vehicle body side.
A latch 3 for preventing the latch 2 from reversing, an open plate 4 for releasing the latch 3 from engagement with the latch 2, and the open plate 4.
Rod 5 connected to the outer handle that rotates the
Further, an L-shaped metal fitting 6 and the like are provided for rotating the open plate 4 by operating an inner handle.

As is well known, the inner handle is mounted on the vehicle door at a position where it can be easily operated, and the other end of a rod or wire 7 connected to the handle is tightened and fixed by a holding fitting 8 protruding from the side of the locking device main body 1. The core metal 9 is connected to one end of the L-shaped fitting 6.

The above configuration is publicly known.

Thus, the present invention is characterized in that the connecting portion of the rod or wire 7 with the holding fitting 8 is covered with a synthetic resin covering 10.

The synthetic resin covering 10 is formed so that it can be opened and closed left and right (or up and down), and the left covering 11 and the right covering 12 are joined in a hinge shape at the upper center, and either one of the left and right coverings 11, 12 An engagement hole 13 is opened at the two, and a key portion 14 that engages with the engagement hole 13 is integrally formed on one of the two. Reference numeral 15 denotes a cylindrical portion that completely covers the holding fitting 8. The cylindrical portion 15 is also vertically split into two parts, and a wall 16 at right angles to the wire 7 is formed on the end surface of the cylindrical portion 15. right angle wall 1
An insertion opening 17 is formed in 6. Since the insertion openings 17 are formed across both sides of the cylindrical portion 15 split into two, they are formed in semicircular shapes inside each right-angled wall 16. The inner diameter of the insertion opening 17 is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the wire 7, and the inner circumferential portion thereof is gradually made thinner to form an inner circumferential portion 18. When the inner circumferential portion 18 comes into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the wire 7, the inner circumferential portion 18 Bend it so that it is tightly joined in a planar shape. Reference numeral 19 denotes a collar protruding from the inner surface of the cylindrical portion 15, which engages with the end surface of the wire 7 (FIG. 4), thereby preventing the synthetic resin covering 10 from falling off.

(effect) Next, we will discuss the effect.

The present invention has the above structure, and after opening the synthetic resin covering 10 made of synthetic resin to the left and right sides centering on the upper hinge part, it is covered from the upper part as shown in FIG. After positioning the key part 1 in the cylindrical part 15, the key part 1 is attached to the right cover 12.
4 through the engagement hole 13 of the left cover 11,
The collar 19 protruding inside the cylindrical portion 15 is connected to the wire 7.
The axial movement of the wire is fixed by engaging with the end of the wire, and at the same time, the holding fitting 8 portion is covered with a synthetic resin covering 10. Therefore, the insertion hole 17 formed in the cylindrical portion 15 of the synthetic resin covering 10
is formed in the right-angled wall 16, and the inner diameter of the insertion opening 17 is smaller than the outer diameter of the wire, and the inner peripheral part of the insertion opening 17 is a thin inner peripheral part 18. The inner circumferential portion 18 is bent as shown in the fourth figure and acts to wrap the outer circumferential surface of the wire 7, so that it is tightly coated and completely blocks water droplets that try to penetrate through the wire 7. It is.

(Effects) It is known that a lock device is provided with a wire or rod that connects the inner handle and the lock device main body on the door side that engages with a striker provided on the vehicle body side.
The main body of the locking device is located at one corner of the vehicle door, so even if rainwater builds up on the door, the main body will not be exposed to rainwater. However, since the locking device is covered with rods or wires, rainwater will They may enter the locking device through the rod or wire. That is, this phenomenon is not observed in the connecting member between the outer handle and the locking device main body, but it is observed in the connecting member between the inner handle and the locking device main body. This is because the power transmission wire or rod that connects the inner handle and the lock device body is located just below the window glass, and in winter, when this rainwater freezes, the door will not open.

However, in the present invention, a holding fitting 8 is provided at the connecting portion of the wire or rod 7 that connects the locking device main body 1 on the door side that engages with the striker provided on the vehicle body side and the inside handle, and the holding fitting 8
This is a rainwater prevention device for an automobile locking device, in which a synthetic resin covering 10 is removably attached to the outer periphery of the locking device to prevent rainwater from entering the locking device main body 1 through the wire or rod 7. , the connecting part of the wire or rod 7 of the locking device by the holding fitting 8 is covered with a synthetic resin covering 10.
By simply covering the lock with the wire or rod 7, rainwater can be completely prevented from entering the lock device through the wire or rod 7, and freezing at night can be eliminated.

(b) Since the synthetic resin covering 10 is detachably attached, attachment and replacement are easy.

C. The synthetic resin covering 10 is folded in two into a left covering 11 and a right covering 12 through a bent edge, and the left covering 11 has an engagement hole 13, and the covering 12 has an engaging hole 13. In the embodiment in which a key part 14 is formed which engages in the engagement hole 13, the task of attaching the synthetic resin sheath 10 to the wire or rod 7 is considerably simplified.

D. An insertion opening 17 through which the wire or rod 7 is inserted is formed in the synthetic resin covering 10, and the insertion opening 17 forms an inner circumferential portion 18 having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the wire or rod 7. An embodiment in which the inner peripheral part is formed thin so that when the wire or rod 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 17, the inner peripheral part 18 is bent and comes into close contact with the wire or rod 7. In this case, the presence of the thin inner circumferential portion 18 further reliably prevents rainwater from entering.

Embodiments are described below.

(1) In claim 1, the synthetic resin covering 10 has a two-fold structure of a left covering 11 and a right covering 12 via a folded edge,
The left cover 11 has an engagement hole 13, and the right cover 12 has an engagement hole 13.
A rainwater prevention device for an automobile lock device is provided with a key portion 14 that engages with the engagement hole 13.

(2) In claim 1, the synthetic resin covering 10 is formed with an insertion opening 17 through which the wire or rod 7 is inserted; The inner circumferential portion 18 is formed to have an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the wire, and the inner circumferential portion is formed thin so that when the wire or rod 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 17, the inner circumferential portion 18 is bent. A rainwater prevention device in a locking device for an automobile, which is constructed so that the wire or rod 7 comes into close contact with the locking device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the locking device and the cover, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one of the covers, and FIG. 4 is an installation view. Explanation of symbols: 1...Lock device body, 2...Latch, 3...Ratchet, 4...Open plate, 5...Rod, 6...L-shaped fitting, 7...Wire, 8...Holding fitting , 9... Core metal, 10... Synthetic resin covering, 11... Left covering, 12... Right covering, 13... Engagement hole, 14... Key portion, 15
... Cylinder part, 16 ... Right angle wall, 17 ... Insertion port, 1
8... Inner circumference, 19... Tsuba.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A holding fitting 8 is provided at the connecting portion of the wire or rod 7 that connects the lock device main body 1 on the door side that engages with the striker provided on the vehicle body side and the inner handle, and the above-mentioned The lock device body 1 is passed through the wire or rod 7.
Synthetic resin covering 10 that prevents rainwater from entering
A rainwater prevention device for an automobile lock device that is removably attached.