WO2011065633A1

WO2011065633A1 - Vehicle glovebox locking apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2011065633A1
Application number: PCT/KR2010/001913
Authority: WO
Inventors: 윤호준
Original assignee: Yoon Ho Jun
Priority date: 2009-11-26
Filing date: 2010-03-30
Publication date: 2011-06-03
Also published as: KR100946142B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle glovebox locking apparatus, and more particularly, to a vehicle glovebox locking apparatus comprising: a body portion fixed to an inner surface of a glovebox frame installed at one side of an instrument panel of a vehicle, wherein the body portion defines a long hole into which a metal latch is inserted, and includes an actuator for electronically controlling a fixing frame to fix the metal latch on the fixing frame; and the metal latch installed at a position corresponding to the long hole of the body portion, on a side of a side frame of a glovebox case coupled to the glovebox frame. By thus installing a separate locking apparatus on a glovebox installed at one side of an instrument panel within a vehicle, according to the present invention, theft and loss of items stored in the glovebox can be prevented.

Description

Vehicle's glove box lock

The present invention relates to a glove box lock of a vehicle, and more particularly, by installing a separate locking device on the glove box provided in the vehicle, the glove box of the vehicle that can prevent theft and loss of the goods stored in the glove box. It relates to a locking device.

In general, a vehicle is equipped with a glove box for storing personal items or documents on the instrument panel located in front of the passenger seat.

1 is a perspective view showing a general conventional glove box, in which the glove box 1 is installed on the instrument panel, and the user pulls the fixing lever 2 forward and pulls it out by hand to remove the glove box installed on the instrument panel ( The fixed state of 1) is released, and is rotated to the front with respect to the hinge axis 3 located at the lower part of the glove box 1.

Since the conventional glove box is drawn out by a simple operation of pulling the fixing lever 2 installed at the front part forward, personal items or documents stored in the glove box may be exposed and lost and stolen.

In addition, a vehicle equipped with an anti-theft device is to block the inside of the vehicle from the outside, the person inside the vehicle can easily open the glove box at any time by pulling the fixing lever (2) of the glove box by hand. Accordingly, personal items, documents, and valuables stored in the glove box are exposed to the risk of being easily stolen and lost.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, by installing a separate locking device in the glove box installed on one side of the instrument panel inside the vehicle, to prevent theft and loss of the goods stored in the glove box. It is an object of the present invention to provide a glove box lock of a vehicle.

According to the present invention as described above, the present invention by installing a separate locking device on the frame and the case of the glove box installed on one side of the instrument panel inside the vehicle, it is possible to prevent theft and loss of items stored in the glove box. There is an advantage.

1 is a perspective view showing a general conventional glove box.

2 is an installation state diagram of a glove box lock of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an operation state diagram of the glove box lock of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an installation state diagram of a glove box lock of a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an operation state diagram of a glove box lock of a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an operational state diagram of a glove box lock of a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an operation state diagram of the glove box lock of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: glove box frame 20: glove box case

30, 70, 120, 140: latch 32: locking groove

40, 60, 100: body 42: locking frame

43, 82:

long hole

50, 90, 131: solenoid valve

62: guide groove 72: projection

80: moving member 110: motor

122: rack gear 141: hook

131: sol-link 142: hook-link

150: L-link 151: rotating body

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention is fixed to the inner surface of the glove box frame is installed on one side of the instrument panel of the vehicle is formed with a long hole is inserted into the latch, the latch is fixed frame A body part including a driving part to electronically control the fixing frame to be fixed to the body; And a latch installed at a position corresponding to the long hole of the body portion at one side of the side frame of the glove box case coupled to the glove box frame.

The driving unit may be a solenoid valve installed inside the fixed frame to move the fixed frame vertically in response to a lock and release signal.

In addition, the present invention and the body portion is fixed to the inner surface of the glove box frame installed on one side of the instrument panel of the vehicle; A brace inserted into the guide groove formed on one side of the body and moved in the left and right directions; A “b” shaped moving member which is installed inside the body and has a guide long hole in which the latch is inserted and moved upwardly; And an electronically controlled driving unit coupled to the moving member to move the moving member in a vertical direction according to the locking and unlocking signal.

Herein, the driving unit may be a solenoid valve or a motor installed inside the fixed frame to move the fixed frame in an up and down direction according to a lock and release signal.

Here, the motor is installed on one side of the body portion, the locking and unlocking signal according to the locking or unlocking signal, the latch is coupled to the rack gear that is engaged with the gears connected to the rotating body of the motor is formed , The latch is preferably implemented to move in the left and right directions in accordance with the rotation of the motor.

Here, the drive unit preferably receives a control signal by a control unit connected to the control device of the vehicle.

In addition, the present invention includes a body portion fixed to the inner surface of the glove box frame is installed on one side of the instrument panel of the vehicle, is formed inside the body portion, solenoid, sole-link, 'L'-link, rotating body , The hook-link, the hook and the latch is mechanically connected in the operation order, and when the power is input to the solenoid, the sole-link is pulled and fixed, and the 'L'-link linked with the sole-link rotates Insert the hole formed in the side frame of the glove box case to rotate the rotating body by a predetermined angle, the hook-link interlocked with the rotating body to push the hook and the latch and the latch is coupled to the glove box frame It is fixed to and is made to perform the locking function.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a glove box lock of a vehicle according to the present invention as described above will be described in detail.

Prior to the description, the glove box lock of the vehicle according to the present invention is conceived to facilitate the control of theft prevention and opening / locking in the conventional glove box structure, the locking device of the present invention is the ECU (Electric control) of the vehicle It can be configured as a system capable of transmitting the command to the locking device through a control device connected to the unit.

In addition, the locking device of the present invention is provided with a feature that can be mounted irrespective of the vehicle type, the position having a structure that can be mounted irrespective of the vehicle type of the glove box case of the vehicle model and the corresponding The fact that it is a side frame is the result of a long investigation and measurement after purchasing glove boxes of all models. According to this result, the locking device of the present invention can easily perform the locking and unlocking of the glove box by running the driving unit according to the control signal of the control device regardless of the vehicle type.

2 is an installation state diagram of the glove box lock of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an operation state diagram of the glove box lock of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the glove box lock of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the glove box frame 10, the glove box case 20, the latch ( 30), the body portion 40, the fixed frame 42 and the solenoid valve 50 is configured to include. The solenoid valve 50 may be an example of a driving unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The glove box frame 10 is fastened and fixed with a glove box case 20 installed at one side of an instrument panel of the vehicle, for example, in front of a passenger seat and storing personal items or documents inside the vehicle, and the glove box case 20 Rotating around the hinge shaft (3) provided at the bottom of the) is withdrawn or drawn in the front direction.

In the side frame 20a of the glove box case 20, a clasp 30 is installed at one side of the glove box frame 10, which is in contact with the glove box frame 10. ) Is formed and is installed on one side of one side or one side of both sides according to the size of the glove box case (20).

On the inner side surface of the glove box frame 10 (inner frame 10a), a body portion 40 having a shape of "" is formed at a position corresponding to the latch 30, and inside the body portion 40, A fixing frame 42 having a long hole 43 into which the latch 30 is inserted and fixed is installed.

The solenoid valve 50 is installed inside the fixed frame 42 to move the fixed frame 42 in the up and down direction according to the input lock and unlock signal. Here, the lock and unlock signal is input from the outside, and is a control signal output from a sensor or a lock keypad (not shown), preferably an ECU (Electric control unit) of the vehicle.

The detection sensor is installed at one side of the glove box frame 10 to generate an open signal when the glove box case 20 is open, and generate and output a closed signal when the glove box case 20 is open.

In addition, the lock keypad is a user interface installed in a vehicle (not shown), for example, in front of a glove box case and next to a driver's seat, which is easy for the driver to operate, and has a user recognition function such as password input or fingerprint recognition and smart card recognition. After recognizing the user through, and outputs the lock request and unlock signal according to the input button of the keypad.

As such, when the closing signal is output from the sensor or the lock request signal is output from the locking keypad, the solenoid valve 50 moves the fixing frame 42 downward. When the latch 30 inserted into the long hole 43 is fixed as shown in FIG. 3C, and the unlocking signal is output from the locking keypad, the solenoid valve 50 opens the fixing frame 42. The latch 30 inserted in the long hole 43 by moving upward is released as shown in FIG. 3B, so that the user can pull out the glove box case 20 to the front side. 3A illustrates when the gloss box is open.

4 is an installation state diagram of the glove box lock of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is an operation state diagram of the glove box lock of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4 and 5, the glove box lock of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention, the glove box frame 10, the glove box case 20, the body portion installed in the interior of the vehicle 60, the latch 70, the moving member 80 and the solenoid valve 90 is configured to include.

The glove box case 20, which is coupled to the glove box frame 10, is rotated about the hinge shaft 3 provided at the lower side thereof, and is drawn out or drawn in the front direction.

In the front frame 20b of the glove box case 20, an insertion hole 22 into which the latch 70 is inserted and fixed is installed at one side of one side portion or one side of one side portion.

On the inner side surface of the glove box frame 10 (inner frame 10a), a body portion 60 having a shape of “” is installed, and a latch 70 is inserted into one side surface of the body portion 60 so that left and right sides are inserted. The guide groove 62 is moved in the direction. Here, the latch 70 is formed in a circular shape 72 in the center of the rectangular shape.

Inside the body portion 60, the "b" shaped moving member 80 is installed in combination with the solenoid valve 90. On one side of the moving member 80, the circular projection 72 of the latch 70 is provided. An oblique long hole 82 is inserted and moved.

The solenoid valve 90 is coupled to the moving member 80 to move the moving member 80 in the up and down direction according to the locking and unlocking signals input from the outside.

FIG. 5A is a schematic view of the locking device in a state in which the latch 70 is released from the insertion hole 22 so that the glove box can be released, and FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a state in which A 'of FIG. 5 is rotated 180 degrees. It is shown. FIG. 5B is a schematic view of the locking device with the latch 70 inserted from the insertion hole 22 and the glove box is locked. FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing the rotation of B of FIG. 5 by 180 degrees. will be.

In FIG. 5, the solenoid valve 90 is omitted for convenience of explanation of the locked and released state, and the moving member 80 moves up and down according to the operation of the solenoid valve 90. The projection 72 is moved along the oblique long hole 82 and protrudes forward to have a structure fixed to the insertion hole (22).

As such, when the closing signal is output from the sensing sensor or the lock request signal is output from the locking keypad, the solenoid valve 90 lowers the moving member 80 in the glove box locking device of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention. Direction, the projection 72 of the latch 70 inserted into the long hole 82 is fixed as shown in Figs. 5B and 5B, and when the unlocking signal is output from the lock keypad, the solenoid valve 90 moves the movable member 80 in the upward direction so that the projection 72 of the clamp 70 inserted into the long hole 82 is released and fixed as shown in FIG. 5 (A, A '). The user can pull out the glove box case 20 to the front side.

6 is an operation state diagram of a glove box lock of a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the glove box lock of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle The glove box frame 10 installed inside, the glove box case 20, the body portion 100, the motor 110, the latch 120 is configured to include.

Unlike the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, only the difference between the driving method by the motor 110 and the driving method by the solenoid valve 90 is different, and the locking function is the same.

In the side frame 20b of the glove box case 20, an insertion hole 22 into which the latch 120 is inserted and fixed is installed at one side of one side portion or one side of one side portion.

On the inner side of the glove box frame 10 (side frame 10a), a body portion 100 having a shape of “ㅁ” is provided, and on one side of the body portion 100, the locking and unlocking input from the outside is performed. For example, the DC motor 110 is installed to forward or reverse rotation according to the signal.

The clasp 120 has one side protruding to a predetermined length to the outside of the body portion 100, the rack gear 122 is formed on the other side, the gears and the rack gear 122 connected to the rotating body of the motor 110 is It is engaged and moved in the left and right directions.

As such, when the closing signal is output from the sensing sensor or the lock request signal is output from the lock keypad, the glove box locking device of the vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention rotates forwardly of the rotating body of the motor 110 to rack-size gears. When the gears engaged with the 122 are rotated forward so that the latch 120 is drawn out of the body portion 100 as shown in FIG. 6A, and a lock release signal is output from the locking keypad, the motor ( The rotating body of 110 is rotated in reverse, and the gears engaged with the rack gear 122 are rotated in reverse, so that the clamp 120 is drawn inward of the body portion 100 as shown in FIG. The glove box case 20 can be taken out to the front.

Referring to Fig. 7, reference numeral A is a state diagram before operation and reference numeral B is a state diagram after operation.

7 also has a mounting structure as shown in FIG. 4, and the body portion 100 is mounted on the side frame 10a of the glove box frame 10, and the corresponding insertion hole 22 is a glove box. It is formed in the side frame 20a of the case 20.

When the glove box case 20 is closed to the glove box frame 10, when the solenoid 131 receives a control signal from the control unit and contracts the sole link 132, the connecting member 133 is connected to the sole link 132. Pull the 'L' link 150 connected by).

In this case, the rotating body 151 rotatably connected to the 'L'-shaped link 150 rotates the hook-link 142 connected thereto.

Subsequently, the hook 141 and the hook 140 connected to the hooks 142 and the hook 140 protrude in the direction of the insertion hole 22 so that the latch 140 is caught in the insertion hole 22 to maintain the locked state. (See B of FIG. 7).

When the lock is released, the lock operation is performed in the reverse order.

According to the above, the present invention by installing a separate locking device on the glove box frame and the case installed on one side of the instrument panel inside the vehicle, it is possible to prevent theft and loss of articles stored in the glove box.

Or more, preferred embodiments of the present invention described above, for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art, within the technical spirit and the technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the accompanying utility model registration claims below, another various embodiments They may be improved, modified, replaced or added.

Claims

A body part fixed to an inner surface of a glove box frame installed at one side of an instrument panel of the vehicle and having a long hole into which a brace is inserted, the body part including a drive unit for controlling the fixing frame electronically so that the brace is fixed to the fixed frame;

And a latch provided at one side of the side frame of the glove box case coupled to the glove box frame at a position corresponding to the long hole of the body part.
The method of claim 1,

The driving unit is a glove box lock of the vehicle, which is installed inside the fixed frame is a solenoid valve for moving the fixed frame in the vertical direction in accordance with the lock and release signal.
A body part fixed to an inner surface of a glove box frame installed at one side of an instrument panel of the vehicle;

A latch fastened to an insertion hole formed in a side frame of a glove box case which is inserted into a guide groove formed on one side of the body part and is moved in the left and right directions along a shanghai of the moving member to be coupled to the glove box frame;

A “b” shaped moving member which is installed inside the body and has a long hole in which an oblique hole is inserted and moved at an upper portion thereof;

And an electronically controlled driving unit coupled to the moving member to move the moving member in a vertical direction according to a locking and unlocking signal.
The method of claim 3,

The driving unit is a glove box locking device of the vehicle, which is installed inside the fixing frame and is a solenoid valve or a motor for moving the fixing frame in a vertical direction according to the locking and releasing signal.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The motor is installed on one side of the body portion, and rotates forward or reverse according to the lock and unlock signal,

A latch having a rack gear coupled to the gears connected to the rotating body of the motor is coupled to the latch, and the latch is moved in the left and right directions according to the rotation of the motor.
The method according to claim 1 or 3,

And the driving unit receives a control signal by a control unit connected to a control device of the vehicle.
It includes a body portion fixed to the inner surface of the glove box frame installed on one side of the instrument panel of the vehicle,

It is formed inside the body portion, the solenoid, sole-link, 'L'-link, rotating body, hook-link, hook and brace is mechanically connected in the order of operation,

When power is supplied to the solenoid, the sole link is pulled and fixed, and the 'L'-link interlocked with the sole link rotates the rotating body by a predetermined angle, and the interlocking with the rotating body. A glove box locking device for a vehicle, wherein a hook-link rotates to push the hook and the latch and is locked to an insertion hole formed in a side frame of a glove box case engaged with the glove box frame.