Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
  • A45C11/32—Bags or wallets for holding keys
  • A45C11/327—Bags or wallets for holding keys with sliding keys
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B19/00—Keys; Accessories therefor
  • E05B19/0082—Keys or shanks being removably stored in a larger object, e.g. a remote control or a key fob

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• the present invention relates to a key housing, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a key, especially a key, comprising on the one hand, a key head and an insert and, on the other hand, an insert housing for receiving the key. insert in case of non-use of the key.
• a key housing in particular for a motor vehicle, having a key, especially a key, comprising on the one hand, a key head and an insert and, on the other hand, an insert housing for receiving the key. insert in case of non-use of the key.
• a key housing in particular for a motor vehicle, having a key, especially a key, comprising on the one hand, a key head and an insert and, on the other hand, an insert housing for receiving the key. insert in case of non-use of the key.
• EP 0 987 389 key boxes comprising an electronic part for identification by exchange of electromagnetic signals of a user of the vehicle and a mechanical part enclosing a backup key.
• Such boxes are particularly practical because they allow to hide the key in the very structure of the housing that protects it. This is very advantageous because the user only needs this backup key in case of power failure, for example battery failure of the electronic part or battery failure of the vehicle.
• This arrangement further prevents the key insert from catching in the user's pockets and damaging his clothes. This arrangement also makes it possible to significantly reduce the size of the housing.
• the emergency key comprises a head forming a gripping part and a metal insert which can be used as a backup mechanical key, the head being fixed perpendicular to the metal insert so rigid.
• the housing comprises along one of its edges a housing forming a sleeve for receiving the insert and the key head is snapped onto a corresponding opening of the housing.
• An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a housing at least partially overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art to provide a silent key housing.
• the present invention therefore relates to a key case, especially a motor vehicle, comprising:
• a key comprising an insert and a key head fixed to said insert, a housing comprising on the one hand a longitudinally-shaped insert housing for receiving an insert, and on the other hand a receiving space, said key head closing cover of the housing at said receiving space, and
• the housing comprises at least one elastic absorption means in contact with the key in the locked position.
• At least one elastic absorption means is positioned within the insert housing.
• the at least one elastic absorption means is in contact with the insert when the key is in the locked position.
• the at least one elastic absorption means is deformed by the insert when the key is in the locked position.
• the at least one elastic absorption means comprises a protuberance coming into contact with a complementary notch within the insert.
• connection between the insert and the at least one elastic absorption means is narrower and vibrations and movements of the insert in different directions can be absorbed by the, at least one , elastic absorption means.
• the at least one elastic adsorption means is a flexible strip oriented along the same axis as the insert housing.
• At least one elastic absorption means is positioned at the receiving space facing the key head.
• At least one elastic absorption means is positioned at the key head facing the receiving space.
• the at least one resilient absorbing means is deformed by attaching the key head to the receiving space when the key is in the locked position.
• the at least one elastic absorption means is a compressed elastomeric material when the key is in the locked position.
• FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a key case with its key in the unlocked position
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a key case with its key in the locked position
• FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of an elastic absorption means with the insert of the key in the unlocked position
• FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of an elastic absorption means with the insert of the key in the locked position.
• FIG. 1 shows a key case, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising:
• a key 1 comprising an insert 5 and a key head 3 fixed to said insert 5,
• a housing 7 comprising on the one hand an insert housing 9 of longitudinal shape, intended to receive the insert 5, and on the other hand a space 70, said key head 3 forming a closure cover of the housing 7 at said receiving space 70, and
• the key case also comprises at least one elastic absorption means 11, 11 'of the movements of the key 1 when the latter is in the locked position as illustrated in FIG. 2.
• locked position of the key 1 it is meant that the insert 5 is inserted into the insert housing 9 and the key head 3 is fixed and locked at the receiving space 70 by the reversible fastening means complementary.
• the key 1 When the key 1 is in the locked position, it is in contact with the, at least one elastic absorption means 11, 11 '. Due to this contact with the at least one elastic absorption means 11, 11 ', the movements and vibrations of the key 1 are transmitted to the elastic absorption means 11, 11' which absorbs them and thus prevents the key 1 to bump on the housing 3 and thus generate unwanted noise.
• the key 1 may be in direct contact with the at least one elastic absorption means 11, 11 'or may be in indirect contact, for example by means of an intermediate element (not shown) which transmits the movements and vibrations of the key 1 at least one elastic absorption means 11, 11 '.
• the at least one elastic absorption means 11 can be positioned within the insert housing 9.
• the at least one elastic absorption means 11 can thus be in contact with one another. with the insert 5.
• the at least one elastic absorption means 11 may also comprise a protuberance 110 which is inserted into a complementary notch (not visible in the figures) made on the insert 5.
• the protuberance 110 allows a better transmission of the vibrations and movements of the insert 9 by means of elastic absorption 11. Indeed, thanks to this protrusion 110 and the complementary notch, the connection between the insert 5 and the at least one elastic absorption means 11 is narrower and vibrations and movements of the insert 5 in different directions can be absorbed by the, at least one elastic absorption means 11.
• the at least one resilient absorption means 11 may, for example, be a flexible strip 11 oriented along the same axis as the insert housing 9. This flexible strip 11 is connected by one of its ends to the housing 7, its other end remaining free and movable to absorb vibrations and movements of the insert 9.
• the insert 9 can simply be in contact with the at least one elastic absorption means 11 when the key 1 is in the locked position, or the insert 9 can deform said at least one elastic absorption means 11.
• the at least one resilient absorption means 11 due to its elasticity exerts a force in opposition to the insert 9 which limits the movements and vibrations of said insert 9.
• the at least one resilient absorbing means 11 'can also be positioned between the key head 3 and the receiving space 70.
• the at least one elastic absorbing means 11 can thus be positioned at the the receiving space 70 opposite the key head 3 or vice versa, the at least one elastic absorption means 11 'can be positioned at the key head 3 facing the receiving space 70 .
• the at least one elastic absorption means 11 'positioned between the key head and the receiving space. 70 can be deformed when the key 1 is in the locking position, in particular by fixing the key head 3 to the reception space 70.
• At least one elastic absorption means 11 ' can for example be a protuberance semi-spherical shape, for example elastomer, and which is compressed when the key 1 is in the locking position.
• the key structure 1 has a substantially "L”, that is to say with two portions, a key head 3 and an insert 5, oriented at about 90 0 one from the other.
• the elastic absorption means 11 positioned within the insert housing 9 and 11 'positioned in the receiving space 70 are respectively deformed by the insert 5 and the key head 3, when the key 1 is in the locked position. This solves the problem of vibrations of the key inside the housing 9 and at the reception space 70.
• the invention also makes it possible to obtain better control of the cosmetic games between the key head 3 and the casing 7.
• the invention thus makes it possible to obtain better control of the cosmetic games between the key head 3 and the casing 7.

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