WO2016136173A1

WO2016136173A1 - Lock device for sliding panel

Info

Publication number: WO2016136173A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/000736
Authority: WO
Inventors: 達明上原; 朗村澤; 崇高倉
Original assignee: 八千代工業株式会社
Priority date: 2015-02-24
Filing date: 2016-02-12
Publication date: 2016-09-01
Also published as: JPWO2016136173A1; JP6203448B2

Abstract

[Problem] To improve the opening/closing operability of a sliding panel that is equipped with a lock mechanism. [Solution] The present invention is structured such that a rack member 54 is connected to a lock member 46, which moves between a lock position in which a sliding panel 30 is locked thereby and an unlock position in which the sliding panel 30 is released from being locked, and such that, by moving in the same direction as the sliding direction of the sliding member 30, an operation member 88 that is connected to a pinion member 70 that engages the rack member 54 makes the pinion member 70 rotate.

Description

Locking device for slide panel

The present invention relates to a slide panel locking device, and more particularly, to a slide panel locking device for releasably fixing a slide panel to a fixed panel in a predetermined position in a sliding direction.

2. Description of the Related Art A sliding window structure is known in which a rectangular opening is formed in a fixed panel such as a side windshield glass of an automobile, and the opening is opened and closed by a sliding panel attached to the fixed panel so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Such a sliding window structure is provided with a slide panel locking device that releasably fixes the slide panel to the fully closed position or the fully open position.

As a slide device for the slide panel, a lock member having a crank-shaped portion at the tip is rotatably attached to the slide panel, and the crank-shaped portion is moved to the fixed panel side by rotating around the own central axis of the lock member by manual operation. It is known that a slide panel is fixed at a fully closed position or a fully open position by engaging with a formed recess.

European Patent Application No. 1920957

However, in the sliding window structure using the conventional slide panel locking device described above, an operation of sliding the slide panel to open and close the slide panel and an operation of rotating the lock member to release the lock Are required in separate embodiments.

Therefore, in order to open and close the slide panel, it is necessary to first rotate the lock member to release the lock, and then slide the slide panel as an operation in a direction different from the rotation operation. The panel locking device has poor open / close operability of the slide panel.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the opening / closing operability of a slide panel with a locking device.

The slide panel locking device according to the present invention is provided on the fixed panel (20) so as to be slidable. The slide panel (30) opens and closes an opening (28) formed in the fixed panel (20) by sliding. A slide panel locking device (40) fixed to the fixed panel (20) so as to be releasable at a predetermined position in the slide direction, wherein the slide panel (30) is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the slide direction. ), A lock member (46) that moves between a lock position for fixing the slide panel (30) and an unlock position for releasing the fixation of the slide panel (30), and the lock member (46) Connected to the rack member (54) extending in the moving direction of the lock member (46) and the slide panel (30). A pinion member (70) meshed with the rack member (54), and provided on the slide panel (30) so as to be movable in a sliding direction of the slide panel (30), and the pinion member (70 And an operating member (88) that rotates the pinion member (70) by movement in the same direction as the sliding direction.

According to this configuration, the slide panel (30) is unlocked by operating the operation member (88) in the same direction as the sliding direction of the slide panel (30), and the slide panel (30) can be slid. Therefore, when the slide panel (30) is opened and closed, an operation in a direction different from the operation of sliding the slide panel (30), such as rotating the lock member for unlocking, is not required. Thus, the slide panel (30) can be opened and closed by a simple operation without deteriorating the opening / closing operability.

In a preferred embodiment of the locking device for a slide panel according to the present invention, one of the pinion member (70) and the operation member (88) is provided with a connecting shaft (94) protruding toward the other, and the pinion The other of the member (70) and the operating member (88) is formed with a long hole (92) that is rotatably fitted to the connecting shaft (94), so that the operating member (88) is connected to the pinion. It is pivotally connected to the member (70).

According to this configuration, the operation of the operating member (88) causes the connecting shaft (94) to move along an arc locus centering on the rotation center of the pinion member (70). It is done smoothly without any occurrence.

In a preferred embodiment of the locking device for a slide panel according to the present invention, the operation member (88) has an operation surface (100) extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the slide direction of the slide panel (30). A handle piece (102) is formed, and the slide panel (30) is spaced from the operating member (88) in the sliding direction of the slide panel (30) and is parallel to the operating surface (100) and the A fixed side operation piece (62) having an operation reaction force surface (104) facing in a direction opposite to the operation surface (100) is provided.

According to this configuration, the operation member (88) can be moved with good operability by holding the handle piece (102) and the fixed-side operation piece (62) with the thumb and forefinger, for example.

In a preferred embodiment of the locking device for a slide panel according to the present invention, a cylindrical support shaft (68) is fixed to the slide panel (30), and a central hole having a circular cross section is formed in the pinion member (70). (72) is formed, and the center hole (72) is rotatably fitted to the support shaft (68) so that the slide panel (30) rotatably supports the pinion member (70). A recess (78) extending radially outward is formed at the outer peripheral edge of the central hole (72) of the pinion member (70), and the support shaft (68) is connected to the central hole (72). In the state where the insertion into the center hole (72) has been completed, and protrudes radially outward at an outer position on the distal end side than the center hole (72), and the recess ( 78) Within the rotation range of the pinion member (70) under normal use in which the locking member (46) moves between the locked position and the unlocked position. In order to prevent the pinion member (70) from coming off by the convex portion (80), the concave portion (78) is in a position not aligned with the convex portion (80) in the circumferential direction of the support shaft (68). And when the pinion member (70) is in a predetermined rotation position outside the rotation range under normal use for assembly of the pinion member (70) to the support shaft (68), The concave portion (78) is located at a position aligned with the convex portion (80) in the circumferential direction of the support shaft (68), and the concave portion (78) and the convex portion (80) are aligned with each other. When the pinion member (70) is in the rotational position The pinion member (70) and a stopper portion for positioning said rack member (54) in meshing relationship (45) is provided in said sliding panel (30).

According to this configuration, the pinion member (70) is prevented from coming off without requiring another member. Further, by positioning the rack member (54) by the stopper portion (45) when the pinion member (70) is assembled, the relationship between the position of the rack member (54) and the rotation position of the pinion member (70) is established. The correct relationship is uniquely determined and no improper assembly occurs.

In a preferred embodiment of the locking device for a slide panel according to the present invention, the stopper portion (45) is a guide portion (44) provided on the slide panel (30) to guide the movement of the lock member (46). It is constituted by a part of.

According to this configuration, it is not necessary to separately provide the slide panel (30) with a configuration only for the stopper portion (45).

According to the slide panel locking device of the present invention, the slide panel is unlocked by the operation of the operation member in the same direction as the sliding direction of the slide panel, and the slide panel can be slid. The open / close operability of the slide panel is improved.

1 is a perspective view of an automobile having a slide opening / closing type window to which a locking device for a slide panel according to the present invention is applied. The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the locking device for slide panels by this invention The front view which shows the locked state of the locking device for slide panels by this embodiment The front view which shows the unlocking state of the locking device for slide panels by this embodiment The exploded perspective view of the locking device for slide panels by this embodiment The perspective view which shows the state at the time of the assembly | attachment of the pinion member of the locking device for slide panels by this embodiment. The perspective view which shows the state under normal use of the pinion member of the locking device for slide panels by this embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a locking device for a slide panel according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the slide panel locking device is applied to a slide opening / closing type window provided in a rear side window of a van type automobile.

As shown in FIG. 1, a van-type automobile includes a box-shaped vehicle body 10, a rotary front side door 12, a front and rear slide-type rear side door 14, and a front window fixed to the vehicle body 10. Shield glass 16, a liftable front door windshield glass 18 provided on the front side door 12, a rear door windshield glass (fixed panel) 20 fixed to the rear side door 14, and a rear window fixed to the vehicle body 10. It has a shield glass 22, a front wheel 24, and a rear wheel 26.

A square-shaped opening (small window) 28 is formed in the rear door windshield glass 20. The rear door windshield glass 20 is provided with a slide panel 30 that opens and closes the opening 28 by sliding movement in the front-rear direction. The slide panel 30 is provided on each of the left and right rear door windshield glasses 20.

Details of the slide panel 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows the slide panel 30 provided on the rear door windshield glass 20 on the right side as viewed from the passenger compartment. Two upper and lower synthetic resin guide rails 32 extending horizontally in the front-rear direction are fixed to the side face of the rear door windshield glass 20 with an adhesive or the like.

The slide panel 30 includes a rectangular frame 34 made of synthetic resin, and a shield glass 38 fixed to the outside of the frame 34 so as to close the opening 36 of the frame 34. Engagement portions (not shown) that are slidably engaged with the upper and lower guide rails 32 are formed on the front portion of the frame body 34, and the upper and lower portions of the frame body 34 are vertically moved. Engaging portions 48 (see FIG. 4) that are slidably engaged with the guide rails 32 are provided. The slide panel 30 is slidable in the front-rear and horizontal directions with respect to the rear door windshield glass 20 by being guided by the guide rails 32 by the engagement of the engaging portions with the guide rails 32, and the opening 28 is fully closed. A sliding movement is performed between the front fully closed position and the last fully opened position where the opening 28 is fully opened.

The slide panel 30 has a guide groove formed in the guide rail 32 inclined or dropped (not shown) in the width direction of the vehicle body, so that the outer surface of the shield glass 38 is in the casing of the rear door windshield glass 20 in the fully closed position. It is located at the outside of the passenger compartment that is flush with the outer surface, and is displaced toward the inside of the passenger compartment as it moves in the opening direction from the fully closed position to the fully open position. At positions other than the fully closed position, the rear door windshield glass It has a structure like a sliding door that moves without interfering with the rear door windshield glass 20 along the surface on the vehicle interior side.

At the rear part of the slide panel 30, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a slide panel locking device 40 is provided. The slide panel locking device 40 has a vertically symmetric configuration, and the vertically symmetric individual parts and the individual components will be described with the same reference numerals. The slide panel locking device 40 is all provided on the vehicle interior side of the rear side portion 35 of the frame body 34. In addition, all of the protrusion formations described below protrude toward the vehicle interior side.

Guide portions

42 and 44 project from the rear side portion 35 for each of the upper and lower locking devices 40. In the

guide portions

42 and 44, a rod-shaped lock member 46 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the slide direction of the slide panel 30 on the plane parallel to the panel surface of the slide panel 30 (the main surface of the shield glass 38), that is, in the vertical direction. It is movably engaged. A cylindrical portion is integrally formed at the distal end portion of the lock member 46, and the cylindrical portion forms the aforementioned engaging portion 48.

As shown in FIG. 3, the locking member 46 is moved in the vertical direction with respect to the frame body 34, and the engaging portion 48 engages with the locking recess 50 formed in the guide rail 32, as shown in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the locking position for fixing the rear door windshield glass 20 and the engaging portion 48 come out of the locking recess 50 to release the fixing of the slide panel 30 to the rear door windshield glass 20. Move between unlocked positions.

The locking recess 50 is aligned with the engaging portion 48 in the sliding direction (front-rear direction) of the slide panel 30 when the slide panel 30 is in a plurality of positions including the fully closed position, the fully open position, and an intermediate portion thereof. In the position. Thus, the slide panel 30 is fixed to the rear door windshield glass 20 so as to be releasable at a plurality of positions including a fully closed position and a fully open position.

A spring receiving portion 51 is integrally formed at the intermediate portion of the lock member 46. A compression coil spring 52 is provided between the spring receiving portion 51 and the guide portion 44 provided near the center of the rear side portion 35. The compression coil spring 52 biases the lock member 46 toward the lock position.

The lock member 46 is integrally formed with a connection block portion 47 at a base end portion (an end portion on the side opposite to the front end portion where the engagement portion 48 is provided), and is formed so as to protrude from an end portion of the rack member 54. It is connected to the part 56 by a connecting block part 47. The rack member 54 is made of a synthetic resin, and is guided by

guide portions

58, 59, 60, 61, 62 protruding from the rear side portion 35, and moves up and down integrally with the lock member 46. The rack member 54 is formed with an upright piece 64 projecting therefrom. A series of rack teeth 66 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are formed at the front portion of the upright piece portion 64.

A cylindrical support shaft 68 is formed to protrude from the rear side portion 35. A center hole 72 (see FIG. 5) having a circular cross-sectional shape formed through the pinion member 70 is rotatably fitted to the support shaft 68. Thereby, the frame 34 supports the pinion member 70 by the support shaft 68 so that rotation is possible. The pinion member 70 is made of synthetic resin, and has a fan-shaped portion 74 that extends rearward from the center hole 72 with the center hole 72 as the center. The fan-shaped portion 74 is in front of the upright piece portion 64, and a series of external teeth 76 adjacent to each other in the arc direction are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the fan-shaped portion 74.

The outer teeth 76 mesh with the rack teeth 66. By this engagement, the rotation (rotation) movement of the pinion member 70 is converted into a vertical movement of the rack member 54, and the lock member 46 together with the rack member 54 is locked and unlocked by the rotation of the pinion member 70. Move between.

The support shaft 68 supports the pinion member 70 so that the pinion member 70 can be pivoted in a retaining state, and the retaining structure will be described with reference to FIGS.

The pinion member 70 is formed with a recess 78 extending radially outward at the outer peripheral edge of the center hole 72. The recesses 78 are located at two positions that are 180 degrees apart from each other, and are each formed in a key groove shape over the entire length of the central hole 72 in the axial direction.

The support shaft 68 has an axial length that is longer than the axial length of the center hole 72, and is outside of the center hole 72, that is, outside of the outer surface of the pinion member 70 in a state where the insertion into the center hole 72 is completed. At the two positions, projecting piece-like convex portions 80 projecting outward in the radial direction and passing through the concave portion 78 in the axial direction (insertion direction) are provided at two positions 180 degrees apart from each other. The convex portion 80 has a protruding piece shape, and its thickness (axial dimension) is slightly smaller than the value obtained by subtracting the axial length of the center hole 72 from the axial length of the support shaft 68.

In the rotation range of the pinion member 70 under normal use in which the lock member 46 moves between the lock position and the unlock position, as shown in FIGS. On the other hand, the pinion member 70 is prevented from being detached from the support shaft 68 by the convex portion 80 without being obstructed by the rotation of the pinion member 70. Therefore, the pinion member 70 is prevented from coming off without requiring another member under normal use in which the lock member 46 moves between the lock position and the unlock position.

As shown in FIG. 6, the work of attaching the pinion member 70 to the support shaft 68 is performed by first assembling the rack member 54 to which the lock member 46 is not coupled to the rear side portion 35 and forming the end surface of the coupling portion 56. The rack member 54 is moved to a vertical position where the stopper surface 57 abuts against the stopper surface 45 formed by the end surface of the guide portion 44 (the end surface opposite to the stopper surface 57), and in this state, the concave portion is formed on the front side of the support shaft 68. The pinion member 70 is positioned at a rotational position where 78 is aligned with the convex portion 80 in the circumferential direction of the support shaft 68, the convex portion 80 is advanced into the concave portion 78, and the support shaft 68 is fitted into the center hole 72. At the same time, the external teeth 76 are engaged with the rack teeth 66 by sliding in the tooth trace direction.

In other words, in order to assemble the pinion member 70 to the support shaft 68, when the pinion member 70 is at a predetermined rotation position outside the rotation range of the pinion member 70 under normal use described above, the concave portion 78 is a convex portion. When the pinion member 70 is located at a position that is aligned with the circumferential direction of the support shaft 68 with respect to 80 and the pinion member 70 is in this predetermined rotational position, the rack member 54 that meshes with the pinion member 70 is positioned in the vertical direction. The stopper portion is configured in a butting manner by a stopper surface 45 formed by the end surface of the guide portion 44 and a stopper surface 57 formed by the end surface of the connecting portion 56.

Since the outer teeth 76 of the pinion member 70 whose position in the rotation direction is determined by the alignment of the concave portion 78 and the convex portion 80 mesh with the rack teeth 66 of the rack member 54 thus positioned, the rack teeth The relationship between the vertical position of the member 54 and the rotational position of the pinion member 70 is uniquely determined as a correct relationship, and no erroneous assembly occurs. Thereby, foolproofing is performed. Further, since the stopper surface 45 on the frame 34 side is constituted by the end surface of the guide portion 44, it is not necessary to separately provide the rear side portion 35 with a protruding portion only for forming the stopper surface 45.

After the completion of the assembly, as shown in FIG. 7, the pinion member 70 is rotated to the rotation position within the rotation range under the normal use, so that the concave portion 78 and the convex portion 80 are formed. The pinion member 70 is prevented from coming off due to non-alignment. The lock member 46 is connected to the rack member 54 in a state in which the pinion member 70 is located at the rotation position within the rotation range under normal use.

The pinion member 70 is integrally formed with an arm portion 82 that extends in the radial direction from the center hole 72 in a direction (substantially vertical direction) that is approximately 90 degrees different from the fan-shaped portion 74. A pin hole 84 (see FIGS. 5 to 7) is formed at the tip of the arm portion 82.

A pair of guide rails 86 extending in the same direction as the slide direction of the slide panel 30, that is, in the front-rear horizontal direction, are integrally formed at the middle portion of the rear side portion 35 in the vertical direction. An operation member 88 made of synthetic resin is engaged with the guide rail 86 so as to be slidable in the extending direction of the guide rail 86, that is, in the front-rear direction. The operation member 88 integrally includes a pair of arm portions 90 extending vertically symmetrically. A long hole 92 that is long in the vertical direction is formed through the tip of the arm 90. A headed pin (connection shaft) 94 is inserted into the long hole 92. The pin 94 is fixed to the pinion member 70 by inserting a tip portion penetrating the long hole 92 into the pin hole 84.

As a result, one operation member 88 and two pinion members 70 arranged symmetrically above and below the frame body 34 are pivotably connected, and the operation member 88 slides in the front-rear direction relative to the frame body 34. As a result, the two pinion members 70 rotate simultaneously with the same rotation angle.

Since the hole through which the pin 94 penetrates is a long hole 92 that is long in the vertical direction, the width dimension of the long hole 92 is set to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pin 94 in the part that penetrates the long hole 92. When the pin 88 moves linearly in the front-rear direction, the pin 94 moves along an arc locus centering on the rotation center of the pinion member 70 by the rotation of the pinion member 70. Although the rotation direction is large, it is smoothly performed without causing rattling.

A fixed side stopper piece 96 is provided on the rear side portion 35. The operation member 88 is provided with a fixed stopper piece 96 and a movable stopper piece 98 facing the front and rear direction. The operation member 88 is spring-biased forward via the rack member 54 and the pinion member 70 when the lock member 46 is urged to the lock position side by the compression coil spring 52. In a state where no operating force is applied from the outside, as shown in FIG. 3, the movable side stopper piece 98 is in the foremost position where it abuts against the fixed side stopper piece 96. Conversely, when the operation member 88 is in the foremost position, the lock member 46 is in the lock position.

At the front end of the operation member 88, a rectangular handle piece 102 constituting a forward operation surface 100 extending in the front-rear direction, that is, in a direction orthogonal to the slide direction of the slide panel 30, is integrally formed.

The guide portion 62 is formed of a rectangular piece that is spaced from the operation member 88 in the sliding direction (rear side) of the slide panel 30 and is erected from the rear side portion 35, and is parallel to the operation surface 100 and the operation surface 100. The fixed-side operation piece has an operation reaction force surface 104 facing in the opposite direction, that is, facing backward.

In a state in which no operating force is applied to the operation member 88 from the outside, the lock member 46 is in the lock position under the spring action of the compression coil spring 52 as shown in FIG. 48 engages with the locking recess 50, and the operation member 88 is in the foremost position. When the lock member 46 is in the lock position, the stopper surfaces 45 and 57 come closest to each other, but the stopper surfaces 45 and 57 do not come into contact with each other unlike when the pinion member 70 is assembled.

In this state, that is, in the locked state, for example, when the slide panel 30 is slid backward from the fully closed position to open the opening 28, the handle piece 102 and the guide portion (fixed side operation piece) are formed with the thumb and index finger. ) 62 is gripped from the front and back, and the operation surface 100 is pushed in a direction to approach the operation reaction force surface 104. As a result of this operation, the operation member 88 slides backward against the spring force of the compression coil spring 52, and the pinion member 70 is rotationally displaced accordingly, and the rack teeth 66 and the external teeth 76 are engaged. Originally, the rack member 54 and the lock member 46 linearly move in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portion 48 comes out of the locking recess 50 in the fully closed position, and the lock member 46 is unlocked. Located in position. Thereby, the slide panel 30 is unlocked by a manual operation in the same direction as its own slide direction (front-rear direction), and can be slid.

Subsequently, the operation surface 100 is pushed in the direction approaching the operation reaction force surface 104 and the gripping piece 102 and the guide portion 62 are held, and a sliding force is applied to the operation member 88 by applying a backward force. The panel 30 is guided by the guide rail 32 and slides backward, and the opening 28 is opened.

If the slide panel 30 slides to the fully open position, at this stage, by releasing the handle piece 102 and the guide portion 62, the lock member 46 returns to the lock position by the spring force of the compression coil spring 52, and the engaging portion 48 is released. Enters the locking recess 50 in the fully open position. As a result, the slide panel 30 is locked at the fully open position. At this time, the rack member 54, the pinion member 70, and the operation member 88 are returned to their original positions, and the operation member 88 is positioned at the foremost position.

When the slide panel 30 is slid forward from the fully open position and the opening 28 is closed, as with the case of opening the opening 28, the thumb and the index finger are gripped so as to sandwich the handle piece 102 and the guide portion 62. The operation surface 100 is pushed in the direction approaching the operation reaction force surface 104. As a result of this operation, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portion 48 comes out of the locking recess 50 in the fully open position, the lock member 46 is positioned in the unlocked position, and the sliding movement of the slide panel 30 becomes possible.

Subsequently, the operator presses the operation surface 100 in the direction approaching the operation reaction force surface 104 to hold the handle piece 102 and the guide portion 62 and applies a forward force to the operation member 88 to slide. The panel 30 is guided by the guide rail 32 and slides forward, and the opening 28 is closed.

When the slide panel 30 slides to the fully closed position, at this stage, by releasing the handle piece 102 and the guide portion 62, the lock member 46 returns to the lock position by the spring force of the compression coil spring 52, and the engagement portion 48 again enters the locking recess 50 in the fully closed position. As a result, the slide panel 30 is locked at the fully closed position. Also at this time, the rack member 54, the pinion member 70, and the operation member 88 are returned to their original positions, and the operation member 88 is positioned at the foremost position.

As described above, the slide panel 30 is unlocked by a manual operation in the same direction as the sliding direction of the slide panel 30 and the slide panel 30 can be slid. Therefore, an operation in a direction different from the operation of sliding the slide panel 30 such as rotating the lock member is not required. Thereby, the slide panel 30 can be opened and closed by a simple operation without deteriorating the opening / closing operability.

Further, since the conversion between the rotating motion and the linear motion is performed by the rack member 54 and the pinion member 70 without using the bell crank mechanism, the link portion, or the elastic body, many parts are not required. In addition, the operation is performed smoothly.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments and can be deviated from the spirit of the present invention, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. It is possible to change appropriately within the range not to be. For example, the lock member 46 and the rack member 54 may be configured by a single component. The connection between the pinion member 70 and the operation member 88 is not limited to the pivotal connection by the pin 94, and may be performed by a pressing cam or the like using the spring force of the compression coil spring 52. Further, the pin 94 may be fixed to the operation member 88, and the long hole 92 may be formed in the pinion member 70. In addition, all the components shown in the above embodiment are not necessarily essential, and can be appropriately selected without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The disclosure content of the Japanese patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-34179 filed on Feb. 24, 2015), which is the basis of priority based on the Paris Convention of the present application, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car body 20 Rear door windshield glass 28 Opening 30 Slide panel 32 Guide rail 34 Frame 35 Rear side part 36 Opening 38 Shield glass 40 Slide panel locking device 44 Guide part 45 Stopper surface 46 Locking member 48 Engagement part 50 Locking recessed part 52 Compression coil spring 54 Rack member 56 Connecting portion 57 Stopper surface 62 Guide portion (fixed side operation piece)
64 Standing piece 66 Rack tooth 68 Support shaft 70 Pinion member 72 Center hole 76 External tooth 78 Concave 80 Convex 88 Operation member 92 Long hole 94 Pin (connection shaft)
96 Fixed side stopper piece 98 Movable side stopper piece 100 Operation surface 102 Handle piece 104 Operation reaction force surface

Claims

A slide panel lock that is slidably provided on the fixed panel and that opens and closes an opening formed in the fixed panel by sliding and fixing the slide panel to the fixed panel so as to be releasable at a predetermined position in the sliding direction. A device,
A lock member that is provided on the slide panel so as to be movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the slide direction, and moves between a lock position for fixing the slide panel and an unlock position for releasing the fixation of the slide panel;
A rack member connected to the lock member and extending in a moving direction of the lock member;
A pinion member rotatably provided on the slide panel and meshing with the rack member;
A slide panel locking device having an operation member provided on the slide panel so as to be movable in the slide direction of the slide panel and connected to the pinion member and rotating the pinion member by movement in the same direction as the slide direction. .
One of the pinion member and the operating member is provided with a connecting shaft that protrudes toward the other, and the other of the pinion member and the operating member is formed with a long hole that is rotatably fitted to the connecting shaft. The slide panel locking device according to claim 1, wherein the operation member is pivotally connected to the pinion member.
The operation member is formed with a handle piece having an operation surface extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slide panel,
The slide panel is provided with a fixed-side operation piece having an operation reaction force surface that is located away from the operation member in the slide direction of the slide panel and that is parallel to the operation surface and faces away from the operation surface. The slide panel locking device according to claim 1 or 2.
A cylindrical support shaft is fixed to the slide panel, a center hole having a circular cross-sectional shape is formed in the pinion member, and the center hole is rotatably fitted to the support shaft, whereby the slide panel Supports the pinion member rotatably,
A concave portion extending radially outward is formed at the outer peripheral edge of the center hole of the pinion member,
The support shaft has an axial length longer than the center hole, and protrudes radially outward at an outer position on the distal end side of the center hole in a state where the insertion into the center hole is completed, and It has a convex part that can pass through the concave part,
In the rotation range of the pinion member under normal use in which the locking member moves between the locked position and the unlocked position, the concave portion is configured to prevent the pinion member from being detached by the convex portion. Is located at a non-aligned position in the circumferential direction of the support shaft with respect to the convex portion,
For the assembly of the pinion member with respect to the support shaft, when the pinion member is at a predetermined rotation position outside the rotation range under normal use, the concave portion is located on the support shaft with respect to the convex portion. Located in a position that aligns in the circumferential direction,
A stopper portion is provided on the slide panel for positioning the rack member in meshing relation with the pinion member when the pinion member is in the predetermined rotation position where the concave portion and the convex portion are aligned. The slide panel locking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
5. The slide panel locking device according to claim 4, wherein the stopper portion is constituted by a part of a guide portion provided on the slide panel to guide the movement of the lock member.