JPH022846Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automobile lock device used for an opening/closing body such as a trunk lid.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional automobile lock devices include those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, for example.

That is, the locking device 2 attached to the trunk lid 10 of the automobile 1 has a latch 5 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the striker 8, and an open lever 3 that is engageable and detachable from the latch 5.
Between it and an operating section provided near the driver's seat for remotely controlling the open lever 3 from the driver's seat,
An inner cable 41 has one end connected to the operation section and the other end formed with a terminal section 42 that can be engaged with the engagement section 30 of the open lever 3, and a cable clip 43 that guides the inner cable 41. A control cable 4 consisting of an outer cable 44 fixed to the body 11 and the trunk lid 10 is routed, and when the operating section is operated to open the door, the terminal part 42 of the inner cable 41 is engaged with the open lever 3. portion 30;
Some devices are designed to be unlocked by displacing the open lever 3 from the closed door position shown in FIG. 3 to the open door position shown in FIG. 2.

However, in such a conventional automobile lock device, the work of attaching the control cable 4 to the trunk lid 10 is done when the door is opened, but it is difficult to determine the position of the terminal part 42 with respect to the engaging part 30. Either (a): Determine the distance between the two as a guide, or (b): displace the open lever 3 to the lock position by some method while the door is open, and engage the terminal part 42 as shown in FIG. Joint part 3
In the work method (a) above, if the distance is too large, the terminal portion 42 and the engaging portion 30 must be separated from each other when the door is closed. is too far away. If the door is not unlocked by opening the door using the operating section, or if the distance is too small,
When closing the trunk lid 10, the engaging portion 30 and the terminal portion 42 interfere, and the open lever 3
The work method described in (b) above may not be able to completely displace the door to the locked position, causing the door to open abnormally.
Since the open lever 3 must be held in the locked position by some method before installation, there is a problem in that the work is extremely complicated.

The present invention was developed by focusing on these conventional problems, and is an automotive lock that can extremely easily and reliably position the end of the control cable at an appropriate position when the door is open. The purpose is to provide equipment.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention includes an engaging part of the open lever and a control cable that can be engaged with the engaging part to displace the open lever to the unlocked position when the operating part is operated to open the door. A positioning member is provided at the base portion of the locking device to position the terminal portion at a position where the distance from the terminal portion is a set amount when the door is open,
When the door is open, the end of the control cable can be positioned extremely easily and reliably at an appropriate position.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Note that the same parts as in the conventional example are given the same reference numerals.

4 and 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a trunk lock device 2 is attached to a trunk lid 10 as an opening/closing body of an automobile 1, and a base portion 20 of the lock device 2 is attached to a trunk lid 10. is a fork-shaped latch 5 that locks the striker 8.
and an open lever 3 for locking the latch 5.

A return spring 6 is installed between the latch 5 and the open lever 3, and in the open state shown in FIG. By abutting the engaged portion 31, the latch 5 holds the open lever 3 in the unlocked position, and in the closed state shown in FIG. The latch 5 and the open lever 3 are configured such that the open lever 3 holds the latch 5 that has locked the striker in the locked position by locking the locked portion 52 formed on the latch 5. ing.

The locking device 2 and an operating section (not shown) for remotely controlling the locking device 2 from the driver's seat are connected by a control cable 4.

The control cable 4 has an inner cable 41 connected at one end to the operating section, and has an end section 42 at the other end that can be engaged with the engagement section 30 of the open lever 3, and guides the inner cable 41. 11 and the outer cable 44 fixed to the trunk lid 10 with a cable clip 43.
It is composed of.

Further, the base portion 20 of the locking device 2 is provided with a positioning member 7 for positioning the terminal portion 42 at a position where the distance between the engaging portion 30 and the terminal portion 42 is a set amount when the door is open. .

The set amount is such that if the tip 42a of the terminal portion 42 is pressed against or close to the positioning surface 71 formed on the positioning member 7, the open lever 3 will be moved from the unlocked position. When displaced to the lock position, the engaging portion 30 and the terminal portion 42 are set to be slightly separated from each other as shown in FIG. 5.

Control cable 4 to trunk lid 10
In order to attach the terminal part 42 to the holder, press the tip 42a of the terminal part 42 against the positioning surface 71 of the positioning member 7 in the open state shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, or
The outer cable 44 may be fixed to the trunk lid 10 with the cable clip 43 while the terminal portions 42 are positioned close to each other.

In the automobile lock device to which the control cable 4 is attached in this manner, when the trunk lid 10 is closed, the latch 5 in the unlocked position shown in FIG. 4 engages with the striker 8 as shown in FIG. At the same time as the open lever 3 is rotated to the lock position, the return spring 6
The locking portion 32 of the open lever 3 is rotated from the unlocked position shown in FIG. 4 to the locked position shown in FIG.
2, so that the latch 5 is locked in the locked position. In the locked position, the engaging portion 30 and the terminal portion 42 are close to each other with a slight distance from each other.

In such a locked state, when the operating section is operated to open the door, the inner cable 41 moves to the left in FIG.
is displaced slightly to the left to engage with the engaging portion 30 of the open lever 3, displacing the open lever 3 to the unlocked position, and disengaging the locking portion 32 of the open lever 3 and the latch 5 from each other. The engagement with the locking portion 52 is released.

When the open lever 3 is moved to the unlocked position, the latch 5 is also moved from the locked position to the unlocked position under the action of the return spring 6, and the trunk lid 10 is opened. In the unlocked state, the engaging protrusion 51 of the latch 5 comes into contact with the engaged portion 31, so that the latch 5 holds the open lever 3 in the unlocked position.

In the above embodiment, the locking device 2 is used in the trunk lid 10, but the locking device 2 may also be used in a hood as an opening/closing body.

Furthermore, according to the above embodiment, when considering the play of the operating section, the mounting position of the positioning member 7 with respect to the base section 20 is changed, and the distance between the engaging section 30 and the terminal section 42 is changed. can have a predetermined amount of play.

According to the automobile lock device according to the present invention, since the positioning member for positioning the end portion of the inner cable is provided in the base portion of the lock device,
Simply position the terminal part of the inner cable so that the tip of the terminal part touches or is close to the positioning surface of the positioning member, and then fix the outer cable to the trunk lid, etc., and the control cable will be connected when the door is open. can be positioned at an appropriate position with extremely simple operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the state in which the locking device is attached to an automobile, Figs. 2 and 3 show conventional examples, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the door in the open state, and Fig. 3
The figure is a plan view showing the door in the closed state, FIGS. 4 and 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the door in the open state, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the door in the closed state. It is. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Automobile, 2...Lock device, 3...Open lever, 4...Control cable, 7...Positioning member, 10...Opening/closing body, 20...Base part, 30...Engagement part, 42...Terminal part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The open lever of the locking device used for the opening/closing body is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the open lever and an operating section are connected by a control cable, and the door is opened by operating the operating section. In a locking device for an automobile that displaces a lever to an unlocking position and unlocks the lock, the engaging portion of the open lever is engageable with the engaging portion to displace the open lever to the unlocking position during the door opening operation. A locking device for an automobile, characterized in that a positioning member is provided at the base portion of the locking device for positioning the terminal portion at a position where the distance between the terminal portion and the terminal portion of the control cable is a set amount when the door is open.