JPH0586751A - Door lock striker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To obtain a door lock striker in which the engagement claw provided on the striker cover is not crushed when the striker cover is assembled to the striker base and the striker cover can be easily removed. [Structure] The striker base 12 of the door lock striker 10 is provided with an engagement shaft 16, a courtesy switch 14, a pair of engagement recesses 40, and a pair of pin insertion holes 56. The striker base 12 is covered with a striker cover 42, and one side of the striker cover 42 has an opening 4
A notch 44 through which the courtesy switch 14 and the engagement shaft 16 which are 4A is inserted is formed. Further, the striker cover 42 is provided with a pair of claws 50 that engage with the engagement recesses 40 of the striker base 12 and a pair of engagement pins 54 that fit into the pin insertion holes 56 of the striker base 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door lock striker used for a door or a trunk lid of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-43167 is known as an example of a door lock striker used for a door or a trunk lid of an automobile.

As shown in FIG. 12, in this door lock striker 70, a striker base 72 is covered with a striker cover 73 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 13, the striker base 72 is provided with an engagement shaft 76 covered with a resin pipe 74, and the latch of the lock body is engaged with the engagement shaft 76. There is. Further, a plurality of engaging recesses 72A are formed in the peripheral edge of the back surface of the striker board 72.

As shown in FIG. 14, a hole 78 through which the engagement shaft 76 penetrates is formed at a portion of the striker cover 73 corresponding to the engagement shaft 76, and the engagement recess 72A of the striker substrate 72 is formed. A plurality of elastically bendable claws 80 facing inward are provided at corresponding peripheral edge portions of the striker cover 73. As shown in FIG. 12, these claws 80 engage with the engagement recesses 72A of the striker substrate 72 in the state where the striker cover 73 is assembled to the striker substrate 72, and the striker cover 73 does not come off from the striker substrate 72. I am trying.

[0005]

However, in this door lock striker 70, the striker cover 73 is pressed against the striker base 72 from the engaging shaft 76 side (direction of arrow F in FIG. 12) at the time of assembly, and this pressing force is applied. With this structure, the plurality of claws 80 are elastically curved and are engaged with the engaging recesses 72A of the striker board 72. Therefore, the claw 80 is easily crushed when the striker cover 73 is assembled, and the striker cover 73 floats. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when removing the striker cover 73, a tool such as a screwdriver 84 is inserted between the striker cover 73 and the panel 82 such as the door panel to which the striker board 72 is fixed, and the claw 80
Since it is necessary to remove the door panel from the engaging recess 72A, the door panel 80 is easily damaged and is difficult to remove.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention provides a door lock striker in which the engaging claws provided on the striker cover are not crushed and the striker cover can be easily removed when the striker base is assembled. The purpose is to obtain.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a striker base provided with an engagement shaft and an engagement recess formed at a peripheral edge thereof, and a courtesy switch provided on the striker base, A striker cover having an opening through which the engagement shaft and the courtesy switch are inserted while covering the striker base, a claw engaged with the engagement recess, and an engagement pin protruding toward the striker base, and the striker base or the striker base. The courtesy switch is provided with a pin insertion hole into which the engaging pin fits.

[0008]

In the present invention having the above construction, when the striker cover is mounted on the striker base, the engagement shaft and the courtesy switch are inserted through the opening of the striker cover. Also, open the striker cover at the opening, engage the claws of the striker cover from the side with the engaging recesses formed on the peripheral edge of the striker base, and press the striker cover toward the striker base side, Alternatively, the engagement pin of the striker cover is fitted into the pin insertion hole provided in the courtesy switch.

Therefore, the striker cover is not pressed toward the striker base with the claw of the striker cover hitting the edge of the striker base during assembly.
Claws do not crush.

At the time of removal, a tool such as a screwdriver is inserted between the opening of the striker cover and the striker base or the courtesy switch, and the engagement pin of the striker cover is removed from the pin insertion hole to remove the striker at the opening. The cover can be opened, and the claw of the striker cover can be easily removed from the engagement recess of the striker base. Therefore, the vehicle body is not damaged and the cover can be easily removed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 6, a long courtesy switch 14 is fixed to the center of the striker base 12 of the door lock striker 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, the courtesy switch 1
4, a connector portion 15 having a rectangular cross section is integrally formed, and this connector portion 15 is the striker base 1.
It is inserted into a rectangular through hole 13 formed in the center portion of the No. 2. Also, the claw 15A formed on the connector portion 15
Engage with the edge of the through hole 13 to prevent the courtesy switch 14 from being attached and lifted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the courtesy switch 1
4 is provided with a knob 18 which is movable in the longitudinal direction of the courtesy switch 14 (left and right direction in FIG. 8). Knob 1
The movable terminal 17 is in contact with one end portion 18A of the movable terminal 17, and the fixed terminal 1 is provided on the opposite side of the movable terminal 17 from the knob 18.
9 are arranged. A compression coil spring 21 is inserted between the moving terminal 17 and the fixed terminal 19,
The moving terminal 17 is biased in the direction of the knob 18 (direction of arrow A in FIG. 8). Further, a long hole 18B is formed in the central portion of the knob 18 along the longitudinal direction of the courtesy switch 14.

The long hole 18B has a courtesy switch 1
An engaging shaft 16 penetrating the tip end portion 14A of No. 4 penetrates, and the engaging shaft 16 regulates the movement of the knob 18 in the arrow A direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, the end portion 16A of the engagement shaft 16 which penetrates the knob 18 is fixed to the striker base 12.

As shown in FIG. 6, the striker base 12
A bent piece 20 forming a right angle with the striker base 12 and an arm 22 parallel to the striker base 12 are provided at one side edge of the striker base 12.
An L-shaped engagement shaft support plate 24 composed of and is provided integrally with the base portion 12. The other end 16B of the engagement shaft 16 is fixed to the end 22A of the arm 22. Engagement shaft 1
In the part between the arm 22 of 6 and the courtesy switch 14,
It is covered with a resin collar 23.
This prevents the courtesy switch 14 from floating.

Further, the striker base 12 is provided with a pair of mounting holes 26 sandwiching the courtesy switch 14, and the striker base 12 is secured by a screw (not shown) penetrating the pair of mounting holes 26. As shown in FIG. 9, it is fixed to the center pillar 30A and the quarter pillar 30B of the vehicle body 30. On the other hand, front side door 3
2, a door lock 36 is fixed to the rear side door 34, and as shown in FIG. 7, the latch 37 of the door lock 36 engages with the engagement shaft 16 of the door lock striker 10 when the door is closed, and Knob 18 is door lock 3
6 or a convex portion 36A provided on the door lock cover, and moves in the direction of entering the courtesy switch 14 (direction of arrow B in FIG. 7) against the biasing force of the compression coil spring 21. There is.

As shown in FIG. 6, the striker base 12
A pair of engaging recesses 40, one end of which is open, are formed on the outer peripheral edges of the pair of mounting holes 26 on the back surface side of the.

As shown in FIG. 1, the striker base 12
Is covered with a striker cover 42, and the striker cover 42 is made of synthetic resin having appropriate elasticity.

As shown in FIG. 5, the striker cover 4
A rectangular notch 44, one of which is an opening 44 </ b> A, is formed in the center of the second member 2. In addition, a pair of claws 50 are formed at a portion of the striker cover 42 corresponding to the engagement recess 40 of the striker base 12, and the striker cover 42 is assembled to the striker base 12 as shown in FIG. Then, the claw 50 is engaged with the engagement recess 40 of the striker base 12, and in this state, the striker cover 42 is prevented from floating (movement in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 2).

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, vertical wall portions 52 are provided at the edges of the notch 44, and these vertical wall portions 52 are, as shown in FIG. 1, knobs of the courtesy switch 14. The striker cover 42 is prevented from floating by entering below the bulging portion 14B provided at the end portion on the opposite side of 18. As shown in FIG. 5, in the vicinity of the contact portion between the vertical wall portion 52 of the striker cover 42 and the bulging portion 14B of the courtesy switch 14, a pair of engagement pins 54 project from the striker cover 42 toward the striker base 12 side. Has been done. Also,
A wall portion 46 is formed at the end of the cutout portion 44 on the connection side so that the wall portion 46 extends below the courtesy switch 14. The outside of the wall portion 46 is a semi-circular fin portion 48. There is. Therefore, when the striker cover 42 is assembled to the striker base 12, as shown in FIG. 3, the fin portion 48 bends to prevent the striker cover 42 from being attached and floating.

As shown in FIG. 4, the striker cover 4
In the state in which 2 is assembled to the striker base 12, the engagement pins 54 are fitted into the pair of pin insertion holes 56 formed in the striker base 12, and in this state, the striker cover 42 is opened (see FIG. 4 movement in the direction of arrow D) is prevented.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the door lock striker 10 of this embodiment, the striker cover 4
When assembling 2 to the striker base 12, the engagement shaft 16 (including the engagement shaft support plate 24) and the courtesy switch 14 are inserted into the notches 44 of the striker cover 42. In this case, since the courtesy switch insertion portion of the striker cover 42 is the cutout portion 44, the striker cover 42 is cut into the courtesy cover 42 without the cutout portion 44 including the knob 18 of the courtesy switch 14. It can be mounted without interfering with the knob 18 of the switch 14. That is, the striker cover 42 is attached to the striker base 12
In the state where the striker cover 42 and the courtesy switch 14 are attached to each other, the gap can be almost eliminated, and the appearance quality is improved.

Further, the striker cover 42 is opened at the notch 44, the claw 50 of the striker cover 42 is engaged with the engagement recess 40 of the striker base 12 from the side (direction of arrow E in FIG. 2), and the striker cover 42 is engaged. 42 is pressed in the direction of the striker base (the direction of arrow G in FIG. 4) to fit the engagement pin 54 of the striker cover 42 into the pin insertion hole 56 provided in the striker base 12.

Therefore, when the claws 50 of the striker cover 42 hit the edge of the striker base 12 during assembly,
Since the striker cover 42 is not pressed toward the striker base side, the claw 50 is not crushed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, when the striker cover 42 is removed from the striker base 12,
By inserting a tool 61 such as a screwdriver between the notch 44 of the striker cover 42 and the courtesy switch 14 and removing the engagement pin 54 of the striker cover 42 from the pin insertion hole 56, the striker cover 42 is removed at the notch 44. It can be opened, and the claw 50 of the striker cover 42 can be easily removed from the engagement recess 50 of the striker base 12. Therefore, the center pillar 30A and the quarter pillar 30B are not damaged, and the cover can be easily removed.

In this embodiment, the pin insertion hole 5
Although 6 is provided on the striker base 12, instead of this, as shown in FIG. 11, a pin insertion hole 57 may be provided on the flange 14C formed on the side of the courtesy switch 14.

[0029]

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, when the striker cover is assembled to the striker base, the engaging claws provided on the striker cover are not crushed, and the striker cover can be easily removed. Have the effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a door lock striker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a striker cover of a door lock striker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a striker base of a door lock striker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a door area of a vehicle body to which a door lock striker according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4, illustrating the removal of the door lock striker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a door lock striker according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a door lock striker according to a conventional example.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a striker base of a door lock striker according to a conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a striker cover of a door lock striker according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 door lock striker 12 striker base 14 courtesy switch 16 engagement shaft 40 engagement recess 42 striker cover 44A opening 50 claw 54 engagement pin 56 pin insertion hole 57 pin insertion hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A striker base provided with an engagement shaft and an engagement recess formed at a peripheral edge thereof, a courtesy switch provided on the striker base, and the engagement shaft and the courtesy switch covering the striker base. A striker cover having an opening through which is inserted, a claw that engages with the engagement recess, and an engagement pin that projects toward the striker base, and the engagement pin provided on the striker base or the courtesy switch fits the engagement pin. A door lock striker having a pin insertion hole.