JPH0594477U - Door lock actuator mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Object] To provide a door lock actuator mounting device capable of easily mounting a door lock actuator to a door lock and maintaining the mounting state in a good condition. [Arrangement] Actuator case C1 located in the direction of the drag force generated by the operation of door lock actuator A1
The elastic portions 11 facing each other are provided on both side surfaces of the actuator case C1 on the door lock side, and the elastic portions 11 facing each other are provided on both side surfaces of the actuator case C1. The fixing pieces 16 are provided, and the elastic portions 11 are provided with the inserting portions 13 into which the fixing pieces 16 are fitted.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a door lock actuator mounting device used for mounting a door lock actuator that electrically operates to lock and unlock the door lock fixed to a vehicle door. ..

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Generally, when attaching a door lock actuator to a door lock, for example, a plurality of mounting pieces are provided on an actuator case, and screws passing through these mounting pieces are screwed to a mounting plate on the door lock side.

After the above-mentioned mounting work, the output part of the door lock actuator and the lock lever of the door lock are connected.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in recent years, the number and types of electrical components in a single vehicle have been increasing, and the time and effort required for mounting these components have also become considerable. In mounting such a door lock actuator, improvement has been desired to further improve workability.

[0005]

[The purpose of the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and a door lock actuator that can easily attach the door lock actuator to the door lock and can maintain the attached state in a good condition. The purpose is to provide a mounting device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for mounting a door lock actuator, which is opposed to both side surfaces of an actuator case located in a direction of a reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, with a gap therebetween. And a pair of fixing pieces protruding along the both side surfaces of the actuator case are provided on the mounting plate provided on the door lock, and each fixing piece is provided on each elastic portion. It is configured to have an insertion portion to be inserted.

Further, according to claim 2, each of the cases is formed by two divided case members and is located in a direction of a reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator and is a divided side surface of the actuator case. On both sides of the member, hook parts facing different directions in the joining / separating direction of both case members are provided, and the mounting plate provided on the door lock protrudes along the both sides of each case member and individually. A pair of fixing pieces that engage with the insides of the hook portions on the side surface of is provided.

Further, according to claim 3, an elastic portion is provided on one end surface of the actuator case located in a direction intersecting with a direction of a resistance force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, and an attachment plate provided on the door lock. Is provided with a stopper facing the one end surface of the actuator case and elastically contacting the elastic portion, and the actuator case and the mounting plate are provided only in a direction in which the actuator case is separated from the stopper. The engaging portions for engaging with each other are provided, and these configurations serve as means for solving the problems.

[0009]

[Function of the device]

 In the door lock actuator mounting device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the door lock is simply formed by fitting the insertion portion provided in the elastic portion of the actuator case and the fixing piece provided in the door lock mounting plate. The actuator becomes fixed.

Further, in the door lock actuator mounting device according to the first aspect, since the elastic portions are provided on both side surfaces of the actuator case located in the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, The elastic part will absorb the shock when the door lock actuator is activated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for mounting a door lock actuator, comprising: hooks provided on two case members forming an actuator case; and fixing pieces provided on a door lock mounting plate. The door lock actuator becomes fixed only by engaging the.

Further, in the door lock actuator mounting device according to the second aspect, the hook portion and the fixing piece are engaged with each other on both side surfaces of the case member located in the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator. Therefore, the door lock actuator is held in a state of resisting the drag force.

Further, in the door lock actuator mounting device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the hook portions of the respective case members are oriented differently in the joining / separating direction of the case members, and the mounting plate is provided inside the hook portions. By engaging the fixing pieces, the joined state of the case members is maintained.

In the door lock actuator mounting device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the elastic portion of the actuator case is brought into contact with the stopper provided on the door lock side mounting plate, and the engaging portion of the actuator case is By simply engaging the engaging portions of the mounting plate with each other, the elastic force of the elastic portion keeps the engaging portions engaged with each other, and the door lock actuator is fixed.

Further, in the door lock actuator mounting device according to the third aspect, the elastic force of the elastic portion acts in a direction intersecting the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, and in the same direction as this. Since the engaging portions of the actuator case and the mounting plate are engaged with each other, the door lock actuator is held in a state of resisting the drag force.

[0016]

【Example】

 1 to 3 are views for explaining an embodiment of a device for mounting a door lock actuator according to claim 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an opening / closing mechanism of the vehicle door D. The opening / closing mechanism includes a door lock L engaging with and disengaging from a striker on the vehicle body side, a door lock actuator A1, an outside handle H, an inside handle (not shown). A handle and a lock knob are provided, and a swinging arm S which is an output portion of the door lock actuator A1 is connected to the locking lever 6 of the door lock L.

The opening / closing mechanism connects the door lock L to the outside handle H and the inside handle by the first and second rods 1 and 2, respectively, and the lock lever 6 and the key cylinder 8 are connected. And the third crankshaft 3 are connected by a third rod 3, the lock lever 6 and the bell crank B are further connected by a fourth rod 4, and the bell crank B is connected by a fifth rod 5 interlocking with a lock knob. It has become.

The device for attaching the door lock actuator A1 to the door lock L is configured relatively to a mounting plate P fixed to the door lock L and an actuator case C1 of the door lock actuator A1. .. At this time, the mounting plate P is made of, for example, metal, and the actuator case C1 is made of, for example, synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 1, the door lock actuator A1 has a motor, a speed reduction mechanism and the like housed in an actuator case C1 having a rectangular box shape with a main body portion. A swing arm S that reciprocally rotates about a vertical swing axis is provided at the center of one end side of the upper surface.

Although the door lock actuator A1 is actually mounted with the swing shaft being in the lateral direction as shown in FIG. 3, in the description of the configuration based on FIG. 1 and FIG. The axis of motion is vertical and the mounting surface of the swing arm is the top surface.

The actuator case C1 is provided with elastic portions facing both side surfaces located in a direction of a reaction force generated when the door lock actuator A1 is actuated (a direction indicated by an arrow E in the figure) with a gap between the surfaces. 11 and 11 are provided.

The elastic portion 11 is provided over the entire side surface of the actuator case C1, and both end portions thereof are integrated with the actuator case C1 and form a gap opened in the vertical direction. .. Further, in the central portion of the elastic portion 11, there is provided an insertion portion 13 composed of a pair of vertical hook-shaped pieces 12 and 12 facing each other at a predetermined interval. A female screw hole 14 is formed in the middle.

The mounting plate P has fixing pieces 16 and 16 which are fitted into the insertion portions 13 and 13 of the elastic portions 11 and 11 on both sides of a holding portion 15 which receives the lower surface of the actuator case C 1. It is bent. Further, each fixing piece 16 has a threaded hole 17 formed therein.

In the door lock actuator mounting apparatus according to this embodiment, the door lock actuator A1 includes, as shown in FIG. 2, the insertion portions 13 and 13 provided in the elastic portions 11 and 11 of the actuator case C1 and the door lock actuator. The fixing pieces 16, 16 provided on the mounting plate P of L can be fitted to each other to obtain a sufficient fixed state, but further, the screws passed through the screw through holes 17 of each fixing piece 16 By screwing 18 into the female screw hole 14 of the elastic portion 11, it is possible to more securely fix it.

After that, the swing arm S of the door lock actuator A1 and the lock lever 6 of the door lock L described above are connected.

In such a door lock actuator mounting device, elastic portions 11, 11 are provided on both side surfaces of the actuator case C1 located in the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator A1. The parts 11, 11 absorb the shock when the door lock actuator is activated, especially the shock when the swing end is reached.

4 to 6 are views for explaining an embodiment of a door lock actuator mounting device according to a second aspect of the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

Similar to the previous embodiment, the door lock actuator A2 of this embodiment includes an actuator case C2 in which the main body portion has a flat rectangular box shape, and the swing arm is provided on one end side of the actuator case C2. Further, the actuator case C2 is formed by two case members 21 and 22 divided in the thickness direction.

The case members 21 and 22 are located on both side surfaces that are located in the direction of the reaction force generated when the door lock actuator A2 is actuated (the direction indicated by the arrow E in the figure) and are the divided side surfaces of the actuator case C2. The hook portions 23 and 24 facing different directions in the joining and separating direction of both case members are integrally provided.

In this embodiment, the hook portion 23 of the case member 21 on the upper side projects downward and the tip of the hook portion 23 is folded upward, and two hooks are provided on each side surface. .. Further, the hook portion 24 of the other case member 22 on the lower side is formed so as to project upward and the tip of the hook portion 24 to be folded back downward so as to correspond to the space between the hook portions 23 of the upper case member 21. , One for each side.

In contrast to the above door lock actuator A2, the mounting plate P on the door lock L side is projected along the both side surfaces of each case member 21, 22 and has a hook portion 23 on each side surface. A pair of fixing pieces 26, 26 that engage with the inside of 24 are provided.

In the door lock actuator mounting device of this embodiment, the door lock actuator A2 is provided with hook portions 23, 22 provided on two case members 21 and 22 forming the actuator case C2 from one end side of the actuator case C2. 24, the fixing pieces 26, 26 provided on the mounting plate P of the door lock L are engaged by inserting them in a fixed state.

At this time, in the door lock actuator A2, the hook portions 23 and 24 of the case members 21 and 22 are oriented in directions different from each other in the joining / separating direction of the case members, and the insides of the hook portions 23 and 24 are different from each other. Since the fixing pieces 26, 26 of the mounting plate P are engaged with the fixing plate 26, the fixing pieces 26, 26 prevent the case members 21 and 22 from being separated from each other. Therefore, even if the case members 21 and 22 to be attached are not completely joined, for example, even in a temporarily fixed state, they are completely joined after the attachment.

After that, the swing arm S of the door lock actuator A2 and the lock lever 6 of the door lock L are connected.

Further, in the above door lock actuator mounting device, the hooks 23 and 24 and the fixing piece 26 are provided on both side surfaces of the case members 21 and 22 located in the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator A2. , 26 are engaged with each other, the door lock actuator A2 is satisfactorily held in a state in which the door lock actuator A2 resists the drag force without causing positional displacement.

It is to be noted that, even if the hook portions of the case members facing differently from each other are set back to back, contrary to the case of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the fixing piece is formed like a channel material, the same operational effect is obtained. However, if the hook portions face each other as in the above embodiment, the shape of the fixing piece can be made into a simple plate shape, and in particular, the mounting plate P is made of metal. When it is manufactured, it is advantageous in manufacturing.

7 to 9 are views for explaining an embodiment of a door lock actuator mounting device according to a third aspect of the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The door lock actuator A3 of this embodiment is provided with an actuator case C3 in the form of a rectangular box having a flat main body as in the previous embodiments, and a swing arm is provided on one end side of the actuator case C3. It has S.

The actuator case C3 has one end face located in a direction intersecting with the direction of the reaction force generated when the door lock actuator A3 is actuated (the direction indicated by the arrow E in the figure), that is, the swing arm S in this embodiment. The elastic portion 31 is integrally provided on the projecting end surface. The elastic portion 31 extends to both sides from a central portion that is continuous with the actuator case C3, and in a free state, both end portions are formed in a generally V shape so as to be separated from the end surface of the actuator case C3. The projections 32, 32 having a semicircular cross section are formed at both ends thereof.

Further, two engaging portions 33 are integrally provided on both side surfaces of the actuator case C3. Each engaging portion 33 has a rectangular opening that is opened in the up-down direction and includes a protruding piece 34 in which the width dimension of the portion on the elastic portion 31 side is increased, and the engaging portion 33 has a large width. A lateral hole 35 is formed in the opening in the opening.

In contrast to the above door lock actuator A3, the mounting plate P on the door lock L side is provided with the elastic portion 31 at both ends thereof at the base end side of the holding portion 36 which receives the lower surface of the actuator case C3. Stoppers 37, 37 that abut spontaneously are erected, and four engaging portions 38 corresponding to the respective engaging portions 33 of the actuator case C3 are provided on both sides of the holding portion 36. These engaging portions 38 are laterally projected from the holding portion 36 and bent upward, and the tips thereof are further projected in the direction of the stopper 37.

In the door lock actuator mounting apparatus of this embodiment, the door lock actuator A3 is configured such that the elastic portion 31 is pressed against the stopper 37 by the protrusion 32 thereof as shown on the left side of the center line in FIG. When the engaging portion 38 of the mounting plate P is inserted into the opening of the engaging portion 33 of the actuator case C3 and the hand is released in this state, as shown on the right side of the center line in FIG. By the elastic force of, the tip of the engaging portion 38 of the mounting plate P is inserted into the lateral hole 35 in the engaging portion 33 of the actuator case C3, and the mounting plate P is fixed.

That is, the engaging portion 33 of the actuator case C3 and the engaging portion 38 of the mounting plate P engage with each other only in the direction in which the actuator case C3 is separated from the stopper 37.

After that, the swing arm S of the door lock actuator A2 and the lock lever 6 of the door lock L are connected.

Accordingly, in the door lock actuator A3, the elastic force of the elastic portion 31 acts in the direction intersecting the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator A3, and only in the same direction. Since the engaging portions 33 and 38 of the actuator case C3 and the mounting plate P are engaged with each other, the actuator case C3 can be satisfactorily held without causing displacement or the like in the state of resisting the drag force.

[0047]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the door lock actuator mounting device of the present invention, the door lock actuator can be easily mounted to the door lock, and the mounting workability is improved. In the door lock actuator mounting device according to the first aspect, since the elastic portions are provided on both side surfaces of the actuator case located in the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, the above-mentioned mounting is facilitated. In addition, the elastic portion can absorb a shock when the door lock actuator is operated, and the attached state of the door lock actuator can be maintained well.

Further, in the door lock actuator attachment device according to the second aspect, the hook portions provided on the case members and the attachment portions are provided on both side surfaces of the case member located in the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator. Since it is engaged with the plate fixing piece, in addition to the effect of facilitating the above-mentioned mounting, the door lock actuator can be satisfactorily held in the state of resisting the above-mentioned drag force, and furthermore, in each case. The hook portions facing different directions from each other in the member and the fixing piece engaging with the inside of these hook portions can maintain the complete joining state of both case members.

Further, in the door lock actuator mounting device according to the third aspect, the elastic force of the elastic portion acts in a direction intersecting the direction of the reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, and the same direction as this elastic force is applied. Since the engaging portions of the actuator case and the mounting plate are engaged with each other only in addition to the effect of facilitating the above-mentioned mounting, the door lock actuator can be satisfactorily held in a state of resisting the drag force. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a door lock actuator and a mounting plate in a device for mounting a door lock actuator according to claim 1 of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing a state after mounting the door lock actuator shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a front view for explaining the door lock actuator shown in FIG. 1 together with a door opening / closing mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a door lock actuator and a mounting plate in a device for mounting a door lock actuator according to claim 2 of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a state after the door lock actuator shown in FIG. 4 is attached.

FIG. 6 is a front view for explaining the door lock actuator shown in FIG. 4 together with a door opening / closing mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a door lock actuator and a mounting plate in a door lock actuator mounting device according to claim 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a process of mounting the door lock actuator shown in FIG. 7.

9 is a front view illustrating the door lock actuator shown in FIG. 7 together with a door opening / closing mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A1 A2 A3 Door lock actuator C1 C2 C3 Actuator case D Door L Door lock P Mounting plate 11 31 Elastic part 13 Insertion part 16 26 Fixing piece 21 22 Case member 23 24 Hook part 33 Actuator case side engaging part 37 Stopper 38 Engagement part on mounting plate side

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device for attaching a door lock actuator to a door lock fixed to a vehicle door, which is located on both side surfaces of an actuator case located in a direction of a reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator, and between the surfaces. A pair of fixing pieces projecting along the both side surfaces of the actuator case are provided on the mounting plate provided on the door lock, and a pair of fixing pieces are provided on each of the elastic sections. An attachment device for a door lock actuator, characterized in that it is provided with an insertion portion into which the fixing piece is inserted. 2. A device for attaching a door lock actuator to a door lock fixed to a vehicle door, wherein an actuator case is formed by two divided case members, and a direction of a reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator is formed. On both side surfaces of each case member which is located and serves as a divided side surface of the actuator case, hook parts facing different directions in the joining and separating direction of both case members are provided, and the mounting plate provided on the door lock is provided with:
A door lock actuator mounting device comprising: a pair of fixing pieces projecting along the both side surfaces of each case member and engaging with the inside of each hook portion on each side surface. 3. A device for attaching a door lock actuator to a door lock fixed to a vehicle door, wherein one end surface of an actuator case located in a direction intersecting a direction of a reaction force generated by the operation of the door lock actuator,
An elastic portion is provided, and a mounting plate provided on the door lock is provided with a stopper facing the one end surface of the actuator case and the elastic portion elastically abutting, and the actuator case and the mounting plate. Is a mounting device for a door lock actuator, wherein an engaging portion is provided to engage with each other only in a direction in which the actuator case is separated from the stopper.