JPH078376Y2 - Trunk lid opener device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a vehicle trunk opener device, and more particularly, to a trunk lid opener for preventing a trunk lid or an accessory of the trunk lid from interfering with an antenna. Regarding the device.

(Prior Art) In a vehicle, an extendable antenna such as an on-vehicle radio is provided on the upper surface of a rear quarter panel, etc. When this antenna is close to the trunk lid and the trunk lid is opened during extension. May interfere with the boot lid.

Therefore, conventionally, in the vehicle as described above, Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-56311
A trunk opener device as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-68208 or Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-68208 is used to prevent interference between the trunk lid and the antenna.

The former Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-56311 discloses a trunk lid opener device that prohibits the opening of the trunk lid when the antenna is raised, and the latter one is the actual opener device which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 63-68208, which opens the trunk. When the lid opening operation is performed, the antenna is lowered and the opening of the trunk lid is prohibited while the antenna is descending.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the former opener device, in order to open the trunk lid, the antenna must be lowered, and the operation of opening the trunk lid is complicated. Both the former and latter opener devices must lower the antenna when the trunk lid is opened,
The use of the radio etc. is interrupted and comfort is impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an opener device that can easily open the door of the trunk lid and that does not interrupt the use of a radio or the like.

(Means for Solving the Problem) An opener device for a trunk lid according to the present invention has an antenna which is capable of expanding and contracting in the vicinity of the trunk lid, and when the antenna is extended, the trunk lid exceeds a predetermined opening degree to fully open the door. Then, in a vehicle in which the antenna and the trunk lid interfere with each other, a detection unit that detects extension of the antenna and an opening of the trunk lid when the extension of the antenna is detected by the detection unit is equal to or less than the predetermined opening. It is characterized in that it is provided with a regulation means for regulating by.

(Operation) According to the opener device of the trunk lid according to the present invention, when the door of the trunk lid is opened, the trunk lid antenna is opened with a smaller opening than the fully opened state where the antenna does not interfere with the antenna when the antenna is in the extended state. Therefore, the use of the radio or the like is not interrupted, and the trunk lid can be opened without lowering the antenna.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an opener device for a trunk lid of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear portion of the vehicle, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an essential part, and FIG. It is an electric circuit diagram.

In FIG. 1, 11L and 11R are left and right rear fenders, and a trunk room R is located between these rear fenders 11L and 11R.
Is defined. The trunk room R opens at the top,
This opening is covered with a trunk lid 12 so that it can be opened and closed. A spoiler 13 is fixed to the rear portion of the upper surface of the trunk lid 12, and the spoiler 13 interferes with the antenna when the trunk lid 12 is opened beyond a predetermined angle when the antenna is extended as described later. The trunk lid 12 has a front edge supported by an upper back panel 15 (see FIG. 2) by a pair of left and right hinges 14L and 14R, a lock mechanism (not shown) provided at the rear, and a torsion bar (not shown) or It is urged toward the door by a gas stay. In the following, hinge 14
L, 14R and rear fenders 11L, 11R are represented by numbers without subscripts.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the hinge 14 is rotatably supported around the rod 17 by inserting a rod 17 supported by a bracket 16 to an upper back panel 15 at a central portion thereof. The hinge 14 has one end fixed to the inner surface of the trunk lid 12 and the other end formed with a restriction piece 14a that engages with the electromagnetic actuator 18. In the electromagnetic actuator 18, the case 18a is supported by the upper back panel 15 by the bracket 19, the solenoid 20 (see FIG. 3) is accommodated in the case 18a, and the case 18a includes the plunger 18b which constitutes the regulating means of the present invention. Is supported so that it can appear and disappear freely. In this electromagnetic actuator 18, a solenoid 20 is connected to a control circuit described later, and when the solenoid 20 is energized, the plunger 18
b protrudes.

In addition, the rear fender 11R on the right side of the trunk room R opening
An extendable antenna 21 is provided at the top of the antenna so that the antenna can be retracted from the upper surface. Although not shown, the antenna 21 is connected to an in-vehicle radio or the like, and is also connected to a drive motor for extension / contraction drive. The motor is connected to the control circuit 22 and is energized by the control circuit 22 to extend and retract the antenna.

In the control circuit 22, as shown in FIG. 3, a controller 23 is connected to a battery 24 via an ignition key switch 25 and a radio switch 26 in series, and also constitutes a solenoid 20 of an electromagnetic actuator 18 and a detection means of the present invention. A relay 27 is connected in parallel with the controller 23 to the ignition key switch 25. Radio switch 26
Is connected to the power switch of the on-vehicle radio and closes when the power switch is turned on.
Depending on 26 ON / OFF, the motor is energized to extend or contract the antenna. The solenoid 20 of the electromagnetic actuator 18 has one end connected to the battery 24 via the ignition key switch 25 and the other end connected to the relay 27. Relay 27
Has a normally open contactor 27a and a solenoid 27b,
The contactor 27a is the solenoid 20 of the electromagnetic actuator 18.
In addition, the solenoid 27b is connected to the radio switch 26. In this relay 27, when the radio switch 26 is closed, the solenoid 27b is energized and the contactor 27a is closed. Project to fit. In addition, 30 is a fuse.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In this opener device, when the power of the on-vehicle radio is turned on, the radio switch 26 is closed, the controller 23 is fed to extend the antenna 21, and at the same time, the relay 27 is closed by closing the radio switch 26. The solenoid 27b is energized and the contactor 27a is closed. For this reason, the plunger 18b of the electromagnetic actuator 18 is projected, and the hinge 14 is locked by the regulating piece 1.
The maximum rotation angle in the direction in which the trunk lid 12 opens by engaging the plunger 18b with the plunger 4b is limited (see FIG. 2). Therefore, the maximum opening (door opening) angle of the trunk lid 12 is also limited, the trunk lid or the spoiler 13 on the trunk lid 12 can be prevented from interfering with the antenna 21, and the in-vehicle radio can be continuously used.

On the other hand, the in-vehicle radio is stopped and the radio switch 26
When the antenna is opened, the antenna 21 is contracted, and the relay 27 of the relay 27 is deenergized to open the contactor 27a. For this reason, the electromagnetic actuator 18
The trunk lid 12 can be largely opened without restricting the rotation range of the hinge 14 due to the immersion of b.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, one end of the hinge 14 is supported by the trunk lid 12 and the other end is supported by the rod 17, and the electromagnetic actuator 18 is arranged so that the plunger 18b can be engaged with the intermediate portion of the hinge 14.

Also in this embodiment, when the antenna 21 extends, the electromagnetic actuator 18 is energized by the solenoid 20 and the plunger 18
Since b is projected, the door opening angle of the trunk lid 12 is restricted, the trunk lid 12 or the spoiler 13 can be prevented from interfering with the antenna 21, and there is no need to interrupt the use of the radio or the like.

In the present specification, the object that interferes with the antenna is referred to as a trunk lid to make the description clear, but the applicant includes all members that interfere with the antenna such as a back door in the term of the trunk lid. The present invention can also be applied to a rear opening / closing body such as a back door.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the opener device according to the present invention, when the antenna is extended, this is detected by the detection means and the maximum opening angle of the trunk lid is limited by the restriction means. It is possible to prevent the trunk lid from interfering with the antenna without interrupting the use of the above. On the other hand, when the antenna is not extended, the opening of the trunk lid is not limited, so that the trunk lid can be opened to the maximum extent.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 show an opener device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear part of a vehicle, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part, and FIG. 3 is an electric circuit. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of an opener device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 11,11L, 11R …… Rear fender 12 …… Trunk lid 13 …… Spoiler 14,14L, 14R …… Hinge 14a …… Regulator piece 18 …… Electromagnetic actuator 21 …… Antenna, 22 …… Control circuit 23 …… Controller, 27 ... relay

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle having an antenna capable of expanding and contracting in the vicinity of a trunk lid, and the antenna and the trunk lid interfering with each other when the trunk lid exceeds a predetermined opening to fully open when the antenna is extended, A detection means for detecting extension of the antenna; and a regulation means for regulating the opening of the trunk lid at the predetermined opening or less when the extension of the antenna is detected by the detection means. Opener device for the trunk lid.