JPH1024737A - Relay mechanism for vehicular sliding door - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To simplify a relay mechanism. A sliding mechanism (2) is provided on a sliding door (2) of a vehicle, and a locking plate (3), a lock lever (4), a child lock lever (5), an outer open lever (6) are provided on a metal plate (1) of the relay mechanism (A). In the one in which the inner open lever 7 and the ratchet lever 8 are attached, the lever group can be configured such that the shaft 1
This is a relay mechanism for a sliding door for a vehicle, which is fixed to the metal plate 1 only by two axes 0 and 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a relay mechanism for switching between locking and unlocking and switching between locking and unlocking of a child lock mechanism in a sliding door for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a publicly known Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 62-56316 has a relay mechanism provided on a sliding door of a vehicle, and a metal plate of the relay mechanism includes an actuator for locking and unlocking,
A lock lever, a child lock lever, an outer open lever, an inner open lever, and a ratchet lever are attached, wherein the five levers are each mounted on five separate shafts. Have been described. Further, in the known Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-248132, a relay mechanism is provided on a sliding door of a vehicle, and an outer open lever and an inner open lever are coaxially fixed to a metal plate of the relay mechanism. However, there is described a structure in which a lock lever is not provided and the child lock lever has a separate shaft configuration. Further, in the known Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-288130, a relay mechanism is provided on a sliding door of a vehicle, and an outer open lever and an inner open lever are coaxially fixed to a metal plate of the relay mechanism. However, there is described a structure in which a child lock lever is not provided, and the lock lever and the ratchet lever are configured as separate shafts.

[0003]

Among the above-mentioned known ones, except for Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 62-56316, the five levers are not provided. It does not solve the problem of having a simple configuration. Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 62-56316 has the above-mentioned five levers, but has a complicated structure because it is mounted on five separate shafts. However, in the case of the five levers, depending on the combination, the shaft can be fixed only by two shafts, which simplifies the structure. For example, when a lock lever, a group of a child lock lever, and a group of an outer open lever, an inner open lever, and a ratchet lever are separated,
The shaft can be fixed by the shaft, which not only simplifies the configuration, but also facilitates the interlocking configuration.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a relay mechanism A is provided on a sliding door 2 of a vehicle. A metal plate 1 of the relay mechanism A has a locking actuator 3, a lock lever 4, and a child In the case where the lock lever 5, the outer open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, and the ratchet lever 8 are mounted, the lever group is formed by an arbitrary combination of only two shafts of the shaft 10 and the shaft 32. This is a relay mechanism for a sliding door for a vehicle fixed to the plate 1. The present invention also provides a relay mechanism A on a sliding door 2 of a vehicle, a metal plate 1 of the relay mechanism A, a ratchet lever 8 for releasing a latch device of the sliding door 2 when rotating to open the door, An outer open lever 6 for rotating the ratchet lever 8 by operating an outer handle F of the sliding door 2, an inner opening lever 7 for rotating the outer opening lever 6 by operating an inner handle G of the sliding door 2, Outer open lever 6
The lock lever 4 switches between an unlock position in which the ratchet lever 8 can be rotated by the outer open lever 6 and an unlock position in which the ratchet lever 8 cannot be rotated by the outer open lever 6, and the inner open lever 7 rotates the outer open A child unlocking position for transmitting to the lever 6 and a child lock lever 5 for switching the rotation of the inner open lever 7 to a child lock position for preventing the rotation of the inner open lever 6 from being transmitted to the outer open lever 6, wherein the ratchet lever 8; Outer open lever 6, inner open lever 7, lock lever 4
The child lock lever 5 is a relay mechanism for a vehicle sliding door that is fixed to the metal plate 1 only by two axes, the shaft 10 and the shaft 32, in an arbitrary combination.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a sliding door of a vehicle, A denotes a relay mechanism located at the center thereof, B denotes a front latch device (see FIG. 19 in detail), and C denotes a rear latch device (FIG. 16). The latch device B and the rear latch device C
It is provided inside the door 2. D is a fully open stopper (FIG. 18), E is a sill knob, F is an outer handle, G is an inner handle, H is a key cylinder, and I is a child manual lever.

In FIG. 2 and subsequent figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a metal plate of the relay mechanism A, which is attached to a substantially central portion of the vehicle sliding door 2. The metal plate 1 may be a single plate, but as shown in FIG. 4, an actuator mounting plate for locking and unlocking (also referred to as a bracket) 1a and an actuator mounting plate for automatic door opening (also referred to as a power open actuator bracket) 1b. In some cases, they are formed in two parts, and the two parts are integrated with rivets.

FIG. 2 shows the front side of the relay mechanism A, and FIG. 3 shows the rear side of the relay mechanism A. As shown in FIG. 2, when the metal plate 1 is rotated, the front latch device B and the rear latch device C are rotated. A ratchet lever 8 (FIG. 10) for releasing the door and opening the door, an outer open lever 6 (FIG. 9) for rotating the ratchet lever 8 by the outer handle F and other operations, and the inner handle G An inner open lever 7 for rotating the outer open lever 6 (FIG. 8), an automatic door opening actuator 9 for rotating the outer open lever 6 by power, and an arm for rotating the ratchet lever 8 by the outer open lever 6. The ratchet lever is moved by the lock position and the outer open lever 6. A lock lever 4 (FIG. 7) that switches to an unlock position where the lock lever 4 cannot be rotated, an unlocking actuator 3 that switches the lock lever 4 between a lock position and an unlock position, and rotation of the inner open lever 7. A child lock lever 5 (FIG. 6) that switches between a child unlock position where the rotation is transmitted to the outer open lever 6 and a child lock position where the rotation of the inner open lever 7 is not transmitted to the outer open lever 6 is mounted.

The locking / unlocking actuator 3 is fixed to the left side of the metal plate 1, and the automatic door opening actuator 9 is fixed to the right side of the metal plate 1. The lock lever 4 and the child lock lever 5 are
The metal plate 1 is attached to the front side and the back side by one shaft 10. As shown in FIG. 7, the lock lever 4 is axially fixed at the center by a shaft 10 and has a protruding piece projecting vertically and horizontally. 11 is an upper projecting piece, 12 is a lower projecting piece,
13 is a left projecting piece and 14 is a right projecting piece.

An arc-shaped long hole 15 centering on the shaft 10 is formed at the tip of the upper protruding piece 11, and a rod 15a reaching the key cylinder H of the slide door 2 is connected to the arc-shaped long hole 15. The left projecting piece 13 has a wire 1 reaching the sill knob E.
The lock lever 4 is displaced between a lock position and an unlock position by manual operation of the key cylinder H and the sill knob E. A bifurcated engaging portion 16 is formed at the distal end of the lower protruding piece 12, and the distal end of the output lever 17 of the locking / unlocking actuator 3 is engaged with the bifurcated engaging portion 16 by a pin 18. By the rotation, the lock lever 4 is displaced between the lock position and the unlock position by the power. The right protruding piece 14 has a lock link 21 made of resin.
Of the lock link 21 is pinned to the upper end of the lock link 21.
0 is formed. The pin 20 is slid by the rotation of the lock lever 4, whereby the relay mechanism A switches between a locked state and an unlocked state.

As shown in FIG. 3, a child lock lever 5 provided on the back side of the metal plate 1 is fixed to a shaft 10 which supports the lock lever 4 and has an inverted T-shape as a whole. It has a left protruding piece 22, a right protruding piece 23, and a central protruding piece 24, and the left protruding piece 22 is related to two upper and lower recesses 25, 26 formed on the metal plate 1 (see FIG. 4). A resin lever 30 having a projection 29 which engages with a window hole 28 formed in the metal plate 1 is fixed to the right projection 23 on the right projection 23, and a child manual lever is mounted on the center projection 24. The operation rod 31 reaching I is connected.

As shown in FIGS. 11, 13, and 14, the outer open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, and the ratchet lever 8 are fixed to the metal plate 1 by a single shaft 32. The outer open lever 6 and the ratchet lever 8 are mounted on the front side of the metal plate 1, and the inner open lever 7 is mounted on the back side of the metal plate 1.

The outer open lever 6 has a shaft 32
Are provided, and a radiation slot 34 extending in the radial direction from the shaft 32 is provided. A rod 35 reaching the outer handle F is provided in the arc hole 33, and the resin lever is provided in the radiation slot 34. The protrusions 29 of 30 are slidably engaged.
Reference numeral 36 denotes an idle vibration groove formed above the window hole 28.
The outer open lever 6 has an engagement portion 37 to which a wire 38 is attached to a ratchet that engages with a latch of a fully open stopper D that stops at a position where the slide door remains open when the slide door is fully opened.

The outer open lever 6 has a shaft 3
An arm 39 extending below the second arm 39 is provided.
A rod 42 is bridged between an engagement hole 40 at the lower end of the actuator and the output lever 41 of the actuator 9 for automatic door opening. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, an engagement groove 43 is provided on a side portion of the arm 39. Right projecting piece 1 of lock lever 4 in FIG.
When the lock lever 4 rotates to the unlock position, the pin 20 at the lower end of the lock link 21 connected to
, And the ratchet lever 8 is rotated by the rotation of the outer open lever 6.

The ratchet lever 8 has a right arm 44 extending rightward from the shaft 32 and a lower arm 45 extending downward. A rear latch device for a sliding door is provided in an engagement hole 46 at the tip of the right arm 44. A wire 47 is attached to the ratchet that engages the C latch. The lower arm 45 has a shaft 32
An elongated hole 48 extending more in the radial direction is provided. The elongated hole 48 is formed along the arm 39, and the pin 20 is engaged with the elongated hole 48.

The inner open lever 7 shown in FIG.
It has a right protrusion 49 extending rightward from the shaft 32, an upper protrusion 50 bulging upward, and a lower protrusion 51 protruding downward. An arc-shaped long hole 52 centering on the shaft 32 is formed at the tip of the right protruding piece 49, and a wire 53 reaching the inner handle G is attached to the arc-shaped long hole 52 as shown in FIG. A window hole 54 is formed in the upper projection 50 so as to overlap with the window hole 28. The window hole 54 engages with the projection 29 of the resin lever 30. Is formed.

[0016]

[Action]

(Operation on Configuration) Apart from the movement of each part of the present application, the present application is also characterized by its configuration. First, this point will be described. In this application, the metal plate 1 is provided with a locking / unlocking actuator 3 and an automatic opening / closing actuator. In mounting the door actuator 9, the lock lever 4, the child lock lever 5, the outer open lever 6, the ratchet lever 8, and the inner open lever 7, the lock lever 4 and the child lock lever 5 have a single shaft 10, The open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, and the ratchet lever 8 are characterized in that they are attached by one shaft 32. Therefore, the configuration of the relay device A of the sliding door can be reasonably simplified. That is, the conventional one is constituted by at least three axes, so that the whole is enlarged and it is not easy to mount it in the slide door.

(Effect of Movement of Each Part) The wire 15a or the wire 19 is manually operated by the key cylinder H or the sill knob E.
When the lock lever 4 is rotated via the lock lever 4 or the lock lever 4 is rotated by the output lever 17 by energizing the locking / unlocking actuator 3 and the right protruding piece 14 is rotated upward, the lock lever 4 is rotated as shown in FIG. To the unlock position. When the lock lever 4 is in the unlock position, the right protrusion 14
Pin 20 of lock link 21 whose upper end is axially fixed
Moves upward in the elongated hole 48 of the lower arm 45 of the ratchet lever 8, and the pin 20 of the lock link 21 fits completely into the engagement groove 43 (FIG. 9) of the outer open lever 6. As a result, the outer open lever 6 is connected to the ratchet lever 8 via the pin 20 engaged with both the engagement groove 43 and the elongated hole 48, and the rotation of the outer open lever 6 causes the ratchet lever 8 to interlock. Rotate. When the ratchet lever 8 rotates, the rear latch device C, which is connected to the engagement hole 46 of the right arm 44 of the ratchet lever 8 by the wire 47, releases the ratchet from the latch and opens the door. When a door opening operation is required for the front latch device B, similarly to the rear latch device C, a wire reaching the front latch device B is connected to the lower end of the ratchet lever 8 as shown in FIG.

By manually operating the child manual lever I, the central projection 24 of the child lock lever 5 is moved via the operating rod 31, and the projection 27 of the left projection 22 is engaged with the recess 25 of the metal plate 1. Then, the resin lever 30 whose lower end is fixed to the right protruding piece 23 of the child lock lever 5 moves down, and the protrusion 29 at the upper end moves down in the radiation long hole 34 of the outer open lever 6. 3 is engaged with the non-vibration groove 55a of the window hole 54 of the inner open lever 7, and the child unlock position shown in FIG. In this state, the inner open lever 7 and the outer open lever 6 are integrally rotated by the protrusions 29 that are engaged with both the non-vibration groove 55a and the radiation elongated hole 34. Therefore, when the inner open lever 7 at the home position is rotated clockwise in FIG. 3 via the wire 53 by the spring 5a by the opening operation of the inner handle G, the outer open lever 6 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. , The ratchet lever 8 also rotates in conjunction with the opening of the door.

In FIG. 2, when the actuator 9 for automatic door opening is energized (by operating a button in the vehicle), the output lever 41 is moved, and the outer open lever 6 is rotated counterclockwise via the rod 42. Similarly, the ratchet of the rear latch device C can be detached from the latch.

After the door opening operation, the sliding door is slid to the fully opened position by a separately known automatic sliding door opening device.

When switching to the child lock state, the child manual lever I is manually operated to rotate the child lock lever 5 clockwise through the operating rod 31 in FIG. Then, the convex portion 27 of the left projecting piece 22 of the child lock lever 5 engages with the concave portion 26 of the metal plate 1, the right projecting piece 23 moves upward, and the lower end is axially fixed to the right projecting piece 23. The protrusion 29 at the upper end of the resin lever 30 moves upward in the radiation elongated hole 34 of the outer open lever 6 and in the window hole 54 of the inner open lever 7 to be displaced to a position facing the vibration groove 55 of the window hole 54. Then, the child lock state is set. In this state, even if the inner open lever 7 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 3 by the opening operation of the inner handle G, since the idling groove 55 does not engage with the protrusion 29, the rotation of the inner open lever 7 is 6, the outer open lever 6 does not rotate. Therefore, regardless of the position of the lock lever 4, in the child lock state, the door cannot be opened by opening the inner handle G.

When the unlocked state is switched to the locked state, the lock lever 4 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 2 via the wire 15a or 19 by manual operation of the key cylinder H or the sill knob E, or the lock / unlock actuator 3 is operated. When the power is supplied, the lock lever 4 is clockwise rotated by the output lever 17 to rotate the right protruding piece 14 downward. Then, the pin 20 of the lock link 21 fixed to the right protruding piece 14 moves downward to move the outer open lever 6.
The coupling state between the pin 20 and the outer open lever 6 is released, and the locking state is established. In this state, even if the outer open lever 6 is rotated by various means, the pin 20 cannot be moved, so that the ratchet lever 8 does not rotate, so that the door cannot be opened.

[0023]

The above described Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 62-56316 discloses a lock lever, a child lock lever, an outer open lever, an inner open lever, and a ratchet lever. Although it is supported by a metal plate, its structure is complicated because five shafts are provided separately. However, in the present invention, the relay mechanism A is provided on the slide door 2 of the vehicle, and the locking / unlocking actuator 3, the lock lever 4, the child lock lever 5, and the outer open lever are provided on the metal plate 1 of the relay mechanism A. 6, an inner open lever 7, and a ratchet lever 8, wherein the lever group is mounted on the metal plate 1 with only two shafts of the shaft 10 and the shaft 32 in any combination. Relay mechanism for sliding door and relay mechanism A for sliding door 2 of vehicle
And a ratchet lever 8 for releasing the latch device of the slide door 2 when rotated to open the metal plate 1 of the relay mechanism A, and a ratchet lever 8 by operating an outer handle F of the slide door 2. , An inner open lever 7 for rotating the outer open lever 6 by operating the inner handle G of the slide door 2, and an unlock for rotating the ratchet lever 8 by the outer open lever 6. The lock lever 4 is switched to a position and an unlock position where the ratchet lever 8 cannot be rotated by the outer open lever 6.
And a child lock lever 5 that switches between a child unlock position where the rotation of the inner open lever 7 is transmitted to the outer open lever 6 and a child lock position where the rotation of the inner open lever 7 is not transmitted to the outer open lever 6. The ratchet lever 8, the outer open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, the lock lever 4, and the child lock lever 5 are connected to the shaft 10 and the shaft 32 by an arbitrary combination. Since this is a relay mechanism for a vehicle sliding door that is fixed to the metal plate 1 with only two axes, the structure is simple. Further, the present invention relates to the lock lever 4
And the child lock lever 5 is moved by the shaft 10
Since the outer open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, and the ratchet lever 8 are relay mechanisms of a vehicle sliding door that is fixed to the metal plate 1 by the shaft 32, the lock lever 4 and the child lock are used. A group of an outer open lever 6, an inner open lever 7, and a ratchet lever 8, the connection states of which can be switched by these, can be arranged on one side of the group of levers 5, so that the connection of both groups is easy and the overall size is small. become. Further, since the outer open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, and the ratchet lever 8 all rotate on the same axis, the interlocking relationship is also facilitated. Further, since the lock lever 4 is a relay mechanism for a vehicle slide door which is fixed to the front side of the metal plate 1 and the child lock lever 5 is fixed to the back side of the metal plate 1, the lock lever 4 and the lock lever 4 are connected to each other. The attachment of the child lock lever 5 becomes easy. Further, the ratchet lever 8 and the outer open lever 6 serve as a relay mechanism of a sliding door for a vehicle fixed to the front side of the metal plate 1, and the inner open lever 7 is fixed to the back side of the metal plate 1. Therefore, the mounting of the ratchet lever 8, the outer open lever 6, and the inner open lever 7 becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding door.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the relay device.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the relay device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a metal plate of the relay device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the locking / unlocking actuator.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the child lock lever.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a lock lever.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the inner open lever.

FIG. 9 is a front view of an outer open lever.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a ratchet lever.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a state where a lock link is removed from FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a superposed state of each lever, wherein a lever with a large number of dots indicates an outer open lever, and a hatched lever indicates a ratchet lever.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing an overlapped state of the inner open lever and the outer open lever.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line aa of FIG. 2;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line bb of FIG. 2;

FIG. 16 is a side view of the rear latch device.

FIG. 17 is a bottom view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the full-open stopper.

FIG. 19 is a side view of the front latch device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Metal plate, 1a ... Locking / unlocking actuator mounting plate, 1b ... Automatic door opening actuator mounting plate, 2 ... Vehicle sliding door, 3 ... Locking / unlocking actuator, 4 ... Lock lever, 5 ... Child lock lever,
5a: spring, 6: outer open lever, 7: inner open lever, 8: ratchet lever, 9: actuator for automatic door opening, 10: shaft, 11: upper projecting piece, 12
… Lower projection, 13… left projection, 14… right projection, 15…
Arc-shaped long hole, 15a ... rod 16 ... two or more engaging part, 17 ... output lever, 18 ... pin, 19 ... wire, 20 ... pin, 2
1 ... lock link, 22 ... left projection, 23 ... right projection,
Reference numeral 24: central protruding piece, 25: concave portion, 26: concave portion, 27: convex portion, 28: window hole, 29: projection, 30: resin lever, 3
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Operation rod, 32 ... Shaft, 33 ... Arc long hole, 34 ... Radiation long hole, 35 ... Rod, 36 ... Empty vibration groove, 37 ... Engaging part,
38 wire, 39 arm, 40 engaging hole, 41 output lever, 42 rod, 43 engaging groove, 44 right arm, 45 lower arm, 46 engaging hole, 47 wire 48
... Long hole, 49 ... Right projecting piece, 50 ... Upward projection, 51 ... Lower projection, 52 ... Arc long hole, 53 ... Wire, 54 ... Window hole, 5
5: empty vibration groove, 55a: non-vibration groove, A: relay mechanism, B: front latch device, C: rear latch device, D: fully open stopper, E: sill knob, F: outer handle, G: inner handle, H ... Key cylinder, I: Child manual lever.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A relay mechanism A is provided on a sliding door 2 of a vehicle, and a locking actuator 3, a lock lever 4, a child lock lever 5, and an outer open lever 6 are provided on a metal plate 1 of the relay mechanism A. , The inner open lever 7 and the ratchet lever 8 are mounted, and the lever group is configured such that the shaft 1
A relay mechanism for a sliding door for a vehicle, which is fixed to the metal plate 1 only by two axes 0 and 32. 2. A relay mechanism A is provided on a slide door 2 of a vehicle, and a metal plate 1 of the relay mechanism A has a ratchet lever 8 for releasing a latch device of the slide door 2 and opening the door when rotated. An outer open lever 6 for rotating the ratchet lever 8 by operating an outer handle F of the sliding door 2, an inner opening lever 7 for rotating the outer open lever 6 by operating an inner handle G of the sliding door 2, and the outer The ratchet lever 8 is opened by the open lever 6.
The lock lever 4 is switched to an unlock position where the lock lever 4 can be rotated and an unlock position where the ratchet lever 8 cannot be rotated by the outer open lever 6, and the rotation of the inner open lever 7 is transmitted to the outer open lever 6. In the case where a child unlock position and a child lock lever 5 that switches between a child lock position where the rotation of the inner open lever 7 is not transmitted to the outer open lever 6 are attached, the ratchet lever 8 and the outer open lever 6 are connected to each other. , The inner open lever 7
The lock lever 4 and the child lock lever 5 are a relay mechanism for a sliding door for a vehicle, which is fixed to the metal plate 1 only by two axes of the shaft 10 and the shaft 32 in an arbitrary combination. 3. The lock lever 4 and the child lock lever 5 according to claim 1, wherein the outer open lever 6, the inner open lever 7, and the ratchet lever 8 are connected to the shaft 32 by the shaft 10.
The relay mechanism of the sliding door for a vehicle, which is fixed to the metal plate 1 by a shaft. 4. The vehicle slide according to claim 1, wherein the lock lever 4 is fixed to a front side of the metal plate 1, and the child lock lever 5 is fixed to a rear side of the metal plate 1. Door relay mechanism. 5. The ratchet lever 8 and the outer open lever 6 according to claim 1, wherein the ratchet lever 8 and the outer open lever 6 are provided on a front side of the metal plate 1, and the inner open lever 7 is provided on a back side of the metal plate 1. Relay mechanism for sliding doors for vehicles that are fixed to the shaft.