JPS631435B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an outside handle device for latch release operation and keyless lock operation of a door lock equipped with a keyless lock mechanism.
This invention relates to a device that can temporarily disable a keyless lock function.

To operate a car door lock, use the outside handle, inside handle, lock,
It is equipped with a key cylinder for unlocking and a knob for locking and unlocking inside the vehicle.

To lock the door outside the car, you do not have to insert the key into the key cylinder and lock the door.If you leave the interior knob of the open door in the locked state and close the door, the self-locking mechanism will be activated. It is widely used. This has the advantage that when a passenger who does not have a key exits the vehicle through the rear door, the door can be locked without bothering the driver who has the key.

However, the front door is designed so that it does not self-lock even when the interior knob is in the locked state and the door is closed. This is to prevent the door from being locked while the key is left inside the vehicle.

For front doors equipped with this self-cancellation mechanism, if it is troublesome to lock the door from the outside with the key cylinder, when you close the door with the interior knob locked and the outside handle pulled, A locking mechanism may also be provided. This is a so-called keyless lock mechanism, and because it cannot self-lock unless you consciously pull up the handle, it has the advantage that you are less likely to misplace the key.

However, even with door locks equipped with such a keyless lock mechanism, there are still many accidents in which drivers lock the door while leaving the key inside the vehicle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and includes an outside handle device that performs the latch release operation and keyless lock operation of a door lock equipped with a keyless lock mechanism, which prevents the pull-up operation of the outside handle only when the door is opened. hand,
To provide a door lock device for an automobile which temporarily disables a keyless lock function and thereby prevents an accident in which a key is left behind in a vehicle interior.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

An outside handle 2 is provided within a decorative frame 1a that is fixed at a required position on an outer panel 1 of an automobile door.
It is pivoted by arms 4a and 4b protruding from the back side of the door, and pushes and pulls a vertical rod 5 connected to the free end of the arm 3a facing inward of the door, which is pivotally connected to the pivot 3. It is something. The lower end of the rod 5 is linked to a door lock (not shown) having a keyless lock mechanism, so that when pushed downward, the door lock can be unlatched or locked without a key.

When the outside handle 2 is pulled out, the handle arms 2a and 2b move around the pivots 3 and 3.
It rotates as one with the outside handle 2.
When the outside handle 2 is released, the outside handle 2 returns to its original position due to the urging force of the springs 6, 6 wound around the pivot shafts 3, 3.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a plate that protrudes from one of the pivots 3 in the axial direction thereof and rotates together with the pivot 3;
A hole 7a of a required diameter is bored in the center of the hole 7a. When the outside handle 2 is not operated, the plate 7 is substantially vertical.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a locking rod for preventing the pivot 3 from rotating. One end 8a of this locking rod 8 is bent into a U-shape in plan and inserted into the hole 7a of the plate 7, and the other end 8b is bent into the inner panel 1.
It is inserted into the hole 9a of the plate body 9 screwed into the hole 9a.

The plate body 9 includes a spring case 1 having a U-shaped plane.
The base portions 10a and 10b of 0 are fixed, and the locking rod 8 is inserted through a hole 10c drilled in the top side of the U-shape.

A coil spring 11 wound around the locking rod 8 in the spring case 10 is compressed between the stop ring 8c of the locking rod 8 and the back surface of the top of the spring case 10. end 8b,
It is always biased toward the inner panel 1b, that is, toward the interior of the vehicle. The U-shaped bent side of the locking rod 8 is supported substantially horizontally by a horizontally long hole 12a of a support plate 12 fixed to the arm 4a. 13 is a keyhole of a key cylinder.

In the present invention having the above configuration, the other end 8b of the locking rod 8 protrudes from the inner panel 1b.
However, when the door is closed, the locking rod 8 comes into contact with a fixed surface of the vehicle body such as the center pillar 14, and the locking rod 8 is pushed toward the outer panel 1 side against the coil spring 11, and one end of the locking rod 8 8a is the hole 7a of the plate 7
(Figure 2).

In this state, the outside handle 2 can freely rotate. However, when the door is opened, due to the biasing force of the coil spring 11,
The other end 8b of the locking rod 8 protrudes from the hole 7a of the plate 7, and the one end 8a of the locking rod 8 engages with the hole 7a of the plate 7, making it impossible to pull out the outside handle 2. Figure 3).

Therefore, when opening the door, for example, if the indoor knob is locked and the outside handle 2 is pulled out to perform a keyless lock operation, the outside handle 2 cannot be pulled out, so the keyless lock cannot be performed.

In order to get out of the car and try to lock it, either use the key to lock the car with the key cylinder, or open the other end 8b of the locking rod 8 that protrudes from the inner panel on the side of the car. When the door is in the open state, the only option is to insert it into the door panel by some means or method, pull out the outside handle 2, and lock it with a keyless lock. In this way, accidents in which the driver locks the key inside the vehicle can be significantly reduced.

The feature of the present invention is not only that the keyless lock function is removed, but also that the keyless lock function is removed.
As shown in the figure, the inner panel 1b of the locking rod 8
A plastic stopper 15 is inserted into the hole 9a of the plate body 9 so that the other end 8b of the side is held in the recessed state.
Another advantage is that the keyless lock function can be restored by fitting the locking rod 8 and restraining the locking rod 8 in a position where it does not prevent rotation of the outside handle 2.

As a means for restraining this locking rod 8, a stopcock 1 is used.
In addition to the type shown in 5 which is attached to and removed from the hole 9a of the plate 9, a sliding plate or the like may be provided for opening and closing the hole 9a on the plate 9, for example.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments; for example, the locking rod may be used to restrict the movement of the handle arm when the door is opened, or the locking rod may be used to restrict the rotation of the outside handle. It is also possible to directly restrict the movement of the outside handle by inserting it into the movement trajectory.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the state of the locking rod when the door is closed in the same embodiment, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the state of the locking rod when the door is opened in the same example, and FIG.
The figure is a cross-sectional plan view showing a second embodiment of the invention. 1...Outer panel, 2...Outside handle, 3...Pivot, 4a, 4b...Arm, 5
... Rod, 6 ... Spring, 7 ... Plate, 8
... Locking rod, 9 ... Plate body, 10 ... Spring case, 11 ... Coil spring, 12 ... Support plate, 13 ... Keyhole, 15 ... Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an outside handle device that performs the latch release operation and keyless lock operation of a door lock equipped with a keyless lock mechanism, a locking lever provided to be displaced in conjunction with opening and closing of the door is used to open the door. An outside handle device for an automobile door, characterized in that the outside handle can sometimes be prevented from rotating. 2. In an outside handle device that performs the latch release operation and keyless lock operation of a door lock equipped with a keyless lock mechanism, the outside handle is rotated when the door is opened using a locking rod that is provided to be displaced in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door. An outside handle device for an automobile door, characterized in that the outside handle device for an automobile door is provided with means for restraining the locking rod in a position where rotation of the outside handle is not inhibited.