Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
  • E05B85/10—Handles
  • E05B85/107—Pop-out handles, e.g. sliding outwardly before rotation
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B7/00—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
  • E05B85/10—Handles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
  • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
  • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
  • E05B81/77—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles comprising sensors detecting the presence of the hand of a user
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
  • E05B83/16—Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
  • E05B85/10—Handles
  • E05B85/103—Handles creating a completely closed wing surface

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for pivoting a movable part of a motor vehicle, in particular a door, a tailgate, a trunk lid or the like.
• a handle assembly is located in the region of the rear wall of a luggage compartment lid and consists essentially of an open towards the rear wall recessed grip and a cover.
• This cover in turn consists of a cover plate and two, at the rear and at a distance from each other arranged pivoting arms.
• the bottom of the recessed grip has at its overhead area serving for performing the pivot arms passage opening.
• the pivot arms are each articulated on a projecting from the back of the floor pivot bearing.
• a positioning cylinder For pivoting the cover between a closed position and an open position is a positioning cylinder, which is articulated via a piston rod to the pivot arm.
• an actuating element of a lock for locking the movable body part is provided in the area of the bottom of the recessed grip. It has disadvantageously been shown that the kinematics used in this device is very complicated, in particular to move the cover in its respective position. Furthermore, the user must grasp the recessed grip to activate the actuator, which is not easily accessible.
• the invention provides that the device has a planar activation unit, which can be brought into a closed position and into an open position. Furthermore, a housing unit is provided, on which the activation unit is pivotably arranged about an axis of rotation, wherein for an emergency situation a lock cylinder, which is rotatably mounted in the housing unit, is provided for manually opening a lock arranged on the movable part of a locking device, and for a Normally a case provided on the housing unit switching element is arranged, which can be activated by a manual movement of the activation unit in the open position and triggers a signal for electrically opening the lock.
• the activation unit serves in its closed position as a protective element for the arranged on or in the housing unit elements, for example for the lock cylinder. Furthermore, in the normal situation, the switching element is activated via the movement of the activation unit from its closed position into its open position, which emits a signal for electrically opening the lock.
• the normal case situation describes in the present invention in this case the state in which the locking device - for example, a central locking - is in the unlocked state, at the same time the respective lock is closed on the movable body part.
• the lock of the movable part is electrically opened, so that the user can manually pivot the unlocked and opened movable part.
• the switching element can be addressed via a direct contact.
• switching elements can be used, which can be activated without contact, for example via sensors, optical elements, etc. by the movement of the activation unit.
• the emergency situation describes the condition in which the vehicle electronics have completely failed so that an electrical opening of the lock can not take place. This means that an electric opening operation of the lock can not be effected by a movement of the activation unit with a simultaneous activation of the switching element.
• the user can manually move the activation unit into the open position, the lock cylinder being freely accessible in the open position. The user can insert his emergency key into the lock cylinder and actuate the lock cylinder accordingly, so that the lock arranged on the movable part is manually opened.
• the activation unit is designed as a cover which has a swivel arm which is mounted on the axis of rotation, wherein the housing unit has an opening on the side facing the activation unit, through which the swivel arm extends at least in the open position of the activation unit.
• the swivel arm has a receiving region on which the activation unit is attached.
• the receiving area can be designed, for example, plan, wherein the pivot arm has a curved course.
• a camming with the pivoting arm cams is arranged on the axis of rotation, which activates the switching element in the open position of the activation unit.
• the switching element may be a microswitch which, upon contact with the cam, triggers the signal to electrically open the lock.
• the swivel arm forms a unitary component with the cam.
• the swivel arm can be made of either a plastic material or metal.
• activation unit and pivot arm are spring loaded.
• a pusher element is attached to the housing unit, which faces the activation unit.
• the pusher element By manually moving the activation unit in the direction of the opening of the housing unit, the pusher element is actuated, which subsequently presses the activation unit in the opposite direction, whereby the pivot arm moves the activation unit in the direction of the open position.
• the pusher element may, for example, be a type of "push-push" element which is first pressed in by the activation unit and then exerts a force directly on the activation unit and presses it in the direction of the open position
• Activation unit is exercised, for example, can emanate from a spring.
• the pusher element is located laterally to the housing opening.
• a motor is arranged on the housing unit which drives the swivel arm in the normal situation, whereby the activation unit can be moved.
• the motor can act directly on the swivel arm, wherein it is also possible that the activation unit is moved via a corresponding kinematics within the housing unit, which acts on the swivel arm.
• a proximity sensor arranged on the activation unit is provided, which in the normal case situation detects an approach of a user, whereby a signal of the proximity sensor is triggered, which is used to move the activation unit from the closed position to the open position.
• the proximity sensor can be, for example, a capacitive sensor which is attached to the activation unit.
• the proximity sensor is arranged on the activation unit facing side of the receiving region of the pivot arm. If the motor vehicle is in an unlocked state and the user approaches the activation unit, the proximity sensor detects such an approach at a defined distance.
• the proximity sensor sends a signal to a control unit, which is mounted on the vehicle side, which activates the motor, which in turn drives the pivot arm, whereby the activation unit is moved from its closed position to the open position.
• the switching element can be activated, which causes an opening of the lock.
• the activation unit can be moved for example in a first and in a second open position, wherein the cam is arranged on the axis of rotation, that only during the movement of the activation unit in the second open position, the switching element is activated by the cam.
• the angular range between the closed position and the first open position is preferably in an angular range between 5 ° and 25 °.
• the angle between the closed position and the second open position is advantageously between 15 ° and 45 °.
• a cam is located directly on the pivot arm, which activates the switching element during the movement of the activation unit in the direction of the opening of the housing unit.
• the user exerts a slight pressure on the activation unit, which is moved in the direction of the housing unit, wherein at the same time arranged on the pivot arm cam, which is spaced from the axis of rotation of the pivot arm is moved and contacting and activating the switching element in a defined stroke of the activation unit.
• the activation unit is rotatably mounted on the receiving region of the swivel arm.
• the axis of rotation is located centrally on the activation unit and has a defined distance from the axis of rotation of the pivot arm.
• the switching element can be actuated directly by the movement of the activation unit about the axis of rotation.
• the activation unit has a base part facing the pivot arm and an outboard, planar activation element, wherein the activation element is rotatable relative to the base part. In a rotational position of the activation element there is a distance between the base part and the activation element. If the activation unit is in its closed position without the user acting on it, the activation element rests directly on the base part.
• a sliding guide is provided on the activation unit, which allows rotation of the activation element to the fixed base part. In the emergency situation, the user exerts a rotational movement on the activation element, whereby the activating element moves away from the stationary base part via the slotted guide and at the same time performs a rotational movement. This creates a distance between the activation element and the fixed base part. The user can intervene in this gap between the base part and the activation element and manually guide the activation unit into an open position.
• an image acquisition unit can be rotatably mounted within the housing unit, which is pivotable in the open position of the activation unit via a motor to the outside.
• the motor is actuated, which effects a movement of the activation unit from the closed position to the open position and a movement of the image acquisition unit out of the housing unit to the outside.
• the Image capture unit is used for vehicle environment detection, whereby a good overview is made possible, which is particularly useful in rearward parking for the detection of approaching people or objects of great use.
• the activation unit serves at the same time to protect the image capture unit in its rest position from contamination.
• 1a is a device according to the invention for the bidirectional pivoting of a tailgate with an activation unit, which is in a closed position
• FIG. 1 b the device of FIG. 1 a, wherein the activation unit in a
• Fig. 2a is a sectional view according to the device according to the invention
• FIG. 2b is a sectional view of the device of FIG. 1 b
• FIG. 2c is a sectional view of the device according to FIG. 1c
• Fig. 3a shows a further alternative of the device according to the invention in one
• Fig. 4a shows an additional alternative of the device according to the invention, wherein the
• Activation unit is in a closed position
• FIG. 4b the device of FIG. 4a, wherein the activation unit in a
• FIG. 6 the activation unit of FIG. 5 in an exploded view.
• a device for bidirectional pivoting of a movable part in the present case a tailgate 10
• the device has a planar activation unit 20, which is movable from its closed position in Fig. 1 a in an open position shown in FIG. 1 b and Fig. 1 c.
• a logo in particular an emblem, may be arranged on the activation unit 20.
• the inventive device is arranged on the tailgate 10, which is indicated for example in Fig. 2a to Fig. 2c.
• the device has a housing unit 30, on which the activation unit 20 is arranged pivotable about a rotation axis 31. Furthermore, a lock cylinder 40 is provided, which is rotatably mounted in the housing unit 30. Inside the housing unit 30, a switching element 32 is attached.
• the activation unit 20 is designed as a lid, which is connected to a pivoting arm 21.
• the pivot arm 21 is mounted on a rotation axis 31.
• the housing unit 30 has an opening 33, through which the pivot arm 21, at least in the open position of the activation unit 20 according to FIG. 2b and Fig. 2c horrstreckt.
• the swivel arm 21 has a substantially planar receiving region 22, to which the activation unit 20 is fastened. Between the receiving area 22 and the activation unit 20, a capacitive sensor is arranged as a proximity sensor 24.
• the sensor 24 is injected within a plastic material to ect from soiling, moisture ect. to be protected.
• the encapsulated proximity sensor 24 is clipped on the receiving area 22.
• the cable guide from the proximity sensor 24 extends along the pivot arm 21 in the direction of the motor vehicle.
• a pusher element 34 facing the activation unit 20 is provided on the housing unit 30, which is indicated in FIGS. 1 b and 1 c.
• An unillustrated motor is fixed to the housing unit 30 which can drive the swing arm 21 with the activation unit 20.
• the motor in the present exemplary embodiment is a stepper motor.
• the user can address the proximity sensor 24 by a corresponding approach or contact of the activation unit 20, which detects such an approach. Subsequently, a signal from the proximity sensor 24 is triggered, whereby the motor is activated and causes a movement of the pivot arm 21 counterclockwise. By merely approaching the activation unit 20, an electrical opening thus takes place the activation unit 20.
• the activation unit 20 is in a first open position, which is shown in Fig. 2b. In this first open position, which may also be referred to as standby position, the cam 23 still has a distance from the switching element 32.
• the activation unit 20 In order to effect an electrical opening of the lock, the activation unit 20 must be manually pivoted further outwards by the user from the first open position into the second open position counterclockwise, which is shown in FIG. 2b.
• the cam 23 In the second open position of the activation unit 20, the cam 23 contacts the switching element 32, whereby the electric opening operation of the lock is effected.
• the user can further raise the activation unit 20, whereby the trunk lid 10 can be opened or pivoted into an open position. Since high forces are exerted during the movement of the trunk lid 10, the activation unit 20 and the pivot arm 21 is carried out correspondingly reinforced and can accommodate loads of more than 500 N.
• the user can press the trigger unit 34 by pressing on the activation unit 20 in the direction of the motor vehicle, which is equipped with a "push-push” function and subsequently the activation unit 20 again
• the user can manually move the activation unit 20 from the closed position to an open position in the emergency situation, opening and unlocking the lock of the boot lid 10 can only take place via the lock cylinder 40, which in the open position of the activation unit 20 for the user 2b shows by way of example an emergency key 41 which is located inside the lock cylinder 40.
• the user can open the boot lid 10, in which he continues to lift the activation unit 20.
• the device according to the invention is further equipped with a camera 60 which is arranged mounted within the housing unit 30 on a rotation axis 61.
• FIGS. 2 a and 2 b show the camera 60 in its rest position, which is located within the housing unit 30.
• the camera 60 and the activation unit 20 are turned outward via an unillustrated motor pivoted.
• a movement of the activation unit 20 from its closed position to an open position is effected via a kinematics within the housing unit 30 in addition to a movement of the camera 60.
• a further embodiment of the invention is shown, wherein the activation unit 20 is rotatably mounted on the receiving portion 22 of the pivot arm 21 about an axis 25.
• the user In the normal situation, the user must exert a compressive force on the activation unit 20, which is exemplarily indicated in Fig. 3b.
• the activation unit 20 rotates about the axis 25 after the user has actuated the lower portion of the activation unit 20 with his thumb.
• the switching element 32 is fixed in the lower region of the housing unit 30, which is actuated directly by a contacting of the activation unit 20, which is shown in Fig. 3b. Subsequently, after activation of the switching element 32, the electrical opening of the castle. The user can then engage in the grip 11 and lift the tailgate 10.
• the user reaches into the forming gap 42 after the activation unit 20 has pivoted about the axis 25 by an operation of the user.
• the user can pull the activation unit 20 in the region of the gap 42, whereby the activation unit 20 moves with the pivot arm 21 about the rotation axis 31 outwardly counterclockwise to an open position, which is not shown. If the activation unit 20 is in this open position, a manual opening of the tailgate 10 can take place via the lock cylinder 40. Finally, the user can attack on the recessed grip 1 1 and thus lift the tailgate 10.
• the activation unit 20 has a base part 26 facing the swivel arm 21 and an external activation element 27. In the closed position, the base part 26 contacts the activation element 27, which is shown in FIG. 4a. Via a tension spring 29, the activation unit 20 is held on the base part 26. In the normal case, the user exerts pressure on the activation unit 20, whereby a Overpressure of the activation unit 20 in the direction of the motor vehicle arises. This means that the activation unit 20 performs an overstroke in the direction of the housing unit 30.
• a hollow, rigid seal between the activation unit 20 and the outer housing unit 30 is arranged. While the activation unit 20 drives an overstroke in the direction of the motor vehicle, this seal is pressed in, at the same time the switching element 32 via a cam 28 which is arranged on the pivot arm 21, is activated. As in the first embodiment, thereby an electronic opening of the lock is triggered. After the activation unit 20 has been actuated by the user, the seal pushes the activation unit 20 back to its original position. The user can engage in the recessed grip 11 and lift the tailgate 10 of the motor vehicle.
• the user can bring the activation unit 20 from its closed position into an open position, by first effecting a movement of the activating element 27 outwards to the stationary base part 26 by pressure on the activating element 27 and by a simultaneous left or right rotation.
• the activation element 27 is thus rotated out of the base part 26 by a defined angular range.
• a sliding guide 50 is provided on the activation unit 20, which allows a rotation of the activation element 27 away from the fixed base part 26, which is explicitly shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.
• the slide guide 50 has a pin 51 which is guided in a cavity 52 open on one side.
• the pin 51 is protrusion-like, arranged on the inside of the activation element 27 and the base member 26 facing.
• the base part 26 is designed with the cavity 52 open to the activation element 27.
• the base part 26 and the activation element 27 are connected to one another via the tension spring 29. While the user twists the activation element 27 to the base part 26, the pin 51 slides inside the cavity 52.
• the cavity 52 is in this case designed such that during the movement of the pin 51, this is pushed out by the corresponding geometry of the cavity 52.
• FIG. 4 c In the rotational position of the activating element 27 shown in FIG. 4 c, there is a gap between the base part 26 and the activating element 27.
• the gap 43 forming is 43 between the base part 26 and the activation element 27 is illustrated in Fig. 4b.
• the user can engage in the gap 43 of the activation unit 20, which is still in its closed position, and pivot the activation unit 20 outwardly into an open position about the rotation axis 31. Subsequently, the user can grasp and grip below the base part 26 to cause a further movement of the activation unit 20 to the outside, which is shown in Fig. 4b. If no force is exerted on the activation element 27, the tension spring 29 pulls the activation element 27 to the base part 26, at the same time the activation element 27 rotates back via the slotted guide 50 in its initial position. This return movement of the activation element 27 is represented by the arrow indicated in FIG. 4b. The user can now manually open the lock on the lock cylinder 40.
• the second and the third embodiment further include a camera 60 which can be pivoted out of the opening 33 of the housing unit 30, which is already described in the first embodiment.
• the invention described also relates to a device for bi-directional pivoting of a movable part 10, in particular a tailgate, in which no camera is provided.

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