JPH063116Y2 - Door lock device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a door lock device.

(Prior Art) In a door lock device, a lever or an arm constituting a link mechanism for operating the door lock mechanism is coupled to an output shaft of an actuator mechanism including an electric motor. Generally, one lever is fixed to the output shaft with a square hole or serration so that it can be rotated together with the output shaft, and another lever is fitted to the collar crimped to the output shaft, Adopted a structure that allows another lever to rotate independently of rotation.

(Problems to be solved by the present invention) Since the link mechanism is arranged along the front outer wall of the housing that houses the door lock mechanism, the arrangement of the collar as described above causes the output shaft to project considerably from the housing. Become. On the other hand, the back surface of the door lock is provided with a door frame or the like for guiding the window glass or the up and down movement of the window glass and preventing rattling in the vehicle width direction. For this reason, if the output shaft projects more than the housing, it causes interference between the output shaft and the door frame, which increases the space required for the door lock arrangement, and also requires a change to increase the glass elevation angle. And Such an increase in the elevation angle of the glass causes the tip of the frame to pass near the occupant's face when the door is opened and closed, which is not desirable and is required to be improved.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a housing made of a synthetic resin containing an actuator mechanism for a door lock mechanism with a bearing portion for receiving an output shaft of the actuator mechanism. A door lock mechanism is provided, wherein a lever of a lever mechanism for operating the door lock mechanism is fixed to an output shaft of an actuator mechanism, and another lever is received by an outer peripheral surface of the bearing portion.

(Operation) In the present invention, a bearing portion is formed in a portion that supports the output shaft of the synthetic resin housing, and the outer peripheral surface of the bearing portion is used to
Since the lever is received, the output shaft can be shortened by an amount corresponding to the ring used in the conventional technique.

(Example) An example in which the concept of the present invention is applied to a door lock device will be described below. The door lock device 1 has a release lever 3 pivotally supported by a housing 2. This release lever 3
It is rotatable about a fulcrum 26. This fulcrum 26
Is also the center of rotation of the pole of the door lock operating part (not shown), and this release lever 3 is interlocked with the pole via the pin 27. Release lever 3 shown in FIG.
The position is in the locked state of the door lock, and the unlocked state can be obtained by rotating the lever 3 counterclockwise. When the outside handle is operated, a force acts in the direction indicated by 29, and the rod 4 rotates the lever 30 counterclockwise about the fulcrum 31. When the inside handle is operated, a force acts in the direction indicated by 28 to rotate the lever 30 counterclockwise about the fulcrum 31. The counterclockwise rotation of the lever 30 pushes the open lever 5 downward. The downward movement of the open lever 5 is caused by the protrusion 6 of the open lever 5 pushing the end portion 7 of the release lever 3 and rotating the release lever 3 counterclockwise about the fulcrum 31 in the counterclockwise direction. , Unlock the door lock (see Fig. 2).

The door is locked in order to prevent the door from being opened accidentally while the vehicle is traveling, but generally, by pushing the locking button 8 and rotating the locking arm 9 interlocking with the locking button 8 clockwise, Make this door lock. A part of the locking arm 9 is connected to the open lever 5 through an elongated hole. When the locking arm 9 is in the A position, the lowering of the open lever 5 allows the projection 6 thereof to come into contact with the end 7 of the release lever 3. However, press the locking button 8 to move the locking arm 9 to the pin 10
When the pin is rotated clockwise with the pin to move to the position of B, the open lever 5 moves in the direction of arrow C, and the projecting piece 6 thereof is separated from the end 7 of the release lever 3 (see FIG. 3). . As a result, even if the handle is operated and the open lever 5 is lowered, the projecting piece 6 and the end portion 7 do not come into contact with each other, and the door is locked (see FIG. 4). .

The keyless lock mechanism will be described. With the door open, push the locking button 8 and rotate the locking arm 9 clockwise to move the projection 6 to the release lever 3
The end portion 7 is not opposed. When the outside or inside handle is operated, the open lever 5 is pushed down and the state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained. When the door is closed in this state, the release lever 3 is rotated counterclockwise, but the step portion 11 of the open lever 5 and the protrusion 1 of the release lever 3 are rotated.
2 and 6 are idled, the release lever 3 freely rotates counterclockwise, and the door lock state is maintained (see FIG. 6). After the door is closed, the release lever 3 is brought into the state shown in FIG. 5 by the spring, and returns to the state shown in FIG. 3 when the operation from the handle side is stopped.

Next, the self-cancelling mechanism will be described. While the door is open, the locking button 8 is pushed to rotate the locking arm 9 clockwise, and the open lever 5 is rotated in the direction C shown in FIG. To do. When the door is closed without operating the outside or inside handle, the release lever 3 rotates counterclockwise by a pole (not shown). In this movement, the projection 12 of the release lever 3 is moved to the step 1 of the open lever 5.
1 and the open lever 5 as shown in FIG.
Rotate clockwise. As a result, the locking button 8
Is returned to the original position, and the locking arm 9 rotates counterclockwise about the pin 10 through the elongated hole of the open lever 5. That is, since the state shown in FIG. 1 is restored, when the door is operated by operating the handle, the protrusion 6 of the open lever 5 pushes down the end portion 7 of the release lever 3 and the door can be opened.

The key operation will be described with reference to FIG. Pin 10
The key operation lever 13 is rotatably supported by the and the protrusion 14 thereof is arranged in parallel with the protrusion 15 of the locking arm 9. The lever 13 is connected to the key cylinder via a rod. When the key is operated in the locking direction, the key operation lever 1
3 rotates in the clockwise direction to move the locking arm 9 from the position A to the position B by the contact between the protrusion 14 and the protrusion 15 to secure the locked state of the door lock and to operate the key. When stopped, the lever (B) returns to the A position by the action of the spring attached to the key cylinder side. That is, when the locking button 8 is pushed down, in other words, the projecting piece 6 of the open lever 5 and the end 7 of the release lever 3 are not opposed to each other and the outside or inside handle is operated. , The door remains closed. When the key is rotated in the unlocking direction, the stepped portion 14 'pushes the projection 15 and the locking arm 9 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction to bring it into the state shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 1, even if the key operation lever 13 is rotated to the position B'by the key, the step portion 14 'does not move to the protrusion 1'.
5, the locking arm 9 does not rotate.

In addition to the above-mentioned manual operation, the pin 10 is electrically rotated in response to the instruction signal from the driver to move the locking arm 9 to the A position.
From the position of B to the position of B (or vice versa), the lockable and unlockable state is obtained. Referring to FIG. Operation lever 17 having arm 16 on pin 10
To fix. The wheel gear 18 is inserted into the pin 10, and the pair of pins 19 and 20 that are planted in the worm gear 18 are opposed to the arm portion 16.

On the other hand, an annular groove 21 is provided in the housing 2 '. As shown in FIG. 10, the groove 21 is partially narrowed by the wall surfaces 22 and 23 facing each other. The coil spring 24 is put in the groove 21, and its end is brought into contact with the shoulders of the wall surfaces 22 and 23. Further, the protruding piece 25 protruding from the lower surface of the wheel gear 18 is located between the wall surfaces 22 and 23. As a result, for example, when the wheel gear 18 rotates clockwise as viewed in FIG. 10, the projecting piece 25 compresses the spring 24 while pushing the right end of the spring 24. On this occasion,
The left end of the spring 24 contacts the shoulders of the wall surfaces 22 and 23,
Allows compression of the spring 24. This rotation of the wheel gear 18 causes the pin 19 to come into contact with the arm portion 16 to rotate the operating lever 17 and the pin 10, and enables the locking arm 9 to move from the A position to the B position. When the wheel gear 18 rotates in the opposite direction, the protrusion 25 moves the spring 2
The spring 24 is compressed counterclockwise while the right end of 4 is brought into contact with the shoulders of the wall surfaces 22 and 23, the operating lever 17 and the pin 10 are rotated by the pin 20, and the locking arm 9
Is moved from the B position to the A position. By using the annular groove 21 as described above, the total length of the spring 24 can be made long and sufficient bending can be secured.

The wheel gear 18 rotatably supported by the pin 10 is
The wheel gear 18 is meshed with the worm gear 27 directly connected to the electric motor 26, and the wheel gear 18 is controlled by controlling the energization of the motor 26.
The rotation direction of is controlled. Generally, when the lead angle γ ₀ of the worm gear becomes larger than the friction angle, the wheel gear 18
The rotation torque can be transmitted from the worm gear 27 to the worm gear 27. Therefore, in this example, the advance angle is set to be equal to or greater than the friction angle (= 8.53 °) by utilizing the relationship of μ (coefficient of friction) = tan. That is, the wear coefficient μ of the worm gear 27 made of phosphor bronze and the wheel gear 18 made of resin is 0.1 to 0.1.
5, wear angle = 5.71 ° to 8.53 °, the wear angle is set to 8.53 or more, and the worm gear 27 can be rotated from the wheel gear 18. The advance angle (γ ₀ ) of the worm gear 27 is selected in such a manner that even if the driver rotates the wheel gear 18 by a door lock operation using the electric motor 16, the wheel gear 18 is immediately moved by the spring 24 immediately after the operation. Allows in-situ return and then manual operation. In other words, it enables manual operation and then electric operation or electric operation and then manual operation. In addition, since the operating lever 17 and the wheel gear 18 are completely separated during manual operation, the arm portion 16
Has only a free run between the pins 19 and 20, does not drag the motor part, can be operated lightly, and has a good operation feeling.

As shown in FIG. 12, the pin 1 fixed to the operating lever 17 operated by the motor 26 in the housing 2 '.
Reference numeral 0 has a stepped portion and a square portion at its tip, and is inserted into the stepped hole 32 of the housing 2. The outer peripheral surface of the stepped hole 32 is a bearing portion 34 that receives the hole 33 of the key operating lever 13 on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The square portion of the pin 10 protruding from the bearing portion 34 is inserted into the hole 35 of the locking arm 9 having the same shape. Further, the locking arm 9 sits on the top surface of the bearing portion 34. Since the bearing portion 34 for the key operating lever 13 is formed integrally with the housing 2, a separate bearing is not required, and the mounting portion of the locking arm 9 does not extend laterally outward.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a turnover spring 36 for holding the locking arm 9 in the locking / unlocking position is provided with a recess 37 in the housing 2 near the bearing portion 34 and a locking arm 9 that is almost opposed to the recess 37. It is locked in the hole 38. In this example, since the output shaft 10 is directly connected to the locking arm 9, the rotational force from the motor is efficiently transmitted to the turnover spring, so that the operating force can be small. This makes the motor 26 smaller,
Enables downsizing of the entire device.

As already understood from the description of FIG. 1, the fulcrum 26 which is the rotation center of the release lever 3 also serves as the rotation center of the pole of the door lock mechanism (not shown), and the pin 27 moves the pole to the locking / unlocking position. Thus, the door lock mechanism is housed in the housing 2. The various levers and arms as described above are arranged on the outer surface of the housing 2. On the other hand, an actuator that rotates the output shaft 10 including the motor 26 and the like is housed in an extension portion of the housing 2 for the door lock mechanism. Further, in comparison with a case where the motor 26 and the worm wheel 18 are arranged in parallel, the motor 26 is directly connected to the output shaft 10, and the motor is in a right angle relationship with various levers and arms,
The overall thickness of the device can be reduced.

In this example, since the turnover spring is arranged on the actuating lever, there is no output transmission loss, and the rotational torque of the wheel gear 18 is transmitted to the electric motor 26 via the worm 27 to enable the motor 26 to rotate in the reverse direction. There is. Further, the electric motor 26 rotates the operating lever 17 to move the locking arm 9 to the locking position (B) and the unlocking position (B ') shown in FIG. 1, but these positions (B, B A stopper 39 for stopping the actuating lever 17 is provided in ′). The function of the stopper 39 will be described with reference to FIG.
Although only one stopper 39 is shown in FIG. 14, the function of the other stopper is the same, so that the figure and its description are omitted.

To operate the electric motor 26, the wheel gear 18 is rotated via the worm 27, and the pin 19 causes the operating lever 1 to move.
Rotate 7 with pin 10. At this time, the return spring 24 bends and stores energy for returning the wheel gear 18 to the neutral position. In this example, when the operating lever 17 reaches the regular stop position 40, the operating lever 7 is further moved.
Moves forward to move to the overpass lapel position 41 and elastically deforms the stopper 39. That is, the stopper 39 is elastically deformed by an amount corresponding to the overtrapel. The stopper 39 is made of a solid or hollow body such as rubber or synthetic resin that allows such elastic deformation.
When the energization of 6 is turned off, that is, when the wheel gear is returned to the neutral position, the operating lever 17 functions to push back together with the spring 24 to the normal locking / unlocking position. The assisting force from the stopper 39 can reduce the biasing force of the spring 24 and the output of the electric motor 26 accordingly. The relationship between the wheel gear 18 and the motor reverse rotation torque is shown in FIG.

The relationship between the output shaft 10 and the housing 2 is shown in FIG. 12, which will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The output shaft 10 fixed to the actuating lever 17 has a stepped structure including a large shaft diameter portion 40 and a small shaft diameter portion 41. On the other hand, the hole 32 of the housing 2 has a large shaft diameter portion 40.
It has a large opening 42 for receiving and a small opening 43 for receiving the small shaft diameter portion 41. The locking arm 9 is fixed to a small shaft diameter portion 41 protruding from the housing 2, and the key operation lever 13 is rotatably supported by the bearing portion 34 of the housing 2.

When the output shaft 10 is attached to the hole 32 of the housing 2, an O-ring 44 is fitted to the small shaft diameter portion 41 of the output shaft 10 and output from the inside of the housing 2 so that the small shaft diameter portion 41 protrudes from the housing 2. Insert the shaft 10 into the hole 32. The output shaft 10 is inserted into the hole 32 by the O-ring 44.
The step portion of the hole 32 faces the step portion of the output shaft 10 via. Thus, the movement of the output shaft 10 with respect to the housing 2 can be restricted. This is useful to ensure correct movement of the actuating lever 17. Further, an O-ring 44 is attached to the output shaft 10 and the hole 32 of the housing 2 is attached.
Assembling work is extremely easy because it can be attached to the.

In the example shown in FIGS. 9 and 14, the pin 1 is attached to the wheel gear 18.
9 was planted, but in order to rotate the actuating lever 17, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a semi-circular rising portion 45 was provided on the wheel gear 18 to form a convex portion instead of the pin 19. To do. The end of the convex portion 45 can come into contact with the arm 16 of the operating lever 17. When the electric motor 26 is energized, the wheel 18 rotates via the worm 27. One end of the convex portion 45 comes into contact with the arm 16 in accordance with the rotation direction of the wheel gear 18 and moves the operating lever 17 to the unlocked or unlocked position while compressing the return spring 24. Move the link mechanism. When the operating lever 17 occupies the locked or unlocked position and the power supply to the motor 26 is turned off, the release biasing force of the compressed return spring 24 causes the wheel gear 18, the worm 27 and the motor 26 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the wheel gear 18 To the neutral position. When the wheel gear 18 returns to the neutral position, as shown in FIG. 17, a gap 46 is left between the end of the convex portion 45 and the arm 16. This gap 46 immediately sets the rated speed of the motor when the electric motor 26 is energized, and the convex portion 45
When the motor contacts the arm 16 of the operating lever 17, the inertial energy of the motor output shaft increases the inertia of the speed reducer and the static friction of the door lock mechanism. That is, when the convex portion 45 contacts the arm 16 of the actuating lever 17, the rotational inertia energy of the motor can be transmitted to the arm 16, so that the motor can be downsized.

(Effect) In the present invention, a part of the housing made of synthetic resin is used as the bearing, so that the lever can rotate smoothly and has a good operation feeling. In addition, there is no abnormal noise and the door can be opened and closed quietly. To do.
Further, since the lever is simply fitted to the bearing portion, the assembling work becomes extremely easy. Since no rust is generated, a stable function can be obtained for a long period of time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing this example, FIG. 2 is a partial front view showing a state in which an open lever is operating a release lever, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are partial front views showing an idle state of a locking mechanism. 5 and 6 are partial front views showing the keyless lock mechanism, FIGS. 7 and 8 are partial front views showing the self-cancelling mechanism, FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the actuator portion, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a return spring, FIG. 11 is a side view of a worm, FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting portion of an output shaft, FIG. 13 is a side view showing mounting of a turnover spring, and FIG. 14 is an operating lever. And FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the relationship between the wheel rotation angle and the motor reverse torque, FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the output shaft portion, and FIG. 17 is a plan view of the actuator section. . In the figure: 1 ... Door lock device, 2, 2 '... Housing, 3
... Release lever, 5 ... Open lever, 8 ... Locking button, 9 ... Locking arm, 10 ... Pin, 13 ...
Key operating lever, 15 ... Projection, 17 ... Actuating lever, 24
... Return spring, 26 ... Motor, 34 ... Bearing part,
36 ... Turnover switch, 39 ... Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A synthetic resin housing containing an actuator mechanism for a door lock mechanism is provided with a bearing portion for receiving an output shaft of the actuator mechanism, and a lever of a lever mechanism for operating the door lock mechanism is output from the actuator mechanism. A door lock mechanism which is fixed to a shaft and receives another lever on an outer peripheral surface of the bearing portion.