A vehicle door latch device comprises a latch engaging with a striker on a vehicle body, a ratchet provided with a pawl which blocks the latch from pivoting by respectively engaging with a half-latched engagement portion and a fully-latched engagement portion of the latch, a holding lever blocking the pawl from pivoting in a releasing direction by abutting with the ratchet, and a third latch lever which engages with a third engagement portion provided on the latch when the latch is in a third latch position which is between a half-latched position and an open position to block the latch from pivoting from the third latch position, wherein a pivot shaft of the third latch lever is provided at a position close to a pivoting locus of the latch outside the pivoting locus.
A latch device for a front hood including: a latch that meshes with the striker provided in the front hood; a primary pawl that engages with the latch to maintain the front hood at a full-close position; a secondary pawl that engages with the latch to maintain the front hood at a half-engaged position; a motor; and a driving force transmission member that operates by driving the motor and capable of releasing engaged states between the latch and the primary pawl and between the latch and the secondary pawl, in which a closer component mounting portion is provided between the driving force transmission member and the latch, the closer component mounting portion being capable of mounting a closer component thereon that allows the latch device to perform, by driving the motor, a closer function of moving the front hood from the half-engaged position to the full-close position.
E05B 81/22 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening by movement of the striker
E05B 81/68 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors the bolt position, i.e. the latching status by sensing the position of the detent
A door latch device includes an open link and a ratchet lever. The open link includes: a lever body; an inertia lever; and a release biasing member. Further, the inertia lever is capable of transmitting an operating force to the ratchet lever only when the door handle is opened when the lever body is disposed at the unlocked position and disposed at the operating position, and, between the lever body and the inertia lever, there are included a shifting biasing member that shifts the inertia lever to a shift position with respect to the lever body in a movement mode different from rotation that takes place when the inertia lever rotates to the sensing position and regulating members that prevent the inertia lever from moving from the shift position to the operating position across the sensing position when the inertia lever is shifted to the shift position.
A door latch device includes: an open link; and a pawl lever, the open link including: a lever body; an inertial lever portion; and a releasing bias member configured to bias the inertial lever portion at an operating position relative to the lever body, the inertial lever portion being configured to transmit an operation force to the pawl lever only when opening operation of a door handle is performed while the lever body is arranged at an unlock position and the inertial lever portion is arranged at the operating position, wherein the pawl lever is provided with a protruding portion configured to abut on the inertial lever portion to return the inertial lever portion to the operating position when opening operation of the door handle is performed with a preset return stroke while the inertial lever portion is arranged at a non-operating position.
Regarding a vehicle-opening/closing-body driving device comprising a driving assembly having a driving actuator, a casing housing the driving assembly and fixed inside either one of an opening/closing body and a vehicle body, and a coupling mechanism coupling the driving assembly with the other of the opening/closing body and the vehicle body, wherein an output shaft of the driving actuator and the coupling mechanism are arranged to be parallel on a vertical plane perpendicular to a pivoting locus plane of the opening/closing body, it is configured that the coupling mechanism is pivotably supported inside the casing by a pivoting shaft in a vertical direction perpendicular to the pivoting locus plane of the opening/closing body to make the coupling mechanism pivot with respect to the casing according to the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing body.
A door opening and closing assistance device includes a motor generating power for assisting an operation force of a door supported on a vehicle body and allowed to be opened and closed, and a controller controlling the motor. The controller sets and cancels door balance control in which an output of the motor is controlled to balance a weight of the door in an opening and closing direction of the door such that the door is stationary, and power assistance control in which the output of the motor is controlled to generate an assistance force in the opening and closing direction. When a state that an opening and closing acceleration of the door is equal to or more than a threshold continues for predetermined time or more in a state that the door balance control is set, the controller switches from the door balance control to the power assistance control.
An opening and closing control device includes a motor configured to drive, in an opening and closing direction, an opening and closing body that is supported a vehicle body and allowed to be opened and closed, a controller configured to control the motor, and a pulse encoder configured to output a pulse signal. The controller adjusts an advance angle of the motor, detects a rotational speed of the motor or an opening and closing speed of the opening and closing body according to pulse detection based on the pulse signal output from the pulse encoder, and detects a pinching state of the opening and closing body when the rotational speed of the motor or the opening and closing speed of the opening and closing body is equal to or less than a threshold value during advance angle control on the motor.
A door opening and closing device includes a motor which generates drive power for a door in an opening and closing direction of the door, a door position sensor which detects an opening and closing position of the door, and a controller which controls the motor based on the opening and closing position. The motor includes a stator having at least three-phase coils and a rotor. The motor generates the drive power when the rotor rotates with respect to the stator. The controller performs door holding control of generating, as the drive power, a holding force for holding the door at the opening and closing position, in a case where the opening and closing position is within a predetermined range. In the door holding control, the controller energizes at least two phases of the motor such that rotation of the rotor is braked to generate the holding force.
A sliding door driving device includes: a power source; a motor that outputs power to open and close the door, a motor driving circuit that connects the power source and the motor to each other; and a motor control device that controls the motor driving circuit. The motor control device includes an inverter that converts DC power supplied from the power source into AC power, and a shunt resistor disposed between the power source and the inverter. The position detection unit of the motor control device obtains the rotation angle of the motor based on the output of the shunt resistor.
A door latch device includes: an open link including a lever main body, an inertia lever part, and a release energizing member configured to energize the inertia lever part to be maintained at an operating position with respect to the lever main body, an operation force of the door handle being not transmitted to the ratchet lever even in a state in which the lever main body is disposed at an unlocked position, in a case where the inertia lever part is disposed at a non-operating position against energizing force of the release energizing member; a ratchet lever; and a restriction mechanism disposed between the lever main body and the inertia lever part, the restriction mechanism being configured to restrict returning movement to the operating position in a case where the inertia lever part moves to the non-operating position.
22 emissions, a door latch striker, in which flange parts are not required to be provided on both leg parts of an engaging rod, is provided. The door latch striker is characterized in that: the striker is provided with a base plate fixed to a striker mounting surface, and a U-shaped engaging rod having a pair of leg parts engageable with a door latch; the base plate has a leg part fixing hole for inserting and fixing the leg part of the engaging rod; the end part of the leg part is provided with a tapered part that narrows toward the tip; and the inner diameter of the leg part fixing hole is made smaller than the outer diameter of the leg part, and a portion, protruding from the rear surface side of the leg part fixing hole, of the tapered part inserted from the front surface side of the leg part fixing hole is cold-crimped to form a crimped part.
In order to improve operability without a front hood being carelessly opened during traveling, the present invention includes: a primary pole 22 and a secondary pole 23 engaged with a latch 21; and an actuator unit 40 capable of releasing an engagement state between the primary pole 22 and the latch 21 when operating in an open direction. The actuator unit 40 is operated in the open direction when an open command is given while the vehicle is stopped, and the actuator unit 40 is maintained in a stopped state when the open command is given while the vehicle is traveling.
E05B 77/54 - Automatic securing or unlocking of bolts triggered by certain vehicle parameters, e.g. exceeding a speed threshold
E05B 81/20 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
E05B 83/16 - Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets
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ELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
The electric actuator comprises an electric brushless motor having a rotor and a stator, and the control board has a plurality of electric components and controls operation of the brushless motor. The control board comprises a main board and a small board that has a smaller planar shape than the main board and that is connected to the main board via a connecting member. The small board has one or more electric components, faces the rotor, and is arranged at a position closer to the rotor than is the main board in the rotation axis direction of the rotor.
A vehicle door operating device includes: a casing including a base; a latch supported on the base in a manner of being pivotally movable by a shaft oriented in up-down directions; a ratchet supported on the base in a manner of being pivotally movable by a shaft oriented upward and downward; a motor arranged in the casing such that a rotary shaft is oriented leftward and rightward; and a lead screw supported in the casing in a pivotally movable manner such that a rotation axial direction is oriented in left-right directions, having a gear part engaging with a pinion gear of the motor and a spiral groove line part with which an operated part provided in the ratchet directly engages, and moving the ratchet from the engagement position to the release position by one rotation in one direction in accordance with rotation of the rotary shaft of the motor.
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
The size of a driving portion for a sliding door is reduced. Drive mechanism drives sliding door that can move along rail provided in a lower part of a vehicle. Drive mechanism comprises: door opening and closing cables each having first end that is fixed to sliding door; and driving portion to which a second end of door opening cable and a second end of door closing cable are fixed, wherein driving portion drives door opening cable and door closing cable. Driving portion includes: door opening drum to which the second end of door opening cable is fixed and onto which door opening cable is wound; and door closing drum to which the second end of door closing cable is fixed and onto which door closing cable is wound. Door opening drum and door closing drum are arranged along rail between a front end and a rear end of rail.
E05F 15/643 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
E05F 15/662 - Motor units therefor, e.g. geared motors
A door latch device includes: an open link; and a ratchet lever, the open link including: a lever body; an inertial lever portion; and a bias member configured to bias the inertial lever portion relative to the lever body, wherein a support shaft portion is provided at one of the lever body and the inertial lever portion and an insertion portion having an insertion hole is provided in the other, and wherein an engagement mechanism is provided between the support shaft portion and the insertion portion, the engagement mechanism being configured to permit insertion/removal of the support shaft portion to/from the insertion hole when the inertial lever portion is located at a predetermined attachment/detachment position relative to the lever body, and prevent the insertion/removal of the support shaft portion to/from the insertion hole when the inertial lever portion is arranged at an operating position and a non-operating position.
A vehicle door latch device has actuator and engagement assemblies of a front- or rear-tooth engagement system. The engagement assembly includes a body, a pivotable latch engaging a striker, a pivotable ratchet engaging the latch, and an input lever pivotably supported to the body to transmit its releasing operation to the ratchet. The actuator assembly includes a housing fixed to the body and an output lever transmitting power to the input lever. The housing includes a body covering portion selectively fixed to the engagement assembly of the front-tooth engagement system and that of the rear-tooth engagement system. The output lever is pivotably supported in the housing with an output portion moving vertically based on its releasing operation. The input lever has an input portion that crosses the output portion, and is released by abutting the output portion with the input portion based on the output lever releasing operation.
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
In order to more reliably prevent a door from being unnecessarily opened, an open link 20 comprises a lever body 21, an inertia lever part 22, and a torsion coil spring 24. Only when the lever body 21 is located in an unlock position and the door handle is operated to open with the inertia lever part 22 placed in an active position, the inertia lever part 22 can transmit an operation force thereof to a ratchet lever 14a. The torsion coil spring 24 functions to tilt the inertia lever part 22 with respect to the lever body 21 when the inertia lever part 22 rotates and reaches a sensing position against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 24. The lever body 21 is provided with a regulating projection part 21Ba that faces a block part 22B when the inertia lever part 22 in the tilted state is biased in a rotation direction by the torsion coil spring 24, thereby inhibiting the inertia lever part 22 from moving to the active position through the sensing position.
An opening/closing device for a vehicle sliding-window panel, includes a sliding-window panel opening and closing an opening part provided in a vehicle body, a guide rail fixed to the vehicle body to support the sliding-window panel to slide, a carrier plate coupled with the sliding-window panel and fitted to the guide rail to slide, and a slide driving mechanism that operates the sliding-window panel coupled with the carrier plate to open and close by driving a motor. The carrier plate has a fitting groove which is open upward and extended in an opening/closing direction of the sliding-window panel and to which a lower portion of the sliding-window panel is fitted, and an engaging portion that engages with an engaged portion provided on the lower portion of the sliding-window panel fitted to the fitting groove to fix the lower portion of the sliding-window panel to the fitting groove.
An opening/closing device for a vehicle sliding-window panel, includes a sliding-window panel opening and closing an opening part provided in a vehicle body, upper and lower guide rails to support the sliding-window panel to slide, and a slide driving mechanism fixed to one guide rail either the upper or lower guide rail. The slide driving mechanism includes a motor, a lead screw rotated by driving the motor, and a screw nut which is screwed with the lead screw to linearly move in a longitudinal direction of the one guide rail by rotation of the lead screw and is coupled with the sliding-window panel to operate the sliding-window panel to open and close by the linear movement. The one guide rail is integrally formed with a first and second supporting portions which rotatably support both end portions of the lead screw respectively.
B60J 1/18 - WindowsWindscreensAccessories therefor arranged at the vehicle rear
E05F 11/38 - Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for sliding windows, e.g. vehicle windows, to be opened or closed by vertical movement
An opening/closing mechanism for a tail gate includes a hinge device configured to rotate the tail gate relative to side walls, and a latch device configured for engagement with a striker provided on the side wall to hold the tail gate in a closed state. The hinge device includes an electric driving device provided on the tail gate and configured to rotate the tail gate by means of a motor, and a coupling configured to couple a body-side engagement portion provided on the side wall and an output shaft of the electric driving device together. The output shaft of the electric driving device fits in a fitting hole portion in a first cylindrical portion formed at one end side of the coupling, and the body-side engagement portion fits in a fitting recessed portion in a second cylindrical portion formed at the other end side of the coupling.
E05F 15/614 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by meshing gear wheels, one of which being mounted at the wing pivot axisPower-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by a motor acting directly on the wing pivot axis
In a latch device for holding a tail gate in a closed state by being brought into engagement with a striker provided on a side wall of a loading space, a main shaft, which supports a claw and a ratchet, is supported in a base plate at a right end portion and is supported in a right side portion of a housing at an intermediate portion, which is positioned between the claw and the ratchet, and a pawl shaft, which supports a pawl, is supported in the right side portion of the housing at a right end portion. A first seal member is provided between the main shaft and the right side portion of the housing, and a second seal member is provided between the pawl shaft and the right side portion of the housing.
A vehicle door operating device including: a closing latch unit holding a door in a closed position, wherein the door is supported on a vehicle body to open and close; a fully opening latch unit holding the door in a fully open position; an actuator having a motor; an emergency handle operated manually from a vehicle interior side; and an operation relay unit which operates the closing latch unit and the fully opening latch unit to be unlatched respectively when driven by the actuator, and operates the closing latch unit to be unlatched when manually operated by the emergency handle such that the closing latch unit is held in an unlatched state.
E05B 81/90 - Manual override in case of power failure
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 83/38 - Locks for passenger or like doors for pillar-less vehicles, i.e.vehicles where a front and a back door engage each other in the closed position
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Control device, control method, and storage medium
A control device includes a control section configured to control opening and closing of a structure. the control section controls an opening operation or a closing operation of the structure to match an operation direction of the structure obtained by a sensor provided to the structure, and the control section further controls the closing operation of the structure until the structure is fully closed when the operation direction of the structure obtained by the sensor is a closing direction, and controls the opening operation of the structure until the structure is fully opened when the operation direction of the structure obtained by the sensor is an opening direction.
Disclosed is a vehicle seat locking device including: a single latch having an engaging groove and first through third arm portions; a ratchet having a restraining portion engaging the first and second arm portions, restraining the latch in first and second latching positions respectively; and an engagement auxiliary lever having a first auxiliary arm portion abutting with a leg portion of a striker and a second auxiliary arm portion pivoting by this abutment. The latch pivots from an unlatching position to the first latching position by engaging its engaging groove with the leg portion entered a striker entering groove of a baseplate, and pivots to a second latching position by the pivot of the second auxiliary arm portion. The leg portion exits the engaging groove by the pivot of the latch to the second latching position to be clamped between the engagement auxiliary lever and the third arm portion.
B60N 2/22 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being adjustable
B60N 2/225 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being adjustable by cycloidal or planetary mechanisms
B60N 2/90 - Details or parts not otherwise provided for
A door latch device includes a latch mechanism, a motor, an electric release mechanism, a manual release mechanism, a lock mechanism, a courtesy switch, and a door lock ECU and the door lock ECU is communicably connected to a vehicle body ECU provided on a main body side of a vehicle. The door lock ECU includes a printed wiring board and each terminal of the courtesy switch is connected to the printed wiring board.
E05B 81/66 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors the bolt position, i.e. the latching status
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
A striker on a lower part of a doorway of a vehicle body includes: first and second engagement parts on a metal base and fixed to the vehicle body to be apart from each other to respectively engage with a door latch device on a lower part of a door capable of closing the doorway and a dislocation prevention part adjacent the door latch device; a pair of front and rear engagement pieces on a vehicle interior side of the base respectively opposite the first and second engagement parts; a reinforcing piece between the first and second engagement pieces; and an elastic body fixed to the base by the first and second engagement pieces and the reinforcing piece. The elastic body has a convex portion that abuts against an inner panel of the door when the door is closed. The convex portion is supported by the reinforcing piece.
E05B 83/38 - Locks for passenger or like doors for pillar-less vehicles, i.e.vehicles where a front and a back door engage each other in the closed position
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Operation relay device for motor-vehicle door latch
An operation relay device for a motor-vehicle door latch includes a base fixed to a door panel of a door, an operation handle pivotably supported to the base, and a link lever transmitting an opening operation by the operation handle to a door latch. The base includes a plurality of fixing parts, and the operation handle is pivotably supported at a position deviating from a center in a front-rear direction on the base, so that a center of gravity of the operation relay device is in a side of the deviating position. The fixing parts except a specific fixing part are respectively fixed to the door panel by a bolt. The specific fixing part is a temporary fixing piece that is integrally formed on the upper portion of the base to be capable of engaging with an engaging hole formed on the door panel.
A sliding door driving device includes: a power source; a motor that outputs power to open and close the door; a motor driving circuit that connects the power source and the motor to each other; and a motor control device that controls the motor driving circuit. The motor control device includes an inverter that converts DC power supplied from the power source into AC power, and a shunt resistor disposed between the power source and the inverter. The position detection unit of the motor control device obtains the rotation angle of the motor based on the output of the shunt resistor.
A door latch device includes a motor, a mechanical mechanism, a door lock ECU, and a case. The door lock ECU includes a printed wiring board and a capacitor connected to the printed wiring board. The case includes a bottom plate, a first accommodation space for accommodating the motor and the mechanical mechanism on one side of the bottom plate, and a second accommodation space for accommodating the printed wiring board and the capacitor on the other side of the bottom plate. The bottom plate is provided with a capacitor accommodation portion recessed from the second accommodation space toward the first accommodation space and the capacitor is arranged in the capacitor accommodation portion.
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
A door latch device includes: an open link including a lever main body, an inertia lever part, and a release energizing member configured to energize the inertia lever part to be maintained at an operating position with respect to the lever main body, an operation force of the door handle being not transmitted to the ratchet lever even in a state in which the lever main body is disposed at an unlocked position, in a case where the inertia lever part is disposed at a non-operating position against energizing force of the release energizing member; a ratchet lever; and a restriction mechanism disposed between the lever main body and the inertia lever part, the restriction mechanism being configured to restrict returning movement to the operating position in a case where the inertia lever part moves to the non-operating position.
A door latch device includes: a rotating body; first and second levers; a lock mechanism on which an unlocking operation is performed and an open link is disposed in an unlocked position; and a latch mechanism. Further, the lock mechanism includes a lock lever which causes the open link to rotate when being operated by rotation of the rotating body, the rotating body is provided with two tilted walls so as to move the open link to the unlocked position when being rotated in one side from a reference position. while the open link is disposed in a locked position, keep the open link in the unlocked position when being rotated in another side to the reference position while the open link is disposed in the unlocked position, and move the open link to the locked position when being further rotated in the another side.
A door latch device includes: an electric component including a motor; a machine mechanism; a circuit board; a case; a first cover forming a first housing space in which the motor and the machine mechanism are housed; a second cover forming a second housing space in which the circuit board is housed; a pin hole disposed in the case to establish communication between the first housing space and the second housing space; a pin erected from the circuit board to project to the first housing space through the pin hole; a pin holder configured to support the pin with respect to the circuit board by covering a periphery of a base of the pin; an external waterproof seal configured to waterproof the second housing space against outside; and an internal waterproof seal configured to waterproof a space between the first housing space and the second housing space.
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
A door latch device includes: a first position switch and a second position switch, each including a first contact hole, a second contact hole, and a common contact hole; a common pin configured to be electrically conducted to the common contact hole of the first position switch and the first contact hole of the second position switch by being inserted therein; a first signal pin configured to be electrically conducted to the first contact hole of the first position switch by being inserted therein; and a second signal pin configured to be electrically conducted to the common contact of the second position switch by being inserted therein, wherein the first position switch and the second position switch are configured to perform a switch operation at a same timing of an operation of a predetermined operation detection target.
E05B 81/68 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors the bolt position, i.e. the latching status by sensing the position of the detent
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
E05B 81/90 - Manual override in case of power failure
H01H 1/14 - Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
A door opening device for an access door includes an upper lock device, a lower lock device, and a handle device, the lower lock device has a first bias member for biasing a lower opening lever in an opposite direction to an unlocking direction, the handle device has a handle into which an unlocking operation is inputted, a first lever to which an upper cable and a lower cable are connected, a second lever which rotates in a first direction in response to an unlocking operation and transmits this rotation to the first lever, and a second bias member for restoring the second lever to an initial position, and the second lever has a play stroke defined between a point in time when the second lever starts to rotate from the initial position to a point in time when the second lever transmits the rotation to the first lever.
A vehicular door lock device includes: a housing; an electrical component that is arranged on the housing; a terminal that is electrically connected to the electrical component and made of a conductive thin plate including a connecting portion configured to connect adjacent conductive portions; and an electrical circuit related to the electrical component, the electrical circuit being formed by dividing the conductive portions from each other by shearing off the connecting portion, wherein the housing includes engagement grooves that are opened at right angles with respect to mounting portions on which the conductive portions of the terminal are mounted, the terminal includes the conductive portions and pins that are arranged at end portions of the conductive portions, bent at right angles, and configured to engage with the engagement grooves, and the pins are formed by folded portions that are obtained by folding end portions of the terminal at 180 degrees.
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
H01R 43/16 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
A hood lock device has a base plate having a striker groove, a primary latch configured to fasten a hood in a totally closed state, and a secondary latch, the secondary latch has a latch main body of steel and a handle of resin, and the latch main body has a forcing meshing portion configured to come into engagement with a striker passing across a half opening position and moving to a totally closing position and to be pressed in a latching direction opposite to an unlatching direction by the striker in a case that a hook portion configured to lock the striker recedes from the striker groove and a mounting portion provided adjacent to the forcing meshing portion and on which the handle is mounted.
E05C 3/24 - Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch the bolt being spring-controlled in the form of a bifurcated member
A door lock device includes: a latch; a ratchet; an outer lever; an open link; a first elastic member; an inertia lever; a second elastic member; a fitting hole provided to an acting piece protruding from the inertia lever; and a protrusion provided to the open link, wherein when an inertial force equal to or greater than a set value is exerted in a direction from an interior to an exterior, the inertia lever rotate against a biasing force of the second elastic member, the acting piece press the protrusion, the open link swing against a biasing force of the first elastic member by the protrusion being pressed by the acting piece, and the protrusion becomes fitted inside the fitting hole which achieves an inertia engagement configuration in which the inertia lever is kept at the blocking position and the open link is kept at the inertia engaging position.
E05B 77/06 - Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision by means of inertial forces
E05B 77/32 - Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes allowing simultaneous actuation of locking or unlocking elements and a handle, e.g. preventing interference between an unlocking and an unlatching action
E05B 79/08 - Mounting of individual lock elements in the lock, e.g. levers
A latch device including: a latch mechanism configured to hold a door at a closing position; an electric releasing mechanism configured to release meshing of the latch mechanism; a manual releasing mechanism configured to release meshing of the latch mechanism; and a lock configured to switch between a locked state of the manual releasing mechanism and an unlocked state, wherein the electric releasing mechanism is configured to switch the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state by releasing meshing of the latch mechanism and switch the lock from the unlocked state to the locked state when a rotating cam returns to a reference position by a biasing force of a spring, when the lock is in the locked state and the rotating cam rotates by a predetermined angle in a first direction from the reference position by power of a motor against a biasing force of the spring.
A vehicle door lock device includes: a housing; electrical components including internal pins; and a terminal electrically connected to the internal and including coupling portions coupling conductive portions. Further, electric circuits of the electrical components are formed when the conductive portions are disconnected by cutting off the coupling portions, the housing includes: positioning protruding portions that protrudes at a right angle with respect to installation portions; and fitting grooves that are opened in a direction parallel to a protruding direction of the positioning protruding portions, and the terminal includes: the conductive portions; positioning holes into which the positioning protruding portions are inserted; connector pins bent at a right angle, and are fitted into the fitting grooves; and electrical component pins bent at a right angle, and are configured to be electrically connected to the electrical components when inserted into the internal pins of the electrical components.
E05B 79/02 - Mounting of vehicle locks or parts thereof
H01R 13/04 - Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided forArrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
E05B 81/68 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors the bolt position, i.e. the latching status by sensing the position of the detent
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H05K 5/02 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus Details
Actuation transmission mechanism, detection device equipped with concerned mechanism, and motor-vehicle door locking device equipped with concerned detection device
An actuation transmission mechanism comprising a transmitting member that is pivotably supported to pivot in at least one driving direction from a predetermined initial position to be capable of transmitting its pivoting motion to a transmitted member that is pivotably supported in the vicinity of the transmitting member to pivot in at least one driven direction from a predetermined driven initial position, wherein the transmitting member has a formation such that when the transmitting member pivots from the initial position in the one driving direction, the transmitting member abuts against the transmitted member to make the transmitted member pivot in the one driven direction from the driven initial position to a predetermined detection position, and thereafter, though the transmitting member subsequently pivots in the one driving direction further, the transmitting member does not make the transmitted member pivot overly to a large extent in the one driven direction from the detection position.
An automatic door opening and closing system is provided with: an image capture unit that captures an image of a road surface around the vehicle, including around a door; a door lock unit that locks the door into a closed state; a drive unit that opens/closes the door; an operation unit to which a door opening operation is input; a notification unit that notifies an occupant who has operated the operation unit of information; and a control device. When a door opening operation is input to the operation unit, the control device detects an obstacle present on the road surface around the door using a captured image acquired by the imaging unit. In response to detecting the obstacle, the control device performs at least one of notification of the obstacle detection by the notification unit and invalidation of the door opening operation input to the operation unit.
E05B 81/64 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
E05F 15/63 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by swinging arms
E05F 15/655 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings specially adapted for vehicle wings
E05F 15/73 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
A waterproof structure of a door latch device, in which one end part of a cable is connected to an input lever including one end part projecting toward outside of a case, includes a cover including: a cover main body having a box shape with a cover opening, the cover main body being configured to house the one end part of the input lever and the one end part of the cable via the cover opening when the cover main body abuts on the case; and a cover supporting body extending from the cover main body. The cover is attached to the case via the cover supporting body in a state in which the cover main body is movable between a closed position at which the cover main body abuts on the case and an opened position at which the cover main body is separated from the case.
A motor-vehicle door latch device includes an engagement mechanism including a latch and a ratchet, a base plate fixed to a body housing the engagement mechanism, a casing fixed to the base plate such that a first side surface faces a side surface on a vehicle-exterior side of the base plate, a releasing mechanism including a releasing lever, a locking/unlocking mechanism enabling the ratchet to disengage from the latch and vice versa, an electric mechanism including a locking/unlocking motor and a releasing motor, and a closure mechanism rotating the latch from a half-latched position to a fully-latched position, wherein all members forming the releasing mechanism, the locking/unlocking mechanism, and the electric mechanism are arranged on a second side surface opposite the first side surface of the casing, and all members forming the closure mechanism are arranged between the first side surface of the casing and the base plate.
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
A vehicle door operation device includes an inside handle, a full open unlocking lever for transmitting a closing operation of the inside handle to a full open door latch device, and a full closure unlocking lever for transmitting an opening operation of the inside handle to a full closure door latch device. The inside handle has first and projecting portions, and when the inside handle rotates in a first direction by the closing operation, the first projecting portion is brought into abutment with the full open unlocking lever to enable the full open unlocking lever to operate, whereas when the inside handle rotates in a second direction by the opening operation, the second projecting portion is brought into abutment with the full closure unlocking lever to enable the full closure unlocking lever to operate.
E05B 77/24 - Functions related to actuation of locks from the passenger compartment of the vehicle preventing use of an inner door handle, sill button, lock knob or the like
E05B 77/26 - Functions related to actuation of locks from the passenger compartment of the vehicle preventing use of an inner door handle, sill button, lock knob or the like specially adapted for child safety
E05B 81/70 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors the wing position
E05B 83/40 - Locks for passenger or like doors for sliding doors
46.
OPENING/CLOSING MECHANISM FOR OPENING/CLOSING BODY
This opening/closing mechanism of a tailgate (10) comprises a hinge device (11) that causes the tailgate (10) to rotate with respect to a side wall (3), and a latch device (12) that engages with a striker (5) provided to the side wall (3) and holds the tailgate (10) in a closed state. The hinge device (11) comprises an electric drive device (40) that is provided to the tailgate (10) and causes the tailgate (10) to rotate with driving power from a motor (41), and a coupling (50) that couples a vehicle body-side engagement part (8) provided to the side wall (3) and an output shaft (42) of the electric drive device (40). The output shaft (42) of the electric drive device (40) fits into a fitting hole part (51) in a first cylindrical part (52) formed on one end side of the coupling (50), and the vehicle body-side engagement part (8) fits into a fitting recess part (53) of a second cylindrical part (54) formed at the other end side of the coupling (50).
E05F 15/614 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by meshing gear wheels, one of which being mounted at the wing pivot axisPower-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by a motor acting directly on the wing pivot axis
B62D 33/027 - Sideboard or tailgate structures movable
Provided is a latch device (12) for engaging with a striker (5) provided on a sidewall (3) of a loading bed to keep a tailgate (10) in a door closed state. A main shaft (310) supporting a claw (210) and a ratchet (230) has a right end (311) supported by a base plate (260). An intermediate part (312) located between the claw (210) and the ratchet (230) is supported by a right-side part (250a) of a housing (250). A pole shaft (320) supporting a pole (220) has a right end (322) supported by a right-side part (250a) of the housing (250). A first sealing member (SE1) is provided between the main shaft (310) and the right-side part (250a) of the housing (250), and a second sealing member (SE2) is provided between the pole shaft (320) and the right-side part (250a) of the housing (250).
A door latch device includes: electric components; a machine mechanism; a circuit board; a case; a first cover forming a first housing space in which a motor and the machine mechanism are housed; a second cover forming a second housing space in which the circuit board is housed; and an external waterproof seal disposed between the case and the second cover and waterproofs the second housing space. Further, the case includes: a recessed part forming a part of the second housing space; a surrounding wall surrounding the recessed part; and a seal groove formed along an outer circumference of the surrounding wall and in which the external waterproof seal is disposed, the second housing space is formed by covering the recessed part by the second cover, and an entire circumference between the recessed part and the second cover is waterproofed by the external waterproof seal.
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
The present invention is a sensor assembly that is used in a door lock device provided with a latch, a ratchet, a drive unit that drives the ratchet and releases the engagement of the ratchet and the latch, and a case that accommodates the drive unit, the sensor assembly being provided with a sensor that detects the action of the ratchet when the engagement of the ratchet and the latch is released, wherein the sensor assembly is provided with: a connector that holds connection conductors electrically connected to the sensor, and is attached to the case; a sensor base that holds the sensor; a plurality of electric wires that connect the plurality of connection conductors and a plurality of terminal portions of the sensor; and a waterproofing material that comprises a photo-curing resin for covering, along with the sensor base, connecting portions of the terminal portions and the electric wires.
E05B 77/34 - Protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
A motor-vehicle door latch device includes: a main body; a latch that engages with a striker on a vehicle body side when a door is closed, and is capable of moving from an open position to a fully-latched position; a ratchet provided with a pawl that blocks the latch from rotating to an opening direction by respectively engaging with a half-latched engagement portion and a fully-latched engagement portion of the latch; and a third latch lever that engages with a third engagement portion provided on the latch when the latch is in a third latch position between a half-latched position and the open position of the latch so that the third latch lever is capable of blocking the latch from rotating in the opening direction from the third latch position.
An actuator device includes: a meshing unit configured to mesh with and release a striker, the meshing unit including a latch; an actuator unit including a motor; an output lever configured to rotate to transmit driving force of the motor in the actuator unit to the meshing unit to drive the meshing unit; and a support member both ends of which are coupled to the meshing unit, the support member being configured to support the actuator unit, wherein the output lever is separated from the support member when viewed from an approaching/separating direction of the striker with respect to the meshing unit.
E05B 79/08 - Mounting of individual lock elements in the lock, e.g. levers
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 81/34 - Details of the actuator transmission of geared transmissions
A hood latch assembly comprising: a striker; a base plate having a striker guiding path; a latch secured to the base plate by a latch shaft, the latch being configured to rotate from an unlatching position to an over-rotation position across a latching position upon engagement with the striker; a latch spring configured to push the latch in an unlatching direction; and a ratchet secured to the base plate by a ratchet shaft, the ratchet being configured to engage with the latch returning to the latching position from the over-rotation position by spring force of the latch spring and to maintain engagement of the latch with the striker, wherein the latch has a ratchet contact arm including a straight portion, the straight portion of the ratchet contact arm being configured to contact a base portion of the ratchet when the latch reaches the over-rotation position.
A sliding door opening/closing device, wherein braking is immediately applied to the opening/closing movement of the sliding door if an opening cable or a closing cable is cut. The present invention comprises: an opening-side braking mechanism 11 that can switch between a release state in which braking force is not applied to the opening/closing movement of the sliding door, and a braking state in which braking force is applied; and a closing-side braking mechanism 12 that can switch between a release state in which braking force is not applied to the opening/closing movement of the sliding door, and a braking state in which braking force is applied. The opening-side braking mechanism 11 is held in the release state when connected to a drive device by the opening cable 9, and switches to the braking state if the opening cable 9 is cut and the connection with the drive device is interrupted, and the closing-side braking mechanism 12 is held in the release state when connected to the drive device by the closing cable 10, and switches to the braking state if the closing cable 10 is cut and the connection with the drive device is interrupted.
E05F 15/643 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
E05F 15/655 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings specially adapted for vehicle wings
An opening and closing device for a vehicle sliding door, including: a latch; a ratchet; a power closer; a closing lever configured to rotate the latch in a closing direction from a half latched position to a fully latched position, by being rotated by motor power of the power closer; a cancel lever configured to shift between: a coupling position where rotation of the closing lever is transmitted to the latch; and a cancel position where rotation of the closing lever is not transmitted to the latch; and a first lever and a second lever configured to move the cancel lever from the coupling position to the cancel position by operation of an operating handle of a sliding door, wherein the cancel lever includes a non-flat reinforced contacting part to which the first lever and the second lever are independently configured to brought into contact.
E05B 83/40 - Locks for passenger or like doors for sliding doors
E05B 77/26 - Functions related to actuation of locks from the passenger compartment of the vehicle preventing use of an inner door handle, sill button, lock knob or the like specially adapted for child safety
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 81/20 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
E05B 81/36 - Geared sectors, e.g. fan-shaped gears
55.
Opening and closing device of vehicle sliding door
An opening and closing device of a vehicle sliding door includes: a fully closed latch mechanism; a fully opened latch mechanism; a power releaser; a power closer; a canceler; a lock mechanism; and a relay control mechanism that includes an inner handle. The lock mechanism, the power releaser, and the canceler are disposed in the fully closed latch mechanism. The relay control mechanism includes a handle lever configured to, when a door opening operation is performed on the inner handle, rotate in a first direction to unlatch the fully closed latch mechanism and activate the cancel mechanism, and when a door closing operation is performed on the inner handle, rotate in a second direction to unlatch the fully opened latch mechanism. The inner handle is pivotally supported by the handle case of the relay control mechanism so as to be rotatable in two directions.
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 81/08 - Electrical using electromagnets or solenoids
E05B 79/20 - Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
A sliding-door drive device includes: a motor; a speed reducing mechanism reducing rotation of the motor; opening and closing cables having respective one ends secured to a sliding door of a vehicle; an opening drum, having the opening cable wound therearound, to be rotated by the motor through the speed reducing mechanism; and a closing drum, having the closing cable wound therearound, to be rotated by the motor through the speed reducing mechanism. Further, rotation axes of the motor, the opening drum, and the closing drum are parallel, and the opening drum and the closing drum are arranged parallel in radial directions thereof.
B60J 5/06 - Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidableDoors arranged at the vehicle sides foldable
E05F 15/646 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables allowing or involving a secondary movement of the wing, e.g. rotational or transversal
E05D 15/10 - Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
F16H 1/06 - Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving only two intermeshing members with parallel axes
A door latch device (10) comprising: a latch mechanism (44); a motor (94); an electric release means; a manual release means; a lock mechanism (46); a courtesy switch (102); and a door lock ECU (2), the door lock ECU (2) being connected so as to be able to communicate with a vehicle body ECU (3) provided on the body side of a vehicle. The door lock ECU (2) comprises a printed wiring board (120), terminals of the courtesy switch (102) being connected to the printed wiring board (120).
This door latch device (10) is provided with a motor (94), a mechanical mechanism (38), a door lock ECU (2), and a case (20). The door lock ECU (2) is provided with a printed wiring board (120) and a capacitor (202) connected to the printed wiring board (120). The case (20) is provided with a base plate (122b), a first accommodation space (36), on one side of the base plate (122b), that accommodates the motor (94) and the mechanical mechanism (38), and a second accommodation space (124), on the other side of the base plate (122b), that accommodates the printed wiring board (120) and the capacitor (202). A capacitor accommodation section (125) in the base plate (122b) is recessed from the second accommodation space (124) toward the first accommodation space (36), and the capacitor (202) is disposed in the capacitor accommodation section (125).
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
E05B 81/82 - Electrical circuits characterised by the power supplyEmergency power operation using batteries other than the vehicle main battery
A vehicle door latch apparatus has a latch that is engaged with a striker; a ratchet member rotatably supported by a ratchet shaft and that has a pawl portion, wherein the pawl portion is movable between a latch engaging position, where the pawl portion can face a full latch engaging portion of the latch, and a latch releasing position, where the pawl portion is not in contact with the full latch engaging portion, wherein release component force is generated in a latch releasing direction when latch return force is applied in a releasing direction at the latch engaging position, and the ratchet member is pushed out from the latch engaging position to the latch releasing position by the release component force; a ratchet restraint that is arranged on a side of the ratchet member and that can be moved about a pin between a block position and a release position.
The present invention reduces the size, in the vehicle width direction, of a slide door driving unit disposed near a lower rail. A driving device 7 drives a slide door 2 movable along a rail 5 provided to the lower part of a vehicle. The driving device 7 has: a door opening cable 31 and a door closing cable 32 respectively fixed, at first ends 31A, 31B thereof, to the slide door 2; and a driving unit 10 to which second ends of the door opening cable 31 and the door closing cable 32 are respectively fixed and which drives the door opening cable 31 and the door closing cable 32. The driving unit 10 has: a door opening drum 18A to which the second end of the door opening cable 31 is fixed and on which the door opening cable 31 is wound; and a door closing drum 18B to which the second end of the door closing cable 32 is fixed and on which the door closing cable 32 is wound. The door opening drum 18A and the door closing drum 18B are arranged along the rail between the front end and the rear end of the rail 5.
E05F 15/643 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
B60J 5/06 - Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidableDoors arranged at the vehicle sides foldable
E05F 15/655 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings specially adapted for vehicle wings
E05F 15/662 - Motor units therefor, e.g. geared motors
A sliding door control device (40) is provided with: a power source (11); a motor (24) which outputs power for opening and closing a door (14); a motor drive circuit (50) via which the power source (11) and the motor (24) are connected to each other; and a motor control device (60) which controls the motor drive circuit (50). The motor control device (60) is provided with: an inverter (51) which converts DC power, supplied from the power source (11), into AC power; and a shunt resistor (53) which is disposed between the power source (11) and the inverter (51). A position detection unit (63) of the motor control device (60) acquires the rotation angle of the motor (24) on the basis of the output of the shunt resistor (53).
B60J 5/06 - Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidableDoors arranged at the vehicle sides foldable
E05F 15/41 - Detection by monitoring transmitted force or torqueSafety couplings with activation dependent upon torque or force, e.g. slip couplings
H02P 23/18 - Controlling the angular speed together with angular position or phase
H02P 27/06 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using DC to AC converters or inverters
A vehicle door latch apparatus has latch mechanism, powered release means, manual release means and lock mechanism that is switched between a locked state and an unlocked state. Powered release means has cam wheel that is rotated in normal and in reverse rotational directions from a reference position by motor power. When cam wheel is rotated in the normal rotational direction from the reference position, latch mechanism is released while lock mechanism is held in the locked state When cam wheel is rotated in the reverse rotational direction from the reference position, cam wheel switches lock mechanism to the unlocked state. Cam wheel returns lock mechanism to the locked state when cam wheel is rotated in the normal rotational direction back to the reference position in the unlocked state.
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
Provided is a hood lock device that prevents an impact, generated when a hood is closed, from being transmitted to a release handle. The present invention is equipped with: a secondary latch 3 which can hold a hood in a half-open position by engaging with a striker S and forcibly operates in a release direction from a standby position by making contact with the striker S according to the closing operation of the hood; a secondary lever 5 rotatable independently of the secondary latch 3; and a release handle 4 made of a synthetic resin and directly connected to the secondary lever 5. The secondary lever 5 is configured to: rotate in the release direction from the standby position by the release operation of the release handle 4 to transmit the rotation to the secondary latch 3; cause the secondary latch 3 to rotate in the release direction to be released from the engagement of the striker S; and not to be interlocked with the forced operation of the secondary latch 3.
E05B 77/38 - Cushion elements, elastic guiding elements or holding elements, e.g. for cushioning or damping the impact of the bolt against the striker during closing of the wing
E05B 83/24 - Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets for car bonnets
A door latch device 10 comprising, in order to avoid increasing the size of the door latch device, a cam wheel 76 that is rotationally driven relative to a case 20, a knob lever 78 and an open lever 84 that are installed so as to be capable of rotating relative to the case 20 and are operated by a cam unit 110 provided to the cam wheel 76, a lock mechanism 46 that is unlocked when the knob lever 78 rotates, and a latch mechanism 44 that is released when the open lever 84 rotates, wherein the cam unit 110 is separately provided with a first cam 111 that is provided only to one end surface 76b of the cam wheel 76 and operates the knob lever 78, and a second cam 112 that operates the open lever 84.
In order to reliably release an engagement state with a striker after having suppressed conditions in which assembly operations become more complex and manufacturing cost increases, the present invention is configured so as to comprise a latch member 10, a ratchet 20, and a secondary pole 30, the ratchet 20 being provided with a link member 120 that engages, in an engagement position, with the secondary pole 30 in a blocked position, whereby rotation of the link member 120 to a disengagement position is limited, and a main pole 220 that is supported by the link member 120 so as to be capable of tilting, and the secondary pole 30 contacting the link member 120 when the secondary pole 30 is rotated from the blocked position to an unblocked position in a state where the link member 120 is positioned in the engagement position and allowing the link member 120 to rotate to the disengagement position.
This vehicular door check device prevents a fully open stopper from being broken when a case contacts the fully open stopper. In the present invention, an arm 2 is formed by coating the surface of a steel plate 2A with a synthetic resin layer 2B. A fully open stopper 5 is formed by the synthetic resin layer 2B, and has a stopper surface 51 which exhibits a convex circular arc shape protruding in a circular arc shape towards the front in a plan view, and which contacts a contact surface 64a of a case 6 made of a synthetic resin when a door D is fully open. The contact surface 64a of the case 6 is formed integrally on the case 6 and exhibits a concave circular arc shape which recesses in a circular arc shape towards the front in a plan view.
E05C 17/22 - Devices for holding wings openDevices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wingBraking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing consisting of a single rod sliding through a guide with braking, clamping or securing means in the guide
A seat lock apparatus that keeps a seat back of a vehicle in a locked state, and is at least partially covered with a cover, includes: a hooking member having an engaging groove that engages with a striker that enters from a back side; a shaft member that rotatably and pivotally supports the hooking member in a vicinity of a front end; a case member to which the shaft member is fixed; a striker entry groove formed on the case member and to which the striker enters; and a pair of projectional holding members provided respectively on both sides of the striker entry groove and projecting backward. Further, the cover is held by inserting the pair of projectional holding members into a holding member insertion hole provided on the cover.
B60N 2/22 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being adjustable
In order to more reliably prevent a situation in which a door opens unnecessarily, an open link 20 is provided with a lever main body 21 which moves in conjunction with a door handle opening operation, an inertial lever portion 22 which is disposed in such a way as to be capable of rotating about a prescribed axis relative to the lever main body 21 and capable of sliding along the axis, and which moves, by rotation, between an operating position and a non-operating position, and a torsion coil spring 24 which urges inertial lever portion 22 relative to the lever main body 21 such that the inertial lever portion 22 is maintained in the operating position, wherein, when the inertial lever portion 22 is rotated toward the non-operating position against the rotational-direction urging force of the torsion coil spring 24, the axial-direction urging force of the torsion coil spring 24 causes the inertial lever portion 22 to slide along the axis relative to the lever main body 21, causing a block portion 21B of the lever main body 21 and a block portion 22B of the inertial lever portion 22 to face one another in the circumferential direction, thereby restricting movement returning the inertial lever portion 22 to the operating position.
A sliding device comprising a door opening drum (23A) that winds a door opening cable (24A), a door closing drum (23B) that winds a door closing cable (24B), a motor (22), a circuit board (53) that controls rotation of the motor (22), and a speed reduction mechanism that transfers the rotation of the motor (22) to the door opening drum (23A) and the door closing drum (23B). The speed reduction mechanism includes a first gear (22B) that is fixed to an output shaft (22A) of the motor (22), and a second gear (30) that meshes with the first gear (22B). A first case (50) supporting the door opening drum (23A), the door closing drum (23B), and the second gear (30) has a shaft bearing (56) that rotatably supports a rotary shaft (30B) of the second gear (30) and from which the distal end (30E) of the rotary shaft (30B) projects. A second case (51) supporting the motor (22) and the circuit board (53) has a fitting part (61) into which the distal end (30E) of the rotary shaft (30B) fits.
Provided is a simply-configured extensible mechanism that realizes cost reduction. An extensible mechanism 10 comprises: a shaft 32 and a forward/backward pipe 24, which are provided on the same axis with respect to a reference axis J; a motor 28 for rotating the shaft 32; a base end pipe 20 for holding the forward/backward pipe 24 such that the forward/backward pipe cannot rotate and can freely move forward/backward along the reference axis J; a plurality of rollers 46 provided to the lumen part of the forward/backward pipe 24; and a roller holder 44 that rotates integrally with the shaft 32 and holds the plurality of rollers 46 such that the rollers can freely rotate. The plurality of rollers 46 each abut the inner peripheral surface of the forward/backward pipe 24, and are held by the roller holder 44 such that the central axis of each has an inclination angle θ with respect to the reference axis J. The outer peripheral surfaces of the rollers 46 and/or the inner peripheral surface of the forward/backward pipe 24 is an elastic body, and has been subjected to an anti-slip treatment.
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
F16H 19/02 - Gearings comprising essentially only toothed gears or friction members and not capable of conveying indefinitely-continuing rotary motion for interconverting rotary motion and reciprocating motion
F16M 11/28 - Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar
F16M 13/00 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articlesMeans for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
71.
EXTENSION AND CONTRACTION MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EXTENSION AND CONTRACTION MECHANISM
Provided is an extension and contraction mechanism that enables cost reduction with a convenient mechanism. An extension and contraction mechanism (10) is provided with: a shaft (32) and a back-and-forth pipe (22) disposed coaxially with respect to a reference axis line (J); a motor (28) that rotates the shaft (32); a base-end pipe (20) that holds the back-and-forth pipe (22) non-rotatably and movably back and forth along the reference axis line (J); a plurality of rollers (46) disposed in an inner cavity of the back-and-forth pipe (22); and a roller holder (44) that rotates integrally with the shaft (32) and holds a plurality of rollers (88) rotatably. Each of the plurality of rollers (46) is brought into contact with an outer peripheral face of the shaft (32), and is held by the roller holder (44) such that a central axis thereof forms an inclined angle θ with respect to the reference axis line (J). At least one of an outer peripheral face of the roller (46) and the outer peripheral face of the shaft (32) is an elastic body, and at least one thereof has been subjected to a non-slip treatment.
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
F16H 19/02 - Gearings comprising essentially only toothed gears or friction members and not capable of conveying indefinitely-continuing rotary motion for interconverting rotary motion and reciprocating motion
F16M 11/28 - Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar
F16M 13/00 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articlesMeans for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
Vehicle door latch apparatus has; latch that engages strike and that rotates from an unlatched position to a full-latch over rotating position; ratchet member that is rotatably supported by ratchet shaft, wherein ratchet member has pawl portion that is movable between a latch engaging position, where pawl portion can face full-latching engaging portion of latch, and a latch releasing position, where pawl portion is not engaged with full-latching engaging portion; and ratchet restrainer that is positioned on a side of ratchet member and that restrains ratchet member. Ratchet member is configured to be pushed out from latch engaging position to a latch releasing position by release component force F2 that acts on ratchet member in a latch releasing direction, wherein release component force F2 is generated when latch returning force that acts on latch is applied to ratchet member at the latch engaging position.
E05B 85/26 - Cooperation between bolts and detents
E05B 79/08 - Mounting of individual lock elements in the lock, e.g. levers
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
73.
Vehicle door locking device and vehicle door locking set
A vehicle door locking device includes a case fixed to a door, a latch that locks a striker, a ratchet that holds the latch in the latching orientation, and shifts the latch from the latching orientation to the unlatching orientation, an outer handle lever that is rotated in conjunction with an opening operation, and an inertia part that maintains the orientation of the inertial part while being urged by an urging member, and that, when an external force from the one end side toward the other end side of the vehicle body, restricts rotation of the outer handle lever.
In a vehicle door latch device, ingress of rainwater into an outer cable of a Bowden cable is prevented. Vehicle door latch device includes: operation handle provided in a door; door latch mechanism attached in the door; Bowden cable having outer cable that is fixed at one end to the vicinity of operation handle and at the other end to door latch mechanism, and inner cable that is inserted into outer cable while being coupled at one upward end to operation handle and at the other end to release lever of door latch mechanism; and elastic cap provided at one end of the outer cable, having the corresponding one of cover portions in a cylindrical shape, extending in a movement direction of the inner cable extending from the one end of the outer cable, to cover the inner cable.
Provided is an automobile door latch operation relay device in which mounting performance has been improved. An automobile door latch operation relay device 10 is provided with: a base 11 fixed to a door panel 31 of a door which can open/close a doorway of a vehicle body; an operation handle 12 that is for an opening operation of the door and that is pivotally supported by the base 11; and an a cooperation lever 13 that is pivotally supported by the base 11 and that can transmit, to a door latch 6, the opening operation of the door by the operation handle 12. The base 11 has a plurality of fixing parts 111A for fixing the base 11 to the door panel 31 at the upper portion and the lower portion of the device and, by pivotally supporting the operation handle 12 from the center in the front-rear direction to the front thereof, has a center of gravity G in the front. Fixing parts 111a, 111b other than one specific fixing part among the plurality of the fixing parts are fixed to the door panel 31 by a bolt S, and the specific fixing part is formed integrally with the upper portion of the base 11 so as to serve as a temporary stop piece 111c that can be engaged with an engagement hole 31c provided to the door panel 31.
Provided is an automobile door striker which exhibits, in a state where automobile doors are closed, improved durability and quietness during travelling. A striker 20 provided at a lower part of an entrance 1 of a vehicle body B has: a first engagement part 22 engageable with a door latch device 10 provided at the lower part of a door 3 with which the entrance 1 is closable and a second engagement part 23 engageable with a removal prevention part 15 disposed adjacent to the door latch device 10, the engagement parts being disposed upright on a metal base 21 fixed to the vehicle body B so as to be separated from each other; a pair of front and rear engagement pieces 21a, 21a that are disposed upright on the vehicle interior side of the base 21 and that face the first engagement part 22 and the second engagement part 23; a reinforcing piece 21b disposed upright between the engagement pieces 21a, 21a; and an elastic body 25 attached to the base 21 by means of the engagement pieces 21a and the reinforcing piece 21b. The elastic body 25 has a projection 254 that is brought into contact with an inner panel 30 of the door 3 when the door 3 is closed, and the projection 254 is supported by the reinforcing piece 21b.
E05B 77/38 - Cushion elements, elastic guiding elements or holding elements, e.g. for cushioning or damping the impact of the bolt against the striker during closing of the wing
A door lock device pair includes right and left door lock devices; each of the door lock devices including: a housing; a coupler wall projecting from the housing; a flat portion formed on the housing; and a waterproof seal fixed to the flat portion and being wrapped around the coupler wall, the waterproof seal including: inner and outer peripheral surfaces; and an inclined surface that forms an acute angle with respect to the inner peripheral surface and an obtuse angle at another end of the inclined surface, the inner peripheral surface being in contact with the outer peripheral wall and being in contact with the inclined surface, and the waterproof seals in the door lock devices having the same shape, and the waterproof seals being wrapped around the respective outer peripheral walls in the same direction.
Lock mechanism is provided between pawl lever and manual release mean. The present vehicle door latch apparatus includes ratchet member that engages latch and that can be released from latch by release component force F2, latch restraint that prevents ratchet member from being disengaged from latch and powered release means that moves ratchet restraint. Ratchet member includes base lever and pawl lever. When ratchet restraint is moved, base lever is moved to a non-regulated position, where pawl lever can be disengaged from latch by release component force F2. Manual release means is connected to pawl lever. Lock mechanism is provided between pawl lever and manual release means.
E05B 79/22 - Operative connections between handles, sill buttons or lock knobs and the lock unit
E05B 77/30 - Functions related to actuation of locks from the passenger compartment of the vehicle allowing opening by means of an inner door handle, even if the door is locked
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
Provided is a door latch device that can waterproof the entire surface of a circuit board. The door latch device 10 comprises: a circuit board 120 electrically connected to an electrical component; a first cover 22 that covers the inner surface of a case 20 to form a first accommodation space 36; a second cover 24 that covers the outer surface of the case 20 to form a second accommodation space 124 in which the circuit board 120 is accommodated; a pin hole 156 that causes the first accommodation space 36 and the second accommodation space 124 to communicate with each other; a pin 136 that stands upright from the circuit board 120 and protrudes from the pin hole 156 to the first accommodation space 36; a pin holder 146 that covers the surroundings of the base of the pin 136 and supports the pin 136 with respect to the circuit board 120; an external waterproof seal 126 that waterproofs a space between the outside and the second accommodation space 124; and an internal waterproof seal 166 that is provided between the edge of the pin holder 146 and the pin hole 156 and waterproofs a space between the first accommodation space 36 and the second accommodation space 126.
The present invention more reliably detects a motion of an object to be detected. This door latch device comprises: a first switch 106 and a second switch 108 in which a first contact hole 200a connected to a normal open contact, a second contact hole 200b connected to a normal close contact, and a common contact hole 200c connected to a common contact are arranged in the X direction and which are arranged and stacked at shifted positions along the X direction; a common pin 130c which is inserted into the common contact hole 200c of the first switch 106 and the first contact hole 200a of the second switch 108 and through which electricity is conducted; a first signal pin 130a which is inserted into the first contact hole 200a of the first switch 106 and through which electricity is conducted; and a second signal pin 130b which is inserted into the common contact hole 200c of the second switch 108 and through which electricity is conducted. The first switch 106 and the second switch 108 perform switching operations at the same timing according to the motion of a motion detection target.
E05B 81/74 - Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors the lock status, i.e. locked or unlocked condition by sensing the state of the actuator
E05B 81/14 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
Provided is a door latch device with improved waterproof properties. The device comprises: a motor 94; a mechanical mechanism 38 that is actuated by the motor 94; a circuit board 120 that is electrically connected to the motor 94; a case 20; a first cover 22 that cover one side of the case 20 to form a first housing space 36 in which the mechanical mechanism 38 is housed; a second cover 24 that covers the other side of the case 20 to form a second housing space 124 in which the circuit board 120 is housed; and an external waterproof seal 126 that is provided between the case 20 and the second cover 24, and prevents the passage of water between the exterior and the second housing space 124. The case 20 comprises: a recessed part 122 that forms a portion of the second housing space 124; a peripheral wall 122a that surrounds the recessed part 122; and a seal groove 173 that is formed along the periphery of the peripheral wall 122a and in which the external waterproof seal 126 is provided.
A vehicle side door opening/closing device includes a motor, a gear case to which the motor is fixed and which is fixed to a side door, a speed reducer built in the gear case, an output gear provided to the speed reducer, a rack of which an end portion is pivotably supported to a vehicle body and which is provided with a rack gear, and an engagement holding unit connected with the gear case and movably supporting the rack while constantly keeping an engagement allowance between the rack and the output gear. The side door is moved in an opening direction by pushing the rack and in a closing direction by pulling the rack respectively following the rotation of the output gear. The engagement holding unit rotates around a rotation center of the output gear by a swing of the rack following the opening/closing operation of the side door.
E05F 11/00 - Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening
E05F 15/619 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by push-pull mechanisms using flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements
A seat lock device includes: a hook member; and a cam plate. The hook member includes: a hook inclined edge surface and is rotationally biased by contact with a striker entering; an engaging groove into which the striker entering fits after crossing the hook inclined edge surface to bring the hook member into a locked position; a restraining pin; and an interlock pin, the cam plate is set to a limiting position when the hook member engages with the striker and is switched to an allowing position when the striker enters and when an operation performed to release an engagement of the striker, and the cam plate includes: a cam surface that contacts with the restraining pin to rotationally bias the hook member; and an interlock surface with which the interlock pin contacts when the hook member has turned from the locked position.
B60N 2/22 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being adjustable
E05B 85/00 - Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups
B60N 2/20 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access
B60N 2/433 - Safety locks for back-rests, e.g. with locking bars activated by inertia
B60N 2/10 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the whole seat being movable tiltable
In order to prevent vibration of a lid during traveling without causing a cost problem, this vehicle latch system is provided with: a secondary latch unit 20 that limits movement of a bonnet 3 in an opening direction with respect to a vehicle body 1 through engagement with a secondary striker 30 of the vehicle body 1 when the bonnet 3 is closed to a pop-up position reached before reaching a full closing position with respect to the vehicle body 1; a primary latch unit 50 that limits the movement of the bonnet 3 in the opening direction with respect to the vehicle body 1 by maintaining engagement with a primary striker 10 of the bonnet 3 when the bonnet 3 is closed to the full closing position with respect to the vehicle body 1; and a striker driving device 70 that displaces the bonnet 3 between the full closing position and the pop-up position with respect to the vehicle body 1 by moving the secondary striker 30 with respect to the vehicle body 1 in the state of being engaged with the secondary latch unit 20.
E05B 79/20 - Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
E05B 81/22 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening by movement of the striker
A door opening device (10) for an access door (3) comprises an upper lock device (11), a lower lock device (12), and a handle device (13). The lower lock device (12) has a first urging member (28) that urges a lower opening lever (27) in a direction opposite to the lock release direction. The handle device (13) has: a handle to which a lock release operation is inputted; a first lever (42) to which an upper cable (14) and a lower cable (15) are connected; a second lever (43) that rotates in a first direction in accordance with the lock release operation, and transmits the rotation to the first lever (42); and a second urging member (56) that causes the second lever (43) to return to an initial position. The second lever (43) has a play stroke (θ) in the interval from when rotation is started from the initial position until the rotation is transmitted to the first lever (42).
E05B 79/06 - Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock
E05B 79/20 - Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
E05B 79/22 - Operative connections between handles, sill buttons or lock knobs and the lock unit
E05B 83/38 - Locks for passenger or like doors for pillar-less vehicles, i.e.vehicles where a front and a back door engage each other in the closed position
A vehicle door hinge that has a desorption function while enabling weight reduction and increasing production efficiency. The vehicle door hinge comprises a base member (2U) fixed to the door-side of the vehicle, a base member (3U) fixed to the vehicle body side; a hinge shaft (4U) rotatably connects the base members (2U, 3U) to each other; a screwed body (5U) that is detachably screwed in the axial direction to the hinge shaft (4U) so that the base member (3U) and the hinge shaft (4U) rotate integrally; bushes (6U, 7U) fitted into a shaft holes (22U) of the base member (2U) so that the base member (2U) and the hinge shaft can rotate relative to each other; and a retaining portion (8U) for preventing the hinge shaft (4U) from coming off from the shaft hole (22U) of the base member. The base members (2U, 3U) are cast from aluminum alloy.
B62D 65/06 - Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components the sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or weather strips or seals therefor
C25D 7/00 - Electroplating characterised by the article coated
C25D 11/04 - Anodisation of aluminium or alloys based thereon
A hood lock device comprising: a base plate (2) having a striker groove (22); a primary latch (3) holding the hood in a completely closed state; and a secondary latch (5) holding the hood in a half-open state. The secondary latch (5) has a steel latch main body (50) and a resin handle (51). The latch main body (50) has: a forced meshing section (55) that, when a hook (54) that locks a striker (S) retracts from the striker groove (22), engages with the striker (S) which moves past the half-open position to the fully-closed position, and is pressed by the striker (S) in a latch direction opposite to an unlatch direction; and an attachment section (56) arranged adjacent to the forced meshing section (55) and to which the handle (51) is attached.
E05C 3/24 - Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch the bolt being spring-controlled in the form of a bifurcated member
E05B 83/24 - Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets for car bonnets
Provided is a drive device for opening/closing body, wherein in order to prevent the penetration of water into the internal space of the drive device, an inner cylinder 4 has, housed therein, a motor 10, a motor-holding cylinder 15 which holds the motor 10 within the inner cylinder 4, and a spindle 12 which cannot move in the axial direction but which can be rotated about the axis by the motor 10. Inside the outer cylinder 5, a nut 7 is housed which is housed so as to be unable to move in the axial direction, and so as to be unable to rotate about the axis, the nut 7 engaging with the spindle 12 so as to be able to move in the axial direction in response to the rotation of the spindle 12. The inner cylinder 4 has a discharge/intake port 42 which connects the exterior with an internal space formed by the inner cylinder 4 and the outer cylinder 5. The motor holding cylinder 15 has a recessed groove 15a which extends in the axial direction and which enables the distribution of air from the internal space to the discharge/intake port 42 and in the reverse direction.
E05F 15/622 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by push-pull mechanisms using screw-and-nut mechanisms
This drive device for an opening/closing body comprises an outer cylinder 5 that is connected at one end to a vehicle body, an inner cylinder 4 that is connected at one end to the opening/closing body and is inserted into the outer cylinder 5 so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction with respect to the outer cylinder 5, and a packing 9 provided between the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 5 and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 4 to seal the gap between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface in order to prevent water from entering the internal space of the drive device. A motor 10 and a spindle 12 rotatable around an axis by the motor 10 are housed in the inner cylinder 4, a nut 7 screwed to the spindle 12 is housed in the outer cylinder 5, an opening 53 is provided in the outer cylinder 5 to connect an internal space S formed by the inner cylinder 4 and the outer cylinder 5 with the outside, and the opening 53 is closed by a filter 14 that allows gas but not water to pass therethrough.
E05F 15/622 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by push-pull mechanisms using screw-and-nut mechanisms
The present invention provides a door lock device with which looseness of a door can be prevented at a low cost. This door lock device 10 comprises: a latch 60 that is pressed by a striker S approaching from a striker groove 58a, the latch 60 rotating and temporarily engaging with the striker S in a half-latch position, and the latch 60 being further rotated by a motor, thereby engaging with the striker S in a full-latch position; and a metal torsion spring 76 that contacts a latch pin 60d of the latch 60 before the latch 60 rotates from the half-latch position and reaches the full-latch position, the torsion spring 76 urging the latch pin 60d in the opposite of the rotation direction. When rotating toward the full-latch position, the latch 60 contacts a passive end 76c of the torsion spring 76 while sliding. In the torsion spring 76, an engaging end 76b is engaged with a housing, and the passive end 76c contacts the latch pin 60d.
E05B 77/38 - Cushion elements, elastic guiding elements or holding elements, e.g. for cushioning or damping the impact of the bolt against the striker during closing of the wing
E05B 83/18 - Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets for car boot lids or rear luggage compartments
Provided is an automobile door check link device that has a full open stopper having improved durability with respect to impacts received when a door is opened to the full open position. The automobile door check link device 1 comprises a case 9 fixed to an automobile door D, an arm 4 that has a base supported on the body B so as to be able to swing, and shoes 11, 11 that are provided in the case 9 and that move by sliding along the arm 4 surface in the longitudinal direction due to opening and closing the door D. The arm 4 is formed with a metal core plate 7 being molded in a composite resin 8 and has a stopper body 45 that abuts a stopper receiving face on the case 9 at the full open position of the door D. The stopper body 45 has, at the distal end of the core plate 7, a bent piece 72a that is bent in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and faces the stopper receiving face. The bent piece 72a projects in a curve toward the stopper receiving face.
E05C 17/22 - Devices for holding wings openDevices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wingBraking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing consisting of a single rod sliding through a guide with braking, clamping or securing means in the guide
In this door lock device for a vehicle, the positional displacement of a switch terminal when shearing a connection part of the terminal is reliably prevented, and the assembling position accuracy of the switch terminal with respect to a housing is improved. A housing 5 has: positioning protrusion parts 51a that protrude at a right angle to an installation part 51g on which conductive parts 18a of a switch terminal 18 are installed; and connector fitting grooves 51b that are open in a direction parallel to the positioning protrusion parts 51a. The switch terminal 18 has: a plurality of conductive parts 18a; positioning holes 18g into which the positioning protrusion parts 51a are inserted; connector pins 18b that are bent at one-end portions of the conductive parts 18a at a right angle and fitted into the connector fitting grooves 51b; and switch pins 18c and 18d that are bent at the other-end portions of the conductive parts 18a and are electrically connected to switches 16 and 17 by being inserted into female pins 16a and 17a of the switches 16 and 17.
In this vehicular door lock device, shear of a connection part in a terminal is facilitated, the attachment of the terminal to a housing is secured, and cost reduction of the terminal is enabled. The present invention is provided with: a housing 5; a motor 14 disposed in the housing 5; and a terminal 19 that is electrically connected to the motor 14 and formed by a conductive thin plate having a connection part 19d that connects conductive parts 19a adjacent to each other, wherein an electrical circuit related to the motor 14 is formed by separating the conductive part 19a using the shear of the connection part 19d. The housing 5 has a fitting groove 52a that opens in a direction perpendicular to an installation part 52c to which the conductive part 19a of the terminal 19 is installed. The terminal 19 has the conductive part 19a and a pin 19b that is bent at a right angle and at an end section of the conductive part 19a and fitted into the fitting groove 52a. The pin 19b is formed by a folded back section 19f that is formed by folding back the end section of the terminal 19 by 180 degrees.
The present invention holds a door against an inertial force in both directions to be in an unopenable state and enables the door to be open by a subsequent operation. This door lock device is provided with: a ratchet 42 that holds a latch; an outer lever 32 linked to an outer handle; an open link 48 displaceable to an unlock position, a lock position, and an inertial engaging position therebetween; an inertial lever 58 displaceable to a standby position and a block position; a fitting hole 84d formed in an action piece 84 protruding from the inertial lever 58; and a protrusion 48j protruding within a range of an operation trajectory of the fitting hole when the open link 48 is at the unlock position. When an inertial force F1o acts, the inertial lever 58 rotates by inertia, the action piece 84 presses the protrusion 48j, the open link 48 rocks by the pressing of the protrusion 48j against the action piece 84, and the protrusion 48j is fitted into the fitting hole 84d, thereby reaching an inertial engagement state.
E05B 77/06 - Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision by means of inertial forces
E05B 77/32 - Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes allowing simultaneous actuation of locking or unlocking elements and a handle, e.g. preventing interference between an unlocking and an unlatching action
In order to reduce the thickness of a power unit 20, this power sliding device has a sliding door 11, a wire cable, and the power unit 20 that slides the sliding door 11 by moving the wire cable. The power unit 20 is disposed in the interior space of the sliding door 11. The power unit 20 is equipped with a motor 29, a door-opening drum 21A, and a door-closing drum 21B. A door-opening drum shaft 28A of the door-opening drum 21A, a door-closing drum shaft 28B of the door-closing drum 21B, and a motor shaft 29A of the motor 29 are parallel to one another with different shaft cores. A door-opening cable 22A and a door-closing cable 22B extend outward from inner positions that are interposed between the door-opening drum shaft 28A and the door-closing drum shaft 28B.
B60J 5/06 - Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidableDoors arranged at the vehicle sides foldable
E05F 15/643 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
In order to install a thin power unit 20 in accordance with the height of a center rail 16, this power sliding device has a sliding door 11, a wire cable, and the power unit 20 that slides the sliding door 11 by moving the wire cable. The power unit 20 is disposed in the interior space of the sliding door 11. The power unit 20 is equipped with a motor 29, a door-opening drum 21A, and a door-closing drum 21B. A door-opening drum shaft 28A of the door-opening drum 21A, a door-closing drum shaft 28B of the door-closing drum 21B, and a motor shaft 29A of the motor 29 are parallel to one another with different shaft cores. A door-opening cable 22A and a door-closing cable 22B extend horizontally rearward and are drawn to outside of the sliding door 11 from the rear end of the sliding door 11.
B60J 5/06 - Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidableDoors arranged at the vehicle sides foldable
E05F 15/643 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
In order to ensure that a lock mechanism functions in an emergency, an electric release mechanism 5 has a rotary cam 52 that rotates, by means of power of a motor 51, from a reference position in a forward or backward direction against a biasing force of a spring 54, and that can return to the reference position by means of the biasing force of the spring 54 after the rotation. When a lock mechanism 4 is in a locked state and the rotary cam 52 rotates by a prescribed angle from the reference position in the forward direction against the biasing force of the spring 54 by means of the power of the motor 51, a latch mechanism 2 is operated to release engagement to cause switching of the lock mechanism 4 to an unlocked state from the locked state. Then, when the rotary cam 52 is to return to the reference position, by means of the biasing force of the spring 54, from the position reached after the rotation by the prescribed angle, switching of the lock mechanism 4 to the locked state from the unlocked state occurs.
An automobile door latch device includes: a mesh mechanism; a body; a base; and an operation mechanism disposed on the base, the operation mechanism including: an outside lever configured to receive an operating force of an outside handle to perform open actuation; a first open lever configured to perform open actuation in conjunction with open actuation of the outside lever; a locking/unlocking mechanism; a second open lever configured to perform open actuation in conjunction with open actuation of the first open lever output from the locking/unlocking mechanism; and a fully open release lever configured to perform open actuation in conjunction with open actuation of the first open lever, wherein the fully open release lever is connected to an operating force transmission member configured to transmit the open actuation of the fully open release lever to a fully opening latch device for holding the slide door in a fully open position.
E05B 77/26 - Functions related to actuation of locks from the passenger compartment of the vehicle preventing use of an inner door handle, sill button, lock knob or the like specially adapted for child safety
E05B 83/40 - Locks for passenger or like doors for sliding doors
E05B 79/16 - Connections between movable lock parts using connecting rods characterised by means for linking the rods to other lock parts, e.g. to levers
E05B 79/08 - Mounting of individual lock elements in the lock, e.g. levers
E05B 81/20 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
E05B 79/04 - Mounting of lock casings to the vehicle, e.g. to the wing
A power unit for a powered cinching mechanism with a favorable level of operational noise is provided. A door latch apparatus includes latch unit and power unit. Latch unit has latch that engages striker, ratchet that engages latch and first cinching lever that displaces latch from a half-latched position to a full-latched position. Latch unit is attached to an end portion of a vehicle door. Power unit includes motor, cable drum, deceleration mechanism and closed-type housing that houses them. Operational noise at 300 mm right above the housing of power unit is 42.2 to 40.9 dB at a supply voltage to the motor of 9V, 47.5 to 43.9 dB at a supply voltage of 12V, and 49.7 to 46.5 dB at a supply voltage of 16 V. Deceleration mechanism includes a worm gear and a helical gear.
E05B 81/34 - Details of the actuator transmission of geared transmissions
E05B 79/20 - Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
E05B 81/20 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
A door lock device including: a latch; a ratchet; an output shaft configured to rotate by a motor; an output lever configured to move the latch from a half latch position to a full latch position when the output shaft is rotated in a normal direction, and to release an engagement of the ratchet to the latch when the output shaft is rotated in a reverse direction; a first metal bracket including a first shaft support hole configured to rotatably support the output shaft; and a second metal bracket including a second shaft support hole configured to rotatably support the output shaft at a location different from that of the first shaft support hole, wherein the first metal bracket and the second metal bracket are fixed to each other by two or more screw holes of the first metal bracket and two or more holes of the second metal bracket.
E05B 79/04 - Mounting of lock casings to the vehicle, e.g. to the wing
E05B 81/16 - Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 15/16 - Use of special materials for parts of locks
E05B 81/34 - Details of the actuator transmission of geared transmissions
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