EP1766165B1 - Device for actuating a lock integrated in a door, hatch, or similar, especially in a vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The invention is directed to a device for actuating a built-in a door, flap or the like lock, especially in vehicles. The handle to be arranged on the outside of the door has at both ends of the handle each an approach for different tasks. One approach cooperates with the lock, while the other approach has bearings and therefore should be referred to hereinafter as "bearing approach". In the door interior, a carrier is attached, which has abutment points for the bearing approach. The handle is mounted from the outside of the door. For this purpose, the door outer panel has two openings through which the two approaches from the handle can be pushed. The assembly of the handle is effected by a Einrenkbewegung, wherein the bearing points retract from the handle in the abutment points of the wearer.

For a comfortable operation of the lock, an electrical control is used, which is formed in two parts. One control part is integrated in the handle, while the other control remainder part is located in the vehicle. The two control parts are connected to each other via an electrical line. The electrical line is divided into two sections, which are interconnected by a two-part electrical coupling. On the one hand, there is a coupling part connected to the control part in the grip on the two line sections, and on the other hand, a with the Steuererrestteil in the vehicle connected counter coupling part. When mounting the handle, as well as during its disassembly, the coupling and counter coupling parts must be coupled or decoupled. When the handle is mounted, the coupling parts lie in the area of the handle bearing and must follow its pivoting movement when the handle is actuated.

In a known device of this type, the counter-coupling parts have at least temporarily during assembly own pivot points on the carrier, such as DE 102 32 583 A1 shows. Out DE 100 62 042 A1 is known to pivotally support the carrier on a radial member, sitting at the free end of the mating coupling part.

In a further device according to DE 196 33 894 C2 the counter-coupling part is pivotally mounted in a bearing block of the carrier, wherein said pivot bearing of the coupling is axially aligned with the engaged bearing and abutment points between the handle and the carrier.

Finally it is off the DE 199 47 977 Cl is known to pivotally store not only the mating coupling part on a separate bearing in the carrier but also the coupling part on the bearing lug of the handle.

In these known devices additional components are required for the pivotal mounting of the mating coupling part on the carrier and optionally for the rotary mounting of the electrical coupling part on the handle. This requires a complex production and installation. These additional components take up precious space. Because the engaging of the coupling and mating coupling part takes place in connection with the bearing mounting of the handle, the contacting takes place invisibly behind the outer lining of the door and is therefore not controllable. Therefore, it can occasionally come to wrong contacts.

The invention has for its object to develop a simple, space-saving device of the aforementioned type, whose coupling and counter coupling parts can be reliably coupled and this with ease of mounting the handle on the carrier. This is inventively achieved by the features of claim 1.

The device for actuating a in a door, a flap od. Like. Built lock, especially in a vehicle, comprises a manually operable handle on the outside of the door, which has at its one end of the handle bearing bearing with bearings. The device further comprises a support fixed inside the door, which has abutment points for the bearing points of the handle. The device further comprises a two-part electrical control for the lock, one control part of which is integrated in the handle and is connected via an electrical line to the other, located in the vehicle Steuerestestteil. There is a two-part electrical coupling between two line sections of the electrical line, consisting of a coupling part connected to the handle-side control part via a line section and a counter-coupling part connected to the vehicle-side control remainder part via a line section. The counter-coupling part can be coupled into the coupling part, which is received in the bearing neck of the handle. The handle is with its bearing neck from the outside of the door through an opening in the outer lining of the door durchsteckbar and mounted inside the door with its bearings in the abutment points of the carrier. The bearing and counter bearing locations determine a pivot axis in the carrier for actuating the handle. The bearing lug from the handle has a receptacle for its electrical coupling part.

After installation of the electrical control part in the handle of sitting on the associated line section coupling part is inserted into the receptacle of the bearing lug. Thus, first, the coupling part is an integral part of the handle. The recorded in the bearing neck coupling part is located in a unique end position to be able to manually engage the projecting at its line section from the opening of the door outer panel at its line section mating coupling part manually.

The mating coupling part with its line section projects out of an opening in the door outer panel, so that without a handle mounting on the carrier the Counter coupling part can be manually engaged in the recorded in the handle side receiving coupling part. The arranged in the handle coupling part forms with the mating coupling part a solid, jointly movable assembly outside of the carrier. The recording on the one hand and the coupling part on the other hand have two mutually complementary elements of a snap closure, which are locked together with the coupling part inserted and secure the inserted position of the coupling part in the handle.

The coupling process can be well observed and performed reliably. The result is a complex but contiguous assembly of handle, coupling part and mating coupling part. This assembly not only facilitates the bearing mounting of the handle in the carrier, but also remains in the later operation of the handle during normal use. The consequence of this is that the bearings for pivotal movement of the handle at later intended use at the same time the pivot bearing point around which engages the engaged clutch.

This own bearings and components for pivotal mounting of the mating coupling part on the carrier are also unnecessary, as is occasional bearings of the coupling part on the handle. A special production of the carrier according to the invention is not required. It can also be used in the invention, carriers that are otherwise used in devices without electrical control. When using the carrier in the device according to the invention, only the line section of the vehicle-side control remainder parts, at the end of which the counter-coupling part is located, needs to be laid on the carrier. Because of the multiple use of the carrier they can be produced in much larger quantities. This lowers the costs for the production of the carrier and thus also the total cost of the device according to the invention.

Fig. 1,

jeweils im Längsschnitt, einen im Türinneren befestigten Träger und einen davon noch getrennten Griff, der sich vor der strichpunktiert angedeuteten Türaußenverkleidung befindet, wobei die zu einer zweiteiligen elektrischen Steuerung gehörenden Kupplungs- und Gegenkupplungsteile noch entkuppelt sind,

Fig. 2a

in Vergrößerung eine Seitenansicht des Kupplungsteils vor seiner Anordnung im Griff,

Fig. 2b

die Draufsicht auf den Kupplungsteil von Fig. 2a in Blickrichtung des Pfeils IIb,

Fig. 3a

den zum Kupplungsteil von Fig. 2a, 2b gehörenden Gegenkupplungsteil mit zugehörigem Leitungsabschnitt, der Bestandteil des Trägers ist,

Fig. 3b,

in Analogie zu Fig. 2b, eine Draufsicht auf den Gegenkupplungsteil von Fig. 3a in Blickrichtung des dortigen Pfeils IIIb,

Fig. 4

die Schnittansicht der in Fig. 1 gezeigten, noch voneinander getrennten Baugruppen längs der dortigen Schnittlinie IV - IV, wobei der Träger weggelassen wurde und lediglich der zugehörige Leitungsabschnitt mit dem Gegenkupplungsteil dargestellt ist,

Fig. 5

eine der Fig. 4 entsprechende Draufsicht auf das eine Ende des Griffs, bevor dort ein elektrischer Kupplungsteil eingesteckt worden ist, wie er bereits die Fig. 4 zeigt,

Fig. 6,

in perspektivischer Darstellung, die vollzogene Kupplung des trägerseitigen Gegenkupplungsteils im griffseitigen Kupplungsteil, wobei der Träger auch in diesem Fall nicht mit dargestellt wurde,

Fig. 7a

einen Vertikalschnitt durch den in Fig. 6 gezeigten Griff im Bereich seines die Lagerstellen aufweisenden Lageransatzes nach dem Kuppeln der elektrischen Kupplungs- und Gegenkupplungsteile,

Fig. 7b

in Analogie zu Fig. 7a einen Horizontalschnitt durch den Lageransatz des Griffs,

Fig. 8,

in Analogie zu Fig. 1, die entsprechenden Längsschnitte, nachdem der Griff durch eine in Fig. 6 durch Pfeile verdeutlichte Einrenkbewegung im Träger montiert worden ist und sich in seiner Gebrauchslage an der Tür des Fahrzeugs befindet,

Fig. 9,

in perspektivischer Darstellung, die rückseitige Ansicht der fertig montierten Vorrichtung nach der Erfindung, unter Weglassung der Außenverkleidung, wodurch ein Durchblick auf den türaußenseitig angeordneten montierten Griff möglich ist, und

Fig. 10

die vorderseitige Draufsicht auf die fertige erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung, wobei die Außenverkleidung ebenfalls weggelassen wurde.

Further measures and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, the following description and the drawings. In the drawings, the invention is shown in one embodiment. Show it:

Fig. 1,

each in longitudinal section, a carrier mounted inside the door and a still separate handle, which is located in front of the dash-dotted lines outer door panel, said belonging to a two-part electrical control clutch and mating coupling parts are still decoupled,

Fig. 2a

in enlargement, a side view of the coupling part before its arrangement in the handle,

Fig. 2b

the top view of the coupling part of Fig. 2a in the direction of arrow IIb,

Fig. 3a

to the coupling part of Fig. 2a, 2b belonging counter-coupling part with associated line section, which is part of the carrier,

Fig. 3b,

In analogy to Fig. 2b , A plan view of the mating coupling part of Fig. 3a in the direction of the arrow IIIb there,

Fig. 4

the sectional view of the Fig. 1 shown, still separate modules along the section line IV - IV, wherein the carrier has been omitted and only the associated line section is shown with the mating coupling part,

Fig. 5

one of the Fig. 4 corresponding plan view of the one end of the handle before there is an electrical coupling part has been inserted, as he already has the Fig. 4 shows,

6,

in a perspective view, the completed coupling of the carrier-side counter coupling part in the handle-side coupling part, wherein the carrier was not shown in this case,

Fig. 7a

a vertical section through the in Fig. 6 handle shown in the region of its bearing points bearing bearing after the coupling of the electrical coupling and counter coupling parts,

Fig. 7b

In analogy to Fig. 7a a horizontal section through the bearing neck of the handle,

8,

In analogy to Fig. 1 , the corresponding longitudinal sections after the handle by a in Fig. 6 indicated by arrows Einrenkbewegung has been mounted in the carrier and is in its position of use on the door of the vehicle,

Fig. 9,

in perspective view, the rear view of the assembled device according to the invention, with the omission of the outer lining, whereby a view of the door outside arranged mounted handle is possible, and

Fig. 10

the front side view of the finished device according to the invention, wherein the outer lining has also been omitted.

The device consists of a carrier 10 of the door inside 33 behind one in the Fig. 1 and 8th dash-dotted lines indicated outer panel 30 is attached. The door outer panel 30 may be formed in several parts and have only one of the central region of the carrier 10 covering shell part.

The device also includes a handle 20, which is mountable from the outside of the door 34 in the carrier 10. For this purpose, the handle 20 has at its two ends depending on a lug 21, 22, which fulfill different functions to each other. One approach 21 is provided with bearings 23, which is why it should be referred to hereinafter as "bearing approach". The other approach 22 is intended to cooperate after its installation with a lock not shown in the door interior 33 and has a hook end 24 od. Like ..

For mounting the handle, two openings 31, 32 are used, through which the two lugs 21, 22 are passed during the handle assembly. The assembly comprises a plurality of movement phases, which can be described in the region of the bearing projection 21 as "Einrenkbewegung", the in Fig. 6 is illustrated by two movement arrows 25, 26. It consists of an illustrated by the arrow 25 Durchsteckphase where the bearing neck 21 passes from the handle 20 through the trim opening 31 into a first recess 11 of the carrier. In an analogous manner, the other handle approach 22 passes through the second trim opening 32 in an analogous recess 12 in the carrier 10. After Durchsteckphase 25 takes a transversely directed shift phase in the direction of the arrow 26 of Fig. 6 , whereby the grip-side bearing 23 passes into a provided in the carrier 10 abutment point 13. This end position is in Fig. 8 and 10 shown. Then determine the bearing and abutment points 23, 13 a in Fig. 7 and the Fig. 9 and 10 shown pivot axis 40 for the handle 20. Upon actuation of the mounted handle 20, this is in the direction of arrow 27 of Fig. 8 pivoted.

However, the device not only allows a mechanical operation of the lock on the handle 20, to which, as I said, the other handle-neck 22 is involved, but also a particularly comfortable electrical control, the two-part 41, 42 is formed. There is one in Fig. 1 schematically indicated in the handle 20 Control part 42 and a vehicle associated, in Fig. 1 In the case of use, according to Fig. 8 , These two parts 41, 42 of the controller are connected by an electrical line, which in turn consists of two in Fig. 8 identifiable sections 61, 62 consists. The one section 61 is how best off Fig. 9 emerges, laid in the carrier 10, for which various holding means 14 are provided. The other portion 62 extends in the handle 20, as shown Fig. 1 evident. The two line sections 61, 62 are in the use of Fig. 8 connected by a two-part electrical coupling 50, which is formed in the following special way.

How best Fig. 2a and 2b It can be seen, is located on the line section 62, a coupling part 52, the electrical plug contacts 54 inside a protective sleeve 56 has. The protective sleeve 56 is extended with a tab 68 beyond its opening area. At the end of the flap there is a hole 35.

How best Fig. 5 can be seen, a receptacle 28 is formed in the bearing projection 21 of the handle 20, which is formed in the present case as a pocket. The pocket 28 is open towards the bearing 23 and forms a pocket opening 29 there. The pocket is, like the top view in FIG Fig. 5 shows, longitudinally slotted. When the coupling part 52 is inserted in the pocket 28, the coupling part 57 protrudes, as Fig. 6 and 7b show, with his housing sleeve 56, although partially out, but sits there captive firmly. The in Fig. 5 recognizable pocket bottom 36 is how out Fig. 7b shows, provided with an undercut 37, which engages behind the inner end 38 of the housing 56 in the insertion. As a result, the inserted coupling part 52 is captively positioned in the pocket 28. When inserting the coupling part 52 of the associated line section is laid in an extension 39 of the bag, whose course is particularly clear Fig. 5 and Fig. 7b can be seen. In the pocket extension, a cavity 19 is provided in which when inserting and laying a best Fig. 2a but also out Fig. 7b apparent profile piece 63 comes to rest.

The insertion position of the coupling part 52 in the pocket 28 is secured by a snap fastener 17, 18. It has, how very good Fig. 7a to see is, the housing 56, a pair of diametrically opposed clip lugs 17 which in the insertion direction 43 of Fig. 5 have a ramp. When plugging in the direction of arrow 43 of Fig. 5 and 7a gives the sleeve-shaped housing portion and the clip lugs 17 enter into recesses 18, which are provided in the side walls of the bearing part 21 of the handle 20. If then the counter-coupling part 51 in the direction of the arrow 15 of Fig. 1 4 is engaged, the sleeve part of the housing 56 is stiffened and thereby the engagement 17 of the clip 17 is secured in the handle recess 18. The coupling part 52 is firmly in the handle captive.

As Fig. 3a illustrates, the counter-coupling part 51 extends substantially at right angles to an extended course of the associated line section 61. For contacting has the coupling part, such as Fig. 3b Its housing 55 is pin-shaped and corresponds to the longitudinal oval cross section of the coupling part 56 belonging to the housing sleeve 56. In a ring zone of the housing pin 55, a circumferential sealing ring 57 is arranged, which after the coupling 15 on the inner wall of the housing sleeve 56 supported. This contributes to the above-described stiffening of the housing sleeve and to secure their insertion in the handle.

But also the clutch engagement between the coupling part 52 and the mating coupling part 51 is fixed. The purpose of a lock 35, 45, which consists of the above-described hole 35 in the housing lug 58 and a locking cam 45 on the housing pin 55 of the mating coupling part 51. The tab 58 springs until the locking cam 45 snaps into the hole 35 and then, as Fig. 7a clarified, the upper edge of the hole engages behind. This causes the locking of the clutch 50 in its engaged position. To decouple the parts 51, 52, first the tab 58 must be bent away manually until the locking cam 45 is released from the hole 35. Then again pulling out in the opposite direction to the arrow 15 of Fig. 1 the two parts 51, 52 possible. The coupling part 52 initially remains secured in its pocket 29.

The recorded coupling part 52 is in a unique, fixed end position in the handle 20 according to Fig. 1 , From the fairing opening 31 protrudes End piece of the carrier-side other line section 62 out, at the outer end of an electrical mating coupling part 51 of the already mentioned, in Fig. 8 shown two-piece clutch 50 sits. Before the above-described assembly of the handle 20 begins, the counter-coupling part 51 in the sense of. In Fig. 1 shown arrow 15 is engaged through the pocket opening 29 into the sleeve opening of the coupling part 52 belonging to the housing 56. This is in Fig. 6 shown. The two line sections 61, 62 are thus contacted with each other via the electrical coupling 50, whereby even before the start of assembly of the handle 20, the grip-side control part 52 is already electrically connected to the vehicle-side control remainder part 41. In the exemplary embodiment, the line section 61 is provided at the end of the carrier with an electrical connection piece 16, which leads via not shown in detail terminal counterparts and lines to the vehicle-mounted Steuerestestteil 41.

After the clutch make, how Fig. 6 can recognize the handle, the coupling part 52 received therein and there coupled counter-coupling part 51 a solid, jointly movable assembly 60. The assembly 60 is then mounted in the manner described by the Einrenkbewegung 25, 26 in the recesses 11, 12 of the carrier. The result is already related to Fig. 8 described position of use of the device. If then, as in Fig. 7 has already been described, the pivoting movement 27 of the handle 20 takes place, then the whole assembly 60 is moved about the common pivot axis 40, which is the natural pivot axis of the handle 20. The two parts 51, 52 of the clutch 50 are taken when pressing 27 of the handle 20; the pivot axis 14 of the handle is at the same time the axis of rotation for the coupling 50.

List of reference numbers:

10

Carrier ( Fig. 1 )

11

first recess in 10 for 21 ( Fig. 1 )

12

second recess in 10 for 22 ( Fig. 1 )

13

Counter bearing for 23 in 10 ( Fig. 1 )

14

Holding means for 61 ( Fig. 8 )

15

Coupling arrow from 51 to 52 ( Fig. 1 )

16

electrical connector to 61 ( Fig. 6 )

17

Snap fastener, clip nose ( Fig. 7a )

18

Snap fastener, recess ( Fig. 7a )

19

Cavity in 20 ( Fig. 7b )

20

Handle ( Fig. 1 )

21

first approach to 20, Bearing Approach ( Fig. 1 )

22

second approach to 20 ( Fig. 1 )

23

Depository at 21 ( Fig. 1 )

24

Hook end at 22 ( Fig. 1 )

25

Turning movement from 20 to 10, push-through phase ( Fig. 5 )

26

Inclination movement from 20 to 10, shift phase ( Fig. 5 )

27

Pivot arrow of 20 ( Fig. 7 )

28

Pickup in 21, bag ( Fig. 5 )

29

Pocket opening of 28 for 51 ( Fig. 1 . 5 )

30

Outer lining ( Fig. 1 )

31

first opening in 30 for 21 ( Fig. 1 )

32

second opening in 30 for 22 ( Fig. 1 )

33

Inside of the door ( Fig. 1 )

34

Outside of the door ( Fig. 1 )

35

Lock for 51, 52, hole in 58 ( Fig. 2a )

36

Pocket bottom of 28 ( Fig. 5 . 7b )

37

Undercut at 36 ( Fig. 7b )

38

Inside end of 52 ( Fig. 7b )

39

Pocket extension for 62 ( Fig. 5 . 7b )

40

Pivot axis ( Fig. 8 . 9 . 10 )

41

Tax remainder part ( Fig. 1 )

42

Control part in 20 ( Fig. 1 )

43

Arrow of the insertion movement from 52 to 28 ( Fig. 5 . 7a )

45

Locking of 51, 52, locking cams ( Fig. 7b )

50

electrical coupling ( Fig. 8 )

51

Counter coupling part of 50 ( Fig. 1 . 2a )

52

Coupling part of 50 ( Fig. 1 . 3a )

53

female contacts of 51 ( Fig. 3b )

54

patrizenförmige plug contacts of 52 ( Fig. 2b )

55

pin-shaped housing, housing pin ( Fig. 3a, 3b )

56

sleeve-shaped housing, housing sleeve of 52 ( Fig. 2a, 2b )

57

Sealing ring at 51 ( Fig. 3a, 3b )

58

Tab on 56 ( Fig. 2a . 7a )

60

Assembly of FIGS. 20, 51, 52 (FIG. Fig. 8 )

61

electrical line section at 51 ( Fig. 3a )

62

Line section at 52 ( Fig. 2a )

63

Profile piece to 62 ( Fig. 2a . 7b )

Claims (6)

1. Device for actuating a lock integrated in a door, hatch or similar, especially in a vehicle,
   featuring a manually operable handle (20) on the outside of the door (34), which has a bearing lug (21) with bearing points (23) at one end of its handle,
   with a carrier (10) fixed inside the door (33) featuring counter-bearing points (13) for the bearing points (23) of the handle (20),
   with a two-part electrical control (41, 42) for the lock, with its one control part (42) integrated in the handle (20) and connected via an electrical line (61, 62) with the other remaining control part located in the vehicle (41),
   with a two-part electrical coupling (50) located between two line sections (61, 62) of the electric line, consisting of a coupling part (52) connected to the handle-side control part (42) via a line section (62) and one counter-coupling part (51) connected to the vehicle-side control remainder part (41) via a line section (61),
   wherein the mating coupling part (51) can be coupled into the coupling part (52) which is received in the bearing lug (21) by the handle (20),
   wherein the handle (20) with its bearing lug (21) can be inserted from the outside of the door (34) through an opening (31) in the outer lining (30) of the door and is mountable (25, 26) inside the door (33) with its bearing points (23) in the counter-bearing points (13) of the carrier (10),
   whereby the bearing and counter-bearing points (23, 13) determine a swivel axis (40) in the carrier (10) for operating (27) the handle (20),
   characterised in that,
   the bearing lug (21) has a receptacle (28) for its electrical coupling part (52) from the handle (20),
   the counter-coupling part (51) protrudes with its line section (61) out of the opening (31) in the door outer panel (30), so that without a handle mounting (25, 26) on the carrier (10) the counter-coupling part (51) can be manually (15) coupled with the coupling part (52) located in the handle-side receptacle (28) and the coupling part (52) arranged in the handle (20) engages with the coupling part (52) coupled (15) with the counter-coupling part (51) to form a fixed, jointly movable physical unit (60) outside of the carrier (10),
   the receptacle (28) on the one hand and the coupling part (52) on the other hand have two mutually complementary elements (17, 18) of a latching closure latched together with an inserted coupling part (52) and secure the insertion position of the coupling part (52) in the handle (20),
   in the position of use, the swivel axis (40) of the handle (20) at the same time constitutes the axis of rotation for the two electrically coupled coupling and counter-coupling parts (52, 51).
2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the receptacle (28) is a moulded-in pocket into which the coupling part (52) of the handle (20) can be inserted (43),
   and in that the line section (62) leading to the control part (42) of the handle (20) is arranged in an extension (39) of the pocket (28).
3. Device according to claim 2, characterised in that the pocket (28) at its end facing the bearing point (23) is open and forms a pocket opening (29) for engaging (15) of the counter-coupling part (51).
4. Devices according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that the pocket (28) is longitudinally slotted and the inserted coupling part (52) protrudes from the longitudinal slot region,
   and in that on the pocket bottom (36) turned away from the pocket opening (39) is an undercut (37), which engages behind the inserted coupling part (52) with its inner end (38).
5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that one element of the latching closure consists of at least one clip lug (17),
   while the other element of the latching closure has at least one recess (18) into which the clip lug (17) engages in the inserted position.
6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the coupling part (52) on the one hand and the counter-coupling part (51) on the other hand feature complementary to each other members (35, 45) of a detent,
   which engage with each other when coupled and fix the engagement of the coupling part (52) in the counter-coupling part (51).

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