JP6411278B2 - Vehicle locking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle locking device that operates by rotation of a lever.

As a vehicle locking device, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known.
The vehicle locking device described in Patent Literature 1 includes a lever (locking arm) that operates a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism engages the door and the vehicle main body. The lever operates the lock mechanism. The lever rotates between the locking position and the unlocking position, and the locking mechanism is locked at the locking position and unlocked at the unlocking position. Here, the locked state indicates a state in which power is not transmitted to the lock mechanism and the lock mechanism does not move. The unlocked state indicates a state in which power is transmitted to the lock mechanism and the lock mechanism can be operated by the power.

  An elastic member (spring) is attached to the lever. The resilient member is maintained in that position when the lever is placed in the locked or unlocked position. That is, the elastic member forms a rotation barrier of the lever. By providing a rotation barrier on the lever, the lever does not rotate with a force smaller than a predetermined force. Such an elastic member is disposed between the body of the lever and the base member that supports the lever, and one end of the elastic member is locked to the hole of the lever and the other end of the elastic member is locked to the hole of the base member. .

JP-A-63-272874

  By the way, in attaching such an elastic member, the elastic member is disposed between the base member and the lever, one end of the elastic member is inserted into the hole of the lever, and the other end of the elastic member is inserted into the hole of the base member. This needs to be inserted, which is troublesome in assembling work with the vehicle locking device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle locking device in which an elastic member can be easily attached.

(1) A vehicle locking device that solves the above problems includes a base member, an operation lever that is attached to the base member and rotates between a first position and a second position, the operation lever, and the base member. And an elastic member for maintaining the operation lever at any one of the first position and the second position, wherein the base member has a first end portion of the elastic member. An insertion hole for insertion is provided, the operation lever is provided with a recess for engaging with the second end of the elastic member, and the operation lever has a protrusion protruding from a side surface of the operation lever. The base of the protrusion is provided with the recess, and the end edge of the protrusion extends in a direction away from the operation lever as it goes from the recess to the tip side of the operation lever .

  In the conventional structure, the first end of the elastic member is inserted through the hole of the base member, and the second end of the elastic member is inserted through the hole of the operation lever. Since the elastic member is disposed between the operation lever and the base member, it is difficult to insert the second end of the elastic member into the hole of the operation lever. In this regard, in the above configuration, the operation lever is provided with a recess, and the second end of the elastic member is engaged with the recess. For this reason, since it is not necessary to insert the 2nd end part of an elastic member in a hole, compared with the conventional structure, attachment of an elastic member is easy.

When the elastic member is disposed between the operation lever and the base member, the second end portion of the elastic member can be moved along the edge of the protruding portion, and the engagement portion is recessed by this movement. Can be guided smoothly. Thereby, attachment of an elastic member becomes easy.
( 4 ) In the vehicle locking device, the elastic member includes the first end portion, the second end portion, and a coil portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion. The second end portion includes an engaging portion that engages with the concave portion of the operation lever, and an extension portion that extends from the engaging portion.

  According to this structure, when arrange | positioning an elastic member between an operation lever and a base member, the operator can hold | grip an extension part and can make the engaging part of an elastic member approach the recessed part of an operation lever. For this reason, attachment of an elastic member becomes easy.

( 2 ) A vehicle locking device that solves the above problems includes a base member, an operation lever that is attached to the base member and rotates between a first position and a second position, the operation lever, and the base member. And an elastic member for maintaining the operation lever at any one of the first position and the second position, wherein the base member has a first end portion of the elastic member. An insertion hole through which the second end of the elastic member is engaged is provided in the operation lever, and a tip of the second end of the elastic member is provided in the operation lever. A cover part for covering is provided.
In the conventional structure, the first end of the elastic member is inserted through the hole of the base member, and the second end of the elastic member is inserted through the hole of the operation lever. Since the elastic member is disposed between the operation lever and the base member, it is difficult to insert the second end of the elastic member into the hole of the operation lever. In this regard, in the above configuration, the operation lever is provided with a recess, and the second end of the elastic member is engaged with the recess. For this reason, since it is not necessary to insert the 2nd end part of an elastic member in a hole, compared with the conventional structure, attachment of an elastic member is easy.
If the tip of the second end of the elastic member is exposed to be contactable, the work gloves may be caught. When such a catch occurs, the elastic member may be deformed, or a trouble in releasing the catch may be added, so that a delay in the production line may occur. In this respect, since the tip of the second end portion of the elastic member is covered by the cover portion, the occurrence of such a catch is reduced.

(5) In the vehicle locking device, the insertion hole of the base member is disposed at a position where the operation lever is visible when the operation lever is in the first position or the second position.
According to this configuration, when the operation lever is disposed at the first position or the second position, the insertion hole can be visually recognized. For this reason, it becomes easy to insert the 1st end part of an elastic member in the penetration hole of a base member. Thereby, the attachment property of an elastic member improves.

( 3 ) A vehicle locking device that solves the above problems includes a base member, an operation lever that is attached to the base member and rotates between a first position and a second position, the operation lever, and the base member. And an elastic member for maintaining the operation lever at any one of the first position and the second position, wherein the base member has a first end portion of the elastic member. An insertion hole is provided, and the operation lever is provided with a recess that engages with the second end of the elastic member. The first lever that operates the lock mechanism and the second lever that is rotated by a handle operation. And an engagement pin that moves between an engagement position that engages the first lever and the second lever and a non-engagement position that allows rotation of the second lever relative to the first lever. , The operation lever , The engaging pin disposed on the engaging position by position to the first position, placing the engagement pin by position to the second position to the disengaged position, the base member And a support portion that supports the operation lever, the operation lever including a shaft portion that is inserted through the support portion, a first arm that is engaged with the elastic member, and an engagement hole through which the engagement pin is inserted. And the engagement pin is configured such that when the operating lever is attached to the base member, when the shaft portion of the operating lever is pressed against an end surface of the support portion, the operating pin is The lever is inserted into the engagement hole .
In the conventional structure, the first end of the elastic member is inserted through the hole of the base member, and the second end of the elastic member is inserted through the hole of the operation lever. Since the elastic member is disposed between the operation lever and the base member, it is difficult to insert the second end of the elastic member into the hole of the operation lever. In this regard, in the above configuration, the operation lever is provided with a recess, and the second end of the elastic member is engaged with the recess. For this reason, since it is not necessary to insert the 2nd end part of an elastic member in a hole, compared with the conventional structure, attachment of an elastic member is easy.

  According to this configuration, when the operation lever is disposed at the first position, the first lever and the second lever are engaged via the engagement pin. When the operation lever is disposed at the second position, the engagement between the first lever and the second lever is released, and the second lever can rotate with respect to the first lever.

  According to this configuration, when the operating lever is attached to the base member, the engaging pin can be inserted into the engaging hole of the operating lever before the shaft portion of the operating lever is inserted into the support portion of the base member. . In the comparative mounting structure in which the engaging pin is inserted into the engaging hole of the operating lever while the shaft portion of the operating lever is inserted into the support portion of the base member, a concentration force is required and the operation is difficult. On the other hand, according to the above configuration, since one work can be completed after the other work is completed, such concentration is not required and the work is simple.

  The vehicle locking device is easy to attach the elastic member.

The schematic diagram which shows a rotation barrier mechanism. The top view of the conventional rotation barrier mechanism. Sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. 2 about the conventional rotation barrier mechanism. (A) is a top view of the elastic member of the conventional rotation barrier mechanism, (b) is the side view. The perspective view of the operation lever of a rotation barrier mechanism. The top view of a rotation barrier mechanism. (A) is a top view of the elastic member of a rotation barrier mechanism, (b) is the side view. The figure which shows a mode when attaching an elastic member in a rotation barrier mechanism. The perspective view of the vehicle provided with the locking device for vehicles. The perspective view of the locking device for vehicles. The top view of a 1st lever. The top view of a 2nd lever. The top view of an engagement pin. The perspective view of an operation lever. The top view of an operation lever. The vehicle locking device in an unlocked state is shown, (a) is a plan view when the handle is not operated, and (b) is a plan view when the handle is operated. The lock device for vehicles of a locked state is shown, (a) is a top view when a steering wheel is not operated, (b) is a top view when a steering wheel is operated. Sectional drawing which follows the BB line of Fig.16 (a) when attaching an operation lever to a base member.

A vehicle locking device will be described with reference to FIGS.
With reference to FIG. 1, a mechanism (hereinafter referred to as “rotation barrier mechanism”) that maintains the operation lever at either the first position or the second position will be described.

The basic structure of the rotation barrier mechanism 211 will be described with reference to FIG.
The rotation barrier mechanism 211 includes a base member 220, an operation lever 230 that is rotatably attached to the base member 220, and an elastic member 240 that engages with the operation lever 230.

  The elastic member 240 has a first end 242 and a second end 243. The elastic member 240 is a spring that generates a force against the force when a force is applied so as to bring the first end 242 and the second end 243 closer to or away from each other. For example, a torsion coil spring is preferably used as the elastic member 240.

The operation lever 230 rotates about the support shaft 232 as a rotation axis.
The first end 242 of the elastic member 240 is inserted into the insertion hole 221 provided in the base member 220. The second end 243 of the elastic member 240 is locked to a locking portion 231 disposed on the operation lever 230. Then, the elastic member 240 rotates around the first end 242 as a rotation axis. The insertion hole 221 is disposed within the trajectory range of the operation lever 230 when the operation lever 230 moves from the first position to the second position (see FIG. 1). The natural length LA of the elastic member 240 is shorter than the length LB from the support shaft 232 of the operation lever 230 to the locking portion 231 of the operation lever 230.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the locus TA of the locking portion 231 of the operation lever 230 accompanying the rotation of the operation lever 230 and the second when the elastic member 240 rotates with the elastic member 240 having the natural length LA. It intersects with the virtual trajectory TB of the end 243. Actually, the second end 243 of the elastic member 240 moves along the locus TA in order to engage with the engaging portion 231 of the operation lever 230. For this reason, stress is stored in the elastic member 240 as the operation lever 230 moves away from the first position or the second position.

  The rotation barrier mechanism 211 has the following operation. When the operation lever 230 is in the first position (position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1) or the second position (position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), the length of the elastic member 240 becomes the natural length LA, No stress is stored in the elastic member 240. When the operation lever 230 is rotated to move from the first position or the second position, the length of the elastic member 240 becomes longer or shorter than the natural length LA. At this time, since the elastic member 240 tries to return to the natural length LA, a force acts on the operation lever 230 so as to return to the first position or the second position. By such an action, the operation lever 230 is stably maintained at the first position or the second position. On the other hand, when the operation lever 230 tries to rotate from the first position to the second position or from the second position toward the first position by the force applied to the operation lever 230, the elastic member 240 rotates in the middle of the rotation. Is applied to the operation lever 230 (hereinafter referred to as “rotation prevention force”). The operation lever 230 is rotated from the first position to the second position or from the second position to the first position by applying a force that exceeds the rotation prevention force.

An example of a conventional rotation barrier mechanism 111 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotation barrier mechanism 111 includes a base member 120, an elastic member 140, and an operation lever 130 that is rotatably supported by the base member 120. The elastic member 140 is configured by a torsion coil spring. The elastic member 140 is disposed between the operation lever 130 and the base member 120.

  As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the elastic member 140 includes a coil portion 141 and a first protruding from the coil portion 141 in the axial direction (a direction along the central axis CY of the coil portion 141). It has the end part 142 and the 2nd end part 143 which protrudes in the axial direction of the coil part 141.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first end 142 of the elastic member 140 is inserted through the insertion hole 121 of the base member 120. The second end 143 of the elastic member 140 is inserted through the insertion hole 133 a of the operation lever 130. The insertion hole 133 a of the operation lever 130 is provided in the protruding portion 133 that protrudes from the lever main body 131 of the operation lever 130. The insertion hole 133 a of the operation lever 130 is bent and has an engagement part 133 b on the operation lever 130 side and an insertion part 133 c that is separated from the operation lever 130. The engagement portion 133b is a portion where the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 is engaged.

  In the attaching operation of the elastic member 140, first, the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 is inserted into the insertion portion 133c. Next, the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 is moved toward the engagement portion 133b.

  By the way, in such a conventional rotation barrier mechanism 111, it is difficult to insert the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 into the insertion hole 133a of the operation lever 130. This is because the elastic member 140 is disposed between the operation lever 130 and the base member 120, and the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 is inserted through the back surface side (surface on the base member 120 side) of the operation lever 130. This is because it is necessary to pass through 133a, and it is necessary to match the position of the insertion hole 133a with the position of the second end 143.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the length of the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 (the length of the portion extending from the coil portion 141) is such that the second end 143 is inserted into the insertion hole 133 a of the operation lever 130. When inserted, it is configured not to protrude significantly from the protrusion 133. This is for suppressing the catching on the work gloves when the elastic member 140 is attached. However, due to this configuration (a configuration in which the portion protruding from the protruding portion 133 is short), it is difficult to perform the operation of moving the second end portion 143 to the engaging portion 133b.

An example of the rotation barrier mechanism 11 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, the rotation barrier mechanism 11 includes a base member 20, an operation lever 30 that is rotatably supported by the base member 20, and an elastic member 40. The base member 20 includes a base body 20 a and a support portion 23 that supports the operation lever 30. The base body 20 a is provided with an insertion hole 21 through which the first end 42 of the elastic member 40 is inserted. The insertion hole 21 is arranged at a position where it can be visually recognized without being hidden by the operation lever 30 when the operation lever 30 is in the first position or the second position (described later) (see FIG. 6).

The operation lever 30 is provided with a protruding portion 33 that protrudes from the lever main body 31.
A recess 34 is provided at the base of the protrusion 33 (near the portion between the lever main body 31 and the protrusion 33). The recess 34 is a part with which the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 is engaged. The edge 33a of the projecting portion 33 extends in a direction away from the operation lever 30 (a direction away from an axis extending in the extending direction of the operation lever 30) from the concave portion 34 of the operation lever 30 toward the distal end side.

  The operating lever 30 is provided with a cover portion 35 that covers the tip 43c of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40. Specifically, the cover portion 35 is provided at a position higher than the protruding portion 33 (height based on the back surface of the lever main body 31 (the surface on the base member 20 side)). And the cover part 35 covers the front-end | tip 43c of the 2nd end part 43 in the state which the 2nd end part 43 of the elastic member 40 engaged with the recessed part 34 of the operation lever 30 (refer FIG. 6). Note that due to the configuration of the mold that forms the operation lever 30, the operation lever 30 is provided with a hole 35 a corresponding to such a cover portion 35.

  The elastic member 40 is disposed between the operation lever 30 and the base member 20. The elastic member 40 is disposed between the operation lever 30 and the base member 20 when the main portion (coil portion 41) of the elastic member 40 is in the axial direction of the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 and the operation lever 30. It means that it is arranged between the base member 20.

  As shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, the elastic member 40 includes a coil portion 41 and a first protruding from the coil portion 41 in the axial direction (a direction along the central axis CX of the coil portion 41). It has an end portion 42 and a second end portion 43 extending from the coil portion 41. That is, the coil part 41 is disposed between the first end part 42 and the second end part 43.

  The second end portion 43 includes an engaging portion 43a that protrudes in the axial direction from the coil portion 41 and an extending portion 43b that extends from the engaging portion 43a. The extension 43b extends, for example, on the side opposite to the region where the first end 42 is disposed with respect to the prescribed surface SX shown below. The prescribed surface SX indicates a surface that includes the engaging portion 43a and is provided so as to be in contact with a circle formed by the coil portion 41.

With reference to FIG. 8, the attachment method of the elastic member 40 is demonstrated.
First, the first end portion 42 of the elastic member 40 is inserted into the insertion hole 21 of the base member 20. Next, the elastic member 40 is rotated with the first end portion 42 of the elastic member 40 as the rotation axis, and the engaging portion 43a of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40 is connected to the edge 33a of the protruding portion 33 of the operation lever 30. Abut. At this time, the extended portion 43 b of the second end portion 43 is disposed on the protruding portion 33 of the operation lever 30. The operator pushes the extended portion 43b of the second end portion 43 to move the second end portion 43 to the operation lever 30 side. If it does so, the engaging part 43a of the 2nd end part 43 will slide the edge 33a of the protrusion part 33, and if it reaches to the inner end of the edge 33a, it will enter into the recessed part 34. At this time, the tip 43c of the second end portion 43 is hidden by the cover portion 35 when the operation lever 30 is viewed from the front side (opposite side to the base member 20 side) (see FIG. 6).

The operation of the rotation barrier mechanism 11 according to this embodiment will be described.
In the rotation barrier mechanism 11 according to the present embodiment, a portion of the operation lever 30 where the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 is locked is configured as a recess 34. For this reason, it is not necessary to align the 2nd end part 43 and the recessed part 34 of the elastic member 40 exactly. Then, as described above, the second end portion 43 is moved by moving the second end portion 43 by bringing the engaging portion 43a of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40 into contact with the end edge 33a of the protruding portion 33. And the recess 34 of the protrusion 33 can be engaged with each other. Thus, the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 and the recess 34 of the protrusion 33 can be easily engaged.

  The second end 43 of the elastic member 40 has an extension 43b. With this configuration, the operator can easily move the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 to the recess 34 by operating the extension 43b. Further, the tip 43 c of the second end portion 43 is covered with a cover portion 35. For this reason, it becomes difficult to generate | occur | produce the situation that a work glove is caught in the front-end | tip 43c of the 2nd end part 43.

With reference to FIGS. 9-18, an example of the locking device 10 for vehicles provided with the above-mentioned rotation barrier mechanism 11 is demonstrated.
A vehicle locking device 10 according to the present embodiment is used for a tailgate 3 of a vehicle 1. In the description of the vehicle locking device 10 according to the present embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the above-described rotation barrier mechanism 11 are given to the same configurations as those of the rotation barrier mechanism 11.

The vehicle locking device 10 operates the lock mechanisms 2 disposed on the left and right sides of the tailgate 3 based on the steering operation.
The vehicle locking device 10 includes a base member 20, a handle 50, a handle lever 51 interlocked with the handle 50, a first lever 60 that operates the lock mechanism 2, a second lever 70 that rotates by a handle operation, A combination pin 80, an operation lever 30 for moving the engagement pin 80, and a locking mechanism 90 (see FIG. 16) for rotating the operation lever 30 are provided. A structure constituted by the operation lever 30, the base member 20, and the elastic member 40 corresponds to the above-described rotation barrier mechanism 11. In the vehicle locking device 10, the same reference numerals as those of the above-described rotation barrier mechanism 11 are attached to the same configurations as those of the above-described rotation barrier mechanism 11.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the handle 50 is disposed outside the base member 20 (outside the vehicle 1). The handle lever 51 is disposed inside the base member 20 (inside the vehicle 1). The handle lever 51 is rotated by operating the handle 50.

  The first lever 60 operates the lock mechanism 2 by its rotation. When the first lever 60 rotates, the lock mechanism 2 operates via the transmission member, and the lock mechanism 2 is released (see FIGS. 16A and 16B). The release state of the lock mechanism 2 refers to a state in which the engagement between the lock mechanism 2 and the striker is released. At this time, the tailgate 3 can be opened and closed. The locked state of the lock mechanism 2 refers to a state where the lock mechanism 2 and the striker are engaged.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the first lever 60 includes a bearing portion 61 that receives the support shaft 22 (see FIG. 16) of the base member 20, and two arms that extend from the bearing portion 61 (hereinafter, “first arm 62”). And “second arm 63”). A transmission member is connected to the tip of each of the first arm 62 and the second arm 63. Further, the first lever 60 has an engagement arm 64 that supports the engagement pin 80. An engagement pin 80 is slidably attached to the engagement arm 64.

The second lever 70 is rotated by the operation of the handle lever 51.
Further, the second lever 70 can be connected to the first lever 60 via the engagement pin 80. When the second lever 70 is connected to the first lever 60 via the engagement pin 80, the first lever 60 is rotated together with the second lever 70 by the operation of the handle 50, that is, the operation of the handle lever 51.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the second lever 70 includes a bearing portion 71 that receives the support shaft 22 of the base member 20, and two arms that extend from the bearing portion 71 (hereinafter, “first arm 72” and “second arm”). 73 ”).

  The first arm 72 is pushed by the handle lever 51. The second arm 73 is provided with an engagement hole 74 through which the engagement pin 80 is inserted. The engagement hole 74 is a portion extending in the rotation direction of the second lever 70 (hereinafter referred to as “engagement avoidance portion 74 a”), and a portion extending from the engagement avoidance portion 74 a toward the bearing portion 71 of the second lever 70. (Hereinafter referred to as “engagement portion 74b”).

  As shown in FIG. 13, the engagement pin 80 includes a base portion 81 that is slidably attached to the first lever 60, and a pin portion 82 that extends from the base portion 81. The pin portion 82 extends toward the second lever 70, is inserted through the engagement hole 74 of the second lever 70, and is inserted through the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30 (see FIG. 10).

  The engagement pin 80 moves between two positions spaced apart in the extension direction of the engagement arm 64 of the first lever 60. Specifically, the engagement pin 80 has a position on the bearing arm 61 side in the engagement arm 64 (hereinafter referred to as “engagement position”) and a position on the distal end side in the engagement arm 64 (hereinafter referred to as “non-engagement position”). ) And move between. The engagement pin 80 is arranged at the engagement position 74b in the engagement hole 74 of the second lever 70 by being arranged at the engagement position. At this time, the engagement hole 74 of the second lever 70 and the engagement pin 80 are engaged, and the first lever 60 and the second lever 70 are interlocked. The engagement pin 80 is disposed at the disengagement position 74a in the engagement hole 74 of the second lever 70 by being disposed at the non-engagement position. At this time, the engagement hole 74 of the second lever 70 and the engagement pin 80 are not engaged with each other, so that the rotation of the second lever 70 with respect to the first lever 60 is allowed. Is not linked to the second lever 70.

  Further, the engaging pin 80 is configured as follows. When the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is pressed against the end surface of the support portion 23 (see FIG. 18), the engagement pin 80 is configured to be inserted into the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30. Specifically, in a state where the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is inserted into the support portion 23, the engagement pin 80 protrudes from the surface of the operation lever 30 (the surface opposite to the surface on the base member 20 side). The engaging pin 80 is configured such that the length LD of the portion to be made is longer than the length LC of the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 (the length of the portion inserted through the support portion 23).

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the operation lever 30 includes a lever main body 31 and a shaft portion 36 protruding from the lever main body 31. The lever main body 31 includes a first arm 31a and a second arm 31b.

  A protrusion 33 is provided on the side surface 32 of the first arm 31a. At the base of the projecting portion 33, a concave portion 34 that engages with the engaging portion 43 a of the elastic member 40 is provided. The edge 33a of the protrusion 33 extends in a direction away from the operation lever 30 as it goes from the recess 34 toward the tip side, as described above. The first arm 31a is provided with a cover portion 35 similar to that described above. An engagement protrusion 38 is provided at the tip of the first arm 31a. The engagement protrusion 38 is inserted into the engagement hole 94 of the lever 93 of the locking mechanism 90.

  The second arm 31b is provided with an engagement hole 37 through which the engagement pin 80 is inserted. The engagement hole 37 is configured such that the engagement pin 80 can move based on the rotation of the second lever 70 when the operation lever 30 is disposed at the first position (see FIG. 16A). Has been. Further, the engagement hole 37 is configured so that the engagement pin 80 is moved to the engagement avoidance portion 74a of the engagement hole 74 of the second lever 70 by arranging the operation lever 30 in the second position (see FIG. 17A). It is configured so that it can be placed.

  The locking mechanism 90 (see FIG. 16A) includes a rotor 91 having a key hole and a lever 93 that engages with a shaft portion 92 of the rotor 91. The rotor 91 rotates as the key inserted through the key hole rotates. The lever 93 is interlocked with the rotor 91. An engagement hole 94 is provided at the tip of the lever 93. The engagement protrusion 94 of the operation lever 30 is inserted into the engagement hole 94.

  With reference to Fig.16 (a) and FIG.16 (b), operation | movement of the vehicle locking device 10 when the vehicle locking device 10 exists in an unlocking state is demonstrated. The unlocked state of the vehicle locking device 10 indicates a state in which the lock mechanism 2 can be operated (that is, a state in which the lock mechanism 2 can operate) and the tailgate 3 can be opened by a handle operation.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, when the rotor 91 of the locking mechanism 90 is rotated in the unlocking direction RA by a key operation, the lever 93 is arranged at the unlocking position. Thereby, the operation lever 30 is arrange | positioned in a 1st position. When the operation lever 30 is positioned at the first position, the engagement pin 80 moves to a position on the bearing portion 61 side of the engagement arm 64 of the first lever 60 (that is, the engagement position). The lever 70 is disposed at the engagement portion 74 b in the engagement hole 74 of the lever 70. Thereby, the first lever 60 and the second lever 70 are connected via the engagement pin 80. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 16B, when the handle lever 51 is rotated by the operation of the handle 50, the first lever 60 and the second lever 70 are rotated based on this, whereby the first lever 60 is rotated. The lock mechanism 2 operates via a transmission member connected to the lever 60.

  With reference to Fig.17 (a) and FIG.17 (b), operation | movement of the vehicle locking device 10 when the vehicle locking device 10 exists in a locked state is demonstrated. The locked state of the vehicle locking device 10 indicates a state where the lock mechanism 2 cannot be operated (that is, the state where the lock mechanism 2 cannot operate) and the tail gate 3 cannot be opened by a handle operation.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, when the rotor 91 of the locking mechanism 90 returns to the initial position by a key operation, the operation lever 30 is disposed at the second position. When the operation lever 30 is located at the second position, the engagement pin 80 moves to a position on the distal end side of the engagement arm 64 of the first lever 60 (that is, the disengagement position), and the engagement pin 80 is moved to the second lever. 70 at the engagement avoiding portion 74a in the engagement hole 74. As a result, the second lever 70 can rotate with respect to the first lever 60. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 17B, when the handle lever 51 is rotated by the operation of the handle 50, the second lever 70 is rotated based on this, but the power of the second lever 70 is the first lever. Therefore, the first lever 60 does not rotate and the lock mechanism 2 does not operate.

Next, the operation of the elastic member 40 in the operation of the vehicle locking device 10 will be described.
As described above, the operation lever 30 rotates from the first position to the second position or from the second position toward the first position based on the key operation. During such rotation of the operation lever 30, a rotation blocking force is applied to the operation lever 30 by the elastic member 40 during the rotation. That is, when a force that exceeds the rotation blocking force acts on the operation lever 30, the operation lever 30 rotates. When the force over the rotation preventing force does not act on the operation lever 30, the operation lever 30 is maintained at the first position or the second position. In this way, it is possible to prevent the operation lever 30 from rotating even though no power is applied to the operation lever 30. Further, the rotation preventing force by the elastic member 40 gives a rotation load to the operator's hand during the key rotation in the key operation. For this reason, an operator's operational feeling improves.

  Further, the vehicle locking device 10 includes the above-described rotation barrier mechanism 11. According to the rotation barrier mechanism 11, the elastic member 40 can be easily attached as compared with the conventional rotation barrier mechanism 111. Further, since the operation lever 30 of the vehicle locking device 10 includes the cover portion 35, it is difficult for a situation in which the work glove is caught on the tip 43 c of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40.

Next, with reference to FIG. 18, the attachment property of the operation lever 30 is demonstrated.
As described above, when the operating lever 30 is attached to the base member 20, the engaging pin 80 is engaged with the engaging hole of the operating lever 30 when the shaft portion 36 of the operating lever 30 is pressed against the end surface of the support portion 23. 37 to be inserted.

  If the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is pressed against the end surface of the support portion 23, it is troublesome to attach the operation lever 30 if it is not inserted into the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30. That is, in this case, it is necessary to insert the engagement pin 80 through the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30 while the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is being inserted into the support portion 23. However, since the operating lever 30 may tilt or rotate during the insertion of the shaft portion 36 of the operating lever 30 into the support portion 23, the engaging lever 37 of the operating lever 30 is engaged during the insertion. It is not easy to insert the joint pin 80. In this regard, according to the above configuration, the engagement pin 80 can be inserted into the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30 before the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is inserted into the support portion 23. Mounting of the lever 30 is simplified.

Hereinafter, effects of the vehicle locking device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In the present embodiment, the vehicle locking device 10 includes a base member 20, an operation lever 30, and an elastic member 40. The operation lever 30 rotates between the first position and the second position. The elastic member 40 is disposed between the operation lever 30 and the base member 20 and maintains the operation lever 30 at either the first position or the second position. The base member 20 is provided with an insertion hole 21 through which the first end portion 42 of the elastic member 40 is inserted. The operation lever 30 is provided with a recess 34. The second end 43 of the elastic member 40 is engaged with the recess 34.

  In the conventional structure, as shown in FIG. 2, the first end 142 of the elastic member 140 is inserted through the insertion hole 121 of the base member 120, and the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 is inserted through the insertion hole 133 a of the operation lever 130. Insert through. Since the elastic member 140 is disposed between the operation lever 130 and the base member 120, it is difficult to insert the second end 143 of the elastic member 140 into the insertion hole 133a.

  In this regard, in the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation lever 30 is provided with a recess 34, and the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 is engaged with the recess 34. For this reason, since it is not necessary to insert the 2nd end part 43 of the elastic member 40 in a hole, compared with the conventional structure, the attachment of the elastic member 40 is easy.

  (2) In the present embodiment, in the vehicle locking device 10, the elastic member 40 is disposed between the first end 42, the second end 43, and the first end 42 and the second end 43. The coil part 41 is provided. The second end portion 43 includes an engaging portion 43a that engages with the concave portion 34 of the operation lever 30 and an extending portion 43b that extends from the engaging portion 43a.

  According to this configuration, when the elastic member 40 is disposed between the operation lever 30 and the base member 20, the operator grasps the extension 43 b and sets the engagement portion 43 a of the elastic member 40 to the recess of the operation lever 30. 34. For this reason, the attachment of the elastic member 40 becomes easy.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the operation lever 30 has a protruding portion 33 that protrudes from the side surface 32 of the operation lever 30. The above-mentioned concave portion 34 is provided at the base portion of the protruding portion 33. The edge 33 a of the protrusion 33 extends in a direction away from the operation lever 30 as it goes from the recess 34 of the operation lever 30 toward the tip side.

  According to this configuration, when the elastic member 40 is disposed between the operation lever 30 and the base member 20, the engaging portion 43 a of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40 extends along the edge 33 a of the protruding portion 33. By such movement, the engaging portion 43a can be smoothly guided to the concave portion 34. Thereby, attachment of the elastic member 40 becomes easy.

(4) In the present embodiment, the operation lever 30 is provided with a cover portion 35 that covers the distal end 43 c of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40.
If the tip 43c of the second end portion 43 of the elastic member 40 is exposed so as to be contactable, the work gloves may be caught. When such a catch occurs, the elastic member 40 may be deformed, or a trouble in releasing the catch may be added, so that a delay in the production line may occur. In this respect, since the tip 43c of the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 is covered by the cover 35, the occurrence of such a catch is reduced.

  (5) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the insertion hole 21 of the base member 20 is disposed where it can be visually recognized when the operation lever 30 is in the first position. According to this configuration, when the operation lever 30 is disposed at the first position, the insertion hole 21 can be visually recognized. For this reason, it becomes easy to insert the first end portion 42 of the elastic member 40 into the insertion hole 21 of the base member 20. Thereby, the attachment property of the elastic member 40 improves.

  Note that the insertion hole 21 of the base member 20 may be disposed at a place where the operation lever 30 is visible in the base member 20 when the operation lever 30 is in the second position. In order to realize this configuration, for example, the distance between the first end 42 and the second end 43 of the elastic member 40 is increased.

  (6) The vehicle locking device 10 is engaged with the base member 20, the operation lever 30, the elastic member 40, the first lever 60 that operates the lock mechanism 2, and the second lever 70 that is rotated by a handle operation. Pin 80 is provided. The engagement pin 80 moves between an engagement position where the first lever 60 and the second lever 70 are engaged and a non-engagement position where the rotation of the second lever 70 relative to the first lever 60 is allowed. When the operation lever 30 is located at the first position, the engagement pin 80 is disposed at the engagement position, and when the operation lever 30 is disposed at the second position, the engagement pin 80 is disposed at the non-engagement position.

  According to this configuration, when the operation lever 30 is disposed at the first position, the first lever 60 and the second lever 70 are engaged via the engagement pin 80. When the operation lever 30 is disposed at the second position, the engagement between the first lever 60 and the second lever 70 is released, and the second lever 70 can rotate with respect to the first lever 60.

  (7) In the vehicle locking device 10, the base member 20 has the support portion 23 that supports the operation lever 30. The operation lever 30 includes a shaft portion 36 inserted through the support portion 23, a first arm 31a, and a second arm 31b provided with an engagement hole 37. The engagement pin 80 is inserted into the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30 when the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is pressed against the end surface of the support portion 23 when the operation lever 30 is attached to the base member 20.

  According to this configuration, when the operating lever 30 is attached to the base member 20, the engaging pin 80 is engaged with the operating lever 30 before the shaft portion 36 of the operating lever 30 is inserted into the support portion 23 of the base member 20. The joint hole 37 can be inserted. In the comparative mounting structure in which the engagement pin 80 is inserted into the engagement hole 37 of the operation lever 30 while the shaft portion 36 of the operation lever 30 is inserted into the support portion 23 of the base member 20, concentration force is required, and the work is performed. difficult. On the other hand, according to the above configuration, since one work can be completed after the other work is completed, such concentration is not required and the work is simple.

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In the present embodiment, in the basic structure of the rotation barrier mechanism 211, the first position and the second position of the operation lever 230 are defined as the length of the elastic member 240 being the natural length LA. The first position and the second position are not limited to this example. For example, the first position and the second position can be defined as a place where the length of the elastic member 240 is slightly shorter than the natural length LA. Such a first position and a second position can be applied to the vehicle locking device 10 having the rotation barrier mechanism 11.

  -In this embodiment, although the elastic member 40 is comprised by the torsion coil spring, the structure of the elastic member 40 is not limited to this. That is, the elastic member 40 has a first end portion 42 and a second end portion 43, and generates an elastic force based on the expansion and contraction of the distance between the first end portion 42 and the second end portion 43. Anything is acceptable.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the coil portion 41 is hidden between the base member 20 and the operation lever 30 over the rotation of the operation lever 30 from the first position to the second position. Although the elastic member 40 is arranged, the arrangement configuration of the elastic member 40 is not limited to this. For example, the coil unit 41 can be arranged so that part or all of the coil unit 41 is exposed temporarily or over the entire range when the operation lever 30 is rotated from the first position to the second position.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle, 2 ... Lock mechanism, 3 ... Tailgate, 10 ... Vehicle locking device, 11 ... Rotation barrier mechanism, 20 ... Base member, 20a ... Base body, 21 ... Insertion hole, 22 ... Support shaft, 23 ... Support , 30 ... operating lever, 31 ... lever body, 31a ... first arm, 31b ... second arm, 32 ... side face, 33 ... projecting part, 33a ... edge, 34 ... recess, 35 ... cover part, 35a ... hole 36 ... Shaft part 37 ... Engagement hole 38 ... Engagement projection part 40 ... Elastic member 41 ... Coil part 42 ... First end part 43 ... Second end part 43a ... Engagement part 43b ... Extension part, 43c ... Tip, 50 ... Handle, 51 ... Handle lever, 60 ... First lever, 61 ... Bearing part, 62 ... First arm, 63 ... Second arm, 64 ... Engaging arm, 70 ... Second Lever, 71 ... bearing portion, 72 ... first arm, 73 ... second arm 74 ... engagement hole, 74a ... engagement avoidance site, 74b ... engagement site, 80 ... engagement pin, 81 ... base, 82 ... pin, 90 ... locking mechanism, 91 ... rotor, 92 ... shaft, 93 ... Lever, 94 ... engagement hole, 111 ... rotation barrier mechanism, 120 ... base member, 121 ... insertion hole, 130 ... operating lever, 131 ... lever body, 133 ... projection, 133a ... insertion hole, 133b ... engagement site DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 133c ... Insertion part, 140 ... Elastic member, 141 ... Coil part, 142 ... 1st end part, 143 ... 2nd end part, 211 ... Rotation barrier mechanism, 220 ... Base member, 221 ... Insertion hole, 230 ... Operation lever 231 ... Locking part, 232 ... Support shaft, 240 ... Elastic member, 242 ... First end part, 243 ... Second end part, CX ... Central axis, CY ... Central axis, LA ... Natural length, LB ... Length , LC ... length, LD ... length, RA ... unlocking direction SX ... defining surface, TA ... trajectory, TB ... virtual trajectory.

Claims (5)

A base member, an operation lever attached to the base member and rotating between a first position and a second position; and the operation lever disposed between the operation lever and the base member to move the operation lever to the first position. And an elastic member for maintaining at any one of the second positions,
The base member is provided with an insertion hole through which the first end of the elastic member is inserted, and the operation lever is provided with a recess with which the second end of the elastic member is engaged ,
The operating lever has a protruding portion that protrudes from a side surface of the operating lever, the root portion of the protruding portion is provided with the recess, and an edge of the protruding portion extends from the recessed portion of the operating lever to the tip A vehicle locking device that extends in a direction away from the operation lever as it goes to the side . A base member, an operation lever attached to the base member and rotating between a first position and a second position; and the operation lever disposed between the operation lever and the base member to move the operation lever to the first position. And an elastic member for maintaining at any one of the second positions,
The base member is provided with an insertion hole through which the first end of the elastic member is inserted, and the operation lever is provided with a recess with which the second end of the elastic member is engaged,
The vehicle locking device , wherein the operation lever is provided with a cover portion that covers a tip of the second end portion of the elastic member. A base member, an operation lever attached to the base member and rotating between a first position and a second position; and the operation lever disposed between the operation lever and the base member to move the operation lever to the first position. And an elastic member for maintaining at any one of the second positions,
The base member is provided with an insertion hole through which the first end of the elastic member is inserted, and the operation lever is provided with a recess with which the second end of the elastic member is engaged,
A first lever that operates a locking mechanism, a second lever that rotates by a handle operation, an engagement position that engages the first lever and the second lever, and rotation of the second lever relative to the first lever. An engagement pin that moves between a disengagement position to allow,
The operation lever is located at the first position to place the engagement pin at the engagement position, and is located at the second position to place the engagement pin at the non-engagement position.
The base member has a support portion that supports the operation lever,
The operation lever includes a shaft portion inserted through the support portion, a first arm engaged with the elastic member, and a second arm provided with an engagement hole through which the engagement pin is inserted.
The engaging pin, when the shaft portion of the operating lever is pressed against the end face of the support portion in when the operating lever is attached to the base member, inserted into the engagement hole of the operating lever, the vehicle Locking device. The elastic member includes the first end, the second end, and a coil portion disposed between the first end and the second end, and the second end is The vehicle locking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: an engaging portion that engages with the concave portion of the operation lever; and an extending portion that extends from the engaging portion. The said insertion hole of the said base member is arrange | positioned in the place which is visually recognizable when the said operation lever exists in the said 1st position or the said 2nd position. Vehicle locking device.