JP6880407B2 - Remote control unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a remote control unit.

Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional remote control unit. This remote control unit is provided on an opening / closing body that can be opened / closed with respect to the vehicle body. This remote control unit associates an operation unit, a locking device, and a locking mechanism.

The operation unit can be displaced by an opening operation that opens the opening / closing body with respect to the vehicle body. The lock device can be changed into a latch state in which the opening / closing body is locked to the vehicle body and an unlatch state in which the opening / closing body is not locked to the vehicle body. The locking mechanism can be changed between a locked state in which the locking device cannot be shifted to the unlatched state and an unlocked state in which the locking device can be shifted to the unlocked state.

The remote control unit includes a base plate, a first lever, a second lever, a third lever, a connecting pin penetrating lever, a release actuator, and a transmission member. The base plate is fixed to the opening / closing body. The first lever is provided on the base plate and is connected to the operation unit, and can be displaced by opening the operation unit. The second lever is displaceably provided on the base plate, and the displacement shifts the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state. The third lever is provided on the base plate so as to be displaceable, and can be displaced independently of the opening operation of the operation unit. The connecting pin penetrating lever is provided on the base plate and can be displaced in conjunction with the displacement of the first lever and the displacement of the third lever. The release actuator is connected to the third lever and displaces the third lever. The transmission member can be displaced to a transmission position, a non-transmission position, and an emergency unlock position. Specifically, the transmission member is in the transmission position when the locking mechanism is changed to the unlocked state, and is in the non-transmission position when the locking mechanism is changed to the locked state. Further, the emergency lock release position is set between the transmission position and the non-transmission position.

In this remote control unit, if the operation unit is opened while the transmission member is in the transmission position, the first lever is displaced, and the third lever and the connecting pin penetrating lever are displaced in conjunction with the displacement. Then, the transmission member transmits the displacement of the connecting pin penetrating lever to the second lever. As a result, the second lever is displaced to shift the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state. In this way, the opening / closing body is not locked to the vehicle body, and the opening / closing body can be opened.

Similarly, when the release actuator displaces the third lever while the transmission member is in the transmission position, the connecting pin penetrating lever is displaced in conjunction with the displacement, and the transmitting member displaces the connecting pin penetrating lever second. Transmit to the lever. In this way, in this remote control unit, it is possible to shift the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state without depending on the opening operation of the operation unit.

On the other hand, in this remote control unit, when the transmission member is in the non-transmission position, the first lever is displaced by the opening operation of the operation unit, so that the transmission member is connected even if the connecting pin penetrating lever is displaced. The displacement of the pin penetration lever is not transmitted to the second lever. Therefore, the locking device maintains the latched state, and the opening / closing body is maintained in the locked state with the vehicle body.

By the way, in this remote control unit, when a problem occurs in the release actuator in the state where the third lever is displaced, the connecting pin penetrating lever maintains the displaced state in conjunction with the third lever. As a result, the transmission member remains transmitting the displacement of the connecting pin penetrating lever to the second lever. Therefore, in such a case, the locking mechanism is changed to the locked state and the transmission member is displaced to the non-transmission position. As a result, in this remote control unit, the displacement of the third lever is not transmitted to the connecting pin penetrating lever, and the connecting pin penetrating lever returns to the state before the displacement. Therefore, the second lever also returns to the state before the displacement of the connecting pin penetrating lever is transmitted by the transmission member. After that, by changing the locking mechanism to the unlocked state, the transmission member is displaced to the emergency unlock position. As a result, the first lever can be displaced by the opening operation of the operation unit, so that the second lever can be displaced via the connecting pin penetrating lever and the transmission member. In this way, in this remote control unit, even if a problem occurs in the release actuator with the third lever displaced, the second lever is displaced by the opening operation of the operation unit, and the lock device is unlatched. It is possible to shift to the state.

Japanese Patent No. 5800634

In this type of remote control unit, the transmission member cannot be displaced to the transmission position due to the overlap between the change of the locking mechanism to the unlocked state and the opening operation of the operation unit, and as a result, the transmission member is the first lever. There is a concern that a problem may occur in which the displacement such as the above cannot be transmitted to the second lever. Therefore, a so-called anti-panic function can be adopted in order to eliminate such a problem. However, if a member exhibiting an anti-panic function is simply added to the conventional remote control unit, the number of parts increases by that amount, and the manufacturing cost increases.

Further, in this remote control unit, in order to appropriately displace the transmission member at the three positions of the transmission position, the non-transmission position and the emergency unlock position, high accuracy control is required for the shape of the transmission member. Therefore, in this respect as well, the manufacturing cost of this remote control unit increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances. (1) Even if a problem occurs in the release actuator with the third lever displaced, the operation of opening the operation unit causes the first invention. 2 Displacement of the lever, (2) Change to the unlocked state of the locking mechanism, and the duplication of the opening operation of the operation unit can be solved with high certainty, and (3) Low manufacturing cost. The issue to be solved is to provide a remote control unit that can realize this.

The remote control unit of the present invention is a remote control unit provided on an opening / closing body that can be opened / closed with respect to a vehicle body, and associates an operation unit, a locking device, and a locking mechanism.
The operation unit can be displaced by an opening operation for opening the opening / closing body with respect to the vehicle body.
The locking device can be changed into a latch state in which the opening / closing body is locked to the vehicle body and an unlatch state in which the opening / closing body is not locked to the vehicle body.
The locking mechanism can be changed into a locked state in which the locking device cannot shift to the unlocked state and an unlocked state in which the locking device can shift to the unlocked state.
The remote control unit includes a base plate fixed to the opening / closing body and a base plate.
A first lever provided on the base plate, connected to the operation unit, and displaceable by the opening operation of the operation unit.
A second lever that is displaceably provided on the base plate and that shifts the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state by displacement.
A third lever displaceable on the base plate and displaceable independently of the opening operation of the operation unit.
A release actuator that is connected to the third lever and displaces the third lever,
A first transmission member capable of displaceable to a first transmission position capable of transmitting the displacement of the third lever to the first lever and a first non-transmission position capable of transmitting the displacement of the third lever to the first lever. When,
A fourth lever provided on the base plate and capable of being displaced in conjunction with the displacement of the first lever,
A movable member that is held so as to be relatively displaceable with respect to the fourth lever,
A first urging member that is locked to the fourth lever and the movable member and exerts a first urging force that maintains the movable member in an initial position.
When the locking mechanism changes to the unlocked state, the displacement of the fourth lever is displaced to the second transmission position that can be transmitted to the second lever via the movable member at the initial position, while the displacement is performed. A second transmission member that displaces the displacement of the fourth lever to a second non-transmission position that cannot be transmitted to the second lever when the locking mechanism changes to the locked state is provided.
The movable member, the first urging member, and the second transmission member come into contact with the movable member when the second transmission member is displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position. , The movable member is arranged so as to be displaced from the initial position.
The first transmission member is held in the first transmission position when the movable member is in the initial position, while the first transmission position is interlocked with the displacement of the movable member from the initial position. It is characterized in that it is configured to be displaced from the first non-transmission position.

In the remote control unit of the present invention, if the first lever is displaced by the opening operation of the operation unit in the state where the second transmission member is in the second transmission position, the fourth lever is displaced in conjunction with the displacement. Then, the second transmission member transmits the displacement of the fourth lever to the second lever via the movable member at the initial position. As a result, the second lever is displaced to shift the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state. In this way, the opening / closing body is not locked to the vehicle body, and the opening / closing body can be opened.

Further, if the release actuator displaces the third lever while the first transmission member is in the first transmission position and the second transmission member is in the second transmission position, the first transmission member is the third lever. Displacement is transmitted to the first lever. As a result, as in the case where the operation unit is opened, the first lever is displaced and the fourth lever is displaced. Therefore, the second transmission member passes through the movable member in the initial position of the fourth lever. The displacement is transmitted to the second lever. In this way, in this remote control unit, it is possible to shift the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state without depending on the opening operation of the operation unit.

On the other hand, in the state where the second transmission member is in the second non-transmission position, even if the first lever is displaced and the fourth lever is displaced, the second transmission member transmits the displacement of the fourth lever to the second lever. It becomes impossible. Therefore, by maintaining the latch state of the lock device, the state in which the opening / closing body is locked to the vehicle body is maintained.

Then, in this remote control unit, a defect occurs in the release actuator in the state where the third lever is displaced, the displacement of the third lever remains transmitted to the first lever via the first transmission member, and the fourth lever remains. If the displacement of is still transmitted to the second lever, the locking mechanism is once changed from the unlocked state to the locked state, and the second transmission member is moved from the second transmission position to the second non-transmission position. Displace. As a result, the displacement of the fourth lever cannot be transmitted to the second lever, and the state in which the displacement of the fourth lever remains transmitted to the second lever is eliminated. Therefore, the locking device can maintain the latched state. After that, the locking mechanism is changed from the locked state to the unlocked state again, and the second transmission member is displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position. At this time, the second transmission member is displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position while displaces the movable member at the initial position. Then, the first transmission member is displaced from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position in conjunction with the displacement of the movable member from the initial position. As a result, the displacement of the third lever is not transmitted to the first lever, and the first lever can be displaced by the opening operation of the operation unit regardless of the displacement of the third lever. In this way, in this remote control unit, even if a problem occurs in the release actuator with the third lever displaced, the displacement of the first lever due to the opening operation of the operation unit is changed to the fourth lever, the movable member, and the first lever. 2 It becomes possible to transmit to the second lever via the transmission member.

Further, in this way, due to the change from the locked state to the unlocked state of the locking mechanism, the second transmission member is displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position while displaces the movable member at the initial position. .. Therefore, even if the change to the unlocked state of the locking mechanism and the opening operation of the operation unit overlap, the second transmission member does not hit the movable member and starts from the second non-transmission position. It can be displaced to the second transmission position. Due to such an anti-panic function, in this remote control unit, when the change to the unlocked state of the locking mechanism and the displacement of the operating portion due to the unlocking operation overlap, the second transmission member is displaced to the second transmission position. Problems that cannot be solved are solved. Here, in this remote control unit, the movable member also serves as a member for displacing the first transmission member from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position and a member for the anti-panic function. Therefore, in this remote control unit, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of parts even if a member for the anti-panic function is provided.

Then, in this remote control unit, the first transmission member and the second transmission member exist separately. Therefore, it is sufficient for the first transmission member to be displaced to two positions, the first transmission position and the first non-transmission position, and the second transmission member is also displaced to two positions, the second transmission position and the second non-transmission position. It's enough. As a result, in this remote control unit, it is not necessary to require excessively high accuracy control for the shapes of the first transmission member and the second transmission member.

Therefore, according to the remote control unit of the present invention, (1) even if a problem occurs in the release actuator with the third lever displaced, the second lever is displaced by the opening operation of the operation unit. It is possible to realize (2) a change to the unlocked state of the locking mechanism and a problem caused by overlapping the opening operation of the operation unit with high certainty, and (3) a reduction in manufacturing cost.

It is desirable that the first lever and the third lever are provided coaxially with the first axis as the center. Further, it is desirable that the third lever is formed with a sliding surface on which the first transmission member at the first non-transmission position can slide. It is desirable that the sliding surface has an arc shape centered on the first axis.

In this case, since the first lever and the third lever are coaxial with each other about the center of the first axis, the first lever and the third lever can be arranged close to each other. This makes it possible to suppress the increase in size of the remote control unit. Further, since the sliding surface has an arc shape centered on the first axis, the first lever is displaced by the opening operation of the operation portion in the state where the first transmission member is located at the first non-transmission position. In doing so, the first transmission member is less likely to obstruct the displacement of the first lever. Therefore, the first lever is easily displaced.

The remote control unit of the present invention further includes a second urging member that is locked to the first lever and the first transmission member and exerts a second urging force that maintains the first transmission member in the first transmission position. It is desirable to be there. In this case, even if the first transmission member is displaced to the first non-transmission position in a state where the release actuator is not defective as a result of the anti-panic function, the first transmission member is moved without any special operation. It is possible to return to the first transmission position.

It is desirable that the movable member be provided with a contact portion that comes into contact with the first transmission member when displaced from the initial position and displaces the first transmission member from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position. In this case, the first transmission member can be displaced from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position with high certainty in conjunction with the displacement of the movable member from the initial position.

According to the remote control unit of the present invention, (1) even if a problem occurs in the release actuator with the third lever displaced, the second lever can be displaced by opening the operation unit. (2) It is possible to solve the problem caused by the change of the locking mechanism to the unlocked state and the opening operation of the operation unit with high certainty, and (3) to reduce the manufacturing cost.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle related to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of a sliding door of a vehicle according to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the remote control unit of the embodiment as viewed from the inside of the vehicle. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a fourth lever, a movable member, a first urging member, and the like, which are related to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a first lever, a third lever, a first transmission member, a second urging member, and the like, which are related to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 7 relates to the remote control unit of the embodiment, and shows the first lever, the third lever, the fourth lever, the movable member, the first transmission member, the second transmission member, the first urging member, and the second urging member. It is a partially enlarged front view mainly shown. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the displacement of the first lever due to the opening operation of the operation unit is transmitted to the second lever via the second transmission member or the like according to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a state in which the displacement of the third lever is transmitted to the second lever via the first lever and the like according to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state in which the second transmission member is displaced to the second non-transmission position according to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a front view showing a state in which the first transmission member is displaced from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position in conjunction with the displacement of the movable member from the initial position according to the remote control unit of the embodiment. is there. FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state in which the first transmission member is in the first non-transmission position and the second transmission member is in the second transmission position according to the remote control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 13 shows the remote control unit of the embodiment, in a state where the first transmission member is in the first non-transmission position, the displacement of the first lever due to the opening operation of the operation unit is the second through the second transmission member and the like. It is a front view which shows the state which is transmitted to a lever.

Hereinafter, examples embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the remote control unit 1 of the embodiment is an example of a specific embodiment of the remote control unit of the present invention, and is used in an automobile which is an example of a vehicle.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the remote control unit 1 is provided on the sliding door 2. The remote control unit 1 is provided in the lock system 3 in the sliding door 2 of the automobile. The sliding door 2 can be opened and closed with respect to the vehicle body 9. The sliding door 2 is an example of the "opening / closing body" of the present invention.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening 9H and a sliding door 2 are provided on the left side surface of the vehicle body 9 of the automobile. Passengers get on and off the rear seats in the passenger compartment through the opening 9H. The sliding door 2 closes the opening 9H. Then, the slide door 2 opens the opening 9H by sliding backward.

In this embodiment, the sliding door 2 is an electric automatic sliding door. As will be described later, when the passenger opens and closes the slide door 2, an electric slide mechanism (not shown) operates to slide the slide door 2 and automatically close the opening 9H.

The front-back direction and the up-down direction shown in each of the drawings after FIG. 2 are all displayed corresponding to FIG. Further, in the inside / outside directions shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the outer surface side of the slide door 2 is defined as the outside of the vehicle, and the inner surface side of the slide door 2 exposed to the vehicle interior is defined as the inside of the vehicle. Further, in FIGS. 8 to 13, in order to facilitate the explanation, the illustration of the base plate 90 and the like, which will be described later, is omitted.

In this embodiment, the lock system 3 and the remote control unit 1 provided on the left sliding door 2 are illustrated, but in the case of the right door, it is only a mistake. Further, the lock system 3 and the remote control unit 1 may be provided on a vehicle door, a tailgate, or the like that opens and closes in a swinging manner.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the locking system 3 includes three locking devices 5-7. The lock device 5 is arranged on the rear end side in the slide door 2. The lock device 6 is arranged on the front end side in the slide door 2. The lock device 7 is arranged on the lower end side in the slide door 2.

When the sliding door 2 is closed as shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the locking device 5 engages with the striker 5S fixed to the trailing edge of the opening 9H, and the locking device 6 has the opening 9H. The closed state of the slide door 2 is maintained by engaging with the striker 6S fixed to the front edge. In this case, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 are in a latching state in which the slide door 2 is locked to the vehicle body 9. On the other hand, the lock device 7 is separated from the striker 7S fixed to the corners on the lower edge side and the trailing edge side of the opening 9H, and is in an unlatch state in which the slide door 2 is not locked to the vehicle body 9.

When the slide door 2 slides rearward from the position shown in FIG. 1 to fully open the opening 9H, the lock device 7 engages with the striker 7S to maintain the fully open state of the slide door 2. In this case, the lock device 7 is in a latching state in which the slide door 2 is locked to the vehicle body 9. On the other hand, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 are in an unlatch state in which the slide door 2 is not locked to the vehicle body.

As will be described later, the lock devices 5 to 7 can be changed into a latch state in which the slide door 2 is locked to the vehicle body and an unlatch state in which the slide door 2 is not locked to the vehicle body by operating the remote control unit 1. Is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the lock system 3 includes an outer handle 11, an inner handle 12, a child lock operation unit 13, and a lock operation unit 14. The outer handle 11 and the inner handle 12 can be displaced by an opening operation for opening the slide door 2 with respect to the vehicle body 9. The outer handle 11 is an example of the "operating unit" of the present invention, more specifically, an operating unit that displaces the first lever by an opening operation.

The outer handle 11 opens and closes the slide door 2 from the outside of the vehicle, and causes an electric slide mechanism (not shown) to open and close the slide door 2. The outer handle 11 is provided on the outer surface side of the slide door 2 with a part thereof exposed to the outside of the vehicle. The outer handle 11 is displaceably supported by the sliding door 2.

The inner handle 12, the child lock operation unit 13, and the lock operation unit 14 are provided on the inner surface side of the slide door 2 in a state where a part of each is exposed inside the vehicle interior. The inner handle 12 opens and closes the slide door 2 by an electric slide mechanism (not shown). The child lock operation unit 13 invalidates the opening operation of the inner handle 12. The locking operation unit 14 invalidates the opening operation of the outer handle 11 and the inner handle 12.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the remote control unit 1 is provided on the slide door 2 and includes an outer handle 11, an inner handle 12, a child lock operation unit 13, a lock operation unit 14, and lock devices 5 to 7. Associated. The remote control unit 1 operates according to the displacement of the outer handle 11, the inner handle 12, the child lock operation unit 13, and the lock operation unit 14, and selectively switches between the latch state and the unlatch state in the lock devices 5 to 7. Let me do it.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the remote control unit 1 includes a base plate 90. The base plate 90 is made by pressing and bending a steel plate. The base plate 90 has an inner surface 90A facing the inside of the vehicle and an outer surface 90B facing the outside of the vehicle. Further, two support shafts 31S and 32S are convexly provided on the base plate 90.

The support shaft 31S is fixed at substantially the center of the base plate 90, and projects from the inner surface 90A of the base plate 90 toward the inside of the vehicle in a columnar shape. The axis of the support shaft 31S is defined as the first axis X31. The support shaft 32S is fixed to the corners on the front end side and the lower end side of the base plate 90, and projects from the inner surface 90A of the base plate 90 toward the inside of the vehicle in a columnar shape. The axis of the support shaft 32S is defined as the second axis X32.

Further, the base plate 90 is formed with a plurality of mounting holes, support holes, ribs and the like. The base plate 90 is fixed to the slide door 2 by being assembled inside the slide door 2 in a state where the base plate 90 extends in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer handle 11 is connected to the upper end of the rod 11R extending in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the rod 11R is connected to the lever 41 of the remote control unit 1 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner handle support shaft 12S is rotatably supported at the front end side and the upper end side corners of the base plate 90. The inner handle support shaft 12S extends in the inside / outside direction of the vehicle and projects to the inner surface 90A side and the outer surface 90B side of the base plate 90.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner handle 12 is located on the inner surface 90A side of the base plate 90 and extends in the vertical direction. The lower end of the inner handle 12 is fixed to the inner end of the inner handle support shaft 12S on the vehicle side. As a result, the inner handle 12 is swingably supported by the base plate 90 around the inner handle support shaft 12S, and can be displaced to the open position D21 and the closed position D22. At least the upper end of the inner handle 12 is exposed in the vehicle interior.

As shown in FIG. 4, a lever 12L is fixed to the outer end of the inner handle support shaft 12S on the vehicle side. The lever 12L projects from the inner handle support shaft 12S toward the rear side and the lower side. A contact portion 120 is formed at the rear end of the lever 12L. The contact portion 120 is a small piece that bends inward of the vehicle. Further, a torsion coil spring 12T is arranged between the lever 12L and the base plate 90 in a state of being inserted into the inner handle support shaft 12S. The inner handle 12 is held by the torsion coil spring 12T at the neutral position D23, which is neutral between the open position D21 and the closed position D22 shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the inner handle 12 is in the neutral position D23.

The inner handle 12 is displaced to the open position D21 by the passenger pulling the upper end portion from the inside of the vehicle to the rear side. Further, the inner handle 12 is displaced to the closed position D22 by performing a closing operation in which the passenger pushes the upper end portion thereof from the inside of the vehicle to the front side. Then, the lever 12L is integrally displaced with the inner handle 12 as the inner handle 12 is displaced.

The child lock operation unit 13 is located on the inner surface 90A side of the base plate 90 and extends in the front-rear direction. The intermediate portion 13S of the child lock operation portion 13 is swingably supported at a portion on the front end side of the base plate 90 and below the inner handle support shaft 12S. The front end of the child lock operation unit 13 is exposed inside the vehicle interior. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an elongated hole 13H is formed at the rear end of the child lock operation unit 13.

The child lock operation unit 13 is displaced to the first push-up position D31 shown in FIG. 3 by the passenger pushing up the front end portion from the inside of the vehicle, and conversely, the passenger pushes down the front end portion from the inside of the vehicle. By doing so, it is displaced to the first pressing position D32. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the child lock operation unit 13 is in the first push-up position D31.

The locking operation unit 14 is located on the inner surface 90A side of the base plate 90 and has a flat block shape in the vehicle internal and external directions. The locking operation unit 14 is slidably supported in the vertical direction on the upper end side of the base plate 90 and on the rear side of the inner handle support shaft 12S.

The locking operation unit 14 is displaced to the second push-up position D41 by the occupant pushing up from the inside of the vehicle, and conversely, the second pushing position D42 by the occupant pushing down the front end from the inside of the vehicle. Displace to. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the locking operation unit 14 is in the second push-up position D41.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the remote control unit 1 has a lever 41, a lever 42, a lever 43, and a lever 44 that are swingably supported by the support shaft 32S, respectively. The lever 41, the lever 42, the lever 43, and the lever 44 are inserted into the support shaft 32S in a state of being overlapped in this order from the outside of the vehicle toward the inside of the vehicle. As a result, the lever 41, the lever 42, the lever 43, and the lever 44 are coaxially provided on the base plate 90 about the second axis X32, and are provided around the second axis X32 at the thirteenth position D13 shown in FIG. And the 14th position D14 can be displaced.

A torsion coil spring 32T is inserted through the support shaft 32S. The torsion coil spring 32T is locked to the lever 44 and the base plate 90. As a result, the torsion coil spring 32T urges the lever 44 directly, and the lever 41, the lever 42, and the lever 43 toward the 13th position D13 via the lever 44. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the levers 41 to 44 are in the 13th position D13.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the remote control unit 1 includes a lift lever 51, a control lever 52, a lever 53, and a handle connecting lever 54, which are swingably supported by the support shaft 31S, respectively. It has a release lever 55. Further, the remote control unit 1 includes a lever 56, a lever 57, a slide pin 58, a slide pin 59, a slide pin 60, a rod 61, a rod 62, a movable member 63, and a torsion coil spring 64. It has a torsion coil spring 67.

The handle connecting lever 54 is an example of the "first lever" of the present invention. The lift lever 51 is an example of the "second lever" of the present invention. The release lever 55 is an example of the "third lever" of the present invention. The control lever 52 is an example of the "fourth lever" of the present invention. The slide pin 59 is an example of the "first transmission member" of the present invention. The slide pin 60 is an example of the "second transmission member" of the present invention. The torsion coil spring 64 is an example of the "first urging member" of the present invention. The torsion coil spring 67 is an example of the "second urging member" of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lift lever 51, the control lever 52, the lever 53, the handle connecting lever 54, and the release lever 55 are inserted into the support shaft 31S in this order from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle. The base plate 90 is provided so as to be swingable around the first axis X31. That is, the lift lever 51, the control lever 52, the lever 53, the handle connecting lever 54, and the release lever 55 are coaxially provided on the base plate 90 about the first axis X31. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the handle connecting lever 54 can be displaced to the first position D1 and the second position D2 around the first axis X31. The release lever 55 can be displaced to the third position D3 and the fourth position D4 around the first axis X31. The lever 53 can be displaced to the fifth position D5 and the sixth position D6 around the first axis X31. The control lever 52 can be displaced to the seventh position D7 and the eighth position D8 around the first axis X31. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the lift lever 51 can be displaced to the ninth position D9 and the tenth position D10 around the first axis X31.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lift lever 51 is provided with a shaft hole 51C. The support shaft 31S is inserted into the shaft hole 51C. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the lift lever 51 is formed with a contact portion 51P and an elongated hole 51H at an end portion protruding rearward from the first axis X31. The contact portion 51P is a small piece that bends inward of the vehicle and is located above the elongated hole 51H. The elongated hole 51H extends long in the front-rear direction. The slide pin 60 is held in the elongated hole 51H so as to be relatively displaceable. The slide pin 60 is a multi-stage cylindrical shaft body extending in the axis X60 direction shown in FIG.

The slide pin 60 can be displaced from the front end side to the rear end side of the elongated hole 51H. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3, 7 to 9, 12 and 13, the position where the slide pin 60 is displaced toward the rear end side in the elongated hole 51H of the lift lever 51 is defined as the second transmission position. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the position where the slide pin 60 is displaced toward the front end side in the elongated hole 51H of the lift lever 51 is defined as the second non-transmission position. The slide pin 60 selectively transmits the displacement of the control lever 52 to the lift lever 51 by being displaced between the second transmission position and the second non-transmission position.

As shown in FIG. 5, a shaft hole 52C is provided substantially in the center of the control lever 52. The support shaft 31S shown in FIG. 4 or the like is inserted into the shaft hole 52C. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the control lever 52 is formed with an elongated hole 52H at an end projecting forward and downward from the first axis X31. The elongated hole 52H extends long so as to incline downward toward the front side. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the slide pin 58 is held in the elongated hole 52H so as to be relatively displaceable. The slide pin 58 is a multi-stage cylindrical shaft body extending in the axial center X58 direction shown in FIG. The slide pin 58 can be displaced from one end side to the other end side of the elongated hole 52H. The slide pin 58 is also held in a slot 13H formed at the rear end of the child lock operating portion 13 so as to be relatively displaceable. As a result, the slide pin 58 can be displaced from one end side to the other end side of the elongated hole 13H.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the control lever 52 is formed with a contact portion 52P on the rear side of the first axis X31. As shown in FIG. 7, the contact portion 52P is provided on the base plate 90 by inserting the lift lever 51, the control lever 52, etc. into the support shaft 31S, so that the contact portion 52P is in contact with the contact portion 51P of the lift lever 51 from above. Touch.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the control lever 52, a support piece 52Q, a shaft hole 52A, and a locking piece 52B are formed on the rear side of the first shaft center X31 and on the lower side of the contact portion 52P. Has been done. The support piece 52Q is formed by bending the lower end of the control lever 52 inward of the vehicle. The shaft hole 52A is formed through the rear side of the control lever 52. The locking piece 52B is a perforated small piece that bends inward of the vehicle from the rear side of the shaft hole 52A.

Further, a movable member 63, a torsion coil spring 64, and a support shaft 65 are attached to the control lever 52.

The movable member 63 is a flat plate member having a substantially L shape. The movable member 63 includes a shaft hole 63A, a protruding portion 63B protruding upward from the shaft hole 63A, a supported portion 63C protruding forward from the shaft hole 63A, and a support portion 63C extending forward from the supported portion 63C. A contact portion 63D is formed. The contact portion 63D is provided integrally with the supported portion 63C. The movable member 63 may be provided with a dedicated component as the contact portion 63D.

The support shaft 65 is a multi-stage cylindrical shaft body whose diameter is reduced toward the outside of the vehicle. The support shaft 65 is inserted into the torsion coil spring 64, then inserted into the shaft hole 63A, and then the tip portion thereof is caulked and fixed to the shaft hole 52A. The axis of the support shaft 65 is defined as the third axis X65. As shown in FIG. 7, the movable member 63 is swingably held by the control lever 52 around the third axis X65 extending in parallel with the first axis X31 at a position separated from the first axis X31. ..

The torsion coil spring 64 is locked to the control lever 52 and the movable member 63. More specifically, in the torsion coil spring 64, a portion wound in a coil shape is arranged coaxially with the third axis X65, one end thereof is locked to the locking portion 52B of the control lever 52, and the other end thereof. The portion is locked to the protruding portion 63B of the movable member 63. As a result, the torsion coil spring 64 exerts the first urging force F1 to urge the movable member 63 clockwise toward the paper surface of FIG. 7.

Here, the position where the movable member 63 is urged by the torsion coil spring 64 and the supported portion 63C of the movable member 63 is in contact with the support piece 52Q of the control lever 52 and is supported is set as the initial position. That is, the torsion coil spring 64 exerts a first urging force F1 that keeps the movable member 63 in the initial position. 3 and 7 show the movable member 63 at the initial position. Further, the projecting portion 63B projects in the circumferential direction of the support shaft 31S and in the out-of-diameter direction of the support shaft 65 in a state where the movable member 63 is in the initial position. The contact portion 63D is located on the front side of the support piece 52Q and does not contact the support piece 52Q.

When the slide pin 60 is displaced to the second transmission position shown in FIG. 7 or the like, the slide pin 60 is located above the protrusion 63B of the movable member 63 at the initial position. On the other hand, when the slide pin 60 is displaced to the second non-transmission position shown in FIG. 10 or the like, the slide pin 60 is separated forward from the protrusion 63B of the movable member 63 at the initial position.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a shaft hole 53C is formed substantially in the center of the lever 53. The support shaft 31S is inserted through the shaft hole 53C. Further, the lever 53 is formed with a contact portion 53P, a contact portion 53Q, a pressing portion 53A, and a locking portion 53B. The contact portion 53P is a small piece that bends inside the vehicle and is located at the rear end of the lever 53. The contact portion 53Q is a small piece that bends to the outside of the vehicle and is located on the front side of the lever 53. As shown in FIG. 7, the contact portion 53P comes into contact with the contact portion 52P of the control lever 52 from above by inserting the control lever 52, the lever 53, and the like into the support shaft 31S and providing the contact portion 53P on the base plate 90. .. Further, the contact portion 53Q is located below the contact portion 120 of the lever 12L.

The pressing portion 53A is located below the contact portion 53Q, and extends from the front end side of the lever 53 toward the rear side while being curved. The locking portion 53B is located at the front end of the lever 53. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the tension coil spring 66 is locked to the locking portion 53B. On the other hand, the upper end of the tension coil spring 66 is locked to the locking portion 90C formed on the base plate 90.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a shaft hole 54C is formed through the handle connecting lever 54. The support shaft 31S is inserted through the shaft hole 54C. As shown in FIG. 7, the handle connecting lever 54 is provided on the base plate 90 so that its rear end edge 540 comes into contact with the support piece 52Q of the control lever 52, and more specifically, the front end edge 520 of the support piece 52Q. ..

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the handle connecting lever 54 is formed with a holding portion 54A, a connecting hole 54B, and an elongated hole 54H. The holding portion 54A is located below and behind the shaft hole 54C and projects toward the inside of the vehicle. The connecting hole 54B is located above and in front of the shaft hole 54C. The elongated hole 54H extends long so as to incline downward toward the rear side. A slide pin 59 is held in the elongated hole 54H so as to be relatively displaceable. The slide pin 59 is a multi-stage cylindrical shaft body extending in the axial center X59 direction.

The slide pin 59 can be displaced from one end side to the other end side of the elongated hole 54H. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3, 7 to 10, the position where the slide pin 59 is displaced toward the rear end side in the elongated hole 54H of the handle connecting lever 54 is defined as the first transmission position. Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the position where the slide pin 59 is displaced toward the front end side in the elongated hole 54H of the handle connecting lever 54 is set as the first non-transmission position. The slide pin 59 selectively transmits the displacement of the release lever 55 to the handle connecting lever 54 by being displaced between the first transmission position and the first non-transmission position.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the torsion coil spring 67 is locked to the handle connecting lever 54 and the slide pin 59. More specifically, the coiled portion of the torsion coil spring 67 is held by the holding portion 54A of the handle connecting lever 54. One end of the torsion coil spring 67 is locked to the slide pin 59, and the other end of the torsion coil spring 67 is locked to the elongated hole 54H of the handle connecting lever 54. As a result, the torsion coil spring 67 exerts a second urging force F2 to urge the slide pin 59 toward the rear end side in the elongated hole 54H. That is, the torsion coil spring 67 exerts a second urging force F2 that maintains the slide pin 59 at the first transmission position. A tension coil spring may be used instead of the torsion coil spring 67.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the release lever 55 is formed in a substantially L shape. A shaft hole 55C is formed through the upper end of the release lever 55. The support shaft 31S is inserted through the shaft hole 55C. Further, the release lever 55 is formed with an extending portion 55A, a pressing portion 55B, a connecting hole 55D, an engaging hole 55E, and a sliding surface 55F. The extending portion 55A extends downward from the shaft hole 55C. The extending portion 55A has a first rear end surface 551 and a second rear end surface 552. The first rear end surface 551 is inclined from the rear side to the front side as it extends downward. The second rear end surface 552 extends downward while being continuous with the lower end of the first rear end surface 551, and is continuous with the sliding surface 55F. The pressing portion 55B is located at the rear end of the release lever 55. The connecting hole 55D is located below the pressing portion 55B. A connecting member 50A, which will be described later, is connected to the connecting hole 55D. The engaging hole 55E is located on the front side of the pressing portion 55B. The rear end of the tension coil spring 68 is locked to the engagement hole 55E. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the front end of the tension coil spring 68 is locked to the locking portion 90D formed on the base plate 90.

As shown in FIG. 7, the sliding surface 55F is located between the extending portion 55A and the pressing portion 55B. The sliding surface 55F has a shape consistent with an arc of a virtual circle Y having a predetermined radius from the first axis X31. That is, the sliding surface 55F has an arc shape centered on the first axis X31. As shown in FIG. 13, the slide pin 59 at the first non-transmission position is slidable on the sliding surface 55F. Further, the sliding surface 55F is continuous with the second rear end surface 552 of the extending portion 55A at the front end.

Here, as shown in FIG. 7, in the remote control unit 1, the lever 53 is attached to the fifth position D5 in a state of being provided on the base plate 90 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 66 acting on the remote control unit 1. It is being pushed. Further, the urging force of the tension coil spring 66 acts via the lever 53, so that the control lever 52 is urged toward the seventh position D7 in a state of being provided on the base plate 90. Further, the handle connecting lever 54 is urged toward the first position D1 in a state of being provided on the base plate 90 via the control lever 52. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lift lever 51 is urged toward the ninth position D9 in a state of being provided on the base plate 90 via the control lever 52. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the release lever 55 is urged toward the third position D3 in a state of being provided on the base plate 90 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 68 acting.

3 and 7 show a state in which the lift lever 51 is in the 9th position D9, a state in which the control lever 52 is in the 7th position D7, and a state in which the lever 53 is in the 5th position D5. Shown. The handle connecting lever 54 is in the first position D1, and the release lever 55 is in the third position D3.

Further, in the remote control unit 1, the control lever 52, the handle connecting lever 54, and the like are inserted into the support shaft 31S and provided on the base plate 90, so that the contact portion 63D of the movable member 63 is in the first transmission position. It is located below the slide pin 59.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lever 56 is located on the inner surface 90A side of the base plate 90, and the columnar shaft portion 56S swings to the rear end side of the base plate 90 and the portion rearward from the locking operation portion 14. It is supported as much as possible. The lever 56 projects from the shaft portion 56S toward the front side and the lower side. The end portion of the lever 56 projecting to the front side is connected to the lower end side of the locking operation portion 14.

The lever 57 is located on the inner surface 90A side of the base plate 90, and the central portion 57S is swingably supported by a portion of the base plate 90 below the lever 56. The lever 57 projects from the central portion 57S toward the upper side, the lower side, and the rear side. The upper protruding end of the lever 57 is connected to the lower protruding end of the lever 56. As a result, the lever 57 is displaced to the 11th position D11 when the locking operation unit 14 is displaced to the second pressing position D41, and conversely, the twelfth lever 57 is displaced to the second pressing position D42. Displace to position D12. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a neutral spring 57T is provided between the lever 57 and the base plate 90. The neutral spring 57T makes it possible to maintain the lever 57 in a state of being displaced to the 11th position D11 or the 12th position D12. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the lever 57 is at the eleventh position D11.

Further, in the lever 57, an elongated hole 57H is formed at an end projecting downward. The slide pin 60 is held so as to be relatively displaceable not only in the elongated hole 51H of the lift lever 51 but also in the elongated hole 57H of the lever 57. As a result, the slide pin 60 can be displaced from one end side to the other end side of the elongated hole 57H.

The upper end of the rod 61 shown in FIG. 4 is connected to an end portion whose upper end projects toward the rear side of the lever 12L. Further, the lower end of the rod 61 is connected to an end portion that protrudes toward the rear side of the lever 42. In this way, the lever 12L and the lever 42 are connected via the rod 61.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the rod 62 is connected to an end portion of the lever 43 that projects forward and upward. The upper end of the rod 62 is connected to the connecting hole 54B of the handle connecting lever 54 shown in FIG. 6 or the like. In this way, the handle connecting lever 54 is connected to the lever 43 and, by extension, the outer handle 11 via the rod 62.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the remote control unit 1 includes a cable 71, a cable 72, a cable 73, and a cable 74.

As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the cable 71 and one end of the cable 72 are connected to an end portion protruding upward of the lift lever 51. As shown in FIG. 2, the other end of the cable 71 is connected to the locking device 6. The other end of the cable 72 is connected to the locking device 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the cable 73 is connected to an end projecting upward of the lever 53. As shown in FIG. 2, the other end of the cable 73 is connected to the locking device 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the cable 74 is connected to an end projecting to the rear side of the lever 44. As shown in FIG. 2, the other end of the cable 74 is connected to the locking device 7.

As shown in FIG. 3, the remote control unit 1 includes an automatic locking device 40. The automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are examples of the "locking mechanism" of the present invention. The automatic locking device 40 is assembled on the rear end side of the base plate 90 and on the rear side of the lever 57.

The automatic locking device 40 has a built-in electric motor (not shown) and has a swing member 40A that is driven by the electric motor and swings. The front end of the swing member 40A is connected to the lever 57. As a result, the lever 57 can be displaced to the 11th position D11 and the 12th position D12 even when the swing member 40A swings by the electric motor.

In the remote control unit 1, if the passenger locks the slide door 2 with a remote control key or the like, or if the passenger directly displaces the locking operation unit 14 to the second pressing position D42, the automatic locking device 40 and The locking operation unit 14 changes to a locked state that makes it impossible to shift the locking devices 5 to 7 to the unlatched state. When the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are in the locked state, the lever 57 is displaced to the twelfth position D12. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the lever 57 displaces the slide pin 60 to the second non-transmission position via the slotted hole 57H. When the slide pin 60 is in the second non-transmission position, the slide pin 60 is separated forward from the protruding portion 63B of the movable member 63 in the initial position, and the displacement of the control lever 52 cannot be transmitted to the lift lever 51. As a result, the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 in the locked state invalidate the operation of the outer handle 11 and the operation of the inner handle 12.

On the other hand, if the passenger unlocks the slide door 2 with a remote control key or the like, or if the passenger directly displaces the locking operation unit 14 to the second push-up position D41, the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 changes to an unlocked state that enables the locking devices 5 to 7 to shift to the unlatched state. When the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are in the unlocked state, the lever 57 is displaced to the 11th position D11. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the lever 57 displaces the slide pin 60 to the second transmission position via the elongated hole 57H. When the slide pin 60 is in the second transmission position, the slide pin 60 is located directly above the protrusion 63B of the movable member 63 in the initial position. Therefore, the slide pin 60 can transmit the displacement of the control lever 52 to the lift lever 51 via the protruding portion 63B of the movable member 63 at the initial position. As a result, the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 in the unlocked state enable the unlocking operation of the outer handle 11 and the inner handle 12.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the remote control unit 1 includes a release actuator 50. The release actuator 50 has an electric motor (not shown) and also has a connecting member 50A for connecting to the release lever 55.

The release actuator 50 is controlled by a control unit (not shown) when the passenger opens the slide door 2 with a remote control key or the like. As a result, the release actuator 50 displaces the release lever 55 from the third position D3 shown in FIG. 7 and the like to the fourth position D4 via the connecting member 50A. The release actuator 50 may be attached to the base plate 90, and the release actuator 50 may be attached to the lock device 5, the slide door 2, the vehicle body 9, or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the remote control unit 1 includes a switch module 100. The switch module 100 has a resin housing 190. Inside the housing 190, a first transmission unit 110, a second transmission unit 120, and a third transmission unit 130 are provided, and the first to third transmission units 110 to 130 corresponding to the first to third transmission units 110 to 130, respectively. Three switches (not shown) and the like are provided. Further, the housing 190 is provided with a connector 170. The connector 170 connects the switch module 100 to a control unit (not shown).

The first transmission portion 110 is connected to the upper end of the lever 41 on the outside of the housing 190. The second transmission unit 120 is connected to the lower end of the lever 12L on the outside of the housing 190. The third transmission portion 130 meshes with the tooth portion 13G formed on the child lock operation portion 13 on the outside of the housing 190.

When the outer handle 11 is displaced by the opening operation in which the occupant pulls the outer handle 11 from the outside of the vehicle, the rod 11R is pushed downward from the position shown in FIG. As a result, the lever 41 is displaced from the 13th position D13 to the 14th position D14. As a result, the first transmission unit 110 connected to the lever 41 also displaces with the displacement of the outer handle 11. As a result, the first switch is turned on. On the other hand, when the passenger stops the opening operation, the lever 41 is displaced from the 14th position D14 to the 13th position D13, and the first transmission unit 110 is also displaced accordingly. Therefore, the first switch is turned off.

Further, the inside handle 12 is displaced to the opening position D21 by the opening operation in which the passenger pulls the upper end portion of the inner handle 12 from the inside of the vehicle to the rear side, or the upper end portion of the inner handle 12 is pushed inward by the closing operation. If the handle 12 is displaced to the closed position D22, the lever 12L is displaced accordingly. As a result, the second transmission unit 120 connected to the lever 12L is also displaced. As a result, if the inner handle 12 is displaced to the open position D21, the second switch is in the first ON state, and if the inner handle 12 is displaced to the closed position D22, the second switch is in the second ON state. Then, when the passenger stops the opening operation and the closing operation of the inner handle 12, the second switch is turned off.

Further, if the passenger pushes up the child lock operation unit 13 and the child lock operation unit 13 is displaced to the first push-up position D31, the third transmission unit 130 is accompanied by the displacement of the child lock operation unit 13. Displace. As a result, the third switch is turned on. On the other hand, when the passenger pushes down the child lock operation unit 13 and the child lock operation unit 13 is displaced to the first pressing position D32, the third switch is turned off.

In the lock system 3 having such a configuration, when the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are in the unlocked state, that is, the slide pin 60 is in the second transmission position, the occupant holds the outer handle 11 from the outside of the vehicle. When the pull-open operation is performed, the lever 41 is displaced to the 14th position D14, and the first switch in the switch module 100 is turned on. Further, the contact portion 41P of the lever 41 comes into contact with the levers 43 and 44, and the levers 43 and 44 are also displaced to the 14th position D14.

Then, the displacement of the lever 43 is transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54 via the rod 62, and as shown in FIG. 8, the handle connecting lever 54 is pulled by the rod 62 and displaced from the first position D1 to the second position D2. .. Then, the rear end edge 540 of the handle connecting lever 54 presses the front end surface 520 of the support piece 52Q of the control lever 52, so that the displacement of the handle connecting lever 54 is transmitted to the control lever 52 via the support piece 52Q. As a result, the control lever 52 is displaced from the 7th position D7 to the 8th position D8 in conjunction with the first position D1 to the second position D2 of the handle connecting lever 54. Further, the displacement of the control lever 52 is transmitted to the lift lever 51 via the protrusion 63B of the movable member 63 at the initial position, the slide pin 60, and the elongated hole 51H of the lift lever 51. Further, the displacement of the control lever 52 is transmitted to the lever 53 via the contact portion 52P of the control lever 52 and the contact portion 53P of the lever 53. As a result, the lift lever 51 is displaced from the 9th position D9 to the 10th position D10, and the lever 53 is displaced from the 5th position D5 to the 5th position D6. Therefore, the cable 71, the cable 72, and the cable 73 are pulled, and the locking device 5 and the locking device 6 shift from the latched state to the unlatched state.

Further, when the lever 44 shown in FIG. 3 is displaced to the 14th position D14, the cable 74 is pulled and the locking device 7 shifts from the latched state to the unlatched state.

At this time, the control unit (not shown) detects that the outer handle 11 has been opened due to the first switch being turned on, and the slide door 2 is closed by another sensor (not shown). Or detect opening. Then, if the slide door 2 is closed, an electric slide mechanism (not shown) is operated to automatically open the slide door 2. On the other hand, if the slide door 2 is open, an electric slide mechanism (not shown) is operated to automatically close the slide door 2.

Further, when the passenger opens the slide door 2 with a remote control key or the like while the slide pin 59 is in the first transmission position, the release actuator 50 is operated under the control of a control unit (not shown). As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the release actuator 50 displaces the release lever 55 from the third position D3 to the fourth position D4. That is, the release lever 55 is displaced from the third position D3 to the fourth position D4 independently of the opening operation of the outer handle 11. Here, the slide pin 59 is maintained at the first transmission position by the second urging force F2 of the torsion coil spring 67. Therefore, the release lever 55 is displaced from the third position D3 to the fourth position D4 while pressing the slide pin 59 by the pressing portion 55B.

As a result, the displacement of the release lever 55 is transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54 via the slide pin 59 and the elongated hole 54H of the handle connecting lever 54. Therefore, the handle connecting lever 54 is displaced from the first position D1 to the second position D2. As a result, the control lever 52 is displaced from the 7th position D7 to the 8th position D8 as in the case where the outer handle 11 is opened. Then, the displacement of the control lever 52 is transmitted to the lift lever 51 via the protrusion 63B of the movable member 63 at the initial position, the slide pin 60, and the elongated hole 51H of the lift lever 51, and is also transmitted to the lever 53. Therefore, the lift lever 51 is displaced to the 10th position D10, and the lever 53 is displaced to the 6th position D6. As a result, the cable 71, the cable 72, and the cable 73 are pulled, and the locking device 5 and the locking device 6 shift from the latched state to the unlatched state. In this way, in this lock system 3, the passenger can open the slide door 2 without opening the outer handle 11 by performing an opening operation with a remote control key or the like.

Further, in this lock system 3, as shown in FIG. 3, when the passenger displaces the inner handle 12 to the open position D21 by the opening operation, the lever 12L is displaced accordingly. Therefore, the second switch in the switch module 100 is in the first ON state, and the contact portion 120 of the lever 12L comes into contact with the contact portion 53Q of the lever 53. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the lever 53 is displaced from the fifth position D5 to the sixth position D6.

Here, in the state where the child lock operation unit 13 shown in FIG. 3 is in the first push-up position D31, the lever 53 is displaced from the fifth position D5 to the sixth position D6 while pressing the slide pin 58 by the pressing unit 53A. To do. As a result, the displacement of the lever 53 is transmitted to the control lever 52 via the slide pin 58 and the elongated hole 52H of the control lever 52. Therefore, the control lever 52 is displaced from the 7th position D7 to the 8th position D8. As a result, the displacement of the control lever 52 is transmitted to the lift lever 51, the cable 71, the cable 72, and the cable 73 are pulled, and the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 are pulled, as in the case where the outer handle 11 is opened. Transitions from the latched state to the unlatched state.

At this time, a control unit (not shown) detects that the inner handle 12 is displaced to the open position D21 through the second switch, and detects the closing or opening of the slide door 2 by another sensor. Then, if the slide door 2 is closed, an electric slide mechanism (not shown) is operated to automatically open the slide door 2.

Further, in the lock system 3, when the passenger displaces the inner handle 12 to the closed position D22 by the closing operation, the lever 12L is displaced in the direction opposite to the case where the inner handle 12 is displaced to the open position D21. .. Therefore, when the second switch is in the second ON state, the displacement of the lever 12L is transmitted to the lever 42 via the rod 61, and the lever 42 is displaced from the 13th position D13 to the 14th position D14. As a result, the displacement of the lever 42 is transmitted to the lever 44 via the contact portion 44Q of the lever 44. Therefore, the lever 44 is also displaced from the 13th position D13 to the 14th position D14. As a result, the cable 74 is pulled to shift the locking device 7 from the latched state to the unlatched state.

At this time, a control unit (not shown) detects that the inner handle 12 is displaced to the closed position D21 through the second switch, and detects the closing or opening of the slide door 2 by another sensor. Then, if the slide door 2 is open, an electric slide mechanism (not shown) is operated to automatically close the slide door 2.

Further, in the lock system 3, as shown in FIG. 3, when the passenger displaces the child lock operation unit 13 to the first pressing position D32, the third switch in the switch module 100 is turned off. Further, the rear end portion of the child lock operation portion 13 displaces the slide pin 58 to the position shown by the virtual line in the figure, and separates the slide pin 58 from the pressing portion 53A of the lever 53. Therefore, even if the passenger displaces the inner handle 12 to the open position D21, the pressing portion 53A of the lever 53 swings idle with respect to the slide pin 58, and the displacement of the lever 53 is not transmitted to the control lever 52. In this way, the child lock operation unit 13 invalidates the opening operation of the inner handle 12 by the passenger.

At this time, a control unit (not shown) detects the displacement of the child lock operation unit 13 to the first pressing position D32 through the third switch, and uses it for grasping the state of the slide door 2 and controlling automatic opening and closing.

Further, in the lock system 3, when the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are locked, the slide pin 60 moves from the second transmission position to the second non-transmission position shown in FIG. 10, as shown in FIG. Displace to. Therefore, even if the passenger opens the outer handle 11 or displaces the inner handle 12 to the open position D21 and the control lever 52 is displaced from the 7th position D7 to the 8th position D8, the initial position The protruding portion 63B of the movable member 63 in the above swings with respect to the slide pin 60. As a result, the displacement of the control lever 52 is not transmitted to the lift lever 51. In this way, when the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are in the locked state, the opening operation of the outer handle 11 and the inner handle 12 is invalidated.

By the way, in this lock system 3, when the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are in the unlocked state, as shown in FIG. 9, the release actuator 50 completes the displacement of the release lever 55 to the fourth position D4. Alternatively, if a problem occurs in the release actuator 50 or the connecting member 50A in the process of displacement from the third position D3 to the fourth position D4, the release lever 55 stops abnormally, and the urging force of the tension coil spring 68 also causes the third position. It becomes impossible to return to the position D3. As a result, the state in which the displacement of the release lever 55 is transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54 via the slide pin 59 and the slotted hole 54H is maintained. Therefore, the handle connecting lever 54 cannot be displaced to the first position D1. That is, in this state, even if the steering wheel 11 outside the vehicle is opened, the steering wheel connecting lever 54 does not displace as usual. Further, by maintaining the state in which the displacement of the release lever 55 is transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54 in this way, the state in which the displacement of the handle connecting lever 54 is transmitted to the control lever 52 is maintained. As a result, the state in which the displacement of the control lever 52 is transmitted to the lift lever 51 is maintained, so that the state in which the cable 71 and the cable 72 are pulled by the lift lever 51 is maintained. As a result, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 cannot maintain the latch state, so that the slide door 2 cannot be locked to the vehicle body 9. Therefore, in such a case, the lock system 3 performs the following operations. In the following description, a case where the release lever 55 is displaced to the fourth position D4 and abnormally stopped, and the lift lever 51 is displaced to the tenth position D10 will be described as an example.

If the release lever 55 is displaced to the fourth position D4 and stops abnormally due to a malfunction of the release actuator 50 or the connecting member 50A, the passenger may use a remote control key or the like to lock the slide door 2 or lock the slide door 2. The operation unit 14 is displaced to the second pressing position D42. As a result, the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are temporarily changed from the unlocked state to the locked state, and the slide pin 60 is displaced from the second transmission position to the second non-transmission position shown in FIG. Therefore, the displacement of the control lever 52 is not transmitted to the lift lever 51. Therefore, since the lock device 6 pulls the cable 71 and the lock device 5 pulls the cable 72, the lift lever 51 is pulled by the cable 71 and the cable 72 and is displaced from the 10th position D10 to the 9th position D9. To do. In this way, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 can maintain the latch state. Therefore, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 can lock the slide door 2 to the vehicle body 9.

After that, the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 are changed from the locked state to the unlocked state again, and as shown in FIG. 11, the lever 57 is displaced from the 12th position D12 to the 11th position D11 to slide. The pin 60 is displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position. At this time, the slide pin 60 abuts on the protruding portion 63B of the movable member 63 at the initial position, and as shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. 11, the slide pin 60 presses the protruding portion 63B to the rear side while performing the second non-transmission. Displace from the position to the second transmission position. Therefore, the movable member 63 is displaced counterclockwise from the initial position around the third axis X65 while resisting the first urging force F1 of the torsion coil spring 64. As a result, in the movable member 63, the supported portion 63C is separated from the support piece 52Q of the control lever 52, and the contact portion 63D moves upward while being in contact with the slide pin 59. Therefore, the contact portion 63D moves the slide pin 59 from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position as shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. 11 while resisting the second urging force F2 of the torsion coil spring 67. Displace. As described above, in the remote control unit 1 of the lock system 3, the slide pin 59 is displaced from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position in conjunction with the displacement of the movable member 63 from the initial position.

As a result, the displacement of the release lever 55 is not transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the handle connecting lever 54 is displaced from the second position D2 to the first position D1 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 66, and the control lever 52 is displaced from the eighth position D8 to the seventh position D7. After being displaced, the lever 53 is displaced from the 6th position D6 to the 5th position D5. Further, the control lever 52 is displaced from the 8th position D8 to the 7th position D7, and the movable member 63 is located below the slide pin 60 at the second transmission position, so that the protruding portion 63B becomes the slide pin 60. It will not be pressed. Therefore, the movable member 63 returns to the initial position by the first urging force F1 of the torsion coil spring 64. As a result, the contact portion 63D does not press the slide pin 59.

Here, the slide pin 59 displaced to the first non-transmission position slides on the sliding surface 55F of the release lever 55 as the handle connecting lever 54 is displaced from the second position D2 to the first position D1. While moving toward the second rear end surface 552 of the extending portion 55A. Then, when the handle connecting lever 54 is in the first position D1, the slide pin 59 approaches the second rear end surface 552. Further, the slide pin 59 maintains a state of being in contact with the sliding surface 55F by the action of the second urging force F2 of the torsion coil spring 67. Here, in the extending portion 55A, the second rear end surface 552 is designed so as not to come into contact with the slide pin 59 in the first non-transmission position, including the case where the handle connecting lever 54 is in the first position D1. There is. As a result, in the remote control unit 1, the release lever 55 abnormally stops at any position between the third position D3 and the fourth position D4, including the case where the release lever 55 abnormally stops at the fourth position D4. Even in this case, the slide pin 59 is displaced to the first non-transmission position, so that the handle connecting lever 54 can be reliably displaced to the first position D1.

In this way, the slide pin 59 is displaced to the first non-transmission position, and the displacement of the release lever 55 is not transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54. In this state, as shown in FIG. 13, if the passenger opens the outer handle 11, the handle connecting lever 54 is displaced from the first position D1 to the second position D2. At this time, as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 13, the slide pin 59 slides on the sliding surface 55F and separates from the extending portion 55A. As a result, even if the release lever 55 is abnormally stopped at the fourth position D4, the control lever 52 is moved from the seventh position D7 to the second position D7 in conjunction with the displacement from the first position D1 to the second position D2 of the handle connecting lever 54. Displace to position D8. As a result, as in the case described above, the lift lever 51 is displaced from the 9th position D9 to the 10th position D10, and the lever 53 is displaced from the 5th position D5 to the 6th position D6. The locking device 6 shifts from the latched state to the unlatched state.

As described above, in the remote control unit 1, even if a problem occurs in the release actuator 50 or the connecting member 50A with the release lever 55 displaced, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 are put into the latch state. It can be shifted, and by the subsequent opening operation of the outer handle 11, the locking device 5 and the locking device 6 can be shifted to the unlatch state, and the sliding door 2 can be opened. The slide pin 59 is displaced to the first non-transmission position, and the displacement of the release lever 55 is not transmitted to the handle connecting lever 54, so that the lever 53 is displaced to the fifth position D5 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 66. .. Therefore, even if a problem occurs in the release actuator 50 or the connecting member 50A with the release lever 55 displaced, the lock device 5 and the lock device 6 can be moved from the latched state by displace the inner handle 12 to the open position D21. It is possible to shift to the unlatch state.

Further, due to the change from the locked state to the unlocked state of the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14, the slide pin 60 displaces the movable member 63 at the initial position and moves from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position. Displace to. Therefore, in this lock system 3, even if the change to the unlocked state of the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 and the opening operation of the outer handle 11 or the inner handle 12 overlap, the slide pin The 60 can be displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position without hitting the protruding portion 63B of the movable member 63 (see FIGS. 11 and 12). Due to such an anti-panic function, in the remote control unit 1, when the change to the unlocked state of the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14 and the opening operation of the outer handle 11 or the inner handle 12 overlap, the remote control unit 1 overlaps. The problem that the slide pin 60 cannot be displaced to the second transmission position can be solved with high certainty. Here, in the remote control unit 1, the movable member 63 also serves as a member for displacing the slide pin 59 from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position and a member for the anti-panic function. Therefore, in the remote control unit 1, and by extension, the lock system 3, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of parts even if a member for the anti-panic function is provided.

Then, in the remote control unit 1, the slide pin 59 and the slide pin 60 exist separately. Therefore, it is sufficient for the slide pin 59 to be displaced to two positions, the first transmission position and the first non-transmission position, and for the slide pin 60 to be displaced to two positions, the second transmission position and the second non-transmission position. .. As a result, the remote control unit 1 does not need to require excessively high accuracy control for the shapes of the slide pin 59 and the slide pin 60. In particular, in addition to the slide pin 59 and the slide pin 60, the slide pin 58 is a multi-stage cylindrical shaft body. Therefore, in the remote control unit 1, restrictions on the assembly directions of the slide pin 59, the slide pin 60, and the slide pin 58 are relaxed. Further, since the slide pins 58 to 60 can be shared, the number of types of parts can be reduced in the remote control unit 1.

Therefore, according to the remote control unit 1 of the embodiment, (1) even if a problem occurs in the release actuator 50 or the connecting member 55A with the release lever 55 displaced, the outer handle 11 or the inner handle 12 The lift lever 51 is displaced by the opening operation of the above, (2) the change to the unlocked state of the automatic locking device 40 and the locking operation unit 14, and the opening operation of the outer handle 11 or the inner handle 12 overlap. It is possible to eliminate defects with high certainty and (3) reduce the manufacturing cost.

In particular, in the remote control unit 1, a contact portion 63D is provided on the movable member 63. Then, when the movable member 63 is displaced from the initial position, the contact portion 63D comes into contact with the slide pin 59 and displaces the slide pin 59 from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position. As a result, in the remote control unit 1, the slide pin 59 can be displaced from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position with high certainty in conjunction with the displacement of the movable member 63 from the initial position. There is.

Further, in the remote control unit 1, a lift lever 51, a control lever 52, a lever 53, a handle connecting lever 54, and a release lever 55 are coaxially provided on the base plate 90 about the first axis X31. Therefore, the lift lever 51, the control lever 52, the lever 53, the handle connecting lever 54, and the release lever 55 can be arranged close to each other. This makes it possible to suppress the increase in size of the remote control unit 1.

Further, a sliding surface 55F is formed on the release lever 55, and the sliding surface 55F has an arc shape centered on the first axis X31. Therefore, in the state where the slide pin 59 is located at the first non-transmission position, the handle connecting lever 54 is displaced from the first position D1 to the second position D2 around the first axis X31 by the opening operation of the outer handle 11. In doing so, the slide pin 59 is less likely to obstruct the handle connecting lever 54. Therefore, in the remote control unit 1, the handle connecting lever 54 is easily displaced.

Further, in the remote control unit 1, the slide pin 59 is maintained at the first transmission position by the second urging force F2 of the torsion coil spring 67. Therefore, as a result of the anti-panic function, even if the slide pin 59 is displaced to the first non-transmission position in a state where the release actuator 50 is not defective, the slide pin 59 is moved to the first non-transmission position without any special operation. It is possible to return to the transmission position.

In the above, the present invention has been described in accordance with the examples, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above examples and can be appropriately modified and applied without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the remote control unit 1 of the embodiment, the slide pin 58, the slide pin 59, and the slide pin 60 are formed as a multi-stage cylindrical shaft, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a prismatic shape or the like may be used.

The present invention can be used in vehicles such as automobiles, buses, and industrial vehicles.

1 ... Remote control unit 2 ... Sliding door (opening and closing body)
5, 6, 7 ... Lock device 9 ... Body 11 ... Outer handle (operation unit)
14 ... Locking operation unit (locking mechanism)
40 ... Automatic locking device (locking mechanism)
50 ... Release actuator 51 ... Lift lever (second lever)
52 ... Control lever (4th lever)
54 ... Handle connecting lever (1st lever)
55 ... Release lever (3rd lever)
55F ... Sliding surface 59 ... Slide pin (first transmission member)
60 ... Slide pin (second transmission member)
63 ... Movable member 63D ... Contact part 64 ... Torsion coil spring (first urging member)
67 ... Torsion coil spring (second urging member)
90 ... Base plate F1 ... 1st urging force F2 ... 2nd urging force X31 ... 1st axis

Claims (4)

It is a remote control unit that is provided on the opening and closing body that can be opened and closed with respect to the vehicle body and associates the operation unit, the locking device, and the locking mechanism.
The operation unit can be displaced by an opening operation for opening the opening / closing body with respect to the vehicle body.
The locking device can be changed into a latch state in which the opening / closing body is locked to the vehicle body and an unlatch state in which the opening / closing body is not locked to the vehicle body.
The locking mechanism can be changed into a locked state in which the locking device cannot shift to the unlocked state and an unlocked state in which the locking device can shift to the unlocked state.
The remote control unit includes a base plate fixed to the opening / closing body and a base plate.
A first lever provided on the base plate, connected to the operation unit, and displaceable by the opening operation of the operation unit.
A second lever displaceable on the base plate and displaced to shift the locking device from the latched state to the unlatched state.
A third lever displaceable on the base plate and displaceable independently of the opening operation of the operation unit.
A release actuator that is connected to the third lever and displaces the third lever,
A first transmission member capable of displaceable to a first transmission position capable of transmitting the displacement of the third lever to the first lever and a first non-transmission position capable of transmitting the displacement of the third lever to the first lever. When,
A fourth lever provided on the base plate and capable of being displaced in conjunction with the displacement of the first lever,
A movable member that is held so as to be relatively displaceable with respect to the fourth lever,
A first urging member that is locked to the fourth lever and the movable member and exerts a first urging force that maintains the movable member in an initial position.
When the locking mechanism changes to the unlocked state, the displacement of the fourth lever is displaced to the second transmission position that can be transmitted to the second lever via the movable member at the initial position, while the displacement is performed. A second transmission member that displaces the displacement of the fourth lever to a second non-transmission position that cannot be transmitted to the second lever when the locking mechanism changes to the locked state is provided.
The movable member, the first urging member, and the second transmission member come into contact with the movable member when the second transmission member is displaced from the second non-transmission position to the second transmission position. , The movable member is arranged so as to be displaced from the initial position.
The first transmission member is held in the first transmission position when the movable member is in the initial position, while the first transmission position is interlocked with the displacement of the movable member from the initial position. A remote control unit characterized in that it is configured to be displaced from the first non-transmission position. The first lever and the third lever are provided coaxially with the first axis as the center.
The third lever is formed with a sliding surface on which the first transmission member at the first non-transmission position can slide.
The remote control unit according to claim 1, wherein the sliding surface has an arc shape centered on the first axis. 1. Claim 1 further comprising a second urging member which is locked to the first lever and the first transmission member and exerts a second urging force for maintaining the first transmission member at the first transmission position. Or the remote control unit according to 2. The movable member is provided with a contact portion that comes into contact with the first transmission member when displaced from the initial position and displaces the first transmission member from the first transmission position to the first non-transmission position. The remote control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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