Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
  • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
  • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B79/00—Mounting or connecting vehicle locks or parts thereof
  • E05B79/10—Connections between movable lock parts
  • E05B79/20—Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
  • E05B15/0053—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices means providing a stable, i.e. indexed, position of lock parts
  • E05B15/006—Spring-biased ball or roller entering a notch
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/02—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the type of actuators used
  • E05B81/04—Electrical
  • E05B81/06—Electrical using rotary motors
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
  • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
  • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
  • E05B81/77—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles comprising sensors detecting the presence of the hand of a user
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
  • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
  • E05B81/90—Manual override in case of power failure
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
  • E05B85/10—Handles
  • E05B85/103—Handles creating a completely closed wing surface

Definitions

• the present invention is directed to an actuating device for an electromechanical lock according to the preamble of claim 1 for opening and / or closing a movable part of a vehicle, in particular a door, a tailgate or the like.
• an actuating device has a housing and a movable protective flap, through which a user can engage in the actuating device.
• This actuator may be so embedded in the moving part of the vehicle that it forms a smooth front with the outside of the movable part, whereby it is provided substantially hidden in the movable part.
• an actuator for electrically actuating the lock is provided in the housing of the actuator. After a user has grasped the pivoted or folded protective flap into the actuating device, he can actuate the electromechanical lock by simply pressing or pulling on the actuating element.
• the European patent EP 1 402 138 B1 discloses a generic actuator.
• the electric actuator cooperates with an electromechanical lock to open or close the movable member.
• an electrical switching signal or switching pulse is used to actuate the electric lock.
• the mechanical actuator a lever is provided inside the housing of the actuator, whereby the mechanical lock is operated.
• the manual actuation for example, in a power failure in the vehicle due to an accident or other defect to press.
• the users of vehicles expect a constantly increasing comfort in the handling of the vehicles, which can not be achieved solely by purely mechanical systems. For this reason, purely mechanical systems are replaced by electromechanical or electrical systems, such as the electrical actuator.
• an object of the present invention to provide an electrical or electromechanical actuator for an electromechanical lock, which has a high reliability, and also allows actuation of the lock when a power failure or a defect in the electrical or Electronics should be available.
• the present object is achieved by the actuating device according to the invention with the characterizing features of claim 1, which have the following special significance.
• an adjacent front flap to the protective flap is movably arranged, whereby the lock is purely mechanically actuated.
• the electromechanical lock can be conveniently operated by means of the actuating element. If a power failure to the actuator and / or the electromechanical lock should be present, then the lock can be operated purely mechanically via the actuator. For this purpose, the user can operate the front door instead of the actuating element, for example by pulling or pushing it.
• the movable front flap is arranged adjacent to the protective flap, in particular that the two flaps are directly adjacent to each other.
• the protective flap can be actuated by a motor, wherein an approach of a user to the actuating device, in particular to the protective flap, by a sensor which serves to drive the motor, can be detected, whereby the protective flap at the approach automatically retracted by the motor.
• the mere approach of the user to the actuator is sufficient, so that the protective flap automatically moves to the rear to release the intervention or access to the actuating device, in particular to the actuating element.
• the elements inside the actuator are protected against contamination and external environmental influences.
• the protective flap can also be moved manually if the power supply to the motor of the protective flap should fail.
• a connecting element between the engine and the protective flap is preferably provided, whereby on the one hand an automatic actuation of the protective flap by the engine is possible and on the other a purely manual operation by a user, but without working against the engine.
• the proximity sensor is arranged on or in the protective flap.
• the protective flap itself may be provided with a cover which is adapted to both color and the material of the front of the moving part.
• the sensor can then be placed between the panel and the actual protective flap. It is also conceivable that in the case of a metallic diaphragm, this can be used as a part of the sensor.
• the actuating element is arranged on or in the movable front flap.
• the actuator itself may include a sensor, a piezo element, switches, microswitches or the like.
• the front flap In order to make the front flap movable, it may be provided that it is arranged on the housing or the movable part of the vehicle via pivot hinges.
• the rotary or pivot hinges can be arranged above, below or laterally on the front flap.
• the protective flap can be arranged with rotary or pivot hinges on the housing or the movable part of the vehicle, which are also below or above the protective flap or can be arranged laterally.
• the case itself can only be made from a frame or consist of a carrier. Consequently, it does not have to be a closed-back structure.
• a rear screen may be provided in an existing frame construction of the housing.
• a bowden cable or a linkage acts on the front flap.
• the front flap with a lever or the like acts directly mechanically on the lock, thus can be dispensed with in this case to a Bowden cable or linkage as an additional connection element.
• the use of the Bowden cable and the linkage has the advantage that the actuator can also be located further away from the lock. Also increase the design possibilities in the use of an additional connecting element, since the special position of the actuator to the castle plays no significant role.
• the actuating device can be arranged above or below the lock on or in the movable part.
• the protective flap and / or the movable front flap in their rest positions of the outer shape, in particular the front, adapt the movable part, in particular the protective flap and / or the front flap are spring loaded. Due to the additional use of panels in front of the protective flap and the front flap, the actuator can be nicely hidden in the moving part. Thus, as a whole, a continuous or uninterrupted front side of the movable part can be reached without any elements protruding from or protruding from the front side of the actuating device. This also a particularly aerodynamically favorable design of the front of the movable part can be achieved.
• additional spring elements can be provided, which apply the necessary restoring force.
• the protective flap can also serve as an optional motor for the reset.
• damper elements on the protective flap and / or the front flap attack to avoid a quick, jerky resetting of the flaps. It is also conceivable to switch the springs for the protective flap and / or the front flap each ineffective via a coupling element.
• the user In a possible emergency situation in which the lock is not electrically actuated, the user must operate the front door instead of the actuating element, for example by pulling it out of the outer shape of the movable part or pushing it into the outer shape of the movable part. This is for the user a usual manual operation, as in conventional actuators in the form of pull or folding handles or the like possible. So that the front flap can assume a predefined working and / or rest position, corresponding stop elements can be provided on the housing and / or the movable part. It is also conceivable to design these stop elements adjustable to allow easy installation of the actuator.
• the movable front flap can also be in operative connection with a Kraftsperriens which exerts a resistance medium or directly on the front flap, whereby the front flap is movable only after overcoming the resistance force from the rest position.
• the front door is designed to be quasi-fixed, since it does not normally serve to actuate the electromechanical lock.
• the operator should actuate the electromechanical lock via the actuating element provided in the housing. Only in the case of an accident or a defect should the movable front flap serve for the mechanical operation of the lock.
• the user must apply a predetermined resistance to move the front door from the rest position. This resistance can be greater than 6ON.
• Keutperperrappel two different variants can be used, namely on the one hand a variant at the permanent resistance acts on the front door, and on the other hand, a variant in which the resistance acts only at the beginning of the front door until the front door has been moved from the rest position.
• the Kraftsperrritt has a spring for generating the resistance.
• the spring can act directly or indirectly on the front flap in order to apply the resistance force.
• the Kraftsperrritt can have a snap closure, whereby the front door is easily operated after overcoming the resistance force.
• the intended snap closure has only in the rest position medium or direct a positive connection to the front flap. After the resistance force has been exerted by an operator on the front flap, the snap closure triggers, so that the front flap is actuated free of the power lock.
• the actuating device according to the invention can be configured as an outside door handle.
• the present invention is also directed to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with an actuating device according to one of claims 1 to 13.
• Figure 1 is a plan view of an actuating device according to the invention in a movable part which is being operated, and
• Figure 2 is a plan view of an actuating device according to the invention.
• Figure 2b is a plan view of a comparable actuator of Figure 2a, but the front flap is arranged laterally movable via a rotary or pivoting hinge, and
• FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a cross section through a variant of the actuating device, wherein the electromechanical lock is mechanically actuated via a Bowden cable by the actuating device,
• Figure 4 shows a schematic cross section through a further actuating device, wherein the electromechanical lock is actuated via a linkage of the actuating device
• Figure 5 shows a schematic cross section through another actuator, which is provided with a Kraftsperperrö with snap closure and in which the protective flap has been purely mechanically actuated, and
• Figure 6 is a schematic cross section through the actuator
• the actuating device 1 in the plan view of the front of the movable part, which represents a vehicle door in the present case, is shown.
• the movable protective flap 3 is disposed in the lower region of the actuating device 1, and adjacent to the likewise movably configured front flap 8.
• an actuating element 7 is provided on the rear side 24 of the movable front flap 8.
• the protective flap 3 is in its working position, so that access to the interior of the housing 2 in the actuator 1 is released.
• the adjacent front flap 8 is arranged above the protective flap 3.
• the front flap 8 can be arranged below the movable protective flap 3. Likewise, the front flap 8 can be provided on the left or right side of the protective flap 3. For ease of operation of the actuator 1, however, the front door 8 in the immediate vicinity, that is, adjacent to the protective flap 3 should be arranged.
• FIG. 2 a shows a further exemplary embodiment of the actuating device 1.
• both the protective flap 3 and the front flap 8 are in their rest position.
• the actuating device 1 forms a closed or uninterrupted surface to the front side 23 of the movable part 22.
• the actuator 1 can not otherwise point to the actuator 1.
• the rotary or pivot hinges 1 1 for the front door 8 and the protective flap 3 are shown purely schematically. These are located above and below the respective flap 3 and 8.
• the position of the electromechanical lock 25 in the movable part 22 has been shown schematically. Of course, this electromechanical lock can also be provided higher or lower on the movable part 22.
• FIG. 2b shows a further variant of the actuating device 1 according to the invention.
• Comparable to Figure 2a are in this actuator 1 and the protective flap 3 and the front flap 8 in its rest position.
• the front door 8 is laterally arranged on the housing 2 or the movable part 22 via a rotary or pivoting hinge 1 1.
• An actuation of the front flap 8 can be done for example by a left-side pressing on the front door 8. It is also conceivable that the front door 8 on the left side of the front side 23 of the movable member 22 is designed to be pulled out.
• the direction of movement of the front flap 8 and the protective flap 3 is indicated by the arrows 32 and 33 respectively in the drawings.
• FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross section through the actuating device 1.
• the protective flap 3 is automatically actuated via a motor 4.
• a sensor 5 is arranged on the rear side 24 of the diaphragm 3a of the protective flap 3, which detects an approach of an operator and supplies a corresponding control signal, for example to a control unit 26 for controlling the motor 4.
• the sensor 5, which may consist of a capacitive or inductive proximity sensor and the motor 4 is connected via electrical connections 28 to the control unit 26.
• an approach of a user to the actuator 1 by an additional identification transmitter (ID transmitter called - which is not shown) can be determined.
• ID transmitter called a transmitting and / or receiving unit 27 may be provided, which is connected to the control unit 26 in order to supply corresponding signals to the control unit 26.
• the position or the course of the electrical connections 28 is shown only as an example.
• the proximity sensor 5 detects an approach of a user, he delivers corresponding signals to the control unit 26, whereupon it drives the motor 4 to move the protective flap 3 automatically from its rest position to the working position.
• the protective flap 3 touches a stop 16 at the rear, which protrudes from the interior of the housing 2.
• the actuator 7 is accessible and operable.
• the actuator 7 may provide, by a light touch, an electrical signal to the electromechanical lock 25, either directly or indirectly via the control unit 26.
• the movable part 22 can be opened or closed.
• the protective flap 3 pivots about the pivot point 10, which is arranged below the protective flap 3.
• the return spring 6 may be provided for an independent movement of the protective flap 3 from the working position to the rest position. This tension spring 6 is for this purpose, for example, on the one hand to the housing 2 and on the other hand attached to an outstanding lever of the protective flap 3.
• the motor 4 may be arranged within the housing 2.
• the motor 4 is arranged outside the housing 2, and is connected via a linkage, gears or wire rope system with the protective flap 3 in operative connection.
• the operation of the actuator 1 according to the invention in the normal case, ie when the electrical operation of the castle, described.
• the actuator 1 but also serve for purely manual actuation of the electromechanical lock 25.
• the front flap 8 according to the invention is movably arranged on the housing 2 via a rotary or pivoting hinge 1 1.
• the movement of the front flap 8 can act directly on the electromechanical lock 25 via a Bowden cable 12 or rod 13.
• pulling out the front flap 8 from the front side 23 of the movable part 22 results in a pulling force in the core of the Bowden cable 12, which acts on the lever 9 at one end.
• both the protective flap 3 as Also, the front door 8 may be provided with a diaphragm 3a and 8a.
• This panel may be made of the same material and / or the same color as that of the front side 23.
• the panels themselves can be arranged by an adhesive connection or latching connection to the flaps 3 and 8. It is also conceivable that the protective flap 3 and / or front flap 8 has been directly painted, chrome-plated or processed by means of another surface method in order to arrange the actuating device 1 in the front side 23 in a shapely manner.
• a stop element 16 may additionally be provided on or in the housing 2 of the actuating device 1. It is conceivable that this stop 16 is adjustable, for example by a nut connection, to allow easy mounting of the actuator 1 on the movable part 22. Of course, a comparable stop 16 for the working and rest position of the protective flap 3 can also be provided for the protective flap 3.
• FIG. 4 likewise shows a schematic cross section through a comparable actuating device 1 from FIG. 3, but in this embodiment the mechanical movement of the front flap 8 is not transmitted to the electromechanical lock 25 via a Bowden cable 12 but via a linkage 13.
• a force-locking unit 14 acts on the front flap 8, which consists essentially of the compression spring 15 and acts permanently on the front flap 8.
• the mechanical operation of the actuator 1 takes place in the figure 4 via a pressure on the front door 8, whereby it is pressed into the front 23.
• the illustrated spring 15 is a tension spring and the front door 8 is to be pulled out of the front side 23.
• FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the actuating device 1 according to the invention.
• a power locking unit 14 is also used in order to configure the movable front flap 8 quasi-stationary in its rest position. Only after overcoming a predefined resistance force can then easily move the front door 8.
• FIG. 1 A comparable power blocking unit 14 is shown in more detail in FIG.
• This has a snap closure 17, whereby the front flap 8 indirectly, z. B. via the lever 9, or is held directly form-fitting in the rest position.
• this embodiment of the actuating device 1 differs by the special connecting element 30 between the protective flap 3 and the motor 4.
• This connecting element 30 has a slot 31 which serves to guide a bolt 3b on a lever of the protective flap 3.
• the protective flap 3 was manually - without the help of the motor 4 - transferred to its working position.
• the protective flap 3 can be independently transferred to the rest position.
• the guide pin 3b of the protective flap 3 slides in the slot 31 from bottom to top.
• the protective flap 3 was pulled in Figure 6 by the engine 4 in its working position.
• the connecting element 30 with the slot 31.
• the guide pin 3b of the protective flap 3 does not slide back and forth in the slot 31, since it is at the top stop of the slot 31 all the time.
• the necessary restoring force for the protective flap 3 is also effected in this case by the torsion spring 6, which is arranged between the housing 2 and the protective flap 3 in the region of the pivot point 10.
• the electromechanical lock 25, which is not shown, is additionally mechanically actuated via the linkage 13.
• FIG. 7 shows by way of example a force-locking unit 14, which does not act permanently on the front flap 8, with a snap closure 17. It is in the rest position of the front door 8 a positive connection between the bracket 18, the Example, on the housing 2 is arranged, and the lever 9, which acts on the front flap 8 causes.
• spherical recesses 19 may be provided on the lever 9, which cooperate with spring-loaded bearing pin 20 from the holder 18.
• the bearing pins 20 may also have spherical heads, which are designed to be complementary to the spherical recesses 19. In the rest position, the bearing pins 20 engage with their heads positively into the recesses 19, whereby the desired resistance acts.
• the present snap closure 17 is only an exemplary embodiment, since only a left or right side bearing pin 20 with a corresponding left or right side recess 19 may be present.
• the bearing pins 20 can also be designed differently. For example, it does not matter at which point the force-locking unit 14 acts on the movable front flap 8. So she can z. B. directly on the left or right side attack on the front door 8.
• Front flap a aperture for 8

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