JP2001173294A - Full-open locking device of automatic slide door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a full-open locking device of an automatic slide door which can improve the reliability in keeping the full-open condition of the automatic slide door and the convenience of the automatic slide door. SOLUTION: A door side lever 21 is provided on a roller bracket 6, and a vehicle body side lever 11 is provided on a bracket 7 provided on a guide rail 5. A free end 21a of the door side lever 21 is engaged with a front end 12c of the vehicle body side lever 11 as the slide door 4 reaches the full-open position Pump. An actuator 20 is connected to the vehicle body side lever 11, and operated according to the ON-operation of a closing switch to push a rod 17 backward. One end of a cable 41 is connected to the door side lever 21, and the cable 41 is pulled in the direction of an arrow F by operating a door handle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a full-open lock device for an automatic sliding door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some vehicles have an auto-sliding door which is slidably supported by a vehicle body and which opens and closes a boarding opening / closing opening of the vehicle body by operating an operation switch or a remote controller provided in a driver's seat. . Such a vehicle is provided with a fully-open lock device that keeps the automatic sliding door fully open.

[0003] As a fully-open locking device for an automatic sliding door, a leaf spring provided on the vehicle body is bent and sandwiched between a roller of the automatic sliding door and a rail of the vehicle body at a fully open position, and the roller is returned by the spring. Is known that keeps the vehicle fully open by preventing the vehicle from climbing over.
No. 5772).

[0004]

However, in such a fully-open lock device using such a leaf spring, for example, when the automatic slide door is fully opened on a steep downhill, the automatic slide door is suppressed by the leaf spring. Therefore, if the spring force of the leaf spring is weak, the roller may get over the leaf spring without being able to completely restrain the auto-slide door due to its own weight. As a result, there is a possibility that the roller may get over the leaf spring, so that the holding reliability of the fully opened state is not good. For this reason, if the spring force of the leaf spring is increased, if the auto-slide door in the fully opened state is manually closed, an extra load is imposed on the operating force when the auto-sliding door is closed to overcome the leaf spring having a strong spring force. The usability of the auto sliding door was not good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and it is possible to improve the reliability of holding the automatic sliding door in a fully opened state and improve the usability of the automatic sliding door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fully-open locking device for a sliding door.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a full-open lock device for an automatic sliding door according to the present invention is provided.
A first engaging means provided on the side of the automatic sliding door, wherein the first sliding means is slidably supported by the vehicle body and driven to a fully closed position and a fully opened position in response to operation of an operation switch; A second engaging means which is provided on the side and which engages with the first engaging means when the automatic sliding door reaches the fully open position; and an operating force of a door handle of the automatic sliding door. A manual release means for operating the engagement means of the second engagement means to release the engagement state with the second engagement means; and the second engagement means provided on the vehicle body in response to a closing operation of the operation switch And an electric release means for releasing the engagement state with the first engagement means.

In this configuration, the first engagement means and the second engagement means are engaged with each other when the automatic sliding door reaches the fully opened position, so that the vehicle body remains in the fully opened state. Fixed to For this reason,
When the automatic sliding door is fully opened on a steep downhill, the deterrence of the automatic sliding door can be increased.

When the automatic sliding door in the fully opened state is electrically closed, the first engaging means and the second engaging means can be electrically closed only by closing the operation switch as the closing operation means by the electric release means. Is disengaged. In addition, even when the fully-sliding auto-sliding door is manually closed, the manual releasing means allows the first engaging means and the second engaging means to engage only with the operating force of the door handle as the closing operation means. Is released. Therefore, even when the automatic sliding door in the fully open state is electrically closed or manually closed, the closing operation force can be closed without applying an extra burden.

Further, since the electric release means operates only when the operation switch is closed to drive the second engagement means, the first engagement means and the second engagement means can be used without using wasteful electric power. The engagement state with the engagement means can be released.

Further, since the electric release means is provided on the vehicle body side, wiring for supplying electric power to the electric release means is compared with the case where the electric release means is provided on the door side where the contact portion with the vehicle body in the fully opened state is small. The work can be easily performed, and at the same time, the degree of freedom of the installation position of the electric release means is increased, so that the design can be easily performed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. The vehicle 1 is provided with an entry / exit opening 3 on a side portion of the vehicle body 2, and a slide door 4 for opening and closing the entrance / exit opening 3 is provided with upper and lower ends of a front side FR of the vehicle body 2 and the vehicle body 2. 2 and a central portion of the rear side RR is slidably supported by the vehicle body 2.

The slide door 4 is an automatic slide door which is opened and closed by a control device (not shown) provided on the vehicle body 2. The control device is provided with a motor (not shown) for opening and closing the slide door 4 and a driver seat. Connected to the operation switch 10 provided. By driving the motor in accordance with the operation of the open switch 10a and the close switch 10b of the operation switch 10, the slide door 4 moves from the fully open position Po where the entrance opening 3 is fully opened as shown in FIG. Up to the fully closed position Pc where the opening 3 is fully closed.
The vehicle body 2 is configured to slide in a closing direction C toward the front side FR and an opening direction O toward the rear side RR.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a connection portion with the vehicle body 2 at the inner lower portion 4a when the slide door 4 is being opened, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line SA-SA of FIG. A guide rail 5 extending parallel to the slide door 4 is provided on the vehicle body panel 2 a on the lower edge side of the entry / exit opening 3. A roller bracket 6 for supporting the slide door 4 on the vehicle body 2 and for pulling the slide door 4 is fixed to the inner lower part 4a of the slide door 4 with bolts 6a, 6a. The inner end of the roller bracket 6 is bifurcated, and a guide roller 51 for guiding the slide door 4 along the guide rail 5 and a radial roller rolling on a support (not shown) provided on the vehicle body 2 52 are provided respectively.

The roller bracket 6 is provided with a door-side lever 21 which is the first engaging means of the present invention, and the bracket 7 provided at the rear end of the upper surface 5a of the guide rail 5 is provided with a first lever. The vehicle body side lever 11 as the second engagement means
Is provided. Further, an actuator 20 is connected to the vehicle body side lever 11 as electric release means, and a cable 41 is connected to the door side lever 21 as manual release means. For this reason, the fully-open lock device according to the present embodiment includes the above-mentioned vehicle-side lever 11, door-side lever 21, actuator 20, and cable 41.

The vehicle body side lever 11 has an extending portion 12 extending in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 5, and a seal rubber 31 between a central portion 12a of the extending portion 12 and an insertion portion 2b of the vehicle body panel 2a. And a link portion 13 that is inserted and inserted and extends inward.

The extension portion 12 of the vehicle body side lever 11 has a central portion 12a supported by the bracket 7 on the vehicle body side rotation shaft 14, and the vehicle body side return spring 15 externally mounted on the vehicle body side rotation Front end 12 of side lever 11
The c side is urged outward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3).

A rubber stopper 16 is provided at the rear end 12b of the extending portion 12 to abut the vehicle body panel 2a to prevent the rotation of the vehicle body side lever 11. The front end portion 12c of the extension portion 12 has a hook shape bent outward, and is configured to be engaged with the free end portion 21a of the door-side lever 21 described above.

Further, one end of a rod 17 is connected to an inner end 13a of the link portion 13 of the vehicle body side lever 11, and the other end of the rod 17 is connected to an arm 18. The arm 18 is connected via a spring 19 to the body panel 2a.
Is connected to an actuator 20 which is fixed to a bolt 20a on a support member provided on the inside. The actuator 20 includes a solenoid, is connected to the control device that controls the operation of the slide door 4, and operates in response to the ON operation of the closing switch 10b of the operation switch 10 to push the rod 17 backward. It has become.

On the other hand, the door-side lever 21 has a base end 22 rotatably supported by the roller bracket 6 via a door-side rotating shaft 23. A door-side return spring 24 is externally inserted into the door-side rotating shaft 23, whereby the free end 21 a side of the door-side lever 21 is urged inward (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3).

The roller bracket 6 is provided with a stopper 25 inside the door-side lever 21 as a stopper for preventing the door-side lever 21 from rotating. The free end 21a of the door-side lever 21 has a hook shape bent inward similarly to the front end 12c of the body-side lever 11, and the slide door 4 reaches the fully open position Po, and The front end 12c is configured to be engaged with each other.

One end of a cable 41 is connected to the base end 22 of the door-side lever 21. The extension of the cable 41 is fixed to the roller bracket 6 via the roller bracket 42. The other end of the cable 41 is connected to a remote controller 43 as shown in FIG.
The remote controller 43 has a handle link 4
The inner and outer door handles 45 are connected to each other through the door 4.
By operating the door handle 45, the cable 41 is pulled in the direction of arrow F from the handle link 44 via the remote controller 43.

The remote controller 43 is connected to a door lock mechanism 46 for holding the slide door 4 when the slide door 4 is fully closed, and operates the door handle 45 and the operation switch 10 of the driver's seat. It is configured to work with.

In such a configuration, to fully open the slide door 4 in the fully closed state shown in FIG. 2 or FIG.
First, by operating the operation switch 10 in the driver's seat or operating the door handle 45, the door lock mechanism 46 is operated to release the locked state between the slide door 4 and the vehicle body 2.

Next, the open switch 10 of the operation switch 10
a is turned on, the roller bracket 6 fixed to the slide door 4 is moved by the guide roller 51 to the guide rail 5.
The slide door 4 is moved from the fully closed position Pc through the roller bracket 6 to the fully open position by rolling along the support portion (not shown) of the vehicle body 2 by the radial rollers 52 and moving in the opening direction O. Slide to Po.

As the slide door 4 reaches the fully open position Po, the outer surface 21b of the free end 21a of the door-side lever 21 is moved to the inner surface 12 of the front end 12c of the body-side lever 11.
6c, while being pushed outward and coming into contact with the front end 12c of the vehicle body-side lever 11, it returns inward by the urging force of the door-side return spring 24.
As shown in FIG. 7, the inner side surface 21c of the free end portion 21a of the door side lever 21 contacts the outer side surface 12e of the front end portion 12c of the vehicle body side lever 11. At this time, the front end 12c of the vehicle body side lever 11 is urged outward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3) by the vehicle body side return spring 15, and the door side lever 21 has its free end 21a side urged by the door side return spring 24. Since the body-side lever 11 and the door-side lever 21 are urged inward (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3), they are engaged with each other.

As a result, since the slide door 4 is fixed to the vehicle body 2 with the slide door 4 fully opened, the deterrence of the slide door 4 can be increased when the slide door 4 is fully opened on a steep downhill. Therefore, the reliability of holding the slide door 4 in the fully opened state can be improved.

The urging force in the outward direction (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3) of the vehicle-side return spring 15 and the urging force in the inward direction (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3) of the door-side return spring 24 cause the vehicle body to return. Since the engagement state between the lever 11 and the door-side lever 21 is maintained, the sliding door 4
As in the case of electrically braking the vehicle, no wasted power is used, and there is no danger that the battery will run down even if the state continues for a long time.

To fully close the sliding door 4 electrically, when the closing switch 10b of the operation switch 10 is turned on, the actuator 20 is operated by the control device connected to the operation switch 10 to move the rod 17 rearward. It is pushed out to. Accordingly, the vehicle body side lever 11 rotates clockwise about the vehicle body side rotation shaft 14, so that the front end portion 12c moves inward (the direction of arrow D in FIG. 6).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the front end portion 12c of the vehicle body side lever 11 is
1a, the engagement state between the vehicle body side lever 11 and the door side lever 21 is released. Further, the control device that controls the operation of the slide door 4 slides the slide door 4 from the fully open position Po to the fully closed position Pc in the closing direction C via the roller bracket 6 and is fully closed.

In order to fully close the slide door 4 manually from the state shown in FIG. 6, when the door handle 45 of the slide door 4 is gripped, the cable 41 is connected from the handle link 44 via the remote controller 43 to the remote controller 43. It is pulled in the direction of arrow F toward 43. Accordingly, since the door-side lever 21 rotates clockwise about the door-side rotation shaft 23, the free end 21a moves in the outward direction E.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the free end 21a of the door-side lever 21 is
2c, the engagement state between the vehicle body side lever 11 and the door side lever 21 is released. Further, by sliding the slide door 4 from the fully open position Po to the fully closed position Pc in the closing direction C while operating the door handle 45, the slide door 4 is fully closed.

As described above, even when the sliding door 4 in the fully opened state is closed electrically or manually, the closing lever (the closing switch 10b, the door handle 45) is operated to close the body side lever 11 and the door. Side lever 21
Is also released, so that the slide door 4 can be closed without imposing an extra burden on the closing operation force. Therefore, the usability of the slide door 4 can be improved.

To fully open the slide door 4 manually from the state shown in FIG. 3, the cable 41 is pulled in the direction of arrow F by operating the door handle 45, and as shown in FIG. The slide door 4 is slid in the opening direction O to the fully open position Po while operating the door handle 45 in a state in which the free end 21a has been moved outward in advance with the clockwise rotation of the free end 21a. When the door handle 45 is released, the free end 21a of the door-side lever 21 returns to the inside by the urging force of the door-side return spring 24 and comes into contact with the front end 12c of the vehicle-body-side lever 11. The door-side lever 21 is engaged with each other.

When the sliding door 4 is fully opened by the door handle 45, the free end 21
a in a state where a has been moved outward in advance.
Is moved to the fully open position Po, the outer side surface 21b of the free end 21a of the door side lever 21 is
It can pass without contacting the inner side surface 12d of the front end portion 12c. For this reason, the slide door 4 can be fully opened without imposing an extra burden on the opening operation force, so that the usability of the slide door 4 can be further improved.

In this embodiment, the actuator 20 operates only when the close switch 10b is turned on to drive the vehicle body side lever 11, so that the vehicle body side lever 11 and the door 11 can be connected to each other without wasting electric power. The engagement state with the side lever can be released.

Further, by providing the actuator 20 on the vehicle body 2 side, wiring for supplying electric power to the actuator 20 is provided, as compared with the case where the actuator 20 is provided on the door 4 side where there is little contact with the vehicle body 2 in the fully opened state. The work can be performed easily, and at the same time, the degree of freedom of the installation position of the actuator 20 increases, so that the design can be performed easily. Therefore, the cost for installing the actuator 20 can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, as the first engagement means and the second engagement means, a rotating body-side lever 11 and a rotating door-side lever are provided on both the vehicle body 2 side and the door side. Although 21 is provided, a striker and a hook may be provided in addition to the levers 11 and 12. Further, the electric operation for releasing the engagement state between the vehicle body side lever 11 and the door side lever 21 is based on the ON operation of the close switch 10b of the driver's seat, but the ON operation of the close switch of the wireless remote controller or the radio remote controller is performed. The engagement state between the vehicle body side lever 11 and the door side lever 21 may be released.

[0039]

As described above, in the automatic sliding door fully open lock device of the present invention, the first engaging means and the second engaging means engage with each other when the automatic sliding door reaches the fully open position. Therefore, the automatic sliding door is fixed to the vehicle body with the fully opened state. For this reason, when the automatic sliding door is fully opened on a steep downhill, the deterrence of the automatic sliding door can be increased. Therefore, the reliability of holding the automatic sliding door in the fully opened state can be improved.

When the automatic sliding door in the fully opened state is closed by electric power, the first engaging means and the second engaging means can be electrically closed only by the closing operation of the operation switch which is the closing operation means by the electric release means. Is disengaged. In addition, even when the fully-sliding auto-sliding door is manually closed, the manual releasing means allows the first engaging means and the second engaging means to engage only with the operating force of the door handle as the closing operation means. Is released. Therefore, even when the automatic sliding door in the fully open state is electrically closed or manually closed, the closing operation force can be closed without applying an extra burden. Therefore, usability of the automatic sliding door can be improved.

Further, since the electric release means operates only when the operation switch is closed to drive the second engagement means, the first engagement means and the second engagement means can be used without wasting electric power. The engagement state with the engagement means can be released.

Further, since the electric release means is provided on the vehicle body side, the wiring for supplying electric power to the electric release means is different from the case where the electric release means is provided on the door side where the contact portion with the vehicle body in the fully opened state is small. The work can be easily performed, and at the same time, the degree of freedom of the installation position of the electric release means is increased, so that the design can be easily performed. Therefore, the cost for installing the electric release means can be suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a vehicle showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the vehicle in FIG. 1 with a sliding door fully closed.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a connection portion with a vehicle body at an inner lower portion of the sliding door in the middle of opening.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line SA-SA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the inside of a slide door.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a vehicle body side lever and a door side lever are engaged.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the lever on the vehicle body side is rotated and the engagement with the lever on the door side is released in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the door-side lever is rotated in FIG. 6 and the engagement with the vehicle-body-side lever is released.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a state in which a door-side lever is rotated and a free end moves outward in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Body 4 Slide door (auto slide door) 10 Operation switch 10b Close switch 11 Body side lever 20 Actuator 21 Door side lever 41 Cable 45 Door handle Pc Fully closed position Po Fully open position

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic sliding door slidably supported by a vehicle body and driven to a fully closed position and a fully opened position in response to operation of an operation switch, a first engagement provided on the side of the automatic sliding door. Means, a second engaging means provided on the vehicle body side and engaging with the first engaging means when the automatic sliding door reaches the fully open position; and operating a door handle of the automatic sliding door. A manual release means for operating the first engagement means by a force to release an engagement state with the second engagement means; and a manual release means provided on the vehicle body, wherein the first release means is provided in response to a closing operation of the operation switch. A fully opening lock device for an automatic sliding door, comprising: an electric release unit that drives the second engagement unit and releases the engagement state with the first engagement unit.