Steering lock device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10093276-B2
Application number	US-201415026829-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2014
Priority date	Oct 3, 2013
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A fragile part (15) which is set to have lower load resistance than other positions of a frame (10) is provided on a guide part (12) at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion (50a) between a hanger (52) and a lock body (51) of a lock member (50) positioned in a steering lock release position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A steering lock device, comprising:
a lock member arranged to be displaceable between a steering lock release position at which it is accommodated within a guide hole formed in a guide part that constitutes a frame and a steering lock position at which its tip protrudes from the guide part, the lock member having a hanger and a lock body that are disengageably linked;
an auxiliary lock mechanism that comprises:
an auxiliary lock receiving part arranged on either one of the guide part or the lock body,
an auxiliary lock member arranged on the other of the guide part or the lock body to be biased toward the auxiliary lock receiving part, and arranged to be displaceable between an auxiliary lock position at which it engages with the auxiliary lock receiving part and an auxiliary lock stand-by position at which it does not engage with the auxiliary lock receiving part, and
a holding member that engages with the auxiliary lock member and holds the auxiliary lock member in the auxiliary lock stand-by position,
wherein the auxiliary lock mechanism restricts displacement of the lock member positioned in the steering lock release position by the auxiliary lock member moving to the auxiliary lock position to engage with the lock member when engagement of the holding member and the auxiliary lock member is released; and
a fragile part provided on the guide part at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion between the hanger and the lock body of the lock member positioned in the steering lock release position, the fragile part being set to have lower load resistance than other positions of the frame,
wherein at the linkage portion between the hanger and the lock body, a hanger-side linkage part provided on the hanger is composed of an L-shaped protrusion that protrudes orthogonally to a sliding direction of the lock member,
wherein at the linkage portion, the hanger and the lock body are linked by the hanger-side linkage part and a body-side linkage part provided on the lock body engaging in a longitudinal direction of the lock member,
and wherein a holding hole which is formed in the guide part and in which the holding member is arranged is set to have a larger dimension on a fragile part side than a dimension on an auxiliary lock member side, in a generally V shape, wherein in a case that external force is applied to the frame, the holding member tilts to release the engagement between the holding member and the auxiliary lock member,
wherein, by arranging the fragile part at a position of the guide part that overlaps with the linkage portion of the lock member positioned at the steering lock release position, the linkage portion becomes exposed from the fragile part after separation so that a space formed around the linkage portion when the fragile part separates results in the generation of play at the linkage portion, and delays timing of disconnection of linkage parts of the linkage portion as compared with the timing of separation on of the fragile part, thereby assuring movement of the auxiliary lock mechanism to the auxiliary lock position.

2. The steering lock device according to claim 1 , wherein a position of the guide hole that overlaps with the fragile part expands to form a space for a separation region around the linkage portion.

3. A steering lock device, comprising:
a lock member arranged to be displaceable between a steering lock release position at which it is accommodated within a guide hole formed in a guide part that constitutes a frame and a steering lock position at which its tip protrudes from the guide part, the lock member having a hanger and a lock body that are disengageably linked;
an auxiliary lock mechanism that comprises:
an auxiliary lock receiving part arranged on either one of the guide part or the lock body,
an auxiliary lock member arranged on the other of the guide part or the lock body to be biased toward the auxiliary lock receiving part, and arranged to be displaceable between an auxiliary lock position at which it engages with the auxiliary lock receiving part and an auxiliary lock stand-by position at which it does not engage with the auxiliary lock receiving part, and
a holding member that engages with the auxiliary lock member and holds the auxiliary lock member in the auxiliary lock stand-by position,
wherein the auxiliary lock mechanism restricts displacement of the lock member positioned in the steering lock release position by the auxiliary lock member moving to the auxiliary lock position to engage with the lock member when engagement of the holding member and the auxiliary lock member is released; and
a fragile part provided on the guide part at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion between the hanger and the lock body of the lock member positioned in the steering lock release position, the fragile part being set to have lower load resistance than other positions of the frame,
wherein a holding hole which is formed in the guide part and in which the holding member is arranged is set to have a larger dimension on a fragile part side than a dimension on an auxiliary lock member side, in a generally V shape, wherein in a case that external force is applied to the frame, the holding member tilts to release the engagement between the holding member and the auxiliary lock member,
wherein, by arranging the fragile part at a position of the guide part that overlaps with the linkage portion of the lock member positioned at the steering lock release position, the linkage portion becomes exposed from the fragile part after separation so that a space formed around the linkage portion when the fragile part separates results in the generation of play at the linkage portion, and delays timing of disconnection of linkage parts of the linkage portion as compared with the timing of separation of the fragile part, thereby assuring movement of the auxiliary lock mechanism to the auxiliary lock position,
and wherein the holding member is biased on an inner face of the frame by a holding biasing member.

4. A steering lock device, comprising:
a lock member arranged to be displaceable between a steering lock release position at which it is accommodated within a guide hole formed in a guide part that constitutes a frame and a steering lock position at which its tip protrudes from the guide part, the lock member having a hanger and a lock body that are disengageably linked;
an auxiliary lock mechanism that comprises:
an auxiliary lock receiving part arranged on either one of the guide part or the lock body,
an auxiliary lock member arranged on the other of the guide part or the lock body to be biased toward the auxiliary lock receiving part, and arranged to be displaceable between an auxiliary lock position at which it engages with the auxiliary lock receiving part and an auxiliary lock stand-by position at which it does not engage with the auxiliary lock receiving part, and
a holding member that engages with the auxiliary lock member and holds the auxiliary lock member in the auxiliary lock stand-by position,
wherein the auxiliary lock mechanism restricts displacement of the lock member positioned in the steering lock release position by the auxiliary lock member moving to the auxiliary lock position to engage with the lock member when engagement of the holding member and the auxiliary lock member is released; and
a fragile part provided on the guide part at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion between the hanger and the lock body of the lock member positioned in the steering lock release position, the fragile part being set to have lower load resistance than other positions of the frame,
wherein a holding hole which is formed in the guide part and in which the holding member is arranged is set to have a larger dimension on a fragile part side than a d

Assignees

• Alpha Corp
• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Sugimoto Koichiro
• Hayashi Kenjirou

Classifications

• B60R25/021 Primary

  restraining movement of the steering column or steering wheel hub, e.g. restraining means controlled by ignition switch · CPC title

• B60R25/02153

  comprising a locking member radially and linearly moved towards the steering column · CPC title

• Y10T70/5956

  Steering mechanism with switch · CPC title

• Y10T70/565

  Locked stationary · CPC title

• B60R25/0211 Primary

  comprising a locking member radially and linearly moved towards the steering column · CPC title