Protection block for vehicle door lock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10676970-B2
Application number	US-201715479826-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2017
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a door, lock and a protector block. The door includes an inner panel, a lock including a cable mounting plate and an inner surface, the inner surface faces the inner panel and connects to the inner panel such that an inner space is created between the cable mounting plate and the inner panel, and a protector block connected to the inner surface of the rear lock within the inner space present between the cable mounting plate and the inner panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lock comprising:
a cable located on a first side of the lock;
a release lever connected to the cable;
a cable mounting plate supporting the cable on a first side of the cable mounting plate; and
a protector block including ribs, which is non-movably attached on a second side surface of the cable mounting plate that is spaced from and opposite to the first side of the cable mounting plate, and which overlaps with the cable mounting plate in a direction perpendicular to at least one of the first and second sides of the cable mounting plate, to prevent the cable mounting plate from buckling when a force is applied on the first side of the cable mounting plate.

2. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the lock is a rear lock of a sliding door.

3. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the protector block is a nonsymmetrically shaped component.

4. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the protector block is made of a resin material.

5. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the protector block includes the ribs and pockets.

6. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the protector block includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a fastening hole.

7. The lock according to claim 6 , wherein the lock includes:
a first hole,
a second hole, and
a fastening hole,
the first hole receives the first cylinder of the protector block, and the second hole receives the second cylinder of the protector block thus aligning the fastening hole of the lock with the fastening hole of the protector block to receive a fastener.

8. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the ribs extend in the direction perpendicular to at least one of the first and second sides of the cable mounting plate.

9. The lock according to claim 1 , wherein the protector block is directly attached to the second side surface of the cable mounting plate.

10. A door comprising:
an inner panel; and
the lock according to claim 1 , the lock including an inner surface, the inner surface faces the inner panel and connects to the inner panel such that an inner space is created between the cable mounting plate and the inner panel, wherein
the protector block is connected to the inner surface of the lock within the inner space present between the cable mounting plate and the inner panel.

11. The door according to claim 10 , wherein the lock is a rear lock of a sliding door.

12. The door according to claim 10 , wherein the cable mounting plate holds the cable that connects to the release lever of the lock.

13. The door according to claim 10 , wherein the protector block is a nonsymmetrically shaped component.

14. The door according to claim 10 , wherein the protector block is made of a resin material.

15. The door according to claim 10 , wherein the protector block includes the ribs and pockets.

16. The door according to claim 10 , wherein the protector block includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a fastening hole.

17. The door according to claim 16 , wherein the lock includes:
a first hole,
a second hole, and
a fastening hole,
the first hole receives the first cylinder of the protector block, the second hole receives the second cylinder of the protector block thus aligning the fastening hole of the lock with the fastening hole of the protector block to receive a fastener.

18. A lock comprising:
a cable located on a first side of the lock;
a release lever connected to the cable;
a cable mounting plate supporting the cable on a first side of the cable mounting plate;
a protector block located on a second side of the cable mounting plate and preventing the cable mounting plate from buckling when a force is applied on the first side of the cable mounting plate;
a first hole;
a second hole; and
a fastening hole of the lock, wherein
the protector block includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder; and a fastening hole of the protector block, and
the first hole receives the first cylinder of the protector block, and the second hole receives the second cylinder of the protector block thus aligning the fastening hole of the lock with the fastening hole of the protector block to receive a fastener.

Assignees

• Toyota Eng & Mfg North America

Inventors

• Strigle Kimberly A
• Fraley Josh D
• Walusek Joseph C

Classifications

• E05B77/06

  by means of inertial forces · CPC title

• E05B77/02

  for accident situations · CPC title

• E05B79/02

  Mounting of vehicle locks or parts thereof · CPC title

• E05B83/40

  for sliding doors · CPC title

• E05B77/04 Primary

  Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision · CPC title