Door lock operator having different types of door lock operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10927573-B2
Application number	US-201615579474-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

A door lock operator ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle door ( 100 ) includes a first switch ( 10 ) and a first pivot arm ( 30 ) mounted so as to be pivotable about a first rotation axis ( 21.1 ) of a first articulation ( 21 ) along a first degree of freedom ( 31 ), wherein the first pivot arm ( 30 ) has a further degree of freedom ( 32 ) which is substantially perpendicular to the first rotation axis ( 21.1 ), and the first switch ( 10 ) is operable by way of movement of the first pivot arm ( 30 ) along a first direction of the further degree of freedom ( 32 ), wherein the first switch ( 10 ) is provided to be connected by way of a signal line ( 110 ) to an electric door lock ( 120 ) such that the electric door lock ( 120 ) is operable by the first switch ( 10 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door lock operator ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle door ( 100 ), wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) has a first switch ( 10 ) and an operating pivot arm ( 30 ) which is mounted or mountable so as to be pivotable about a first rotation axis ( 21 . 1 ) of an articulation ( 21 ) along a first degree of freedom ( 31 ), wherein the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) has a further degree of freedom ( 32 ) which is substantially perpendicular to the first rotation axis ( 21 . 1 ), and the first switch ( 10 ) is operable by way of movement of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) along a first direction of the further degree of freedom ( 32 ),
wherein the first switch ( 10 ) is provided to be connected by way of a signal line ( 110 ) to an electric door lock ( 120 ) such that the electric door lock ( 120 ) is operable by the first switch ( 10 );
wherein, the articulation ( 21 ) comprises an elongate bore ( 21 . 3 ) that receives an axle element ( 21 . 2 ) therein, wherein the operating pivot arm is mounted to the axle element, wherein the axle element defines the first rotation axis;
wherein, the elongate bore and the axle element define the first degree of freedom and the further degree of freedom, allowing the first switch to be operated by way of movement of the operating pivot arm in both the first degree of freedom and the further degree of freedom.

2. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the door lock operator has a further switch ( 40 ), and the further switch ( 40 ) by way of movement of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) is operable along the further degree of freedom ( 32 ) in a second direction which is counter to the first direction.

3. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) has a stop ( 50 ) which in a pivoted position of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) restricts movement of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) along the further degree of freedom ( 32 ) more than in another pivoted position of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ).

4. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first switch ( 10 ) is locationally fixed in relation to the operating pivot arm ( 30 ).

5. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) has a pivotably mounted transmission lever ( 90 ) which impinges the first switch ( 10 ) and which by pivoting the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) and/or by the movement of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) along the first direction of the further degree of freedom ( 32 ) is impingeable by the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) in such a manner that, on account thereof, the first switch ( 10 ) is operable by means of the transmission lever ( 90 ).

6. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) between the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) and the transmission lever ( 90 ) has a transmission contact region ( 91 ) in which the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) and the transmission lever ( 90 ) bear on one another, wherein the transmission contact region ( 91 ) has a spacing (Δ) from an imaginary line ( 32 . 1 ) through the first rotation axis ( 21 . 1 ) the line ( 32 . 1 ) being parallel or collinear with the further degree of freedom ( 32 ).

7. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) has an operation portion which is to be manually pulled or to be manually depressed, and which is therefore at the same time an operation element ( 60 ).

8. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) has an operation element ( 60 ) having an operation portion which is to be manually gripped or to be manually depressed, and a second articulation ( 22 ),
wherein the operation element ( 60 ) by way of the first articulation ( 21 ) is mounted on the first pivot arm ( 30 ), thus providing pivotability of the first pivot arm ( 30 ) along the first degree of freedom ( 31 ) about the first rotation axis ( 21 . 1 ) in relation to the operation element ( 60 ), and wherein the first pivot arm ( 30 ) by way of the second articulation ( 22 ) is directly or indirectly mounted or mountable on the motor vehicle door ( 100 );
wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) has a second pivot arm ( 70 ) which by way of a third articulation ( 23 ) is mounted or mountable so as to be pivotable in relation to the motor vehicle door ( 100 ), and wherein the operation element ( 60 ) by way of a fourth articulation ( 24 ) is mounted on the second pivot arm ( 70 );
wherein the operation element ( 60 ) by means of an actuator ( 80 ) is alternatable between two positions.

9. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the operation element ( 60 ) has a pressure area ( 61 . 1 ′) which is to be manually depressed, wherein the operation element ( 60 ) by manual pressure on this pressure area ( 61 . 1 ′) is manually pivotable from one of these two positions, the one of these two positions being a standby position of the operation element ( 60 ).

10. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the operation element ( 60 ) has a handle portion ( 62 ) which in one of these positions lies substantially within the motor vehicle door ( 100 ), or is specified to lie there, and which in the other of these positions projects from the motor vehicle door ( 100 ) and is manually grippable, or is more readily grippable than in the one position, or is specified to project accordingly and be grippable or to be more readily grippable.

11. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ), or the motor vehicle door, or a motor vehicle in which the door lock operator ( 1 ) is to be or is installed, has a controller unit by means of which the first switch ( 10 ) is linked to one function when the operation element ( 60 ) is located in one of these positions, and by means of which the first switch ( 10 ) is linked to a different function when the operation element ( 60 ) is located in the other of these positions.

12. The door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ), additionally to the first switch ( 10 ), has a mechanical door lock operation installation or a coupling portion ( 33 ) for a mechanical operation means of the door lock ( 120 ).

13. A motor vehicle door system having a motor vehicle door ( 100 ) and a door lock operator ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , and having a door lock ( 120 ), wherein the motor vehicle door system has a signal line ( 110 ) which connects the first switch ( 10 ) to the electric door lock ( 120 ), or a motor vehicle having such a motor vehicle door system.

14. A door lock operator for a motor vehicle door ( 100 ), wherein the door lock operator ( 1 ) has a first switch ( 10 ) and an operating pivot arm ( 30 ) which is mounted or mountable so as to be pivotable about a first rotation axis ( 21 . 1 ) of an articulation ( 21 ) along a first degree of freedom ( 31 ), wherein the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) has a further degree of freedom ( 32 ) which is substantially perpendicular to the first rotation axis ( 21 . 1 ), and the first switch ( 10 ) is operable by way of movement of the operating pivot arm ( 30 ) along a first direction of the further degree of freedom ( 32 ),
wherein the first switch ( 10 ) is provided to be connected by way of a signal line ( 110 ) to an electric door lock ( 120 ) such that the electric door lock ( 120 ) is operable by the first switch ( 10 ); wherein the articulation ( 21 ) comprises an axle element ( 21 . 2 ) and an elongate bore ( 21 . 3 ), wherein the axle element defines the first rotation axis, whe

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Och Roland
• Wilke Zsolt
• Rudolf Andreas
• Weid Martin

Classifications

• E05B85/107 Primary

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• Y10T292/57

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• E05B85/103

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• E05B81/76 Primary

  Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles · CPC title