Motor-driven door latch for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11834870-B2
Application number	US-201916441995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2019
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A motor-driven door latch for a vehicle includes a catch part which is caught on a striker mounted on the vehicle to lock a door for a vehicle to a vehicle body or is released from the striker so that the door can be opened from the vehicle body; a door locking and releasing part which includes a main motor and applies torque to the catch part through the main motor to allow the catch part to be locked to or released from the striker; and a pop-up part including an auxiliary motor and applying torque to the catch part so that the door for the vehicle is popped up from a vehicle body, so that the door for the vehicle is popped up from a vehicle body after the door for the vehicle is released from vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor-driven door latch for a vehicle having a vehicle body, the motor-driven door latch comprising:
a catch part configured to catch a striker mounted on the vehicle body;
a door locking and releasing part including a main motor and configured to apply torque to the catch part through the main motor to allow the catch part to be locked to or released from the striker; and
a pop-out part including an auxiliary motor configured to apply torque to the catch part so that a door of the vehicle is popped out from the vehicle body after the catch part is released from the striker,
wherein the catch part comprises:
a catch having a locking groove configured to catch or release the striker and a catch gear integrally formed on one side of the catch, the catch and the catch gear fixed together and rotatably movable, and
a pawl configured to:
limit a rotation of the catch when in close contact with the catch, or
allow the catch to be freely rotatable,

wherein the door locking and releasing part comprises:
the main motor configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and an anticlockwise direction, the main motor comprising:
a first drive gear,

a first driven gear engaged with the first drive gear,
a pawl release lever coupled to the pawl and configured to be rotated together with the pawl, and
an operating lever engaged with the first driven gear and configured to:
receive the torque through the first driven gear, and
rotate the pawl release lever in order to bring the pawl in close contact with the catch or separate it from the catch,

wherein the auxiliary motor includes a second drive gear configured to apply the torque to the catch through a gear mechanism of the pop-out part between the second drive gear and the catch gear integrally formed on the catch, and
wherein the gear mechanism of the pop-out part comprises:
a second driven gear engaged with the second drive gear, and
a third driven gear engaged with the second driven gear and simultaneously engaged with the catch gear of the catch.

2. The motor-driven door latch of claim 1 , further comprising:
two seating protrusions formed at the pawl release lever; and
a pressurizing protrusion provided at the operating lever, wherein the pressurizing protrusion is seated on the seating protrusions and is configured to press and rotate the pawl release lever.

3. The motor-driven door latch of claim 2 , further comprising a door latch controller configured to detect an operation of a handle or a button installed at the door for the vehicle and to apply an operation signal to the main motor.

4. The motor-driven door latch of claim 3 , wherein the door latch controller is configured to apply the operation signal to the auxiliary motor after the main motor is operated.

5. The motor-driven door latch of claim 1 , further comprising a door latch controller configured to detect an operation of a handle or a button installed at the door for the vehicle and to apply an operation signal to the main motor.

6. The motor-driven door latch of claim 5 , wherein the door latch controller is configured to apply the operation signal to the auxiliary motor after the main motor is operated.

7. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a vehicle door attached to the vehicle body;
a striker mounted on the vehicle body;
a catch part configured to catch the striker;
a door locking and releasing part including a main motor and configured to apply torque to the catch part through the main motor to allow the catch part to be locked to or released from the striker; and
a pop-out part including an auxiliary motor configured to apply torque to the catch part so that the vehicle door is popped out from the vehicle body after the catch part is released from the striker,
wherein the catch part comprises:
a catch having a locking groove configured to catch or release the striker and a catch gear integrally formed on one side of the catch, the catch and the catch gear fixed together and rotatably installed, and
a pawl configured to:
limit a rotation of the catch when in close contact with the catch,
allow the catch to be freely rotatable,

wherein the door locking and releasing part comprises:
the main motor rotate in a clockwise direction and an anticlockwise direction, the main motor comprising:
a first drive gear,
a first driven gear engaged with the first drive gear,
a pawl release lever coupled to the pawl and configured to be rotated with the pawl, and
an operating lever engaged with the first driven gear and configured to:
receive the torque through the first driven gear, and
rotate the pawl release lever in order to bring the pawl in close contact with the catch or to separate it from the catch,

wherein the auxiliary motor includes a second drive gear configured to apply the torque to the catch through a gear mechanism of the pop-out part between the second drive gear and the catch gear integrally formed on the catch, and
wherein the gear mechanism of the pop-out part comprises:
a second driven gear engaged with the second drive gear, and
a third driven gear engaged with the second driven gear and simultaneously engaged with the catch gear of the catch.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising:
two seating protrusions formed at the pawl release lever; and
a pressurizing protrusion provided at the operating lever, wherein the pressurizing protrusion is seated on the seating protrusions and is configured to press and rotate the pawl release lever.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a door latch controller configured to detect an operation of a handle or a button installed at the door for the vehicle and to apply an operation signal to the main motor.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the door latch controller is configured to apply the operation signal to the auxiliary motor after the main motor is operated.

11. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a door latch controller configured to detect an operation of a handle or a button installed at the door for the vehicle and to apply an operation signal to the main motor.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the door latch controller is configured to apply the operation signal to the auxiliary motor after the main motor is operated.

13. A motor-driven door latch for a vehicle having a vehicle body, the motor-driven door latch comprising:
a catch part configured to catch a striker mounted on the vehicle body to lock a door of the vehicle;
a door locking and releasing part including a main motor and configured to apply torque to the catch part through the main motor to allow the catch part to be locked to or released from the striker; and
a pop-out part including an auxiliary motor configured to apply torque to the catch part so that a door of the vehicle is popped out from the vehicle body after the catch part is released from the striker,
wherein the catch part comprises:
a catch having a locking groove configured to catch or release the striker and a catch gear integrally formed on one side of the catch, the catch and the catch gear fixed together and rotatably movable, and
a pawl configured to:
limit a rotation of the catch and to be separated from the catch to, or
allow the catch to be freely rotatable,

wherein the door locking and releasing part comprises:
the main motor configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and an anticlockwise direction, the main motor comprising:
a first drive gear,
a first driven gear engaged with the first drive gear,
a pawl release lever coupled to the pawl and configured to be rotated together with the pawl, and
an op

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Nam Jinwoo
• Kwak Kyoung Taek
• Han Jungho

Classifications

• E05B81/16 Primary

  operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action · CPC title

• E05B81/34

  of geared transmissions · CPC title

• E05B81/36

  Geared sectors, e.g. fan-shaped gears · CPC title

• E05B81/76

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

• E05B85/243

  with a bifurcated bolt · CPC title