Door opening and closing apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016245010-A1
Application number	US-201415032253-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 23, 2014
Priority date	Oct 28, 2013
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle includes a transmission gear configured to be driven to rotate by a motor, a pulley arranged coaxially with the transmission gear and configured to open and close a vehicle door by moving a rope member with a rotation of the pulley, an output member arranged coaxially with the transmission gear and configured to bring a door lock to a holding state or a release state with a rotation of the output member, a first clutch housed in the pulley in a state being coaxial with the transmission gear, the first clutch selectively permitting and prohibiting a rotation transmission between the transmission gear and the pulley, and a second clutch housed in the transmission gear in a state being coaxial with the transmission gear, the second clutch selectively permitting and prohibiting a rotation transmission between the transmission gear and the output member.

First claim

1 : A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a transmission gear configured to be driven to rotate by a motor; a pulley arranged coaxially with the transmission gear and configured to open and close a vehicle door by moving a rope member with a rotation of the pulley; an output member arranged coaxially with the transmission gear and configured to bring a door lock to a holding state in which the vehicle door is held or a release state in which the holding of the vehicle door is released with a rotation of the output member; a first clutch housed in the pulley in a state being coaxial with the transmission gear, the first clutch selectively permitting and prohibiting a rotation transmission between the transmission gear and the pulley; and a second clutch housed in the transmission gear in a state being coaxial with the transmission gear, the second clutch selectively permitting and prohibiting a rotation transmission between the transmission gear and the output member.

2 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first clutch and the second clutch include planetary gear mechanisms respectively.

3 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the planetary gear mechanisms include sun gears respectively which are integrally provided at the transmission gear.

4 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 3 , comprising:
a motor housing supporting the motor; a first housing constituting, in cooperation with the motor housing, a first accommodation void in which the pulley and the first clutch are housed; and a second housing constituting, in cooperation with the motor housing, a second accommodation void in which the transmission gear and the second clutch are housed, the motor housing including a penetration bore connecting through the first accommodation void and the second accommodation void, the penetration bore including a diameter greater than a diameter of the sun gear of the first clutch.

5 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the transmission gear is formed of a resin material and the sun gears include different diameters from each other.

6 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 2 , comprising;
a first support shaft supporting, in cooperation with the transmission gear, the pulley and the first clutch; and a second support shaft being independent from the first support shaft and supporting, in cooperation with the transmission gear, the output member and the second clutch.

7 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , comprising a single support shaft of which opposed ends are supported by a support member and which supports the transmission gear, the pulley, the output shaft, the first clutch and the second clutch.

8 : A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a single support shaft of which opposed ends are supported by a support member; a transmission gear within which the support shaft is inserted to be positioned and which is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor; a pulley configured to open and close a vehicle door by moving a rope member with a rotation of the pulley around an axis of the support shaft; an output member configured to bring a door lock to a holding state in which the vehicle door is held or a release state in which the holding of the vehicle door is released with a rotation of the output member around the axis of the support shaft; a first clutch within which the support shaft is inserted to be positioned, the first clutch selectively permitting and prohibiting a rotation transmission between the transmission gear and the pulley; and a second clutch within which the support shaft is inserted to be positioned, the second clutch selectively permitting and prohibiting a rotation transmission between the transmission gear and the output member.

9 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the support shaft is connected to one of the pulley and the output member to integrally rotate therewith.

10 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the pulley is a drum at which the rope member is wound, the rope member including a first portion which is wound at the drum and which includes an end extending from the drum and a second portion which is wound at the drum and which includes an end extending from the drum,
the drum operating the vehicle door to open and close by reeling out the first portion and reeling in the second portion with a rotation of the drum in one direction, by reeling in the first portion and reeling out the second portion with a rotation of the drum in the other direction, the output member is an output lever, the support shaft is connected to the output lever to integrally rotate therewith.

11 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the support shaft is supported at the support member to be non-rotatable therewith.

12 : The door opening and closing apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first clutch and the second clutch includes a planetary gear mechanism.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Makino Sadayuki
• Mori Kenta
• Shiguro Yuki

Classifications

• E05Y2201/22

  Locks · CPC title

• B60J5/047

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• E05B81/06

  using rotary motors · CPC title

• E05Y2900/531

  Doors · CPC title

• E05F15/643

  operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables (by flexible elongated push-pull mechanisms E05F15/635) · CPC title