CN112177437A - Rotary lock - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a rotation type tool to lock for solve the not good problem of current tool to lock operation convenience, it includes: a lock body having at least one interlock switch; the rotary control module is provided with a knob which is rotatably arranged above the lockset body and is used for rotationally switching the operation modes, and a containing chamber is formed inside the knob; and a press control module having at least one button accommodated in the accommodating chamber and capable of actuating the interlock switch when the button is pressed.

Description

Rotary lock

technical field

The invention relates to a lock, in particular to a rotary lock for an electric vehicle.

Background technique

Electric vehicles have the advantages of light weight, no air pollution and no noise, and are a means of transportation that can meet today's environmental protection standards. The existing locks for electric vehicles have a rotary knob, and the rotary knob is provided with a protruding sheet body on a main plate, so that the user can hold the plate body to drive the main plate to rotate, so as to achieve the switching operation. mode effect.

However, in the above-mentioned existing locks, due to the limitation of the appearance of the rotary knob, the button for controlling the opening of the seat cushion needs to be provided separately from the rotary button. Therefore, most manufacturers choose to set the button for controlling the opening of the seat cushion near the handle. However, when the user is operating, he needs to turn the knob to the corresponding operation mode, then turn his eyes to the handle, and press the button to open the seat cushion, so the operation convenience is not ideal.

In view of this, the existing locks still need to be improved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock, which can integrate the button for controlling the opening of the seat cushion or the energy cover into the knob, so that the overall control is more concentrated and the operation is more convenient.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock which can be controlled by transmitting electrical signals.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock which can improve the security against theft.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock, which can have a simple structure and can improve the convenience of assembly.

The rotary lock of the present invention includes: a lock body with at least one interlocking switch; a rotary control module with a knob rotatably arranged above the lock body for rotating and switching operation modes, the knob is inside A chamber is formed; and a pressing control module is provided with at least one button accommodated in the chamber, and when the button is pressed, the linkage switch can be actuated.

Accordingly, the rotary lock of the present invention utilizes the button to be accommodated in the chamber of the rotary control module, so that the button and the knob can be integrated together, and it is convenient to rotate the knob in sequence to switch the operation mode and press the button Actuating the linkage switch makes the overall control more concentrated and the operation more convenient, which has the effect of improving the convenience of operation.

Wherein, the operation mode may include an on mode, an off mode and an on mode, and the button can be pressed to actuate the interlocking switch only when the knob is turned to the on mode. In this way, the seat cushion or the energy cover can be prevented from being opened by an intentional person, and the anti-theft safety can be improved.

Wherein, the knob may be provided with at least one arc-shaped groove connected to a perforation below the chamber, the button has a pressing key connected with a through rod at the bottom, and the through rod passes through the arc-shaped groove; the through rod may have A blocking part, the groove width of the arc-shaped groove is smaller than the maximum radial width of the blocking part, and the hole diameter of the through hole is larger than the maximum radial width of the blocking part; the blocking part is located above the arc-shaped groove, or when the knob is turned The perforation is aligned when the alignment is in the open mode. In this way, it can be ensured that the button can be pressed only when the knob is turned to the open mode, which has the effect of improving theft-proof security.

The number of the button, the arc-shaped groove and the perforation can be two respectively, the two perforations are located at the ends of the two arc-shaped grooves, the two arc-shaped grooves are wound in a ring shape, and the The head end is spaced apart and not communicated with the through hole connected with the other arc-shaped groove. In this way, the structure is simple, the manufacture is convenient, and the manufacture cost is reduced.

Wherein, the number of the button, the arc groove and the perforation can be two respectively, the pressing control module has a spacer located in the chamber, the spacer is combined with the lock body, and the two buttons are respectively elastic The reset positions are arranged on both sides of a partition wall of the partition plate, and the through rods of the two buttons respectively penetrate the partition plate. In this way, the structure is simple and easy to assemble, and it has the effect of improving the convenience of assembling.

Wherein, the pressing keys of the two buttons can be respectively connected with a barb portion, the partition plate has a through port passing through the partition wall, and the two barb portions penetrate through the through port and detachably abut against the through port the top wall. In this way, it can be avoided that the two buttons are separated from the chamber when they are reset, which has the effect of improving the joint stability.

Wherein, the rotation control module can have a rotating shaft connected with the knob, the rotating shaft has a driving part, and the driving part can penetrate into a locking disk, so as to drive the locking disk to rotate synchronously when the knob rotates; When in the ON mode, a protrusion of the locking disc activates a contact switch. In this way, the knob can easily drive the locking disk to rotate, which has the effect of improving the smoothness of control.

Wherein, the knob may have at least one protruding block, the operation mode has a locking mode, the lock body has a central hole for the shaft to pass through, a ring groove is arranged on the outer circumference of the central hole, and the ring groove can has at least one stop; the knob of the knob is located above the stop, or when the knob is turned to the disconnected mode, so that the stop is not positioned when the knob is in an unpressed position , and the protrusion extends into the ring groove when the knob is in a depressed position and can be rotated until the knob is turned to the locked mode. In this way, when the knob pair is rotated to be in the lock mode, it can be ensured that the knob can no longer be rotated, which has the effect of enhancing the anti-theft security.

Wherein, the center hole may have a limit block, and when the knob is turned to be in the disconnected mode and in the non-pressed position, the driving part of the rotating shaft can abut one side of the limit block; In the depressed position, the top end of the driving portion is lower than the bottom end of the limiting block, so that the driving portion can be rotated, and when the knob is turned to the locked mode and returned to the non-depressed position, The driving part of the rotating shaft abuts the other side of the limiting block. In this way, the structure is simple, the manufacture is convenient, and the manufacture cost is reduced.

Wherein, the rotary lock may also include a locking valve and a touch switch, the locking valve has a retractable pin, and when the knob is in a depressed position, the knob of the knob triggers the touch switch, and the knob rotates When the pair is in the locked mode and returns to a non-depressed position, the knob of the knob leaves the touch switch to control the pin to extend and penetrate a locking hole of the locking disc. In this way, when the knob pair is rotated to be in the lock mode, it can be ensured that the knob can no longer be rotated, which has the effect of enhancing the anti-theft security.

Wherein, when the knob is turned to be in the disconnecting mode, the pin of the locking valve can be opposite to the other locking hole of the locking disc. In this way, the knob can no longer be rotated, which has the effect of improving anti-theft safety.

Therein, the top surface of the knob may have an index. In this way, the user can easily know which operation mode the knob is rotated to, which has the effect of improving the convenience of use.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial combined perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a combined cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the action situation when the rotating shaft is not pressed down according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an action situation when the rotating shaft has been pressed down according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view of a knob pair in a locked mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 9 .

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing the action situation of the button in the depressable position as shown in Fig. 10 .

FIG. 12 is a partial combined perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals

(this invention)

1 Lock body

11 Center hole

111 Limit block

12 Ring grooves

13 Stops

14 Link switch

141 Pressure receiving part

142 Pull part

15 Control panel

151 card slot

152 slotted hole

16 Bolt

17 Bolt hole

2 Rotation control module

21 Knob

211 Chamber

212 Arc Slot

213 perforation

214 bump

215 Indicators

22 reels

221 Driving Department

23 Lock disc

231 Drive hole

232 Protrusion

233 Keyhole

234 Lever

4 reset pieces

3 Press the control module

31 buttons

311 Press key

312 Rod

313 Stop

314 Barb

32 Spacer

321 Partition

322 port

323 through hole

33 Elastic

4 Lock valve

41 Pins

5 Contact switch

6 Toggle switch

W1 slot width

W2 maximum radial width

W3 aperture.

Detailed ways

In order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are listed below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

Directionality or similar terms used throughout this disclosure, such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top (top)", "bottom (bottom)", "inside", "outside" , "side surface", etc., mainly refer to the directions of the drawings, and each directionality or its similar terms are only used to assist the description and understanding of the various embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

The use of the quantifier "a" or "an" for the elements and components described throughout the present invention is only for convenience of use and provides a general meaning of the scope of the present invention; in the present invention, it should be construed as including one or at least one, and a single The concept of also includes the plural case unless it is obvious that it means otherwise.

Approximate terms such as "combined", "combined" or "assembled" mentioned in the whole text of the present invention mainly include the components that can be separated without destroying the components after being connected, or the components cannot be separated after being connected, which are common knowledge in the field. It can be selected according to the material of the components to be connected or the assembly requirements.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a preferred embodiment of the rotary lock according to the present invention, which includes a lock body 1 , a rotation control module 2 and a pressing control module 3 , and the rotation control module 2 is located in the In the lock body 1 , the pressing control module 3 is located in the rotation control module 2 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the lock body 1 has a central hole 11 , the central hole 11 can have a limit block 111 (as shown in FIG. 5 ), and a ring groove 12 is arranged around the central hole 11 The outer circumference of the ring groove 12 may have at least one stopper 13 therein. The lock body 1 has at least one interlocking switch 14 ; in this embodiment, the number of the interlocking switches 14 is illustrated as two, and the two interlocking switches 14 are located on both sides of the central hole 11 respectively. Each interlocking switch 14 may have a corresponding pressure-receiving part 141 and a pulling part 142 , the two pressure-receiving parts 141 are located under the pressing control module 3 , and the two pulling parts 142 are respectively used for corresponding objects. (For example: seat cushion, energy cover) can be unlocked and opened, which can be understood by those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail in the present invention.

The lock body 1 can also have a control plate 15 , the control plate 15 is movably located under the central hole 11 , and one end of the control plate 15 has a card slot 151 , and the card slot 151 can be used for one end of a bolt 16 Clamping; through the movement of the control board 15 , the bolt rod 16 can be driven to extend or retract from a bolt hole 17 . The control board 15 may also have a slot 152 facing the pressing control module 3 .

1, the rotation control module 2 has a knob 21, the knob 21 is rotatably disposed above the lock body 1, and the knob 21 is rotated to switch the operation mode; wherein, the operation mode may include A lock mode, an off mode, an on mode, and an on mode. In detail, a chamber 211 is formed inside the knob 21 , and at least one arc-shaped groove 212 and a through hole 213 can be connected to the knob 21 below the chamber 211 .

Please refer to FIG. 10 , in this embodiment, the number of the arc-shaped grooves 212 is illustrated as two, and the two through holes 213 are respectively located at the ends of the two arc-shaped grooves 212 . Preferably, it is wound in a ring shape, and the head end of any arc-shaped groove 212 is preferably spaced apart and not communicated with the through hole 213 connected to the other arc-shaped groove 212 . In addition, the knob 21 may have at least one projection 214, and when the knob 21 is in a non-pressed position, the projection 214 can be positioned above the stopper 13 or the ring groove 12; when the knob 21 is in a depressed position When in position, the protrusion 214 can extend into the annular groove 12 . The top surface of the knob 21 may also have an indicator 215 to facilitate the user to know which operating mode the knob 21 is rotated to.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 , the rotation control module 2 may have a rotating shaft 22 connected to the knob 21 , the rotating shaft 22 may pass through the central hole 11 of the lock body 1 , and the knob 21 can be connected with the knob 21 . The rotating shaft 22 rotates around the center. Specifically, the rotating shaft 22 has a driving portion 221 with a non-circular cross-section, and the rotation control module 2 may have a locking disk 23; the driving portion 221 can penetrate a driving hole 231 of the locking disk 23 to When the knob 21 rotates, the locking plate 23 can be driven by the rotating shaft 22 to rotate synchronously.

The locking plate 23 may have a convex portion 232 located on the upper surface of the locking plate 23. When the knob 21 is turned to be in the ON mode, the convex portion 232 of the locking plate 23 may be as shown in FIG. 12 . A contact switch 5 is shown in contact, and then the contact switch 5 can be triggered, so that it can be controlled by transmitting an electrical signal. In addition, the locking plate 23 may also have at least one locking hole 233 and a driving rod 234, the locking hole 233 is located on the outer periphery of the locking plate 23, and two locking holes 233 in this embodiment are described; the driving rod The 234 can be engaged with the slot 152 of the control board 15, and through the rotation of the locking plate 23, the driving rod 234 can drive the control board 15 to form a linear reciprocating movement. A reset member 24 of the rotation control module 2 can be sleeved on the rotating shaft 22, so that the reset member 24 can drive the knob 21 to reset after being pressed (reset from the aforementioned depressed position to the aforementioned unpressed position) .

1 and 9, the pressing control module 3 has at least one button 31 accommodated in the chamber 211 of the knob 21; in this embodiment, the number of the buttons 31 can be two, two The buttons 31 are respectively used to actuate the two linkage switches 14 . The button 31 is based on the principle that the interlock switch 14 can be actuated when pressed, and the type of the button 31 is not limited in the present invention; A penetration rod 312 is connected to the bottom, and the penetration rod 312 can pass through the arc-shaped groove 212 of the knob 21; Or align the perforation 213 when the knob 21 is turned to the open mode.

Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 . It is particularly noted that the groove width W1 of the arc-shaped groove 212 is preferably smaller than the maximum radial width W2 of the blocking portion 313 , and the aperture W3 of the through hole 213 is preferably larger than the blocking portion. The maximum radial width W2 of 313; thereby, it can be ensured that the button 31 can be pressed only when the knob 21 is turned to the opening mode.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 9 , in this embodiment, the number of the button 31 , the arc-shaped groove 212 and the through hole 213 is two, respectively, and the pressing keys 311 of the two buttons 31 can be connected on opposite inner sides respectively. There is a barb 314. In addition, the pressing control module 3 may have a spacer 32 located in the chamber 211 , the spacer 32 is combined with the lock body 1 , and the two buttons 31 are respectively provided on one of the spacers 32 so as to be elastically resettable. Both sides of the partition wall 321 . In addition, the spacer 32 may have a through opening 322 , the through opening 322 penetrates the partition wall 321 , the two barbs 314 may penetrate through the through opening 322 and detachably abut against the through opening 322 . The top wall can prevent the two buttons 31 from being separated from the chamber 211 when they are reset.

The spacer 32 may have two through holes 323, the two through holes 323 are located on two sides of the partition wall 321, respectively, and the through rods 312 of the two buttons 31 may respectively penetrate the two through holes 323, so that the two A plurality of through rods 312 may pass through the spacer 32 . Preferably, the pressing control module 3 can also have two elastic pieces 33 , each elastic piece 33 is sleeved on the outer circumference of the through rod 312 , and the two ends abut the bottom surface of the pressing key 311 and the outer surface of the through hole 323 respectively. edge, the two elastic members 33 can respectively drive the two buttons 31 to reset after being pressed.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the rotary lock of the present invention further includes a locking valve 4 , which is located in the lock body 1 , and the locking valve 4 has a retractable pin 41 ; the pin When the 41 is extended, it can penetrate into one of the aforementioned locking holes 233 of the locking plate 23 .

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , through the aforementioned structure, when the knob 21 is turned to the disconnected mode (the vehicle is turned off) and is in the non-pressed position, the convex portion 232 of the locking plate 23 does not abut the Contact switch 5, the protrusion 214 of the knob 21 is located above the ring groove 12 of the lock body 1 and is not positioned against the block 13, the pin 41 of the locking valve 4 is opposite to one of the locking holes 233 of the locking disc 23 ( As shown in FIG. 5 ), the blocking portion 313 of each button 31 is located in the arc-shaped groove 212 but not located in the through hole 213 (as shown in FIG. 10 ). At this time, since the blocking portion 313 of each button 31 is not opposite to the through hole 213 , when the pressing key 311 of each button 31 is pressed, the blocking portion 313 is blocked on the arc-shaped groove 212 and cannot be lowered. pressure.

Please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 9, Fig. 11. As mentioned above, when the car owner wants to open the seat cushion or the energy cover when the vehicle is turned off, he should turn the knob 21 to the opening mode, so that each button The blocking portion 313 of 31 is opposite to the through hole 213 (the state shown in FIG. 11 ); in this way, when the pressing key 311 of each button 31 is pressed, the blocking portion 313 can pass through the through hole 213, so that the rod of the button 31 can pass through. The 312 can press against the pressure-receiving portion 141 of the linkage switch 14, and the pulling portion 142 can pull and open the corresponding objects (eg seat cushion, energy cover). Thereby, regardless of electrical control or structural control, the button 31 can only be pressed to actuate the interlock switch 14 when the knob 21 is turned to the ON mode, so as to prevent the seat cushion or the energy cover from being in the OFF mode or on Lock mode and the owner has left the vehicle to be illegally opened at night, and to avoid accidental opening of the seat cushion or energy cover in the on mode.

Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 again. On the other hand, in the disconnecting mode, when the vehicle owner leaves the vehicle, the pin 41 of the locking valve 4 can be controlled (eg, remote control) to extend and penetrate into the corresponding The locking hole 233 makes the locking plate 23 fixed by the pin 41 and cannot rotate, and further restricts the knob 21 that moves with the locking plate 23 from rotating. Therefore, in the disconnected mode, as long as the locking plate 23 is locked By locking, the knob 21 can be prevented from being manipulated by any person during the period when the owner leaves the vehicle, which has an anti-theft effect.

Please refer to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 , when you want to lock the vehicle faucet, you can press the knob 21 to the aforementioned depressed position in the disconnecting mode, and then turn the knob 21 to make the knob 21 turn to After the pair is in the locked mode, release the knob 21 to reset the knob 21 to the non-depressed position. Wherein, with the rotation of the knob 21, the locking plate 23 can make the other locking hole 233 of the locking plate 23 be opposite to the pin 41 of the locking valve 4 when the knob 21 is turned to be in the locked mode (see FIG. 8 ). state shown). In addition, when the knob 21 is in the depressed position, the protrusion 214 of the knob 21 can extend into the annular groove 12 and trigger a touch switch 6 , and the touch switch 6 is kept pressed during the rotation of the knob 21 . , so that when the knob 21 is turned to the locked mode and returned to the unpressed position, the protrusion 214 of the knob 21 leaves the touch switch 6 so as to control the pin 41 of the locking valve 4 to extend And penetrate into the other lock hole 233 of the locking plate 23, so that the knob 21 is locked and cannot be rotated, and also has the aforementioned anti-theft effect of preventing anyone from manipulating the knob 21 when the vehicle owner leaves.

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 6 , when the knob 21 is turned to be in the disconnected mode and in the non-pressed position, the driving portion 221 of the rotating shaft 22 abuts one side of the limiting block 111 . When the knob 21 is in the depressed position, the top of the driving portion 221 is lower than the bottom end of the limiting block 111 as shown in FIG. 7 , so that the driving portion 221 can rotate without being blocked by the limiting block 111 ; When the knob 21 is turned to the locked mode and returned to the non-pressed position, the driving portion 221 of the rotating shaft 22 abuts the other side of the limiting block 111 as shown in FIG. 8 . Meanwhile, in the process of rotating the knob 21 in the depressed position, the driving rod 234 of the locking plate 23 can move the control plate 15 (marked in FIG. 1 ) to move the bolt rod 16 out to lock the faucet.

To sum up, in the rotary lock of the present invention, the button is accommodated in the chamber of the rotary control module, so that the button and the knob can be integrated together, and it is convenient to rotate the knob in sequence to switch the operation mode and press The button is used to actuate the linkage switch, so that the overall control is more concentrated and the operation is more convenient, which has the effect of improving the convenience of operation.

Claims (12)

1. A rotary lockset, comprising:

a lock body having at least one interlock switch;

the rotary control module is provided with a knob which is rotatably arranged above the lockset body and is used for rotationally switching the operation modes, and a containing chamber is formed inside the knob; and

and the pressing control module is provided with at least one button accommodated in the accommodating chamber, and the button can actuate the linkage switch when being pressed.

2. The rotary lock of claim 1 wherein the modes of operation include an on mode, an off mode and an open mode, the button being depressible to actuate the interlock switch only when the knob is rotated into the open mode.

3. The rotary lock of claim 2, wherein the knob has at least one arc-shaped slot below the chamber and communicating with a through hole, the button having a push key with a through rod connected to a bottom thereof, the through rod penetrating through the arc-shaped slot; the through rod is provided with a blocking part, the groove width of the arc-shaped groove is smaller than the maximum radial width of the blocking part, and the aperture of the through hole is larger than the maximum radial width of the blocking part; the blocking part is positioned above the arc-shaped groove, or the through hole is aligned when the knob is rotated to be aligned to the opening mode.

4. The rotary lock of claim 3, wherein the number of the button, the arc-shaped slots and the through holes is two, two through holes are respectively located at the ends of the two arc-shaped slots, the two arc-shaped slots are wound into a ring shape, and the head end of any one arc-shaped slot is spaced from and not communicated with the through hole connected with the other arc-shaped slot.

5. The rotary lock according to claim 3, wherein the number of the button, the arc-shaped slot and the through hole is two, the pressing control module has a partition plate located in the chamber, the partition plate is combined with the lock body, the two buttons are respectively elastically resettable on two sides of a partition wall of the partition plate, and the through rods of the two buttons respectively penetrate through the partition plate.

6. The rotary lock of claim 5, wherein the push keys of the two buttons are respectively connected with a barb portion, the partition has a through hole penetrating through the partition, and the two barb portions penetrate through the through hole and detachably abut against a top wall of the through hole.

7. The rotary lock device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotation control module has a shaft connected to the knob, the shaft having a driving portion penetrating a locking disc to drive the locking disc to rotate synchronously when the knob rotates; when the knob is turned to the on mode, a protrusion of the locking disk triggers a contact switch.

8. The rotary lock of claim 7 wherein the knob has at least one protrusion, the operating mode has a locking mode, the lock body has a central hole for the shaft to pass through, a ring groove is formed around the periphery of the central hole, and the ring groove has at least one stop therein; the lug of the knob is positioned above the stop block, or when the knob is rotated to be aligned with the disconnection mode, the lug is not aligned with the stop block when the knob is positioned at a non-pressing position, and the lug extends into the annular groove when the knob is positioned at a pressing position and can be rotated until the knob is rotated to be aligned with the locking mode.

9. The rotary lock of claim 8 wherein the central bore has a stop, and the knob is rotated to the non-depressed position in the off mode with the driver of the shaft abutting against one side of the stop; when the knob is located at the pressing position, the top end of the driving portion is lower than the bottom end of the limiting block, so that the driving portion can rotate, and when the knob is rotated to be in the locking mode and returns to the non-pressing position, the driving portion of the rotating shaft is abutted to the other side of the limiting block.

10. The rotary lock of claim 7 further comprising a lock valve having a retractable pin and a trigger, wherein the knob is positioned in a depressed position and the knob tab activates the trigger, and wherein the knob is rotated to a non-depressed position in the locked mode and the knob tab disengages the trigger to control the pin to extend through a hole in the lock plate.

11. The rotary lock of claim 10 wherein the pin of the lock valve is opposite the other of the locking holes of the lock disk when the knob is rotated to the off mode.

12. The rotary lock of any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein the top surface of the knob has a marking.

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