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EP1121503B1
EP1121503B1 EP99949159A EP99949159A EP1121503B1 EP 1121503 B1 EP1121503 B1 EP 1121503B1 EP 99949159 A EP99949159 A EP 99949159A EP 99949159 A EP99949159 A EP 99949159A EP 1121503 B1 EP1121503 B1 EP 1121503B1
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lock
release lever
pawl
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Veronique Mejean
Jean Pierre Noel
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ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems UK Ltd
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/02Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the type of actuators used
    • E05B81/04Electrical
    • E05B81/06Electrical using rotary motors
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/12Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators
    • E05B81/16Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B83/00Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
    • E05B83/36Locks for passenger or like doors
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/12Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators
    • E05B81/14Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/01Mechanical arrangements specially adapted for hands-free locking or unlocking

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  • the present invention relates to door latches and in particular to door latches for motor vehicles.
  • Door latches are known which include a release lever operable between a first closed position and a second released position, a pawl lifter operable between a first closed position and a second released position, and a lock-link operable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position.
  • a release lever operable between a first closed position and a second released position
  • a pawl lifter operable between a first closed position and a second released position
  • a lock-link operable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position.
  • EP0834631 relates to a vehicle door latch having a feature to allow a locking/unlocking actuator to move the latch from the locked latched position to the unlocked latch position while a door release lever is previously or simultaneously actuated, by subsequent release of the door release lever without reactivation of the locking/unlocking actuator.
  • the present invention does not require a second operation of the release lever to unlatch the latch, with movement of the lock-link to its unlocked position resulting in unlatching of the latch when the release lever is in its release position.
  • a door latch including a latching means, a release lever operable between a first closed position and a second released position, a pawl lifter operable between a first closed position and a second released position, a pawl connected to the pawl lifter, and a lock-link operable between a first locked and second unlocked position characterized in that movement of the lock-link from the first locked position to the second unlocked position when the release lever is in its second position and the pawl lifter is in its first position causes unlatching of the latch means as defined in claim 1.
  • abutments on the lock-link engage with corresponding abutments on the pawl lifter and release lever so as to cam them (the pawl lifter and release lever abutments) apart to cause movement of the pawl lifter relative to the release lever to unlatch the latch means.
  • the lock-link is at least moved from its first locked position to its second unlocked position by an actuator.
  • the lock-link is moved from its second unlocked position to its first locked position by the actuator.
  • the actuator is an electrical actuator.
  • the latch means is a latch claw.
  • a latch assembly including a rotatable latch claw (12) which engages a pin or striker bar (not shown) of a door (not shown) in a known manner.
  • the latch claw (12) is held in a-closed position (as shown in figure 1) by a latch pawl (14) acting on abutment (12A) when the associated door is in a fully closed position, and on abutment (12B) when the associated door is in a first safety position.
  • the pawl (14) is connected to a pawl lifter (16), rotation of pawl lifter (16) anti-clockwise as shown in figure 1 causing and-clockwise rotation of the pawl (14) thus disengaging the pawl from the abutment (12A) or (12B) as appropriate to allow the associated door to open.
  • pawl (14) and pawl lifter (16) both rotate about axis A (see figure 3).
  • the latch assembly (10) also includes a release lever (20) which is also capable of pivoting about axis A and is connected, in this case via cable (22) to an outside door handle (not shown) of the associated door. Operation of the outside door handle causes movement of the release lever (20) from its first closed position as shown in figure 1 to its second release position as shown in figures 2 and 3.
  • Release lever (20) includes adjacent abutment faces (24) and (26).
  • Pawl lifter (16) includes adjacent abutment faces (17) and (18).
  • Latch assembly also includes a lock-lever (30) pivoted about axis B.
  • a lock-link (32) is pivotally connected to the lock-lever at pivot (34).
  • Lock-link (32) includes abutments (36) and (38) on its opposite sides remote from pivot (34).
  • Lock-lever (30) can be moved between a first locked position as shown in figure 1 and 2 to a second unlocked position as shown in figure 3 by an electrical actuator (not shown).
  • lock-link (32) being mounted on lock-lever (30) is moved between a first locked position as shown in figures 1 and 2 to a second unlocked position as shown eg. in figure 3.
  • the latch assembly is locked from opening via the outside door handle since operation of the outside door handle only causes the release lever to move between its first and second positions without affecting the pawl lifter.
  • the lock-lever (30) is caused to rotate anti-clockwise thus moving abutments (36) and (38) of lock-link (32) to a position between abutments (17) and (24) of pawl lifter (16) and release lever (20) respectively (this position is not shown).
  • Operation of the outside door handle causes the release lever to rotate about axis A which results in abutment (24) pushing on abutment (38) which in turn causes abutment (36) to push on abutment (17) causing rotation of the pawl lifter and hence disengagement of the pawl from abutment (12A) or (12B) as the case may be.
  • the lock-link rotates about pivot (34).
  • lock-lever and lock-link being in a locked position means that abutments (36) and (38) cannot contact respective abutments (17) and (24) (see figure 1).
  • abutments (36) and (38) are positioned between abutments (17) and (24) and this is the case irrespective of the position of the outside door handle.
  • the lock-link (32) can be in its second unlocked position with the release lever and pawl lifter in their respective first closed positions, and the lock-link can still be in a second unlocked position whilst the release lever and pawl lifter are in their respective second released positions.
  • the invention is particularly useful when used in conjunction with passive entry systems for automotive vehicles.
  • passive entry systems operate as follows:
  • the unlocking operation can occur whether the release lever (20) is in its first closed position, second released position or any position intermediate these two extremes.
  • the invention enables unlocking of the latch irrespective of the speed of operation of the outside door handle or the speed of operation of the electrical actuator in moving the lock-link from its first locked position to its second unlocked position. This allows the door to be unlocked and unlatched with a single operating movement of the release lever (20), and in a preferred embodiment such unlocking and unlatching is achieved by a single actuator.

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Claims (8)

  1. Türschloss (10) mit einer Schließeinrichtung, einem Lösehebel (20), der zwischen einer ersten geschlossenen Stellung und einer zweiten ausgerückten Stellung betätigbar ist, einem Klinkenheber (16), der zwischen einer ersten geschlossenen Stellung und einer zweiten ausgerückten Stellung bewegbar ist, einer mit dem Klinkenheber (16) verbundenen Klinke (14), und einem Verriegelungselement (32), das zwischen einer ersten verriegelten und einer zweiten entriegelten Stellung bewegbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bewegung des Verriegelungselements (32) von der ersten verriegelten Stellung in die zweite entriegelte Stellung, wenn sich der Lösehebel (20) in seiner zweiten Stellung und der Klinkenheber (16) in seiner ersten Stellung befindet, dazu führt, dass das Verriegelungselement (32) so mit dem Lösehebel (20) und dem Klinkenheber (16) zusammenwirkt, dass sich der Klinkenheber (16) in seine zweite ausgerückte Stellung bewegt, wodurch er bewirkt, dass die Schließeinrichtung durch die Bewegung der Klinke (14) in eine ausgerückte Stellung entriegelt wird.
  2. Türschloss (10) nach Anspruch 1, bei dem Anschläge (36, 38) an dem Verriegelungselement (32) in entsprechende Anschläge (17, 18, 24, 26) an dem Klinkenheber (16) und dem Lösehebel (20) eingreifen, um die Klinkenheber- und Lösehebelanschläge (17, 18, 24, 26) auseinander zu drücken, um den Klinkenheber (16) relativ zu dem Lösehebel (20) in Bewegung zu setzen, um die Schließeinrichtung zu entriegeln.
  3. Türschloss (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem das Verriegelungselement (32) durch einen Aktuator wenigstens von seiner ersten verriegelten Stellung in seine zweite entriegelte Stellung bewegt wird.
  4. Türschloss (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem das Verriegelungselement (32) durch einen Aktuator von seiner zweiten entriegelten Stellung in seine erste verriegelte Stellung bewegt wird.
  5. Türschloss (10) nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, bei dem der Aktuator ein elektrischer Aktuator ist.
  6. Türschloss (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem das Verriegelungselement (32) auf einem Verriegelungshebel (30) drehbar gelagert ist.
  7. Türschloss (10) nach Anspruch 6, bei dem der Verriegelungshebel (30) drehbar gelagert ist.
  8. Türschloss (10) nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wenn diese abhängig sind von Anspruch 3, 4 oder 5, bei dem der Verriegelungshebel (30) durch den Aktuator bewegt wird, damit sich das Verriegelungselement (32) zwischen seiner ersten und seiner zweiten Stellung bewegt.
EP99949159A 1998-10-06 1999-10-06 Türverriegelung Expired - Lifetime EP1121503B8 (de)

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GB9821782 1998-10-06
GB9821782A GB2342383B (en) 1998-10-06 1998-10-06 Door latch
PCT/GB1999/003297 WO2000020710A1 (en) 1998-10-06 1999-10-06 Door latch

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