JP3867951B2 - Door lock device for automobile - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automobile door lock device that enables or disables an override operation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional automobile door lock device, the outside operation of the outside handle provided on the outside of the door is disabled or enabled by a motor for outside operation that can be operated by an appropriate operation switch. In addition to the locking / unlocking means (locking / unlocking mechanism), the door can always be opened by opening the inside handle provided inside the door even when the locking / unlocking means is in the locked state. Those equipped with means enabling the override operation and in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (safety mechanism) that can enable or disable the override operation by a motor for in-vehicle operation that can be operated by a switch for operation from inside the room. Known (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-103736).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional door lock device as described above is used for operation outside the vehicle and when the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means and the external locking / unlocking means are in the unlocked state, Since both the motors for in-vehicle operation need to be operated simultaneously by a plurality of doors, there is a problem of rapid power consumption.
[0004]
In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention enables both in-vehicle locking / unlocking means and out-of-vehicle locking / unlocking means to be locked only by the operation of a motor for in-vehicle operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile door lock device that solves the problem.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) With a motor for external operation that can be operated by an operation switch, the unlocked state can be opened by operating the unlocking means by operating the handle on the outside of the vehicle, and the steering operation on the outside of the vehicle is invalidated The unlocking means is operated by a handle operation on the inside of the vehicle, with a vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means that can be switched to a locked state where the door cannot be opened, and a vehicle operating motor operable by an operation switch. An unlocking state in which the door can be opened, and an in-vehicle locking / unlocking means capable of switching to a locked state in which the operation of the handle inside the vehicle is disabled and the door cannot be opened. However, by switching from the unlocked state to the locked state, the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means switches from the unlocked state to the locked state. The movable portion that moves in this manner switches the outside locking / unlocking means from the unlocked state to the locked state, and locks both the inside locking / unlocking means and the outside locking / unlocking means only by the operation of the in-vehicle operation motor. Switch to the state.
[0006]
(2) In the above item (1), the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means includes a switching lever that can be moved between a locking position and an unlocking position by the in-vehicle operating motor, and a linkage lever that can operate the unlocking means. And an unlocking position for connecting the linkage lever and the inside lever by the movement of the switching lever, and disconnecting the connection. The movable portion of the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means is the engaging / disengaging member, and the engaging / disengaging member moves from the unlocking position to the locking position. The locking / unlocking means is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state.
[0007]
(3) In the above item (2), the switching lever is provided with a gear portion that can mesh with a pinion gear fixedly fitted to a rotation shaft of the in-vehicle operation motor.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, the upper right side of FIG. 1 is “upward”, the lower left side is “lower”, the upper left side is “inside”, the lower right side is “outside”, and the upper side is “front”. ", And the lower part is" rear ".
[0009]
(1) is a box-shaped body formed of a synthetic resin material and fixed to an inner panel of a driver's seat door of an automobile with a plurality of bolts (not shown).
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the housing (1a) recessed in the rear surface of the body (1) is pivotally attached with a shaft (2) in the front-rear direction, and the vehicle body side as the door is opened and closed. The striker (3) fixed to the arm and the detachable latch (4), and the shaft part (5a) in the front-rear direction are pivotally attached, and the half latch claw part (4a) and the full latch claw formed on the latch (4) By engaging with the portion (4b), the pawl (5) prevents the latch (4) from rotating in the opening direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 9) and restrains the door in a half-door state or a fully-closed state. ) And is housed.
[0011]
The latch (4) is entirely covered with a synthetic resin, and a hollow buffer portion elastically deformable in the rotational direction is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the synthetic resin on the vehicle exterior (left side in FIG. 9). The cam groove (4d) in which the distance from the shaft (2) gradually increases in the clockwise direction is formed on the side surface facing the body (1).
[0012]
(6) is a spring that applies a biasing force in the open direction to the latch (4), and (7) is a spring that applies a biasing force in the engaging direction (clockwise in FIG. 9) to the pole (5). is there.
[0013]
(8) is a metal cover plate that is fixed to the front side of the body (1) and closes the storage part (1a). A reinforcing wall (8a) is formed. When the latch (4) moves to the overtravel position, the reinforcing wall (8a) comes into contact with the buffer portion (4c) and prevents the latch (4) from rotating.
[0014]
(9) is a base plate having a mounting surface (9a) fixed to the front surface of the body (1) and bent forward. (10) is a synthetic resin cover that covers the entire front side of the body (1) including the base plate (9).
[0015]
The cover (10) has a cable holding portion (10a) for holding the cable (14) facing the vertical direction, the upper end portion of which is connected to an outside handle (not shown) disposed on the outside of the door. And a cable holding portion (10b) for holding the cable (17) facing the front-rear direction, the front end portion of which is connected to an inside handle (not shown) disposed on the inside of the door.
[0016]
(11) is fixed to the shaft (5a) of the pole (5) protruding to the back side of the body (1), and extends to the first arm (11a) extending to the vehicle outer side and the vehicle inner side. An open lever with a second arm (11b) serving as an unlocking means, which pivots in the open direction (clockwise in FIGS. 2 and 3) to release the pole (5) from the latch (4) engagement. Let the door open.
[0017]
(13) is an outside lever pivotally mounted on the back side of the body (1) with a longitudinal axis (12). The outer end of the vehicle is connected to the outside handle via the cable (14). It is connected and rotated in the opening direction (counterclockwise in FIGS. 2 and 3) by opening the outside handle.
[0018]
(15) is an inside lever pivotally attached to the mounting surface (9a) of the base plate (9) with a left / right axis (16), and an L-shaped groove (15a) is provided below it. The upper end portion is connected to the inside handle via a cable (17), and is rotated in the opening direction (counterclockwise in FIGS. 4 to 6) by opening the inside handle.
[0019]
Above the body (1) is an unlocked state in which the door can be opened from outside the vehicle by opening the outside handle, and a door that cannot be opened by disabling the outside handle opening operation. The vehicle unlocking / unlocking means (18) that can be switched to the state, and the body (1) below the unlocking state in which the door can be opened from the inside of the vehicle by opening the inside handle, In-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is provided that can disable the door opening operation and switch to a locked state in which the door cannot be opened. When both the vehicle outside locking / unlocking means (18) and the vehicle interior locking / unlocking means (19) are in the locked state, a super lock state described later is set.
[0020]
The vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18) includes a motor (20) for operating outside the vehicle (to be described later), a sector gear (21), a connecting member (22), a key lever (23), and a locking / unlocking lever (24) forming a locking / unlocking mechanism. It has 1 and 2 sub levers (25) and (26).
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 7, the motor (20) is fixed to the inner side of the upper part of the cover (10) in the left-right direction, as shown in FIG. 7, and locks and unlocks the remote operation switch or the operation switch provided in the vehicle. It is controlled to rotate in a predetermined direction by operation.
[0022]
The sector gear (21) is pivotally attached to a bearing portion (10c) provided inside the cover (10) with a shaft portion (21a) facing in the left-right direction, and a gear portion (21b) formed on the outer periphery. The pinion gear (20a) fixedly fitted to the rotating shaft of the motor (20) is engaged with the pinion gear (20a) so that the motor (20) can be rotated by a predetermined angle clockwise and counterclockwise. Further, a protrusion (21c) facing the vehicle interior is provided between the shaft portion (21a) and the gear portion (21b).
[0023]
The connecting member (22) is supported on the inner side of the cover (10) so as to be movable up and down, and the projection (21c) of the sector gear (21) is engaged with the engagement hole (22c) provided at substantially the center in the vertical direction. Then, when the sector gear (21) is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 via the motor (20) by the unlocking operation of the operation switch, the abutting portion (22f) provided at the lower end becomes the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means ( When the sector gear (21) rotates counterclockwise via the motor (20) by the locking operation of the operation switch, the contact portion (22f) is disengaged in the vehicle. Move upward away from the locking means (19). Further, the connecting member (22) is provided at the lower end of the elongated hole (22a) in the vertical direction, the engaging portion (22b) protruding toward the vehicle outer side, the arm (22d) protruding toward the vehicle outer side. And an engaging portion (22e) protruding outward from the vehicle.
[0024]
The key lever (23) protrudes from the inner side of the columnar base (23a) facing in the left-right direction and is slidably inserted into the elongated hole (22a) of the connecting member (22). And is pivotally attached to the bearing portions (10d) and (10e) shown in FIG. 7 formed on the inner side of the cover (10), and is connected to the engaging portion (22b) of the connecting member (22). A bifurcated engagement arm (23c) connected via play corresponding to the operation stroke of (18) and a key cylinder (A) that opens to the outside of the vehicle and is disposed on the outside of the door. It has an insertion hole (23d) into which the extracted plate-like connecting rod (A1) is inserted, and is rotated by the operation of the key cylinder (A) so that the engaging arm (23c) is connected to the connecting member (20 ), The connecting member (22) is moved in the vertical direction.
[0025]
The locking / unlocking lever (24) is formed of a synthetic resin material and is pivotally attached to a bearing portion (1b) provided on the back side of the body (1) with a shaft portion (24a) facing rearward. The protrusion (24b) provided on the inner end is engaged with the arm (22d) of the connecting member (22), and the connecting member (22) is operated by either the motor (20) or the key lever (23). 22), it is possible to move to the locking position shown in FIG. 2 and the unlocking position shown in FIG. 3 rotated counterclockwise from the locking position. An elastically deformable tongue-shaped check portion (24d) provided at the tip of an arm (24c) facing downward of the locking / unlocking lever (24) is pressed against a protrusion (1c) provided on the body (1). As a result, the locking / unlocking lever (24) is elastically held in the locking position and the unlocking position.
[0026]
The first sub-lever (25) has a vertical hole (25a) drilled in the upper part slidably engaged with a protrusion (24e) provided on the locking / unlocking lever (24), and has a lower end. The projecting shaft portion (25b) is rotatably connected to the connection hole (13a) of the outside lever (13). The lower end of the second sub-lever (26) is pivotally attached to the shaft part (25b), and is biased by the spring (28) in a direction approaching the first sub-lever (25). One arm (11a) has a release portion (26a) that can be engaged and disengaged.
[0027]
The first and second sub levers (25) and (26) are moved by the unlocking position and the movement of the locking and unlocking lever (24) to the locking position, as shown in FIG. (26a) can move to an unlocked position where it can be engaged with the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11) and a locked position where it cannot be engaged as shown in FIG.
[0028]
As described above, when the vehicle unlocking / unlocking means (18) is in the unlocked state, the locking / unlocking lever (24) and the first and second sub levers (25) (26) are in the unlocking position, and the outside handle When the outside lever (13) is rotated in the opening direction by the opening operation and the first and second sub levers (25) and (26) are moved downward, the release portion (26a) of the second sub lever (26) is moved. Engage with the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11), rotate the open lever (11) in the open direction, and release the pole (6) from the latch (4) to open the door. it can.
[0029]
When the vehicle unlocking / unlocking means (18) is in the locked state, the locking / unlocking lever (24) and the first and second sub-lever (25) (26) are in the locking position and the second sub-lever (26) is released. Since the part (26a) swings with respect to the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11), the door opening operation of the outside handle becomes invalid and the door cannot be opened.
[0030]
The conventional door lock device can operate the locking / unlocking means in a locked or unlocked state by operating a lock knob provided on the inner side of the door, but in the embodiment of the present invention, The door lock device does not have a lock knob so that the lock knob is not unlocked by unauthorized means. Therefore, the operation of the unlocking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle is performed from outside the vehicle by either the key cylinder (A) or the remote control switch as described above, and is provided in the vicinity of the driver's seat from the inside. It is possible only by electrical operation of the operation switch, and cannot be operated manually. Further, the unlocking / unlocking state of the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is displayed by a detection lamp (not shown) detecting each state of the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) and using a display lamp or the like provided indoors. It is.
[0031]
Next, the interior locking / unlocking means (19) will be described. The in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) includes an in-vehicle operation motor (29), a switching lever (30), a linkage lever (31), and an engagement / disengagement member (32) which will be described later.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 7, the motor (29) is fixed to the inner side of the lower part of the cover (10) in the left-right direction by a motor case (33). It is controlled to rotate in the direction.
[0033]
The switching lever (30) is pivotally attached to the mounting surface (9a) of the base plate (9) with a shaft portion (30a) facing the vehicle interior, and before and after overlapping with the L-shaped groove (15a) of the inside lever (15). 4 and a gear portion (30c) that meshes with the pinion gear (29a) of the motor (29). By the rotation of the motor (29), the locking position shown in FIG. 5 and the unlocking position shown in FIG. The locking position and the unlocking position are held by a tongue-like elastically deformable check portion (30d) elastically contacting a protrusion (9b) protruding from the attachment surface (9a).
[0034]
In addition, the side of the switching lever (30) on the inner side of the vehicle can be moved from the inner panel of the door so that the switching lever (30) can be manually operated only when the door is opened. A knob (30d) is provided to protrude from the top.
[0035]
The linkage lever (31) is pivotally mounted on the same axis (16) as the inside lever (15), and is rotated in the opening direction (counterclockwise in FIGS. 4 to 6), and the second arm of the opening lever (11). (11b) can be engaged with the release portion (31a) and the engaging portion (22e) of the connecting member (22), the connecting member (22) is moved downward, and the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18 ) Can be moved to the unlocked state, and an elongated hole in the vertical direction that overlaps with the L-shaped groove (15a) of the inside lever (15) and the elongated hole (30b) of the switching lever (30) ( 31c).
[0036]
The engaging / disengaging member (32) has a vertically elongated slot (32a) drilled in the upper part slidably engaged with the shaft (16), and a projection (32b) projecting in the lower part is switched. The lever (30) has a long hole (30b), a long hole (31c) in the linkage lever (31), and an L-shaped groove (15a) in the inside lever (15). To move up and down, and move to the locking position shown in FIG. 4 and the unlocking position shown in FIGS.
[0037]
When the engagement / disengagement member (32) is in the locked position, the protrusion (32b) is positioned at the corner of the L-shaped groove (15a), and the L-shaped is moved in accordance with the rotation of the inside lever (15) in the opening direction. The groove (15a) is swung with respect to the protrusion (32b) so that the rotation of the inside lever (15) is not transmitted to the linkage lever (31). When in the unlocked position, the protrusion (32b) is positioned at the lower end of the L-shaped groove (15a), and the inside lever (15) and the linkage lever (31) are connected to each other. ) In the opening direction, the linkage lever (31) is also rotated in the opening direction.
[0038]
At the upper end of the engagement / disengagement member (32), a contact portion (32c) that can contact the contact portion (22f) of the connecting member (22) in the vertical direction is provided. In the engagement relationship between the contact portion (32c) of the engagement / disengagement member (32) and the contact portion (22f) of the connection member (22), when the connection member (22) moves downward, the contact portion (22f) Is brought into contact with the contact portion (32c) of the engagement / disengagement member (32), the engagement / disengagement member (32) is moved downward, and the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is moved to the unlocked state. Further, when the engagement / disengagement member (32) moves upward, the contact portion (32c) contacts the contact portion (22f) of the connection member (22), and the connection member (22) is moved upward, The vehicle exterior unlocking means (18) is moved to the locked state.
[0039]
As described above, when the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is in the unlocked state, the switching lever (30) and the engaging / disengaging member (32) are in the unlocking position, and the inside lever (15) and the connecting lever ( 31) is connected with an engaging / disengaging member (32). In this state, when the inside handle is operated, the linkage lever (31) is rotated integrally with the inside lever (15) in the open direction, so that the release portion (31a) of the linkage lever (31) is released. The door can be opened by engaging the second arm (11b) of the open lever (11) and operating the open lever (11) to release the pole (6) from the latch (4). That is, in this state, the door can be always opened by operating the inside handle regardless of whether the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is locked or unlocked. That is, an override operation is possible.
[0040]
When the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is in the locked state, the switching lever (30) and the engaging / disengaging member (32) are in the locking position, and the connection between the inside lever (15) and the linkage lever (31) is disconnected. The rotation of the inside lever (15) in the opening direction is not transmitted to the linkage lever (32). Therefore, in this locked state, even if the inside handle is operated, the door cannot be opened. Further, in this state, the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is also in the locked state, and enters the super lock state in which the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle and the override operation are disabled.
[0041]
(34) is a detection member in which a cylindrical portion (34a) facing in the front-rear direction is rotatably fitted in a shaft hole (1d) provided in the upper corner of the body (1), as shown in FIG. In this way, it enters the storage part (1a) from the front surface of the body (1) through the insertion window (1e) drilled in the body (1) and fits into the cam groove (4d) of the latch (4). And a second arm (34c) (see FIG. 2) extending along the front surface of the body (1), and from the open position of the latch (4) to the full latch position. In conjunction with the movement, the rotation in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.
[0042]
In FIG. 2, (35) is a detection switch fixed to the front surface of the body (1), and detects the position of the latch (4) by detecting the movement of the detection member (34). (36) is an emergency operation member in which the shaft portion (36a) is rotatably inserted into the cylindrical portion (34a) of the detection member (34). The locking / unlocking lever (24) is provided on the front surface of the body (1). An arm (36b) that engages with the arm (24f) provided on the shaft, and a slit-shaped operation hole (36c) provided on the rear end surface of the shaft portion (36a).
[0043]
The operation hole (36c) is attached to be exposed to the outside through the inner panel of the door when the door is opened. By inserting a key plate or the like into this operation hole (36c) and rotating the entire detection member (34), the locking / unlocking lever (24) is moved from the unlocking position to the locking position or vice versa. be able to.
[0044]
Next, the operation of each state of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(The unlocking and unlocking means outside the vehicle and the locking and unlocking means inside the car are unlocked)
It shows in FIG.3 and FIG.6. In this state, by operating the outside handle to open the outside handle from outside the vehicle, the open lever (11) is connected via the cable (14), the outside lever (13), and the first and second sub levers (25) and (26). Can be rotated in the opening direction to open the door.
[0045]
Even when the inside handle is operated from inside the vehicle, the open lever (11) can be rotated in the open direction via the cable (17), the inside lever (15), the engagement / disengagement member (32), and the linkage lever (31). You can open the door.
[0046]
From the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, when the key cylinder (A) is locked or the operation switch is locked and the motor (20) for external operation is rotated, the key lever (23) or the sector gear (21 ), The connecting member (22) can be moved downward, and the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18) can be locked.
[0047]
Further, when the remote operation switch is locked from outside the vehicle and the in-vehicle operation motor (29) is rotated, the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) changes from the unlocked state to the locked state, and the engagement / disengagement member (32) The abutting portion (32c) pushes the connecting member (22) upward, so that the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is also locked, and is in a super locked state.
[0048]
(Vehicle locking / unlocking means locked, vehicle locking / unlocking means unlocked)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, an override operation is possible in this state. When the outside handle is opened from outside the vehicle, the release part (26a) of the second sub-lever (26) swings against the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11). I can't.
[0049]
When the inside handle is operated from the inside of the vehicle, an override operation is performed, and the door can be opened even when the vehicle outside locking / unlocking means (18) is in the locked state. At the same time, the canceling portion (31b) of the linkage lever (31) engages with the engaging portion (22e) of the connecting member (22) and moves the connecting member (22) downward, thereby The locking / unlocking means (18) is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state.
[0050]
When the remote control switch is operated from the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 to rotate the motor (29), the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is locked and the super-lock state is set.
[0051]
(External vehicle locking / unlocking means and in-vehicle locking / unlocking means locked)
The state shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is a super locked state, and the door cannot be opened even if the outside handle is operated from outside the vehicle or the inside handle is operated from inside the vehicle. Therefore, since the override operation is canceled, it is possible to prevent the inside handle from being inadvertently operated and the door from being opened.
[0052]
By unlocking the key cylinder (A) from the super locked state, the vehicle exterior unlocking means (18) can be unlocked, and the contact portion (22f) of the connecting member (22) The in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) can be brought into the unlocked state by pushing the engaging / disengaging member (32) downward.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.
(a) According to the first aspect of the invention, the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means and the external locking / unlocking means can be simultaneously switched from the unlocked state to the locked state by operating the in-vehicle operation motor. During operation, a large amount of power is not consumed unlike when two motors are operated simultaneously.
[0054]
(b) According to the invention described in claim 2, when the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state, the outside locking / unlocking means can be reliably switched from the unlocked state to the locked state.
[0055]
(c) According to the invention described in claim 3, since the switching lever can be directly moved by the in-vehicle operation motor, the configuration of the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means can be simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the door lock device when the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means shown with the cover removed is in the locked state.
FIG. 3 is also a front view of the main part when the vehicle exterior unlocking means is in the unlocked state.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part when the outside locking / unlocking means is in the locked state and the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means is in the locked state.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the main part when the outside locking / unlocking means is in the locked state and the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means is in the unlocked state.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the main part when the outside locking / unlocking means and the inside locking / unlocking means are in the unlocked state.
FIG. 7 is a rear view similarly showing the inside of the cover.
FIG. 8 is also a rear view of the door lock device.
FIG. 9 is a rear view of the body, with the cover plate removed.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
(1) Body
(1a) Storage section
(1b) Bearing part
(1c) Projection
(1d) Shaft hole
(1e) Insertion window
(2) Axis
(3) striker
(4) Latch
(4a) Half latch claw
(4b) Full latch claw
(4c) Buffer part
(4d) Cam groove
(5) Paul
(5a) Shaft
(6) (7) Spring
(8) Cover plate
(8a) Reinforcement wall
(9) Base plate
(9a) Mounting surface
(9b) Projection
(10) Cover
(10a) (10b) Cable holder
(10c) (10d) (10e) Bearing
(11) Open lever (lock release means)
(11a) First arm
(11b) Second arm
(12) Axis
(13) Outside lever
(13a) Connecting hole
(14) Cable
(15) Inside lever
(15a) L-shaped groove
(16) axis
(17) Cable
(18) Outside vehicle unlocking means
(19) In-car locking / unlocking means
(20) External motor
(20a) Pinion gear
(21) Sector gear
(21a) Shaft
(21b) Gear part
(21c) Projection
(22) Connecting member
(22a) Long hole
(22b) Engagement part
(22c) Engagement hole
(22d) Arm
(22e) Engagement part
(22f) Contact part
(23) Key lever
(23a) Base
(23b) Shaft
(23c) Engagement arm
(23d) Insertion hole
(24) Locking / unlocking lever (locking / unlocking mechanism)
(24a) Shaft
(24b) Projection
(24c) Arm
(24d) Check section
(24e) Projection
(24f) Arm
(25) 1st sub-lever (locking / unlocking mechanism)
(25a) Long hole
(25b) Shaft
(26) Second sub lever (locking / unlocking mechanism)
(26a) Release part
(27) Motor case
(28) Spring
(29) In-car motor
(29a) Pinion gear
(30) Switching lever
(30a) Shaft
(30b) Long hole
(30c) Gear part
(30d) Knob
(30e) Check section
(31) Linking lever
(31a) Release part
(31b) Cancellation part
(31c) Long hole
(32) Engaging / disengaging member
(32a) Long hole
(32b) Projection
(32c) Contact part
(33) Motor case
(34) Detection member
(34b) 1st arm
(34c) Second arm
(35) Detection switch
(36) Emergency operation member
(36a) Shaft
(36b) Arm
(36c) Operation hole
(A) Key cylinder

Claims (3)

An unlocked state in which the door can be opened by operating the unlocking means by operating the handle on the outside of the vehicle, with the motor for operating outside the vehicle operable by the operation switch, and invalidating the handle operation on the outside of the vehicle, Vehicle exterior unlocking means capable of switching to a locked state where the door cannot be opened;
An unlocked state in which the unlocking means can be operated by operating a handle on the inside of the vehicle to open the door with a motor for operating inside the vehicle that can be operated by an operation switch, and the handle operation on the inside of the vehicle is invalidated. And in-vehicle locking / unlocking means switchable to a locked state where the door cannot be opened,
When the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state, the movable part that moves in accordance with the operation of switching from the unlocked state to the locked state of the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means unlocks the out-of-vehicle locking / unlocking means. The vehicle door lock device characterized in that both the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means and the out-of-vehicle locking / unlocking means are switched to the locked state only by the operation of the in-vehicle operating motor. . The in-vehicle locking / unlocking means includes a switching lever that can be moved between a locking position and an unlocking position by the in-vehicle operation motor, a linkage lever that can operate the lock release means, the linkage lever, An engagement / disengagement member provided between an inside lever coupled to a handle and movable to an unlocking position for connecting the linkage lever and the inside lever and a locking position for disconnecting the connection by movement of the switching lever. Including
The movable portion of the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means is the engaging / disengaging member, and the engaging / disengaging member is moved from the unlocking position to the locking position so that the outside locking / unlocking means is switched from the unlocking state to the locking state. The automobile door lock device according to claim 1.   The automobile door lock device according to claim 2, wherein the switching lever is provided with a gear portion that can mesh with a pinion gear fixedly fitted to a rotation shaft of the in-vehicle operation motor.

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