ACTUATING ASSEMBLY FOR A DOOR ELEMENT DISPLACEABLY ACCOMMODATED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

An actuating assembly for a door element displaceably accommodated in a motor vehicle includes a door lock, a door holding lock and a handle, wherein the door lock can be unlocked by actuating the handle in a first direction, and the door holding lock can be unlocked by actuating the handle in an opposite direction, and wherein the handle of the actuating assembly can be held for electrically actuating the door element.

Claims

1. An actuating assembly for a door element displaceably accommodated in a motor vehicle, the actuating assembly comprising: a door lock for locking the door element in a closed position, a door holding lock for holding the door element in an open position, and a handle, wherein the door lock is unlocked by actuating the handle in a first direction, and the door holding lock is unlocked by actuating the handle in an opposite direction relative to the first direction, and wherein the handle of the actuating assembly is configured to be held for electrically actuating the door element.

2. The actuating assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a blocking mechanism for the handle, wherein the blocking mechanism is moveable between a first state for manually actuating the door element and a second state for electrically actuating the door element.

3. The actuating assembly according to claim 2, wherein the blocking mechanism comprises at least one blocking pin.

4. The actuating assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a sliding guide, wherein the blocking pin is positioned by the sliding guide.

5. The actuating assembly according to claim 3, wherein the blocking mechanism has at least one blocking latch, and the blocking latch is actuated by the blocking pin.

6. The actuating assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: an unlocking lever provided for unlocking the door holding lock, and a locking device provided for fixing a position of the actuating lever.

7. The actuating assembly according to claim 6, wherein the locking device comprises a locking pin.

8. The actuating assembly according to claim 7, wherein the locking pin is configured to be actuated manually.

9. The actuating assembly according to claim 6, wherein the actuating lever is configured to be can be actuated manually.

10. A method for holding a handle of an actuating assembly according to claim 1, the method comprising the steps of: holding the handle by actuating a blocking device, and unlocking the door holding lock by manually pivoting the actuating lever so that the handle is fixed and the door holding lock is put out of operation.

11. The actuating assembly according to claim 3, wherein the at least one blocking pin is a linearly displaceably arranged blocking pin.

12. The actuating assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a spring element, wherein the sliding guide interacts with the spring element.

13. The actuating assembly according to claim 7, wherein the locking pin is spring-loaded.

14. The actuating assembly according to claim 9, further comprising an engagement means for manually actuating the actuating lever by pivoting the engagement means.

15. The actuating assembly according to claim 14, wherein the engagement means comprises a cylindrical extension that protrudes from the door element and that is manually reachable by an operator.

Description

[0023] In the figures:

[0024] FIG. 1 shows a side view of an actuating system for a door lock, in particular a sliding door lock, in the installed state on a sliding door,

[0025] FIG. 2 shows a three-dimensional view of the actuating system shown in FIG. 1,

[0026] FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the blockade mechanism in a partial sectional view along line III-III from FIG. 2,

[0027] FIG. 4 shows a detailed view of the locking pin as seen from arrow IV from FIG. 2, wherein the actuating lever for the door holding lock is shown in a release position, and

[0028] FIG. 5 shows a view of the locking pin in a locking position of the actuating lever for the door holding lock.

[0029] FIG. 1 shows an actuating system 1 for a motor vehicle lock 2 and here in particular a motor vehicle sliding door lock, as well as for actuating a door holding lock 3. The actuating system 1 visualizes a position of the actuating system 1 in which the sliding door 4 is in a closed position. In other words, the sliding door 4 is held in the closed position by means of the door lock 2 or by the engagement of the door lock 2 in a lock holder 5. Therefore, the door lock 2 is in a locked position, whereas the door holding lock 3 is in an unlocked position. A door lock 2, 3 is said to be in a locked position if a locking mechanism is in a latched position. For this purpose, a rotary latch engages with a pawl so that the rotary latch is prevented from releasing the lock holder 5.

[0030] The actuating system 1 comprises a handle 6, a deflection lever 7, an unlocking lever 8, a locking pin 9, a release mechanism 10 with an actuating bolt 11 and a switching means 12, a Bowden cable 13, a blockade mechanism 14 and the guide rails 15, 16. The individual parts of the actuating system 1 and their functions are explained in more detail below.

[0031] The handle 6 is accommodated in a housing 17 via the guide rails 15, 16 in the direction of arrow P and movable to the left and right according to FIG. 1. As already explained at the beginning, the actuating system 1 is in an unactuated state, wherein the motor vehicle lock 2 is in a locked position, preferably a main latching position, so that the sliding door 4 is closed. To open the sliding door 4, the handle 6 must be moved manually in the direction of arrow P1, i.e. to the left in FIG. 1. In this respect, FIGS. 1 and 2 show the manual actuation of the sliding door 2.

[0032] By actuating the handle 6 in the direction of arrow P1 and along the rails 15, 16 of the housing 17, the deflection lever 7 is pivoted about an axis 18. In this respect, FIG. 1 shows two positions of the deflection lever 7. In a first position and the initial position of the deflection lever 7, a bolt-like extension 19 is in contact with the handle 6 and is moved into the position 19 by the handle 6. FIG. 1 thus shows the non-actuated position of the deflection lever 7 as well as the actuated position of the deflection lever 7. By actuating the deflection lever 7, a further bolt-like extension 20 engages with the actuating bolt 11 and moves the actuating bolt 11 out of the sliding door 4. The position of the bolt-like extension 20 is shown in dashed form in FIG. 1.

[0033] By actuating the actuating bolt 11, the actuating bolt is moved out of the sliding door 4, wherein the position of the actuating bolt 11 or a free end 21 of the actuating bolt 11 is shown in dashed form 21 as a free end 21. By moving the actuating bolt 11, the free end 21 comes into contact with the switching means 12. The switching means 12 is in turn able to control an electric drive 22 in the interior of the motor vehicle lock 2 or a control unit 22 so that a locking mechanism 23 in the interior of the motor vehicle lock 2 can be unlocked. Therefore, the movement of the handle, the deflection lever 7 and the actuating bolt 11 results in the opening or unlocking of the locking mechanism 23. The lock holder 5 is released so that the door element 4 can be moved manually, for example using the handle 6.

[0034] If the sliding door 4 reaches an end position, the door holding lock 3 engages with, for example, a locking bolt or lock holder (not shown) and holds the sliding door 4 in the open position. In the open position, the handle 6 can then move back to the initial position shown in FIG. 1 via a corresponding spring pretensioning. In other words, the spring-loaded handle 6 is moved to the right against the direction of arrow P1 in FIG. 1. The door element 4 is now in an open and secured position, wherein the door element 4 is held securely in position by the door holding lock 3.

[0035] To manually move the door back into the closed position, the handle 6 is moved in the direction of arrow P3, i.e. to the right in FIG. 1, whereby an extension 24 engages with the unlocking lever 8 or moves the unlocking lever directly. The unlocking lever 8 is also pivotably accommodated in the actuating system about the axis 18 and is capable of being pivoted counterclockwise about the axis 18. By moving the handle 6 in the direction of arrow P3, the unlocking lever 8 pivots counter-clockwise, wherein the Bowden cable 12 is actuated, and the door holding lock 3 is unlocked in the usual way. For this purpose, the Bowden cable 12 is hooked into the unlocking lever 8 at a lower end, for example by means of a Bowden cable nipple. Thus, actuating the handle 6 can manually unlock the door holding lock 3. The door element 4 is released so that the operator can move the door 4 using the handle 6, for example, until the lock holder 5 reengages with the locking mechanism 23, and the door element 4 is back in the closed position.

[0036] According to the invention, the actuating system can be used as a manual actuating system for the sliding door 4, as well as an electrically assisted actuating system.

[0037] The conversion of the actuating system from manual actuation as described in FIG. 1 to an electric actuating system is described below.

[0038] FIG. 2 shows the actuating system 1 in a three-dimensional representation. FIG. 2 shows the initial position of the handle 6 as shown in FIG. 1. For conversion, two settings must be made independently of one another on the actuating system 1. The blockade mechanism 14 comprises a displaceably mounted blocking pin 26, wherein blocking latches 27, 28 are arranged on the blocking pin. For conversion, the locking pin 26 must be pressed in the direction of arrow P4. A sliding guide 29 is provided on the blocking pin 26 which enables holding the blocking pin 26 in a depressed position after it has been actuated once. For this purpose, the blocking pin 26 is held in the pressed-in position by means of a compression spring 30 in the sliding guide 29. By way of explanation, if the blocking pin 26 is actuated again, the sliding guide 29 in combination with the compression spring 13 enables the blocking pin 26 to be moved out of the actuated position again. In the pressed position, i.e. in the pressed-in position of the blocking pin 26, the blocking latches 27, 28 engage with the handle 6 through the openings 31, 32 and thus enable the blocking of the handle 6. The locking or blocking latches 27, 28 thus prevent movement of the handle in the sense of manual actuation in accordance with the explanations to FIG. 1.

[0039] For further conversion of the actuating system 1, the unlocking lever must be moved in the direction of arrow P5 until the lower end 25 engages with the locking pin 9. The interaction of the unlocking lever 8 with the locking pin 9 is shown in detail in FIGS. 4 and 5.

[0040] FIG. 4 shows the initial position of the unlocking lever 8. In other words, the lower end 25 of the unlocking lever 8 is located in front of the locking pin 9. If the unlocking lever 8 is now moved in the direction of arrow P5, the unlocking lever 8 moves behind the locking pin 9, as shown in FIG. 5. The locking pin 9 holds the unlocking lever 8 in the position shown in FIG. 5 and at the same time actuates the door holding lock via the Bowden cable. In other words, the door holding lock is held in the unlocked position. Thus, the door holding lock 3 is always in an unlocked, i.e. open, position. By actuating the blocking pin 26 and snapping in the blocking latches 27, 28 in the handle 6 and locking the unlocking lever 8, the actuating system can be electrically actuated in combination with the motor vehicle lock.

[0041] If the actuating system is in the electrically controllable state according to FIG. 5 and the blocking pin 26 is pressed in, an operator can control the electric drive and unlock the locking mechanism 23, for example by means of a radio remote control. An electric motor drive of the door element 4 is then able to move the sliding door and hold it in the open position by means of the electric drive. In this state, the handle 6 can only be used for entering and exiting or can be moved in the event of emergency actuation, i.e. without an electric motor drive.

[0042] If the actuating system 1 is now to be returned to the manual operating state, the blocking pin 26 must be actuated again, wherein the blocking pin and thus the blocking latches 27, 28 move in a direction opposite to that shown by arrow P4 and release the handle 6. At the same time, the locking pin 9 must be pulled out of engagement with the unlocking lever 8 in the direction of arrow P6 so that the unlocking lever 8 is released, and the door holding lock 6 can be locked again.

[0043] Overall, the structure according to the invention of the actuating system 1 can be equipped with a system, both a manual and an electrically actuated sliding door 4. This also demonstrates an advantage of electrically actuated doors, specifically that in the event of a power failure, it is possible to actuate the actuating system 1 completely manually.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0044] 1 Actuating system [0045] 2 Motor vehicle lock [0046] 3 Door holding lock [0047] 4 Sliding door [0048] 5 Lock holder [0049] 6 Handle [0050] 7 Deflection lever [0051] 8 Unlocking lever [0052] 9 Locking pin [0053] 10 Release mechanism [0054] 11 Actuating bolt [0055] 12 Switching means [0056] 13 Bowden cable [0057] 14 Blockade mechanism [0058] 15, 16 Guide rails [0059] 17 Housing [0060] 18 Axis [0061] 19, 19, 20, 20 Bolt-like extension [0062] 21 Free end [0063] 22 Electric drive, control unit [0064] 23 Ratchet mechanism [0065] 24 Extension [0066] 25 Lower end [0067] 26 Blocking pin [0068] 27, 28 Blocking latch [0069] 29 Sliding guide [0070] 30 Compression spring [0071] 31, 32 Opening [0072] 33 Cylindrical pin [0073] P, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 Arrow