813results about "Accident situation locks" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile door locks, and discloses a vehicle door lock standby unlocking method which is applied to a vehicle door lock standby unlocking system, under the normal condition, a main power source supplies power, and a vehicle body controller receives a collision signal from a safety air bag unit and controls at least one door lock motor to work so as to drive at least one vehicle door to be opened. Under the abnormal condition, a collision signal from the safety air bag unit and / or a fault signal from the vehicle body main controller are / is received; according to the collision signal / fault signal, a standby power supply is controlled to supply power to at least one door lock motor to enable the door lock motor to work so as to drive at least one vehicle door to be opened; the collision signal indicates that a vehicle collides, and the fault signal indicates that a vehicle body domain controller breaks down. By the adoption of the explanation method, a feasible channel is provided for rescue workers to open the vehicle door from the outside to implement rescue, guarantee is provided for safe unlocking of the vehicle door under the crisis condition, and smooth implementation of follow-up rescue is guaranteed.

A closure latch assembly includes a power release gear configured to be driven by a motor in a first direction from a home position to a release position, whereat a pawl releases a ratchet to permit the ratchet to move to a striker release position, and back to the home position in the first direction, whereat a sensor signals the motor to be de-energized when the power release gear returns to the home position. In the absence of the pawl releasing the ratchet, the power release gear is driven by the motor in a second direction opposite the first direction to cause the pawl to release the ratchet to permit the ratchet to move to the striker release position.

The invention discloses a vehicle door lock control system and method and a vehicle, and relates to the technical field of vehicle safety, and the system comprises a VIU, a CPM, a switching circuit, a door lock motor, a main power supply and a standby power supply; the VIU is connected with the door lock motor through the switching circuit, and the CPM is connected with the door lock motor; under the condition that the main power supply is not powered off, the main power supply is used for charging the standby power supply and supplying power to the VIU and the CPM, the CPM is used for controlling the switching circuit to be switched on, the VIU is used for sending a first door lock control signal to the door lock motor through the switching circuit, and the door lock motor is used for controlling a vehicle door to be unlocked according to the first door lock control signal; and under the condition that the main power supply cannot supply power, the standby power supply supplies power to the CPM, the CPM is used for controlling the switching circuit to be switched off and sending a second door lock control signal to the door lock motor, and the door lock motor is used for controlling the vehicle door to be unlocked according to the second door lock control signal. The system can reduce the safety risk that the vehicle door cannot be unlocked after the vehicle accident.

The invention discloses a control system, method and device, the system comprises a first control unit and a second control unit, the first control unit is used for controlling a first vehicle door to be unlocked, the second control unit is used for controlling a second vehicle door to be unlocked, and the first control unit and the second control unit establish communication connection; the first control unit is used for acquiring a collision signal; and the first control unit is further used for controlling the first vehicle door to be unlocked according to the collision signal and sending a first unlocking instruction to the second control unit, and the first unlocking instruction is used for indicating to unlock the second vehicle door. By means of the system, the situation that all the vehicle doors on the vehicle are controlled by one control unit to be unlocked is avoided, even if the second control unit cannot obtain the collision signal due to faults or communication link damage, the second control unit can successfully unlock the second vehicle door based on the second unlocking instruction, and therefore the safety of the vehicle is improved. It can be ensured that at least one vehicle door is successfully unlocked when the vehicle collides, and therefore the personal safety of people in the vehicle is guaranteed.

The invention discloses a vehicle, a redundant drive circuit and a door lock. The vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a redundant power source and the door lock. The redundant power supply comprises a capacitor which is used for supplying power. The door lock comprises a door lock motor, a main driving circuit and a redundant driving circuit; the main driving circuit is electrically connected with the door lock motor and used for driving the door lock motor to work under the condition that the vehicle works normally. The redundant drive circuit is electrically connected with the door lock motor, the power supply end of the redundant drive circuit is connected to the anode of the capacitor, and the cathode of the capacitor is grounded; the redundant drive circuit is configured to respond to the collision signal and conduct a signal branch between the redundant power supply and the door lock motor; wherein the collision signal is a signal generated after the vehicle is subjected to external collision. Therefore, when the vehicle is subjected to external collision, the redundant drive circuit can work to enable the redundant power supply to supply power to the door lock motor, so that the vehicle door can be unlocked in time, and passengers can leave the accident vehicle at the first time.

A severity estimation system for one or more occupants located in an interior cabin of a vehicle involved in a vehicle-related incident includes one or more microphones located within the interior cabin of the vehicle that capture audio-based inputs, an occupant monitoring system (OMS) that collects scene recognition inputs indicative of a status of the occupants, a restraint system that collects a plurality of restraint-based inputs indicative of one or more restraint-based mechanisms associated with an occupant of the vehicle being activated during the vehicle-related incident, a motion-based indicator system that collect the plurality of motion-based inputs indicative of the motion of the vehicle during the vehicle-related incident, and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers fuse together the audio-based indicator, the OMS indicator, the restraint-based indicator, and the motion-based indicator to determine an incident severity indicator corresponding to the one or more occupants.

The invention discloses a lock control system and a vehicle. The lock control system comprises a main control system and a redundancy control system. The main control system is connected with a signal input end and a lock motor and is used for outputting a first control signal to the lock motor after receiving a collision signal input by the signal input end, so that the lock motor executes unlocking operation; and the redundancy control system is connected with a signal input end and the lock motor, and is used for outputting a second control signal to the lock motor after a first time period of receiving a collision signal input by the signal input end, so that the lock motor executes unlocking operation. According to the lock control system, by arranging the main control system and the redundancy control system, secondary unlocking can be carried out on the lock motor, redundancy control can be formed on the lock motor, the phenomenon that the main control system cannot be unlocked due to system abnormity caused by collision is avoided, and it is ensured that the lock motor can smoothly execute unlocking operation.

A console apparatus for vehicles, includes a locking unit is additionally provided on a console box in a structure in which a console armrest is open and closed by the frictional force of a frictional hinge unit, wherein the locking unit is not operated in a normal state in which no traffic collision occurs, and thus the console armrest is smoothly open due to the frictional force of the frictional hinge unit, and the locking unit is operated to lock the console armrest at the time of a traffic collision, and thus the console armrest remains closed even at the time of the traffic collision.

A door latch device includes: an open link including a lever main body, an inertia lever part, and a release energizing member configured to energize the inertia lever part to be maintained at an operating position with respect to the lever main body, an operation force of the door handle being not transmitted to the ratchet lever even in a state in which the lever main body is disposed at an unlocked position, in a case where the inertia lever part is disposed at a non-operating position against energizing force of the release energizing member; a ratchet lever; and a restriction mechanism disposed between the lever main body and the inertia lever part, the restriction mechanism being configured to restrict returning movement to the operating position in a case where the inertia lever part moves to the non-operating position.

The present disclosure relates to a module (100) for generating signals, in particular signals for opening vehicle doors or flaps. The module (100) includes: a one-piece housing (102) having a plug region (106) and a switch region (104); at least one switch, in particular a microswitch (108), which is connected releasably to the switch region (104) of the housing; and electrical contacts (110, 112), which are releasably connectable to the at least one switch and extend from the switch region (104) at least partially into the plug region (106). The electrical contacts are configured in order to produce an electrical contact with an on-board plug for transmitting an electrical signal, wherein the housing (102) is preferably releasably connectable to a vehicle component, preferably an operator element housing, and particularly preferably a door lever housing.

A handle device for a vehicle includes a handle body, a latch release lever, a door latch device, an electric actuator and a lever push member. The handle body is driven from an initial position to a pop-up position by the electric actuator and is manually operated to a latch operation position. A latch of the door latch device is released by the latch release lever being driven to a latch release position. The lever push member rotates from an initial corresponding position and pushes the latch release lever toward the latch release position with an operation of the handle body. The lever push member is set with a moment of inertia to cancel an inertia force generated when a collision impact load is applied to the vehicle and to move the lever push member toward the latch release position.

The utility model provides a lock system which comprises a lock body, a spring bolt, a pawl and an electric unlocking part, the electric unlocking part is rotatably arranged on the lock body, and the electric unlocking part can be driven by an electric unlocking device to rotate; the pawl is driven to rotate through the rotation of the electric unlocking part; the manual unlocking part is rotatably arranged on the lock body, the manual unlocking part can be manually driven to rotate, and when the manual unlocking part is driven to rotate, the electric unlocking part is driven by the manual unlocking part to rotate; and the emergency unlocking part is rotatably arranged on the manual unlocking part, and the emergency unlocking part is used for driving the pawl to a third position from a second position.

A vehicle door structure includes inner and outer door panels, a door handle assembly and an impact pad. The inner door panel has an access opening that extends from an inboard surface to an outboard surface. The door handle assembly has a base portion overlaying an inboard surface of the outer door panel within a door cavity and a lever portion extending along an outboard surface of the outer door panel. The impact pad has a block portion and a projecting portion that extends from the block portion. The block portion overlays and contacts a portion of the outboard surface of the inner door panel adjacent to the access opening. The block portion is in vertical alignment with a portion of the base portion of the door handle. The projecting portion spans a horizontally measured width of the access opening.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock. Said motor vehicle door lock essentially has a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch and a pawl. Furthermore, at least one actuating lever and a release lever are realized which can be brought into engagement via a coupling element, in its coupled position, and can be brought out of engagement, in its uncoupled position. Finally, a mass inertia lever for urging the coupling element into its uncoupled position at least in a crash situation is also provided. According to the invention, the actuating lever has to undergo a 2-stroke actuation in order to open the locking mechanism during or after a crash situation.

An accident severity estimation system for estimating the severity of an accident for a vehicle includes one or more microphones that capture a plurality of audio-based inputs indicative of verbal and non-verbal sounds emitted by one or more occupants of the vehicle. The accident severity estimation system also includes a vision system that captures a plurality of vision-based inputs representing image data indicative of the occupants, a motion-based input system that collects a plurality of motion-based inputs indicative of the motion of the vehicle during the accident, a thermal incident system that collects a plurality of thermal inputs indicative of thermal events within the vehicle, a propulsion system that provides a status-based input of the propulsion system of the vehicle, and one or more controllers.

A safety device for a vehicle door handle assembly includes a support configured to be fixed to a pillar of a vehicle door, a door handle structure configured to move with respect to the support between a rest handle position and an active handle position allowing the opening of the vehicle door, a blocking element configured to move with respect to the support between a blocking position in which the blocking element prevents the door handle structure from moving with respect to the support, and an emergency position in which the blocking element allows the door handle structure to move from the rest handle position to the active handle position. The blocking element includes first guiding means configured to cooperate with complementary first guiding means of the support to allow a translation movement of the blocking element with respect to the support along a translation axis.

A motor vehicle lock with a locking latch and at least one locking pawl, wherein the locking latch is adjustable into an open position and into at least one closed position, wherein the motor vehicle lock has an operating lever, wherein a coupling arrangement is arranged between the operating lever and the locking pawl, said coupling arrangement being switchable between an engaged state and a disengaged state, wherein the motor vehicle lock has an opening device with a motorized opening drive with at least one drive direction which in an opening movement adjusts an actuating arrangement of the opening device, starting from an initial position of the actuating arrangement, such that the actuating arrangement operates an opening lever of the opening device which is pivotable about an opening lever axis, such that the locking pawl can be transferred by an operating stroke of the opening lever into a raised position.

To provide a back door lock structure capable of suppressing disengagement of a lock and a striker in the event of a vehicle rear-end collision.SOLUTION: A back door lock structure 10 includes: a striker 20 installed on one of an opening 3 and a back door 1; a lock 30 mounted on a mounting surface 6 provided on the other of the opening 3 and the back door 1; and a metal cover member 40 covering the lock 30. The lock 30 has a striker insertion port 31 into which the striker 20 is inserted, a front part 32 extending parallel to an insertion direction D of the striker 20 into the striker insertion port 31, and a pair of side parts 35, 35 extending respectively from both ends of the front part 32 toward the mounting surface 6 in a direction parallel to the front part 32 and orthogonal to the insertion direction D. The cover member 40 has a cover-side front part 41 that closely opposes the front part 32, and a pair of cover-side side portions 42, 42 closely opposed to the pair of side portions 35, 35, respectively.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

A closure latch assembly includes a ratchet and a pawl, with the ratchet being moveable between a striker capture position and a striker release position and the pawl being moveable between a ratchet holding position, whereat the ratchet is maintained in the striker capture position, a ratchet release position, whereat the ratchet is biased toward the striker release position. A power actuator operably coupled to a drive gear having an actuation feature fixed thereto, wherein rotation of the drive gear from a rest position in a first direction causes the actuation feature to operably move the pawl between the ratchet holding position and the ratchet release position, and wherein rotation of the drive gear from the rest position in a second direction causes an outside door handle to be brought into an operable condition to allow mechanical actuation of the closure latch assembly via the outside door handle.

Locking device (10) for a vehicle door of a motor vehicle, comprising a door lock (12), an electrical (16) and a mechanical lock release, a mechanical operative connection, a first door handle (20a), a clutch (22), a clutch motor (24), a crash sensor (28), and an electromagnetic actuating device (26), wherein the door lock (12) enables at least the electrical (16) and, in parallel, the mechanical lock release via the mechanical operative connection with the first actuatable door handle (20a), wherein the clutch (22) is arranged in the mechanical operative connection between the first door handle (20a) and the door lock (12), which clutch can be engaged and disengaged via the clutch motor (24), further comprising a control unit (18) which is connected to the crash sensor (28) for detecting an accident situation, characterized in thatthat the clutch (22) is always in the disengaged state in the normal operating state, regardless of opening requests, and can be engaged and disengaged in addition to the clutch motor (24) via the electromagnetic actuating device (26), which is designed to engage the clutch (22) when the power is switched off, wherein the control unit (18) further comprises a first timer device (36) with a first timer time t1, which can be triggered by the signal of the crash sensor (28), so that the control unit (18) controls the clutch motor (24) to engage the clutch (22) after the expiration of the first timer time t1 after receiving a crash signal.

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile door locks, in particular to a collision safety unlocking mechanism for an automobile door lock. According to the technical scheme, the automobile door lock comprises an automobile door and a door lock mechanism arranged on the automobile, the door lock mechanism is provided with an unlocking motor, and the automobile door lock further comprises an installation groove formed in the automobile door; the switch mechanism is mounted in the mounting groove and starts the door lock mechanism after collision; and the bracket mechanism is arranged in the mounting groove to support the switch mechanism to keep balance after collision. According to the utility model, by utilizing the matching of the mounting groove, the gravity center bottom ball, the switch mechanism, the bracket mechanism and other structures, when a vehicle runs on an upslope or a bumpy road surface, the vehicle door can be prevented from being opened after the collision sensor is mistakenly touched, and the unlocking can be ensured only when a real collision occurs, so that the reliability and the safety of the system are improved. Meanwhile, through the mistaken touch prevention design, unnecessary unlocking actions can be reduced, and the maintenance frequency and the maintenance cost are reduced.

A vehicle door for a motor vehicle includes a handle element which is arranged on the outer side of the door above a beltline of the vehicle door, wherein an operating element is integrated into the handle element, by which operating element a lock, by which the vehicle door, which can be arranged on a body of the motor vehicle so as to be movable between a closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured in the closed position, is able to be electrically unlocked. The handle element is held on a base body of the vehicle door so as to be movable relative to the base body from a rest position into at least one actuating position. The lock is able to be mechanically unlocked by moving the handle element from the rest position into the actuating position. The movement of the handle element into the actuating position makes accessible an actuating element via which, while bypassing the handle element, a force intended for opening the vehicle door can be applied to the vehicle door.

The invention provides a collision vehicle door lock power supply control system and method and an electric vehicle. The collision vehicle door lock power supply control system comprises a control module, a super capacitor module and a lock driving circuit module. Wherein the super capacitor module comprises a plurality of super capacitors which are connected in series; the control module is used for sending a control instruction to the super capacitor module and the lock driving circuit module when the vehicle is collided and a main power supply of the vehicle fails; the super capacitor module is used for controlling a plurality of super capacitors connected in series to discharge to supply power to the lock driving circuit module based on the control instruction; and the lock driving circuit module is used for receiving the control instruction and driving the vehicle door to unlock. According to the invention, the unlocking success rate of the vehicle door lock in the collision accident is improved.

An open link 20 includes a lever body 21 and an inertial lever portion 22, between the lever body 21 and the inertial lever portion 22, a torsion spring 23 that shifts the inertial lever portion 22 rotating to a first non-operating position to a second non-operating position and maintains the inertial lever portion 22 at an operating position relative to the lever body 21, and an abutment protrusion 21c and a projection 22d that prevent the inertial lever portion 22 arranged at the second non-operating position from moving to the operating position are provided, and a pawl lever 14a releasing an engagement state of a pawl 14 with a latch 12 includes a protruding portion 14b that abuts on and returns the inertial lever portion 22 arranged at the second non-operating position to the operating position when opening operation of a door handle is performed with a return stroke.

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle control, and provides a door lock control system, a door lock control method and a vehicle. The door lock control system comprises a safety air bag control unit, a vehicle body domain control unit, a door lock control unit and a door lock actuator. The safety air bag control unit is in communication connection with the vehicle body domain control unit and the door lock control unit, the vehicle body domain control unit is in communication connection with the door lock control unit, and the door lock control unit is in communication connection with the door lock actuator; the safety air bag control unit is configured to send collision signals to the vehicle body domain control unit and the door lock control unit at the same time when a target vehicle collides. The door lock control unit is configured to send a door lock control instruction to the door lock actuator according to a collision signal in response to disconnection of the communication connection with the vehicle body domain control unit when the target vehicle is collided; and the door lock actuator is configured to control unlocking of a door lock of the target vehicle in response to the received door lock control instruction.

A latch system for a hood of a compartment of a motor vehicle includes a latch and a ventilation system including an air vent valve moveable between closed and open positions within an air passage extending between the compartment and an external environment. An actuation member of the latch system is configured to be disposed in the compartment for communication with the air vent valve and the latch, for actuation by a person. Actuation of the actuation member when the motor vehicle is traveling in excess of a predetermined speed causes the air vent valve to move to the open position to allow air from the external environment to flow into the compartment, with the latch remaining in the latched position. Actuation of the actuation member when the motor vehicle is traveling below the predetermined speed moves the latch from the latched position to the unlatched position.

The embodiment of the invention provides a door lock control system and method and a vehicle. The system comprises a door lock control and driving module and a door lock motor. The door lock control and driving module is used for receiving the fortification state information and the monitoring object detection result from the vehicle controller, monitoring a vehicle collision signal, and performing a multi-source collision decision based on the fortification state information, the monitoring object detection result and the vehicle collision signal to obtain a decision result; and the door lock motor is connected with the door lock control and driving module and is used for controlling the vehicle door lock under the driving of the decision result. The technical problems of low control efficiency and poor safety and reliability of the vehicle door lock in the prior art are solved.

The invention relates to a lock striker (1, 25) for a motor vehicle door lock, having a lock striker plate (2, 30) and a lock striker bracket (3) which is secured to the lock striker plate. The lock striker bracket (3) is formed with a locking pin (4), a central piece (6), and a connecting region (7, 24), wherein the lock striker bracket (3) is designed in at least two parts, and the central piece (6) and the connecting region (7, 24) are made of a sheet metal strip (5, 23).

An apparatus may be used to release a hood of a vehicle. In one or more implementations, the vehicle detects a pedestrian and the apparatus releases the hood. The apparatus may include a biasing component that, when released, provides a force to another component to release the hood. In order to release the biasing component, the apparatus may include shape memory alloy that deforms when heated. As an exemplary heating method, the vehicle may include a sensor that detects the pedestrian and provides a signal in the form of electrical current that passes through the shape memory allow. The hood may release prior to the pedestrian contacting the hood.

A door latch device includes an insertion slot through which a striker can be inserted, a fork rotatable between a holding position of the striker and a releasing position of the striker, and a claw rotatable between a locking position locking the fork and an unlocking position of the fork. The fork includes a first locking protrusion facing a locking recess provided in the claw. Engagement of the locking protrusion in the locking recess locks the claw and the fork together. The fork includes a second locking protrusion configured to come into contact with an opposing side of the locking claw when it is in its locking position, but the first locking protrusion is not in contact with a bottom surface of the locking recess.