616results 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

The invention discloses a dual-redundancy system and method for automatic unlocking after vehicle collision, the dual-redundancy system comprises a safety air bag module, a plurality of area controllers and a plurality of door relay modules, and the safety air bag module is electrically connected with the area controllers and the door relay modules; the safety air bag module is arranged in the vehicle body and used for monitoring vehicle collision information and transmitting the collision information to the area controller and the door relay module. The door relay module and the area controller are both arranged on the vehicle door, the door relay module is used for driving the vehicle door on the same side as the door relay module to execute unlocking after receiving the collision information, and the area controller is used for driving the vehicle door on the opposite side of the area controller to execute unlocking after preset time is delayed after receiving the collision information; wherein the door relay module and the area controller work independently to form a dual-redundancy control structure. Through control of the dual-redundancy system, the problem that the vehicle cannot be unlocked automatically due to vehicle collision caused by damage or power failure of a control module in a collision area is effectively solved.

An automobile comprising wheels and a body has front lights, a front trunk lid above a front trunk for storing luggage, a front windscreen, a front occupant steering position, a roof, a rear windscreen, a rear hood above an internal combustion, hybrid or electrical or other drive system and rear lights, a latching system being provided in or near the front trunk and has a striker mounted to the front trunk lid and a catch system mounted to the body on mounting brackets, the latching system having a striker movable relative to first and second catches which are adapted to cooperate with the striker to limit relative movement therebetween, a single motor being provided to transmit drive through the latching system to drive both of the catches to positions in which movement of the striker is restricted by the catches.

A vehicle door having a handle situated on the outside of the door, wherein an operator control element is integrated into the handle, a lock, by way of which the vehicle door can be secured in its closed position, being electrically unlockable by the operator control element. The handle is movably from an inoperative position (R) to at least one operating position (B), the lock being mechanically unlockable by moving the handle element from the inoperative position (R) to the operating position (B). Additionally, an operating device is configured to move the handle element from the inoperative position (R) to an intermediate position situated between the inoperative position (R) and the operating position (B) and can be held in the intermediate position.

The invention discloses a vehicle door unlocking method for a new energy vehicle, which comprises the following steps: acquiring a vehicle hard wire signal sent by a safety airbag system of a target vehicle through a vehicle hard wire of the target vehicle and a vehicle bus signal sent by the safety airbag system through a vehicle bus of the target vehicle, the vehicle collision state of the target vehicle is determined according to the vehicle hard wire signal and the vehicle bus signal, and the vehicle collision state comprises a collided state and a non-collided state; and when the current vehicle state is the collided state, the automatic collision unlocking operation is triggered to unlock the at least one vehicle door lock of the target vehicle, so that the accuracy of vehicle collision unlocking recognition can be improved, and the driving safety of a user is improved.

A power latch assembly for a vehicle door of a motor vehicle includes a ratchet configured for movement between striker capture and striker release positions, wherein the ratchet is biased toward the striker release position, and a pawl configured for movement between a ratchet holding position, whereat the pawl maintains the ratchet in the striker capture position, and a ratchet releasing position, whereat the pawl releases the ratchet to the striker release position. A powered actuator is energizable to move in a first direction to move the pawl under a first release torque from the ratchet holding position to the ratchet releasing position and the powered actuator is energizable to move in a second direction to move the pawl under a second release torque from the ratchet holding position to the ratchet releasing position, wherein the second release torque is greater than the first release torque.

The intelligent vehicle door comprises a vehicle door body, a door frame, a first lock bolt, a first electromagnetic lock, a first inner handle, a second door lock assembly, a thermal expansion assembly and a controller. The first lock bolt is connected with the first electromagnetic lock and the first inner handle, and the first lock bolt is connected with the door frame in a clamped mode. A user can unlock the second door lock assembly and the first lock bolt and unlock the locking state between the first lock bolt and the door frame through the controller or directly through manual operation; besides, when the environment temperature of the vehicle is high, the thermal expansion assembly can be gradually expanded along with temperature rising and abuts against the second door lock assembly and the first inner handle, so that unlocking is conducted between the second door lock assembly and the first lock bolt, unlocking is conducted between the first lock bolt and the door frame, and automatic opening of the vehicle door is achieved; according to the invention, people outside the vehicle can be helped to quickly rescue the user, a very effective escape opportunity is provided for the user, and the performance of the vehicle in the aspects of safety and reliability is greatly enhanced.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock for a locking element (2) of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle lock (1) has a latch (4) and a locking pawl (6) for locking the latch (4) in a closed position, wherein the motor vehicle lock (1) has an electric motor (8), in particular an opening motor, for adjusting a functional element (9), in particular for lifting the locking pawl (6) as a functional element (9), wherein the motor (8) can be actuated in a first direction of rotation (10) and a second direction of rotation (11) in order to adjust the functional element (9), wherein the motor vehicle lock (1) has a gearbox (12) which is connected downstream of the motor (8) in terms of drive technology, wherein the gearbox (12) has a flexible traction element (13), in particular a cable.It is proposed that the gearbox (12) applies two different mechanisms to the flexible traction element (13) depending on the direction of rotation of the motor (8) in order to adjust the functional element (9).

A power latch assembly for a vehicle door of a motor vehicle includes a ratchet configured for movement between striker capture and striker release positions, wherein the ratchet is biased toward the striker release position, and a pawl configured for movement between a ratchet holding position, whereat the pawl maintains the ratchet in the striker capture position, and a ratchet releasing position, whereat the pawl releases the ratchet to the striker release position. A powered actuator is energizable to move the pawl from the ratchet holding position to the ratchet releasing position, wherein a multistage reduction mechanism operably connects an output of the powered actuator to the pawl to provide a first release torque on pawl during normal use and a greater second release torque on pawl during emergency use.

Embodiments of the present application provide a vehicle collision unlocking system and method, and a vehicle. The vehicle collision unlocking system comprises a collision detection unit, a plurality of domain controllers, and a plurality of door lock mechanisms; the collision detection unit is connected to any one of the plurality of domain controllers by means of at least two lines; and any one of the plurality of domain controllers is connected to at least one door lock mechanism. In this way, since the collision detection unit is connected to any one of the plurality of domain controllers by means of the at least two lines, upon acquiring a collision signal, the collision detection unit can send, by means of the at least two lines having different communication modes, the collision signal to the domain controller connected thereto, thereby realizing redundant transmission of the collision signal, improving the possibility of the domain controller receiving the collision signal, ensuring the safety of the vehicle. Additionally, since the collision detection unit is connected to only one domain controller rather than establishing redundant lines with all controllers, the overall wiring harness cost can be reduced.

A vehicular door opening system for a vehicular door includes a door handle assembly, a door latch assembly, a latch actuation cable, and an actuator. The door handle assembly includes a door handle and a counterbalance configured to rotate during operation of the door handle assembly. The door latch assembly includes a latch release lever movable between (i) an engaged state where the latch release lever engages the vehicular door to secure the vehicular door in a closed state and (ii) a disengaged state where the latch release lever disengages the vehicular door to allow the vehicular door to move from the closed state to an opened state. Rotation of the counterbalance moves the latch release lever from the engaged state to the disengaged state. The actuator is operable to prevent the latch release lever from moving from the engaged state to the disengaged state.

TITLE: Device for inhibiting the actuation of an interior opening control of a motor vehicle door. Device (2) for inhibiting the actuation of an interior opening control (3) of a door (11) of a motor vehicle (1), comprising a support (5) and a carriage (6) configured to cooperate with a motion transmission device (4) comprising a cable (41), the carriage (6) being configured to be movable so as to tighten or loosen the tension on at least a portion of the cable (41). Abstract figure: Figure 3