326results about "Weather/dirt prevention locking" patented technology

An electronic sensor module for a handle may have one sensor unit having a movable sensor element and a fixed sensor element which is arranged spaced apart from and opposite the movable sensor element. The module may also have an electronics unit which is electrically connected to the sensor elements for triggering a switching signal and on which the fixed sensor element is arranged. At least the movable sensor element may be encapsulated at least in some regions by a foam material and is designed as an integrated component in the form of a preassembly unit. Connection elements of the movable sensor element protrude from the foam material in a preassembly state and are connected to the electronics unit in an assembled state. A handle module and to a movable vehicle element are also described.

A motor vehicle lock—in particular, a motor vehicle door lock—having a locking mechanism which includes a rotary latch and a pawl—in particular, a single pawl—wherein the rotary latch is able to latch into at least one latch position by means of the pawl; a rotatable triggering lever, wherein the locking mechanism can be moved by means of the triggering lever from the at least one latch position into an open position; and an electromotive drive unit for actuating the triggering lever, and wherein the drive unit is formed at least by an electric motor and a transmission stage, and the transmission stage has an actuation lever, wherein the pawl, the triggering lever, and the actuation lever are accommodated in the motor vehicle lock so as to be able to pivot about the same axis of rotation, wherein at least the actuation lever and the triggering lever engage with one another via a complementarily designed connection geometry, such that a movement of the actuation lever can be transmitted to the triggering lever.

The invention relates to an actuation device (3) for installing on a vehicle part (2), in particular in the form of a door or a hatch, having an electric switch means (30) with at least one switch element (31) for initiating a vehicle function and having a housing unit (10) with at least one first and second housing section (11, 12), wherein the second housing section (12) can be moved from a rest position (I) into an actuation position (II) at least in some regions relative to the first housing section (11) in order to actuate the switch element (31). The invention additionally relates to a vehicle (1) and to an actuation method (100).

The present disclosure provides a method for removing ice from a vehicle's handle assembly using a selectable control system. The method includes receiving a control mode signal that selects one of several preset modes to carry out the de-icing operation. These control modes include at least two of the following: a monitoring mode, a vehicle standby mode, and a rapid de-icing mode. In the monitoring mode, the system continuously monitors the frozen state of the handle and applies heat at a first power level based on that condition. The vehicle standby mode preheats the handle at a second power level for a predetermined time before the vehicle is expected to be used. The rapid de-icing mode activates heating at a third power level when the vehicle is already in use. By allowing the selection of different modes based on driving habits or usage scenarios, the method enables a single control system to adapt to varying user needs and conditions.

Disclosed embodiments may include a vehicle without a B-pillar that has barn doors and partially frameless windows. The barn doors may include a window seal system having a primary seal for creating a watertight barrier when the window is in a first closed position. Upon the vehicle exceeding a predetermined speed threshold, the vehicle may automatically raise the window from the first closed position to being in a second closed position in which a secondary seal secures the window to prevent buffeting of the window. Disclosed embodiments may further include a seal and door structure that provides a pair of seals (an inner seal and an outer seal) between the front and rear barn doors that provide a watertight barrier when the doors are closed together and that also allows for each of the front and rear doors to be independently opened and closed in a barn-door fashion.

The present disclosure relates to an actuating arrangement for a vehicle, configured to control the movement of a cover assembly that selectively covers a compartment, such as a charging port compartment, a fuel tank compartment, or a service compartment. The actuating arrangement includes a drive assembly, a drive train, and a locking mechanism to secure the cover assembly in a closed position. In the event of an obstruction, such as ice accumulation, the mechanism has a manual override system comprising a handle and a pull, enabling the user to release the locking mechanism and open the cover manually.

A vehicle door lock is disposed in a vehicle door and includes a ratchet wheel rotatable between a locked position where it captures a lock catch disposed on a vehicle body and an unlocking position where it releases the lock catch to allow the vehicle door to be opened. The vehicle door lock further includes an ice-breaking mechanism disposed in the vehicle door, and the ice-breaking mechanism applies a torque to the ratchet wheel to cause the ratchet wheel to rotate in a direction to push the lock catch so as to open the vehicle door. The vehicle door lock can be opened by pushing the ratchet wheel with e ice-breaker mechanism when the vehicle door is frozen or deformed due to collision, the operation noise is low, the cost is low, and the paint surface of the vehicle door is protected.

A vehicle latch assembly. The vehicle latch assembly including: an electronic latch; and a separate door control unit fixedly secured to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit.

The utility model discloses an anti-icing hidden door handle and control system, which relates to the technical field of automobile door handles, including a vehicle door body and a hidden seat, wherein a hidden seat is embedded and installed in the middle of the vehicle door body, and a four-door hidden door handle is installed inside the hidden seat, and a driving assembly is installed at one end of the top of the hidden seat, and a locking assembly is installed at one end of the top of the hidden seat away from the driving assembly. The anti-icing hidden door handle and control system, by pasting an internal heating pad on the surface of the protective slot seat and cooperating with an external heating plate embedded on the front and side elevations of the main handle, can prevent the entire four-door hidden door handle from icing between structures in an outdoor environment due to the low temperature, rain and snow in winter, thereby making the entire device structure more convenient to use. At the same time, the use of the locking assembly can avoid the four-door hidden door handle from being in a storage state to the greatest extent, and prevent displacement due to external forces from causing structural damage.

The present invention provides a car side door lock, comprising: an electric opening mechanism and a self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device, the self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device comprising a rotating rod, an ice-breaking push rod, and a self-priming push rod, the rotating rod can be pulled and rotated by a cable mechanism, and reset when the cable mechanism is not working, the ice-breaking push rod and the self-priming push rod are hingedly arranged on the rotating rod, under the auxiliary self-priming working condition, the self-priming push rod pushes the ratchet to work, and the auxiliary ice-breaking function of the self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device fails, under the auxiliary ice-breaking working condition, the ice-breaking push rod pushes the ratchet to work, and the auxiliary self-priming function of the self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device fails. The car side door lock described in the present invention can solve the problem of auxiliary door opening and closing through a zipper mechanism, and can select to perform a single function as needed, with a clever structure, a relatively stable mechanism, and a low cost for the side door lock.

The utility model relates to the field of hidden type door handles, and particularly discloses a hidden type vehicle door handle with an icebreaking structure, which comprises a base and a handle movably arranged in the base, the base is embedded in a vehicle door, the handle comprises a connecting part and a pressing part, the connecting part is rotatably mounted in the base, and the pressing part is movably mounted in the base. A sunken space is formed in the base and located on the side, close to the interior of a vehicle, of the pressing part, the pressing part is used for being pressed by hands to achieve ice breaking, meanwhile, a swing arm is further arranged in the base, the swing arm is connected with an elastic piece and provided with at least one abutting end used for abutting against the pressing part, and the abutting end abuts against the pressing part all the time under the elastic force effect of the elastic piece. And the handle is reset. The device has the advantages of being simple and compact in structure, stable and durable.

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).

The utility model discloses a guide pin with waterproof and positioning functions for an automobile front cover lock, which comprises a guide pin body, and a flange disc is arranged at one end of the guide pin body; a connecting area is arranged at one end of the guide pin body away from the flange disc; the connecting area is provided with a first chamfer; a connecting block is arranged on the side, away from the flange disc, of the first chamfer. Second chamfers are arranged at the ends, away from the flange disc, of the connecting blocks; the diameter of the flange disc is larger than or equal to that of the guide hole end face of the guide pin body. The guide pin body can do axial reciprocating motion along the mounted guide hole; when the guide pin body does not do axial reciprocating motion, the flange disc just covers the end face of a guide hole where the guide pin body is installed. According to the guide pin with the waterproof and positioning functions for the automobile front cover lock, through the sealing state naturally formed when the flange disc makes contact with the guide hole, the waterproof function is achieved under the condition that the guide pin and the guide hole are not very precisely matched, and the production precision requirement is lowered.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl. Furthermore, an electromotive drive is provided at least for unlocking the locking mechanism. In addition, a manually loadable emergency actuation element is provided for unlocking the locking mechanism in the event of an emergency, said emergency actuation element being arranged at least in part outside a lock housing and acting on the locking mechanism by means of at least one transmission element to perform an emergency unlocking operation. According to the invention, the emergency actuation element, in combination with the transmission element, is coupled to a triggering lever via at least one through-hole in the lock housing.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism substantially comprising a rotary latch and a pawl. In addition, a release lever is provided to actuate the pawl and to open the lock. According to the invention, the release lever is designed in two parts with a pawl release lever acting on the pawl and an actuating release lever interacting with, for example, an actuating lever and / or drive. Both levers are either coupled together or decoupled from each other via a linearly displaceable coupling element.

The utility model provides a vehicle door lock and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of vehicle accessories. The car door lock comprises a shell, a lock body and a detection switch, the shell comprises a first shell body and a second shell body, the first shell body and the second shell body are connected and jointly define a cavity, and the lock body is arranged in the cavity; the lock body comprises a lock shell, a locking assembly, an outward opening release connecting rod, an inward opening assembly, an emergency lock assembly, an inner locking connecting rod, a child protection lock assembly and an electric mechanism, the locking assembly, the outward opening release connecting rod, the emergency lock assembly, the inner locking connecting rod, the child protection lock assembly and the electric mechanism are movably arranged in the lock shell, the outward opening release connecting rod, the emergency lock assembly, the inner locking connecting rod and the electric mechanism are all connected with the locking assembly, and the inward opening assembly is connected with the outward opening release connecting rod. The child protection lock assembly is connected with the inward opening assembly, the emergency lock assembly controls connection and disconnection of the outward opening release connecting rod and the locking assembly, the child protection lock assembly controls connection and disconnection of the inward opening assembly and the locking assembly, and the detection switch is arranged in the lock shell and is configured to detect the locking and unlocking states of the locking assembly.

The utility model discloses a vehicle door handle, a vehicle door assembly and a vehicle, the vehicle door handle comprises a handle body and a heating body, the heating body is an electric heating part, the working area of the heating body covers the handle body, and the heating body is fixedly arranged on a vehicle door and electrically connected with a vehicle door wire harness through a wire; the control switch is electrically connected with the heating body so as to be used for controlling the heating body to be turned on and turned off, when the control switch is turned on, the heating body generates heat in the working area of the heating body, the outer wall of the heating body is sleeved with a flame-retardant layer, the flame-retardant layer is used for conducting combustion protection on the heating body, and the outer wall of the flame-retardant layer is further sleeved with a protection layer. The heating body with the working area covering the handle body is arranged to heat the handle area, the heating body achieves convenient electric heating through the automobile door wire harness, the temperature of the automobile door handle can be kept comfortable in severe weather, and the situation that the automobile door cannot be opened due to the fact that the handle is frozen is avoided. Meanwhile, the periphery of the heating body is sleeved with the flame-retardant layer and the protective layer so that safety of the heating body in the working process can be improved.

A latch assembly for a closure panel includes a latch mechanism having a pawl moveable from a ratchet holding position to a ratchet releasing position to cause a ratchet to move from a striker capture position, whereat the ratchet is in latched engagement with a striker to maintain the closure panel in a closed position, to a striker releasing position out of latched engagement from the striker to allow the closure panel to be moved from the closed position to an open position. At least one lever is operable during a cinching operation to cinch the ratchet to the striker capture position, and during an ice breaking / presenting operation, to present the ratchet to the striker releasing position.

The invention relates to an emergency operating device for a motor vehicle lock (1) and, in particular, a motor vehicle door lock (1). For this purpose, the device is equipped with a housing (4), at least one actuating lever (5) provided in the housing (4), and a manipulation element (8) for emergency operation. The manipulation element (8) acts indirectly or directly on the actuating lever (5) and, for this purpose, extends through a rotary element (12) mounted in the housing (4). According to the invention, the rotary element (12) is designed as a rolling diaphragm seal (12) made of an elastomeric plastic.

The present invention provides a method for controlling the opening and closing of a hidden external opening handle and an automobile. The feature is that a position switch is correspondingly arranged for each external opening handle to determine the position. The position switch is arranged at the position of 10% - 30% of the maximum expansion stroke of the external opening handle. Independent control is carried out for the hidden external opening handles of each door of the automobile, which can reduce costs and the control logic is simple. At the same time, the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) driving voltage is used, which can reduce the impact force, improve the service life of the handle, and reduce the impact sound.

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile door locks, in particular to an automobile door lock inhaul cable assembly which comprises a core wire, a sheath arranged outside the core wire in a sleeved mode, a first guide head, a second guide head, a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece. The first guide head and the second guide head are connected to the two ends of the sheath respectively and arranged outside the core wire in a sleeved mode. The first guide head is positioned between the first connecting piece and the second guide head; the cable is characterized by further comprising a water retaining cap, the water retaining cap is sleeved outside the core wire and is in interference fit with the core wire or integrally formed with the core wire, and the water retaining cap is located between the first connecting piece and the first guide head. According to the utility model, the defects in the prior art that water is easy to enter a gap between the core wire and the end of the sleeve, and water is frozen in a low-temperature environment, so that a vehicle door cannot be normally unlocked and locked are overcome; the water retaining cap is arranged in front of the first guide head, so that water drops can be prevented from flowing into the gap between the inner cavity of the first guide head and the core wire; therefore, the risk of clamping stagnation of the core wire in a low-temperature environment is reduced.

The present application relates to a kind of flat hidden automobile outer door handle, including handle body, pedestal, front swing arm, rear swing arm, connecting rod, adapter block and drive shaft;The outer end of front swing arm is connected with the front end of handle body, and its inner end is connected with pedestal, the outer end of rear swing arm is connected with the rear end of handle body by first pivot, and its inner end is connected with pedestal, one end of connecting rod is connected with front swing arm by second pivot, and the other end is connected with rear swing arm by third pivot, both ends of adapter block are connected with connecting rod and drive shaft respectively, and drive shaft is driven to rotate by actuator;First pivot rotates and slides in the first meandering slot of handle body, second pivot rotates and slides in the second meandering slot of connecting rod, and third pivot rotates and slides in the third meandering slot of connecting rod;Automatic door lock switch is arranged in pedestal, after handle body is pulled out, handle body is continuously pulled out, and at this time, rear swing arm or front swing arm triggers automatic door lock switch.

The utility model relates to a vehicle door handle structure and a vehicle, the vehicle door handle structure comprises a housing, one end of which is provided with an opening; the handle can be flush with the opening and can extend out of the opening; the driving mechanism is arranged in the shell; one end of the first pushing mechanism is connected with the driving mechanism; one end of the second pushing mechanism is connected with the first pushing mechanism, and the other end of the second pushing mechanism is connected with the handle; one end of the swing arm is connected with the handle, the other end of the swing arm is rotationally connected with the shell, and the first pushing mechanism can drive the swing arm to rotate; the second pushing mechanism and the swing arm can drive the handle to move and stretch out of the opening. Under the action of the driving mechanism and the first pushing mechanism, the second pushing mechanism and the swing arm can be driven to move, so that the handle is driven to move, the handle can be hidden in a vehicle body, the automation degree is high, and operation is convenient.

The present invention relates to a latch for a motor vehicle, particularly a latch for a motor vehicle door, which is equipped with a latch case (1) and latch covers (4, 5) as main components of a latch housing (1, 4, 5). The latch case (1) and the latch covers (4, 5) are connectable to each other. Further, the latch case (1) is equipped with a raised edge portion (1a) at at least a part of the circumferential direction. According to the present invention, when the latch cover (4, 5) is installed on the latch case (1), it overlaps the raised edge portion (1a) together with the overhanging flange (4a).

The method for ejecting an opening control (10), comprising a support mounted on the opening (50) and forming a cavity with an opening, a handle (12) movably mounted between a retracted position flush with the cavity and a position ejected from the cavity, and a member (20) for moving the handle (12) between the two positions, includes a step (100, 104) of emitting an ejection control signal (W0) for the handle (12). When at least one freezing condition is met, the method includes a step (110) of emitting a forcing signal (WF) comprising at least one series of pulses (W1, W2) oscillating between a high state and a low state, in order to release the handle (12) by a series of alternating jerks.

Disclosed embodiments may include a vehicle without a B-pillar that has barn doors and partially frameless windows. The barn doors may include a window seal system having a primary seal for creating a watertight barrier when the window is in a first closed position. Upon the vehicle exceeding a predetermined speed threshold, the vehicle may automatically raise the window from the first closed position to being in a second closed position in which a secondary seal secures the window to prevent buffeting of the window. Disclosed embodiments may further include a seal and door structure that provides a pair of seals (an inner seal and an outer seal) between the front and rear barn doors that provide a watertight barrier when the doors are closed together and that also allows for each of the front and rear doors to be independently opened and closed in a barn-door fashion.

The invention discloses a deicing system and method for a hidden handlebar, and belongs to the technical field of deicing of automobile door handles, and the deicing system comprises a piezoelectric transducer, a high-frequency excitation circuit and a frequency tracking circuit. The deicing system is compact in structure, quick in response, low in energy consumption and high in adaptability; on one hand, the piezoelectric transducer does not need a large heating element, is small in size and light in weight, can be conveniently integrated into the hidden handlebar, and meets the requirements of modern automobiles for attractive appearance and compact design; on the other hand, deicing is achieved by generating shear vibration, compared with a traditional heating mode, the deicing time can be remarkably shortened, the user experience is improved, meanwhile, electric energy is saved, and good energy-saving and environment-friendly performance is achieved; in addition, in the working process of the system, open fire and high heat are avoided, the coating of the automobile body and the material of the handle are not affected, the safety is higher, the service life is longer, and wide application prospects are achieved.