Knob unlocking mechanism, lock device and automobile

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a knob unlocking mechanism, a lock device and a vehicle. The knob unlocking mechanism comprises: a knob, the knob is capable of acting in an unlocking direction based on a received operating force; a lever, a first connecting portion of the lever is fixedly connected with the knob, so that the lever is capable of performing a rotating action based on the action of the knob; and an unlocking arm, a first end portion of the unlocking arm is fixedly connected with a second connecting portion of the lever, so that a second end portion of the unlocking arm is capable of applying a driving action to an electric unlocking lever of the lock device based on the rotating action of the lever, so that the electric unlocking lever rotates to drive a pawl of the lock device to disengage from a lock bolt of the lock device, thereby realizing emergency unlocking.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of lock devices and related technologies, and in particular to a knob unlocking mechanism, a lock device and an automobile. BACKGROUND

[0002] A suction lock is an essential part in an electrically operated opening and closing door system, which bears the last step of closing the door, i.e., when the door is closed to a position with a gap, the lock device starts the door closing mechanism to overcome the sealing force by its own power to adjust the door to the completely closed position.

[0003] The normative document of the vehicle body manufacturing process requires that the interior of the luggage compartment of a three-door vehicle must be provided with a suction lock, i.e., the luggage compartment door can be released inside the luggage compartment of the vehicle body to ensure the internal escape requirement. Compared with the back door suction lock of a two-door vehicle, the luggage compartment door suction lock of a three-door vehicle also needs to meet the requirement of operation in a dark scene.

[0004] In the related art, the lock device of the luggage compartment of a three-door vehicle usually adopts a pull wire method. The lock device of the pull wire method needs to be provided with a groove feature for clamping a pull wire head on the body of the lock device in the design process, and also needs to be provided with a clamping feature for fixing a pull wire handle on the vehicle panel and the interior trim, which has a relatively complex design process, high production cost and time-consuming and labor-consuming installation process. In addition, the pull wire and the panel may collide, which will undoubtedly produce noise during driving, and the longer the pull wire, the louder the noise, which affects the driving experience. SUMMARY

[0005] The present disclosure provides a knob unlocking mechanism, a lock device and an automobile. The knob unlocking mechanism, the lock device and the automobile of the present disclosure are implemented through the following technical solutions.

[0006] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a knob unlocking mechanism is provided, comprising:

[0007] a knob, which is capable of acting in an unlocking direction based on a received operating force;

[0008] a lever, a first connecting portion of the lever being fixedly connected with the knob, so that the lever is capable of performing a rotating action based on the action of the knob;

[0009] an unlocking arm, a first end portion of the unlocking arm being fixedly connected with a second connecting portion of the lever, so that a second end portion of the unlocking arm is capable of applying a driving action to an electric unlocking lever of a lock device based on the rotating action of the lever, so that the electric unlocking lever rotates to drive a pawl of the lock device to disengage from a lock bolt of the lock device, thereby realizing emergency unlocking.

[0010] wherein a plane in which the unlocking arm is located when applying the driving action is perpendicular to a plane in which the electric unlocking lever is located when rotating.

[0011] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the knob has a knob driving part and a knob connecting part, the knob driving part is used to receive the operating force, and the knob is fixedly connected with the first connecting part of the unlocking lever based on the knob connecting part.

[0012] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the unlocking lever is driven by the knob, the unlocking lever performs the rotating action around the preset rotating shaft arranged between the first connecting part and the second connecting part.

[0013] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprises:

[0014] A cover is configured with a receiving space to guide and limit the action of the knob.

[0015] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cover comprises:

[0016] A circular-arc waist-shaped convex part forms the receiving space, and the knob driving part is located in the receiving space formed by the circular-arc waist-shaped convex part.

[0017] A circular-arc waist-shaped groove part is configured as a through groove structure, so that the knob driving part and the knob connecting part are arranged on both sides of the through groove structure.

[0018] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the movement track of the knob when the knob moves in the unlocking direction is limited to an arc shape by the through groove structure, so as to match the arc of the receiving space.

[0019] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the knob connecting part and the first connecting part are both provided with a groove structure, and the two are fixedly connected based on the groove structure.

[0020] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second connecting part is provided with a groove structure, the first end part of the unlocking arm is provided with a groove structure, and the first end part of the unlocking arm and the second connecting part of the unlocking lever are fixedly connected through the groove structures matched with each other.

[0021] The unlocking mechanism of the knob according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second end part of the unlocking arm is provided with an extension end, and the extension end is used to apply a driving force to an electrically unlocked unlocking lever of a lock device to realize emergency unlocking of the lock device.

[0022] According to the unlocking mechanism of the push button of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the extension end of the unlocking arm has a smaller width relative to the main body of the unlocking arm to form a space for the unlocking arm and the main body, and the shape of the space is adapted to the shape of the structure of the electric unlocking lever for receiving the emergency unlocking force, so that the extension end can stably cooperate with the structure of the electric unlocking lever for receiving the emergency unlocking force during the emergency unlocking process.

[0023] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a lock device is provided, comprising: a latch assembly; a pawl assembly; an actuator assembly comprising the electric unlocking lever; and the unlocking mechanism of the push button of any one embodiment of the present disclosure, which, under the action of the operating force, controls the unlocking arm thereof to exert a driving force on the electric unlocking lever of the actuator assembly, so that the electric unlocking lever rotates to drive the pawl of the pawl assembly to disengage the latch of the latch assembly, achieving emergency unlocking.

[0024] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the latch assembly further comprises:

[0025] The first clamping groove, when the pawl is tightly topped on the first clamping groove, the latch is in a half-locked position; the second clamping groove, when the pawl is tightly topped on the second clamping groove, the latch is in a fully-locked position.

[0026] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising:

[0027] The electrically-driven latching assembly can be driven by the motor-driven mechanism to rotate and push the latch to rotate until the pawl tightly tops the second clamping groove of the latch, achieving electrically-driven latching.

[0028] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the electric unlocking lever has a first extension end and a second extension end;

[0029] When the lock device needs to be unlocked, the electric unlocking lever is driven by the motor-driven mechanism or the unlocking mechanism of the push button to rotate, the first extension end pushes the pawl so that the pawl disengages the latch, and the lock device is unlocked.

[0030] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second extension end of the electric unlocking lever has an extension size in a direction perpendicular to the rotation plane of the electric unlocking lever, so that the second extension end can receive the emergency unlocking driving force transmitted by the unlocking mechanism of the push button.

[0031] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the extension direction of the first extension end is perpendicular to the extension direction of the second extension end.

[0032] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the electric unlocking lever further comprises a third extension end portion for receiving a driving force of the motor driving mechanism to realize electric unlocking.

[0033] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the third extension end portion extends in a rotation plane of the electric unlocking lever, and the extending direction of the third extension end portion is perpendicular to the extending direction of the second extension end portion.

[0034] According to the lock device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising:

[0035] A lock device housing assembly for holding the lock tongue assembly, the pawl assembly, the actuator assembly, and the electric latching assembly, and the knob unlocking mechanism is mounted to the lock device housing assembly based on a cover of the knob unlocking mechanism.

[0036] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle is provided, comprising: a vehicle body; a vehicle door; and the lock device of any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure for performing a locking function between the vehicle body and the vehicle door. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0037] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the knob unlocking mechanism of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 2 is a front view of the knob unlocking mechanism of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the connecting portion of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of one side of the cover of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the other side of the cover of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0043] FIG. 6 is one of the schematic diagrams of the structure of the lock device of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] FIG. 7 is another of the schematic diagrams of the structure of the lock device of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0045] FIG. 8 Figure 3 is a schematic view of a lock device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0046] Reference numeral explanation

[0047] 110 knob

[0048] 111 knob connecting portion

[0049] 112 knob connecting portion

[0050] 120 lever

[0051] 121 first connecting portion

[0052] 122 second connecting portion

[0053] 130 unlocking arm

[0054] 131 extension end

[0055] 140 cover

[0056] 141 arc waist-shaped protruding portion

[0057] 142 arc waist-shaped groove portion

[0058] 143 hook portion

[0059] 200 lock tongue assembly

[0060] 210 lock tongue

[0061] 211 first clamping groove

[0062] 212 second clamping groove

[0063] 213 extension claw

[0064] 230 lock tongue torsion spring

[0065] 300 pawl assembly

[0066] 310 pawl

[0067] 330 pawl torsion spring

[0068] 400 electric suction assembly

[0069] 500 actuator assembly

[0070] 510 electric unlocking lever

[0071] 511 first extension end portion

[0072] 512 second extension end portion

[0073] 513 third extension end portion

[0074] 600 lock device housing assembly

[0075] 1000 lock device

[0076] D1 unlock direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0077] The present disclosure will be further described in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the disclosure. In addition, it should be noted that only parts related to the present disclosure are shown in the drawings for the convenience of description.

[0078] It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments in the present disclosure can be combined with each other without conflict. The technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0079] Unless otherwise specified, the exemplary embodiments / examples shown will be understood to provide exemplary features of various details that can implement the technical concepts of the present disclosure in practice. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, the features of various embodiments / examples can be additionally combined, separated, interchanged and / or rearranged without departing from the technical concepts of the present disclosure.

[0080] In the drawings, cross-hatching and / or shading are generally used to indicate that the boundaries of adjacent components are clear. Thus, unless otherwise specified, the presence of cross-hatching or shading does not convey or imply any preference or requirement for specific material, material properties, dimensions, proportions, commonality of the illustrated components, and / or any other characteristic, attribute, property, or the like of the components. In addition, in the drawings, the size and relative sizes of components can be exaggerated for clarity and / or descriptive purposes. When the exemplary embodiments can be implemented differently, a specific process sequence can be performed in a different order from that described. For example, two consecutively described processes can be performed substantially simultaneously or in an order opposite to that described. In addition, the same reference numerals represent the same components.

[0081] When a component is referred to as being "on" or "over" another component, "connected to" or "coupled to" another component, the component can be directly on, directly connected to, or directly coupled to the other component, or there can be an intermediate component. However, when a component is referred to as being "directly on" another component, "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" another component, there is no intermediate component. For this reason, the term "connected" can refer to a physical connection, an electrical connection, etc., with or without an intermediate component.

[0082] For descriptive purposes, the disclosure can use spatial or relative terms, such as "below," "lower," "below" or "lower" of, "above," "upper," "on" or "above," "higher," and "side" (for example, in "side wall") to describe the relationship between one component and another component as shown in the drawings. In addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings, the spatial or relative terms are also intended to include different orientations of the device in use, operation, and / or manufacture. For example, if the device in the drawings is turned over, the components described as "below" or "under" the other components or features will then be positioned "above" the other components or features. Therefore, the exemplary term "below" can include both the "above" and "below" orientations. In addition, the device can be positioned otherwise (for example, rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and accordingly, the spatially relative descriptions used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0083] The terms used herein are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, when the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" and their variants are used in this specification, it is stated that the stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, components, and / or groups thereof are present, but not excluding the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, components, and / or groups thereof. It is also noted that, as used herein, the terms "substantially," "approximately," and other similar terms are used as approximation terms and not as degree terms, so they are used to explain the inherent deviations in measured values, calculated values, and / or provided values that will be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0084] The present disclosure proposes a knob unlocking mechanism, comprising a knob, a lever and an unlocking arm, the knob and the lever are connected, the lever and the unlocking arm are connected, the knob is configured to be guided by an operating force to move in an unlocking direction to control the rotation of the lever around a preset rotation axis, and the unlocking arm is configured to be driven by the lever to exert a driving force on the electric unlocking lever of the lock device to make the lock device emergency unlock.

[0085] Through the interaction of the knob, the lever and the unlocking arm, the knob unlocking mechanism of the present disclosure realizes the emergency unlocking operation of the lock device, while avoiding the complex process of pull wire unlocking in the related art, and overcoming the collision noise between the pull wire and the sheet metal.

[0086] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the knob unlocking mechanism of an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is a front view of the knob unlocking mechanism of an embodiment of the present disclosure;FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of a connection portion of one embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of one side of a cover according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 5 is a structural schematic view of the other side of the cover according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Details are described below in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 5 The specific structure of the dial unlocking mechanism 100 is described in detail.

[0087] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the dial unlocking mechanism 100 includes a dial 110, a dial lever 120, an unlocking arm 130, and a cover 140.

[0088] The dial unlocking mechanism 100 of the present disclosure can be used for emergency unlocking of a lock device with an electric unlocking dial lever.

[0089] Referring to FIG. 1 , one end of the dial 110 and the dial lever 120 are fixedly connected, and the other end of the dial lever 120 away from the dial 110 is fixedly connected with the unlocking arm 130.

[0090] The dial 110 of the dial unlocking mechanism 100 of the present disclosure is configured to be guided by an operating force to move in an unlocking direction D1 (see FIG. 2 ) to control the dial lever 120 to rotate around a preset rotation axis (not shown in the figure), and the unlocking arm 130 is configured to be driven by the dial lever 120 to exert a driving force on the electric unlocking dial lever 510, so that the electric unlocking dial lever 510 performs emergency unlocking based on the operating force received by the dial 110.

[0091] The operating force described in the present disclosure is, for example, a dialing operating force exerted by a human hand on the dial 110, and the direction of the operating force is the unlocking direction D1 (see FIG. 2 ). The dial 110 can be moved from an initial position to an unlocking position along the unlocking direction D1 under the action of the operating force.

[0092] When the dial 110 is actuated to the unlocking position, the electric unlocking dial lever 510 of the lock device 1000 is actuated by the unlocking arm 130 to achieve emergency unlocking through the interaction among the dial 110, the dial lever 120, and the unlocking arm 130.

[0093] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the dial 110 has a dialing portion 111 and a dial connecting portion 112, the dialing portion 111 is used to receive an operating force in the unlocking direction, and the dial lever 120 is driven to rotate around a preset rotation axis via the dial connecting portion 112.

[0094] The拨动部111 can be set to a shape that is easy to toggle, such as FIG. 2 the shape shown, which is approximately similar to the Chinese character "凸", and its long side is provided with a certain arc, facilitating the application of operating force by the main body applying the force (finger) to toggle the toggle button 110 and providing a good toggling experience.

[0095] Among them, the toggle button connecting portion 112 and the toggling portion 111 can be integrally formed or can be constructed as a detachable split structure.

[0096] The toggle button 110 is fixedly connected to the first end portion of the toggle rod 120 through the toggle button connecting portion 112, so that the toggle button 110 can transmit the operating force received by the toggling portion 111 to the toggle rod 120 through the toggle button connecting portion 112.

[0097] Refer to FIG. 3 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, preferably, the toggle rod 120 has a first connecting portion 121, the first connecting portion 121 is provided at the first end portion of the toggle rod 120, and the toggle rod 120 is fixedly connected to the toggle button connecting portion 112 of the toggle button 110 through the first connecting portion 121 to obtain a driving force for rotating around a preset rotation axis and rotate around the preset rotation axis under the action of this driving force.

[0098] In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, both the toggle button connecting portion 112 and the first connecting portion 121 are provided with groove structures, and the two are fixedly connected based on the groove structures.

[0099] Refer to FIG. 3 , the toggle button connecting portion 112 has multiple grooves, and the first connecting portion 121 also has multiple grooves. The toggle button connecting portion 112 and the first connecting portion 121 can achieve plug-in connection based on the groove structures. Through the plug-in connection between the toggle button connecting portion 112 and the first connecting portion 121, the toggle button 110 and the toggle rod 120 are relatively fixed. Furthermore, when the toggle button 110 moves along the unlocking direction D1, the toggle rod 120 can obtain the driving force transmitted by the toggle button 110 and rotate around the preset rotation axis.

[0100] Those skilled in the art can adjust the specific structure of the groove structures of the toggle button connecting portion 112 and the first connecting portion 121 to achieve fixed connection based on the groove structures under the inspiration of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0101] Those skilled in the art can also adjust the fixed connection manner between the toggle button connecting portion 112 and the first connecting portion 121 under the inspiration of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0102] Continue to refer to FIG. 3In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second connecting portion 122 is further arranged on the lever 120, and the second connecting portion 122 can be arranged at the second end of the lever 120 or at a position close to the second end. The lever 120 is connected with the first end of the unlocking arm 130 through the second connecting portion 122.

[0103] The lever 120 is fixedly connected with the unlocking arm 130 through the second connecting portion 122 to drive the unlocking arm 130 to act.

[0104] Preferably, referring to FIG. 3 , the second connecting portion 122 is arranged with a groove structure, and the first end (the upper end in FIG. 1 ) of the unlocking arm 130 is arranged with a groove structure. The second connecting portion 122 of the lever 120 and the first end of the unlocking arm 130 are fixedly connected through the groove structures matched with each other. Those skilled in the art can adjust the fixed connection mode / structure between the second connecting portion 122 of the lever 120 and the first end of the unlocking arm 130 under the inspiration of the technical scheme of the present disclosure, which falls within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0105] Referring to FIG. 3 , the preset rotation shaft around which the lever 120 rotates as described above can be arranged between the first connecting portion 121 and the second connecting portion 122 of the lever 120.

[0106] Continuing to refer to FIG. 1 , the second end (the lower end in FIG. 1 ) of the unlocking arm 130 is provided with an extension end 131 for exerting driving force on the electric unlocking lever of the lock device 1000 under the driving of the lever 120 to realize the emergency unlocking of the lock device.

[0107] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 , the unlocking arm 130 rotates together with the lever 120 under the driving of the lever 120. The extension end 131 follows the rotation of the second connecting portion 122 of the unlocking arm 130 to act towards the electric unlocking lever 510 to drive the electric unlocking lever 510 to perform the emergency unlocking of the lock device.

[0108] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 , the extension end 131 of the unlocking arm 130 has a smaller width compared with the main body of the unlocking arm 130, and forms a space for giving way between the main body of the unlocking arm 130. The shape of the space for giving way is adapted to the shape of the structure for receiving the emergency unlocking force of the electric unlocking lever 510 to ensure that the extension end 131 can stably cooperate with the structure for receiving the emergency unlocking force of the electric unlocking lever 510 and stably drive the electric unlocking lever 510 during the unlocking process, thereby realizing the emergency unlocking of the lock device.

[0109] FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 The cover 140 is also shown, which is used to accommodate / retain the knob 110, the lever 120, the unlocking arm 130, and other components of the knob unlocking mechanism 100, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 As shown, the cover 140 is structurally designed to guide and limit the movement of the knob 110 by configuring a limiting space on the cover 140.

[0110] Referring to FIG. 4 In some embodiments of the present disclosure, preferably, the cover 140 includes a circular-arc waist-shaped protruding portion 141 forming an accommodation space and a circular-arc waist-shaped groove portion 142 in a through groove structure, such that the knob 110 is disposed on both sides of the through groove structure, and the knob 110 is located in the accommodation space formed by the circular-arc waist-shaped protruding portion 141.

[0111] The present disclosure guides and limits the movement of the knob 110 by configuring the circular-arc waist-shaped protruding portion 141 and the circular-arc waist-shaped groove portion 142 on the cover 140, so as to ensure that the knob 110 does not deviate unexpectedly during movement, and thus when the knob 110 drives the lever 120 and the unlocking arm 130 to move, the extension end 131 of the unlocking arm 130 can drive the electric unlocking lever 510 of the lock device 1000 along the expected trajectory, ensuring the reliability of emergency unlocking.

[0112] Referring to FIG. 4 The circular-arc waist-shaped protruding portion 141 and the circular-arc waist-shaped groove portion 142 are both configured in a circular-arc waist shape, which matches the shape of the knob 110 and the movement trajectory of the knob 110, and can provide a movement space for the knob 110 and guide and limit the movement of the knob 110.

[0113] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the movement trajectory of the knob 110 along the unlocking direction D1 is circular-arc-shaped, which matches the curvature of the limiting space, further ensuring that the unlocking movement of the knob 110 can be achieved.

[0114] Those skilled in the art can adjust the structure / shape of the circular-arc waist-shaped protruding portion 141 and the circular-arc waist-shaped groove portion 142 under the inspiration of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, which all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0115] The present disclosure sets the arc waist type convex part 141, so that the knob 110 does not protrude from the shell 140, at this time, the knob 110 is inlaid relative to the shell 140, avoiding the problem of mistaken touch caused by the knob 110 protruding from the shell 140; and the knob 110 inlaid in the shell 140 will not affect the overall finish, ensuring the integrity and beauty of the external finish.

[0116] In some preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, the size of the knob 110 is greater than the size of the arc waist type groove 142, the knob connecting part 112 passes through the arc waist type groove 142, and the other side of the shell 140 is connected with the lever 120. By setting the arc waist type groove 142, the second level of guidance and limiting of the knob 110 is realized. The knob 110 is connected with the lever 120 through the knob connecting part 112. Since one side of the arc waist type groove 142 is usually exposed to the external decoration surface, the connection position of the knob connecting part 112 and the first connecting part 121 of the lever 120 is located on the non-decorative side of the shell 140. Through the shell 140, the connection position can be shielded, providing protection for the movement of the lever 120. Of course, the unlocking arm 130 is also arranged on the same side as the lever 120, and can stably act through the protection of the shell 140.

[0117] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 5 , the shell 140 is also provided with a hook part 143, and the shell 140 is installed on the lock device 1000 through the hook part 143.

[0118] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the knob 110 is made of luminous material, such as fluorescent material, so that the knob 110 can be seen in a dark environment. Only the knob 110 can be configured as a fluorescent material.

[0119] The knob unlocking mechanism 100 provided by the present disclosure drives the electric unlocking lever 510 of the lock device 1000 to realize the emergency unlocking of the lock device by setting the knob, the lever and the unlocking arm. In addition, by setting the shell, the stability and accuracy of the emergency unlocking process are further ensured, and the mistaken touch problem of the knob is avoided.

[0120] The present disclosure also provides a lock device 1000, which comprises the knob unlocking mechanism 100 of any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a lock tongue assembly, a pawl assembly, an electric suction assembly, an actuator assembly and a lock device housing assembly. Under the action of the operating force, the unlocking arm of the knob unlocking mechanism 100 applies a driving force to the actuator assembly to make the actuator assembly drive the pawl assembly to separate from the lock tongue assembly, thereby realizing emergency unlocking.

[0121] FIG. 6is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the lock device of one embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 7 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the lock device of one embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 8 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the lock device of one embodiment of the present disclosure. The following will be described in combination with FIGS. 6 to 8 The lock device 1000 provided with the knob unlocking mechanism 100 will be described in detail.

[0122] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the lock device 1000 includes the knob unlocking mechanism 100, the lock bolt assembly 200, the pawl assembly 300, the electrically driven latching assembly 400, the actuator assembly 500, and the lock device housing assembly 600.

[0123] The knob unlocking mechanism 100 controls the driving force of the unlocking arm 130 thereof on the actuator assembly 500 under the action of the operating force, so that the actuator assembly 500 drives the pawl assembly 300 to disengage from the lock bolt assembly 200, thereby achieving emergency unlocking.

[0124] The knob unlocking mechanism 100 is mainly used for receiving external emergency unlocking operating force, i.e., the operating force received by the knob 110, and then transmitting the operating force to the actuator assembly 500 through the lever 120 and the unlocking arm 130, so that the actuator assembly 500 has the driving force for unlocking.

[0125] Referring to FIG. 6 In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the lock bolt assembly 200 of the lock device 1000 of the present disclosure includes the lock bolt 210, the first shaft portion (e.g., rivet shaft) 220, and the lock bolt torsion spring 230, and the pawl assembly 300 includes the pawl 310, the second shaft portion (e.g., rivet shaft) 320, and the pawl torsion spring 330.

[0126] The lock bolt 210 can rotate around the first shaft portion (e.g., rivet shaft) 220 under the elastic force of the lock bolt torsion spring 230, and the pawl 310 can rotate around the second shaft portion (e.g., rivet shaft) 320 under the elastic force of the pawl torsion spring 330.

[0127] Continuing to refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the outer edge of the lock bolt 210 has the first clamping groove 211, the second clamping groove 212, and the extension claw 213, and the pawl 310 is tightly pressed against the first clamping groove 211 or the second clamping groove 212 under the torsion force of the pawl torsion spring 330, so that the automobile side door or the automobile tail door provided with the lock device 1000 is kept in the half-closed position or the closed position.

[0128] The lock device 1000 can achieve the effect of electrically driven latching by being provided with the electrically driven latching assembly 400. The electrically driven latching assembly 400 can perform electrically driven latching based on a motor driving mechanism (not shown).

[0129] For example, when the lock device 1000 is actuated to a half-locked state, i.e. the side door or the tail door of the car is in a half-closed position, the pawl 310 is tightly pressed against the first clamping groove 211 of the latch 210; at this time, the electrically-driven latching assembly 400 can be driven by the motor-driven mechanism to rotate and push the extension pawl 213 of the latch 210, referring to FIG. 7 , to drive the latch 210 to rotate until the pawl 310 is tightly pressed against the second clamping groove 212 of the latch 210, and the door is actuated from the half-closed position to the fully-closed position, realizing automatic locking (electrically-driven latching) of the door.

[0130] Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the electrically-driven latching assembly 400 can include an electrically-driven latching lever.

[0131] Continuing to refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the actuator assembly 500 of the lock device 1000 of the present disclosure includes an electrically-driven unlocking lever 510, which can also perform electrically-driven unlocking based on the driving of the motor-driven mechanism described above.

[0132] The driving of the electrically-driven unlocking lever and the electrically-driven latching lever by the motor-driven mechanism is prior art, and the present disclosure will not be described in detail.

[0133] The structure of the electrically-driven unlocking lever 510 is designed in the present disclosure to better cooperate with the knob unlocking mechanism 100 described above.

[0134] Referring to FIG. 7 , preferably, the electrically-driven unlocking lever 510 has a first extension end 511 and a second extension end 512. When the lock device 1000 needs to be unlocked, the electrically-driven unlocking lever 510 is rotated, and the first extension end 511 of the electrically-driven unlocking lever 510 drives the pawl 310, which is disengaged from the latch 210, the lock device 1000 is unlocked, and the door is opened.

[0135] Preferably, the second extension end 512 of the electrically-driven unlocking lever 510 has an extension size in a direction perpendicular to the rotation plane of the electrically-driven unlocking lever 510, so that the second extension end 512 can receive the emergency unlocking driving force transmitted by the unlocking arm 130.

[0136] Referring to FIG. 7 , in the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, the extension direction of the first extension end 511 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the second extension end 512.

[0137] Referring to FIG. 8The electrically unlocked lever 510 further comprises a third extension end 513 for receiving a driving force of a motor driving mechanism to realize electric unlocking, preferably, the third extension end 513 extends in the rotation plane of the electrically unlocked lever 510, and the extending direction of the third extension end 513 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the second extension end 512.

[0138] With reference to ​ The lock device 1000 of the present disclosure can further comprise a lock device housing assembly 600 for protecting the internal components of the lock device.

[0139] The lever unlocking mechanism 100 of the present disclosure can be mounted with the cover 140 and the lock device housing assembly 600.

[0140] The lock device provided by the present disclosure realizes reliable emergency unlocking driving force on the actuator assembly by setting the lever unlocking mechanism. In addition, by setting the cover in the lever unlocking mechanism, the stability and accuracy of the emergency unlocking process are further ensured, and the problem of accidental touch of the lever unlocking mechanism is avoided.

[0141] The present disclosure further provides an automobile, which can comprise a vehicle body, a vehicle door, and the aforementioned lock device for performing the locking function between the vehicle body and the vehicle door.

[0142] In the description of the present disclosure, the description of the terms "one embodiment / way", "some embodiments / ways", "example", "specific example" or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment / way or example are included in at least one embodiment / way or example of the present disclosure. In the present description, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment / way or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments / ways or examples. In addition, the skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments / ways or examples described in the present description and the features of the different embodiments / ways or examples, without contradiction.

[0143] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0144] Those skilled in the art should understand that the above embodiments are only for clearly illustrating the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Based on the above disclosure, other changes or modifications can also be made by those skilled in the art, and these changes or modifications are still within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A toggle unlocking mechanism, characterized in that, include: A toggle switch that can be actuated in the unlocking direction based on a received operating force; A lever, wherein the first connecting portion of the lever is fixedly connected to the knob, so that the lever can perform a rotational action based on the action of the knob; as well as An unlocking arm, the first end of which is fixedly connected to the second connecting part of the lever, so that the second end of the unlocking arm can apply a driving action to the electric unlocking lever of the lock device based on the rotation action of the lever, so that the electric unlocking lever rotates to drive the pawl of the lock device to disengage the locking tongue of the lock device, thereby realizing emergency unlocking; Wherein, the plane in which the unlocking arm applies the driving action is perpendicular to the plane in which the electric unlocking lever rotates; The second end of the unlocking arm is provided with an extension end, which is used to apply driving force to the electric unlocking lever of the lock device to realize emergency unlocking of the lock device; The extension end of the unlocking arm has a smaller width relative to the unlocking arm body to form a clearance space with the unlocking arm body. The shape of the clearance space is adapted to the shape of the structure of the electric unlocking lever that receives the emergency unlocking force, so as to ensure that the extension end can stably cooperate with the structure of the electric unlocking lever that receives the emergency unlocking force during the emergency unlocking process.

2. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The toggle switch has a toggle part and a toggle switch connecting part. The toggle part is used to receive the operating force. The toggle switch is fixedly connected to the first connecting part of the lever based on the toggle switch connecting part.

3. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the lever is driven by the dial, it performs the rotational action around a preset pivot disposed between the first connecting part and the second connecting part.

4. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, Also includes: A housing having a receiving space to guide and limit the movement of the toggle switch.

5. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The housing includes: A curved, waist-shaped protrusion forms the receiving space, and the actuating part is located within the receiving space formed by the curved, waist-shaped protrusion; and The arc-shaped waist-shaped groove is constructed as a through-slot structure, such that the toggle part and the knob connection part are arranged on both sides of the through-slot structure.

6. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The movement trajectory of the toggle switch when it moves along the unlocking direction is restricted to an arc shape by the through-slot structure to match the curvature of the accommodating space.

7. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, Both the toggle switch connection and the first connection are provided with a groove structure, and the two are fixedly connected based on the groove structure.

8. The toggle unlocking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second connecting part is provided with a groove structure, the first end of the unlocking arm is provided with a groove structure, and the second connecting part of the lever and the first end of the unlocking arm are fixedly connected by mutually cooperating groove structures.

9. A locking device, characterized in that, include: Locking tongue assembly; Pawl assembly; An actuator assembly, the actuator assembly including the electrically operated unlocking lever; as well as According to any one of claims 1 to 8, the toggle unlocking mechanism, under the action of the operating force, controls its own unlocking arm to apply a driving force to the electric unlocking lever of the actuator assembly, so that the electric unlocking lever rotates to drive the pawl of the pawl assembly to disengage from the latch of the latch assembly, thereby achieving emergency unlocking.

10. The locking device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The locking tongue assembly also includes: The first slot, when the pawl is tightly pressed against the first slot, the locking tongue is in a half-locked position; and When the pawl is pressed against the second slot, the latch is in the fully locked position.

11. The locking device according to claim 10, characterized in that, Also includes: An electrically operated engagement assembly is provided, which can be driven by a motor drive mechanism to rotate and push the locking tongue to rotate until the pawl is tightly pressed against the second slot of the locking tongue, thereby achieving electrically operated engagement.

12. The locking device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The electric unlocking lever has a first extension end and a second extension end; When the locking device needs to be unlocked, the electric unlocking lever is driven by the motor drive mechanism or the toggle unlocking mechanism to rotate, and the first extended end moves the pawl, causing the pawl to disengage from the lock tongue, and the locking device is unlocked.

13. The locking device according to claim 12, characterized in that, The second extension end of the electric unlocking lever has an extension dimension in a direction perpendicular to the rotation plane of the electric unlocking lever, so that the second extension end can receive the emergency unlocking driving force transmitted by the toggle unlocking mechanism.

14. The locking device according to claim 13, characterized in that, The extension direction of the first extension end is perpendicular to the extension direction of the second extension end.

15. The locking device according to claim 14, characterized in that, The electric unlocking lever also includes a third extension end, which is used to receive the driving force of the motor drive mechanism to achieve electric unlocking.

16. The locking device according to claim 15, characterized in that, The third extension end extends within the rotation plane of the electric unlocking lever, and the extension direction of the third extension end is perpendicular to the extension direction of the second extension end.

17. The locking device according to claim 11, characterized in that, Also includes: A lock device housing assembly for holding the bolt assembly, pawl assembly, actuator assembly, and electric engaging assembly, wherein the toggle unlocking mechanism is mounted to the lock device housing assembly based on the cover of the toggle unlocking mechanism.

18. A car, characterized in that, include: Body; Car door; as well as The locking device according to any one of claims 9 to 17, the locking device being used to perform a locking function between the vehicle body and the door.

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