Wing element for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a wing element (2) for a vehicle (1), comprising a transmission element (6) and a handle element (7), by means of which a lock, by means of which the wing element (2), which can be arranged on a body of the vehicle (1) so as to be movable between a closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured in the closed position, can be mechanically unlocked in such a way that by moving the handle element (7) relative to a base element (4) of the wing element (2) from an initial position (AS) of the handle element (7) into an actuating position (BS) of the handle element (7), the transmission element (6) can be driven and can thus be moved relative to the base element (4), whereby the lock can be mechanically unlocked via the transmission element (6) by means of the handle element (7).A gear (8) comprising two meshing gears (10, 11) is provided, via which the transmission element (6) can be driven by the handle element (7) for mechanically unlocking the lock.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a wing element for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having at least one such wing element.

[0002] WO 2007 / 118552 A1 discloses a motor vehicle with a vehicle door having a lower door part and an upper window part separated by a window sill. WO 2020 / 011 307 A1 discloses a device for actuating a vehicle door of a vehicle, comprising a sensor device configured to detect a force acting on the vehicle door and generate corresponding sensor data. Furthermore, DE 10 2017 202 114 A1 discloses a motor vehicle with at least one side door having a door body. Furthermore, WO 2006 / 007916 A1 discloses a motor vehicle door with an inner module and an outer module. DE 101 09 824 A1 discloses an actuating device for a door lock of a vehicle door. US Pat. No. 6,264,257 B1 discloses a motor vehicle door handle assembly.

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a wing element for a vehicle and a vehicle with at least one such wing element, so that a particularly advantageous actuation of the wing element can be realized.

[0004] This object is achieved according to the invention by a wing element having the features of patent claim 1 and by a vehicle having the features of patent claim 8. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0005] A first aspect of the invention relates to a wing element for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle. This means that the vehicle, preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a motor car and very particularly as a passenger car, whose interior, also referred to as a passenger compartment, passenger cell or cabin, is formed by a vehicle structure designed, for example, as a self-supporting body, has the wing element in its fully manufactured state. The wing element is to be understood as a component which is held or can be held, i.e. can be arranged or is arranged, on the structure in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner. In the fully manufactured state of the vehicle, the wing element is thus designed separately from the structure and is held on the structure in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner. In particular, a structure opening of the structure is assigned to the wing element.The body opening is a through-opening which, at least when viewed alone from the body, opens at one end into the interior and at the other end into the area surrounding the body. The wing element can be moved, in particular pivoted, relative to the body between a closed position and at least one open position. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the wing element. In the open position, the wing element exposes the partial area of ​​the body opening. In particular, the wing element can be a door, in particular a side door, so that the body opening can be designed, for example, as a side door or a rear door. The door is also referred to as a vehicle door.Thus, for example, when the wing element is in the open position, a person initially located in the vicinity of the vehicle and thus the wing element can enter the interior via the exposed portion of the body opening. Furthermore, a person initially located in the interior can exit the interior via the exposed portion and thereby access or gain access to the surrounding area. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the wing element to be a flap, such as a tailgate or a bonnet. For example, the wing element can be a trunk lid, a trunk lid, or a bonnet.Thus, for example, the body opening can be a particularly side or rear door opening or a front or rear storage space opening, so that, for example, a front or rear storage space, in particular the trunk, of the vehicle can be accessed via the portion of the body opening exposed when the wing element is in the open position. Thus, the wing element is an attachment part formed separately from the body, which can be arranged or is arranged on the body in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner.

[0006] The wing element has at least one base element, which is, for example, inherently rigid and thus dimensionally stable. In particular, the base element is a solid body. The feature that an element such as, for example, the base element is inherently rigid and thus dimensionally stable is to be understood, within the context of the present disclosure, to mean that the element is not an element which, for example, is pliable and thus dimensionally unstable like a piece of fabric or a traction device designed, for example, as a rope and can therefore only transmit tensile forces but not compressive forces. Rather, the element, when viewed in isolation, retains its shape independently, so that both compressive forces and tensile forces can be transmitted via the element.

[0007] The wing element has a transmission element, which is particularly designed separately from the base element. In addition, the wing element has a handle element, which is particularly designed separately from the base element and very particularly separately from the transmission element, which is movable relative to the base element from an initial position into an actuation point, in particular rotationally and / or translationally and / or along a movement path. The movement path can be straight, in particular completely straight, and thus runs along a straight line. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the movement path to be at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or completely, curved. By means of the handle element, a lock is provided, by means of which theThe wing element, which can be arranged or arranged on the body of the vehicle, is to be secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the body, can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, in such a way that by moving the handle element relative to the base element of the wing element from an initial position of the handle element into an actuating position of the handle element, the transmission element, which is in particular formed separately from the lock and separately from the handle element and, for example, can be coupled or coupled to the lock and, for example, can be coupled or coupled to the handle element, can be driven and thereby moved relative to the base element, in particular translationally and, in particular, exclusively translationally, whereby the lock can be unlocked via the transmission element by means of the handle element, in particular purely, and thus without the use or utilization of electrical energy.

[0008] The wing element, in particular the handle element, has, for example, an operating element by means of which the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, thus electrical unlocking of the lock can be effected. In particular when the wing element is designed as a door, in particular as a side door, of the vehicle, the lock is a door lock or the lock is also referred to as a door lock. In particular, the lock can be a component of the wing element and can thus be moved, in particular pivoted, together with the wing element relative to the structure between the closed position and at least one open position. In particular, the operating element can be a mechanical operating element such as a knob, a pushbutton or a key.For example, the operating element can be moved relative to a base element of the wing element, in particular the handle element, between a first operating element position and a second operating element position, in particular translationally and / or rotationally. By operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, for example, the operating element is moved from the first operating element position relative to the base element into the second operating element position, whereby the lock can be electrically unlocked, thus electrically unlocking the lock. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the operating element to be or have a touch-sensitive surface, wherein the operating element can be operated by a person directly touching the touch-sensitive surface with one of their fingers.

[0009] The handle element is, for example, an outside handle element, in particular a door outside handle element, which is thus arranged, for example, on an outer side of the wing element. In particular when the wing element is a door, in particular a side door, the handle element is therefore an outside door handle element, hence an outside door handle, which is also referred to as an outside handle or outside door handle. The handle element is arranged on the outside, which, in the installed position of the wing element and in the closed position of the wing element, in particular outwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle, faces away from the interior and towards the surroundings of the vehicle. The wing element assumes its installed position when the vehicle having the wing element is completely manufactured.

[0010] The lock can, for example, be adjusted between a locked and an unlocked state. By unlocking the lock, the lock is moved, i.e., transferred, from the locked state to the unlocked state. If the sash element is in the closed position and the lock is in the locked state at the same time, the sash element is secured in the closed position by the lock, in particular by a positive fit, and thus against any unwanted movement into the open position relative to the structure. In order to open the sash element, thus to move it from the closed position to the open position, the operating element is operated, in particular actuated, in particular by a person.As a result, the lock is electrically unlocked, i.e. electrically transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, so that the lock releases the wing element for movement relative to the body from the closed position to the open position. For example, a locking element such as a locking bolt (also referred to as a lock bolt) or a striking bracket (also referred to as a lock bracket) is attached to the body, in particular to a vehicle pillar of the body, for example designed as a door pillar and also referred to as a body or body pillar. For example, the aforementioned body opening is delimited towards the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or completely, by the vehicle pillar.In the closed position of the wing element and in the locked state of the lock, for example, the lock, in particular a lock latch of the lock designed, for example, as a rotary and / or fork latch, interacts, in particular in a form-fitting manner, with the locking element, whereby the wing element is to be secured or is secured in the closed position, in particular in a form-fitting manner. For example, the lock has a first lock element, which can, for example, be the aforementioned lock latch designed, in particular, as a rotary and / or fork latch. In the closed position of the wing element and in the locked state of the lock, for example, the first lock element interacts, in particular in a form-fitting manner, with a second lock element, which is, for example, the locking element.The second locking element is fastened at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the body, in particular to the vehicle pillar, in particular in such a way that relative movements between the second locking element and the body, in particular between the second locking element and the vehicle pillar, are prevented. In particular, in the closed position of the wing element and in the locked state of the lock, the first locking element interacts with the second locking element in a form-fitting manner. Because the first locking element interacts with the second locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, in the closed position of the wing element and in the locked state of the lock, the wing element is to be secured or is secured in the closed position, in particular in a form-fitting manner.For example, the first lock element can be moved, in particular translationally and / or rotationally, relative to a reference element of the lock and / or relative to the base element, and in particular relative to the second lock element between a locking position and an unlocking position. In the closed position of the wing element and in the locking position of the first lock element, whereby the lock is in the locked state, the first lock element interacts, in particular in a form-fitting manner, with the second lock element, whereby the wing element is secured or can be secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the structure.By or during the unlocking of the lock, for example, the first lock element is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position, in which interaction between the first lock element and the second lock element ceases and the lock is in the unlocked state. As a result, the wing element is released for movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position. The feature that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, and thus an electrical unlocking of the lock can be effected, is to be understood in particular that, for example, as a result of operating the operating element, an electrically operable lock actuator, which is designed, for example, as an electric motor, is controlled, in particular electrically.Through this, in particular electrical, control of the lock actuator, the lock actuator is electrically operated, so that, for example, the first lock element is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position by means of the lock actuator, in particular using electrical energy and thus electrically. This means that the first lock element is moved electrically from the locked position to the unlocked position, whereby the lock is unlocked electrically, i.e., using the aforementioned electrical energy.A movement of the wing element from the closed position to the open position following the electrical unlocking of the lock can then be effected, for example, manually by a person or by the aforementioned person, in particular by the person manually exerting a force, in particular a tensile force or a compressive force, on the wing element, in particular via the handle element, and thus moving the wing element relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position. Furthermore, it is conceivable that, as a result of the operation of the operating element, the wing element is or can be moved electrically, i.e. using electrical energy, from the closed position to the open position relative to the structure, in particular after the lock has been unlocked, in particular electrically.For this purpose, for example, an electrically operated movement device is provided, which for example has the aforementioned electrically operated lock actuator and / or at least one further electrically operated actuator. As a result of the operation of the operating element, for example, the movement device is controlled, in particular electrically, whereby the movement device is electrically operated, so that by means of the movement device the wing element is moved, in particular pivoted, from the closed position to the open position using electrical energy and thus electrically relative to the structure. The lock can thus be unlocked particularly conveniently, and the wing element can be opened particularly conveniently, thus moving from the closed position to the open position.It is conceivable for the wing element, in particular the handle element and very particularly the operating element, to have at least one sensor, in particular an electrical or electrically operable sensor, by means of which an operation, in particular an actuation, of the operating element, for example by a person, can be detected. If, for example, an operation, in particular an actuation, of the operating element, moved by a person, i.e. in particular a movement of the operating element from the first operating element position to the second operating element position, moved by a person, is detected by the sensor, the lock actuator is controlled, in particular as described above, so that the lock is electrically unlocked by means of the lock actuator. The lock actuator can be a component of the wing element.Furthermore, it is conceivable that the sensor is a component of the wing element, in particular a component of the handle element and, most particularly, a component of the operating element. Furthermore, the lock can be a component of the wing element.

[0011] In principle, it would be possible, for example as a result of a vehicle accident, that the control element and / or the sensor and / or the lock actuator could no longer be supplied with electrical energy or current, because, for example, a power supply to the control element and / or the lock actuator and / or the sensor is damaged, interrupted, or destroyed. In this case, the lock may no longer be able to be electrically unlocked, because, for example, the lock actuator can no longer be operated and / or because, for example, the sensor can no longer detect operation or actuation of the control element.In order to be able to open the wing element quickly and easily, particularly after an accident, the handle element can be moved from the starting position into the actuating position relative to the base element, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically and thus without the use of electrical energy. If, for example, a person moves the handle element, in particular purely manually, from the starting position into the actuating position, they drive the transmission element via the handle element, in particular purely mechanically, whereby the transmission element is moved, in particular purely mechanically, relative to the base element, in particular translationally and most particularly purely translationally.By moving the transmission element in this way, the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, so that the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, via the transmission element by means of the handle element. Thus, for example, after an accident, a person in the vicinity of the vehicle and thus of the wing element can act as a first aider and quickly and easily move the handle element from its initial position to the actuated position, whereby the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, via the transmission element. As a result, the person in question can quickly and easily open the wing element and thus, for example, reach a person inside the vehicle and subsequently provide care to the person inside.The handle element is or functions as an emergency release element by means of which the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, in particular in an emergency.

[0012] The transmission element is thus, for example, a coupling element which is, for example, formed separately from the handle element and separately from the lock. The coupling element (transmission element) is, for example, coupled or can be coupled to the handle element on the one hand. On the other hand, the transmission element can be coupled or can be coupled to the lock. The handle element is coupled or can be coupled to the lock via the transmission element, in particular mechanically and very particularly purely mechanically, so that the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, by moving the handle element from the starting position into the actuating position via the transmission element.

[0013] In order to be able to realize a particularly advantageous actuation of the wing element and thus in particular a high level of security, the invention provides that the wing element has a gear via which, for the mechanical, in particular purely mechanical, unlocking of the lock, the transmission element can be driven by the handle element by moving the handle element from the starting position into the actuating position, wherein the gear has at least or preferably exactly two meshing gears, namely a first gear and a second gear. For example, the first gear is rotatable about a first gear axis of rotation relative to the base element. For example, the second gear is rotatable about a second gear axis of rotation relative to the base element. The gear axes of rotation preferably run parallel to one another, wherein the gear axes of rotation are preferably spaced apart from one another.

[0014] In particular, it is conceivable for the first gear to be held at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the base element so as to be rotatable about the first gear rotation axis relative to the base element. Alternatively or additionally, for example, the second gear is held at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the base element so as to be rotatable about the second gear rotation axis relative to the base element. The first gear has a first toothing, and the second gear has a second toothing. The toothings mesh, in particular directly, with one another, as a result of which the gears are in, in particular direct, engagement with one another. In other words, the gears mesh with one another.By moving the handle element relative to the base element from the starting position into the actuating position, the first gear can be driven, in particular mechanically and most particularly purely mechanically, by means of the handle element, for example, and can thus be rotated about the first gear axis of rotation relative to the base element. By rotating the first gear about the first gear axis of rotation and relative to the base element, the second gear can be driven or driven by the first gear, in particular mechanically and most particularly purely mechanically, and can thus be rotated or rotated about the second gear axis of rotation relative to the base element.By rotating the second gear about the second gear axis of rotation and relative to the base element, the transmission element can be driven by the second gear, in particular mechanically and very particularly purely mechanically, and can thereby be moved relative to the base element, in particular translationally and very particularly purely translationally, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically and thus without the use of electrical energy.In relation to a force flow along which a force for, in particular purely mechanical unlocking of the lock can be or is transmitted from the handle element to the lock during a movement of the handle element from the starting position into the actuating position relative to the base element, in order to thereby unlock the lock, in particular purely mechanically, the gear is arranged in the force flow downstream of the handle element and upstream of the transmission element, which is arranged in the force flow downstream of the gear and upstream of the lock.Thus, by moving the handle element from the initial position to the actuating position relative to the base element, the gear can be driven by the handle element, in particular mechanically and most particularly purely mechanically, because by driving the gear, the gear drives the transmission element, in particular mechanically and most particularly purely mechanically, whereby the transmission element is moved relative to the base element, in particular translationally. This unlocks the lock mechanically, in particular purely mechanically. During or by driving the gear, the gears are rotated about the gear axes of rotation relative to the base element, as described above.

[0015] By using the gear mechanism, the force required to move the handle element from its initial position to the actuated position, for example, by a person in the vicinity of the vehicle, can be advantageously kept to a minimum, particularly after a vehicle accident. This allows the person to easily and quickly move the handle element from its initial position to the actuated position. This allows the person to unlock the lock easily and quickly, especially after an accident, thus ensuring a particularly high level of security.

[0016] For example, the transmission element can be coupled or is coupled to the transmission. For example, the handle element can be coupled or is coupled to the transmission.

[0017] Furthermore, the gearing allows the short distance traveled by the handle element, for example, when moving from the initial position to the actuated position, to be converted into a larger distance traveled by the transmission element when the handle element is moved from the initial position to the actuated position. This allows the lock to be mechanically, particularly purely mechanically, unlocked with only a small amount of force exerted on the handle element.

[0018] In the invention, the wing element has a flexible traction means, also referred to as the first traction means, which is particularly designed separately from the gearing, separately from the handle element, and separately from the base element, and preferably designed separately from the transmission element and additionally provided on the transmission element. This traction means can be used to mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, unlock the lock by driving the gearing from the handle element by moving the handle element from the starting position into the actuating position. When reference is made below to the traction means, this refers to the first traction means, unless otherwise stated. The traction means is therefore arranged downstream of the handle element and upstream of the gearing in relation to the force flow.If, for example, the handle element is moved from the starting position into the actuating position relative to the base element, the traction mechanism is driven by the handle element. By driving the traction mechanism, the traction mechanism drives the gear, whereby the gears are rotated about the gear axes of rotation relative to the base element. The gear thereby drives the transmission element, which is thus moved translationally relative to the base element, whereby the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically. By using the traction mechanism, a particularly advantageous transmission ratio from the handle element to the transmission element can be created in a space-saving manner, so that the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, in a particularly advantageous manner.

[0019] The wing element has a roller that is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the base element. This roller is mounted, at least indirectly, directly on the base element, for example, so that it can rotate about the rotational axis relative to the base element. The roller is a deflection pulley, by which the traction mechanism is deflected along its extension from the handle element to the gear, for example, by at least 45 degrees. This allows for a particularly advantageous path for the traction mechanism, so that a particularly compact design of the wing element can be realized. This allows the wing element to be operated particularly advantageously.

[0020] A further embodiment is characterized in that the traction means, which is formed separately from the handle element and separately from the gears and thus separately from the transmission, is coupled on the one hand to the handle element and on the other hand directly to the first gear. With respect to the force flow, the first gear is arranged downstream of the handle element and upstream of the second gear and upstream of the transmission element in the force flow, wherein the second gear is arranged downstream of the first gear and upstream of the transmission element in the force flow. With regard to the traction means, it is provided in particular that the first gear is arranged in the force flow downstream of the traction means and upstream of the second gear, such that the traction means is arranged downstream of the handle element and upstream of the first gear in the force flow.

[0021] Since the traction means is preferably coupled directly to the first gear, so that the traction means is coupled, for example, in particular exclusively, to the first gear and second gear, a particularly compact design can be achieved, and a force to be exerted on the handle element in order to move the handle element from the starting position into the actuating position can be kept particularly low, so that a particularly advantageous actuation of the wing element can be achieved.

[0022] In order to achieve a particularly compact design for the wing element and to enable the lock to be unlocked purely mechanically with minimal force, a further embodiment of the invention provides for the gear mechanism to have exactly two gears. In other words, the gear mechanism has exactly two meshing gears, not the first gear and the second gear.

[0023] A further embodiment is characterized in that the transmission element, which is formed separately from the handle element, separately from the gears, and separately from the base element, is directly coupled to the second gear, so that, for example, the transmission element is coupled exclusively to the first gear via the second gear. This allows the force flow to be advantageously configured, thus avoiding, for example, an excessively long tolerance chain. This allows the lock to be unlocked quickly and easily, i.e., purely mechanically, even after a vehicle accident.

[0024] In order to be able to realize a particularly advantageous actuation of the handle element and thus of the lock, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the handle element has a first end and a second end which is opposite the first end, in particular along a viewing line. The handle element thus ends, in particular along the viewing line, at the said ends. During each movement of the handle element relative to the base element from the starting position into the actuating position, the first end moves by a first path, i.e. by a first distance relative to the base element. During each movement of the handle element relative to the base element from the starting position into the actuating position, the second end moves by a second path which is greater than the first path, i.e. by a second distance greater than the first path relative to the base element.In particular, each end moves along a respective path of movement during the respective movement of the handle element from the starting position to the actuating position, where the paths of movement are defined, for example, by a slotted link or slotted link guide. Thus, the handle element can be moved, for example, along the slotted link or slotted link guide from the starting position to the actuating position, allowing the handle element to be moved in a defined and precise manner. This makes mechanical unlocking of the lock particularly easy.

[0025] In order to be able to achieve a particularly advantageous transmission from the handle element to the transmission element, a further embodiment of the invention provides that the pulling means is coupled to the handle element at, in particular precisely, a coupling point which, in particular as viewed along the straight line, is arranged closer to the second end than to the first end. As a result, when the handle element is moved from the starting position into the actuating position, the pulling means already covers an advantageously long path, i.e. a particularly long distance, so that, for example, a only short path that the handle element covers when it is moved from the starting position into the actuating position can be converted, i.e. translated, via the pulling means and the gearing into a path that is greater than the path that the transmission element covers when the handle element is moved from the starting position into the actuating position.This allows the lock to be mechanically unlocked with an advantageously low force exerted on the handle element, so that a particularly advantageous actuation can be achieved.

[0026] In order to enable particularly secure mechanical unlocking of the lock, i.e., purely mechanically, a further embodiment of the invention provides for the transmission element to be a flexible traction device, also referred to as a second traction device, such as a Bowden cable. In particular, the second traction device is a cable, especially a steel cable.

[0027] A second aspect of the invention relates to a vehicle, preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a car and especially as a passenger car, which has at least one wing element according to the first aspect of the invention. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, and vice versa.

[0028] Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: Fig. 1 shows a partial schematic perspective view of a vehicle with at least one wing element; Fig. 2 shows a partial schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the wing; Fig. 3 shows a further schematic perspective view of the first embodiment; Fig. 4 shows a partial schematic plan view of the wing element according to the first embodiment; and Fig. 5 A partial schematic perspective view of the second embodiment of the wing element.

[0029] In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals.

[0030] Fig. 1 shows a detail in a schematic perspective view of a vehicle 1, which in the present case is also designed as a passenger car, the interior of which, also referred to as a passenger cell, passenger compartment or cabin, is formed by a body of the vehicle 1, which is designed in particular as a self-supporting body. While the vehicle 1 is traveling, people such as the driver of the vehicle 1 can be present in the interior. The vehicle 1 has at least one wing element 2, which is designed as a door, in particular as a side door, and is therefore also referred to as a vehicle door. The wing element 2 is assigned a particularly lateral body opening of the body, wherein the body opening in the present case is designed as a lateral door opening. The wing element 2 is movable on the body between a closed position and at least one in Fig. 1 shown open position relative to the structure movable, in particular pivotable, held, and thus arranged. In the in Fig. In the closed position of the wing element 2 shown in Figure 1, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the wing element 2. In the open position, the wing element 2 is exposed at least in a partial area of ​​the body opening, so that, for example, a person initially located in an area 3 of the vehicle 1 and thus of the wing element 2 can enter the interior via the exposed partial area of ​​the body opening. Furthermore, a person initially located in the interior can, for example, exit the interior via the exposed partial area and thus reach or access the area 3.

[0031] While in Fig. 2 to 4 a first embodiment of the wing element 2 is illustrated, Fig. 5 a second embodiment of the wing element 2. From Fig. 2 that the wing element 2 has at least one base element 4, which is designed as a solid and dimensionally stable, i.e., inherently rigid body. The wing element 2 has a handle element 7, which is located on the outside and is thus designed as an outside door handle, which is also simply referred to as a door handle. The handle element 7 can be moved relative to the base element 4 from an initial position AS into an actuating position BS ( Fig. 4), wherein in the first embodiment and the second embodiment the grip element 7 is rotatably movable and thus pivotable from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS along, for example, an arcuate movement path. The movement path is defined by a guide 5, also referred to as a link or guide link, such that the grip element 7 is guided along the guide 5 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS relative to the base element 4. In this case, for example, the grip element 7 is held at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the base element 4 in such a way that the grip element 7 is movable, in particular rotatably, relative to the base element 4 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS.

[0032] The wing element 2 has, for example, a lock (not shown in more detail in the figures), also referred to as a door lock, by means of which the wing element 2 is to be secured or is secured in the closed position relative to the structure. The lock can be adjusted, i.e. switched, between a locked state of the lock and an unlocked state of the lock. If the wing element 2 is in the closed position while the lock is in its locked state, the wing element 2 is held in the closed position relative to the structure by means of the lock, in particular in a form-fitting manner. By unlocking the lock, the lock is or can be transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state. In the unlocked state, the lock releases the wing element 2 for a movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position.

[0033] By means of the handle element 7, the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, ie transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, such that by moving the handle element 7 relative to the base element 4 of the wing element 2 from the initial position AS into the actuating position BS, Fig. 5, the transmission element 6 of the wing element 2, which is particularly schematically illustrated, can be driven and is thereby movable relative to the base element 4, in particular transitorily and very particularly exclusively transitorily, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, via the transmission element 6 by means of the handle element 7. The feature that the lock can be unlocked purely mechanically by means of the handle element 7 via the transmission element 6, and thus can be transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, is to be understood that the lock can be unlocked via the transmission element 6 without the use of electrical energy by means of the handle element 7 by moving the handle element 7 from the initial position AS to the actuating position BS.

[0034] The wing element 2, for example, has a shell, also referred to as the door shell. Furthermore, the wing element 2 has an outer panel element 9, simply referred to as a paneling element, which is formed separately from the shell and is held at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the shell. Thus, for example, at least a portion of the shell facing the surrounding area 3 is covered and thus clad by the outer panel element 9, at least in the closed position of the wing element 2.

[0035] The wing element 2 has an outer skin, also referred to as the overall outer skin 15, which, at least in the closed position of the wing element 2, can be visually and haptically perceived by a person located in the environment 3, i.e., can be seen and, in particular, directly touched. A first region B1 of the overall outer skin 15 is formed by the outer paneling element 9. A second region B2 of the overall outer skin 15 is formed by the handle element 7, i.e., by an outer skin of the handle element 7, also referred to as the handle element outer skin. It can be seen that the handle element 7 is arranged on an outer side A of the wing element 2 and is thus designed as an outside handle element, in particular on the outside of the door. In the closed position of the wing element 2, the outer side A faces outwards, away from the interior, in particular in the transverse direction of the vehicle 1, and faces the environment 3.For example, a third region of the overall outer skin 15 is formed by an outer trim element of the wing element 2, also referred to as a cover or simply as a cladding element, so that, for example, the third region of the overall outer skin 15 is formed by an element outer skin of the cover. By means of the cover, for example, at least a partial region of a vehicle pillar of the body, also referred to as a body pillar or body pillar, is overlapped outwards, in particular in the transverse direction of the vehicle 1, and thus covered, wherein, for example, the vehicle pillar is a B-pillar. For example, the body opening of the body assigned to the wing element 2 is at least partially delimited towards the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 1 by the vehicle pillar. For example, the outer paneling element 9 and the cover are immovable relative to one another.In particular, the panel is formed separately from the outer paneling element 9.

[0036] Out of Fig. 1 it can be seen that the wing element 2, which is designed as a door in the present case, has a door sill 26, also referred to as a parapet or window sill. Furthermore, the wing element 2 comprises a translucent side window 27, also referred to simply as a pane, which is displaceable, for example, relative to the body shell and relative to the outer paneling element 9, at least in the closed position of the wing element 2 in the vertical direction of the vehicle 1. In particular, the side window 27 is arranged between a Fig. 1 shown closed position and an open position relative to the body shell and relative to the outer panel element 9. In this case, a pane area 28, also referred to as the window area, is delimited downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle by the door sill 26 in the closed position of the wing element 2. In the case of the Fig. 1, the pane region 28 is a window opening which is delimited, for example, by a window frame of the wing element 2, wherein the window frame may, for example, encompass the door sill 26. In the closed position, at least one pane sub-region of the side window 27 is arranged in the pane region 28, also referred to as the window region, in particular such that the pane region 28 is at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or even completely, closed by the pane sub-region of the side window 27. In particular, it is provided that in the closed position of the side window 27, the door sill 26 adjoins the pane sub-region downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle 1, at least in the closed position of the wing element 2.In the open position of the side window 27, at least the pane section is arranged in a shaft of the sash element 2, also referred to as a window shaft or pane shaft, so that in the closed position of the side window 27 and at least relative to the closed position of the sash element 2, the pane section is arranged below the door sill 26 in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In the open position of the side window 27, the side window 27 at least partially exposes the pane section 28. It can be seen that at least in the closed position of the sash element 2 and at least in the initial position AS and preferably also in the actuating position BS, the handle element 7 is arranged above the door sill 26 in the vertical direction of the vehicle 1, at least in the installed position of the sash element 2, which assumes its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle 1 having the sash element 2.

[0037] In order to be able to realize a particularly advantageous actuation of the wing element 2, the wing element 2 has a gear 8 which, in the first embodiment, has exactly two gears that are directly in engagement with one another, namely a first gear 10 and a second gear 11. For the purpose of unlocking the lock, in particular purely mechanically, the transmission element 6 can be driven and moved by the handle element 7 via the gear 8 by moving the handle element 7 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS, in particular mechanically, and very particularly purely mechanically, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, by this movement of the transmission element 6.

[0038] In the first embodiment, the wing element 2 has a flexible and thus dimensionally unstable traction means 12, which is also referred to as the first traction means. The traction means 12 is designed separately from the handle element 7 and separately from the gears 10 and 11. For mechanical unlocking of the lock, the gear 8 of the handle element 7 can be driven via the traction means 12 by moving the handle element 7 from the initial position AS into the actuating position BS, wherein by rubbing the gear 8, the transmission element 6 can be driven by the gear 8 and thus moved relative to the base element 4, whereby the lock can be mechanically, i.e. purely mechanically, unlocked. Particularly well-designed Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shows that in the first embodiment of the wing element 2, a roller 13 is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the base element 4. In particular, the roller 13 is held at least indirectly on the base element 4 so as to be rotatable about the rotational axis relative to the base element 4. The first gear 10 is rotatable about a first gear rotational axis relative to the base element 4, and the gear 11 is rotatable about a second gear rotational axis relative to the base element 4. The gear rotational axes are spaced apart from one another and run parallel to one another. For example, the respective gear rotational axis runs parallel to the rotational axis of the roller 13, wherein, for example, the gear rotational axes run parallel to one another in pairs around the rotational axis of the roller 13 and are spaced apart from one another in pairs. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the respective gear rotational axis to run obliquely or skewly to the rotational axis of the roller 13. Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shows that the traction means 12 extends from the handle element 7 to the gear 10 and thus to the gear 8, in particular is continuous and thus uninterrupted, wherein the traction means 12 is deflected by the roller 13 along its extension running from the handle element 7 to the gear 10 and is thereby guided by the roller 13. On the one hand, the traction means 12 is coupled at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the handle element 7. On the other hand, the traction means 12 is directly coupled to the gear 10, in particular such that the traction means 12, in particular directly, is hooked onto the gear 10. If the handle element 7 is thus moved from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS relative to the base element 4, a force, in particular a tensile force, is exerted on the traction means 12, whereby the traction means 12 is driven and thus moved relative to the base element 4.By moving the traction means 12 relative to the base element 4, for example, the roller 13 and the gear 10 are driven, whereby the roller 13 rotates about the axis of rotation relative to the base element 4 and the gear 10 rotates about the first gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4. Since the gears 10 and 11 are in engagement with one another, the gear 10 drives the gear 11 as the gear 10 rotates about the first gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4, whereby the gear 11 is rotated about the second gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4. By rotating the gear 11 about the second gear axis of rotation and relative to the base element 4, the gear 11 drives the transmission element 6, whereby the transmission element 6 is moved relative to the base element 4, in particular transitorily and most particularly exclusively transitorily.By this movement of the transmission element 6 relative to the base element 4, the lock is unlocked.

[0039] In the first embodiment, the transmission element 6 is, on the one hand, at least indirectly, in particular directly, coupled to the lock. On the other hand, the transmission element 6 is directly coupled to the gear 11, for example in such a way that the transmission element 6, in particular directly, is suspended, i.e., hooked, on the gear 11. As a result, by rotating the gear 11 about the second gear axis of rotation and relative to the base element 4, the transmission element 6 is driven and thereby moved relative to the base element 4, whereby the lock is unlocked. The traction means 12 is formed separately from the gear 11 and separately from the handle element 7.

[0040] Recognizable from Fig. 1 is that the handle element 7 has a first end E1, which, during a respective movement of the handle element 7 relative to the base element 4 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS, moves by a first path, i.e. by a first distance relative to the base element 4, in particular away from the base element 4. The handle element 7 also has a second end E2, which is located, for example, opposite the first end E2 along a viewing line. The second end E2 moves by a second path, i.e. by a second distance, greater than the first path, relative to the base element 4 and in particular away from the base element 4, during a respective movement of the handle element 7 relative to the base element 4 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS.The traction means 12 is coupled to the handle element 7 at exactly one coupling point, which, in particular viewed along the viewing line, is arranged closer to the second end E2 than to the first end E1.

[0041] In the first embodiment, the transmission element 6 is a second flexible traction means such as a Bowden cable.

[0042] At the Fig.In the second embodiment shown in Figure 5, the gear 8 has more than two gears, wherein in the second embodiment the gear 8 has at least or exactly three gears, namely the first gear 10, the second gear 11 and a third gear 14. The gears 10 and 11 are in, in particular direct, engagement with one another, wherein meshing of the gear 10 with the gear 14 is avoided. Furthermore, the gears 11 and 14 are in, in particular direct, engagement with one another, so that the gears 10 and 11 mesh with one another, and so that the gears 11 and 14 mesh with one another without the gears 10 and 14 meshing with one another. The third gear 14 is rotatable about a third gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4, wherein, for example, the third gear 14 is held on the base element 4 at least indirectly, in particular directly, so as to be rotatable about a third gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4.The first gear axis of rotation, the second gear axis of rotation, and the third gear axis of rotation run parallel to one another, for example in pairs, wherein, for example, the first gear axis of rotation, the second gear axis of rotation, and the third gear axis of rotation are spaced apart from one another in pairs. In the second embodiment, the gear 8 can be driven by means of the handle element 7 by moving the handle element 7 relative to the base element 4 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS in such a way that the handle element 7 has a first ramp and the first gear 10 has a second ramp. The ramps are or comprise inclined surfaces. If the handle element 7 is moved relative to the base element 4 from the starting position AS into the actuating position BS, the ramps, in particular the surfaces, slide directly against one another, whereby the gear 10 is driven and thereby rotated about the first gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4.As a result, the gear 10 drives the second gear 11, whereby the second gear 11 is rotated about the second gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4. As a result, the second gear drives the third gear 14, whereby the third gear 14 is rotated about the third gear axis of rotation relative to the base element 4. In the second embodiment, the transmission element 6 is directly coupled to the third gear 14, so that by rotating the third gear 14 about the third gear axis of rotation and relative to the base element 4, the third gear 14 drives the transmission element 6, whereby the transmission element 6 is moved relative to the base element 4, in particular transitorily and very particularly exclusively transitorily. As a result, the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically.

[0043] In the second embodiment, the transmission element 6 is a dimensionally stable rack designed as a solid body, which is directly coupled to the third gear 14 in such a way that a first toothing of the gear 14 engages, in particular directly, with a corresponding second toothing of the rack, so that the third gear 14 and the rack are in direct engagement with one another. The first toothing of the gear 14 engages with a third toothing of the gear 11, whereby the gears 11 and 14 are in direct engagement with one another. The third toothing of the gear 11 engages with a fourth toothing of the gear 10 and vice versa, whereby the gears 10 and 11 are in direct engagement with one another.Thus, the transmission element 6 can be driven via the gear 8 by the handle element 7 by moving the handle element 7 relative to the base element 4 from the initial position AS into the actuating position BS and can thereby be moved relative to the base element 4, whereby the lock can be actuated and thus unlocked purely mechanically.

Claims

[1] Wing element (2) for a vehicle (1), comprising a transmission element (6) and a handle element (7), by means of which a lock, by means of which the wing element (2), which can be arranged on a body of the vehicle (1) so as to be movable between a closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured in the closed position, can be mechanically unlocked in such a way that by moving the handle element (7) relative to a base element (4) of the wing element (2) from an initial position (AS) of the handle element (7) into an actuating position (BS) of the handle element (7), the transmission element (6) can be driven and thus moved relative to the base element (4), whereby the lock can be mechanically unlocked via the transmission element (6) by means of the handle element (7), wherein a gear (8) having at least or exactly two mutually engaging gear wheels (10, 11) is provided,via which, for mechanical unlocking of the lock, the transmission element (6) can be driven by the handle element (7) by moving the handle element (7) from the initial position (AS) into the actuating position (BS), , characterized by - a flexible traction means (12), via which the gear (8) can be driven by the handle element (7) for mechanically unlocking the lock by moving the handle element (7) from the initial position (AS) into the actuating position (BS); and - a roller (13) rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the base element (4), by means of which the traction means (12) is deflected along its extension from the handle element (7) to the gear (8). [2] Wing element (2) according to claim 1, characterized bythat the traction means (12) formed separately from the handle element (7) and separately from the gear wheels (10, 11) is coupled on the one hand to the handle element (7) and on the other hand directly to a first of the gear wheels (10, 11). [3] Wing element (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the gear (8) has exactly two gears (10, 11) as the only gears of the gear (8). [4] Wing element (2) according to claims 2 and 3, characterized by that the transmission element (6) formed separately from the handle element (7) and separately from the gears (10, 11) is directly coupled to the second gear (11). [5] Wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the handle element (7) has: - a first end (E1) which moves by a first distance relative to the base element (4) during a respective movement of the handle element (7) from the starting position (AS) into the actuating position (BS); and - a second end (E2) opposite the first end (E1), which second end moves relative to the base element (4) by a second path which is greater than the first path during the respective movement of the handle element (7) from the starting position (AS) into the actuating position (BS) relative to the base element (4). [6] Wing element (2) according to claim 5 characterized by that the traction means (12) is coupled to the handle element (7) at a coupling point which is arranged closer to the second end (E2) than to the first end (E1). [7] Wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the transmission element (6) is a flexible traction means. [8] Vehicle (1) having at least one wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims.

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