CN103726729A - Manual unlocking device of sliding door of urban rail vehicle - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a manual unlocking device of a sliding door of an urban rail vehicle. When a cable pulling disc is rotated to an unlocking position, a stop hook falls in an arc-shaped groove in the cable pulling disc under the effect of torsional springs to be located; when resetting is carried out, a handle is reversely rotated, the diameter of a locating hole in the cable pulling disc is larger than the diameter of a cylindrical locating pin of an unlocking disc, differential motion exists between forward rotation of the unlocking disc and the cable pulling disc and between reversing rotation of the unlocking disc and the cable pulling disc, the differential motion is adopted to enable a slope arranged on the cable pulling disc to support the stop hook to reset a door system locking device, the reliable location is achieved, operation is conveniently achieved, unlocking moment is small, and other assistance movements are avoided; the handle is only required to be rotated directly to achieve manual unlocking and resetting, the unlocking movement is simple and reliable, the structure is novel, the design is ingenious, and the good application prospect is achieved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to city railway vehicle component technical field, be specifically related to a kind of manual unlocking device of city railway vehicle sliding door.
Background technology
Fast development along with city size, the trip that urban track traffic can be convenient for people to, be widely applied, at present, in city railway vehicle sliding door, be all provided with manual unlocking device, so that under the state of emergency, manually control and open sliding door, existing manual unlocking device, employing collision bead location, utilize the interaction of the v-notch of steel ball and cable quadrant external surface, realize release and reset, due to the surface abrasion of collision bead to the v-notch of cable quadrant external surface in using, can cause manual unlocking device to occur the situation that can not locate or the increasing of release moment is even stuck, under the state of emergency, manually can not open sliding door, or after the state of emergency is removed, sliding door can not reset, reliability is low, there is potential safety hazard.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem solved by the invention is to overcome existing manual unlocking device, employing collision bead location, the surface abrasion of collision bead to the v-notch of cable quadrant external surface, can cause manual unlocking device to occur the situation that can not locate or the increasing of release moment is even stuck, reliability is low, has the problem of potential safety hazard.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is:
A kind of manual unlocking device of city railway vehicle sliding door, it is characterized in that: comprise and separate lock support, rotating shaft, handle, torsion spring, stop hook, solution lock collar and cable quadrant, described rotating shaft and handle link into an integrated entity, in described rotating shaft, be socketed with the first axle sleeve, described the first axle sleeve is arranged on the center of separating lock support, described rotating shaft is extended solution lock support through the first axle sleeve, and is connected with solution lock collar by the second axle sleeve, drives release disc spins; The outside of described solution lock collar is departed from center and is provided with cylindricality alignment pin, on described cable quadrant, be provided with locating hole with the corresponding position of cylindricality alignment pin, the diameter of described locating hole is greater than the diameter of cylindricality alignment pin, and described cylindricality alignment pin inserts locating hole, drives cable quadrant to rotate; Described stop hook is fixed on and is separated lock support near a side of separating lock collar by torsion spring, the outward flange of described solution lock collar is provided with the first deep-slotted chip breaker and the second deep-slotted chip breaker, the outward flange of described cable quadrant is provided with the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker, during manual unlocking, swing handle, while forwarding cable quadrant to unlocked position, stop hook is connected in the first deep-slotted chip breaker and the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker under the effect of torsion spring; When locking resets, rotate backward handle, the cylindricality alignment pin of separating in lock collar drives cable quadrant to rotate, exist differential, the cambered surface of the first deep-slotted chip breaker holds up stop hook, and stop hook departs from the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker, and stop hook is connected in the second deep-slotted chip breaker and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker under the effect of torsion spring.
The manual unlocking device of aforesaid a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door, it is characterized in that: the center of described solution lock collar is provided with projection, it is upper that described cable quadrant is socketed in projection by the 3rd axle sleeve, and the outside that described the 3rd axle sleeve is positioned at, is bolted on cable quadrant.
The manual unlocking device of aforesaid a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door, is characterized in that: described solution lock support is provided with fixed leg, and described torsion spring set is connected on fixed leg.
The manual unlocking device of aforesaid a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door, is characterized in that: the radian of described the first deep-slotted chip breaker and the second deep-slotted chip breaker is greater than the radian of the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker.
The manual unlocking device of aforesaid a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door, is characterized in that: the outward flange of described cable quadrant is provided with for coiling the groove of line, and described bracing wire, by being positioned at the breach on cable quadrant, is curled up in groove.
The manual unlocking device of aforesaid a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door, is characterized in that: described solution lock support is round rectangle shape, and four jiaos are provided with installing hole.
The manual unlocking device of aforesaid a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door, is characterized in that: described solution lock support is also provided with wiring board in the side near separating lock collar, and bracing wire runs through wiring board and is fixed on cable quadrant.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: the manual unlocking device of city railway vehicle sliding door of the present invention, when cable quadrant forwards unlocked position to, stop hook is located in torsion spring effect falls into the deep-slotted chip breaker on cable quadrant; During reset, reverse rotation handle, on cable quadrant, locating hole diameter is greater than the diameter of the cylindricality alignment pin of separating lock collar, therefore separate between the forward and reverse rotation of lock collar differential with one of cable quadrant existence, utilize this differential, be arranged on the inclined-plane of separating in lock collar stop hook is held up, to realize the reset of door system locking device, there is location reliable, easy to operate, release moment is little, without other auxiliary movement, direct rotating handles, can realize manual unlocking and reset, the lock of unwinding can move simple and reliable, novel structure, design ingeniously, have a good application prospect.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the manual unlocking device of city railway vehicle sliding door of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the principle schematic of released state of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the principle schematic of reset mode of the present invention.
Reference numeral implication is as follows:
1: separate lock support; 2: rotating shaft; 3: handle; 4: the first axle sleeves; 5: torsion spring; 6: stop hook; 7: separate lock collar; 8: cylindricality alignment pin; 9: cable quadrant; 10: the second axle sleeves; 11: projection; 12: locating hole; 13: the first deep-slotted chip breakers; 14: the second deep-slotted chip breakers; 15: the three deep-slotted chip breakers; 16: the four deep-slotted chip breakers; 17: the three axle sleeves; 18: bolt; 19: fixed leg; 20: groove; 21: breach; 22: installing hole; 23: wiring board.
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Below in conjunction with Figure of description, the present invention is further illustrated.
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of manual unlocking device of city railway vehicle sliding door, comprise and separate lock support 1, rotating shaft 2, handle 3, torsion spring 5, stop hook 6, solution lock collar 7 and cable quadrant 9, rotating shaft 2 links into an integrated entity with handle 3, in rotating shaft 2, be socketed with the first axle sleeve 4, the first axle sleeves 4 and be arranged on the center of separating lock support 1, rotating shaft 2 is extended and is separated lock support 1 through the first axle sleeve 4, and be connected with solution lock collar 7 by the second axle sleeve 10, drive and separate lock collar 7 rotations;
The center of separating lock collar 7 is provided with projection 11, and cable quadrant 9 is socketed in projection 11 by the 3rd axle sleeve 17, and the outside that the 3rd axle sleeve 17 is positioned at, is fixed on cable quadrant 9 by bolt 18;
The outside of solution lock collar 7 is departed from center and is provided with cylindricality alignment pin 8, on cable quadrant 9, be provided with locating hole 12 with the corresponding position of cylindricality alignment pin 8, the diameter of locating hole 12 is greater than the diameter of cylindricality alignment pin 8, cylindricality alignment pin 8 inserts locating hole 12, drive cable quadrant 9 to rotate, this kind of design, can cause between the forward and reverse rotation of solution lock collar 7 differential with cable quadrant 9 one of existence.
Described stop hook 6 is fixed on and is separated lock support 1 near a side of separating lock collar 7 by torsion spring 5, separates lock support 1 and is provided with fixed leg 19, and torsion spring 5 is socketed on fixed leg 19, and torsion spring 5 can produce the firm clamping of restoring force assurance stop hook 6 and firmly separate lock collar 7 and cable quadrant 9;
The outward flange of described solution lock collar 7 is provided with the first deep-slotted chip breaker 13 and the second deep-slotted chip breaker 14, the outward flange of cable quadrant 9 is provided with the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 15 and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker 16, the radian of the first deep-slotted chip breaker 13 and the second deep-slotted chip breaker 14 is greater than the radian of the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 15 and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker 16, than the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 15 and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker 16, there is little inclined-plane, be convenient to, separating between the forward and reverse rotation of lock collar 7, hold up stop hook 6, depart from the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 15, cable quadrant 9 is resetted, realize locking and reset.
As shown in Figure 2, when manual unlocking, swing handle 3, while forwarding cable quadrant 9 to unlocked position, stop hook 6 is connected in the first deep-slotted chip breaker 13 and the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 15 under the effect of torsion spring 5, and cable quadrant 9 is fixed by stop hook 6, and bracing wire is controlled driving mechanism and is realized release; As shown in Figure 3, when locking resets, rotate backward handle 3, the cylindricality alignment pin 8 of separating in lock collar 7 drives cable quadrant 9 to rotate, exist differential, the cambered surface of the first deep-slotted chip breaker 13 holds up stop hook 6, and stop hook 6 departs from the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 15, and cable quadrant 9 is realized and being automatically reset by the pulling force of bracing wire, stop hook 6 is connected in the second deep-slotted chip breaker 14 and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker 16 under the effect of torsion spring 5, after cable quadrant 9 automatically resets, stop hook 6 blocks cable quadrant 9, to realize the reset of door system locking device.
The outward flange of described cable quadrant 9 is provided with for coiling the groove 20 of line, bracing wire is by being positioned at the breach 21 on cable quadrant 9, curl up in groove 20, separate lock support 1 and be also provided with wiring board 23 in the side near separating lock collar 7, bracing wire runs through wiring board 23 and is fixed on cable quadrant 9.
Described solution lock support 1 is round rectangle shape, and four jiaos are provided with installing hole 22.
The manual unlocking device operating principle of city railway vehicle sliding door of the present invention is as follows, and when cable quadrant 9 forwards unlocked position to, stop hook 6 falls into the 3rd interior location of deep-slotted chip breaker 15 on cable quadrant 9 in torsion spring 5 effects; During reset, reverse rotation handle 3, on cable quadrant 9, locating hole 12 diameters are greater than the diameter of the cylindricality alignment pin 8 of separating lock collar 7, separate lock collar 7 differential with cable quadrant 9 one of existence between forward and reverse rotation, utilize this differential, the inclined-plane that is arranged on the first deep-slotted chip breaker 13 of separating in lock collar 7 holds up stop hook 6, cable quadrant 9 self-returns, stop hook 6, under torsion spring 5 effects, falls into the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker 16, to realize the reset of door system locking device, the lock of unwinding can move simple and reliable, novel structure, designs ingeniously, has a good application prospect.
More than show and described basic principle of the present invention and principal character and advantage of the present invention.The technician of the industry should understand; the present invention is not restricted to the described embodiments; that in above-described embodiment and manual, describes just illustrates principle of the present invention; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; the present invention also has various changes and modifications, and these changes and improvements all fall in the claimed scope of the invention.The claimed scope of the present invention is defined by appending claims and equivalent thereof.
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1. the manual unlocking device of a city railway vehicle sliding door, it is characterized in that: comprise and separate lock support (1), rotating shaft (2), handle (3), torsion spring (5), stop hook (6), separate lock collar (7) and cable quadrant (9), described rotating shaft (2) links into an integrated entity with handle (3), in described rotating shaft (2), be socketed with the first axle sleeve (4), described the first axle sleeve (4) is arranged on the center of separating lock support (1), described rotating shaft (2) is extended and is separated lock support (1) through the first axle sleeve (4), and be connected with solution lock collar (7) by the second axle sleeve (10), drive and separate lock collar (7) rotation, the outside of described solution lock collar (7) is departed from center and is provided with cylindricality alignment pin (8), described cable quadrant (9) corresponding position upper and cylindricality alignment pin (8) is provided with locating hole (12), the diameter of described locating hole (12) is greater than the diameter of cylindricality alignment pin (8), described cylindricality alignment pin (8) inserts locating hole (12), drives cable quadrant (9) to rotate, described stop hook (6) is fixed on and is separated lock support (1) near a side of separating lock collar (7) by torsion spring (5), the outward flange of described solution lock collar (7) is provided with the first deep-slotted chip breaker (13) and the second deep-slotted chip breaker (14), the outward flange of described cable quadrant (9) is provided with the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker (15) and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker (16), during manual unlocking, swing handle (3), while forwarding cable quadrant (9) to unlocked position, stop hook (6) is connected in the first deep-slotted chip breaker (13) and the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker (15) under the effect of torsion spring (5), when locking resets, rotate backward handle (3), the cylindricality alignment pin (8) of separating in lock collar (7) drives cable quadrant (9) to rotate, exist differential, the cambered surface of the first deep-slotted chip breaker (13) holds up stop hook (6), stop hook (6) departs from the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker (15), and stop hook (6) is connected in the second deep-slotted chip breaker (14) and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker (16) under the effect of torsion spring (5).
2. the manual unlocking device of a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the center of described solution lock collar (7) is provided with projection (11), described cable quadrant (9) is socketed in projection (11) by the 3rd axle sleeve (17), the outside that described the 3rd axle sleeve (17) is positioned at, is fixed on cable quadrant (9) by bolt (18).
3. the manual unlocking device of a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described solution lock support (1) is provided with fixed leg (19), and described torsion spring (5) is socketed on fixed leg (19).
4. the manual unlocking device of a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door according to claim 1, is characterized in that: the radian of described the first deep-slotted chip breaker (13) and the second deep-slotted chip breaker (14) is greater than the radian of the 3rd deep-slotted chip breaker (15) and the 4th deep-slotted chip breaker (16).
5. the manual unlocking device of a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the outward flange of described cable quadrant (9) is provided with the groove (20) for coiling line, described bracing wire, by being positioned at the breach (21) on cable quadrant (9), is curled up in groove (20).
6. the manual unlocking device of a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described solution lock support (1) is round rectangle shape, and four jiaos is provided with installing hole (22).
7. the manual unlocking device of a kind of city railway vehicle sliding door according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described solution lock support (1) is also provided with wiring board (23) in the side near separating lock collar (7), and bracing wire runs through wiring board (23) and is fixed on cable quadrant (9).
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