CN112177437A

CN112177437A - Rotary lock

Info

Publication number: CN112177437A
Application number: CN201910593947.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 简永盛; 胡至斌
Original assignee: Toyo Jiann Tsang Electric Co ltd
Current assignee: Changzhou Toyo Jiancang Motor Co ltd; Toyo Jiann Tsang Electric Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-03
Filing date: 2019-07-03
Publication date: 2021-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-03
Also published as: CN112177437B

Abstract

The utility model provides a rotation type tool to lock for solve the not good problem of current tool to lock operation convenience, it includes: a lock body having at least one interlock switch; the rotary control module is provided with a knob which is rotatably arranged above the lockset body and is used for rotationally switching the operation modes, and a containing chamber is formed inside the knob; and a press control module having at least one button accommodated in the accommodating chamber and capable of actuating the interlock switch when the button is pressed.

Description

Rotary lock

Technical Field

The invention relates to a lockset, in particular to a rotary lockset for an electric vehicle.

Background

The electric vehicle has the advantages of lightness, no air pollution, no noise and the like, and is a transportation tool which can meet the current environmental protection standard. The existing lockset for the electric vehicle is provided with a turn button, the turn button is provided with a convex sheet body on a main disc, and a user can hold the sheet body to drive the main disc to rotate so as to achieve the effect of switching operation modes.

However, in the conventional lock, due to the shape limitation of the rotating button, the button for controlling the opening of the seat cushion needs to be separately provided from the rotating button, so most of the manufacturers will choose to locate the button for controlling the opening of the seat cushion near the handle; however, when the user operates the seat, the user needs to turn the knob to the corresponding operation mode, then move the sight to the handle, and press the button to open the seat, so the convenience of operation is not ideal.

In view of the above, there is a need for an improved lock.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock, which integrates a button for controlling the opening of a seat cushion or an energy cover into a knob, so as to make the overall control more centralized and the operation more convenient.

One objective of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock, which can be controlled by transmitting an electrical signal.

The invention aims to provide a rotary lockset, which can improve the anti-theft safety.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary lock, which has a simple structure and can improve the assembling convenience.

The rotary lock of the invention comprises: a lock body having at least one interlock switch; the rotary control module is provided with a knob which is rotatably arranged above the lockset body and is used for rotationally switching the operation modes, and a containing chamber is formed inside the knob; and a press control module having at least one button accommodated in the accommodating chamber and capable of actuating the interlock switch when the button is pressed.

Therefore, the rotary lock provided by the invention has the advantages that the button is accommodated in the accommodating chamber of the rotary control module, so that the button and the knob can be integrated together, the knob can be conveniently and sequentially rotated to switch the operation mode and pressed to actuate the linkage switch, the integral control is more centralized, the operation is more convenient, and the effect of improving the operation convenience is achieved.

The operation mode can comprise an on mode, an off mode and an on mode, and the button can be pressed to actuate the linkage switch only when the knob is rotated to be opposite to the on mode. Therefore, the seat cushion or the energy cover can be prevented from being opened by the intended person, and the anti-theft safety effect is improved.

The knob can be provided with at least one arc-shaped groove communicated with a through hole below the accommodating chamber, the button is provided with a pressing key of which the bottom is connected with a penetrating rod, and the penetrating rod penetrates through the arc-shaped groove; the through rod can be provided with a blocking part, the groove width of the arc-shaped groove is smaller than the maximum radial width of the blocking part, and the aperture of the through hole is larger than the maximum radial width of the blocking part; the blocking part is positioned above the arc-shaped groove, or the through hole is aligned when the knob is rotated to be aligned to the opening mode. Therefore, the button can be pressed down only when the knob is rotated to the open mode, and the anti-theft safety effect is improved.

The button, the arc-shaped grooves and the through holes can be respectively two in number, the two through holes are respectively located at the tail ends of the two arc-shaped grooves, the two arc-shaped grooves are wound into a ring shape, and the head end of any one arc-shaped groove is not communicated with the through hole connected with the other arc-shaped groove at intervals. Therefore, the structure is simple and convenient to manufacture, and the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost is achieved.

Wherein, this button, this arc wall and this fenestrate quantity can be two respectively, should press the control module group and have a partition disc that is located this room of holding, and this partition disc combines this tool to lock body, and two buttons locate the both sides of a partition wall of this partition disc with elastic reset respectively, and the pole that wears of these two buttons runs through this partition disc respectively. Therefore, the structure is simple, the assembly is convenient, and the effect of improving the assembly convenience is achieved.

Wherein, the press key of these two buttons can be connected with a barb portion respectively, and this separation dish has a opening that runs through this partition wall, and two barb portions penetrate this opening and detachable top wall of this opening of looks butt. Therefore, the situation that the two buttons are separated from the accommodating chamber when being reset can be avoided, and the effect of improving the combination stability is achieved.

The rotary control module can be provided with a rotating shaft connected with the knob, the rotating shaft is provided with a driving part, and the driving part can penetrate into a locking disc so as to drive the locking disc to synchronously rotate when the knob rotates; when the knob is turned to the on mode, a protrusion of the locking disk triggers a contact switch. So, this knob can easily drive this locking disk rotatory, has the effect that promotes to control smooth and easy nature.

The lock body is provided with a central hole for the rotating shaft to penetrate through, a ring groove is annularly arranged on the periphery of the central hole, and at least one stop block can be arranged in the ring groove; the lug of the knob is positioned above the stop block, or when the knob is rotated to be aligned with the disconnection mode, the lug is not aligned with the stop block when the knob is positioned at a non-pressing position, and the lug extends into the annular groove when the knob is positioned at a pressing position and can be rotated until the knob is rotated to be aligned with the locking mode. Therefore, when the knob pair is rotated to be positioned in the locking mode, the knob can be ensured not to be rotated any more, and the anti-theft safety effect is improved.

The central hole can be provided with a limiting block, and when the knob is rotated to the position which is opposite to the disconnection mode and is not pressed down, the driving part of the rotating shaft can be abutted against one side of the limiting block; when the knob is located at the pressing position, the top end of the driving portion is lower than the bottom end of the limiting block, so that the driving portion can rotate, and when the knob is rotated to be in the locking mode and returns to the non-pressing position, the driving portion of the rotating shaft is abutted to the other side of the limiting block. Therefore, the structure is simple and convenient to manufacture, and the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost is achieved.

The rotary lock can further comprise a locking valve and a trigger switch, the locking valve is provided with a telescopic pin, when the knob is located at a pressing position, the convex block of the knob triggers the trigger switch, and when the knob is rotated to be located at the locking mode and returns to a non-pressing position, the convex block of the knob leaves the trigger switch so as to control the pin to extend out and penetrate into a lock hole of the locking disc. Therefore, when the knob pair is rotated to be positioned in the locking mode, the knob can be ensured not to be rotated any more, and the anti-theft safety effect is improved.

Wherein when the knob is rotated to be positioned in the off mode, the pin member of the locking valve may be opposed to the other locking hole of the locking disk. Therefore, the knob can not be rotated any more, and the anti-theft safety effect is improved.

Wherein the top surface of the knob may have a pointer. Therefore, the user can conveniently know which operation mode the knob rotates to, and the effect of improving the use convenience is achieved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially assembled perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an assembled cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 3.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the spindle not being pressed down according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the shaft being pressed down according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the knob pair in the locked mode in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line C-C of fig. 3.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken along line D-D of fig. 9.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of the button of FIG. 10 in a depressible position.

FIG. 12 is a partially assembled perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

(present invention)

1 lockset body

11 center hole

111 stopper

12 ring groove

13 stop block

14 linkage switch

141 pressure receiving part

142 drawing part

15 control panel

151 card slot

152 slotted hole

16 bolt rod

17 bolt hole

2 rotation control module

21 knob

211 chamber

212 arc-shaped groove

213 perforation

214 bump

215 index

22 rotating shaft

221 leading part

23 locking disk

231 leading hole

232 convex part

233 lock hole

234 leading rod

4 reset piece

3 pressing control module

31 push button

311 pressing key

312 penetrating rod

313 stop part

314 barb part

32 partition plate

321 partition wall

322 pass through

323 through hole

33 elastic member

4 locking valve

41 pin

5 contact switch

6 touch switch

W1 groove width

W2 maximum radial width

W3 pore size.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below:

all directions or similar expressions such as "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "side", etc. are mainly used to refer to the directions of the drawings, and are only used to assist the description and understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

The use of the terms a or an for the elements and components described throughout this disclosure are for convenience only and provide a general sense of the scope of the invention; in the present invention, it is to be understood that the singular includes plural unless it is obvious that it is meant otherwise.

The terms "coupled," "combined," or "assembled" as used herein include the form in which the components are separated without damage after being connected or the components are not separated after being connected, and can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the material or assembly requirement of the components to be connected.

Referring to fig. 1, a rotary lock according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a lock body 1, a rotary control module 2 and a pressing control module 3, wherein the rotary control module 2 is located in the lock body 1, and the pressing control module 3 is located in the rotary control module 2.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the lock body 1 has a central hole 11, the central hole 11 may have a stopper 111 (as shown in fig. 5), a ring groove 12 is disposed around the periphery of the central hole 11, and the ring groove 12 may have at least one stopper 13 therein. The lock body 1 is provided with at least one linkage switch 14; in the present embodiment, the number of the interlock switches 14 is described as two, and the two interlock switches 14 are respectively located at two sides of the central hole 11. Each of the linked switches 14 may have a pressed portion 141 and a pulling portion 142 opposite to each other, the two pressed portions 141 are located below the pressing control module 3, and the two pulling portions 142 are respectively used to unlock and open corresponding objects (e.g., a seat cushion and an energy cover), which can be understood by those skilled in the art and are not described in detail herein.

The lock body 1 can also be provided with a control plate 15, the control plate 15 can be movably positioned below the central hole 11, one end of the control plate 15 is provided with a clamping groove 151, and one end of a bolt rod 16 can be clamped and connected with the clamping groove 151; the bolt 16 can be extended or retracted from a bolt hole 17 by moving the control plate 15. The control board 15 may also have a slot 152 facing the pressing control module 3.

Referring to fig. 1, the rotation control module 2 has a knob 21, the knob 21 is rotatably disposed above the lock body 1, and the operation mode is switched by rotating the knob 21; the operation mode may include a lock mode, an off mode, an on mode, and an on mode. In detail, the knob 21 forms a chamber 211 inside, and the knob 21 may have at least one arc-shaped slot 212 and a through hole 213 communicating with each other below the chamber 211.

Referring to fig. 10, in the present embodiment, the number of the arc-shaped slots 212 is two, two through holes 213 are respectively located at the ends of the two arc-shaped slots 212, the two arc-shaped slots 212 are preferably wound in a ring shape, and the head end of any one arc-shaped slot 212 and the through hole 213 connected to the other arc-shaped slot 212 are preferably spaced apart and not communicated. In addition, the knob 21 can have at least one protrusion 214, and when the knob 21 is located at a non-pressed position, the protrusion 214 can be aligned above the stopper 13 or the ring groove 12; when the knob 21 is in a depressed position, the protrusion 214 can extend into the groove 12. The top surface of the knob 21 may also have a pointer 215 to allow the user to know which operating mode the knob 21 is rotated to.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, the rotation control module 2 may have a rotating shaft 22 connected to the knob 21, the rotating shaft 22 may penetrate through the central hole 11 of the lock body 1, and the knob 21 may rotate around the rotating shaft 22. In detail, the rotation shaft 22 has a driving portion 221 with a non-circular cross-section, and the rotation control module 2 may have a locking plate 23; the driving portion 221 can penetrate through a driving hole 231 of the locking disc 23, so that when the knob 21 rotates, the rotation shaft 22 can drive the locking disc 23 to rotate synchronously.

The locking plate 23 can have a protrusion 232, the protrusion 232 is located on the upper surface of the locking plate 23, when the knob 21 is turned to the on mode, the protrusion 232 of the locking plate 23 can abut against a contact switch 5 as shown in fig. 12, and the contact switch 5 can be triggered, so as to be controlled by means of transmitting electrical signals. In addition, the locking plate 23 may further have at least one locking hole 233 and a driving rod 234, the locking hole 233 is located at the outer periphery of the locking plate 23, and two locking holes 233 are described in this embodiment; the driving rod 234 can be engaged with the slot 152 of the control board 15, and the driving rod 234 can drive the control board 15 to linearly reciprocate by the rotation of the locking plate 23. A reset member 24 of the rotary control module 2 can be sleeved on the rotating shaft 22, so that the reset member 24 can drive the knob 21 to reset after being pressed (reset from the aforesaid pressed position to the aforesaid non-pressed position).

Referring to fig. 1 and 9, the pressing control module 3 has at least one button 31 accommodated in the accommodating chamber 211 of the knob 21; in this embodiment, the number of the buttons 31 may be two, and the two buttons 31 are respectively used for actuating the two interlock switches 14. The button 31 is based on the principle that the linked switch 14 can be actuated when being pressed, and the type of the button 31 is not limited in the present invention; in this embodiment, the button 31 may have a pressing key 311, a through rod 312 is connected to the bottom of the pressing key 311, and the through rod 312 may penetrate through the arc-shaped slot 212 of the knob 21; the through rod 312 can also have a convex stop 313, the stop 313 is located above the arc-shaped slot 212, or is aligned with the through hole 213 when the knob 21 is rotated to be aligned with the open mode.

Referring to fig. 10 and 11, it is particularly noted that the slot width W1 of the arc-shaped slot 212 is preferably smaller than the maximum radial width W2 of the stopper 313, and the aperture W3 of the through hole 213 is preferably larger than the maximum radial width W2 of the stopper 313; thereby, it is ensured that the knob 21 is turned to the on mode before the push button 31 is pressed.

Referring to fig. 1 and 9, in the present embodiment, the number of the button 31, the arc-shaped groove 212 and the through hole 213 is two, and the pressing key 311 of the two buttons 31 may be connected with a barb 314 on the opposite inner side. In addition, the pressing control module 3 may have a partition 32 located in the accommodating chamber 211, the partition 32 is combined with the lock body 1, and the two buttons 31 are respectively elastically resettably disposed on two sides of a partition 321 of the partition 32. In addition, the partition plate 32 may have a through hole 322, the through hole 322 penetrates through the partition wall 321, the two barb portions 314 may penetrate into the through hole 322 and detachably abut against the top wall of the through hole 322, so as to prevent the two buttons 31 from being separated from the accommodating chamber 211 when being reset.

The partition plate 32 may have two through holes 323, the two through holes 323 are respectively located at two sides of the partition wall 321, and the through rods 312 of the two buttons 31 may respectively penetrate the two through holes 323, so that the two through rods 312 may penetrate the partition plate 32. Preferably, the pressing control module 3 further has two elastic members 33, each elastic member 33 is sleeved on the periphery of the through rod 312, and two ends of each elastic member 33 respectively abut against the bottom surface of the pressing key 311 and the outer edge of the through hole 323, and the two elastic members 33 can respectively drive the two buttons 31 to reset after being pressed.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the rotary lock of the present invention further includes a locking valve 4, the locking valve 4 is located in the lock body 1, the locking valve 4 has a retractable pin 41; the pin member 41, when extended, can pass through one of the aforementioned locking holes 233 of the locking disk 23.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, with the above structure, when the knob 21 is rotated to the non-depressed position in the off mode (vehicle is turned off), the protrusion 232 of the locking disk 23 does not abut against the contact switch 5, the protrusion 214 of the knob 21 is located above the annular groove 12 of the lock body 1 and does not align with the stopper 13, the pin 41 of the locking valve 4 is opposite to one of the locking holes 233 of the locking disk 23 (as shown in fig. 5), and the stop 313 of each button 31 is aligned with the arc-shaped groove 212 and not with the through hole 213 (as shown in fig. 10). At this time, since the stop portion 313 of each button 31 is not opposite to the through hole 213, when the push key 311 of each button 31 is pressed, the stop portion 313 is stopped on the arc-shaped slot 212 and cannot be pressed down.

Referring to fig. 2, 9 and 11, as mentioned above, when the vehicle owner wants to open the seat cushion or the energy cover in the vehicle flameout state, the vehicle owner rotates the knob 21 to the open mode, so that the stop portion 313 of each button 31 is opposite to the through hole 213 (as shown in fig. 11); thus, when the pressing key 311 of each button 31 is pressed, the blocking portion 313 can pass through the through hole 213, so that the penetrating rod 312 of the button 31 can press the pressed portion 141 of the linked switch 14, and the pulling portion 142 pulls and opens the corresponding object (e.g., a seat cushion, an energy cover). Therefore, the button 31 can be pressed to actuate the interlock switch 14 only when the knob 21 is turned to the on mode regardless of electric control or structural control, so as to prevent the seat cushion or the energy cover from being illegally opened by night when the vehicle owner leaves the vehicle in the off mode or the locking mode, and prevent the seat cushion or the energy cover from being opened by mistake in the on mode.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3 again, on the other hand, in the off mode, when the vehicle owner leaves the vehicle, the pin 41 of the lock valve 4 can be controlled (for example, remotely controlled) to extend and penetrate into the corresponding lock hole 233, so that the lock disk 23 is fixed by the pin 41 and cannot rotate, and the knob 21 which is in cooperation with the lock disk 23 is further limited to be unable to rotate, therefore, in the off mode, as long as the lock disk 23 is locked, the knob 21 can be prevented from being operated by any person during the period when the vehicle owner leaves the vehicle, and the anti-theft effect can be achieved.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, when the vehicle faucet is to be locked, the knob 21 is pressed down to the aforementioned pressed-down position in the off mode, the knob 21 is rotated to rotate the knob 21 to the locked mode, and then the knob 21 is released to return the knob 21 to the non-pressed position. In addition, when the knob 21 is rotated, the lock disk 23 can make the other lock hole 233 thereof face the pin 41 of the lock valve 4 when the knob 21 is rotated to the locked mode (as shown in fig. 8). In addition, when the knob 21 is in the pressed-down position, the protrusion 214 of the knob 21 can extend into the annular groove 12 and trigger a trigger switch 6, and the trigger switch 6 is kept pressed during the rotation of the knob 21, so that when the knob 21 is rotated to the locked position and returned to the non-pressed-down position, the protrusion 214 of the knob 21 leaves the trigger switch 6 to control the pin 41 of the locking valve 4 to extend out and penetrate into the other locking hole 233 of the locking disc 23, so that the knob 21 is locked and cannot rotate, and the anti-theft effect of any person operating the knob 21 can be avoided during the leaving of the owner.

On the other hand, referring to fig. 6, when the knob 21 is turned to the non-pressed position in the off mode, the driving portion 221 of the rotating shaft 22 abuts against one side of the limiting block 111. When the knob 21 is located at the pressing position, the top end of the driving portion 221 is lower than the bottom end of the limiting block 111 as shown in fig. 7, so that the driving portion 221 can rotate without being blocked by the limiting block 111; when the knob 21 is rotated to the locked position and returned to the non-pressed position, the driving portion 221 of the rotating shaft 22 abuts against the other side of the stopper 111 as shown in fig. 8. Meanwhile, during the process of rotating the knob 21 at the pressing position, the driving rod 234 of the locking plate 23 can move the control plate 15 (shown in fig. 1) to extend the bolt 16 to lock the faucet.

In summary, the rotary lock of the present invention utilizes the button to be accommodated in the accommodating chamber of the rotary control module, so that the button and the knob can be integrated together, and the knob can be conveniently sequentially rotated to switch the operation mode and pressed to actuate the interlock switch, thereby enabling the overall control to be more centralized and the operation to be more convenient, and having the effect of improving the operation convenience.

Claims

1. A rotary lockset, comprising:

a lock body having at least one interlock switch;

the rotary control module is provided with a knob which is rotatably arranged above the lockset body and is used for rotationally switching the operation modes, and a containing chamber is formed inside the knob; and

and the pressing control module is provided with at least one button accommodated in the accommodating chamber, and the button can actuate the linkage switch when being pressed.

2. The rotary lock of claim 1 wherein the modes of operation include an on mode, an off mode and an open mode, the button being depressible to actuate the interlock switch only when the knob is rotated into the open mode.

3. The rotary lock of claim 2, wherein the knob has at least one arc-shaped slot below the chamber and communicating with a through hole, the button having a push key with a through rod connected to a bottom thereof, the through rod penetrating through the arc-shaped slot; the through rod is provided with a blocking part, the groove width of the arc-shaped groove is smaller than the maximum radial width of the blocking part, and the aperture of the through hole is larger than the maximum radial width of the blocking part; the blocking part is positioned above the arc-shaped groove, or the through hole is aligned when the knob is rotated to be aligned to the opening mode.

4. The rotary lock of claim 3, wherein the number of the button, the arc-shaped slots and the through holes is two, two through holes are respectively located at the ends of the two arc-shaped slots, the two arc-shaped slots are wound into a ring shape, and the head end of any one arc-shaped slot is spaced from and not communicated with the through hole connected with the other arc-shaped slot.

5. The rotary lock according to claim 3, wherein the number of the button, the arc-shaped slot and the through hole is two, the pressing control module has a partition plate located in the chamber, the partition plate is combined with the lock body, the two buttons are respectively elastically resettable on two sides of a partition wall of the partition plate, and the through rods of the two buttons respectively penetrate through the partition plate.

6. The rotary lock of claim 5, wherein the push keys of the two buttons are respectively connected with a barb portion, the partition has a through hole penetrating through the partition, and the two barb portions penetrate through the through hole and detachably abut against a top wall of the through hole.

7. The rotary lock device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotation control module has a shaft connected to the knob, the shaft having a driving portion penetrating a locking disc to drive the locking disc to rotate synchronously when the knob rotates; when the knob is turned to the on mode, a protrusion of the locking disk triggers a contact switch.

8. The rotary lock of claim 7 wherein the knob has at least one protrusion, the operating mode has a locking mode, the lock body has a central hole for the shaft to pass through, a ring groove is formed around the periphery of the central hole, and the ring groove has at least one stop therein; the lug of the knob is positioned above the stop block, or when the knob is rotated to be aligned with the disconnection mode, the lug is not aligned with the stop block when the knob is positioned at a non-pressing position, and the lug extends into the annular groove when the knob is positioned at a pressing position and can be rotated until the knob is rotated to be aligned with the locking mode.

9. The rotary lock of claim 8 wherein the central bore has a stop, and the knob is rotated to the non-depressed position in the off mode with the driver of the shaft abutting against one side of the stop; when the knob is located at the pressing position, the top end of the driving portion is lower than the bottom end of the limiting block, so that the driving portion can rotate, and when the knob is rotated to be in the locking mode and returns to the non-pressing position, the driving portion of the rotating shaft is abutted to the other side of the limiting block.

10. The rotary lock of claim 7 further comprising a lock valve having a retractable pin and a trigger, wherein the knob is positioned in a depressed position and the knob tab activates the trigger, and wherein the knob is rotated to a non-depressed position in the locked mode and the knob tab disengages the trigger to control the pin to extend through a hole in the lock plate.

11. The rotary lock of claim 10 wherein the pin of the lock valve is opposite the other of the locking holes of the lock disk when the knob is rotated to the off mode.

12. The rotary lock of any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein the top surface of the knob has a marking.