阅读说明：本技术 汽车用门锁装置 (Door lock device for automobile ) 是由 奥山惠一郎 松冈稔贵 花木直树 平本茂宪 大川慎太郎 于 2020-02-03 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种汽车用门锁装置,能够实现对滑动门的安装作业的高效化并且能够削减操作力传递部件。在直接或者间接地固定于收纳啮合机构的主体(3)的基底部(2a、4)包括设置有输入外侧把手(OH)的操作力而进行打开动作的外侧操作杆(16)、与外侧操作杆的打开动作联动的第1打开操作杆(19)、能够切换成解锁状态以及锁定状态的上锁解锁机构、与从上锁解锁机构输出的第1打开操作杆的打开动作联动地使棘轮(8)进行解锁动作的第2打开操作杆(20)、以及与第1打开操作杆的打开动作联动的全开解除操作杆(22)。全开解除操作杆与能够将自身的打开动作传递至用于将滑动门保持在全开位置的全开闩锁单元(OD)的操作力传递部件(40)连结。(The invention provides a door lock device for an automobile, which can realize high efficiency of installation operation of a sliding door and can reduce operation force transmission components. The base parts (2a, 4) directly or indirectly fixed to a main body (3) of a storage engagement mechanism are provided with an outer side operating lever (16) for inputting an operating force of an outer side handle (OH) to perform an opening operation, a 1 st opening operating lever (19) interlocked with the opening operation of the outer side operating lever, a locking/unlocking mechanism capable of being switched between an unlocked state and a locked state, a 2 nd opening operating lever (20) for unlocking a ratchet (8) interlocked with the opening operation of the 1 st opening operating lever output from the locking/unlocking mechanism, and a full-open release operating lever (22) interlocked with the opening operation of the 1 st opening operating lever. The full-open release lever is coupled to an operation force transmission member (40) that can transmit its opening operation to a full-open latch unit (OD) for holding the slide door at a full-open position.)

1. A door lock device for an automobile, comprising:

an engagement mechanism including a latch capable of holding the slide door at a closed position by engaging with the striker, and a ratchet capable of engaging with the latch;

a base portion directly or indirectly fixed to a main body that houses the engagement mechanism; and

an operating mechanism disposed on the base portion,

the operating mechanism includes:

an outer operating lever pivotally supported by the base portion and configured to be opened by an operating force input from an outer handle disposed on the slide door;

a 1 st opening lever pivotally supported by the base portion and performing an opening operation in conjunction with an opening operation of the outer lever;

a locking/unlocking mechanism supported by the base portion and switchable between an unlocked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever can be output and a locked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever cannot be output;

a 2 nd opening lever pivotally supported on the base portion, and configured to perform an opening operation in conjunction with an opening operation of the 1 st opening lever output from the locking/unlocking mechanism, and to cause the ratchet to perform an unlocking operation by the opening operation; and

a full-open release lever pivotally supported by the base portion and opening in conjunction with the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever,

the full open cancellation lever is coupled to an operation force transmission member that can transmit an opening operation of the full open cancellation lever to a full open latch unit for holding the slide door at a full open position.

2. The door lock device for an automobile according to claim 1,

the operating mechanism further includes:

a 1 st inner operation lever pivotally supported by the base portion and configured to be opened by an operation of an inner handle disposed on the slide door;

a child safety mechanism supported by the base portion and switchable between an unlocked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever can be output and a locked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever cannot be output; and

a 2 nd inner lever pivotally supported by the base portion and capable of transmitting an opening operation of the 1 st inner lever outputted from the child safety mechanism to the 1 st opening lever,

when the child safety mechanism is in the locked state, the full open cancellation lever does not perform an opening operation based on the operation of the inside handle.

3. The door lock device for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2,

the operating mechanism further includes:

an opening motor disposed on the base portion;

an opening rotator pivotally supported by the base portion and rotatable by the opening motor,

the opening rotator is rotated by the opening motor to open the full-open canceling lever via the 1 st opening lever.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an automotive door lock device mounted on a sliding door of an automobile.

Background

Conventionally, an automobile door lock device for a sliding door is disclosed in patent document 1 (japanese patent No. 4150655), for example.

The invention described in patent document 1 includes: a fully-closed latch unit (a rear fully-closed latch unit and a front fully-closed latch unit) for holding the sliding door in a closed state; a control unit configured to include a locking/unlocking mechanism that is capable of switching between an unlocked state in which an input operation is valid and a locked state in which the input operation is invalid, when an operation force of the outside handle and the inside handle is input; a link unit that relays the operating forces of the outside handle and the inside handle output from the control unit; and a fully-open latch unit for holding the sliding door in a fully-open position. Further, since the fully-closed latch unit, the control unit, the link unit, and the fully-opened latch unit are disposed at positions separated from each other, and there is a necessity to transmit the operating forces of the outer handle and the inner handle output from the control unit to other units, the respective units are connected to each other by a plurality of operating force transmitting members (cables).

Patent document 1: japanese patent No. 4150655

As described above, the invention described in patent document 1 uses the dedicated operation force transmission members to transmit the operation forces of the outer handle and the inner handle output from the control unit to the fully-closed latch unit and the fully-opened latch unit, respectively, and therefore requires at least 2 or more operation force transmission members, and has a problem in terms of workability of mounting the fully-closed latch unit and the control unit to the sliding door.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automotive door lock device that can achieve high efficiency of the operation of attaching the door to the sliding door and can reduce the number of operating force transmitting members.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.

The invention provides a vehicle door lock device, which is characterized in that an engagement mechanism comprises a latch and a ratchet wheel, wherein the latch can hold a sliding door at a locking position by engaging with a striker; a base portion directly or indirectly fixed to a main body that houses the engagement mechanism; and an operation mechanism disposed on the base portion, the operation mechanism including: an outer operating lever pivotally supported by the base portion and configured to be opened by an operating force input from an outer handle disposed on the slide door; a 1 st opening lever pivotally supported by the base portion and performing an opening operation in conjunction with an opening operation of the outer lever; a locking/unlocking mechanism supported by the base portion and switchable between an unlocked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever can be output and a locked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever cannot be output; a 2 nd opening lever pivotally supported on the base portion, and configured to perform an opening operation in conjunction with an opening operation of the 1 st opening lever output from the locking/unlocking mechanism, and to cause the ratchet to perform an unlocking operation by the opening operation; and a full open release lever pivotally supported by the base portion and opening in conjunction with the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever, the full open release lever being coupled to an operation force transmission member capable of transmitting the opening operation of the full open release lever to a full open latch unit for holding the slide door at a full open position.

Preferably, the operating mechanism further includes: a 1 st inner operation lever pivotally supported by the base portion and configured to be opened by an operation of an inner handle disposed on the slide door; a child safety mechanism supported by the base portion and switchable between an unlocked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever can be output and a locked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever cannot be output; and a 2 nd inner lever pivotally supported by the base portion and capable of transmitting an opening operation of the 1 st inner lever outputted from the child safety mechanism to the 1 st opening lever, wherein the full-open cancellation lever does not perform the opening operation based on an operation of the inner handle when the child safety mechanism is in a locked state.

Preferably, the operating mechanism further includes: an opening motor disposed on the base portion;

and an opening rotator pivotally supported by the base portion and rotatable by the opening motor, the opening rotator being rotated by the opening motor to open the full-open canceling lever via the 1 st opening lever.

According to the present invention, the outer lever to which the operation force of the outer handle is input, the 1 st opening lever that is interlocked with the opening operation of the outer lever, the locking/unlocking mechanism that can be switched between the unlocked state and the locked state, the 2 nd opening lever that is interlocked with the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever output from the locking/unlocking mechanism and that causes the ratchet to perform the unlocking operation, and the full-open release lever that is interlocked with the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever are disposed in the base portion that is directly or indirectly fixed to the main body of the housing engagement mechanism, whereby the mounting operation for the sliding door can be made efficient, and the operation force transmission member can be reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a vehicle door to which a door lock device according to the present invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the door lock device for the automobile.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the door lock device for an automobile viewed from the inside of the automobile.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the door lock device for an automobile viewed from the outside of the automobile.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a main part of a latch mechanism of the door lock device for the automobile.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an operating mechanism of the door lock device for the automobile.

Fig. 7 is a side view of a main part of the door lock device for an automobile in an initial state.

Fig. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram in a case where the outside handle is operated in the unlocked state of the upper lock unlocking mechanism.

Fig. 9 is an explanatory view of an operation in a case where the outside handle is operated in the locked state of the upper lock release mechanism.

Fig. 10 is an explanatory view of an operation in a case where the inner handle is operated in a state where the child safety mechanism is unlocked.

Fig. 11 is an explanatory view of the operation of the child safety mechanism in the case where the inside handle is operated in the locked state.

Fig. 12 is an operation explanatory diagram in the case where the opening motor performs the opening operation.

Fig. 13 is an operation explanatory diagram in the case where the closing device performs the closing operation.

Fig. 14 is an operation explanatory diagram in the case where the closing operation of the closing device is to be cancelled.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XV-XV in fig. 7.

Fig. 16A is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path in the case where the outside handle is operated in the unlocked state of the lock release mechanism, fig. 16B is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path in the case where the outside handle is operated in the locked state of the lock release mechanism, and fig. 16C is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path in the case where the child safety mechanism and the lock release mechanism are operated in the unlocked state of the inside handle.

Fig. 17A is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path in the case where the inside handle is operated in the locked state of the child safety mechanism, fig. 17B is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path in the case where the inside handle is operated in the unlocked state of the child safety mechanism and the upper lock unlocking mechanism, and fig. 17C is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path in the case where the opening motor is driven in the unlocked state of the upper lock unlocking mechanism.

Fig. 18A is a flowchart for explaining the operation transmission path of the closing operation, and fig. 18B is a flowchart for explaining the cancellation operation of the closing operation.

Description of reference numerals:

1: a rear door lock device (door lock device for an automobile); 2: a cover plate; 2 a: an operating mechanism arrangement portion (base portion); 3: a main body; 4: a base (base portion); 5: a latch shaft; 6: a latch; 6 a: a complete locking engagement portion; 6 b: a half-locking engagement portion; 6 c: an arm portion; 7: a ratchet shaft; 8: a ratchet wheel; 8 a: an input section; 9: a spring; 10: a spring; 11: a locking/unlocking motor; 11 a: a worm; 12: a locking lever; 12 a: a long hole; 13: a hand pinching lever; 14: a motor for opening; 14 a: a worm; 15: a rotating body for opening; 15 a: a cam portion; 16: an outside operating lever; 16 a: an input section; 16 b: an output section; 17: 1 st inner operating lever; 17 a: a long hole; 17 b: an input section; 17 c: a long hole; 18: the 2 nd inner operating lever; 18 a: 1 st input part; 18 b: a 2 nd input unit; 18 c: an output section; 19: 1 st opening operation rod; 19 a: a sliding contact portion; 19 b: a transfer aperture; 19 c: avoiding holes; 19 d: an output section; 19 e: an input section; 20: 2 nd opening the operating lever; 20 a: an output section; 20 b: a long hole; 21: a child safety lever; 21 a: an operation section; 21 b: a long hole; 22: a full-open release lever; 22 a: an output section; 22 b: an input section; 23: 1 st closing lever; 23 a: an input section; 24: a 2 nd closing lever; 24 a: an output section; 24 b: a virtual shaft portion; 25A: 1 st closing cancel lever; 25B: a 2 nd closing cancel lever; 25 Ba: a stopper portion; 26: a pivot; 27: a locking/unlocking rotator; 28: a 1 st locking pin; 29: turning over the spring; 30: an operation force transmission member; 31: a pivot; 32: a pivot; 33: an operation force transmission member; 34: an operation force transmission member; 35: a 2 nd locking pin; 36: a spring; 37: a pivot; 38: a pivot; 39: a pivot; 40. 40A, 40B: an operation force transmission member; 41: a pivot; 42: a connecting shaft; 43: an operation force transmission member; 44: a connecting rod; 45: a spring; CL: closing the device; d: a sliding door; FD: a front door lock unit; IH: an inside handle; LK: locking the operating knob; OD: a fully open latch unit; OH: an outside handle; s: a striker.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In fig. 1, D is a slide door supported by a front-rear direction guide rail, not shown, fixed to a vehicle body side surface of an automobile so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction.

An outer handle OH, which is operated when the sliding door D is opened and closed from the outside of the vehicle, is provided on an outer side surface (outer panel) of the sliding door D. Similarly, an inner handle IH that is operated when the sliding door D is opened and closed from the inside of the room, and a lock operation knob LK that is operated when a lock/unlock mechanism, which will be described later, is switched between an unlocked state and a locked state by manually operating a rear door lock device 1, which will be described later, are provided on an inner surface on the inside of the room. Likewise, a front door lock device FD for holding the sliding door D in the closed position is provided at the front. Similarly, a fully open latch unit OD for holding the sliding door D at the fully open position is provided at the lower portion. Similarly, a rear door lock device 1 (hereinafter referred to as "automobile door lock device 1") for holding the door D at the closed position together with the front door lock device FD, and a closing device CL for forcibly closing the sliding door D from the half-locked position (position immediately before the full-closed position) to the full-locked position (full-closed position) by operating a latch 6, which will be described later, of the automobile door lock device 1 are provided at the rear portion. Further, an electric opening/closing device, not shown, for electrically opening/closing the slide door D is provided in the vehicle body as necessary.

The fully-open latch unit OD can hold the slide door D at the fully-open position by engaging with a fully-open striker, not shown, provided on the vehicle body side when the slide door D is at the fully-open position, and can perform a closing operation of the slide door D by releasing the engagement with the fully-open striker. The specific configuration of the full open latch unit OD is not directly related to the present invention, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The "unlocking operation" of the fully open latch unit OD used in the following description is: the fully open latch unit OD engaging with the fully open striker operates when the fully open striker is disengaged.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the door lock device 1 for an automobile includes a synthetic resin body 3, a rear surface of the synthetic resin body 3 is closed by a metal cover 2, and the synthetic resin body 3 is fixed inside a rear end of a sliding door D. A base plate 4 disposed parallel to the side surface of the inner panel of the sliding door D is fixed to the cover plate 2. The base plate 4 may be fixed to the main body 3 as necessary.

A latch mechanism is housed between the cover plate 2 and the main body 3, and includes: a latch 6 pivotally supported by a latch shaft 5 facing in the front-rear direction and engageable with a striker S (see fig. 5) on the vehicle body side when the slide door D is closed; and a ratchet 8 pivotally supported by a ratchet shaft 7 extending in the front-rear direction and selectively engageable with a full lock engagement portion 6a or a half lock engagement portion 6b provided on the outer peripheral edge of the latch 6.

The operation mechanism arrangement portion 2a formed integrally with the cover plate 2 fixed to the main body 3 housing the engagement mechanism, and the base plate 4 directly or indirectly fixed to the main body 3 correspond to a base portion according to the present invention.

The locking/unlocking motor 11, the locking lever 12, the pinch lever 13, the opening motor 14, the opening rotator 15, the outer operating lever 16, the 1 st inner operating lever 17, the 2 nd inner operating lever 18, the 1 st opening operating lever 19, the 2 nd opening operating lever 20, the child safety operating lever 21, the full open canceling operating lever 22, the 1 st closing operating lever 23, the 2 nd closing operating lever 24, the 1 st closing canceling lever 25A, and the 2 nd closing canceling lever 25B, which are components constituting the operating mechanism, are disposed on the base plate 4 or the operating mechanism disposing portion 2 a.

As shown in fig. 5, the latch 6 is rotatable from an open position corresponding to the open position of the slide door D not engaging the striker S (a position rotated by substantially 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction from the full lock position shown by the solid line in fig. 5) by a predetermined angle in the closing direction (clockwise direction in fig. 5) against the biasing force of the spring 9 wound around the latch shaft 5, and is rotatable to a full lock position (position shown in fig. 5) fully engaging the striker S via a half lock position slightly engaging the striker S.

The ratchet 8 is constantly biased in the engaging direction (clockwise in fig. 5) by the biasing force of the spring 10 supported by the body 3, and is brought into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the latch 6 when the latch 6 is at the open position, engaged with the half lock engaging portion 6b when the latch 6 is at the half lock position, engaged with the full lock engaging portion 6a when the latch 6 is at the full lock position, and disengaged from the full lock engaging portion 6a or the half lock engaging portion 6b by opening operation (counterclockwise rotation in fig. 5) against the biasing force of the spring 10 from the engaged position with the full lock engaging portion 6a or the half lock engaging portion 6b, thereby allowing the latch 6 to rotate in the opening direction (counterclockwise direction in fig. 5), and enabling the opening operation of the sliding door D.

The "latched state" of the latch mechanism used in the following description refers to a state in which the striker S engages with the latch 6 and the ratchet 8 engages with the full-lock engagement portion 6a or the half-lock engagement portion 6b of the latch 6, the "unlatched state" refers to a state in which the latch 6 is in the open position, and the "unlatching operation" refers to an operation when the ratchet 8 is opened and is disengaged from the full-lock engagement portion 6a or the half-lock engagement portion 6b of the latch 6.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the operating mechanism. Fig. 7 is a side view of a main part of the operating mechanism in an initial state. Fig. 8 to 14 are operation explanatory diagrams showing states in which any one of the operating system elements operates, in a form corresponding to each operation. In fig. 8 to 14, in order to make it easy to observe the operating state of each operating system element, the operating system element stopped at the initial position is indicated by a two-dot chain line, the operating system element operated to a position other than the initial position is indicated by a solid line, and the operating direction is indicated by an arrow.

The locking/unlocking motor 11 is driven in a forward or reverse direction when the locking/unlocking operation of an operation switch provided at an appropriate position of the vehicle or a portable wireless operation switch is triggered, and the locking/unlocking rotating body 27 is rotated in a forward or reverse direction by engagement of a worm 11a fixed to a rotating shaft with the locking/unlocking rotating body 27, wherein the locking/unlocking rotating body 27 is configured by a sector gear pivotally supported on the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 26.

The locking/unlocking rotator 27 is capable of rotating to an unlocking position (initial position) shown in fig. 7 where the locking/unlocking mechanism of the automobile door lock device 1 is in an unlocked state and to a locking position shown in fig. 9 where the locking/unlocking mechanism is in a locked state by rotating a predetermined angle counterclockwise from the unlocking position, and is elastically held at each position by the biasing force of the reverse spring 29 supported by the base plate 4.

The locking/unlocking mechanism includes a locking lever 12 and a 1 st locking pin 28 described later. The unlocked state is: the locking lever 12 and the 1 st locking pin 28 are in the unlocking positions shown in fig. 7, and can transmit the opening operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) of the 1 st opening lever 19 to the 2 nd opening lever 20, and can open the sliding door D by the operation of either the outer handle OH or the inner handle IH. The locked state is: the locking lever 12 and the 1 st locking pin 28 are in the locking positions shown in fig. 9, and the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 cannot be transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20, and the sliding door D cannot be opened by the operation of either the outside handle OH or the inside handle IH.

The lock lever 12 is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 26 so as to be rotatable integrally with the locking/unlocking rotator 27, and is rotatable together with the locking/unlocking rotator 27 to an unlocking position shown in fig. 7 and a locking position shown in fig. 9 rotated by a predetermined angle counterclockwise from the unlocking position. The lock lever 12 is provided with a long hole 12a in the front-rear direction, and a 1 st lock pin 28 described later is slidably engaged with the long hole 12a in the front-rear direction.

The pinch lever 13 is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 26 so as to be rotatable integrally with the lock lever 12 and the locking/unlocking rotator 27, and is rotatable to an unlocking position shown in fig. 7 and a locking position shown in fig. 9 rotated counterclockwise by a predetermined angle from the unlocking position. Thus, the lock lever 12 and the pinch lever 13 can be rotated from the unlock position to the lock position and from the lock position to the unlock position by the electric operation based on the power of the lock/unlock motor 11.

The other end of the operation force transmission member 30, which is a wire or a rod, is connected to the lower end of the pinch lever 13, and one end of the operation force transmission member 30 is connected to the lock operation knob LK. Accordingly, the lock lever 12, the pinch lever 13, and the locking/unlocking rotator 27 can also be rotated to the unlocking position and the locking position against the biasing force of the reverse spring 29 by the manual locking/unlocking operation by the locking operation knob LK.

The opening motor 14 is driven in the forward direction when an operation switch or a wireless operation switch provided at an appropriate position of the vehicle is operated or a detection switch, not shown, detects an operation of the outside handle OH or the inside handle IH, and by this driving, a worm 14a fixed to a rotation shaft is engaged with an opening rotator 15, and the opening rotator 15 is rotated in an opening direction (counterclockwise direction in fig. 7), the opening rotator 15 being constituted by a worm wheel pivotally supported on the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 31.

A cam portion 15a is provided on the rotation surface of the opening rotator 15, and the cam portion 15a rotates the 1 st opening lever 19 in the opening direction (clockwise direction in fig. 7) by the rotation of the opening rotator 15 in the opening direction.

The outer operating lever 16 is pivotally supported by the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 32, and is coupled to an outer handle OH via an operating force transmitting member 33 made of a wire or a rod at an input portion 16a provided at a lower end portion. The operation force of the outer handle OH is input to the input portion 16a of the outer lever 16 via the operation force transmission member 33. Thereby, the side lever 16 performs an opening operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) from the initial position shown in fig. 7 based on the operation of the outside handle OH.

The outside lever 16 is provided with a claw-shaped output portion 16b for transmitting the opening operation to the 1 st inside lever 17 and the 2 nd inside lever 18. Thus, when the outside lever 16 performs the opening operation, the operation is always transmitted to the 1 st inside lever 17 and the 2 nd inside lever 18.

The 1 st inner lever 17 is pivotally supported by the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 32 so as to be rotatable independently of the outer lever 16. The inside handle IH is coupled to an elongated hole 17a provided in the front-rear direction at the lower portion of the 1 st inside lever 17 via an operation force transmission member 34 constituted by a wire or a rod. The operation force of the inside handle IH is transmitted to the 1 st inside operation lever 17 via the operation force transmitting member 34.

Further, the 1 st inner lever 17 is provided with: an input portion 17b, at which the output portion 16b of the outside lever 16 can come into contact with the input portion 17b in the rotational direction when the outside lever 16 is opened; the long hole 17c extends obliquely rearward and downward. The 2 nd lock pin 35 that slides in the longitudinal direction in accordance with the movement of the child safety lever 21 is engaged with the elongated hole 17 c.

With the above configuration, the 1 st inner lever 17 performs the opening operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) from the initial position shown in fig. 7 against the biasing force of the spring 36 wound around the pivot shaft 32 in accordance with the opening operation of the outer lever 16 by the operation of the inner handle IH and the operation of the outer handle OH. When the 1 st inner lever 17 performs an opening operation based on the operation of the inner handle IH, the operation is not transmitted to the outer lever 16.

The 2 nd inner operating lever 18 is pivotally supported by the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 32 so as to be rotatable independently of the outer operating lever 16 and the 1 st inner operating lever 17. The 2 nd inner lever 18 is provided with: a 1 st input portion 18a to which the opening operation of the outside lever 16 can be input by the output portion 16b of the outside lever 16 coming into contact with the 1 st input portion 18a in the rotational direction when the outside lever 16 performs the opening operation; a 2 nd input unit 18b to which an opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 can be input when the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in an unlock position described later, and to which the 2 nd input unit 18b an opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 cannot be input when the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in a lock position described later; and an output part 18c for transmitting the opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 to the 1 st opening lever 19.

Thus, the 2 nd inner lever 18 always performs the opening operation in conjunction with the outer lever 16 in relation to the opening operation of the outer lever 16 by the operation of the outer handle OH, but the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 by the operation of the inner handle IH is limited to the case where the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the unlock position, and the opening operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) is performed from the initial position shown in fig. 7 against the urging force of the spring 36 in accordance with the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 18.

The child safety lever 21 is pivotally supported on the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 37, and is manually operated by an operating portion 21a protruding from the rear end surface of the slide door D, so as to be rotatable to an unlock position shown in fig. 7 and a lock position shown in fig. 11 rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle from the unlock position. In the elongated hole 21b (circular hole centered on the pivot shaft 32) provided in the child safety lever 21, the 2 nd lock pin 35 slidably engaged with the elongated hole 17c of the 1 st inner lever 17 is slidably engaged with the elongated hole 21b in the circular direction of the elongated hole 21 b.

As shown in fig. 7, when the child safety lever 21 is at the unlock position, the 2 nd lock pin 35 is held at the unlock position where it can abut against the 2 nd input portion 18b of the 2 nd inner lever 18, and as shown in fig. 11, when the child safety lever 21 is at the lock position, the 2 nd lock pin 35 is retracted to the lock position where it cannot abut against the 2 nd input portion 18b of the 2 nd inner lever 18.

Thus, when the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the unlock position, the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 is transmitted to the 2 nd inner lever 18 via the 2 nd lock pin 35, and the 2 nd inner lever 18 is opened (rotated clockwise in fig. 7). When the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the locked positions, even if the 1 st inner lever 17 performs the opening operation, the 2 nd lock pin 35 does not abut against the 2 nd input portion 18b of the 2 nd inner lever 18, and therefore the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 is not transmitted to the 2 nd inner lever 18.

The child safety mechanism includes a child safety lever 21 and a 2 nd locking pin 35. The unlocked state of the child safety mechanism is: the opening operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) of the 1 st inner lever 17 can be transmitted to the 2 nd inner lever 18. The locked state of the child safety mechanism is: the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 cannot be transmitted to the 2 nd inner lever 18.

The 1 st opening lever 19 is pivotally supported by the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 38, and a slide contact portion 19a is provided at a front end portion of the arm extending forward, and the slide contact portion 19a can be brought into slide contact with a cam surface of the cam portion 15a of the opening rotating body 15. Thus, when the opening rotator 15 rotates counterclockwise from the initial position shown in fig. 7 by the driving of the opening motor 14 to reach the position shown in fig. 12, the 1 st opening lever 19 performs an opening operation (rotates counterclockwise in fig. 7) from the initial position shown in fig. 7 and rotates to the operation position shown in fig. 12. The opening rotator 15 is returned to the initial position by the biasing force of a spring, not shown, acting on the opening rotator 15 after the 1 st opening lever 19 is opened.

Further, the 1 st opening lever 19 is provided with: a transmission hole 19b extending in the vertical direction, and the 1 st lock pin 28 is engaged with the transmission hole 19b so as to be slidable in the vertical direction; a relief hole 19c extending obliquely rearward and downward from an upper end of the transfer hole 19 b; an output portion 19d for transmitting the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 to the full-open cancellation lever 22; the input unit 19e is used to input the opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18. Preferably, the escape hole 19c has an arc shape centering on the pivot shaft 38.

Since the 1 st lock pin 28 is engaged with the elongated hole 12a of the lock lever 12 so as to be slidable only in the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 12a, as shown in fig. 7, when the lock lever 12 is at the unlock position, the 1 st lock pin 28 is positioned at the lower end portion of the transmission hole 19b, and when the lock lever 12 is rotated to the lock position, the 1 st lock pin 28 is positioned at the upper end portion of the transmission hole 19 b.

Thus, as shown in fig. 7, when the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation when the lock lever 12 is at the unlock position, the 1 st lock pin 28 engages with the transmission hole 19b, and therefore the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20 via the 1 st lock pin 28. As shown in fig. 9, even if the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation when the lock lever 12 is at the lock position, the 1 st lock pin 28 moves relatively in the escape hole 19c in association with the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19, and the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is not transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20.

When the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation, the output portion 19d of the 1 st opening lever 19 abuts against the input portion 22b provided at the upper end portion of the full open cancellation lever 22, and the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is transmitted to the full open cancellation lever 22. Similarly, when the 2 nd inner lever 18 performs the opening operation, the input portion 19e abuts the output portion 18c of the 2 nd inner lever 18, and the opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 is input. Thereby, the opening rotator 15 rotates by the driving of the opening motor 14, and the 1 st opening lever 19 also performs the opening operation by the opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18.

With the above configuration, when the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the unlock position, the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation in conjunction with the rotation of the opening rotator 15 by the driving of the opening motor 14, the opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 by the operation of the outer handle OH and the operation of the inner handle IH regardless of the position of the lock lever 12 and the 1 st lock pin 28, and when the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the lock position, the 1 st opening lever 19 can perform the opening operation by the rotation of the opening rotator 15 by the driving of the opening motor 14 and the operation of the outer handle OH, but cannot perform the opening operation by the operation of the inner handle IH.

The 2 nd opening lever 20 is pivotally supported by the pivot shaft 38 on the base plate 4 so as to be independently rotatable with respect to the 1 st opening lever 19. The 2 nd opening lever 20 has: an output part 20a at the rear end of the arm extending rearward for opening the ratchet 8; and a long hole 20b, in which the 1 st lock pin 28 is engaged slidably in the vertical direction but not slidably in the rotational direction around the pivot shaft 38, in the long hole 20 b.

When the opening operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) is performed, the output portion 20a of the 2 nd opening lever 20 abuts against the shaft-shaped input portion 8a fixed to the ratchet 8 from above, and the ratchet 8 performs the opening operation.

When the lock lever 12 is at the unlock position and the 1 st lock pin 28 is positioned at the lower end portion of the transmission hole 19b of the 1 st opening lever 19, the 1 st lock pin 28 revolves around the pivot shaft 38 and abuts against the elongated hole 20b in accordance with the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19, and therefore, the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 can be transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20. When the lock lever 12 is in the lock position and the 1 st lock pin 28 is located at the upper end portion of the transmission hole 19b of the 1 st opening lever 19, even if the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation, only the 1 st lock pin 28 moves relatively in the escape hole 19c of the 1 st opening lever 19, and the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is not transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20.

With the above configuration, when the lock lever 12 and the 1 st lock pin 28 are in the unlock position and the child-resistant lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the unlock position, the 2 nd opening lever 20 can transmit the operating force of the outside handle OH, the operating force of the inside handle IH, and the drive of the opening motor 14 to the ratchet 8 to open the sliding door D, when the lock lever 12 and the 1 st lock pin 28 are in the lock position and the child-resistant lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the unlock position or the lock position, the 2 nd opening lever 20 cannot transmit the operating force of the outside handle OH, the operating force of the inside handle IH, and the drive of the opening motor 14 to the ratchet 8 to disable the opening operation of the sliding door D, and when the lock lever 12 and the 1 st lock pin 28 are in the unlock position and the child-resistant lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the lock position, the 2 nd opening lever 20 can transmit the operating force of the outside handle OH and the drive of the opening motor 14 to the ratchet 8 to enable the opening operation of the sliding door D, but cannot transmit the operating force of the inside handle IH to the ratchet 8 to disable the opening operation of the sliding door D.

The full-open release lever 22 is pivotally supported by the base plate 4 by a pivot shaft 39, and has an input portion 22b for inputting the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 at an upper end portion thereof. An operation force transmission member 40 formed of a wire or a rod is connected to an output portion 22a provided at a lower end portion of the full open release lever 22, and the operation force transmission member 40 transmits an opening operation (counterclockwise rotation in fig. 7) of the full open release lever 22 to the front door lock device FD and the full open latch unit OD.

Preferably, the operation force transmission member 40 is branched into the operation force transmission members 40A and 40B in the middle of the connection of the full open release lever 22 with the front door lock device FD and the full open latch unit OD so that the opening operation of the full open release lever 22 can be transmitted to the front door lock device FD and the full open latch unit OD, respectively.

When the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation, the output portion 19d of the 1 st opening lever 19 abuts the input portion 22b of the full open cancellation lever 22, and the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is input to the input portion 22b of the full open cancellation lever 22. When the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is input to the input portion 22b, the full-open cancellation lever 22 performs the opening operation.

The opening operation of the full open release lever 22 is transmitted to the front door lock device FD and the full open latch unit OD via the operation force transmitting member 40, and the front door lock device FD and the full open latch unit OD perform the unlocking operation. Thus, when the sliding door D is at the closed position, the sliding door D can be opened based on the unlocking operation of the front door lock device FD, and when the sliding door D is at the fully open position, the sliding door D can be closed based on the unlocking operation of the fully open latch unit OD.

Therefore, as long as the child-resistant lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the unlock position, the full-open release lever 22 can be operated to open via the 1 st opening lever 19 by the electric operation of the opening motor 14, the operation of the outside handle OH, and the operation of the inside handle IH, and the full-open latch unit OD and the front door lock device FD can be operated to unlock, and if the slide door D is in the full-open position, the slide door D can be operated to close, regardless of which of the unlock position and the lock position the lock lever 12 and the 1 st lock pin 28 are in. However, when the locking lever 12 and the 1 st locking pin 28 are in the locked positions, the opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is not transmitted to the ratchet 8, and therefore, the sliding door D cannot be opened even if the front door lock device FD is unlocked.

The 1 st closing operation lever 23 is pivotally supported by the operation mechanism arrangement portion 2a by a pivot shaft 41 oriented in the left-right direction, and the other end portion of an operation force transmission member 43 composed of a wire or a rod is connected to the input portion 23a at the upper end portion, and one end portion of the operation force transmission member 43 is connected to an output operation lever, not shown, of the closing device CL. The output operation lever of the closing device CL is driven by a motor of the closing device CL to rotate in a predetermined direction by a predetermined angle. Thus, when the output lever is rotated, the rotation is input to the input portion 23a of the 1 st close lever 23 via the operation force transmission member 43, and the 1 st close lever 23 performs a closing operation (counterclockwise rotation in fig. 7) from the initial position shown in fig. 7.

The 2 nd close lever 24 is rotatably coupled to a lower end portion of the 1 st close lever 23 via a coupling shaft 42 oriented in the left-right direction (vehicle interior-exterior direction).

The 2 nd closing operation lever 24 is rotatably coupled to the 1 st closing operation lever 23 via a coupling shaft 42, and is biased counterclockwise in fig. 7 by a spring 45, and is always stopped at an initial position shown in fig. 7. An output portion 24a is provided at the rear end portion of the 2 nd close operation lever 24, and the output portion 24a can abut against the arm portion 6c of the latch 6 from below when the 1 st close operation lever 23 performs the closing operation. A cylindrical imaginary shaft portion 24b is provided at the tip end portion of the 2 nd closing operation lever 24. When the 2 nd closing lever 24 is at the initial position, the center of the imaginary shaft 24b coincides with the center of rotation of the 1 st closing lever 23, that is, the center of the pivot 41. Therefore, if the 2 nd closing lever 24 cannot rotate with respect to the 1 st closing lever 23, the 2 nd closing lever 24 rotates together with the 1 st closing lever 23 centering on the pivot shaft 41 in the case where the 1 st closing lever 23 rotates.

The 1 st close cancellation lever 25A and the 2 nd close cancellation lever 25B are pivotally supported so as to be independently rotatable by a pivot shaft 38 common to the 1 st opening lever 19 and the 2 nd opening lever 20.

The rear end portion of the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A is coupled to the 1 st inner operating lever 17 via a coupling lever 44 that is movable in the up-down direction. Thereby, the 1 st closing cancel lever 25A performs a cancel operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) from the initial position shown in fig. 7 about the pivot 38 in conjunction with the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17.

The 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B performs a canceling operation (clockwise rotation in fig. 7) from the initial position shown in fig. 7 about the pivot 38 in conjunction with the canceling operation of the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A, and rotates to the closed position shown in fig. 14. A stopper 25Ba is provided at a tip end of a downwardly extending arm portion of the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B.

When the 2 nd closing cancel lever 25B is at the initial position, the stopper portion 25Ba is stopped at a position (hereinafter referred to as "stopper position") that is within the trajectory of the virtual shaft portion 24B formed by the rotation of the 2 nd closing lever 24, that is, at a position that can be brought into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the virtual shaft portion 24B so as to prevent the 2 nd closing lever 24 from rotating clockwise about the coupling shaft 42, and when the 2 nd closing cancel lever 25B performs the cancel operation, the 2 nd closing lever 24 is allowed to rotate clockwise about the coupling shaft 42 by retracting to the outside of the trajectory of the virtual shaft portion 24B.

With the above configuration, when the 1 st closing lever 23 performs the closing operation from the initial position by the power of the closing device CL when the 1 st closing lever 25A and the 2 nd closing lever 25B are at the initial positions and the stopper 25Ba of the 2 nd closing lever 25B is at the stopper position, the 2 nd closing lever 24 performs the closing operation around the pivot shaft 41 together with the 1 st closing lever 23, and by this operation, the output portion 24a pushes the arm portion 6c of the latch 6 at the half-lock position from below, and the latch 6 is forcibly rotated from the half-lock position to the full-lock position.

However, when the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B cancel each other during the closing operation of the 1 st closure lever 23 and the 2 nd closure lever 24 by the power of the closing device CL, the stopper portion 25Ba moves to the retreat position and the 2 nd closure lever 24 is free to rotate clockwise about the coupling shaft 42, and therefore, the 2 nd closure lever 24 abutting against the arm portion 6c of the latch 6 rotates clockwise against the biasing force of the spring 45, and the closing operation of the 1 st closure lever 23 cannot be transmitted to the latch 6. Thus, even in the process of forcibly rotating the latch 6 to the full lock position, the power transmission path by the closing device CL can be cut off, and the power of the closing device CL cannot be transmitted.

Next, the operation of the automotive door lock device 1 according to the present embodiment in each state will be described.

(A) Operation of the outside handle OH (case where the locking/unlocking mechanism is unlocked, and the child safety mechanism is unlocked or locked)

The description is based on fig. 8. The operation force of the outer handle OH is input to the input portion 16a of the outer lever 16 via the operation force transmission member 33. As shown in fig. 8, the outer lever 16 performs an opening operation from the initial position shown in fig. 7 around the pivot shaft 32. The opening operation of the outer lever 16 is transmitted to the 1 st inner lever 17 and the 2 nd inner lever 18 by the output portion 16b contacting the input portion 17b of the 1 st inner lever 17 and the 1 st input portion 18a of the 2 nd inner lever 18, respectively. Thereby, the 1 st inner lever 17 and the 2 nd inner lever 18 perform the opening operation, respectively.

The opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 is transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A via the connecting lever 44. Thus, the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A performs the opening operation as shown in fig. 8 from the initial position shown in fig. 7, and by this operation, the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B also performs the canceling operation from the initial position. When the 2 nd closing cancel lever 25B performs the cancel operation, the stopper 25Ba moves to the retreat position.

The opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 is transmitted to the 1 st opening lever 19 by the output portion 18c coming into contact with the input portion 19e of the 1 st opening lever 19. Thereby, the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation from the initial position as shown in fig. 8. The opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20 via the 1 st lock pin 28, and transmitted to the full-open cancellation lever 22 via the output portion 19 d. Thereby, the 2 nd opening lever 20 and the full-open cancellation lever 22 perform the opening operation from the initial positions as shown in fig. 8.

The operation path of the operation force of the outside handle OH will be described with reference to fig. 16A, in which the operation force of the outside handle OH is transmitted from the outside operation lever 16 to the 1 st closing cancellation lever 25A and the 2 nd closing cancellation lever 25B via the 1 st inside operation lever 17, transmitted from the outside operation lever 16 to the ratchet 8 via the 2 nd inside operation lever 18, the 1 st opening operation lever 19, the 1 st lock pin 28, and the 2 nd opening operation lever 20, and transmitted from the 1 st opening operation lever 19 to the fully-open latch unit OD and the front door latch FD via the fully-open release operation lever 22 and the operation force transmitting member 40.

Therefore, in the state shown in fig. 8, based on the operation of the outside handle OH, if the sliding door D is in the closed state, the automobile door lock device 1 and the front door lock device FD can be unlocked to perform the opening operation of the sliding door D, and if the sliding door D is in the fully open state, the fully open latch unit OD can be unlocked to perform the closing operation of the sliding door D.

(B) Operation of outside handle OH (locking/unlocking mechanism in locked state, child safety mechanism in unlocked state, or locked state)

The description is based on fig. 9. The operation force of the outer handle OH is input to the input portion 16a of the outer lever 16 via the operation force transmission member 33. As shown in fig. 9, the outer lever 16 performs an opening operation from the initial position shown in fig. 7 around the pivot shaft 32. The opening operation of the outer lever 16 is transmitted to the 1 st inner lever 17 and the 2 nd inner lever 18 by the output portion 16b contacting the input portion 17b of the 1 st inner lever 17 and the 1 st input portion 18a of the 2 nd inner lever 18, respectively. Thereby, the 1 st inner lever 17 and the 2 nd inner lever 18 perform the opening operation, respectively.

The opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 is transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A via the connecting lever 44. Thus, the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B perform the canceling operation from the initial positions shown in fig. 7 as shown in fig. 9.

The opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 is transmitted to the 1 st opening lever 19 by the output portion 18c coming into contact with the input portion 19e of the 1 st opening lever 19. Thereby, the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation from the initial position as shown in fig. 9. This opening operation is transmitted to the full-open release lever 22 via the output portion 19d, but is not transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20 because the 1 st lock pin 28 is in the lock position.

Therefore, in the state shown in fig. 9, the operating force of the outside handle OH is transmitted to the fully-open latch unit OD and the front door-lock device FD but is not transmitted to the ratchet 8.

The above-described operation force operation path is described with reference to fig. 16B, in which the operation force of the outside handle OH is transmitted from the outside operation lever 16 to the 1 st closing cancellation lever 25A and the 2 nd closing cancellation lever 25B via the 1 st inside operation lever 17, and is also transmitted from the outside operation lever 16 to the fully open latch unit OD and the front door lock device FD via the 2 nd inside operation lever 18, the 1 st opening operation lever 19, the fully open release operation lever 22, and the operation force transmission member 40, but is not transmitted from the 1 st opening operation lever 19 to the 1 st lock pin 28.

Therefore, in the state shown in fig. 9, based on the operation of the outside handle OH, if the sliding door D is in the closed state, the opening operation of the sliding door D cannot be performed, and if the sliding door D is in the fully open state, the fully open latch unit OD can be operated to unlock and the closing operation of the sliding door D can be performed.

(C) Operation of inside handle IH (unlocking state of upper lock unlocking mechanism and unlocking state of child safety mechanism)

The description is based on fig. 10. The operation force of the inside handle IH is input to the 1 st inside lever 17 via the operation force transmitting member 34 and the elongated hole 17a of the 1 st inside lever 17. As shown in fig. 10, the 1 st inner lever 17 performs an opening operation from an initial position around the pivot shaft 32. The opening operation of the 1 st inner operation lever 17 is transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B via the coupling lever 44, and is transmitted to the 2 nd inner operation lever 18 via the 2 nd lock pin 35.

The opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 is transmitted to the 1 st opening lever 19 by the output portion 18c coming into contact with the input portion 19e of the 1 st opening lever 19. Thereby, the 1 st opening lever 19 performs the opening operation from the initial position as shown in fig. 10. The opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20 via the 1 st lock pin 28, and is transmitted to the full-open releasing lever 22 via the output portion 19 d. Accordingly, the 2 nd opening lever 20 and the full open release lever 22 perform the opening operation from the initial positions as shown in fig. 10, and the opening operation is transmitted to the ratchet 8, the full open latch unit OD, and the front door lock device FD.

The operation force operation path described above will be described with reference to fig. 16C, in which the operation force of the inside handle IH is transmitted to the ratchet 8 via the 1 st inside operation lever 17, the 2 nd locking pin 35, the 2 nd inside operation lever 18, the 1 st opening operation lever 19, the 1 st locking pin 28, and the 2 nd opening operation lever 20, and is also transmitted from the 1 st opening operation lever 19 to the fully open latch unit OD and the front door lock device FD via the fully open release operation lever 22 and the operation force transmission member 40. Further, the 1 st inner operation lever 17 is also transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B via the coupling lever 44.

Therefore, in the state shown in fig. 10, based on the operation of the inside handle IH, if the sliding door D is in the closed state, the automobile door lock device 1 and the front door lock device FD can be unlocked to perform the opening operation of the sliding door D, and if the sliding door D is in the fully open state, the fully open latch unit OD can be unlocked to perform the closing operation of the sliding door D.

(D) Operation of inside handle IH (unlocking state or locking state of locking and unlocking mechanism, and locking state of child safety mechanism)

The description is based on fig. 11. The operation force of the inner handle IH is input to the 1 st inner lever 17 via the operation force transmitting member 34 and the elongated hole 17a of the 1 st inner lever 17. As shown in fig. 11, the 1 st inner lever 17 performs an opening operation from an initial position around the pivot shaft 32.

In this case, since the child safety lever 21 and the 2 nd lock pin 35 are in the locked positions, the opening operation of the 1 st inner lever 17 is not transmitted to the 2 nd inner lever 18, but is transmitted to the 1 st closure cancellation lever 25A and the 2 nd closure cancellation lever 25B via the coupling lever 44.

The operation force operation path described above is described with reference to fig. 17A, and the operation force of the inside handle IH is transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B via the 1 st inside operation lever 17, but is not transmitted to other elements.

Therefore, in the state shown in fig. 11, if the sliding door D in the closed position cannot be opened even if the inside handle IH is operated, the sliding door D in the fully opened position cannot be closed, but the cancellation operation of the 2 nd closure cancellation lever 25B can be performed. In this case, even if the child safety mechanism is in the locked state, the closing operation of the closing device CL can be cancelled by the operation of the inside handle IH.

The above operation is the same regardless of whether the locking/unlocking mechanism is in the unlocked state or the locked state.

(E) Operation of inside handle IH (case where locking/unlocking mechanism is locked and child safety mechanism is unlocked)

The operation force of the inside handle IH is input to the 1 st inside lever 17 via the operation force transmitting member 34 and via the elongated hole 17a of the 1 st inside lever 17. The 1 st inner lever 17 performs an opening operation from an initial position around the pivot shaft 32. The opening operation of the 1 st inner operation lever 17 is transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B via the coupling lever 44, and is transmitted to the 2 nd inner operation lever 18 via the 2 nd lock pin 35. Thereby, the 2 nd cancel operation lever 25B performs the cancel operation, and the 2 nd inner operation lever 18 performs the open operation.

The opening operation of the 2 nd inner lever 18 is transmitted to the 1 st opening lever 19 by the output portion 18c coming into contact with the input portion 19e of the 1 st opening lever 19. Thus, the 1 st opening lever 19 performs an opening operation from the initial position, and the opening operation is transmitted to the full-open cancellation lever 22 via the output portion 19d, but the 1 st lock pin 28 is in the lock position, and therefore the opening operation is not transmitted to the 2 nd opening lever 20.

The operation force operation path described above is explained with reference to fig. 17B, and the operation force of the inside handle IH is transmitted to the full open cancellation lever 22 via the 1 st inside lever 17, the 2 nd lock pin 35, the 2 nd inside lever 18, and the 1 st opening lever 19. However, since the 1 st locking pin 28 is in the locking position, the opening action of the 1 st opening lever 19 is not transmitted to the 1 st locking pin 28. The 1 st inner lever 17 is transmitted to the 1 st closure canceling lever 25A and the 2 nd closure canceling lever 25B via the coupling lever 44.

Therefore, in the above state, the slide door D in the fully open position can be closed although the slide door D in the closed position cannot be opened by the operation of the inside handle IH. In addition, since the cancellation operation of the 2 nd closure cancellation lever 25B can be performed, the closing operation of the closing device CL can also be cancelled by the operation of the inside handle IH.

(F) Electric operation by the opening motor 14 (in the case where the locking/unlocking mechanism is unlocked and the child safety mechanism is unlocked)

The description is based on fig. 12. For example, when the opening motor 14 is driven by the operation of the wireless operation switch, the opening rotator 15 engaged with the worm 14a rotates counterclockwise from the initial position. The 1 st opening lever 19 that is in sliding contact with the cam portion 15a performs an opening operation in accordance with the rotation of the cam portion 15 a.

The opening operation of the 1 st opening lever 19 is transmitted to the ratchet 8 via the 1 st locking pin 28 and the 2 nd opening lever 20, and is transmitted to the full open latch unit OD and the front door lock device FD via the output portion 19d, the full open release lever 22, and the operation force transmitting member 40.

The operation force operation path described above is shown in fig. 17C.

Therefore, in the state shown in fig. 12, based on the power of the opening motor 14, if the sliding door D is in the closed state, the automobile door lock device 1 and the front door lock device FD can be operated to unlock the sliding door D, and if the sliding door D is in the fully open state, the fully open latch unit OD can be operated to unlock the sliding door D, and the sliding door D can be operated to close the sliding door D.

When the wireless operation switch is operated when the slide door D is in the closed state and the locking/unlocking mechanism is in the locked state, the locking/unlocking motor 11 is first driven and controlled to move the locking lever 12, the 1 st locking pin 28, and the pinch lever 13 from the locked position to the unlocked position, respectively, to bring the locking/unlocking mechanism into the unlocked state, and then the opening motor 14 is driven and controlled. In this way, even if the locking/unlocking mechanism is in the locked state during the operation of the wireless operation switch, the sliding door D can be opened by one operation.

The operation of the power of the opening motor 14 is not transmitted to the 1 st inner operating lever 17 and the 2 nd inner operating lever 18 of the elements related to the child safety mechanism. Therefore, the operation path of the power of the opening motor 14 always becomes the path as described above regardless of the state of the child safety mechanism.

(G) Closing action based on closing device CL

The description is made with reference to fig. 13. When the latch 6 is rotated from the open position to the half-latched position (the arm portion 6c of the latch 6 is positioned lower than the position shown in fig. 13) in accordance with the closing operation of the sliding door D, a detection switch, not shown, detects the rotation. Upon detection, the closing device CL is driven and controlled by a control circuit device, not shown, and the power is transmitted to the 1 st closing operation lever 23 via the operation force transmission member 43. Thereby, the 1 st closing lever 23 performs a closing operation from the initial position around the pivot shaft 41. In this case, since the 2 nd closing canceling lever 25B is at the initial position and the stopper portion 25Ba is at the stopper position where it can abut against the virtual shaft portion 24B of the 2 nd closing lever 24, the 2 nd closing lever 24 and the 1 st closing lever 23 perform the closing operation substantially as one body, and the output portion 24a moves upward along with this operation, and abuts against the arm portion 6c of the latch 6 from below, thereby forcibly rotating the latch 6 from the half-lock position to the full-lock position. Then, when the latch 6 is rotated to the full lock position to completely close the sliding door D, the closing device CL is reversely rotated, and the 1 st closing lever 23 and the 2 nd closing lever 24 are returned to the initial positions.

The above-described operation path is described with reference to fig. 18A, and the power of the closing device CL is transmitted to the latch 6 via the operation force transmission member 43, the 1 st closing operation lever 23, and the 2 nd closing operation lever 24.

(H) Cancelling action based on closing action of closing device CL

In the middle of the operation of the closing device CL described in the above (G), for example, when it is necessary to cancel the closing operation urgently by sandwiching a foreign object between the sliding door D and the boarding/alighting port thereof, the closing operation can be canceled by operating the outside handle OH or the inside handle IH.

The cancellation operation of the closing operation will be described with reference to fig. 13 and 14. Fig. 14 shows a state in which the outside handle OH is operated.

When the outside handle OH or the inside handle IH is operated during or immediately before the closing operation of the 1 st and 2 nd closing levers 23 and 24 by the power of the closing device CL, the opening operation of the 1 st inside lever 17 is transmitted to the 1 st and 2 nd closing cancellation levers 25A and 25B via the coupling lever 44 as described above. Thereby, the 2 nd closing cancellation lever 25B performs the cancellation operation, and the stopper portion 25Ba moves to the retreat position where it cannot abut on the virtual shaft portion 24B of the 2 nd closing operation lever 24.

When the 2 nd closing cancel lever 25B performs the cancel operation, the 2 nd closing operation lever 24 is in a free state of being rotated clockwise about the coupling shaft 42. Thus, the closing operation of the 2 nd closing operation lever 24 that abuts against the arm portion 6c of the latch 6 and pivots the latch 6 to the full lock position cannot be transmitted to the latch 6, and the closing operation of the closing device CL is interrupted between the 2 nd closing operation lever 24 and the latch 6. At the same time, the 2 nd opening lever 20 performs the opening operation, and therefore, the ratchet 8 is opened by the opening operation of the 2 nd opening lever 20, and therefore, the latch 6 is freely rotated to the open position. As a result, the sliding door D can be opened immediately, and the risk of pinching can be avoided.

The above-described operation path is shown in fig. 18B. That is, the closing operation of the closing device CL is transmitted to the 2 nd closing lever 24 via the operation force transmitting member 43 and the 1 st closing lever 23, but when the outer handle OH or the inner handle IH is operated, the transmission path between the 2 nd closing lever 24 and the latch 6 is cut off.

The cancellation of the closing operation is realized by the following steps: the 2 nd closing cancellation lever 25B is cancelled by the opening operation of the 1 st inner operation lever 17 that is always interlocked by the operation of the outer handle OH and the inner handle IH, so that the canceling operation of the closing operation can be performed by the operation of the outer handle OH and the inner handle IH regardless of the states of the locking/unlocking mechanism and the child safety mechanism.

As described above, in the vehicle door lock device 1 according to the present embodiment, the latch mechanism, the outer side operation lever 16 that performs the opening operation by inputting the operation of the outer side handle OH to the base portion, the 1 st opening operation lever 19 that is interlocked with the opening operation of the outer side operation lever 16, the locking/unlocking mechanism (the lock lever 12 and the 1 st lock pin 28) that can be switched between the unlocked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st opening operation lever 19 can be output and the locked state in which the opening operation of the 1 st opening operation lever 19 cannot be output, the 2 nd opening operation lever 20 that causes the ratchet 8 to perform the unlocking operation in conjunction with the opening operation of the 1 st opening operation lever 19 output from the locking/unlocking mechanism, and the all-open release operation lever 22 that is interlocked with the opening operation of the 1 st opening operation lever 19 are provided, and the opening operation of the all-open release operation lever 22 disposed on the base portion can be directly transmitted to the all-open latch unit OD via the single operation force transmission member 40, therefore, the number of the operation force transmission members can be reduced as compared with the conventional art, and therefore, the work of connecting the operation force transmission members and the work of attaching each unit can be reduced.