CN100529320C - Magnetic latch mechanism - Google Patents

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CN100529320C
CN100529320C CNB2006800248640A CN200680024864A CN100529320C CN 100529320 C CN100529320 C CN 100529320C CN B2006800248640 A CNB2006800248640 A CN B2006800248640A CN 200680024864 A CN200680024864 A CN 200680024864A CN 100529320 C CN100529320 C CN 100529320C
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E·卡拉巴罗纳
R·塔卢克达
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A latch with dual rotary magnets is disclosed. The latch is particularly suited for releasably securing dual doors of a compartment in the closed position. Each rotary magnet holds in a closed position a magnetic insert attached to a respective door by magnetic attraction to secure both doors in the closed position relative to the compartment. Mechanical hook-like rotary pawls supplement the action of the magnets. In addition, the latch is provided with a safety feature that prevents the latch from opening in the event that the vehicle in which the latch is installed is involved in a collision.

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Magnetic latch mechanism
The cross reference of related application
The application requires to enjoy in the U.S. Provisional Patent Application book No.60/679 that submitted on May 8th, 2005,274, and the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/683 that submits on May 23rd, 2005,981 rights and interests, all these patent applications all are combined in herein by reference and intactly.
Background of invention
1, invention field
The present invention relates to have the lock of magnet, it is used for one or more closure panels of compartment are fixed on fastening position.
2, correlation technique briefly introduces
In many application, need panel is fixed on the fastening position with respect to compartment opens or another panel.For example, in auto industry, when not coming in and going out compartment, the panel that is used as the closure of vehicle interior compartment must be fixed on fastening position.The example of this compartment comprises chest and the central control board compartment between the seat of vehicle front on the fascia.The closing feature that is used for this compartment optionally is fixed on fastening position by lock, so that the content of protection compartment is allowed the content of user selection ground open closed parts with the access compartment simultaneously.Many locks that are used for this purpose have been proposed in this area.In U.S. Patent No. 5,927, can find the example of this lock in 772 and 6,761,278.Yet, do not find that lock that oneself knows can teach or propose novelty of the present invention and unique lock.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is devoted to a kind of magnetic latch mechanism that is used for first parts are fixed on respect to second parts fastening position.Shown embodiment is particularly conducive to, but is not limited to releasedly the two-door fastening position that is fixed on compartment.This lockset that illustrates has two rotary magnets, and each rotary magnet is connected the magnetic insert on the corresponding door and incites somebody to action accordingly securely by magnetic attraction, and one of them door be maintained in its closed position with respect to compartment.The hook-type catch-hook of machinery plays supplementary function to the effect of magnet.The lock that illustrates according to the present invention is well suited in the two-door application of interlocking and uses.In this application, close one of them door and also make another door move to fastening position.Yet, the mechanical linkage and imperfect between the door, and and the closure of door not simultaneously always.When closure, a goalkeeper lags behind another door a little often.Even lock of the present invention is designed to realize also door to be fixed on fastening position rightly when a door lags behind another.In addition, this lock is provided with safety device, and it prevents that lock is opened under the situation of the collision happens that lock is installed.
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Fig. 1-71 has shown the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 72-105 has shown the second embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 106-113 has shown the third embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 114 has shown the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 115 has shown the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 116 has shown the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 117 has shown the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 118 has shown the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 119-the 122nd has shown the environmental view according to the another magnetic latch mechanism of steam supply driver casing use of the present invention.Show among the figure that glove box door is shown in an open position, and magnetic latch mechanism is in activated state, is called non-latching state again.A part that has only shown the glove box door of the operation that is enough to illustrate magnetic latch mechanism among the figure.
Figure 123 shown to be in activated state, is called the phantom drawing of magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 of non-latching state again.
Figure 124 and 125 is environmental view of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 of having shown that steam supply driver casing uses.Show among the figure that glove box door is shown in an open position, and magnetic latch mechanism is in and opens but activated state not.A part that has only shown the glove box door of the operation that is enough to illustrate magnetic latch mechanism among the figure.
Figure 126 shows to be in to open but the phantom drawing of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119 of activated state-122 not.
Figure 127-the 131st has shown the environmental view of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 that steam supply driver casing uses.Show among the figure that glove box door is in the part fastening position, and magnetic latch mechanism is in the part closed condition.A part that has only shown the glove box door of the operation that is enough to illustrate magnetic latch mechanism among the figure.
Figure 132 is the phantom drawing that has shown the magnetic latch mechanism of the Figure 119-122 that is in the part closed condition.
Figure 133-the 135th has shown the environmental view of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 that steam supply driver casing uses.Show among the figure that glove box door is in complete fastening position, and magnetic latch mechanism is in buttoned-up status, is called blocking again.A part that has only shown the glove box door of the operation that is enough to illustrate magnetic latch mechanism among the figure.
Figure 136-the 141st is in buttoned-up status, is called the view of magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 of blocking again.
Figure 142-the 143rd, the view of the shell of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122.
The view of the engine casing (Eng Cas) of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 144-145 Figure 119-122.
Figure 146-the 149th, the view of the tooth bar of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122.
Figure 150-the 154th, the view of the slide bar of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122.
Figure 155-the 158th, the view of the operation of the ball bearing locking device of the magnetic latch mechanism of demonstration Figure 119-122.
Figure 159-the 160th, the view of the rotary magnet of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 that isolation shows.
Figure 161-the 164th, the view of one of them ram of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122.
Figure 165-the 166th, the view of the magnetic insert of the ram of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122 that isolation shows.
Figure 167-the 174th, the view of the control pin of the magnetic latch mechanism of Figure 119-122.
Figure 175-the 297th shows the view according to another magnetic latch mechanism of the present invention.
In all accompanying drawings, same label is represented components identical.
Detailed description of the present invention
The U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/652 that submits on February 12nd, 2005,295, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/666 that submits on March 29th, 2005,694, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/679 that submits on May 8th, 2005,274, and the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/683 that submits on May 23rd, 2005,981 disclosure of the Invention all is combined in herein by reference and intactly.
The present invention is devoted to a kind of being used for first parts is fixed on the magnetic latch mechanism of fastening position with respect to second parts, and first parts can move between fastening position and open position with respect to second parts.First parts can be doors for example, and second parts can be for example compartment or doorframe.In the example shown, one or more doors provide the closure that is used for compartment.Lock according to the present invention is particularly suitable for using in the application that mechanical interlocking two-door is fixed on fastening position.In this application, close one of them door and also make another door move to fastening position.Yet, the mechanical linkage and imperfect between the door, and and the closure of door not simultaneously always.When closure, a goalkeeper lags behind another door a little often.Utilize magnetic lock of the present invention, in case when door was in the influence area in magnetic field of lock magnet, goalkeeper was pulled to last fastening position by magnetic attraction.Therefore, in two-door application, no matter the relative position of door along with door marked change takes place how near its fastening position, all will be realized each motion to last fastening position rightly.Therefore, even lock of the present invention is designed to realize also door to be fixed on fastening position rightly when a door lags behind another.
Referring to Fig. 1-71, can see a embodiment 100 according to the magnetic latch mechanism of band double rotating magnet of the present invention.Bolt lock mechanism 100 is a kind of remote-operated bolt lock mechanisms, and it is designed to utilize two rotary magnets 106 and 108 and two doors 102 and 104 are fixed on fastening position substantially simultaneously.Bolt lock mechanism 100 is designed to can be installed between the pivot or hinge of door 102,104, is supporting rotary magnet 106,108 around parallel rotating with isolated rotation.In addition, rotary magnet 106,108 rotates in the same direction.Rotary magnet 106 and 108 is respectively supported by the magnet carrier 118,119 of separating respectively.Each magnet carrier 118,119 is supported by shell 132 rotatably.Each rotary magnet 106,108 is connected on the corresponding magnet carrier 118,119, makes rotary magnet and its corresponding magnet carrier do as a whole and rotate.Each rotary magnet 106,108 and its corresponding magnet carrier 118,119 rotatably move between corresponding interlocking position and unlatched positions.
Magnetic latch mechanism 100 also comprises a pair of hook-shaped pawl 134,136.Each hook-shaped pawl 134,136 is supported by corresponding magnet carrier 118,119, makes hook-shaped pawl 134,136 and corresponding magnet carrier 118,119 do as a whole and rotate.Each hook-shaped pawl 134,136 has hooked head 122, and it has the oblique cam face 138 that deviates from corresponding magnet carrier 118,119, and towards the catch surface 144 of corresponding magnet carrier 118,119.
Magnetic latch mechanism 100 also comprises magnetic insert 114 and 116, and it can be connected on the door 102 and 104.Each magnetic insert 114 and 116 and corresponding one of them rotary magnet 106,108 corresponding.When rotary magnet 106,108 are in its locked position of coupler, and when door 102 and 104 is in its fastening position, towards each rotary magnet 106 of corresponding magnetic insert 114,116, each magnetic pole of 108, compare with magnetic pole towards the magnetic insert 114,116 of its corresponding rotary magnet 106,108, it has opposite type (promptly northern, south).In the example shown, magnetic insert 114,116 is located such that its south face is to its corresponding rotary magnet 106,108 when door 102 and 104 is in its fastening position.Still in the example shown, rotary magnet 106,108 is positioned at its carriage 118, in 119, make that working as rotary magnet 106,108 is in its locked position of coupler with its carriage, and when door 102 and 104 was in its fastening position, its north pole face was to its corresponding magnetic insert 114,116.Therefore, applied gravitation between each rotary magnet 106,108 and its corresponding magnetic insert 114,116, the door 102,104 that is connected with magnetic insert 114,116 above causing is maintained in its closed position.
In addition, hook-shaped pawl 134,136 engages with corresponding ram 124,126, thereby mechanically stops door 102,104 to move to open position from fastening position.This feature prevents that door 102,104 outsides from compartment are forced to pry open, thereby is subjected to the protection of door 102,104.
Magnetic latch mechanism 100 comprises a pair of ram 124,126, and it is respectively corresponding with one of them ratchet of corresponding a pair of hook-shaped pawl 134,136.Each ram 124,126 is supported by corresponding door 102,104, makes ram spaced apart with the inner surface of corresponding door, and the head 122 of hook-shaped pawl 134,136 can be engaged between corresponding ram 124,126 and the corresponding door 102,104.Each ram 124,126 has the cam face 128 that deviates from corresponding door 102,104 and towards the catch surface 130 of corresponding door 102,104.The cam face 128 of each ram can with corresponding hook-shaped pawl 134,136 cam face 138 interacts, ratchet is moved and do not block ram 124,126, and allow when corresponding door when fastening position moves, if corresponding hook-shaped pawl is in locked position of coupler just, so corresponding door is movable to fastening position.In case door 102,104 is when in the closed position, the magnetic attraction between corresponding rotary magnet 106,108 and corresponding magnetic insert 114,116 makes corresponding hook-shaped pawl 134,136 move to locked position of coupler.At locked position of coupler, corresponding hook-shaped pawl 134,136 head 122 is positioned at corresponding ram 124,126 and corresponding door 102,104 between, wherein corresponding hook-shaped pawl 134,136 catch surface 144 can with corresponding ram 124,126 catch surface 130 engages, thereby mechanically stops corresponding 102,104 motion from fastening position to open position.
When rotary magnet 106,108 are in its unlatched positions (shown in Figure 14 and 44), and when door 102 and 104 is in its fastening position (shown in Fig. 1), with towards rotary magnet 106,108 corresponding magnetic pole insert 114,116 magnetic pole is compared each rotary magnet 106 with opposite types, each magnetic pole of 108, it is positioned at from corresponding magnetic pole insert 114,116 positions far away, and compare each rotary magnet 106 with same type with magnetic pole towards the corresponding magnetic pole insert 114,116 of rotary magnet 106,108, each magnetic pole of 108, its locked position of coupler with respect to rotary magnet 106,108 is positioned at from the nearer position of corresponding magnetic pole insert 114,116.When unlatched positions, repulsive force between the identical magnetic pole of the polarity of each rotary magnet 106,108 and corresponding magnetic insert 114,116 can overcome each rotary magnet 106,108 and the opposite polarity magnetic pole of corresponding magnetic insert 114,116 between gravitation.Therefore, between each rotary magnet 106,108 and its corresponding magnetic insert 114,116, applied effective repulsive force.In addition, hook-shaped pawl 134,136 along with rotary magnet 106,108 and magnet carrier 118,119 and rotate to its unlatched positions, it has been removed and has opened door 102,104 machinery hinders, the door 102,104 that is connected with magnetic insert 114,116 above causing moves towards open position from fastening position.
Remember that in the example shown, magnetic insert 114,116 is located such that its south face is to its corresponding rotary magnet 106,108 when door 102 and 104 is in its fastening position.In the example shown, when rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106, move and away from its corresponding magnetic insert 114 108 the arctic, 116 the South Pole, and the South Pole of rotary magnet 106,108 is towards its corresponding magnetic insert 114, move in 116 the South Pole, make when rotary magnet 106,108 arrives its unlatched positions, at each rotary magnet 106,108 and its corresponding magnetic insert 114,116 between apply effective repulsive force.
When its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 are moved beyond 10 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 180 ° the scope.More preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 are moved beyond or equal 30 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 180 ° the scope.Even more preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 are moved beyond or equal 45 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 145 ° the scope.Even more preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 are moved beyond or equal 60 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 120 ° the scope.Even more preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 are moved beyond or equal 80 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 115 ° the scope.In the example shown, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 move the angle of about 110 ° (110 ° ± 10 °).Or rather, in the example shown, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 106,108 and its carriage 118,119 move about 110 ° angle.
At locked position of coupler, the opposite types magnetic pole of corresponding rotary magnet 106,108 does not need directly towards the magnetic pole of magnetic insert 114,116, and the magnetic pole strength of magnetic insert 114,116 is to its corresponding rotary magnet 106,108.With respect to the direct facing relation between the magnetic pole of the opposite types of rotary magnet and its corresponding magnetic insert, rotary magnet 106, but 108 deviation angle θ, wherein 0 °<θ<90 °.Certainly must responsively adjust the position of hook-shaped pawl with respect to rotary magnet 106,108.Certainly, direct facing relation (promptly 0 ° or about 0 °) between the electrode of the opposite types of rotary magnet and its corresponding magnetic insert provides maximum holding power for bolt lock mechanism, and at locked position of coupler, need make the approaching closely possibly directly facing relation in the South Pole of its corresponding magnetic insert in the arctic of rotary magnet 106,108.Key factor is must select rotary magnet 106 when locked position of coupler, 108 angle position makes arctic of rotary magnet 106,108 with rotary magnet 106, the South Pole of more close corresponding magnetic insert is to a certain extent compared in 108 the South Pole, rotary magnet makes that the effective gravitation between rotary magnet 106,108 and its corresponding magnetic insert is enough powerful, to such an extent as to can inwardly spur door 102,104, and door 102,104 is maintained in its closed position, as described here.In the example shown, at locked position of coupler, the direct facing relation a few degrees in the South Pole of its corresponding magnetic insert is departed from the arctic of rotary magnet 106,108.
By being inserted in respectively in the magnetic insert shell 176,178, each magnetic insert 114,116 is connected on corresponding one of them door 102,104, and 176,178 on magnetic insert shell is connected on corresponding one of them door 102,104.In the example shown, magnetic insert shell 176,178 is connected on the door 102,104 by screw 180.
The device that is used for magnetic insert shell 176,178 is connected on the door 102,104 is not crucial for the present invention, and can use any suitable fastener, comprises screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent.In addition, magnetic insert shell 176,178 can have and door 102,104 integrant structures.Also can entirely prepare magnetic insert shell 176,178, and magnetic insert 114,116 directly can be connected on the door 102,104.As shell 176,178, any suitable fastener comprises that screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent all can be used for magnetic insert 114,116 is connected on the door 102,104.Alternative as another, magnetic insert 114,116 can be embedded in the material of door 102,104.
In an illustrated embodiment, ram 124,126 has respectively and magnetic insert shell 176,178 integrant structures.As shell 176,178, the device that is used for ram 124,126 is connected on the door 102,104 is not crucial for the present invention.Can adopt any suitable structure, it supports ram 124,126, make the spaced apart enough amounts of inner surface of ram and corresponding door, so that the head 122 of hook-shaped pawl 134,136 is engaged in corresponding ram 124,126 and corresponding door 102, between 104, and any suitable fastening, comprise that screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent all can be used for this structure is connected on the corresponding door.In addition, ram 124,126 can have and door 102,104 integrant structures.
Magnetic latch mechanism 100 comprises shell 132, and it supports magnet carrier 118,119 rotatably, is connected with rotary magnet 106,108 above it respectively.The open top 101 and 105 of shell 132 (big open top 105 alternative these two openings 101 and 105 in certain embodiments) is allowed that hook-shaped pawl 134,136 extends beyond shell 132 and is engaged at locked position of coupler with ram 124,126.
Each magnet carrier 118,119 comprises the holder 184,186 that is used to receive corresponding rotary magnet 106,108.Each magnet carrier 118,119 has a pair of axle respectively, and 140,142 and 150,152, wherein the every pair of axle outwards protrudes from the offside of corresponding holder 184,186.Holder 184,186 and thereby carriage 118,119 in tandem along the longitudinal axis of shell 132 and locate, make its rotation horizontal, promptly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of shell 132.Axle 140,142,150,152 is contained in respectively in the hole 154,156,158,160 of shell 132 sides, and is subjected to its support rotatably.Hole 154,156,158,160 are respectively equipped with introducing inclined-plane 163,165,167,169, make carriage 118,119 can snap fit onto in the shell 132, and its axis 140,142,150,152 is buckled in the hole 154,156,158,160.Shell 132 has motor compartment 141.For motor compartment 141 provides lid 133.Thereby magnet carrier 118,119 is subjected to the support of shell 132 rotatably.The concrete form that is used for magnet carrier 118,119 is supported in the shell 132 rotatably is not crucial for the present invention.Be used for carriage 118,119 be supported on rotatably in the shell 132 shown in form select for easily assembled property.Perhaps,, or utilize other to be used for instead of holes 154,156 by use bar, axle or pin, 158,160 bracing or strutting arrangement type, but shell 132 Support brackets 118,119 are so that rotation.Alternative as another, shell 132 can have clamshell type design, and axle 140,142,150,152 is inserted in the proper supporting structure, and when the two halves with clam shell were assembled together, it is back shaft rotatably.
Each hook-shaped pawl 134,136 its corresponding magnet carrier 118,119 integrally is shaped.Thereby, not rotation relatively between each holder 184,186 and corresponding hook-shaped pawl 134,136, and each hook-shaped pawl 134,136 and corresponding holder 184,186, and thereby corresponding magnet carrier 118,119 will do as a whole and rotate.
Perhaps, hook-shaped pawl 134,136 can be opened with magnet carrier and make in 118,119 minutes, and was connected on the magnet carrier, thereby made each hook-shaped pawl do as a whole the rotation with its corresponding magnet carrier.Alternative as another, under hook-shaped pawl and the magnet carrier conduct situation that separately device is made, can be provided at some the relative motion scope between each carriage 118,119 and the corresponding hook-shaped pawl 134,136.In this case, need utilize spring with each hook-shaped pawl 134,136 with respect to corresponding carriage 118,119 bias voltages to its current location shown in the figure.This relative motion will be allowed each hook-shaped pawl 134,136 move and block corresponding ram 124,126, and when corresponding door moves to fastening position, if corresponding hook-shaped pawl is just at locked position of coupler, allow that so corresponding door moves to fastening position and do not need to move corresponding rotary magnet 106,108.
Each magnet carrier 118,119 also has a plurality of gear teeth 187 and 189 respectively.Each is organized gear teeth 187,189 and distributes along arc, and described arc is that the fan-shaped of circle at center limits by the rotation with corresponding magnet carrier 118,119.The rotation of each magnet carrier 118,119 is limited by a pair of 140,142 or 150,152 central axis of corresponding each magnet carrier 118,119 certainly.The gear teeth 187,189 of each magnet carrier 118,119 is supported by the corresponding holder 184,186 of each magnet carrier, and with its formation integral body.The gear teeth 113 and the gear teeth 187,189 of tooth bar 117 engage.
Bolt lock mechanism 100 comprises tooth bar 117, and it has one group of gear teeth 113 along its distribution of lengths.This group gear teeth 113 comprises a plurality of gear teeth.Gear teeth 113 continues and gear teeth 187,189 engagements, thereby by tooth bar 117 magnet carrier 118,119 is linked up.Tooth bar 117 is supported on its longitudinal axis, and at Figure 12, the locked position of coupler shown in 35,38 and 42, and Figure 14 are done rectilinear motion back and forth between the unlatched positions shown in 31 and 44.Tooth bar 117 causes magnet carrier 118,119 consistent moving, and makes itself and rotary magnet 106,108 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler by a kind of public actuating mechanism, so that open two-door 102,104 simultaneously.Tooth bar 117 supports slide bar 115, makes it do limited rectilinear motion with respect to tooth bar 117.The part of slide bar 115 is surrounded by tooth bar 117 at least in part, makes gear teeth 113 be positioned at the centre of slide bar 115 and gear teeth 187,189.Another part of slide bar 115 outwards protrudes from the groove of tooth bar 117, and has the holder 107 that is suitable for receiving cylindrical dowel 109 at the end of cable of Bowden (Bowdencable) 120, and cylindrical dowel 109 is used to actuate bolt lock mechanism 100.Slide bar 115 can move by straight line between with respect to the latched position of tooth bar 117 and unlocked position.Spring 170 is located in the middle of slide bar 115 and the tooth bar 117, its with slide bar 115 bias voltages to latched position.When slide bar 115 was in latched position, it is outwards mobile from the opening 174 of tooth bar 117 either sides that it promotes one or more ball bearings 172, makes ball bearing 172 outwards protrude from the either side of tooth bar 117.When slide bar 115 is in latched position, and tooth bar 117 is when being in locked position of coupler, and ball bearing 172 engages with cavity 173 in the shell 132, makes tooth bar 117 not move, unless slide bar 115 moves to unlocked position.The rigidity of spring 170 is chosen to make slide bar 115 during colliding, and can not move owing to the inertia of himself under the active force of estimating.Thereby ball bearing 172 prevents to lock 100 basically with engaging of cavity 173 and is unlocked during colliding, and lock 100 can be resisted because the release that collision causes.
Slide bar 115 has cavity 175, when it is in unlocked position at slide bar 115, aims at opening 174.In case when slide bar 115 was in unlocked position, cavity 175 allowed that ball bearing 172 is retracted in the tooth bar 117, it then makes tooth bar 117 freely-movables to unlatched positions.
The cylinder that at least one end of holder 107 employings is opened or the form of sleeve.L shaped groove 111 is cut the wall of wearing tubular holder 107.L shaped groove 111 extends to the mid point of about holder 107 from the openend of holder 107 along the length of holder 107.From this position, L shaped groove 111 extends along the arc vertical with the longitudinal direction of the sleeve of holder 107, thereby forms ' L ' shape.Groove 111 width are enough to allow that cable of Bowden 120 extends through groove 111.Dowel 109 can also be spherical, or has any other shape and size, makes it can not pass groove 111, but will be assemblied in the holder 107.
Shell 132 has the carriage 103 of band U-shaped groove 110, and it can support an end of the sheath 123 of cable of Bowden 120.Cable of Bowden 120 is allowed remote-controlled operation bolt lock mechanism 100.End at the sheath 123 of cable of Bowden 120 is installed in the U-shaped groove 110 of carriage 103, and dowel 109 is positioned under the condition in the holder 107, and the far-end (not shown) of pulling cable of Bowden 120 will cause the rectilinear motion of slide bar 115 from latched position to unlocked position.This initial motion of slide bar 115 discharges tooth bar 117, so that move to unlocked position.The range of movement of slide bar 115 from latched position to unlocked position is relatively limited, and the far-end (not shown) that further spurs cable of Bowden 120 will cause slide bar 115 and tooth bar 117 rectilinear motion together, make tooth bar 117 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.
The far-end of cable of Bowden 120 can manually spur or by utilizing a kind of electrical actuator.Usually will provide the handle of some type long range positioning or push switch as user interface, be respectively applied for manually or electrically-operated latch mechanism 100.
By shell 132 being installed on framework or the compartment 194, bolt lock mechanism 100 can be installed on framework or the compartment 194.When observing from the position of magnetic insert 114,116, it is exposure or visible that rotary magnet 106 and 108 needs not be.Yet, must in doorframe 194, provide groove 196 and 198 etc., extend through doorframe 194 to allow hook-shaped pawl 134,136, thereby when it rotates to its locked position of coupler and ram 124,126 engage.The device that is used for shell 132 is connected on the doorframe 194 is not crucial for the present invention, and can use any suitable fastener, comprises screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent.In addition, shell 132 can have and doorframe 194 integrant structures.
Magnet 106,108 is sliding door 102,104 inwardly, locks rightly to guarantee them.Last motion and position and the gap state of magnet 106,108 control gates 102,104 when fastening position.When mechanism was non-latching, magnet 106,108 also helped to open door 102,104.
In order to open bolt lock mechanism 100, for example can promote the button (not shown).One of them mechanism's pulling that this will cause the far-end of cable of Bowden 120 to be mentioned before.The pulling of cable of Bowden 120 causes rotary magnet 106,108, and magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler.This action separates hook-shaped pawl 134,136 its corresponding rams 124,126, and it mechanically discharges door 102 and 104.In addition, magnet 106,108 rotates to its unlatched positions, and in this position, these magnet repel the magnetic insert 114,116 that is connected on the door 102,104, forces door to swing open.In case magnet 106,108 breaks away from the influence of magnetic field of magnetic insert 114,116, and when cable of Bowden 120 was released, the arctic of one of them magnet 106,108 was to another magnet 106, the magnetic attraction in 108 the South Pole, otherwise or, will make rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119, remain on first centre position (as shown in Figure 15 and 41) near its unlatched positions with hook-shaped pawl 134,136, prepare at door 102,104 pin door 102,104 when moving to fastening position.In an illustrated embodiment, with rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 remain on its first centre position to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of rotary magnet 108 in the arctic of rotary magnet 106.
In order to close door 102,104, promote one of them door 102,104 and close.This action spurs another door by the mechanical linkage (not shown) between the door and closes, yet goalkeeper is because the play of linkage lags behind another.When in case door 102,104 is almost closed, rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 will begin to make it will be in second centre position of more close its locked position of coupler towards its locked position of coupler rotation under the influence of magnetic field of magnetic insert 114,116.At this moment, the strong magnetic attraction between magnetic insert 114,116 and its corresponding rotary magnet 106,108 causes backward door to quicken, and makes door close simultaneously, and rotary magnet 106,108 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotate to its locked position of coupler simultaneously.At this moment, hook-shaped pawl 134,136 engages with ram 124,126, and has strong magnetic attraction between magnetic insert 114,116 and its corresponding rotary magnet 106,108.Therefore, these two doors by machinery and magnetic force be maintained in its closed position.Like this, magnetic latch mechanism 100 provides a kind of block sytem, the moving about and the position difference between door when the closed of mechanical linkage of its tolerable door 102,104, but still can flush and side by side close door.
If the delay between door 102,104 (lag) is enough big, a door may be closed fully so, causes rotary magnet 106,108 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 to move to its corresponding interlocking position before the door that falls behind reaches its fastening position.In this case, the ram of the door that falls behind will move corresponding hook-shaped pawl as described above, and allow that backward door moves to fastening position, at this moment, corresponding hook-shaped pawl and corresponding rotary magnet turn back to its locked position of coupler, thereby the door that will fall behind before is fixed to fastening position.Because the reason of the linkage between magnet carrier 118 and 119, can separate by temporary transient its corresponding ram with the corresponding hook-shaped pawl of leading door of having closed, but leading goalkeeper still keeps closing owing to magnetic attraction, make that leading corresponding hook-shaped pawl can engage by its corresponding again ram when the door that in a single day falls behind was closed fully.From the relative scale of hook-shaped pawl and its corresponding ram, will find out, the door period of contact that is falling behind, the motion of rotary magnet will be enough little, make at backward door period of contact, no matter when between the ram of the door that falls behind and corresponding rotary magnet, all has enough strong attraction, so as realization as described in just now backward closure.
Magnetic latch mechanism 100 also can comprise motor drive 121, and it is used for optionally making tooth bar 117 in its longitudinal axis, moves between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions.Thereby motor drive 121 plays the effect identical with cable of Bowden 120, and as the accessory system of cable of Bowden 120 and provide, to be used for, for example, motor drive 121 is provided, allowing that magnetic latch mechanism 100 actuated by electricity, and cable of Bowden provides the application scenario of manual override.For the application of power backup actuating system behind the needs, cable of Bowden 120 is actuated by electricity.
Motor drive 121 comprises motor 125, and it drives output gear 127.Gear 127 schematically is shown as disk in some figure, but its yes a kind of gear that tooth is arranged along its circumferential distribution.Gear 127 is driven by the output shaft of motor 125.Gear 127 often meshes with gear 129.Gear 129 has and drive screw 131 integrant structures.Drive screw 131 is being supported rotatably by shell 132.Drive screw 131 has at least one public helical thread, its with form in slide block 143 in the hole in the female groove or the box thread of coupling engage.Slide block 143 is being supported by shell 132 and is being used for rectilinear motion, with the rotation of response drive screw 131.Slide block 143 has protrusion 155, and it can engage with the protrusion 147 of slide bar 115.
Be in locked position of coupler at tooth bar 117, and during slide bar 115 latched positions, the protrusion 147 of slide bar 115 will be positioned near the protrusion 155, wherein slide block 143 is located away from gear 129.This is the locked position of coupler of slide block 143.When motor 125 was energized, it caused gear 127 rotations, and it then causes gear 129 and drive screw 131 rotations.The rotation of drive screw 131 on this first direction causes the rectilinear motion of slide block 143, and protrusion 155 is engaged with protrusion 147.The lasting rotation of drive screw 131 will cause the lasting rectilinear motion of slide block 143 towards gear 129, and it then will cause the rectilinear motion of slide bar 115 from latched position to unlocked position.This initial motion of slide bar 115 discharges tooth bar 117, so that move to unlocked position.The range of movement of slide bar 115 from latched position to unlocked position is relatively limited, and being further rotated of drive screw 131 will cause the lasting rectilinear motion of slide block 143 towards gear 129, it then will cause slide bar 115 and tooth bar 117 rectilinear motion together, make tooth bar 117 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.Slide block 143 will be in its unlatched positions like this.Tooth bar 117 and magnet carrier 118,119 to the motion of its unlatched positions allows that then door 102,104 is opened.
In case finish unlocking operation, utilize suitable control circuit and software, make the current reversal of motor 125, drive screw 131 is rotated up in the second party opposite with first direction, and slide block 143 is returned its locked position of coupler, prepare to repeat once more the locking circulation.Slide block 143 returns its locked position of coupler, can make protrusion 155 break away from protrusion 147, and one of them magnet 106,108 the arctic is to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of another magnet 106,108, otherwise or, to make rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 remain on first centre position, preparation is at door 102,104 when moving to fastening position, pins door 102,104.
Also as described above, in unlatched positions, the gravitation between the magnetic pole of relative magnet 106,108 near its unlatched positions, moves holding magnet carriage 118,119 until door 102,104 once more towards its fastening position.Door 102,104 is when its fastening position moves next time afterwards, and lock 100 will prepare to repeat its operation cycle.
Referring to Figure 72-105, can see second embodiment of the present invention 100a.Embodiment 100a is similar to embodiment 100 basically, except the difference of following detailed description.
Bolt lock mechanism 100a comprises tooth bar 117a, and it has one group of gear teeth 113 along its distribution of lengths.This group gear teeth 113 comprises a plurality of gear teeth.Gear teeth 113 continues and gear teeth 187,189 engagements, thereby by tooth bar 117a magnet carrier 118,119 is linked up.Tooth bar 117a supported be used in its longitudinal axis, at the locked position of coupler shown in Figure 90 and 93, and do rectilinear motion between the unlatched positions shown in Figure 94 back and forth.Tooth bar 117a causes magnet carrier 118,119 consistent moving, and makes itself and rotary magnet 106,108 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler by a kind of public actuating mechanism, so that open two-door 102,104 simultaneously.Tooth bar 117a has the end that is suitable in cable of Bowden 120 and receives cylindrical dowel 109, is used to actuate the holder 107 of bolt lock mechanism 100a.Under dowel 109 is positioned at condition in the holder 107, the far-end (not shown) of pulling cable of Bowden 120 will directly cause tooth bar 117a to be linearly moved to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.
Magnetic latch mechanism 100a also comprises motor drive 121a, and it is used for optionally making tooth bar 117a in its longitudinal axis, moves between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions.Motor drive 121a comprises the motor 125 that drives centrifugal clutch 127a.Centrifugal clutch 127a has well-known type, and will here not discuss in detail.Centrifugal clutch 127a is driven by the output shaft of motor 125.When the output shaft of motor 125 rotated, the extension rod (not shown) outwards protruded from the opening of centrifugal clutch 127a either side, and meshed with arc fin 129a, so that the output shaft and the drive screw 131 of motor 125 linked up.When the output shaft of motor 125 did not rotate, extension rod shrinks to be got back among the centrifugal clutch 127a, thereby made drive screw 131 break away from motor 125, made drive screw 131 freely to rotate owing to motor 125, and without any resistance.Arc fin 129a has and drive screw 131 integrant structures.Drive screw 131 is being supported rotatably by shell 132a.Drive screw 131 has at least one public helical thread, its with form in slide block 143a in the hole in the female groove or the box thread of coupling engage.Slide block 143a is being supported by shell 132a and is being used for rectilinear motion, with the rotation of response drive screw 131.Slide block 143a has protrusion 155a, and it engages with the groove 147a of tooth bar 117a.
When tooth bar 117a is in locked position of coupler, slide block 143a also will be in locked position of coupler.When motor 125 was energized, it caused engaging of centrifugal clutch 127a and arc fin 129a, and it then causes the rotation of drive screw 131.The rotation of drive screw 131 on this first direction causes slide block 143a towards motor 125 rectilinear motions, its then will cause tooth bar 117a from the locked position of coupler rectilinear motion to unlatched positions.
Therefore, cause rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.Slide block 143a will be in its unlatched positions like this.Tooth bar 117a and magnet carrier 118,119 to the motion of its unlatched positions allows that then door 102,104 is opened.
In case finish unlocking operation, just close the electric current of motor 125, and remove the energy of motor 125, cause clutch 127a to break away from arc fin 129a and drive screw 131.The arctic of one of them magnet 106,108 is to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of another magnet 106,108, otherwise or, will make rotary magnet 106,108, magnet carrier 118,119 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 remain on first centre position, preparation is at door 102,104 when moving to fastening position, pins door 102,104.
When door 102,104 was closed, rotary magnet 106,108 and hook-shaped pawl 134,136 rotated to its locked position of coupler.This action causes slide block 143a to return its locked position of coupler.During its locked position of coupler, drive screw 131 is rotation freely because clutch 127a breaks away from screw 131 at slide block 143a rectilinear motion, and moves to its locked position of coupler owing to motor 125 does not have resistance for slide block 143a.
Under bump or collision effect, inertia moves and discharges lock towards unlatched positions to being enough to promote tooth bar 117a greatly, and motor will be energized on the direction that the direction of rotation of the output shaft of motor 125 is opposite during with respect to normal release; For example, utilize air bag sensor or the inclination sensor that is integrated in the suitable control circuit.This reverse motor effect will make clutch 127a engage with fin 129a and drive screw 131, so that ratchet and rotary magnet are remained on its locked position of coupler, thereby obstruction lock 100a is opened in collision.
Referring to Figure 106-113, can see third embodiment of the present invention 100b.Embodiment 100b is similar to embodiment 100 basically, except the difference of following detailed description.In embodiment 100b, the longitudinal axis of the output shaft of motor 125 overlaps with the longitudinal axis of drive screw 131, and the output shaft of motor 125 directly is connected on the drive screw 131, has eliminated being used for the demand of gear 127 and 129.In addition, slide block 143b has with slide block 143 and compares different slightly shapes, but works in accurate identical mode.Others, embodiment 100 is identical with 100b.
Except the embodiment that recommends above, imagined countless other and be used for making and be locked in the anti-mode that is opened of collision as a part of the present invention.These including, but not limited to:
1) integrated silicon damper on tooth bar.This will cause system to be able to damping during closing and opening.In response to the impulse force that is suffered from the collision, damper is more much bigger to the resistance of tooth bar motion.This will improve the efficient system mass inertia under collision status.
2) design hook, magnet carrier, the rotary magnet assembly makes the pivot of as close as possible this assembly of mass centre of whole assembly and magnet.This has farthest reduced may open the moment of inertia of rotary magnet assembly when collision.In addition, the gear that can balanced rotation moves of the tooth bar that moves of straight line substitutes.This will further eliminate in collision the parts (seeing Figure 114) that have the tendency of moving owing to himself inertia.
3) with a locking point Rotate 180 degree, make hook toward each other, as shown in Figure 114.The active force that tends to open a hook can make another hook keep locking.This will guarantee that at least one hook and rotary magnet keep blocking always.Linkage between the door will prevent that door from being thrown open in collision process like this.
4) design hook and keeper have cavity/undercutting 197, make that keeper will be withdrawn into its locked position of coupler (seeing Figure 117) to hook when goalkeeper will throw open.
5) increase auxiliary snap close, it will be opened by motor before hook and rotary magnet move during normal the opening and closing.In certain embodiments, tooth bar may need to move several millimeters, and not mobile hook.Can see an example among Figure 115.Here blocking lever 181 obstruction magnet fixators rotate on the direction of unblanking.Motor promotes blocking lever, and it is out of the way.
6) increase auxiliary lock buckling part 183, they will be by independently helix tube 185 operations, as shown in Figure 116.During normal the opening and closing, lock buckling part is in hook and rotary magnet moves mobile before and disengaging tooth bar 117c.The direction of motion of lock buckling part 183 is perpendicular to the direction of motion of tooth bar, make the active force that tends to mobile rack will be not can mobile lock buckling part, vice versa.
7) increase auxiliary snap close, it will be opened by the operation of motor before hook and rotary magnet move during normal the opening and closing.Embodiment 100 is such examples.Figure 118 has shown another example.Here slide bar 115d surrounds tooth bar 117d at least in part.Tooth bar 117d has the lock buckling part 172d of alternative ball bearing, and it is supported by cantilevered spring arm 185d.Slide bar 115d has hole 174d, and when slide bar 115d was in latched position, the cavity 173d that lock buckling part 172 passes among this Kong Eryu shell 132d engaged.When slide bar 115d moved to unlocked position, the edge of hole 174d worked as cam, made lock buckling part 172d break away from cavity 173d (lock buckling part 172d will preferably be located at the both sides of tooth bar 117d), thereby discharged tooth bar 117d so that motion.
Referring to Figure 119-174, the present invention is devoted to a kind of being used for first parts is fixed on the magnetic latch mechanism of fastening position with respect to second parts, and first parts can move between fastening position and open position with respect to second parts.First parts can be doors for example, and second parts can be for example compartment or doorframe.In the example shown, one or more doors provide the closure that is used for compartment.Lock according to the present invention is particularly suitable for using in the application that mechanical interlocking two-door is fixed on fastening position.In this application, close one of them door and also make another door move to fastening position.Yet, the mechanical linkage and imperfect between the door, and and the closure of door not simultaneously always.When closure, a goalkeeper lags behind another door a little often.Utilize magnetic lock of the present invention, in case when door was in the influence area in magnetic field of lock magnet, goalkeeper was pulled to last fastening position by magnetic attraction.Therefore, in two-door application, no matter the relative position of door along with door marked change takes place how near its fastening position, all will be realized each motion to last fastening position rightly.Therefore, even lock of the present invention is designed to realize also door to be fixed on fastening position rightly when a door lags behind another.
Referring to Figure 119-174, can see a embodiment 200 according to the magnetic latch mechanism of band double rotating magnet of the present invention.Bolt lock mechanism 200 is a kind of remote-operated bolt lock mechanisms, and it is designed to utilize two rotary magnets 206 and 208 and two doors 202 and 204 are fixed on fastening position substantially simultaneously.Bolt lock mechanism 200 is designed to can be installed between the pivot or hinge of door 202,204, is supporting rotary magnet 206,208 around parallel rotating with isolated rotation.In addition, rotary magnet 206,208 rotates in the same direction.Rotary magnet 206 and 208 is respectively supported by the magnet carrier 218,219 of separating respectively.Each magnet carrier 218,219 is supported by shell 232 rotatably.Each rotary magnet 206,208 is connected on the corresponding magnet carrier 218,219, makes rotary magnet and its corresponding magnet carrier do as a whole and rotate.Each rotary magnet 206,208 and its corresponding magnet carrier 218,219 rotatably move between corresponding interlocking position and unlatched positions.
Magnetic latch mechanism 200 also comprises a pair of hook-shaped pawl 234,236.Each hook-shaped pawl 234,236 is supported by corresponding magnet carrier 218,219, makes hook-shaped pawl 234,236 and corresponding magnet carrier 218,219 do as a whole and rotate.Each hook-shaped pawl 234,236 has hooked head 222, and it has the oblique cam face 238 that deviates from corresponding magnet carrier 218,219, and towards the catch surface 244 of corresponding magnet carrier 218,219.
Magnetic latch mechanism 200 also comprises magnetic insert 214 and 216, and it can be connected on the door 202 and 204.Each magnetic insert 214 and 216 and corresponding one of them rotary magnet 206,208 corresponding.When rotary magnet 206,208 are in its locked position of coupler, and when door 202 and 204 is in its fastening position, towards each rotary magnet 206 of corresponding magnetic insert 214,216, each magnetic pole of 208, compare with magnetic pole towards the magnetic insert 214,216 of its corresponding rotary magnet 206,208, it has opposite type (promptly northern, south).In the example shown, magnetic insert 214,216 is located such that its south face is to its corresponding rotary magnet 206,208 when door 202 and 204 is in its fastening position.Still in the example shown, rotary magnet 206,208 is positioned at its carriage 218, in 219, make that working as rotary magnet 206,208 is in its locked position of coupler with its carriage, and when door 202 and 204 was in its fastening position, its north pole face was to its corresponding magnetic insert 214,216.Therefore, applied gravitation between each rotary magnet 206,208 and its corresponding magnetic insert 214,216, the door 202,204 that is connected with magnetic insert 214,216 above causing is maintained in its closed position.
In addition, hook-shaped pawl 234,236 engages with corresponding ram 224,226, thereby has mechanically stoped door 202,204 to move to open position from fastening position.This feature prevents that door 202,204 outsides from compartment are forced to pry open, thereby is subjected to the protection of door 202,204.
Magnetic latch mechanism 200 comprises a pair of ram 224,226, and it is respectively corresponding with one of them ratchet of corresponding a pair of hook-shaped pawl 234,236.Be equipped with ram 224,226 and support, make ram spaced apart, and the head 222 of hook-shaped pawl 234,236 can be engaged between corresponding ram 224,226 and the corresponding door 202,204 with the inner surface of corresponding door by corresponding door 202,204.Each ram 224,226 has the cam face 228 that deviates from corresponding door 202,204 and towards the catch surface 230 of corresponding door 202,204.The cam face 228 of each ram can with corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236 cam face 238 interacts, ratchet is moved and do not block ram 224,226, and as shown in Figure 128-131, allow when corresponding door when fastening position moves, if corresponding hook-shaped pawl is near the locked position of coupler just, so corresponding door is movable to fastening position.In case door 202,204 is when in the closed position, the magnetic pull between corresponding rotary magnet 206,208 and corresponding magnetic insert 214,216 makes corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236 move to locked position of coupler.At locked position of coupler, corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236 head 222 is positioned at corresponding ram 224,226 and corresponding door 202,204 between, wherein corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236 catch surface 244 can with corresponding ram 224,226 catch surface 230 engages, thereby mechanically stops corresponding 202,204 motion from fastening position to open position.
When rotary magnet 206,208 are in its unlatched positions (shown in Figure 132 and 162), and when door 202 and 204 is in its fastening position (shown in Figure 119), with towards rotary magnet 206,208 corresponding magnetic pole insert 214,216 magnetic pole is compared each rotary magnet 206 with opposite types, each magnetic pole of 208, it is positioned at from corresponding magnetic pole insert 214,216 positions far away, and compare each rotary magnet 206 with same type with magnetic pole towards the corresponding magnetic pole insert 214,216 of rotary magnet 206,208, each magnetic pole of 208, its locked position of coupler with respect to rotary magnet 206,208 is positioned at from the nearer position of corresponding magnetic pole insert 214,216.When unlatched positions, repulsive force between the identical magnetic pole of the polarity of each rotary magnet 206,208 and corresponding magnetic insert 214,216 can overcome each rotary magnet 206,208 and the opposite polarity magnetic pole of corresponding magnetic insert 214,216 between gravitation.Therefore, between each rotary magnet 206,208 and its corresponding magnetic insert 214,216, applied effective repulsive force.In addition, hook-shaped pawl 234,236 along with rotary magnet 206,208 and magnet carrier 218,219 and rotate to its unlatched positions, it has been removed and has opened door 202,204 machinery hinders, the door 202,104 that is connected with magnetic insert 214,216 above causing moves towards open position from fastening position.
Remember that in the example shown, magnetic insert 214,216 is located such that its south face is to its corresponding rotary magnet 206,208 when door 202 and 204 is in its fastening position.In the example shown, when rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206, move and away from its corresponding magnetic insert 214 208 the arctic, 216 the South Pole, and the South Pole of rotary magnet 206,208 is towards its corresponding magnetic insert 214, move in 216 the South Pole, make when rotary magnet 206,208 arrives its unlatched positions, at each rotary magnet 206,208 and its corresponding magnetic insert 214,216 between apply effective repulsive force.
When its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 are moved beyond 10 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 180 ° the scope.More preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 are moved beyond or equal 30 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 180 ° the scope.Even more preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 are moved beyond or equal 45 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 145 ° the scope.Even more preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 are moved beyond or equal 60 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 120 ° the scope.Even more preferably, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 are moved beyond or equal 80 ° and be less than or equal to angle in 115 ° the scope.In the example shown, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 move the angle of about 110 ° (110 ° ± 10 °).Or rather, in the example shown, when its when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 206,208 and its carriage 218,219 move about 110 ° angle.
At locked position of coupler, the opposite types magnetic pole of corresponding rotary magnet 206,208 does not need directly towards the magnetic pole of magnetic insert 214,216, and the magnetic pole strength of magnetic insert 214,216 is to its corresponding rotary magnet 206,208.With respect to the direct facing relation between the magnetic pole of the opposite types of rotary magnet and its corresponding magnetic insert, rotary magnet 206, but 208 deviation angle θ, wherein 0 °<θ<90 °.Certainly must responsively adjust the position of hook-shaped pawl with respect to rotary magnet 206,208.Certainly, direct facing relation (promptly 0 ° or about 0 °) between the electrode of the opposite types of rotary magnet and its corresponding magnetic insert provides maximum holding power for bolt lock mechanism, and at locked position of coupler, need make the approaching closely possibly directly facing relation in the South Pole of its corresponding magnetic insert in the arctic of rotary magnet 206,208.Key factor is must select rotary magnet 206 when locked position of coupler, 208 angle position makes arctic of rotary magnet 206,208 with rotary magnet 206, the South Pole of more close corresponding magnetic insert is to a certain extent compared in 208 the South Pole, rotary magnet makes that the effective gravitation between rotary magnet 206,208 and its corresponding magnetic insert is enough powerful, to such an extent as to can inwardly spur door 202,104, and door 202,104 is maintained in its closed position, as described here.In the example shown, at locked position of coupler, the direct facing relation a few degrees in the South Pole of its corresponding magnetic insert is departed from the arctic of rotary magnet 206,208.
By being inserted in respectively in the magnetic insert shell 276,278, each magnetic insert 214,216 is connected on corresponding one of them door 202,204, and 176,178 on magnetic insert shell is connected on corresponding one of them door 202,204.In the example shown, magnetic insert shell 276,278 is connected on the door 202,204 by screw 280.
The device that is used for magnetic insert shell 276,278 is connected on the door 202,204 is not crucial for the present invention, and can use any suitable fastener, comprises screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent.In addition, magnetic insert shell 276,278 can have and door 202,204 integrant structures.Also can entirely prepare magnetic insert shell 276,278, and magnetic insert 214,216 directly can be connected on the door 202,204.As shell 276,278, any suitable fastener comprises that screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent all can be used for magnetic insert 214,216 is connected on the door 202,204.Alternative as another, magnetic insert 214,216 can be embedded in the material of door 202,204.
In an illustrated embodiment, ram 224,226 has respectively and magnetic insert shell 276,278 integrant structures.As shell 276,278, the device that is used for ram 224,226 is connected on the door 202,204 is not crucial for the present invention.Can adopt any suitable structure, it supports ram 224,226, make the spaced apart enough amounts of inner surface of ram and corresponding door, so that the head 222 of hook-shaped pawl 234,236 is engaged in corresponding ram 224,226 and corresponding door 202, between 204, and any suitable fastening, comprise that screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent all can be used for this structure is connected on the corresponding door.In addition, ram 224,226 can have and door 202,204 integrant structures.
Magnetic latch mechanism 200 comprises shell 232, and it supports magnet carrier 218,219 rotatably, is connected with rotary magnet 206,208 above it respectively.In not busy lock position, the open top 205 of shell 232 allows that hook-shaped pawl 234,236 extends shell 232 and engage with ram 224,226.
Each magnet carrier 218,219 comprises the holder 284,286 that is used to receive corresponding rotary magnet 206,208.Each magnet carrier 218,219 has a pair of axle respectively, and 240,242 and 250,252, wherein the every pair of axle outwards protrudes from the offside of corresponding holder 284,286.Holder 284,286 and thereby carriage 218,219 in tandem along the longitudinal axis of shell 232 and locate, make its rotation horizontal, promptly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of shell 232.Axle 240,242,250,252 is contained in respectively in the hole 254,256,258,260 of shell 232 sides, and is subjected to its support rotatably.Hole 254,256,258,260 are respectively equipped with introducing inclined-plane 263,265,267,269, make carriage 218,219 can snap fit onto in the shell 232, and its axis 240,242,250,252 is buckled in the hole 254,256,258,260.Shell 232 has motor compartment 241.For motor compartment 241 provides lid 233.Thereby magnet carrier 218,219 is subjected to the support of shell 232 rotatably.The concrete form that is used for magnet carrier 218,219 is supported in the shell 232 rotatably is not crucial for the present invention.Be used for carriage 218,219 be supported on rotatably in the shell 232 shown in form select for easily assembled property.Perhaps,, or utilize other to be used for instead of holes 254,256 by use bar, axle or pin, 258,260 bracing or strutting arrangement type, but shell 232 Support brackets 218,219 are so that rotation.Alternative as another, shell 232 can have clamshell type design, and axle 240,242,250,252 is inserted in the proper supporting structure, and when the two halves with clam shell were assembled together, it is back shaft rotatably.
Each hook-shaped pawl 234,236 its corresponding magnet carrier 218,219 integrally is shaped.Thereby, not rotation relatively between each holder 284,286 and corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236, and each hook-shaped pawl 234,236 and corresponding holder 284,286, and thereby corresponding magnet carrier 218,219 will do as a whole and rotate.
Perhaps, hook-shaped pawl 234,236 can be opened with magnet carrier and make in 218,219 minutes, and was connected on the magnet carrier, thereby made each hook-shaped pawl do as a whole the rotation with its corresponding magnet carrier.Alternative as another, under hook-shaped pawl and the magnet carrier conduct situation that separately device is made, can be provided at some the relative motion scope between each carriage 218,219 and the corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236.In this case, need utilize spring with each hook-shaped pawl 234,236 with respect to corresponding carriage 218,219 bias voltages to its current location shown in the figure.This relative motion will be allowed each hook-shaped pawl 234,236 move and block corresponding ram 224,226, and when corresponding door moves to fastening position, if corresponding hook-shaped pawl is just at locked position of coupler, allow that so corresponding door moves to fastening position and do not need to move corresponding rotary magnet 206,208.
Each magnet carrier 218,219 also has a plurality of gear teeth 287 and 289 respectively.Each is organized gear teeth 287,289 and distributes along arc, and described arc is that the fan-shaped of circle at center limits by the rotation with corresponding magnet carrier 218,219.The rotation of each magnet carrier 218,219 is limited by a pair of 240,242 or 250,252 central axis of corresponding each magnet carrier 218,219 certainly.The gear teeth 287,289 of each magnet carrier 218,219 is supported by the corresponding holder 284,286 of each magnet carrier, and with its formation integral body.The gear teeth 213 and the gear teeth 287,289 of tooth bar 217 engage.
Bolt lock mechanism 200 comprises tooth bar 217, and it has one group of gear teeth 213 along its distribution of lengths.This group gear teeth 213 comprises a plurality of gear teeth.Gear teeth 213 continues and gear teeth 287,289 engagements, thereby by tooth bar 217 magnet carrier 219,219 is linked up.Tooth bar 217 is supported on its longitudinal axis, and at Figure 130, the locked position of coupler shown in 153,156 and 160, and Figure 132 are done rectilinear motion back and forth between the unlatched positions shown in 149 and 162.Tooth bar 217 causes magnet carrier 218,219 consistent moving, and makes itself and rotary magnet 206,208 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler by a kind of public actuating mechanism, so that open two-door 202,204 simultaneously.Tooth bar 217 supports slide bar 215, makes it do limited rectilinear motion with respect to tooth bar 217.The part of slide bar 215 is surrounded by tooth bar 217 at least in part, makes gear teeth 213 be positioned at the centre of slide bar 215 and gear teeth 287,289.Another part of slide bar 215 outwards protrudes from the groove of tooth bar 217, and has the holder 207 that is suitable for receiving spherical enlarged 209 at the end of cable of Bowden 220, and spherical enlarged 209 is used to actuate bolt lock mechanism 200.Slide bar 215 can move by straight line between with respect to the latched position of tooth bar 217 and unlocked position.Spring 270 is located in the middle of slide bar 215 and the tooth bar 217, its with slide bar 215 bias voltages to latched position.When slide bar 215 was in latched position, it is outwards mobile from the opening 274 of tooth bar 217 either sides that it promotes one or more ball bearings 272, makes ball bearing 272 outwards protrude from the either side of tooth bar 217.When slide bar 215 is in latched position, and tooth bar 217 is when being in locked position of coupler, and ball bearing 272 engages with cavity 273 in the shell 232, makes tooth bar 217 not move, unless slide bar 215 moves to unlocked position.The rigidity of spring 270 is chosen to make slide bar 215 during colliding, and can not move owing to the inertia of himself under the active force of estimating.Thereby ball bearing 272 prevents to lock 200 basically with engaging of cavity 273 and is unlocked during colliding, and lock 200 can be resisted because the release that collision causes.In an illustrated embodiment, only provide single ball bearing 272, single opening 274 and single cavity 273.
Slide bar 215 has one or more cavitys 275, when it is in unlocked position at slide bar 215, aims at opening 274.In case when slide bar 215 was in unlocked position, cavity 275 allowed that ball bearing 272 is retracted in the tooth bar 217, it then makes tooth bar 217 freely-movables to unlatched positions.In an illustrated embodiment, only providing can single cavity 275.
The cylinder that at least one end of holder 207 employings is opened or the form of sleeve.L shaped groove 211 is cut the wall of wearing tubular holder 207.L shaped groove 211 extends to the mid point of about holder 207 from the openend of holder 207 along the length of holder 207.From this position, L shaped groove 211 extends along the arc vertical with the longitudinal direction of the sleeve of holder 207, thereby forms ' L ' shape.Groove 211 width are enough to allow that cable of Bowden 220 extends through groove 211.Spherical enlarged 209 can have any other shape and size, makes it can not pass groove 211, but will be assemblied in the holder 207.
Shell 232 has the carriage 203 of band U-shaped groove 210, and it can support an end of the sheath 223 of cable of Bowden 220.Cable of Bowden 220 is allowed remote-controlled operation bolt lock mechanism 200.End at the sheath 223 of cable of Bowden 220 is installed in the U-shaped groove 210 of carriage 203, and dowel 209 is positioned under the condition in the holder 207, and the far-end (not shown) of pulling cable of Bowden 220 will cause the rectilinear motion of slide bar 215 from latched position to unlocked position.This initial motion of slide bar 215 discharges tooth bar 217, so that move to unlocked position.The range of movement of slide bar 215 from latched position to unlocked position is relatively limited, and the far-end (not shown) that further spurs cable of Bowden 220 will cause slide bar 215 and tooth bar 217 rectilinear motion together, make tooth bar 217 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 206,208, magnet carrier 218,219 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.
The far-end of cable of Bowden 220 can manually spur or by utilizing a kind of electrical actuator.Usually will provide the handle of some type long range positioning or push switch as user interface, be respectively applied for manually or electrically-operated latch mechanism 200.
By shell 232 being installed on framework or the compartment 294, bolt lock mechanism 200 can be installed on framework or the compartment 294.When observing from the position of magnetic insert 214,216, it is exposure or visible that rotary magnet 206 and 208 needs not be.Yet, must in doorframe 294, provide groove 196 and 298 etc., extend through doorframe 294 to allow hook-shaped pawl 234,236, thereby when it rotates to its locked position of coupler and ram 224,226 engage.The device that is used for shell 232 is connected on the doorframe 294 is not crucial for the present invention, and can use any suitable fastener, comprises screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent.In addition, shell 232 can have and doorframe 294 integrant structures.
Magnet 206,208 is sliding door 202,204 inwardly, locks rightly to guarantee them.Last motion and position and the gap state of magnet 206,208 control gates 202,204 when fastening position.When mechanism was non-latching, magnet 206,208 also helped to open door 202,204.
In order to open bolt lock mechanism 200, for example can promote the button (not shown).One of them mechanism's pulling that this will cause the far-end of cable of Bowden 220 to be mentioned before.The pulling of cable of Bowden 220 causes rotary magnet 206,208, and magnet carrier 218,219 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler.This action separates hook-shaped pawl 234,236 its corresponding rams 224,226, and it mechanically discharges door 202 and 204.In addition, magnet 206,208 rotates to its unlatched positions, and in this position, these magnet repel the magnetic insert 214,216 that is connected on the door 202,204, forces door to swing open.In case magnet 206,208 break away from magnetic insert 214,216 influence of magnetic field, and when cable of Bowden 220 is released, the arctic of one of them magnet 206,208 is to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of another magnet 206,208, otherwise or, to make rotary magnet 206,208, magnet carrier 218,219, with hook-shaped pawl 234,236 remain near first centre position of its unlatched positions (with the magnetic latch mechanism shown in Figure 124-126 open but the state of not actuating is corresponding), prepare at door 202,204 pin door 202,204 when moving to fastening position.In an illustrated embodiment, with rotary magnet 206,208, magnet carrier 218,219 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 remain on its first centre position to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of rotary magnet 208 in the arctic of rotary magnet 206.
In order to close door 202,204, promote one of them door 202,204 and close.This action spurs another door by the mechanical linkage (not shown) between the door and closes, yet goalkeeper is because the play of linkage lags behind another.When in case door 202,204 is almost closed, rotary magnet 206,208, magnet carrier 218,219 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 will begin to make it will be in second centre position of more close its locked position of coupler towards its locked position of coupler rotation under the influence of magnetic field of magnetic insert 214,216.At this moment, the strong magnetic pull between magnetic insert 214,216 and its corresponding rotary magnet 206,208 causes and falls behind door and quicken, and makes door close simultaneously, and rotary magnet 206,208 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 rotate to its locked position of coupler simultaneously.At this moment, hook-shaped pawl 234,236 engages with ram 224,226, and has strong magnetic attraction between magnetic insert 214,216 and its corresponding rotary magnet 206,208.Therefore, these two doors by machinery and magnetic force be maintained in its closed position.Shown this state among Figure 133-141.Like this, magnetic latch mechanism 200 provides a kind of block sytem, the moving about and the position difference between door when the closed of mechanical linkage of its tolerable door 202,204, but still can flush and side by side close door.In addition, at this moment ball bearing 272 engages with cavity 273 in the shell 232, thereby tooth bar 217 is locked in correct position, and can not move, unless slide bar 215 moves to unlocked position.
If the delay between door 202,204 is enough big, a door may be closed fully so, causes rotary magnet 206,208 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 to move to its corresponding interlocking position before the door that falls behind reaches its fastening position.Shown this state among Figure 130 and 131.In this case, ball bearing 272 will tooth bar 217 and thereby hook-shaped pawl 234,236 be locked in locked position of coupler.The ram of the door that falls behind will clash with the top of corresponding hook-shaped pawl, and the door that falls behind can not move to the position of closing fully.In order to prevent this result, provide control pin 281 and 282.The form of the axle 283 of control pin 281 and 282 each employing elongation, it has the connection handle 285 of the protrusion that is positioned at the one end.Control pin 281 and 282 is being supported by shell 232 so that on the longitudinal axis of axle 283, stretch and punctured position between do rectilinear motion.Control pin 281 and 282 respectively by spring 288 and 290 bias voltages to extended position.Ram 224,226 respectively is provided with a part or pad 291 and 292 respectively, and when corresponding door 202,204 moved to the position of closing fully, itself and control corresponding pin 281,282 engaged, and move it punctured position.
When control pin 281,282 was in punctured position, tooth bar 217 can freely move between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions.Tooth bar 217 is provided with recess 293 and 295, when tooth bar 217 is in part closing state with magnetic latch mechanism, and the hook-shaped pawl shown in Figure 128-132 234, during corresponding second centre position of 236 almost locked position of coupler, it is respectively aimed at the connection handle 285 of control corresponding pin 281,282.Recess 293,295 respectively has the side vertical with the linear movement direction of tooth bar 217, and with respect to the side of the linear movement direction slight inclination of tooth bar 217.When arbitrary control pin 281,282 when being in extended position, its corresponding connection handle 285 is positioned at the groove 293 of response, in 295, it is seated in the darkest part of groove, and prevents that with engaging of groove side tooth bar 217 from moving to locked position of coupler from second centre position near locked position of coupler perpendicular to the linear movement direction of tooth bar 217 by connection handle 285.The side of the slight inclination of each groove 293,295 can be used as cam, and makes control corresponding pin 281,282 move to punctured position.Therefore, control pin 281,282 can not prevent that tooth bar 217 from moving to unlatched positions.Therefore, when door 202, when arbitrary door of 204 or this two doors break away from the position of closing fully, its control corresponding pin will prevent that tooth bar 217 from moving to locked position of coupler, it can be locked on the correct position with engaging of cavity 273 by ball bearing 272 in this position, and will avoid being locked under the condition of locked position of coupler at tooth bar 217, the door 202 that falls behind, the situation that 204 ram and corresponding hook-shaped pawl 234,236 bump.
In the approach lock or second centre position, can promote hook-shaped pawl 234 as described above, 236, make it not block ram 224,226, and allow that backward door moves to fastening position, thereby control pin 281,282 will be in punctured position, and hook-shaped pawl and rotary magnet be movable to its locked position of coupler, so that these two doors are fixed to fastening position.Leading goalkeeper is owing to magnetic attraction keeps closing, and is closed fully up to the door that falls behind.From the relative scale of hook-shaped pawl and its corresponding ram, will find out, the door period of contact that is falling behind, the motion of rotary magnet will be enough little, make at backward door period of contact, no matter when between the ram of the door that falls behind and corresponding rotary magnet, all has enough strong attraction, so as realization as described in just now backward closure.
Magnetic latch mechanism 200 also can comprise motor drive 221, and it is used for optionally making tooth bar 217 in its longitudinal axis, moves between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions.Thereby motor drive 221 plays the effect identical with cable of Bowden 220, and as the accessory system of cable of Bowden 220 and provide, to be used for, for example, motor drive 221 is provided, allowing that magnetic latch mechanism 200 actuated by electricity, and cable of Bowden provides the application scenario of manual override.For the application of power backup actuating system behind the needs, cable of Bowden 220 is actuated by electricity.
Motor drive 221 comprises motor 225, and it has the output shaft 227 that is connected on the drive screw 231.Drive screw 231 is being supported rotatably by shell 232.Drive screw 231 has at least one public helical thread, its with form in slide block 243 in the hole in the female groove or the box thread of coupling engage.In an illustrated embodiment, the public helical thread of drive screw 231 can be continuous or interrupt.Slide block 243 is being supported by shell 232 and is being used for rectilinear motion, with the rotation of response drive screw 231.Slide block 243 has protrusion 255, and it can engage with the protrusion 247 of slide bar 215.
Be in locked position of coupler at tooth bar 217, and slide bar 215 is when being in latched position, the protrusion 247 of slide bar 215 will be positioned near the protrusion 255, and wherein slide block 243 is located away from motor 225.This is the locked position of coupler of slide block 243.When motor 225 was energized, it caused the rotation of drive screw 231.The rotation of drive screw 231 on this first direction causes the rectilinear motion of slide block 243, and protrusion 255 is engaged with protrusion 247.The lasting rotation of drive screw 231 will cause the lasting rectilinear motion of slide block 243 towards motor 225, and it then will cause the rectilinear motion of slide bar 215 from latched position to unlocked position.This initial motion of slide bar 215 discharges tooth bar 217, so that move to unlocked position.The range of movement of slide bar 215 from latched position to unlocked position is relatively limited, and being further rotated of drive screw 231 will cause the lasting rectilinear motion of slide block 243 towards motor 225, it then will cause slide bar 215 and tooth bar 217 rectilinear motion together, make tooth bar 217 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 206,208, magnet carrier 218,219 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.Slide block 243 will be in its unlatched positions like this.Tooth bar 217 and magnet carrier 218,219 to the motion of its unlatched positions allows that then door 202,204 is opened.
In case finish unlocking operation, utilize suitable control circuit and software, make the current reversal of motor 225, drive screw 231 is rotated up in the second party opposite with first direction, and slide block 243 is returned its locked position of coupler, prepare to repeat once more the locking circulation.Slide block 243 returns its locked position of coupler, can make protrusion 255 break away from protrusion 247, and one of them magnet 206,208 the arctic is to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of another magnet 206,208, otherwise or, to make rotary magnet 206,208, magnet carrier 218,219 and hook-shaped pawl 234,236 remain on first centre position shown in Figure 124-126, preparation is at door 202,204 when moving to fastening position, pins door 202,204.
Also as described above, in case door 202,204 is opened, the gravitation between the magnetic pole of relative magnet 206,208 near its unlatched positions, moves holding magnet carriage 218,219 until door 202,204 once more towards its fastening position.Door 202,204 is when its fastening position moves so next time, and lock 200 will prepare to repeat its operation cycle.
Fin 297 is provided, and it protrudes from tooth bar 217 downsides.In addition, in shell 232, provide sensor 299.For example, sensor 299 can be to have light emitting diode (LED) type that illuminates photodiode.When tooth bar 217 is in second centre position, promptly during the position of more close locked position of coupler, be in the control pin 281 of extended position by one of them, 282 can prevent the motion of tooth bar towards locked position of coupler, fin 297 has interrupted the illumination of light emitting diode (not shown) to the photodiode of sensor 299, thereby will produce the signal that one of them control pin of indication is in extended position.This signal then will with one of them door 202,204 because for example, the content of glove box has hindered one of them and has moved to fastening position and the situation of correctly not closing is corresponding.This signal supply control circuit or printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) (not shown), the operation of its control magnetic latch mechanism.Control circuit can be feasible through programming, if indicate one of them door 202,204 crack signals continue the time cycle that one section th equals or exceeds scheduled time restriction, control circuit excited electric motor 225 is opened door 202 so, 204, thereby the prompting user, promptly Vehicular occupant is closed door once more, and guarantees this time correctly to have closed door.
Referring to Figure 175-297, the present invention is devoted to a kind of being used for first parts is fixed on the magnetic latch mechanism of fastening position with respect to second parts, and first parts can move between fastening position and open position with respect to second parts.First parts can be doors for example, and second parts can be for example compartment or doorframe.In the example shown, one or more doors provide the closure that is used for compartment.Lock according to the present invention is particularly suitable for using in the application that mechanical interlocking two-door is fixed on fastening position.In this application, close one of them door and also make another door move to fastening position.Yet, the mechanical linkage and imperfect between the door, and and the closure of door not simultaneously always.When closure, a goalkeeper lags behind another door a little often.Utilize magnetic lock of the present invention, in case when door was in the influence area in magnetic field of lock magnet, goalkeeper was pulled to last fastening position by magnetic attraction.Therefore, in two-door application, no matter the relative position of door along with door marked change takes place how near its fastening position, all will be realized each motion to last fastening position rightly.Therefore, even lock of the present invention is designed to realize also door to be fixed on fastening position rightly when a door lags behind another.
Referring to Figure 175-297, can see a embodiment 300 according to the magnetic latch mechanism of band double rotating magnet of the present invention.Bolt lock mechanism 300 is a kind of remote-operated bolt lock mechanisms, and it is designed to utilize two rotary magnets 306 and 308 and two doors 302 and 304 are fixed on fastening position substantially simultaneously.Bolt lock mechanism 300 is designed to can be installed between the pivot or hinge of door 302,304, is supporting rotary magnet 306,308 around parallel rotating with isolated rotation.In addition, rotary magnet 306,308 rotates in the same direction.Rotary magnet 306 and 308 is respectively supported by the magnet carrier 318,319 of separating respectively.Each magnet carrier 318,319 is supported by shell 332 rotatably.Each rotary magnet 306,308 is connected on the corresponding magnet carrier 318,319, makes rotary magnet and its corresponding magnet carrier do as a whole and rotate.Each rotary magnet 306,308 and its corresponding magnet carrier 318,319 rotatably move between corresponding interlocking position and unlatched positions.
Magnetic latch mechanism 300 also comprises a pair of hook-shaped pawl 334,336.Each hook-shaped pawl 334,336 is supported by corresponding magnet carrier 318,319, makes hook-shaped pawl 334,336 and corresponding magnet carrier 318,319 do as a whole and rotate.Each hook-shaped pawl 334,336 has hooked head 322, and it has the cam face 338 that deviates from corresponding magnet carrier 318,319, and towards the catch surface 344 of corresponding magnet carrier 318,319.
Magnetic latch mechanism 300 also comprises magnetic insert 314 and 316, and it can be connected on the door 302 and 304.Each magnetic insert 314 and 316 and corresponding one of them rotary magnet 306,308 corresponding.When rotary magnet 306,308 are in its locked position of coupler, and when door 302 and 304 is in its fastening position, towards each rotary magnet 306 of corresponding magnetic insert 314,316, each magnetic pole of 308, compare with magnetic pole towards the magnetic insert 314,316 of its corresponding rotary magnet 306,308, it has opposite type (promptly northern, south).For example, magnetic insert 314,316 can be located such that its south face is to its corresponding rotary magnet 306,308 when door 302 and 304 is in its fastening position.In this case, rotary magnet 306,308 is positioned at its carriage 318, in 319, make that working as rotary magnet 306,308 is in its locked position of coupler with its carriage, and when door 302 and 304 was in its fastening position, its arctic basic side was to its corresponding magnetic insert 314,316.Therefore, applied gravitation between each rotary magnet 306,308 and its corresponding magnetic insert 314,316, the door 302,304 that is connected with magnetic insert 314,316 above causing is maintained in its closed position.
In addition, hook-shaped pawl 334,336 engages with corresponding ram 324,326, thereby has mechanically stoped door 302,304 to move to open position from fastening position.This feature prevents that door 302,304 outsides from compartment are forced to pry open, thereby is subjected to the protection of door 302,304.
Magnetic latch mechanism 300 comprises a pair of ram 324,326, and it is respectively corresponding with one of them ratchet of corresponding a pair of hook-shaped pawl 334,336.Each ram 324,326 is supported by corresponding door 302,304, makes ram spaced apart with the inner surface of corresponding door, and the head 322 of hook-shaped pawl 334,336 can be engaged between corresponding ram 324,326 and the corresponding door 302,304.Each ram 324,326 has the cam face 328 that deviates from corresponding door 302,304 and towards the catch surface 330 of corresponding door 302,304.The cam face 328 of each ram can with corresponding hook-shaped pawl 334,338 cam face 336 interacts, ratchet is moved and do not block ram 324,326, and as shown in Figure 28 0, allow when corresponding door when fastening position moves, if corresponding hook-shaped pawl is near the locked position of coupler just, so corresponding door is movable to fastening position.In case door 302,304 is when in the closed position, the magnetic pull between corresponding rotary magnet 306,308 and corresponding magnetic insert 314,316 makes corresponding hook-shaped pawl 334,336 move to locked position of coupler.At locked position of coupler, corresponding hook-shaped pawl 334,336 head 322 is positioned at corresponding ram 324,326 and corresponding door 302,304 between, wherein corresponding hook-shaped pawl 334,336 catch surface 344 can with corresponding ram 324,326 catch surface 330 engages, thereby mechanically stops corresponding 302,304 motion from fastening position to open position.
When rotary magnet 306,308 are in its unlatched positions (shown in Figure 27 8 and 289), and when door 202 and 302 is in its fastening position (shown in Figure 28 2-284), with towards rotary magnet 304,306 corresponding magnetic pole insert 314,316 magnetic pole is compared each rotary magnet 308 with opposite types, each magnetic pole of 306, it is positioned at from corresponding magnetic pole insert 314,316 positions far away, and compare each rotary magnet 308 with same type with magnetic pole towards the corresponding magnetic pole insert 314,316 of rotary magnet 308,306, each magnetic pole of 306, its locked position of coupler with respect to rotary magnet 308,306 is positioned at from the nearer position of corresponding magnetic pole insert 314,316.When unlatched positions, repulsive force between the identical magnetic pole of the polarity of each rotary magnet 306,308 and corresponding magnetic insert 314,316 can overcome each rotary magnet 306,308 and the opposite polarity magnetic pole of corresponding magnetic insert 314,316 between gravitation.Therefore, between each rotary magnet 306,308 and its corresponding magnetic insert 314,316, applied effective repulsive force.In addition, hook-shaped pawl 334,336 along with rotary magnet 306,308 and magnet carrier 318,319 and rotate to its unlatched positions, it has been removed and has opened door 302,304 machinery hinders, the door 302,304 that is connected with magnetic insert 314,316 above causing moves towards open position from fastening position.
Equally, for example, we can think that magnetic insert 314,316 is located such that its south face is to its corresponding rotary magnet 306,308 when door 302 and 304 is in its fastening position.In this case, when rotary magnet 306,308 and its carriage 318,319 when locked position of coupler moves to unlatched positions, rotary magnet 306, move and away from its corresponding magnetic insert 314 308 the arctic, 316 the South Pole, and the South Pole of rotary magnet 306,308 is towards its corresponding magnetic insert 314, move in 316 the South Pole, make when rotary magnet 306,308 arrives its unlatched positions, at each rotary magnet 306,308 and its corresponding magnetic insert 314,316 between apply effective repulsive force.
At locked position of coupler, the opposite types magnetic pole of corresponding rotary magnet 306,308 does not need directly towards the magnetic pole of magnetic insert 314,316, and the magnetic pole strength of magnetic insert 114,116 is to its corresponding rotary magnet 306,308.In unlatched positions, rotary magnet 306,308 can depart from the direct facing relation between the opposite magnetic pole of rotary magnet and its corresponding magnetic insert, as long as rotary magnet 306,308 with effectively attraction is enough strong between the magnetic insert 314,316 accordingly, is enough to as described above, even also can be reliably when a door lags behind another and pin door 302,304 simultaneously and get final product at period of contact.As long as obtain this result, the magnetic pole of rotary magnet 306,308 have with towards magnet 306, the opposite polarity of magnetic pole of 308 respective magnetic insert 314,316, it is said to be can be basically towards corresponding magnetic insert 314,316 magnetic pole, this magnetic pole strength is to magnet 306,308.Certainly, direct facing relation between the electrode of the opposite types of rotary magnet and its corresponding magnetic insert provides maximum holding power for bolt lock mechanism, and at locked position of coupler, need make the approaching closely possibly directly facing relation in the South Pole of its corresponding magnetic insert in the arctic of rotary magnet 306,308.Key factor is must select rotary magnet 306 when locked position of coupler, 308 angle position makes arctic of rotary magnet 306,308 with rotary magnet 300, the South Pole of more close corresponding magnetic insert is to a certain extent compared in 308 the South Pole, rotary magnet makes that the effective gravitation between rotary magnet 306,308 and its corresponding magnetic insert is enough powerful, to such an extent as to can inwardly spur door 302,304, and door 302,304 is maintained in its closed position, as described here.In the example of being considered, at locked position of coupler, the direct facing relation a few degrees in the South Pole of its corresponding magnetic insert is departed from the arctic of rotary magnet 306,308.
By being inserted in respectively in the magnetic insert shell 376,378, each magnetic insert 314,316 is connected on corresponding one of them door 302,304, and 376,378 on magnetic insert shell is connected on corresponding one of them door 302,304.In the example shown, magnetic insert shell 376,378 is connected on the door 302,304 by screw 380, and this head of screw is embedded in the material of magnetic insert shell 376,378.Screw 380 engages with screwed hole in the door 302,304, thereby rotary screw 380 is higher than the height of magnetic insert shell 376,378 of the inner surface of door 302,304 with adjustment, and thereby adjusts the height of ram 324,326.
The device that is used for magnetic insert shell 376,378 is connected on the door 302,304 is not crucial for the present invention, and can use any suitable fastener, comprises screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent.In addition, magnetic insert shell 376,378 can have and door 302,304 integrant structures.Also can entirely prepare magnetic insert shell 376,378, and magnetic insert 314,316 directly can be connected on the door 302,304.As shell 376,378, any suitable fastener comprises that screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent all can be used for magnetic insert 314,316 is connected on the door 302,304.Alternative as another, magnetic insert 314,316 can be embedded in the material of door 302,304.
Yet, preferably use shown device that magnetic insert shell 376,378 is connected to door 302, on 304, because shown device is allowed the ram 324 of adjusting the inner surface that is higher than door 302,304,326 height is to adapt to door 302,304 when the fastening position and the gap between the shell 332.
In an illustrated embodiment, ram 324,326 has respectively and magnetic insert shell 376,378 integrant structures.As shell 376,378, the device that is used for ram 324,326 is connected on the door 302,304 is not crucial for the present invention.Can adopt any suitable structure, it supports ram 324,326, make the spaced apart enough amounts of inner surface of ram and corresponding door, so that the head 322 of hook-shaped pawl 334,336 is engaged in corresponding ram 324,326 and corresponding door 302, between 304, and any suitable fastening, comprise that screw, rivet, pin, nail and bonding agent all can be used for this structure is connected on the corresponding door.In addition, ram 324,326 can have and door 302,304 integrant structures.
Magnetic latch mechanism 300 comprises shell 332, and it supports magnet carrier 318,319 rotatably, is connected with rotary magnet 306,308 above it respectively.At locked position of coupler, the open top 305,329 of shell 332 allows that hook-shaped pawl 334,336 extends shell 332 and engage with ram 324,326.
Each magnet carrier 318,319 comprises the holder 384,386 that is used to receive corresponding rotary magnet 306,308.Each magnet carrier 318,319 has a pair of axle respectively, and 340,342 and 350,352, wherein the every pair of axle outwards protrudes from the offside of corresponding holder 384,386.Holder 384,386 and thereby carriage 318,319 in tandem along the longitudinal axis of shell 332 and locate, make its rotation horizontal, promptly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of shell 332.Axle 340,342,350,352 is contained in respectively in the hole 354,356,358,360 of shell 332 sides, and is subjected to its support rotatably.Thereby magnet carrier 318,319 is subjected to the support of shell 332 rotatably.In the example shown, axle 340,342,350,352nd, the band groove.Shell 332 has motor compartment 341.For circuit board 363 provides lid 335.In the cover plate 333 of forming shell 332 parts, be provided with hole 356,360.The concrete form that is used for magnet carrier 318,319 is supported in the shell 332 rotatably is not crucial for the present invention.
Each hook-shaped pawl 334,336 its corresponding magnet carrier 318,319 integrally is shaped.Thereby, not rotation relatively between each holder 384,386 and corresponding hook-shaped pawl 334,336, and each hook-shaped pawl 334,336 and corresponding holder 384,386, and thereby corresponding magnet carrier 318,319 will do as a whole and rotate.
Each magnet carrier 318,319 also has a plurality of gear teeth 387 and 389 respectively.Each is organized gear teeth 387,389 and distributes along arc, and described arc is that the fan-shaped of circle at center limits by the rotation with corresponding magnet carrier 318,319.The rotation of each magnet carrier 318,319 is limited by a pair of 340,342 or 350,352 central axis of corresponding each magnet carrier 318,319 certainly.The gear teeth 387,389 of each magnet carrier 318,319 is supported by the corresponding holder 384,386 of each magnet carrier, and with its formation integral body.First and second groups of gear teeth 313 of tooth bar 317 and 337 engage with the gear teeth 387 and 389 of magnet carrier 318 and 319 respectively.
Bolt lock mechanism 300 comprises tooth bar 317, and it has first and second groups of gear teeth 313,337 along its distribution of lengths.Each is organized gear teeth 313,337 and comprises a plurality of gear teeth.Gear teeth 313,337 continues respectively and gear teeth 387,389 engagements, thereby tooth bar 317 links up magnet carrier 318,319.Tooth bar 317 is supported on its longitudinal axis, at the locked position of coupler shown in Figure 175 and the 282-286, and does rectilinear motion between the unlatched positions shown in Figure 27 8 and 289 back and forth.Tooth bar 317 causes magnet carrier 318,319 consistent moving, and makes itself and rotary magnet 306,308 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler by a kind of public actuating mechanism, so that open two-door 302,304 simultaneously.Tooth bar 317 supports slide bar 315, makes it do limited rectilinear motion with respect to tooth bar 317.The part of slide bar 315 is surrounded by tooth bar 317 at least in part, makes gear teeth 313,337 be positioned at the centre of slide bar 315 and gear teeth 387,389.Protrusion 307 protrudes from slide bar 315, and can engage with flex link 339.Flex link 339 comprises flexible band or band portion 345, be used for the holder 369 that cable of Bowden 220 connects, with barb or protrusion 349, it is suitable for engaging with the protrusion 307 of slide bar 315, so that slide bar 315 moves unlocked position from the latched position with respect to tooth bar 317, thereby and pulling slide bar 315 and tooth bar 317, be in unlatched positions until tooth bar 317.The band portion 345 of connector 339 is flexible, but has sufficiently high tensile strength, so that slide bar 315 is drawn to unlocked position with respect to tooth bar 317, and thereby pulling slide bar 315 and tooth bar 317, be in unlatched positions and do not have bending up to tooth bar 317.Holder 369 is suitable for receiving the spherical enlarged 209 of cable of Bowden 220 ends, is used to actuate bolt lock mechanism 300.The band portion 345 of connector 339 is positioned in the U-rail 351 of shell 332.This design is allowed in the side that is drawn out shell 332 with cable of Bowden 220 and is gone up pulling slide bar 315 and tooth bar 317 in the opposite direction.In an alternative, cable of Bowden directly combines with slide bar 315, and passes the U-rail in the shell 332, yet, shown in arrange and preferably to be convenient to assembling and to make.Slide bar 315 can move by straight line between with respect to the latched position of tooth bar 317 and unlocked position.Spring 370 is located in the middle of slide bar 315 and the tooth bar 317, its with slide bar 315 bias voltages to latched position.Spring 370 is encapsulated in the cavity 353 of tooth bar 317.When slide bar 315 was in latched position, it promoted outwards to move the opening 374 of ball bearing 372 from tooth bar 317 end faces, makes ball bearing 372 outwards protrude from the end face of tooth bar 317.When slide bar 315 is in latched position, and tooth bar 317 is when being in locked position of coupler, and ball bearing 372 engages with cavity 273 in the shell 332, makes tooth bar 317 not move, unless slide bar 315 at first moves to unlocked position.The rigidity of spring 370 is chosen to make slide bar 315 during colliding, and can not move owing to the inertia of himself under the active force of estimating.Thereby ball bearing 372 prevents to lock 300 basically with engaging of cavity 373 and is unlocked during colliding, and lock 300 can be resisted because the release that collision causes.
Slide bar 315 has depression 375, when it is in unlocked position at slide bar 315, aims at opening 374.In case when slide bar 315 was in unlocked position, depression 375 allowed that ball bearing 372 is retracted in the tooth bar 317, it then makes tooth bar 317 freely-movables to unlatched positions.
The groove 311 that holder 369 1 ends have opening and extend to holder 369 diapires one half thickness along one side.Groove 311 is along the length of holder 369, extends to the diapire of holder 369 from the openend of holder 369, and along the part of the diameter of holder diapire and extend.Groove 311 width are enough to allow that cable of Bowden 220 extends through groove 311.Spherical enlarged 209 can have any other shape and size, makes it can not pass groove 311, but will be assemblied in the holder 369.
Shell 332 has the carriage 303 of band U-shaped groove 310, and it can support an end of the sheath 223 of cable of Bowden 220.Cable of Bowden 220 is allowed remote-controlled operation bolt lock mechanism 300.End at the sheath 223 of cable of Bowden 220 is installed in the U-shaped groove 310 of carriage 303, and spherical enlarged 209 is positioned under the condition in the holder 369, and the far-end (not shown) of pulling cable of Bowden 220 will cause the rectilinear motion of slide bar 315 from latched position to unlocked position.This initial motion of slide bar 315 discharges tooth bar 317, so that move to unlocked position.The range of movement of slide bar 315 from latched position to unlocked position is relatively limited, and the far-end (not shown) that further spurs cable of Bowden 220 will cause slide bar 315 and tooth bar 317 rectilinear motion together, make tooth bar 317 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 306,308, magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.
The far-end of cable of Bowden 220 can manually spur or by utilizing a kind of electrical actuator.Usually will provide the handle of some type long range positioning or push switch as user interface, be respectively applied for manually or electrically-operated latch mechanism 300.
Bolt lock mechanism 300 is installed on the compartment that is subjected to door 302,304 protections.
Magnet 306,308 is sliding door 302,304 inwardly, locks rightly to guarantee them.Magnet 306,308 control gates 302,304 are in the last motion and the position of period of contact.When mechanism was non-latching, magnet 306,308 also helped to open door 302,304.
In order to open bolt lock mechanism 300, for example can promote the button (not shown).One of them mechanism's pulling that this will cause the far-end of cable of Bowden 220 to be mentioned before.The pulling of cable of Bowden 220 causes rotary magnet 306,308, and magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler.This action separates hook-shaped pawl 334,336 its corresponding rams 324,326, and it mechanically discharges door 302 and 304.In addition, magnet 306,308 rotates to its unlatched positions, and in this position, these magnet repel the magnetic insert 314,316 that is connected on the door 302,304, forces door to swing open.In case magnet 306,308 break away from magnetic insert 314,316 influence of magnetic field, and when cable of Bowden 220 was released, the arctic of one of them magnet 306,308 was to another magnet 306, the magnetic attraction in 308 the South Pole, otherwise or, will make rotary magnet 306,308, magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 remain on first centre position near its unlatched positions (with Figure 177,178 with the magnetic latch mechanism shown in 290 open but the state of not actuating is corresponding), door 302,304 is pinned in preparation when door 302,304 moves to fastening position.In an illustrated embodiment, with rotary magnet 306,308, magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 remain on its first centre position to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of rotary magnet 308 in the arctic of rotary magnet 306.
In order to close door 302,304, promote one of them door 302,304 and close.This action spurs another door by the mechanical linkage (not shown) between the door and closes, yet goalkeeper is because the play of linkage lags behind another.When in case door 302,304 is almost closed, rotary magnet 306,308, magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 will begin to make it will be in second centre position of more close its locked position of coupler towards its locked position of coupler rotation under the influence of magnetic field of magnetic insert 314,316.At this moment, the strong magnetic pull between magnetic insert 314,316 and its corresponding rotary magnet 306,308 causes and falls behind door and quicken, and makes door close simultaneously, and rotary magnet 306,308 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 rotate to its locked position of coupler simultaneously.At this moment, hook-shaped pawl 334,336 engages with ram 324,326, and has strong magnetic attraction between magnetic insert 314,316 and its corresponding rotary magnet 306,308.Therefore, these two doors by machinery and magnetic force be maintained in its closed position.Shown this state among Figure 28 2-286.Like this, magnetic latch mechanism 300 provides a kind of block sytem, the moving about and the position difference between door when the closed of mechanical linkage of its tolerable door 302,304, but still can flush and side by side close door.In addition, at this moment ball bearing 372 engages with cavity 373 in the shell 332, thereby tooth bar 317 is locked in correct position, and can not move, unless slide bar 315 moves to unlocked position.
If the delay between door 302,304 is enough big, a door may be closed fully so, causes rotary magnet 306,308 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 to move to its corresponding interlocking position before the door that falls behind reaches its fastening position.In this case, ball bearing 372 will tooth bar 317 and thereby hook-shaped pawl 334,336 be locked in locked position of coupler.The ram of the door that falls behind will clash with the top of corresponding hook-shaped pawl, and the door that falls behind can not move to the position of closing fully.In order to prevent this result, provide control pin 381 and 382.The form of the axle 383 of control pin 381 and 382 each employing elongation, it has the connection handle 385 of the protrusion that is positioned at the one end.Control pin 381 and 382 is being supported by shell 332 so that on the longitudinal axis of axle 383, stretch and punctured position between do rectilinear motion.Control pin 381 and 382 respectively by spring 388 and 390 bias voltages to extended position.Ram 324,326 respectively is provided with a part or pad 391 and 392 respectively, and when corresponding door 302,304 moved to the position of closing fully, itself and control corresponding pin 381,382 engaged, and move it punctured position.
When control pin 381,382 was in punctured position, tooth bar 317 can freely move between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions.Tooth bar 317 is provided with joint 393 and 395, when tooth bar 317 is in part closing state with magnetic latch mechanism, and during corresponding second centre position of the almost locked position of coupler of the hook-shaped pawl shown in Figure 28 0 334,336, it is respectively aimed at the connection handle 385 of control corresponding pin 381,282.Each joint 393,395 has the side vertical with the linear movement direction of tooth bar 317.When arbitrary control pin 381,382 when being in extended position, its corresponding connection handle 385 is positioned to block corresponding joint 393,395, make it prevent that with engaging of joint side tooth bar 317 from moving to locked position of coupler from second centre position near locked position of coupler perpendicular to the linear movement direction of tooth bar 317 by connection handle 385.Therefore, when door 302, when arbitrary door of 304 or this two doors break away from the position of closing fully, its control corresponding pin will prevent that tooth bar 317 from moving to locked position of coupler, it can be locked on the correct position with engaging of cavity 373 by ball bearing 372 in this position, and will avoid being locked under the condition of locked position of coupler at tooth bar 317, the door 302 that falls behind, the situation that 304 ram and corresponding hook-shaped pawl 334,336 bump.
In the approach lock or second centre position, can promote hook-shaped pawl 334 as described above, 336, make it not block ram 324,326, and allow that backward door moves to fastening position, thereby control pin 381,382 will be in punctured position, and hook-shaped pawl and rotary magnet be movable to its locked position of coupler, so that these two doors are fixed to fastening position.Leading goalkeeper is owing to magnetic attraction keeps closing, and is closed fully up to the door that falls behind.From the relative scale of hook-shaped pawl and its corresponding ram, will find out, the door period of contact that is falling behind, the motion of rotary magnet will be enough little, make at backward door period of contact, no matter when between the ram of the door that falls behind and corresponding rotary magnet, all has enough strong attraction, so as realization as described in just now backward closure.
Magnetic latch mechanism 300 also can comprise motor drive 321, and it is used for optionally making tooth bar 317 in its longitudinal axis, moves between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions.Thereby motor drive 321 plays the effect identical with cable of Bowden 220, and as the accessory system of cable of Bowden 220 and provide, to be used for, for example, motor drive 321 is provided, allowing that magnetic latch mechanism 300 actuated by electricity, and cable of Bowden provides the application scenario of manual override.For the application of power backup actuating system behind the needs, cable of Bowden 220 is actuated by electricity.
Motor drive 321 comprises motor 325, and it has the output shaft 327 that is connected on the drive screw 331.Drive screw 331 is being supported rotatably by shell 332.Drive screw 331 has at least one public helical thread, its with form in slide block 343 in the hole in the female groove or the box thread of coupling engage.In an illustrated embodiment, the public helical thread of drive screw 331 can be continuous or interrupt.Slide block 343 is being supported by shell 332 and is being used for rectilinear motion, with the rotation of response drive screw 331.Slide block 343 engages with the fork 347 of slide bar 315, and it straddles on the drive screw 331, makes slide bar 315 move to unlocked position, and slide bar 315 and tooth bar 317 straight lines are moved, and makes tooth bar 317 move to unlatched positions.
Connection between motor 325 and drive screw 331 comprises the pinion 355 that is fixed on the output shaft 327, and it is meshed with the internal gear teeth of ring gear 359 on being fixedly attached to drive screw 331 1 ends.Drive screw 331 so is connected with ring gear 359, makes them can be used as a unit and rotates, and can have unitary construction.This design has reduced motor 325 needed moment of torsion outputs.
Be in locked position of coupler at tooth bar 317, and slide bar 315 is when being in latched position, the fork 347 of slide bar 315 will be positioned near the slide block 343, and wherein slide block 343 is located away from motor 325.This is the locked position of coupler of slide block 343.When motor 325 was energized, it caused the rotation of drive screw 331.The rotation of drive screw 331 on this first direction causes the rectilinear motion of slide block 343, and it is engaged with fork 347.The lasting rotation of drive screw 331 will cause the lasting rectilinear motion of slide block 343 towards motor 325, and it then will cause the rectilinear motion of slide bar 315 from latched position to unlocked position.This initial motion of slide bar 315 discharges tooth bar 317, so that move to unlocked position.The range of movement of slide bar 315 from latched position to unlocked position is relatively limited, and being further rotated of drive screw 331 will cause the lasting rectilinear motion of slide block 343 towards motor 325, it then will cause slide bar 315 and tooth bar 317 rectilinear motion together, make tooth bar 317 move to unlatched positions from locked position of coupler.Therefore, cause rotary magnet 306,308, magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,336 rotate to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler, suppose that they are in locked position of coupler at first.Slide block 343 will be in its unlatched positions like this.Tooth bar 317 and magnet carrier 318,319 to the motion of its unlatched positions allows that then door 302,304 is opened.
In case finish unlocking operation, utilize suitable control circuit and software, make the current reversal of motor 325, drive screw 331 is rotated up in the second party opposite with first direction, and slide block 343 is returned its locked position of coupler, prepare to repeat once more the locking circulation.Slide block 343 returns its locked position of coupler, can make slide block 343 break away from fork 347, and one of them magnet 306,308 the arctic is to the magnetic attraction in the South Pole of another magnet 306,308, otherwise or, to make rotary magnet 306,308, magnet carrier 318,319 and hook-shaped pawl 334,236 remain on first centre position shown in Figure 29 0, preparation is at door 302,304 when moving to fastening position, pins door 302,304.
Also as described above, in case door 302,304 is opened, the gravitation between the magnetic pole of relative magnet 306,308 near its unlatched positions, moves holding magnet carriage 318,319 until door 302,304 once more towards its fastening position.Door 300,302 is when its fastening position moves so next time, and lock 300 will prepare to repeat its operation cycle.
Fin 397 is provided, and it protrudes from tooth bar 317 1 sides.In addition, on by shell 332 circuit supported plates 363, be provided with sensor 399,361.For example, sensor 399,361 can be to have light emitting diode (LED) type that illuminates photodiode.When tooth bar 317 is in second centre position, promptly during the position of more close locked position of coupler, be in the control pin 381 of extended position by one of them, 382 can prevent the motion of tooth bar towards locked position of coupler, fin 397 has interrupted by corresponding LED (not shown) sensor 399, the illumination of 361 photodiode, thus the signal that one of them control pin of indication is in extended position will be produced.This signal then will with one of them door 302,304 because for example, the content of glove box has hindered one of them and has moved to fastening position and the situation of correctly not closing is corresponding.This signal supply control circuit or printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) 363, the operation of its control magnetic latch mechanism.Control circuit is based on microprocessor, and is programmable.Control circuit can be feasible through programming, if indicate one of them door 302,304 crack signals continue the time cycle that one section th equals or exceeds scheduled time restriction, control circuit excited electric motor 325 is opened door 302 so, 304, thereby the prompting user, promptly Vehicular occupant is closed door once more, and guarantees this time correctly to have closed door.
Circuit board 363 also carries fork 365, and it is inserted in the motor 325, so that be motor 325 power supplies.Circuit board 363 also carries the jack 367 that is used to connect power supply and holding wire.
When tooth bar 317 was in locked position of coupler, fin 397 had interrupted the illumination to the photodiode of sensor 399,361 by its corresponding LED, thereby had produced indication door 302,304 signals of closing.This signal will cause circuit board 363 to enter sleep pattern, up to receiving next signal, to open door.
When tooth bar 317 was in locked position of coupler, corresponding LED was not interrupted by fin 397 illumination of the photodiode of sensor 399,361, thereby had produced indication door 302,304 signals of opening.Circuit board 363 remains movable, and compartment light is stayed open, and is closed until door.Open and after power supply broke down, circuit board 363 was opened compartment light after connecting power supply at door.
Spring 371 with flex link 339 bias voltages to the locked position of coupler shown in Figure 175.
Should understand that the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.In addition, only it will also be appreciated that otherwise depart from the spirit and scope of the invention that above-mentioned disclosed embodiments of the invention all can be made amendment, change and be adjusted by those skilled in the art.

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1. one kind is used for first parts are fixed on the magnetic latch mechanism of fastening position with respect to second parts, and described first parts can move between fastening position and open position with respect to described second parts, and described magnetic latch mechanism comprises:
Be used to be connected to the magnetic insert on described first parts;
Be used to be connected to the ram on described first parts;
Be suitable for being connected to the shell on described second parts;
At least one is by the rotatably supported magnet of described shell, described at least one magnet can rotate between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions and move, when being in described locked position of coupler, described at least one magnet is located such that when described first parts are in the closed position with respect to described second parts, by the magnetic attraction between described at least one magnet and the described magnetic insert, described first parts that are connected with described magnetic insert above described at least one magnet is incited somebody to action are maintained in its closed position, and, when being in described unlatched positions, described at least one magnet is located such that when described first parts are in the closed position with respect to described second parts, described at least one magnet repels the described magnetic insert that is connected on described first parts, thereby causes described first parts to move towards open position with respect to described second parts from described fastening position;
Actuating mechanism, it can optionally make described at least one magnet move to described unlatched positions from described locked position of coupler in response to user's input;
Supported the hook-shaped pawl of rotating of being used for described at least one magnet, described ratchet engages with described ram, so that mechanically stop when described at least one magnet is in described locked position of coupler, described first parts move to described open position; With
Supported the gear teeth that is used for described at least one magnet rotation,
Wherein, described actuating mechanism comprises:
By described shell supported be used for straight-line tooth bar, described tooth bar has a plurality of gear teeth, described a plurality of gear teeth can engage with the described gear teeth with described magnet rotation, make that described magnet and described hook-shaped pawl are rotated between described locked position of coupler and unlatched positions together with respect to described shell respectively when described tooth bar when straight line moves between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions;
The ball bearing that carries by described tooth bar; With
Slide bar, described slide bar supported be used between and carry out rectilinear motion with respect to described tooth bar with respect to the latched position of described tooth bar and unlocked position, described ball bearing can be in response to described slide bar with respect to the motion of described tooth bar and move with respect to described tooth bar, described ball bearing moves to described shell and engages, to prevent being in described locked position of coupler with respect to described shell when described tooth bar, and when described slide bar is in described latched position with respect to described tooth bar, described tooth bar moves to described unlatched positions from described locked position of coupler, when described slide bar is in described unlocked position with respect to described tooth bar, described ball bearing can break away from and the engaging of described shell, in response to the further rectilinear motion of described slide bar with respect to described shell, described tooth bar moves to its unlatched positions with respect to described shell from its locked position of coupler.
2. magnetic latch mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the motor drive that drives described slide bar.
3. one kind is used for first and second magnetic latch mechanism that is fixed on fastening position with respect to the 3rd parts, described first and second can be moved between corresponding fastening position and corresponding open position with respect to described the 3rd parts separately, and described magnetic latch mechanism comprises:
Be used to be connected to the first magnetic insert on described first;
Be used to be connected to first ram on described first;
Be used to be connected to the second magnetic insert on described second;
Be used to be connected to second ram on described second;
Be suitable for being connected the shell on described the 3rd parts;
By rotatably supported first magnet of described shell, described first magnet can rotate between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions and move, when being in described locked position of coupler, described first magnet is located such that when described first when in the closed position with respect to described the 3rd parts, by the magnetic attraction between described first magnet and the described first magnetic insert, first that is connected with the described first magnetic insert above described first magnet is incited somebody to action is maintained in its closed position, and, when described first magnet is in described unlatched positions, and described first when in the closed position with respect to described the 3rd parts, described first magnet is located such that described first magnet repels the described first magnetic insert that is connected on described first, thereby causes described first to move to open position from fastening position with respect to described the 3rd parts;
By rotatably supported second magnet of described shell, described second magnet can rotate between locked position of coupler and unlatched positions and move, when being in described locked position of coupler, described second magnet is positioned to when described second when in the closed position with respect to described the 3rd parts, by the magnetic attraction between described second magnet and the described second magnetic insert, second that is connected with the described second magnetic insert above described second magnet is incited somebody to action is maintained in its closed position, and, when described second magnet is in described unlatched positions, and described second when in the closed position with respect to described the 3rd parts, described second magnet is located such that described second magnet repels the described second magnetic insert that is connected on described second, thereby causes described second to move to open position from fastening position with respect to described the 3rd parts;
Actuating mechanism, it can optionally make described first magnet and described second magnet move to its unlatched positions from its locked position of coupler in response to user's input;
Supported first hook-shaped pawl of rotating of being used for described first magnet, described first ratchet engages with described first ram, so that mechanically stop when described first magnet is in its locked position of coupler, described first moves to described open position;
Supported second hook-shaped pawl of rotating of being used for described second magnet, described second ratchet engages with described second ram, so that mechanically stop when described second magnet is in its locked position of coupler, described second moves to described open position;
Supported the first group of gear teeth rotating with described first magnet of being used for; With
Supported the second group of gear teeth rotating with described second magnet of being used for;
Wherein, described actuating mechanism comprises:
By described shell supported be used for straight-line tooth bar, described tooth bar has first group of a plurality of gear teeth, described first group of a plurality of gear teeth can engage with the described first group of gear teeth that rotates with described first magnet, make when described tooth bar when straight line moves between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions, described first magnet and described first hook-shaped pawl are rotated between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions respectively together with respect to described shell, described tooth bar has second group of a plurality of gear teeth, described second group of a plurality of gear teeth can engage with the described second group of gear teeth that rotates with described second magnet, make that described second magnet and described second hook-shaped pawl are rotated respectively together with respect to described shell when described tooth bar when straight line moves between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions;
The ball bearing that carries by described tooth bar; With
Slide bar, described slide bar supported be used between latched position and unlocked position with respect to described tooth bar, carry out rectilinear motion with respect to described tooth bar, described ball bearing can be in response to described slide bar with respect to the motion of described tooth bar and move with respect to described tooth bar, described ball bearing moves to described shell and engages, to prevent being in described locked position of coupler with respect to described shell when described tooth bar, and when described slide bar is in described latched position with respect to described tooth bar, described tooth bar moves to described unlatched positions from described locked position of coupler, when described slide bar is in described unlocked position with respect to described tooth bar, described ball bearing can break away from and the engaging of described shell, in response to the further rectilinear motion of described slide bar with respect to described shell, described tooth bar moves to its unlatched positions with respect to described shell from its locked position of coupler.
4. magnetic latch mechanism according to claim 3 is characterized in that, also comprises the motor drive that drives described slide bar.
5. magnetic latch mechanism according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described first hook-shaped pawl and described first magnet rotate together around rotation, described second hook-shaped pawl and described second magnet rotate together around rotation, the described rotation of the described rotation of described first hook-shaped pawl and described first magnet and described second hook-shaped pawl and described second magnet is alternate to be separated and parallel, and described first hook-shaped pawl and described first magnet are with the direction rotation identical with described second magnet with described second hook-shaped pawl.
6. magnetic latch mechanism according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, also comprise the first control pin and the second control pin that can between extended position and punctured position, move, control when the described first control pin and described second and sell that described tooth bar freely moves to described locked position of coupler when all being in described punctured position; The described first control pin and described second any that control in selling do not engage described tooth bar when in described first control pin and the described second control pin any is in its punctured position, move to described locked position of coupler to prevent described tooth bar; When described first described first control pin when in the closed position moves to described punctured position, when described second described second control pin when in the closed position moves to described punctured position.
7. according to claim 3,4,5 or 6 described magnetic latch mechanisms, it is characterized in that, when described first and described second when all being in its open position, described first hook-shaped pawl and described first magnet rotate to the position between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions, and described second hook-shaped pawl and described second magnet rotate to the position between its locked position of coupler and unlatched positions, make when described first and described second when moving to fastening position, described first hook-shaped pawl and described first magnet and described second hook-shaped pawl and described second magnet prepare to pin described first with described second.
8. according to claim 2 or 4 described magnetic latch mechanisms, it is characterized in that described motor drive comprises:
Motor;
By described electric motor driven drive screw; With
The straight-line slide block in response to the rotation of described drive screw, described slide block can engage described slide bar and move described slide bar point-blank.
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