Door Opening/Closing Device, Keyless Entry Device with the Door Opening/Closing Device, Vehicle Door or Building Door Carrying the Keyless Entry Device
An object of the invention is to provide a door open/close device capable of unlocking/locking a door simultaneously with an operation of externally and internally opening/closing the door. The door open/close device according to the invention has: an outer door handle ( 23 ) and an inner door handle ( 24 ) gripped at the time of opening/closing a door; a door lock unit ( 22 ) for locking the door to prevent the door from being opened out of a body in which the door is closed; a door engagement unit ( 25 ) for engaging the door with the body so that the door can be opened/closed; a door disengagement/engagement operation unit ( 26 ) interlocked with an external or internal door opening/closing operation for undoing/doing the door engagement unit; a door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit ( 27 ) for generating a signal based on the operation of the door disengagement/engagement operation unit; and a body side control unit ( 28 ) for controlling undoing/doing of the door lock unit ( 22 ) based on the signal detected by the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit.
1 : A door open/close device, comprising:
an outer door handle and an inner door handle which are gripped at the time of opening/closing a door;
a door lock unit which locks the door to prevent the door from being opened out of a body in which the door is closed;
a door engagement unit which engages the door with the body so that the door can be opened/closed;
a door disengagement operation unit which disengages the engagement performed by the door engagement unit while being interlocked with an external or internal door opening operation;
a door disengagement signal detection unit which generates a signal based on the operation of the door disengagement operation unit; and
a body side control unit which controls the disengagement operation of the door lock unit based on a detection signal of the door disengagement signal detection unit.
2 : A door open/close device, comprising:
an outer door handle and an inner door handle which are gripped at the time of opening/closing a door;
a door lock unit which locks the door to prevent the door from being opened;
a door engagement unit which engages the door with a body so that the door can be opened/closed;
a door disengagement/engagement operation unit which engages and disengages the door engagement unit while being interlocked with an external or internal door opening/closing operation;
a door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit which generates a signal based on the operation of the door disengagement/engagement operation unit; and
a body side control unit which controls the disengagement operation/the engagement operation of the door lock unit based on a detection signal of the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit.
3 : The door open/close device according to claim 1 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is provided singly for detecting an external or internal door opening operation or an external or internal door opening/closing operation.
4 : The door open/close device according to claim 1 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is provided in a position where a signal is generated by the operation of a common portion interlocked with an external or internal door opening operation of the door disengagement operation unit or an external or internal door opening/closing operation of the door disengagement/engagement operation unit.
5 : The door open/close device according to claim 1 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is provided in the inside of the door.
6 : The door open/close device according to claim 1 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is made of a piezoelectric element member which is arranged so that the piezoelectric element member is deformed by the operation of the door disengagement operation unit or the door disengagement/engagement operation unit to thereby output an electric signal from the piezoelectric element member.
7 : The door open/close device according to claim 6 , wherein the piezoelectric element member has a bent portion on which tension is applied; and
wherein the piezoelectric element member is arranged so that the bent portion is deformed by the operation of the door disengagement operation unit or the door disengagement/engagement operation unit.
8 : The keyless entry device according to claim 1 , wherein the body side control unit includes:
a body transmission/reception unit;
a security code signal request unit which requests a security code request signal from a door opening/closing operator portable control unit through the body transmission/reception unit in response to a detection signal from the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit;
a door opening/closing operator judgment unit which decrypts a security code signal transmitted from the door opening/closing operator portable control unit and judges whether the decrypted security code signal is a predetermined legal signal or not; and
an unlock control unit or a unlock/lock control unit which controls unlocking or unlocking/locking of the door lock unit when the security code signal is a legal signal.
9 : A vehicle door equipped with the keyless entry device according to claim 8 .
10 : A building door equipped with the keyless entry device according to claim 8 .
11 : A door handle device, comprising:
a handle body which is incorporated in a door so as to serve as a grip portion at the time of opening/closing the door; and
a piezoelectric sensor which is attached to a door side of the handle body,
wherein the piezoelectric sensor is attached to a surface of the handle body facing the door through a cushioning material having a plurality of independently displaceable portions.
12 : The door handle device according to claim 11 wherein the independently displaceable portions are formed so that the cushioning material is notched at a plurality of portions.
13 : A door handle device, comprising:
a handle which is rotatably supported at one end side thereof to a door through a support shaft, and the other end side thereof being moved in a door drawing direction by the rotation; and
a piezoelectric sensor which is attached to a lever portion attached to a support portion which supports the handle so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the support shaft.
14 : A keyless entry device, comprising:
a door handle device according to claim 11;
a vehicle side transmitter/receiver which is mounted on a vehicle side;
a portable side transmitter/receiver which is carried with an operator; and
a control portion which unlocks a door when a security code signal transmitted from the portable side transmitter/receiver is received by the vehicle side transmitter/receiver after a security code request signal transmitted from the vehicle side transmitter/receiver is received by the portable side transmitter/receiver,
wherein the control portion includes:
a security code signal request unit which makes the vehicle side transmitter/receiver to transmit the security code request signal in response to a detection signal from the piezoelectric sensor;
a security code signal judgment unit which judges whether the security code signal received by the vehicle side transmitter/receiver and decrypted is a predetermined legal signal or not; and
an unlock instruction unit which instructs unlocking of the door lock unit when the security code signal is a legal signal.
15 : The door open/close device according to claim 2 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is provided singly for detecting an external or internal door opening operation or an external or internal door opening/closing operation.
16 : The door open/close device according to claim 2 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is provided in a position where a signal is generated by the operation of a common portion interlocked with an external or internal door opening operation of the door disengagement operation unit or an external or internal door opening/closing operation of the door disengagement/engagement operation unit.
17 : The door open/close device according to claim 2 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is provided in the inside of the door.
18 : The door open/close device claim 2 , wherein the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit is made of a piezoelectric element member which is arranged so that the piezoelectric element member is deformed by the operation of the door disengagement operation unit or the door disengagement/engagement operation unit to thereby output an electric signal from the piezoelectric element member.
19 : The door open/close device according to claim 18 , wherein the piezoelectric element member has a bent portion on which tension is applied; and
wherein the piezoelectric element member is arranged so that the bent portion is deformed by the operation of the door disengagement operation unit or the door disengagement/engagement operation unit.
20 : The keyless entry device according to claim 2 , wherein the body side control unit includes:
a body transmission/reception unit;
a security code signal request unit which requests a security code request signal from a door opening/closing operator portable control unit through the body transmission/reception unit in response to a detection signal from the door disengagement signal detection unit or the door disengagement/engagement signal detection unit;
a door opening/closing operator judgment unit which decrypts a security code signal transmitted from the door opening/closing operator portable control unit and judges whether the decrypted security code signal is a predetermined legal signal or not; and
an unlock control unit or a unlock/lock control unit which controls unlocking or unlocking/locking of the door lock unit when the security code signal is a legal signal.
21 : A vehicle door equipped with the keyless entry device according to claim 20 .
22 : A building door equipped with the keyless entry device according to claim 20 .
23 : A keyless entry device, comprising:
a door handle device according to claim 13;
a vehicle side transmitter/receiver which is mounted on a vehicle side;
a portable side transmitter/receiver which is carried with an operator; and
a control portion which unlocks a door when a security code signal transmitted from the portable side transmitter/receiver is received by the vehicle side transmitter/receiver after a security code request signal transmitted from the vehicle side transmitter/receiver is received by the portable side transmitter/receiver,
wherein the control portion includes:
a security code signal request unit which makes the vehicle side transmitter/receiver to transmit the security code request signal in response to a detection signal from the piezoelectric sensor;
a security code signal judgment unit which judges whether the security code signal received by the vehicle side transmitter/receiver and decrypted is a predetermined legal signal or not; and
an unlock instruction unit which instructs unlocking of the door lock unit when the security code signal is a legal signal.