CONSTRUCTION
Back Door Lock with Closer Assembly
The back door lock with closer assembly consists of 4 position detection switches (sector switch, pawl switch, latch switch and courtesy switch), back door lock motor, sector gear, open lever, ratchet, latch lever and latch.
The rotation of the back door lock motor is transmitted to the open lever or latch lever via the sector gear. The open lever operates the ratchet to release the striker and the latch lever operates the latch to engage the striker.
When this system does not operate due to a discharged auxiliary battery or other malfunctions, the back door can be opened by directly operating the open lever in the back door lock with closer assembly.
| *1 | Open Lever | *2 | Pawl Switch |
| *3 | Ratchet | *4 | Latch |
| *5 | Courtesy Switch | *6 | Latch Switch |
| *7 | Latch Lever | *8 | Back Door Lock Motor |
| *9 | Sector Gear | *10 | Sector Switch |
Sector Switch
The sector switch turns on when the sector gear and back door lock motor are in the initial position and turns off when the back door lock motor is operated.
| *1 | Sector Gear | *2 | Sector Switch |
| *a | Initial Position | *b | When Back Door Lock Motor Operated |
| *c | On | *d | Off |
Pawl Switch
The pawl switch turns on when the ratchet condition is released and turns off when the ratchet condition is engaged.
| *1 | Ratchet | *2 | Pawl Switch |
| *a | Released Condition | *b | Engaged Condition |
| *c | On | *d | Off |
Latch Switch and Courtesy Switch
The latch switch and courtesy switch turn on when the back door is open.
The latch switch turns off and the courtesy switch turns on when the back door is ajar (half-latch).
The latch switch and courtesy switch turn off when the back door is fully closed (full-latch).
| *1 | Latch | *2 | Courtesy Switch |
| *3 | Latch Switch | - | - |
| *a | Open Position | *b | Half-latch Position |
| *c | Full-latch Position | *d | On |
| *e | Off | - | - |
OPERATION
Release Operation
The back door lock motor rotates in the release direction with each gear in the initial position, transmitting rotation to the pinion.
The pinion operates the sector gear, open lever and ratchet, in that order.
The open lever operates to release the latch via the ratchet, releasing the striker.
| *1 | Open Lever | *2 | Ratchet |
| *3 | Latch | *4 | Sector Gear |
| *5 | Back Door Lock Motor | *6 | Pinion |
| *a | Half-latch Position | *b | Release Operation |
| *c | Rotation Operation in Release Direction | - | - |
After the release operation completes, the back door lock motor performs a reverse rotation operation to return each gear to the initial position.
| *1 | Open Lever | *2 | Ratchet |
| *3 | Latch | *4 | Sector Gear |
| *5 | Back Door Lock Motor | *6 | Pinion |
| *a | Open Position | *b | Initial Position |
| *c | Reverse Rotation Operation | - | - |
Fully Close Operation
When the back door becomes ajar, each built-in detection switch detects the ajar position and the back door lock motor performs an engagement operation to fully close the back door.
| *1 | Ratchet | *2 | Latch |
| *3 | Sector Gear | *4 | Back Door Lock Motor |
| *a | Half-latch Position | *b | Initial Position |
| *c | Initial Position | - | - |
The back door lock motor rotates in the engagement direction with each gear in the initial position, transmitting rotation to the pinion.
The sector gear is linked with the pinion and rotates in the engagement direction, and since the latch lever pin is held in place by the sector gear pin, the latch also rotates in the engagement direction. As a result, the striker is pulled in, fully closing the back door from the ajar position.
| *1 | Latch Lever | *2 | Ratchet |
| *3 | Latch | *4 | Sector Gear |
| *5 | Back Door Lock Motor | *6 | Pinion |
| *a | Full-latch Position | *b | Engagement Operation |
| *c | Rotation Operation in Engagement Direction | - | - |
After the fully close operation completes, the back door lock motor performs a reverse rotation operation to return each gear to the initial position.
| *1 | Sector Gear | *2 | Back Door Lock Motor |
| *3 | Pinion | - | - |
| *a | Initial Position | *b | Reverse Rotation Operation |