Closing assembly for a luggage case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316550-B2
Application number	US-201514871164-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Jul 5, 2013
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A closing assembly is provided for a luggage case, particularly a top case for a motorized two-wheeled vehicle, which can be mounted on a support. The closing assembly has at least one base plate and a lock mechanism, which is mounted on the base plate and has at least a first and a second movable bolt structure. One of the bolt structures can be coupled to a cover of the luggage case, while the other bolt structure can be coupled to a mounting of the luggage case on the support. The first bolt structure is locked and unlocked by a push function and the second bolt structure is locked and unlocked by a rotary function of the lock mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closing assembly for a luggage case fastenable on a mounting, the closing assembly comprising:
a baseplate;
a lock mechanism fastened to the baseplate, wherein the lock mechanism comprises first and second bolt structures, a lock element and a control element, the lock element being configured to be linearly displaced in a lock mechanism release direction along a lock mechanism release axis and configured to be rotated about the lock mechanism release axis to rotate the control element,
wherein
one of the first and second bolt structures is coupleable to a lid of the luggage case and another of the first and second bolt structures is coupleable to a fastener of the luggage case on the mounting,
the one bolt structure coupleable to the lid is configured to be moved, by a push function of the lock element that linearly displaces the control element, from a lid locking position at which the one bolt structure coupleable to the lid prevents opening of the lid to a lid release position at which the lid is openable, and the other bolt structure coupleable to the fastener is configured to be moved, by a rotary function of the control element generated by rotation of the lock element from a case locking position at which the one bolt structure coupleable to the fastener prevents release of the case from the mounting to a case release position at which the case is releasable from the mounting,
the lock element has a neutral position corresponding to a completely locked state in which the first bolt structure is decoupled from the push function, and
the control element has an external face configured to interact with the first bolt structure when the lock element is linearly displaced and to interact with the second bolt structure when the lock element is rotated about the lock mechanism release axis.

2. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the closing assembly is configured for a top case of a two-wheeled vehicle.

3. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first operating element configured as a lid handle for opening the lid of the luggage case; and
a second operating element configured as a carrying handle for lifting the luggage case off of a luggage rack,
wherein the locking element is a third operating element.

4. The closing assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the first bolt structure in a bolted state blocks the first operating element.

5. The closing assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the second bolt structure in a bolted state blocks the second operating element.

6. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the control element has a clearance which, when the control element is in a neutral position, is disposed so as to be opposite the first bolt structure such that no contact occurs between the control element and the first bolt structure.

7. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the external face of the control element has an inclined ramp face configured to be displaced in a linear manner when the push function is activated, the inclined ramp face interacting with a ramp face on the first bolt structure so as to displace the first bolt structure in a linear manner.

8. The closing assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the external face of the control element has an inclined ramp face configured to be displaced in a linear manner when the push function is activated, the inclined ramp face interacting with a ramp face on the first bolt structure so as to displace the first bolt structure in a linear manner.

9. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the control element has a protrusion configured to interact with the second bolt structure when the control element is rotated, the protrusion being configured to displace the second bolt structure in a linear manner.

10. The closing assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the control element has a protrusion configured to interact with the second bolt structure when the control element is rotated, the protrusion being configured to displace the second bolt structure in a linear manner.

11. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lock mechanism has a spring configured to cause the push function and the rotary function to be reset.

12. The closing assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the lock mechanism has a spring configured to cause the push function and the rotary function to be reset.

13. The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second bolt structure is guided by the first bolt structure during movement caused by the control element.

14. The closing assembly according to claim 13 , where the second bolt structure is biased by a spring against the first bolt structure.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Reinhart Peter

Classifications

• E05B65/5246

  rotating · CPC title

• B62J9/00

  Containers specially adapted for cycles, e.g. panniers or saddle bags · CPC title

• E05B65/52

  Other locks for chests, boxes, trunks, baskets, travelling bags, or the like · CPC title

• Y10S292/37

  Push button operators · CPC title

• E05B65/5215 Primary

  sliding · CPC title