Lock assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10870381-B2
Application number	US-201916566157-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2017
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

A work surface is provided with a lock assembly. The lock assembly includes an actuator plate and a locking plate. The actuator plate includes a pin. The locking plate includes an angled slot that receives the pin of the actuator plate. Actuation of the actuator plate in a first direction causes the pin to move within the angled slot of the locking plate. The movement of the pin within the angled slot causes movement of the locking plate in a second direction, thereby actuating the locking plate between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work surface having a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprising:
an actuator plate comprising a pin; and
a locking plate comprising an angled slot that receives the pin of the actuator plate, wherein actuation of the actuator plate in a first direction causes the pin to move within the angled slot of the locking plate, and wherein the movement of the pin within the angled slot causes movement of the locking plate in a second direction, thereby actuating the locking plate between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.

2. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuator plate comprises a first slot that confines the actuator plate to movement along a first axis of travel that is at least partially defined by the first direction.

3. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 2 , wherein the locking plate comprises a second slot that confines the locking plate to movement along a second axis of travel that is at least partially defined by the second direction.

4. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 3 , further comprising:
a fastener that extends through the first slot of the actuator plate and the second slot of the locking plate.

5. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 4 , wherein the fastener aids in guiding the actuation of the actuator plate along the first axis of travel, and wherein the fastener aids in guiding the actuation of the locking plate along the second axis of travel.

6. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first axis of travel and the second axis of travel are angularly offset from one another.

7. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 6 , wherein the first axis of travel and the second axis of travel are coplanar with one another.

8. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 6 , wherein the angular offset between the first axis of travel and the second axis of travel is ninety-degrees.

9. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 1 , wherein the work surface is coupled to a slide-plate assembly.

10. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 9 , wherein the slide-plate assembly is coupled to an underside of the work surface.

11. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 9 , wherein the slide-plate assembly is positioned between the work surface and a bin assembly.

12. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 11 , wherein the slide-plate assembly is slidably coupled to the bin assembly.

13. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 12 , wherein the coupling between the work surface and the slide-plate assembly enables a slidable coupling of the work surface to the bin assembly.

14. A work surface having a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprising:
an actuator plate, comprising:
a pin; and
a first slot that confines the actuator plate to movement along a first axis of travel;

a locking plate, comprising:
a second slot that confines the locking plate to movement along a second axis of travel; and
an angled slot that receives the pin of the actuator plate, wherein actuation of the actuator plate along the first axis of travel causes the pin to move within the angled slot of the locking plate, and wherein the movement of the pin within the angled slot causes movement of the locking plate along the second axis of travel, thereby actuating the locking plate between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; and

a fastener that extends through the first slot of the actuator plate and the second slot of the locking plate, wherein the fastener aids in guiding the actuation of the actuator plate along the first axis of travel, wherein the fastener aids in guiding the actuation of the locking plate along the second axis of travel, and wherein the first axis of travel and the second axis of travel are angularly offset from one another.

15. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first axis of travel and the second axis of travel are coplanar with one another.

16. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 14 , wherein the work surface is coupled to a slide-plate assembly.

17. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 16 , wherein the slide-plate assembly is coupled to an underside of the work surface.

18. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 16 , wherein the slide-plate assembly is positioned between the work surface and a bin assembly.

19. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 18 , wherein the slide-plate assembly is slidably coupled to the bin assembly.

20. The work surface having a lock assembly of claim 19 , wherein the coupling between the work surface and the slide-plate assembly enables a slidable coupling of the work surface to the bin assembly.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Kondrad Marcos Silva
• Brinker Rodney Charles
• Johnston Corbin Shea
• Hoernke Spencer Robert
• Line Johnathan

Classifications

• B60N2/32 Primary

  convertible for other use · CPC title

• B60N3/004 Primary

  of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest · CPC title

• A47B3/0818

  with manually actuated locking means (A47B3/083, A47B3/087 and A47B3/091 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/90

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title