Manual unlocking device for parking lock mechanism
US-2018135753-A1 · May 17, 2018 · US
Vehicle
US10875507B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10875507-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916547721-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Publication date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
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A vehicle includes: a floor panel; an under cover disposed below the floor panel in the vehicle; a parking lock mechanism, disposed between the floor panel and the under cover, switching, using an actuator, a locked state for constraining rotation of a wheel and an unlocked state for not constraining rotation of the wheel; and a parking lock manual releasing mechanism, disposed between the floor panel and the parking lock mechanism, switching, when the parking lock mechanism is in the locked state, the state of the parking lock mechanism to the unlocked state on a basis of manual operation of an operation portion. Further, the under cover includes a visual recognition hole for viewing the operation portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising: a floor panel; an under cover disposed below the floor panel in the vehicle; a parking lock mechanism, disposed between the floor panel and the under cover, configured to switch, using an actuator, a locked state for constraining rotation of a wheel and an unlocked state for not constraining rotation of the wheel; and a parking lock manual releasing mechanism, disposed between the floor panel and the parking lock mechanism, configured to, when the parking lock mechanism is in the locked state, switch the state of the parking lock mechanism to the unlocked state on a basis of manual operation of an operation portion, wherein the under cover includes a visual recognition hole for viewing the operation portion. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the visual recognition hole is provided in a side surface of the under cover in a vehicle-width direction. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a working hole for manually operating the operation portion is provided in a bottom surface of the under cover. 4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the visual recognition hole is sealed with a transparent member.
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Positive locking brakes · CPC title
- B60T7/102Primary
by means of a tilting lever · CPC title
Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses · CPC title
- F16H63/3416Primary
Parking lock mechanisms or brakes in the transmission · CPC title
Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title
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- What does patent US10875507B2 cover?
- A vehicle includes: a floor panel; an under cover disposed below the floor panel in the vehicle; a parking lock mechanism, disposed between the floor panel and the under cover, switching, using an actuator, a locked state for constraining rotation of a wheel and an unlocked state for not constraining rotation of the wheel; and a parking lock manual releasing mechanism, disposed between the floo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60T7/102. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 29 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).