Hook device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11229263-B2
Application number	US-201917048001-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2019
Priority date	Apr 19, 2018
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

A hook device makes it easy to return a hook from a raised state to a stored state. This hook device has a holding member and a hook member, the holding member has an integrally formed elastic piece, the hook member has a rotating shaft and a hanger, the outer periphery of the rotating shaft is provided with an arcuately formed rotating surface and a holding surface formed so as to be close to the rotating shaft center, and the elastic piece abuts against the rotating surface of the rotating shaft in a flexural state when the hook member is raised, and abuts against the holding surface of the rotating shaft when the hook member is stored.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hook device comprising:
a holding member to be attached to an attached member; and
a hook member to be rotatably held by the holding member, wherein
the holding member has an elastic piece integrally formed with the holding member,
the hook member has a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the holding member and a hanger connected consecutively to the rotating shaft, and the hook member is brought into a stored state where the hook member is close to the attached member and a raised state where the hook member erects from the attached member,
an outer periphery of the rotating shaft is provided with a rotating surface formed in an arc shape and a holding surface formed so as to approach a shaft center of the rotating shaft,
the elastic piece is configured so as to abut against the rotating surface of the rotating shaft in a flexural state in the raised state of the hook member, and abut against the holding surface of the rotating shaft in the stored state of the hook member,
in a circumferential direction of the outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the holding surface is formed on a part of the rotating shaft, and is not formed on another part of the rotating shaft, and
an abutting amount of the elastic piece against the holding surface of the rotating shaft in the stored state of the hook member is larger than an abutting amount of the elastic piece against the holding surface of the rotating shaft in the raised state of the hook member.

2. The hook device according to claim 1 , wherein
the attached member or the holding member is provided with a restrictor for restricting excessive flexure of the elastic piece in the raised state of the hook member.

3. The hook device according to claim 2 , wherein
the attached member is formed with a hole forming the restrictor, the elastic piece is inserted into the hole, and excessive flexure of the elastic piece is restricted by the hole in the raised state of the hook member.

4. The hook device according to claim 2 , wherein
the holding member includes a base fixed to the attached member, and a cover mounted to the base and holding the hook member between the cover and the base, and
the elastic piece is provided on one of the base and the cover, and the restrictor is provided on another of the base and the cover.

5. The hook device according to claim 1 , wherein,
when, the raised state of the hook member shifts to the stored state of the hook member shifts to, a frictional force between the elastic piece and the rotating surface increases.

6. A hook device comprising,
a holding member to be attached to an attached member; and
a hook member to be rotatably held by the holding member, wherein
the holding member has an elastic piece integrally formed with the holding member,
the hook member has a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the holding member and a hanger connected consecutively to the rotating shaft, and the hook member is brought into a stored state where the hook member is close to the attached member and a raised state where the hook member erects from the attached member,
an outer periphery of the rotating shaft is provided with a rotating surface formed in an arc shape and a holding surface formed so as to approach a shaft center of the rotating shaft, and
the elastic piece is configured so as to abut against the rotating surface of the rotating shaft in a flexural state in the raised state of the hook member, and abut against the holding surface of the rotating shaft in the stored state of the hook member,
wherein
at least one pair of the elastic pieces is provided on the holding member, and
the holding surface is formed so as to form a flat plane at two positions facing each other in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft.

7. A hook device comprising:
a holding member to be attached to an attached member; and
a hook member to be rotatably held by the holding member, wherein
the holding member has at least one pair of elastic pieces integrally formed with the holding member,
the hook member has a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the holding member and a hanger connected consecutively to the rotating shaft, and the hook member is brought into a stored state where the hook member is close to the attached member and a raised state where the hook member erects from the attached member,
an outer periphery of the rotating shaft is provided with a rotating surface formed in an arc shape and a holding surface formed so as to approach a shaft center of the rotating shaft,
the pair of the elastic pieces extend toward a flat surface of the attached member, and
the rotating shaft is disposed between the pair of the elastic pieces.

8. The hook device according to claim 7 , wherein in the pair of the elastic pieces, each elastic piece comprises a free end.

9. The hook device according to claim 8 , wherein the free ends of the pair of the elastic pieces have shapes tapered in a same direction as one another and are inserted in the same direction as one another into holes disposed in the attached member.

10. The hook device according to claim 7 ,
wherein
a plurality of the rotating surfaces and a plurality of the holding surfaces are disposed on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft,
on an axial plane of the rotating shaft, a width between inner surfaces of the pair of the elastic pieces facing one another is smaller than a maximum distance between the rotating surfaces of the rotating shaft facing away from one another, and the width between the inner surfaces of the pair of the elastic piece is equal to a maximum distance between the holding surfaces of the rotating shaft facing away from one another.

Assignees

• Piolax Inc

Inventors

• Cho Jung Hyung
• Park Hyun Kook
• Nam Ki Seob

Classifications

• F16B45/00

  Hooks; Eyes (if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B13/00, F16B15/00, F16B19/00, F16B25/00, F16B35/00, F16B47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G1/16; towing hooks for ships B63B21/58; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C; hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point F16G11/14) · CPC title

• B60R5/04 Primary

  arranged at rear of vehicle {(B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065)} · CPC title

• F16B5/10

  by means of bayonet connections ({F16B5/0092 takes precedence}; fastening devices locking by rotation F16B21/02) · CPC title

• B60R7/04

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R7/02

  in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title