Leaf spring assembly for automobile storage body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11236792-B2
Application number	US-201716347486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2017
Priority date	Jul 5, 2016
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A leaf spring assembly for an automobile storage compartment has a hook, a leaf spring, and a spring guide. The hook is coupled to an operating plate. One end portion of the leaf spring is fixedly coupled to the hook. The spring guide is fixedly coupled to a non-operating housing in the state where the other side portion of the leaf spring is coupled to the spring guide so as to elastically deform while being drawn in and out.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A leaf spring assembly for an automobile storage compartment, the leaf spring assembly comprising:
a hook coupled to an operating plate;
a leaf spring whose one end portion is fixedly coupled to the hook; and
a spring guide fixedly coupled to a non-operating housing in a state where the other end portion of the leaf spring is coupled to the spring guide so as to elastically deform while being drawn in and out,
wherein the hook, to which the one end portion of the leaf spring is coupled, comprises an upper cover and a lower cover,
wherein a drawing-in hole, into which the one end portion of the leaf spring is drawn, is formed through the upper cover, and coupling protrusions, which are rotatably coupled to the operating plate, are outwardly protrudingly formed in left and right outer surfaces of the upper cover, respectively, and
wherein an insertion protrusion is protrudingly formed at a top of the lower cover and is inserted to and passes through the leaf spring which is drawn into the drawing-in hole formed in the upper cover.

2. The leaf spring assembly of claim 1 , wherein a coupling hole, whose inner diameter is equal to the insertion protrusion formed in the lower cover, is formed through the upper cover, and
wherein a passing hole, which has an inner diameter equal to the coupling hole, is formed through the one end portion of the leaf spring which is inserted through the drawing-in hole.

3. The leaf spring assembly of claim 1 , wherein the other end portion of the leaf spring is coupled to the spring guide,
wherein a spring contact portion, with which an outer surface of the leaf spring is in contact, is formed in the spring guide and is curvedly bent,
wherein a spring-drawing guiding portion is formed at a top of the spring contact portion and allows the leaf spring to be drawn out while being guided, and
wherein rectangular mounting protrusions are protrudingly formed in front and rear outer surfaces of the spring guide, respectively, and are fixedly inserted and coupled to the non-operating housing.

Assignees

• Nifco Korea Inc

Inventors

• Kang Young Gu
• Park Sung Ho
• Kim Yong Dae

Classifications

• B60N3/102 Primary

  storable or foldable in a non-use position · CPC title

• F16F2238/024

  torsional · CPC title

• F16F1/26 Primary

  Attachments or mountings ({F16F1/182, F16F1/22} B60G11/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60Y2306/09

  Reducing noise · CPC title