Closing Assembly for a Luggage Case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016017642-A1
Application number	US-201514871164-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Jul 5, 2013
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

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 adjustable bolt structures, 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, and bolting and unbolting of the one bolt structure is performed by a push function of the lock mechanism and bolting and unbolting of the other bolt structure is performed by a rotary function of the lock mechanism.

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:
at least three operating elements, wherein a first operating element is a lid handle for opening the lid of the luggage case, a second operating element is a carrying handle for lifting the luggage case off of a luggage rack, and a third operating element is a push button for unbolting one of the first and second adjustable bolted structures.

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 lock mechanism has a neutral position corresponding to a completely locked state in which the first bolt structure is decoupled from the push function.

7 . The closing assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the lock mechanism has a rotatably disposed control element having an external face interacting with the first and/or second bolt structure.

8 . The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lock mechanism has a rotatably disposed control element having an external face interacting with the first and/or second bolt structure.

9 . The closing assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the control element has a clearance which, in the 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.

10 . The closing assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the external face of the control element has an inclined ramp face which is 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.

11 . The closing assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the external face of the control element has an inclined ramp face which is 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.

12 . The closing assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the control element has a protrusion interacting with the second bolt structure when the control element is rotated, the protrusion displacing the second bolt structure in a linear manner.

13 . The closing assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the control element has a protrusion interacting with the second bolt structure when the control element is rotated, the protrusion displacing the second bolt structure in a linear manner.

14 . 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.

15 . The closing assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the lock mechanism has a spring configured to cause the push function and the rotary function to be reset.

16 . The closing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second bolt structure is guided on the first bolt structure.

17 . The closing assembly according to claim 16 , where the second bolt structure is biased toward the first bolt structure.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Reinhart Peter

Classifications

• E05B65/5215 Primary

  sliding · CPC title

• E05C19/00

  Other devices specially designed for securing wings, {e.g. with suction cups}(movable draft sealings additionally used for bolting E06B7/18) · CPC title

• E05B65/5246

  rotating · CPC title

• B62J9/30 Primary

  characterised by locking arrangements, e.g. top case locks integrated in a vehicle central locking system · CPC title

• Y10S292/37

  Push button operators · CPC title