Lock section structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016194907-A1
Application number	US-201314655152-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2013
Priority date	Dec 25, 2012
Publication date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A storage device 1 has a storage device body 2 and an opening and closing member 4, which are supported to be capable of pivoting about the center of opening and closing movement, the center being provided on one side. A lock mechanism 13 is provided on the other side of both the storage device body 2 and an opening 3. The lock mechanism 13 is provided with a lock member 16, an unlocking button 17, a cam mechanism 18, and a biasing member 19. The lock member 16 is a pivotable member 22 capable of pivoting about a lock pivot shaft 21. The opening and closing member 4 has a pressure receiving portion 52 on the inner surface side thereof, and the pressure receiving portion 52 is pushed out in an opening direction 23 by the lock member 16 which is caused to pivot in an unlocking direction.

First claim

1 . A lock section structure characterized by comprising:
a storage device comprising a storage device body and an opening and closing member adapted to open or close an opening with which the storage device body is formed, the storage device body and the opening and closing member being supported to be capable of pivoting about an opening/closing center axis portion disposed on one side; and a lock mechanism for allowing locking and unlocking, provided on the other side of both the storage device body and the opening and closing member; wherein the lock mechanism comprises
a lock member having an engaging surface at which the lock member can engage with or disengage from an accepting portion provided to the opening and closing member,
an unlocking button capable of being pushed against the storage device body,
a cam mechanism adapted to disengage the lock member from the accepting portion by a push of the unlocking button 17 ,
a biasing member for constantly biasing the lock member toward a locking direction,
wherein the lock member behaves as a pivotable member pivotable about a lock pivot shaft, and wherein the engaging surface of the lock member and the accepting portion of the opening and closing member form a plane perpendicular to an opening direction toward which the opening and closing member under a closed state can open about the opening/closing center axis portion.

2 . A lock section structure as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:
the opening and closing member forms a vertical surface; the opening and closing member is locked at its upper side by the lock mechanism when downwardly pivoted about the opening/closing center axis portion disposed on the lower side, the opening/closing center axis portion is located on the backward side in the storage device body, with which the opening direction toward which the opening and closing member under a closed state can open is directed forwardly downwardly, and a pushing direction of the unlocking button is backwardly downwardly.

3 . A lock section structure as chimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:
the lock mechanism further comprises a holder member attachable to the storage device body, the holder member allows the lock pivot shaft to be pivotally supported, a cam follower constituting the cam mechanism is disposed on the lock member at a location forward from a part pivotally supported by the lock pivot shaft, the unlocking button has, at its backward position, a cam plate extending in the pushing direction, the cam plate is formed with a cam surface for guiding the cam follower with respect to the cam plate to rotationally move the lock member toward an unlocking direction, and the biasing member is provided to interpose between the storage device body or the holder member and the lock member.

4 . A lock section structure as claimed in claim 3 , characterized in that:
the lock member is provided to include at its backward part a bearing section extending in the pushing direction to support the lock pivot shaft, the lock member is further provided with, at is forward part, a locking arm section extending toward the accepting portion while having the engaging surface at its end, thereby taking a mountain-like shape in a side view, and the lock member taking a mountain-like shape in a side view has a bending section between the bearing section and the locking arm section, at which the cam follower is provided.

5 . A lock section structure as claimed in claim 3 , characterized in that the unlocking button, the cam follower and the lock pivot shaft are arranged in series along the pushing direction.

Assignees

• Calsonic Kansei Corp
• Calsonic Kansei Corp

Inventors

• Kikuchi Masami
• Ogawa Tetsuji

Classifications

• E05B83/28

  Locks for glove compartments, console boxes, fuel inlet covers or the like · CPC title

• E05C3/14 Primary

  with operating handle or equivalent member rigid with the latch {(E05C3/122 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E05C19/10

  Hook fastenings; Fastenings in which a link engages a fixed hook-like member · CPC title

• E05C3/124

  with latch under compression force between its pivot and the striker (E05C3/122, E05C3/14, E05C3/16 and E05B65/0852 take precedence) · CPC title

• E05C3/002

  sliding in an arcuate guide or the like (locks with circular bolts E05B63/123) · CPC title