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US-12103498-B2 · Oct 1, 2024 · US
Lock mechanism of mobile member
US9080353B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9080353-B2 |
| Application number | US-99866109-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | Nov 19, 2008 |
| Publication date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
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A lock mechanism (for example, a small object storage device for a vehicle) includes a base (for example, a housing), a mobile member, and a lock device. The lock device includes a lock portion; a knob; a return spring; an elongate hole for movably supporting at least one end portion of a rotational axis along a moving direction (for example, a sliding direction) of the mobile member; an urging device (for example, the return spring also serving as the urging device) for urging one end portion of the rotational axis toward a position of a front side of the elongate hole; and a rotation blocking portion for blocking a rotation of the knob when the one end portion of the rotational axis moves toward a deep side of the elongate hole against an urging force of the urging device (for example, the return spring also serving as the urging device).
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What is claimed is: 1. A lock mechanism, comprising: a base; a mobile member movably supported to the base; and a lock device disposed between the base and the mobile member for locking the mobile member, the lock device comprising: a lock portion provided on the base and having an engaged portion, a pair of bearing portions provided on the mobile member and having two holes facing each other, at least one of the two holes being an elongate hole, a rotational shaft provid…
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- What does patent US9080353B2 cover?
- A lock mechanism (for example, a small object storage device for a vehicle) includes a base (for example, a housing), a mobile member, and a lock device. The lock device includes a lock portion; a knob; a return spring; an elongate hole for movably supporting at least one end portion of a rotational axis along a moving direction (for example, a sliding direction) of the mobile member; an urging…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Washio Yosuke, Nifco Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R7/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).