Structure of side lid for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9452664-B2
Application number	US-201514919465-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2015
Priority date	Nov 12, 2014
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

A structure of a side lid for an accommodating space formed in a vehicle body comprises an upper hinge assembly disposed at an upper portion of the side lid, and connected by a cable to an upper handle; and a lower hinge assembly disposed at a lower portion of the side lid, and connected by a cable to a lower handle, wherein the side lid is configured to be opened upward by the lower handle and downward by the upper handle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure of a side lid for an accommodating space formed in a vehicle body comprising:
an upper hinge assembly disposed at an upper portion of the side lid, and connected by an upper cable to an upper handle; and
a lower hinge assembly disposed at a lower portion of the side lid, and connected by a lower cable to a lower handle,
wherein the side lid is configured to be opened upward by the lower handle and downward by the upper handle,
wherein at least one of the upper handle and the lower handle includes:
a handle portion rotatably connected by a handle pin to a first side of a fixing portion coupled to the side lid; and
a lever portion coupled to a second side of the fixing portion by a lever pin so as to be rotated when the handle portion is rotated and having an end connected to the upper cable or the lower cable.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the upper hinge assembly and the lower hinge assembly includes:
a female portion coupled to the side lid and comprising a shaft having a first end connected to the cable, the shaft being slidably accommodated in the female portion; and
a male portion coupled to the vehicle body and having a through hole portion formed to accommodate the shaft.

3. The structure of claim 2 , wherein a first inclined surface having an inclination angle is formed at a second end of the shaft, and a second inclined surface having a shape corresponding to a shape of the first inclined surface is formed at an end of the male portion.

4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein a recess, having a shape corresponding to a shape of the lever portion, is formed at one side of an extension portion that extends from the handle portion.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwon Hyuk-Jong

Classifications

• B60J5/047

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• B60J5/0491 Primary

  lid, e.g. for luggage compartment accessible at vehicle side (B60J5/0498 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60J5/0473

  the door having a hinge axis in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis · CPC title