Lock device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9855863-B2
Application number	US-201313758278-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2013
Priority date	Mar 30, 2012
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

A lock device includes: a body having a striker insertion groove into which a striker is inserted; a hook lever shaft mounted to the body; and a hook lever rotatably mounted to the body via the hook lever shaft, and that moves to an engagement position where the hook lever is engaged with the striker inserted into the striker insertion groove, and that moves to a release position where the engagement with the striker is released. The lock device is rotatably supported by a support member so as to change an opening position of the striker insertion groove. The hook lever shaft is rotatably mounted to the body, and has a flange interposed between the body and the support member, and the body is supported by the support member so as to rotate about the hook lever shaft as a rotation shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lock device comprising:
a hook lever shaft;
a body having a striker insertion groove into which a striker is inserted, the body being rotatably mounted to the hook lever shaft; and
a hook lever, wherein
the body is made of a synthetic resin, and has a cylindrical portion present between the hook lever shaft and the hook lever,
the hook lever is rotatably mounted to the body via the cylindrical portion such that the hook lever is rotatable about the cylindrical portion between an engagement position, where the hook lever is engaged with the striker inserted into the striker insertion groove, and a release position, where engagement with the striker is released,
the body is supported by a support member so as to change an opening position of the striker insertion groove,
the hook lever shaft has a flange provided on one end thereof in an axial direction, the flange being interposed between the body and the support member so as to form a gap between the body and the support member, and the body is supported by the support member so as to rotate about the hook lever shaft and change the opening position of the striker insertion groove, and
the hook lever has a hook portion configured to prevent the striker from being released from the hook lever when the hook lever is in the engagement position.

2. The lock device according to claim 1 , wherein the hook lever shaft is cylindrical in shape and has a through-hole on its center into which a fastening unit is inserted, and the hook lever shaft is fastened and fixed to the support member by the fastening unit so that the body is supported by the support member.

3. The lock device according to claim 2 , wherein the fastening unit is a support bolt, and the hook lever shaft has a screw thread configured to be threadably engaged with the support bolt.

4. The lock device according to claim 1 , wherein the hook lever shaft has a bolt on the one end in the axial direction, and is supported to the support member by fastening and fixing the hook lever shaft to the support member with the bolt.

Assignees

• Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corp

Inventors

• Hanaki Naoki
• Seto Naoya

Classifications

• Y10T403/7075

  including discrete retainer · CPC title

• B60N2/2245

  provided with a lock mechanism on the upper part of the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/01583 Primary

  locking on transversal elements on the vehicle floor or rail, e.g. transversal rods · CPC title

• B60N2/36

  into a loading platform {(B60N2/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/01516 Primary

  with locking mechanisms · CPC title