초록 ▼

A two-way rotary lock is disclosed of a type suitable for use in locking a sliding door of an automative vehicle in either an open or closed position. This lock includes a lock body that defines first and second recesses positioned on opposed sides of the lock body to receive first and second strike

A two-way rotary lock is disclosed of a type suitable for use in locking a sliding door of an automative vehicle in either an open or closed position. This lock includes a lock body that defines first and second recesses positioned on opposed sides of the lock body to receive first and second strikers mounted to the side frames which define the door opening. A latch plate is rotatably mounted within the lock body, and this latch plate defines first and second tangs. Pivotal movement of the latch plate causes the first and second tangs to block the respective recesses and thereby capture the respective strikers in place. A single lock mechanism is used to secure the latch plate in position, and appropriate linkages allow either an inside handle or an outside handle to be used to release the latch plate and thereby release a captured one of the strikers from the lock body.

대표청구항 ▼

A two-way rotary lock for an automotive vehicle of the type defining a door opening bounded laterally by first and second side frames, a sliding door mounted to slide between an open position, in which the door exposes the door opening, and a closed position, in which in door closes the door opening

A two-way rotary lock for an automotive vehicle of the type defining a door opening bounded laterally by first and second side frames, a sliding door mounted to slide between an open position, in which the door exposes the door opening, and a closed position, in which in door closes the door opening, a first striker secured to the first side frame, and a second striker secured to the second side frame, said lock comprising: a lock body defining first and second recesses positioned on opposed sides of the lock body to receive the first and second strikers, respectively; a first tang positioned within the lock body; means for rotatably mounting the first tang to the lock body such that the first tang pivots in a first direction to capture a portion of the first striker which has passed through the first recess into the interior of the lock body; a second tang positioned within the lock body; means for rotatably mounting the second tang to the lock body such that the second tang pivots in the first direction to capture a portion of the second striker which has passed through the second recess into the interior of the lock body; means for automatically locking the first and second tangs in place against rotation in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to capture the first and second strikers, respectively, in the lock body; and means for selectively, manually overriding the locking means to allow rotation of the first and second tangs in the second direction to release the first and second strikers from the lock body.