IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0998212
(2009-09-29)
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등록번호 |
US-8590351
(2013-11-26)
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우선권정보 |
JP-P.2008-256482 (2008-10-01) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/JP2009/066887
(2009-09-29)
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§371/§102 date |
20110325
(20110325)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2010/038716
(2010-04-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ookawara, Toshihiko
- Shimizu, Toshihiro
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
McGinn IP Law Group, PLLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
16 |
초록
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A pair of left and right slide pins 10 and 20 are disposed at the rear side of the lid 1 movably in the lateral direction. The base member 30 is installed in the installation part formed on the lid 1 from the surface side of the lid 1. The operation handle 50 that drives a pair of slide pins 10 and
A pair of left and right slide pins 10 and 20 are disposed at the rear side of the lid 1 movably in the lateral direction. The base member 30 is installed in the installation part formed on the lid 1 from the surface side of the lid 1. The operation handle 50 that drives a pair of slide pins 10 and 20 is mounted on the surface side of the base member 30. Also, the rotor 40 causing a pair of slide pins 10 and 20 to interlock in accordance with drive operation of the operation handle 50 is rotatably installed at the base member 30. The rotor 40 has a pair of drive force transmission engagement parts 43 and 43. A pair of slide pins 10 and 20 have the engaged parts 101 and 201, which are separately engaged with one and the other of the pair of drive force transmission engagement parts 43 and 43, respectively. The rotor 40 is mounted in the base member 30 in a state where the respective drive force transmission parts 43 and 43 are exposed to the rear side of the lid 1. The engaged parts 101 and 201 of the respective slide pins 10 and 20 are engaged with the respective drive force transmission engagement parts 43 and 43 of the rotor 40 from the rear side of the lid 1.
대표청구항
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1. A side-lock device mounted in a lid for opening and closing a vehicle glove box, which holds the lid in a closed state, the side-lock device comprising: a pair of left and right slide pins disposed on a rear side of the lid so as to be movable in a lateral direction, the tip ends of the slid pins
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A side-lock device mounted in a lid for opening and closing a vehicle glove box, which holds the lid in a closed state, the side-lock device comprising: a pair of left and right slide pins disposed on a rear side of the lid so as to be movable in a lateral direction, the tip ends of the slid pins being caused to respectively protrude from both side edges of the lid so as to be engaged with locking parts provided at a vehicle side to thereby hold the lid in the closed state, the slide pins including engaged parts, respectively;a base member installed from a surface side of the lid, the base member having a spring lock part;an operating member mounted on a surface side of the base member;a rotor that is rotatably installed in the base member so as to be rotated by the operating member to thereby drive the slide pins in an interlocked manner, the rotor including a pair of drive force transmission engagement parts at one side thereof so as to be locked with the engaged parts of the slide pins, respectively, the rotor also including a spring force receiving part at an other side thereof; anda torsion coil spring disposed in the base member so as to urge the rotor in a first direction to an original position thereof, the torsion coil spring having a first end contacting the spring lock part of the base member and a second end contacting the spring force receiving part of the rotor,wherein, the side-lock device is mounted into the lid such that: the rotor is mounted to the base member so that the drive force transmission engagement parts are exposed to the rear side of the lid, andthe respective slide pins are attached from the rear side of the lid so that the engaged parts engage with the respective drive force transmission engagement parts,wherein at least one of the base member and the rotor includes a rotation direction restricting mechanism which restricts a rotation of the rotor in the first direction while allowing the rotation of the rotor in a second direction, andwherein the rotor is mounted to the base member such that: the torsion coil spring is disposed in the base member so that the first end thereof is locked to the spring lock part,the rotor is mounted to the base member so that the spring force receiving part thereof contacts the second end of the torsion coil spring without causing an elastic deformation of the torsion coil spring, andthe rotor is rotated in the second direction so that the elastic deformation of the coil spring is caused and the rotation direction restricting mechanism restricts the rotor from rotating in the first direction. 2. The side-lock device according to claim 1, wherein the base member has a recess extending from one side end face thereof to an other side end face thereof formed at a rear side thereof for accommodating the slide pins, and a plurality of retaining projections for retaining the respective slide pins so as to allow the slide pins to slide in the recess in the lateral direction. 3. The side-lock device according to claim 2, wherein, in a state where the slide pins are moved beyond a range driven by the operation member, an installation recessed part through which the retaining projection is passable in accordance with moving operations of the respective slide pins in the forward and backward directions is formed at the position corresponding to the retaining projection in the respective slide pins. 4. The side-lock device according to claim 1, wherein the operation member is an operation handle rotatably mounted in the base member and operated for turning by applying a finger to the rear side of the operation member from downward. 5. The side-lock device according to claim 4, wherein an installation part for installing the base member is formed in the lid, the installation part includes an opening area passing through the lid from the surface thereof to the rear side thereof, an operation space being formed at a downward area of the opening portion so as to allow a hand to insert into the rear side of the operation handle therethrough, and a partition partitioning the rearward of the operation space, andwherein the base member is tightened to the partition, and is configured so that the rotor is installed in the portion where the base member is disposed in the opening area, and the engaged part of the respective slide pins is engaged with the drive force transmission engagement part of the rotor from the rear side of the lid. 6. The side-lock device according to claim 4, wherein the base member has the installation part of the rotor formed further sideways in one direction from a middle position thereof in a width direction,wherein the slide pin extending sideways in the one direction is made into a drive. slide pin, and the slide pin extending sideways in the other direction comprise drive slide pins,wherein a drive force receiving part that receives an operation drive force from the operation handle and cause a tip end of the drive slide pin to move in a direction to be disengaged from the locking part at the vehicle side is formed at an other sideward portion not interfering with the installation part of the rotor in the drive slide pin. 7. The side-lock device according to claim 6, wherein the operation handle includes a drive projection protruding to the rear side, andwherein the drive force receiving part of the drive slide pin is configured so that the drive force receiving part receives an operation drive force from the drive projection in accordance with turning operations of the operation handle, and converts the operation drive force to a force for causing the tip end of the drive slide pin to move in the direction to be disengaged from the locking part at the vehicle side. 8. The side-lock device according to claim 7, wherein the drive force receiving part has an inclination surface with which the drive projection is brought into sliding contact and which movement of the drive projection in accordance with turning operations of the operation handle is converted to movement of the drive slide pin in the lateral direction thereof. 9. The side-lock device according to claim 8, wherein the drive force receiving part has a bottom surface that is brought into sliding contact with the base member, the inclination surface is formed upward of the bottom surface, and the drive projection moves from the position opposed to the bottom surface and is brought into sliding contact with the inclination surface. 10. The side-lock device according to claim 8, wherein the drive projection is selectively movable to a drive position where the drive projection is brought into sliding contact with the inclination surface in accordance with drive operation of the operation handle and a non-drive position where the drive projection is not brought into sliding contact with the inclination surface even if the operation handle is operated and driven. 11. The side-lock device according to claim 10, wherein a key cylinder that is allowed to turn and operate by inserting a specified key thereinto is installed in the operation handle, andwherein the drive projection is configured so that the drive projection protrudes from the rear face of the key cylinder and selectively moves between the drive position and the non-drive position in accordance with turning operations of the key cylinder. 12. The side-lock device according to claim 11, wherein the drive projection is configured so that the drive projection regulates movement of the drive slide pin in the direction along which the tip end of the drive slide pin is disengaged from the locking position at the vehicle side when the drive projection is in the non-drive position. 13. The side-lock device according to claim 12, wherein the drive force receiving part includes: a movement regulating end face that is brought into contact with the drive projection located at the non-drive position and the tip end of the drive slide pin regulates movements of the drive slide pin in the direction to be disengaged from the locking part at the vehicle side; anda notched part that is formed between the inclination surface and the movement regulating end face and secures a moving track for the drive projection. 14. The side-lock device according to claim 4, wherein the operation handle includes a drive projection protruding to the rear side,wherein a drive force receiving part that is brought into contact with the drive projection and receives an operation drive force from the operation handle is formed at the rotor,wherein the drive force receiving part of the rotor includes an extension area with which the drive projection is brought into contact in a state where the operation handle is not operated, and an arcuate face area with which the drive projection is brought into contact in the course of turning the operation handle,wherein the arcuate face area is formed nearer to a center of rotation of the rotor than the extension area, andwherein the extension area is formed continuously to the arcuate face area so as to extend in a tangential direction of the arcuate face area and in a direction of parting from a center of rotation. of the rotor. 15. The side-lock device according to claim 1, wherein the rotor is formed into a cylinder one end face of which is opened and the other end face of which is closed, and a cylinder facing close to the circumferential surface of the rotor is provided on the base member, and grease is supplied in clearances between these cylinders to provide viscosity resistance with respect to rotations of the rotor. 16. The side-lock device according to claim 1, wherein a retaining structure to retain the slide pin at the rotor is provided between the drive force transmission engagement part of the rotor and the engaged part of the slide pin. 17. The side-lock device according to claim 16, wherein the drive force transmission engagement part of the rotor comprises a columnar projection having a head portion a diameter of which is greater than a diameter of a body part of the columnar projection,wherein the engaged part of the slide pin is formed to be a recessed part fitted with the head portion of the columnar projection, andwherein a locking claw resiliently engaged with the head portion of the columnar projection is formed at a part of the sidewall forming the recessed part, and the retaining structure is configured so that the locking claw is meshed and engaged with the head portion of the columnar projection. 18. The side-lock device according to claim 1, wherein the drive force transmission engagement part of the rotor comprises a columnar projection,wherein the engaged part of the slide pin comprises a recessed part fitted with the columnar projection, andwherein the recessed part is configured so that, when the rotor turns in a range permitted to turn, the portion where the columnar projection is exposed beyond an inner side face of the recessed part is made open, and at a same time, a reinforcement wall is formed at a side portion with which the column projection is not brought into contact. 19. The side-lock device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation direction restricting mechanism includes: a stopper wall formed on the base member; anda contacting claw which is inclined so as to deflect to ride over the stopper wall when the rotor rotates in the second direction and so as not to deflect to solidly contact the stopper wall when the rotor rotates in the first direction. 20. The side-lock device according to claim 19, wherein the rotor is mounted to the base member such that: the torsion coil spring is disposed in the base member so that the first end thereof is locked between the spring lock part and the stopper wall,the rotor is mounted to the base member so that the spring force receiving part thereof contacts the second end of the torsion coil spring without causing the elastic deformation of the torsion coil spring, andthe rotor is rotated in the second direction while causing the elastic deformation of the torsion coil spring until the contacting claw rides over the stopper wall so that the rotor is restricted from excessively rotating in the first direction and the torsion coil spring is held in an elastically-deformed state.
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