# US 10,480,223 B2 · Lock device for opening and closing body > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,480,223 B2 - Document ID: US10480223B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/779,809 - Filed: 2016-11-22 - Published: 2018-11-29 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-30 - Assignees: Piolax, Inc. - Applicants: Piolax, Inc. - Inventors: Hisashi Nakasone - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480223B2 ## CPC - E05B 83/30: for glove compartments - E05B 13/10: formed by a lock arranged in the handle - E05B 85/14: Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing - E05C 9/041: {with rack and pinion mechanism} - E05C 9/042: {with pins engaging slots} - E05C 9/043: {with crank pins and connecting rods} - E05C 1/145: {flush} - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) ## Abstract A lock device includes lock portions, a pair of rods, a base member, a rotary member, and a manipulation member. The rotary member has a rod link portion coupled with the rods and transmit rotational power of the rotary member to the rods and a guide wall located inside the rod link portion in the rotary member and guides the rods. The guide wall includes arc walls or a cylindrical wall whose axis coincides with the rotation center of the rotary member. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to a bottom surface of the base member, the erection wall and the guide wall are opposed to each other with a gap. Coming-off-preventive structures for preventing the rod from coming off when the rod is inserted in the gap and coupled with the rod link portion is provided between the rod and the erection wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lock device for an opening and closing body that is attached to an opening portion of a fixed body so as to be operable and closable, the lock device comprising: lock portions provided on one of the opening portion of the fixed body and the opening and closing body; a pair of rods which are provided on the other of the fixed body and the opening and closing body and are to engage with or disengage from the respective lock portions; a base member installed on the fixed body or the opening and closing body; a rotary member which is attached to the base member rotatably; and a manipulation member to manipulate the rods to engage or disengage the rods with or from the respective lock portions, wherein the base member has a bottom portion which faces an installation surface of the fixed body or the opening and closing body and has a bottom surface and a pair of erection walls which are erected from the side of the bottom surface, wherein the rotary member has a rod link portion which is coupled with the rods and transmit rotational power of the rotary member to the rods and a guide wall which is located inside the rod link portion in the rotary member and guides the rods as they slide, and the guide wall comprises arc walls or a cylindrical wall having arc-shaped surfaces or a circular surface whose axis coincides with the rotation center of the rotary member, wherein when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member, each erection wall of the base member and the guide wall of the rotary member are opposed to each other with a gap capable of receiving the associated rod formed in between, wherein coming-off-preventive structures each of which prevents the associated rod from coming off in the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member when the rod is inserted in the gap and coupled with the rod link portion is provided between the rod and the associated erection wall of the base member, wherein each coming-off-preventive structure comprises a bendable, elastic nail which is provided in the erection wall and an engagement target portion which is provided in the rod and engages with the elastic nail, wherein each of the pair of erection walls is formed with a space which penetrates therethrough in a direction in which the pair of erection walls face each other, and wherein each of the pair of erection walls is formed into a frame-like shape surrounding the space, and the elastic nail is formed into a shape extending from the erection wall toward the space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member, each erection wall of the base member and the guide wall of the rotary member are opposed to each other at least in a range of a rotation locus of the rod link portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein a side surface, opposite to a side surface located on the side of the guide wall of the base member, of the rod is formed with the engagement target portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 3, wherein the engagement target portion is a projection strip which extends in the axial direction of the rod and is formed in the side surface, opposite to the side surface located on the side of the guide wall of the base member, of the rod at a position close to the bottom surface of the base member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the guide wall is formed with a pinion gear which serves as the rod link portion, and wherein the side surface, located on the side of the guide wall, of the rod is formed with rack grooves which mesh with the pinion gear. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein the rod link portions have a convex shape, and wherein a portion, located on the side of the bottom surface of the base member, of each rod is formed with plural recesses at prescribed intervals in a sliding direction of the rod in such a manner that the associated rod link portion can be inserted in each recess. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member, the elastic nail of the base member and the guide wall of the rotary member are disposed so as to be opposed to each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein the elastic nail is formed into the shape that has a base portion disposed at a side of a tip portion of the erection wall in an erection direction thereof and a free end extending in the space from the base portion toward the bottom surface of the base member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 8, wherein the elastic nail engages with the engagement target portion in such a state as to urge the rod to come into contact with the guide wall at a side of the free end thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein the opening and closing body includes an installation surface that is provided with the coming-off-preventive structures. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 10, wherein a space that is surrounded by the corning-off-preventive structures comprises a receiving portion which receives the base member coming from a direction that crosses a direction perpendicular to the installation surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 11, wherein each coming-off-preventive structure comprises an insertion restriction portion on a destination side in a base member insertion direction and is formed with a ceiling portion at a top end, and is recessed inside. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 12, wherein, when the base member is inserted into the receiving portion in the direction that crosses the direction perpendicular to the installation surface, the erection walls of the base member come into contact with the respective insertion restriction portions, thereby the insertion of the base member is restricted. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 12, wherein the erection walls are locked on the ceiling portion, thereby the base member is prevented from coming off the installation surface in the direction perpendicular to the base member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 1, wherein a shaft portion for supporting the rotary member rotatably projects from the bottom portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 15, wherein a base portion of the shaft portion is wider than a tip portion, and an outer circumferential surface of the base portion is formed with a spring lock groove in which one end of an urging spring is inserted and locked. ### Claim 17 A lock device for an opening and closing body that is attached to an opening portion of a fixed body so as to be operable and closable, the lock device comprising: lock portions provided on one of the opening portion of the fixed body and the opening and closing body; a pair of rods which are provided on the other of the fixed body and the opening and closing body and are to engage with or disengage from the respective lock portions; a base member installed on the fixed body or the opening and closing body; a rotary member which is attached to the base member rotatably; and a manipulation member to manipulate the rods to engage or disengage the rods with or from the respective lock portions, wherein the base member has a bottom portion which faces an installation surface of the fixed body or the opening and closing body and has a bottom surface and a pair of erection walls which are erected from the side of the bottom surface, wherein the rotary member has a rod link portion which is coupled with the rods and transmit rotational power of the rotary member to the rods and a guide wall which is located inside the rod link portion in the rotary member and guides the rods as they slide, and the guide wall comprises arc walls or a cylindrical wall having arc-shaped surfaces or a circular surface whose axis coincides with the rotation center of the rotary member, wherein when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member, each erection wall of the base member and the guide wall of the rotary member are opposed to each other with a gap capable of receiving the associated rod formed in between, wherein coming-off-preventive structures each of which prevents the associated rod from coming off in the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member when the rod is inserted in the gap and coupled with the rod link portion is provided between the rod and the associated erection wall of the base member, wherein each coming-off-preventive structure comprises a bendable, elastic nail which is provided in the erection wall and an engagement target portion which is provided in the rod and engages with the elastic nail, and wherein the erection wall is formed with a pair of slits, and the elastic nail is formed in the erection wall in a bendable manner through the pair of slits. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The lock device for the opening and closing body according to claim 17, wherein when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member, a width of the erection wall is less than a width of the bottom surface of the base member and a width of the elastic nail is less than a width of the erection wall. ### Claim 19 A lock device for an opening and closing body that is attached to an opening portion of a fixed body so as to be openable and closable, the lock device comprising: lock portions provided on one of the opening portion of the fixed body and the opening and closing body; a pair of rods which are provided on the other of the fixed body and the opening and closing body and are to engage with or disengage from the respective lock portions; a base member installed on the fixed body or the opening and closing body; a rotary member which is attached to the base member rotatably; and a manipulation member to manipulate the rods to engage or disengage the rods with or from the respective lock portions, wherein the base member has a bottom portion which faces an installation surface of the fixed body or the opening and closing body and has a bottom surface and a pair of erection walls which are erected from the side of the bottom surface, wherein the rotary member has a rod link portion which is coupled with the rods and transmit rotational power of the rotary member to the rods and a guide wall which is located inside the rod link portion in the rotary member and guides the rods as they slide, and the guide wall comprises arc walls or a cylindrical wall having arc-shaped surfaces or a circular surface whose axis coincides with the rotation center of the rotary member, wherein when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member, each erection wall of the base member and the guide wall of the rotary member are opposed to each other with a gap capable of receiving the associated rod formed in between, wherein coming-off-preventive structures each of which prevents the associated rod from coming off in the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base member when the rod is inserted in the gap and coupled with the rod link portion is provided between the rod and the associated erection wall of the base member, wherein each coming-off-preventive structure comprises a bendable, elastic nail which is provided in the erection wall and an engagement target portion which is provided in the rod and engages with the elastic nail, and the elastic nail is thrilled into a shape having a base portion disposed at a side of a tip portion of the erection wall in an erection direction thereof and a free end extending from the base portion toward the bottom surface of the base member, wherein a side surface, opposite to a side surface located on the side of the guide wall of the base member, of the rod is formed with the engagement target portion, wherein the engagement target portion is a projection strip which extends in the axial direction of the rod and is formed in the side surface, opposite to the side surface located on the side of the guide wall of the base member, of the rod at a position close to the bottom surface of the base member, and wherein the elastic nail has an engagement surface which engages with an upper surface of the projection strip to prevent the rod from corning-off, and the elastic nail engages with the engagement target portion in such a state that a tip of the free end of the elastic nail urges a side surface of the projection strip so that the rod comes into contact with the guide wall.