Lid opening and closing system
AssigneePiolax, Inc.
InventorTomoyoshi Ohnuki
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lid system including: a lid mounted to a recess to be opened and closed; a locking unit that retains the lid in a locked state to keep the lid closed; and a lock releasing unit that releases the locked state to open the lid. The locking unit includes: a pin that is protruded from a peripheral edge of the lid to be engaged with a hole on the recess in the locked state and retreated to release the locked state. The lock releasing unit includes: a push button pushable in a pushing direction; and a pushing element moved to push the lock pin in an opposite direction of the pushing direction by being linked with the push button.
Claims7
A lid opening and closing system comprising:
- a lid that is mounted to a recess formed in a vehicle to be opened and closed with respect to the recess;
- a locking unit that is disposed on the lid and that retains the lid in a locked state when the lid is closed;
- and
- a lock releasing unit that is disposed in the vehicle and that releases the locked state of the lid,
- wherein the locking unit includes:
- a lock pin that is urged to protrude from a peripheral edge of the lid, that is retreatable into the peripheral edge and that is engaged with an engagement hole provided on an inner circumference of the recess in the locked state,
- wherein the lock releasing unit includes:
- a push button that is pushable in a pushing direction that is a direction from a front to a rear of the lid;
- a pushing element that is moved to push the lock pin or a part that is linked therewith to retreat the lock pin toward the lid to release the locked state;
- and
- a link unit that links the push button and the pushing element so that the pushing element is moved in an opposite direction of the pushing direction when the push button is pushed, and
- wherein a slope is provided at least one of contacting surfaces of the lock pin and the pushing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.