Locking structure of trunk lid
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorKeun-Soo Kim
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Abstract
A locking structure of a trunk lid opens and closes a trunk space in accordance with the rotation of a trunk hinge connected to a vehicle body, the trunk lid being connected to the trunk hinge. The structure includes a striker connected to the trunk hinge; and a latch for restricting the movement of the striker when the striker is fastened, wherein the latch is mounted to a location where the latch is fastened to the striker while the trunk lid connected to a vehicle body is closed. The placement of the striker allows an enlarged trunk space by deleting the striker and the surrounding components and further the latch is not exposed outside thereby to improve appearance commerciality of a vehicle.
Claims4
A locking structure for opening and closing a trunk space, comprising:
- a trunk lid to open and close a trunk space in accordance;
- a trunk hinge including one end connected to a vehicle body, the trunk lid being connected to another end of the trunk hinge;
- a striker connected to the trunk hinge;
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- a latch for restricting the movement of the striker when the striker is fastened, wherein the latch is mounted to a location where the latch is fastened to the striker while the trunk lid connected to a vehicle body is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.