Valet key storage device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorMorimichi Hirano
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Abstract
A valet key storage device includes a valet key storage portion for storing a valet key on which an engaging portion is formed, a locking portion provided with a locking mechanism for locking an ejection of the valet key by engaging with the engaging portion of the valet key, a key cylinder conducting a release operation of the locking mechanism by a mechanical key, and a control section for controlling an unlocking operation of the locking portion based on a release operation of an immobilizing function and the key cylinder by the mechanical key.
Claims10
A valet key storage device housed in a vehicle having an engine comprising:
- a valet key for unlocking doors of the vehicle and starting the engine;
- a mechanical vehicle key for unlocking doors of the vehicle and starting the engine;
- a valet key storage portion for storing the valet key on which an engaging portion is formed;
- a locking portion provided with a locking mechanism for locking an ejection of the valet key by engaging with the engaging portion of the valet key;
- a key cylinder for conducting a release operation of the locking mechanism by the mechanical vehicle key;
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- a control section for controlling an unlocking operation of the locking portion based on the release operation of the locking mechanism by the mechanical vehicle key when an ID possessed by the mechanical vehicle key matches an ID of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.