Securement apparatus for a vehicle storage compartment
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorAndrew Brant
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Abstract
A securement apparatus for a vehicle storage compartment includes a closure panel and a body portion. The securement apparatus includes a base portion, a handle, a tumbler and a lock. The base portion is configured to couple to the closure panel. The handle is pivotally coupled to the base portion to move between latched and unlatched positions, and includes a latch that is configured to engage the body portion while the handle is in the latched position. The tumbler is moveably disposed with respect to the base portion between locked and unlocked positions, and is configured to restrict movement of the handle from the latched position to the unlatched position while the tumbler is in the locked position. The lock is configured to move the tumbler between the locked and unlocked positions.
Claims20
A securement apparatus for a storage compartment that includes a closure panel and a body portion, the securement apparatus comprising:
- a base portion configured to couple to the closure panel;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the base portion to move between latched and unlatched positions, the handle including a gripping portion and a latching projection that extends from the gripping portion and is configured to engage the body portion while the handle is in the latched position;
- a tumbler moveably disposed with respect to the base portion between locked and unlocked positions, the tumbler being configured to restrict movement of the handle from the latched position to the unlatched position while the tumbler is in the locked position, the base portion including a hinge portion coupled to the handle and a track portion coupled to the tumbler, the hinge portion and the track portion being disposed at opposite ends of the base portion such that the hinge portion and the track portion are positioned in a side-by-side relationship along a direction that is parallel to a rotation axis of the handle;
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- a lock configured to move the tumbler between the locked and unlocked positions, the lock including a key cylinder that is positioned within a key aperture formed in the handle.
A securement apparatus for a storage compartment that includes a closure panel and a body portion, the securement apparatus comprising:
- a base portion configured to couple to the closure panel;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the base portion to move between latched and unlatched positions, the handle including a gripping portion and a latching projection that extends from the gripping portion and is configured to engage the body portion while the handle is in the latched position;
- a tumbler moveably disposed with respect to the base portion between locked and unlocked positions, the tumbler being configured to restrict movement of the handle from the latched position to the unlatched position while the tumbler is in the locked position;
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- a lock configured to move the tumbler between the locked and unlocked positions, the tumbler being configured to move parallel to a rotation axis of the handle and to slide along the base portion parallel to the rotation axis of the handle while moving between the locked and unlocked positions, the lock including a key cylinder that is positioned within a key aperture formed in the handle.
A storage compartment comprising:
- a body portion;
- a closure panel movably coupled to the body portion;
- a securement apparatus comprising:
- a base portion coupled to the closure panel;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the base portion to move between latched and unlatched positions, the handle including a gripping portion including a rotation edge, and a latching projection that extends from the gripping portion and is configured to engage the body portion while the handle is in the latched position;
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- a tumbler disposed in the base portion to move between locked and unlocked positions, the tumbler including an inclined engagement surface and being disposed adjacent to a rear surface of the gripping portion while the tumbler is in the locked position such that the engagement surface restricts movement of the handle from the latched position to the unlatched position while the tumbler is in the locked position by directly contacting the rotation edge to block a travel path of the rotation edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.