Lock device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsNaoto Kurumizawa, Keiji Kahara, Toshiharu Katagiri
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Abstract
A lock device includes a helical gear driven and rotated by a motor. The helical gear is connected to a hook stopper control member, which is moved to a projected position when the helical gear is rotated in a clockwise direction, and a lid latch, which is moved to a retracted position when the helical gear rotated in a clockwise direction. A coil spring constantly urges the lid latch to a projected position.
Claims12
A lock device that locks a lid and a power supplying plug, wherein the lid protects a power reception connector, the lock device comprising:
- a plug restriction member that moves between a plug lock position and a plug unlock position, wherein the plug restriction member restricts removal of the power supplying plug from the power reception connector at the plug lock position, and the plug restriction member permits removal of the power supplying plug from the power reception connector at the plug unlock position;
- a lid restriction member that moves between a lid lock position and a lid unlock position, wherein the lid restriction member engages the lid and restricts opening of the lid at the lid lock position, the lid restriction member permits opening of the lid at the lid unlock position, and the lid restriction member is constantly urged toward the lid lock position;
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- a drive mechanism including a drive source and a rotating body, wherein the drive source generates drive force and rotates the rotating body in first and second directions,
- wherein the drive mechanism is connected to the plug restriction member to move the plug restriction member from the plug unlock position to the plug lock position when the rotating body rotates in the first direction,
- the drive mechanism is connected to the lid restriction member to move the lid restriction member from the lid unlock position to the lid lock position against an urging force acting on the lid restriction member when the rotating body is rotated in the second direction,
- when closing the lid with the lid restriction member held at the lid lock position, the lid restriction member engages the closing lid and moves toward the lid unlock position thereby permitting the lid to close, and
- the lid restriction member is formed to be returned to the lid lock position by the urging force at a timing at which the lid reaches a close position.
A lock device mounted on a vehicle including a battery, a travel motor powered by the battery, a power reception connector for a power supplying plug that charges the battery, and a lid for closing the power reception connector, the lock device comprising:
- a pivotal hook stopper that pushes the hook when the power supplying plug is connected to the power reception connector;
- a rotating body rotated in a first direction and a second direction by a drive source;
- first and second cantilevers extending parallel to a rotation axis of the rotating body in opposite directions;
- a hook stopper control member connected to a distal end of the first cantilever, wherein the hook stopper control member moves between a retracted position and a projected position when the rotating body rotates to mechanically switch the hook stopper between a pivotal state and a fixed state that prohibits pivoting;
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- a lid latch connected to a distal end of the second cantilever, wherein the lid latch moves between a retracted position and a projected position when the rotating body rotates;
- wherein the first cantilever is separated by a predetermined angular interval about the rotation axis of the rotating body from the second cantilever so that, when the rotating body is rotated in one direction by a predetermined angle, the first cantilever and the second cantilever move the hook stopper control member and the lid latch in directions that are intersected to each other, and
- the lid latch is urged to automatically return to the projection position when the lid is closed while the driving source is deactivated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.