Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
292057000 | Sliding and rotary | 24 |
20090206613 | Latch module - The present invention discloses a latch module installed at a joint position between two plates for connecting and assembling the two plates. The latch module includes a fixing element embedded into a joint surface of a first plate, a positioning base embedded into a second plate, and a turning element installed in the positioning base and being turnable accordingly, and exposed from a joint surface of the second plate for engaging the joint surface of the first plate and the joint surface of the second plate, such that the connection between the first plate and the second plate can be secured. If it is necessary to dismount the latch module, the turning element is turned in an opposite direction to release the latch between the positioning portion and the fixing element. | 08-20-2009 |
20090322103 | Tray Anti-Opening Apparatus - An anti-opening apparatus locks a tray so as to prevent the tray from opening when impact such as head impact is applied to a crash pad. In the tray anti-opening apparatus, the tray is mounted so as to be pulled into or out of a housing fixedly coupled to a crash pad. A rotary bar is hinged to the housing at an intermediate portion thereof, extends toward the tray on one side thereof, extends in a direction which crosses the extension direction of one side thereof on the other side thereof, and is rotated such that one side thereof approaches one surface of the tray when impact is applied to the crash pad. A pin is coupled on one side of the rotary bar, and a free end of the pin is inserted into an insertion hole formed in the tray when the rotary bar is rotated. | 12-31-2009 |
20100264671 | LATCHING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A latching mechanism to connect a cover to a housing includes a catch and a catching portion. The catch is disposed on the cover. The catch includes a latching end and a connecting portion. The catching portion is defined in the housing. The catching portion includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with each other. The first hole is larger than or substantially equal to the diameter of the latching end, the second hole is larger than the connecting portion and smaller than the latching end, and a joint of the first hole and second hole is smaller than the diameter of the connecting portion. The present disclosure further provides an electronic device including the latching mechanism. | 10-21-2010 |
20100276945 | LOCKING DEVICE OF A DOOR - The invention relates to a locking device for sliding doors, or for swinging-sliding doors of vehicles, particularly of rail vehicles, by which a locking pin connected to a door leaf is fixed in the closed position thereof. The device is characterized in that in the closed position of the locking pin the same is fixed in this position by a latch, a guide bar connected to the latch and having a notch assumes a position in which a locking element of a locking lever projects into the notch, thus fixing the position of the guide bar and the locking lever in turn is held in the closed position by a toggle lever mechanism that is located in the beyond dead point position. | 11-04-2010 |
20100327608 | ENDGATE RETAINER PIN ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly is provided for a holding a vehicle endgate in a closed position. The assembly includes a latch pin having a main shaft disposed generally along an axis and a projection that is spaced apart from and projects toward the main shaft axis. A first receiving member is connected to one of a vehicle frame and the endgate and has a hole for receiving the latch pin main shaft. A second receiving member is connected to the other of the frame and the endgate and has a hole for receiving the latch pin main shaft. The first receiving hole and the second receiving member hole are in alignment when the endgate is in the closed position. The first receiving member includes an inclined annular groove for receiving the latch pin projection. When the latch pin projection is disposed in the annular groove, gravity will impede the latch pin projection from exiting the groove. | 12-30-2010 |
20110215594 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cover latching mechanism comprises a housing, a cover and a latch. The housing has at least one hook protruding therefrom. The cover has at least one latching hole defined therethrough and releasably latching with the hook. The latch is rotatably mounted to the cover and resisting the hook. When the latch is rotated relative to the cover, the latch pushes the hook to release the latching engagement of the hook and the latching hole. | 09-08-2011 |
20110309637 | FIXING DEVICE FOR FIXING AN ACTUATION DEVICE WITH PUSH-PUSH KINEMATICS - Fixing device for fixing an actuation device with push-push kinematics on a component of a motor vehicle, in particular a fuel filler housing,
| 12-22-2011 |
20130147209 | DOOR LATCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door latch apparatus for a vehicle may include a release lever rotatably coupled on a base plate by a hinge pin, the release lever being provided with a locking part, an open lever provided on the hinge pin to be rotatable along with the release lever, the open lever locking or unlocking a door of the vehicle, a rotating lever rotatably coupled on the base plate by a rotating shaft, the rotating lever being connected to a door handle by a wire so that the rotating lever is rotated by operation of the wire, and an operating lever rotatably mounted on the hinge pin, the operating lever being provided with a locking protrusion, wherein the locking protrusion is disposed between the locking part of the release lever and the rotating lever when an external impact is not applied or applied less than a predetermined amount to the operating lever. | 06-13-2013 |
20140312627 | MOTOR VEHICLE COVER LOCKING ARRANGMENT - A locking arrangement for a pivotable flap or cover on a motor vehicle is disclosed. The cover locking arrangement includes a slotted link element with a control groove, a holding element with a sliding element and a torsion element. The control groove has a first loading section, through which upon an axial displacement of the sliding element guided in the control groove in a closing direction, slotted link element and holding element are rotated against one another subject to loading the torsion element. | 10-23-2014 |
292058000 | Combined motion | 11 |
20080203736 | Lock With A Turning And Drawing Bolt - A pull-turn bolt latch for mounting in an opening in a thin wall, particularly for securing plug-ins, doors or flaps in switch cabinets, comprises a housing that can be secured in a non-round opening in a thin wall, a shaft which is provided with an external thread and which is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable but fixed with respect to axial displacement, on which external thread a bolt provided with a matching threaded bore hole is guided in the housing so as to be acted upon by pressure by a spring engaging around the shaft such that when the shaft is rotated by hand or by a tool into the stop position at the outer end of the shaft or when the pressure is relaxed the bolt carries out a rotational movement with the shaft covering at least 90°, and in the position remote of the stop position accompanied by axial guidance, such as in an axial slot formed for the bolt in the housing carries out a translational movement in axial direction. The housing has a head part such as a flange which covers the outer edge of the opening in the mounted position, and a body part proceeds from this head part and penetrates the opening. The invention is characterized in that flexible holding elements project from the body part in direction of the outer surface thereof and form a self-locking contact surface or contact line or contact point for supporting the body part without play on the rim or edge of the opening. | 08-28-2008 |
20090295172 | Mobile Telephone - A mobile telephone includes a casing provided with at least a locking member and a lid that can be detached or attached by pivoting of the locking member. The lid comprises a passage the locking member passes through, and a locking piece that a locking lug provided at the locking member can freely engage with and be detached from as a result of pivoting of the locking member. The locking piece is located at an inner periphery of the passage. Further, with a mobile telephone having casings that are foldably joined by a hinge, at least one of the foldably joined casings is a box-like case provided with a hinge at an upper surface and an opening portion at a rear surface, and has a lid-like case fitting to the opening of the box-like case. | 12-03-2009 |
20100244462 | COMPRESSION CLOSURE - A compression latch comprises a latch housing with a driving end and a driven end and with a drive shaft which is rotatably supported between these ends and which has a driving device such as a socket wrench receptacle or gearing at the driving end of the latch housing. The latch housing, at the driven end, forms an annular surface around the axis of the drive shaft. According to the invention, the drive shaft has, at the driven end of the latch housing, a bearing journal whose axis has an angle of approximately 45 degrees relative to the axis of the drive shaft, and the base of a rotary latch is supported on the bearing journal, this base ( | 09-30-2010 |
20110037277 | CASE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH FACILITATED OPENING DEVICE - A case for motor vehicles is equipped with means for removably-fastening to a support plate ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110233942 | MORTISE LOCK WITH DUAL REVERSE/LOCKOUT MECHANISM - A mortise lock incorporating a modular powerpack with dual independent return mechanisms, one for the inside operator and one for the outside, using linear springs, and with a lockout feature for selective “locking out” of the return mechanisms to accommodate external operators with built-in powerpacks. | 09-29-2011 |
20110248514 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN AIRCRAFT DOOR AND METHOD FOR THE LOCKING OF AN AIRCRAFT DOOR - A locking mechanism for an aircraft door includes a plurality of frame-side fittings and a plurality of door-side fittings. Each frame-side fitting includes a pin with an eccentric rotary cylinder mounted on each pin. Each door-side fitting includes an eccentric rotary latch configured to encompass at least a section of a corresponding rotary cylinder. Also a method of locking a door using the locking mechanism. | 10-13-2011 |
20120211999 | Keyless Lock for Doors - A keyless door lock that prevents young children from opening doors. The lock is a bolting mechanism type lock or a latching type lock having no keyed lock access side to it, but rather, a means for locking and unlocking the lock, such as a knob, on one or both sides of the door that when turned, unlocks the door. The lock is positioned within the door at a height that is unreachable by small children. The lock can lock doors internal to the home (e.g., doors to medicine closets, cleaning supply closets, garage doors, doors at the top of stairs) and doors that provide access to the exterior of the home, thus access to leave the home without supervision. Adults and older children, however, are never locked in or out of the room or house as merely the turning of a knob is required for operating the lock. | 08-23-2012 |
20140084599 | ACTUATION DEVICE FOR A FLAP - An actuation device for a flap mounted pivotably on a compartment, with a push-push kinematic, includes a first actuation part to be fastened on the flap and a second actuation part to be fastened on the component. The first actuation part engages with the second actuation part when the flap is moved from its opened position into its closed position, so that after a first stroke of the first actuation part in the direction of the second actuation part and a subsequent backstroke of the first actuation part, the actuation parts are held on each other in an arresting position. The arresting position is released by a second stroke of the first actuation part in the direction of the second actuation part so that the flap can be moved into its opened position, wherein the first actuation part and the second actuation part are disengaged. | 03-27-2014 |
20140319846 | FUEL TANK CAP LOCK - The invention relates to a lock for a fuel tank or tailgate in a vehicle, comprising a locking bolt ( | 10-30-2014 |
20160090131 | LATCH STRUCTURE OF TAIL GATE - A latch structure for a tail gate comprises a housing having an opening groove; a catch having a locking groove disposed in the housing; a pole rotatably mounted on the housing that restricts the rotation of the catch when a protruding portion thereof enters the locking groove; a rail fixed to the housing and having a sliding groove; a link arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the catch, and a second end mounted to be movable along the sliding groove based on the rotation of the catch; a striker; and a stopper disposed in the sliding groove, wherein when the catch is an open position, the striker is configured to enter and exit the locking groove, when the catch is in a locked position, the striker is restricted from entering and exiting the locking groove, and the stopper restricts the movement of the link arm to prevent the catch from rotating. | 03-31-2016 |
20160177599 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
292060000 | Spring projected | 4 |
20140367974 | Latch for Securing a Storage Container - A latch for securing a storage container is described, and which includes a longitudinally moveable spindle member, which extends and is otherwise biasingly supported by a closure member, and which is mounted on and moveable relative to the storage container; a pinion mounted on a distal end of the spindle, and which forcibly engages an elongated locking member; and a latch control collar mounted on the spindle, and which, when selectively moved, allows the spindle to be selectively rotated so as to locate the locking member in given positions so as to secure the closure member. | 12-18-2014 |
292061000 | Combined motion | 3 |
20090115196 | LATCH ACTUATOR AND LATCH USING SAME - The latch actuating mechanism uses both an electric motor and a cylinder lock as alternative means for selectively locking a handle to a cam that in turn can operate a latch mechanism in order to allow the handle to be used to open the latch mechanism. A biasing means urges the handle to the closed position. | 05-07-2009 |
20120299312 | Case Latch Assembly - A case latch assembly includes a first and second lock mounting parts, a strike plate member provided on the first lock mounting part, a hinge member, and a strike plate engagement member. The hinge member is mounted for pivotable movement on a torsion element arranged to apply torsion to the hinge member to bias the hinge member towards or away from the second lock mounting part. The strike plate engagement member is mounted on the hinge member and is reciprocally moveable between a closed position in which the strike plate engagement member engages with the strike plate member and an open position in which the strike plate engagement member is disengaged from the strike plate member. | 11-29-2012 |
20140291996 | FUEL TANK CAP LOCK WITH A REDUCED NUMBER OF COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a lock for a fuel tank cap or tailboard in a vehicle, comprising a locking bolt ( | 10-02-2014 |