Patent ID: 11891843
Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A locking device for a movable part of a trim element of a vehicle, comprising:
a locking element, movable along a direction of movement between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking element being biased towards the locked position,
a pin, and
an actuator for actuating the pin comprising a shape memory element, the pin being configured to move the locking element from the locked position to the unlocked position when the actuator is actuated by changing the shape of the shape memory element,
wherein the pin is movable relative to the locking element along a push direction between:
an extended position, in which the pin bears on the locking element and moves said locking element from the locked position to the unlocked position when the actuator is actuated, and
a retracted position, in which the pin authorizes the movement of the locking element towards the locked position, the pin being moved to the retracted position when the locking element is in the unlocked position;

wherein the pin is configured to move linearly along the push direction between the extended position and the retracted position, and wherein the push direction is not parallel to the direction of movement between the locked position and the unlocked position; and
wherein, in the retracted position, the pin is mechanically uncoupled from the locking element while being still in contact with the locking element, resting on a lateral side of the locking element.