Patent ID: 9714530
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B60N,B60R,E05B

Claim:
1. An inertia locking mechanism for a bin having a bin lid and subjectable to an applied force resulting in an acceleration of the bin, the inertia locking mechanism comprising: a housing attachable to the bin; a bracket attachable to the bin lid and configured with a locking feature; a locking pin configured with a release feature, connected to the housing, and linearly moveable; a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force to the locking pin to urge the locking pin toward the locking feature of the bracket; and a trigger having a triggering mass and a trigger feature and connected to the housing via a trigger pivot that pivots on a trigger pivot axis that is normal to the ground; wherein the triggering mass is offset from the trigger pivot axis such that the triggering mass applies a torque to the trigger when the acceleration occurs in each of a front, a rear, a left, and a right direction relative to a direction of vehicle travel; and wherein the trigger feature is configured to disengage from the locking pin release feature when the acceleration exceeds a threshold acceleration such that the biasing force urges the locking pin into the locking feature of the bracket to lock the bin lid in a closed position.