Patent ID: 8322172
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A key cylinder installation structure particularly adapted for use on a trunk of a vehicle, comprising: a key cylinder assembly comprising a key cylinder, a flange attached to the key cylinder, the flange having a first mounting hole, and a first mounting bolt inserted through the first mounting hole of the flange, the first mounting bolt being insertable into a first reference hole formed in a trunk, the key cylinder being operable to lock and unlock the trunk; and a pad that is attached to the flange of the key cylinder that includes a center hole for receiving the key cylinder, and a first bolt hole aligned with the first mounting hole of the flange through which the first mounting bolt is inserted, the pad further including a first projection projecting from a side of the first bolt hole toward the center of the first bolt hole of the pad that is engaged between the first mounting bolt and the first mounting hole and that applies a frictional force to the first mounting bolt that is equal to or larger than the weight of the first mounting bolt to prevent the first mounting bolt from falling out of the first mounting hole.