Patent ID: 6527313
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A trunk lid latch device for a vehicle trunk room comprising: a latch unit provided in a first frame member of one of a vehicle body and a trunk lid hingedly mounted to the vehicle body;the first frame member having an outer panel facing outward, a lining panel facing inward toward the truck room and an inner panel disposed between the outer and lining panels; a striker fixedly mounted on a second frame member of the other of the vehicle body and the trunk lid; said latch unit located on a base plate engaged to the inner panel and comprising a latch engageable with the striker, a ratchet for keeping engagement between the latch and the striker by being engaged with the latch, and an open lever for releasing the ratchet from the latch; an emergency knob located in a case engaged between the base plate and the lining panel and formed of a luminous material, said emergency knob being coupled to the open lever; wherein the case is located behind an opening in the lining panel so that the emergency knob and the case surrounding the emergency knob do not protrude into the trunk room; and wherein the emergency knob is accessible through the opening by a person in the trunk room when closed.