Patent ID: 8479547
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: E05B,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle portable device configured to lock and unlock a door of a vehicle by remote control, the vehicle portable device comprising: a case configured to accommodate a mechanical key operable to lock and unlock the door of the vehicle therein, and comprising an accommodation part in which the mechanical key is inserted in a predetermined insertion direction; a first engagement part configured to engage with a second engagement part of the mechanical key; and a retaining member in which the first engagement part is formed, wherein the retaining member is supported in the case while being rotatable about a first support point, wherein an external force is provided on the retaining member so as to rotate the retaining member in a first rotating direction, wherein, when the mechanical key is accommodated in the accommodation part, an exposed portion of the mechanical key is partially exposed from the case, and the first engagement part is engaged to the second engagement part to prevent the mechanical key from moving in a takeoff direction opposite to the insertion direction, and wherein, when a force is exerted on the exposed portion in the takeoff direction, the mechanical key rotates about a second support point to disengage the first engagement part from the second engagement part.