Patent ID: 9067551
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B60J,B60R,B62D,E05B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for opening and closing a side skirt of a truck, the apparatus comprising: a bracket for the side skirt that is integrally connected to a vehicle body frame and supports a tank assembly; a striker that is mounted to an upper inner side of the side skirt; an upper bracket, through which a first push button hole is formed, the upper bracket being integrally assembled to an upper end portion of the bracket for the side skirt; a main plate that includes: a push button that is inserted and mounted to the first push button hole of the upper bracket and the second push button hole of the main plate; a latch that is pivotally connected to a rear end of the push button, is rotatably mounted between the second plates of the main plate, and primarily locks or unlocks the striker; a locking spring that is connected to a lower end of the first plate of the main plate, and configured for secondarily locking or unlocking the striker by using a resilient force thereof; and a hinge unit that serves as a center of rotation about which an upper end portion of the side skirt is rotated outward, and hingedly couples a lower end portion of the side skirt to a lower end portion of the bracket for the side skirt.