Patent ID: 8590351
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A side-lock device mounted in a lid for opening and closing a vehicle glove box, which holds the lid in a closed state, the side-lock device comprising: a pair of left and right slide pins disposed on a rear side of the lid so as to be movable in a lateral direction, the tip ends of the slid pins being caused to respectively protrude from both side edges of the lid so as to be engaged with locking parts provided at a vehicle side to thereby hold the lid in the closed state, the slide pins including engaged parts, respectively; a base member installed from a surface side of the lid, the base member having a spring lock part; an operating member mounted on a surface side of the base member; a rotor that is rotatably installed in the base member so as to be rotated by the operating member to thereby drive the slide pins in an interlocked manner, the rotor including a pair of drive force transmission engagement parts at one side thereof so as to be locked with the engaged parts of the slide pins, respectively, the rotor also including a spring force receiving part at an other side thereof; and a torsion coil spring disposed in the base member so as to urge the rotor in a first direction to an original position thereof, the torsion coil spring having a first end contacting the spring lock part of the base member and a second end contacting the spring force receiving part of the rotor, wherein, the side-lock device is mounted into the lid such that: wherein at least one of the base member and the rotor includes a rotation direction restricting mechanism which restricts a rotation of the rotor in the first direction while allowing the rotation of the rotor in a second direction, and wherein the rotor is mounted to the base member such that: