Patent ID: 6669243
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B60R,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A side lock assembly, for locking a storage bin to a support body, comprising:a support body; a storage bin received in the support body; and an opening and closing mechanism operatively mounted on the storage bin for operating the storage bin in a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the support body, the opening and closing mechanism including; an operating member pivotally mounted on the storage bin to move selectively between the locked position and the unlocked position; a rotatable connecting member integrally rotatable with the operating member to move selectively between the locked position and the unlocked position; a latch member engaged to or disengaged from the support body through the storage bin, the latch member being movable inward along a rotational axis of the rotatable connecting member and normally biased outward to lock the storage bin to the support body in the locked position; and a latch release member having one element connected to the latch member and another element connected to the rotatable connecting member to apply an axial force to the latch member, the latch release member being operative to move the latch member inward along the rotational axis against the axial force to disengage the latch member from the support body in the unlocked position in response to an unlocking external force applied to the operating member, wherein the latch member includes a pair of latches, and the rotatable connecting member includes a connecting bar having a central portion operatively connected to the operating member to be integrally movable therewith and distal ends operatively connected to the pair of latches for pivotal and sliding movements thereof.