Patent ID: 7743941
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A lid opening mechanism comprising: a lid; a console, wherein the lid and the console each have first and second longitudinal sides and front and rear sides, respectively, the front and rear sides running transverse relative to the first and second longitudinal sides; a first lid pivot spindle provided on the lid having a first front pivot-spindle element and a first rear pivot-spindle element, the first front and rear pivot-spindle elements each being movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a second lid pivot spindle provided on the lid having a second front pivot-spindle element and a second rear pivot-spindle element, the second front and rear pivot-spindle elements each being movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a first actuating element mechanically coupled to the first front and rear pivot-spindle elements; a second actuating element mechanically coupled to the second front and rear pivot-spindle elements; and a control element, wherein the first and second actuating elements are each coupled to the control element by a first and a second actuating rod, respectively, the control element being arranged between the first and second actuating rods, wherein actuation of the first actuating element extends the first front and rear pivot-spindle elements for pivoting the lid about the first pivot spindle along the first longitudinal side, the second front and rear pivot-spindle elements being simultaneously retracted, wherein actuation of the second actuating element extends the second front pivot-spindle element and the second rear pivot-spindle element for pivoting the lid about the second pivot spindle on the second longitudinal side, the first front and rear pivot-spindle elements being simultaneously retracted, and wherein upon a movement of one of the first and second actuating rods, the control element is pushed relative to the other of the first and second actuating rods into a position in which the other of the first and second actuating rods cannot move the control element.