Patent ID: 8622442
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B60K,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lid lock apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a retainer provided at a support wall of a lid box formed at a vehicle body; a cap detachably assembled to the retainer; a lock pin assembled to move axially relative to the cap, the lock pin being arranged penetrating through the support wall and protruding within the lid box; a lid configured to tilt relative to the lid box and opening and closing an opening portion of the lid box, the lid being configured to be retained at a closed state by the lock pin; the retainer being formed with a fitting portion to which an end portion of the cap is configured to fit from an outside of the lid box towards an inside of the lid box, the retainer being formed with a first engaging portion formed to be positioned outward of the lid box relative to the fitting portion, at least one stopper connected to the first engaging portion, and at least one receiving portion between the stopper and the first engaging portion; an operational lever portion formed on the cap, the operational lever portion configured to be elastically deformed to tilt by an operation at the outside of the lid box, and the operational lever portion including a second engaging portion configured to engage with and disengage from the first engaging portion; and a pair of concave and convex fitting portions to be engaged with each other, the pair of concave and convex fitting portions being formed between the retainer and the cap, the cap being fitted from the outside of the lid box towards the inside of the lid box, and the pair of concave and convex fitting portions positioned away from the support wall relative to the fitting portion, wherein the support wall includes a hole with an inner wall that is received by the receiving portion and is in contact with the stopper of the retainer, wherein an engaging position of the second engaging portion of the operational lever portion and the first engaging portion of the retainer is positioned at a position which is offset from a facing direction of the pair of concave and convex fitting portions, wherein the pair of convex and concave fitting portions are aligned to be engaged with each other in a rotational position when the operational lever portion at least partially engages the second engaging portion with the first engaging portion in an axial direction toward the engaging position, wherein the second engaging portion of the operational lever portion is elastically engaged with the first engaging portion of the retainer to restrict a disengagement of the cap from the retainer when the operational lever portion is not operated in a state where the end portion of the cap is fitted to the fitting portion of the retainer, and wherein the second engaging portion of the operational lever portion is disengaged from the first engaging portion of the retainer to allow the cap to disengage from the retainer when the operational lever is operated to be in a tilting state.