Patent ID: 7766200

Claim:
A cross bar locking device of a roof carrier for a vehicle including side rails provided on opposite sides of a roof panel of the vehicle, each of which has a plurality of locking holes, a cross bar movably coupled between the side rails, and the cross bar locking device to lock or release the cross bar to or from the side rails, the cross bar locking device comprising: a link movably installed in the cross bar and having a plurality of protrusion pins; a locking member coupled to each opposite end of the link to be movable in an axial direction of the link, each of the locking members having a plurality of protrusion pins and a locking protrusion to be inserted into the corresponding locking hole of the associated side rail; and a lever rotatably coupled to each opposite end of the cross bar by a corresponding hinge with an operating slot formed in each of the levers so that the protrusion pins of the corresponding locking member and the link are inserted into and guided by the operating slot and with a plurality of movement guide slots formed in each of the levers and which communicates with the operating slot such that the protrusion pins are inserted into the respective movement guide slots, wherein, when the lever is rotated around the corresponding hinge with respect to the cross bar, the locking members are moved in an axial direction of the link and are thus locked to or released from the respective side rails.