Patent ID: 7878035

Claim:
A lock system for an article compartment in a vehicle, wherein the lock system comprises: a lock mechanism for holding an openable/closable portion of the article compartment in a locked state; an electric actuator for driving the lock mechanism to an unlocked position based on an operation of a switch so as to permit opening of the openable/closable portion; a key cylinder adapted to be put in a state where a rotational operation is enabled by a specific key being inserted thereinto so as to be switched to a first position where the switch is enabled to function and a second position, which is different from the first position and at which the switch is disabled from functioning, through the rotational operation, wherein unlocking of the openable/closable portion by the lock mechanism is prohibited by the key cylinder being switched to the second position; and a forcible unlocking mechanism which is mechanically linked between the key cylinder and the lock mechanism for forcibly driving the lock mechanism to the unlocked position by operating the key cylinder to a third position, which is different from the first position and the second position, wherein the forcible unlocking mechanism drives the lock mechanism to the unlocked position by pulling a deformable wire material connected to the lock mechanism in association with the key cylinder being rotated to the third position.