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Granted Patent B2
US 11,560,050 · App. 17/452,650 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Lid opening and closing device

Inventor: Yuki Tanaka (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
B60K15/05E05B83/34B60K2015/0515B60K2015/0561
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Patent No.
US 11,560,050
App. No.
17/452,650
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the lid opening and closing device, the rotating body at the initial position rotates to one side in the rotation direction, so that the lock member is disengaged from the first link. Further, the first link and the rotating body are provided with a differential connecting mechanism, and the differential connecting mechanism connects the rotating body and the first link to operate the link mechanism at the retracted position after the lock member is disengaged from the first link, when the rotating body is rotating. As a result, the differential connecting mechanism imparts a time difference between the two operations of the rotating body. Therefore, the lock member and the link mechanism can be operated by rotationally driving the rotating body by a single actuator.

Claims (37)

1. A lid opening and closing device comprising:

a lid provided in a receiving recess of a vehicle having a receiving portion inside, and configured to be movable between a closed position for closing the opening of the receiving recess and an open position for opening the opening;

a link mechanism that connects the lid and the receiving recess, arranged at a retracted position stored inside the receiving recess at the closed position of the lid, and moves the lid to the open position by operating from the retracted position;

a drive unit that serves as a drive source for operating the link mechanism;

a lock member that engages with the link mechanism at the retracted position to prevent the link mechanism from operating;

a rotating body that is rotationally driven by the drive unit, and rotates from the initial position to one side in the rotation direction to disengage the engagement of the lock member to the link mechanism;

a differential connecting mechanism provided on the link mechanism and the rotating body, and connects the rotating body and the link mechanism to operate the link mechanism at the retracted position after the lock member is disengaged from the link mechanism when rotating from the initial position of the rotating body to one side in the rotation direction.

2. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 1 , wherein the differential connecting mechanism comprises:

a differential groove provided on one of the rotating body and the link mechanism, and extending in the rotation direction of the rotating body, and,

a differential connecting shaft provided on the other of the rotating body and the link mechanism, and arranged at one end or the other end of the differential groove.

3. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 2 , wherein;

the drive unit has a drive shaft,

the link mechanism has a drive link member with which the lock member is engaged, and one end of the drive link member is rotatably supported by the drive shaft, and,

the rotating body is integrally rotatably connected to the drive shaft.

4. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 3 , wherein;

the lock member is arranged on the radial outer side of the rotating body, and configured to be movable between a lock position that engages with the drive link member and an unlock position that is disengaged from the drive link member, and,

a cam surface is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body so that the lock member is in contact with the cam surface and the lock member is moved between the lock position and the unlock position.

5. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 4 , wherein;

the rotating body and the drive link member are arranged side by side in the axial direction of the drive shaft,

the lock member is arranged so as to straddle the rotating body and the drive link member, and

the drive link member is formed with an engaging recess that is open outward in the radial direction of the drive shaft and configured to be able to be engaged with the lock member.

6. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 1 , wherein;

the lid is provided with a reset portion protruding toward the receiving recess side,

the rotating body is provided with a pressed portion configured to be pressable at the reset portion, and

in a state where the rotating body is arranged on one side in the rotation direction from the initial position, the lid in the closed position is displaced toward the receiving recess side, so that the reset portion presses the pressed portion and the rotating body returns to the initial position.

7. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 2 , wherein;

the lid is provided with a reset portion protruding toward the receiving recess side,

the rotating body is provided with a pressed portion configured to be pressable at the reset portion, and in a state where the rotating body is arranged on one side in the rotation direction from the initial position, the lid in the closed position is displaced toward the receiving recess side, so that the reset portion presses the pressed portion and the rotating body returns to the initial position.

8. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 3 , wherein;

the lid is provided with a reset portion protruding toward the receiving recess side,

the rotating body is provided with a pressed portion configured to be pressable at the reset portion, and in a state where the rotating body is arranged on one side in the rotation direction from the initial position, the lid in the closed position is displaced toward the receiving recess side, so that the reset portion presses the pressed portion and the rotating body returns to the initial position.

9. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 4 , wherein;

the lid is provided with a reset portion protruding toward the receiving recess side,

the rotating body is provided with a pressed portion configured to be pressable at the reset portion, and in a state where the rotating body is arranged on one side in the rotation direction from the initial position, the lid in the closed position is displaced toward the receiving recess side, so that the reset portion presses the pressed portion and the rotating body returns to the initial position.

10. The lid opening and closing device according to claim 5 , wherein;

the lid is provided with a reset portion protruding toward the receiving recess side,

the rotating body is provided with a pressed portion configured to be pressable at the reset portion, and in a state where the rotating body is arranged on one side in the rotation direction from the initial position, the lid in the closed position is displaced toward the receiving recess side, so that the reset portion presses the pressed portion and the rotating body returns to the initial position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2021
From: TANAKA, YUKI
To: U-SHIN LTD.
Reel/Frame 057949/0509 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-183763 · Nov 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220134874A1 · May 5, 2022