INERTIA LOCK FOR A CONSOLE ARMREST

摘要

An inertia locking mechanism for a bin having a bin lid and subjectable to an applied force resulting in an acceleration includes a housing attachable to the bin, a bracket attachable to the bin lid and having a locking feature, a locking pin, a biasing member, and a trigger. The locking pin is linearly moveable in the housing. The trigger has a triggering mass and is connected to the housing via a trigger pivot. The triggering mass is offset from the trigger pivot such that the triggering mass applies a torque to the trigger when the acceleration occurs in each of the front, rear, left, and right directions. The trigger is configured to release the locking pin when the acceleration exceeds a threshold acceleration such that the biasing member urges the locking pin into the locking feature of the bracket to lock the bin lid in a closed position.

主权项

1. An inertia locking mechanism for a bin having a bin lid and subjectable to an applied force resulting in an acceleration of the bin, the inertia locking mechanism comprising:
a housing attachable to the bin; a bracket attachable to the bin lid and configured with a locking feature; a locking pin configured with a release feature, connected to the housing, and linearly moveable; a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force to the locking pin to urge the locking pin toward the locking feature of the bracket; and a trigger having a triggering mass and a trigger feature and connected to the housing via a trigger pivot that pivots on a trigger pivot axis that is normal to the ground; wherein the triggering mass is offset from the trigger pivot axis such that the triggering mass applies a torque to the trigger when the acceleration occurs in each of a front, a rear, a left, and a right direction relative to a direction of vehicle travel; and wherein the trigger feature is configured to disengage from the locking pin release feature when the acceleration exceeds a threshold acceleration such that the biasing force urges the locking pin into the locking feature of the bracket to lock the bin lid in a closed position.