Lid lock apparatus for vehicle

摘要

A lid lock apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing, a moving member supported within the housing, and a biasing member to bias the moving member in a direction in which the moving member engages with the lid member, the biasing member including a coil portion wound in a spiral shape and arranged at a lower side of the moving member so that an axial center of the coil portion is in a skewed position relative to an axis of the moving member, a fixed arm extending from a first end portion of the coil portion to engage with the housing, and a moving arm extending from a second end portion of the coil portion to engage with the moving member, the moving arm being deflected in a circumferential direction of the coil portion relative to the fixed arm by a movement of the moving member.

主权项

1. A lid lock apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing; a moving member supported within the housing to be movable in a front and rear direction of a vehicle, one end of the moving member being configured to project from the housing to engage with a lid member provided at a vehicle body to inhibit the lid member from opening, the moving member being configured to retract in an axial direction to be away from the lid member by an operation of an opener provided at the vehicle to release the engagement with the lid member; a biasing member disposed between the housing and the moving member to bias the moving member in a direction in which the moving member engages with the lid member, the biasing member including a coil portion wound in a spiral shape and arranged at a lower side of the moving member so that an axial center of the coil portion is in a skewed position relative to an axis of the moving member, a fixed arm extending from a first end portion of the coil portion to engage with the housing, and a moving arm extending from a second end portion of the coil portion to engage with the moving member, the moving arm being deflected in a circumferential direction of the coil portion relative to the fixed arm by a movement of the moving member; a drive motor accommodated within the housing and operated by the operation of the opener, the drive motor driving the moving member to retract the moving member against a biasing force of the biasing member; the coil portion being arranged in a state in which a distance from the lid member to the coil portion is shorter than a distance from the lid member to an output shaft of the drive motor connected to the moving member; the housing including an accommodating portion extending in a downward direction and accommodating the coil portion; and both the accommodating portion and the output shaft of the drive motor extending in the downward direction by a respective extending amount, the extending amount of the accommodating portion being greater than the extending amount of the output shaft of the drive motor.