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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Ts Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka, JP;
Wataru Hiratsuka, Tochigi, JP;
TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka, JP;
Abstract
A locking device includes a case, a latch, a locking member, an electric actuator, a rack, a guide portion, and a biasing member. The electric actuator includes a pinion. The rack meshes with the pinion and moves between a first position and a second position. The guide portion differentiates a going route and a return route. The going route is a route the rack takes when moving from the first position to the second position, and the return route is a route the rack takes when moving from the second position to the first position. When taking the going route, the rack meshes with the pinion and moves from the first position to the second position according to rotation of the pinion. When taking the return route, the rack moves toward the first position by a biasing force of the biasing member.