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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1990
Haruo Mochida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Watanuki, Ebina, JP;
Etsuo Nara, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Masaki, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuo Kamata, Chigasaki, JP;
Taizo Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nissan Shatai Company, Limited, Hiratsuka, JP;
Abstract
A steering lock device includes a housing and a key cylinder rotatably disposed in the housing. A generally cylindrical member is rotatably disposed within the housing coaxially with the key cylinder. The cylindrical member includes an outer wall with a groove having a first circumferential groove section, a second circumferential groove section axially spaced from the first circumferential groove section, and a junction section connecting the first and second circumferential groove sections. A first surface is disposed at one end of the first groove section at the junction section and inclined at a predetermined angle to the first groove section, and a second surface is disposed at the end of the second groove section at the junction section and arranged generally perpendicular to the second groove section. A latch is slidably disposed within the housing and includes a first end projecting outwardly from the housing and a second end projecting within the groove in the outer wall of the cylindrical member.