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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1995
Kazuhisa Nishimura, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Closure apparatus of a vehicle includes a passenger compartment side push knob capable of being locked and unlocked by a locking mechanism. When the locking mechanism is unlocked, the push knob is put in an actuatable condition in which the push knob can be lowered by depressing it with a finger. In conjunction with the downward movement of the push knob, a trunk side push knob moves downward to unlock the lid. The lid is pulled down toward the passenger compartment side whereupon the passenger compartment and the trunk area communicate with each other. The trunk side push knob can be depressed without regard to the locked and unlocked conditions of the locking mechanism. When this push knob is depressed, the lid is unlocked and hence can be pulled down toward the passenger compartment side for making a communication between the passenger compartment and the trunk area.