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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Takahashi, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hirofumi Watanabe, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Miki Ogino, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A trunk lid latch device comprises a latch unit and a striker. The latch unit has a latch engageable with the striker, a ratchet for keeping engagement between the latch and the striker, and an open lever for releasing the ratchet from the latch. An emergency knob formed of a luminous material is coupled to the open lever and accessible from inside the trunk room. The emergency knob is disposed inside a frame member of a trunk lid or a vehicle body so as not to protrude into the trunk room. The emergency knob comprises a printed symbol that suggests an opening of the trunk lid.