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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Sasa Galijasevic, Kaiserslautern, DE;
TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co., KG, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, DE;
Abstract
A receptacle assembly for mounting in a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing shell ( ), a case ( ) that is pivotally mounted in the shell to be movable between an open position and a closed position, a spring biasing the case to the open position and a latching mechanism for latching the case in the closed position. The latching mechanism releases the case from the closed position under the action of a push onto the case against the force of the spring moving the case to a pushed position. The assembly further includes a blocking device with a blocking body ( ) that is spring biased to a normal rest position and movable under inertial forces to an active blocking position. The blocking body ( ), in the normal rest position, permits free pivotal movement of the case ( ) and, in the blocking position, blocks movement of the case from the closed to the pushed position, thereby preventing the case from accidentally pivoting to the open position.