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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Masami Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Takatoshi Chiba, Saitama, JP;
Masami Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Takatoshi Chiba, Saitama, JP;
Calsonic Kansei Corporation, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A lid lock structure of a storing box for a vehicle includes an elongated sliding hole formed in an arm portion for rotatably connecting a lid to a box main body. A slide restraining device, when force (F) acts in a sliding direction on a slider configured to be slidable along the elongated sliding hole, restrains the slider from sliding if the magnitude of the force (F) is not larger than a predetermined value, and releases the slider from the restrained state if the magnitude of the force (F) is larger than the predetermined value. A twist spring causes the slider to quickly slide from an end portion R side to an end portion L side of the elongated sliding hole when the slider is released from the restrained state; and a stopper portion restrains an arm portion from rotating in a direction in which the lid opens, by locking the slider when the slider is located in the end portion L side of the elongated sliding hole.