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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Nathaniel J. Buchheit, Marysville, OH (US);
Nathaniel J. Buchheit, Marysville, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An opening and closing mechanism for a lid of a storage receptacle provided on a vehicle comprises a push button, a button pin and a lid linkage. The push button includes a first slider having an inclined face at a rear end thereof. The button pin includes a second slider having a first inclined face cooperating with the inclined face of the first slider. The first inclined face is spaced from a rear end of the second slider. The second slider is biased to contact the first slider. The lid linkage has a first end selectively engaged by the rear end of the second slider and a second end for selectively locking the lid in a closed state. The lid linkage is biased toward the second slider. Engagement of the push button with the button pin moves the second slider, which, in turn, allows the lid linkage to move toward the second slider to unlock the storage receptacle lid.