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Operating mechanism of movable member, and automobile storage apparatus

  • US 20060265864A1
  • Filed: 05/15/2006
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Operation mechanism for attaching a movable member to a main body rotatably between a first position and a second position, and holding the movable member in the first position by locking means, comprising:

  • a base attached to the main body, a contact portion attached to the movable member, a coil spring having one end fixed to the base, and the other end attached to the contact portion for urging the movable member in the first position toward the second position, and a transfer track for the contact portion formed at the base, said transfer track being arranged to move the contact portion such that after the movable member in the first position is moved to a predetermined position by a force accumulated on the spring, when the movable member is pushed to the second position, the spring stores a force from the predetermined position to the second position.

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