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Vehicle storage box locking device

  • US 20100077807A1
  • Filed: 09/17/2009
  • Published: 04/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A locking device for a storage box in a vehicle, comprising:

  • a lock configured to place the storage box in a closed state or an open state;

    an actuator configured to drive the lock; and

    a button configured to place the storage box in the open state,wherein the locking device is configured to perform an authentication of a portable key when the button is operated and the storage box is closed,wherein, when the portable key is authenticated when the button is operated, the lock is configured to place the storage box in the open state, and wherein, when the portable key is not authenticated when the button is operated, the storage box is configured to be held in the closed state without the lock being driven, andwherein, when the portable key is authenticated when the storage box is closed, the lock is configured to be driven to place the storage box in the closed state, and wherein, when the portable key is not authenticated when the storage box is closed, the storage box is configured to be held in the open state without the lock being driven.

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