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ASSISTING MECHANISM OF MOVABLE BODY

  • US 20110254292A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2009
  • Published: 10/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assisting mechanism for a movable body, comprising:

  • a striker provided on one of a main body and a movable body combined on the main body to be capable of reciprocal movement between a reference position and a deployment position; and

    a catcher provided on the other of the main body and the movable body for catching the striker in a prescribed position when the movable body is operated to move forward toward a reference position, and for assisting the forward movement of the movable body to the reference position;

    wherein the catcher is supported on a base to be capable of reciprocal movement between a standby position where the striker can be caught or released and a final position, and sliding movement toward the final position after rotating at a fixed angle from the standby position during forward movement from the standby position; and

    at least holding the catcher in the standby position and said sliding movement is made by urging of an urging device provided on the base;

    said holding is released and forward rotation of the catcher is started when the striker is caught by the catcher in the standby position by the forward movement of the movable body, and the forward movement is assisted by said urging from a mid-course of the forward movement.

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