Locks – Special application – For portable articles
Patent
1983-08-23
1985-11-12
Smith, Gary L.
Locks
Special application
For portable articles
70215, 70379R, 292210, E05B 6552
Patent
active
045519986
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a national phase application corresponding to PCT/EP 83/00003 filed Jan. 7, 1983 and based upon the French national application 82 00341 of Jan. 12, 1982, the priority of which is claimed under the International Convention.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a baggage closure with a closing lever and with a cylinder rotatable by means of a key and intended for locking the closing lever in the closing position.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In known luggage-closing devices of this type, the closing lever is articulated on a sliding piece which acts as a locking bar via a rod. This device is complicated and expensive.
A simpler device is also already known, and in this locking is carried out directly by means of a cam located on the cylinder and interacting with a closure fitting and in which the closing lever is pressed into the opening position by a spring. The mechanical strength of such a device is insufficient, especially when the baggage is subjected to deformation.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a closure of the type described above, which combines great simplicity with high mechanical strength.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This object is achieved, according to the invention, when the cylinder has a cam which interacts with a lug on the mounting of the closing lever, and the closing lever has an extension which interacts with an orifice in a closure fitting.
In the extremely simple device according to the invention, locking of the closing lever and closure of the baggage are achieved by means of two different parts, with the result that the resistance capacity of the closure, especially in the event of deformation of the baggage, is increased.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The invention is explained in greater detail with reference to the drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view, partially in longitudinal section, of an embodiment of the closure according to the invention, in the opening position;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1, with the device in the closing position;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4--4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the device illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, during closure via the closure fitting; and
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 3 to show the cooperation of the eccentric part or cam and the lug.
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
The device consists of a closing lever 1 and of a mounting 2. The closing lever 1 carries a rotatable lock cylinder 3 which can be actuated by a coded key (not shown) and which is articulated on the mounting 2 by means of a pin 4 forming the axis of rotation.
At one end, the mounting 2 contains a sliding piece 5 which is pressed outwards by a spring 6. The inner end of the cylinder 3 has a cam 7 which, in the closing position of the lever 1, comes up against a suitably shaped lug 8 on the mounting 2 when the cylinder 3 is rotated. The closing lever 1 is provided with an extension 9 which, during closure, penetrates into an orifice 16 in a closure fitting 10 connected to the lid of the item of baggage.
The sliding piece 5 is limited on the inside by a slope 11 which, in the closing position, interacts with the edge 12 of a cut-out 13 in the closing lever and which gives the lever 1 stable positioning. The end of the closing lever 1 located opposite the cut-out 13 has a recess 14 to make it easier for the user to press his thumb on it.
In the closing position, unlocking is carried out by rotating the cylinder 3, with the result that the cam 7 is moved away from the lug 8. Pressure on the recess 14 causes the closing lever 1 to rotate, the slope 11 of the sliding piece 5 sliding along on the edge 12 of the cut-out 13 and inwards against the effect of the spring 6. At the end of the rotation of the closing lever 1, the sliding piece 5 is located outside the closing lever 1 and comes up against the edge of the closing lever 1, the
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Chappoux Claude
Ricouard Jacques
Dubno Herbert
Gall Lloyd A.
L.A. Ricouard S.A.
Ronis S.A.
Ross Karl F.
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