US 11,655,652 B2
Vehicle storage compartment arrangement
André Mäkitalo, Gothenburg (SE); and Andreas Wilson, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 16/610,390
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed May 4, 2017, PCT No. PCT/EP2017/060593
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 1, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/202295, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0056399 A1, Feb. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. E05B 1/00 (2006.01); E05C 9/04 (2006.01); E05C 9/00 (2006.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); E05B 83/28 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 1/0046 (2013.01) [E05C 9/006 (2013.01); E05C 9/041 (2013.01); E05C 9/043 (2013.01); E05B 17/0037 (2013.01); E05B 65/0021 (2013.01); E05B 83/28 (2013.01); E05C 9/042 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cover arrangement for a storage compartment arranged within a vehicle, the cover arrangement being arranged to be slidably movable along a first geometric axis between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the cover arrangement comprises a locking mechanism arranged for connecting the cover arrangement to the storage compartment, the locking mechanism comprising a first and a second locking pin movable along a second geometric axis, the first and second geometric axis being substantially perpendicular to each other, wherein the first and second locking pins are arranged between a first state in which the cover arrangement is arranged to be locked to the storage compartment, and a second state in which the cover arrangement is arranged to be unlocked from the storage compartment, wherein the cover arrangement further comprises an actuation handle connected to the first and second locking pins by means of at least one pre-tensioned spring, arranged to force the first and second locking pins outwardly of the cover arrangement in a direction along the second geometric axis, wherein the first and second locking pins are arranged in the second state when the actuation handle is moved along the second geometric axis, and wherein the first and second locking pins are arranged in the second state when the actuation handle is moved in either one of a first and a second direction of the second geometric axis.