Abstract: A device for electrical opening and closing of a motor lid, such as a trunk lid, equipped with a lock of the cocking type includes a case in which a latch and a locking lever are mounted to pivot. The locking of the lock is done mechanically during the closing of the lid and is extended by a complete electrical closing of the lid as a result of a gearmotor which assures the axial sliding of the case inside a sleeve. The partial electrical opening is obtained by rotation in a reverse direction of the gearmotor, which causes the axial exiting of the case outside of the sleeve together with the automatic unlocking of the cocking lock.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hood locking apparatus for motor vehicles, and more particularly to a hood locking apparatus which is adapted to overcome any tendency for a remote control cable to disengage from a base plate of the locking mechanism. The locking apparatus uniquely comprises a reinforcing plate defined at the reverse side of a base plate to straddle mounting end portions defined at opposite ends of the base plate for attachment to the vehicle body and a cable disengagement preventive piece defined at and projected from the reinforcing plate to extend in the direction of a notch formed through the base plate. The reinforcing plate has its one end welded to the mounting end portions in such a manner that a predetermined clearance can be formed between the other end and one of the mounting end portions of the base plate.

Abstract: A wrap around type hood for a vehicle engine compartment has integral fenders giving a rear edge which is curved and does not lie in a plane. A roller hinge mechanism guides the rear edge of the hood from a closed position upwardly and forwardly to an intermediate open position from where it can be rotated to a fully open position without binding the rear edge. The combined guiding support and secondary latch of the invention guides the front of the hood during this movement. A forwardly sloped open slot in a guide bracket mounted to the front of the engine compartment guides a pin on the front of the hood to guide the hood to the intermediate open position. A spring biased keeper lever pivoted to the guide bracket stays with the pin as it moves to keep it secondarily latched to the vehicle. When the keeper lever is pushed back, the hood is released to be rotated to the fully open position.

Abstract: Electric safety lock, more specially designed for motor vehicle doors, in which each vehicle door as well as the motor bonnet, the petrol tank cap and the luggage boot of the vehicle are each equipped with a set consisting of a case in which an electric micro-motor is mounted.

Abstract: In a structure for removably mounting a support rod for supporting an openable closure member such as engine hood of a motor vehicle, a retainer means formed of a plastic material is provided which is attached to at least one end of the support rod. When it is attempted to support the closure member at its open position by means of the support rod, the retainer means is fitted in a mounting aperture formed in the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A side panel latch for an engine hood on a tractor having vertical and horizontal adjustment to assure accurate panel fit and reliability of the latch operation.

Abstract: An add-on locking mechanism for a vehicle hood is provided in addition to a standard hood locking arrangement. The locking mechanism includes a mounting plate which is mounted on a support plate of the locking arrangement, and a locking latch that is pivotally mounted on the mounting plate. The locking latch engages and disengages a hasp which is mounted on the hood and with which a pivotable catch of the locking arrangement also cooperates. The locking latch is operated by a Bowden cable which is connected to a key-operated lock situated in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The cable core of the Bowden cable is connected to the locking latch, while the jacket is mounted on a mounting bracket that is mounted on the mounting plate.

Abstract: A lock device for locking the hood of a vehicle equipped with a pivotal latch. A mounting bracket is bolted to the vehicle at a location adjacent to the hood latch behind the vehicle grill. A key operated cylinder lock carries a cam which controls a spring loaded locking arm. A flange on the locking arm engages the latch release lever to prevent it from releasing the hood when the cylinder lock plug is turned to the locked position. The cam releases the locking arm when the cylinder lock is unlocked, and a spring pulls the locking arm away from the release lever to permit unlatching of the hood. In a modified form of the lock device, the cam acts directly against the latch release lever to provide the sole means for operating the latch.

Abstract: Primary and secondary hood latches are used on a tractor hood assembly designed to roll forward on the tractor frame. Both the primary and secondary latches are unlatched through the use of either a cable operated or a lever operated independent linkage means. Both latches must be unlatched in order to allow the hood to be opened while either latch may be used to maintain the hood in a closed position.

Abstract: A latch for a side panel of an engine hood mounted on the vehicle chassis and having a seal between the latch structure and the side panel.

Abstract: An articulated linkage locks the various access panels, covers, and plates opening into an engine and its accessories. A spring loaded shaft is used to drive a bell crank and a set of catch bolts. Each catch bolt is matched with a catch plate joined to one of the panels, covers and plates granting access to the engine and its components. A pair of doors covering the instrument panel is used to reposition the spring loaded shaft and bell crank. Locking the doors together therefore locks the catch bolt and catch plates together in one stroke and with one lock.

Abstract: A device comprising a lock with a rotating knob and incorporated bolt, capable of being blocked by the release of the rotating-knob unlocking control. The release results from the shifting of a blocking lever 13, 113 of the plate of the lock. The lever is operated by either a remote-controlled driving organ, or directly by the cylinder bolt. The blocking lever can, in addition, be inhibited by a locking lever 55, 155 operated from inside the trunk so as to neutralize the remote control.

Abstract: A dual latching mechanism is provided for latching two spaced locations of a flexible lid to a pair of similarly spaced anchors of a compartment to which the flexible lid is movably mounted. The latching mechanism has two latches mounted on the lid by housings each including a pawl pivotally mounted which is spring biased for movement, when released, to an anchor release position and a blocking dog which is spring biased to a pawl blocking position for locking the pawl to its respective anchor. The latches are interconnected by a latch control which includes two rigid links each link having its outer end connected pivotally to a blocking dog and each having its inner end connected by way of an actuator pin to a key operated lock cylinder which is mounted on the flexible lid. The rigid links are connected so as to maintain axial rigidity for operating the two latches concurrently while having the required flexibility necessary to operate two latches on a flexible lid.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for lids, hoods, flaps and/or doors, especially in motor vehicles, which cooperates with a cylinder lock whose lock cylinder is provided with a lock part adapted to be pressed-in against the force of a spring. The lock part includes, at its cylindrical outer surface, a pressure pin which is swung by rotation from an operating position to a non-operating position. In addition to the pressure pin, a lug is arranged at the outer surface of the lock part adapted to be pressed-in. The lug is operatively connected with an additional locking mechanism in such a manner that the additional locking mechanism becomes operable only over a limited rotary range of the lock cylinder adjoining the inoperable position of the pressure pin--as viewed in the locking direction.

Abstract: A safety catch for a frontally opening hood of a motor vehicle comprises a resilient strip having transverse tongues at its upper end which snap engage in a recess in a bracket on the under side of the hood, the strip being capable of limited vertical movement and being anchored elastically at its lower end. Snap engagement of the tongues in the recess is facilitated by curvature of the upper end of the strip in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and release of the catch is effected by exerting finger pressure on the resiliently flexible strip to disengage it from the recess.

Abstract: A vehicle with hood latch and release assembly having an abutment post on each side of the vehicle chassis and having a release member movable adjacent to the posts. A hood is pivotal up and down on the vehicle chassis and carries two latch members in the form of two cams which are pivotally mounted on the hood and are spring-urged thereon for engagement with each of the posts to hold the hood in the down position. A rubber cushion is disposed above each abutment post in the down positions, for cushioning the hood downwardly on the post and thus on the chassis. The release member extends across the vehicle and has a handle or grip portion on each end thereof so that the release member can be acutated from either side of the vehicle for releasing the latch and permitting the hood to be pivoted upwardly. The latch members are spring-urged to their securing position to hold the hood down, and there are angled guide-surfaces which permit lateral deviation of the hood but final lateral guidance thereof.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for the hood of a vehicle engine compartment which applies a spring force to counterbalance the weight of the hood so that the hood moves to an initial open position without the assistance of manual effort and can be moved from the initially open position through an arc greater than 90 degrees with a substantially constant manual force.

Abstract: Device for ejecting and retaining the bonnet of a motor vehicle when opening said bonnet, which comprises an ejection spring and a hook adapted to retain the bonnet in its ejected position, said device consisting of a spring assembly comprising a portion adapted to be fastened and, adjacent thereto, a spring arm constituting the ejection member and another spring arm constituting the retaining hook, said other spring arm being provided with a control lug.

Abstract: A closure latch includes a latch frame pivotally mounting a latch bolt and a cam member. A common torsion spring interconnects the bolt and cam member for biasing the bolt to unlatched position and biasing the cam member oppositely of the bolt. The cam member is normally located against the spring bias by engagement with the latch frame, and a cam surface of the cam member engages a leg of the bolt to maintain the bolt in latched position. When the cam member is rotated oppositely of the spring bias, the cam surface of the cam member moves past the leg of the bolt so that the spring rotates the bolt to unlatched position. The spring returns the cam member to its normal position in engagement with the latch frame and locates a shoulder of the cam member adjacent the leg of the bolt.

Abstract: A latch mechanism is provided which comprises a latch member and an open member to move the latch member to its open position. The latch mechanism has a frist condition in which the latch and open members are in conjoint action and a second condition in which the latch and open members are out of conjoint action.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for drawers in an article of furniture includes a unitary lock transfer rod fully disposed within the furniture top and provided with a plurality of axially spaced crank portions. Only those crank portions associated with drawer columns are attached to individual vertical lock bars each having one or more resilient lock dogs thereon whereby, subsequent arcuate displacement of any one of the crank portions is translated as a concurrent displacement of all crank portions and the attached lock bars to move the lock dogs into and out of engagement with striker means carried by the drawers.

Abstract: Self-locking latch device especially for hood and side panels of industrial trucks having a lock bolt and an adjustable spring loaded latch cooperable therewith to automatically engage and lock the latch to bolt in closing of the hood or side panel, while requiring manual actuation of latch to disengage and open the latter. The device is constructed to self-lock with an increasing force as any unintended force tending to open the latch increases.

Abstract: An auxiliary latch system for a vehicle compartment panel that assists the primary latch mechanism thereof in holding the panel in closed position in response to energy absorbing movement of a bumper of the vehicle. The auxiliary latch system includes one or more secondary latch mechanisms, each of which includes a latch member spring biased to an unlatched position. A first lever of each secondary latch mechanism is rotatable to engage and move the associated latch member to a latched position in latching engagement with the closed compartment panel to provide the assist to the primary latch mechanism in holding the panel closed. A separate elongated cable associated with each secondary latch mechanism extends between the associated first lever and a common second lever pivotally mounted on the vehicle adjacent the energy absorbing bumper.

Abstract: The mechanism comprises two sub-assemblies constituting respectively a keeper and a bolt, one of which sub-assemblies has a mount on which is mounted a spring-biased movable member adapted to cooperate with a part of the other sub-assembly to lock the part when the sub-assemblies are brought together and the movable member is brought to a locking position by a manual control. The mount carries a fixed member having an end portion extending out of the mount and the movable member has an end portion also extending out of the mount. The two end portions define aligned eyes for the manual control.

Abstract: An installation for securing pivotal hoods or flaps, particularly engine hoods for motor vehicles, which are unlatched from the interior space of the vehicle and can be released externally from a locked or stop position by a lever secured at a safety hook which itself is pivotally mounted spring-loaded at the hood and cooperates with a fixed counter-member; after the release of the interior latching mechanism, the safety hook is pivoted into a locking or stop position by an upwardly directed movement of the hood, in the course of which the lever pivotally mounted at the safety hook is displaced out of a normal, covered-off position into an externally accessible position for the disengagement out of the stop position.