Receptacle comprising a safety locking mechanism for a vehicle

Abstract

A receptacle including a safety locking mechanism in a motor vehicle. A lever is providing including a mass, which is held by a snap-fit device releasably in a non-deflected basic position or in a deflected locking position. In the deflected locking position, the lever, by way of a head, holds a closing element of a lock in a closed position. The lock can be opened in a non-deflected position of the lever. During opening, the lock restores the lever to the basic position, whereby the receptacle can be opened after an accident. The lever is deflected by accelerations that occur in the event of an accident.

1 . A receptacle comprising a safety locking mechanism for a vehicle, the receptacle comprising a lock for keeping the receptacle closed, which can be opened, and the safety locking mechanism comprising a deflectable mass and a snap-fit device, which holds the mass releasably in a deflected locking position, characterized in that the mass, in the deflected locking position, keeps the lock closed, and the lock comprises a restoring device for the mass, which, when the lock is being opened, snaps the mass out of the deflected locking position. 
     
     
         2 . The receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle opens in the direction in which the mass is deflected. 
     
     
         3 . The receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the safety locking mechanism comprises a snap-fit device, which holds the mass releasably in a non-deflected basic position, in which the mass releases the lock. 
     
     
         4 . The receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mass can be deflected in two directions into locking positions, in which the mass keeps the lock closed and in which the mass is releasably held by a snap-fit device. 
     
     
         5 . The receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the restoring device comprises a sloped surface, which, when the lock is being opened, acts on the mass so as to achieve the basic position. 
     
     
         6 . The receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the lock comprises a locking element, which can be moved at an angle with respect to an opening direction of the receptacle. 
     
     
         7 . The receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mass has a pivot mount.