Inertial lock systems for push-push latch style vehicle drawers or storage bins including an inertia lock to maintain a drawer in a closed position under a g-force. A shaft is rotatably mounted on a drawer housing; an inertia member is mounted on the shaft; and a confining member is mounted on the shaft and disposed opposite to the inertia member. The confining member is configured to move to a position to restrict movement of a rotating latch of the drawer when a g-forced applied to the drawer exceeds a predetermined level.

A door latch assembly includes a handle bezel, a rotatable handle coupled to the handle bezel, and a bezel cap. The handle bezel includes a main body portion and a rib extending from the main body portion. The rotatable handle includes a handle lever extending through the main body portion of the handle bezel, wherein the handle lever extends alongside the rib of the handle bezel. The bezel cap is positioned in a first position at an end of the rib so as to provide clearance for the handle lever of the rotatable handle to rotate thereby. The bezel cap is configured to move along the rib toward the main body portion of the handle bezel to interfere with a rotation of the handle lever during a side impact condition.

A seatback for a vehicle comprises: a lid having a closed position preventing access to a storage area and an open position allowing access to the storage area; and a locking element having an engaged position that prevents the lid from transitioning from the closed position to the open position and a disengaged position that does not prevent the lid from transitioning from the closed position to the open position; wherein, the locking element transitions from the disengaged position to the engaged position via the force of gravity when the seatback transitions from a fold down position to an upright position, and transitions from the engaged position to the disengaged position when the seatback transitions from the upright position to fold down position. The lid can pivot upward from a rearward portion of the seatback in the fold down position, as the lid transitions to the open position.

The invention relates to an actuating device for opening a door or flap, comprising a movably supported inertial mass (7, 9) for avoiding unintentional opening of the door or flap in the event that a specified acceleration is exceeded. Levers are provided for moving the inertial mass (7, 9). When the inertial mass (7, 9) is moved out of an initial position of the inertial mass, the lever ratios change in such a way that the force progression is thereby promoted. In the event of a crash, the opening of a door or flap is avoided by means of the actuating device. The actuating device can nevertheless be actuated relatively comfortably with low expenditure of energy.

A locking system for a motor vehicle door leaf includes a door leaf and a handle of the flush type that has at least one bracket, a gripping lever, a transmission lever, a first reversible inertial safety system, and a second irreversible inertial safety system.

A locking system for an opening leaf of a motor vehicle includes an opening leaf and a handle which contains a framework which is designed to be fixed to the opening leaf, a grab lever which commands the opening of a lock of the opening leaf, a grab element which is arranged on an exterior side of the opening leaf and which is designed to allow a user to actuate the grab lever, the grab element being longitudinally delineated by a front end and a rear end, at least one first inertial security system which is mounted on the framework and which contains a rocker which bears an inertial mass, wherein the axis of rotation of the grab lever extends vertically overall at the front of the front end of the grab element, the inertial mass being arranged longitudinally forward of the axis of rotation of the grab lever.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock. It is provided with a locking mechanism essentially made of a rotary latch and a pawl. An actuating lever mechanism is further provided for the locking mechanism having at least one coupling lever rotatable about an axis and having a mass inertia element rotatable about an additional axis spaced apart from the axis of the coupling lever in order to guide the coupling lever, at least in the event of an accident. The coupling lever in its engaged position connects the actuating lever mechanism mechanically with the locking mechanism and in its disengaged position ensures that the actuating lever mechanism is locked and/or separated from the locking mechanism. According to the invention, the mass inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever that interacts with a contact contour of the coupling lever in such a manner that the guide contour and/or contact contour is configured so that a force exerted upon it runs essentially tangentially to the diameter of the associated axis.

A motor vehicle lactch, in particular a motor vehicle door latch, that in its basic structure is equipped with a locking mechanism essentially consisting of a catch and at least one pawl Furthermore, an operating lever mechanism for the locking mechanism having at least one coupling lever and one release lever is realized. In its coupled position, the coupling lever connects the release lever mechanically to the locking mechanism, and in its uncoupled position separates the release lever from the locking mechanism. In addition, an inertia element for guiding the coupling lever is provided. According to the invention, the inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever, which guide contour in a crash event separates the coupled coupling lever from the release lever and transfers the coupling lever to its uncoupled position without further mechanical contact.

The present invention discloses a retainer mechanism that may be associated with a bin or a lid of the bin to maintain lid in a closed (latched) position in relation to the bin.

A door handle device for a vehicle includes a handle base including an inertia stopper and an operation handle including a stopper protruding portion. The operation handle is movable from an initial position to a use position and to a latch operation position. The inertia stopper has two stopper surfaces and is to rotate from a standby position to a regulation position due to inertia when a collision force is applied to the vehicle. The stopper protruding portion includes a first stopper to, when the operation handle is at the initial position, limit a movement of the operation handle toward the use position by abutting against one of the stopper surfaces, and a second stopper to, when the operation handle is at the use position, limit the movement of the operation handle toward the latch operation position by abutting against another one of the stopper surfaces.