Lock device for keeping movable body in automobile closed

Claim 1

A lock device for keeping closed a movable body mounted in an automobile so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position and normally biased toward the open position, comprising: a cam lever having a free end formed with a slit, swingable about a pivot mounted on one or the other of the automobile and the movable body, and capable of locking the movable body at the closed position when the movable body is pushed inward against the biasing force and, when the movable body now at the closed position is further pushed inward, releasing the locked state of the movable body, thereby permitting the movable body to move toward the open position; a pin permitting from the other of the automobile and the movable body and fitted in said slit of said cam lever when the movable body is pushed inward to the closed position, thereby locking the movable body at the closed position; an inertia stopper mounted on one or the other of the automobile and the movable body, on which said cam lever is mounted, so as to be movable in a direction in which the automobile runs and, such that if a force of inertia is exerted to push the movable body at the closed position further inward, said inertia force brings said inertia stopper into contact with said free end of said cam lever to prevent said cam lever from releasing the locked state of the movable body; and biasing means for normally biasing the inertia stopper away from said free end of said cam lever.