Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Aisin Kiko Co., Ltd.

Eiji Torii

Yasuhiko Sono

Satoshi Suzuki

Shigeru Hayakawa

Ryujiro Akizuki

Makoto Suzumura

Toshihiro Kitamura

Yoshiki Odaka

Kosuke Tsukamoto

Sho Sannohe

Takeshi Tada

Kenji Okada

Atsushi Katsurayama

Shigeru c/o Intellectual Property Dept Hayakawa

Ryujiro c/o Intellectual Property Dept Akizuki

A vehicle door lock device includes: a latch mechanism configured to enable a vehicle door to maintain a closed state in a vehicle body; and a lock mechanism configured to set an unlocked state or a locked state, wherein the lock mechanism includes an inside opening lever connected to an inside door handle, and capable of being operated so as to be rotatable around a lever support portion between an initial position and a maximum operation position, an opening link capable of switching between a first position and a second position, a lock operation lever capable of being operated so as to be rotatable around the lever support portion between an unlocking position and a locking position, and a lever actuating mechanism actuating the inside opening lever toward the initial position.

Vehicle door lock device

A door lock device for a vehicle includes an operating mechanism being selectable of a locked state where a latched state, between a latching member and a latched member, being unreleasable and an unlocked state where the latched state being releasable, an active lever being rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position thereof, and an open link disabling a transmission of an operational force of a handle to the latched member under the locked state and allowing a transmission of the operational force of the handle to the latched member under the unlocked state. The active lever, provided with an elongated bore, is supported by a housing which houses the operating mechanism to be rotatable. The open link is operatively connected to the handle to be slidably supported by the housing and is provided with an engaging portion which engages with the elongated bore to be slidable therein.

Door lock device for vehicle

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