Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

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Hirokazu Shamoto

Masaki Hayashi

Toshihiro Nagae

Masaki Yoshino

Yutaka Suzuki

Katsushi Nagashima

Masashi Sakurai

Norihito Saito

Noriyasu Syamoto

Shinji Kishida

Shoichi Harada

Noriyasu Shamoto

Koji Iwamoto

Toshio Asahi

A steering wheel lock apparatus having high reliability. The steering wheel lock apparatus () includes a lock pin (), which engages a steering wheel (), a motor (), which moves the lock pin, and a control circuit (), which controls the motor. The control circuit includes a power supply line (), which provides locking current to the motor for locking the steering wheel. A breaker circuit () selectively breaks the power supply line when a user operates an ignition switch knob () to start the vehicle.

Electronic vehicle theft preventive device

An electronic automobile anti-theft apparatus having high reliability includes a motor, which moves a lock pin to lock a steering shaft of an automobile. A solenoid maintains the lock pin in a state released from the steering shaft and operates to permit the lock pin to lock the steering shaft by receiving power. An ECU controls the operations of the motor and the solenoid. A mechanical switch stops supplying the solenoid with power to prevent unintentional locking by the lock pin when the automobile is being driven or when driving of the automobile is enabled.

Electronic automobile anti-theft apparatus

A steering wheel locking apparatus having high reliability. A steering lock apparatus () includes a lock pin () engaged with a steering wheel (), a motor () for moving the lock pin, and an ECU () for controlling the motor. A switch () is arranged in a first power supply line () for supplying the motor with current. When supplying an electrical component with current, the switch breaks the first power supply line.

An electronic steering wheel lock apparatus having high reliability. The electronic steering wheel lock apparatus () includes a lock pin () for locking a steering shaft (). The lock pin () is moved by a motor or a plate cam (). When an engine is activated and the steering shaft is unlocked, a solenoid () is engaged with the plate cam () to restrict the movement of the plate cam ().

Electronic steering lock mechanism

When a key is rotated, it is moved in order of an ON position, an R position, an N position and a D position so that the range of an automatic transmission is switched. Moreover, when the key is pressed in the ON position and the N position, it is moved to a START position so that power is applied to a starter. In this case, it is possible to carry out an operation for starting an engine and an operation for switching the range of the automatic transmission by manipulating the same key in a different direction. Therefore, the operation for starting an engine and the operation for switching the range of the automatic transmission can be carried out easily.

Switch device for vehicle

The lever body includes a recess (receiver) defined by an upper plate and the projections as shown in FIG. A notch is formed in the upper plate (see FIG. ). The notch permits the first locking piece to move from its retreating position to the operating position in the recess The dimension of the notch in the Y direction (the width of the notch ) and the dimension of the notch in the notch X direction (the depth of the notch ) are both shorter than the corresponding dimensions of the recess The upper plate functions as a prohibiting member.

Shift lever device

A vehicle engine starting apparatus that allows a driver to start an engine easily. The apparatus has a plurality of operation modes. The apparatus includes a starter motor, an ignition switch, and a control circuit. The ignition switch is pressed to generate an operation signal. The control circuit is connected to the starter motor and the ignition switch. The control circuit changes the current operation mode or activates the starter motor to start the engine depending on the nature of the operation signal. The control circuit judges whether to switch the operation modes of the electric system or to activate the starter motor depending on the duration of the operation signal,

Apparatus and procedure for starting vehicle engine

A shift device including a key cylinder and a shift lever is disclosed. The key cylinder is located adjacent to the shift lever. The key cylinder receives a key corresponding to the key cylinder. When the key is located at the ON position, the key cylinder generates an engine driving signal to an engine ECU. A stopping mechanism is located between the key cylinder and the shift lever for selectively stopping the movement of the shift lever depending on the selected key position.

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Aichi, Japan

Hirokazu Shamoto