Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Kazuhisa Hidaka

Akira Muramatsu

Makoto Suzumura

Yukinobu Kunimatsu

Kazutaka Kojima

Katsutoshi Fukunaga

Norio Konomoto

Sigeru Tanabe

An electric motorand a worm gearwere housed in a case, an output shaftof the electric motorand a fitting holeC of the worm gearwere fitted so as to be capable of freely transmitting torque and of freely moving relatively in a direction of an axis X, and a tip of the output shaftand an inner end of the fitting holeC set a gap D of separation in the direction of the axis X. Furthermore, a support sectionmaking contact with an end section of a shaft sectionA of the worm gearat the side of the electric motorthereof was provided inside the case, and a thrust force resulting from dynamic inertia of the wheel gearupon stopping of the electric motorand acting on the worm gearwas borne by the support section

Automobile door-lock drive device

This invention provides an automotive door lock device capable of securely preventing a dropout of an operation connecting portion of an operation device from an operating lever connecting portion of an operating lever member. The automotive door lock device includes a housing having a housing body including an opening portion and a cover portion formed integrally with the housing body for opening and closing the opening portion. An operating lever member is placed in the housing and has an operating lever connecting portion. The operation device has an operation connecting portion to be connected to the operating lever connecting portion. The cover portion of the housing has a projecting portion for preventing a dropout of the operation connecting portion of the operation device.

Door lock device for automotive

A door lock apparatus includes: a link member interposed between a latch mechanism and an open lever and selectively operated between an unlock position and a lock position, the unlock position in which an operation of the open lever is transmitted to the latch mechanism, and the lock position in which the operation is not transmitted to the latch mechanism; and a lock operation lever including an active lever and a sub lever, the sub lever configured to operate integrally with the active lever when the link member is switched to the lock position and to cooperate with the active lever via a biasing member when the link member is switched to the unlock position. The lock operation lever is an assembly containing the active lever, the sub lever and the biasing member.

Door lock apparatus for a vehicle

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Toyota, Japan

Kazuhisa Hidaka