Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Yoshiaki Ishikawa

Masanao Motonami

Nozomu Torii

A vehicle door may sometime be positioned in a half-latched condition for bringing the door from this condition to a fully latched condition, a door closing device is actuated in such manner that a pawl is rotated by a motor so as to be fully engaged with a striker. Due to this rotation of the pawl, the door is also rotated towards the body. If a portion of material or other objects are unfortunately put between the body and the rotating the door, the transmission of the driving force from the motor to the pawl through a first member and a second member can be interrupted by actuating an inside-handle (an outside-handle) which is operatively connected to the first member. Thus, further movement of the door is prevented, thereby preventing further damage of the material or injury of the other objects.

Door closing device

Vehicle door is secured to be closed on side collision by an engagement of an extending arm extending from a pawl lever or link means for door closure latch with a projecting members mounted inside of an outer door panel, enabling a safety door lock for vehicle which prevents a passenger from being thrown out on the collision.

Door lock for vehicle

A movable shaft through which a door opening or closing force is transmitted can move in a first and second grooves of a guide plate, and said movable shaft, when in the first groove, is engaged with an engageable groove of a groove plate to transmit the door opening or closing force to a webbing driving portion for attaching webbings to or separating same from an occupant, and, when in the second groove, slides in a sliding groove of the groove plate so that the webbings can be automatically fastened to or unfastened from the occupant in such a manner that the groove plate is scarcely moved and the door is opened or closed to some extent.

Passive seatbelt driving mechanism

A door locking apparatus which includes a striker member fixed to a vehicle body; a latch member rotatably supported in a main body of a door and engageable with the striker member; a pawl member urged in the direction of the latch member so as to engage with the latch member and limit the rotation of the latch member, wherein the pawl member is provided with an engaging groove at a contacting portion with the latch member; and a shock absorbing member fixedly inserted into the groove.

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Chiryu, Japan

Yoshiaki Ishikawa