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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
Minoru Kawano, Miyazaki, JP;
Tatsuro Yamashita, Miyazaki, JP;
Noboru Izu, Miyazaki, JP;
Shunsuke Shibata, Miyazaki, JP;
Norimithu Kurihara, Wako, JP;
Shigeo Hara, Wako, JP;
Kazuo Kojima, Wako, JP;
Masashi Takezawa, Wako, JP;
Honda Lock Mfg. Co., Ltd., Kiyazaki, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Minato, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering lock device mounted to an automotive vehicle, in which a rotor in a cylinder lock is rotated to a lock position by the operation relevant to the rotor, comprises switching means for detecting a specific pushing operation to the rotor, etc. and switching means for detecting the situation of a shift lever to a parking position or not, in which rotation of the rotor to the locking position is allowed or inhibited in accordance with signals from both of the switching means and which enable safe parking on a downward slope and can prevent erroneous steering lock operation during down hill running without engine driving.