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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Akira Takahashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Takahashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator for a vehicle, in particular for an automobile door lock includes a rotatable rotor; a lever that is disposed so as to be swingable between a first position and a second position; and an engagement mechanism through which the lever is engaged with the rotor. The engagement mechanism also includes a protrusion that engages with the rotor; and a guide mechanism that makes, along with rotation of the rotor, the lever swing between the first position and the second position, and allows, when the rotor stops rotating, a movement of the lever without turning the rotor.