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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Yasuo Imatomi, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Kimito Shimizu, Anjo, JP;
Jun Ishida, Anjo, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A door lock apparatus includes a latch mechanism having a latch being engagable with a striker and having a pawl stopping a rotation of the latch being engaged with the striker at a half latched position and a fully latched position, a half latch detection portion, a full latch detection portion, a driving portion for rotating the latch being in the half latched position toward the fully latched position, an intermediate position detection portion and a controlling portion for controlling the driving portion to start the driving portion in order to rotate the latch being in the half latched position toward the fully latched position, to stop the drive of the driving portion when the latch is in the fully latched position and to temporally stop the driving portion when the latch is in the intermediate position.