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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Ryujiro Akizuki, Novi, MI (US);
Takashi Nishio, Aichi-ken, JP;
Nobuko Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Yasuhiko Sono, Hekinan, JP;
Kazunori Kojima, Aichi, JP;
Ryujiro Akizuki, Novi, MI (US);
Takashi Nishio, Aichi-ken, JP;
Nobuko Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Yasuhiko Sono, Hekinan, JP;
Kazunori Kojima, Aichi, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle door lock device includes a housing including: an outer housing body including a covering portion covering an outer side of an electric motor and an outer side of a worm, an outer shaft-supporting portion supporting an active lever, and an outer shaft-supporting portion supporting a worm wheel; and an inner housing body including an inner shaft-supporting portion supporting an active lever, and an inner shaft-supporting portion supporting the worm wheel. An outer surface of the covering portion of the outer housing body and an outer surface of the outer shaft-supporting portion, which is provided in the outer housing body, for supporting the active lever, are formed in the same flat surface, and an outer surface of the outer shaft-supporting portion, which is provided in the outer housing body, for supporting the worm wheel, is formed in a dented surface dented inwardly with respect to the flat surface.