US 10,472,864 B2Granted

Vehicle door lock apparatus

AssigneeAnsei Corporation

InventorsMasaharu Takagi, Satoshi Yamaji

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Abstract

A vehicle door lock apparatus includes housings respectively having a housing chamber and a latch chamber formed therein, a latch mechanism housed in the latch chamber and being configured to retain a door closed with respect to a vehicle frame, and an actuating mechanism housed in the housing chamber for actuating the latch mechanism. A first and a second switch are housed in one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, and respectively detect states of the actuating mechanism and the latch mechanism. A plurality of terminals is arranged in a first row and a second row in the housing. The first switch is connected to terminals in the first row and the second switch is connected to terminals in the second row such that the plurality of terminals is sandwiched by the first switch and the second switch.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A vehicle door lock apparatus fixed between a vehicle frame and a door openable and closable with respect to the vehicle frame and capable of retaining the door closed with respect to the vehicle frame, the vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:

a housing having a latch chamber and a housing chamber formed in the interior thereof;
a latch mechanism housed in the latch chamber and configured to hold the door closed with respect to the vehicle frame;
an actuating mechanism housed in the housing chamber and configured to actuate the latch mechanism;
a first switch housed in one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, the first switch being configured to detect a first state of the latch mechanism or the actuating mechanism;
a second switch housed in the one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, the second switch being configured to detect a second state of the latch mechanism or the actuating mechanism;
and
a plurality of terminals provided in the housing and arranged in a first row and a second row;
wherein the first switch is connected to at least two of the terminals in the first row of the terminals and the second switch is connected to at least two of the terminals in the second row of the terminals, and
the first and second rows of the terminals are at least partially sandwiched between the first switch and the second switch.

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A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle frame;
a door openable and closable with respect to the vehicle frame;
a vehicle door lock apparatus affixed to the door and comprising:
a housing having a latch chamber and a housing chamber formed in the interior thereof;
a latch mechanism housed in the latch chamber and configured to hold the door closed with respect to the vehicle frame;
an actuating mechanism housed in the housing chamber and configured to actuate the latch mechanism;
a first switch housed in one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, the first switch being configured to detect a first state of the latch mechanism or the actuating mechanism;
a second switch housed in the one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, the second switch being configured to detect a second state of the latch mechanism or the actuating mechanism;
and
terminals provided in the housing and arranged in a first row and a second row;
wherein the first switch is connected to a first plurality of the terminals in the first row,
the second switch is connected to a second plurality of the terminals in the second row, and
the first and second rows of the terminals are at least partially interposed between the first switch and the second switch.

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An apparatus comprising:

a housing having an interior defining a latch chamber and a housing chamber;
a latch mechanism housed in the latch chamber and configured to hold a vehicle door closed with respect to a vehicle frame;
an actuating mechanism housed in the housing chamber and configured to actuate the latch mechanism;
a first switch housed in one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, the first switch being configured to detect a first state of the latch mechanism or the actuating mechanism;
a second switch housed in the one of the latch chamber and the housing chamber, the second switch being configured to detect a second state of the latch mechanism or the actuating mechanism;
and
terminals provided in the housing and arranged in a first row and a second row;
wherein the first switch is connected to a first plurality of the terminals in the first row,
the second switch is connected to a second plurality of the terminals in the second row, and
the first and second rows of the terminals are at least partially interposed between the first switch and the second switch.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/653,700Filed 19 Jul 2017
Priority: JP 2016-14195320 Jul 2016
Published: US 2018/0023325 A125 Jan 2018
Granted: 12 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

E05B 77/46
Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes: locking several wings simultaneously
E05B 81/16
Characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators: operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action
E05B 81/54
Power-actuated vehicle locks: electrical circuits
E05B 81/64
Electrical circuits: monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors