Vehicle door lock device and method of manufacturing vehicle door lock device

A method of manufacturing a vehicle door lock device, the vehicle door lock device including:

• a housing;
• switches that are arranged in the housing and include internal pins;
• and
• switch terminal that is conductive and electrically connected to the internal pins of the switches, and includes coupling portions coupling conductive portions adjacent to each other;
• electric circuits of the switches being formed when the conductive portions are disconnected by cutting off the coupling portions,
• the housing including:
• positioning protruding portions that protrudes at a right angle with respect to installation portions on which the conductive portions of the switch terminal are installed;
• and
• fitting grooves that are opened in a direction parallel to a protruding direction of the positioning protruding portions,
• the switch terminal including:
• the plurality of conductive portions;
• positioning holes into which the positioning protruding portions are inserted;
• connector pins that are formed at one ends of the conductive portions and bent at a right angle, and are fitted into the fitting grooves;
• and
• switch pins that are formed at other ends of the conductive portions and bent at a right angle, and are configured to be electrically connected to the switches when inserted into the internal pins of the switches,
• the method of manufacturing a vehicle door lock device comprising:
• fitting the positioning protruding portions into the positioning holes and fitting the connector pins into the fitting grooves under a state in which the switch pins are assembled to the switches in advance;
• and
• pressing the conductive portions of the switch terminal against the installation portions by an assembling device, cutting off the coupling portions with punches of the assembling device, thereby allowing the conductive portions to form electric circuits of the switches.