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US 4,382,622 AGranted
Door lock for vehicle
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshiaki Ishikawa
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Abstract
Vehicle door is secured to be closed on side collision by an engagement of an extending arm extending from a pawl lever or link means for door closure latch with a projecting members mounted inside of an outer door panel, enabling a safety door lock for vehicle which prevents a passenger from being thrown out on the collision.
Claims13
A door lock for a vehicle having a door latch engageable with a striker mounted on the vehicle body in a latched position comprising:
- an outer panel having a projecting member extending inwardly therefrom;
- an inner panel member;
- latching-releasing means positioned between said inner and outer panel members operatively connected to said door latch;
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- projection means operatively associated with said latching-releasing means for engagement with said projecting member for releasing said latching-releasing means from a latch position upon inward deflection of said outer panel.
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A door lock for a vehicle having a door latch, a vehicle body, an outer door panel, an outer door handle and an inside door cancel, comprising:
- a projecting member provided on the inner side of the outer panel;
- a striker;
- a pawl holding said door latch engageable with said striker mounted on said vehicle body in a latched position;
- latching-releasing means for the pawl provided on the door inside said outer door panel wherein the latching-releasing means further comprises a pawl member supporting the pawl and defining its movement;
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- link means operatively connected with said pawl lever for releasing engagement between said pawl and said latch according to operation caused by said outer door handle or said inner door handle wherein the latching-releasing means further comprises an arm extending towards the outer panel and wherein said projecting member is provided on the inner side of said outer panel so that said projecting member is engageable with the arm to restrain the pawl lever from being released from a latched position thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.