US 5,232,253 AGranted

Power-closing lock device for vehicle door

AssigneeMitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorMitsuru Tamiya

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Abstract

A power-closing vehicle door lock device comprises a spring-returned latch rotatably mounted on a base plate and having a U-shaped groove for engaging a striker, a spring-returned ratchet rotatably mounted on the plate and engaged to the latch after the latch rotates to a closed-lid position thereby preventing the latch from rotating to an open-lid position, a pressing link slidably engaged to the latch for rotating the latch to the closed-lid position from the open-lid position, an open lever rotatably engaged to the ratchet for reliefing the ratchet from the latch and permitting the latch to rotate to the open-lid position, an actuator for moving the pressing link to rotate the latch into the closed-lid position when moving in a first direction and rotating the lever to permit the latch to rotate to the open-lid position when moving in a second direction, a manual-open handle connected to the lever, and a deformed oval opening formed in the lever so as to guide motion of the pressing link. The opening is made from a first guide for leading the pressing link until the latch rotates to the closed-lid position, and a second guide for leading the pressing link along a direction for making the pressing link leaved from the latch after the latch rotates to the closed-lid position.

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Dependent claims

A power-closing vehicle door lock device comprising:

a spring-returned latch rotatably mounted on a base plate and having a U-shaped groove for engaging a striker of said lock device;
a spring-returned ratchet rotatably mounted on said base plate and engaged to said latch after said latch rotates to a closed-lid position thereby preventing said latch from rotating to an open-lid position;
a pressing link slidably engaged to said latch for rotating said latch to said closed-lid position from said open-lid position;
an open lever rotatably engaged to said ratchet for relieving said ratchet from said latch and permitting said latch to rotate to said open-lid position;
actuator means for moving said pressing link to rotate said latch into said closed-lid position when moving in a first direction and rotating said open lever to permit said latch to rotate to said open-lid position when moving in a second direction;
a manual-open handle connected to said open lever;
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a deformed oval opening formed in said open lever so as to guide motion of said pressing link, wherein said deformed oval opening is made from a first guide for leading said pressing link until said latch rotates to said closed-lid position, and a second guide for leading said pressing link along a direction for making said pressing link leave from said latch after said latch rotates to said closed-lid position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.