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US 6,634,682 B2Granted
Vehicle door lock apparatus
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKatsutoshi Fukunaga, Makoto Suzumura, Ryujiro Akizuki, Norio Konomoto, Akira Muramatsu, Shigeru Hayakawa, Yasuhiko Sono
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Abstract
A vehicle door lock apparatus includes a first body and a second body integrated so as to be adapted to be integrally assembled to the door. The vehicle door lock apparatus further includes guide projections formed at one of the first and second bodies, and guide grooves formed at the other of the first and second bodies. In addition, a stopper is provided for preventing the separation of integrated first and second bodies by the engagement between the guide projections and the guide grooves.
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A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:
- a first body including a body part and a base plate;
- a latch mechanism accommodated between the body part and the base plate, the latch mechanism including a latch adapted to engage a striker on the vehicle and a pawl for restricting rotation of the latch through engagement of the pawl with the latch;
- a second body including a housing main body and a cover connected to the housing main body;
- an operation mechanism accommodated between the housing main body and the cover to activate the pawl;
- a guide projection provided at one of the first body and the second body;
- a guide groove provided at the other one of the first body and the second body, the guide projection slidably engaging the guide groove so that the first and second bodies are integrated with one another;
- at least one hole provided at one of the first body and the second body;
- at least one projection provided at the other of the first body and the second body, the at least one projection projecting in a direction which causes the at least one projection to engage the at least one hole when the guide projection is slidably engaged with the guide groove;
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- a stopper provided between the first body and the second body for preventing separation of the first and the second bodies.
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A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:
- a first body accommodating a latch mechanism which includes a latch for effecting opening and closing of a vehicle door through engagement with a striker provided at a vehicle-body side and a pawl for restricting rotation of the latch through engagement of the pawl with the latch;
- a second body accommodating an operation mechanism which activates the pawl;
- the first body being integrated with the second body for being integrally assembled to the vehicle door;
- a guide projection formed at one of the first body and the second body, and a guide groove formed at the other one of the first body and the second body, the guide groove being engaged with the guide projection;
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- a stopper provided between the first body and the second body for preventing separation of the integrated first and the second bodies by the engagement between the guide projection and the guide groove;
- wherein the first body includes a body part, a base plate and a sub base plate, and the second body includes a housing main body and a cover connected to the housing main body, the cover being provided with at least one projection that engages a hole provided in the body part.
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A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:
- a first body including a body part and a base plate;
- a latch mechanism accommodated between the body part and the base plate, the latch mechanism including a latch adapted to engage a striker on the vehicle and a pawl for restricting rotation of the latch through engagement of the pawl with the latch;
- a second body including a housing main body and a cover connected to the housing main body;
- an operation mechanism accommodated between the housing main body and the cover to activate the pawl;
- a guide projection provided at one of the first body and the second body;
- a guide groove provided at the other one of the first body and the second body, the guide projection engaging the guide groove so that the first and second bodies are integrated with one another in a manner preventing relative pivoting movement of the first and second bodies;
- at least one hole provided at one of the first body and the second body;
- at least one projection provided at the other of the first body and the second body, the at least one projection engaging the at least one hole;
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- said first body being provided with an engaging portion and said second body being provided with an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the first body being engaged with the engaging portion of the second body to prevent separation of the first and second bodies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.