Vehicular remote control lock apparatus

A vehicular remote control lock apparatus for saving power by intermittently supplying a standby current to a lock control means while a steering lock device is actuated, comprising:

• an actuator for actuating and de-actuating the steering lock device of the vehicle;
• a remote control transmitter, said remote control transmitter being capable of transmitting a starting code and an ID code by operation of a control button thereof;
• and
• a lock control means for controlling said actuator by means of said remote control transmitter,
• wherein the remote control transmitter transmits the starting code immediately after the control button is pressed, and when the control button remains pressed after the transmission of the starting code is completed, the remote control transmitter transmits the ID code.

A method of controlling a vehicular remote control lock apparatus for saving power by intermittently supplying a standby current to a lock control means while a steering lock device is actuated, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing an actuator for actuating and de-actuating the steering lock device of the vehicle;
• providing a lock control means for controlling said actuator by means of a remote control transmitter;
• and
• selecting a plurality of modes having different intermittent supply ratios of the standby current,
• wherein a mode for shorter standby time of the lock control means has a higher intermittent supply ratio while a mode for longer standby time of the lock control means has a lower intermittent supply ratio.

A method of controlling a vehicular remote control lock apparatus for saving power by intermittently supplying a standby current to a lock control means while a steering lock device is actuated, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing an actuator for actuating and de-actuating the steering lock device of the vehicle;
• providing a remote control transmitter, said remote control transmitter being capable of transmitting a starting code and an ID code by operation of a control button thereof;
• and
• providing a lock control means for controlling said actuator by means of said remote control transmitter;
• transmitting the starting code immediately after the control button is pressed with the remote control transmitter;
• and
• transmitting the ID code with the remote control transmitter when the control button remains pressed after the transmission of the starting code is completed.