Vehicle door lock apparatus

A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:

• a lever mechanism for locking and unlocking a vehicle door in response to operation of a key cylinder provided at an outside of the vehicle door;
• the lever mechanism being directly connected with the key cylinder;
• the lever mechanism comprising both an output shaft and an input shaft, the input shaft being directly connected with the key cylinder, the output shaft rotating together with the input shaft to transmit rotation of the input shaft to the output shaft, and the input shaft being inclinable relative to the output shaft;
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• wherein the input shaft of the lever mechanism includes a key rotor directly connected with the key cylinder, and the output shaft of the lever mechanism includes a key lever directly connected with the key rotor, an inclination of the input shaft relative to the output shaft of the lever mechanism being absorbed through a connection between the key rotor and the key lever.

A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:

• a door lock actuator integrally accommodating a link mechanism connected with an outside door handle for opening the vehicle door;
• a lever mechanism for locking and unlocking the vehicle door by conducting a changeover of engagement and disengagement of the link mechanism in response to rotation operation of a key cylinder;
• a drive mechanism for locking and unlocking the vehicle door by conducting the changeover of engagement and disengagement of the link mechanism by electric drive;
• the lever mechanism having an input shaft directly connected with the key cylinder and being inclinable relative to an output shaft of the lever mechanism for actuating the locking and unlocking of the vehicle door;
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• the input shaft of the lever mechanism including a key rotor directly connected with the key cylinder, and the output shaft of the lever mechanism including a key lever directly connected with the key rotor.