Locks – Operating mechanism – Using a powered device
Patent
1995-11-17
1998-05-05
Dino, Suzanne
Locks
Operating mechanism
Using a powered device
292201, 292216, 292DIG23, E05B 4700
Patent
active
057460760
ABSTRACT:
An actuator unit for shifting a lock lever of a vehicle door lock device between a locked position and an unlocked position comprises a housing having a reversible motor, an inside lever disposed inside the housing and being shiftable by the motor, and a key lever disposed inside the housing. The inside lever has a first shaft whose outer end extends through the housing and is connected to the lock lever. The key lever has a second shaft whose outer end extends through the housing and is connected to a door key cylinder. The first and second shafts being coaxial with each other but protruding in opposite directions. The inside lever has a third shaft coaxial with the first shaft and the key lever has a hole for supporting the third shaft. The actuator unit has first detecting means provided inside the housing for detecting a position of the inside lever, and second detecting means provided inside the housing for detecting a position of the key lever.
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Dino Suzanne
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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