Patent ID: 9316034
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle door lock control device post-installed on a vehicle including an actuator to actuate a vehicle door lock mechanism, a genuine door locking switch including a locking signal lead wire, an unlocking signal lead wire and a neutral lead wire, the locking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire being conducted through the door locking switch or being cut off by the door locking switch, the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire being conducted through the door locking switch or being cut off by the door locking switch, and an actuator control unit which is connected to the genuine door locking switch via the locking signal lead wire, the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire, the actuator control unit actuating the actuator so that a door is locked when the locking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire are conducted, the actuator control unit actuating the actuator so that the door is unlocked when the unlocking lead wire and the neutral lead wire are conducted, the vehicle door locking device comprising: an unlocking relay having a fixed contact connectable to either one of the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire via a first interrupt connection terminal and a movable contact connectable to the other of the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire via a second interrupt connection terminal; an unlocking concealed switch mountable on an exterior of a vehicle body; and an unlocking relay control unit which is connectable to a permanent power supply of the vehicle and is connected to the unlocking concealed switch, the unlocking relay control unit being configured to control the unlocking relay so that the movable contact of the unlocking relay is connected to the fixed contact when the unlocking concealed switch is manually operated, wherein the first and second interrupt connection terminals include metal needles which are thrust into the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire thereby to be electrically connectable to the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire, respectively.