Patent ID: 9580939
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: E05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A vehicle door latch release device comprising: an operating member for latch release that is operated by a vehicle user in order to release a latched state of a door, an electric actuator that is operated in response to the operating member for latch release being operated, a latch device that is provided on the door so as to enable its release in response to operation of the electric actuator and mechanical input of a latch release operating force, the mechanical input of the latch release operating force into the latch device being enabled in an emergency in which the release of the latch device by the electric actuator is disabled, an emergency operating member that can be operated by a vehicle user, operating force transmission means that transmits a manual actuation of the emergency operating member to the latch device as the mechanical input of the latch release operating force, and restriction/permission switching means that switches between an operation restricted state in which operation of the emergency operating member is restricted and an operation permitted state in which operation of the emergency operating member is enabled in response to a predetermined operation by a vehicle user, wherein the operating member for latch release and the emergency operating member are formed as separate members from each other and are configured to be arranged together with the restriction/permission switching means in a handle that is used by a vehicle user in an operation to open and close the door.