Patent ID: 6499776
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An automotive lock opening and closing apparatus comprising an output mechanism, said output mechanism comprising:a lock main body having a latch for engaging with a striker and a locking plate for engaging with said latch for preventing rotation of said latch; a motor rotating clockwise and counterclockwise, wherein an engagement of said latch with said locking plate is released when said motor is allowed to rotate clockwise and said latch is moved from a half-latched position to a full-latched position when said motor is allowed to rotate counterclockwise; an opening lever for releasing the engagement of said locking plate with said latch by being caused to engage with said locking plate when said motor is allowed to rotate clockwise; and a closing lever adapted to rotate said latch from said half-latched position to said full-latched position by being caused to engage with said latch when said motor is allowed to rotate counterclockwise, wherein said lock main body has secured thereto a base plate to which said motor is fixed and to which said opening lever and said closing lever are pivotally secured, respectively, and wherein said opening lever is disposed on a first side of said base plate and said closing lever is disposed on a second and opposite side of said base plate.